The landlord hesitated for a moment before finally extending his hand.

"Deal! Mr. Su is indeed decisive."

After signing the contract, Su Jianjun couldn't help but say something.

"These shops are way too expensive these days!"

Su Jianguo smiled and pointed to the bustling vegetable market across the street.

"See that? At least a thousand people walk there every day. Our vegetables are high quality and reasonably priced; we have no trouble selling them."

Su Jianguo smiled and said to his younger brother.

"Shops in good locations are expensive for a reason. This place is close to residential areas and is on the main route to the market; the advertising effect alone justifies the price."

For the next week, Su Jianguo personally supervised the shop's renovation.

He personally oversaw everything from the lighting design for the shelf arrangement to the overall design.

Su Jianjun, on the other hand, was busy training new shop assistants.

Since Wang Xiulan was to be in charge of the No. 1 store, Su Jianjun transferred Su Yufen to the No. 2 store as the store manager.

As for the family's tofu business, it has been taken over by Su Yuzhen, who is good for nothing.

On the opening day, the sound of firecrackers was deafening.

"Su Ji Vegetable Shop" officially opened.

A long queue formed in front of the store, all residents who came to grab the opening discounts.

Su Jianguo stood at the store entrance, watching this scene with satisfaction. That day, all the vegetables on the shelves were sold out.

Just when everything was going smoothly.

Wang Xiulan's parents, who were helping to look after Da Mao and Er Mao at home, have had an accident.

The sun was shining brightly that morning.

As usual, Wang Xiulan's mother was looking after her two grandsons, Da Mao and Er Mao, under the grape trellis in the courtyard.

The old lady is seventy-three years old this year. Her hair is gray, but she is always in good spirits. Her greatest joy every day is playing with her two great-grandchildren.

"Great-Grandma, look at the paper airplane I folded!"

Da Mao excitedly ran around the yard, holding a crooked paper airplane.

"Slow down, don't fall!"

The old lady smiled and gave instructions, still holding a needle and thread in her hand, mending a torn jacket for Er Mao.

Er Mao squatted on the ground playing with mud, his little hands were dirty, but he was having a great time kneading various shapes.

"Great-Grandma, look at the little dog I made!"

The old lady put down her needle and thread, squinted her eyes, and looked at it carefully.

"Wow, it looks just like you! Our Er Mao is so skillful."

Just then, the old lady suddenly felt dizzy.

She instinctively grabbed the stone table beside her, and the world before her eyes began to spin.

The needle and thread slipped from her hands and fell to the ground with a soft sound.

"Great-grandmother?"

Er Mao looked up, puzzled, at his grandmother who had suddenly fallen silent.

The old lady wanted to answer, but found that her tongue seemed to be tied in knots, and she couldn't speak clearly.

Her vision blurred, and the voices of Da Mao and Er Mao seemed to come from a very far place.

"Old man..."

With her last bit of strength, the old woman called out into the house.

Mr. Wang was listening to the radio in his room when he vaguely heard his wife calling him, but he didn't pay attention at first.

Until Da Mao rushed in in a panic.

"Great-Grandpa! Great-Grandpa! Great-Grandma has fallen!"

Upon hearing this, the old man dropped his teacup on the ground with a "clatter," got up, and rushed out of the house.

In the courtyard, his wife lay on the ground, her face deathly pale and her eyes closed.

"Old woman! Old woman!"

Grandpa Wang knelt on the ground, trembling as he patted his wife's cheek, but received no response.

Da Mao and Er Mao stood to the side, terrified, and started crying.

"Da Mao, hurry to the alley entrance and find Grandpa Li. Ask him to call an ambulance! Quickly!"

The old man tried to remain calm as he gave instructions, but his voice trembled uncontrollably.

Da Mao ran out with tears in his eyes, while Er Mao clung tightly to his great-grandfather's clothes, his little face pale with fright.

In less than ten minutes, the siren of an ambulance came from afar.

Several medical staff in white coats rushed into the yard carrying a stretcher. After a brief examination, they quickly lifted the unconscious old lady into the car.

"One family member!"

"The doctor shouted."

Grandpa Wang picked up Er Mao and said to Da Mao.

"You wait at home. Great-Grandpa will take Er Mao to the hospital. Your Grandpa and Grandma will come over later too."

The ambulance sped towards the hospital. The old man held his wife's hand tightly, looking at her pale face and rapid breathing, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart.

at the same time.

Su Jianguo is taking inventory of goods in his newly opened second store.

Since the branch opened, business has been even more booming than expected, and we have to restock every day.

Wang Xiulan also came over to help Su Yufen with the accounting behind the counter.

"dad!"

Su Mingfu rushed into the store, panting.

Su Jianguo's heart tightened, and he put down the cargo box in his hand.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Grandma...Grandma fainted! Grandpa went to the hospital in the ambulance!"

Su Mingfu said breathlessly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiulan dropped her abacus with a "thud" to the ground, scattering the beads everywhere.

Her face turned deathly pale instantly.

"Mom...what happened to my mom?"

Su Jianguo made a decisive decision.

"Xiulan, let's go to the hospital right away. Mingfu, you stay here and help your older sister get ready!"

Wang Xiulan was too preoccupied to answer.

She rushed to the hospital with Su Jianguo.