Come to an end
"No matter what, I still hope Liang Tianxue can escape from this environment. Even if she can't escape, at least she can make some changes!"
Jian Jianan rested his chin on his hand and said to Shan Jiqing, "Also, I've always felt that Liang Tianxue wasn't having a good time around Guan Shan. Although she tried her best to hide it, I still noticed a few clues. Liang Tianxue and Guan Shan are not the same kind of people. You know what I mean, right? She's very different from Guan Shan. I have no doubt that if Liang Tianxue had a way, she would immediately escape this situation."
She sighed deeply. "Ah—no matter what, I hope my last words can move her. Marriage is a shackle for her now. If she can change her mindset, then marriage can, to some extent, become a useful weapon for her to deal with Guan Shan."
It all depends on what Liang Tianxue chooses. After all, the two of them have only met once. It's normal for Liang Tianxue not to believe what he says, but Jian Jianan really wants to see the little flame in Liang Tianxue's eyes grow and develop, and never let it go out.
"So, this matter is resolved for now." Jian Jianan spread his hands towards Shan Jiqing. "Actually, to say it's resolved isn't quite accurate. We can only say that the matter has been unilaterally settled. Guan Shan is only willing to refund part of our family's money, but he definitely won't give up on this business. He'll definitely continue to look for other willing victims, bringing in those who are tempted by his low-price, high-price strategy to form partnerships with him. I just don't know how many people will be deceived in the days to come."
Jian Jianan said those words to Liang Tianxue, on the one hand, he couldn't swallow the humiliation of his family. On the one hand, why could a wicked person like Guan Shan rely on the money he got and laugh at those who abided by the business contract and were deceived by him? On the other hand, Jian Jianan sympathized with Liang Tianxue's situation and wanted to free her from that fire pit. Even if she couldn't get out, it would be good to increase his bargaining chips.
On the other hand, Jian Jianan didn't know how many people would be deceived in the coming days, believing Guan Shan's words and spending hundreds, thousands or even more than ten thousand yuan to buy these worthless water-soaked appliances from Guan Shan.
Their family was still lucky. After all, the three thousand yuan was just Jian Yangping's private money. Even if they couldn't get all the three thousand yuan back, their family wouldn't be in such a bad situation.
The Nanbei Group can still continue to make money and earn several thousand yuan in the future. Starting over is not a dream.
But what about the others? In this day and age, it is already a great achievement for other families to come up with three thousand yuan. Jian Jianan can imagine with his toes how much risk they are taking to pay this three thousand yuan.
If it were another family, they would be able to come up with three thousand yuan to do this business. I don’t know how much hope they have. Whether they want to make money or improve their family’s life, their idea of wanting to gain more wealth is not wrong. Three thousand yuan is not a small amount of money. It may be the hard-earned money that a small family has saved for several years.
If the truth is revealed in the end, and those people who are full of hope know that their hard-earned money was cheated away by Guanshan and was wasted, I wonder how desperate they will be.
In the past few years, Jian Jianan has often heard many real cases like this from his parents. They are nothing more than a family wanting to invest in the business world and get a piece of the pie under the tide of reform and opening up, but the result is not ideal. If they are lucky, they only need to lose some money, but if they are unlucky, they may end up with the family broken up.
If failures in other areas can be attributed to a lack of business acumen and market rules, however, being deceived by a person like Guan Shan is not due to the market's self-regulation, but rather human factors.
Jian Jianan didn't want Guan Shan, who cheated people, took advantage of human weaknesses and had no compassion at all, to continue to be successful in business.
Therefore, what she said to Liang Tianxue, in addition to hoping that Liang Tianxue could stand up on her own, she also hoped that Liang Tianxue could accumulate some resistance power and make changes to Guanshan's industry.
Maybe in the end, she can even give herself a little surprise.
Jian Jianan held his chin up and imagined, very curious about what Liang Tianxue would do next.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore!" Jian Jianan closed her little notebook. Whenever Jian Jianan had some insights after solving an incident, she would write them down in the little notebook. She didn't know which little notebook she had replaced so far, but the newest one was filled with densely written words.
