Chapter 152
Meng Daguo was busy renovating the plane. This plane renovation was no small job, and he was busy enough. He heard that his mother had invested in a tram company, so he asked Zhen Zhen:
"Mom, do you really believe that a car can run on electricity?"
"Yes, of course."
"How do we drive? Cell phones are charged with universal chargers, so we can't equip the car with a universal charger, right?"
Zhen Zhen thought for a moment, "We don't need a universal charger, we can use a direct charger. Think about it, when the car is built, we can install a charging pile and connect a wire to charge it. After charging overnight, we can travel hundreds of kilometers the next day, and then we don't need to refuel."
"Gasoline cars work just fine, why do we have to use electricity?"
Zhen Zhen smiled, "Electricity is cheap and worry-free. You can charge it at home without going to a gas station."
Meng Daguo realized that oil is very precious and expensive. "Electricity can be renewable, right? My son understands."
"Electricity cannot be regenerated, but it can be converted from other energy sources. However, my country's idea is right. In short, electric cars are the trend of the future. I think that investing tens of millions of dollars is nothing to me. We have enough money and we can't use it all. It's better to invest."
Meng Daguo agreed with his mother. He was also a frugal person and still drove the Santana he bought.
He also felt that there was more money than he could spend at home.
"Mom, what you said has made me want to drive a tram. When will it be available on the market?"
The team Zhen Zhen recruited was quite strong. They were all researching electric vehicle batteries abroad. They brought two core technologies with them. Adding Martin's dedication to research, she believed that they would be able to develop a successful product in two to three years.
Meng Daguo was very excited, "Mom, what's the difference between an electric car and a gasoline car?"
"Trains don't have clutches? I don't know. I just know that it's easy to get carsick when riding on a train."
Meng Daguo smiled and said, "Fortunately, I don't get carsick. I am suitable for driving a tram."
Juanjuan wanted to eat ice cream, but Meng Nan wouldn't let her, so she ran to Meng Daguo and acted coquettishly to her grandfather.
Zhen Zhen smiled and said, "Let her eat less sweets, it's bad for her teeth."
How could Meng Daguo reject his granddaughter?
"Mother, I dare not disobey you, and I dare not disobey Juanjuan."
"Be careful your wife might get jealous."
Meng Daguo glanced at Jiao Huilan's face. Jiao Huilan had a smile on her lips and was obviously not angry.
He also found it strange. He was young and was with Jiao Huilan at the suggestion of his family. He didn't understand what love was. But as he grew older and his children grew up, it was often just him and Jiao Huilan at home.
Whenever they had a headache or a fever, they would take care of each other, and their sex life was harmonious. Meng Daguo felt more and more that the relationship between him and Jiao Huilan was called □□.
Zhen Zhen took Juan Juan to buy ice cream. Meng Daguo approached Jiao Huilan who was kneading dough and asked, "Why are you kneading dough again?"
"Meng Dong is coming back. He will eat dumplings on the bus and noodles on the bus. This is our family's tradition."
Jiao Huilan has a bad cervical spondylosis and always has shoulder pain. Meng Daguo often applies plasters to her. He always thinks that Jiao Huilan's cervical spondylosis was caused by kneading dough.
"Dried noodles are good too. If that doesn't work, just eat instant noodles!"
Jiao Huilan could hear the pain in his words, "It's rare for me to make hand-rolled noodles, and I want to make them for my mother. She doesn't want to trouble me, so she won't tell me what she wants to eat, so I have to figure it out on my own."
Meng Daguo smiled and said, "It's great to have you by my side."
Jiao Huilan felt embarrassed by what he said, "You are old, and you say such things."
"I really mean it," Meng Daguo thought for a moment and said with a blushing face, "It's great to have you by my side."
Jiao Huilan couldn't suppress her smile. They were an old married couple, but Meng Daguo was getting closer and closer to her, even more clingy than when they were young.
Speaking of which, Meng Daguo is already fifty years old, and he still has to drag her to exercise every night.
Jiao Huilan is already someone's grandmother, how could she have the nerve to do such a thing?
Last night, Juanjuan was half asleep and half awake and saw Meng Daguo pressing on her, and she was making strange noises. Juanjuan asked why grandpa bullied grandma, and also asked Jiao Huilan if it hurt and told her to tell grandma to beat her grandpa!
It took Jiao Huilan a lot of coaxing before Juanjuan forgot about the incident.
Jiao Huilan blushed, "Daguo, I am very happy to have you by my side."
