Chapter 150 Don't think about it, it's still a little bit short

"What else can I say? I told my aunt that I wanted to cancel the rent." Tian Caixia said, "The rent is already very low, we can't keep asking my aunt to lower the rent. We all know that we need to make money when we open our own cake shops, so why doesn't my aunt want to make money? My mother has already said that canceling the rent and opening a cake shop somewhere else is the best choice. Mom, haven't you already looked at the account book?"

The account books are not falsified and all records are true.

"We have to rely on ourselves to run our business, not on my aunt or my cousin." Tian Caixia said, "Originally I could rely on them, but you guys won't let me, what can I do?"

Tian Caixia was quite dissatisfied with her husband's family. Her good life had turned into that. If these people hadn't made trouble, she wouldn't have been able to do anything.

Now that the cake shop has become like this, they all have to bear the consequences.

"That's it." Grandma Caixia said. She had no other choice.

When Granny Caixia saw Amelia Su coming today, she opened the door for her. After she said a few words, she went to hide in her room. Granny Caixia was a little afraid of Amelia Su. She was not afraid when she asked Ning Wenjun to withdraw her shares before. She was afraid now because she did not make more money.

The cake shop clerks used to receive commissions, but with lower profits, their commissions are also lower. The cake shop clerks and the chefs are dissatisfied with the loss of so much money. If this continues, those employees will leave on their own without Tian Caixia saying to fire them.

In the evening, after dinner, Su Xueqing told Ning Yanjing that Tian Caixia wanted to cancel the lease.

"It's fine to cancel the lease." Su Xueqing said, "Business is not good, and we can't bring her business. She still has to rely on herself to run the cake shop well."

"Human nature is selfish." Ning Yanjing said, "Many people start out by opening a store together, but eventually something goes wrong. There are always people who think that others are doing less, that they just contribute some money and come to watch, but don't do more. When the store doesn't make money, it's fine. But when the store starts to make money, some people will have ideas and want to squeeze others out so that they can make more money themselves."

"There are many people who are like this." Su Xueqing said, "I just didn't expect Caixia to be like that after getting married."

Many women will experience a big change after getting married. Women will subconsciously care about the opinions of their husbands, and since they themselves are unstable, it is easy for problems to arise.

"This is a level away from her." Ning Yanjing said, "Change to another store. How she opens a cake shop in the future has nothing to do with us. She can open it however she wants."

"Yeah, I think so too." Su Xueqing said, "That's her cake shop, not our cake shop."

Su Xueqing didn't want to care about the cake shop. Whether the cake shop was good or not was Tian Caixia's business.

Ning Wenjun didn't come back until almost eight o'clock in the evening. When she came back, Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing were watching TV in the living room. The couple did not go back to their room.

"You're back so late?" Su Xueqing asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I ate a little." Ning Wenjun said.

"Let someone make you something to eat." Su Xueqing said, "No matter how busy you are at work, you still have to eat. If you don't eat, you'll easily get a stomachache, you know? When your stomach hurts, it won't be good to think about protecting your stomach."

"I know, I know." Ning Wenjun said, "I will definitely eat well."

The chef cooked noodles for Ning Wenjun, and Ning Wenjun ate the noodles happily.

"Mom, is it okay for you to eat just a little?" Ning Wenjun saw the small bowl in front of Su Xueqing.

"I've already had dinner. There's no need to eat so much. I can't eat anymore." Su Xueqing said.

"Dad still has a better appetite." Ning Wenjun said.

"I've already checked over there with Caixia." Su Xueqing said.

"She... is she okay?" Ning Wenjun said, "I've been busy with company matters recently. No one told me that my cousin had given birth before."

"I've been there, and it's the same." Su Xueqing said, "You don't have to go there too. Caixia's cake shop is moving to another location and will no longer be open in that store."

