Silly and sweet
Deng Bitong’s boyfriend is called Qi Wenxiu. Although his name sounds delicate, his real personality is completely opposite to that of the name.
Qi Wenxiu is 1.8 meters tall with dark skin. He loves exercising on weekdays. He has muscles all over his body and is full of wild beauty. If he puts on a set of ethnic costumes, he can definitely perfectly play the role of a chieftain of a minority ethnic group.
Jian Jianan has always wanted to find an opportunity to introduce her brother to Qi Wenxiu. She feels that these two people must have a lot in common, and they might even hit it off and become lifelong friends!
However, after saying so much, it can be seen that Jian Jianan actually regards Qi Wenxiu as the same type as Jian Jiabei, both of whom are the type with strong limbs and simple minds.
Even when Deng Bitong initially agreed to Qi Wenxiu's pursuit, it was also because of her lust for him, mixed with a little bit of impure thoughts. She thought that having such a handsome and strong man in the factory would make him a free model. She could wear the clothes she designed and hang around in the factory every day to boost sales.
Qi Wenxiu isn't without his flaws, for example, he's good at sweet talk and has a bold and direct approach, complementing the timid Deng Bitong perfectly. He also has a lot of stamina...
Sorry, she forgot for a moment that there were minors here.
Apart from these, Deng Bitong never had any expectations from Qi Wenxiu!
However, however, however now, when everyone was at a loss and didn't know how to contact Fang Ruoyan, the mastermind behind this counterfeiting and piracy storm, why did Qi Wenxiu suddenly raise his hand and say that they knew each other!
Qi Wenxiu was now being stared at by six eyes, three people in total, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. He was visibly panicking and didn't understand what was inappropriate about what he had just said.
"What, what, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Qi Wenxiu's voice was a little halting. He didn't stutter before!
It was strange and he was a little scared.
Deng Bitong glanced at her boyfriend with dismay. How could he be like this? He couldn't even speak after being stared at? I'd never thought Qi Wenxiu stuttered before!
Deng Bitong glanced at him unhappily and said in a harsh tone, "If you have something to say, just say it nicely. What's there to be scared about? Can't you see we're all focused on solving this problem right now? If you knew someone, you could have helped us solve a big problem!"
Unexpectedly, it would have been fine if Deng Bitong hadn't said this. As soon as she said this, Qi Wenxiu became even more nervous and stuttered even more, unable to speak.
Qi Wenxiu had a very accurate understanding of himself. He was just a little fool, incapable of taking on big responsibilities. He spent every day in a naive way, and he absolutely could not carry over the things on his mind from the previous day to the next day. Now that these three people were suddenly placing high hopes on him, wouldn't his brain be stuck all of a sudden?!
"Um, um... Actually, our family isn't very familiar with her..."
Deng Bitong was getting impatient: "What? Listen to what you're saying? Not very familiar? Then do you still know each other? Knowing each other is enough! Explain yourself clearly!"
Jian Yangping was the first to react. He quickly stepped forward, held Qi Wenxiu's arm, and said gently and patiently, "Did you say something wrong? No, no, of course you didn't say anything wrong! Don't worry, don't worry. Just organize your words first and then speak slowly. We're all waiting for you. Don't worry."
Qi Wenxiu was the only son in the family and had no brothers or sisters. Now, after listening to Jian Yangping's long and comforting words, he immediately felt warm in his heart. He felt that Jian Yangping was like an intimate older brother, so mature, reliable, and understanding. If he, as a younger brother, made any mistakes, he would not scold him harshly, but comfort him in a gentle voice, just like a real brother.
When Jian Jianan saw her father's action, she immediately followed and ran to Qi Wenxiu, staring at him without blinking. She opened her mouth softly and uttered two words.
“Brother-in-law!”
Qi Wenxiu was stunned, and the first thing he did was to say, "Hey!" A warm current flowed through his heart, and his whole body felt even warmer and more comfortable.
