The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

At 10:00 AM on January 17, 1989, everyone gathered again in a large conference room on the top floor of the Want Want Group headquarters.

Yesterday, a year-end summary meeting was held, summarizing the gains and losses of Want Want Group in 1988, and also making the latest arrangements for this year's work plan.

However, given the importance of this matter, we still need to hold a meeting today to make detailed adjustments and arrangements.

At yesterday's meeting, Wang Duoyu successfully explained the current situation facing the Japanese economy.

This led to a consensus among Li Efra, Zheng Baoyin, and Wei Ruola.

At the beginning of today's meeting, Wang Duoyu looked at Wen Shixuan and said:
"Old Wen, your Red Star Group has the heaviest tasks this year, you need to hurry."

"Regarding patented technology, I need to emphasize this again, Lao Wen. You need to listen carefully. Our focus at Red Star Group is on research and development, not revenue and profit. You need to understand the emphasis."

Wen Shixuan, whose name was called, nodded heavily.

As time went on, Wang Duoyu became increasingly mysterious, and people's admiration for him grew stronger.

It seems there's nothing Wang Duoyu can't accomplish; his corporate guidelines are like imperial edicts, all you have to do is obey and follow them.

Red Star Group doesn't have many subsidiaries, but a few more will be added this year.

Therefore, Wen Shixuan's workload will be very heavy, and he will need to keep an eye on many more things.

If you can't complete the tasks assigned by Wang Duoyu, then you'll be dismissed, which would be quite funny.

Subsequently, Wang Duoyu made even more detailed arrangements for the Red Star Group.

The investment amount is 1.8 billion RMB, which is a very large sum of money in this era.

The expanded Hongxing Group will be reborn.

Then Wang Duoyu looked at Zheng Baoyin and the others, and said:

"Brands such as Pandora, Yuma Apparel, and Yuebu Sports have increased their investments, by about 20% compared to last year."

"Japan's economy will reach its peak this year, but there may be some domestic turbulence. However, we don't need to be too surprised; we can make arrangements in advance."

These are all manufacturing companies, so Wang Duoyu doesn't need to worry about them much.

Zheng Baoyin and his team are all veterans, and the factory is located in Harbin, so Wang Duoyu can know immediately if anything happens.

In addition, Xue Lisheng has always been in Harbin. In short, as the headquarters of Want Want Group, there will definitely be no surprises.

More than half an hour later, Wang Duoyu took a sip of water before looking at O'Brien and the others, and said:
"Quantitative trading systems are excellent financial investment tools. Maple Capital and the other companies could each contribute funds to establish a subsidiary company to operate this quantitative trading system."

"Given the current size of the global financial market, an investment of around one billion US dollars each should be sufficient for you."

Upon hearing this, their expressions immediately changed, and Fuller Carson couldn't help but say:

"Professor, isn't one billion dollars too little?"

As the head of Horizon Capital, Fuller Carson spends most of the year in Singapore, giving him a deeper understanding of the local financial market.

This time, the quantitative trading system involved Horizon Capital, or rather, they were the only company in the Singapore market.

In this sense, Horizon Capital essentially monopolizes the profits in this area.

Singapore's position in the global financial world is also quite good, ranking only after New York, London, and Tokyo. Even compared to cities like Hong Kong and Frankfurt, Singapore is not inferior.

In addition, Singapore's daily financial transaction volume is also rising, which presents many opportunities.

In this situation, is investing just one billion dollars a bit too little?

Following Fuller Carson's words, O'Brien of Maple Tree Capital, Lee Efra of Summit Global, Lin Xiaoyi of Yibao Investment, Beowulf of Atlantic Investment, and others all nodded in agreement.

They all agreed with Fuller Carson that a billion dollars in investment was not much.

“Bite off more than you can chew!”

Wang Duoyu shook his head and said:

"There's a Chinese saying, 'Too much of a good thing is bad.' The global financial industry is only so big, and we already have so many companies launching quantitative trading systems. It's a double-edged sword."

"This is the initial stage, so there's no need for us to waste time internally. One billion dollars is a figure I've carefully calculated; it won't be too much, nor too little."

"Currently, besides our Raptor Fund, there is another company called Renaissance Technologies, which has also launched a quantitative trading system in New York."

"I estimate that within a few years, similar funds will be found in financial markets all over the world."