"It's better to move away." Ning Wenjun said, "They are like that... I don't think they are good at doing business. They let my sister-in-law look after the store. What's the difference between this and letting a dog look after a meat bun store? Yes, there is still a difference. The dog ate the meat buns but didn't ask for money. My sister-in-law ate the food and had to ask for money. If Sister Caixia made a lot of money, it would be fine. But the little money Sister Caixia made has to be shared with my sister-in-law, tut tut..."

Ning Wenjun felt that Tian Caixia was still too stingy and not generous enough. It would be okay for Tian Caixia to open a small cake shop, but it would be too difficult if she wanted to expand the business.

"So, Caixia gave birth to a child this time and her attitude became tougher." Su Xueqing said.

"It's a son, right?" Ning Wenjun said, "For a family like theirs, only when they have a son will their attitude become tougher."

"At least you know to ask your sister-in-law not to stay in the store." Su Xueqing said, "It's not that you can't think about your in-laws, Caixia is just too much."

Once many things exceed a certain limit, they become difficult to handle and it is easy to lose direction.

When Su Yanan told Tian Guohua about Tian Caixia, she sighed.

"It was a good cake shop, but it was ruined like this." Su Yanan said, "Caixia has been too lucky and doesn't know how much others have done for her. After this incident, she realized that she doesn't have that much ability. Young people tend to be too ambitious and always think too highly of themselves."

"Caixia... is still good." Tian Guohua said, "At least she is not bankrupt."

"It's not bankrupt now, but I don't know what will happen in the future." Su Yanan said, "Her mother-in-law promised not to let her sister-in-law go to the cake shop. I don't know how long it can last. Will Caixia lose her mind again in the future?"

"Not really." Tian Guohua said, "It has already happened once, it's impossible for it to happen a second time."

"That's all I can hope for." Su Yanan said, "Caixia has been spoiled since she was a child. Before you got into trouble, she was still quite willful. After you got into the hospital, she became a little more sensible. I thought she really understood things, but now I find out that's not the case. Caixia is not that sensible. After all, people can only understand some truths after something happens."

"Things have already happened. Don't let them happen again." Tian Guohua said, "Your sister won't blame you."

"Of course I won't blame me." Su Yanan said, "I'm just too kind-hearted."

"Yes, my little sister is kind-hearted." Tian Guohua said, "I met Jiachao two days ago."

"Yu Jiachao?" Su Yanan looked at her husband.

"Yes, we chatted for a few minutes." Tian Guohua said, "After Yu Shengli was released from prison, he looked for several jobs, but no one wanted him. He wanted to work on a construction site, but his parents wouldn't let him, and told him to wait for the demolition. They said it was useless for the creditors to keep urging him, and if the creditors were really capable, they would find him a good job."

"He... is really speechless." Su Yanan said, "A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water." "Shengli has been in prison for so many years, and his face has become thicker." Tian Guohua said, "After all these years, those people's families can still make a living."

"Shengli is very similar to his parents, both of them want to get something for nothing." Su Yanan said, "They don't want to work, they just want money to fall from the sky. If money really falls from the sky, can they pick it up?"

Su Yanan felt that Yu Shengli and his people were just taking it for granted, waiting for the demolition, and it was uncertain when the demolition would take place, and they were just hanging others with a carrot. Given Yu Shengli's family situation, Yu Shengli might not necessarily pay the interest, and it would be good enough if he could pay back the principal. The creditors must have thought the same way, at least they could get the principal. If they couldn't get the principal, they would have nothing, which was even more unprofitable.

"You should have less contact with them." Su Yanan said.

"I rarely see them. The only person I see is Jiachao," said Tian Guohua.

"Yu Jiachao is a little better, but not much better. Yu Jiachao is just a little bit pretentious." Su Yanan said, "These people are all like this, they just want to get benefits from others. If others are really that capable, why would they give them good things?"

"That's right." Tian Guohua said.

"Caixia is the same. Human greed is unsatisfactory." Su Yanan said, "The cake shop business has plummeted. She deserves it. She was messing around over there and thought she was amazing. How could she be amazing?"

