"Manager Zhang, it's been a long time. We were just about to look for you." Chen Xihua and Chen Chunhua were both surprised by Zhang Hai's change, but they didn't ask any further questions.

“Okay, let’s talk inside.” Zhang Hai glanced meaningfully at Lu Ming, the manager at the window, who simply smiled.

Then he led the Chen Xihua sisters into the adjacent meeting room.

After the three of them sat down, no one was in a hurry to speak, and there was a moment of silence.

Chen Xihua wanted to observe Zhang Hai's state to see if it was still appropriate to ask him to act as her agent, while Zhang Hai was thinking about how to bring it up.

He had no idea how much of his own life Lü Ming had just told the Chen sisters.

A while ago, his wife came to the trading hall to see him, and they had a little argument, which many people heard.

"Little Fifth Miss, I... I shouldn't be talking about my personal matters, lest I bother you, but you just asked..."

Zhang Hai didn't force him, perhaps because Chen Xihua had saved his son Xiao Lei, or perhaps he himself just wanted to confide in someone.

So he simply told Chen Xihua and her sister what had happened in his family.

It turns out that Zhang Hai's wife, He Lili, was not a daughter of the He family; the wrong person was registered at birth.

Although both families are from Shanghai, He Lili's biological parents are an ordinary family who live in a tenement building and run a breakfast shop on the street. Their surname is Yao.

The He family was a wealthy and influential family in Shanghai, living in a large villa. The father was also a well-known antique collector.

The real heiress, Yao Fang, what a coincidence, she also has some connection with Chen Xihua, she's a saleswoman at the Lihua store.

Once, He Lili and her 55-year-old mother, who was dressed very young, went to the store to buy clothes.

Thirty-five-year-old Yao Fang looks a bit older and bears a striking resemblance to He's mother.

As things unfolded in the novel, He's mother hired someone to investigate the Yao family and even secretly conducted a paternity test.

As a result, Yao Fang naturally returned to the He family, while He Lili returned to the Yao family. However, since both of them were already married, it didn't have much of an impact, and He Lili's parents still had feelings for her.

However, Yao Fang felt that she had lived a poor life since childhood, and had dropped out of high school to work, set up a stall, and work as a waitress, which made her quite eloquent.

After returning to the He family, she began to complain about how difficult her life was in the Yao family.

The man she married was also a good-for-nothing.

Yao Fang had just found a better job last month, working as a salesperson at the Lihua store.

However, Yao Fang is a bit unrealistic and has a tendency to treat different customers differently.

Lihua's store manager gave her a warning once, but she still didn't change. Since it was her probationary period, she was fired after only two days.

Yao Fang felt indignant. Why did it cost her more than half a month's salary to buy one of Li Hua's beautiful clothes?

The daughters of wealthy families can buy several items at a time without much trouble.

Sure enough, once she learned that she was the daughter of a wealthy family, she became very proud.

Make He's parents take back everything that belongs to them, including the house, gold and silver jewelry, clothes, etc., for the wedding.

They also said that He Lili had stolen her life over the past thirty years, so she shouldn't take a single penny from the He family anymore.

He Lili was also strong-willed, and had been proud since childhood. She didn't want anything, and moved into the house that Zhang Hai had bought four years ago with Zhang Hai's parents.

Zhang Hai is very grateful to Chen Xihua because of their collaboration four years ago.

After receiving the money and raising enough, he immediately bought a 60-70 square meter apartment for 80,000 yuan.

Within six months, housing prices in Shanghai rose, and even 100,000 yuan couldn't buy a house there.

Today, house prices are even higher, and his house is worth hundreds of thousands.

After He Lili moved in with Zhang Hai's parents, they had many conflicts due to their different living habits.

The main concern was He Lili, who worried that Zhang Hai might change his mind about her because of her changed identity, causing a lot of trouble and arguing with Zhang Hai from time to time.

During this time, she kept running into walls when looking for a job, and she started to become suspicious, wondering if Zhang Hai was having an affair.

Although He Lili was also a finance major and an excellent student, she never had a proper job after graduation.

A while ago, she was rejected by her employer again. After returning home, she complained to Zhang Hai and they got into an argument. She was so angry that she fell ill the next day.

Zhang Hai took leave from work to stay home and take care of her, wanting to spend time with her and comfort her. He wanted his wife to feel at ease; he loved his wife, not her family.

"Manager Zhang, you are a good husband!" Chen Xihua sighed after hearing this.

Chen Chunhua, on the other hand, seemed to be deep in thought.

Xiao Wu's sister seems to have said that women, whether married or not, must have a job or a source of income, otherwise they are prone to becoming resentful women.

The subsequent agency business went very smoothly.

Chen Xihua asked Zhang Hai to help her select a few stocks with reasonable prices and good prospects, and then buy them directly. She planned to buy all three million yuan worth and sell them at the end of June.

Of course, she would also keep in constant contact with him by phone.

Chen Xihua could tell from Zhang Hai's account that he had helplessness and a bitter smile, but there was no dissatisfaction in his eyes.

When mentioning his wife He Lili, Zhang Hai showed no disgust whatsoever, maintaining the patience a husband should have for his wife.

It is said that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity, and character is revealed when problems arise.

Four years ago, Chen Xihua borrowed money from Zhang Hai, not because she trusted him much, but because she trusted people of this era.

At the time, the Shanghai Stock Exchange had only been established for a few years, and its managers were all carefully selected. She simply trusted the exchange.

But now, Chen Xihua can basically rest assured and let Zhang Hai manage her trading account.

and…

"Manager Zhang, your wife and you both studied finance, right? Then she can still find a suitable job, as long as she can regain her confidence and has your encouragement as a professional."

As you know, when I first opened the trading account, it was under the company's name. I have a company called Nanhua Investment Company.

However, I'm still studying, and neither my sister nor I are professionals in this field.

Chen Xihua's words were pointed, but she didn't make a specific point.

Although He Lili had the arrogance of a rich young lady, her standards were definitely not low.

Perhaps he's someone we can use? Chen Xihua is currently in dire need of manpower.

"Boss Xiao Wu, you mean..." Zhang Hai was a little excited.

“Manager Zhang, I didn’t say anything, I just felt that your wife must be a capable person like you.”

Chen Xihua certainly wouldn't say directly that she would ask He Lili to help her manage Nanhua Investment Company right now.

Everyone needs to understand each other and make a mutual choice. He Lili might not even be interested in her small company.

"Understood!" Zhang Hai immediately realized.

After lunch, Chen Xihua and her older sister returned to the hotel, where they were preparing to check out and return home.

I received a call from Wang Ying.

"Little Fifth Sister, Li Shisheng said you went to Haishi. I just left for Hunan and Anhui provinces to check shops the day before yesterday, so I'm not here."

Miao Huizhu has been wanting to meet you. She said she doesn't have many classes today, why don't you go to the store and meet her?

"Okay, that works!" Chen Xihua thought for a moment, calculated the time, and realized there was still time.

Chen Xihua had to catch the train back tonight, and she had promised Teacher Huang that she would go back to teach the day after tomorrow.