In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Grandma Li was very happy to see Wang Xingguo. Before Wang Xingguo could even put down his things, Grandma Li pulled him aside and said, "Xingguo, you've lost weight and gotten tanned, but you look very energetic. It's all your grandpa Li's fault. He wouldn't let you do things that others could do. He didn't even think that if it weren't for your help, my grandchildren would all get edema."

Wang Xingguo said with a smile, "Grandma, let's not argue with him. Anyway, I'll always think of you and my younger siblings. We won't get close to that old geezer."

Grandma Li laughed and said, "That's right, let's ignore that old geezer."

After chatting with Grandma Li for a while, Wang Xingguo said goodbye and left.

Back home, they were already discussing what to do with the pig offal.

Just then, Wang Xingguo returned, and Li Xiuping asked, "Xingguo, you brought back so much stuff, what are your plans?"

Wang Xingguo said with a smile, "After we finish cooking, we'll give a bowl to all our clansmen and relatives, and stew a chicken for you to nourish yourselves. My sister-in-law is very thin now, and this isn't healthy enough. I'd like her and my brother to have another niece."

Li Xiuping agreed and went to talk to Aunt Zhao and the others.

A mat was laid on the ground, and the two brothers, Wang Cheng'an and Wang Jianhua, were babbling in words that only babies understand, happily playing with their toys. He happily sat down as well.

After being fed yesterday, the two little ones weren't shy at all. Wang Jianhua even laughed and said, "Daddy, eat!"

Wang Xingguo said cheerfully, "Son, Dad doesn't have any canned fruit to eat. How about we have meat for dinner tonight?"

Wang Cheng'an said happily, "Meat~ Eat meat~"

Wang Xingguo adored his nephew and son, spending time playing with the two little ones.

"I'm back~"

Wang Xingning and Wang Xingmin came home from school. As soon as they entered the house, they smelled a delicious aroma. Wang Xingning asked curiously, "Second brother, it smells so good! What are second sister-in-law and the others cooking?"

Wang Xingguo replied with a smile, "I got you some offal and pork to replenish your energy."

Wang Xingmin said happily, "It's great that there's meat to eat as soon as Second Brother comes back."

The kitchen is too small; there are already three people in it, so the other two wouldn't be able to help.

Not long after, my sister-in-law and mother-in-law also came home from get off work.

Shen Yangyang said cheerfully, "Brother Xingguo, the store was absolutely hilarious today."

Wang Xingguo asked, "How was it? Those three directors must have looked really grim, right?"

Shen Qingqing nodded with a smile and said, "That's right. They kept asking for the car keys, and Xingye and the others said the keys were in the car. After the transfer procedures were completed, they asked for the car's documents. Only then did Xingye and the others tell the three of them that the car didn't belong to the company and had been returned to its owner, which made the three directors' faces turn really dark."

Wang Xingguo said with a smile, "They know the car is registered under the district's Bureau of Commerce, but they don't dare to come to me for it. It's like when they wanted to move in here, and I wouldn't let them. Even though this place is now under the jurisdiction of the Housing Management Bureau, they still give me, the person who paid for the construction, some face."

That's exactly right. Ever since their people ousted Wang Yongli and made him the director, they've had designs on the compound, even trying to take over its security.

They were directly forced to leave by Li's bodyguards and security personnel who pointed guns at them. Perhaps after checking the information, they no longer dared to mess with the compound.

Anyway, there were still several houses available at the housing management bureau at the time, but Wang Xingguo wouldn't allow them to move in.

Wang Xingye and his group also came to talk about it. Wang Xingguo smoked a cigarette with them outside the door, and after listening, he said to them, "If they have any complaints, tell them to come find me. Let's see if they dare!"

Wang Yongli asked, "Xingguo, it's really hard for the trust store to make money these days. It feels like we're almost unable to pay salaries. We have a lot of staff, but very few people come to us to sell their secondhand items. That guy surnamed Wu helps them with antiques and paintings, but he doesn't use our accounts. He doesn't give us a single penny of the profits. What do you think we should do?"

Wang Xingguo shook his head and said, "Don't do anything. If you don't have money to pay your salaries, just ask them. They won't dare not get the money to pay you. If one day they want to get rid of the trust store's burden, what they're doing now can be exposed. They'll be in big trouble, if not dead. Just secretly keep a record of how many antiques and paintings that guy Lao Niu got for them, and that's it."

The group nodded and said they would secretly record the matter.

Wang Xingguo hadn't expected that Master Niu would be so stubborn. He had told him before that anyone who touched antiques would be unlucky, and that he wouldn't help him if those things were traced back to him.

Li Xiuping came out and saw Wang Yongchang and the others. She smiled and said, "Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Yongli, I need your help with something. Have each member of our clan bring a bowl. Xingguo brought back some pig offal and wants to give everyone a bowl as an extra meal."

The group smiled and agreed, then went door-to-door to inform everyone.

Wang Xingbang came home from get off work, carrying two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). There were too many people last night, and he couldn't have a proper drink with his younger brother.

Seeing the clansmen approaching with bowls, he asked curiously, "Second brother, what are you doing?"

Wang Xingguo explained, "Big brother's off work. I was lucky today and managed to get some pig offal. I'll cook it up and give it to the clansmen to nourish them."

Wang Xingbang said with a smile, "You're really capable. When you're not home, I can't even get something to nourish my family."

Wang Xingguo asked, "Brother, I heard from Xiuping that your wire factory was working overtime throughout the Spring Festival and only resumed operations this month?"

Wang Xingbang nodded and said, "We were originally going to continue working overtime, but we've run out of raw materials, and I heard that there aren't enough wires in Beijing either. Anyway, a big order was given to another factory, so our factory doesn't need to continue working overtime."

Wang Xingguo exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, so you've been working overtime for five months straight, bro?"

Wang Xingbang nodded and said, "We worked overtime for five months, sometimes until 10 p.m. Our factory doesn't have the facilities for two shifts, so we could only rely on overtime to catch up on production."

That's not easy. The most important thing is that the wire factory is a small factory. Even though the overtime work is so hard, there is no compensation. At most, they will give the employees some food and an extra dinner.

There's no such thing as overtime pay these days, because factories are all collectively owned, meaning the factory is like your own home, and you can't ask the factory for overtime pay just because you work overtime.

It's like you're a shareholder in the factory. So what if you put in a little more effort and work harder for the factory's development?

Wang Xingguo chatted happily with the clansmen who greeted him, asking how they were doing lately. Most of the families who had followed him to the city were doing well, as they were looking out for each other.

Some people with many relatives in their hometowns would carry the saved food back to their families in order to save food, which made them quite thin.

Wang Xingguo is the backbone of everyone; the clansmen are much more at ease now that he's back.

In the past, these people would have essentially followed Wang Xingguo to establish a branch of the clan, and many years later, their branch might become the main branch of the Wang clan in the city.

That's how large families are; the members of the branches don't necessarily have to be blood relatives. They are all relatives who came from the same ancestor and developed their lineage when they went to other places to make a living.