That night, after Erhua returned to the store from the department store, he felt like there was a small drum in his heart, beating non-stop, dong dong dong, dong dong dong.
I turned on the light and went to bed, and the room was pitch black.
Boom boom boom, boom boom boom.
Erhua turned over, blinked his eyes, and looked very energetic.
His mind was full of what he saw today at the furniture store and what Manager Kang said. He turned over again. The mat felt like it was covered with thorns and was uncomfortable anyway.
He simply got up, without turning on the lights, and paced around the room in the moonlight.
"The rosewood business needs to expand and prosper!" he thought.
"We need to open a store, but not just casually. We need to make a name for ourselves and make Tangli Village famous!"
Erhua muttered to himself, his steps pausing at the window. Nearby, it was pitch black. A little further away, a road shone dimly with streetlights. He looked up and saw the moon overhead, its pure white light pouring down, enveloping every sweet dream.
He suddenly had a bold idea: if he was going to do it, he had to be like the moonlight, covering the entire Chinese land!
The next morning, Erhua said a few words to his servants and then set off for his hometown.
The weather was getting hotter day by day. When Erhua was about to reach the door of his home, it was noon. The sun was scorching. The water he drank came out through his skin, and when the sweat gathered to the point where it could no longer be held back, it slid down.
"Erhua, why are you back?"
Luo Zhen was a little surprised to see Erhua come back. After all, he had just gone to the city the day before yesterday, and he came back so soon. He must have something going on.
The young apprentice Xiao Ma was a smart guy. When he saw his master coming in from outside with sweat all over his head, he quickly poured him a glass of water.
Erhua raised his hand and said, "Give me a bigger jar so I can drink to my heart's content!"
"Okay!" Xiao Ma immediately went back to the kitchen and changed to a large enamel cup that could hold two kilograms of boiled water.
"Master, here is the boiled water I made this morning. Please drink slowly!" Xiao Ma handed over the enamel cup. Erhua took it, and a red glow appeared on his dark face.
"Master, you've come back so soon, there must be something good!"
"Gudong gulp gulp..." Erhua tilted his head back and drank half a jar of wine, feeling much more refreshed.
He took Xiaoxiao from Luo Zhen's hand. The glutinous rice dumpling was sleeping soundly. He moved a little closer, and a pleasant smell of milk came into his nose.
"You sly fellow, why don't you tell me how you knew I was up to no good?"
"Hey, Master, look at you. Your joy is filling the whole room!"
"Haha, you little brat! I'll check your carvings carefully later! If they're not good, try again!"
Erhua lowered his voice, gently shook the little figure in his hand, tiptoed into the room, and came out after a while.
"Put it down as soon as you fall asleep. Don't let it get into the habit of sleeping with you in my arms every day. I can't bear to hurt your waist!" Erhua pulled Luo Zhen to sit down.
"It's okay, she's not delicate."
"Whether she is pampered or not depends on the adults. If they spoil her, she will gradually become more pampered." Erhua said as he glanced into the room, as if he was afraid that the little girl had understood.
Luo Zhen curled her lips and said, "Yes, yes, yes, we can't let him go. I don't know who it was who wanted to tie him to his belt when he was about to leave a few days ago."
"Hey, Master, are we still afraid that Xiaoxiao is too delicate? In this room, Master, his wife, Master's father-in-law, Auntie, me, and that stubborn old cow, if Xiaoxiao wants to sleep in your arms, we will take turns holding her and make sure she doesn't fall to the ground."
"Bah! You little bastard!" Erhua patted Xiao Ma's head and said, "Quick, go and get your master over here."
Tang Sannan went to the end of the village to buy wild crucian carp for Luo Zhen to increase her milk production. Now he was already at the door carrying two of them.
“Dad!”
Erhua shouted, Tang Sannan responded with a smile, took a basin to fetch water from the well, and put the two crucian carp in.
After Tang Sannan sat down, Erhua slowly said, "Dad, I have something to discuss with you."
Tang Sannan laughed heartily: "Erhua, what new ideas do you have? There are indeed many new things in the city. You are now well-informed!"
Being praised by his father-in-law, he felt a little embarrassed and said, "Dad, this is not considered knowledgeable.
Well, I went to the department store again this time, and you know what I saw? I saw furniture was for sale there too!
"Haha, you have a brilliant brain!" Tang Sannan continued, "Are you thinking that if others can sell furniture here, we can sell redwood furniture too?"
Erhua nodded and said excitedly, "Yes, Master, I met their manager yesterday, and they are looking for a redwood furniture store!
This is a great opportunity! I also thought that by leveraging the department store's reputation, we could also build our own reputation.
Let’s just give ourselves a name and change the name of the store we have now. We will use this name for all future stores we open.
In the future, people will know we are a rosewood furniture store as soon as they hear the name of this store, and when they want to buy rosewood furniture, they will choose us!"
"That's a good idea, but you just said you met the manager of the department store. I wonder if he would approve of us?"
"Manager Kang is a down-to-earth person. He said it doesn't matter whether he knows about Tangli Village or not. The most important thing is that the things are real."
Erhua was so excited that his saliva was flying everywhere. After a few words, his mouth became dry again. He raised the enamel cup and drank the remaining half. Xiao Ma immediately took the cup to pour water.
After hearing this, Tang Sannan also developed some favorable impression towards Manager Kang.
"Okay, Xiaoxiao is going to have a full moon banquet soon. Go to the street someday and call Boss Lu and ask him to bring Manager Kang and Mr. Huang down to join in the fun and have a drink!"
"Okay, Dad, you are thoughtful." Erhua rubbed his hands happily, not caring that his father-in-law was still beside him, and grabbed Luo Zhen's hand and squeezed it.
"Luo Zhen, please give us a name."
Luo Zhen let him pinch his hands, looked at Erhua, then at his father, thought for a moment and said, "Hua, Tang, Hong, Mu."
"Hua Tang Mahogany!" Erhua's eyes turned red with excitement. He held Luo Zhen's hand, and his palms were moist.
"Okay, okay, let's call it Huatang Redwood!" He remembered something in his excitement, rummaged through his bag, and took out two boxes.
"Here, open it and take a look!"
"What's this?"
Luo Zhen opened it and found a small gold bracelet and a necklace.
"For you and Xiaoxiao!"
“Why spend this money?”
Luo Zhen seemed to be complaining. Two red clouds appeared on her fair face, gradually spreading out, and dyeing her neck light pink along the contours of her face.
"Don't move." Erhua picked up the necklace and put it on her. They didn't know when they were the only two left in the room.
Luo Zhen's soft fingertips gently stroked the gold necklace around her neck. It felt cool when she first put it on, but gradually it became filled with her own warmth.
"Thank you, Erhua."
"No, I'm the one who should say thank you."
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