When Tian Caixia's mother-in-law asked others to withdraw their shares, Su Yanan had a premonition that this situation would happen. Sure enough, it has not even been a year yet. Before, Tian Caixia relied too much on those big orders. Once those big orders were withdrawn, Tian Caixia could not find anyone else to place such orders, so the business was naturally bad. There were no more individual customers, and even fewer products were sold.

"Some employees of Caixia store don't want to work anymore." Su Yanan said, "The commission used to be high, but now it's much less. The basic salary of store employees is low, and commission accounts for a lot. Those people thought that it would be fine if the turnover was lower, as long as Caixia and the others got more profit, and it would be fine if the employees got less commission. Now, the profit is much lower, and the employees' commission is also low. How can the employees not have opinions? It was fine before, thinking that the commission was high, so many people wanted to go there to work, but it's not the case now."

Su Yanan didn't like to talk much about Tian Caixia. Tian Caixia was still in confinement after giving birth. When Tian Caixia came out of confinement, she would have to deal with those things. Tian Caixia's in-laws were unreliable. They only talked and didn't know how to help Tian Caixia.

Tian Caixia was out of confinement soon, and the baby didn't have a full-month banquet, waiting to hold a one-year-old banquet. Tian Caixia had to deal with the store's affairs and cancel the lease. She asked her husband to look at the stores, and there was a store that was more suitable.

The location is a little remote and the traffic is not that good, but the rent is actually the same as that of Su Xueqing's shop.

When Tian Caixia went to negotiate the rent with the landlord, she asked the landlord to lower the rent a little.

"Go ask the surrounding shops how much their rent is." The landlord said, "They all charge this much. This is the market price. If you don't want to rent, there are plenty of people who will."

The landlord was not afraid that Tian Caixia would not rent the shop. Although the location here was not particularly good, there were still people coming and going. Most of the shops around were rented out. If the business was not good and they could not make money, how could those people rent the shop?

"You've been thinking about it for a few days. If it doesn't work, don't force it," said the landlord.

"Okay, let's do this." Tian Caixia said.

"That's it?" Ma Ping held Tian Caixia, "Same rent..."

"This is it." Tian Caixia said, "It's your family that insists on me doing it alone. I've already told my aunt that I want to cancel the lease and not rent the store over there. What else can I do? Go and tell her to continue renting? You have no shame, but I still have some. You've heard that the rents for the stores over here are this much, not to mention my aunt's store. Stop taking advantage of my aunt, okay?"

Tian Caixia already understood those things, and she didn't dare to do the same thing as before. Tian Caixia knew that she had done some wrong things, and if she continued to make mistakes, it would be too bad.

"Don't you want my aunt and her people to interfere?" Tian Caixia said.

"But the rent..." Ma Ping felt that the traffic here was not good, and it was not cost-effective to pay that much rent.

"That's the subsidy my aunt gave us. She didn't charge such a high rent." Tian Caixia said, "Okay, I told you long ago that we have to move the store. We have to move."

Ma Ping thought that Tian Caixia should tell Su Xueqing about it. Su Xueqing would not force Tian Caixia to move. Moreover, it was not Su Xueqing who asked them to move. It was Tian Caixia herself who said that she wanted to move because of poor business. Su Xueqing was fine with it. She didn't need the store. If Tian Caixia moved away, Su Xueqing would be able to earn a lot more.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Tian Caixia said, "Let's just settle it."

"Okay." Ma Ping said. If his wife didn't agree, and Ma Ping couldn't go to Su Xueqing to talk to her, he could only agree.

After everything was done, it took about another month.

Tian Caixia returned Su Xueqing's shop and rented another one. Su Xueqing's shop was rented out very quickly. It was empty for only two days before someone rented it at the market price without lowering the price. The shop over there was too easy to rent. Before, someone else wanted to rent the shop at a high price, but Su Xueqing refused. Tian Caixia talked about Su Xueqing's niece, and Su Xueqing would never let her niece move out early for that little money. Now the location of this shop is a little off, and the shop area is a little smaller, not as big as before. Tian Caixia did not hire so many cake makers. She just worked with one chef and added a cashier. Tian Caixia originally wanted to keep more people, but Tian Caixia was not sure whether the shop could make more money. If it couldn't make too much money, there would be no point in having so many people, so she should hire a few more people.

