The financial crisis arrived as expected, and by the time many people realized something was wrong, it was too late to back out. The nationwide frenzy of stock speculation began to backfire wildly.

Lin Wanzhen became more cautious when traveling, and arranged for people to protect her, including Yao Junze, Chen Axiong, and even Granny Chen.

The old lady smiled and said, "I don't even leave Yilan Street. It's very safe here, but if you're worried, you can make the arrangements."

She never spoiled the children's fun.

Many people began to liquidate their properties, and Lin Wanzhen took the opportunity to acquire some properties without disputes.

Chen Axiong told her, "Uncle Wu runs a beef noodle shop."

"Hmm? He still didn't listen to advice and went to trade stocks after all?"

"No, he listened to advice, but his son secretly speculated in stocks. He made a lot of money at first, but he got carried away and borrowed money at high interest rates to pay off the loans. Now he has lost it all. Uncle Wu can't just watch his son be driven to death by debt collectors."

"Oh, you bought it?" Lin Wanzhen's tone was affirmative.

"Yes, this shop has been open since Uncle Wu's father's time. When I was little, I often drank their free soup base."

"What are you planning to do? Should we let Uncle Wu open a shop?"

"Yes, I told him he doesn't need to move. He can just keep the shop open and pay the rent at market price."

"Great, do you have enough money? If not, you can get an advance from the company."

"That's enough. I don't have many expenses. The income from the beverage shop can cover my household expenses."

"Your little girl has quite a few expenses, you can't let her suffer." Lin Wanzhen was referring to Chen Axiong's daughter.

My cousin's wife doesn't have breast milk, so the little girl has always been fed the best imported formula.

"I'd rather wrong anyone than her, don't worry." Chen Axiong smiled sweetly, always with this expression when he talked about his daughter.

"How's your sister-in-law? Is she still in a bad mood?"

"Much better."

After giving birth, Ah Fen had no breast milk and suddenly broke down emotionally. She felt useless, unable to even give birth properly, and became self-loathing and self-exiled. She even told Chen Ah Xiong to find another woman who could give birth and produce breast milk.

Chen Axiong was completely dumbfounded. How could he suddenly go crazy?

After hearing about this, Lin Wanzhen found a psychologist to comfort Afen and guide Chen Axiong and other family members on how to get along with her.

"That's good. Pay attention to her emotions. It's not easy being a woman. Pregnancy and childbirth cause hormonal imbalances, which can affect her emotions. As her husband, you need to understand her and be more patient. Don't focus on the baby all the time; that little one doesn't understand yet."

"Okay, okay, I got it." Chen Axiong nodded, then teased Yao Junze, "Listen up beforehand."

Yao Junze listened attentively, but he was heartbroken. He had proposed to Lin Wanzhen several times, but she wouldn't marry him. Sometimes, he thought that if he could have a child, he would have one to force Lin Wanzhen to marry him.

If Lin Wanzhen hadn't clearly rejected all the suitors around her, he would have suspected that she was just playing around.

After Chen Axiong left, Zhao Shuming, who had been quiet all along, suddenly spoke up: "I didn't expect Brother Axiong to be such a saint."

His tone carried an obvious hint of sarcasm.

Lin Wanzhen chuckled: "Shuming, this is strange."

"What?"

"If you encounter any difficulties, you will definitely think that it would be great if a kind person could help you. But now that a kind person has appeared and helped others, you are criticizing him."

"I," Zhao Shuming said, somewhat at a loss for words, "I just didn't expect Brother Xiong to be such a kind person."

"The current atmosphere is really bad. Since when can kindness be criticized? Kindness has always been a praiseworthy quality. What's bad is kindness that comes at the expense of one's own abilities. We should have our own judgment and stop calling others saints or 'Mother Mothers' all the time."

"Kind,"

"When you encounter difficulties, you all want a kind person to lend a helping hand. So don't criticize or stifle other people's kindness, lest there be fewer kind people and you can't call on them when you need them."

"Would I need it?" Zhao Shuming had always been the model child, and she was confident that she could solve all problems.

"No one can have a smooth life all the time. Fate is a strange thing. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't overcome the slightest touch of fate."

"You will too."

"I am not a god. Even if I were a god, I could not be infallible." Lin Wanzhen shook her head. This life probably wouldn't be too miserable, because her situation was special. The good deeds she had accumulated over many lifetimes made her luck better and better.

Zhao Shuming was deep in thought.

Yao Junze quietly reached out and pulled Lin Wanzhen out, back to the manor behind the company, where he couldn't wait to press himself against her.

"What's wrong? I haven't showered yet~" Why are you suddenly getting all worked up? We're not a newly acquainted couple.

Yao Junze ignored her and increased the force of his kiss. He had wanted to do this for a long time and had been holding back for a long time.

The Lin family was quite wealthy. The first group of bankrupt people did not come from the Lin family, but Lin Fusheng was already dizzy and kept investing, and even his two sons could not stop him.

Lin Wanzhen saw this but did not stop them. In fact, she subtly gave them some encouragement through other people, encouraging the Lin and Yan families to continue investing.

At the end of October 1997, Hong Kong seemed to suddenly become desolate and oppressive. Newspapers and television were reporting on the financial crisis every day: which company went bankrupt, which person was driven to death by debt collectors, and tragedies were happening every day.

Chen Axiong brought his wife and children to Lin Wanzhen's manor for a temporary stay. Someone had jumped to their death from the apartment building where they were staying, and he was afraid that his children, with their innocent eyes, might see something they shouldn't.

"Oh dear, baby's here! Did you miss your auntie?" Lin Wanzhen teased the rosy-cheeked baby.

The baby looks a lot like Chen Axiong. The father and daughter are smiling with their faces close together, so there is no need for a paternity test.

Since his baby grew up, Chen Axiong has developed an unprecedented passion for making money. He felt that his daughter wouldn't be very good-looking if she looked like him, so he wanted to make more money to support her and prevent people from making fun of her appearance.

The baby smiled when he saw Lin Wanzhen and stretched out his little arms to be held.

Ah Fen chimed in, "Does she like her aunt that much? She's always beaming with joy and isn't shy at all."

Lin Wanzhen took the baby and kissed her little face.

"Thank you for your help, Wanzhen. We'll move in once the other house is ready," Afen said apologetically.

"It's alright, this place is so big, there are plenty of empty rooms. Stay here for a while, and don't rush to move out of the other house. Who knows what might happen?" Lin Wanzhen said meaningfully.

The aftershocks of the financial crisis will take a long time to subside, and Hong Kong Island will enter a prolonged period of recession.

"Sigh, I don't know when this will be over." Ah Fen's expression was complicated and sorrowful. The person who jumped off the building was an old man from downstairs. He was usually very kind and would help the neighbors when they needed it. He also loved babies.

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