When Jian Jianan heard the "Hey", he was more certain that this plan would work. His eyes curved into crescent shapes, and he was as sincere as he could be. "Sister Tongtong is a few years older than me. Her personality and way of doing things are very much in my heart. I feel that we get along very well. Usually we call each other sisters. Since you are her boyfriend, it is not too much for me to call you brother-in-law!"
Qi Wenxiu smiled foolishly and said, "No, not too much, not too much."
Deng Bitong kept saying "Hey, hey, hey" for a long time, with a helpless look on her face. You two are really Sima Zhao's intentions, passers-by know it! You suddenly seem so affectionate, are you afraid that others don't know your little thoughts?
But to be honest, Deng Bitong also wanted Qi Wenxiu to continue talking. After all, they were now caught up in the piracy storm. If they could know some behind-the-scenes information about the pirated merchants, it would be of great help to them in surviving this crisis.
Deng Bitong racked her brains for a long time before she could only weakly say, "I haven't agreed yet, why are you calling me 'brother-in-law' already?"
Jian Yangping and Jian Jianan, father and daughter, continued to stare at Qi Wenxiu expectantly, pretending not to hear what Deng Bitong said.
Deng Bitong didn't wait for others' answers. After thinking about it, she rolled up her sleeves and squeezed into the group of two in front of her with difficulty. Since she couldn't beat them, she might as well join them!
So, facing three pairs of expectant eyes, Qi Wenxiu became even more nervous. He held his breath for a while, organized his words, and then spoke.
"……belch!"
Then he burped as soon as he opened his mouth. It was considered unbearable that he burped because he was too nervous. What was even worse was that Qi Wenxiu's stomach rumbled accordingly.
“Gugu…Gugu…”
The rumbling sound of the intestines was so loud that it was very obvious in this empty space and no one could ignore it.
Jian Jianan: "..."
Jian Yangping: "..."
Deng Bitong slapped her forehead and suddenly realized, "Oh, that's right, I got up a little late today, it seems he didn't have breakfast!"
Why did they get up a little late? Wasn’t it because they played around for a few hours last night and went to bed very late?
Sorry, she forgot that there are minors here!
Jian Jianan looked at Deng Bitong in disbelief, his eyes full of accusations against her.
"Sister! Why are you still starving people and not giving them food? Feudal society has been gone for hundreds of years. Now we live in a new society where everyone can have food to eat!"
Deng Bitong felt guilty and knew she was in the wrong. She looked up and down but refused to meet Jian Jianan's eyes.
She scratched her head and defended herself in her heart. Didn't Qi Wenxiu say he was hungry? It was all his fault! He didn't even know he was hungry!
Did he choose this time specifically to make bowel sounds on purpose?
You're here just to complain, right?
An hour later, Jian Yangping took the morning tea snacks that the Jinhuiju employees had rushed over on their bicycles and handed them to Qi Wenxiu.
After the farce just happened, Jian Yangping knew that it was almost noon. However, Qi Wenxiu had not even had breakfast yet, so he contacted the people from Jinhuiju and asked them to deliver the meal when they had time.
Qi Wenxiu took the lunch box, opened it, and started eating.
Fresh shrimp wonton bamboo noodles, this is so delicious! He swallowed it carefully!
I have heard of the reputation of Jinhuiju for a long time, but his parents are used to being frugal. They usually cook home-cooked meals at home. Even if they go out to eat, they always go to various small restaurants near home. Eating out for a few dollars is considered a luxury.
The three of them would never set foot in a shop like Jinhuiju where a dish of dim sum costs one dollar.
I didn’t expect that today would be a blessing in disguise and I actually got to eat it!
Look at this bowl of shrimp wonton bamboo noodles in my hand! It's packed with eight big, tiger-sized shrimp wontons! Each wonton has at least one and a half shrimps, plus some pork filling. If someone with a smaller appetite were to eat this, they'd definitely be full just from the wontons.