When Tian Caixia's cake shop reopened, Su Xueqing and Su Yanan went to take a look together.

"Is it this way?" Su Xueqing took a look at the sign and it was indeed this way.

"The location here is much worse than that of your store, and the area is smaller, but you have to charge the same rent." Su Yanan said, "Caixia and the others know how much you have let them off. They are now renting a store themselves and hiring fewer people, because they are afraid that they won't be able to make that much money."

"Didn't you look for other stores?" Su Xueqing asked.

"You know that stores in other places are also expensive." Su Yanan said, "After much selection, I chose this place."

"That's fine." Su Xueqing said, "As long as there is a store."

Su Xueqing didn't ask any more questions. The new store was a long way from the original address. Tian Caixia had already told old customers about the change of address and posted a notice at the door, but those old customers might not come here to buy things. Some people have to take a detour to buy things. Why would they come here? It's not like they can't buy from other cake shops. In other words, people who bought memberships might think about coming here to buy.

"Just take a look." Su Yanan said, "Let them do their own thing."

Su Yanan thought Su Xueqing was pretty good, and Su Xueqing wanted to come over to take a look. Su Xueqing didn't come to see how miserable Tian Caixia was, but to see how Tian Caixia's new store was. After seeing it, Su Xueqing naturally didn't stay here for long.

Tian Caixia asked Su Xueqing to eat the cake and even packed it up, but Su Xueqing refused. Su Xueqing had a chef at home to make it, so she didn't need to ask Tian Caixia to pack it up. Tian Caixia saw that Su Xueqing didn't want it, so she didn't continue to push it to Su Xueqing, because she knew that her aunt didn't need these foods.

There are fewer people in the store, so Tian Caixia has to be busier.

Su Yanan and Su Xueqing were walking on the street outside, and Su Yanan was still a little unhappy.

"If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to a son, her mother-in-law probably wouldn't have agreed to let her sister-in-law come to work." Su Yanan said, "When a woman gets married, it's like opening a blind box. On the surface, everything looks good, and she made some choices before opening it, but it's still uncertain what will come out in the end."

"Don't think too much about it now." Su Xueqing said, "Isn't Caixia's cake shop still open?"

"I don't know if I can make money." Su Yanan said.

"I think so." Su Xueqing said, "As long as you work hard, you can make money."

"She has to take care of the family and the store now." Su Yanan said, "Her mother-in-law helps take care of the children, and the couple has to give some money to Caixia's mother-in-law."

"Want money?" Su Xueqing was surprised.

"Yes, they want money." Su Yanan said, "It's not entirely right for a grandmother to take care of her grandson. They say she doesn't have much income, and that children are troublesome... What else can Caixia do? She can only give money. She doesn't need to give money to her sister-in-law, but she should give money to her mother-in-law."

"..." Su Xueqing was silent. Tian Caixia's in-laws really liked to ask for money from various angles.

"If we hire someone from outside to take care of the child, and there are not enough rooms at home, we can't guarantee that the child will be well taken care of." Su Yanan said, "We can only spend this amount of money. If I had known that they were so calculative, I should not have agreed to Caixia marrying Ma Ping. Caixia's ex-boyfriend was straightforward and told Caixia directly what he wanted. This husband now doesn't tell her before marriage, but after marriage, he has all kinds of problems."

"Okay, don't think about those things." Su Xueqing said, "Fortunately, Caixia can live a normal life."

"She can get by. No matter how hard life is, she can get by if she grits her teeth." Su Yanan said, "It all depends on her. No one can help her. If she doesn't stand up for herself, how can she expect others to help her stand up for her?"

"Let's go have dessert." Su Xueqing said, "It's my treat."

