Su Jianguo walked slowly along the main passageway with his hands behind his back.

He noticed a strange phenomenon.

Almost everyone who sees him stops what they are doing and nods to him.

"Boss Su! Is your injury healed?"

Old Zhang, who sells pork, was the first to greet everyone, his voice so loud that half the market could hear him.

"I'm much better, thank you for your concern."

Su Jianguo responded politely.

He hadn't walked far when Aunt Li, who sold dried goods, stopped him.

"Boss Su, try some of my newly arrived longan; it's good for replenishing blood!"

Before Su Jianguo could refuse, she had already grabbed a handful and stuffed them into his hand.

"I can't accept this..."

"Take it, take it!"

Aunt Li was overly enthusiastic.

"You really made our market proud that day! Those thugs now avoid our shops like the plague!"

As they continued walking, the situation became increasingly bizarre.

The egg seller insisted on giving him a basket of "nutritious food."

The tea seller insisted on giving him a packet of "calming tea".

Su Jianguo responded with a mix of amusement and exasperation, taking more and more things with him.

As he walked to the corner of the market, he met Old Ma, who sold aquatic products.

Old Ma mysteriously pulled him aside.

"Mr. Su, I heard you have a connection with 'Third Master'?"

"Third Master?"

Su Jianguo was taken aback.

"The one near Dongzhimen?"

Old Ma nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes! Now everyone in the market is saying that the slash you made that day was a special move taught to you by 'Third Master,' specifically for dealing with low-level thugs like 'Little Tyrant of the Marketplace.'"

Su Jianguo almost burst out laughing.

He was just putting on a show, how did he end up getting involved with underworld bosses?

"Old Ma, do you believe in this stuff?"

Old Ma rubbed his hands together and smiled ingratiatingly.

"I don't know anything about these things. It's just... I just hope you'll take care of me in the future, hehe."

After browsing around and returning to the store, Su Jianguo was so full that he couldn't carry anything in his hands.

When Wang Xiulan saw him like this, her eyes widened in surprise.

"Honey, what's wrong...?"

Su Jianguo placed a pile of gifts on the counter and shook his head.

"Now I understand what it means to be 'a person afraid of becoming famous, just as a pig fears becoming fat.'"

Wang Xiulan curiously looked through the gifts.

"Were they all gifts?"

"Um."

Su Jianguo nodded.

"Now the whole market treats me like a hero."

He lowered his voice.

"Some people even asked me if I had any connection with 'Third Master'."

Wang Xiulan burst out laughing.

"Then what do you say?"

What can I say?

Su Jianguo shrugged.

"Let them guess. This reputation won't hurt business anyway."

As they were talking, the shop door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in.

Su Jianguo recognized him as Zhao Guoqiang, the purchasing manager of the state-owned hotel.

"Boss Su!"

Zhao Guoqiang extended his hand warmly.

"I heard you were back, so I came to see you."

Su Jianguo shook hands with him.

"Manager Zhao, you're too kind."

"No, no."

Zhao Guoqiang laughed.

"Our restaurant would like to establish a long-term partnership with you. Our prices are 15% higher than the market rate. What do you think?"

Su Jianguo's heart skipped a beat; this was the big order he had been dreaming of.

But he remained outwardly calm.

"Manager Zhao, our dishes aren't cheap."

"Worth it! Worth it!"

Zhao Guoqiang nodded repeatedly.

"Who doesn't know that 'Su Ji' has the best food these days? Besides..."

He lowered his voice.

"With a boss like you overseeing things, the supply is definitely stable."

After seeing Zhao Guoqiang off, Su Jianguo stood at the shop entrance, looking at the bustling market, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Su Jianguo walked around the store again and, seeing that everything was in good order, said to Wang Xiulan.

"Xiulan, I'm going home to rest for a while. I haven't had a full night's sleep in the village for the past ten days."

He rubbed his aching lower back.

"Please take good care of the shop."

Wang Xiulan was busy organizing the account books when she heard this and looked up with concern.

"Go on, get some sleep. I'll make you a nourishing soup tonight."

Su Jianguo nodded and pushed his bicycle out of the store.

The weather was nice today, and the sunshine felt warm on his skin as he pedaled his bicycle through the bustling market.

When he passed by a grocery store, he made a special stop and bought half a pound of high-quality jasmine tea.

This is Wang Xiulan's favorite drink.

As Su Jianguo turned into the alley, he saw two figures standing in front of his courtyard gate from afar.

An old man with a hunched back and an old woman carrying a bundle were looking out from the doorway.

Are you two looking for someone?

Su Jianguo stopped the car and asked politely.

He looked at the elderly couple, feeling that they looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place them.

The old man turned around, squinted at Su Jianguo for a long time, and then suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Nation-building! It's nation-building, isn't it?"

This shout startled Su Jianguo.

Only then did he carefully examine the old man's face.

That wrinkled forehead, those slightly drooping eyes, and that gold tooth that peeked out when he spoke...

Memories flooded back like a tide.

"dad?"

Su Jianguo cried out in disbelief, then turned to the old lady beside him.

"mom?!"

The old lady's eyes were already red, and she reached out her hand tremblingly.

"Jianguo, I'm so glad to finally see you..."

Su Jianguo was shocked to realize that the two people in front of him were actually his father-in-law and mother-in-law!

Since his rebirth, he has been busy making a living, and Wang Xiulan has not returned to her parents' home. It has been many years since they last saw each other.

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