But Qi Wenxiu is definitely not enough.
He had to pick up his chopsticks and eat the bamboo noodles below.
Bamboo noodles are a specialty of Guangdong. There are several varieties. Jinhuiju uses whole egg noodles, which have a richer egg flavor, better toughness, smoothness and elasticity, and have a unique sweet taste in the mouth.
While Qi Wenxiu was praising the food in his heart, he was also thinking that it seemed like you get what you pay for. He would bring his parents to Jinhuiju for dinner when he returned home from now on. After all, he was working now and earned hundreds of dollars a month, so his family didn't need to be as frugal as before. They could improve their lives once or twice a day!
Jian Jianan bribed Qi Wenxiu without even knowing how much effort it took to cook a meal of noodles.
She was eagerly waiting for Qi Wenxiu to finish his meal so that he could tell them about his relationship with Fang Ruoyan. Even if it was just a few bites to fill his stomach, it would be fine to say a few words first! Who knew that he was fully engaged, as if he couldn't say anything until he finished the bowl of noodles in his hand!
Jian Jianan and his daughter were getting anxious, but Deng Bitong couldn't stand it anymore and snatched Qi Wenxiu's bowl away.
Deng Bitong shouted, "Stop eating! All you do all day is eat, eat, eat. It's just a bowl of noodles. Didn't you ever eat it as a child? And you have to eat it slowly, one by one? If I don't stop you, will you keep eating until the end of time?"
Qi Wenxiu was completely confused. He had never eaten this bowl of shrimp wonton bamboo noodles produced by Jinhuiju before.
But Qi Wenxiu was also someone who knew how to read people's expressions. Sensing the rage rising from his girlfriend, he immediately gave up the idea of snatching the bowl back. He smacked his lips before saying to Jian Jianan and his daughter, who were waiting for his answer, "Fang Ruoyan is actually my aunt."
ah?
Aunt?
Jian Jianan's eyes lit up in surprise. Since Fang Ruoyan was Qi Wenxiu's aunt, didn't that mean that the relationship between them was very close?
Since we are all relatives, this matter will be easy to handle.
Jian Jianan could assert that this matter would definitely be easily resolved. Since it was Qi Wenxiu's aunt, could Qi Wenxiu go to her house and persuade her to stop doing such things for the sake of the fact that they were all relatives?
Unexpectedly, her father Jian Yangping was not happy at all. His face was still very serious. He asked with a sullen face: "Is he really your aunt?"
Qi Wenxiu tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly said uncertainly: "Actually, if you say she is my biological aunt, then maybe not."
???
What the hell? What the hell is going on?
Why are Qi Wenxiu's words so confusing? One moment she's his aunt and the next moment she's not his aunt. So is she his aunt or not?
Deng Bitong was even more direct than Jian Jianan, blurting out her thoughts directly: "Don't say anything, you've confused me. Is she your aunt? Don't say all this just to cheat us out of a bowl of noodles!"
As soon as Deng Bitong said this, Jian Jianan and her father's eyes immediately fell on Na Ye Zhusheng's face, and then they turned to look at Qi Wenxiu tacitly.
If it were Qi Wenxiu, this wouldn't be impossible. Qi Wenxiu's face flushed red the next second, and she waved her hands repeatedly to deny it, "No, no, I really didn't mean to cheat you out of this bowl of noodles! I just..."
Seeing that things were about to develop into a situation where Qi Wenxiu would have to argue that he had no such idea, he would talk for another three thousand words. It might be several hours before they really knew the relationship between Fang Ruoyan and Qi Wenxiu.
Jian Jianan glanced at the expressionless face of Deng Bitong and felt that she would get angry in the next second. But now, after talking to Qi Wenxiu for a few words, Jian Jianan felt that even he with such a good temper might get angry in the next second.
So I felt that it was understandable that Deng Bitong always scolded Qi Wenxiu. If anyone had a boyfriend like that, they would not be able to bear it!