When Amelia Su learned that Tian Caixia no longer rented Amelia Su's house, she started to say bad things about Amelia Su when she was sitting with her son and daughter-in-law for lunch.

"Your aunt just likes to do superficial work. She can't keep losing money." Amelia Su said, "Once her daughter withdraws her investment, she will withdraw sooner or later. It's better for Tian Caixia to take the initiative to say that she doesn't want to rent a house, so as to avoid being criticized later."

"Isn't it enough that we have taken advantage of you for so many years?" Wang Keke said.

“What do you know?” Amelia Su said, “It’s impossible for Amelia Su to be really good to those people. She is just a selfish person.”

"Mom, aren't you selfish?" Wang Keke asked, "Don't always say that others are selfish. They have done a good job."

Wang Keke really wanted to roll her eyes, "You guys are treating me like a blood bag."

“Wang Keke.” Amelia Su frowned, and after she said a few words, Wang Keke was about to say this, “Who is your mother-in-law?”

"You are, you are." Wang Keke said, "But you can't talk nonsense here, don't teach our Yaozu a bad lesson. In the past, Yaozu was betrayed by you. You always said good things about Yaozu and never talked about his shortcomings, leaving him no chance to correct them. Now, you still say such things, how bad. Yaozu's relationship with his aunt is already very bad. If Yaozu and his aunt had a better relationship, things would not have turned out like this."

Wang Keke asked Wei Yaozu a lot of things, and then she knew that when Wei Yaozu was speculating in stocks, some people were doing anti-fraud propaganda, and others persuaded Amelia Su to persuade Wei Yaozu, but Amelia Su did not persuade him. Wei Yaozu said that he could make a lot of money, so Amelia Su waited for Wei Yaozu to make a lot of money for her, and she didn't think about whether the money was what they could make.

"Is it so difficult to admit that others are excellent?" Wang Keke said, "We are originally relatives. If everyone does better, it will be beneficial. Mom, how many friends do you have around you?"

“…” Amelia Su really didn’t have many friends around her.

Especially after Su's mother died in front of the breakfast shop, Amelia Su's friends stayed away from her. Amelia Su knew what those people were thinking, they just thought she was not filial enough. Amelia Su didn't think she was not filial enough, it was obvious that Su's mother was trying to make things difficult for her before she died.

What Alzheimer's disease, Amelia Su didn't believe it, she felt that Su's mother did it on purpose. If Su's mother wanted to die, she should die somewhere else, not in front of the breakfast shop.

"Everyone knows what kind of person you are." Wang Keke said, "Don't think you've done well. What did you do well?"

"Yaozu." Amelia Su looked at Wei Yaozu. She wanted Wei Yaozu to talk about Wang Keke.

"Keke is right." Wei Yaozu couldn't say anything about Wang Keke. He felt that Wang Keke was very hardworking. Wang Keke could marinate chicken chops, fry chicken chops, and do many, many things. Wang Keke did things well, so Wei Yaozu didn't have to worry too much about it. However, Amelia Su always had all kinds of things to say, which made Wei Yaozu very uncomfortable.

They had gone bankrupt long ago and no longer had the wealth they once had.

Wei Yaozu blamed Amelia Su because Amelia Su did not educate herself well. Amelia Su was always ambitious, which led to the bankruptcy of the family. Look at others, others teach their children well, so there are fewer problems. People who don't teach their children well are not good themselves, and they also drag their children down.

"Mom, you don't understand those things, so just say less." Wei Yaozu said.

"Yes, Mom, if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb." Wang Keke said, "We have to work every day. If you talk less, we can relax a little."

“You guys…” Amelia Su wanted to throw down the dishes, but in the end she didn’t.

Amelia Su went to her room after eating half of her meal. Wang Keke didn't spoil Amelia Su. If Amelia Su didn't want to eat, then she shouldn't eat. After Wang Keke and his wife finished their meal, they went to rest and didn't care about Su Yanan. Wang Keke didn't ask Amelia Su to wash the dishes. She could still do these things.

