Chapter 149
"We have to do our best!"
Xu Wei said happily: "I also want to be the number one in China!"
"Why be the best in China? If we want to be a city, we should be an international city!"
Xu Wei was convinced. Wow, Sister Zhen was more daring than him. He just wanted to be the best in the country, but Sister Zhen had set her sights on the international stage.
"What good ideas do you have?"
"It would be best if our economic development zone built an entrepreneurial park to attract young people to start businesses and invest. Anyone with a bachelor's degree or above who settles in Xinyao will be given a Xinyao hukou and employment subsidies!"
"That's no problem!"
"The Internet is the trend of the future. We must give the green light to Internet companies and welcome them with excellent policies!"
Xu Wei also wants to use the Internet as the new Yao's signature brand.
He thought of the central river in Xinyao, with its many office buildings lining both sides.
I hope young people will return to Xinyao and contribute to the development of their hometown.
The weather was getting warmer. Meng Nan wore a light blue shirt and white shorts. After entering the house, she began to change her shoes. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Juanjuan snuggling into Zhen Zhen's arms, looking like a guilty thief.
"What bad thing have you done?" Meng Nan went up and touched the back of the TV, which was burning him. "Little brat, you are playing tricks on your mother! With your little tricks, who can you fool?"
Juanjuan smiled awkwardly at her mother, and then snuggled into her grandmother's arms, knowing that Zhen Zhen would not hit her.
Zhen Zhen woke up fuzzily and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Daya?"
Juanjuan imitated him: "Your daughter wants to hit me."
"Impossible. My eldest granddaughter never hits anyone casually."
"If you don't believe me, look at her. She's already started to roll up her sleeves. Grandma, tell your daughter not to hit anyone casually."
Meng Nan was so angry at this girl that he laughed, "Grandma, come and see how hot the back of the TV is. I caught this girl secretly watching TV, and she still wanted to pretend to be asleep."
Zhen Zhen slapped his forehead and reacted, "This devilish girl, I wanted to coax her to take a nap, but she sang me to sleep. When I fell asleep, she was watching TV!"
Juanjuan's thoughts were guessed, and she smiled awkwardly at her grandmother.
"Grandma, hitting people is wrong. Tell mom not to hit people."
Juanjuan nestled in Zhen Zhen's arms, holding Zhen Zhen tightly and not letting Meng Nan get close.
Zhen Zhen smiled and waved at Meng Nan, "Okay, just educate the child well, don't scare her."
"Grandma, you'll spoil her."
"Your habits are not bad. When you made mistakes as a child, did your grandma beat you? Did you get bad habits? I think not only did you not get bad habits, but your grandma also raised you very well."
Meng Nan raised her hands, intending to let Juanjuan know how powerful she was when she took him to bed at night.
Juanjuan pouted and whispered to Zhen Zhen, "My mom is so fierce. Every time she gets angry, she's like a monster, always screaming and yelling."
Meng Daguo's pig farm is no longer the same size as it used to be.
This year, Zhenxin Pig Farm launched three new products: American sausage, thick-cut ham, and thick-cut bacon.
Meng Daguo also set up a chain of fresh meat stores across the country, which can be delivered to customers all over the country except Xinjiang and Tibet.
It can be said that Zhenxin’s cold chain logistics is among the best in the country.
Zhen Zhen plans to split up the pig farm and list it on the market separately.
Meng Daguo certainly supports it. If the pork factory and the feed factory can be listed separately, it will also provide an explanation for his decades of struggle.
Meng Daguo came back from the pig farm. He went to the faucet and washed his hands with detergent. After washing them, he discussed the listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with Zhen Zhen.
Zhen Zhen thought that he could just leave the listing matter to Meng Daguo and Jiao Huilan.
She enjoys her leisure time at home taking care of her children and is too lazy to care about company matters.
Fortunately, under her training, Meng Daguo was able to stand on his own feet. In June of this year, after years of hard work, the pig farm issued 50 million A shares and was successfully listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
The listing of the pig farm has undoubtedly given Zhenxin Group a shot in the arm.