"So the time we had to make quick money in this emerging market was very short."

When quantitative trading systems become ubiquitous, then vicious competition will ensue.

Capital is always greedy, just like Fuller Carson is now.

They all yearn to make more money, so they are very willing to invest. Since it's almost a sure thing to make a huge profit, why not be bolder?

However, Wang Duoyu was very clear that there was no need to engage in internal strife at this time. In any case, the market was huge, and he could make money slowly.

If too many related companies suddenly enter the market, then capital will also flow in frantically.

Once Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley also turn their attention to quantitative trading systems, it will be much more difficult for the Raptor Fund to make money as easily as before.

Companies like Goldman Sachs will be very willing to invest heavily, purchasing large numbers of high-performance computers, recruiting more computer technology talent, and even poaching talent directly from companies like Renaissance Technologies and Velociraptor.

Don't assume these companies can't poach talent. On Wall Street, if you offer the right amount of money, there's no one you can't poach.

Even if there's a penalty for breach of contract, so what?

If the penalty for breach of contract is too high or unreasonable, executives from companies like Goldman Sachs will definitely sue Raptor Fund.

Competition is acceptable, but it must be fair competition within a reasonable and legal framework.

With the talent pool of Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs, Wang Duoyu doesn't believe that the Raptor Fund will always be invincible.

Wang Duoyu is indeed very sensitive to numbers, but he couldn't possibly be a trader.

Therefore, the traders who can directly operate the market must be top students who graduated from Ivy League universities.

Ironically, companies like Goldman Sachs carefully select these individuals, rather than hiring just anyone.

In the original timeline, the male protagonist in the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" was just a lucky guy.

Such lucky individuals are almost never seen in reality.

Moreover, as time goes on, Ivy League graduates will become the ticket to enter major Wall Street firms.

Without such a diploma, one cannot even get a ticket to the game, let alone work for Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs.

Therefore, the core competitiveness of companies like Xunmenglong Fund is actually their quantitative trading system.

This requires continuous optimization; otherwise, it will easily be eliminated by the market.

A billion dollars in investment is not a small amount; it's enough.

After Wang Duoyu finished explaining, Fuller Carson and the others nodded with great admiration.

"Therefore, the next steps are crucial for all of you. In addition to making money, you also need to closely monitor all changes in the market."

"Quantitative trading systems are a crucial force in the future of the financial industry and an indispensable component."

"When global financial transactions begin to be completed using computers, the global market will change even faster, so you all need to have a more agile mindset. Making money has never been an easy thing, so you must pay close attention."

While everyone else was extremely enthusiastic, Wang Duoyu's expression remained calm and indifferent.

He then looked at Reinhard Monroe, the head of Quantum Technologies, and said softly:

"Is Daimler-Benz still unwilling to hand over its core technologies? Are those engineers still so resentful?"

"No, they've all been 'convinced,' and the technology has been completely sorted out."

Reinhard quickly replied.

The man in front of me, Wang Duoyu, may seem to have little influence to outsiders, despite being a mathematics professor at Harbin Institute of Technology.

But Reinhard knew very well that this guy was a ruthless man who dared to rob America, and most importantly, he was able to get away unscathed.

Those who knew the truth and followed Wang Duoyu in the robbery all made a fortune.

Naturally, no one would deliberately cause trouble, so to this day, no one knows that it was Wang Duoyu who robbed America.

Even if many investors on Wall Street know that companies like Summit Global made huge profits during the 1987 stock market crash, so what?
Just like Bridgewater Associates, there are many people behind companies like Summit Global and Maple Tree Capital. Who would dare to stand in their way?

Do you really think that the "gift money" invested annually by companies like Summit Global is just a blank piece of paper?
If they dare to rob even the United States, then what does the core technology of Daimler-Benz mean?

In the eyes of capital, the core technologies of car companies are nothing more than tools for making money; as long as the price is right, they can be traded at will.

Furthermore, in the current Daimler-Benz company, the value of the brand itself is the most important, while other factors are not so important.

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu nodded slightly and said:
"That's good. The Mercedes-Benz manufacturing plant in Harbin will continue to expand its production capacity this year, and components such as engine systems, transmission systems, steering and suspension systems will be gradually transferred here."

"Production costs in Germany are too high, which is detrimental to the company's development."

"On the other hand, we also need to accelerate the research and development of automated production technologies in the next decade, and use computer control systems to drive technological progress in this area."

