A little earlier, under the same starry sky, Zhou Xiaoshan's home was full of joy and bustle compared to Guan Fei's lonely person.

In the spacious living room, Pan Meifeng lay in Zhou Xiaoshan's arms, lazily watching the video tape.

Although she is not pregnant yet, she is three months pregnant.

Although she doesn't care about it personally and insists on going to and from get off work every day, both parents regard it as a big deal. In order to take care of her, Pan Meifeng's mother and Zhou Xiaoshan's parents came to serve her from home. Her father Pan Jialiang often took time to come and live in her daughter's son-in-law's house.

"Mrs. Zhou, the kitchen is so hot, and you have been busy for most of the day. Why not go out and take a break first. I will make a pot of mushroom, scallops and ribs soup for everyone to drink." In the kitchen, Pan Meifeng's mother Tao Xuexiang said to Xiaoshan's mother Xie Wen with her tongue in unstandard Mandarin.

"My mother-in-law, let me do it. Meifeng is thin, so how can the child be nutritious enough? I think it's better to stew a pot of Astragalus stewed chicken soup for her to nourish her body. There are Astragalus, Angelica, and Dazhao in this soup. Drinking it will warm the stomach and be nutritious and sufficient, which is most suitable for pregnant women to eat." Xie Wen disagreed, thinking that Pan Meifeng is so thin, so that she should nourish her body more, so that the child will be fat and fat in the future.

"Mrs. Zhou, Meifeng has liked to eat pork ribs since she was a child. Besides, it is not suitable for eating chicken in such a hot day. I'll do it..."

"Why is this the same thing? It's a bit hot, but isn't the air conditioner on..."

"In fact, pregnant women should not turn on the air conditioner!"

"It would be a lot of trouble if you don't turn on the air conditioner. Even if the adults are fine, the children can't stand it..."

In the living room, Zhou Xiaoshan's father and Pan Jialiang both seemed to have not heard the dispute in the kitchen. They sat opposite a coffee table, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, and leisurely played Go.

Pan Meifeng couldn't listen anymore, so she raised her head from Zhou Xiaoshan's arms and said to the kitchen: "Mom, why are you fighting for such a small matter? Why don't you eat stewed chicken first today and drink pork rib soup tomorrow, that's all! If it's okay, come and watch the TV."

"Okay, it's yes and you!"

The baby daughter acted coquettishly, and the mother had to listen. She gave the kitchen to her mother-in-law. She walked to the living room and sat down on the side single sofa. She didn't watch the TV. She just stared at her daughter and son-in-law, and looked at her daughter and Zhou Xiaoshan lovingly, with a satisfied smile on her face.

"Your family is so big, you don't even hire a nanny or something, it's like anything!" She said to her daughter if she had something to say.

Before Pan Meifeng and his wife could speak, Pan Jialiang spoke first: "The base area is not active to hire nannies. Xiaoshan and Meifeng are both leaders, and it is not a good idea to spread it. Anyway, we can still move. If we help them more young people, what's the matter? In-law, right?"

Zhou Mingxuan picked up a cloud, fell gently on the jade chessboard, and nodded with a smile.

Zhou Mingxuan and his wife are both teachers. In order to make Pan Meifeng pregnant, they both took a long vacation and went to the base to accompany them. Pan Jialiang did not act like a monetary when facing them. Although they didn't meet much, they were very incompatible. They chatted and played chess these days, and they were full of fun and didn't want to go back.

"I heard that Hong Kong's real estate is still hot?" He picked up the teacup and said lightly.

"No, I'm almost crazy! I don't think so in Hong Kong, but after staying here for a few days, my mind calmed down and thinking about it, I was scared to sweat a lot." Pan Jialiang said slowly in front of the chessboard.

"Dad, if you still have real estate, stocks, etc., you'll take action. If you put money outside, you'll take it back as soon as possible." Pan Meifeng lay barefoot in Zhou Xiaoshan's arms, changed into a more comfortable position, and said to her father.

"I also think it should be done, but I also think it can rise a little more, and I feel a conflicted mood!"

Zhou Xiaoshan kept silent and didn't say much, and then said, "Dad, listen to Meifeng, you'll almost take action. The commander greeted me and said that if you still hold real estate and stocks in your hands, you'll ask me to persuade you to take action as soon as possible."

"That's what Commander Guan said?" Pan Jialiang raised his head and stared at him and asked.

"Yeah!" Zhou Xiaoshan thought for a while and decided to reveal more, "The company in Hong Kong has been secretly taking action in the past few months. The several properties and stocks accumulated in her hands have been sold almost half of them. According to the commander's estimate, the bull market will reach its peak in the first half of next year, and then it will decline all the way, and maybe it will collapse."

"I understand, I'll clear out all the things in my hands when I go back." Pan Jialiang was still superstitious about Guan Fei. When he heard that he said so, he made up his mind to take out all the properties and stocks he collected when he went back and put them in the pocket.

"Mom, why don't you watch TV? Just watch us!"

Pan Meifeng kicked her feet and said coquettishly to Tao Xuexiang who had been looking at them.

"What's the point of watching this video? Hong Kong has been broadcasting it several times. Do you have any TV here? There is such a big TV set, and you can only use it to watch the video tape." Tao Xuexiang said angrily, and finally stopped watching the couple. She turned her head and watched the movie "The Legend of Qin" that ATV replayed several times.

"A such a good-looking TV series, the commander looks so handsome in the drama. Even if he watches it a few more times, he won't get tired of it..." Pan Meifeng realized that something was wrong as soon as she said, and quickly changed the topic and said to Zhou Xiaoshan, "Xiaoshan, the flat-flat right-angle TV will be listed next week, but the price within the group has not even been set yet. People from several parties are making people dizzy. Can you please help me refer to it?"