Wang Keke has a lot of things to do, and she also told Wei Yaozu that Amelia Su is now lazy and doesn't want to do anything. They can't rely on Amelia Su in the future, they still have to rely on themselves. Wang Keke took this opportunity to let Wei Yaozu do more things. Wei Yaozu didn't think there was anything wrong with Wang Keke, but Amelia Su.

Men are more likely to listen to their wives than to their mothers.

Wei Yaozu is like this now. Wang Keke may help the family make more money, so if he doesn't listen to Wang Keke, who else will he listen to?

Wang Keke picked up some food for Wei Yaozu, asking him to eat more. Wei Yaozu also picked up some food for Wang Keke, but not for Amelia Su.

Amelia Su looked at this scene and felt very sad. Why, didn’t she deserve to eat more vegetables?

Brother Su San and his wife also went to see Tian Caixia's cake shop, and they went back after the visit.

After returning home, Mrs. Su lamented that Tian Caixia was such a bad person before.

"I heard from my second sister that the rent of this shop is the same as the previous one." Third Sister Su said, "This location is worse and the area is smaller, so it is more expensive. My second sister also thinks that Caixia didn't do a good job before, but it's not my fault. Caixia is married now, so how can I care about so many things?"

"It's indeed more expensive." said Brother Su San.

"We have hired fewer people, so we have to control costs." Mrs. Su said, "If we don't control costs, we will lose money, which is not good. There are fewer people in this area, so the turnover will definitely be less. It can't be as much as before. With fewer orders, we don't need so many people."

Once upon a time, Tian Caixia’s cake shop was very prosperous, but now, fewer people go to the cake shop to buy cakes.

Mrs. Su thought that Tian Caixia must be very regretful in her heart. If she were Tian Caixia, she would regret it, and regret it to death. There could have been a better result, but she made herself like this.

"It's fine to ask Xudong to withdraw his shares, but they are really smart to ask Wenjun to withdraw her shares." Mrs. Su said, "She has helped so much before, and if they ask her to withdraw her shares, she has to withdraw her shares. Wenjun is too lazy to argue with them. If she really did, this cake shop would have been closed long ago, and there would be no need to wait until now to open a shop. Fortunately, my sister's shop has been rented out, with a higher rent, so she doesn't have to let Caixia and her friends take advantage of her all the time."

After all, Su San's wife is Su San's wife, not Su San himself. She used to be reluctant to say those things, and it was difficult to say more to Su Yanan. If she said more, others would still treat Su San's wife as an outsider and say that Su San's wife was not qualified to say those things.

In the Su family, Third Sister-in-law Su has always been very sensible. She will not interfere in things that are beyond her control, so as to avoid getting herself into trouble. It is better to say less.

"It's better to cancel the lease." This is what Brother Su San said.

Tian Caixia has made good progress to this point. It is not too late for her to open her cake shop now. Run it well and don't mess around with it. There is no need to do it now. The cake shop is Tian Caixia's own, and Tian Caixia can do whatever she wants.

“One cake shop is not many cake shops. If Wenjun also invests in it, we can open several cake shops, not just one.” said Mrs. Su.

"Yes, we can open a few more stores." Brother Su San thought about it carefully and it was indeed the case.

The cake shop makes enough profit, and if I save some money, I can open a second one.

"Caixia's mother-in-law, Caixia, they can't wait, they all want this cake shop." Third Sister Su said, "They all think the profit is high, Caixia is busy in the shop by herself. Is that Caixia alone? There are others. The hired people are not considered people. Caixia is the store manager herself, with salary and commission, these things are indispensable. Caixia could make more money in the original store, but now I don't know."

"Maybe it's okay now." said Brother Su San.

"That's it." Mrs. Su said, "Caixia, just figure it out by yourself, and don't think about asking others for help."

