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Chapter 192: Chapter 161: The Big Stir After Returning to the Village

They spent an afternoon at Meishu Golden Island.

The main purpose was to buy and finalize the purchase of a house.

The house was newly purchased. Although it was fully furnished, it still needed some cleaning.

Since there was no rush to get home, it was fine to stay in the area for a couple more days.

They hired a few cleaning ladies to tidy up the house; they planned to go on a boat ride in Tianjin City that evening and take a tour around it.

On the lake.

Chen An'an, with her hands clasped behind her back, stood at the bow. After ensuring her dad's mood was not too sour, she suddenly felt a burst of poetic inspiration against the evening breeze.

Under the city's neon lights, it was brilliant and dazzling.

Every person living in this city has their own unique story.

Perhaps most of them are just like they used to be.

Heading out early and returning late each day, all to secure a small home in this city.

A little place like a safe harbor.

A breeze blew as Chen An'an said, "Ah— the southern waters roll, flowing north."

On the big boat, it wasn't just their family; there were quite a few other tourists as well.

The chubby Chen An'an, wearing a pair of small sunglasses, stood at the front pretending to be profound.

She also attracted quite a few gazes.

Chen Pingsheng scolded her, "Can't you be quiet for once?"

Chen An'an ignored her dad, "Dad, you have to support me. Although I'm not good at school, I could still become a poet when I grow up, right?"

"You becoming a poet?"

Chen Pingsheng didn't believe her for a second, "Is your next line going to be, 'Woo— the Yangtze River, oh Yangtze River'?"

"Eh— how did you know?"

Chen An'an suspected her dad had plagiarized her masterpiece.

"Because I'm your dad."

Chen Pingsheng told her to come inside and sit down to enjoy the river view properly.

"Dad, can our family buy a boat even bigger than this one?"

"Of course, we can."

"Shall we buy one then?"

Chen Pingsheng gave her a stern look, "Let's talk about it when you can pass your exams."

Chen An'an quietly sat down and said no more.

"Brother, Tianjin City is really beautiful!"

Chen Qi stretched out her hand to feel the evening breeze on the lake.

"You think it's beautiful because you don't have the pressure of life, allowing you to quietly savor the peaceful moments."

After a moment of reflection, Mr. Chen asked her, "By the way, when are you planning to get a boyfriend? You're 23 already. Your sister-in-law could cook eggs and rice by herself at your age."

"Bro, you're rushing me again."

Chen Qi found him more annoying than their parents, "I haven't met the right one yet. When fate decides, maybe I'll get married quickly."

"It's better for girls to marry earlier, don't wait until after 25 and become an old maid."

"Pingsheng, stop rushing Little Qi. It seems like people in the city aren't in a hurry to get married anymore," his elder sister intervened.

He recalled how back in the day, being 23 without a partner could make someone the joke of the whole village, but it seemed more normal now.

"Don't compare yourself to those city girls; each one is so picky, they end up left on the shelf."

Chen Pingsheng, who had married early, didn't want his little sister to marry too late.

By 30, it's harder for women to have children.

Chen An'an cleverly ran to Aunt Peiyao, "Dad, Aunt Peiyao doesn't have a partner either, why aren't you urging her?"

"Your Aunt Peiyao is only nineteen, what's her hurry?"

Jiang Peiyao, with her looks, could pick anyone she wanted wherever she went.

With Chen Qi's qualifications, suitors would line up at her door.

Men need status to replace beautiful partners.

Women, when they have status, end up in relationships with much younger men.

Significant age differences.

As beautiful as Tianjin was, they still had to go home.

After two days there, they even spent a night at the newly purchased Lake House Tower.

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The next stop was directly to Dezhou.

The most famous things in Dezhou were probably poker and Dezhou chicken.

After spending a day there, the family embarked on the next leg of their journey in the Coaster.

They departed on the first and only arrived near Wangcai Village on the seventh.

...

Wangcai Village.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of the city.

The rural home was quiet and pleasant, especially at Old Wang's shop at the village's entrance.

There were always a few tables of mahjong players fiercely competing.

The stakes weren't high, and everyone was practically playing their tiles to shreds.

"I've drawn a winning tile, all of one suit!"

Old Wang's pregnant wife laughed heartily, clearly having drawn a strong hand.

The other three players glanced sidelong at her.

Muttering under their breaths, they thought, a pregnant woman's luck at mahjong is unbeatable; it's been several rounds now.

Just then, two luxurious cars pulled up outside the small shop.

The first was a black BMW X5, closely followed by a BMW X6.

These two cars were very familiar to the villagers.

They belonged to the parents of Wangcai Village's richest man, Chen Pingsheng.

Old Wang, ever hospitable, went over to greet them and offered a light for their cigarettes.

"Jianjun, what brings you here?"

"Nothing much, my son and daughter are coming back, so I came here to wait for them."

"Chen Pingsheng is back?"

Old Wang was slightly startled, then immediately shouted to the inside, "Our village's richest man is back, everybody get ready."

"Chen Pingsheng is back?"

