Chapter 288
Qin Xiang didn't intend to disturb them and was about to leave, but Lan Ting saw her and came over with Qin Baotian.
It was a bit embarrassing for his own daughter to see him strolling in the park with his girlfriend at his age, but Qin Baotian didn't let go of Lan Ting's hand. He asked awkwardly, "Why are you here?"
"I wanted to come and see you, but I didn't expect to disturb you." Qin Xiang nodded and gestured to Lan Ting, calling her Aunt Lan.
Lan Ting said gently, "You guys chat, I'm going back first."
Qin Baotian finally let her go and said, "Then I'll come find you tomorrow after I send Nian Nian to school."
"OK."
After Lan Ting left, Qin Baotian said, "Let's go for a walk."
There is actually not much to see in the park at this time of year. The trees are starting to turn yellow, there are many fallen leaves on the ground, the autumn wind is blowing, and there are few people around.
It is truly beautiful, but also filled with chill.
Perhaps only people in love would think such an environment is suitable for a walk.
Qin Xiang nodded. As she strolled with her father through the surroundings, recalling the scene just now, she smiled and said, "You and Aunt Lan have a good relationship."
Qin Baotian felt a little embarrassed, but he nodded. "She's fine, she's a good woman."
Qin Xiang hummed, "A good woman needs a good man to be with her to be happy. Dad, you two must be well."
Qin Baotian looked up and said, "I will."
After they walked for a while, Qin Baotian said, "I've already signed up for the senior citizens' university. Although I'm not young anymore, I still want to learn something so I won't be too far away from her."
Qin Xiang was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect her father to have such an idea. She agreed and said, "This is a good thing. I support you."
Qin Baotian breathed a sigh of relief. He had been a farmer for most of his life, but because he had learned to play the erhu in his youth, he was able to meet Lan Ting among the elderly. Lan Ting used to be in the art troupe and was good at everything. He was afraid that he was not worthy of her and could not give her a better life.
Attending a senior citizens' university certainly cannot make him elegant overnight, but at least it can make him work hard to catch up. Mi Hongjun can work hard for Hao Jingjing and go to night school after work. As an elder, why can't he do the same.
Qin Baotian's heart softened when he thought of Lan Ting. "By the way, we plan to get married next spring."
Qin Xiang was surprised and agreed, "That's great. The weather is warm in spring. I'll prepare wedding clothes for you."
It was a bit embarrassing to have his daughter prepare the wedding dress, but when he thought of the clothes the newlyweds wore at Qin Yang's wedding, Qin Baotian imagined how beautiful Lan Ting would look in them. "Well, then, Dad, thank you in advance."
Qin Xiang smiled, "Why thank me? We are father and daughter, so why should we be polite?"
Qin Baotian has always been helping her manage the warehouse in the capital. Even now that she has enough manpower, Qin Baotian, in addition to taking care of her sister's children, will also help her with things within his ability. When the factory was being built in Yong'an, Qin Baotian would go over to check on it every now and then, for fear that the foreman would slack off again like before.
Thinking of Qin Juan, Qin Xiang couldn't help but ask about it. Qin Baotian smiled and said, "There's a young man who often goes there. I'm not sure if they're dating. I asked your fourth sister, and she said no, they're not suitable."
Qin Baotian felt a little headache. "When you have time, persuade her. If necessary, find her a partner. It's too hard to be alone."
Qin Xiang disagreed. "Dad, if I find another man, I might not be as comfortable as I am now. Not all men can accept not having children like Meng Huaiqing. Once she gets married again, she will probably have to face the challenges of having children, taking care of the family, and the elderly. She might even have to teach someone else how to manage the store she worked so hard to open. Do you think she would be happy with that?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Baotian said that there was nothing wrong with this, but he couldn't say it out loud because that was the store his daughter had worked hard to open.
He sighed, "Forget it, you're all grown up now and have your own ideas. I can't get involved anymore."