Given Tian Caixia's previous actions with the Ma family, who would want to do business with Tian Caixia? Before the business started, everyone had to contribute money to invest. When the business started to grow, it was considered that Tian Caixia borrowed money from everyone, not money invested.

When Su Xueqing talked to Ning Yanjing about Tian Caixia's cake shop, she didn't feel any regret.

The rent of the store was higher, which was a good thing. Whether Tian Caixia's cake shop could be successful was Tian Caixia's own business and had nothing to do with Su Xueqing.

"It's a little smaller, but not too small. With fewer people employed, costs are still lower." Su Xueqing said, "The previous store employed more people and cost more money."

"By reducing costs, they can make money by doing more themselves," said Ning Yanjing.

"That shop is closer to their home." Su Xueqing said, "It's more convenient to go there. Today, Caixia gave me a cake and asked me to bring it back to eat, but I said I couldn't, so I didn't bring it."

"No need to bring it, we have it at home." Ning Yanjing said.

"Yes, we have some at home." Su Xueqing said, "If we don't have any at home, we can just take them. I won't be polite to them. If we have some at home, but we can't finish it when we bring it back, it's better not to bring it back and let them sell it."

Tian Caixia and the others knew about Su Xueqing's family situation, but they didn't think about whether Su Xueqing had any opinions about them. Even if they really thought so, Su Xueqing would not care.

"It's really hard to do business." Su Xueqing said, "There are so many things to do when opening a small cake shop."

"When doing business, whether it's big or small, there are all kinds of things to deal with," Ning Yanjing said. "There are many issues to consider."

"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded, "So I'm not suitable for doing business."

Yan Yanran was not allowed by her father to intern in the company, so she asked her mother to arrange it, but her mother didn't.

Xu Ruyun meant that they should not go against Yan Yichen, as it would do no good. Yan Yichen might think Xu Ruyun was not good and would blame her, which would not be worth the loss.

The couple themselves do not have much affection for each other. Although they appear to be harmonious on the surface, they have their own thoughts in their hearts.

Xu Ruyun does not regret marrying Yan Yichen. If she had not married Yan Yichen, she would not have these properties, and her children would have a harder life.

"Mom." Yan Yanran went to her mother and pulled her to her room. "Mom, if I don't go to the company, what should I do?"

"You can do whatever you want." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't speculate in stocks. You don't understand. You are not that good yet."

"I don't plan to invest in stocks." Yan Yanran said.

"Just don't speculate in stocks." Xu Ruyun said. Wei Yaozu lost all his money in stock speculation. If Wei Dashan hadn't died in a car accident, Wei Yaozu and Amelia Su would have to rent a house. "If that doesn't work, you can open a store."

"Ah, opening a shop?" Yan Yanran was not very satisfied. She wanted to work in a company. "I don't really want to."

"Don't even think about joining the company for now. It's not something you can do just by being a spoiled brat." Xu Ruyun said, "Even if your great-grandmother were still alive, she wouldn't be able to help you."

Old Lady Yan is from the Yan family, and these people are all the same. Before Xu Ruyun married Yan Yichen, Yan Yichen had already let Xu Ruyun invest in the factory so that Xu Ruyun could work in the factory. If Yan Yichen had not let Xu Ruyun invest in technology early on, it would have been difficult for Xu Ruyun to get those shares, and it would have been even more impossible for Second Brother Xu to have factory shares. Second Brother Xu's factory shares have been transferred to his son's name, which was agreed upon when Second Brother Xu and Yu Li divorced.

"If you open a store by yourself and you don't want to do it, then you won't be able to achieve success." Xu Ruyun said, "You have never encountered any setbacks since you were a child. It's too smooth."

"Mom." Yan Yanran said, "I have tried my best to do better."

"In your father's eyes, you are a woman who will marry someone sooner or later." Xu Ruyun said, "Even if you never marry in your life, that won't work. Sooner or later, you will have a business marriage, which is good for both you and the Yan family."

"It's so troublesome." Yan Yanran said, "I can't do anything because I'm a woman."

