Shen Qingrou brought Zhong Wenrui into the house, asked him to sit on the sofa, and quickly poured him some tea before sitting opposite him.
"Wen Rui, your father...?"
Zhong Wenrui was so smart that he smiled when he heard Shen Qingrou ask this.
"Mom, Dad knows you're innocent of what happened back then. It was all done by grandpa and grandma, and it has nothing to do with you. The reason they stopped me from going to the Shen family to see you was mainly because they were afraid they would harm me. When my dad found out the truth, he sent someone back to China to investigate everything they did. That's why he was wary of the Shen family. Later, when you returned to China, it was actually someone my dad specially arranged to help you return. Otherwise, grandpa and grandma would never let you come back."
After hearing this, Shen Qingrou's eyes were filled with tears. When she returned to China, she thought she had kept it a secret well, but it turned out that Zhong Linyi had already known about it.
"Mom, Dad actually knew about my sister's existence a long time ago, but he didn't tell her for the sake of our family. Dad has always known about my sister. He knew you would definitely go look for her when you returned, but he didn't expect that my sister would be unwilling to acknowledge you."
When Shen Qingrou heard Zhong Wenrui talking about this, she smiled sadly. "This is all my mother's fault. I should have borne it. I have been worthy of everyone in my family except your sister. Now she has given me this house to live in and gives me living expenses every year. I am already very satisfied and dare not ask for more."
Zhong Wenrui glanced at his mother and said, "Mom, I came here this time because I wanted to visit my sister in Beijing and take you back to the United States. I am your son, so please don't bother my sister with the matters of taking care of you in your old age and seeing you to the end of your life."
When Shen Qingrou heard Zhong Wenrui say he was coming to take her to the United States, she was actually a little resistant. Although her son said that Zhong Linyi did not implicate her because of his parents' affairs, Shen Qingrou still had a feeling in her heart that if she returned to the United States, she would probably never have such a peaceful life again. It was not because Shen Qingrou doubted Zhong Linyi's heart, but because Zhong Linyi's mother, that old woman, was too strong.
Looking at Shen Qingrou who was still hesitant, Zhong Wenrui smiled and comforted her, "Mom, grandma is now paralyzed in bed and can't speak. Before I came back, dad asked me to look for a good Chinese medicine doctor in China. He hopes that he can see grandma and use acupuncture to treat her paralysis."
Zhong Wenrui naturally knew what his mother was thinking. She had always been afraid of his grandmother, so he told her that his grandmother was paralyzed. However, this was also the truth.
While Shen Qingrou was still struggling with this, Sun Yuqi in Beijing was busy sorting out all the properties under her name and renovating those that needed to be renovated. She was usually very busy with student affairs, but now that she was on vacation and had more time, she started to busy herself with renovating the house.
Now, Sun Yuqi's real estate includes not only the house left by her adoptive mother in An County, but also the two properties in Zhonghai City and the properties in Jing City, which total fourteen courtyards, plus seven shops. Currently, nine courtyards of these houses have been rented out, and four courtyards are being renovated and will be ready to be rented out when the time comes.
The seven shops have also been rented out, and the annual rent is considerable. In the past two years, many people have started to work outside, so there is no need to worry about not being able to rent out the houses. However, Sun Yuqi did not rent out the first small second-floor courtyard that she bought from Grandpa Lan. After the decoration was completed, Sun Yuqi planned to move in with her family, because she planned to open a private restaurant in this courtyard left to her by Grandpa Chen.
This courtyard has two courtyards in front and back, and the area is not small. The main reason is that some time ago, one of Grandpa Chen’s senior brothers, a disciple named Zhao Huaijin, sold his house in his hometown because of family problems and came to Beijing to seek refuge with Grandpa Chen. Only then did he know that Grandpa Chen had left Beijing and went to the south. He originally planned to go to Shenzhen in the south to look for Grandpa Chen, but was stopped by Sun Yuqi.
The reason why Sun Yuqi stopped him was because Zhao Huaijin was the disciple who had followed Grandpa Zhang Yuan for the longest time, and was the disciple who had learned all of Grandpa Zhang Yuan's cooking skills most thoroughly. Sun Yuqi thought that he had enough real estate, and Grandpa Chen's yard was most suitable for opening a private restaurant, so he discussed it with Zhao Huaijin. Unexpectedly, Zhao Huaijin also agreed after listening, so Zhao Huaijin never mentioned going to Shenzhen again.
Looking at the house that had been almost renovated, Sun Yuqi was very satisfied. This prompted Lin Muren to bring his decoration team from Shenzhen in the south to Beijing to help him renovate the house.
"Uncle Zhao, what do you think of the renovation of our house? Can it satisfy our guests?"
Zhao Huaijin first walked around the house and nodded with satisfaction.
"Yuqi, this house is very nicely decorated. Once our restaurant opens, business will definitely be good. But Yuqi, have you ever thought about where we want to position ourselves?"
Sun Yuqi knew what Zhao Huaijin meant, so she smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, a few years ago, my grandfather opened a very simple restaurant. But every time you wanted to dine here, you had to make a reservation, and they only served one or two tables of guests a day. Let's follow this idea. First, you can relax, and second, to show off the taste of our restaurant. Jing Ran and I have personally tasted your cooking skills."
When Zhao Huaijin heard Sun Yuqi say this, he knew the general direction of the restaurant.
"Well, your method is very good. It just so happens that your aunt has been helping me with the cooking for many years and is very experienced. We only have one or two tables of customers every day, so we don't need to hire more people. Our own people are enough."
Sun Yuqi nodded and said, "How about this, Uncle Zhao? This is just an intention. We'll sign a contract tomorrow. We'll split the income of this restaurant 50-50. The operation of this place depends on you, Aunt Zhao, and Grandma Zhao. As for me, I can come here when I'm not working, but if I have to work during the week, I may not be able to come for ten days or half a month."
When Zhao Huaijin heard that he was going to be given 50% of the profits, he quickly waved his hands and said, "That won't do, Yuqi. You arranged everything, and I just contributed a little. How can I accept 50% of the profits? That's not how things work."
After several rounds of competition between the two, Sun Yuqi was defeated. In the end, the two signed a contract and split the profits 30% to 70%, with Sun Yuqi taking 70% and Zhao Huaijin taking 30%. The matter was finally settled.
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