Chapter 101 Exclusive Mother and Daughter Story on Jinjiang Literature City
When Su Ruyi finished distributing the items, all her luggage was also brought into the house. Some of it was brought in by Su Renliang, and some was carried in by the children.
The house was spotless, and Su Ruyi naturally walked into the west room. The room was about ten square meters, containing a wooden bed, a large wardrobe, a desk, and a bookshelf.
The room was cleaned, and clean bedding and a bamboo mat were laid out on the bed.
Everything familiar reminded Su Ruyi of her life here, and she didn't feel like an 'outsider' at all. Su Ruyi became even more certain that she simply had memories from another life; she was still herself.
Su Ruyi stood in front of the desk, on which was a glass panel. Underneath the panel were many photos documenting Su Ruyi's growth.
Ms. Su Ying loves taking photos. Although the price is very high, she insists on taking photos at least once a year, which is why she has so many photos to remember her by.
"Oh, Ruyi, you're finally back! Come on, come out and eat some lychees. This is the last batch; I picked them especially from my parents' home."
A thin woman passed by Su Ruyi's window, waving at her while holding a bright red lychee in her hand and a chicken in her other hand.
"Ahhh! Auntie, I love you so much!"
Su Ruyi exclaimed in surprise and rushed out of the room. She took the lychee from Li Manzhi's hand without any politeness and peeled and ate it on the spot.
Wow! It's so sweet!
Local lychee varieties are almost gone this month, with only some late-ripening varieties remaining. The quantity is limited, and the taste isn't as good.
Su Ruyi was already very satisfied; compared to longan and mango, she still preferred lychee.
“I knew you’d like it,” Li Manzhi said cheerfully. “The lychees this year are all delicious, and the late-ripening ones are pretty good too. Our village also grows late-ripening lychees; they say that variety tastes particularly good, but it won’t bear fruit for another two years.”
"Auntie, thank goodness you're here, otherwise I wouldn't have any lychees to eat this year."
"You shouldn't be so frugal when you're out there. How come you can't even afford to buy some fruit after you've earned money?" Li Manzhi said with concern.
Li Manzhi is Su Renliang's mother. The two families have a good relationship and often help each other out.
After Tong Aihua left, Ms. Su Ying was busy with work and often away from home. It was Li Manzhi who helped take care of Su Ruyi.
Without anyone telling her, Su Ruyi knew that Li Manzhi must have been the one to tidy up her room.
After Su Ruyi left, Ms. Su Ying was even less likely to cook for herself; she either ate out or went to Li Manzhi's house to eat.
Su Ruyi said with a long face, "Auntie, you don't know how expensive lychees are over there, and they're not even that tasty. They turn black by the time they arrive, so we have to throw them away. My dad's younger sister, who was born later, thought that lychees were grayish-black and that the pictures in the books were misleading. Some people have never eaten fresh lychees and always think they have a strange taste and are very unpalatable, without knowing that it's because they're not fresh."
"Oh, I see. So it seems that everything in the city isn't all that great."
"Of course, in our village, we can eat as much fruit as we want. Fruit is so expensive outside, not to mention Qing Province, which is so far away. Our fruit would be sold at an astronomical price there."
"Oh, if only we could sell them all, then the people in our village wouldn't have to worry about not having a place to sell them."
Li Manzhi mainly manages household affairs, but she is also aware of things happening outside.
Growing grains is enough to fill our stomachs, but if we want to make money, we have to rely on the fruit trees we grow.
But once the fruit was grown, there were concerns about sales. Everyone spent the year in a state of mixed emotions.
"I came back this time intending to bring our factory's dried fruit over there to try selling. If we can open up the market, it will be another sales channel."
Upon hearing this, Li Manzhi was even more delighted:
"That's great! You have no idea how anxious your mother is about sales. The dried fruit factory's warehouse is full, and mangoes are in season right now. We've started making dried mangoes, and there's nowhere to put them."
Li Manzhi was quick and efficient; while chatting with Su Ruyi, she boiled water to kill the chicken and scald its feathers.
She didn't even need Su Ruyi's help; she could kill the chicken skillfully by herself, and the chicken blood fell into the bowl without spilling a drop.
When dinner was ready, Ms. Su Ying returned, looking travel-worn but with a smile on her face.
The moment Su Ruyi saw her, her last bit of nervousness disappeared, and the familiarity and closeness she felt were genuine.
"Mom! You're finally back."
Su Ruyi's eyes immediately reddened, and she went up to shake Su Ying's arm, acting coquettishly and naturally in a very practiced way.
Su Ying patted her head: "Nannan is back. Let Mom see if you've gained or lost weight. Hmm, you look much stronger than before. You've been working out a lot this year."
Su Ruyi was very proud when she mentioned this: "I've persisted for a year, and everyone says I learn quickly. I must have inherited your physique."
Although she can now overcome all opponents with sheer force, having more skills would definitely be beneficial. Therefore, she diligently completes her daily training. Perhaps because of her good physical condition, she no longer feels like she's about to be crippled whenever she exercises, and she has come to enjoy the pleasure of exercise.
"I really need to go out and see what's going on. Before, when I tried to teach you, you couldn't keep going after just two days."
Su Ruyi stuck out her tongue. Practicing martial arts was all about enduring hardship, and having been pampered as a child, she simply couldn't stick to it. She had a renowned mother, so no one dared to bully her, which is why she wasn't particularly interested in martial arts.
Now that I go out, I find the outside world to be very dangerous. Even if I had power, I would still want to become even stronger.
She's beautiful and rich now, making her an easy target for thieves.