"You must feel bored after listening to me say all this." Jian Jianan gave Shan Jiqing an embarrassed smile, "Let's talk about something you are interested in." She was the one who was talking, and she hadn't heard Shan Jiqing speak today.
Shan Jiqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed too. He seemed not to understand what Jian Jianan said, "I'll just listen to you. Actually, I don't talk much. I'm quite interested in what you say."
What Jian Jianan talked about was a world he had never been exposed to, so how could he feel bored? Sometimes, Shan Jiqing even wished that Jian Jianan would keep talking and never end.
Jian Jianan's heart moved. His friend's words were really soothing. In fact, Shan Jiqing's condition had improved a lot since he could speak. Although he was still cold and indifferent, and didn't want to say a word to other people, if you asked him a question, he would actually answer it seriously.
For example, Duan Duan and Lin Chuan get along well with Shan Jiqing. He is not a cold-hearted person.
Jian Jianan replied cheerfully: "Then I'll continue!"
But speaking of this, Jian Jianan still has something he wants to express.
She asked Shan Jiqing: "Xiaoqing, do you think that for a couple, whether it is the man or the woman, it is better for both of them to have their own careers in the end?"
Shan Jiqing didn't understand why Jian Jianan brought up such a thing, but he thought about it in the direction of Jian Jianan's voice, then slowly nodded, "I think what you said makes a lot of sense. Take my family for example. Although my father works at the Reform and Opening Bureau, and many people envy my mother for having such a husband, my mother also has her own career. Shenzhen is now in a state of disrepair. In my mother's words, this is fertile soil where the seeds of art will germinate and grow, and there is a lot of room for exploration. My dad's project just ended recently, so he has a lot of free time to stay at home, but my mother has to go on business trips around the country to collect folk songs. The time they can spend together is often staggered, but their relationship is very good. Because they have so little time to spend together, they cherish the time they have together even more."
"What you said makes sense," Jian Jianan nodded. She had thought a lot about this aspect during this period and had gained a lot of insights.
Shan Jiqing continued, "I feel that my parents have such a good relationship partly because they love each other, and partly because they each have their own careers and shine in the fields they love. In other words, the other person is not the whole world to them. Each of them has a huge inner world, and career and life occupy a part of this world. Although love also occupies a part, it is not the whole."
In Shan Jiqing's opinion, if Xu Jing did not have her own career and goals, and spent all day around Shan Tao to make money, then the relationship between them would probably not be so good, because Xu Jing had lost herself, and had entrusted her whole body and mind to Shan Tao. Then she would like what Shan Tao likes and dislike what Shan Tao dislikes, and she would completely lose herself.
A person is most lovable only when he or she has his or her own self.
Jian Jianan felt that Shan Jiqing's words made sense. "You always have such a thorough understanding of people and things. This is something I have never thought of. Thanks to you for providing me with a new perspective."
Shan Jiqing can always get to the heart of things. Perhaps it is due to his childhood experiences, but being able to hit the nail on the head has become an instinct ingrained in him.
Jian Jianan sometimes felt that whenever he encountered something that was a little confusing, as long as he had a good chat with Shan Jiqing, he could always provide him with some novel perspectives.
Jian Jianan frowned, "I think so too. Everyone should have their own goals, especially in a couple. It's best for both of them to have their own careers so that they can better maintain their relationship."
Jian Jianan is not worried about her mother Su Qinxuan. Boss Su is doing so well in the Nanbei Group that he can be said to be fully committed. Even so, she still feels that time is not enough and wishes she could split an hour into two!
But Jian Jianan, the father of Jian Yangping, was a little worried. In Jian Jianan's view, although the matter of Guanshan had come to an end, Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan had talked it out, and their knot in their hearts had been untied.
But this is not a long-term solution. Jian Yangping cannot find the lifelong love of his life in the Nanbei Hotel. Although Jian Yangping now has a place in the Nanbei Group led by Su Qinxuan, this is still not his most favorite thing.
