My mother, Zhou Yuling, has already returned from grocery shopping. She also bought pork head meat, yuba and edamame at the delicatessen. These are specially bought for her father to go with wine.

Water spinach with garlic paste, fried bacon with red cabbage and greens, roasted pork with wild rice flour, stir-fried green beans, green vegetable and tofu soup, Zhou Yuling cooks all the dishes that her son Zheng Wentong loves to eat.

Zheng Wentong started out helping in the kitchen, but later he couldn't help but cook a few dishes himself, which impressed his mother Zhou Yuling.

"Hey, you, I am in the first-year class in Puhai. I have become very capable. I can cook dishes in a decent way. At least I won't starve to death." Zhou Yuling praised her son's cooking skills.

"When will my brother and sister-in-law hold a banquet?" Zheng Wentong was chatting with his mother in the kitchen.

"The engagement will be made next month, and the wedding banquet will be held in the first month of next year. You don't have to come back for the engagement. You, the younger brother, will have to be present during the banquet." The mother told her son.

"How is my future sister-in-law?" Zheng Wentong asked with concern.

"Xiao Liu has a good personality, is kind-hearted, looks pretty, is very polite to me, and is good at housework." When talking about the eldest daughter-in-law, my mother was full of praise.

"My aunt is still very good at being a matchmaker, and her predictions are accurate." Zheng Wentong praised her.

My grandfather is a veteran and has two sons and two daughters. Zhou Yuling is the second sister. My uncle Zhou Zhiguo is the mayor of Yuqiao Town, and my uncle Zhou Zhifa is a decorator.

"You have graduated now, and you are now a grown-up. Do you want me to have a look at you? She has mentioned to me before that others are also famous university students, and you are still an alumnus."

Zheng Wentong thanked Bu Min and said, "No, no, no, no, you have to believe that your son can definitely find a wife by himself."

My mother smiled brightly, thinking that something was going on with Zheng Wentong, "Wentong, did you have a date in Puhai? I'm sorry to tell your parents."

Zheng Wentong sighed at his mother's imagination, "Don't worry, it's okay. If I find someone, I won't hide it. I'll show it to you openly. Just prepare a meeting gift."

Zhou Yuling was so angry that she threw the cut water spinach on the chopping board, "If you want to eat it, fry it yourself! Driving a Porsche is useless, but I still can't find a partner!"

Zheng Wentong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He fried all the vegetables and brought them to the living room. His uncle Zheng Xingmin happened to come over at this moment and rushed to the meal time.

He looked at his nephew who was wearing an apron and teased Zheng Wentong, "Isn't this our Mr. Zheng? I'm flattered that such a big boss has to cook by himself."

"Brother-in-law, please don't hurt me. My dad has a bottle of Feitian Moutai that's damn good. I'll open it for you today and drink it." Zheng Wentong borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha.

Zheng Xingmin was very happy, "I originally thought it would be good if your dad could get a bottle of Wuliangye when you come back, but it turned out that you just drank Maotai directly. Don't feel bad, sister-in-law." The uncle joked.

Grandpa Zheng Guoquan’s four children, none of them have an official career, and each of them is engaged in small business. However, the relationship between the brother and sister is very deep, and they have never been embarrassed by money.

Zhou Yuling dug out Moutai from the master bedroom and pretended to blame her son, "You are very sharp. Your dad originally planned to save this bottle of Moutai for the New Year's Eve dinner, but now you did it as a favor in advance."

The brother-in-law poured wine into his father's wine cup, poured a few taels for himself, and motioned to his nephew, "Wen Tong, would you like some?"

Zheng Wentong shook his head, "I'm still allergic to alcohol. I've been working in Puhai for a year and I don't drink at all."

It was a good thing not to drink. Zheng Xingmin didn't try to persuade him. He said to his nephew, "After dinner, you can park your car in my yard. There are unruly people in the poor mountains and rivers."

"There is no surveillance in your community, and your dad's business is easy to offend. If you don't have enough protection, someone might want to secretly stab your car at night." My uncle speaks from experience.

