Cheng Shaoyuan looked at Cheng Shaojie and asked, "If you want to build a house, how do you plan to build it? Do you want to divide the family first?"
Cheng Shaojie hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course we have to divide the family property first, and then build it."
"Then tell me, how do we divide it? Don't tell me that all the land in my hometown belongs to you, right?"
"Of course not!"
"Then divide it equally."
"No!" Cheng Shaojie immediately objected, "The land will be divided equally, and I will have the homestead..."
Before Cheng Shaojie could finish, Cheng Shaoyuan interrupted him and said, "Everything will be divided equally. In addition, I will give you 200,000 yuan. If you agree, we will divide the family property immediately. If you don't agree, then don't divide it."
After saying that, Cheng Shaoyuan stood up and said to his uncle, "Uncle, I have to go to my aunt's house later, so I won't sit here."
Cheng Shaoyuan took Shen Yunzhao’s hand and left.
After getting in the car, Cheng Shaoyuan took the initiative to explain, "Yun Zhao, you know the situation of my eldest brother's family. He and his wife don't have much savings, and the children are still in school, so they need money right now. If I don't give him the 200,000 yuan, my brother will definitely not agree to split the family, and he won't be able to build a new house."
Shen Yunzhao smiled and said, "I understand."
It was only 200,000, Shen Yunzhao didn’t want to care about it.
I must build a house in my hometown. I have been delaying it before, mainly because I had no money. Now that I have money, the sooner I build it, the better.
The old houses nowadays are too old. Although they are not dangerous, they may be blown down by a typhoon at any time.
The most important thing is that the old man is still alive!
When we arrived at my aunt's house, she was home alone and was obviously surprised to see Cheng Shaoyuan and Shen Yunzhao.
"Shao Yuan, Yun Zhao, you're here!"
Auntie warmly invited them into the house, made tea, and brought out a plate of snacks and a plate of fruit.
"Auntie, don't worry."
Cheng Shaoyuan sat down on the chair and asked, "How is your health recently?"
"Well, that's it. The doctor told me to go for a follow-up check-up next month."
Cheng Shaoyuan looked at his aunt carefully. She was very thin, almost skin and bones. There was an unrelieved sadness between her brows, and her face looked sickly.
The two of them sat at their aunt's house for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. Before leaving, Cheng Shaoyuan took out a red envelope and put it on the table, saying, "Aunt, this is a little gift from us."
The red envelope bag was bulging, and you could tell at a glance that there was a lot of money in it.
The aunt didn't want to accept it. She picked up the red envelope and handed it to Cheng Shaoyuan, "This is too much money! Shaoyuan, take it back."
"It's just a little gift from us." Cheng Shaoyuan pushed the red envelope back and pulled Shen Yunzhao out the door.
My aunt chased me out with a red envelope, "Shaoyuan, that's too much money! I really can't accept it! You already gave me a 5,000 yuan red envelope when I was in the hospital last time. Why should I ask for your money? Take it back!"
Cheng Shaoyuan had already gotten into the car. He stuck his head out of the window and said, "Auntie, don't be polite! Take this money first, and we'll talk about it after you're cured!"
"Hey, I don't know if my illness can be cured. Shaoyuan, be obedient and take the red envelope back."
Cheng Shaoyuan simply lowered the car window and drove away.
"Shaoyuan, Shaoyuan!"
My aunt chased for a while, but she could never catch up with the car, so she had to go home.
When she got home, she took out the red envelope and counted it, and there were actually a lot of them!
This red envelope is too big!
My aunt hesitated again and again, and finally took the red envelope back to the drawer upstairs.
She is very short of money now. There is less than 1,000 yuan left in her bank card, which is not enough for the next chemotherapy.
With the money Shaoyuan gave me, I can at least have a few chemotherapy treatments.
As for the money I owe him, I can only pay it back slowly when I am healthy again.
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Starting from the fourth day of the New Year, Cheng Shaoyuan and Shen Yunzhao went to pay New Year's greetings respectively.
Cheng Shaoyuan had many friends and colleagues, so he spent two days on the fourth and fifth day of the Lunar New Year visiting each other.
Shen Yunzhao had many business partners, and he didn’t finish his work until the fifth day of the New Year.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the last day of the Spring Festival holiday, the two took Yaoyao to Tianfu Villa.
When the three of them arrived at the villa, they first went to wish Mr. Zheng and others a happy new year.
"Hey, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Shen, you're here! Here comes Xiao Yaoyao, come here, let grandpa hug you!"
Mr. Zheng was very happy to see the three people, especially when he saw Yaoyao, he picked her up.
Yaoyao giggled and playfully grabbed Mr. Zheng's beard.
"Hey, you little rascal, you're grabbing Grandpa's beard again!"
Old Zheng scolded with a smile, but there was actually no trace of blame in his tone.
"Mr. Zheng, Happy New Year!"
When Shen Yunzhao and Cheng Shaoyuan walked into Mr. Zheng's room, they found that there was another man in his fifties in the room.
The man looked about 70% like Mr. Zheng, with a calm temperament and gentle manner, very much like a university professor.
"Haha, let me introduce myself to you."
Mr. Zheng took the initiative to introduce the man, "He is my eldest son Zheng Zhixian, you can just call him Uncle Zheng."
Shen Yunzhao and Cheng Shaoyuan had seen many high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen, so when they saw Zheng Lao's son, they were not very curious, but called him over immediately.
"Uncle Zheng."
"Hello!" Zheng Zhixian, the elder Zheng's son, also greeted them warmly. "You must be Shaoyuan and Yunzhao, right? My dad has been talking about you guys a lot lately. Oh, you two are truly a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman!"
Zheng Zhixian nodded secretly in his heart and had a good impression of Cheng Shaoyuan and Shen Yunzhao.
"Come, sit down and chat."
Zheng Zhixian is humorous and knowledgeable. Cheng Shaoyuan hit it off with him right away. The two chatted enthusiastically and even had lunch together.
In the afternoon, Cheng Shaoyuan took Yaoyao and said goodbye, considering that Mr. Zheng had the habit of taking a nap.
Zheng Zhixian said, "Come back in the afternoon. I haven't met a kid as interesting as you in a long time."
Being called a "little friend", Cheng Shaoyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Okay! I'll come and bother you again in the afternoon!"
After Cheng Shaoyuan and Shen Yunzhao left, Mr. Zheng said, "I was right, wasn't I? This couple is really interesting!"
"Haha, indeed!" Zheng Zhixian drank a glass of water and said, "Dad, I really like this Cheng Shaoyuan. He's a very down-to-earth person, smart and clever, and he gets things done!"
"Oh, that's rare! You actually took the initiative to say who you like!" Old Zheng raised his eyebrows. This son has very high standards and will not easily say who he likes.
Of course, the "like" that Zheng Zhixian said does not have any other meaning, it is simply liking for the juniors.
"I do have an idea. I want to transfer him to the provincial government, and then..."
"Okay, how old is Xiao Cheng? He's only been in politics for a short time and doesn't have much experience or knowledge. If you really like him, why not let him train in Xingning County for a while, wait for a year or two, and then transfer him up."
Zheng Zhixian thought about it and nodded, "Dad, you're right. I was too impatient."
Cheng Shaoyuan had no idea what the two men were talking about, and he had no idea that these few short conversations would have a huge impact on his future career.
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