Residential building.
Chen stood on the snow, holding a cigarette in his mouth, stamped his feet, and took out his cell phone to make a call.
Call Uncle He in Yunhai first. If you want to find someone, the pawnshop has the most channels.
After listening to Chen 꼎's story, Uncle He asked a few questions.
"Mr. Chen, there's too little information, and I don't have a definite direction to look for."
"At the moment, we can also have the pawnshop's night watchman search several cities near Los Angeles."
"Okay. Let's do it. Thank you for your hard work."
After hanging up the phone, Chen 꼎꺗 called Yan Qing in the provincial capital.
I asked him if there was any way to locate a person through their cell phone signal.
After learning the situation, Yan Qing said, "This can't be done openly, but it can be done secretly."
"Don't worry, I'll find Brother Qing and ask him to find a solution."
Chen still remembers Qing Ge from Yan Qing's mouth, who was his father's secretary.
"Thank you."
"Come on, don't be so distant with me."
"You're super rich now, man, I can't wait to curry your favor."
Chen 꼎 smiled.
"Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year, remember to treat me to a meal when you come back."
"no problem."
After hanging up Yan Qing's call, Chen tried to call his cousin's cell phone number, but it was always turned off.
Because my second aunt's house was smashed, I moved to my fourth uncle's house for dinner.
Chen's father has four brothers. Dad Chen is honest, second aunt is kind, third uncle is smart, and fourth uncle is the most steady.
Originally, Chen Xiaoqian helped three families to open a shopping mall. Later, in order to make more money, the second aunt's family and the third uncle's family both asked for the money back.
The fourth uncle used the money he had saved in the past few years to buy shares from both parties and became the sole owner of the shopping mall.
Even though they had seen the other two businesses making a lot of money in the past two years, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt hadn't been envious, but had instead been diligently managing this business, earning the money they could.
This is indeed the case. Now my second aunt's family and my third uncle's family are all caught up in it.
On the contrary, my fourth uncle's family had a booming business in the mall last year and made a lot of money. They also moved their family to the county town and bought new furniture. The family of three lived happily together.
In the kitchen, Su Ruochu, Fourth Aunt, and Second Aunt were busy cooking.
In the living room, Fourth Uncle was washing the tea tray and teacups.
My uncle was standing alone on the balcony smoking.
The doorbell rang and my uncle and his family arrived.
It’s my third uncle and aunt who came.
When the two sides met, they almost came to blows.
Third Aunt complained, "If we had believed your child's words, we wouldn't have been cheated."
Now they were stuck with over 10 million yuan. Debts were constantly blocking their door, and their family wasn't much better off than their second aunt's family.
After Chen Xiao persuaded them for a while, both sides calmed down.
They sat on the sofa in silence.
There were several scabbed wounds on Uncle San's head. When he asked, he found out that they were beaten by debt collectors who came to his house recently.
It seems that they are not having an easy time here either.
Chen 꼎 asked why his cousin didn't come.
Third Aunt looked embarrassed, while Third Uncle said angrily, "This child is crazy. We can't control him anymore."
"I told her what she's doing now—what's called a pyramid scheme? She won't listen."
"I have to make back the money I lost. I scolded her a few times a few days ago, and the child ran away in anger."
Chen Xiao was stunned: "Didn't you go look for it?"
"No need to look for it, it's best to die outside."
Chen Xiao was speechless. "After all, my cousin is a girl. How can she be alone outside?"
Aunt San muttered quietly, "I called her and she said she's with a friend in another province."
"It's better if she doesn't come back. Now the family is always visited by creditors. It would be a big headache if she doesn't come back."
At this time, Su Ruochu and Fourth Aunt came out of the kitchen carrying dishes.
Chen stood up.
"Eat first."
"Tonight is New Year's Eve. Let's not talk about these bad things and just celebrate the New Year first."
Chen Xiao now holds a high position in the Chen family, and his words are more effective than those of Chen's father.
If Mr. and Mrs. Chen hadn't come back today, I guess my third uncle and my second aunt's family wouldn't have any contact with them.
This meal was so awkward.
Both families had things on their minds and were in no mood to chat.
Uncle San was sighing, while uncle-in-law was drinking alone.
In the end, it was Chen Xiao who was drinking and chatting with his uncle, while his aunt took Su Ruochu aside to chat about family matters.
Uncle Benshan’s Spring Festival Gala sketch “Donation” was playing on TV.
The audience was laughing and talking, but the living room was full of worries.
Both families hoped that Chen 꼎 could come up with a solution.
In fact, at this time, they can no longer rely on Chen.
Chen told everyone that things had happened and they had to find a way to deal with them.
Mingzhi didn't leave, so that if the creditors came to the door, he would be embarrassed.
As for the money my cousin owes, I’ll figure it out myself.
After hearing Chen 꼎's promise, the two families breathed a sigh of relief.
Before twelve o'clock, the families of my second aunt and third uncle went back early, worried about each other.
For them, this New Year's Eve, happiness belongs to others, and sadness belongs to themselves.
Su Ruochu and her fourth aunt were washing dishes in the kitchen.
Chen stood upstairs, smoking and chatting with his uncle.
"How's the mall doing lately?"
Fourth Uncle was very excited.
"Excellent. Better than previous years."
"Luckily, I listened to your advice and hired a dozen employees after I bought the entire mall. This year's profits are at least double last year's."
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Mall is a long-term business. If there are no mistakes, you can make a lot of money for at least a few years."
Although the business of physical stores such as shopping malls has been impacted by the rise of online shopping platforms, facts have proved that the experience of online shopping is completely different from that of buying things online.
Therefore, if Fourth Uncle's family can take care of this market honestly, they will surely have no worries about food and clothing for half their lives.
"Chen Xiao didn't come back this year?"
Speaking of his little cousin Chen, the fourth uncle couldn't hide the pride on his face.
"This child has become increasingly disobedient since he went to college in Beijing."
"I called before and said that I'm working on a research project with my supervisor and won't be coming back for the New Year this year."
"Her mother has been thinking about her son all the time when she goes to bed for the past two days."
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "My cousin has the talent to study. Maybe our Chen family will have a doctoral student in the future."
"What's the point of being good at studying? No matter how good you are, you can't compare to your cousin."
Chen Xiao smiled, knowing that his uncle was being polite.
In fact, it seems that this son is the greatest pride of his wife.
Bang!
Accompanied by a sound of fireworks blooming in the sky.
As if receiving orders, fireworks shot up into the night sky one after another from all directions in the county.
"It's twelve o'clock."
Fourth uncle moved a few boxes of fireworks from the corridor and placed them in front of the building.
"This year hasn't been very good for the Chen family, so we're setting off some fireworks to get rid of the bad luck. I hope everyone has smooth sailing next year."
After saying that, he blew on the cigarette in his hand and bent down to light it.
Bang...
As fireworks bloom in the sky.
Chen 꼎 looked up and smiled at the scene.
It’s 2010.
I was reborn into this world.
A full ten years.
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