"Aunt Wang, the person you just mentioned, is he my brother?"
“Zhou Na, don’t you two sisters know? Your brother has been running the construction site canteen for a while now, and Li Juan from our neighborhood works for him, cooking in the canteen. She earns forty yuan a day.”
"Your brother is the boss now, so you and your siblings can enjoy the good life from now on."
After confirming that the person they heard was their eldest brother, Zhou Chen, the two sisters came outside the residential area with mixed feelings.
Zhou Ling looked stunned, still in disbelief. It took a while for that expression to fade, quickly transforming into anger.
"Second sister, I know why eldest brother wanted to separate from the family and cut off all ties with us. He's planning to become a boss and sees us as a burden, so he suddenly stopped pretending to be a good brother..."
Zhou Na frowned and did not respond. She was processing the bombshell news she had just received: Zhou Chen had actually taken over the construction site canteen and become the boss.
Is this something her older brother would do?
Does he even have the brains to make money?
What she couldn't understand was how Zhou Chen managed to secure such a cushy job as contracting the construction site canteen. She had heard Zhou Chen say before that the workers on the construction site ate in the canteen every day, but the food was so bad that it didn't justify the cost. The person who contracted the canteen made a lot of money every day.
Now Zhou Chen no longer tightens screws and carries cement on construction sites; he has suddenly turned into a boss and is learning to do business.
It's really hard to associate him with Zhou Chen.
Zhou Na once suggested to Zhou Chen that they take over the construction site canteen and run it, but at the time, she knew that the possibility was almost zero. First, her family did not have the capital to take over the contract, and second, to win over the construction site canteen, one needed connections, which they had none of.
Even though Zhou Chen had a master to take care of him, Xu Laoqi didn't have that much influence.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Chen actually managed to do it, which was simply unbelievable.
"Second sister, do you think eldest brother used the dowry money that Mom and Dad left for us, as well as the money for his younger brother's wedding, to start this canteen business? Otherwise, where did he get the money? I think it must be like this. He's using our money to run his own business, and in order not to give us any, he's putting on this show of dividing the family property."
As Zhou Ling spoke, she became more and more convinced that she had guessed the truth. A cold smile appeared on her face. In her mind, Zhou Chen had changed from the image of a good older brother to a scheming, cold-blooded, ruthless, and selfish person.
Zhou Na frowned and remained silent. She did not refute this statement because she felt that the truth might indeed be as Zhou Ling said.
If that's really the case, she thinks it's necessary to talk to Zhou Chen.
Even though Zhou Chen is the eldest brother and has contributed a lot to the family, it doesn't mean he has the right to monopolize the property left by their parents and keep the three siblings in the dark.
"Second sister, say something! What are we going to do?"
Zhou Ling said anxiously.
“He might have gone to the construction site and we don’t know when he’ll be back. Let’s wait for him at the school gate tomorrow. If we can’t find him there, we’ll go to the construction site canteen. He’ll definitely be there.”
Zhou Na said in a deep voice.
Zhou Ling was somewhat reluctant to wait until tomorrow. "Second sister," she said, "why don't we go to the construction site now and talk things out? If he gives us our dowry money, it'll be easier to resolve. But if he doesn't..."
"If you don't give it to me..."
Zhou Ling talked for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution: what should she do if she didn't give it to him?
“We’re girls, it’s not safe for us to be out on the street so late, and the dorms close early, so I can’t stay outside for too long.” Zhou Na resolutely refused to go to the construction site to find Zhou Chen right now.
Seeing that Zhou Na was unwilling, Zhou Ling didn't press the matter further, but she continued to discuss with Zhou Na how to deal with Zhou Chen's refusal to compromise.
After Zhou Chen returned to the neighborhood, several elderly men and women took the initiative to talk to him, including some of the women who had previously advised him not to have a falling out with Zhou Ling, which strained his relationship with his sister.
These middle-aged women seemed to have forgotten what happened that day, and they all warmly and proactively struck up conversations with each other.
Zhou Chen was initially puzzled as to why the attitude was so good, until someone asked how much money a contractor could make in a day at a construction site canteen, and then he suddenly realized that the real reason was this.
“Little Chen, I never told anyone that you contracted the construction site canteen.”
Liu Juan noticed Zhou Chen's displeasure and quickly explained.
Zhou Chen didn't doubt Liu Juan. He shook his head and said, "It's okay, Sister Juan. If they know, so be it. It's not a secret anyway."
Liu Juan suddenly slapped her forehead, "Little Chen, I know who told the tale. It must have been Sister Lan. Sister Lan came to my house yesterday, and she chatted with our neighbors for quite a while."
Upon hearing that Wang Lan had been to the neighborhood, Zhou Chen figured that this was probably the truth. Although their contact was brief, Zhou Chen could tell that Wang Lan was a big mouth who liked to gossip and was also a bit vain, so it was normal for her to talk about it.
"Little Chen, don't worry, I'll talk to Sister Lan tomorrow and tell her not to spread rumors anymore."
The people Liu Juan brought in naturally have to take responsibility for this matter.
Fortunately, Zhou Chen didn't hold it against her. Otherwise, Liu Juan would have felt very sorry for Zhou Chen, who gave her this job when her family was in financial difficulty. The job paid daily and included meals. Where else could you find such a good job?
Zhou Chen could earn several hundred yuan a day, and she felt no jealousy or envy whatsoever.
Because she knew better than anyone else that the construction site leaders valued Zhou Chen, which was why they gave him the job of running the canteen. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't even have the chance.
"Sister Juan, it's not that serious. You can go back now. It's really nothing."
Zhou Chen smiled and waved his hand.
He didn't make a big deal out of it; it was just about exposing the canteen contracting, nothing major that needed to be investigated thoroughly.
"Well... Little Chen, I'll go upstairs first."
"Bye-bye, Sister Juan."
After watching Li Juan enter the building, Zhou Chen also turned around and went home.
Just as he was about to step into the stairwell, an older woman came out and told him that Zhou Na and Zhou Ling, sisters, had come back about half an hour earlier and had knocked on the door for quite a while.
What are they doing here?
Upon hearing this news, Zhou Chen subconsciously frowned.
These two ingrates are definitely up to no good; they're probably here to pickpocket him. With a quick thought, Zhou Chen roughly guessed their purpose.
Especially his third sister, Zhou Ling, who tried to get money from him in various ways more than once.
Previously, it was either by herself or with the thug Zhao Kun.
Finding that this didn't work, they've now switched to asking Zhou Na to join them.
hehe……
Are you trying to pull the "strength in numbers" mentality?
Zhou Chen sneered, unconvinced. "Let alone you two sisters, even if you add Zhou Chuan, that good-for-nothing, I won't continue to be a sister-supporting demon."
You want to suck his blood? No way!
The Zhou Chen of the past is dead.
He is now Zhou Chen after his rebirth, Zhou Chen who has seen through the true nature of you three siblings.
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