Great Responsibilities Had Fallen to This Man

The car drove further and further away, until it reached the outskirts of the city.

Empress Dowager Ye said, "Many real estate companies are transforming, and our group is doing the same. Look, this piece of land, our group has bought it, and we plan to invest 260 billion yuan to build a high-tech park."

Shen Qi looked out the window at the vast open space and said, "Mom, you're amazing!"

Some large real estate groups began their industrial transformation many years ago. Evergrande invested 160 billion yuan to build a new energy vehicle base in the Nansha Free Trade Zone. To this day, the Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Base in the Nansha Free Trade Zone is developing quite well.

Over the years, prices have risen, and the project that Empress Dowager Ye's real estate group invested 260 billion yuan in is roughly the same in scale as Evergrande's investment in the Nansha Free Trade Zone back then.

What does 260 billion RMB mean?

Its GDP is slightly less than that of Xihai Province and slightly more than that of Tianzang Province.

This money, if used for peaceful purposes, would benefit the people and serve the country; if used for war, it would be enough to launch a local war.

Empress Dowager Ye talks about businesses worth hundreds of billions, so Shen Qi's investment of over 3 billion is really nothing special.

"I'm 59 years old this year. When a woman reaches my age, her energy really can't keep up." Empress Dowager Ye drew a circle on the car window and added, "This piece of land outside the car will all be yours from now on."

Shen Qi wasn't unfamiliar with money, he just hadn't seen hundreds of billions. "You... yours?"

Empress Dowager Ye calmly replied, "Yes, they are yours. I only have one daughter and one son-in-law. What's yours is all yours."

Empress Dowager Ye wanted to pass on her family property to her only daughter and son-in-law; such family matters should be discussed within the family.

Empress Dowager Ye must have had her reasons for bringing Shen Qi here for an on-site inspection. "My greatest concern is for Little Yezi. I hope she can be healthy and happy. Little Qi, can you take good care of her for the rest of your life?"

That's obvious!

Shen Qi replied sincerely, "When I proposed to Little Yezi, I made a promise to love her, take care of her, and be with her for life."

Empress Dowager Ye stared at Shen Qi's profile for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's good, I've arrived."

Shen Qi drove the car into the district government compound and said, "Go and discuss investment projects with the district. I'll wait for you here."

"Xiao Qi, you're quite busy with work. You should go back first. The district government will send someone to take me home. I wouldn't dare to waste the Great Scientist's entire afternoon."

"It's Sunday today, I have the day off, it's okay, I'll wait for you."

"Really, you don't need to. You can go back now."

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare dinner."

Shen Qi dropped off his mother-in-law and then drove home.

Shen Qi and Ou Ye are only children. At this stage of their lives, they have elderly parents to care for and a young child to raise. Their family structure is similar to that of most only children born in the 1980s and 1990s.

As her parents and in-laws gradually enter old age, Empress Dowager Empress Dowager Ye was right. It wasn't that she didn't want to continue working, but rather that the energy of the elderly simply couldn't keep up.

Shen Qi is first and foremost a man, and only then do he have other identities.

As a man, Shen Qi will inevitably have to shoulder the responsibilities that a man must bear in the near future.

The burden on his shoulders grew heavier and heavier. Shen Qi knew very well that even if his wife was healthy, she was not a managerial talent.

If Ou Ye were to go into business, she might lose so much that she would even lose her husband.

Who will manage my father-in-law and mother-in-law's business in the future?

There was no choice, no escape; it could only be Shen Qi.

When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon someone, it will first have to take good care of their mother-in-law.

And my father-in-law.

Two days later, Old Ou also arrived in the capital.

Behind every successful woman, there is a virtuous husband.

Old Ou never gets involved in the business circles of these successful women's wives; his daily routine now consists of eating, sleeping, and fishing.

When Shen Qi was in his early twenties, he started dating Ou Ye. At that time, he was actually a little intimidated by Old Ou.

A father-in-law might be reluctant to beat his son-in-law, but a girlfriend's father won't show any mercy to a young man who hasn't even officially started his career.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. The young men and women of yesteryear have become fathers and mothers, while the fathers and mothers of yesteryear are growing old day by day.

Shen Qi is no longer afraid of Old Ou; instead, he feels sorry for his father-in-law.

Now in his sixties, Old Ou's face and temples show obvious signs of aging compared to when he was in his fifties, and his once brisk and decisive steps have become somewhat unsteady.

"Dad, have a cigarette." Shen Qi handed Old Ou a pack of cigarettes.

This pack of cigarettes has no brand; the white hard pack only has five words printed on it: "Filter Cigarettes".

"Good cigarettes! Back when I was in the army, only officers were allowed to smoke these special-supply cigarettes. Little Qi, you're doing really well now, enjoying officer treatment. I'm so happy for you." Old Ou chuckled as he opened the cigarette pack, puffing away like a retired old man, a far cry from the heroic spirit of the former war god Old Ou.

Shen Qi misses the Old Ou from before.

Old Ou had a booming voice and a powerful gait. He once grabbed Shen Qi by the collar and roared, "I don't care if you're some kind of math prodigy or some young talent. If you ever betray my daughter, Laozi 'll kill you!"

Although it may be a bit radical and even unreasonable, that's the temperament a war god should have.

In contrast, Old Ou at this time was just an ordinary old man with graying temples, smoking and coughing from time to time. His physical condition and mental state were not as good as before.

Time waits for no one, and even the bravest warrior has grown old; Shen Qi sighed deeply.

China has entered an aging society with a continuously increasing elderly population. Spend more time with your parents during holidays, birthdays, Father's Day, and Mother's Day.

"These cigarettes were a gift from a friend in the army, Dad. You should smoke less." Shen Qi had originally intended to Old Ou a case of special cigarettes for high-ranking officers, but he changed his mind. His father-in-law's coughing sounded a bit abnormal, and he was afraid that there was something wrong with his lungs.

"I won't smoke anymore, I won't smoke anymore. Xiao Qizi won't let me smoke, so I won't smoke." Old Ou obediently put out his cigarette, completely different from his former self.

Do you still go out into the wild to photograph wild animals?

"No more filming, no more filming, I can't run anymore. Xiao Qi, you go ahead and get busy, work is important, work is important."

"Okay, you can rest at home then, it's cold outside."

After settling things over with his father-in-law, Shen Qi went to work.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and many colleagues have already gone home for the holidays.

Shen Qi remained steadfast in his post, ensuring that scientific research could not be interrupted.

The mother-in-law hoped that Shen Qi could take good care of Ou Ye and wished Ou Ye and happiness.

Shen Qi would do his best to do this even without his mother-in-law reminding him.

"My wife is the one I'll spend my life with, not my mother-in-law. If my wife is well, I'm well; if my wife is healthy, I'm happy..." Shen Qi analyzed the animal experiment report on the Active compound of LPJK1, occasionally writing a few lines or chemical equations on the paper.