In the past, Meng Daguo would have been too embarrassed to respond. He was born in a rural peasant family and was not an intellectual, so how could he talk about love?
How embarrassing!
But now, under his mother's education, Meng Daguo knows how to cherish the person in front of him. He responded excitedly: "Are you serious? You didn't lie to me?"
"No, I met my classmates yesterday," Jiao Huilan wiped the flour off her hands, "They all live in the countryside. Even if they marry and move to the city, they are trapped in the family life and few of them live happily. I gave birth to three children. Logically, I should look older than them, but I look the youngest."
Jiao Huilan felt quite emotional because some of her classmates had already passed away at her age.
She didn't think she had married well, she felt that with her background, being able to become the CEO of a listed company was more rare than winning the lottery.
The couple shook hands and were both very lucky to have each other.
When Meng Dong came out of the airport, Meng Nan was waiting outside. She waved to Meng Dong and Qiao Lu.
"Brother, Qiao Lu."
Meng Dong smiled and said, "Sister, it's good to have a plane. It will take more than two hours to get home."
Meng Dong and Qiao Lu are both interested in electric vehicles. They visited the Martin factory and both believed that lithium-ion batteries are the future trend.
Qiao Lu was really impressed. "Sister, what's wrong with grandma's brain? Before I came here, I thought you used exaggerated rhetoric, but who would have thought that this tram would be built like this."
Mannon was arrogant:
"Of course. My grandmother has always had a strong sense of execution."
As soon as they walked out of the factory, they heard an explosion inside.
Martin asked someone to go up and check, "What happened?"
"It's still a battery expansion problem," the staff worried.
Qiao Lu was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Martin explained: "The polymer soft-pack lithium battery technology patent we purchased from the United States has some defects. Simply put, the decomposition gas inside the battery can easily cause the battery to explode."
"Battery explosion?" Qiao Lu finally understood how serious this problem was. "So, the train is also prone to explosion after it is put on the road."
"Good, so we still have to conquer battery technology."
"Can't we find a specialized battery manufacturer?"
Martin shook his head. None of the existing domestic and foreign battery companies could meet Martin's automotive needs. President Zhen said that if that really didn't work, they would research and make batteries themselves.
"My grandma is also researching batteries? That's not easy!"
Qiao Lu is well-informed and knows how difficult this is. "You not only have to make cars, but also batteries. If this technology is mature, can it also be used in fields such as mobile phone chargers?"
"Yes, it is a little difficult, but Mr. Zhen has already acquired several rare metal mines needed for batteries. I believe the future is bright."
Qiao Lu Zhengxin admires her grandmother. She monopolizes the rare minerals. If batteries are widely used in the future, her grandmother will be able to control many industries.
"This is called choking!" Qiao Lu said.
Meng Dong sighed: "I learned from the beautiful Chinese language and put it into practice. I'm awesome!"
Meng Dong hadn't been home for a long time. When he saw his grandmother, he gave her a big hug.
Qiao Lu especially likes to come to the Meng family. The atmosphere in the Meng family is particularly good. The elders never show off to the younger generation just because of their age.
Qiao Lu is always relaxed when she is at Meng's house.
Jiao Huilan made shredded pork noodles, and Qiao Lu ate until she was full. After the meal, she asked Meng Dong, "Why doesn't anyone in your family help you to have a baby?"
"Ah? Urge us?"
"Yes, after we got married, my parents urged me to have a baby every day. My mother even said that she wanted me to experience the pain of giving birth and see how difficult it was for her to raise a child."
Meng Dong found this strange. The Meng family didn't have this habit. They didn't ask about their children's grades in front of them, didn't ask how much working people earned, and didn't ask whether newlyweds had children. This was the rule.
"That's not the way it works in my family."
Qiao Lu liked the Meng family even more. "Meng Dong, you are very wealthy. This kind of wealth is not financial, but spiritual. You are sunny and healthy inside, which is very rare in China."
Meng Dong admires Qiao Lu's straightforwardness.
Their marriage was like starting a company, but fortunately, both he and Qiao Lu were serious about it.
"Then I formally welcome you to join the Meng family and enjoy a life in the sunshine."
Qiao Lu looked at the calendar on the wall with a businesslike tone.
"Today is the day we sleep together."
"Really?" Meng Dong raised his eyebrows and glanced at the phone screen. "It's true. According to the agreement, we have to have sex tonight. Meng Nan happened to give me a box of small toys and asked me to give her some feedback. Let's help her try it out."
Qiao Lu nodded calmly, "Okay, I think the position you used last time made me very...comfortable. Let's try it again tonight?"
