Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"Brother, you can't spoil a woman too much. If you can't stand on your own two feet, no one can help you."

"It's not that I can't stand it up, it's just that I'm always soft-hearted, plus your sister-in-law is pregnant now..."

"If Dad knew you were like this, he definitely wouldn't allocate any more resources to you in the future!"

You weren't like this before you got married. You were quite responsible and had the air of an older brother. How come you become such a spineless coward when you meet your sister-in-law?

Niu Chengrui stopped mentioning the two brothers investing again.

After more than a month of public relations efforts, Reina finally secured her position as the director of the Gold Bureau.

I've also made a few trusted confidants in the workplace, but whether they can be of use in crucial moments remains to be seen.

It was another weekend, and Niu Dazhuang and his companion met again.

"My dear Zhenina, I want to go to the south of Kyiv. Can you please arrange for me to go under the guise of a foreign business trip?"

"What are you looking into? A steel mill? Or a wheel factory? Those things don't have very high profit margins. Why don't you help me figure out how to secure the mining rights for the Sukhoilog gold mine as soon as possible?"

The gold mine in Sukhoilog has been discovered long ago, but it's been shelved for twenty years due to a lack of national funds. The Ministry of Energy can collaborate with foreign capital to develop oil, and the non-ferrous metals sector could learn from their model.

I plan to submit a feasibility study to the ministry next Monday. If it gets approved, it'll be much more profitable than setting up a steel rolling mill or a vehicle factory.

"You know how inefficient you are. Even if you personally push this through, it won't be finalized in less than two or three months. And even if it is finalized in three months, it won't be until next year before it can be implemented. I'm just here to take a look; I didn't say I absolutely had to do this."

"Why go so far to inspect a steel rolling mill? Tulazhou, south of Moscow, not only has steel rolling mills, but also metallurgical plants... Its scale and upstream and downstream production lines are very complete, which is better than your inspection in Kyiv."

Niu Dazhuang was very frustrated. He knew that Tula Oblast was a steel city, but when the Soviet Union collapsed, this area still belonged to Russia.

It's different in Kyiv. If you don't take them away, they don't value them. They even dismantle the nuclear weapons and aircraft carriers they've been allocated. It's a waste to leave them with them. You might as well take the opportunity to bring them all back to China.

Niu Dazhuang still has some patriotism. In his previous life, the country didn't have much foreign exchange reserves. Europe and America got the meat, while the domestic country only got a sip of soup, and some experts and data were taken back.

Niu Dazhuang didn't insist anymore and made an appointment to go to Tula Region next weekend.

The roads outside of Moscow were truly a nightmare; it took over four hours to travel 180 kilometers to reach our destination.

In Tula region, several towering chimneys belch black smoke...

Nowadays, there's no real concept of environmental protection; some paintings depict towering chimneys to represent the power of industrial capacity.

In the mid-1980s, a country's steel production was a very important indicator, as steel was the foundation of most industries...

Niu Dazhuang wasn't really interested in steel companies. With Reina leading the way, they only symbolically visited two companies' workshops before returning home.

After returning, Niu Dazhuang lost interest in staying any longer. September in Moscow was approaching winter, so he found an excuse and, with his men, prepared to return to China.

"Next, I'll take you two on a trip unlike any other..."

When the group arrived at the train station, Ms. Guan finally realized what was going on.

"Old Niu, you're not suggesting we take the train back to China, are you?!"

"Haha, not just you guys, it's all of us, including me."

"Sister Guan, I think the boss's arrangement is great. We can enjoy the scenery of the North along the way..."

These two sisters are now both cooperating and competing.

Niu Dazhuang was happy to watch the two bicker and get jealous of each other.

"You bootlicker, all you ever say is 'good' when it comes to Lao Niu's decisions."

"The boss's decision is brilliant. If you're unhappy, you can fly back yourself. We're not stopping you."

"I want to fly, can you stop me? Humph!"

As usual, Niu Dazhuang carried the berth down to the last carriage, where ten bodyguards lived at each end.

The rest are free to stay however you like.

After everything was settled, Niu Dazhuang took a pack of cigarettes, called over the chef who had been following him around, and went to the smoking area.

"Old Zhang, don't rest when you get back. I'll rent you a room near my house. You've gotten used to your cooking now, so you probably won't be able to eat my wife's cooking anymore."

"You can bring your wife and kids over too. I'll take care of the kids' schooling."

"Thank you very much, boss." No further words were exchanged.

Niu Dazhuang liked this kind of person; he was honest and didn't talk much.

After clattering along on a green train for more than four hours, I transferred to a yellow bus.

The road was difficult to travel on, and the bus was swaying violently, which was tough on Ah Zhi's younger sister.

He kept clutching his chest...

"Boss, this isn't going back to China, is it? Where are we going?"

"You'll see when you get there. I have some businesses here, and my two sons live here too. They haven't come to visit in over a year."

Guan Da Mei Nu (a nickname) has been with Niu Da Zhuang for a long time and knows a lot about his family life.

"Old Niu, did you send your second son, Niu Chengzhi, here?"

"How can you call it exile? I also have businesses here. If he doesn't keep an eye on them for me, who will? The environment here is a bit tough, but he still gets plenty of food and drink."

"Since the second young master of the Niu family left, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has lost a lot of news material. Tabloid reporters must be the most heartbroken," the beautiful Kwan joked.

"You have no skills, all you do is flirt. Why don't you find me a daughter-in-law? You're almost thirty and still single."

The tables turned quickly; after taking another small steamer, we finally arrived on Sakhalin Island.

The factory area here is more than twice the size of when Niu Dazhuang first came here, and there are many more people. It's bustling and has a bit of a small town feel to it.

Niu Chengzhi and Niu Chengguo, the two brothers, were already standing at the gate waiting.

Niu Dazhuang patted the two brothers on the shoulder: "Not bad, you've both gotten much stronger. Let's go back inside."

Niu Dazhuang didn't explain that he and his brother knew Guan Meinu and introduced them to Azhi, so the two brothers pretended not to see it.

"Dad, you didn't even tell us in advance, so we weren't prepared at all."

"I'm giving you advance notice so you two can prepare to fool me."

"That's not what we meant. You're not even bringing your two stepmothers and younger brother, and the living conditions here are really just so-so..."

"Okay, if I can stay, they can stay. Why should they get special treatment since they haven't graduated yet? Go and call the general manager and the accountant over."

Niu Chengguo went out to call for help.

"Second brother, how often do you two check the accounts? Can you even command the people below?"