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

"How come I've never heard you mention this relative from the Zai Guang family before?"

"Yes, look at their clothes and their dazzling watch, they're really extravagant!"

The women around them peered inside curiously, and some children also peeked through the windows. They couldn't help but swallow hard when they saw Chen Huiqin take out the tin box he was carrying, take out some cookies, and hand them to her.

"Sister, eat this, it's so delicious!" Jimmy, the little expert at feeding, was being held by Chen Huiqin and sitting on a wooden bench. He held up a cookie and stuffed it into Chen Huiqin's mouth. "Sister, eat this."

Chen Huiqin smiled as she took the cookie from Xiao Chenhui's hand, took a small bite, and the milky aroma filled her taste buds, making her squint her eyes involuntarily. "Mmm, so delicious, thank you, little brother!"

"Sister, you have to call me Jimmy," Xiao Chenhui then took out two more pieces and handed them to Chen Rongfei and Chen Rongjie, who were eagerly waiting beside him. "Brother, you can have some too!"

"Thank you, Jimin!"

"Jimmy, these cookies are really delicious," Chen Rongjie said, finishing the cookies in his hand in a couple of bites before leaning over to Xiao Chenhui and glancing into the jar.

Xiao Chenhui's desire to share immediately arose, and he put the jar aside and took a piece to eat. Seeing this, Chen Rongjie reached in and ate a piece with both hands.

After dealing with her neighbors, Zeng Xia turned and went inside. Seeing her three children already eating, she glared at them. "You have no manners! Don't you even ask your aunt and uncle if they want some? You're just gobbling it all up!"

"Grandma, eat this, it's so delicious!" Little Chen Hui climbed down, grabbed a cookie, and ran to Zeng Xia, holding it out to give her a piece.

"Good boy, if your mother doesn't eat, you can eat the chicken rice yourself," Zeng Xia patted Xiao Chenhui's head and then sat down next to Chen Zaiguang.

Chen Dong looked around his older brother Chen Zaiguang's house. The furnishings were very simple. Outside was a kitchen partitioned by wooden boards. The honeycomb briquette stove was still burning, and the distinctive smell of burning coal was very pungent.

The house was divided into two rooms. The living room was a bit cramped, with a wooden table used as a coffee table, a bench and two stools next to it.

They were sitting at a round table, the one Chen Zaiguang's family usually ate at. Seeing Chen Dong looking around, Chen Zaiguang said, "This room is where your sister-in-law, Huiqin, and I live. That room is where the two boys live. The kitchen is outside."

"Brother, this house is a bit small, but it looks clean and cozy," Chen Dong said. "Brother, where does your wife work now?"

"I work at a cotton mill in the county. I heard you were coming today, so I took a day off. The children don't have to go to school today, so it's just a coincidence."

Chen Zaiguang showed Chen Dong and his wife the house layout, then walked to the coffee table and asked the three children to sit down. Zeng Xia brought over a kettle of hot water, intending to make tea for the guests.

Seeing Chen Zaiguang take out tea leaves, Chen Dong hurriedly said, "Brother, have some of the tea I brought, Da Hong Pao. I specially went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. Try it and see if it's good. If it is, I'll bring some to Uncle next time."

Zhang Yi took out a paper package from a pile of gifts and handed it to Chen Dong. Chen Dong immediately tore open the package, grabbed a handful of gifts, and put them in his teacup. Chen Zaiguang, feeling sorry for Chen Dong, kept saying, "That's enough, that's enough."

Zhang Yi then took out a gift bag from the gifts, which contained two dresses she had purchased from the WTO system. She smiled and handed it to Zeng Xia, saying, "Sister-in-law, try these dresses on and see if they fit."

"Xiao Yi, this is too much money," Zeng Xia hurriedly tried to refuse, but seeing that Zhang Yi had already unpacked the dress and taken it out, her desire to refuse weakened.

The entire light yellow dress was displayed in front of Zeng Xia. Touching the fabric and the cut and workmanship of the dress, she couldn't put it down.

"Sister-in-law, let's go in and try them on. And these high heels, you should try them on too, see if they fit," Zhang Yi said with a smile, pulling Zeng Xia along. She also waved to Chen Huiqin, who was sitting next to her son Chen Hui, "Huiqin, come in too. Auntie bought you two dresses, you should try them on as well."

Chen Huiqin jumped off the bench with delight, surprised that she would get a share. She excitedly went inside, and little Chen Hui ran after her, shouting, "Mommy, I want to try too!"

"NO! Jimmy, the lady is changing clothes, you can't come in!"

"Why?" Little Chen Hui looked puzzled. Chen Dong waved to him, "Jimmy, what's the gift you're preparing for your brother? Hurry up and find it yourself."

"Oh," Little Chen Hui's attention was diverted by his father. He ran to the pile of gifts, rummaged through them, and pulled out two cardboard boxes. "Brother, brother, look, these are shoes I gave you!"

The two brothers, who were still sitting on the bench making cookies, heard Xiao Chenhui's words, stuffed the cookies in their hands into their mouths, and went to Xiao Chenhui, "Jimmy, what are you giving your brother?"

"Shoes, look," Little Chen Hui squatted down and laboriously pulled the shoebox out of the gift bag, revealing a pair of basketball shoes.

Chen Rongfei and Chen Rongjie were immediately drawn to the pair of sneakers in front of them. Chen Dong had chosen the classic Nike basketball shoe style. Seeing the novel color of the shoes, Chen Rongfei, holding the sneakers he had never seen before, was so excited that he immediately took off his shoes to try them on.

"Rongfei, that's rude! Your brother gave you shoes, and you can't even say thank you?" Chen Zaiguang finished brewing the tea and glared at his son.

Chen Rongjie smiled and thanked Xiao Chenhui, then opened his pair of sneakers. Chen Rongfei also quickly said to Xiao Chenhui, "Thank you, little Jimi!"

Watching the two clumsily begin trying on the clothes, little Chen Hui anxiously gave instructions, "Oh no, that's not how you tie it! Daddy, even my brother doesn't know how to tie it!"

Chen Dong could only smile and walk over, squatting down to untie their shoelaces, then threading them back together and tying a knot. Little Chen Hui also squatted down next to his father, explaining to his two older brothers, "Like this, like this, and like this again!"

"Thank you, Uncle Dong," Chen Rongfei said, feeling as if he were walking on clouds in his new sneakers. He couldn't help but walk around the house. When he saw his friends watching outside, he showed off and went outside.

"How about it? Aren't my shoes awesome? My uncle brought them for me from America," Chen Rongfei said, standing in a "民" (people) shape and showing them off to his friends who were watching.

"Wow, Rongfei, your shoes are amazing! They're absolutely incredible!"

"Rongfei, can I try it on?"

"Yeah, yeah, Rongfei, can I try it on?"

These were America sneakers he had just received; how could Chen Rongfei possibly lend them to them? He immediately waved his hand and said no, "Are you kidding? These were a gift from my uncle, worth quite a bit of money. This is the first time I've ever worn them, no way!"

"Please, Rongfei, let me borrow it for a moment, just for a second!"