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

In Tianhe District, Guangzhou, at the Want Want Group's Guangzhou headquarters building, a top-ranked Grade A office building in China, Wang Jianchao stood outside the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of the conference room, feeling heartbroken.

His younger brother just died like that.

He was already paralyzed and bedridden, and had been in a vegetative state for ten years.

I originally thought his sudden awakening was a good thing, but I never expected it to be a death knell, a final burst of energy before death.

However, everyone saw Wang Jianfei the day before yesterday and yesterday, and he was indeed normal and looked very healthy at the time.

How did I suddenly end up reporting to the King of Hell?
He was completely baffled and stood by the French windows for a long time, heartbroken, before he finally came to his senses.

He had recovered after returning to the conference room.

He has just contacted someone to arrange for his brother to be sent to Harbin for further treatment to see if he can be brought back to life.

He can't do that much else.

The meeting continued, and he remained silent, suppressing his sadness, deciding to deal with it after the meeting ended.

Even if he ran back to Harbin now, he wouldn't be able to help in any way.

At this point, only top-tier doctors could possibly save his brother.

Financial institutions such as Summit Global, Maple Tree Capital, Quantum Technology, Shuncai Fund, Fidelity Capital, Saxo Capital, Raptor Fund, and Alaska National Bank.

They all delivered very good profit results.

Compared to US$37.8 billion in 1994, the total profit of all financial companies under Maple Leaf Holdings in 1995 was US$43.9 billion, an increase of 16 percent.

This profit growth rate is truly astonishing.

clap clap clap!
The applause was non-stop from the very beginning this morning.

After the financial companies finished their reports, they finally arrived at the godson company.

The development of the Daimler-Benz Group has been progressing steadily, with some progress, but not much.

The company's total revenue in 1995 was US$30.1 billion, which was very high. Unfortunately, the profit was not high, so let's not even mention it.

The executives were somewhat disappointed with the profits of these adopted son companies and didn't think much of them.

McDonald's, BMW, Audi, Marvel Studios, Target, Walmart, Paramount, MGM, Varian Medical Systems, Canon, Comcast, and other companies are all foreign brands that have been acquired.

The combined revenue of all the companies has exceeded 300 billion US dollars, but the profit is only 36.6 billion US dollars.

It's worth noting that Target and Walmart have revenues in the hundreds of billions, while companies like McDonald's, Paramount, and Comcast have revenues in the tens of billions of dollars.

Unfortunately, the profit margin was only average.

By the time the godson companies finished their reports, it was already lunchtime.

Wang Duoyu got up, ready to go out, but saw Wang Jianchao waving at him and quickly walking up to him.

"Uncle Jiu, something terrible has happened at home. My brother is dead. That phone call just now was from my dad."

"Huh? Your brother? Jianfei was perfectly fine yesterday, wasn't he?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu was immediately taken aback.

So he immediately called home.

Not long after, he saw his third brother through a video call.

"Third Brother, how is Jianfei? Why did he suddenly become like this?"

"Old Nine"

His third brother looked sad, with red and swollen eyes. Judging from his back, he must be in the hospital.

"The doctor's test results are in; Jianfei has indeed suffered organ necrosis."

Wang Duoyu couldn't quite understand. He had seen Wang Jianfei alive and kicking the day before yesterday and yesterday, so how could he have suddenly died today?
That's so unreasonable!

"Is there really no way to save him?"

"He's not coming back, Ninth Brother. He's really gone. Many doctors said there's nothing they can do; he's already dead."

Hearing his third brother's words, Wang Duoyu felt very bad.

How could a living person, only in their early thirties, suddenly pass away?

Ugh!
impermanence of life!

Wang Duoyu barely ate any lunch today.

After lunch, he told everyone to hurry back and finish the summary meeting as soon as possible, because he had to rush back to Harbin.

Fortunately, he went back to his hometown and saw Wang Jianfei the day before yesterday; otherwise, he would definitely have felt regret.

This is the bond of family.

No matter what, Wang Jianfei is his nephew, and blood is thicker than water.

The afternoon meeting began with arms sales.

The total profit for the year was US$27.8 billion, which was also a huge profit.

However, when Wang Duoyu looked through the expenses section, he saw a lot of compensation expenses, which should be death compensation.

