Chapter 356 Opening
Zhou Mingli sent Lu Chun'e to the gate of the yard and said, "Come in. I'll go back and pack up. You can stay here tonight and I'll pick you up to go to school tomorrow morning."
Lu Chun'e nodded: "Okay, then come here for breakfast tomorrow."
"Um!"
Zhou Mingli waved at her. Lu Chun'e smiled and walked into the yard carrying the bag containing the high heels.
The house was very lively. Lu Donglin didn't go into the store, and Li Laiyu didn't leave either. Before he entered the house, he heard Dandan's unrestrained laughter.
Lu Chun'e entered the room: "What a lively scene!"
Wen Wan looked at her with a smile: "You're back! Did the old man leave?"
Lu Chun'e said, "Let's go." Then she went into the inner room with her bag in hand, took off her skirt, put on a shirt, changed her pants, and matched them with the shoes she was wearing. She felt comfortable all of a sudden.
Wen Wan asked her, "I packed some food from the restaurant and I saw you didn't eat much. If you're hungry, can you ask your brother to heat it up?"
"No, I'm quite full."
Lu Donglin said, "We are all full. If anyone is not full, it's probably the people from the Zhou family who are not full!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Lu Dongping came in from outside and glanced at Lu Chun'e.
After all, Lu Chun'e and Zhou Mingli were already engaged, and they were just one family. No matter how bad those people were, they were still Zhou Mingli's brother and sister-in-law. As Lu Chun'e's family, it was inappropriate to say such things.
Lu Donglin snorted in dissatisfaction: "I didn't say it in front of outsiders. Today is a good day, and they are all officials and respectable people. What's that face?"
Lu Dongping hissed, "Are you itching for trouble? Still talking?"
Wen Wan tried to smooth things over, saying, "You can keep this to yourself at home, but remember when you go out, the Zhou and Lu families will be relatives from now on, so we have to maintain our dignity no matter what. As for the officials and respectable people you mentioned, haha!"
"Being an official doesn't necessarily guarantee respectability. The capital may be short of other things, but it has the most of them. Old Master Zhou was quite famous in the political arena back then, and the old lady came from a prominent family, so the Zhou family was quite well-known in this city. It's a pity that the old lady was in poor health and passed away early, so the old man never remarried, and he only has one son."
"The lack of offspring is a major concern for him. Fortunately, this son, while not particularly promising, is far superior to the old man in terms of offspring. However, having many children isn't necessarily a good thing. With the exception of the fifth son, who is somewhat impressive, the rest of the Zhou family are mediocre."
"They may look down on the Lu family and Chun'e, but in the final analysis, they are just blessed by their elders."
Wen Wan told Lu Chun'e the details of the Zhou family's situation in front of Lu Dongping.
Lu Chun'e had been with Zhou Mingli for such a long time, and Zhou Mingli had told her a lot about some things in the Zhou family, but not as detailed as Wen Wan.
No matter how glamorous a big family may appear on the surface, there are always many dirty and shameful things going on in private.
Fortunately, because of family reasons, Zhou Mingli is not close to those brothers. Even if he has some contact with them, it is just to save face for the old man.
After explaining the Zhou family's affairs, Lu Chun'e said, "Just now, Zhou Mingli gave me two keys over there. He said they were the keys to the two boxes that the old man gave me before."
Wen Wan smiled and understood in her heart that Mr. Zhou was an interesting person. He gave the things to Lu Chun'e in front of so many people, but gave the key to Zhou Mingli.
"Just open it and see what the old man gave you. So much so that those people didn't even care about their face."
After saying that, Li Laiyu stood up and called Dandan: "Do you want to go out and play?"
Dandan couldn't stay in the house any longer, so he answered and ran outside.
Li Laiyu said to Wen Wan, "I'll take him out for a walk, to Ai Shang's place, or back to my place, and then I'll bring him back later."
Wen Wan responded and then she followed him out.
Lu Dongping took out all the gifts from the Zhou family from the room and gave the cash directly to Lu Chun'e: "When you have some free time, go and make a deposit to save it. It's not safe to carry so much money on you."
Lu Chun'e responded and her eyes fell on the box.
After looking for a long time, he finally opened the locks on the two boxes. After opening the lids, the Lu brothers and sisters were stunned.
Two yellow pear wood boxes contained bright red satin, and a slightly larger box held a pair of aqua-colored imperial green jade bracelets. Even if none of the people present knew anything about jade, just by looking at the color, they knew they were rare and precious items.
This thing is obviously valuable at first glance, but Wen Wan thought that what made the Zhou brothers change their minds was not the pair of jade bracelets, but the other box.
The box looked a little thinner, and was covered with bright red satin and a thin, slightly yellowed paper.
It's a title deed.
Wen Wan picked it up and took a look, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, no wonder.
"The old man is really generous this time."
Among the six brothers in the Zhou family, Zhou Mingli is the least favored, but also the most favored.
The old man had left him a way out since he was a child. Among his six brothers, he was the only one who had a yard in Tonghua Lane.
