Chapter 961: It's time to say goodbye

The novel written up to this point is already over two million characters.

My story seems not yet finished,

Any story will have an ending,

My story will be no exception,

In the first sequel, what I wrote in the final chapter was not wanting to say goodbye,

In the second sequel, I want to write at the end that it's time to say goodbye.

Everything has ended,

My story is also about to be finished. Thank you friends for your companionship all along,

Thank you for your support; without the support of many good friends, I would never have been able to continue my story.

The difficulties encountered in the second sequel are far greater than those in the first sequel,

Because some people and matters can only be written vaguely; if written too clearly, this book could not be published.

If written too subtly, everyone reading would find it boring,

No matter what, I have persisted.

What I want to tell everyone is that anything requires perseverance.

Starting from last September to write the second sequel, up to today it has been a full year.

A full year, over two million characters,

I am somewhat tired and need to rest a bit.

This counts as an imperfect curtain call,

In the second sequel, some parts were not handled well, and I am not satisfied with the writing,

I hope everyone will be tolerant.

Everything should have regrets,

I want to say that everyone has accompanied me for so long,

We have grown together, learned together,

I am truly happy.

Thank you again for your support.

Above are the words of thanks,

My story, I will talk about the ending,

What happened to the people in my story,

I will just talk about what happened a year later,

One year later, Li Ming was given a death sentence with reprieve,

I and Qian Niang went to the prison to visit him.

He washed his face with tears.

He could not even face me and Qian Niang.

Li Ming has come to this point, truly disappointing.

He did something very wrong and also received the punishment he deserved.

Believe he will regret it for life—that is, hitting Xiao Long with a car, actually hitting his own son,

This is something only beasts would do, and Li Ming did it.

Alas, I hope he can truly repent in prison.

Xiao Long's body suffered serious injury,

He needs lifelong recuperation,

Fortunately, he has a good wife, that is Fang Rui, who takes meticulous care of him.

Fang Rui gave birth to a daughter, very cute.

Qian Niang finally saw the fourth generation.

Also resolved Qian Niang's worries.

The Qian Niang family is not exactly harmonious; that's life.

Sun Dajun and Kang Yali also did not end up together,

After the investigation from above was completed, Xu Feng was sentenced. Kang Yali fled far away, and no one knows where she went.

Believe she has her own destination.

Sun Dajun married an ordinary woman,

Life must go on.

Zhao Xiaohua was completely ruined; after this incident, he became mentally ill.

I sent him to a mental hospital to be cared for.

I feel this place is quite suitable for him.

My Xue County tourism project is booming,

When it was about to be completed, I handed over all these projects to the city,

Xiao Shitou remains the legal representative, with Li Jia's assistance,

He leads the management team, currently promoting the Xue County tourism project everywhere.

By the way, Xiao Fang also returned from overseas studies, and joined the Xue County tourism project,

Serving as publicity ambassador.

Xiao Fang said, we can promote this Xue County tourism project worldwide,

This is our culture. It has a long and profound history.

Believe in them, believe in these young people, they will surely do better.

Because their faces are full of the morning sun.

I just hope that Xue County's tourism project really makes money, and can drive employment in Zaocheng, thereby improving the service industry here.

Let Zaocheng develop from a coal-resource-based city into a comprehensive, multifaceted city.

Zaocheng should have a better tomorrow.

Zhu Sheng has retired.

He really returned to Zaocheng to settle down. We often gather together to drink and discuss ancient and modern times.

Tian Shi has been promoted. He got what he deserved.

After a year, Qi He Kuang was shut down.

We will no longer mine; we want to leave some resources for our descendants.

The workers of Qi He Kuang have been transferred to Zaocheng Mining Group.

Those who are unwilling can work in Xue County's tourism project.

Zhengzheng left and went back to Wuguo.

I did not try to stop him.

Since he does not approve of this place, let him leave; we do not lack him here.

Such a person, if kept, is useless and actually a disaster.

However, he took away all the property that Ya Ling gave him.

If he takes it, let him take it.

That money was originally promised to him.

Nobody has anything left to be nostalgic about.

The father-son bond between me and him ends here.

Ru Meng also didn't get into college, so I paid for her to attend a vocational school.

Regarding Ru Meng's education, I feel I have failed.

Hoping for sons to become dragons and daughters to become phoenixes is the wish of all parents.

But some children are simply not cut out for it; there's nothing to be done, we must accept reality.

After Ru Meng graduated, she could only return to Zaocheng.

