Chapter 397: Matters Concluded

"Brother Wuzi, the matter is all resolved. My grandfather is fine, just exhausted from these past few days."

This could be considered a family scandal. Now that their home had been burglarized and there were many neighbors watching from the perimeter, Guan Xiaoguan did not want to make it known to everyone, although she knew this matter could not be hidden for long.

Of course, it was also because Guan Tai was there now that Han Chunming's importance in the Guan family was not as significant as it was in the show; naturally, the master-disciple relationship was still quite good.

"Grandpa Liu, it's fine over here now. Please have everyone disperse."

"Oh, alright, alright."

"Everyone, don't crowd here anymore. Let's all disperse."

Although the crowd dispersed, they still discussed it with great excitement; after all, it had been a long time since such a big event had happened here.

Guan Daye eventually could not hold on and fell ill. Zhang Ping'an, He Daqing, and Cai Quanwu came to visit one after another.

"Sigh, Uncle, why must you be like this?"

"That's enough, I'm fine. I've already let it go."

Guan Daye looked at everyone, his heart warming slightly. Which of the people here, if picked out, wasn't better than his son?

"Ping'an, how is Uncle?"

"Excessive grief. Let him recover slowly. I will prescribe some calming medicine for Uncle Guan, and let him have a good rest these few days."

Zhang Ping'an had not expected that Guan Daye valued Guan Cunxiao so much that he was directly struck down by the blow. This collapse would cost him at least a year or two of his lifespan.

"A Tai, you take on some of the burden these few days. I will also come over every day to decoct medicine and perform acupuncture."

"Alright, thank you, Uncle Zhang."

Zhang Ping'an nodded and went out to decoct the medicine for Guan Daye. This time, he was the one who urged Guan Daye to cut the Gordian knot, so he bore some responsibility. He would use medicine from his space to decoct it; he had to make up for what was lost no matter what.

"Dad, is my grandfather really okay?"

"Rest assured, he will be able to recover in a few days."

Guan Daye needed quiet recuperation, and Han Chunyan did not want Guan Tai to be too exhausted, so she returned to her maiden home to stay for a few days.

"Second Sister, my master, he..."

"Chunming, your master was likely angered by his son. You've been busy these past few days and don't know what happened in the alley. The way your master's son acted was simply too shameful to look at..." Han Mu briefly informed Han Chunming about what had happened over these past few days.

"How could they do such a thing?"

After hearing this, Han Chunming was also furious. If he had been at the scene, he probably wouldn't have been able to resist beating them up.

"Alright, now that the matter has passed, you should also run over to your master's place a few more times these next few days."

"Alright, Mom."

"By the way, how are things between you and that girl Su Meng? You aren't young anymore; it's time to settle down, right?"

"Mom, I know. I will do it as soon as possible."

Han Chunming said this with his mouth, but he had no confidence in his heart. Su Meng valued a respectable job very much and felt that his collecting of scraps was not respectable, had no future, and even affected her and her family's social image.

However, Su Meng didn't stop to think that Han Chunming only went to sell eggs to raise surgery fees for her father, and after being reported by Cheng Jianjun, he finally lost his job and started collecting scraps.

Of course, it was also thanks to them that Han Chunming discovered the business opportunity for antiques among the scraps, which also led to him being immersed in it these past few days without the energy to pay attention to other things.

Five days later, Guan Daye recovered, and his mental state was much better. Seeing this, Guan Tai also breathed a sigh of relief.

"A Tai, I've made you worry."

"It's nothing, Grandfather. As long as you can get better, that's all that matters."

"Good grandson, go and bring Chun Yan back. Staying at her maiden home all the time isn't a solution. Bring some gifts when you go."

"Alright, Grandfather."

Guan Tai had long wanted to bring Han Chunyan back. Although he had left behind plenty of food ingredients when he sent her over, a whole family was eating and drinking, and there were quite a few children, so it was inevitable that they would eat more or less; it would be bad if they went hungry.