Jian Jianan remembered that he was a student and still in the process of studying. Out of the twenty-four hours a day, eight hours had to be spent on studying, and he had less than two hours to devote himself to business. He immediately felt a surge of sympathy for his father, as only people who share the same suffering can feel.
Jian Jianan understands best how painful it is to do something you don’t like!
Shan Jiqing suggested to Jian Jianan: "In that case, I think Uncle Jian should find something he likes to do, otherwise..."
Shan Jiqing didn't finish his words, but his unfinished meaning was obvious, otherwise this kind of thing might have happened several times today.
Jian Jianan nodded. Shan Jiqing was right, but the question was, what kind of job could Jian Yangping do?
After this matter was discussed, the atmosphere at home gradually returned to normal. Jian Yangping regained his former high-spirited self, running around with his wife Su Qinxuan, doing what he could when Su Qinxuan was busy, and smiling more often.
But in Jian Jianan's mind, this matter was only temporarily over. The best solution was to find something for his father to do so that he could have his own career and not be afraid of today's incident happening again.
But what kind of job can my father do? He used to be a technician in a soap factory, in charge of various machines. Now, he is fully involved in the catering industry.
He has only been exposed to these two industries in his life. Apart from operating the sewing machine at home to make clothes for his two children and his wife, I have never seen him do anything else.
Moreover, her father seemed to have lingering fears about making clothes. Every time a student's parent praised the clothes she and her brother Jian Jiabei were wearing, her father would say that it was the credit of his lover Su Qinxuan.
Although Jian Jianan didn't understand why her father was concerned about this matter, she respected her father's wishes and did not deliberately expose him.
Neither this nor that worked. Jian Jianan racked her brains but couldn't come up with a solution. She thought this was a problem that would take a long time to solve and could not be solved in one or two days.
Jian Jianan sighed: "Alas, it seems that we still have to take a long-term view."
Jian Jianan suddenly thought of something and asked Shan Jiqing casually, "Xiaoqing, do you mind if your future lover is stronger than you?"
The matter between Jian Yangping and Su Qinxuan also gave Jian Jianan some other ideas. Although it was not obvious in his own parents, Jian Jianan could also see that their family was now a system where women were strong and men were weak, and Su Qinxuan was a little stronger than Jian Yangping.
Perhaps because he was embarrassed, Jian Yangping wanted to help his wife and was unwilling to be a good wife behind her.
Shan Jiqing was stunned, not understanding why Jian Jianan asked this, but he immediately answered subconsciously: "I don't mind."
In fact, there is one thing he is not embarrassed to say. He actually doesn't have much imagination about his future partner, but if it is someone like Jian Jianan, that would be great.
Shan Jiqing wanted to polish his compliment before saying it out loud, but he didn't expect Jian Jianan to not give him the chance to continue and immediately changed the subject.
"Let's not talk about that. By the way, since we're on this topic, Xiaoqing, have you ever thought about what you want to do when you grow up?"
Jian Jianan has always known exactly what she wants to do when she grows up, which is to inherit the family business and develop it into a bigger and bigger scale. It seems like she was born to work towards this goal, and she can't think of any other way.
But Shan Jiqing never seemed to say what path he would take when he grew up. As a good friend, Jian Jianan was still very curious.
Shan Jiqing was stunned for a moment, his eyes looking into the void, "I haven't thought about this yet."
He knew that he was very smart. From childhood to adulthood, his parents, grandparents, and all the elders and teachers around him had told him so.
But his intelligence does not mean that he is not confused in his heart. Sometimes Shan Jiqing would envy Jianan, who has had a goal since he was a child and has been working continuously for it. He is always so energetic and full of fighting spirit on the road to progress.
Jian Jianan smiled and waved his hands, not taking Shan Jiqing's confusion seriously at all. "It's okay. There's still so much time. We are only in the first year of high school, and there is still some time before the third year. You can think about it slowly."
Shan Jiqing hummed, that was right. He looked at Jian Jianan and said slowly, word by word: "Although I haven't figured out what I want to do in the future, one thing I can be sure of is that we will always be together."
Shan Jiqing had never thought that the two of them might be separated one day in the future. The possibility of anything other than accompanying each other was not in Shan Jiqing's plan at all.
