Back to 1993: The family splits up at the start, and the ingrates regret it so much they cry.

Wang Peng bought a leather jacket, a pair of jeans, and a set of handmade paper sweaters and trousers.

It cost a total of over four hundred.

Li Fang felt a pang of heartache, opened her purse and took out a hundred yuan. "Brother Peng, I'll give you a hundred yuan."

"No need," Wang Peng said, refusing her money.

He walked into her shop, changed into a new outfit, and smiled, "How do I look? Pretty cool, right?"

"So handsome! So incredibly handsome!" Li Fang laughed heartily.

"Xiaofang, what's so funny? Xiaopeng is really handsome." Sister Liu quickly flattered him.

A big customer who spends over four hundred yuan at once must be handsome.

At this moment, some parents brought their children to buy stationery, and Li Fang immediately served them.

Wang Peng said goodbye to her and left the People's Department Store.

I was riding my bike home when I passed the school gate and suddenly heard someone calling my name.

Wang Peng looked back and saw the security guard at the gate waving at him.

"Uncle Ma, is there something you need?" He turned the car around and came to the gate.

“There’s a letter for you.” Ma Wenhua turned and went back into the house, taking out a white envelope.

This is a letter from the provincial capital, sent by Li Mingzhu.

"Thank you, Uncle Ma." Wang Peng took out a pack of cigarettes and handed one to him.

Uncle Ma chuckled, "Xiao Peng, I heard you opened a video arcade with someone?"

"Yes, it's right at the train station, but it's not open yet," Wang Peng said.

"Will there be any good movies when it opens?" Ma Baoan chuckled.

"I really don't have that. I don't show those kinds of movies." Wang Peng waved his hand. "Uncle Ma is home."

Middle-aged, greasy men really do like watching pornographic videos; what a pervert.

On the way home, I hurriedly opened the letter from Li Mingzhu.

This is a short essay of 800 words, mainly about the final exams at the Experimental Middle School.

Li Mingzhu did poorly on the exam and didn't make it into the top 100. She was very sad and had been upset for several days.

At the end of the letter, she wrote, "My parents scold me for being useless and for not being able to improve my grades. I don't want to go to school anymore."

"Wang Peng, I feel terrible."

"If you receive this letter, return it to People's Park on February 8th. I'll be waiting for you."

Wang Peng smiled wryly, thinking, "This is truly a pen pal turning into an offline relationship."

Her parents treated her very well, but they were strict about her studies, hoping she would become successful.

In her previous life, Li Mingzhu couldn't bear the burden and secretly dropped out of school to work in the special economic zone.

By chance, she met Wang Peng from her past life, and the two grew closer and closer.

During that time, her parents almost went crazy, searching the entire special economic zone but couldn't find her.

In the end, it was Wang Peng who persuaded her to go back to school.

Ultimately, she was admitted to a university in the provincial capital, and after graduation, despite her family's objections, she insisted on marrying Wang Peng.

"Haha." Wang Peng smiled slightly.

As I recall, I met her by chance in the special economic zone at the end of 1994.

It's the beginning of the year, and she's already overwhelmed by the pressure of studying.

He locked the letter in the drawer, looked at the calendar on the wall, and tore off two pages.

I realized today is already February 7th.

"Good grief, I almost missed my date."

He hurriedly locked the door and left, arriving at Li Longfei's house, where Chen Qingshu was chatting with Li Longfei.

Wang Peng said, "Uncle Li, I need to go to the provincial capital to take care of some business. Can I borrow your car for three days?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Qingshu and said, "Brother, are you going home? I'll give you a ride back."

Chen Qingshu pulled the key out of his pocket and said, "I'll stay with Xiaofang to help with her business. I'll go back in a few days. You can stay at my place."

At this moment, Li Longfei came out of the bedroom and handed the car keys to Wang Peng.