So he instructed Yabo Fein:
"Tell Caltim and the others that the bigger the arms deal, the more careful they need to be regarding soldier deaths."

"As everyone can see, this death compensation totals 10.2 billion US dollars. That's a very high cost."

"I'm not saying this to ask you to reduce the amount of compensation, but rather to tell you to remind your subordinates not to be so impulsive when they do things, to use their brains more, and to avoid death as much as possible!"

Caltim and others established arms factories in Southeast Asia and other regions.

The production lines and technicians at these arms factories all come from Russia.

There are also several arms factories on the Somali peninsula.

But no matter how many arsenals he owned, Wang Duoyu's starting point was simple: to minimize the number of deaths, rather than to make a fortune from the dead.

Arms sales are not easy, and we can't keep paying compensation like this forever.

"Okay, Professor, I understand."

Yabo Fein nodded.

Next up is the super dollar factory, a profit giant and the key point that everyone is most looking forward to.

In the first half of 1995, the Super Dollar Factory had already shipped more than $1,100, and in October of the second half of the year, it shipped 50 billion Super Dollars in a short period of time.

In the end, the total shipment of Super Dollars exceeded two hundred billion US dollars for the whole year.

After deducting a series of operating costs, the total profit reached a staggering US$162.8 billion.

clap clap clap!
The applause in the conference room was very loud.

The applause was much louder than before, because the amount of money was truly enormous.

In fact, in 1995, the total profit of Want Want Group, even without including the super dollar factory, consisted of only US$27.8 billion from arms sales, US$36.6 billion from its "adopted son" companies, US$43.9 billion from its financial business, and US$46.8 billion from its "own son" companies.

All together, the total profit is $155.1 billion.

Huachen Mobile contributed nearly half of the total profits of the company owned by its parent company.

Huachen Mobile was launched at the end of June 1995. Although it was only on the market for six months, its sales performance was quite remarkable, with annual revenue exceeding 50 billion US dollars.

High-end mobile phone brands already have very high profit margins, which is why Huachen Mobile's profit margins are so high.

If we include the profits from the super dollar factory, then Want Want Group's total annual profit is 317.9 billion US dollars.

Such profits are extremely, extremely, extremely outrageous; they are unparalleled in the world.

However, compared to the Morgan family, they are still insignificant.

There was no other way; the Morgan family and other American financial groups were simply taking a cut from the Japanese, and in one fell swoop, they chopped them in half.

Even so, Japanese conglomerates like Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Sumitomo still fawned over them, not daring to utter a single word.

After the total profit was calculated, Wang Duoyu finally spoke:

"Congratulations to all of you! Let's give yourselves a round of applause to celebrate your hard work over the past year."

Applause broke out in the conference room again, but this time it didn't last long.

Because everyone knows that Wang Duoyu definitely has other things to say.

"Now that our Want Want Group's profits are increasing every year, it will become increasingly difficult for us to hide our true intentions. Therefore, we not only need to support more 'front companies,' but you senior executives must also set an example."

“Starting this year, we not only need to establish more companies, but also continue to acquire or invest in more companies, especially unicorn companies with huge market potential.”

"Huachen Mobile will release a heavyweight smartphone this year, which will reshape the global mobile phone market and bring about tremendous changes to the entire industry."

"It's not just about changing how people go online; it's about changing everyone's lifestyle in every way."

"Therefore, we also need to expand into the smartphone market, including but not limited to smartphone applications, internet unicorn companies, and the gaming and entertainment industry."

"In addition, our Want Want Group now controls Facebook and Amazon, which are global internet giants, but that is definitely not enough."

"We currently own 30% of Yahoo!, the second-largest website in the market. It's time to merge this company with our Facebook portal business and then go public."

Spinning off business segments for separate listings is something many internet giants frequently do.

This might work in the US, but it might not work elsewhere.

In China, having a monopoly is not a good thing, unless it's a state-owned enterprise.

While Wang Duoyu was outlining this year's plans, executives such as Yabo Fein, Wang Meili, Zheng Baoyin, Yu Kexue, and Li Efra all took notes.

Given their high positions in management, they don't actually need to take notes themselves.

Furthermore, Want Want Group has now developed corresponding voice recorders and even developed a speech-to-text application.

But they still have the habit of taking notes.

They will also record everything Wang Duoyu says.

Because at times, his words can truly save lives.