"Does it make you feel better when the woman is on top?"
“Probably.”
Meng Dong nodded, unpacked a small toy, and read the instructions carefully. "You haven't reached orgasm in the past few times. Try using a toy to help you tonight."
In the middle of the night, Zhen Zhen got up to go to the bathroom and saw Tao Aihong leaning against Meng Dong's door, eavesdropping furtively.
She pulled Tao Aihong aside and said, "As a mother, what are you talking about?"
"I wasn't eavesdropping. I just remembered to go to the bathroom and passed by Meng Dong's door. I heard Qiao Lu yelling and it was like being electrocuted. I wanted to see what they were doing!"
Zhen Zhen glanced at her unhappily, "Even if he was electrocuted, Meng Dong is still here."
Tao Aihong was a little embarrassed. Since the last time, she had been trying hard to behave herself at home. According to her, Meng Dong and Qiao Lu had been married for so long and still had no children, so they must go to the hospital.
Tao Aihong curled her lips and said, "Then I'll go back to sleep."
The next day, Meng Dajian returned from Beijing.
Meng Dajian came back this time with the intention of buying a house in the city for his family to live in.
When Mrs. Meng and Mr. Meng heard that Meng Dajian had returned, they followed him to the city. When Zhang Qiaohong heard that Meng Dajian wanted to buy a house, she also followed him.
Although they are brothers, Meng Dajian and Meng Dazhu have very different developments.
With Zhen Zhen's promotion, Meng Dajian worked as a general contractor on a construction site in Beijing. With the support of Zhenxin Group, he made a fortune and had a net worth of several million.
Meng Dazhui did not go to Beijing. He is a capable man. The real estate in Xinyao City is developing well, and Meng Dazhui can also make money.
The bad thing is that Zhang Qiaohong quarrels with him every day, always suspects that Meng Dazhu has a woman outside, and even thinks that Meng Dazhu is not as good at making money as Meng Dajian.
She quarreled with Meng Dazhu every day. When Meng Dazhu was in a bad mood, he would drink and make mistakes due to drinking. The developers of the construction site did not want to cooperate with Meng Dazhu.
As a result, Meng Dazhu not only did not make any money, but also owed a lot of debts.
Zhen Zhen was surprised and asked, "Dazhu has savings and he hasn't bought a house, so how could he be in debt?"
Mrs. Meng sighed, "Zhang Qiaohong lent her savings to a factory owner, and the owner ran away due to debts. Zhang Qiaohong couldn't get her money back, so she went home and blamed Meng Dazhu for being useless. The two had a big fight."
Mrs. Meng sighed that marrying a good woman can bring prosperity to several generations of the family.
Zhen Zhen felt that Meng Dazhu himself was not very ambitious, but Zhang Qiaohong was too noisy.
Meng Dajian is optimistic about the newly developed buildings of Zhenxin Group. He wants to buy two units, one for his son and one for him and Zhou Shufen.
Zhen Zhen promised to give Meng Dajian a discount, which made Meng Dajian even happier.
The house is on the 15th floor, facing the sun, in the center of Xinyao City, surrounded by hospitals and schools, very convenient.
When Zhang Qiaohong heard that Meng Dajian bought two houses at once, she almost fainted.
"What's good about this house? It's on the 15th floor, and there's no one to help even if it catches fire! There are too many cars in the city center, and it's too noisy to sleep at night! People die in the hospital every day, and it's easy to be unlucky. Don't even mention this school, it's not as good as our country school, and the teachers don't care about the children."
Meng Dazhu was a little embarrassed. "Okay, Dajian wants to buy a house, why are you saying anything?"
Zhang Qiaohong felt that Meng Dazhu's elbow was unfavorable.
"Can't I say a few words? Besides, I'm telling the truth. This house has bad feng shui. If you spend more than one million to buy two houses, you will definitely suffer a loss!"
Meng Dajian has been working hard on the construction site and is no longer the same Meng Dajian.
He said with a smile: "Houses in Beijing are over ten thousand. The house prices in Xinyao are quite cheap. It's not a loss."
"Isn't this a loss? If you use the money to lend out, it will definitely make more money than buying a house."
Zhang Qiaohong became more and more jealous as she spoke, "This house faces the river, which is full of bad luck. The river smells bad in the summer. What if someone dies there? It would be so unlucky!"
Zhang Qiaohong's words were a bit too much. Not only Zhou Shufen, but also Zhen Zhen found it annoying.
Mrs. Meng frowned: "Okay, stop talking! Dajian and his wife are buying a house together, and they don't want you to pay for it, why are you butting in?"