Wang Peng handed the house keys to Chen Qingshu, saying, "Brother, if anyone needs to deliver goods these next few days, could you please deliver them for me?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? What's wrong?" Chen Qingshu asked.

"Nothing urgent, I'll be going now." Wang Peng drove off.

We drove all the way and arrived at the steel rolling mill's residential compound at 10 p.m.

Chen Yinghao and Liu Yili were both there, and they were quite surprised to see Wang Peng.

"Xiao Peng, why are you so late?" Chen Yinghao asked with a broad smile.

"Where are Qing Shu and Xiao Fang?" Liu Yili immediately looked up at the door.

Wang Peng laughed and said, "They're still in Ping'an County. Brother Qingshu will be back in a few days. I'm in the provincial capital to take care of some business, and he asked me to stay here."

"Uncle Chen, you seem very happy. What good news has happened?" Wang Peng asked.

"Great news! Wait a minute." Chen Yinghao turned around, picked up the newspaper from the coffee table, and said with a smile, "Take a look first."

Wang Peng stared at the newspaper, his eyes widening in surprise.

The province's leading enterprise, the provincial capital steel rolling mill, was reorganized from a state-owned enterprise into a privately contracted enterprise.

The contractor was Dong Shiheng, the former workshop director.

Wang Peng knew this person; he was the future richest man in the province, backed by a large family, and had even established a football club.

After taking over, Dong Shiheng implemented sweeping reforms, laying off 90% of the employees.

That's awesome.

The problem of state-owned enterprises becoming too large and unwieldy is a nationwide issue, and there are very few people with such courage and determination.

Wang Peng had already guessed what would happen next, and laughed, "I bet you not only weren't laid off, but you got a promotion and a raise."

"Yes, you're absolutely right!" Chen Yinghao laughed heartily. "Old Dong promoted me to deputy factory director, in charge of the sheet metal workshop."

"Congratulations!" Wang Peng immediately gave a thumbs up. "Uncle Chen, if you follow in Boss Dong's footsteps, you'll have your own path in life."

"Of course, haha," Chen Yinghao laughed. "Thanks to your reminder, I was able to persevere back then."

Back then, Dong Shiheng always assigned him more and more difficult tasks.

He thought he was being targeted, so he had the idea of ​​quitting his job and starting his own business.

Little did he know that Dong Shiheng was testing his technical skills, as well as his execution and obedience.

It was around that time that contracting the steel rolling mill was put on the agenda.

“Xiao Peng, it was thanks to your advice that your uncle was able to grit his teeth and persevere back then.”

"If it weren't for you, if he had resigned back then, he would have regretted it to the core."

Liu Yili said.

“Auntie, that’s not the right word to use. You can’t say it like that.” Wang Peng was very happy.

The Chen family only has one son, Chen Qingshu. The more money Chen Yinghao earns, the better his life will be if he marries Chen Qingshu's cousin.

It's a win-win.

"You wait here, I'll go home and get you something," Chen Yinghao said with a smile. "I bought you a gift, and I'm just about to mail it to you."

"No!" Wang Peng refused outright. "Uncle, you're slapping me in the face. It's only right for relatives to help each other."

"Xiao Peng, don't be so quick to refuse. It's nothing valuable." Chen Yinghao said, then turned and left.

Wang Peng couldn't stop him.

"Xiaopeng, don't go anywhere, I'll make you some pork rib soup."

Liu Yili also left in a hurry.

The two walked one after the other, leaving Wang Peng both amused and exasperated. He could only wait at home.

The house has been renovated.

The walls were repainted, the windows were cleaned spotlessly, and a lot of new furniture was added.

The kitchen also has a gas stove and other cooking utensils.

Looking at the sofa in the living room, they are all genuine leather, and the furniture is all solid wood.

It is clear that the elderly couple valued their son and daughter-in-law's marriage very much.

Wang Peng was very happy. He went to the kitchen to wash his face and waited for the gifts and pork rib soup.