"This year, our Super Dollar Factory will also need to make changes. Staying at the Exa farm all the time isn't a long-term solution; many workers still yearn for the outside world."

Wang Duoyu continued:

"Then you can discuss finding a few new farms in North America, in places like Texas, California, and New York, and build the corresponding factories."

"We've been battling wits with the Federal Reserve for years, and we can't necessarily keep winning forever, so we need to be prepared."

"Martinez, I need to remind you, never take any chances. When it's time to be ruthless, you must be decisive and ruthless."

Martinez, whose name was called, immediately sat up straight, nodded seriously, and indicated that he would definitely do his job well.

Other executives also looked at Martinez.

Because the super dollar factory controlled by Martinez is essentially everyone's money bag.

$162.8 billion in profits? That's absolutely insane!

Therefore, no matter how cautious you are, it's never too much.

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly and said:
"You know that counterfeiting money is a capital offense, and I've always disagreed with it. But you were all too greedy, so now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to go down this path."

"Of course, the Federal Reserve is indeed too much of a thug; you all know what they've been doing in Japan."

"Therefore, we don't need to be soft-hearted; we must be ruthless when necessary!"

"By the way, I'll reiterate: you all need to be extremely vigilant about acquiring business intelligence. We absolutely cannot allow a repeat of what happened before."

"The Morgan family and other old financial tycoons each have their own methods unknown to us. The older the intelligence transmission method, the harder it is for modern technology to detect."

In fact, the Morgan family is only a century-old family, not that ancient.

However, the United States has occupied the North American continent for more than two hundred years, and this country is currently the world's number one superpower.

The Morgan family and other old financial tycoons are the true masters behind this country.

Therefore, the power possessed by these old tycoons is indeed unimaginable, because they can actually call upon government power at any time.

Furthermore, they even possess private power unique to their own family.

This force is not some kind of private bodyguard, but a more covert armed force.

After giving his instructions, Wang Duoyu continued:

"Now let's talk about this year's research projects."

"The Hideb experimental site has been basically developed and can now be put into large-scale use, but everyone must pay attention to concealment and secrecy."

"We need to add three more senior executives to our headquarters in Hideb, bringing the total number of senior executives stationed throughout the Somali peninsula to five."

Upon hearing this, the executives were quite puzzled as to why so many executives needed to be appointed.

However, Wang Duoyu did not offer any explanation.

He simply makes the arrangements; the executives execute them.

"The chaos in the Somali peninsula must continue; we cannot allow anyone to develop any interest in the Somali peninsula."

"By the way, how many native Somalis are left in the entire Somali peninsula?"

Upon hearing Wang Duoyu's question, Yabo Fein immediately provided an answer.

"Professor, there should still be around 1.97 million people left."

"There are still so many?"

Wang Duoyu was extremely surprised:
"I remember that Somalia has been experiencing war for the past year, hasn't it? The famine in the second half of the year lasted for four and a half months. Didn't anyone die from the famine?"

The situation on the Somali peninsula is actually quite complex, yet also very simple.

The entire region was constantly embroiled in warlord conflicts, and death was a daily occurrence.

In addition to these natural disasters and man-made calamities such as famine, the situation on the entire Somali peninsula has become even worse.

"That's right, Professor. They've gone back to their old ways, using small boats to rob passing merchant ships, especially the warlord forces left behind by Aidid and Mahdi, who frequently go out to sea to intercept them."

Upon hearing what Yabo Fein said, Wang Duoyu was speechless.

It's truly a traditional skill; if you say you're going to be a pirate, you're a pirate right away.

Moreover, the journey from Mogadishu to the Gulf of Aden is quite a long one, and it's truly admirable that these pirates were able to cross such a long distance to hunt down merchant ships.

Anyway, it's really hard to say what to say about Wang Duoyu.

There's never a shortage of people willing to court death!

By hunting down passing merchant ships, the warlords obtained supplies and gained a respite.

Therefore, it will take time for the local population of the Somali peninsula to be drawn into the economy.

"How many foreign powers are still operating in Somalia?"

Wang Duoyu asked another question.

Yabo Fein's expression immediately became much more serious:

"Yes, it's in the Mogadishu region, a place where warlords fight each other. It's probably the most chaotic place in the entire Somali peninsula, so there are intelligence organizations like the CIA, KGB, General Directorate for External Security, and MI6 here."