As the parent group of chain pig farms, Zhenxin has never been listed, but this does not mean that Zhenxin's development is weak.
In fact, after years of hard work, Zhenxin has already become the food company with the highest assets in the country.
Meng Nan's research on hyaluronic acid also came to an end.
She explained the current situation to Zhen Zhen, "The laboratory has developed hyaluronic acid, but due to lack of investment, it has not been able to enter the final stage. I think you are right. If I want to make skin care products, I can't do without hard technology. Hyaluronic acid is a new concept. If we can master hyaluronic acid, skin care products will definitely be a hit."
Meng Nan spoke eloquently, not only with her oral skills, but she also made a PPT and played it on the computer so that Zhen Zhen could see her research results.
Zhen Zhen was filled with emotion, the child had grown up and could spread his wings and fly high.
Her loving gaze warmed Meng Nan's heart. Meng Nan hugged his grandmother and said coquettishly:
"Grandma, ever since you had Juanjuan, you rarely hug me."
Juanjuan was playing with building blocks. When she heard her mother calling her name, she pouted at her:
"You are so old, but you still act like a baby."
"I just act like a spoiled brat. Before you came, grandma loved me the most. After you came, mommy had to step aside."
Juanjuan also came over to hug Zhen Zhen, and the mother and daughter pouted at each other, which made Zhen Zhen laugh.
She patted Meng Nan's buttocks and said, "Who said grandma neglected you? Daya will always be grandma's favorite child."
Meng Nan rubbed his grandmother contentedly. His grandmother was nearly seventy years old, but she still had a light fragrance that made people feel very comfortable.
On the weekend, Zhen Zhen asked Zhang Cuihua and Gou Zi's mother to go hiking. The three of them were in good shape, so they climbed to the top of the mountain and then took the newly built cable car down the mountain.
"We have developed a lot of tourist attractions in Xin Yao recently," Zhang Cuihua said with emotion.
Gou Zi's mother also feels that the times are developing too fast. In just ten years, the Internet and real estate have come, and the living standards have improved significantly.
Xinyao City has developed four or five scenic spots, including mountains, water and ancient tombs. The newly built museum is also good and free to local citizens.
"After the airport was built, more than a thousand people came to Xinyao to do business, and some even flew in to buy goods."
"Not really," Zhang Cuihua said. "I've heard that quite a few people have come to Xinyao to rent houses and open online stores."
Gou Zi's mother was puzzled. "Renting a house to run an online store? Can you make money from that?"
"You can make money. Our Xinyao wholesale market has many styles, and it's cheaper to buy from factories. Many girls with good figures come to us to buy goods, take photos and post them online, and then make a profit from the difference."
"Isn't this similar to reselling supplies in the past?"
Zhang Cuihua laughed: "They make money from the price difference. My nephew works in the Industry and Commerce Department. I heard that many girls have registered brands and opened online stores. There are also professional designers. Haven't you noticed that there are many more young people in Xinyao?"
Gou Zi Niang observed the people coming and going, and indeed many of them did not look like locals.
With Zhen Zhen's help, Gou Zi's mother bought a house and saved a lot of money.
Her eldest son left his mother and his business went from bad to worse, so he wanted to repair his relationship with Gou Zi's mother.
Zhen Zhen pondered: "Are you here for this house?"
"Not so good. Others can make money by making wool sweaters, but he can't. His father is even worse. His wife cheated him out of all his money. He can't even afford a dollar for cigarettes, so he expects to get money from me."
Gou Zi's eldest son wanted to send his child to study in the county town, but he had offended the Meng family and couldn't find any connections, so he could only register the child's household registration in the house in the county town.
He couldn't afford to buy a house himself, so he set his sights on buying Gou Zi's mother's house.
"He's dreaming," Gou Zi's mother said with a spit, "He's such a ruthless person. I'll consider it a waste of my money to support him! I don't expect him to support me in my old age, but if he wants to get something from me, then he's making a wrong calculation. I won't leave him a penny!"
"Are you going to leave it for Gouzi?" Zhen Zhen asked.
