As for the other companies that Minhong acquired and renamed, they also attracted social attention. The acquisition of small and medium-sized real estate development companies attracted a steady stream of people to inquire and apply to buy as soon as the residential community design drawings were released. Minhong's policy of allowing only couples without property under their names to purchase their low-cost housing once again garnered popularity.
Although Minhong set the prices of the properties he planned to develop very low, the profits still left Lin Hongmei speechless. She thought to herself that those developers deserved to die, seeing so many ordinary people unable to afford houses, yet they still had the heart to collectively inflate housing prices.
Lin Hongmei's lament led to another consequence: all real estate companies nationwide, from their CEOs to key management personnel, were blacklisted by Min Hong. The system of guilt by association was once again at play, and their immediate family members were also blacklisted. Fortunately, Min Hong's whistleblowing mechanism has achieved unprecedented success. Collecting this list didn't cost Min Hong too much money; the power of the people is immense, and the power of the people is free.
"Alright, good son-in-law, let's go to the waiting area. Xiao Dezi and you kids should hurry back and buy New Year's goods to have a good New Year."
General Xia swung his hand and slapped Lin Yao hard on the back, making him stagger. Everyone was shocked and thought to themselves that the old man was really heavy-handed. It seemed that Lin Yao had taken too good care of his health.
“Brother Yao,” Situ Yan rushed over and grabbed Lin Yao’s hand, preventing him from leaving immediately, “After Yanzi takes these medicines, will she have beautiful skin like her mother?”
"this……"
Lin Yao hesitated for a moment, then calmed himself down to comfort Situ Yan, "Your skin can become as good as Mom's, but your complexion will have to wait until your uncle, um, after your brother returns to Beijing after the New Year, he'll help you with a small surgery, and then your skin will be even whiter and more delicate than Mom's now."
"Really?! That's wonderful!"
Situ Yan jumped up with joy, holding Lin Yao's hand tightly, "Can I really become as fair-skinned as Mom?"
"Of course, you can be as white as you want."
Lin Yao looked at the girl beside him with a doting smile, thinking that her fate had been full of twists and turns, no wonder she was so excited at this moment.
"Haha, that's great!" Situ Yan laughed loudly, pointing her finger, "I want to be that white."
Following Situ Yan's finger, Lin Yao saw that it was the airport wall, painted snow-white and with a porcelain-like finish, reflecting light and spotless.
Ah~~~
Lin Yao was defeated and turned as white as a wall? Doesn't that make him look like a ghost? Even the old bat's face wasn't that pale. Just imagine Situ Yan's bloodless face. Lin Yao felt a headache coming on. He quickly gave a few instructions and hurriedly followed the old general into the security checkpoint.
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"Daddy, Daddy! Lili is here!"
As soon as they entered the luggage room, the image of Xiao Guli waving frantically in Ge Yong's arms came into view, while Nannan hugged Ge Yong's neck and shouted, "Uncle Yao, come quickly, Daddy won't let us go in to pick you up."
With a loud smack, Lin Yao gave his good son a big kiss, then picked up the little guy who had become much heavier and taller. Nannan pounced on him, baring her teeth and claws, and snuggled into Lin Yao's arms.
"Dad, Lili has learned so much: literacy, math, English, drawing, calligraphy, and also singing. Lili can even make clothes and little animals with scissors and glue."
Xiao Guli immediately reported his achievements, "I also got a lot of big red flowers. When I get home, I will give all the red flowers to my dad."
"My good son, Daddy likes him very much."
Lin Yao planted another kiss on the little guy's cheek, which made Nannan, who was standing next to him, unhappy. She leaned over and wanted a kiss too, and Lin Yao immediately granted her wish. However, Lili insisted on getting more kisses from her father. So the two little guys went through a tug-of-war, with Lin Yao kissing them back and forth.
"Alright, you two, stop fooling around. Your aunt and grandpa are here. Let your dad and uncle talk to them."
Lin Hongmei came over to help Lin Yao out of the predicament. The little ones hadn't seen Lin Yao for a long time, and their enthusiasm was irresistible. If she hadn't helped them out, who knows how long they would have caused trouble.
"Mom, I'm home."
Lin Yao suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. Since recovering his health, he hadn't spent much time with his parents, and now it was even less. Although the family was living a fulfilling life, the warm and peaceful life they used to have was gone, which made Lin Yao sigh and feel a little regretful.
"It's good to be back. Mom made your favorite fish, the authentic Ya fish from the Zhougong River. You're in for a treat today."
Lin Hongmei gave her son a brief hug, then stepped aside, leaving the time for others.
"Dad." Lin Yao called out to his father, Luo Jimin, who was standing behind Lin Hongmei. After receiving a response, he turned and walked to General Xia's side, but his eyes were on Xia Yuwen.
"General Xia! Oh, Uncle!"
He nodded to Lieutenant General Xia Luobing, Xia Yuwen's father, and involuntarily tightened his grip on the children, causing the two little ones to immediately cry out. He then quickly turned to greet Xia Yuwen's mother, Duan Ruolan, "Hello, Auntie!"
"Good!" General Xia Luobing looked at Lin Yao carefully for the first time and was clearly very satisfied. He nodded and said, "Little Lin is not bad."
"Hello Xiaolin! Come to my house for dinner sometime, and invite your parents too."
Influenced by her father-in-law, husband, father Duan Hanyuan, and elder brother Duan Qing, Duan Ruolan had no objections to the son-in-law she had already been engaged to.
Although from her business perspective, Lin Yao's family's behavior was quite outrageous, since everyone agreed and her daughter liked it, she, as the mother-in-law, had no choice but to accept the young man. However, she wondered how much influence she would have on Lin Yao in the future, and only hoped that Lin Yao's family would not do anything too serious that would cause her daughter to suffer.
"Dad, let's go home."
General Xia Luobing was decisive and efficient, and he was not used to a group of people lingering in public. After saying hello, he insisted on leaving.
“Go home? You all go back yourselves. I’m going to go eat Ya fish with my good son-in-law. Didn’t you hear my in-laws say there’s something good? I’ll be in for a treat too.”
General Xia glared at her, then grabbed his granddaughter Xia Yuwen's hand, "Wenwen, come with me too. Ya Yu will become even more beautiful after eating her, and then that brat won't be able to leave you."
The uninhibited words made Xia Yuwen blush instantly. She lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone, and awkwardly followed by General Xia towards Lin Hongmei's side.
Little Guli joined the commotion, waving his little hands and shouting, "Mommy! Mommy, come eat fish with us!"
Lin Yao was startled and almost couldn't hold the two little ones, his face turning red with embarrassment.
Although his relationship with Xia Yuwen was considered settled, it hadn't officially reached that stage yet. The parents of both sides had only met for the first time today, and they hadn't even visited each other's homes. The little guy's outburst really put everyone in an awkward position.
General Xia stopped, released Xia Yuwen's hand, turned around to hug Xiao Guli, pulled him close and kissed the little guy passionately, "My good great-grandson, I love you to death!"
When Nannan saw the pain on Xiao Guli's face, she quickly turned away from the old general's big head, as if she was worried that she would also be stabbed. Her sympathy for Xiao Guli was evident.
"Get away! My face hurts!"
Little Guli was almost crying. He felt so much pain, and his father wasn't helping him at all. Tears welled up in his eyes.
"Ah! It's my fault, great-grandfather. I'll give you an airplane in a bit, my dear great-grandson, don't cry, don't cry."