Zhou Xiaoshan actually didn't take his heart. He stared at the TV with relish. After being interrupted by his wife, he had to turn his eyes from the screen and said casually: "How do you set prices in your business department and how can I participate. You know the factory pricing here. According to the production authorization fee, manufacturing cost, equipment depreciation, factory depreciation, workers' wages, water and electricity, taxes, it will calculate the production cost, and then add 15 to 30% of the profit to calculate the final factory wholesale price."

"Of course I know this. It's not the same here. In terms of wholesale prices, plus logistics and transportation costs, shopping mall rent, group administrative expenses, salesperson labor, taxes, water and electricity and other expenses, and then add 20 to 50% of the profits as the final retail price." Pan Meifeng didn't really want to discuss pricing with him, but since she said this, she sat up and discussed it seriously with Zhou Xiaoshan. "But the problem is that we finally plan to sell at least 30,000 units in the base area. If the price is high, we are afraid that we can't sell it, and if it is low, we will suffer losses. That's why we ask."

"That's true!" Zhou Xiaoshan also recognized her opinion and began to concentrate on thinking.

Hearing that they were talking about work, Tao Xuexiang quietly stood up and lowered the volume of the TV to almost silent. Pan Jialiang and the others looked at each other with a smile, and simply put down the chess piece and listened quietly.

"In the past few years, the income of the people in the base area has generally increased a lot, and some gaps have also widened. According to the level designated by the commander in private, a monthly income of less than 20 is considered extremely poor; 20 to 75 is considered as food and clothing; 75 to 200 is considered well-off; 20 to 500 is considered wealth; 500 is considered wealthy; 500 is considered wealthy."

Pan Jialiang is a businessman and is very sensitive to numbers. When he hears this, he will find out these levels. After converting it into Hong Kong dollars, his income is extremely poor and less than 66 Hong Kong dollars; 66 to 249 Hong Kong dollars are food and clothing; 249 to 663 are well-off; 663 to 1657 Hong Kong dollars are wealthy; 1657 Hong Kong dollars are wealthy; 1657 or more are wealthy.

This number is much lower than that of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's economy has been rising rapidly in recent years, and the currency rate has remained high. Per capita wages have risen with the current rise. Now the per capita income is about 1,400, up about 200 Hong Kong dollars from a year ago.

And at this level, it is already considered a wealthy family in the base area.

Even if it is more than 1,600, it is just the income level of the company's middle-level cadres in Hong Kong, and it is far from being rich.

Of course, the words are divided into two parts.

The salary in Hong Kong is high, but the consumption is also high. A newspaper costs five cents, while the base area only costs two cents; a bowl of noodles costs five yuan, and only two cents here.

Speaking of housing, Hong Kong is so high that it costs at least 30,000 to 50,000 per square meter. A small suite of about 40 square meters is sold for one or two million, and there are also many buyers. However, although there are many people in the base area and no longer provide cheap houses in the past two years, the same suite of more than 40 square meters is sold for more than 2,000 yuan!

The villa bought by my daughter and son-in-law has a total construction area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters on the third floor, and the purchase price is only more than 30,000 yuan. It is converted into Hong Kong dollars, less than 100,000 yuan!

Compared with Hong Kong, the houses here are as cheap as they don’t have money.

I heard that if you see a doctor here, the medical expenses of more than 1,000 yuan are borne by the base area, and the individual only needs to pay 10%. Moreover, they are hospitalized first and then settled. If the medical expenses are too high, they can pay in installments after being discharged from the hospital, and not counting interest.

In terms of education, it is all free. As long as you have the ability, you don’t have to worry about tuition fees until you go to a doctorate.

Even whether you want to study or not, before you find a job, you must force various skills training in the labor and technical school run by the Labor Service Department, and during this period, you will also receive a monthly allowance of 20 yuan to support your life.

According to statistics from the base area, a family of five who earns less than 50 yuan a month is enough to live.

Of course, this living conditions are definitely not very good.

It is said that the family's monthly income is fifty, which is roughly equivalent to the whole family being able to eat enough to buy food, rice, oil and salt, and can get some meat and fish every week. When the season changes, you can pull some cloth to sew clothes for the family by hand, which can pay for the morning and evening commuting expenses for study and work. You can only eat the dry food you bring at noon. It's basically just that, it's basically enough for life.

According to this standard, based on the calculation of two income-related employees in a family of five, the personal income of more than 70 yuan and the monthly income of more than 140 yuan was removed, and the basic living expenses of 50 yuan could be balanced, and the surplus activity funds reached more than 90 yuan.

This is no longer just about food and clothing, it should be considered a good life. Higher income groups can be considered a very comfortable life.

Compared with ordinary citizens in Hong Kong, the difference is definitely still a little worse, but the difference is not too big.

When it comes to the stability of life, the degree of security, and the hope for the future, to be honest, Hong Kong is not as good as here. In Hong Kong, higher income is a little higher, but if there is a little trouble, or if there is something wrong at home, you will get a serious illness and will lose everything immediately. It is also common for you to return to extreme poverty overnight.

It's only been a few years!

Thinking of Guan Fei's ability to make a world here with bare hands and even build such a beautiful and rich way, it would be no problem to surpass Hong Kong in a few years, Pan Jialiang was full of infinite admiration for him.

It is a blessing that a daughter and son-in-law can follow him after his horse.

"..., the number of people receiving special allowances in the base area is no less than 10,000, accounting for about 2% of the total number of people in the base area. This allowance is 500 to 3,000 per month..."
Chapter completed!