The plane landed at the provincial capital's national airport. Wang Peng, holding his son, followed Li Mingzhu off the plane.
Looking at the familiar airport, Li Mingzhu smiled and asked, "Honey, what are your thoughts right now?"
"What are your thoughts?" Wang Peng shook his head. "I don't seem to have any thoughts?"
Li Mingzhu pressed on, "Brother, don't you feel like you're home? The provincial capital is our home."
Wang Peng paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Home is where family is, Mingzhu..."
“Wherever you and your son are, that’s where my home is,” Wang Peng said affectionately, looking into Li Mingzhu’s eyes.
Li Mingzhu's nose tingled, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes: "Husband, I..."
Her throat felt tight and she didn't know what to say, but she was moved by Wang Peng's words.
Wang Peng smiled slightly and said softly, "I'm telling the truth. Home is where family is."
“Yes! Home is where family is!” Li Mingzhu nodded repeatedly. “Honey, let’s go home.”
The two strolled out of the airport when they heard someone shout, "Brother Peng, Brother Peng..."
Wang Peng looked up and couldn't help but smile. His elderly father, Wang Song; his stepmother, Hu Juan; his younger sister, Hu Mingyue; his best friend, Du Lei…
"Oh, my dear grandson," Wang Song said, carefully holding the sleeping Wang Jiye. "I've missed you so much."
"Sister-in-law, I've missed you so much too." Hu Mingyue hugged Li Mingzhu tightly and patted her back.
"I miss you too," Li Mingzhu said with a smile. "I feel very uncomfortable without your advice and suggestions."
Du Lei and Wang Peng hugged each other and patted each other on the shoulder. Hu Mingyue hurriedly opened the car door and invited Wang Peng and Li Mingzhu to get in.
The two sat separately; Wang Peng and Du Lei rode in the same car, driven by a middle-aged man.
"Brother Lei, this is a letter from Dong Shishi to you." Wang Peng took out the envelope and handed it to Du Lei.
Du Lei opened it immediately and began reading. As he read, tears welled up in his eyes. A few minutes later, the tears disappeared.
He shook his head slightly, put the letter back into the envelope, and tore the envelope into pieces with force.
Wang Peng frowned slightly: "Brother Lei, why?"
Du Lei replied, "I guessed what was in the letter. She said she regretted missing out on love, missing out on me... What's the point of that now?"
Wang Peng nodded and chuckled softly, "Yes, there's no going back in this world."
Seeing that Du Lei was getting agitated, he stopped talking.
After passing two traffic lights, Du Lei said, "Let bygones be bygones. Me and her... are completely a thing of the past."
Wang Peng patted him on the shoulder: "Don't blame yourself. She's the one who let you down the whole time. You didn't do anything wrong to her. You deserve a better life."
Du Lei nodded, closed his eyes, and said nothing more.
The middle-aged driver continued driving until they reached the Wenxin Residential Area. Li Mingzhu and the others had already gotten out of the car and were waiting for him downstairs.
Wang Peng said, "Brother Lei, don't think about anything, go upstairs and have a seat."
Du Lei nodded, opened the car door, got out, and followed the others upstairs.
Wang Peng's family has always been taken care of by his parents-in-law, who had been waiting at home for a long time.
Duan Cuilu hugged Li Mingzhu tightly, tears welling up in her eyes: "Daughter, I missed you so much."
Li Mingzhu smiled and said, "Mom, don't get excited. I'm having a great time over there."
The house was packed with people, all chatting in the living room. Li Mingzhu shared her experiences in England.
Less than half an hour later, they all said goodbye and left, leaving Duan Cuilu to take care of Wang Jiye.
Exhausted after getting off the plane, Wang Peng went straight to bed and fell asleep quickly.
Next came jet lag. I couldn't sleep well during the day and couldn't sleep at night. It took me three whole days to adjust.
That morning, Wang Peng finally felt like paying attention to company matters. He drove to Yihaodian and convened a meeting with all the key personnel.
In the conference room of Yihaodian, Du Lei first gave a meeting report.
The gist of the report is that the company's sales are steadily increasing, especially Yihaodian, which is packed with people every day.
"Brother Peng, especially on Sundays, there are just too many people. There's really no other way but to limit the number of people," Du Lei said.
"How exactly will the restrictions be implemented?" Wang Peng asked with interest, looking at Du Lei with a smile.
"It's like security guards are standing at the door, and customers are queuing outside. The first batch of customers buys their things, and after they've finished and left, the second batch is let in." Du Lei said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Brother Peng, don't you think this is a bit exaggerated?"
"It's alright." Wang Peng's exaggerated layout was just like how Fat D used to come to the supermarket in his previous life.
The Brothers Supermarket now has a bit of a Fat D vibe to it.
Du Lei added, "During your absence, the company received a total of six groups of visitors and five research trips by leaders from relevant departments, mostly from the provincial and other provinces."
Hu Mingyue interjected, "Boss, I suggest we set up a dedicated reception department to receive visitors and researchers of all sizes."
Wang Peng nodded: "Send out the notice and establish a reception department. Mingyue, you'll help me manage this department."
"Received." Hu Mingyue nodded and wrote it down in her notebook.
Wang Peng looked at Du Lei: "Mr. Du, please continue."
Du Lei said, "Fifteen wineries, including Wuxing and Deshun in the North Province, and three jewelry factories, including Jinbaili, want to establish strategic partnerships with us."
Wang Peng waved his hand to interrupt him, "You don't need to report this to me. Hand it over to the marketing department. I just want to know the result."
"Okay." Du Lei turned to the last page of his notebook and said, "Boss, I'm here to give you an update on the progress of Store No. 5."
"Just yesterday morning, I received a notification from the fire department that our construction rectification report had been approved and construction could proceed normally."
"What I mean is, should we invite the relevant department officials for tea?"
Du Lei sat upright, waiting for Wang Peng's instructions.
Wang Peng felt a sense of relief and said with a smile, "The No. 5 store construction team is very important to us. We need to focus on the project. Manager Du, you've done a good job."
Du Lei smiled slightly and hurriedly said, "It's mainly thanks to President Hu and Aunt Hu; I didn't do much."
Wang Peng glanced at Hu Mingyue, gave her a thumbs up, then turned to Du Lei and instructed, "You set up a public relations department. Its responsibility is to coordinate and handle public relations with relevant departments, understand?"
"I understand." Du Lei nodded hurriedly, then scratched his head. "Boss, I'm overseeing a bit too many departments, you see..."
Wang Peng was taken aback, then thought about it carefully and realized it was indeed true. He trusted Du Lei and entrusted him with all matters, big and small.
"Mr. Hu, are you confident in putting the public relations department in your hands?" Wang Peng asked Hu Qing.
"Please rest assured, boss, I will definitely do a good job in the public relations department," Hu Qing replied hurriedly, and sat up straight.
Wang Peng said, "President Du, what are your thoughts on Huihuang Supermarket's acquisition of our shares?"
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