Intelligent control is the future, although it's still a long way off, perhaps 20 or 30 years from now, but we can certainly start making progress in this era.

With Daimler-Benz already acquired, automotive technology is no longer a limiting factor for domestic development.

Made in China will be the most important engine of development in the next ten, twenty, or thirty years.

Automobile manufacturing is a crucial part of this.

The headquarters of Daimler-Benz in Germany will certainly not become an empty shell, but will be put to good use.

One is to further develop top-tier supercars, or even develop a supercar brand of our own.

We must actively participate in Formula 1 racing to improve and hone Mercedes-Benz's manufacturing and R&D technologies.

Secondly, we must develop automated production technologies, which is of paramount importance.

Because high labor costs are a future trend, whether in the United States and Japan now, or in China in the future, these are inevitable trends.

In the 1960s and 70s, American manufacturing moved to Japan and Europe. Now, in the 1980s, heavily polluting manufacturing companies from Europe and Japan are moving to regions with cheap labor, such as China and Southeast Asia.

This is an economic development trend.

However, in the future, it will be difficult for China's domestic manufacturing industry to flow overseas.

Of course, those are all things that are a long way off. Wang Duoyu certainly won't take it slow; instead, he will accelerate the pace of technological research and development.

Daimler-Benz is not going to be idle in Germany, and thus attract attention from others, it has transferred all its core technologies to Harbin.

Such a job adjustment is undoubtedly a very correct 'disguise'.

After all, the German mark appreciated rapidly, leading to high production costs and declining profits for Daimler-Benz.

Therefore, it is reasonable to transfer part of the automobile production to Harbin.

Moreover, companies like Toyota, Panasonic, Sony, Motorola, and Toshiba have already moved their factories to China, haven't they?

Even companies like Apple, IBM, and Boeing are starting to consider doing this.

Therefore, it is understandable that the Mercedes-Benz manufacturing plant in Harbin is growing bigger and stronger, and may even replace the original factory in Germany.

Capital is for profit, not for anything else.

Wall Street capital has demonstrated this to the fullest extent.

After discussing these matters, Wang Duoyu's meeting for today is now essentially over.

Both BMW and Audi were recently acquired, and their joint venture car manufacturing plants in Harbin are still under construction, so there's no rush.

After all, it's January, which is winter, so it's not really suitable to start work.

The following day, January 18th, the year-end summary meeting of the Department of Harbin Institute of Technology also began.

Wang Duoyu naturally attended the meeting as well.

Harbin Institute of Technology now boasts a number of companies including Excellence Technology, Pioneer Technology, Guanghui Lithography Machine Factory, Pacific Optical Cable Company, Arctic Ocean Machine Tool Factory, Huajiang Power Company, Nebula Supercomputing Center, Huayun Company, Diaopai Company, Huaxing Chip Factory, Huaxing Company, Dolphin Group, Huashun Company, Heilongjiang Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, Heilongjiang Capital, and Wujiang Technology.

Joint ventures with other entities include China Northern Airlines, Lotte Group, and Shenyang Military Industry.

However, joint ventures are unlikely to be mentioned at today's year-end summary meeting, so they can be disregarded.

For example, Lotte Group is a highly confidential company; within Harbin Institute of Technology, there are fewer than a handful of people who know it exists.

"Now we welcome the head of Pioneer Technology's manufacturing plant."

Following the words of Office Director Fang Guangchao, the person in charge, Shu Biaoyin, immediately began to speak.

Pioneer Technology's manufacturing plant still only produces noise-canceling headphones and noise-canceling technology solutions, resulting in negligible revenue of only $1.09 million.

Next up is Pacific Cable Company, whose revenue has been greatly affected by the internet, with both domestic and international revenue growth being quite good.

Wang Duoyu, sitting in the conference room, wasn't listening attentively.

Compared to Want Want Group, although there are more companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, the 'wealth gap' is even greater.

For example, Pioneer Technology Manufacturing Plant is an aerospace engine manufacturing company. Over the years, it has been pouring money into the company, but its revenue is pitifully small.

Conversely, Excellence Technology, with its computer and MP3 products, achieved a staggering $28.2 billion in revenue in 1988.

On one side, there's revenue of only a million dollars; on the other, there's revenue of nearly 30 billion dollars.

