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

"What is it, Dong?" Chen Lianxiang put down the rag in her hand. Chen Dong pointed to the sofa and asked Chen Lianxiang to sit down first before saying, "Sister, it's about you and Liu Guomin. You've been in New York for almost a year and haven't gone back. You didn't know that the Liu family came to make trouble once after you came to America."

"Fourth and fifth brothers even got into a fight with Liu Guomin because of this," Chen Dong said, looking at Chen Lianxiang's expression. "Liu Guomin said back at the ancestral home that once you get back, he wants to go directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau with you to get a divorce. What are you going to say?"

Chen Lianxiang, who had been in a good mood, turned pale after hearing Chen Dong mention Liu Guomin. "He can leave me, and I've long since stopped wanting to be with him, but all three children must be mine!"

Chen Dong nodded, indicating that he understood Chen Lianxiang's feelings. After all, she had carried the children for ten months and raised them. They were blood relatives, and no mother would want to be separated from her children.

However, the three children are not young anymore. If the children were only two or three years old, the custody could be awarded to Chen Lianxiang on the grounds that they cannot live without their mother. But Liu Shaoling is already twelve years old, Liu Shaozhong is ten years old, and Liu Shaoqun is eight years old. Obviously, this reason is untenable.

Even the court wouldn't agree to awarding custody of all three children to Chen Lianxiang, the mother. Liu Guomin is, after all, the father, and the court would at least give him some consideration.

Unless Liu Guomin directly applies to the court to relinquish custody of the three children, but now that the Chen family has prospered, how could Liu Lishi, a shrewd and calculating person, possibly give up custody? In fact, Liu Lishi would love for all three children to stay in her Liu family.

Chen Dong then explained the custody issue to Chen Lianxiang, and also told her about Shao Zhong going back with his father Liu Guomin that day. At the end, he said, "Sister, the court can't possibly award custody of all three children to you. I'm sure you understand that."

"Shaoling is a girl, so the Liu family probably won't care much about her. Shaoqun is still young and can't be without you, so only Shaozhong will have to go to Liu Guomin," Chen Dong gently comforted Chen Lianxiang, handing her a tissue. "Sister, don't be too sad. As her uncles, can we really just watch Shaozhong suffer in the Liu family?"

Chen Lianxiang covered her nose with a tissue and started crying, "Adong, I was so stupid back then! I want to slap my past self! How could I have fallen for such a good-for-nothing like Liu Guomin!"

"Don't cry, Auntie," Xiao Rongguo jumped off the sofa and hugged Chen Lianxiang's leg, while Xiao Chenhui wrapped up the whole pack of tissues and handed it to his aunt Chen Lianxiang. "Auntie, don't cry, you won't look pretty if you cry!"

Chen Lianxiang was touched by the two little ones' heartwarming actions. She smiled through her tears and touched their faces, "Okay, Auntie doesn't cry. Ronghui and Rongguo are such good nephews of yours, they both know how to comfort people!"

"whee!"

"Sister, let bygones be bygones. Don't dwell on it. You need to live a better life than you ever did before, so that the Liu family will regret how they treated you!"

"Yes, I've thought it through," Chen Lianxiang wiped away her tears. "I'm this age now, and I don't want to think about anything else. As long as I raise Shaoling and Shaoqun to adulthood and send them to school so they can have a bright future, I have nothing to worry about!"

"Not only that," Chen Dong hurriedly said, "Sister, you forgot? Xiao Yi also plans to hand over the management of Angel Clothing Company to you! The heavy responsibility of the clothing company will still fall on your shoulders, so you can't let your guard down!"

Chen Lianxiang hesitated and said, "Adong, I'm not very educated. Managing such a big company is something I'm afraid I'll mess up for Xiaoyi and ruin her important plans!"

"Sister, culture can be learned. As the saying goes, you can learn as long as you use it. A diploma is just a certificate. It's never too late to learn knowledge. Don't be afraid of not being educated," Chen Dong advised. "If we don't understand, we'll learn. We'll learn as we go. When Angel Startup is established, Xiao Yi will stay there to help you. In the early stages, you can learn from Xiao Yi and Elena."

"Sister, remember this: a person's education isn't measured by a certificate, but by their heart and vision. In this world, as long as you have the will, the vision, and the courage to act, your brother and sister-in-law will help you!"

"We are family. We are all related by blood. Grandpa couldn't come back to China to find you back then for various reasons. He often told me that in this world, helping anyone else is not as fulfilling as helping your own blood relatives succeed. It gives you more pride!"

"As long as you dare to think and act, and walk the right path, money is not a problem. I can help you with that. The most important thing is, sister, you need to change your mindset. You need to face everything that comes next with an attitude of 'I can do it, I can handle this,'" Chen Dong said with a laugh. "I really like Fifth Brother's personality!"

"Although my uncle always says that Fifth Brother is a good-for-nothing, I think that among the dozen or so brothers in the three branches of the family, besides my eldest and second brothers, Fifth Brother is probably the most successful one in the future. Sister, don't look at me like that, I'm serious!"

Chen Lianxiang couldn't believe that Chen Dong would speak of her unreliable underling Chen Zaixing in such a way. "Adong, what did Zaixing do to make you look at him so differently?"

"You don't know yet, do you? Fifth Brother managed to get the county bank to lend him 600,000 yuan all by himself. He also managed to get those state-owned factory directors to supply him with goods. If it weren't for Uncle's intervention, the four brothers working together, Fifth Brother alone could have opened the supermarket."

"What?! Fifth Brother opened a supermarket!"

"Well, he only needs to use my name to run a supermarket in the county with just his words. I don't need to spend any money at all. Think about it yourself. What is Fifth Brother's level of education? According to Uncle, he was illiterate but happened to be caught up in the literacy campaign and got caught."

"But I said, Fifth Brother's success isn't just luck; he really has the ability. He's incredibly ambitious. He told me he wants to open Huaxingsheng Supermarkets all over China. Sister, if Fifth Brother can be so confident, what are you afraid of? Believe in yourself. When you're successful in the future, make the Liu family feel ashamed every time they see you!"

"Um!"

The two little ones beside them didn't hear anything else, except that their fifth uncle, Chen Zaixing, had opened a supermarket. Little Chen Hui stared wide-eyed at Little Rongguo, "Little brother, your dad opened a supermarket too! Does that mean we can buy things at your supermarket without paying?"

"But brother, you have to pay when you go to your dad's supermarket!"

"Ah!" Xiao Chenhui was taken aback. "That's right, I have to pay to enter my own family's supermarket." "Then from now on, we won't have to pay to enter our own family's supermarket!"

Chen Dong poked their foreheads and laughed, "You wish!"