Separation Moment
"Boss Su!"
At this moment, someone came running from a distance, shouting Su Qinxuan's name.
Jian Jianan turned around and saw, hey, why is it Sister Xiaotao? She looks so anxious, is there something important?
Jian Jianan immediately put aside the bad mood that was messed up by the group of people from his hometown, and pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation between his mother and Sister Xiaotao.
"Sister Qin!" Sister Xiaotao panted.
"Someone from a textile factory came to us and said they wanted to order a Qingming Festival gift for their employees, and they specifically wanted our mugwort cakes. She asked if we had any other gift boxes?"
Su Qinxuan immediately got to work. "Other styles? I remember the factory masters came up with a few new designs. Have them start production right away and show them to the textile factory."
"By the way, did they say how many to order?"
Yang Tao: "They said they wanted to order one for every worker in the factory, thousands of copies!"
Even Su Qinxuan couldn't help but stare at the number: "What? Thousands of copies!"
"Of course you can change it! Just tell them that the gift box design can be changed to whatever they want."
Su Qinxuan waved her hand generously, determined to secure this large order. Finally, she added, "But there's no need to change the aiba. This is the optimal ratio that the shop's chefs have carefully tested. If you change it even a little bit, it won't taste good."
Yang Tao nodded quickly: "Okay, then I'll go back and tell them. Sister Qin, you can continue to be busy here. I'll come back if there's anything else."
Su Qinxuan said "hmm".
Jian Jianan was deeply touched by what she heard. She always heard Shan Jiqing whispering some physics knowledge in her ear, such as the law of conservation of energy.
In her opinion, luck also conforms to the law of conservation.
You see, their family just cut ties with that group of people back home and no longer had close contact with them, which meant getting rid of the bad luck.
Isn’t this good luck coming?
Jian Jianan urged his mother: "Mom, you go ahead and get busy. We don't need you for anything here. Dad and I will take care of it. Business is more important. Come on, President Su, get the order for 1,000 people soon!"
Jian Jiabei: "..."
What about me? I'm being ignored, right?
Su Qinxuan was amused by her little daughter's joke. After exchanging glances with Jian Yangping, she left with peace of mind.
Su Qinxuan went to take care of the restaurant business, so Jian Yangping took the two children home.
Along the way, Jian Yangping was no longer talking and laughing like before, and an atmosphere of silence silently spread among the three of them.
Jian Jianan was held in his father's hand. He looked up at Jian Yangping, only to see that he had no expression on his face and was obviously not in a good mood.
After thinking for a while, Jian Jianan said comfortingly, "Dad, don't be sad for those people anymore!"
"Although I know this must be uncomfortable, you treat them as family, but they don't treat us as family. Look, after not contacting us for a year, the first thing they say is to ask us to contribute money and manpower."
"I know that my grandparents are getting older and they will definitely need help taking care of them in addition to money. They just think about this. Obviously, they are their parents, but they have our family taking care of them wholeheartedly, so they are relieved."
"Now that our family has arrived in Shenzhen, it seems we won't be going back. Not only do we have no money left, but we also have to pay for it ourselves. That's why they're getting anxious. Furthermore, fellow villagers have said that we might have made some money, so they're even more concerned. Now they're writing letters and sending telegrams, all because of this."
Jian Jianan couldn't find any direct words of comfort. She racked her brains and could only analyze the ins and outs of the matter from all aspects in order to comfort her heartbroken old father.
"So, Dad, don't be sad anymore. They don't even consider you as a family member. Actually, Old Zhang and Xiao Zhan like you more than grandpa, grandma, uncles, aunts, etc."
Lao Zhang and Xiao Zhan were referring to the employees of the Nanbei Hotel.
Jian Yangping laughed: "I pay them a salary, of course they like me."
Jian Jianan retorted: "You can't say that. You used to give money to your grandparents, but they never liked you. Besides, it's not just the restaurant staff, the market vendors and customers who like you and praise you so much!"
Jian Jianan brought up many more people to prove one thing, that in addition to the group of people in his hometown, there are still many people in this world who are good to Jian Yangping.
After hearing this, Jian Jiabei immediately stated his position: "Me too!"
His father is the best in the world!
Grandpa, grandma, uncles, aunts, they are all a bunch of blind people who are blinded by greed and don’t know the value of things!
When Jian Yangping heard the two children's caring comfort, a warm feeling immediately surged in his heart.