Qin Xiang smiled. Some ideas were hard to change, and she had no intention of changing her father's mind. She would ask her sister when she had time. She didn't care enough about her sister.
After parting with Qin Baotian, Qin Xiang simply went to Qin Xiang's store.
When they got there, Qin Nian was squatting at the door playing, and a young man was standing at the counter talking to Qin Juan.
When Qin Juan saw Qin Xiang coming over, she called out, "Xiang Xiang, you're here."
"Then I'll go back first and come back when I have time." The young man glanced at Qin Juan, nodded to Qin Xiang, then rubbed Qin Nian's head and went out.
Qin Xiang retracted her gaze and asked Qin Juan, "Sister, who is this person?"
Qin Juan said indifferently, "A customer."
"Aunt, that uncle comes here often." Qin Nian didn't give her mother a chance to hide it, and she just hugged Qin Xiang's legs and started talking.
Qin Xiang picked her up and said, "Really? Nian Nian is really observant." She looked at Qin Juan and smiled, "Look, even a child can see it."
Qin Juan smiled helplessly. "No matter what the other party's attitude is, I have made it very clear. I don't want to get married. If I get married again, I will either give birth to a child or raise someone else's child. I already have money, a house, and a daughter. Why should I find a man to marry me and make him work like a slave? What's the point?"
Seeing that she was serious, Qin Xiang asked, "Won't you regret it?"
Qin Juan smiled, "Will you regret it then?"
Qin Xiang shook her head. "I don't regret it, and I'm fine the way I am now."
Qin Juan nodded. "But everyone has a different definition of happiness. I feel very happy right now. If I really have to take care of a child again, I hope it will be for Nian Nian. I don't want her to go through the same journey I've taken."
Qin Xiang also felt that Qin Juan's point of view was not wrong. She had originally wanted to raise a small puppy to warm the bed, but she accidentally provoked a large wolf dog. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Just figure it out yourself."
Then she leaned closer to Qin Juan and said, "Fourth sister, you can be bolder. You can still fall in love without getting married."
"Ah?" Qin Juan blinked. "That, that's not being a hooligan?"
Afraid that Qin Nian might hear, Qin Juan lowered her voice and said, "How can that be possible?"
Qin Xiang laughed and said, "As long as we are willing, nothing is impossible."
She just said that, and she had no control over what would happen to Qin Juan.
When Qin Xiang left the store, she took some braised meat with her roommates.
At this time, the port city was still in the vortex, and the stock market had been closed for several days, but those countries abroad were still open. The falling stocks had made many wealthy families panic.
The same is true for the Chen and Jiang families.
They were already at the end of their strength, and this crisis made it even more unbearable. Debt collectors blocked the door every day, and Jiang Licheng and his family no longer dared to go out.
Thinking back to the stock market crash, Jiang Licheng suddenly felt that this might be related to Meng Huaiqing.
Now if I want to get over this hurdle, I still have to find Meng Huaiqing.
Jiang Licheng called his youngest daughter over and said, "Go out secretly to find your elder brother..."
After some instructions, the little daughter was dressed up as a servant's child and managed to get out through the back door. However, not long after she was sent out, she was sent back.
Jiang Yuying said, "Dad, my eldest brother won't see me at all. He says he can't help."
Jiang Licheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. If the old lady was still in Gangcheng, he would not be ashamed to ask his own mother for help. But now the old lady was in the capital. Although there was a phone in the yard, it had been unreachable for the past few days and he didn't know what was going on.
"Well, Dad will find a way to send you to the mainland, and you go to the capital to ask your grandma for help."
The Jiang family cannot go bankrupt. If they go bankrupt, their entire family will be finished.
The Chen family was equally anxious. It was useless for Boss Chen to mobilize all his connections. No one could help because everyone was busy with their own affairs.
Turning on the TV, the news reported that the head of the Lin family stood on a 30-story building and jumped down despite being advised against it.
Boss Chen was so scared that he quickly turned off the TV. These past two days, whenever he turned on the TV, he would see such things.