Gouzi's mother shook her head and sighed:
"I've asked a lawyer to write a will. Guizhi, I'm going to die before you, so you must help me take care of my property. I don't want this unfilial son to inherit my house!"
Zhen Zhen sighed, every family has its own problems.
The watermelons that Zhen Zhen planted in Batou Village were ripe. She was afraid that others would pick them all, so she drove to the countryside to pick the watermelons and sent Zhang Cuihua back on the way.
Gouzi's mother also went with her to the backyard to pick peppers, watermelons, and a few cucumbers.
"This cucumber is good. It looks juicy."
Zhen Zhen smiled and said, "When the grapes are ripe, we'll make some wine. After we finish drinking last year's wine, we'll make some more and save it for next year."
Gou Zi's mother smiled and nodded. She picked a few red peppers and asked Zhen Zhen to go home and stir-fry them with melon strips.
Zhang Cuihua brought some more chili sauce and put it in Zhen Zhen's car. Zhen Zhen tidied the trunk and glanced at the big red bucket.
"What is this?"
"Freshly caught eels and lobsters. Don't you like eating crayfish? Take them home and let Huilan cook them for you."
Gou Zi's mother smiled and said, "In the past, Zhen Guizhi from Batou Village loved to eat this. In recent years, there have been many lobster restaurants on the street. I tried it and it tastes really good."
Meng Nan's career is developing well. She has created a skin care brand called Fuben, which focuses on safe skin care.
Doing business with money is like getting twice the result with half the effort.
Meng Nan acquired a brand created by a doctor from Hong Kong City and invested in a hyaluronic acid company. In less than half a year, she had built a cosmetics company.
Meng Nan's career is developing well and his love life is also blossoming.
Zhen Zhen heard that she had had several boyfriends, but the time periods were all short. She kept dating one and throwing him around, and her life seemed carefree.
Zhen Zhen originally wanted to hand over Zhenxin Group to Meng Nan, but unfortunately Meng Nan already had several companies on hand and had no interest in Zhenxin Group.
Not to mention Meng Dong, his Panda app has 300 million downloads, and his company has invested in gaming and other businesses, making him the leading company in the country.
Si Ya works on scripts, writes novels, and makes movies, but has no interest in doing business.
Wuwa was promoted throughout the army and had no intention of inheriting the family business.
Not to mention Tan Cong. Meng Hua's real estate company is the largest in the country. He also owns a gold shop and a mining company. Tan Cong is so busy inheriting the family business that he is too busy to take care of it. How could he look down on Zhenxin Group?
After much twists and turns, finally only Erya was willing to take over the company.
Zhen Zhen wants to cultivate Erya. Tao Aihong is particularly angry when she sees Erya return to Xinyao and hang around under her nose every day.
She pulled Meng Eryong aside and said, "Did you see that? Mother is planning to let Erya take over Zhenxin Group!"
"Just take it!" Meng Eryong is almost fifty years old. He can't do this job for the rest of his life. If Erya can take over, he can retire earlier. "Erya is a good person. She is a diving athlete and has a strong character. Our Zhenxin Group is a traditional food company. Mother doesn't plan to list the company, which means Zhenxin Group will always be a wholly-owned enterprise of our family."
"What does this have to do with Erya taking over?" Tao Aihong was so anxious that she said, "If I had known, I would not have let Wuwa join the army. It would have been better to let him go home and inherit the family business than to give him to a little girl."
"The girl is also a member of our Meng family!"
Meng Eryong is no longer biased towards boys over girls as he used to be. He has figured out that as long as one has the surname Meng, one is a member of the Meng family.
Boys and girls are the same. Meng Nan is a girl, and she is a very good person.
What's more, Zhenxin Group is a traditional enterprise and needs a traditional, down-to-earth person to inherit the family business.
Meng Nan and Meng Dong are too smart. They are suitable for the Internet and new industries, but not for food factories.
Tao Aihong was so angry that she said, "If you ask me, your mother is biased! The pig farm was listed, but Meng Daguo was in charge! Focus women's clothing was listed, but Jiao Huilan was in charge! Now Erya is taking over, so is there any way for our family to survive? With how much your mother dotes on Juanjuan, Juanjuan should also get a share in the future. I was the only one who was stupid enough to think that your mother would give our family more of the family business because the third and fifth children are boys! Now our family's power has been directly hollowed out!"