"You don't allow me to speak? You can't be so biased. I know that we are poor and you, as a mother, look down on us."
Mrs. Meng's face turned pale when she heard what she said, "Do I look down on you? If you hadn't lent your money to loan sharks, you could have lived in an apartment with an elevator!"
"I lend money at high interest rates for the sake of my family."
Zhou Shufen knew that Zhang Qiaohong was jealous, how could she not be jealous?
Meng Dajian and Meng Dazhu are brothers, and were brought up by their aunt.
But Zhang Qiaohong was not a good person and always made trouble, causing her aunt to give up Meng Dazhu.
If Zhang Qiaohong hadn't done anything wrong, her aunt would have been able to help Meng Dazhu get rich. How could they not even be able to buy a house?
When Zhou Shufen returned, she said to Meng Dajian: "We must respect our aunt as we would our own mother."
Meng Dajian is not stupid. Not to mention that he works under Meng Hua and Zhen Zhen, even if he didn't have this kind of relationship with them, he still has to thank them.
"She is my aunt. My uncle died early, but she raised me for my uncle's sake. We should really treat her like our own mother and be filial to her."
"yes."
Zhou Shufen felt a little frustrated. After Meng Pandi changed his name last time, Meng Xiangdi and Meng Yingdi also changed their names.
When Zhou Shufen saw her daughter's behavior, she always felt that she was sorry for her daughter.
"We shouldn't have given our daughter such a name."
Influenced by the people of Beijing, Meng Dajian learned their progressive ideas and also realized that favoring boys over girls is not good.
"Didn't mother say that giving such names would easily bring about the birth of a son? If not for such names, there is a chance that no child would be born at all."
"We just bought a house for Mao Hai. Did you see Pan Di's look? I'm afraid the kid is overthinking it again."
Zhou Shufen had bought an apartment for Meng Pandi before, but Meng Dajian was short of money for his construction project, so he sold the house.
Meng Dajian knew that favoring sons over daughters was not good, but he was not yet so enlightened as to buy houses for his three daughters.
"We don't have that much money. It's impossible to give each child a house."
"Don't we have millions?"
"The construction site needs money, you can't use it all to buy a house, right?"
Zhou Shufang favors boys over girls, she does not deny it, but she cannot accept her daughter's condemning gaze.
Meng Dajian had another concern. "You are willing, but your daughter-in-law is not. She must think that all our money belongs to her. If we buy houses for our noble ladies, she will definitely make trouble."
Meng Dajian was right. When Maohai's wife heard that he was going to buy houses for his three daughters, she made a fuss that very day.
"Since ancient times, property has been inherited by sons. Why should we buy a house for daughters? No family has this!" said Maohai's wife.
Zhou Shufen originally wanted to have a good talk with her, but seeing that she was not satisfied, she became a little angry.
"They live in thatched houses and eat bran and wild vegetables, why don't you go?"
Maohai's wife feels a little guilty. Her family is not good. She has seven sisters and one brother. She only lives a good life after marrying Maohai. Now she has bought a house in the city. She lives the best among the sisters.
Maohai's wife had a quarrel with Zhou Shufen and had nowhere to go, so she unknowingly walked to Zhen Zhen's house.
When Zhen Zhen saw her, she was stunned for a moment. She didn't have much contact with her furry wife.
"Tingting, why are you here?"
Maohai's wife felt a little embarrassed, so she told her about the quarrel.
"Auntie, I'm not unreasonable, but my parents bought houses for my three sisters. How much money did that cost? You know, in the past few years, Maohai and I have been busy with the pork head business at home. My sisters are very good to us and often help the family, but when my parents get old, won't they still rely on me and Maohai to support them?"
The furry boy's wife still wants to take advantage.
She felt that Zhou Shufen buying houses for her three daughters was equivalent to dividing her three houses, and she was not happy!
"Auntie, am I really wrong?"
Zhen Zhen smiled and didn't criticize her. "Your idea is not wrong. It's just human nature. Who isn't greedy? If you originally had five houses and gave away three of them, anyone would feel uncomfortable."
The furry boy's wife smiled and said, "That's what I thought. I thought you would criticize me for not knowing what's good for me."
"But Tingting, Panpan, Xiangxiang and Mengying are all Dajian and Shufen's children. Girls and boys are the same. They all have inheritance rights and the obligation to support their parents in their old age. Panpan has been promoted to a senior executive of Martin Motors. She is very capable, has a high income, and has plenty of savings. She doesn't care about these hundreds of thousands of dollars at all. All she cares about is her parents' feelings."
