togophonebook #257 - Chapter 257: A love story that goes both ways! He alone boosts GDP by 8.5%!
#257 - Chapter 257: A love story that goes both ways! He alone boosts GDP by 8.5%!
The thirtieth of the year was spent at Grandpa and Grandma's house.
The house Chen Fuhai built was big enough; a dozen or twenty people could squeeze in and barely fit.
The first day of the New Year.
Chen Fuhai called Chen Hao up.
They were going to his maternal grandparents' house.
"Xiao Hao, have a bowl of dumplings before you go, okay?" Yang Min's face was full of smiles.
"Aunt, thank you."
Next, the family of three 'acted separately': Chen Fuhai came by car, while Chen Hao rode his motorcycle. It was impossible to leave the car in the countryside—the destination was the same, straight to his maternal grandparents' house.
Chen Hao deliberately slowed down.
After the Jetta had driven far away, he parked his motorcycle by the dirt road.
He took out his phone.
On the other side.
The Jetta sped along the way.
"Why isn't our son following?" Li Lan said.
"The dirt roads in the countryside are not easy to drive on. He should ride his motorcycle slower."
"He didn't used to ride so slow!"
"What do you mean?"
"I think...he's doing it on purpose."
"Ah?!"
"Why don't we go back and take a look?"
Chen Fuhai was unwilling in his heart, but to satisfy his wife's curiosity, he had no choice but to turn the car around.
...
The motorcycle was parked by the dirt road.
Chen Hao leaned against the bike, holding his phone.
The Benz was parked ten meters away.
"I'm going back to school early, what about you?" He was chatting with his wife.
Keeping a distance from his parents wasn't to call his wife, but to...
Wish his father-in-law and mother-in-law a Happy New Year.
Basic etiquette, after all!
Buzz...
At this moment, the Benz suddenly started.
Before Chen Hao could recover, Xiang Yan poked his head out from the passenger seat: "Cough! Cough..."
What the heck?
The next moment, he suddenly understood.
He was almost scared to death when he turned around.
Clearly!
Not far behind him, his parents were crouching down, sneaking towards him, as silent as ghosts.
Shi Dali suddenly started the car, obviously following his instructions, not wanting Chen Fuhai and Li Lan to find out, and Xiang Yan's fake cough...
Did he even need to say it?
He was reminding him!
"Dad... Mom?!" Chen Hao was stunned.
"Who in the village bought a Benz?" Chen Fuhai was confused.
This road only led to Chenjiawa.
No one in the whole village except him could afford a Benz.
"Who cares what kind of Benz it is!"
Li Lan glared at him, then looked at her son with a smile: "Xiao Hao, who were you talking to on the phone?"
"Nobody."
Chen Hao hung up immediately.
It wasn't that he was deliberately hiding it.
His wife was introverted and shy.
He didn't want to put pressure on her. It would be best to wait until the relationship progressed further before meeting the parents would be a natural progression.
On the other side.
Finding that Chen Hao suddenly hung up, Xia Qingmo was stunned for a moment.
In just two or three minutes, a text message came: 'Qingmo, my mom came suddenly, I'll call you later.'
Seeing the text message.
The corners of her mouth slowly rose, a slightly cunning smile.
...
The first day of the New Year passed peacefully.
He saw his aunt at his maternal grandparents' house.
Fortunately!
His aunt kept her mouth shut.
She didn't reveal any secrets.
The traditions of the Chinese New Year don't need to be said.
New Year's greetings!
All kinds of New Year's greetings!
On the second day, they went to his uncle's house.
On the third day, they went to his aunt's house.
On the fourth day...
In the evening.
Coming back from Third Grandpa's house, the family was exhausted.
"Can we not go to New Year's greetings tomorrow? It's too tiring," Chen Hao complained.
Mainly because...
New Year's greetings were quite boring.
Except for his grandparents and maternal grandparents, he didn't want to go to any other house from the bottom of his heart. It was a complete waste of time!
He still had a lot to do. Wasting time was shameful.
"What are you saying?!"
Chen Fuhai glared: "We went to Third Grandpa's house, tomorrow is Fourth Grandpa's house. What would it look like if we didn't go?"
