Li Long went over the companies under his management, and before he knew it, 1991 had arrived.
The school had a holiday for New Year's Day, after which it would be time to prepare for exams. After breakfast that day, Li Long took Mingming and Haohao to the Fourth Team to play, planning to stop by Old Ma's Place to see which deer they would slaughter this year.
After looking at the deer, he had barely arrived at his eldest brother's house when he received a call from the Purchasing Station-the station was closed that day, but someone was on duty.
To Li Long's surprise, the caller was Liu Shanmin. That was rather unusual, so Li Long hurriedly drove back to the County Seat.
There he saw Liu Shanmin, his Kazakh wife, and two children whose looks were noticeably different.
The daughter was exceptionally pretty, like a doll, while the boy was a little ugly, with a somewhat flat nose.
So whether children of mixed ancestry turned out beautiful was still a matter of chance.
But whether someone else's children were good-looking had nothing to do with Li Long. He shook hands with Liu Shanmin with a smile, then turned back to his car, took out two small jade pendants, and pressed them into the children's hands, saying with a smile:
"Old Liu, look at you. You didn't even let me know in advance. I haven't had time to prepare anything. These two little Hetian jade trinkets can be my gifts for meeting the children."
"Ha, I didn't tell you precisely because I didn't want you making a big fuss. This time, we're definitely coming quietly and leaving quietly." Liu Shanmin thought nothing of it and introduced his wife, Lisa, to Li Long.
"We've met before." Li Long smiled. "You