Maohai’s wife put herself in his shoes and said, “I understand, but my mother always said that a married girl is like spilled water.”
"Then why did your mother ask you to take care of her when she was sick? Tingting, you are also a girl, and the three sisters-in-law are all capable. The money of the parents belongs to them, and they have the right to buy a house for their daughter. All you have to do is to do a favor and let the sisters-in-law accept your kindness. In the future, when your children need to be taken care of, I believe that your sisters-in-law will not say anything else."
Maohai's wife knew this was the truth. She also hated Zhen Zhen and knew that the family was what it is today thanks to Zhen Zhen.
She wanted to leave a good impression in front of Zhen Zhen.
Maohai’s wife took the initiative to call Meng Panpan.
Meng Panpan was quite surprised. She never expected that as a child, her parents would take the initiative to offer to buy a house for her.
For some reason, Meng Panpan's eyes became moist as she spoke into the microphone.
In fact, she has a house, one in Xinyao, Beijing and Shanghai. Her aunt persuaded her to buy them when the house prices were low a few years ago!
Meng Panpan has no shortage of houses, but even now that she is middle-aged, she can still receive care and love from her parents.
This is something that all the brothers dare not imagine.
Meng Panpan was wearing a black suit, holding a cup of fruit tea, and looking at the scenery outside the office window.
She couldn't help but smile. She reconciled with herself and finally let it go completely.
It’s the autumn harvest, and this year the crops are very good, and the peppers and medicinal herbs are also good. Many people in Xinyao City have started e-commerce businesses, and the city is full of vitality and a new atmosphere.
Zhen Zhen had just coaxed Juanjuan to sleep when Meng Nan sneaked in and said, "Grandma, Si Ya just published a new book about time travel. Do you want to read it?"
Zhen Zhen smiled, "Time travel theme?"
"Yes, it's a story about a heroine who travels back in time to ancient times, develops feelings for an ancient hero, and ultimately stays in ancient times."
Meng Nan found the theme of time travel very attractive and enjoyed reading it very much.
"Grandma, you don't know, Si Ya's novel is so well written, even more groundbreaking than her book about online romance! I want to make this book into a TV series."
"Want to invest in a TV series again?"
"Hey, flowers are blooming everywhere, do whatever you can to make money," Meng Nan took a bite of sugarcane, "Grandma, if you traveled through time, would you voluntarily stay in ancient times?"
"will not."
Meng Nan didn't expect Grandma to say that. "Why?"
"Will you give up your career for a man?" Zhen Zhen asked her back.
Meng Nan shook his head, and then he heard Zhen Zhen say:
"You are not willing to give up your career for a man, nor are you willing to marry far away. But you are willing to give up civilization and freedom for a man, be trapped in a world in a different time and space, and depend on a man for the rest of your life. Isn't this stupid?"
Meng Nan suddenly felt that the time-travel novel he was reading was no longer interesting.
"By the way, grandma, Ren Dong just launched a dancing game, it's really fun."
"Is Meng Dong's company going public?"
"We will list it on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the near future."
Meng Nan owns shares of Ren Dongxi. If Ren Dongxi goes public, her wealth will increase again.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Mrs. Meng knew that Zhen Zhen loved to eat crabs, so she sent river crabs raised in Batou Village and some medicinal herbs for Zhen Zhen to soak his feet.
Zhen Zhen sincerely thanks her for her concern.
Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "Now that the old lady is gone, only we sisters-in-law are left to move around."
Zhen Zhen also lamented, "Time flies so fast, and decades have passed without me noticing."
Mrs. Meng also lamented that time flies. Every time she comes to the city, she feels that the city has changed a lot, as if she doesn’t recognize it.
Unlike Zhen Guizhi, who can read, play with mobile phones and computers, she is illiterate and cannot even understand the bus stop signs when she comes to the city.
Mrs. Meng only takes the bus from Batou Village to the city.
"Many people from our village have come to the city to buy houses, leaving many houses in the countryside empty. Dajian and Shufen also live in the city with their children. Zhang Qiaohong is at home, but she doesn't talk to me."
Cities are developing too fast, and the elderly are always more confused than the young.
If Zhen Zhen hadn't been an old lady, she really wouldn't understand this feeling.
Meng Hua packed some antiques and gave them to Zhen Zhen, who put all the antiques in the space.
She hadn't been in space for a long time and was blinded by the golden flash.
Oh my goodness! Who has so much gold? It's just bricks, like bricks, worthless!
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