Your mom has a cold!
Chen Zhaodi, the only remaining veteran employee at the main store, was struck by the news as if by a bolt from the blue.
She also wanted to force Huaying to find a partner and get married as soon as possible during the peak matchmaking season of the Lunar New Year.
The boss suddenly fell ill and couldn't come to the store, leaving all the work on her shoulders. She had absolutely no energy left to urge Huaying to go on blind dates and find a partner!
After several busy days, business should have been getting better and better as the year draws to a close, but Chen Zhaodi was exhausted and could only barely maintain the business.
If Zhou Hongyu doesn't come back soon, she's going to die!
Three days passed, and perhaps the virus was frightened by Granny Zhou's righteous spirit, Zhou Hongyu indeed recovered before the three-day deadline.
She was sent back to work on her very first day after recovering from her illness.
She couldn't be bothered to touch the box of money; Zhoujia Village was her old lair, and there was no safer place than this.
On her first day back at work after recovering from her illness, Zhou Hongyu was called home by her in-laws to have a meal to help her recover. After get off work, she went back to her parents' home to take care of her child.
As for Granny Zhou, she felt cold and didn't want the hassle of going back and forth, so she resolutely refused to go.
Zhou Hongyu took her child out and shook her head. It seemed she was still not rich enough; she couldn't even afford a car.
If there were a car available right now, that would be perfect.
When we arrived at the Chang family home in Shuangdong Hutong, the elderly couple and Chang Huaying were busy in the kitchen, while Chen Zhaodi and Chang Hongbing were tidying up the dining table in the small room next to the kitchen.
Zhou Hongyu was surprised and asked, "Is Big Brother home today?"
She turned to look at the kitchen: "It's rare to see Huaying here too!"
Chang Hongbing was a serious and quiet person. He smiled and continued to work diligently.
Chen Zhaodi quickly dropped what she was doing and ran to Zhou Hongyu.
She kept nagging: "You're finally better! If you hadn't come back to watch the shop, I would have been exhausted! Lijuan and Zhou Bing were so busy with the branch that they didn't have time to even go to the shop. I was in charge of everything; I was doing the work of three people..."
If it were just about physical labor, she would have plenty; physical strength is the last thing she lacks. But only now, in her current situation, does she realize how difficult it is to manage a store.
When sales fell short of expectations, she couldn't sleep at night and wished she could stay in the store every day.
Chen Zhaodi pulled Zhou Hongyu aside and started talking about the recent situation the store had encountered.
After listening to her, Zhou Hongyu wiped her nose and asked, "Have any new shops opened on the street recently?"
How did you know?!
Chen Zhaodi was frightened by Zhou Hongyu's complete knowledge of her.
"They've opened several stores, all before the Lunar New Year. There's another one right next to ours, the Peng siblings' store!"
Zhou Hongyu threw the tissue into the trash can, sniffed, and said, "The Peng siblings aren't just pretty faces. They've been dragging their feet on opening for so long, I knew they had this in mind! Not to mention the others!"
If you make a lot of money during the Chinese New Year period, the coming year will be much easier. As long as you can get through it, the newly opened store can survive for another year.
That's what she thought too.
"Don't get upset. I'll go to the store tomorrow to see what's going on, and then we can discuss it further!"
Reassured by her promise, Chen Zhaodi then began to talk about another of her worries.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with Huaying, she doesn’t want to go on blind dates at all. She’ll be a year older in a year, and if she keeps putting it off, she won’t be able to find a good partner…”
Zhou Hongyu interrupted, "I thought you were so worried about the store's poor performance that you couldn't sleep. Turns out you still have time to worry about Huaying's blind date!"
"You can't say that. Both of these are important matters, and neither can be neglected. Huaying, you need to find a partner and get married while you're still young, otherwise you'll end up like Liu Yuting from the Liu family across the street, whose youth was wasted and who can't find a partner now..."
Chang Huaying happened to be carrying dishes from the kitchen when she heard this. Her eyebrows twitched slightly, but there was no trace of happiness on her face.
Chang Huaying greeted them, put down the dishes, and turned to go back to the kitchen.
Chen Zhaodi smiled slightly and whispered, "Do you think people who don't find a partner and get married are prone to being mentally ill? My Huaying wasn't like this before, but lately she seems like a completely different person!"
Zhou Hongyu: "..."
Let's not even talk about the kids. If you go out and someone grabs your hand and asks why you still don't have a son or daughter, you'll be the same. The eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother!
Dinner is served, a whole table of delicious food, but there's always some fool saying something inappropriate.
Chen Zhaodi, biting into her meat, criticized Chang Huaying: "You're not getting any younger. Stop making me urge you to go on blind dates and find a partner. You should think about yourself. If you don't find someone and get married while you're young, you'll suffer a lot later..."
Chang Huaying was eating her meal when she was suddenly scolded harshly, making her feel extremely wronged.
Chang Hongbing continued doing what he was doing. He agreed with Chen Zhaodi's idea that girls should find a partner and get married while they are young, so that their lives would be complete.
Granny Chang served food to Chen Zhaodi and advised, "Marriage depends on fate. When the time is right, that's fine. Don't rush it!"
Old Man Chang put down his chopsticks, turned his head to look at Old Woman Chang, and said, "You didn't say that before!"
Chen Zhaodi shook her head: "Mom, things are different now than before. In the past, boys would work hard and save money to wait for their work units to allocate housing and for them to get married. Now, there are unemployed people all over the streets, and those with good conditions are highly sought after. If Huaying doesn't work harder, she'll be stuck with the leftovers..."
Zhou Hongyu glanced outside the door while eating.
Chen Zhaodi has gone mad and is causing trouble for people. She needs to say something to bring Chen Zhaodi back to her senses!
Before she could come up with a good idea, Chen Zhaodi continued to lecture Chang Huaying incessantly.
"You won't get married..."
"Fine! You think you can get married like this? Then don't ever come back to this house again!"
A sudden argument erupted from the courtyard across the street, startling the Chang family.
Chen Zhaodi nearly collapsed to the ground, trembling, "What happened to the Liu family... the Liu family..."
"You're willing to marry a stinky out-of-towner! Liu Yuting! Don't ever say you're part of our family again! We don't have a daughter like you!"
Liu Yuping's voice was incredibly loud, sounding as if she didn't want her second sister, Liu Yuting, to get married.
In contrast, the eldest son and daughter-in-law of the Chang family were eager to marry off their daughter to any decent man, believing that this would complete one of the most important tasks in their lives.
Zhou Hongyu finished her rice in a few bites and looked at the stunned Chen Zhaodi: "Shall we go out and take a look?"
After saying that, she stood up and Chen Zhaodi quickly put down her chopsticks and followed her out.
In the alley, the gate of the courtyard across the street was wide open, and Liu Yuting stood outside the gate with her belongings scattered all around her.
Liu Yuping ran inside and outside, frantically taking things out and throwing them at Liu Yuting.
Zhou Hongyu pulled an older woman aside to ask about the situation, and the woman sighed deeply.
"Liu Yuting found a man from out of town to marry, saying that there would be a house for her to live in, and that Liu's mother could go there to live with her when she got old. You know, in Beijing, who cares if he's from out of town or not? As long as the benefits are real, the Liu family won't agree. Liu's mother beat Liu Yuting up badly and made Liu Yuting break off the relationship with the man from out of town. They'll find someone else for Liu Yuting to marry!"
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