Wang Zhen nodded, "Yes, that's it. There are many vendors selling clothes there now, and some bosses wholesale clothing and fabrics there. The larger wholesalers all live in nearby hotels.

Almost all the rooms in the nearby hotels have been reserved by the bosses. When the wholesale market is completed, all the vendors will be concentrated there. I think it will be a good idea to invest there.”

"The wholesale market in the provincial capital is a good place to make money." Zhou Huaian said to him excitedly, "Can I buy it now?"

Wang Zhen smiled and shook his head: "It's just on the planning map now, and construction will start in phases next year. If you want me to tell Wang Nan, I will ask him to help decide when the time comes."

Zhou Huaian nodded without hesitation, "Yes, if it's not expensive, I'll give you three or five rooms."

After hearing this, Yang Weiguo hurriedly asked, "Huai'an, why did you buy so much? Isn't this too risky?"

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "Brother, you are wrong to think like that. If you have money, you should buy a house in these places. Even if you do nothing in the future, you will not be able to spend all the rent for a year."

Zhou Huaian looked at Yang Weiguo proudly, "Brother, you are too conservative. Think about it, there are so many people in the vegetable market of our small county.

During the Chinese New Year, the clothing stalls and department stores are packed with people. The provincial capital will be even more lively during the Chinese New Year, and business will only be better.”

My eldest brother-in-law is too honest. He doesn't think about the relationship with Wang Zhen's family. Only they know the information, so I have the opportunity to follow them and do this kind of business that is sure to make money.

Yang Weiguo was also tempted after hearing this, "Since you all agree, I will buy two or three rooms too."

"Okay, I'll inform you when the news comes out." Wang Zhen responded with a smile.

The next morning, when Yang Chunyan woke up, she saw Wang Zhen and Zhou Huaian coming back with steamed dumplings and some side dishes. "You two are here so early?"

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "We got up early in the morning and cooked some porridge. We'll eat at home in the morning and go to a restaurant for lunch."

Mother Yang helped to serve the porridge. "Tomorrow is the day. You go and do your thing. We'll go to the market to buy some vegetables and cook it ourselves."

Zhou Huaian said with a smile: "It's the same if I take you there. Wang Zhen just pointed it out to me and said that the food in that restaurant is delicious."

Wang Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go across the street after dinner. Some relatives are going there today."

Just after everyone finished breakfast, Doctor Wang came and said he would take the old man, Zhou's father, and Yang's father out for tea, and then the old men left together.

Maybe it’s because the bridal chamber is located opposite, so it’s quiet here with only the bride’s family members around.

After Wang Zhen left, Yang Chunyan and Yang Dasao washed the clothes, and Zhou Huaian took them out of the community and walked through the quiet streets. When they went out, they saw a restaurant called Home Cooking Restaurant and a large tea shop with bamboo chairs and tea tables occupying the entire street.

Yang Dongmei pointed inside and said, "Look, the old men are drinking tea and playing cards here. They start drinking herbal tea early in the morning. Later, an old man who walks his birds will bring them here to drink tea. A parrot and a starling got together and started quarreling. It was very interesting."

After seeing this, Yang's mother sighed, "The old men and women in the city are so free that they even have time to walk their birds and drink tea."

Yang Chunyan feels that what the elderly people like most nowadays is to gather in teahouses, drink a bowl of gaiwan tea, some chat with their grandchildren, some play a deck of cards, and sit there all day.

There are few vehicles on the street, but many cyclists. Tall sycamore trees are planted on both sides of the road. The sky is gray, unlike Ning'an, where the sky is always blue except on rainy days.

Yang Dongmei took everyone on a bus and went to People's Park to go boating. They saw lush greenery and flourishing trees on both sides of the river.

Zhou Huaian took a camera and took a lot of photos for everyone. Yang Chunyan felt that it was better to travel these days, as there were fewer tourists, the air was good, and the scenery was beautiful.

But the two old ladies, Zhou's mother and Yang's mother, said that there was nothing fun in it. You have to pay to row a boat, and the river in the park is not as interesting as the river at home.

Yang Chunyan feels that all old ladies are like this, and anything that costs money is not good.

The children were very happy, but little Jiuer just sat on the boat and refused to get off.

After the group came back from playing around, they found that the old men were no longer in the teahouse.

Zhou Huaian said to Yang Dongmei, "Go back and see if Grandpa and the others have eaten. Let's go in and order the food."

"Okay." Yang Dongmei took Yang Chunyan's arm, "Sister, let's go together."

Yang Chunyan asked Zhou Huaian to hold Xiao Jiuer and went back to the community with her. As soon as she entered the gate, she saw a woman with fashionable clothes, curly hair, and still charm walking towards them with a gloomy face.

Yang Dongmei frowned after seeing this and whispered, "Why is Feng Shuhui here?"

Yang Chunyan looked at the woman and asked, "Is she Wang Zhen's stepmother?"

Yang Dongmei nodded, "Yes! It's still his aunt. This woman is two-faced and speaks in a sarcastic tone. It's annoying to see her."

Feng Shuhui also saw Yang Dongmei and her sister, curled her lips in disdain, and walked up to them with a fake smile and said, "Xiao Yang, have you eaten? Your uncle Wang said that if you haven't eaten, he asked me to book a table at a home-style restaurant outside, and you can go to the restaurant to eat."

