She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1656: Chapter 1733: The Steel King Goes Bankrupt

”Sorry, the General Union arranged for me to study abroad.” Sheng Ning followed the reason she fabricated earlier. This was agreed upon with Su Yun beforehand; when Su Yun first returned from the United States, she told Sheng Ning to explain it this way to the family.

”Really?” Zhao Lanzi, being clever, wouldn’t possibly believe it, but with the matter already in the past, the reason was no longer important. What mattered was that her daughter-in-law was not dead; as long as her daughter-in-law was alive, her son wouldn’t die.

She felt relieved.

”Mom, I just returned from abroad. Once I’m done with this busy period, I’ll come to see you.” Sheng Ning said sweet things over the phone, coaxing her in-laws to beam with joy, ”Mom, you’re a grandmother now.”

”A boy or a girl?”

”One boy and one girl, twins, both can walk now! Once I’m done with work in a few days, I’ll bring them back.”

Zhao Lanzi jumped with joy; it was a delightful surprise. Hmph! She’s going to teach those gossiping women who curse her son and daughter-in-law a lesson right away.

She will show the gossips her prowess, or she’ll spell her name backward.

The phone call lasted nearly an hour before it ended. The elderly couple chattered on endlessly, asking many questions. Although they were all trivial matters, Sheng Ning patiently answered them one by one.

Once the call ended, Xu Xianxiong didn’t even need to instruct; Xu Yingshan automatically brought out all the fireworks from his small store and set them off for almost an hour.

The sound and spectacle were heard across the ten miles and eight villages. The villagers, tortured by Xu Xianxiong, the old hooligan, dared not step outside to see, knowing it was their family setting off the fireworks. Yet, fear of being confronted the next day for not watching forced a man to timidly inquire what was going on.

”Eat candy, eat candy...” Zhao Lanzi, knowing she now had a grandson and granddaughter, couldn’t close her mouth from smiling. She took all the fruit candies from the small store and distributed them door to door.

The neighbors wore expressions as if they’d seen a ghost, worried that Zhao Lanzi had a screw loose.

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On the morning of the first day of the New Year, One Weekly had its New Year’s special edition. Initially, it seemed there wouldn’t be any major news, but one report caused a storm.

”Northwest Steel King goes bankrupt overnight.”

”How the Steel King became the Beggar King.”

The two massive headlines were bolded and highlighted in red.

One Weekly had grown into an industry leader through its development over the past year. Such big news would never be inaccurately reported. It was even more reliable than some professional newspapers, so much so that someone as meticulous as Su Huai’an had a subscription to One Weekly.

At the breakfast table in the morning, Sheng Ning was feeding the two little babies some easy-to-digest egg custard.

Su Huai’an, looking at the magazine, exclaimed, ”The Steel King went bankrupt? It’s unbelievable.”

Su Jiang added, ”Hmph! With him bankrupt, what will happen to Shen Ming, his son-in-law?”

”Cool it,” Su Hai said casually, secretly giving Sheng Ning a thumbs-up in approval.

Sheng Ning maintained a calm expression, calculating in her mind that it had been just ten days. She had indeed judged correctly; Ji Le Tian had a knack for handling these matters, promising potential as someone who could become a Housekeeper Xing.

After breakfast, Sheng Ning busied herself with unpacking; she had brought back a lot of gifts. She had been in such a rush earlier that there hadn’t been time to sort them properly. Today, with nothing else to do, it was perfect to distribute them during the New Year.

Sure enough, within half an hour of getting busy, someone came over to pay a New Year visit. With Mr. Su’s numerous past teammates and subordinates, and Su Jiang’s as well, there were many New Year visitors. They didn’t bring anything too expensive, just some local specialties from the countryside.

”Someone’s coming over to pay a New Year visit on the first day of the New Year?” Su Hai frowned. He wasn’t interested in the gifts Ningning bought; he was about to step out when he saw Meng Ping leading Xu Mo in, both wearing their trendiest down jackets.

Standing at the doorstep, he curved his lips into a smile.

”Little Uncle.” Meng Ping, thick-skinned, greeted warmly.

Su Hai couldn’t help but twitch his mouth, ”Why didn’t you call me the ’cheapest uncle’ anymore? Besides, Su Yun was expelled by your father, I’m not even the ’cheapest uncle’ now.