When he was a child, he had his fortune told and the fortune teller told him that he would have weak family ties in this life. From then on, he became doubly nice to the people around him, hoping to exchange his kindness to them for so-called family affection.
But the final result told him that he still failed.
However, he received the most sincere and genuine love from his wife and two children. Who can say that this is not the family love he had always dreamed of?
Those who left me, yesterday cannot be kept.
What disturbs my mind makes me worried today.
After what happened today, he had finally come to terms with the past and truly let it go.
"Let's go home!" He was in a good mood. He immediately picked up both of his children and put them on his shoulders. The three of them strode towards a new day together.
***
"...So, that's roughly what happened."
In a pavilion, Jian Jianan said to his three friends.
She gave a brief account of what had happened in the past few days. Of course, she blurred the key information and did not explain it clearly, but even so, the ups and downs were enough to make the friends who listened to her marvel again and again.
The biggest reaction in the paragraph: "Oh my God! Why are your family members like this?"
Lin Chuan frowned. "How shameless of them! They haven't been in touch for a year, and now they're asking for such a huge amount of money. They must have had enough of supporting their parents this year."
Shan Jiqing was the calmest person. "Close by, the fragrance is fragrant. Far from, the stench is stinky. Your father has always been taking care of these two old people, and he has done everything right. The more he does this, the less others will take your family seriously, and they will think you can be summoned and dismissed at will."
“Distance creates beauty. Only when you are far away, and they understand the inconvenience caused by your absence, will they remember your kindness and be kind to you.”
"Hmm? How come you're so experienced and able to speak so coherently?"
Jian Jianan was curious.
Shan Jiqing said calmly: "I found out after I went home and observed it."
"Oh." Jian Jianan understood. After all, Shan Jiqing's home was thousands of miles away in Beijing. He rarely saw his grandparents and could only visit his hometown once during the winter and summer vacations. He was the most qualified person to say the four words "approaching incense and staying away from the stench".
Duan Duan sighed: "Ah, every family has its own problems! After hearing you say that, I don't think it's such a bad thing that my grandparents are partial to my aunt."
Lin Chuan nodded with feeling: "Yes, yes, it's the same in my family."
Jian Jianan smiled, accepting her friends' kindness in using their own experiences to comfort her. "Thank you, everyone. These things are in the past. I feel much better now and am no longer affected by them."
After hearing this, several people in the paragraph were sincerely happy for their good friend.
"That's good! That's good!"
"Once your family has overcome this hurdle, they won't be implicated again!"
Jian Jianan accepted everything with a smile, and suddenly, she said something as if casually.
"By the way, Xiaoqing, our family is moving, and I may not be able to go to and from school with you in the future!" She looked at Shan Jiqing.
Shan Jiqing was struck by lightning. He had been enjoying the scenery very elegantly, but now he was very sad when he heard Jian Jianan say that the two of them might not be together in the future.
He asked anxiously: "What's going on? What happened? Why are we no longer together?"
He didn't even dare to think about the possibility of separating from Jian Jianan. He lost all his composure in an instant and turned from a person who didn't care about anything into a person who had suffered a huge blow.
Jian Jianan didn't want to be separated from Shan Jiqing either. She lowered her head, feeling very depressed and sad. "I don't want to either, but I just told you that those people from my hometown somehow found out our current address. Although the possibility of them coming to our house right now is very small, we have to be on guard."
"So, to be on the safe side, Mom and Dad didn't want to have any contact with them anymore, so they thought about moving to a place they didn't know and couldn't find."
God knows when he learned that they were moving, if you asked Jian Jianan who he was most reluctant to leave, it would of course be Shan Jiqing!
They are the most familiar among the four-member team and the first ones to meet.
If possible, Jian Jianan doesn't want to be separated from Shan Jiqing at all!
Ever since learning the bad news, Shan Jiqing has been silent, and this silence lasted until he said goodbye to everyone.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Shan Jiqing had really suffered a great blow.
Jian Jianan saw it all but couldn't say anything to comfort them. After all, it was useless to say anything now. Words were pale and powerless. Unless they found a place where both families could move to, there would be a possibility for them to continue being neighbors.
However, Dan Jiqing's family has no need to move, so this possibility is very small.
Jian Jianan comforted himself, thinking that all good things must come to an end, and they would have to separate eventually. It was a good thing to be able to desensitize each other step by step, wasn't it?
In an old building, a meeting that will have a significant impact on the future development of Shenzhen is being held.
