Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Being cool is fake, being a dog is real (a...
That night, Liu Mianmian sat at her desk, writing a plan. Shen Weizhou finished washing up and stood beside her. He glanced at the beautiful, sharp handwriting on the manuscript paper and asked, "Do you want to buy a house?"
Liu Mianmian crossed out the previous line of writing, thought for a moment, and then wrote a new line, answering casually, "Yes, having a father, a mother, and a husband is not as good as having it all yourself."
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent for a few seconds.
Liu Mianmian paused, her pen in hand, thinking she couldn't do two things at once. Suddenly, she blurted out her true feelings. She tried to make amends, "I'm saying that people should be self-reliant and not just sit around and rely on others for support..."
The rest of the words were blocked by Shen Weizhuo's lips.
A deep, punishing kiss, ending with a light bite on her lower lip.
Liu Mianmian: “…” Being aloof is fake, being a dog is the real thing.
Shen Weizhou's slender fingers gently stroked her lips and said, "I have a small yard in Qingyu Lane. How about... selling it to you?"
These evil rich people!
Thinking of Aunt Liu's story about their family owning a shop on Gongren Road, Liu Mianmian couldn't help but ask with envy, "Do you have a lot of houses?"
"Not many. Some were donated years ago, and some have unclear ownership and haven't been recovered. There are only about five or six shops and a few courtyards."
Not much, haha.
Jealousy can make a person look unrecognizable.
Liu Mianmian encouraged herself, saying that even pigs could take off in the 1980s, and she would wait until her sister achieved a small goal and bought a house on the street.
Despite her encouragement, Liu Mianmian had to admit that she couldn't afford to buy a yard at the moment.
Although her relationship with Shen Weizhuo has made substantial progress, she doesn't have to worry about returning the betrothal money and red envelope money to him, but investing to make money also requires capital. As the business grows bigger, she will need more and more working capital.
She sighed: "The money I have now is only enough to buy a single room, not a small courtyard." Qingyu Lane is also a good location. The price of a single room there is not low, not to mention a courtyard.
Shen Weizhou curled his lips, pinched her hand and helped her find a solution: "You can pay in installments."
Liu Mianmian looked up at him: "How is the interest calculated?"
"The interest is OK..." Shen Weizhuo lowered his head and whispered two words in her ear.
Liu Mianmian's cheeks flushed instantly, and she glared at him fiercely: "Shameless!"
She pushed Shen Weizhou away and said, "Go away, I don't want a house that can be bought in installments. Wait until I make some money and then I'll go to Qingyu Lane and buy a row of courtyards."
Shen Weizhou smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait." He pulled her wrist and pulled her up. "Writing at night is tiring. Let's do it tomorrow morning."
Liu Mianmian thought to herself, you sound so righteous, but first take your hand off my waist, then your words will be credible.
But soon, she no longer had the mind to think about anything else. Shen Weizhuo's lips kissed her, and his slightly cold fingers reached into her clothes. With a snap, the lights went out, and ambiguous breathing gradually began in the room.
The next day, Liu Mianmian, as expected, woke up late again. However, Shen Weizhou got up early and left. Since their relationship was no longer just "bedmates", Shen Weizhou had put away his thin quilt, so even if he got up early, Liu Mianmian would not see the familiar "tofu block".
"What time does Shen Weizhuo go to work?" Liu Mianmian asked Aunt Liu while eating breakfast.
"He went out with his parents." Aunt Liu said, then looked at Liu Mianmian with some ambiguity, "You two have been getting along well lately, right? You've even been washing the sheets more frequently."
Liu Mianmian: “…”
As expected, don’t think that aunts are conservative. When they become open-minded, they can make Liu Mianmian, the internet minion, bow down to them.
She didn't answer and concentrated on eating breakfast. Aunt Liu smiled with understanding and relief.
After dinner, Liu Mianmian and Aunt Liu went out to look at the shop. This was the top priority at the moment. The goods had arrived, but the shop was not open yet.
Their previous goods were all cheap, defective items, and their main market was rural fairs. Their business model was extremely crude, but thanks to their low prices, they sold quickly. But they couldn't sell goods imported from Guangzhou that way. To go high-end, they needed a storefront and some marketing strategies.
Even though Liu Mianmian has been here for several months, she has hardly ever been out and about, especially to Gongren Road.
It is said that this place was the commercial street of the South City before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Half of the street was burned down during the war, so the architectural styles are somewhat mixed. There are ancient Chinese buildings, Western buildings, and Soviet-style buildings. It is quite distinctive. I feel that with the development of tourism in the future, this place should also be considered a tourist attraction in the South City.
The Shen family’s shop is right at the intersection. Across the road is Yanbinlou, a famous old restaurant in Nancheng. On the other side is Nancheng’s Second Department Store, which is referred to as “Erbai” by the locals.
Liu Mianmian was very satisfied with this position.
According to Aunt Liu, the first six shops at the intersection all belong to the Shen family, and the shop selling northern and southern dried goods is the third one from the intersection.
The shops in this row are all two and a half stories, with goods sold downstairs and accommodation upstairs. Of course, there are also shops with both floors used for selling goods. The shop openings are quite large, and it seems that they are one and a half times the size of the shops in Qiuzhi Lane.
The first one is a photo studio, which occupies two shops. It has large and bright glass windows, half of which faces the main road outside and the other half faces Gongren Road. It looks quite grand.
