Chapter 1097: Chapter 490: Taking Care of the Mother-in-Law

As a bodyguard, you indeed have to constantly face harsh environments. However, Zhou Yuwen’s parents are just ordinary people, and naturally couldn’t bear seeing the bodyguards protecting Zhou Yuwen’s safety having to sleep on the streets, so they specially cleared out rooms at home for them to rest.

This time, Zhou Yuwen returned home just wanting to have a look, without any intention of doing anything specific. He didn’t have much to talk about with his parents, but Zhou Guobin took the initiative to talk to Zhou Yuwen about the demolition of their house.

Zhou Yuwen naturally knew about this matter. About a year later, around 2015, Zhou Yuwen’s home area was included in the city’s renovation plan. In his previous life, Zhou Yuwen was in school and had no knowledge of this. In fact, he didn’t need to know, as he was just a kid and didn’t understand such things.

In this life, his father proactively mentioned this matter, indicating that Zhou Yuwen was already being considered an adult.

His father even took the initiative to ask Zhou Yuwen which of the several options was preferable.

Zhou Yuwen immediately said, without thinking, that if possible, they should choose all houses. With such a large area, they could secure seven or eight units.

Just in time, with the demolition in 2015, they were able to catch the last wave of the boom.

The allocation for resettlement was different. Some of them directly chose a few units in the already built resettlement housing as compensation, while others opted for reconstruction on the original site.

The contract stated the houses would be delivered in two years, but plans couldn’t keep up with changes. By the time Zhou Yuwen’s house was delivered, it was already 2018, at the peak of housing prices, and it seemed they hadn’t had time to renovate but were already plummeting like a slide.

As for the resettlement neighborhoods, there were a total of three, and they needed to choose one among them.

Zhou Yuwen told his father that he felt the future county development was leaning towards the south of the city. If resettled due to demolition, they should definitely choose a house in the south of the city.

His father nodded, seeing that what Zhou Yuwen said made sense, and understood that his son’s success today might not only be due to sheer luck.

Originally, Zhou Yuwen intended just to stay home briefly for two days, but upon learning of his return, indeed stirred quite a reaction in the county—both local officials and relatives and friends flocked to Zhou Yuwen’s home.

First, Father Zhou Guobin received several calls from the investment promotion bureau, starting with, “Old Zhou, I heard your son is back?”

Then, the deputy county magistrate in charge of investment promotion also called Zhou Guobin, exchanged pleasantries, and then asked if his son was free for a meal together?

The official’s position was half a rank higher than Zhou Guobin and also held real power, so Zhou Guobin certainly wouldn’t refuse. Besides, he always believed that the domestic society thrived on relationships, and assumed his son needed this connection.

In fact, it wasn’t just local; even neighboring counties tried to establish connections.

After all, these days, the economy was king, and everyone knew that Zhou Yuwen had made more than three billion yuan abroad. If this thirty-three billion yuan blossomed locally in the county, it would certainly be a feather in one’s cap.

On the second day after Zhou Yuwen returned home, some relatives, whom Zhou Yuwen felt more okay to associate with, proactively sought him out. Because Father Zhou Guobin was the standout among the relatives, the ones who came to him were relatively of high caliber.

The sight of the Zhou family’s gateway bustling with cars and guests was indeed rare.

Zhou Yuwen did not reject these social engagements; in fact, he agreed to various investments without much hesitation, as he was currently a walking billboard.

Everyone knew he was wealthy, meaning banks were willing to lend money to Zhou Yuwen, even hoping he would borrow more.

Xu Huai was well-situated in terms of transportation, and historically a strategic place for military endeavors. Hence, for making a fortune in a small county, logistics was a surefire business.

Especially during this time in 2014, various e-commerce platforms were building their logistics and warehousing systems. Even though Zhou Yuwen wasn’t involved in logistics, his good relationship with Vipshop allowed him to secure a large plot of land in his hometown to build the largest logistics and warehouse center in the Xu Huai Region.

This project did make Brother Dong quite embarrassed.

In addition, Zhou Yuwen also discussed with the deputy county magistrate about participating in some urban investment projects, only planning to invest money while disregarding the construction aspect.

In small counties, everyone engages in investment promotion, meaning officials, from staff members to department heads, regardless of it being the procuratorate or other departments, can engage in investment promotion.

The businesses secured by promoters could earn a commission ranging from two hundred thousand to one million, with any project exceeding one billion being a solid political achievement.

Zhou Yuwen intended to invest twenty billion altogether, all of which were to be handled by Zhou Guobin.

Although it wouldn’t affect his work, it would allow him to wear a large, red flower at the end-of-year commendation meeting, receiving various awards such as the ‘Three Bulls Award,’ particularly the pioneer bull.

After dining with the deputy county magistrate, another family banquet was held with relatives at home. During the meal, someone flattered, expressing long-held admiration for Yuwen’s distinctness from others, complimenting how sister and brother-in-law raised such a child.

Zhou Yuwen wasn’t interested in these words. He started a logistics park project, which needed reliable people to maintain it, so if relatives needed jobs, Zhou Yuwen would hire them.

Speaking candidly, Zhou Yuwen truly hoped his cousin Peng Xiaoyong could lead this logistics park. Among his many relatives, Peng Xiaoyong was one of the few who genuinely studied hard and rose step by step, really proving himself a notable talent.