Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

the next day.

The whole family gathered at Deshenglou Restaurant, eating and chatting, and they could also see the fireworks being set off along the river.

Little Chenchen is starting to get naughty; he just can't sit still and runs around all night. Luckily, the little guy doesn't cause trouble or cling to people, so the adults let him be.

Fang Wei and Binbin drank some baijiu (Chinese liquor), and after a few rounds, they started talking.

"Binbin, your working hours are still not enough. You need to rest at least one day a week, take Chenchen to the park with Xuemei, or go out for a meal. There's no need to overwork yourself!"

Fang Wei is not the kind of parent who likes to lecture; he rarely expresses his opinion on ordinary matters.

So as soon as he opened his mouth, it caught Binbin's attention.

"But I only see the same number of patients every day, and some people have to wait a long time to make an appointment. If I take one day off a week, won't they have to wait even longer?"

Binbin was a little conflicted. The patients trusted him, which was why they came to him for treatment, but he simply couldn't handle everything on his own.

If rest periods are arranged for patients, their waiting time will be even longer.

"There are other doctors in the world besides you. If people can't wait, they'll go somewhere else to see a doctor. Binbin, you can't do everything on your own. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Fang Wei sighed, feeling that Binbin's personality was neither like her nor like Pan Lianhua.

It's not that being responsible is bad, but rather that you shouldn't impose unnecessary responsibilities on yourself. Only when you live a good life can you help more people; it's a very simple principle.

Work is work, and life is life; they should not be confused.

“Dad, I just think Binbin is living too hard. There’s no need for him to work so hard.”

Binbin seemed to be deep in thought, and Liu Xuemei picked up the conversation from the side, subtly expressing her dissatisfaction.

Fang Wei realized her worries were not unfounded and couldn't help but roll her eyes at her son. This brat had absolutely no idea how to manage a family; if things continued like this, conflicts were bound to arise.

“Dad, you’re right. Starting from the new year, I’ll rearrange my schedule and rest at least one day a week.”

Binbin has one good point: he listens to advice! Especially when Fang Wei speaks, he can still take it to heart. After all, his father rarely interferes in his affairs, and when he does speak, it's always with a purpose.

Pan Lianhua had been listening for a long time before finally saying, "That's right. Don't let yourself age prematurely at such a young age. Taking a good rest and living a good life is for the sake of working better."

"I understand, Mom."

Binbin fondly remembers the days he spent at the clinic with Master Sun, but he also knows very well that the man is getting old and he can no longer exploit him.

He had considered hiring one or two resident doctors, but the problem was that highly skilled doctors wouldn't come to his small clinic, and he didn't need those who weren't skilled enough.

It was only then that he realized that he had always been thinking about making things bigger and stronger, but that was actually very unrealistic.

Since opening his clinic, he felt that his medical skills had greatly improved, which may have caused him to have a problem with his mindset.

He figured it was better to take things slowly and steadily, so he decided to make a change starting from the new year. He didn't want to think that the world would stop turning without him; he was, after all, just an ordinary person.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua were both very happy to see that their son was willing to listen to their advice.

Compared to this, my daughter seems much more willful, using her busy work schedule as an excuse not to have children yet.

Parents always have endless worries.

The next day.

That is, New Year's Day.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua drove to Shenzhen to spend New Year's Day with their daughter and son-in-law.

Xiaojie had a rare day off today, so she prepared a meal at home and had a meal with her parents.

After dinner, Pan Lianhua called her daughter into the room, intending to have a serious talk with the other party. "At her age, why doesn't she want children? Does she really have to wait until she's very old to think about having kids?"

Before she could even speak, Xiaojie blurted out, "Mom, I'm pregnant."

"Huh? When did this happen? Why didn't you call to tell me?"

Pan Lianhua was completely bewildered, unsure whether her daughter was telling the truth or lying.

“I only found out yesterday when I went to the hospital for a test. You told my dad you were coming over today, so I thought I'd tell you after we met. Is there a problem?”

Xiao Jie was completely confused, and then explained.

"No problem, no problem. Xiaojie, let me tell you something."

Pan Lianhua was overjoyed; what question was there?
Next, she shared a lot with her daughter, speaking from the perspective of someone who had been through it all, from the initial steps of pregnancy care to the precautions to take during postpartum recovery, without showing any sign of fatigue.

After she finished speaking, she realized it was already very late, so she and Fang Wei walked back to their villa.

Xiaojie and her husband usually stay in the villa area whenever they have time off. During the week, due to the distance to their work, they usually live in the apartment they got married in.

Today, she and Cheng Xiaoyue are staying at a lakeside villa, making it very convenient for Fang Wei and his wife to meet with them.

"Third Brother, Xiao Jie is pregnant."

Back home, Pan Lianhua couldn't wait to tell her husband the good news. Fang Wei was overjoyed; although he didn't usually say it, he had worried about this matter a lot.