"Yes, that's how it is in the Yan family." Xu Ruyun said, "Even if you are the biological daughter of the Yan family, you can't escape this fate. Look at you, you are so restless and don't even know how to calm down."

"Quiet, how can I be quiet?" Yan Yanran felt that she couldn't be quiet.

"How many of the women you know work in the company?" Xu Ruyun said, "As long as they have brothers, they won't get to work in the company early. If they do work in the company early, it's just to help their brothers, and they won't get much benefit themselves."

"Mom, if you say so, I might as well not go to the company?" Yan Yanran said.

"This might be a good idea." Xu Ruyun said, "Your dad said yesterday that someone was asking about you and wanted you to go on a blind date."

"Blind date..." Yan Yanran was stunned, "I haven't even graduated from college yet..."

"So what if you didn't graduate from college?" Xu Ruyun said, "You're old enough to get married. No matter how much you think, it's useless. Your father just wants you to get married, don't you understand?"

"..." Yan Yanran was a little depressed.

"You are allowed to study, you don't have to work in our company." Xu Ruyun said, "If you want to get married, don't marry someone who is too easy for you to control. If someone is easy for you to control, then he will be easy for others to control. Many families have more than one son, so family planning is not a big deal for them. If there are several children in the family, your husband can't compete with them, so it's useless for you to compete."

"This won't work, and that won't work either." Yan Yanran said, "I just have no way to go."

"It's not that there is no way to go." Xu Ruyun said, "The way you walked as a mother is easier to walk?"

Xu Ruyun didn't think her path was easy at all. "I suggest you take a good look at those blind dates. Who you are with will affect your whole life. Do you want to be a rich wife or want to interfere in the company's affairs. In fact, being a rich wife is not a bad thing. As long as you don't think about love, you can live a good life. You should control the property in your hands and let the man buy you more jewelry and give you real estate. You are in a business marriage, and your children are the heirs. What you can't do, your children can do."

Xu Ruyun taught Yan Yanran very early that women don't have to be good wives. Yan Yanran did listen to those words, but Yan Yanran obviously didn't have the ability yet.

"Cheer up and stop asking me these questions all the time." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't always expect others to help you. You are still not strong enough."

Xu Ruyun felt that Yan Yanran was too weak, not just a little bit. Yan Yanran couldn't find a breakthrough from Yan Yichen, so she just looked for her mother. What's the point of looking for her mother? That's the workplace, that's the competition for family property, it's not useful to look for her mother. Xu Ruyun still has to think about some things herself. She can't offend Yan Yichen because of Yan Yanran, and she can't let Yan Yichen think that she, Xu Ruyun, wants her daughter to inherit the company.

Yan Yichen tried to test Xu Ruyun, and Xu Ruyun said that girls still need to have some money in their hands, so that they are not easily deceived and their lives are easier. Yan Yichen wanted to arrange a blind date for Yan Yanran, and Xu Ruyun said that she had to investigate it carefully because it was related to Yan Yanran's life. Xu Ruyun did not stop Yan Yanran from going on a blind date, but she had to investigate it clearly. If she did not investigate it clearly, Yan Yanran would suffer a loss, so what should she do?

Yan Yichen was concerned about his daughter after all, so he mentioned some candidates and asked Xu Ruyun to check them out. Yan Yichen was a man, and those he thought were good might not necessarily be good for women. With Xu Ruyun checking on Yan Yanran, Yan Yichen could feel more at ease.

"You are still not good enough." Xu Ruyun sighed, "It's not your fault. You are too lucky. It's more suitable for you to be a rich lady, but not enough to be a strong woman."

"mom……"

"Don't blame mom for her harsh words." Xu Ruyun said, "Prepare well and go on a blind date. Be serious when you go on a blind date. This concerns your whole life, so don't just pick someone casually. If you agree, your dad will agree. Your dad doesn't care if the man is a playboy or not. In the eyes of men, it's okay for a man to spend a little as long as he doesn't let his illegitimate children inherit the family property."