Jiang Meifeng thought of everyone in the Zhou family, but couldn't think of anyone who could help Zhou Jian'an repay the money. Zhou Fangchun was originally someone she could count on, but ever since Mao Guangyu went to prison and had an illegitimate child, Zhou Fangchun was in trouble herself and couldn't take care of Zhou Jian'an at all.
"My dear grandson, tell Grandma, who can help your father?" Jiang Meifeng held Zhou Chufei's hand affectionately.
Zhou Jian'an stared intently at him, and Zhou Chufei paused, remembering what he had seen Chuchu and Shuhui yesterday.
He had sworn never to come looking for Shu Hui again, so he lay in the shadows and secretly watched them, only to discover that the Yorkham Fast Food Restaurant was owned by Shu Hui.
Zhou Chufei wasn't stupid. He observed for a few days and found that people lined up every day in Yorkshire. The family bucket meal, priced at ten dollars, could sell hundreds or even thousands of buckets a day.
Shu Hui earned so much money, yet she was so stingy with him, which made Zhou Chufei resent his own mother even more.
Only his grandmother and father are truly good to him; he should help his grandmother and father to deal with his mother.
Zhou Chufei said bitterly, "It's my mother. She opened a fast food restaurant in Beijing. That very popular Yorkham Fast Food is hers. She can earn several days' worth of money in one day. The money my father owes is her daily income. She definitely has the ability to help my father pay off his debts."
Zhou Jian'an stood up, staring at Zhou Chufei in disbelief. "Your mom owns Yorkham Fast Food?"
Zhou Jian'an knew about Yorkham. This fast food restaurant was frequently featured in the newspapers, and its business was booming. It was the most popular restaurant in Beijing, and it was said to earn tens of thousands of yuan a day.
Of course, these are all outsiders' speculations, but it is a fact that there are queues every day in Yorkham. The newspapers say that on holidays, people have to wait for hours outside the restaurant to get a meal.
My colleagues envied the fast food restaurant's popularity, saying they wished they could earn that much money.
Zhou Jian'an was naturally envious. After he became a full-time employee, his monthly salary was less than forty yuan. He had to rent a house in Beijing and take care of his family. He was struggling to make ends meet.
It would take Zhou Jian'an twenty years to earn ten thousand yuan, but this guy earned it in a day. He heard that the boss of Yorkham was a woman, and he secretly fantasized that if he could marry such a woman, all of the female boss's money would be his.
He earns over three million a year, so why would he need to go to work? He can buy a Mercedes-Benz, drive it around every day, and live a carefree life.
But he never expected that the famous fast food restaurant in Beijing was actually owned by Shu Hui! The ex-wife he had despised, abandoned, and given up on.
How did she get the ability to open such a big store?
She's slow-witted, not clever, inflexible, and not pretty.
"Your mother came to Beijing? When did this happen? How come I didn't know!" Jiang Meifeng's eyes widened.
"You're nobody to her, why would she tell you?"
Zhou Jian'an almost broke his thigh in frustration. He had painstakingly cultivated a relationship with Dai Qinxue, a second-generation official, only to find out that Dai Qinxue was a fraud.
He looked down on Shu Hui, yet Shu Hui earned so much money. Zhou Jian'an wanted to slap himself.
"The last time she saw me, she was all hostile. I wondered how she dared to do that, turns out she's making money in Beijing. With her IQ, how could she open a fast food restaurant? I just can't believe it. Could it be that she's hooked up with a rich guy and is seeing other men?"
Jiang Meifeng didn't care about any of that. During the Spring Festival, she threatened Shu Hui that she would cause trouble at Chu Yu's school. Shu Hui was scared and gave her money. Jiang Meifeng used this money to cover her expenses during the Spring Festival.
Once you give it once, you'll give it again. If Shu Hui can give it once, she can give it a second time.
“Jian’an, Chu Fei is right, let’s ask Shu Hui for it.”
Zhou Jian'an hesitated. He was a man of pride, and he couldn't possibly lower himself to Shu Hui.
“The divorce was so ugly, and I swore to Shu Hui that I would never go to her again, let alone take advantage of my daughter.”
"What? You swear you won't benefit from your daughter's fame?"
“When we divorced, we agreed that Shu Hui would take the three daughters and I would take Chu Fei. We would each live our own lives and not interfere with each other.”
"That was before!"
When they divorced, Jiang Meifeng wished Shu Hui would take her three money-losing children far away and never have anything to do with the Zhou family again. But things are different now. Shu Hui is making a lot of money now, and Chu Yu has even been admitted to Tsinghua University.
This is a momentous event that will bring glory to the family. If the granddaughter does well, how could Jiang Meifeng, as the grandmother, not be involved?
Jiang Meifeng kept it from Zhou Jian'an for fear of affecting his relationship with Dai Qinxue. Now that the vixen was gone, she had nothing to hide, so she told him the news that Chu Yu had been admitted to Tsinghua University.
Zhou Jian'an was stunned for a long time, even more shocked than when he found out that Dai Qinxue was a fraud.
Chu Yu actually got into Tsinghua University?
His daughter got into Tsinghua University?
No wonder Shu Hui came to Beijing; it turns out she wasn't here to get revenge on him, but to spend time with her daughter!
Given Shu Hui's love for her daughter, anything is possible. If Shu Hui came to Beijing for him, it at least proves that she cares about him. Now that she treats him like an enemy, how could Zhou Jian'an possibly persuade her to pay off his debts?
Jiang Meifeng has a solution.
That afternoon, the three of them went to Yorkham. Around 3 p.m., the restaurant was almost full. Jiang Meifeng heard someone ordering and asked for a set meal for 9 dollars.
She was so shocked her eyes almost popped out.
Nine yuan for a fried chicken combo meal?
These people are just bored and have nothing better to do.
Chicken meat isn't worth much; in the countryside, you can buy a chicken for less than a dollar. Is this shop made of gold or something to dare charge such an exorbitant price?
Jiang Meifeng has no manners; she pushes her way through the crowd.
When the staff saw them cutting in line, they reminded them, "Hello, please go and join the queue."
"Queue up? Do you know who I am?"
Jiang Meifeng glared at her and patted the bar counter. "Your boss is called Shu Hui, right? Call her out and tell her that her mother-in-law and her husband are looking for her! Let me tell you, my grandson is Shu Hui's only son. No matter how much money Shu Hui earns, it will all be left to my grandson. In the future, he will be the owner of this fast food restaurant! You can't underestimate us."
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