Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

"Uncle, you and Auntie together earn over 200,000 a month, no doubt about it." He Yuzhu blinked.

"Hey, how did you know?" Yan Bugui was taken aback.

"Your salaries are all deposited through the bank. I can see exactly how much goes into your account each month at a glance," He Yuzhu laughed.

"Oh dear, look at my memory!" Yan Bugui slapped his forehead. As he got older, he did forget some things in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, Yaoyang Group has been able to gain a foothold and grow bigger and bigger, thanks in no small part to Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu, and the three aunties.

Lin Quan has always believed in "more work, more pay" and never hesitates to pay his share.

They are the pillars of Yaoyang, after all. If their salaries are meager, it would be strange if outsiders didn't laugh at them.

Other bank presidents in Hong Kong earn annual salaries starting at a million dollars; He Yuzhu, who heads Yaoyang Bank, earns a monthly salary of 300,000 dollars, which is quite ordinary.

In addition to the base salary, Lin Quan also consistently pays bonuses.

Regular employees receive a monthly bonus, while their year-end bonus starts at five months' salary.

Executives earn even more, ranging from hundreds of thousands to over ten million.

"I've heard that some of the old neighbors in the compound are struggling to make ends meet. I'm thinking of starting a retirement community in Beijing," Yan Bugui suddenly said.

Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi all work for Yaoyang's company, earning tens of thousands of yuan every month, so he doesn't need to worry about them at all. He's making so much money he can't spend it all, so he's thinking about doing something practical.

"Uncle, I support you on this." He Yuzhu grinned, his eyes radiating warmth.

"I fully support you too." Lin Quan's voice was a little deeper, and he thought of the neighbors who had sent off their children.

In his early days in the business world, Lin Quan admired Boss Chen and Boss Cao the most.

Mr. Chen, the owner of the recycling company, never hides his charitable deeds. Every year, he sends real money, truckloads, and boxes of supplies to disaster areas, schools, and hospitals.

In stark contrast, Mr. Cao, the owner of Fuyao, quietly focused on practical matters, donating over 16 billion yuan, yet his name was rarely mentioned even in local newspapers.

In the course of life, what we see and hear is most intangible – what we see, who we meet, and what we hear will quietly leave their mark on our very bones.

If you hang out with shrewd people all the time, even the most honest person will inevitably learn to calculate things; if you're constantly scheming, your heart will easily become narrow and hardened.

The Third Uncle's family back then is a living example.

More than 20 years ago, the Battle of Yanhuang was fierce, with nearly 400,000 casualties...

Like the deaf old lady, whose entire family was martyred and wiped out, this is not an isolated case.

Open and covert attacks come one after another, leaving many elderly people with empty houses, cold stoves burning, and not even a single person to bring them a bowl of hot water.

Do you ask for help every time you're in trouble? Those who truly have morality ingrained in their bones would rather grit their teeth and swallow their blood than owe anyone a favor.

Some people are holding on to the children who died in battle, some are protecting the reputation of their parents who sacrificed their lives, and some are simply afraid of causing trouble—afraid that if they open their mouths, they will become a burden in other people's mouths.

The human heart is full of wrinkles and creases; how can it always be smooth and even smooth? Many people simply cannot understand why some people can be so bitter that their throats are parched, yet still manage to laugh.

When Qiu was engulfed in flames, he didn't even utter a sound—throughout history, how many flesh and blood can truly be so indomitable?

Yan Bugui and his wife took out all their savings to set up a nursing home. Lin Quan was moved and immediately decided: I'll take half the responsibility!

Gold and diamonds are inanimate objects, and their replication requires very little energy, far less effort than planting a tree. The energy absorbed by the treasure basin daily is enough to create trillions of tons of gold bricks and diamond powder.

If this were the old days—a time when everyone around was cold-eyed, calculating, and only concerned with their own business—Lin Quan would most likely have sat quietly to the side, pretending not to hear anything.

Prices on the other side of the strait are extremely low. Opening a nursing home? The money Yaoyang Group earns in a year is more than enough to open a hundred of them.

The average monthly salary in the city is less than 200 yuan, and the total population of Yanhuang is less than 1 billion. Even if one-fifth of the elderly are left unattended, the monthly expenditure would not exceed 20 billion Yanhuang coins.

Yaoyang Group's net profit last year reached a staggering 982 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Its investment company raked in over 20 billion yuan from stock speculation, chip exports amassed over 200 billion yuan, jewelry business brought in over 80 billion yuan, communications sector earned over 50 billion yuan, and entertainment empire swallowed up over 40 billion yuan...

Banks, factories, hospitals, television stations, newspapers, pharmaceutical factories, logistics networks... more than fifty entities, all bustling with activity.

Even the least profitable newspapers consistently generate over 100 million Hong Kong dollars in net profit annually.

Their technology is miles ahead of their competitors, their solutions are half a step ahead, and making money is as easy and efficient as picking wheat.

Top-tier chips, manufactured by Sunplus; flagship phones, produced by Sunplus.

Supporting an elderly person on the other side of the strait costs less than a hundred Hong Kong dollars per month.

With a national population of less than one billion, even if one in five people is an elderly person living alone, the total number would only be around two hundred million.

Prices may rise, currency may fall, but Yaoyang's abilities will only become tougher and more ruthless.

The aroma of wine had barely dissipated from the dinner table when everyone was already enthusiastically discussing matters related to the nursing home.

"Third Uncle, the elderly in the capital are just the tip of the iceberg; there are many more in other places. Setting up one in each city is just a drop in the ocean. I think we should set up one in every county, and I'll cover the cost!" Lin Quan slammed his hand on the table, his voice booming.

"How much of that will be smashed in?" Yan Bugui's hand trembled, and his chopsticks almost fell into the soup bowl.

"Don't worry, Uncle. Our boss's pockets are deeper than the city gate." He Yuzhu smiled and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth.

"That's true." Yan Bugui nodded, his brows relaxing.

"You're in charge of the accounting, A-Quan will manage the funding, and I'll oversee its implementation." Lin Quan had barely finished speaking when he turned to the two of them, "Jia Geng, where do you want to choose?"

"Yaoyang Electric Appliance Factory!" Jia Geng blurted out.

"Okay, I'll appoint you as deputy factory director for now. The old factory director will retire at the end of the year." Lin Quan agreed readily, then turned and asked, "Jia Dang, you're graduating soon, right? Have you decided where you want to go?"

"An entertainment company!" Jia Dang's eyes lit up.

"Once you get your diploma, I'll prepare a workstation, employee ID, and work clothes for you." Lin Quan nodded with a smile.

……

Beijing, Yaoyang Pharmaceutical Research Institute.

The research center's office building is still on paper; for now, they are using a temporarily rented office building.

Yaoyang Pharmaceutical Research Institute has three teams: one specializes in the inheritance of ancient prescriptions, one focuses on modern pharmacology, and the other combines Chinese and Western medicine.

As soon as the people from Yaoyang Investigation Company entered the mainland, they cast a wide net to search for clues about the ancestral medicine recipe.

After receiving the tip, the finance department immediately dispatched specialists to various locations to collect prescriptions with real money.

"Dr. Zhang, from Yaoyang Group, I heard you have an old prescription..." Li Ziqiang handed over his business card, his smile calm and composed.