***
What Jian Jianan didn't know was that as soon as Liang Tianxue and Guan Shan returned home that night, an unprecedented quarrel broke out.
Of course, this quarrel was one-sided. Guan Shan was blaming Liang Tianxue, but Liang Tianxue remained silent without a single rebuttal.
She knew that Guan Shan didn't like people going against him, so no matter how unbearable Guan Shan's conversation was, or how fierce and sharp his dirty words were, Liang Tianxue just endured it silently.
"Oh my god, oh my god, you damned woman, you're so quiet at the dinner table, but why are you so talkative when you get home? If you have so much to say, why don't you help your husband get back on his feet at the dinner table!"
"Didn't you hear what that bitch said? She threatened me! She threatened me! She wanted to find someone to mess with me!"
"Look, you two are both women, how can there be such a big difference between you? One is in heaven and the other is in hell. That woman will even seek revenge for her stupid husband, but what will you do? Just come home and cry in silence. You want to cry, right? Fine, if you want to cry, go out and cry to other men, don't cry to me!"
Liang Tianxue lowered his head, his thoughts already drifting away.
She was silently thinking about the last words Jian Jianan said to her.
On the way home, Liang Tianxue recalled it countless times, and now she can recite it word for word.
"You can split it up, you don't have to sell it as a whole."
Liang Tianxue knew this and there was indeed room for maneuver. The water-soaking appliances were purchased at a very low price, in fact, even lower than the price Guan Shan told other people. In this way, it was not impossible to sell them in the form of parts.
Liang Tianxue trembled. She seemed to see a way out, a way out that she had not seen more than ten years ago. The end of the road was covered with light, and there was no trace of Guan Shan anymore.
Then she couldn't help but doubt herself, could she really do it? Could she really escape Guan Shan's restraints and do such a earth-shaking thing right under his nose?
Jian Jianan's words immediately came to his ears again.
"You two are husband and wife. You are his closest person. Is there anything about him that you don't know?"
Yes, is there anything about Guan Shan that she doesn't know? She can see his most unsightly side, and she is the only one who can see it. It can be said that Guan Shan has no secrets in front of Liang Tianxue.
Liang Tianxue figured this out and gradually calmed down. She wanted to fight to the death. If this fight was successful, she would be able to escape from Guan Shan's clutches and do what she wanted without having to worry every day.
Just for this reason, she wants to give it a try!
"...Did you hear me? Can you please learn something good? I feed you well every day, but you're useless. Can you please be more motivated? If you keep doing this, our whole family will be left with nothing!"
Guan Shan continued to babble, cursing, "I'm telling you, this deal is ruined. With that woman threatening me like this, I'm sure I won't be able to open my shop again for a long time. During this time, you should practice hard at home. Next time, you should go out and persuade those men to come to me. You must win the next big deal, okay?"
Guan Shan stood in front of Liang Tianxue and issued orders with confidence, directing Liang Tianxue's next action plan, but what he didn't know was that Liang Tianxue had already silently decided in her heart what his future path would be. The fate of the two of them had been changed invisibly.
Jian Jianan naturally didn't know what happened between Liang Tianxue and Guan Shan. He was busy acting as a little atmosphere mediator at home with his brother.
Although the matter of Guanshan has come to an end, Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping also said that their happy knot has been untied, and the relationship between the couple is visibly getting better. In the words of his brother Jian Jiabei, it is like returning to their honeymoon time.
Jian Jiabei said, "Sister, I actually haven't seen what their honeymoon was like. I only heard about it from my grandparents, but I think there wasn't much difference between when Mom and Dad got married and now."
Jian Jianan deeply agreed with this. Looking at how sweet Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping were, they didn't look like an old couple who had been married for decades and had two children.
Wherever Su Qinxuan goes and whatever he does, his father follows him.
Whether she is on a business trip within the province or looking for suppliers outside the province, Su Qinxuan will ask Jian Yangping's opinion and take him with her. The couple is so sweet, the wife follows the husband's lead.
