Chapter 210 Internal Conflict over Money Division
He quickly turned his head away, a trace of panic and embarrassment on his face. He didn't dare to look directly into her scrutinizing gaze and stammered, "Xiaochen and I are going somewhere. We'll be back in two or three hours to pick you up for dinner."
He realized that the ambiguity in his words might cause misunderstanding, and he became even more nervous. He quickly added to the explanation: "It's not that messy place. It's just an ordinary... ordinary one..."
As he spoke, he couldn't clearly explain what kind of place it was. His words were fragmented and his logic was not smooth.
Even he himself couldn't give a specific reason or destination. He got stuck in the middle of his words and could only smile dryly and lower his head.
Hearing this, Shen Yan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, a sly smile appeared in her eyes, she deliberately raised her eyebrows and said jokingly: "Okay, okay, go ahead and experience it."
Her words sounded light-hearted, but they made Zhu Jingchen even more embarrassed.
Zhu Jingchen's face turned red from the teasing, and his ears were burning red. He just wanted to leave this suffocating scene as soon as possible. He nodded and said, "Then we'll go first," and hurriedly fled the house.
Song Xiaomei, who had remained silent the entire time, looked like she was watching the fun. She watched Zhu Jingchen and Song Xiaochen leave with an irrepressible smile in her eyes. She couldn't help but secretly hold back her laughter and almost laughed out loud.
Her expression was full of "I knew this would happen", and she even began to secretly applaud the success of the plan. Oh my God, she couldn't help but want to set off firecrackers to celebrate!
Not long after Zhu Jingchen and Song Xiaochen left the house, there was a sudden and crisp knock on the window outside the house, "Boss! Second in command! It's me!"
Song Xiaomei was startled when she heard the voice. She immediately walked over and opened the window. It was Cao Yangfei. He was hanging outside, holding a bulging, extremely heavy-looking oversized backpack, looking at her excitedly.
Song Xiaomei didn't say much. She pushed Chen Yan, who was still wondering, out. Then the two of them went downstairs together and stood in the middle of the yard.
At this time, Cao Yangfei had already climbed down from the window and ran over in two steps. With an excited smile on his face, he handed the big bag directly to Shen Yan and said, "Boss, you are finally back! I am so happy to see you. I was so anxious."
He spoke a little excitedly, "Two days ago, the Second in Command told me that you were in trouble and couldn't come back right away. I felt very uneasy after hearing that and didn't know how to deal with it."
So he couldn't help but rush over to take a look, "So I came to confirm whether you are back or not."
Then he added angrily, "That Third Master in the village was so unreasonable that he almost prevented you from coming back."
After Shen Yan heard what he said, she turned to look at Song Xiaomei beside her and asked in a slightly inquiring tone, "Have you told Yang Fei?"
Her tone was not blaming, but rather understanding.
Song Xiaomei shrugged, nodded confidently, and replied, "Aren't the three of us on the same front? Sooner or later, we'll all know about this. We can't hide it."
Shen Yan was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, "You have a point."
She then looked at Cao Yangfei and said calmly, "I'm fine. I was just delayed for two days. Nothing serious happened. Don't worry."
After a pause, her tone softened a bit: "I'm sorry that you and Aunt He missed me so much."
"Please tell Aunt He later that I'm fine and nothing happened."
Shen Yan said softly.
Cao Yangfei scratched his head and grinned: "Boss, seeing you come back safe and sound, I am completely relieved, that's great!"
He paused, then hurriedly said, "Yeah, I'll go back and tell my family I'm safe so Mom can rest assured."
Then he raised his hand, pointed at the backpack and said excitedly, "Boss, Second in Command, take a look at what's inside. It's all good stuff!"
His words were full of anticipation, as if he couldn't wait to let them see what was in the bag.
Shen Yan opened the bag with a look of surprise on her face, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
Song Xiaomei, standing aside, her eyes also lit up, and she couldn't help but shout out, "Oh my God, it's cash! It's all real money!"
Her tone was full of shock and disbelief, and even a bit of excitement.
Shen Yan was even more surprised. She looked up at Cao Yangfei with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "Where did you get this money? How come you have so much?"
There was a hint of uneasiness in her tone, as if she was worried that the money came from unknown sources.
Cao Yangfei stood there, blushing slightly. He scratched his head shyly and stammered, "This... the past two days, the boss and the second-in-command were away, so I couldn't stay idle, and I wasn't idle... I earned this money by myself."
When he spoke the last few words, his voice became noticeably softer, as if he was afraid of being questioned.
He then added quietly, "Since there was no one else to help me, I asked Xu Wenbo to lend a hand."
There was sincerity and humility in his tone.
It turns out that Cao Yangfei has been very busy these two days.
While everyone was away, he took the initiative to contact several out-of-town wholesale customers he had known before and reopened sales channels. Those customers placed large orders and required many styles, and they would take away a lot of goods at a time.
He also used the method he had learned from the boss and the second in command to ask Boss Lin for help in supplying goods.
Seeing that he was familiar with the eldest boss and was always trustworthy, Boss Lin not only arranged the best quality goods for him, but also arranged the goods very quickly. He even took the initiative to arrange door-to-door delivery and delivered the goods directly to Cao Yangfei's doorstep.
He did not trouble anyone else for the next step, but returned to his hometown and asked his mother to help with the embroidery.
Although my mother is not young anymore, she is skilled and quick. However, there is too much work to do and she cannot do it all by herself.
In order to save time and not delay the customers, she called on several sisters around her who were good at handwork to help, and they worked overtime all night before finally completing it.
After everything is completed, it will be handed over to Cao Yangfei, who will deliver it to the buyer on time and successfully receive the balance payment.
He was afraid of making mistakes when collecting the money and was also worried about receiving counterfeit bills, so he borrowed a money counting machine from a friend and counted the money clearly on the spot before he felt comfortable accepting it.
The bulging bag contained the dividends from this business, which was his hard-earned income.
The total amount was 48,000 yuan, a whole bag of cash. It was not light and it made him feel heavy in his heart.
Chen Yan held the thick stack of banknotes in her hand, looked at Cao Yangfei with complicated eyes, and stuffed the money back into his arms. "You earned this with your own hard work. We didn't do anything with it. You can keep it for yourself."
She spoke sincerely, without the slightest hesitation.
Unexpectedly, Cao Yangfei immediately became anxious when he heard this, and his voice became much louder. "Boss, how can that be? We agreed that the profits would be divided equally into three parts!"
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