"We've been sending warlords to bomb these intelligence agency sites, but the results haven't been very good."

nonsense!

The CIA and other agencies have been able to operate overseas for so many years, remaining standing and even successfully completing their missions on numerous occasions.

Even their adversaries, the KGB, were, in some respects, inferior to the CIA.

Therefore, these intelligence agencies, staying in the Mogadishu region, are naturally less likely to be harmed.

"By the way, Professor, our neighbor Ethiopia, which is right next to us on the Somali peninsula, also has quite a few agents from agencies like the CIA."

"They will set off from the town of Deghabour and head straight for our town of Hilapo."

"They have launched three attacks since December."

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu frowned and said:

"You arrange for Damazin to dispatch over a thousand troops to capture the town of Deghabur and establish it as the warlord's headquarters."

"If Ethiopia has objections, then let's have a showdown first."

"Remember, during this process, it is crucial to maintain control of the situation and prevent the fighting from escalating. Furthermore, since our objective is a decapitation strike, there's no need for excessive casualties, lest Ethiopia become desperate and resort to desperate measures."

Although Want Want Group is absolutely not afraid of Ethiopia, because the country's GDP in 1994 was only US$7.1 billion.

With this amount of money, any single business segment of Want Want Group has more than an entire country.

But Wang Duoyu wouldn't underestimate the other party, after all, it was still a country.

If things get too heated, it could easily trigger a chain reaction, and the CIA might end up watching you even more closely.

In short, the main focus should be on personal grudges, and we should gradually get involved in this matter.

Secrecy and concealment are of utmost importance.

Yabofein nodded to indicate that he understood.

Just then, Wang Jianchao suddenly said:

"Uncle Jiu, what do you think about me setting up a breeding farm for Siberian tigers near the town of Degehabur for one yuan? I don't think Ethiopia would object, would they?"

Land grabbing is the most common tactic of capital.

However, Ethiopia was a poor country with a GDP of only $7.1 billion per year, and that was in 1994.

By this time, the wave of economic globalization had fully taken off, and Ethiopia was close to the Middle East, so it was actually quite easy for them to trade.

Unfortunately, the whole of Ethiopia is quite dark and chaotic, otherwise it wouldn't be in such a mess.

Once most of the town of Degehabur is enclosed, hundreds or even thousands of Siberian tigers will be thrown in and kept in captivity, and some armed warlords will be assigned to patrol the area.

With the addition of drones and other technologies, the satellite town of Hidab can rest easy.

kill without spilling blood!

"Jianchao, not bad, much more mature now, able to come up with such a good idea." Wang Duoyu smiled and nodded in praise, making Wang Jianchao immediately feel embarrassed.

“Alright, let’s execute your strategy together. At the same time, we’ll arrange for Damazin to go to Deghabour. In any case, we must completely wipe out the CIA’s forces there.”

With this matter settled, the layout of the Somali peninsula was roughly determined.

The Somali peninsula will certainly need to rise in the future, but this rise will require a certain process and time.

Therefore, judging from last year's situation...

The warlord Damazin in the Somali peninsula has signed a contract with the neighboring Saudi Empire, and will receive one hundred million US dollars every year.

So it gradually rose to prominence during this period, building airports and investing in date palm orchards, satellite launch bases, and so on.

It is estimated that the Somali Peninsula will be officially put into use after the turn of the millennium.

At that time, the Somali peninsula will have its own satellite launch base, and it can launch satellites however it wants.

"How is the excavation work progressing in the underground laboratory tunnels of the Hiddenburg Laboratory, specifically for the Large Hadron Collider experimental site?"

"Professor, it's almost finished; some parts have already begun preliminary renovations."

Wang Duoyu nodded.

This is why he placed five senior executives at the Hideb project site in Somalia.

Because it is just too important.

Moreover, he should have finished the meeting this afternoon and returned to Harbin to see Wang Jianfei off on his final journey.

However, he still made arrangements for everything in great detail.

The entire Somali peninsula is actually a matter of life and death for the Want Want Group.

Wang Duoyu had many research projects that he couldn't conduct domestically, so he had to send them abroad.

Because there are still many greedy people in China.

Even if he were Wang Duoyu, he couldn't stop those people from reaching out to him.

The only one to blame is Wang Duoyu, who himself blocked many people's path to wealth.