The global stock market crash hit many wealthy families in Hong Kong, but they all became poor overnight. There were countless people jumping off buildings and committing suicide.
Boss Chen dialed the number tremblingly. The call was for Meng Huaiqing. At this time, only the Zhao family and Meng Huaiqing could help, but he had no friendship with the Zhao family, so he could only ask Meng Huaiqing for help.
I had called several times before but couldn’t get through, but I didn’t expect it to go through this time.
Boss Chen breathed a sigh of relief and pleaded, "Boss Meng...as long as you agree, you can pick any of my children..."
Before he could finish his words, Meng Huaiqing laughed, "Boss Chen, are you a brothel owner? You actually use your own children as bargaining chips. But even if you are willing, I still don't like it. It seems that you still don't understand where you are wrong. Think about it slowly."
After the call was hung up, Boss Chen was stunned and sat there blankly.
Chen Jiayuan ran over and said, "Dad, it's all your fault for letting those two bitches embarrass Qin Xiang. Those women are the most cunning. They are the ones who offended Meng Huaiqing..."
"You're talking nonsense and being overbearing. We're all doing this for the good of our family..."
Chen Jiamin and her daughter also came down from the stairs and joined the quarrel.
The living room was in chaos and noisy.
At this time, a servant came over and said, "Master, the fourth wife is missing."
Everyone ran to the fourth wife's room and saw that all the valuables were gone, and the people were nowhere to be seen. It was obvious that they thought the Chen family's luck had run out, so they took their things and ran away.
Boss Chen hurried back to the study, and was furious when he saw the place. A lot of things were missing from the study, even the safe was opened, and all the remaining things inside were gone.
Boss Chen was quite old, and he immediately felt short of breath, his eyes wide open, and he fell straight down.
At the same moment, Meng Huaiqing hung up the phone and shrugged helplessly at the reporter who was interviewing him. "Boss Chen is still so stubborn and has done the same things as the old madam did. He previously ordered Miss Chen to go to the capital to cause trouble for my wife, and later... Alas, I sympathize with his situation, but I hope he can resolve the crisis through legitimate means, rather than relying on this..."
He made a helpless gesture and raised his left hand again. "As everyone knows, I'm already in a relationship. We have a very good relationship, and I sincerely hope that others won't ruin our relationship."
The reporter then asked, "There are rumors that Mr. Meng's net worth skyrocketed this time because of Ms. Qin. What do you think about this?"
Meng Huaiqing smiled and said, "That's right. As everyone knows, my wife was the one who orchestrated this incident. I wasn't involved. She had her own judgment and understanding. It was her vision that helped us get through this crisis. I'm very grateful to her."
The reporter laughed and said, "But why did I hear that you weren't married? It seems to be related to mainland school policies?"
"Indeed, we haven't held the wedding yet, but I have already proposed successfully. In my heart, she is my wife. Please allow me to call her that." Meng Huaiqing smiled gently, spoke firmly, and there was unstoppable love in his eyes and words.
The reporter nodded, "So when are you two getting married?"
"Wait until she graduates." Meng Huaiqing said helplessly, "I have to wait no matter how long it takes. I can't change the facts."
Reporter: "So, are you going to respond to the matter regarding Ms. Chen Jiamin and Ms. Chai Xiuya?"
Meng Huaiqing's smile faded, and he said seriously, "There's no need to discuss my relationship with Miss Chen Jiamin. After all, she's my stepbrother's fiancée. As for Ms. Chai Xiuya, I won't let her malicious slander and damage my reputation go unpunished. My legal team is already following up on this matter and filing a lawsuit in court. If nothing unexpected happens, she's already been confined."
He paused and said seriously, "I hope everyone will think twice before doing anything, and not sell their souls for a little profit. I was indeed unruly when I was young, but I have never done anything wrong with any girl. The law will give me justice."
After saying this, the interview ended. The reporter looked down at the interview manuscript and found that many questions involved Qin Xiang.
