I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Before the Lunar New Year, Qixing Company finally completed all tests on its military off-road vehicles and delivered the first batch of 50 vehicles.

This military off-road vehicle was named "Zuofu" by Seven Stars Company, and it is one of the dark stars of the Big Dipper.

It uses a self-designed 8.0-liter twin-turbocharged V12 diesel engine.

Therefore, even though the vehicle weighs more than 5 tons, its power is still very strong.

It is an excellent light to medium-sized military off-road vehicle. (5 tons or less is considered light)

Due to the high price and the limited quantity purchased by the military, this deal was sold at a complete loss.

Fortunately, they knew this would happen before designing and producing it, so in addition to the military version, the company also designed a downgraded version.

This version uses either a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged V12 diesel engine or a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged V12 gasoline engine.

In addition, it lacks bulletproof features and military equipment such as a general-purpose machine gun mount, so the price is much cheaper.

But it would cost millions to buy one.

Of course, bulletproof glass and bulletproof steel plates are optional accessories that can be added later, depending on the customer's needs.

Apart from the boss, everyone else in the company hopes to sell more of the downgraded versions in the future, so that their company can lose less money.

Yan Jiefang and his son were not optimistic about this.

After all, this car is still too expensive, and it's a domestic brand, so it might not attract many envious glances when you drive it.

In other words, there are too few people who can provide emotional value.

This will make car owners feel like they don't have much prestige.

Unless Seven Star Company's car brands can accumulate enough fame and recognition like the U8 and U9 of later generations.

However, at this point in time, national self-confidence in China is still lacking, and people's incomes now are not comparable to those of 20 years from now.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for Seven Stars Company to make a name for itself.

Fortunately, Yan Jiefang and his son Yan Xueyuan had enough capital and were not in a hurry at all.

They can afford to lose money.

It's a bit of a shame that Seven Stars only has the catalog of the No. 2 off-road vehicle, otherwise they wouldn't have only produced two or three models of cars.

These days, it's very difficult for most state-owned automobile factories to obtain more listings.

As a private enterprise, Qixing Company naturally faces even greater difficulties.

In the short term, it will be almost impossible for them to apply for other catalogs, especially for cars.

During this period, all they need to do is maintain their current size without expanding or shrinking.

However, necessary technological research and development cannot be stopped.

...

"Jiefang, shall we go back to Beijing for the Spring Festival this year? I heard it has snowed several times there already, and I miss the sight of snow."

In the bedroom, Liu Ruyan held her husband's arm and made a soft suggestion.

"Okay, let's spend the Spring Festival in Beijing this year."

Yan Jiefang reached out and touched her black hair, readily agreeing.

He was just a time traveler, and the capital city of this world could only be considered his second hometown.

The Special Economic Zone and Jiangcheng can be considered my third and fourth hometowns, respectively.

For him, it didn't matter much where he spent the New Year.

The next day, Liu Ruyan announced the news directly to everyone:

"We'll be spending Chinese New Year in Beijing this year."

Liu's mother sat on a single sofa. Compared to a few years ago, she looked noticeably older, but her spirits were still quite good.

"Fine, it doesn't matter where I, an old woman, spend the New Year, it's just that traveling back and forth makes you young people worry about me."

Yan Wenhan, who was supervising his two younger brothers as they played with building blocks, turned to look at his grandmother, Liu Ruyan, and nodded.

"Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. It would be nice to go to Beijing this year to see the scenery of northern China."

Liu Ruyan was delighted to hear that her six-year-old grandson could casually quote famous sayings, and a smile crept onto her lips.

Four-year-old Yan Wenxuan casually pushed the already completed block castle in front of him.

Ignoring his brother's stern gaze, he ran to Liu Ruyan's knees, hugged her leg, and looked up at his young and beautiful grandmother:

"Grandma, going to Beijing for the New Year is great! We can climb the Great Wall, and I want to recite Chairman Mao's poem 'Qinyuanchun: Snow'!"

Hearing her second grandson's words, Liu Ruyan's big eyes narrowed with laughter. She picked up her grandson and tapped his forehead:

"Good, Xuan'er, you have ambition! Grandma will listen to you recite this poem when the time comes."

"Grandma, Grandma, I want a hug too."

The one-and-a-half-year-old third child, Yan Wenfeng, stopped playing with building blocks and ran to Liu Ruyan's legs, hugging her knees.

"Okay, Feng'er, Grandma will hold you."

Overjoyed, Liu Ruyan squatted down and picked up Yan Wenfeng with her free hands.

His grandsons were very smart from a young age, almost exactly like his three sons, Yan Xueqian, when they were young.

She realized that these children were all destined to be top provincial scorers!

She knew that her husband was incredibly talented when he was in school, a natural student who got perfect scores in every subject.

Unexpectedly, her three sons and grandsons all inherited her husband's talent for studying.

The Yan family has a worthy successor.

No matter how times change, people who are good at studying will generally have food to eat.

That's definitely true.

Grandma Liu and Grandma Zhou looked at their three exceptionally intelligent great-grandchildren, exchanged a glance, and both felt that their lives couldn't be happier.

They all lived through the Japanese invasion of China. In those chaotic times when there was no food, they could never have imagined that they would have the life they have now.

It's like falling into a honey pot!

...

On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, due to the large number of people, the Yan family returned to Beijing on a pre-arranged chartered plane.

While the plane was in the air, the children all pressed their faces against the windows, looking out at the white clouds and the earth.

This was their first time on an airplane, and they were very curious about everything.

It would let out a scream every now and then.

"Grandma, look, that cloud looks like an elephant!"

"Mom, the houses there are smaller than matchboxes!"

"Grandma, when I grow up, I want to fly airplanes too!"

...

With Yan Jiefang in charge, the flight naturally went smoothly. Before disembarking, the flight attendants reminded everyone:

"The temperature in Beijing is very low, please dress warmly before you disembark."

The eldest brother, Yan Xueqian, stood at the cabin door, the icy wind blowing in his face like knives.

He immediately turned around and shouted into the cabin:

"It's really cold outside, honey, mom, hurry up and help the kids put on their down jackets."

"Okay, let's get moving."

With so many adults working together, it only took about ten minutes for everyone to put on their clothes and then walk down the gangway one by one.

After returning to the three-courtyard house in Banchang Hutong, since there were many female relatives returning this time, Liu Ruyan arranged accommodations for everyone.

Most of Yan Xueheng's female friends did not come with him.

Otherwise, even with rooms in this house that's over 2000 square meters, there might not be enough space, and someone would need to share a room.