"But..."
Suddenly!
Just as Chen Hao was about to argue, his phone rang.
"Xiao Yan? Wishing me a Happy New Year?" Chen Hao said with a smile.
"Screw you!"
Deng Xiaoyan cursed, then changed the subject: "Sister-in-law called earlier, asking where your house is, and especially told me... to not tell you."
Who is more important, sister-in-law or brother?
Definitely brother!
So...
After a little consideration, he decided to tell Chen Hao.
Chen Hao instantly guessed some possibility.
He hung up the phone directly and ran towards the entrance of the residential area: "I have something to do, I'll be back in a while!"
Li Lan's mind stirred.
She remembered a few days ago, when her son deliberately lagged behind and secretly made a phone call.
"This kid is acting strange..." Chen Fuhai muttered.
"Go! Let's go take a look!"
Li Lan had a gossipy expression on her face.
"The child is grown up, he has his own space, as parents... isn't it bad to snoop?" Chen Fuhai said seriously.
Is this called snooping?
I'm watching in a completely aboveboard way!
...
Chen Hao stood outside the residential area.
Waiting in the night wind of the cold winter month.
The wind was very cold.
But his heart seemed to be ignited with a raging fire.
That fire was called love!
Before long.
In the distance, he saw a girl with a backpack walking towards the residential area.
Her cheeks were flushed.
She kept breathing into her hands.
"Qingmo..." Chen Hao smiled.
Smiling, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
He knew his wife like the back of his hand.
Under the baptism of time, she would slowly change in the future, but at least for now...
She was still shy!
Still introverted!
Even when he met her parents, she was so shy.
Now...
She was coming to his house!
Taking the initiative to meet his parents!
Did she really hope to meet her future in-laws so soon?
No!
Her assumptions were not that quick.
She was doing this for him!
Chen Hao had met her parents. In her opinion, love shouldn't be just one-sided effort.
Mutual devotion is true love!
So.
She took the initiative to come over.
"Here!"
Chen Hao's eyes welled up, and he jumped up and waved vigorously.
The girl immediately spotted him.
Whoosh!
Chen Hao ran over without regard for anything else.
He was running.
She was also running.
Until the distance was reduced to zero, and the two figures embraced each other.
It had only been a few days since they separated, but it felt like years.
...
Spring Festival.
A day for thousands of families to reunite.
The year-long hard work was paused.
But some people still couldn't relax.
For example, the soldiers guarding the frontier.
For example, the workers at the Shanghai-Hua Shipbuilding Factory.
For example...
Southwest Sea.
The old man lit a Little Panda cigarette and was listening to an economic report.
"According to current estimates, the full-year GDP is approximately 10.89 trillion."
"Far exceeding the estimated 10.05 trillion."
Hearing the final data, the old man was stunned: "Exceeding so much?!"
The person reporting the data was no ordinary person.
Second only to the old man!
"That child..."
He sat on the side, his face full of smiles: "He directly invested several hundred billion in the country and in the subsidiaries of Hanteng Group!"
"Highways, military equipment, and his technology companies have driven a large number of upstream and downstream enterprises."
"It is preliminarily estimated that his investment alone has directly or indirectly created as many as millions of jobs!"
One cannot only look at the number of employees of Hanteng Capital.
There are also the upstream and downstream enterprises that it drives.
And the money invested in the country.
These.
Trigger a butterfly effect!
You should know that in Chen Hao's previous life in 2000, the full-year GDP was only 10.3 trillion.
In this life, it is as high as 10.89 trillion!
Chen Hao alone.
Increased GDP by 8.5%!
Hanteng Capital has only been established for a few months.
Development has a gradual process.
How long has it really been exerting its strength?
"Next year..."
The old man beamed with joy, his eyes full of hope: "I wonder what kind of surprise this child will bring?"
Can he double GDP?
Looking forward to it!
Just as he was looking forward to the future, a voice came from outside the door: "General Wang requests an audience."
Two minutes later, General Wang walked in, his expression very solemn: "The North American aircraft carrier fleet has departed from Yokosuka Naval Base, and its target is likely the East China Sea—taking advantage of our Spring Festival, they are here to deter us again!"