Jian Jianan sighed: "Brother-in-law, we all believe you and won't do this. You should tell us about your relationship with Fang Ruoyan. Is she your aunt?"
Qi Wenxiu, whose single-minded thinking was detached from her own defense, immediately responded to Jian Jianan's words: "She is my mother's adopted sister. I have called her Auntie since I was a child. But she has no actual blood relationship with our family. She is considered an adopted relative, so I don't know if it is right to call her Auntie."
So that’s how it is!
Jian Jianan glanced at the honest and simple Qi Wenxiu again and sighed helplessly in his heart.
Wouldn’t it have been better if you said it earlier? What a mess he said in the middle, sometimes it was true and sometimes it wasn’t. My brother-in-law speaks so anxiously. No wonder he always makes Deng Bitong so angry!
Qi Wenxiu continued her previous words, "Fang Ruoyan, I always call her Aunt. My aunt didn't have a good family environment since she was a child. She seems to have three older sisters and a younger brother, which means she has four siblings in total, and there are also many elderly people in her family. My mother told me that my aunt has lived in the ancestral house in the countryside since she was a child. In that small house, not only do the five of them, but also my parents, my grandparents, and even my maternal grandparents live with them."
Jian Jianan was shocked when he heard this and asked in disbelief, "So, doesn't that mean there are more than a dozen people in their family? All living in one room? And the only people who can provide labor are her father and mother!"
What kind of family is this? More than a dozen people have to rely on two people to support them. Jian Jianan thought about it and felt that the scene was too shocking. If it were him, he didn't know if he could continue to survive.
Qi Wenxiu shook her head, "No, no, no, not two laborers."
Deng Bitong interrupted, "Aren't they two laborers? Then there must be other people who can help out? Is it the two adults' families or other relatives?"
Qi Wenxiu finally revealed the answer to the mystery: "I'm not talking about two laborers, but because her mother has been paralyzed since childhood. It is said that she was injured when she gave birth to her youngest brother. Since then, she can't get up and has to lie in bed all the time, waiting for others to take care of her."
Jian Jianan was shocked, and thousands of emotions surged in her heart, but she herself couldn't even tell what the specific emotions were.
She thought that when she was in her hometown on Hainan Island, her family had already had a hard life because of the oppression of her uncles, aunts, uncles, grandparents and other large families on her small family. However, she did not expect that there are always people better than you. In many corners that she did not know, there were people who lived a life that was even more tiring and difficult than theirs.
At this time, Jian Jianan suddenly asked: "Brother-in-law, just tell us all this, is it okay?"
Qi Wenxiu glanced at the expressions of those around her, taking in their reactions before speaking hesitantly, "Actually, logically, I shouldn't be telling you this. After all, this is all my aunt's privacy. Anyone would not want others to know about this dark history. But her aunt is no ordinary person. She has never taken these things seriously since she was a child, so naturally, she wouldn't hide it."
"And sometimes, my aunt would go out of her way to talk about these things. For example, when she was negotiating a business deal with a difficult competitor, she would pour herself a cup of tea and cry while she drank it. You haven't seen the scene at that moment? The tears would suddenly flow all over her face, and then she would sob and hold back her tears as she told others about her miserable childhood."
"My aunt would later tell my mother that this tactic really works. No matter how hard-hearted a person is, they'll be touched by her stories about their childhood, and in subsequent business dealings, they'll inevitably give in a little, and most of her goals will be achieved."
Jian Jianan: "..."
Return all the emotion she just felt when she heard about Fang Ruoyan’s miserable childhood!
Qi Wenxiu actually felt that his aunt's behavior was not very appropriate, but when he thought about how much hardship she had suffered in her childhood, Qi Wenxiu had nothing else to say.
Doesn't his aunt's reaction prove that she doesn't care about the previous hard times at all? Everything is over, and he should be happy for his aunt.