In the past, when Su Qinxuan had to go out for something, Jian Yangping would stay at home to take care of the two children. Although the two children lived in school from Monday to Friday and only came back on weekends, the two adults were worried and had to leave one of them behind.
However, after the incident with Guan Shan, Jian Jianan righteously persuaded his father, "My brother and I can take care of ourselves. If things don't work out, Sister Xiaotao and Sister Xiuli are here. I'll look for them if anything happens. Dad, don't worry too much about me and my brother. We have teachers watching over us at school from Monday to Friday, and we only go home on weekends. Nothing serious will happen during these two days, so don't worry."
Jian Yangping finally felt relieved and followed his wife to handle all matters for her.
There were many times when Jian Jianan and Jian Jiabei would happily return home on Saturdays, only to receive a notice from Yang Tao saying, "Mr. Su and Mr. Jian are out on a business trip, so it will be just the two of you at home these two days."
Sometimes it was not a business trip, but Su Qinxuan took time out to go on vacation with Jian Yangping in a hot spring resort in Guangdong Province. However, the couple went alone and did not bring their two children with them.
When Jian Jianan heard the news, he turned around and said to his brother, "I think we don't need to worry about them anymore. What do you think, brother?"
Jian Jiabei spread his hands, fully agreeing with his sister's conclusion, "I think so too."
Then the brother and sister laughed together.
Jian Jianan didn’t think there was anything wrong with this. Mom and Dad had a good relationship. Isn’t this what two children want to see?
In this case, there is nothing much to worry about for the two children.
It was a month later when Jian Jianan and his brother finally had time to sit at the same dinner table and chat with their parents.
This afternoon, when Jian Jianan and his brother came back from school, they saw their parents, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, already waiting for them at the dinner table.
As soon as Jian Jianan put down his schoolbag, he rushed towards his parents and greeted them enthusiastically: "Dad!!! Mom!!!"
The two adults stopped talking and quickly started to connect with their two children.
At the dinner table, Jian Yangping talked about the interesting things that happened during his recent trip.
"Your mom and I went to Guangzhou this week. The food association there said they were going to select the top ten restaurants in the province this year. We submitted both Jinhuiju and Nanbei Restaurant."
Jian Jianan was very curious when he heard this: "Have you registered for both? The Gourmet Association doesn't stipulate that you can only register for one?"
Su Qinxuan shook her head. "They don't have a limit on the number of entries. You can submit any number you want. As long as the quality is good and people like it, how many you can select depends entirely on your ability."
Jian Jianan was immediately delighted when he heard this: "That would be very beneficial for us. I think both of our restaurants could be on the list!"
Jian Jiabei agreed, "Yes, yes, both of our restaurants are so good, of course they'll be on the list! I don't think anyone without good taste would choose them!"
Su Qinxuan found it amusing and pointed at the two children lightly. "You two may not be very old, but you're so arrogant. The results haven't even been announced yet, but you're already saying you'll definitely be selected. You're even choosing two at a time. Do you think the Gourmet Association is run by our family?"
After saying this, the whole family laughed at the dinner table, and the atmosphere was very happy.
After a while, Jian Jianan asked, "By the way, Dad, do you know what happened to Guan Shan's group? I haven't heard from them for a long time, and I'm a little curious."
It’s no wonder that Jian Jianan asked this question. After being cheated by Guanshan last time, Jian Yangping has been holding a grudge against Guanshan.
Although Dad repeatedly denied that he no longer had any feelings for Guan Shan, and that he had learned from his mistakes and did not hold a grudge against him, in Jian Jianan's opinion, even if he did not hold a grudge, he still cared about him. Otherwise, why would he repeatedly ask people to inquire about Guan Shan's news? If others could not find out, he would go out himself and pay attention to Guan Shan's news.
Whenever there was any disturbance in Guanshan, he would tell his family about it as a joke.
For example:
"I heard that the Guan's Repair Shop has been quiet for a while now. They must have been scared by your mother's last threat. They're worried that someone will come to inspect their fire protection facilities and force them to close the shop. That's why they've temporarily closed the shop to avoid the public."