The gap between the two is so disheartening that one doesn't even have the courage to look at the data.

Another example is the Heilongjiang Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, which has absolutely no revenue, or more accurately, the company's revenue is negative.

Since it's a negative number, what's there to talk about?
The addition of beach televisions to the Dolphin Group was another huge trump card, bringing the company's total revenue to $19.2 billion in 1988.

The difference is too great; there's no comparison whatsoever.

Of course, Wang Duoyu also had his own things to do. For example, he was currently using the time of the meeting to work on a small problem.

In his view, the Hodge conjecture should not be too difficult; to be precise, it should not be as difficult as the Riemann Hypothesis.

However, he still has no clue what to do, so since it's the end of the year and he's doing his year-end review, he's taking this opportunity to clear his mind.

As for the small problem he is currently working on, it is merely one of his ideas in proving the Hodge conjecture, nothing more.

It won't take up much of his time and energy.

As time passed, the meeting gradually came to an end.

Wang Duoyu didn't say a word during the whole process; it seemed he was just there to participate and had no intention of interfering.

The conference room at Harbin Institute of Technology is now filled with people, each with their own little ideas.

When Lü Gongliang said that they would appropriately reduce inventory and control and adjust production, everyone was dumbfounded.

A group of people were talking excitedly, turning the meeting room into a chaotic mess, like a vegetable market.

"Quiet down, all of you. What kind of behavior is this, making so much noise?"

Lu Gongliang's face darkened. He banged on the table and shouted:
"This is a meeting room, not a vegetable market. If you have any opinions, please raise your hand. Xiao Yin, you go first."

Yin Wenjie, who was called out, immediately spoke up:
"Principal Lü, our Dolphin Group has already formulated relevant plans. This year, we will expand our production capacity, firstly to compete with companies like Toshiba in the television market and increase our market share."

"Secondly, we must maintain our Dolphin Games' market share; we cannot allow competitors like Nintendo to catch up."

"So I really can't understand this policy of reducing inventory and lowering production. Could Principal Lü please explain it to me?"

At this moment, Lü Gongliang glanced at Wang Duoyu and found that the latter had no intention of speaking at all, and was so engrossed in the fun of solving math problems that he could not extricate himself.

So he began to speak:

"Your question is very simple. It's because the international community will face new challenges, and companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology will be targeted."

"Therefore, we need to prepare in advance and be prepared for unforeseen circumstances."

Lü Gongliang briefly explained the possible changes in the international context, leaving everyone speechless.

But soon their doubts grew: why was it certain that something would happen in Eastern Europe in the middle of this year?

Just as Lü Gongliang was about to explain, Wang Duoyu suddenly spoke first:
"Because you only need to go over there and take one look to see that they can no longer bear their current poverty and backwardness."

The meeting room fell silent instantly. The moment Wang Duoyu spoke, everyone became as docile as quails. Liu Deben smiled immediately, and after a moment of surprise, Lü Gongliang also smiled.

It turned out that Wang Duoyu had put down his pen at some point, calmly looked at everyone, and began to speak eloquently:
“Since the 1980s, that region of Eastern Europe has long adhered to a planned economy system, and this traditional extensive economic development model now appears extremely outdated.”

"The characteristics include sluggish economic growth, a lack of new drivers of growth, rampant inflation, extreme shortages of goods, and widespread inefficiency in enterprises."

Anyone who has been to Xiong Yali knows that, mired in a huge fiscal deficit and heavy foreign debt, the living standards of the people in this region have not only failed to improve, but have continued to decline.

In addition to these, there were many other impacts, which led to these people accumulating a lot of bitterness.

As we approach the 1990s, they are bound to erupt.

This situation was inevitable. If it didn't break out in the middle of this year, it would have broken out in September or October. In short, it couldn't have broken out later this year.

Once it breaks out, the subsequent events will be quite interesting.

Now that the background has been explained, the specific measures to be taken will follow.

Therefore, if companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology don't plan ahead, it will be too late when the storm arrives.

Yin Wenjie and his group didn't dare to question Wang Duoyu anymore, not only because they lacked the courage, but also because they hadn't actually investigated and therefore had no right to speak.

Realistically speaking, Wang Duoyu's authority and reach are far beyond what people like Yin Wenjie can compare to.

Moreover, what he said made perfect sense, and Yin Wenjie and the others couldn't find any reason to refute it.