My brother-in-law lives not far away, in a village within the city, a four-story self-built house with two large yards at the front and back, which is more than enough to park two cars.

Zheng Xingjian agreed, "You just happened to go visit your grandma, give the old woman some money, and don't mention the things. Those nutritional supplements will go bad if you leave them alone and don't eat them."

"Brother-in-law, my brother will get married next year and we won't be able to live in our house anymore. Don't you still have a piece of land for sale next door? How about we buy it for our family and become neighbors?"

Zheng Xingmin felt it was very sudden. He had mentioned this matter to Zheng Xingjian before, and his eldest brother couldn't deny it. Why did a nephew suddenly mention this matter?

Moreover, Zheng Xingmin also knew about his eldest brother's family situation. The two brothers often borrowed money from each other when doing business.

The eldest brother Zheng Xingjian has already bought a house and a facade house in the provincial capital, so he probably doesn't have much money left to buy a homestead and build a house.

The land next door to Zheng Xingmin's house is 150 square meters. The foundation has been laid and a house can be built directly.

Although the homestead land cannot be transferred in name, in fact there is still a lot of room for manipulation. As long as both the buyer and the buyer agree and it is notarized in the village committee, it can actually be traded.

Zheng Xingmin's mind turned quickly and he immediately knew that Zheng Wentong was going to pay the money, but this was a good thing and he also agreed with it.

"This is not like the time in 2009. The Liu family next door now offers 300,000 yuan. If you want to build a house and add decorations, it will cost you 1 million less."

Before his rebirth, Zheng Wentong had experienced the epidemic in Zhongchu Province, and Hongshan City, where Tongji County is located, was the hardest hit area besides Jiangchu City, the provincial capital.

At that time, Zheng Wentong went home to celebrate the Spring Festival and was isolated from his family at home for more than two months. In comparison, Zheng Wentong felt that it was more comfortable to live in a self-built house.

My uncle's family planted a lot of vegetables in the yard, and grandma took care of it when she had nothing to do. There was plenty of rice, flour, grain and oil, and she also sent a lot of supplies to her eldest brother Zheng Xingjian's family.

Zheng Wentong handed his gilded business card to his uncle, and Zheng Xingmin took it, "CEO of Slope Capital (China) Co., Ltd., Room 1506, Pufa Building, 588 Pufa South Road."

Zheng Xingmin was surprised, "I've been to Pudong South Road. Is it near the Dongchang Road subway station?"

"Yes, across the street from Jin Mao Tower and World Financial Center, you can see the Oriental Pearl Tower from our company office building." Zheng Wentong gave a brief introduction.

Zheng Xingmin looked at his nephew and found it unbelievable. How could this good programmer turn into a financial executive after traveling abroad?

"When I was traveling in the Netherlands, I met a CEO of a multinational investment fund. He was interested in returning to China to invest in Internet companies. I also participated in the preliminary preparations for the company."

There are not so many taboos between real relatives. Zheng Xingmin asked directly, "How much is your monthly salary as a CEO?"

"Management positions like ours have an annual salary of 500,000 yuan a year. If the company performs well, there will be equity incentives and dividends."

Of course Zheng Xingmin knew that his nephew was talking about RMB, but a salary of 40,000 yuan a month was quite a lot. When Zhou Yuling heard that her son was so promising, she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

Zheng Xingmin wanted to persuade his son, who was studying in college in the provincial capital, that if he had an annual salary of 500,000 yuan, he might as well give up taking the civil service exam.

My cousin Zheng Wenbai was born in 1992. He will be a senior in college in the second half of the year, majoring in international trade. He is preparing for next year's national and provincial exams at school.

"What about the Porsche downstairs?" Zheng Xingmin asked. With an annual salary of 500,000 yuan, he couldn't afford to drive a 2 million Porsche.

"The company provides the fuel, and the company reimburses the fuel expenses." Zheng Wentong said half truthfully.

Zheng Wentong signed a lease contract with the company, and the contract stipulated that the rent would be free of charge.

