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

"That won't do," Chen Rongfei immediately refused. He had heard of people borrowing bicycles, but never shoes. Besides, these were new shoes, a gift from his wealthy uncle America. They were probably worth a lot of money, and these people couldn't afford to pay for them if he wore them out.

Chen Rongjie was much more clever. He just walked around in his own house wearing the shoes, without going outside, so as not to be asked to borrow them.

At this moment, Zhang Yi and the other two, who had gone inside to change clothes, opened the door and came out, saying to Chen Dong and Chen Zaiguang, "How is it? Does it look good?"

At this moment, Zeng Xia was no longer the simple and honest person she usually was. She had changed into the light yellow dress that Zhang Yi had brought her, tied her hair back with a rubber band, and Zhang Yi had even given her some light makeup. Her whole demeanor was instantly elevated.

Chen Zaiguang was immediately stunned. Was this really his wife?

"You're so pretty, sister!"

Chen Hui, who was standing next to her, immediately started praising Chen Huiqin, who was also wearing a light yellow dress, showering her with compliments.

Chen Huiqin inherited the best features of her parents. She has an oval face with a bit of baby fat, and her hair is tied into a high ponytail with hair clips by Zhang Yi. She wears a pair of high-heeled leather shoes, and her whole person exudes a refined and elegant air, like a pure and innocent lady from a well-to-do family.

Hearing Xiao Chenhui's praise, Chen Huiqin blushed a little and smiled shyly. She was about to turn around and go into the house to change back when Zhang Yi stopped her. "What are you afraid of? Girls should be confident. We'll wear this from now on. I'll buy you a few more outfits to change into later."

"Xiao Yi, you can't spoil the child like this," Zeng Xia said to Zhang Yi. "It's fine for the girl to wear her clothes to and from school every day. It's such a waste if these nice clothes get dirty or torn."

"It's alright, I'll buy Huiqin's clothes from now on," Zhang Yi said with a smile, putting her arm around Chen Huiqin's shoulder and leaning closer to her. "She's my own niece, it won't cost much."

"Our Huiqin has to be dressed up beautifully. Your auntie really likes girls. When I see Huiqin, I like her. She's such a lovely girl," Zhang Yi said with a smile, pulling Chen Huiqin into the house. "Auntie will let you try on two other outfits to see if they fit."

Zeng Xia smiled wryly and had no choice but to follow him into the inner room. Chen Dong smiled and handed Chen Zaiguang a cigarette, saying, "Brother, that's just my wife's personality. If she likes someone, she'll feel it's worth it no matter how much money it costs."

Zhao Zhigang, who had been following along, lit a cigarette that Chen Dong had offered him, thinking that she was indeed a rich lady who spent money based solely on her own whims.

Chen Zaiguang felt that letting Chen Dong spend so much money made it seem like his family was being taken advantage of. "Dongzi, you should persuade your sister-in-law. We're not like America. If she went out dressed like this without an adult with her, she might get robbed."

Zhao Zhigang nodded in agreement. "Indeed, the number of unemployed young people in the city has been idling around these past few years, and maintaining public order has been a real headache for us."

Chen Dong nodded. He knew that poverty breeds theft. In America, people buy things for free. Compared to America, the petty theft in China was nothing.

However, we really have to be careful. Our family's arrival in Nanshan County has attracted envy. Yes, we should hire a few bodyguards to follow us. When we see Director Wang again, we should ask him if he knows any reliable veterans.

After Zhang Yi and the others changed their clothes and came out, Chen Dong beckoned Chen Rongfei and the other two over, took out the red envelopes in his hand, and said, "Yesterday at the ancestral home, I gave red envelopes to all of you cousins, so there's no reason not to give you any."

Chen Zaiguang was about to say something when Chen Dong interrupted him, saying, "Big brother, as your uncle, we have to treat everyone equally."

Chen Zaiguang shook his head and smiled wryly. Chen Rongfei accepted the red envelope and immediately said happily to Chen Dong, "Thank you, Uncle Dong! Thank you, Auntie!"

"From now on, you must study hard and never talk about dropping out of school, understand?" Chen Dong took the opportunity to admonish him. "In the future, as China's economy takes off, those without culture and education will suffer greatly!"

"Uncle Dong, I understand. I'll definitely study hard!"

Chen Huiqin smiled and took the red envelope Chen Dong handed her. Her hand was bulging, and her eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter. Little Chen Hui, who was next to her, quickly said to Chen Huiqin, "Sister, hurry up and open it. Daddy must have put some unfamiliar money in there again."

Chen Zaiguang was also there yesterday. He was amused by what Xiao Chenhui said. Looking at Chen Huiqin, who looked blank, he said, "Don't listen to Jimmy's nonsense. Your uncle put our money in there. Jimmy is still young and only knows about US dollars."

"No, that's not true! I know a lot of money. My great-grandfather had a very thick book filled with lots and lots of money. I even used the money from that book to buy toys!"

Zhang Yi walked over and pinched Xiao Chenhui's cheek. "You dare to say that? You treated your great-grandfather's treasured 1928 $50 gold certificate like a regular $50 to buy toys at the supermarket. Luckily, you went to your own family's supermarket, otherwise, you would have spent a gold certificate worth $120,000!"

Chen Dong smiled as he looked at his son. When the old man, Chen Shengyu, learned of this, he immediately checked the supermarket's surveillance footage and retrieved the 1928 fifty-dollar gold certificate, worth 120,000 US dollars, from the cashier.

The cashier, seeing the menacing security personnel, thought she had done something wrong and turned green with fright. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, but Zhang Yi punished Chen Hui by deducting his allowance for the month.

"Hmph, it was Great-Grandpa who said that the booklet would be mine in the future. It's my own stuff, why can't I take it?" Little Chen Hui retorted stubbornly.

Little Chen Hui was still rambling on and on, saying things like, what's wrong with taking my things? The tattered banknote says fifty dollars, and that it's not a good dollar to fool a child, and so on.

The room erupted in laughter. Chen Dong patted his son's head. His grandfather hadn't scolded Chen Hui, but felt that the child didn't recognize the money, which was why the misunderstanding had happened.

After everyone laughed, Zeng Xia noticed that it was getting late, nearing noon, so she got up to wash the rice and prepare to cook. Zhang Yi immediately said to Zeng Xia, "Sister-in-law, don't cook at home. Get ready and let's go to a restaurant to eat. After we eat, I'll take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, and then we'll go to the hospital to visit Aunt Lianxiang."

Zeng Xia looked at her husband, Chen Zaiguang, and Chen Dong also looked at Chen Zaiguang. "Brother, with so many people, it's too much trouble to cook. Let's just eat out."

"Alright," Chen Zaiguang could only nod. The three siblings, Chen Rongfei and his siblings, jumped for joy at the prospect of eating at a state-run restaurant. "Oh, we can have a big meal!"

Little Chen Hui didn't know what his older siblings were so happy about. He only knew that they were jumping around excitedly, and he jumped along, saying, "Oh, we can go have a big meal!"