However, they were indeed reluctant to clear out their inventory and reduce production.

Wang Duoyu didn't care about any of that. He had already explained that if they didn't carry out his orders, well, the consequences would be something they couldn't afford.

During the previous stock market crash of 1987, Lotte Group's performance had already made Liu Deben and his team furious and regretful to the point that they wanted to go back in time and slap themselves for rejecting Wang Duoyu's suggestion.

Therefore, if Yin Wenjie and his men dare to outwardly comply but inwardly defy, then Liu Deben and his men will dare to change generals on the eve of battle.

After that, Wang Duoyu stopped interfering in the matter and let them handle it on their own.

However, as the meeting was nearing its end, Wang Duoyu still heard about the total revenue of the Harbin Institute of Technology-affiliated enterprises in 1988.

The total domestic revenue of companies such as Dolphin Group, Excellence Technology, and Huashun Company is RMB 2.9 billion, while their total overseas revenue is USD 72.65 billion.

Without a doubt, this number is quite staggering.

But the year 1988 seems quite normal.

The global economy is progressing steadily and rapidly, and it seems that everyone is quite wealthy.

The Japanese economy, in particular, is absolutely dominant; everyone there is very wealthy, so buying things is all they need to do.

For example, the drones produced by Wujiang Technology are clearly a stripped-down version of home drones, but as a result, many military units and government agencies have purchased large quantities of drones.

It's absolutely outrageous that his mother opened the door for him; it's outrageous to the extreme.

The revenue of companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology was indeed phenomenal, with profits of at least 20 billion US dollars. However, after hearing this, Wang Duoyu laughed, saying that it was still not as good as Want Want Group.

In 1988, Want Want Group's total annual revenue in the domestic market was RMB 2.35 billion, its total global revenue was USD 17.736 billion, and Maple Leaf Holdings' total profit was USD 16.2 billion.

And the profits of acquired or invested companies such as Daimler-Benz are not yet included in the above calculation.

The main reason is that the companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology do not have any decent financial companies. Heilongjiang Capital, a financial company, seems very powerful and holds a lot of funds.

However, because it is a state-owned enterprise, and given Fang Li's relationship with these superiors, Wang Duoyu has become too lazy to care anymore.

As a result, Heilongjiang Capital's profits were extremely low, as Liu Deben and his ilk were left to their own devices.

Under such circumstances, Want Want Group's profits from Maple Leaf Holdings alone reached US$16.2 billion.

Adding to Want Want Group's total overseas revenue of NT$17.736 billion, even if the profit is only NT$4 billion, the total still exceeds NT$20 billion.

Therefore, Want Want Group's profits have now surpassed those of companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology, which in turn is backed by the entire Harbin Institute of Technology and the domestic industry.

However, Want Want Group only relied on Wang Duoyu himself; Fang Lihe and other leaders did not provide strong support to Want Want Group.

In another ten years, once Facebook has grown significantly, its market capitalization alone may exceed $50 billion.

In the original timeline, Yahoo! Inc., founded in 1994, had already surpassed a market capitalization of $100 billion by the end of 1999.

Therefore, it will be quite fast for Facebook to break through the $50 billion market value mark.

Wang Duoyu shook his head and remained silent.

In terms of technological strength, companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology are indeed far superior to Want Want Group.

However, as the company grows and its strength expands, it attracts more attention from higher authorities.

So the higher-ups couldn't help but intervene.

After all, it's not easy for such a large enterprise group to emerge in China, so we can't just let it be destroyed like this.

A prudent approach is the best long-term strategy.

The year-end summary meeting finally ended at 1:20 PM, just after noon.

Wang Duoyu did not eat with everyone, but left first.

"Xiaoli, let's pack our things tomorrow and buy all the New Year's goods we need. We'll go back to our hometown the day after tomorrow."

After returning to the island in the middle of the lake, Wang Duoyu met with Liu Xiaoli and discussed the matter.

The couple had already discussed going home the day after tomorrow.

Liu Xiaoli naturally had no objections. Her daily work now consists of taking care of her child, which is relatively leisurely.

Of course, children under five years old are actually quite troublesome.

A child who chatters all day long can easily annoy adults.

However, Wang Yifei and her children were relatively well-behaved and not too noisy.

“Sure, no problem,” Liu Xiaoli replied with a smile.

