Chapter 458: Asset Inventory

"Congratulations, Liangping, you two can be considered to have achieved a positive result."

"Yes, congratulations, congratulations."

"Right, congratulations to you, Comrade Liangping."

"You're too kind. When the child is a month old, I'll treat everyone to a drink."

Qin Wenzhang did not go up to offer congratulations; he only nodded at Hou Liangping, feeling some pity in his heart for this progressive young man.

He assumed Hou Liangping did not know Liang Lu's background and was still feeling smug.

Qin Wenzhang had also attended Qi Tongwei's wedding banquet. He both admired and envied this "number six" from their dormitory; he hadn't expected his godfather to be so capable, not only helping him win the beauty but also securing him the job he had dreamed of.

That was Sijiucheng, after all; being transferred directly to the center of power, one could imagine that Qi Tongwei's future was limitless.

Hou Liangping now had a filter in his mind regarding Liang Lu, and seeing these people's smiles, he always felt they were mocking him. He couldn't lash out, so he could only play along with them.

On the contrary, Qin Wenzhang's behavior made Hou Liangping feel a bit more comfortable; at least it wasn't as fake as the others.

After getting off work, Hou Liangping's expression was gloomy. He even regretted agreeing to adopt the child with Liang Lu; it would have been better if it hadn't happened.

Now, the strange looks from his colleagues felt like needles pricking him, making him feel completely uneasy. Thinking of this, Hou Liangping couldn't sit still and got up, preparing to return to his hometown in Yantai.

In the urban-rural fringe of Yantai City, Da Bolang was nursing the child. It must be said that her "breasts" were quite full; often when she couldn't finish feeding the child, she would feel uncomfortably engorged, and Hou Liangping's return happened to solve the problem.

"Lucky for you."

The way the two of them got along was increasingly like a real married couple. Only with Da Bolang did Hou Liangping feel like a real man.

Hou Liangping also worked away in silence; only at this moment did he feel most relaxed.

Before long, Hou Liangping fell asleep in Da Bolang's arms. Da Bolang felt both heartache and annoyance.

"After coaxing the little one, I have to coax you, the big one. I really owe you Hou family."

After saying this, Da Bolang couldn't help but laugh herself. Thinking about how they went from the initial transaction to their current natural way of getting along, she herself found it incredible.

The next morning, Hou Liangping woke up very early. It was the first time he had slept so peacefully since he started his transaction with Da Bolang.

"Liangping, I want to go home and visit when the child is older."

"Alright, but it's already the end of the year, and the child is still small, so there's no time. Let's wait until after the New Year, in May."

"Mm, okay, I'll listen to you."

These words from Da Bolang were the most pleasant to hear, and they were exactly what Hou Liangping loved to hear—a version completely opposite to Liang Lu.

Hou Liangping spent one day at this home before returning to Jingzhou. At this time, Liang Lu was still in her hometown taking care of the child.

By the end of the year, the Oriental Group had already planted signal base stations across the country, basically achieving nationwide mobile phone signal coverage.

Oriental Mobile Phone and Big Brother had been fighting a price war for several years, and the price was now only a little over three thousand.

At the same time, sales had directly multiplied several times over. The second-generation model had also come out; it was exactly like the classic Nokia model, with the overall size being only half that of the first-generation model, and the price was only slightly higher.

Big Brother was now honestly selling mobile phones and sharing the market with Oriental Mobile Phone; they really couldn't fight anymore.

Zhang Ping'an was too lazy to take advantage of others' precarious position. The domestic market could be said to be dominated by Oriental Mobile Phone, and Big Brother wouldn't be able to jump around for many more years; sooner or later, they would have to transform.

The Oriental Garment Factory had also established branch factories in major northern cities, remaining a leader in setting fashion trends.

Oriental Logistics was even more exaggerated; their warehousing and logistics centers formed a line running north to south across the country, with an average area of about three hundred mu each. It was also the main transport company in the country besides the Post and Telecommunications Bureau.

Eastern Real Estate was developing the most prosperously, with their presence in almost every major city in the country. From contracting development to move-in, one could see a new Oriental Residential Complex established in northern cities almost every two years.

It also set a new benchmark for the construction and development industry. Whether it was investors from Xiangjiang or local contractors, almost all used Oriental Residential Complex as a blueprint.

For those willing to maintain industry standards with him, Zhang Ping'an did not keep his secrets to himself; he shared the blueprints, and they could completely copy them.

In his past life, Zhang Ping'an was just an ordinary worker. Although he couldn't influence housing prices now, he could try his best to change the status quo, trying his best not to let the high housing price history of his past life repeat itself.

Oriental Property Management Company was also a leader in the country. While serving their own residential complexes, they also provided training for other property management companies.

Oriental Supermarket and its surroundings went without saying; they were already the core circles of every city. Over these years, besides provincial capitals and other major cities, there were already nearly two hundred Oriental Supermarkets.

Under Wanqiu's development, the Dongfang Pharmaceutical Factory had added ten more branch factories, and now it could be considered one of the source factories for Chinese patent medicine in the country.

Wanqiu and Zhu Hong had also married and had a pair of boy-girl twins, and Zhang Ping'an also had a grandson and granddaughter.

The first children of the other three women had also married one after another in the last two years, starting to take over various industries of the Oriental Group.

As for the Longteng Automobile with Jia Youwei and the Lou family, whether it was chassis tuning or engine technology, it was second to none internationally.

Known for being sturdy, durable, and affordable, its sales went without saying; it was the leader in the Mainland and had already started exporting from Modu to foreign countries.

Other foreign brands had also entered the domestic market, but unfortunately, Longteng had all their competitiveness. If they wanted sales, they had to lower prices for promotions, and the ones who benefited were still their own people.

The Eastern Distillery in Yantai had great influence in Handong, but once outside of Handong, there were relatively fewer people who recognized it. Of course, as mentioned before, the price was too high, which discouraged many people.

Zhang Ping'an had already arranged for affordable liquor. He had let Tong Laosi buy nearly a thousand mu of land in the Beautiful Country to grow crops like wheat, corn, and sweet potatoes.

Now the first season of crops had been harvested. Except for the seeds provided by Zhang Ping'an, everything else was handled entirely by Tong Laosi and his people; Zhang Ping'an only arranged a team to go over and take over.

After the New Year, he would arrange for two hundred apprentices from the Eastern Distillery to go over and brew liquor, and by then, it could be sent directly back to the country.

The Oriental Farm had expanded the fastest over these years; each farm had expanded by more than double on the original basis, and most of it was still exported to the Beautiful Country.

The Feed Processing Plant was the main means of keeping a grip on Tong Laosi's group. They hadn't been able to figure anything out over these years and could only obediently get it from Zhang Ping'an, along with the Nutrient Solution...

"Brother Xie, the grain here has been put into storage, and the brewing equipment you need is also ready. You can come over to brew liquor at any time."

"Hahaha, done, Laosi, you've worked hard."

"What hard work? It's just a matter of a word; it's all the people below running around."

Tong Laosi had been eating ingredients produced by the space all these years. Although he was already seventy-four years old, his body was still sturdy.

If it weren't for his overly aged appearance, no one would think he was an old man in his seventies.

Jin Ye was not much different from him. Although he was eight years older than Laosi, looking at his physical fitness, he didn't look like an old thing in his eighties.

The old remnants who could come to the Beautiful Country with him lived quite comfortably. As original shareholders, they didn't have to worry about food and drink.

Except for the three families cleared out by Zhang Ping'an, whose lives were a bit harder, they still lived more comfortably than most people in Chinatown.