Meng Eryong was in a state of headache. "What do you mean by virtual or not? Aren't you in charge of the accounts of Zhenxin Group? You are the one who keeps an eye on every penny of the group. How can they take advantage of it?"
"How can it be the same? We don't have any of our own, so we can't fight against Meng Daguo!"
Tao Aihong became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, so she simply stuffed Tao Jiang and her nephew Tao Lei into the Zhenxin Group.
Meng Xi has been busy taking over the family business recently and is fully aware of Tao Aihong's actions.
"Mr. Meng, do you want to report this to Mr. Zhen?" asked the secretary.
Meng Xi rolled up his suit sleeves slowly, smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, if she thinks that by getting two people in, she can suppress me, then she is wrong. Our Meng family's industry will never fall into the hands of the Tao family."
The secretary sighed, "President Zhen just resigned and Accountant Tao started to cause trouble."
"Let her make trouble. It's easier to invite a god than to send him away. Tao Aihong invited people in. Did she think Tao Jiang and Tao Lei could help her? It's good enough that they don't cause trouble for her."
Meng Xi's calm demeanor is somewhat like President Zhen's.
But the secretary was invited in by President Zhen, so she still told Zhen Zhen about the matter.
Zhen Zhen coaxed Juanjuan and said with a smile:
"Meng Xi is right. Tao Aihong is having a headache. Let her do whatever she wants! We are such a large enterprise with a standardized personnel system. We are not engaging in palace fighting or factional disputes. Also, if there is anything in the factory in the future, just tell Meng Xi directly. There is no need to report to me."
The secretary agreed.
When Meng Xi came back in the evening, she didn't even mention Tao Aihong. Zhen Zhen didn't expect her to be so calm.
Zhen Zhen originally thought that Meng Nan was most like her, but now she realizes that her second granddaughter has the same personality as her.
Meng Xi noticed Zhen Zhen's gaze and asked in confusion:
"Grandma, why are you staring at me?"
Zhen Zhen smiled and gave her a chicken leg. Meng Xi felt a little embarrassed, "I am already an adult, why am I still eating chicken legs? Give it to Juanjuan."
Zhen Zhen held her chopsticks and said, "In the past, we shared chicken legs at home, but you were never at home. Now that you are home, eat more chicken legs to make up for what you didn't eat before."
Meng Xi felt warm inside. She joined the diving team when she was very young and had been living in Beijing since she retired.
This time when she returned to Xin Yao, she also wanted to get along well with her grandmother and make up for the lost years.
Meng Xi's eyes softened, "Grandma, I've grown up and I don't like eating chicken legs that much anymore."
"Then eat chicken wings, eat duck necks. In short, grandma saved the best things for my Meng Xi! She raised my Meng Xi again."
Cheng Su knew that Zhen Zhen wanted to cultivate Meng Xi, so she said:
"Here is Zhen Dafu. Do you want to give it to her?"
"You take care of it."
Cheng Su was stunned, "But I can't keep managing it forever, can I?"
"Why not? What's the difference between you and my daughter? Zhen Dafu's success today is inseparable from your contribution. Just take care of him! When you want to retire, we can find a solution."
Cheng Su's eyes were gentle. She knew that Aunt Zhen expressed her opinion to her because she was afraid that she would think too much.
But she really doesn't care that much about the company's future.
She had said many years ago that she only wanted to live with Aunt Zhen, like Aunt Zhen's little cat or little dog, and enjoy Aunt Zhen's love and care for her.
In fact, she was very afraid that Aunt Zhen would be on guard against her, and Aunt Zhen's words today made her feel relieved.
Cheng Su hugged Aunt Zhen and said coquettishly: "Aunt Zhen, I am so lucky to have met you. If it weren't for you, I might have been arrested and imprisoned as the murderer of Yin Xue. You taught me to read, helped me with the exams, and let me study abroad. You changed my life."