After listening to Qi Wenxiu's previous words, Jian Jianan gradually formed a rough judgment about Fang Ruoyan in her heart. She felt that Fang Ruoyan must be a person who would do anything to achieve her goals. Not only that, she was also a person who would not do anything without profit. In order to make money, she could produce so many pirated Shen Ya lifestyle clothes. She would definitely not be willing to stop easily!
So how can their family get Fang Ruoyan to stop doing this?
Jian Yangping's expression was indifferent as he continued to ask Qi Wenxiu, "Since you said that your two families are not actually related by blood, and her family conditions were so poor when she was a child, then how did your two families know each other?"
Qi Wenxiu doesn't seem to come from a wealthy family, but her family environment is not too bad either, otherwise she wouldn't be such an optimistic child.
Qi Wenxiu: "Oh, so this is about my mother's kindness. My mother went to her grandfather's house, which is the village where my aunt lives, to play. She didn't know how she got to know Fang Ruoyan. Seeing her suffering, she couldn't bear it and felt very sympathetic towards her. So she thought of using her own pocket money to help her out. She would help her if she could."
"Their friendship lasted until Fang Ruoyan came of age. As soon as Fang Ruoyan came of age, her father arranged for her to marry someone from the next village. He even collected the betrothal money. His family was planning to use the betrothal money from the four older sisters and Fang Ruoyan, a total of five people, to build a large house so that they could find a good wife for her younger brother, who was not yet of marriageable age."
"If my mother hadn't rushed out and stopped these people after hearing the news, my aunt would definitely not have achieved what she has today."
"Later, my mother took my aunt out of Fangjia Village to live. But my aunt wasn't someone willing to live a mediocre life under someone else's roof. She borrowed some money from my mother and started her own business, opening a factory. Then, she took advantage of the first ray of spring breeze of reform and opening up and started her own business."
Qi Wenxiu tried to give a brief introduction of his aunt's life as concisely and forcefully as possible. Jian Jianan was deeply moved when he listened to it. Although Qi Wenxiu said little, he roughly outlined the first half of a woman's life in just a few sentences. Fang Ruoyan had a ups and downs and suffered a lot in the first half of her life, but in the second half of her life, she finally got rich and prosperous. Even in ancient times, this was the most dreamed adventure for scholars.
"Anything else? Anything else?" Jian Jianan looked at Qi Wenxiu, wanting to know more information.
Qi Wenxiu racked his brains and thought, "Probably nothing." He had said everything he could say, and the rest was something only his mother would know, so of course he couldn't tell her.
"but……"
"But what?" Jian Jianan asked immediately when he saw Qi Wenxiu seemed to remember something.
Qi Wenxiu looked up at the ceiling. "However, my aunt got divorced a few years ago and has no children. I heard that her private life seems a bit messy..."
Even though Fang Ruoyan always looked innocent every time she came to visit their home to see her mother, Qi Wenxiu had no way of verifying the authenticity of the news.
At this time, Jian Jianan didn't understand what Xi Wenxiu meant by this sentence, but when he actually met Fang Ruoyan, he suddenly understood.
Jian Jianan still didn't give up and asked Qi Wenxiu: "By the way, brother-in-law, do you know any more news about your aunt?"
Qi Wenxiu scratched his head, he couldn't tell any more news.
After all, although Fang Ruoyan is her aunt, if we only talk about the closeness of the relationship, she is still closer to her sister, Qi Wenxiu's mother.
You have to know that in daily life, even Qi Wenxiu's father, Fang Ruoyan, often dislikes him, and always finds fault with him, and often picks on her brother-in-law.
If it weren't for the fact that I was half mother's blood, Fang Ruoyan wouldn't have treated me so close.
Although they are close, Fang Ruoyan will never mention business secrets to them.
Therefore, if Jian Jianan and the others still want to get information from Qi Wenxiu, they are totally wrong.
