Su Jie stood up, looked at herself in the mirror, and touched her face.
"Brother, tell me, am I pretty?"
Su Hongji said, "Of course she's beautiful, my sister is the most beautiful. Don't you even have that much confidence?"
Su Jie looked somewhat lost. "Brother, Fu Linchuan's wife is unbelievably beautiful. I think any man would like her."
Su Hongji laughed and said, "What you're saying is true; it's true that men like beautiful women."
Su Jie turned around and said, "Brother, I...I'm a little sad. I...I think I've fallen for Fu Linchuan. I don't want him to have a wife, and I especially don't want his wife to be so beautiful."
Su Hongji was startled. "Su Jie, what are you saying? He's married, and you're still single, a virgin. With your looks and our family's status, you could find any kind of man. Why do you like Fu Linchuan?"
Su Jie sighed, sat down, and slumped onto the counter, looking weak and listless. "Brother, I didn't want this either. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I just suddenly saw Xu Chunmai today and felt a little sad. I just had nowhere else to talk to, so I wanted to chat with you."
Su Hongji breathed a sigh of relief. "That's right. Even if Fu Linchuan is divorced, it's his second marriage. Why would he want to marry someone who's already divorced? I'll find you a handsome one later."
That was the end of it. Su Jie smiled slightly, said nothing more, and pretended to pick up her lunchbox and start eating.
Su Hongji wasn't in a hurry to leave. Seeing that his sister was in a bad mood, he stayed to help sell clothes before leaving for work.
He checked the time and was about to leave for work when he saw Fu Linchuan returning with a beautiful girl.
Su Hongji stood there stunned, pointing at Xu Chunmai and asking Su Jie, "That wouldn't happen to be Fu Linchuan's wife, would it?"
Su Jie walked over, glanced at her, and then nodded. "Yes, it's her."
"No wonder you looked like you'd lost your soul today, you really do look beautiful," Su Hongji complimented. "But it's okay, my sister is beautiful too, we'll find someone even better later."
Su Hongji went to work and didn't take it seriously anymore.
Fu Linchuan naturally had no idea what Su Jie was thinking.
However, as she passed by the clothing store, Xu Chunmai casually glanced inside through the window.
Su Jie was standing there, her gaze towards Fu Linchuan somewhat unfocused.
Fu Linchuan took Xu Chunmai to the noodle shop to pick up some things.
As he came out of the noodle shop, he noticed Xu Chunmai looking out the window of the clothing store.
"Have you seen any clothes you like? Come on, let's go inside and pick out a couple."
Xu Chunmai shook her head. "Let's go back. It must be hard for Mom to take care of the child by herself at home."
Fu Linchuan thought for a moment and said, "That works too. Boss Su said she's going to the south in a few days to bring back some new styles of goods. We can go and pick some out then."
After he finished speaking, he noticed that Xu Chunmai was still lost in thought and didn't react.
What are you thinking about?
Xu Chunmai turned her head slightly to look at Fu Linchuan, "Dachuan, it seems that Boss Su likes you."
Fu Linchuan was stunned for a moment. "No, she can't. She can do her business. Besides, I've already told her I'm married. Her family is well-off. Why would she like a married man like me?"
Xu Chunmai thought for a moment, "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Fu Linchuan laughed and said, "Don't think nonsense. You're the only one for me in this life."
Then, he whispered in Xu Chunmai's ear, "My wife fed me so well tonight, who else would I want to go to?"
Xu Chunmai blushed instantly and pushed Fu Linchuan away, saying, "It's broad daylight, you're so indecent."
Fu Linchuan touched his nose. "Alright, let's continue this topic tonight."
That evening, Zheng Yumei took both children away again, leaving only Fu Linchuan and Xu Chunmai in the room after the lights were turned off.
Say shameless things and do shameless things.
Fu Linchuan didn't go out for the next few days either.
My wife is finally by my side, so of course I don't want to leave her.
Cooking at home, helping my wife with her studies, and then exercising in the evening—it's truly delightful.
A few days later, Wang Chengli came looking for him.
When Fu Linchuan saw Wang Chengli, he noticed that although Wang had lost weight, he was full of energy.
Actually, Fu Tongyuan had already called before he returned.
They said Wang Anran's surgery was very successful, and as long as she rests well, she won't suffer any long-term effects.
The removed tumor was benign.
The moment Wang Chengli saw Fu Linchuan, he bowed deeply.
Fu Linchuan helped the person up, saying, "I heard that the surgery was a success."
Wang Chengli was very excited. "Yes, boss, I have no way to repay your kindness. I, Wang Chengli, will follow you for the rest of my life. I will use my whole life to repay this kindness."
Fu Linchuan patted Wang Chengli on the shoulder, "It's good that the child's surgery was successful. Let's work hard together from now on. You don't need to call me boss, just call me by my name."
In Fu Linchuan's view, those who followed him closely from the beginning were all brothers, the brothers who knew him best.
Wang Chengli shook his head. "No, that won't do. You're the boss, and you're also my daughter's savior. How about this, I'll call you Big Brother, and the rest of us will call you Big Brother from now on."
Fu Linchuan immediately thought of Lei Yutang.
“That’s really unnecessary. The problem is, I’m not as old as you,” Fu Linchuan said.
Wang Chengli didn't care about those things. "But you're capable and you can lead us to success, so you're the big brother."
Fu Linchuan stroked his chin.
He really wanted to find reliable and capable people to work with him, but now it feels like he's taken in underlings from Wangshan County and then taken them to Xuancheng.
“Alright, then I’ll take you on as my older brother,” Fu Linchuan said. “Anran just had surgery, so you should go home and take good care of the child first. There’s no rush for you to come work for me.”
Wang Chengli said, "Brother, I have my wife and mother to take care of at home, so I can go back to work. You've paid so much for me, I can't rest any longer."
"Brother, just tell me, what kind of work can I do?"
Fu Linchuan smiled and said, "Go and expand our factory's business."
As he spoke, he marked several restaurants that he had previously noted down and said to Wang Chengli, "Our factory's braised meat products are now being shipped to Kyoto and Haicheng, but I want to increase production, which of course requires increasing orders. The more they buy, the more money we can make."
Wang Chengli nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Regarding prices, these are the retail prices in our store," Fu Linchuan said, handing the price list to Wang Chengli. "If you order in bulk, you can get a discount of three cents per pound so far. Our costs are relatively high; you'll understand once you get familiar with the factory. Three cents is the biggest discount we can offer so far. But there's one condition: if you sell our factory's braised meat, you must include our factory's name, and the retail price must be ours."
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