Moreover, the Want Want Group is so wealthy that it's extremely difficult for them to avoid attracting attention.

Therefore, in this matter, Wang Duoyu had no other choice but to rely on himself.

The Somali Peninsula is a very good place for him to carry out the scientific research projects he wants to complete.

"Okay, that's good. You all need to keep a close eye on the progress of this project and not slack off too much."

"In the future, I will also place the Little Sun project on the Somali Peninsula, so the entire Somali Peninsula will be the most important core industrial region for our Want Want Group."

"But every single one of these research projects needs to be kept strictly confidential and cannot be known to the outside world; otherwise, we can forget about having a peaceful life."

Wang Duoyu paused for a moment, then continued:
"That's roughly the plan for this year, and about half of the profits of over 300 billion US dollars have been allocated."

"Half of the funds remain, as usual!"

"Therefore, you must pay even greater attention to secrecy. The gold, oil, food, minerals, and other resources you acquire from all over the world must be handled with utmost care and confidentiality."

Half of three hundred billion US dollars is 150 billion US dollars.

It is indeed outrageous that such a huge amount of funds were used entirely to purchase gold and other resources.

Fortunately, this was not a one-time purchase, but rather spread out throughout the year.

In any case, most of the surplus funds of Want Want Group will be used to purchase these supplies.

The $160 billion in profits generated by the super-dollar factory are all laundered funds, which is the real profit.

Because of the massive financial conglomerate Maple Leaf Holdings, which spans the globe, along with numerous manufacturing and shipping companies, the combined profits of over 160 billion US dollars simply vanished.

Even if someone were to investigate the accounting books of the companies under the Want Want Group, they would find no information.

"Alright, do you have any other questions?"

Yu Kexue raised his hand and asked:

"Professor, I'd like to ask if our focus will shift to the Somali Peninsula in the future? Are we going to establish a country here?"

This statement has attracted widespread attention.

Yu Kexue's question raised the doubts that had been on everyone's mind.

Founding a nation?

Wang Duoyu chuckled to himself.
Do you think it's possible?

"Human beings are greedy, and you all surely understand this principle. If we were to establish a country on the Somali Peninsula, do you think Damazin, with his intelligence, could do it well?"

"We are not afraid of smart people, we are afraid of stupid people."

“A foolish person always thinks he has done something great, but he is not aware of his own foolishness.”

"Damazine is clearly not a suitable choice."

"Furthermore, even if we establish a country here, would it be of any use to our Want Want Group?"

"It won't be of much use; on the contrary, the establishment of a state in Somalia might attract even more attention."

"The Somali peninsula can develop gradually, but there is absolutely no need for it to become a nation. Even if it were to become a nation, that would be a long way off."

"Right now, we need to focus on our own tasks and take it one step at a time."

"Undeniably, the Somali Peninsula is indeed one of the core assets of our Want Want Group. In the future, we will gradually support multiple 'white glove' and 'black glove' families to legalize all our activities in the Somali Peninsula."

"But to be honest, establishing a nation is not a good suggestion; the chaotic Somali peninsula is more in line with our needs."

"And think about it carefully, where would be a better place for the Want Want Group to make its future?"

Wang Duoyu raised a question that immediately sparked a lively discussion among the executives.

There's really not much to discuss; the Want Want Group is still too weak right now.

They could probably only manage a draw with the Morgan or Rockefeller families.

The best place for Want Want Group to settle down in the future is actually its global industry, rather than being limited to a single country.

Once controlled nuclear fusion technology is developed and the interstellar era arrives, the Want Want Group can seize the opportunity to rise to prominence.

But by then, the Want Want Group will probably be torn apart.

The larger the organization, the more difficult it is to sustain itself.

Back then, the Rothschild family's businesses spanned the entire European and American continents, yet they were still eventually divided up by others.

If it weren't for the two major world wars that brought them a second wave of recovery, this family would have been wiped out.

That was a family, bound by blood ties and kinship, but nowadays, the Rothschild family is nothing more than a huge collection of interests.

The reason why Want Want Group has been able to operate stably until now is entirely due to Wang Duoyu's suppression.

If Zheng Baoyin or someone else had been in charge of the Want Want Group, it would probably have fallen apart long ago.