"Don't you have anything else to say?"
Deng Bitong didn't believe it. How could it be possible? Since Qi Wenxiu and Fang Ruoyan were related, how could they not tell their good nephew any news!
In the end, it was Jian Jianan who stopped the anxious Deng Bitong and said, "Okay, okay, Sister Tongtong, don't push Brother Wenxiu too much. Maybe he really doesn't know about this. Don't be so angry."
What Jian Jianan hasn't said is that Qi Wenxiu and Fang Ruoyan are close after all, and you are just his new girlfriend. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell who is close and who is distant in their relationship.
With Jian Jianan's comfort, Deng Bitong finally let Qi Wenxiu go and stopped torturing him.
Qi Wenxiu finished his wonton and bamboo noodles, wiped his mouth and stood up to see what his girlfriend would do next and how she would react.
What are you standing there for? Speak!
The four of them looked at each other, unable to find a topic to talk about, so they could only wink at each other.
"Dad, say something!"
"Nannan, you speak."
"Sister Tongtong, tell me!"
"No, no, no, it's better for you to decide, Nannan."
"Brother Wenxiu..."
Forget it. Looking at Qi Wenxiu's expression, I know she doesn't know what to say.
Jian Jianan sighed deeply, "We have done everything we can now. From now on, we can only leave it to fate."
The three of them had found out all the information they could, and now all they could do was wait and see what Fang Ruoyan would do.
So, no matter how reluctant they were, everyone had to go home.
Looking at Qi Wenxiu with a silly smile on his face, Jian Jianan secretly made up his mind, Brother Wenxiu, I will never call you "silly, dark and sweet" again!
Just because you provided us with so much first-hand information, I will definitely call you my "brother-in-law", unless there comes a day when you leave Sister Tongtong!
Jian Jianan and his father went home, and Qi Wenxiu sent Deng Bitong back.
On the way back, Deng Bitong rarely lost her temper with Qi Wenxiu. You know, if she had encountered such a thing in the past, Deng Bitong would have yelled a lot. How could she be so quiet like today?
Qi Wenxiu felt uneasy. He even hoped that Deng Bitong would scold him a few times, which would make him feel better.
"Tongtong..." Qi Wenxiu wanted to say something, at least to comfort Deng Bitong.
But Deng Bitong seemed to know what her boyfriend was thinking, and shook her head to indicate that he was fine. "Thank you for taking me back. I'm here, so you can go home too!"
Deng Bitong was very shocked when she first heard the news. After the shock, she began to think, since Qi Wenxiu had a relationship with Fang Ruoyan, could they use this method to persuade Fang Ruoyan to stop copying Shen Ya Clothing for the sake of knowing each other as they were family.
Unexpectedly, Fang Ruoyan is a stubborn person. It is impossible to follow Qi Wenxiu's path and impress her with family affection.
However, after calming down for a while, Deng Bitong gradually came out of her previous emotion. Now she has calmed down and understood that this matter is not something that Qi Wenxiu can decide alone, and it still depends on their future efforts.
Thinking of this, Deng Bitong couldn't help but feel extremely sorry for Qi Wenxiu. She had just taken her anger out on Qi Wenxiu for various reasons. She really shouldn't have done that!
"Go back! I'm really fine!"
Qi Wenxiu sent his girlfriend to the door. Despite what she said, Qi Wenxiu was still extremely worried. "Okay, then you should go home and have a good rest first!"
When Qi Wenxiu returned home, her mother was also at home. As soon as Qi Wenxiu saw her mother, she immediately started complaining.
"Mom—why can't you ask my aunt to find other clothing patterns? Why do you have to focus on Shenya Clothing? Don't you know that my girlfriend, their boss, and their daughter have been so anxious about this matter these past few days! I don't know what to do!"
Qi Wenxiu's mother didn't show any sign of solidarity when she heard this. She immediately turned her brows and said coldly, "What are you doing? You haven't even married her yet and you've already forgotten who your aunt is!"