She hurriedly asked, "Mr. Meng, can I ask a few more questions privately? Most of these seem to involve your girlfriend, Miss Qin..."
"Isn't that great?" Meng Huaiqing interrupted her with a smile, "Isn't that great? I think it's just right."
Meng Huaiqing walked out of the TV station building and looked at the bright sunshine outside. He couldn't help but think about the current weather in the capital.
The weather in the capital had started to get cold at the end of October, but the port city remained the same, except that there was a cloud of smoke in the invisible places.
Inadvertently, his eyes fell on a building not far away. There were several people standing on the rooftop, and rescue workers were waiting for help downstairs.
Meng Huaiqing's heart was beating wildly. These past few days, he always dreamed of some strange scenes in the middle of the night. In the scenes, he was defeated in the stock market crash, and his years of hard work were destroyed. Although he did not stand on a tall building, he was distracted by this and rushed off the bridge.
Fortunately, this was all a dream.
Meng Huaiqing walked down the stairs quietly, not daring to look again.
He is powerless to change the outcome, so he just struggles hard.
He was born and raised in this city, and no matter what, he wants to do his best to make it better.
Later, Qin Xiang called Meng Huaiqing.
This was the third hour Meng Huaiqing had been waiting in front of the phone.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Qin Xiang only heard Meng Huaiqing say a few words before she could tell something was wrong with his voice.
"It's okay." Meng Huaiqing chuckled, "Maybe it's because I missed you too much."
Qin Xiang felt a little distressed after listening to this. The port city was now in chaos. Even if they escaped from this battle unscathed and made a fortune, the amount of money that evaporated from the entire port city was incalculable. They could not even count how many people would lose their families and lives because of this.
After a while, she said, "Go and do what you want. I'll be waiting here for you."
Meng Huaiqing smiled, "Okay."
It was a rare occasion that the two of them weren't talking to each other. They talked about the situation in Pengcheng and then hung up the phone.
The land in the industrial park was already in Meng Huaiqing's hands. It was simple; all they had to do was go through the transaction procedures and it would be Qin Xiang's. However, the land near the one Meng Huaiqing had bought still had to be acquired through a bidding process.
Now Mi Hongjun is in charge of this matter, and the burden of the garment factory can only fall on Tan Xiu.
Because of recent events, Qin Xiang discovered Tan Xiu's potential. She is no longer the same hesitant and confused girl from two years ago.
Qin Xiang took a rest after hanging up the phone. The courses in her junior year were not easy, and she had taken a leave of absence. Even if she had studied in advance, there were still some shortcomings.
The atmosphere in class on Monday was different because the list of students being sent abroad had been released. Among Qin Xiang's classmates, only Ding Xiang had passed all the assessments. She had now begun to make a series of preparations and would be going abroad around New Year's Day.
This is a great thing for a girl from a small place.
When Ding Xiang received the confirmation slip, she was so excited that she burst into tears. "I never thought that I would see this day."
Mingchuan Xiu and Meilin also participated in the selection, but both failed. Although they felt regretful, they were also sincerely happy for Dingxiang at this time. "Be happy, this is a good thing. There are only seven people in the whole school."
"Yes, yes." Ding Xiang smiled and wiped away her tears. She looked at Qin Xiang and said, "Xiang Xiang, thank you. If it weren't for you, even if I tried harder, I might not have achieved what I have now. Without you, I wouldn't have thought about changing, wouldn't have had the courage to practice speaking as a tour guide, and if you hadn't given us the opportunity to practice, I wouldn't have been able to pass the overseas school entrance exam."
She bowed and said, "Thank you."
Qin Xiang watched her cry and laugh, hugged her and comforted her, "This is what you deserve, good girl, go ahead bravely. We are all waiting for you in China. We hope that you will return after completing your studies. Together, we will contribute to the development of China's clothing industry in this vast world and make this market remember us."
Ding Xiang nodded heavily, "I will definitely come back."