“That’s wonderful, Lotus. We’ll be grandparents soon.”

"Yes, I'll stay in Shenzhen more often from now on. My daughter can't live without her family around her."

Next, Pan Lianhua began to plan for her daughter's postpartum period.

Fang Wei smiled without saying a word and quietly went to the study without disturbing the other person.

the next day.

Fang Wei went to the seawater rice experimental field, which is now under the management of Wang Erzhu. Although it is already winter, the seeds of [Sea Rice 012] are still being cultivated in the greenhouse.

“Secretary, the 200 mu of experimental fields that are empty will be planted with seawater rice in the spring, mainly to verify the soil-improving effect of seawater rice.”

Wang Erzhu is a clever young man who graduated from high school and is currently studying at an agricultural university through correspondence courses.

"Yes, this arrangement is good."

There aren't many seawater rice seeds needed right now. Once the Xiachu base in Northwest China is built, Wang Muqi will lead a team to conduct breeding.

However, in Xiachu County, seawater rice can only be harvested once a year, meaning one crop per season. But the area is sparsely populated and land is not valuable, so the quantity of land can compensate for this.

Afterwards, Fang Wei went into the greenhouse, carefully checked the breeding situation, and felt that there were no problems.

The yield of seawater rice has already increased, and with subsequent generations of improvement, it is expected to continue to rise. Therefore, he lowered the yield-increasing attribute value slightly, while slightly increasing the resistance attribute value.

The attribute values ​​are more balanced now, and he hopes that the salt tolerance threshold can be increased further, ideally reaching 5%.

Over the next two days, Fang Wei provided technical training to Wang Erzhu and others, and then returned to Guangzhou with Pan Lianhua.

Pan Lianhua plans to come to Shenzhen again after the New Year with her older sister. They will stay there for a while longer to take better care of Xiaojie.

Fang Wei naturally had no objection to his wife's idea.

He's fine on his own, and he'll probably be traveling to the Northwest more often in the future, so it would be good for him to find something to do in Panlianhua.

“Secretary, oilseed crop prices on the international market have started to fall. I’ve discovered a new situation: soybean prices in North America have suddenly plummeted, with abnormal price fluctuations.”

morning.

Fang Wei was working on documents in the chairman's office when Yang Feng rushed in.

Yang Feng is a competent assistant to the chairman. He has a broad vision, not only focusing on the domestic market but also paying close attention to the international market.

After the New Year, oilseed crops on the international market began to decline in price, especially soybeans, whose price fluctuations were abnormal. In a short period of time, the price was halved, and the downward trend is still continuing.

"My assessment concludes that this fluctuation in the international market will have a significant impact on domestic grain and oil enterprises. At the same time, it will also have a significant negative impact on domestic soybean growers."

Yang Feng looked worried. The domestic edible oil market had only been stable for a short time, and it seemed that things were about to change again.

Of course, it's not all bad news. For growers who chose to plant [Nan Dou 336], the impact is not so great.

Currently, the planting area of ​​the [Nan Dou 336] soybean variety in China is not large. There are many reasons for this, but the main reason is that imported soybean seeds are very popular, and many growers do not trust domestically produced seeds.

Despite years of promotional efforts, [Nan Dou 336] has only managed to achieve a market share of 18%.

With the price of imported soybeans plummeting and imported soybean seeds also experiencing significant price reductions, the market share of [Nan Dou 336] is likely to decrease.

"With the cost of growing soybeans in China remaining high and total output shrinking year by year, the sudden and sharp drop in soybean prices in North America is probably not for good reasons."

The soybean crisis that Fang Wei remembered still came. Although he had developed a high-yield soybean variety, Nan Dou 336, he still couldn't prevent it from happening.

The soybean crisis is actually inextricably linked to the world's "Big Four" grain traders, and there are signs of manipulation in this sharp price drop.

In the current situation, domestic enterprises have little resistance, and farmers also find it difficult to resist low-price dumping.

"Chairman, how should we respond?"

"The impact on us is limited. For now, we will produce [Nan Dou 336] seeds according to the latest production plan, and then make adjustments as needed based on market conditions."

Yaoling Group does not grow soybeans, produce soybean oil, or have any feed processing enterprises.

Although there is some livestock farming, it is very small in scale. Over the years, they have developed unique farming techniques and are not sensitive to the price fluctuations of soybeans.

The impact is on the sales of [Nan Dou 336] soybean seeds, but this part of the output value accounts for a very small percentage of Yaoling Agriculture's total output value, and can be almost ignored.

Therefore, Fang Wei appeared very composed.

"Okay, then, Chairman, should we call a special meeting to discuss this matter?"

Yang Feng suggested that Fang Wei hold a meeting to discuss this matter, so that everyone could learn from it.

The market is ever-changing; nothing is static. (End of Chapter)