At this point, Sun Quansheng took a sip of Chen Yifei's father's baijiu.
I finished the whole cup in one go.
"That's not the issue. After we got engaged, a factory owner in Beijing, who was related to Wang Mei's family, came here. He wasn't married yet, and he got to know her a bit."
"I never expected... that we'd hit it off."
At this point, Sun Quansheng tried to swallow.
“That man doesn’t like spicy food, nor does he like our Southwest region. He’s not a pleasant person to talk to, but Xia Lan thinks he’s very knowledgeable and educated. I don’t know, I’ve never met him. I only found out about this yesterday.”
"That man drove his car to our village to pick her up."
"..." Chen Yifei didn't know what to say.
It feels a bit disheartening.
Most people in this era are simple and sincere, often because they haven't had much contact with outsiders.
Having met someone who is better than Sun Quansheng in every way, it's understandable to choose the better one.
Marriage, in some ways, is different from dating and holding hands.
At least for the next ten or twenty years, such incidents will continue to occur, and many people will break up for all sorts of bizarre reasons.
But in reality, feeling that the reason for breaking up is unacceptable is often just an excuse.
It was because she had accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction that she wanted to break up.
Chen Yifei said, "You don't need to think too much about these things, just let nature take its course."
"Um."
"Brother Fei, I actually know, I really know the reason, and I'm also aware of my own limitations."
Chen Yifei nodded: "Good to know."
"They say they don't like spicy food, they don't like my thoughtfulness, they think I'm not caring enough, and they think I'm not working hard enough. In the end, there's only one reason."
As he said this, Zhao Ershuan kept patting his back.
But Sun Quansheng, his voice trembling with tears, still said, "It's just that I'm not rich enough!"
"Brother Fei, I just want to make money, I want to make more money."
"I'm not exactly poor, so why would I still look down on things?"
"..."
It must be said that such things might be common in the 21st century. But in the 1980s, it was certainly unusual.
Therefore, the blow that Sun Quansheng suffered was unprecedented.
"It's not easy for them to come to our remote mountain village. Xia Lan chose the better option; that's her choice," Chen Yifei sighed.
When he said this, Zhao Ershuan and Sun Quansheng both looked at him with resentful eyes.
"What's wrong? Did I interfere with your business?" This made Chen Yifei tremble with fear.
"Brother Fei, to be honest, that man came because he heard about our village's public service advertisement and the filming location. Recently, a lot of rich people have come here."
"It's a pity Zheng Fang went to jail, otherwise she would definitely dress up and come here to hook men. Many girls in our village love to dress up."
"The clothes I wear were also made by your eldest sister, Chen Shuang. She saves up her money every month, and instead of spending it on food at the supply and marketing cooperative, she comes to your house to buy clothes!"
Chen Yifei laughed: "So it turns out I'm the one who brought these people here!"
Shuanzi smiled through his tears: "Not really. Anyway, I've let it go."
"You said it was just the first person you liked, so you can let it go. It's not like you won't meet someone like that again."
Zhao Ershuan covered his ears with his hands: "I've heard you say that once a day lately."
The more I say this, the harder it is for me to let go.
As someone who lost his wife in his previous life, Chen Yifei thought about this every day.
But actually, the more you think about it, the more intense your guilt becomes.
There is no solution.
"Shengzi, do you still want to keep her?" Chen Yifei asked again.
Sun Quansheng nodded, then shook his head.
He was half-reclined in the chair: "I don't know how to describe that feeling, it's like someone suddenly disappeared from my life."
"It's like when I have something I want to tell her, I find that she's no longer by my side. And when I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I want to talk more, I'm all alone. But being alone is being alone, I was alone before."
"But it just feels different."
"I really hope we can keep them."
"I was thinking, if I earn more money and work harder, do you think Xia Lan will change her mind?"
"I can work hard to earn money. Really."
When Sun Quansheng spoke like that, Chen Yifei didn't know what to say.
These kinds of things are hard to persuade others of; once someone has made up their mind, they'll only understand after experiencing it themselves.
"Brother Fei, I want to go out and explore the world."
"I heard Tiger say that the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange are very powerful. If I go out there, I might become some factory manager's underling."
As he said this, Zhao Ershuan sighed helplessly: "You don't know anything when you go out. Do you really think you can do it?"
"At least we can make money if we stay at home with Brother Fei."
Chen Yifei tapped the table with his hand.
He said, "Actually, I plan to develop my career in Beijing. If you're willing, you can come with me."
"Beijing has a lot of room for development now. Once we've settled things here, we'll move there to develop again."
"Our capital is the shops we have in the county town, which we can expand into. The money we make will be the capital for trial and error."
Chen Yifei was very confident that all the promising businesses in Beijing were flocking there.
Shengzi nodded immediately: "I can! I'll go with you, Fei-ge."
"Shuanzi, do you want to go?" Chen Yifei asked.
"What about our pig farm and mushroom shed? They've gotten so big, I'm worried about leaving them to others. I don't feel at ease leaving them to others."
"Wang Mei and I also plan to settle down in Wenshui County. Her parents have already agreed to let her marry into the county."
"I'm thinking of buying a house in the county or city sometime in the future."
“Okay.” Chen Yifei nodded. “I was thinking that you and Shengzi could both stay here and manage both businesses. I’ll tell you how to expand and develop them when needed.”
"You need to do your best in keeping accounts and also keep an eye on these people to do their work, understand?"
"I understand, Brother Fei." Zhao Ershuan was very excited. "So from now on, I'll be your top leader, just like Hu Zi?"
Chen Yifei laughed: "You're all my brothers! We've worked together, there's no such thing as a number one or number two."
The other two got drunk tonight, but Chen Yifei didn't drink much.
Because they were busy talking, busy discussing their grand plan to go to Beijing in the future.
They listened with great excitement, as if the next tycoon was among them.
After getting completely drunk, Wang Mei took Zhao Ershuan away, and Shengzi spent the night at home.
After the house was expanded, there were many more empty rooms in the house.
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