Twenty years ago, Zhou Ling escaped from the home of a mentally challenged man and eventually arrived at Huang Ming's hometown in Dongguan.

Huang Ming is already in jail. She was entrusted by his wife to go to his hometown in the countryside to find someone to rescue him.

When she arrived, she discovered that Huang had a wife and a son who were taking care of the elderly in their hometown.

The old man thought Huang Ming wasn't worth saving and had no intention of giving him any money.

Just then, Zhou Ling discovered she was pregnant.

She's not in good health, and she's pregnant. How can she survive without any money?

Seeing that there was a grown man in the Huang family who had just turned eighteen, she decided to seduce him.

After graduating from high school, the man had been helping with the village's accounts and had never experienced the wickedness of human nature. She tricked him and accused him of rape.

Faced with this fabricated charge, the man's mother arranged for him to leave through relatives in the capital.

Zhou Ling made a scene for a while, which angered the mother to death, so she stopped making a scene and ran away in a sorry state.

She met some other people who wanted to make a fortune, and together they smuggled themselves to the port city.

Having narrowly escaped death, she unexpectedly saved Tian Guangrong, thus ending her life of wandering and giving birth to her son.

Having no particular skills, she discovered that Tian Guangrong was a decent man, so she tried her best to please him, and her life finally improved.

By this time, Tian Guangrong had finished eating. He called her, and she immediately snapped out of her reverie and rushed to fetch water for him to rinse his mouth and wipe his face.

After the meal, she would help him go for a walk outside.

After his walk, Tian Guangrong would watch TV for a while.

In their lives, older adults should try to balance work and rest. These are habits formed over many years.

"Currently, the domestic economy is operating smoothly..."

The television was broadcasting economic news, which occasionally featured various companies and their leaders.

The news outlet produced a five-minute special report on the Wenwan Group, which also featured Lu Wanqing.

Zhou Ling saw that Lu Wanqing was stunned to see that her appearance had not changed much, but had become more elegant and noble.

Things that happened many years ago have become very distant and blurry.

In the past, I made so many mistakes because I was too ambitious!

Now, all she asks for is to maintain this stable life.

If she had known how successful Lu Wanqing was in the capital, she probably wouldn't have dared to come.

I just hope she doesn't run into her.

Everyone should live their lives peacefully and not bother each other.

For many years, she has not returned to her hometown or contacted her family.

Her family treated her as if she were dead, so she wouldn't have to take care of her parents in their old age or see them off when they died.

"Uncle, look, this is the chairwoman of the Wenwan Group. The Dong'an Wholesale Market belongs to her. She started her business with clothing, and now it's booming."

"If she, a woman, can be so successful, there's no way Jianfeng could fail."

Du Meili doesn't go to work; she spends all her time taking care of the old man. The housekeeper does all the chores, and she's the one saying the nice things.

In her eyes, Tian Jianfeng was a very capable man, and she felt that men were naturally stronger than women.

She always felt that Lu Wanqing's success was simply due to good luck, coupled with her alluring appearance, which made many men devoted to her.

Tian Guangrong smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

He couldn't talk to Du Meili about these things. Even if he were to pay, he would have to see Tian Jianfeng's capabilities; he couldn't let the money go to waste.

After finishing breakfast, Tian Jianfeng went out, saying he was going to inspect land and find a place with an acceptable price to buy as soon as possible.

He was full of hope for the future, as if he could open a wholesale market in just a few months, attract a large number of merchants to rent shops from him, and make a fortune.

"Oh dear, I'm really too busy by myself. I should ask a few more people to help me." He had only been running around all day and already felt that he was working too hard.

Unbeknownst to him, while he was thinking about opening a wholesale market, the Wenwan Group had already convened a board meeting to make comprehensive arrangements for streamlining operations and stabilizing production over the next year.

Most of the antique dealers in the group couldn't understand her approach, feeling that it would give other companies an opportunity to take advantage of her.

Huo Xiao, however, resolutely carried out this decision.

Lu Wanqing couldn't explain to everyone that the financial crisis was coming soon, and that shortages of materials and labor would be a problem that all companies would face in the coming year.

Companies that can't survive have no choice but to go bankrupt.

After the board meeting, Huo Xiao went to the chairman's office, wanting to ask Lu Wanqing if she was going to just sit back and wait and see.

Lu Wanqing nodded in affirmation:

"Just look at the current economy of Hong Kong and you'll know that the entire Asian economy is in a difficult state right now, and this situation is expected to continue for a year."

If we can pull through, our group will be able to reach new heights.

However, all business operations must continue this year, and technology companies must strengthen their research and development.

With the era of booming internet development fast approaching, the group cannot afford to miss this opportunity to expand its business.

Huo Xiao quickly had a detailed discussion with Han Tao and determined their future research direction.

Lin Ququ, who interned at a tech company on weekends, heard about internet projects and became very interested. She joined the internet project team and worked on projects during holidays.

...

Peking University campus.

Lin Miaomiao came out of the laboratory, peeked out with her ponytail, and only dared to swagger out when she found that Tian Mufeng was not there.

"Hmph~ I knew he didn't have the willpower!" she muttered as she walked away.

Suddenly, Tian Mufeng caught up from behind, panting, and handed her a bottle of bright orange soda.

Lin Miaomiao was startled, took a step back, and stared at him with terrified eyes:

"Are you a ghost? Why did you appear so suddenly?"

"I had planned to wait for you here at the right time, but when I saw a guy buying a soda for his girlfriend, I went and bought one for you instead," he explained.

Lin Miaomiao's stomach rumbled, so she picked up her soda, took a big gulp, and headed towards the cafeteria.

"Let's go, you buy me a soda, and I'll treat you to dinner."

Tian Mufeng looked at her ponytail that was flying up, smiled, and followed her.

I'm so excited! My wife is treating me to lunch.

Since coming to the school, he has not been used to the school food and rarely eats lunch.

He originally intended to take her out to eat.

Since she's going to eat in the cafeteria, then let her eat there.

The two of them got their food and sat facing each other. He suddenly became a little nervous, kept his head down while eating, and didn't dare to look at her.

"Tell me, little brother, what's your purpose in pestering me like this?" Lin Miaomiao suddenly stared at him and asked.

Tian Mufeng pursed his lips, looked up, met her gaze, and then looked down again.

"When I was a child, my mother often told me that I should try my best to get what I like."

On the day of the performance, I knew I liked you.

Lin Miaomiao listened and remained silent in resignation.

Just then, several classmates appeared in the cafeteria, their arms around Li Liang's shoulders...