"Were you worried that the Zhou family would be difficult to get along with? Or were you afraid that you would be laughed at if you failed to reunite with them?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked.
“Pearl, I hadn’t thought about that. What I was thinking about just now was, why did that He family kid give you so much money today? Did he borrow money from you before?” Zhou Bingchen asked.
“No, that money was earned from our joint business ventures,” Zhao Zhenzhu smiled.
Zhao Zhenzhu hadn't expected Zhou Bingchen to be troubled by the money He Bo had paid today. She had assumed he was too excited to sleep because he was about to become the son of a high-ranking official!
Otherwise, Zhao Zhenzhu wouldn't have yelled at him so irritably.
"Are you going to partner up and start a hair tie business?" Zhou Bingchen's eyes lit up.
Zhou Bingchen remembered that on the day he returned home, he saw Zhou Meimei chasing and yelling at Zhao Zhenzhu at the entrance of the cotton mill. It seemed to be because Zhou Meimei wanted Zhao Zhenzhu to give her a few hair ties for free, and Zhao Zhenzhu refused.
Zhou Bingchen didn't suspect that Zhao Zhenzhu and He Bo were doing business together. He assumed that Zhao Zhenzhu had just been free and had gone to the cotton mill that day to help He Bo sell hair ties.
"You guessed right, but there's no reward," Zhao Zhenzhu said with a smile.
"Wait a minute! Pearl, I think He Bo gave you at least 1,600 or 1,700 yuan today, right? Is selling hair ties that profitable?" Zhou Bingchen asked curiously.
Zhou Meimei once called back to Zhoujia Village and asked Zhou Fugui to find out where Zhao Zhenzhu and the others got their hair ties from.
Zhou Fugui didn't pay much attention, but he mentioned it to Zhou Bingchen during dinner.
At the time, Zhou Bingchen was unaware that Zhao Zhenzhu was in the hair tie business, and brushed it off with the words "I don't know".
Looking back now, Zhou Bingchen feels that his sensitivity has decreased a lot.
Perhaps, subconsciously, he felt that Zhao Zhenzhu had always been well-behaved and wouldn't do anything out of line. That's why he didn't notice that Zhao Zhenzhu had started a hair tie business.
"The profit is alright! The main problem is that we don't have any other business to do right now, so we're just doing this small business to tide us over. He Xiaobo gave me 1,860 yuan today, and we sold 1,850 yuan together in the county town last time. After deducting costs, we've only made a little over 3,000 yuan in the past few days," Zhao Zhenzhu said.
"What? More than three thousand?" Zhou Bingchen was dumbfounded.
"We're short-handed, that's why we're only making this little money. But it'll be better in a few days, I've already solved the manpower problem," Zhao Zhenzhu said, a hint of pride in her voice.
Wouldn't you say she's getting revenge and making money at the same time?
I stayed in Zhoujia Village for two days. Not only did I confiscate Zhou Fugui's gold bar jar, but I also gained the help of Aunt Zhang and several other skilled hair tie makers.
Zhou Bingchen fell silent.
Zhao Zhenzhu said, "I only earned a little over three thousand."
In a few days, Zhao Zhenzhu will earn even more.
Zhou Bingchen could only dream of such a speed at making money.
Zhou Bingchen worked hard in the army for more than ten years, but all he has left is eight hundred yuan in savings.
Before knowing Zhao Zhenzhu's earning power, Zhou Bingchen was filled with pride and honor at having saved eight hundred yuan.
But now, Zhou Bingchen's heart is filled with inferiority.
He might work hard his whole life and still not earn as much as Zhao Zhenzhu earns in a year.
"What? Are you unhappy? Do you think it's embarrassing for you that I'm out in the public eye doing business?" Zhao Zhenzhu's face darkened.
Having grown accustomed to a life of wealth, Zhao Zhenzhu's greatest fear is being penniless.
Money is an indispensable thing in this world; 80% of the world's troubles can be solved with money.
The remaining 20% that cannot be resolved is a matter of individual fate.
Zhao Zhenzhu promised that as long as Zhou Bingchen said something like "it's shameful for Zhao Zhenzhu to make money," she would not hesitate to bring up the "divorce plan" again.
In this lifetime, Zhao Zhenzhu would rather give up Zhou Bingchen than give up making money.
“Pearl, that’s not what I meant. I just feel useless. I told you I would work hard and get promoted so you and the children could have a better life, but it turns out you can live a good life on your own without me. This makes me feel like my efforts are… worthless,” Zhou Bingchen said honestly.
"Pfft~!" Zhao Zhenzhu laughed.
This was the first time Zhao Zhenzhu had seen Zhou Bingchen so vulnerable.
“Pearl, you also think I’m useless, right? But I won’t give up. I love you, and I love the children. I hope that the four of us can live happily together for the rest of our lives,” Zhou Bingchen said.
“Zhou Bingchen, you mustn’t underestimate yourself! There are plenty of people in this world who know how to make money, but there are very few young regimental-level cadres like you. Our family will still have to rely on you in the future,” Zhao Zhenzhu said, praising him.
"Really? Pearl, don't you think I'm not earning enough money?" Zhou Bingchen asked.
“Bingchen, I know you like being a soldier and you like the military. I won’t force you to leave the army, and I certainly won’t force you to make money. We can manage with my income. I hope you can continue to work hard and strive for promotion, just like before. Only when you are in a high position can you better protect our family,” Zhao Zhenzhu said with a smile.
"Protect our family?" Zhou Bingchen didn't quite understand.
"Zhou Bingchen, I'm going to be a tycoon someday. With so much money in our family, it's inevitable that some unscrupulous people will covet it. When that happens, we'll need you, the head of the family, to step in and keep those people in check! It's not so great to make money, it's great to be able to keep it. Don't you think that makes sense?" Zhao Zhenzhu began her grand deception.
Actually, Zhao Zhenzhu wasn't exactly bluffing.
In her past life, after Zhao Zhenzhu became wealthy, she spent a lot of money to ensure her safety.
In this world, only those with power are qualified to stand at the top. Those who have money but no power are easily lambs to the slaughter.
In her previous life, Zhao Zhenzhu had the help of a spatial treasure, making it easy for her to earn more money.
However, after Zhao Zhenzhu achieved financial freedom at the age of thirty-five, she no longer wanted to work hard to earn money.
What's the use of making a lot of money if you can't spend it all?
Too much money is not necessarily a blessing; it might even be a death sentence.
"Pearl, I will work hard. I will strive to become stronger and become your support. When we, husband and wife, are of one mind, our strength can break even metal." Zhou Bingchen nodded, his eyes resolute.
"Okay, go to sleep! I'm tired." Zhao Zhenzhu yawned, patted Zhou Bingchen's hand, turned over, and fell asleep instantly.
Deceiving people is a skill.
Zhao Zhenzhu had finally managed to fool Zhou Bingchen, and she must have lost millions of brain cells in the process. Now all she wanted to do was sleep soundly.
Tao Jiadong was decisive and efficient.
That evening, Chief Jin arrested Tian Shanhua again and brought her back to the police station.
Unfortunately, Zhou Fugui wasn't in Zhoujia Village, so he wasn't caught.
Chief Jin interrogated Tian Shanhua overnight.
Tian Shanhua resorted to her old tricks, feigning ignorance when asked questions.
With evidence in hand, Chief Jin resorted to a combination of deception and intimidation.
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