Yang Dongmei smiled faintly, "Thank you Aunt Feng, my brother-in-law has already made a reservation at the restaurant, we will come back and call Grandpa and the others to go eat."

"In that case, do as you please. I'm busy and won't bother with you anymore!"

Feng Shuhui was overjoyed and thought that Lao Wang had gone crazy. She had no interest in going to a restaurant with him and having dinner with a bunch of old guys, yet he wanted her to go over there with a bunch of bumpkins. He must have had a fever and was dizzy.

Yang Dongmei said calmly: "You are busy!" I am afraid that I won't be able to digest the food you ordered!

Feng Shuhui nodded slightly at her and walked away arrogantly.

Yang Dongmei and her sister went back and opened the door. Seeing that the old man and the others were not there, they thought they must have gone to the restaurant to eat, so they closed the door and walked towards the restaurant.

When they arrived at the home-style restaurant, the braised goose, cold-mixed shredded vegetables, shredded pork with fish flavor, boiled pork slices, and steamed egg that Zhou Huaian ordered were already on the table.

Yang Chunyan used a spoon to feed Xiao Jiuer steamed eggs. The little guy had been playing for the whole morning and was hungry, so he ate with big mouthfuls.

Wang Zhen came over just as they started eating. After a pause, he said, "You guys just started eating?"

"We went boating and wandered around, but we came back late." Zhou Huaian pulled out a chair for him to sit on. "Have you eaten? Where are Grandpa and the others?"

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "I've eaten. My dad came to pick you up after get off work to have dinner. Grandpa said you went to the park to play. After waiting for you for a while and you didn't come back, they went to the restaurant to eat first."

Yang Dongmei looked at him with a smile, "We have the braised goose you like, would you like a piece?"

"Just now over there, my dad also ordered braised goose." Wang Zhen thought that it might be because Wang Hui was too incompetent and disappointed the old man, who even remembered that he liked to eat braised goose.

There was also Feng Shuhui. The old man asked her to keep an eye on the food and wait for Xiaomei and the others to come back before taking it over to eat, but she said they had already eaten.

How could there be such a narrow-minded woman in the world? Her behavior is even worse than those old ladies in the country.

After dinner, they returned to the community and saw that the older people had all returned. They were now sitting in the courtyard on the first floor drinking tea and playing chess.

Zhou Huaian went over and added some boiled water for them. "Grandpa, we went to the park for a walk and went boating. You guys spent the whole morning in the teahouse drinking tea and playing cards?"

The old man smiled and said, "We played cards for a while, and then Doctor Wang asked Wang Nan to drive us to the Wuhou Temple for a tour. You should go there and take a look. It's really nice!"

Zhou Huaian smiled and nodded, "Okay, after the wedding banquet tomorrow, we will go there to take a look."

Yang Chunyan and Yang Dasao played with the children for a while and then sent them to take a nap.

Yang Dongmei pulled the quilt for Xiao Jiuer and said, "This is the only bad thing about this place. The quilt feels wet, as if it hasn't been dried in the sun."

Yang Chunyan discovered this last night. "It rains a lot here and the air is humid, but it rains less over here and the air is dry. It would be great if the two places could balance each other out."

Yang Dongmei nodded and yawned, "I didn't sleep well last night, I need to sleep for a while."

"Wait a minute," Yang Chunyan took out the gold jewelry she had made for her, "Little sister, this is what your brother-in-law and I made for you, try it."

Yang Dongmei saw that the box contained a complete set of dragon and phoenix bracelets, a gold necklace, earrings, and rings, and she quickly pushed it back to her, "Sister, this gift from you and your brother-in-law is too expensive, I..."

"Little sister, this is a wedding gift, you can't say these things!" Yang Chunyan interrupted her and took her hand, "Little sister, you are my only sister. I wish you and Wang Zhen a long and happy life together!"

"Thank you, sister!" Yang Dongmei hugged her, "We will live happily together forever."

"Yeah! We are all fine!"

Downstairs, Yang's mother took out the wedding quilt she had brought from the snakeskin bag. Several people took out two silk quilt covers embroidered with red double happiness patterns of dragon and phoenix from the bunk beds and began to sew the wedding quilts.

"Mother-in-law, our family conditions are better than before. I bought Dongmei eight beds and eight quilts, a bunk bed, and a wardrobe of the most popular style. The electrical appliances, sewing machine, and bicycle that Wang Zhen gave her were all used as dowry. Her brother and sister-in-law also gave her twelve thousand dollars as a dowry."

Mother Yang thought that if the wedding was held in Ning'an, it would be great to take these dowries out. According to Wang Zhen, it would also be considered good in the provincial capital. It was a pity that it could not be brought here to save face for Dongmei.

Zhou's mother understood what she meant and advised with a smile: "Mother-in-law, having a good son-in-law is better than anything else. At our age, we just hope that our children can live a good life, smoothly and without illness or disaster."

Thinking of Wang Zhen, Yang's mother smiled, "Wang Zhen is really good, and the old man is also very good to Xiaomei. The two children usually discuss things with each other and get along well.

We agreed to their relationship just because the two kids liked it. What's annoying is his stepmother, who often gives Xiaomei a cold shoulder. It's annoying just thinking about it." (End of this chapter)