Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

As the Maybach drove closer to the village, more and more people followed behind it. Many children, barefoot and shouting in alarm, followed the car. Some women from the village also hurried after it. Seeing that the Chen brothers, Chen Zaiguang and Chen Zailong, were sitting in the car, they all ran towards the Chen family's ancestral home.

The people working in the fields had no heart to continue working, so they rolled up their trousers and ran towards the village. When they saw a large crowd gathered in front of the Chen family's ancestral home, the car stopped, and Chen Zaiguang and his companions got out. The people around them immediately started asking questions.

"Zai Guang, who is this?"

"Zailong, you're something else! You've managed to ride back to your hometown in a car!"

Zhao Zhigang, who got off the bus with them, was wearing a police uniform. He shouted to the crowd, "Folks, please don't push! Comrade Chen Dong is here to visit relatives. Please make way for him, don't push!"

At the gate of the Chen family ancestral home, Chen Xiangui was already standing at the entrance. Huang Lanzhi, standing on tiptoe, shouted loudly to the crowd, "Don't push! Don't push! Let my nephew in!"

Huang Lanzhi clearly knew that her eldest son had brought people back to the ancestral home directly, which meant that they must have already confirmed that the people who came were the descendants of their second great-uncle who had gone to Southeast Asia. At this moment, he was calling him "elder nephew" with great affection.

With the help of Chen Zaiguang and the others, Chen Dong finally managed to make way through the crowd and reach the gate of the Chen family ancestral home. He saw two elderly people standing at the gate, both smiling at him. Chen Zaiguang quickly introduced them to Chen Dong, "Dongzi, this is my father, your uncle! And next to him is my mother, your aunt!"

Upon hearing that this was the same uncle from the photo of his grandfather, the one who was being held in his aunt's arms, Chen Dong hurried over and nodded to Chen Xiangui and Huang Lanzhi, calling out, "Uncle, Aunt, I've brought my grandfather back!"

Upon hearing Chen Dong's words, Chen Xiangui's eyes immediately reddened. He said in a low voice, "Good, it's good that you're back!"

Huang Lanzhi nodded politely to Chen Dong, saying, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"

"Uncle, Aunt," Chen Dong stepped aside, and Zhang Yi led Chen Hui over. Chen Dong introduced them to the two elders, "This is your niece-in-law Zhang Yi, and this is your grand-nephew Chen Hui."

"Uncle, Aunt, how are you two?" Zhang Yi nodded and greeted Chen Xianggui and Huang Lanzhi.

"Okay, okay," Chen Xiangui said, his eyes red.

"Jimmy, quickly greet Uncle and Auntie," Zhang Yi gestured to little Chen Hui, who was still staring at him with curiosity, urging him to greet them.

Xiao Chenhui then greeted with a smile, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt!"

"Oh, alright, alright, let Auntie hold you," Huang Lanzhi bent down, opened her arms, and picked up little Chen Hui. "He's so strong and healthy, he looks like a lucky boy!"

Little Chen Hui stayed obediently in Huang Lanzhi's arms, reached into his pocket and took out a chocolate candy, then peeled off the foil and fed it to Huang Lanzhi's mouth, "Auntie, have some candy, it's so delicious."

Huang Lanzhi looked at the candy brought to her lips, smiled, opened her mouth, and Xiao Chenhui stuffed it in, giggling, "Bum, it tastes better when you chew it."

Chen Xiangui smiled and said to Chen Dong and Zhang Yi, "Don't stand at the door anymore, come on in. The old lady is still waiting for you inside. Don't keep her waiting."

As Chen Dong and Zhang Yi's family were welcomed into the Chen family ancestral home, the onlookers outside wanted to follow them in to see what was happening, but Huang Lanzhi, who was holding little Chen Hui, stopped them with her words, "Everyone, there's really not enough space inside. This is a family reunion for the Chen family, so it's really inconvenient. Everyone, please go back inside."

With that, he carried little Chen Hui inside. The two brothers, Chen Zaiguang and Chen Zailong, could only try to appease the onlookers, saying, "Dear uncles, aunts, and cousins, our house is really not big enough for everyone to stay in. Please forgive us for the poor hospitality!"

Zhao Zhigang also shouted to the people present, "Folks, stop crowding around here. Everyone go about your business and disperse!"

No matter what Chen Zaiguang and Zhao Zhigang said, these people did not budge an inch. They stood at the entrance of Chen's courtyard, peering inside. Some even climbed trees to get a good spot to watch.

Helpless, Chen Zaiguang, Chen Zailong, and Zhao Zhigang had no choice but to block the entrance to prevent these people from taking the opportunity to enter the courtyard. Chen Dong and Zhang Yi followed their uncle Chen Xiangui into the courtyard. Under the eaves of the main hall, on a bamboo chair, the old lady Wei Shufen held an old photograph taken from a frame and stared intently at Chen Dong and Zhang Yi as they entered the courtyard.

As they drew closer, the old lady asked in a trembling voice, "Is it Second Uncle who's back? Is it you, Second Uncle?"

The old lady, trembling, leaned on her cane to stand up. Seeing this, Chen Xiangui quickly went to his mother's side to help her up and whispered to her, "Mother, it's my second uncle's son who's back. He's brought my second uncle's ashes back to his roots!"

Chen Dong stepped forward and helped up Grandma Wei Shufen, whispering to her, "Grandma, Dongzi is back, he's brought Grandpa back to see Grandpa and you!"

Grandma Wei Shufen sighed and shook her head, her voice choked with emotion, "In the end, it seems my brother-in-law and I will never see each other again. It's been fifty-nine years since we sent your grandfather off to sea!"

The old lady was in tears, sighing repeatedly. To prevent her from being too upset, Chen Dong quickly said to her, "Auntie, your great-nephew's wife and great-grandnephew are here too."

"Grandma, I am your grandniece-in-law Zhang Yi. How are you doing?" Zhang Yi greeted the old lady with a smile.

"Good, good," the old lady wiped the tears from her face, took her grandniece-in-law Zhang Yi's hand, and looked her up and down, saying, "Hmm, Dongzi, you're lucky. This grandniece-in-law, in my eyes, is a blessed woman, capable of managing a household!"

Little Chen Hui, being held by Huang Lanzhi, hurriedly called out, "Great-Grandma, I'm Jimmy!"

Huang Lanzhi put Xiao Chenhui down, and the little guy ran to the old lady's legs, hugged her leg tightly, and obediently called out, "Great-Grandma~!"

"Oh, my good boy," the old lady finally stopped crying and started laughing, stroking little Chen Hui's head and asking Chen Dong, "Why did you give the child such a nickname, 'Chicken Rice Chicken Rice'!"

Chen Dong and Zhang Yi were stunned upon hearing this, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Chen Xiangui chimed in, "Perhaps giving them a humble name will make them easier to raise!"

"Grandma, Jimmy's name was given to him by America so he could go to school. His real name is Chen Hui," Chen Dong said with a smile, helping the old lady sit down.

"According to the family genealogy of our Chen family, he should be called Ronghui," the old lady corrected.

"Yes, you're right, I just got used to calling him that," Chen Dong said, repeating to the old lady the words of the master his grandfather had invited years ago.

The old lady nodded and said, "Then we'll wait until the birth plaque is placed in the ancestral hall before changing the name. That will be considered a formal recognition of our ancestors!"