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

The Chen family, who lived next door to the old house, were having dinner together. Hearing the laughter and chatter coming from next door, Chen Xianfu's face fell. He downed his drink in one gulp and slammed the glass down on the table.

Seeing their father-in-law's expression, the two daughters-in-law had to be very careful when picking up food. Chen Zaiming complained to his father, "Dad, why won't you go over? Why won't you let Zaiju and me go over? Today is our eldest brother's housewarming party, and we are all cousins."

"What were you doing there, always sucking up to others like that?" Chen Xianfu glared at his eldest son, Chen Zaiming. "You call yourselves cousins? Look at that brat Zaixing, did he even give you two a house in the community?"

"I'm telling you, you're not allowed to go, or I'll show no mercy to either father or son!"

Chen Zaiju's wife secretly kicked him, gesturing for him to speak. She said he was like a block of wood, only knowing how to eat. Chen Zaiju swallowed the food in his mouth and said to his father, "Dad, today Adong is back from South Africa. Even if we don't give face to Uncle and my elder brother, we still have to show some respect to Adong, right? Otherwise, it won't look good for anyone."

"snort!"

Chen Xianfu snorted coldly. He was also resentful towards his second great-uncle's grandson. He had originally thought that after Chen Dong came, the second and third branches of the family, although they dared not imagine that they would be as well taken care of by Chen Dong as the first branch, would at least be able to change their current situation.

Unexpectedly, after Chen Dong arrived, his nephews from the eldest branch of the family are now doing very well, running companies, supermarkets, and real estate, all with great success. Only Chen Xianfu's two sons are still farming in the village. Isn't that infuriating?

Chen Xianfu was unaware that the businesses of the eldest son's brothers were all started by them using Chen Dong's connections and mortgaging the gold watch given to them by Chen Dong. The most important factor in this success was Chen Zaixing's daring and hard work.

As for the second and third wives, they just sat at home thinking about waiting for Chen Dong to come and "lift them up". Chen Dong usually spent his free time at the old house talking with the old lady Wei Shufen. Chen Xianfu and Chen Xianhai rarely came to the old house. Basically, they would just meet Chen Dong on the way to the Jinbu factory area in the morning and say hello.

Chen Xianfu and Chen Xianhai were planning to wait at home for Chen Dong to come over for tea, since they were Chen Dong's elders after all. However, Chen Dong had never visited their home, and they felt that sending them to their elder brother Chen Xiangui's home would be seen as trying to curry favor with Chen Dong.

But when it comes to the closeness of relationships, you have to keep in touch frequently for others to remember you. Trying to make amends at the last minute is not very effective.

The fact that the second and third wives didn't visit him meant that Chen Dong thought they weren't very ambitious, so naturally, he wouldn't think of them when he needed something.

If you yourself are not ambitious, do you really expect me, Chen Dong, to take money and ask you if you want to do business?

He's a billionaire, so busy that his secretary has to plan his schedule for him every day. If you don't show up in front of him and make your presence known, Chen Dong will eventually forget about you.

Many people say they dislike using connections, but that's only because those people don't have the means to do so. Just like Chen Xianfu and Chen Xianhai, they can't lower themselves to do it. Now, in Lianzhai, anyone who can talk to Chen Xiangui comes to the Chen family's old house for tea whenever they have free time, trying to curry favor with Chen Xiangui.

Don't worry about whether you get any benefits after you come. Just keep coming. If you can help Chen Xiangui once or twice, the next time Chen Xiangui or Chen Zaiguang needs someone to do something, they might think of you first.

Just like Cai Mangzi in the village, Chen Xiangui was carrying pig feed in the field and was about to go home. He was tired and sat down to rest on the edge of the field. Usually, his parents would not hit or scold him, but they would help Chen Xiangui carry the load of pig feed from the field all the way home in one go.

Afterwards, Chen Xiangui mentioned at the dinner table that Cai Mangzi had helped him pick pig feed. From then on, whenever Chen Zaixing saw Cai Mangzi, he would stop his car and invite him over for a smoke. Cai Mangzi was quite perceptive, always calling him "Brother Xing" and always politely calling Chen Xiangui "Uncle".

Despite the absence of the second and third families at the old house, the atmosphere remained completely relaxed. Chen Zaixing was adept at lightening the mood, and with just a few words, he made everyone laugh.

After the meal, the men were all smoking and drinking tea in the main room when Chen Dong finally spoke up, asking Chen Xiangui, "Uncle, what's going on with Second Uncle and Third Uncle?"

"It's all because of the houses. Didn't the fifth brother leave an apartment for each of you in Huaxing Garden?" Chen Xiangui exhaled a puff of smoke and shook his head. "After the second and third brothers found out, they probably thought that since the fifth brother is also their nephew, they would leave an apartment for Zaiming and the others as well."

"I never said that," Chen Zaixing waved his hand holding the cigarette. "I only leave one set for each of my own brothers. My second and third uncles have separated from us. If I were to give them one set each, then should I also give one set each to Uncle Xianfeng and other relatives?"

Chen Xianfeng thought that it would be nice to have one, but he waved his hand and said, "That really doesn't make sense. The family has been separated for so long. The house is not a small matter. Even if it prospers, you still have to keep it to sell for money. It's not right to let you lose money to subsidize the clan."

Chen Dong pursed his lips and smoked. When Grandma Wei Shufen saw this, she said to Chen Dong, "Ah Dong, don't blame the second brother and the others. They didn't really mean to embarrass you. I'll go over and give them a good scolding tomorrow."

"No need, Auntie. They are elders. It wouldn't be fair for me if they didn't come," Chen Dong said, not wanting to put Grandma Wei Shufen in a difficult position.

If they don't want to come, they don't want to come. Chen Dong doesn't need to ask them for anything. He's busy every day and doesn't have time to argue with them.

In addition, Zhou Haimin, the secretary of the municipal party committee, told him that in a while, high-level leaders from the central government would be coming to Tuocheng for inspection, and specifically asked Chen Dong to accompany them. Chen Dong had already made plans to invite his elder brother Chen Zaiguang and fifth brother Chen Zaixing to go together, so that they could also see the world.

Because this matter was rather unusual and involved many people, Chen Dong didn't want to bring it up as a topic of casual conversation in public, so he continued to chat with everyone about everyday matters.

When it got late at night, Chen Zaiguang was about to go home when Chen Dong came out with him, called out to Chen Zaiguang, and told him about the matter.

Chen Zaiguang looked incredulous. "High-ranking central leaders are coming to our Tuocheng, Adong, is it inappropriate for me to go with you?"

"Why wouldn't it be appropriate? You're now a major shareholder of Guangdong Company, a large private entrepreneur. Going along to meet high-ranking government officials will add a valuable experience to your entrepreneurial career, haha!"

Chen Zaiguang chuckled and said, "Alright, then I'll shamelessly go and see the world."