The children, including Wang Jun'an, who were standing nearby, also cheered and jumped for joy.

As long as they can go out, that's a good thing for them.

The next day, Wang Duoyu accompanied Liu Xiaoli out, taking Wang Yifei and the other children to a nearby shopping mall to buy New Year's goods.

There are still two weeks until the Spring Festival, so it's a bit early to buy New Year's goods.

But actually, it's not that early.

In short, we should buy more, because it's quite difficult to buy things back in our hometown of Dahonggou Village.

Going out shopping is so great for kids, especially with the festive music playing in the malls, which makes them all smile.

The advent of VCD players has made this type of music widely available in shopping malls.

Many businesses are playing music to create a stronger festive atmosphere for the New Year.

It's 1989 now, not ten years ago.

Not only VCD players, but DVDs also appeared, as well as MP3 players.

According to Wang Duoyu's estimate, VCD and DVD products cannot dominate the market for long.

MP3 players were the true behemoth of the portable music player market, and the terminator of products like VCDs.

Of course, this definitely requires time to develop; it can't be replaced immediately.

There are probably still many people in China who have never used a VCD player, and this kind of thing will soon disappear.

While shopping with Liu Xiaoli and the others, Wang Duoyu's brain was working overtime again.

Perhaps Walsin Technology can still sell MP3 players in the country, and even very cheap ones at that.

In the original timeline, the domestic MP3/4 and MP5 market was extremely popular between 2003 and 2010.

After 2010, it wasn't that MP3 players completely disappeared from the market, but rather that smartphones had become more common.

In 2007, the iPhone was launched, and in the three years of 2008, 2009 and 2010, the development speed of smartphones became more and more rapid each year.

Anyway, in his previous life, Wang Duoyu was already using a smartphone that cost a thousand yuan back in 2011. Moreover, all he needed to do was get a SIM card to get a smartphone that cost a thousand yuan for free.

Under such circumstances, products such as MP3 players naturally faded from the market.

However, Apple's iPod touch was still very popular. For example, many people around Wang Duoyu used this product to play games such as endless runners and temple runners.

Since not everyone can afford an iPhone but still wants to experience Apple products, the iPod touch is a great alternative.

It is now 1989, and this timeline is very different from the original timeline.

Wang Duoyu's current idea is to first thoroughly promote MP3 players. At least the domestic market is so big that he can use "ultra-low prices" to achieve high sales volume with low profit margins.

The goal is to make this product accessible to everyone, not just the wealthy.

In a few years, we can release MP4/5 players, as well as game consoles, etc.

Of course, if Want Want Group wants to make mobile phones, now is about the time to start.

The 2G mobile phone era has begun. In the original timeline, the 2G mobile phone era was almost entirely dominated by Nokia.

In the era of 3G smartphones, Nokia was finally replaced by Apple.

Don't think about things too far in the future; focus on the things in front of you first.

"Have you gone back yet? We've been to the mall several times already."

Upon hearing that they had to go back, Wang Jun'an immediately shook his head. He pointed to a dessert shop not far away and said:
"Dad, I want to eat ice cream, can you buy it for me?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuening, Li Rongrong, Wang Junkang, and the other children's eyes lit up instantly, and they looked at Wang Duoyu and Liu Xiaoli expectantly.

The latter immediately frowned and scolded, "Don't force me to slap you in your happiest place!"

"When you first arrived at the mall, you each had a box of ice cream. I even bought you another box in between. You've already eaten two boxes of ice cream today, and you still want more? Don't you have any teeth?"

After being scolded, the little ones immediately became much more obedient.

Wang Duoyu immediately gave Liu Xiaoli a thumbs up.

It has to be her!

I went shopping today, but my eldest brother, Wang Junhong, didn't come; he went to learn how to fly.

Since the beginning of January, when winter vacation started, Wang Junhong has been going to learn how to fly airplanes every day without fail.

Furthermore, Wang Junhong will not go back with Wang Duoyu and the others to their hometown tomorrow; instead, he will return on February 1st.

Although Wang Junhong is only eight years old, he already has his own ideas and is like a little adult.

The next day, Wang Duoyu and his group packed up and drove back to their hometown.

There are many more vehicles on the road when I go back to my hometown now.

This time, the convoy returning was even larger.

There are more than thirty vehicles, including SUVs, trucks, and sedans; all that's missing now is a sports car.