Now that he was engaged, the old man actually gave him the deed to a courtyard house.
It can’t be said that the Zhou family’s wealth is very rich. After all, they paid a lot of money during the years of the movement. Otherwise, with so many people sent down at that time, how could the Zhou family not suffer heavy losses?
In addition, when the five Zhou brothers got married, the old man should have expressed his support, but it was just a gesture.
What should be left to Zhou Mingli should be the most valuable.
In a place like the capital, with so many courtyards, not everyone can have one.
Lu Chun'e didn't know anything about jade, but she could read and recognized the house deeds.
He looked at the yellowed paper in his hand with some shock.
Then he looked at Wen Wan again: "Sister-in-law, isn't this a bit too expensive?"
Wen Wan said, "Whether it's valuable or not, it's all a token of the old man's kindness. If he gives it to you, just take it."
"You don't need to think too much. I just want to pass this thing to Zhou Mingli openly through your hands." Giving it to Lu Chun'e now is just like giving from the left hand to the right hand. It is impossible for the Lu family to embezzle these things.
What was Mr. Zhou thinking? Wen Wan had no way of knowing, but she felt that an old man as wise as him would not do anything foolish.
If he could give such a thing in front of everyone at Zhou Mingli's engagement party, then he must have given a lot of subsidies to the other five families over the years.
It’s just that people are greedy and their desires are too strong.
After looking at the things, Wen Wan asked Lu Chun'e to put them away.
After Lu Dongping and his brother left, Lu Chun'e curled up on the sofa and whispered to Wen Wan.
"Sister-in-law, I'm wondering if we can get the marriage certificate before graduation."
Wen Wan glanced at her, eyes full of teasing: "Have you thought it through?"
Lu Chun'e said, "I'm thinking about it."
"I'm old enough and already engaged. Zhou Mingli will be returning to the army soon, so I plan to go directly to the military hospital where he works during my internship. If he submits the marriage application and it's approved, I'm thinking about getting the marriage certificate. Then, going there would be like accompanying the army, which would be more convenient."
Wen Wan couldn't give her any good advice: "Think about this for yourself. Chun'e, you're a grown woman now. Just do what's in your heart. You have to make your own choices in life. Others can't make decisions for you, nor can they walk the path you want to walk for you. Whether your future life is sweet or bitter, it's yours, and no one else can empathize with you."
Lu Chun'e nodded: "Yes!"
"Is it opening tomorrow?"
Wen Wan said, "It's too hasty. Let's do it the day after tomorrow. We'll clean up tomorrow and open the day after tomorrow."
"Then I'll come over to help the day after tomorrow."
Wen Wan refused: "If you have classes, go to class properly. Your brother and Dong Lin are here, and we have hired several people. We are not short of manpower."
Early in the morning of May 2nd, Lu Donglin posted a big-character poster written with a brush on the wall outside the store.
Yizhijia opens on May 3rd, and for the first three days, all clothing items are buy-one-get-one-free.
Because it was not a holiday, there were almost no people entering the store on the morning of the 3rd. People on the street were rushing back and forth, and there was basically no business.
At noon, the sound of firecrackers suddenly made the atmosphere lively. Students who were eating at the nearby snack street were attracted by the sound of firecrackers. They saw the "gg" on the big-character posters, looked at the uniquely decorated shops and the clothes inside, and ran in to watch the fun.
As soon as the person came in, Lu Donglin went to greet her, calling her "sister" all the time, and was very enthusiastic.
"Sister, take a good look today. All our goods are shipped directly from the manufacturer in Yangcheng. They haven't been sold to anyone else, so there's no price difference. It's wholesale price. And for the first three days of opening, we have a buy one get one free sale."
Someone asked him, is any one okay?
Lu Donglin happily explained over and over again: "You can buy any one of them, but the two pieces must be the same price. If there are more than two pieces with different prices, the higher price will be used as the price and the lower price will be given as the gift."
He even laughed when he said this: "If I buy the cheap one and give the expensive one away, the boss will cry for compensation."
The deal was done with just a few words of conversation and laughter.
Lu Dongping stood behind the counter at the door and received the first payment since the store opened today.
As the first deal was completed, the second and third deals followed.
Lu Donglin was suddenly overwhelmed.
Sun Xiaoxue and Huang Juying were still a little embarrassed, but they could only greet people reluctantly later.
Buy one get one free, and it’s time-limited. This is a huge temptation for lesbians.
On the first day of opening, it was like a firecracker going off, it was booming.
Compared to the hustle and bustle here, Ai Shang's place is much quieter.
Chen Dongshuang was looking after the store over there and also helping to look after Dandan.
The little guy couldn't sit still, so he took a shovel and started digging in the backyard. His face was covered with mud, and he looked like a monster from head to toe.
Chen Dongshuang is quite good at taking care of children. She doesn't have high requirements for a child like him, as long as he doesn't run away.
Even so, it still couldn't be prevented.
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