Zhu Yuan ignored the furious woman and instead replied to Zhen Wanwan's words.
He seemed to think about it seriously for a moment, then firmly shook his head: "I don't know her!"
To be honest, Zhu Yuan had absolutely no recollection of the woman in front of him.
Upon hearing Zhu Yuan's words, the woman opposite him burst into tears of grievance. She never expected that the person she had been longing for would treat her like this!
After not seeing her for so long, not only did he not miss her, but he also brought back a colorless old woman to disgust her!
"You...you are so heartless! Fine, then! From now on, we have nothing to do with each other!"
The woman stormed off in anger, leaving behind a bewildered Zhu Yuan.
Zhen Wanwan turned her head and looked directly at Zhu Yuan, her displeasure undisguised.
"Husband! Aren't you going to explain this to me?"
What kind of situation is this! The things this woman said didn't sound like she was unfamiliar with Zhu Yuan!
If it's just the woman's unrequited love, that's fine, but if something happens between the two of them, she'll be furious!
For the first time, Zhu Yuan felt a sense of panic; he could clearly sense the change in Zhen Wanwan's feelings towards him.
But he was truly wronged!
He racked his brains but couldn't remember where he had seen that woman before!
"Madam! I dare not lie to you! I truly do not know that woman!!!"
Zhen Wanwan rarely showed a little temper with Zhu Yuan: "Would someone who doesn't know you say such resolute things?"
Zhu Yuan was sweating profusely. He was speechless, but he really didn't know the other person, let alone have any dealings with him.
The thought that Zhen Wanwan might misunderstand him because of this and break off all ties with him from then on flashed a cold glint in his eyes.
It felt like it could freeze a person to death, and he had already begun to plan how to deal with that inexplicable woman.
"Whether my wife believes it or not, I am certain I do not know her!"
Having no evidence, Zhu Yuan could only repeat this sentence over and over again.
Zhen Wanwan was emotional and got stuck on a rut just now, but she has regained a lot of her rationality now.
She realized her mistake and sighed, apologizing, "I was just being presumptuous! Of course I trust my husband!"
Zhen Wanwan spoke sincerely, which put Zhu Yuan at ease. However, he had already decided to completely resolve this uncertainty.
Otherwise, if today's scene were to repeat itself, he might really go crazy.
After this unexpected turn of events, Zhen Wanwan lost interest in leisurely strolling around and dragged Zhu Yuan straight to the jewelry store.
Although Zhu Yuan was very likely to have wronged him, Zhen Wanwan was still a little angry. She picked out jewelry without holding back at all.
"This...this...and this...yes, yes, yes, I want them all!"
Seeing Zhen Wanwan's extravagant spending, the jewelry store owner abandoned the customers he was serving and came over to attend to her personally.
"Madam has excellent taste! These are all our store's prized possessions! And this... this was sourced from overseas by the owner... and this, I've heard, is a favorite of foreign royalty..."
With the shopkeeper's enthusiastic introduction, Zhen Wanwan picked out quite a few more pieces of jewelry.
Looking at the mountain of gold and silver jewelry, Zhu Yuan felt both helpless and guilty.
His newly saved secret stash of money will probably all be handed over here.
The shopkeeper smiled and helped pack everything up, then walked towards Zhuyuan with an abacus.
"Does Your Excellency wish to settle the bill on the spot, or should I send someone to your residence?"
In the city, everyone who does business is shrewd, and the shopkeeper immediately recognized the robes that indicated Zhu Yuan's status.
That's why he wasn't worried that the other party wouldn't be able to pay him.
Zhu Yuan raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Go to my residence and find the steward!"
He remembered that Uncle Zhang had left him a considerable amount of silver, which should be enough to pay this amount.
Caught completely off guard, Uncle Zhang inexplicably paid his master a large sum of money, and heartbroken, he even plowed an acre of land.
After the big shopping spree, Zhen Wanwan felt much better. Because she was worried about her child, she went home with Zhu Yuan.
The next day, the department store opened, and Zhen Wanwan got up early and dressed up her two children carefully.
Zhu Yuan got up very early and went out to handle official business.
They said they would go directly to the department store to wait for them when the time came.
Zhen Wanwan took her child to the department store.
Sure enough, Zhu Yuan was standing under the eaves of the department store with a group of adults dressed in their own clothes.
Even a casual glance reveals that the department store has powerful backing; it's definitely not to be messed with.
Seeing the scene before her, Zhen Wanwan chuckled and gently punched Zhu Yuan's chest.
"Honestly, why did you call so many people?"
Zhu Yuan smiled and explained, "I was afraid I didn't have enough face, so I invited more people to make it more impressive."
Zhen Wanwan glared at him slightly, but didn't say anything more.
Zhu Yuan took the heavier baby and followed Zhen Wanwan towards the department store.
At Zhu Yuan's introduction, Zhen Wanwan greeted all the important figures and took the opportunity to get closer to them.
When the auspicious hour arrived, Manager Zhang handed the group scissors. Zhen Wanwan stood in the middle, held Tianbao's hand, and together they cut the red ribbon.
Zhu Yuan followed suit and also held Guai Bao's hand to cut off the red ribbon.
Other important figures who had scissors also followed the example of the couple.
After the firecrackers stopped, the opening ceremony officially ended.
From then on, the department store began to welcome customers, and thanks to the prior publicity, the number of customers today was very large.
Fortunately, Zhang Qiaozui was thoughtful and arranged a private room for Zhen Wanwan and the others.
Zhen Wanwan left Zhu Yuan to help entertain the adults, while she went to the third floor to continue her work at the Guangling County Department Store.
With her assistance, everything went smoothly, and the department store branch was even more successful than the one in Guangling County.
Everyone, whether they knew me or not, came over.
Some of the ladies who didn't bring their children felt a pang of regret as they watched the kids playing in the children's area.
If only I had known earlier that so many wives of officials would be coming with their children.
Even if they bring along their unpopular illegitimate children, they still try to build rapport with them.
Zhen Wanwan carefully noted down this scene, and more thoughts were already forming in her mind.
Besides the ladies, the young women, who rarely have the opportunity to go out, invited their girlfriends to gather in the skincare and cosmetics section.
I was immediately drawn to the lip balm and all sorts of sparkly women's essentials in front of me.
The small purses they brought were not enough to sell, so they could only look on longingly, secretly making a decision in their hearts that once they received their monthly allowance, they would definitely buy them and take them home!
On that day, the department store won the hearts of many ladies and young women, and from then on, it had no worries about business.
Late at night, Zhen Wanwan fell asleep holding her warm, cozy body.
In her dream, she slept on mountains of gold and silver, and she laughed with joy.
Zhu Yuan stayed up until dawn listening to her sleep-talking, but he wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he found it quite amusing.
Suddenly, he had another small goal: to earn enough money for his wife to build a small fortune so that she would no longer have to think about it day and night.
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