Zhen Zhen patted Cheng Su's wrist and said, "We are mother and daughter, not related by blood."
Su Xiu hasn't been home for many years. She was still in touch with Zhen Zhen a few years ago, but in recent years, their phone calls have become much less frequent.
Zhen Zhen gave her a sum of money so that she could buy a house and a car in the United States, which was considered a subsidy for her to settle down and start a business.
She felt that she had done her best towards Su Xiu.
Zhen Zhen was bored at home and planned to find something to do.
She picked up today's newspaper and found that a certain brand had released a new mobile phone with a horizontal screen. It seemed that smartphones were about to come.
Zhenzhen is not very interested in smartphones, but has different ideas about cars.
Seeing the battery industry mature, Zhen Zhen wanted to try his hand in the electric vehicle industry.
But before she even started, she was thrown into disarray by Juanjuan's fever.
Juanjuan had a cough. There were no pears at home, but Zhenzhen had two in her space. She took out the pears, dug out the cores, put some rock sugar and Sichuan fritillary in them, and steamed them in a bowl.
"Grandma, what is this for?" Juanjuan asked, pointing at the stew pot in the pot.
"I'll make you some pear soup."
"Pear soup? Grandma made pear soup for Juanjuan to drink. Juanjuan was so happy!"
Genetics is indeed a technical job. Meng Daguo and Jiao Huilan are not good at talking, and Meng Nan was not so smart when he was a child. How could he have given birth to such an eloquent little girl?
Zhen Zhen pinched her little face, "Then drink more! Don't cough again after drinking!"
"Okay! Juanjuan must drink it all, not leaving a drop!"
The water in the pot was already boiling. Zhen Zhen saw that it was almost cooked, so he brought out the bowl. The pears had been stewed until they turned yellow. The addition of Fritillaria cirrhosa made the soup taste different from ordinary pear soup, but judging from Juanjuan's cough, it should be more suitable for her.
Zhen Zhen mashed the pear with a spoon, and Juanjuan blew into the pear soup in big gulps, her saliva almost dripping.
"Grandma, I think my cough will be almost cured if I smell it."
"Okay! I can see the cow flying in the sky, you should drink it quickly!"
The pear soup had cooled down, and Juanjuan swallowed it in big gulps. She couldn't resist such sweet soup. Although the Fritillaria cirrhosa was slightly bitter, she still drank it up without leaving a drop.
"Pear soup is so delicious, Grandma, did my mother also drink pear soup when she was a child?"
"Have you drunk it?" Zhen Zhen couldn't quite remember.
"Grandma, do you know everything about Mom?"
Zhen Zhen glanced at the little curly-haired boy and asked with a smile, "What does Juanjuan want to ask?"
Juanjuan tilted her head, showing her tiny teeth, "Grandma, everyone else has a father, but why doesn't Juanjuan have one?"
"Juanjuan doesn't have a father, but she has a great-grandmother, a mother, grandparents, and so many people to accompany her." Juanjuan is in kindergarten and is old enough to need a father. Zhen Zhen hesitated, "Does Juanjuan want a father?"
Juanjuan thought about it seriously, then shook her head with a smile:
"Grandma, Juanjuan has mom, you and grandma, that's enough. Juanjuan has so many people who love me, I don't need a dad."
Zhen Zhen sighed. This little girl is so smart and always says things that make people feel sad.
Zhen Zhen told Meng Nan about this. Meng Nan heard from Juanjuan’s kindergarten teacher that a man in a suit came to the kindergarten to look for Juanjuan today.
Meng Nan suspected that it was Juanjuan's biological father who came to visit.
She was very angry. "If she dares to betray me in order to find her father, I will definitely whip her!"
"What does a child know? Juanjuan's father has the right to know. He has done nothing wrong to you. You gave birth to a child without his knowledge, which is not right. If her father really comes to our house, we'd better sit down and have a good talk with Juanjuan. Don't hurt the child's feelings."
Meng Nan was willing to listen to Zhen Zhen, but she didn't think she was wrong. What did the child she gave birth to have to do with Juanjuan's father?