"Yes, didn't you see his parents are already here?"

"Oh, this is great news indeed."

"Stop fighting, Old Wang, get me some firecrackers."

"Haha, I'll take a few too, and also give me that biggest box of skyrockets."

Old Wang's daughter-in-law stopped playing cards too, helping the villagers lay firecrackers on the road.

Just waiting for the car to arrive, ensuring the whole village could hear the commotion.

However, she had just gotten married this year, and the name Chen Pingsheng was what she heard about the most.

The wealthiest man in Wangcai Village, a famously good person.

Last year when he returned, he hosted a banquet for three days and even handed out money throughout the village.

No matter who it was, they could receive money just by showing up.

He also donated ten million to build a school and provided an annual scholarship of two million.

With such a prominent figure returning to the village, the village head had to announce it to everyone over the loudspeaker.

Oh—just remembered.

Last year, that incompetent village head, Jiang Dewang, was kicked out just by a few words from him.

The position of village head was nearly vacant for half a year.

"Folks, Chen Pingsheng is back, hurry to Old Wang's at the entrance of the village."

Word spread quickly, from one person to a hundred.

Old Wang's place was quickly surrounded by people.

No matter who it was, first, they bought several strings of red firecrackers, then laid them on both sides of the road.

Just waiting for the car to arrive, ensuring it could blast all the way directly to Old Chen's house.

The main attraction was obviously a lively crowd.

The Coaster arrived.

Followed by two Alfas.

"What's going on, why are they riding a minibus?"

"Look at you, that's an official car used only for high-ranking officials."

"My goodness, are the two cars in front responsible for clearing the way?"

"What you call a spectacle, that's it, didn't you see them transporting two luxury cars back on a large truck a few days ago?"

"I heard that these two cars from Old Chen's family can rank pretty high even in the Capital City."

"That might be an exaggeration, but it's true that they are definitely getting richer."

Inside the Coaster, just as it neared and prepared to park.

Countless villagers had already ignited the grand firecrackers laid out on the road.

Well… now it was difficult to even stop.

They could only slowly move forward.

Chen An'an immediately opened the curtain, laughing wildly, "Dad, are they welcoming me?"

"Welcoming you home to blast cow dung."

Chen Qi laughed, "They're welcoming your dad back to the village, Chen An'an, you really were born under a lucky star."

Chen An'an giggled, "Aunt Peiyao, you've also lucked out with a great brother."

Jiang Peiyao was also sitting by the side, feeling dearly familiar with her hometown.

Looking at the way the villagers welcomed them, perhaps this was the meaning behind her cousin-in-law's hard work earning money outside.

Not just her, but even her elder sister Chen Yao was deeply moved.

Before going to the Capital, she was just an ordinary person from Sha City.

Busy every day for a living.

After moving to the Capital, although still ordinary,

she could live worry-free with an income of over two million a year.

Small Day was already very comfortable and she even owned her own flourishing storefront.

Naturally, it was her brother who had bought it and given it to her.

Looking at this homecoming spectacle, it was genuinely grandiose.

All laid out with red firecrackers.

The entire way was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, everyone welcoming their legend and benefactor in their own way.

The Coaster finally stopped slowly at their house.

Their big house had long been rebuilt with more than three million.

The number one villa in the village, extremely respectable.

Getting out of the car, Chen Pingsheng shook hands with every elder in the village, then said, "Thank you all for the welcome."

"To personally show my gratitude, in two days, everyone over seventy in the village can come and receive ten thousand cash, those over fifty will get five thousand."

Nothing is more straightforward than handing out cash directly.

Many wealthy bosses return to their villages like this.

Thinking about it, he indeed made a lot of money in '14.

Dishing out a few million was really insignificant.

Supporting the elderly, that's also quite a good virtue.

"Although I said in two days," the next day Song Yanxi led people to the town bank, directly withdrawing eight million in cash.

Not only the elderly would have money, but children under ten would also get a big red envelope.

They wouldn't have a banquet this year.

The eight million-plus was just piled up at their doorstep, with several people in charge of registering and handing out the money.

No need to check age, just looking old was enough.

State a name, and that's OK, everyone in the village recognized each other.

"This is really lively," Chen Qi said, standing at the doorstep.

She didn't need to build a house now, her brother's house was big enough, adding just her wasn't a problem.

With more than three million spent building that rural villa, the setting was definitely quite nice.

Today's goal was simple: distribute the entire eight million.

Although there weren't a few elderly in Wangcai Village, all together, they were maybe three to four hundred, plus children would hardly exceed a thousand.

This was pretty much about ten thousand per person.

There's a saying, when poor, one only looks out for oneself,

But when rich, one can help the world; he wasn't quite there yet.

Helping the hometown elders and children was still no problem.

Once this eight million was distributed, the hottest topic in the village would be Chen Pingsheng returning to his hometown and handing out money at the doorstep.

That would firmly take the number one spot on the village gossip list.

No matter whether during idle chats after dinner or when sitting under the old locust tree at the village entrance in their spare time,

This was definitely the liveliest topic.