As November arrived, the weather became colder, but Meng Huaiqing still had not returned from the capital.
The land transfer procedures in Pengcheng have been completed, but the auction of the other piece of land has not yet started.
With the responsible matchmaking of Meng Huaiqing, Mi Hongjun had already taken on-site measurements with the designer and started the design. By the time Qin Xiang got the design drawings, it was already mid-November.
The design draft wasn't much different from Yong'an's, except that the factory area was larger, the dormitory area had more buildings, and the office building was taller. The floor space was there. Now that Qin Xiang had money, he had to build it all at once.
We must also follow up on the auction of another piece of land and make sure to win it.
The 1980s and 1990s were indeed the fastest-growing period for the clothing industry, but the development of real estate during this period should not be underestimated. For a long period of time, the real estate industry has been developing by leaps and bounds, but the clothing industry will gradually become saturated in the future.
Now Qin Xiang wants to reap the benefits of this wave, and then slowly develop his own high-end products to make money from the rich.
After the design draft was finalized, Pengcheng started looking for a construction unit to start construction. When Qin Baotian heard about it, he told Qin Xiang and went to supervise her.
As I said, that is the factory where my daughter makes money, and I can't be careless at all. If my daughter doesn't have time to go there, then I, as her father, have to go and look after it.
I'll go over to see his third child and remind him that I have to go back and check on him since he has been away for so long.
Qin Xiang went with him on this matter and specifically asked Lan Ting if he had any objections.
Qin Baotian smiled, "She happened to be on vacation in Hainan with her friends. It's okay. Of course we can't be apart."
Looking at the sincere smile on her father's face, Qin Xiang was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Qin Xiang had no classes on Friday afternoon, so she bought some things and sent them to Grandpa Ge and Ge Lijuan. Ge Lijuan cautiously asked her, "How's things going in Gangcheng?"
Qin Xiang was a little surprised. The old lady didn't know?
She glanced at Uncle Ge, but Uncle Ge was still Uncle Ge, acting as if this matter had nothing to do with him. It seemed that Meng Huaiqing had deliberately blocked the news.
She shook her head regretfully, "Sorry, I don't know either."
Ge Lijuan's eyes widened. "Didn't you contact Huai Qing?"
Qin Xiang continued to shake her head, "We've both been busy lately, so we haven't been in touch much. Besides, when we do get in touch, we don't talk about these things."
Hearing this, Ge Lijuan was a little disappointed, and then said, "The TV at home is broken. Can you help find someone to fix it? I asked them to fix it, but they all just promised not to do the work."
Uncle Ge next to him kept winking at Qin Xiang, and Qin Xiang shook her head, "Sorry, I don't know anyone who can repair TVs."
Ge Lijuan was very disappointed and sat there muttering, "I know, you guys did it on purpose, deliberately not telling me what happened in Hong Kong."
I felt sad just by looking at it.
Qin Xiang felt some sympathy for Ge Lijuan emotionally, but when she thought about the reasons that led to these consequences, Qin Xiang no longer felt that she was that pitiful.
It is the father's fault if the son is not well educated. Ge Lijuan and her husband have made great contributions to Jiang Li's growth into what he is today. Since they have sown the seeds, they must reap the fruits.
But she still said, "Don't worry, he is my biological father after all, can Huai Qing really ignore them?"
As for how to manage it, it’s hard to say.
After chatting for a while, Qin Xiang said goodbye and left. Uncle Ge chased after her and said, "I cut the TV cord. I cut the phone cord, too."
Qin Xiang knew there was something fishy, but she didn't expect it was the old man who did it.
She couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "You are the best. I admire you."
"Go back." Uncle Ge went back.
Qin Xiang was bored, so he got on his motorcycle and slowly left the alley. After walking for a while, he saw a man and a woman arguing at the corner of the street. When they heard the sound of the motorcycle, they looked over inadvertently.
Qin Xiang was happy that she actually ran into an acquaintance.
Stop the car and watch the fun.
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