Tang Zhenzhen's eyes lit up immediately, and she asked cautiously, "Dad, are you talking about that wealthy family in Hong Kong? The family that asked you to find that jade chili pepper?"
Tang Guoshi looked Tang Zhenzhen up and down and said indifferently, "That's right, the important people from over there will be coming. You should treat them well, and you'll benefit from it."
This daughter is quite clever, and she even cut in line with the girl who owns the jade chili pepper.
When the important person from that side arrives, they will definitely want to meet Zhenzhen in person and ask about what happened back then.
He had originally planned to tell her about the situation.
Tang Zhenzhen's eyes darted around; those Hong Kong capitalists were all very rich!
She eagerly took a plate of sliced apples from her mother and handed it to her father: "Dad, how did you come to know such an important person?"
Tang Guoshi gave a proud smirk: "The Cha family is now a powerful family in Hong Kong. They also had businesses in Shanghai back then. Our Tang family's old house and the Cha family's villa are both in Jing'an District, right next to each other. We are neighbors."
Upon hearing this, Tang Zhenzhen couldn't help but hum proudly, "So we're all from the upper class."
Upper-class area – in Shanghai, this is roughly equivalent to the living conditions of the upper class.
For example, Jing'an District was a concession area before liberation, a place where foreigners and wealthy people lived.
Tang Zhenzhen always knew that her Tang family had been wealthy before the liberation and owned a large house in Jing'an District.
Tang Guoshi took a sip of tea and said slowly, "At the beginning of last year, the Cha family asked someone to ask me to help them find out the whereabouts of a jade carving. They promised to give us five thousand yuan if we found it."
Tang Zhenzhen's eyes lit up when she heard that. Five thousand yuan?!
She only earns forty yuan a month! She's never seen so much money in her life!
Five thousand yuan is such a lot of money...
Forget bicycles and sewing machines, you can even buy televisions, and maybe even rarer things like washing machines!
Then she wouldn't have to cling to Ning Weiheng anymore!
Tang Guoshi said, "I only took this job because I knew you were sent to the countryside near Ningnan!"
He paused, then glanced at his daughter with disdain: "Who would have thought you were so brainless? They already know the whereabouts of the Jade Chili Pepper, they don't need us anymore!"
What a great opportunity! Otherwise, we would have made five thousand yuan!
Tang Zhenzhen was scolded again, and her eyes darkened with resentment as she asked, "Then...then the Cha family won't give us a single penny?"
While serving the dishes, Chen Ju said irritably, "The middleman was stingy; he only gave a paltry two hundred yuan."
Two hundred yuan is not bad, but it's really not enough compared to five thousand yuan.
After all, a new Phoenix bicycle costs 150 yuan, and even the best Plum Blossom watch costs 120 yuan!
The TV and refrigerator cost seven or eight hundred yuan each!
Tang Zhenzhen felt increasingly regretful and depressed, biting her lip: "Then...then I'll think of another way. If I can get the jade chili peppers from Ning Yuan, will the Cha family give us more money?"
Tang Guoshi put down his teacup and said bluntly, "It's fine if you want to have a good relationship with that girl, but you've already fallen out with her, and now her brother wants to break up with you. Where are you going to get jade chili peppers now!"
Upon hearing Wei Heng's name, Tang Zhenzhen couldn't help but tear up again, angrily wiping away her tears: "..."
Although Ning Weiheng is from out of town, he is handsome and has a bright future, so he is someone to be proud of.
Chen Ju wiped her hands with a towel and walked over, putting her arm around Tang Zhenzhen's shoulder: "Nannan, don't worry."
She gestured to Tang Zhenzhen's brand-new Shanghai stainless steel watch and offered a suggestion—
"I think Battalion Commander Ning still has a chance. You asked him for money to buy a watch, and he gave it to you, didn't he? A man who is willing to spend money on a woman shows that he cares about her!"
Tang Zhenzhen's face fell, and she turned away, saying, "Mom, he and Ning Yuan humiliated me so much today, I don't want to be with him!"
Chen Ju poked Tang Zhenzhen's forehead: "Are you stupid? Battalion Commander Ning's family is all dead. If you marry into the family, you can be the head of the household. There will be no mother-in-law or sister-in-law!"
"He has a bright future, his monthly salary as an officer isn't low, he's good-looking, and he has a conscience. This kind of man is the easiest to manipulate!"
Chen Ju sneered: "That Ning Yuan is just your sister-in-law. How can a younger sister be as close as your wife, with whom you share a bed?"
Tang Zhenzhen didn't say anything, thinking of Ning Yuan's stylish and expensive clothes, feeling both envious and resentful.
That outfit was obviously bought by Ning Weiheng; it was originally meant for her!
Seeing that her daughter remained silent but her face showed some emotion, Chen Ju gently persuaded her again—
"Once you marry him, you can control his salary and savings, whisper sweet nothings in his ear, and sow discord between his siblings. You'll live a life of unparalleled comfort!"
Tang Zhenzhen couldn't help but feel a little tempted. If she married him, she could firmly control Ning Weiheng's money and his person...
Ning Yuan had to bow down to her and let her do whatever she wanted with her!
But Tang Zhenzhen couldn't help but recall how coldly she had pressured her earlier that day.
Her brow furrowed tightly: "But Ning Weiheng dotes on Ning Yuan. We made such a scene today, I'm afraid Ning Weiheng..."
Tang Guoshi sneered and slammed down his teacup, interrupting her.
"You know that because of your sixth uncle's family, there's a spy in your family. That Tang Jun is a rotten apple that spoiled the whole bunch, causing so many people in the family to be investigated!"
He paused, then continued expressionlessly, "Although the higher authorities have investigated and confirmed that only Tang Jun is a spy."
“But this kind of thing will definitely involve other people. Several elders were transferred from good positions because of the taboo.”
Tang Guoshi's face suddenly darkened: "From now on, I won't be able to take care of our family, let alone you younger generation!"
Tang Zhenzhen's face immediately changed color. Her job as a secretary in the Economic Bureau was arranged by an elder in the Tang family.
"That Tang Jun is a spy, what does that have to do with the rest of us!"
This is so unfair!
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