Su Ying looked exhausted, so Su Ruyi quickly pulled her to the dining table to eat.
Su Renliang's whole family came. Since there were many people in their family, the table was full. Some of the children couldn't sit at the table yet, so they filled their bowls and ran to the side to eat. The house was very lively.
After finishing their meal, Su Renliang's family packed up and left, without Su Ying and her daughter Su Ruyi having to lift a finger.
"Mom, did you not reach an agreement with that Hong Kong businessman?"
The mother and daughter were soaking their feet together when Su Ruyi asked.
At the dinner table, everyone talked about Su Ruyi's affairs outside and didn't mention this matter.
Based on Su Ruyi's understanding of Ms. Su Ying, her demeanor clearly indicated that the matter had not been resolved.
“I always felt that the Hong Kong businessman was dishonest. He made all sorts of boasts, but he didn’t have any concrete achievements. He wasn’t a real businessman, so I made an excuse and left.”
Su Ying and Su Ruyi always communicate on an equal footing. She doesn't withhold work-related matters from Su Ruyi just because she's a child.
Not to mention that Su Ruyi has now established herself as a pillar of society, making Su Ying even more willing to share with her.
"It's better to be cautious, there are a lot of scammers these days. I almost fell for it before, luckily I had a backup plan, otherwise I would have lost over 100,000 yuan worth of goods."
These days, the order is very chaotic, there are many scams and frauds, and all sorts of tricks are emerging one after another.
Moreover, it wasn't just ordinary people who were deceived; the government was also cheated.
"Mom, you don't need to worry about sales, I'm here for you."
Su Ying smiled: "My little girl has grown up and can share my burdens now."
Although the path of Hong Kong businessmen did not work out, Su Ying was not discouraged by it.
She has encountered many setbacks, so she wouldn't take such a small thing to heart at all.
However, the county government attached great importance to this Hong Kong businessman. She privately raised her doubts with the county chief's secretary, but they were not taken seriously and were thought to be suspicious, which made her feel somewhat frustrated.
It wasn't because they felt they had lost face, but because they were worried that if the Hong Kong businessmen were truly unreliable, it would cause huge economic losses to their county.
"Mom, I'm serious. I plan to distribute our products in the provincial capital, first consigning them to every small shop, and buying back all the unsold ones. The quality of our dried fruit is sure to be loved by everyone. My new clothing store is also opening soon, and I'll be doing a promotion where you get dried fruit with every clothing purchase to increase brand awareness."
Su Ruyi paused for a moment, then said weakly, "Lu Ting also has connections."
Su Ying turned to look at her, and Su Ruyi shrank back, feeling inexplicably guilty.
When she corresponded with Su Ying, she also told her that she had a boyfriend.
Su Ying would contact Li Mei from time to time to ask about her situation here. Su Ruyi was worried that her mother would be even angrier if she didn't tell the truth.
Even if Ms. Su Ying is magnanimous, it won't work if her stepmother knows but her biological mother doesn't.
Ms. Su asked Lu Ting for some information but did not make any comments, leaving Su Ruyu unable to figure out how she viewed the matter.
"Mom, if you feel it's inappropriate to ask him for help, then forget it."
"What's there to calculate? Even if you broke up, you can still work together, let alone him being your boyfriend now," Su Ying said nonchalantly. "Don't be fooled into thinking this is all about relying on men. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. As long as you don't lose yourself, there's nothing to worry about."
Su Ruyi smiled and agreed. Ms. Su Ying was still the same as always, never engaging in internal strife.
“I don’t object to you dating, you’re at that age. But you have to wait a few more years before getting married, especially having children, until you’re not so childish anymore.”
Su Ruyi agreed with this view, but still couldn't help but say:
"Mom, I'm not childish anymore. I'm the factory manager of a factory with hundreds of employees now!"
Ms. Su Ying glanced at her sideways: "Yeah, you're a big factory manager now, and you still have to open a clothing store that sells other people's clothes and go to other places to get goods. You must be so idle."
"Mom, I was wrong."
Su Ruyi immediately shrank into a circle; she was indeed prone to doing things in a haphazard and disjointed manner.
When she decided to open the boutique, she didn't really think too much about it; she just felt that it would be a shame not to make use of such a large space.
These days, the clothing business is very easy to run. Their shop is in a good location, and since their own factory can't produce that many styles, they just get them from other stores.
If done well, it can attract more customers and boost the sales of the clothing produced by the company.
I happened to have some capable people on hand, so I figured I might as well make some money while I was at it; I didn't think too much about it.
As for sourcing goods, she initially thought she could source them in the south herself and then conveniently return home, which seemed quite naive. However, she quickly realized she didn't have time to manage such matters and thus found someone else to take charge.
“Since it can be started, there’s no right or wrong. Just arrange the people in charge. But your garment factory involves hundreds of people, so you need to be careful. It concerns the livelihoods of a group of people, so you can’t do whatever you want,” Su Yingwen said earnestly.
Su Ruyi pursed her lips. As expected of Ms. Su Ying, she knew about Su Ruyi's current anxiety from a thousand miles away.
Su Ruyi has always been rather spontaneous in her actions, especially in her previous life, where she achieved financial freedom. She earned money mostly by finding things to do that she happened to enjoy at the time. However, her interests change rapidly, so the longest she stayed in any one line of work was no more than three years.
Her team used to be small, and when she left, her colleagues could continue in that line of work; she didn't have to worry about their future. But opening a factory is different now; this is the first time Su Ruyi has shouldered such a heavy responsibility.
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