After she became pregnant, she broke up with Juanjuan's father, and Juanjuan's father did not come to Xin Yao to find her.
"I don't owe him anything!" Meng Nan snorted.
The next day, Meng Nan was waiting at the gate of the kindergarten and he really ran into Juanjuan's father. After not seeing him for many years, Juanjuan's father looked more mature and stable than before.
It's a pity that after Meng Nan turned thirty, he only liked men in their twenties.
She has long since stopped being attracted to mature and steady old men like Juanjuan's father.
"Jiang Jiming, what's your intention? How dare you investigate me privately!" Meng Nan did not hide his anger at all.
Jiang Jiming was wearing a custom-made suit and gold-rimmed glasses, looking very elegant. He stood out from the crowd of fathers around him who were wearing slippers to pick up their children from school.
Jiang Jiming raised his eyebrows, "Meng Nan, is there something you didn't tell me?"
"Bullshit! You've already investigated everything, and you're still asking me?"
Jiang Jiming raised his hands in surrender. "You may have misunderstood. I didn't investigate you. It was a friend of mine who accidentally saw you taking Juanjuan home from school and told me that your child looked a lot like mine. That's why I decided to come and take a look."
Meng Nan was not convinced by his explanation, and his brows were still wrinkled like a "川" shape.
"so what?"
"I just want to know why you broke up with me in the first place? Let me guess, you are pregnant and want to have a child alone? Meng Nan, the child is not your business alone. Even if you can raise the child well, as the child's father, I should have the right to know, right?"
Jiang Jiming was one of the Hong Kong businessmen who came to the mainland to develop their business relatively early. When he was in love with Meng Nan, he also worked hard to practice Mandarin. Now, his Mandarin pronunciation can be said to be very standard.
Meng Nan rolled his eyes. "It's none of your business!"
Jiang Jiming raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, I'll take a step back. If she is my child, she is eligible to inherit my property. Don't you want your child to have more property?"
"Juanjuan has endless money, so you don't need to worry about it. Jiang Jiming, if you dare to secretly take Juanjuan to do a paternity test, I will definitely kill you!"
Meng Nan is always very strong in fighting outside, not as weak as he is in front of his grandmother.
She was particularly fierce towards men, which was not surprising to Jiang Jiming.
The kindergarten bell rang for the end of class, and Juanjuan ran over. She held her mother's hand, secretly looked at Jiang Jiming, and then pulled Meng Nan into the car.
"Mom, let's go home. I miss my grandma."
Juanjuan didn't even look at Jiang Jiming for a second, which made Meng Nan feel a little relieved.
Meng Nan left with Juanjuan, and Jiang Jiming did not stop her. But the next day, when she was driving away from home, Jiang Jiming knocked on the door of the Meng family with gifts.
Meng Daguo looked at the tall and handsome man at the door and said curiously:
"Who are you looking for?"
Zhen Zhen glanced at Jiang Jiming and said, "Come in!"
Jiang Jiming maintained his usual politeness. He sat upright on the sofa. Meng Daguo looked at him several times and felt as if the sky was falling.
"It's over, Huilan, do you think this man is the same type as my dad?"
Jiang Jiming and Meng Changzheng are indeed of the same type.
Meng Changzheng was not an ordinary soldier. He was upright and gentle, always looking at people in a gentle and polite manner. He did not look like a rural man at all.
But Jiao Huilan still didn't understand, "He looks a bit like his dad."
Meng Daguo felt like the sky had fallen. "It's over. The TV keeps talking about sunset red and no sunset red! It's affecting my mother too!"
"What do you mean!"
"You still don't understand? My mother wants to follow the example of other male bosses and keep a young mistress!" Meng Daguo was very determined, "Look at the way my mother looks at him, full of love and tolerance! He even brought gifts to visit her, which shows that my mother has made a promise to him. She wants to give him a status!"
When Meng Eryong heard them mumbling, he also felt like the sky was falling.
"What? My mother wants to marry him? And give him children, and give him all her wealth?"
“…”
Meng Eryong was furious, "Don't even think about it! I won't call him dad anyway!"
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