Life has no highlights, no setbacks; just live peacefully.

Qiao Jie's life remains as lively as ever, dancing in the square at Niushiling.

She only hopes that Sun Dajun will give her an early grandson.

This is her life's wish.

Xiao Feng and Ding Li finally became a couple.

After a year, they gave birth to a boy.

Xiao Feng and Ding Li settled in Zaocheng Xin Cheng.

They no longer participated in Xue County's tourism project; they went into the cultural industry.

Believe in Ding Li and Xiao Feng's abilities; they will surely do well.

By the way, I should mention that the most important person in my life is Zhou Wei, my lover.

After a year, she finally woke up.

After waking up, she stared at me blankly.

She actually didn't recognize me.

Experts in the Provincial Capital said that Zhou Wei's intelligence is equivalent to that of a three-year-old child.

We need to accompany her in her gradual cognition and growth.

Alright, as long as she wakes up,

then everything will be fine.

Everything is okay.

I have plenty of time to accompany Zhou Wei; I will tell her the stories of what happened over these years.

Tell her that the Da Heng Group no longer exists,

it has gone bankrupt.

All its assets have been merged into Kun De Company.

She listened blankly, gazing at me like a little child.

Then she started playing with mud.

Life is really interesting,

I am essentially accompanying Zhou Wei through another round of growth.

Life can truly be started over.

After a year, Qian Niang passed away, very peacefully.

She passed away in her sleep.

Qian Niang has devoted her life to Buddhism; to have such cultivation is truly a blessing.

Qian Niang is a kind person,

is a loving person,

Alas, only such a person can go through life without pain.

In the final stage of life, the hardest thing is to face death,

Qian Niang used this method to liberate herself.

I hold boundless respect in my heart.

Qian Niang, go well on your journey.

I handled all of Qian Niang's funeral arrangements.

I invited all the famous performers of Liuqin opera, and they performed for three days straight at Niushiling,

To fulfill Qian Niang's wish.

Believing that Qian Niang can see it from heaven.

She loves us forever.

According to plan, Xue County's tourism project rebuilt Mantousi Temple,

The abbot of the temple is Hou Laoban,

This time he is truly observing vegetarianism and chanting Buddha,

No matter how many wrong paths he took before, it's not scary,

What is scary is not knowing how to repent.

Believing that Hou Laoban has truly repented, his gaze is one of empty void and hopelessness.

Not only did they build a temple, they also built a Daoist observatory,

named Deyiguan,

He Zuming and Xiao Yan are here, telling fortunes and casting lots for pilgrims.

If you come here to travel, you might happen to meet Mr. He Zuming.

Having said that, these people are basically all similar.

Actually, I am just an ordinary person; it was only a chance opportunity amid China's surging development,

gaining some opportunities that allowed me to grow.

One person's ability is limited,

only a strong nation can be one's backing,

Without the nation's development over these years, we could not have achieved so much.

Thank the nation,

I am Chinese; we should be proud of this.

In Deyiguan, I chatted with He Zuming about my story,

He Zuming said to me: "Jianqiang, you should write down your story,"

Otherwise, in a few years you will forget it.

"So that people know how arduous and difficult your path has been."

After hearing He Zuming's words,

I decided to write down my own story,

but I could not figure out where to start,

and I did not know how to write it.

Then one day, inspiration came,

I wrote: "My name is Zhaoerhai; this is my real name, also my former name. I was born in a small mountain village called Hulutao,"

Before the age of eight, I had never left the village, never seen the outside world…

Once started, it could not be stopped,

I kept writing like this, persisting for nearly four million characters.

Whether others liked it or not, I persisted with this.

But my story is not yet finished, and the road of life is still long.

I don't want to talk about it anymore; for the rest of my life, I will enjoy living well.

accompanying Zhou Wei through this wonderful life.

Life continues on,

I hope that the story everyone likes can give some help from within the story—that life has no easy matters; one must endure storms to achieve great things.

Ordinary people should not dream of great wealth and riches; in fact, those who are wealthy and noble do not live happily.

The more money, the more affairs, the greater the responsibility.

Do not only look at the glamorous side of the rich; you must know what lies behind them.

Through my story, I am telling everyone,

To be an ordinary person, able to live freely, is truly happy—having a family, a wife and children, an income, everyone living in peace, how wonderful.

Ah, this is happiness, simple and clear.

Wishing everyone a peaceful winter.

Wishing everyone ever better.