"The last time I saw him from afar, he looked very unhappy. At least he wasn't as cheerful and confident as before. His wife is a good person and has always been by his side. I just don't know how such a bad man can have such a loyal wife. I wonder how much longer she can stay by his side."
When Jian Jianan asked, Jian Yangping came back to his senses as if he had suddenly realized something. He slapped his head and said, "Yes, yes, I haven't heard from him for a long time." It was all because he was on a business trip and vacation with his wife this week. His life was too comfortable, so he had no interest in prying into the villain's life.
Now that he heard his daughter was so curious, Jian Yangping decided to go and find out tomorrow.
After some inquiries, I found out some amazing news.
"You're asking about Guanshan? His family is in big trouble. I heard that his big business is going bankrupt!"
Jian Jianan was shocked when he heard this. "Bankrupt? How could it be bankrupt? I remember visiting their repair shop a few days ago, and they were still doing a booming business."
Jian Yangping recalled what he had learned and said to his daughter cheerfully, "The previous business failure and the current booming business are not contradictory. Listen to me and I will explain it to you in detail."
Jian Jianan waited patiently and heard his father continue speaking.
"You still remember Guan Shan's wife, right? She was also at the dinner that day."
Liang Tianxue? Jian Jianan nodded. Not only did she remember it, she had a very deep impression of it.
Jian Yangping continued, "During the time Guan Shan was hiding from the public, he was out and about flirting with women. People said he was surrounded by women wherever he went, looking very happy. But things went wrong. While he was away, his wife Liang Tianxue, under the guidance of some master, took over his business. Using the name of husband and wife, she took over Guan Shan's previous business line and drastically transformed it, transforming it from a scam selling repaired soaking machines into a legitimate business of recycling scrap."
A lot of information is revealed in just a few lines, and the amount of information is so huge that it is quite shocking.
Jian Jianan was very interested and hurriedly urged his father to continue, "Dad, please continue to tell me what kind of business this waste recycling is."
Jian Yangping kept the audience in suspense for a while before continuing, "Water-damaged appliances cannot actually be repaired. No matter how skilled you are at repairing them, you can't restore them to their original, intact, new state. So as long as you understand a little bit about this, you'll know that what Guan Shan said to me before was all nonsense!" At this point, Jian Yangping was still indignant.
"But Liang Tianxue was different. She took a different approach. Since the machine couldn't be repaired after being soaked in water, she simply dismantled it completely. The key parts were soaked and couldn't be used anymore, but the rest were still usable. Now, we can dismantle it, the parts, even the casing. Turning waste into treasure is not just empty talk. Every part has its own value."
Jian Jianan nodded. So that's how it was. Isn't that the same as what he had said to her before?
But he had only said a few words. Liang Tianxue had put in a lot of effort to actually implement it. It was not something that could be decided with just two or three sentences.
Liang Tianxue had to find someone to collect the electrical appliances, find someone to dismantle the appliances, and find buyers for the parts and copper wires. Each of these was not an easy task for her.
Jian Jiabei was curious: "Would Guan Shan agree with her doing this?"
This time it was Su Qinxuan who spoke up: "Of course he can't agree, but what else can he do? He's been out for so many days, and Liang Tianxue has already taken care of things, so it's hard for him to disagree. Originally, not everyone wanted to follow Guan Shan in doing these deceptive scams, and countless victims have lost their fortunes because of this. Now Liang Tianxue wants to get the business back on track, continue to make money without breaking the law, who can disagree? After all, Liang Tianxue and Guan Shan are husband and wife, and Guan Shan often doesn't guard against Liang Tianxue. Liang Tianxue knows all about his former partners, and the partners who bought the water-inlet machines at low prices."
"What Liang Tianxue needs to do now is to take advantage of the opportunity to win over the people from the former Guan's Repair Shop, and then find buyers who are willing to purchase the parts."
Jian Jianan was deeply touched. She had never expected that her words would have such a great effect on such a person.
Just as she was lost in thought, she heard her mother announce the good news: "By the way, don't forget where we're going this winter vacation. Now's the time to get ready!"
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