Zheng Baoyin, Wang Jianchao, Xue Lisheng and their families also went back together. The two sisters, Wang Meili and Wang Meihe, wanted to go back with them, but Wang Duoyu persuaded them not to.

They're all married now. Even if they don't go back to their husbands' hometowns for the Spring Festival, what kind of behavior is it to come to their parents' home for the Spring Festival?
Besides, transportation is convenient now, and the Wang sisters are not short of money. Wouldn't it be better to go back to their hometown for the holidays?
If you're going to get married, you should act like one.

After a scolding, the Wang sisters had no choice but to return to their hometown.

Lu Qingsong and Li Yuanchao were overjoyed. They had no choice, because their wives were both very capable, and their families were even more so.

With Wang Duoyu backing them up, the two sisters, Wang Meili and Wang Meihe, wouldn't bully Lu Qingsong and Li Yuanchao, but they were definitely the loudest ones at home.

"Wow, this highway is so much complete now! It's so comfortable!"

After the car hit the road, Wang Duoyu smiled, and Liu Xiaoli and the others were also very happy.

The Glacier Expressway is already nearly 300 kilometers long and is ready for traffic.

There was no so-called opening ceremony; they just went straight onto the road.

However, in some sections of the road, you still need to slow down because you need to stop and drive on the dirt road.

Even so, only five hours and forty-five minutes had passed when Wang Duoyu and his group returned to Dahonggou Village.

This is absolutely fantastic news!

In the past, when I went back to my hometown, it would take at least seven hours each time.

I'm home in less than six hours now, it's so awesome!

More than thirty cars entered Dahonggou Village in a noisy throng, filling the village's large flat area with cars.

Dahonggou Village is different from before.

This large flat area in the village used to be all dirt and gravel. Although it was flat, it wasn't as good as the asphalt floor we have now.

"Baoyin, you're back so early this year? Is Ninth Brother back too?"

Wang Duozhi stepped forward with a smile. Before Zheng Baoyin could even speak, he had already spotted Liu Xiaoli, Wang Duoyu, and others not far behind Zheng Baoyin.

In an instant, his smile widened, and his crow's feet became more prominent.

In less than ten minutes, the whole village knew that Wang Duoyu had returned.

This was the first time Wang Duoyu had returned to the village so early; it was quite rare.

After exchanging pleasantries with his older brothers, Wang Duoyu returned home.

Pushing open the door, the room was exceptionally clean and tidy, without a speck of dust.

Back home, someone helps with cleaning, and they're even more diligent than if they were cleaning their own house.

"Uncle Jiu, where should we put all these New Year's goods?"

"Jianchao, the New Year's goods are in the storage room next door. Tell everyone to come to my house for dinner tonight."

"Uncle Jiu, why don't we go to my house? It's been a long time since we've cooked here."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianchao immediately showed some disdain.

Unexpectedly, he received a glare from his ninth uncle:
"You even know my house is nearby and you haven't been cooking? Then you should definitely come over and have some fun! It's been so long since anyone's lived here, it feels so deserted."

Forget about popularity, this is just infuriating.

Although someone often helps with cleaning, it's a fact that Wang Duoyu and his family don't come back to stay very often.

His eldest brother and third brother were worried that Wang Duoyu would stay in Bingcheng for a long time, and that after all their relatives passed away, he might never return to his hometown again.

However, they didn't know that Wang Duoyu's 'childhood' memories were all in Dahonggou Village.

No matter how the village changes, it will always hold many of his memories.

Besides, Wang Duoyu has already dug a large lake in Dahonggou Village, so he will definitely come back to the village to fish from time to time.

In the evening, Wang Duoyu's house was very lively.

The house has been crowded since the afternoon, with many relatives having come.

People gathered together, chatting and eating sunflower seeds, while children chased and played, jumping and running around.

There were also many sisters-in-law talking loudly in the kitchen, making the scene quite lively.

"Does anyone in your family still go hunting in the mountains? I don't think so, right?"

In the latter half of 1988, the state promulgated the Wildlife Protection Law, which included wild animals such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas, golden monkeys, and Chinese sturgeon in the scope of protection.

Hunting is not permitted.

In particular, several animals, including the Siberian tiger, are Class I protected species, and hunting and capturing them are strictly prohibited. (End of Chapter)