Lahat ng Kabanata ng Rick's Dilemma: Kabanata 201 - Kabanata 210

The flight back to Fing City was a long and tedious ordeal. The events of the past few days were weighing heavy on everyone. So it was a relief to finally be home. Rick was holding Brian as Debbie came into the nursery. Rick almost dropped the baby when he saw his wife. It had only been about a week since he last saw her, but it appeared that she had gained a lot of weight. But carrying twins only made it look that way. Rick realised that she was not too far from giving birth. Rick leaned down to give his wife a kiss. She gladly accepted it, as she had missed Rick terribly. She said "I am so glad that you are back! I think that the babies will be coming very soon. I'm having some of the same feelings that I had last time just before going into labor." Rick replied "I'm so sorry that it took longer than expected. But I'm home now! And I can't wait to meet my little girls!" After a while, they went out to the pool to relax and catch up on what all had been happening with each

Howard and Li Fan sat in the cafe at a table by the window. It was a pleasant spot to watch the taffic on the street outside. Li Fan wanted to get to know his brother-in-law a little better. He was aware of Howard's history with Rick and Debbie. So he needed to ascertain if his attitude had mellowed any. Howard was happy to see Li Fan. He could tell that his sister was very happy with the match. And Li Fan seemed like a good fellow. He inquired of Li Fan "So tell me Li Fan. Why are you and my sister here in Jelang this time?" Li Fan said "Oh, with the twins birth approaching, Debbie and Rick wanted to give Alice some time off. She has been working so hard these last few months, and she really did need a break. Alice wanted to come and check on Lois, since we haven't heard much from her since she opened her shop. And too, this is a pleasant little village to relax in." Howard nodded his head and replied "I see. Have you been to see the old property of my parents yet? It is s

Debbie looked over at Rick as if to ask him something. He looked back and slightly nodded his head. She said "As you know, next week is the boys' first birthday. I want to have a small celebration to honor the day. But since it is on Thursday, I thought that we would have the party on the weekend. That way, we wouldn't be interupting other people's work schedules. Also, we could have Mom here on the day itself, and she can stay for the party a few days later. What do you think?" Alice was ok with the plan. But she did have one concern. "I agree that it's a good plan, but I don't want you to wear yourself out at this time either. You are so close to your due date, and you know that multiples tend to come early." Debbie chuckled and said "Oh, don't worry about that. Rick has forbidden me from just about any activity besides breathing. And if he could do that for me, I think he would! All I have to do is sit in a chair and watch everything around me. He has had all the preparation

Li Fan took a moment to gather his thoughts, then said "I have an idea to use the old Thomas estate to build a homeless shelter in place of the old villa. It could house those who have no place to sleep at night. It could even include a kitchen to feed them. There is still a good garden in the back that could help to produce vegatables and such. A chicken coup properly maintained could supply eggs and poultry. There are numerous possibilities. I know that RBG Group has a construction company that could be utilized as well. In addition, all of this could also employ some of the men that no longer have jobs. Sort of like paying it forward to some extent." Rick was already on board with this plan, and was willing to finance the venture all on his own. But then he had a thought. "Since the RBG Group is such a big comglomerate, we could hold a charity gala in Beijing to collect donations toward maintaining this shelter. Although I will finance the original building and startup costs, it

Howard had not heard about the jet that Rick had bought, so he was surprised to see it. The RBG Group logo on the side made it that much more impressive. The group were all on board and ready for take off. Howard leaned over to Rick and asked "How long will it take to arrive in Fing City?" Rick replied "Just about an hour. It beats taking the train! But we use this plane for going all over the provinces. It saves a lot of time when you need to be somewhere in a hurry." Rick didn't mention that this was the smaller of his two private planes. He didn't have the inclination to explain it all to Howard. He would probably go into shock if he knew about the other one that was way bigger than this little puddle jumper. Although this jet was configured to seat thirty comfortably, the larger one could be configured to hold one hundred and fifty or more. But as it was presently, the sleeping cabins and dinning area took up a lot of space. As they started to descend into Fing City