As they passed the entrance of the photo studio, they were stopped by a plump middle-aged woman: "Oh, Aunt Liu, how come you have time to come here today?"
Aunt Liu usually came to collect the rent, and the merchants here were quite familiar with her. The middle-aged woman, surnamed Luo, was the owner of the photo studio. She stuffed a few peaches between Liu Mianmian and Aunt Liu, nodded at the neighbors, and whispered, "They're arguing."
Sure enough, a fierce quarrel was heard from the shop next door.
"...Liu Leping, don't look for trouble. Business is bad, and if you don't do anything about it, I have to think of a solution. Yanbinlou has so many tables every day. If they could all get goods from us, just imagine how much money that would be."
"Bah! You're trying to flirt with someone else? I think if you keep thinking about it, you'll end up in someone else's bed! Luo Chunyu, I'm telling you, if you dare to cheat on me, I'll kill you!"
"Liu Leping, you bastard! You just sit there with your legs up and act like a boss, while I'm struggling out there every day trying to figure out a solution. And you still slander me? I'm going to fight you—"
"Luo Chunyu, stop messing around. Damn it! I haven't even beaten you yet, you're courting death!"
Well, within a few words, a fight broke out next door.
"Hey, why is there a fight? Let's go and take a look!"
Liu Mianmian and Aunt Liu looked at each other and quickly followed Sister Luo to the next door.
There was a fight next door. The row of shelves inside was overturned. A thin and tall man was pressing a woman to the ground and beating her. The woman was not to be outdone. She scratched, kicked, and bit her mouth, resisting very fiercely.
Sister Luo ran in but didn't come forward. She just stood there and shouted, "Oh, Leping, Chunyu, if you have something to say, talk it over nicely. Stop hitting me! Oh, where's Qianqian from your family? She might get scared when the child comes!"
Hearing about the child, Luo Chunyu stopped first. Liu Leping snorted and stood up: "You bitch, you embarrass yourself all day long. You have embarrassed me." It was obvious that he was not happy that the neighbors saw him doing this.
Turning around and seeing Aunt Liu, Liu Leping's voice suddenly became louder: "Aunt, we don't want to rent this shop anymore! Damn it, if you keep doing this, I'll be cuckolded!"
Aunt Liu has always had a good temper, but she couldn't help getting a little angry at this time and said, "Liu Leping, don't talk nonsense. If you don't want to rent it, then don't rent it. What happens in your family has nothing to do with our shop." She spoke as if renting this shop would harm him. What kind of person is he? He can't make his business successful, so he blames everyone but himself.
Sister Luo tried to smooth things over: "Leping, you have to think carefully before doing anything. You've run this shop for years, how can you just stop doing it? If you don't do this, how will your family of three make a living? Besides, you have so much merchandise in this shop, you can't just throw it all away, right?"
She also looked down on Liu Leping and simply felt sorry for Luo Chunyu and her daughter.
"How do I make a living? Begging!" Liu Leping said bitterly, "I'm green-headed, why would I care whether I eat or not!"
Luo Chunyu suddenly screamed, grabbed things from the shelf and threw them at Liu Leping: "Fine, if you don't want to rent, then don't rent. I'll go out and beg for food rather than serve you, you bastard. Divorce, Liu Leping, let's divorce!"
Liu Leping spat and said, "Let's get divorced! See you at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau at three o'clock in the afternoon!" After saying that, he waved his hand and walked out.
Luo Chunyu broke down and burst into tears: "I begged and pleaded for this store, I almost knelt down to him, and finally, Director Bao finally agreed to buy the goods from us. He actually doubted me like this, wow——"
Liu Mianmian hadn't expected that she would encounter something like this just because she wanted to come over today to check out the store's location and size. Although the couple had both said they didn't want to rent it, under these circumstances, it was difficult for them to ask in detail.
Aunt Liu and Luo Chunyu were also quite familiar with each other, so she went over to offer some words of comfort: "It's common for couples to quarrel. Liu Leping must have heard some gossip and couldn't get over it. Everyone knows your character, so don't take it to heart. When he comes back, you can discuss it."
Sister Luo hesitated, struggled for a few seconds, and said, "Chunyu, we've been neighbors for several years and have always gotten along well. I'm afraid that if I say something, I'll be in trouble. However, we are both women, and your Qianqian is still young. It's really not easy for you two..."
After laying the groundwork for so long, Liu Mianmian couldn't help but look at her curiously, feeling that there was some hidden secret.
Sister Luo gritted her teeth and said, "Look, you asked for a divorce, and Liu Leping agreed so readily. Could it be that he wanted a divorce anyway?"
Luo Chunyu's sobbing stopped. She looked up at Sister Luo blankly, not believing it. "Sister Luo, what did you say?"
Sister Luo sighed and said, "To be honest, I don't like to meddle in other people's business, especially between you and your wife. If an outsider interferes, it will easily cause trouble for both of you. Liu Leping might even come after me later. I'm only saying this in this room. I won't admit it once we leave this room."
After laying the groundwork for a while, Sister Luo said, "Didn't you take Qianqian back to your hometown a while ago? There was a woman who brought a three or four-year-old boy to the store every day. Liu Leping bought them food and drinks. I even heard the boy calling Liu Leping..."
After a pause, Sister Luo said, "Call Liu Leping Dad."
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