During the lease period, the company will bear the gas costs, tolls, bridge tolls and parking fees incurred when using the vehicle.

"That is, your 3.0 displacement has a fuel consumption of at least 12 liters per 100 kilometers. Even if you can afford it, you may not be able to drive it."

Zheng Xingmin drives a 2011 white BMW 320i Fashion model with a 2.0 displacement and not that low fuel consumption. However, except for purchasing goods from other places and running long distances, he doesn't usually drive much.

Zheng Xingmin made advance plans for Zheng Wentong, "If you and your son have reached an agreement, then I will contact Liu Quan and make an appointment to go through the formalities. When the construction team is in place, we will start construction."

Zheng Xingjian originally wanted to consider that Zhou Yuling, the mother-in-law, did not want to live with her son and daughter-in-law, so she pushed Zheng Xingjian.

Zheng Xingjian thought for a while and realized that he didn't have to pay for it himself. His younger son was willing to express his filial piety. As a parent, there was no need for him to refuse. It would just seem awkward, so he agreed.

Zhou Yuling was very happy, "When the house is built, let your eldest brother and sister-in-law choose first. If the young couple wants to live in the community, we will move there. If they want to live in the building, we will not move."

Zheng Xingjian pondered for a moment, "If we leave this house for the eldest brother to get married, it would be a bit ugly, and it would not look good on the in-laws' face. We will have to renovate it at the end of the year."

"Renovate the bathroom, replace it with a natural gas water heater, re-paint it with latex paint, lay solid wood floors in the room, renovate the wardrobe, and buy furniture and appliances."

Zheng Xingjian calculated that it would cost another hundred thousand. Hey, it is not easy to find a wife for his son these days.

After dinner, Zheng Wentong drove his uncle home. It was only a few minutes away and he would be there in a short time.

The grandmother who lived on the first floor heard the movement in the yard and came out to greet them. She was very happy to see her grandson Zheng Wentong.

"Wen Tong is back, okay, okay." The old man held Zheng Wentong's hand and chatted with his grandson, asking him about his work and whether he had found a partner. They talked for a long time.

Zheng Wentong patiently chatted with the old man for a while, and finally gave his grandma a thousand yuan.

Grandma refused to accept it at first, and finally used her trump card, saying that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival expenses that her father Zheng Xingjian had given in advance, so she accepted it.

The old man asked about the new car in the yard. He heard that it was provided by his grandson's company, and he praised his grandson for his future. Zheng Wentong also promised the old man to take her for a drive tomorrow.

Aunt Liu Fang was watching TV in the bedroom on the second floor. When she saw her nephew coming, she greeted him warmly.

Zheng Wentong and his cousin Zheng Wenbai were two years apart and had a very good relationship. They lived at his uncle's house for a long time every winter and summer vacation, which made his mother very jealous, saying that he had raised a son for his uncle and aunt.

Liu Fang had just heard the sound of a Porsche driving into the front yard from upstairs, and was startled by the big noise made by her nephew.

Zheng Wentong told his aunt about his new job and the origin of Porsche.

Liu Fang quickly understood that Zheng Wentong majored in computer science at university. Since Slope Capital planned to invest in Internet companies, it was not surprising to find Zheng Wentong.

Aunt Liu Fang was envious of her nephew's European travels and asked him about his travels in Amsterdam.

"At that time, I heard that you were leaving Huafu to travel to Europe. Your mother and I were still worried about you, for fear that you would find a foreign girlfriend to come back." Liu Fang joked with Zheng Wentong.

Zheng Xingmin also joked, "Since Wen Tong broke up with his girlfriend before graduation, there has been no movement for a year. If we really find a blonde with blue eyes and long legs, it will bring glory to the country!"

Liu Fang laughed at her husband's superficiality, "What? You can bring glory to the country by finding a foreign girl. I think you want to bring glory to the country!"

Zheng Xingmin did not dare to get angry, so he persuaded Zheng Wentong to stay the night and sleep in his cousin Zheng Wenbai's room. The quilts were all ready-made and there was no need to tidy them up.
Chapter completed!