Even so, Wang Duoyu made plans in advance, establishing the Yuqing Palace and the Longkui Organization, with the Nuwa AI monitoring the world from behind.

Are there any other questions?

there is none left!
No one asked any further questions, so today's meeting is now adjourned.

The senior management team doesn't get to see Wang Duoyu very often each year.

Only a small number of senior executives would travel to Harbin to report to Wang Duoyu face-to-face; most of the time, they would communicate via video call.

However, in the future, everyone will be able to see Wang Duoyu more and more often and for longer periods of time.

A group of executives watched Wang Duoyu leave before Wang Jianchao and the others got up and walked out of the conference room.

On a small island in the Pearl River, Wang Yifei and her friends were happily playing hide-and-seek at home.

But at that moment, the third son received a call from his father.

"Hey Dad, are you done with work?"

"Yes, I'm all done, but I need to go back to Ice City."

After clarifying the specific reasons, Wang Junkang and the others also expressed their intention to return to their hometown together.

After all, it was the death of a loved one. Although Wang Jianfei was only a distant cousin, they were still relatives.

Even Wang Junhong wasn't familiar with his cousins, such as Wang Jianfei.

The only person I had a good relationship with was Zheng Baodong.

The relationship with other relatives is just so-so.

Especially Wang Jianfei, before he became a vegetable, Wang Junhong was only a few years old, just a little kid.

After Wang Jianfei became a vegetable, I only saw him a few times at the hospital.

Even more unfamiliar.

But no matter how unfamiliar they are, they are still relatives.

Liu Xiaoli didn't do anything underhanded, and she also returned to Harbin.

However, she was still sulking and didn't really want to talk to Wang Duoyu.

At this time, Guoguo was still hospitalized in Harbin and had not been discharged.

She was still able to prioritize and did not stay at the hospital to take care of Guoguo.

Wang Duoyu didn't intend to talk to her; he'd let her figure it out herself.

If he tries to persuade her, it will only lead to more arguing and will have the opposite effect.

A few hours later, the plane landed in Harbin.

After landing, Wang Duoyu told the children to go home first, while he went to the hospital himself.

At the hospital, he met his third brother's family.

Apart from his three elder brothers and sisters-in-law, who were very sad, Wang Jianfei's siblings were alright; their eyes were just red, but they weren't too sad.

To be honest, it's better for Wang Jianfei to be dead than alive.

After all, a person in a vegetative state is practically the same as someone who is dead.

But now that Wang Jianfei is dead, his parents are even more heartbroken.

Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences.

Wang Duoyu didn't say anything.

The dead cannot be brought back to life; this is a fact that no one can change.

Birth, aging, illness, and death are the natural course of life.

In fact, Wang Duoyu also tried to convince himself to accept all of this.

But as time went by, one by one, the familiar people around him slowly left, and he felt helpless.

The Wang family is indeed a large family, and the death of Wang Jianfei doesn't seem to have much of an impact.

But if Wang Duozhi were to leave, it would be quite bad for the entire Wang family.

After Wang Duoyu's elder brother passed away in 1992, for the first year or two, Wang Xiangqian and his nephews behaved quite well.

But in the past year, they've really let themselves go.

Without the elders suppressing them, the younger generation went on to live their own lives.

There's nothing wrong with that; everyone lives their life behind closed doors, right?
But Wang Xiangqian and his ilk would also pull some dirty tricks, and several of them even moved abroad.

No matter how hard I tried to stop them, I couldn't persuade them.

Just like his tenth brother, Wang Duoshi, didn't he run off to New Zealand?
Life is unpredictable.

His brother and nephew are relatives with whom he has only a casual relationship.

Even Liu Xiaoli has her own temper, doesn't she?

In the future, when Wang Junhong and his friends grow up, they will also have the opportunity to fly to even farther places.

Wang Duoyu thought about it a lot, but in the end, he just let out a long sigh.

He has a long life ahead of him and endless possibilities for the future, so there's no need to care too much about all of this.

The most important thing in life is to be happy!
In the following days, Wang Duoyu also helped out a bit.

After Wang Jianfei's funeral, Wang Duoyu took his family back to Guangzhou for the winter.

I'll definitely be spending the Spring Festival in Guangzhou this year; I won't be staying in my hometown.

Modern transportation is quite advanced, making it relatively easy to go anywhere.

