CHAPTER 525: CHAPTER 527 CALLED "HOME

"No one’s home this time," Xia Xiao said, "Haven’t my parents come back yet?"

Now that her grandparents’ grandchildren had grown up—and also because of their age—the elders yearned even more to return to the production team. They always felt that was where their roots were, and they had to preserve it, like leaves returning to their roots.

Their children were all living away and doing quite well for themselves, yet their minds were always on the production team, feeling that if they did not return, it would be hard for their children and grandchildren to come back later.

"Not yet, we all came back for the New Year today," Gao Jiaxing said.

Xia Xiao acknowledged with an "Oh". To her, it didn’t matter where they celebrated the New Year since it was all about family reunion; wherever the elders were, they would follow.

Thinking of the production team, Xia Xiao couldn’t help but think of Nanhua Mountain. Over the years, she would occasionally visit to check on the black bear and his family.

"Brother Gao, what do you think about me buying the entirety of Nanhua Mountain?" Xia Xiao asked.

It was a sudden idea, solely motivated by the black bear and his family. Currently, the black bear’s family was thriving on Nanhua Mountain, having propagated substantially, and become the undisputed king of the mountain.

Xia Xiao worried about people coveting the black bear’s family and even more about the potential dangers the bears might pose to people, which could cause significant trouble if it escalated.

"Why did you suddenly think of buying Nanhua Mountain?" Gao Jiaxing asked.

"I just thought of building a zoo."

As Xia Xiao spoke, Gao Jiaxing tapped her on the head affectionately and said, "You and your whims, always coming up with one idea after another."

"I think it’s a feasible idea." Presently, besides real estate and land, Xia Xiao didn’t own any businesses.

The Xiaozi Fashion Clothing Co., Ltd was under Zheng Xianghong’s name but managed by Xiao Mei, and it was performing well.

Xia Xiao would occasionally intervene or offer some advice and ideas, and whenever she was inspired, she would create new designs and pass them to Xiao Mei to handle.

She had talked about opening a jewelry store, yet that hadn’t happened either. Over the years, she had made a lot of money through gambling on stones, playing the stock market, and investing, which she used to buy some properties and land.

Now, the idea of starting a zoo suddenly appealed to her more than a jewelry store, otherwise, the animals of Nanhua Mountain would definitely become targets.

Rather than let that happen, she might as well buy Nanhua Mountain.

"Alright," Gao Jiaxing agreed, "If you want to do it, go for it."

Once all the children were back, Xia Xiao shared her plans with them, and everyone fully supported her. Ge Liang was even more enthusiastic when he found out.

"Auntie, I know a friend who majored in animal husbandry at the Agricultural University, though he’s considering resigning to find another job..."

"Great," Xia Xiao was delighted, telling Ge Liang, "Alright, let’s go back and buy the land first, then we can discuss how to build the zoo."

"Auntie, if I can be of any help, just reach out to me. I can handle things too." Ge Liang had his own memories tied to Nanhua Mountain.

Although those memories had grown somewhat vague, he couldn’t forget Nanhua Mountain. So, when he heard that Xia Xiao wanted to buy the land to build a zoo, Ge Liang was very supportive.

The production team was no longer called the production team, but the Guangming Team. Red Star Production Team had also been renamed to Red Star Team.

As cars rolled back into the team, it caused quite a stir. By now, everyone knew that Gao Guoqiang’s family had risen to prominence.

Moreover, everyone now respectfully called Gao Guoqiang ’the old team leader.’ As for Gao Guo Cheng, he was still the leader of the Guangming Team, having chosen not to move to City S but to stay with the production team.

When Xia Xiao got out of the car, she unexpectedly ran into Yang Zhonghong, which took her by surprise. Yang Zhonghong, on the other hand, smiled first, "What a coincidence, you’re also here for the New Year."

"Have you and Gao Guo Cheng gotten back together?" Xia Xiao asked Yang Zhonghong.

Yang Zhonghong shook her head, "It’s good this way."

"You haven’t remarried, nor have you gotten back with Gao Guo Cheng, so why keep coming back?" Xia Xiao couldn’t understand Yang Zhonghong’s actions.

It was said that Yang Zhonghong was heartless, yet she also had a lot of heart. After moving back to the city, she took her child to be educated, and now she would bring her child back every year to see Gao Guo Cheng for the holidays, but she never reconciled with him, which baffled Xia Xiao.

"I think this way is quite good," Yang Zhonghong said, laughing freely.

Well, Xia Xiao had nothing to say since each person had their way of living. It was Yang Zhonghong’s choice, and whether it was good or bad, only Yang Zhonghong knew.

"My father passed away," Yang Zhonghong suddenly said.

"Ah," Xia Xiao was taken aback.

"Don’t you wonder how Sun Yuhua is doing?"

At Yang Zhonghong’s words, Xia Xiao asked, "How is she?"

"What else? My father treated her quite well by then. He gave her the old house and left her some money before he died, enough to ensure she won’t have to worry about her livelihood for the rest of her life."

Yang Zhonghong spoke indifferently, not with the sarcastic tone she used to have when mentioning Sun Yuhua.

Xia Xiao sighed inwardly. Yang Zhonghong looked at her enviously, "You’ve really made good for yourself, out of those who left the production team, besides Secretary Li and Ning Hui, as well as Yang Xuehua and Wang Aihua, you’re definitely doing the best."

"You’re not bad either. You’re quite a well-known businesswoman in City S now." Xia Xiao had always thought Yang Zhonghong was determined, and she still seemed to be.

Xia Xiao smiled wryly; all these were Shitou’s doing. Without Shitou, she doubted she could have achieved such high success even if she tried all her life.

Moreover, in both her lives, she never imagined herself being recognized as a family, being addressed with a title that included the word ’home.’

Thinking of Shitou, Xia Xiao couldn’t help but think of that active volcano. She sighed quietly in her heart; she would go out with Shitou after the New Year. She knew that if they couldn’t find another energy stone elsewhere, Shitou would really risk everything.