Guan Tai settled Guan Daye in, bought some rice, flour, grain, and oil at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and then turned to go pick up Han Chunyan.

"Mom, Dad, I'm here to pick up Chun Yan." Guan Tai made two trips before he could put everything down.

"You child, we haven't even finished eating what you sent last time, and you've bought this huge pile again."

"It's fine, it won't spoil in the winter. You keep it and eat it slowly. I'll take Chun Yan back first; my grandfather is still waiting at home."

"Alright, alright, alright. Go back, and be careful on the road."

"Okay."

After Guan Tai left, the eldest brother and second brother came out of the room, and both the eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law looked at the rice, flour, grain, and oil on the ground with indifference.

"They're already so rich, yet they don't know to send more meat over."

"Exactly."

"Eldest, Second, you two daughters-in-law, what are you saying? People having money is their business; what does it have to do with you? Besides, when has he ever returned home empty-handed? Don't be ungrateful."

On the way back, Guan Tai also noticed Han Chunyan's dark circles, and she was yawning continuously along the way.

"Wife, haven't you slept well these past few days?"

"Yeah, it's a bit noisy at night."

Their family lived in a large communal courtyard, and the whole family lived together. There weren't many rooms, and they were all squeezed together to sleep; any little movement could be heard clearly.

"I'm sorry, wife."

"I'm fine. How is Grandfather?"

"He's much better, his energy has recovered."

"That's good."

After Guan Cunxiao and the other arrived in the Beautiful Country, the first thing they did was to sell the antiques in their hands. Unfortunately, although the quantity was not small, the items were not worth much.

The two were also a bit dumbfounded. Apart from the gold bars they received, this trip was a waste. These items were only worth a little more than their travel expenses.

"No, we have to go back one more time."

"Are you stupid? They might be hunting for us over there. Going back is just throwing ourselves into the net. With the amount stolen and the crime of selling antiques, it's enough to get us both shot in the Mainland."

"But, just this little bit of money..."

Mother Guan was somewhat unwilling to accept this; the main reason was that the psychological gap was too great. Before they returned, Guan Cunxiao had spoken with absolute certainty, saying that this trip would earn them at least a few million.

Yet now, not counting the gold, the items they had gone through such great hardships to transport had only sold for a little over ten thousand.

"Forget it, I was just taking things for granted back then, but these gold bars are enough for us to live on for the rest of our lives."

"Alright then."

Although Mother Guan was still unreconciled, the situation was already like this now. Just as Guan Cunxiao said, going back would be walking right into a trap, so it was better to live freely and happily here.

Time arrived at New Year's Day of 1984, and the construction of Sijiucheng and Mo Du Automobile City was nearing its end; the large-scale automobile production base in Modu was also more than half completed, and it was expected to be put into production by mid-year.

Zhang Ping'an's supermarket had only just finished laying its foundation; throughout this year, he had been busy establishing various companies, such as towel factories, soap factories, thermos factories, various snack factories, and so on, all to supply the supermarket.

He wanted to have his own factories to supply the supermarket; firstly, since they were his own factories, he could be completely assured of the goods, and secondly, he wouldn't have to worry about being controlled by others.

Therefore, throughout this year, he had been as busy as Er Ya. To fully supply the supermarket, it wouldn't take just one or two factories, but dozens or even hundreds; one could imagine the workload involved.

"Brother Xu, there is a matter I would like to discuss with you."

In Zhang Ping'an's large-scale shopping mall plan, there was also a movie theater, so he needed experienced hands to show movies, and Xu Fugui and his son were the best among them.

But Xu Damao was still working at the factory and was now a Deputy Section Chief. This guy had an obsession with being an official that could rival Liu Haizhong's, so Zhang Ping'an found it difficult to recruit him directly and instead planned to use his father to slowly infiltrate.

"What is it? Go ahead and say it."