Perhaps Wang Duoyu and his family were tired of the winter life in the north, and the warm south was what they were looking for.

"Are you going to bring Guoguo back?"

On a small island in the middle of the Pearl River, in the living room of a villa, Liu Xiaoli suddenly said that she had to go back to Harbin. Wang Duoyu immediately frowned and asked.

“She’s been discharged from the hospital and has nowhere to go. Plus, it’s almost Chinese New Year. Can’t I take her in?”

"Hehe, then ask the kids if they'd like to have another little sister in the family."

"Dad, I agree!"

Wang Yifei was the first to betray her mother; she didn't even know how she was persuaded by her mother.

Bai Doufu also raised her little hand, saying that she liked Guoguo.

However, Wang Junhong and his two brothers collectively opposed it.

That's funny, don't they like having another cute little sister in their family?
To be honest, the three brothers had already discussed it and concluded that they really couldn't do it that way.

Because they are more rational and more inclined to side with their father.

If it were just like Lu Yuening and the others, then it wouldn't matter. But the problem is, Guoguo doesn't have any family anymore.

Their mother, Liu Xiaoli, wanted Guoguo to become a member of the family, but that was obviously not allowed.

"Look, you've seen it." Wang Duoyu immediately smiled and said:

"Look, four to three, we won the vote, so Xiaoli, you can't be so stubborn anymore, can you?"

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoli snorted coldly:
"Then why were you able to accept your sister's children before?"

"Xiaoli, are you trying to be unreasonable? How can these be compared?"

Wang Duoyu immediately snorted coldly:
"You should know very well what my situation was back then. My two younger sisters helped me take care of my children, so it's only right that I help them."

"Besides, they all have their own families. Xiao Ning and the others only come to visit occasionally, and they have a good relationship with the second and third children. There's nothing wrong with that."

"But what about this fruit?"

Before Liu Xiaoli could speak, Wang Junhong and his three children had already stood up and stopped their parents, urging them not to argue.

However, Wang Duoyu still suggested:
"You don't need to worry about Guoguo. I've already asked Ahua to handle this. He will adopt Guoguo, and you'll be able to see her then. If you'd like, you can also let Guoguo go to school with Bai Doufu in the future."

This is the best solution.

Xu Quan Hua is not short of money; what he lacks is children.

Guoguo is a girl, and Xu Ping'an is a boy. She might be able to be raised as a child bride.

Although it's certainly not something you can do in modern society, it's something that only family members do behind closed doors, and outsiders can't really say anything about it.

Moreover, it's anyone's guess whether Xu Ping'an will like Guoguo when she grows up.

In conclusion, that's settled.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli admitted in her heart that it was the best solution.

But she was still very angry.

Crackling!

In the blink of an eye, it's already the 29th day of the Lunar New Year. On this day, the festive atmosphere in Guangzhou is very strong.

"Dad, why do all their houses have orange trees in front of them?"

On the streets near Tianhe Sports Plaza, Wang Duoyu and his family had just finished strolling through the flower market and were walking home when Wang Yifei asked a question.

As the Spring Festival approaches, flower markets are the liveliest places in South China.

Many people come to the street to buy flowers and plants to decorate their homes.

Of course, orange trees are indispensable during the Spring Festival.

"Idiot, Wang Yifei, don't you know this? In Cantonese, oranges are called 'juzi,' and 'juzi' sounds like 'ji' (吉) without the wood radical, so it has auspicious connotations."

The second brother, Wang Jun'an, immediately cursed him as an idiot, which angered Wang Yifei so much that she wanted to hit him.

"Sisi, stop fooling around. It's the New Year, can't you be a lady for once?"

Wang Duoyu hugged the little one, and she could only nod helplessly, but still turned her head and made a face at her second brother.

"Dad, aren't they afraid someone will steal the orange tree they put in front of their house?"

"Didn't you see that every household has them? Besides, during the Lunar New Year, these orange trees are actually for people from other places to try."

"Dad, can I pick some and try it?" Wang Yifei's eyes lit up immediately, and she asked excitedly.

She wasn't lacking food; she was just curious and found it exciting.

"Go ahead."

So the little girl called her third brother to go pick oranges together.

Just as the brother and sister reached for the two largest oranges, Wang Duoyu suddenly shouted:
"Someone's stealing oranges! Someone's stealing things!" (End of Chapter)