The Housing Authority, Development and Reform Bureau, Land Planning Bureau, and several other departments that have an impact on Shenzhen's economy all sent representatives to attend the meeting.
Even though meetings with similar topics have taken place countless times before, there is still no viable solution.
The old man sitting in the main seat spoke first: "Comrades, please don't be silent. If you have any opinions on the future development of Shenzhen, please speak freely!"
As soon as this statement was uttered, people began to complain bitterly.
"Director, it's easy for you to say, but we have neither money nor people. For a place, both people and money are indispensable. Only with both can it develop. Relying solely on the eloquence of a group of us cobblers, it's really..." The person who spoke shook his head, and the implication was very clear.
The director said cheerfully, "To build something from nothing—isn't that the whole point of us being here? Besides, there's an old saying: 'Three cobblers are better than one.' If we all work together, we can definitely get things done!"
Just as a group of people nodded and an idea was proposed and quickly rejected, Shan Tao, who had been silent for a long time and had been quietly looking at the information he brought, spoke.
"I have an idea, everyone, listen to me."
"Didn't a Hong Kong businessman come to the Housing Authority a while ago and ask if he wanted to do business together? I think this has great potential."
Shan Tao had just started to speak when he was quickly interrupted.
"Old Dan, are you talking about the Hong Kong businessmen wanting to cooperate with the Shenzhen Municipal Government to sell houses? I think that's very dangerous. Not to mention that there is no precedent in the country. No one has ever thought of this before. Even if our plan is finalized, it is still unknown whether the central government will approve it!"
Colleagues immediately raised objections.
The old director shared the same concerns. "Xiao Tao, I understand your thoughts. Your intentions are good, but Shenzhen, as a pioneering experimental site for reform and opening up, must be extremely cautious in every move. Furthermore, we are separated from Hong Kong by a single wall. We must be even more cautious in handling matters outside of Hong Kong."
"As for the Hong Kong businessman you mentioned, I've heard about it too. He's not doing charity work. He must have come here for one purpose: to make money. But we're broke and have nothing to give him. We only have land, but land is a sensitive target. Be careful we set a precedent and get labeled a traitor. Then no one can save us."
Shan Tao smiled faintly. He had been prepared. He had thought about what the old director was talking about, and now he responded fluently: "Director, I understand your concerns, but since this is an olive branch extended by the other party, why shouldn't we accept it? You know, it was he who took the initiative to seek cooperation. He is a patriotic businessman. We have taken the initiative. Everything can be discussed. If there is anything wrong, we can discuss it together."
After Shan Tao said this, the old director also knew something. He smiled and pointed at Shan Tao: "Okay, okay, you already have a plan, and you've been waiting for this day?"
Shan Tao smiled and said, "I'm just watching anxiously. The central government's order has been issued, and you, the director, have also received the military order. If you don't make some tangible achievements, you will really let down the central government and the people!"
The old director thought about Shan Tao's words for a moment and immediately agreed with him.
That's true. Ever since Shenzhen was selected as a special economic zone, the eyes of people across the country have been fixed on it. Everyone wants to see what kind of surprises this economic pilot zone will bring to everyone. But if something goes wrong, wouldn't that be a shock?
In particular, the central government has high hopes for them, hoping that they can set an example and drive the entire country to develop the economy.
He wanted to, but he had no money and no one to help him. What should he do?
After listening to Shan Tao's plan and looking at the hesitant expressions on the faces of his colleagues sitting around him, the old director thought to himself, maybe this really can work.
You have to know that in that era, Shenzhen had just begun to develop and did not even have the shadow of the international metropolis of later generations.
Every day, many people sneak into Hong Kong from here, despite all the prohibitions. Even if their lives are in danger during the smuggling journey, they will not give up.
Everyone understands why. Isn't it because the other side of the sea is too tempting? They have always had a goal, which is to reverse the situation and vigorously develop Shenzhen. In the future, there will definitely be a day when people from Hong Kong will come here on their own initiative, rather than people from our side sneaking over.
"Please organize the plan, and then we can have a meeting together to discuss the feasibility and practical details."
"You can try it."
Finally, the director made the final decision and said this to Shan Tao.
Shan Tao nodded.
There is no reason for them not to accept the olive branch that the other party has actively extended. Whether they have evil intentions or have great potential, we will know after seeing it. He doesn't believe that the Development and Reform Bureau, which is full of talents, cannot see through the other party's true intentions.
