Chapter 972: 967. Envious to the Point of Red Eyes (Please Subscribe and Vote)

Issues regarding drug safety have always been what Zhang Ran values most, and he never relaxes his vigilance at any time, because once he does, the resulting harm would be unimaginably immense.

These are actually all warned against by bloody examples from the past.

A single mistake could affect at least tens of thousands of people, and potentially hundreds of thousands.

Therefore, Zhang Ran has repeatedly given strict instructions, even making a great fuss over it for this reason.

After finishing the arrangements here, Zhang Ran set off; this time, he was heading to Shanghai.

It could be considered a temporary change of plans; the two little ones were simply too clingy, and having not seen their grandfather for some time, they missed him very much.

Of course, the main point was also to leave some time for Zhao Lifeng so that he could complete a lot of work before this.

After all, Zhang Ran had previously added quite a heavy burden to him, and the matters were rather complex, so he truly needed some time.

After Zhang Ran returned to Shanghai, he naturally went straight home to stay, while Zhao Xiaoyu and the others found their own hotels.

However, neither Zhang Ran nor the siblings Sicheng and Siyan went home immediately; instead, they arrived at the school gate to pick up the children after school.

It didn't take long for the school bell to ring, and Zhang Ran and the others waited with necks craned.

Very quickly, they saw Zhang Xiaotao and a group of little boys running out first; it looked like they were the first batch of people to rush out of the classroom.

"Taotao!" Sicheng shouted, looking very happy.

Having not seen his son for such a long time, he truly missed him.

However, to his disappointment, Zhang Xiaotao did not rush toward him first, but instead hugged Zhang Ran's thigh, looking up with his little head and grinning foolishly.

Seeing this scene, Sicheng was momentarily speechless; was it really true that affection skips a generation?

"Where is your sister?" Zhang Ran asked with a smile.

"Sister hasn't come out yet; we have to wait two or three minutes," Zhang Xiaotao said.

"Why didn't you come out with your sister?" If Zhang Ran remembered correctly, they used to always come out together.

Zhang Xiaotao said that his sister had new friends, and he only needed to wait for her outside the school gate.

Zhang Ran didn't ask any further; in fact, this was normal. Susu now had her own classmates, friends, and even best friends.

Sure enough, after about three minutes, Susu walked out of the school gate hand-in-hand with two little girls, skipping and jumping, and immediately began searching for her brother's figure.

This time, there was no need for Siyan to wave or call out; the moment Zhang Xiaotao saw his sister, he immediately raised his voice and shouted.

"Sister, sister, here, here!" Zhang Xiaotao seemed to be in the middle of a voice change; his voice wasn't as crisp as before and had a hoarse quality to it.

After picking up the two children, the family hurried back. Once home, the two little ones first spent some time acting spoiled with their respective parents, but soon ran to Zhang Ran's side.

It was so frustrating for Sicheng and Siyan to watch.

Even though they had brought many gifts, they still hadn't won back the hearts of the two little ones.

Well, the two little ones were not lacking in toys now; their rooms were almost unable to hold them, and a room in the basement had even been specially cleared out to store their toys.

There were simply too many.

It was fine for the Zhang Family, but for relatives like those on Liu Lu's side, whenever they came to Shanghai, they would definitely bring bags and bundles of gifts.

And these gifts were basically things for children to play with, or some local specialties.

Because they all knew that the Zhang Family was not lacking in things for adults, and even if they bought them, it would be a pure waste.

Although the Zhang Family didn't lack toys for the two children, in any case, it would still allow the two little ones to play for a couple of days, so it wouldn't be a total waste.

Now, because of Liu Lu, Liu Lu's family also basically had a relatively good future.

With Liu Lu's help, Liu Kai opened supermarkets, courier services, and so on, starting small businesses.

Although they were small businesses, they still brought in millions every year, which was not a small amount for most people.

Plus, Zhang Ran also had a very good impression of Liu Kai, so he tacitly allowed these things.

However, Liu Lu's help had its limits and was very skillful.

She never gave Liu Kai a single cent—no, she didn't give him a large sum of money for nothing, but chose to lend it to her younger brother.

There was no interest, but the money had to be repaid, and for this, she even specifically had Liu Kai write an IOU.

As for the business, there was no need for Zhang Ran to step in at all; Liu Lu just had He Yong help introduce some people to get to know him.

Coupled with Liu Kai's identity, the business naturally took off.

And these businesses were not difficult jobs; as long as one understood some basic things and kept the finances clear, there were basically no problems.

As for the other relatives of the Liu Family, Liu Lu did not take the initiative to intervene, but helped them through Liu Kai.

Because Liu Lu also knew that if she really intervened and helped them one by one, these people would truly be able to trample their doorstep down.

But if it was done through Liu Kai, then there would be no problems at all.

Everyone also knew that the reason they had today was entirely because of Liu Lu, not Liu Kai.

So as long as someone came to Shanghai, whether for tourism, business, or even just passing through, they would all come to visit Liu Lu.

They basically didn't stay too long; they would drop off some gifts, chat for a while, and then leave.

Another thing was that the Liu Family was now the object of envy for everyone in the vicinity, not just because Liu Lu married into a good family.

It was also because Liu Lu was willing to give back to her family, and this kind of repayment was more memorable than simply giving money.

If it were purely giving money, it might be fine at first, but as soon as some time passed, no one would remember the favor, and they might even take it for granted.

But providing help in this way, without giving money, and letting them earn money through their own labor, made them feel a greater sense of accomplishment.

Plus, when they encountered various troubles in business, as long as it wasn't an unreasonable request, Liu Lu was willing to help.

Thus, such personal favors naturally grew deeper and deeper; everyone knew that these were all provided by Liu Lu.

"Grandpa, shall I massage your back for you?" Susu asked, full of anticipation.

How could Zhang Ran refuse? He immediately agreed, and then Susu began to massage Zhang Ran's back with her chubby little hands.

Zhang Xiaotao was not to be outdone either; without even asking, he started massaging Zhang Ran's legs, but because he didn't control his strength well, he almost made Zhang Ran cry out in pain.

However, looking at the two little ones like this, no matter what, Zhang Ran would endure it, while Sicheng and Siyan were green with envy.