"Let me tell you, this is all business competition. Winning and losing are normal. We're all competing fairly on the same track. You can't just let your aunt admit defeat and withdraw from the competition!"
Qi Wenxiu felt like begging for mercy, "No, no, no, of course that's not what I meant."
Mother Qi: "That's great! Don't let me find out that your elbow is bent outwards! Otherwise, I will be the first one to not forgive you! Even if your aunt comes to plead for mercy, it will be useless!"
Qi Wenxiu chuckled and didn't take it seriously. He knew that his mother and his aunt were sisters with a deep bond and had supported each other since childhood. This bond was naturally very deep and could not be shaken by a few words from others.
But Qi Wenxiu was not afraid at all. Instead, she said all the nice things she could. Finally, she said, "Mom, this is not allowed, that is not allowed. I will listen to you. Just give me a definite answer! Can you help me and my aunt arrange a dinner for them?"
Mother Qi sighed and nodded in agreement. "I can talk to your aunt for you, but I can't guarantee she'll be willing to come. I can only say that this is a simple meal for you and your girlfriend, so you can get to know each other. I can't and won't interfere with your business affairs."
"Yeah!"
Who would have thought that Qi Wenxiu didn't feel depressed at all after hearing this. Instead, he was very happy. He cheered, "That's great!"
"Mom, you have such a good relationship with my aunt! She will definitely not refuse!"
In this way, although Qi Wenxiu was unable to give the Jian Jianan family more information about Fang Ruoyan, he at least served as a bridge and facilitated a dinner between the two parties.
When Jian Jianan received this good news tonight, he couldn't help but feel moved.
It’s good that Fang Ruoyan agreed to meet!
As long as they meet and express their demands to each other, wouldn't that mean there is room for improvement?
As long as they can convince Fang Ruoyan to meet and have dinner together, then with her and her father's eloquence, Jian Jianan is still very confident that she can convince Fang Ruoyan to give up this immoral path.
However, she never fights a battle without preparation, so she still needs to think about what to say after meeting Fang Ruoyan.
"I'm back!"
Just when Jian Jianan was lost in thought, his mother Su Qinxuan's voice suddenly came from outside the room.
"I'm back!"
Mom is back!
Jian Jianan's eyes lit up. If his mother came back, didn't that mean that her information for today had also arrived?
"Mom! You're back! Your daughter is coming out to greet you now!"
Jian Jianan flew out like a butterfly, trotted all the way to his mother's side, and asked her about her well-being.
"Mom, mom, you've worked so hard! Boss Su is finally back. Thank you for your hard work!"
Jian Jianan looked at Su Qinxuan's exhausted face. It was obvious that he was very tired after a day of business fighting.
I immediately rushed to the kitchen and poured my mother a cup of hot tea. "Thank you for your hard work, Mom. Please have some tea!"
Su Qinxuan raised her eyes and looked at Jian Jiangnan several times before she took the hot tea her daughter had made for her and drank it. She finished the tea in one gulp and put down the cup with a smile, "If you are too attentive without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief. Tell me, you little naughty boy, what's the matter with you running here to see your mother?"
Jian Jianan chuckled, not doubting that his mother had seen through his thoughts a long time ago, and immediately said coquettishly: "Mom, mom, didn't you say a few days ago that you would help us collect information about Fang Ruoyan? How is it, have you collected it?"
Su Qinxuan has a wide range of friends, and her network of contacts is incomparable to that of Jian Jianan and Jian Yangping at present. Jian Jianan knows that his mother has an advantage in network, so when both father and daughter are at a loss, he asks her to help find out the details of Fang Ruoyan.
Su Qinxuan tapped his daughter's nose and said, "I knew you were a clever little girl. You welcomed me so warmly the moment I walked in. You must have something to ask for!"