Once the decision was made, the entire Shenzhen Municipal Government system focused on economic development and cooperation with Hong Kong businessmen, and all staff were mobilized.
Some people wrote plans, some discussed plans, and some received Hong Kong businessmen to discuss the feasibility of this matter.
Everyone is working together towards the same goal, no one is lagging behind and no one is left behind.
This is the best time.
Hard work pays off, and finally, half a month after the plan was submitted.
The relevant central departments approved the plan and instructed Shenzhen to be the first to try it out, set an example, and be a pioneer, thereby driving the economic development of the entire country.
When Shan Tao received the news, his mouth widened, and he knew that this would succeed.
He turned his head to look out the window, and in a trance, he seemed to see the shadow of a big city gradually taking shape.
Everything that happens in the various departments of the municipal government is unknown to outsiders.
However, Shan Tao's son, Shan Jiqing, who is closely related to all this, has been very anxious during this period, and his anxiety is related to the house.
Shan Jiqing had always remembered the conversation between Jian Jianan and Jian Nan some time ago. Among them, her words "We are moving" had a great impact on him.
This means that the two of them may be separated!
Oh my god!
This was a question Shan Jiqing had never thought about.
He had never thought that he might be separated from Jian Jianan.
Ever since he broke the glass cover with the outside world and became alive, he always thought that he would stay with Jian Jianan.
They would live next door to each other, go to school and go home together, sit at the same desk in the classroom, visit each other on weekends, and share the same little secrets.
For example, when Jian Jianan asked someone to help him choose a new restaurant address last time, didn’t he choose himself and gave up his brother?
If two people no longer live together, they will quickly forget each other even if they continue to attend school as usual.
No, he needs to think of an idea, they can't be separated!
Just when Shan Jiqing seemed to be doing nothing but studying and living as usual every day, and following Jian Jianan to the restaurant to play and work part-time after school, things suddenly took a turn for the better.
One night, Shan Tao announced at the dinner table that they were moving to a new house.
"Xiaoqing, I've discussed this with your mother. With the new policy, as the policy issuer, I can't help but contribute. I should set an example myself to convince everyone."
"So, your mom and I have decided to buy a house in the Donghu Liyuan residential complex. Once the construction is completed and the house is delivered, we will move in. What do you think?"
Ever since Shan Jiqing's condition improved, Shan Tao and Xu Jing have cherished this time very much and can't wait to tell their son everything.
The couple adheres to the educational method of communication. Dictatorship is strictly prohibited in their family. Before the two adults make any important decisions, they will seek Shan Jiqing's opinion. Therefore, the family relationship is harmonious, everyone discusses things together, and the relationship between father and son and mother and son is very good.
Shan Jiqing heard what his father said and subconsciously asked, "New house?"
"Yes, new houses. Our Housing Authority has signed a contract with Hong Kong businessmen to reach a cooperation agreement. We provide the land and they provide the labor and money. We will build the first commercial housing community in China in Luohu District, Shenzhen."
"Your dad is the leader, so of course I have to lead by example. Look, your Uncle Zhang, Uncle Luo, and Uncle Li and I have all agreed to buy a house in the community together. We all have great confidence in this city, so of course we have to show it!"
Shan Tao explained everything to his son happily.
Shan Jiqing's heart moved when he heard this.
The first thing he thought of was not the future of his new home, but the moving problem that Jian Jianan had been worrying about for some time.
If the two families buy a house in Donghu Community together, then wouldn’t all the worries during this period be solved?
Thinking of this, Shan Jiqing even put down his chopsticks, looked at his father with shining eyes, and asked a series of questions.
"Dad! Who is the wealthy businessman who is cooperating with this Donghu community?"
"Also, what are the sizes of the rooms in this complex?"
"Oh, and one more important thing. What's the approximate price range for houses in this community?"
Shan Jiqing's series of questions, asked without a single pause, confused the two adults.
They had never seen their son so curious and having so many questions about one thing.
Shan Tao was surprised and then happy. This was a good thing. His son was curious about other things and would ask questions proactively, so many questions at that. Didn't this mean that he was getting better and better?
In addition, the policy has been decided and will be announced today, so he will not stop his son from knowing the inside story.
"Oh, Xiaoqing, you have too many questions. I'll answer them one by one. First, which wealthy businessman are you collaborating with? It's a patriotic Hong Kong businessman named..."
Shan Jiqing listened carefully to every word his father said, and wrote down every word, waiting to tell Jian Jianan when he saw her at the weekend!
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