Jian Jianan chuckled, not accepting his mother's accusation completely. He sternly retorted, "How could I, Mom? I always greet you warmly when you come home. It's just that today I just happened to have a small favor to ask of you, Boss Su."
Su Qinxuan didn't really want to use this matter to embarrass her daughter. She just teased her daughter for a while and enjoyed the loving time between the mother and daughter. Then she reached out and took out some paper documents from the briefcase beside her and handed them to her daughter.
Jian Jianan grabbed them with shining eyes and began to read them one by one.
"Fang Ruoyan, born in Foshan, Guangdong Province, in 1960..."
The first piece of paper records Fang Ruoyan's life resume, from his birth to his adolescence to his current age, every age group is written on it. Although the information is not very detailed and complete, Jian Jianan can roughly see the general experience of Fang Ruoyan's first half of his life through the thin piece of paper in front of him.
Su Qinxuan sipped his tea while slowly adding to his daughter, "Fang Ruoyan's life is quite legendary. I showed her life story to you, and I'm very impressed. If you and Brother Yang hadn't met her as a rival, I wouldn't have thought of investigating her. Now that I've investigated, I've discovered that she's truly an extraordinary woman."
After hearing this, Jian Jianan raised his eyes from the paperwork and gave his mother a reproachful look. "Mom, whose side are you on? Why are you praising your opponent?"
Su Qinxuan laughed, "Don't be impatient, just continue to listen to what mom says."
"Fang Ruoyan grew up in a poor family. Judging from her childhood experiences, and based on the old saying 'you can tell a person's future by the age of three', she probably won't amount to much."
"But everyone makes mistakes. Fang Ruoyan grew up in silence in a penniless home. Her family was poor, with four siblings and a younger brother. Naturally, her family didn't have the money to send her to school, but she didn't make any fuss about going to school. If her family didn't let her go, she would do other things."
"Ever since she was a teenager, she's been working sporadically. She started out as a small vendor, but you know how strict the policies were back then. If you dared to sell anything, you'd be labeled a profiteer. If you weren't careful, you'd even have all your property confiscated and be thrown into jail."
"I don't know if Fang Ruoyan was lucky or just clever at hiding. Anyway, she sold so many things and never got caught. That's how she saved her first pot of gold by setting up a stall and doing small business."
Jian Jianan didn't ask his mother Fang Ruoyan where she started selling things at the stall. Although such things were strictly controlled before the reform and opening up, where there is demand there will naturally be supply. When he was in his hometown, he often heard of the famous black market.
Jian Jianan: "That's not all, Mom. If she had been selling small commodities at the stall all the time, how did she save up such a large sum of money later on?"
You can't just set up stalls to get rich, right?
Su Qinxuan became more and more excited as she spoke. "Yes, this is about the legendary event that made her famous. It was during this event that Fang Ruoyan truly became famous."
"During the early years of reform and opening up, in the early 1980s, Deng Bitong and a few close friends borrowed money from everyone around them and opened their first silk and fabric shop. Back then, you needed cloth coupons to buy fabric, but Deng Bitong used her connections to get white fabric, then sent it to the factory to be processed and sold outside."
"Buying fabric through Deng Bitong doesn't require coupons or middlemen, so it reduces costs. Naturally, the fabric is much cheaper than outside, so everyone buys it!"
"Fang Ruoyan made a fortune from this business. Do you know, Nannan, during their heyday, they could make 50,000 yuan a day just from selling silk cloth!"
Jian Jianan exclaimed when he heard this, "What? Earning 50,000 yuan a day!"
Then think about their poor Shen Ya Clothing, their daily turnover is not even a fraction of theirs!
Su Qinxuan only picked out a few representative experiences of Fang Ruoyan to tell Jian Jianan, but it made Jian Jianan believe that Fang Ruoyan was an extremely difficult woman to deal with.
It seems that tomorrow's battle will be a tough one, Jian Jianan sighed deeply.
I really hope they can hold on and win tomorrow!
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