"Mother."
Shen Mingzhu squatted down and hugged him, her voice gentle and concerned, "Why haven't you gone to bed yet? Aren't you sleepy?"
"Um."
Pei Ziheng rubbed his little head against her neck, like some kind of cute baby animal, his heart full of attachment and trust towards her.
"Mom, I had a very happy birthday today. I was very, very happy."
Shen Mingzhu's hand gently stroked the other's soft back, "As long as you are happy, it's worth it for mom to prepare for it."
Pei Ziheng hugged her tightly, his childish voice full of shy joy, "Mom, thank you, thank you for being my mother. I love you so much, I will love you forever."
"Mom loves you too, very much."
"I will work hard to make money in the future and make a lot of money to support you."
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu let go of the person in her arms, held his face with both hands, and said seriously: "Son, everything I do is to hope that you can be happy and joyful, not to ask for your return."
"When you grow up, no matter what kind of job you do or how much money you make, it won't matter much. Mom just hopes that you can be an upright person, never give up on yourself, and live a serious, optimistic and positive life. Can you promise mom?"
Pei Ziheng had never felt maternal love as deeply as he did at this moment.
It is selfless, pure, and without any utilitarian elements. It is the most precious feeling in the world.
It can be encountered by chance but not sought after.
How lucky he is to have such beautiful and passionate maternal love.
"I will, Mom."
Although it is difficult for him to be a good person, he will try his best not to disappoint his mother.
Shen Mingzhu held up her little finger, "Then let's make a pinky promise. We'll never change our promise for a hundred years. If we do, we'll be cowards and bastards."
Mom is so childish, but so cute.
I hope my sister can be as cute as my mother in the future.
…
After Pei Ziheng went upstairs, Shen Mingzhu glanced at the clock on the wall, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly sat down on the sofa and picked up the phone on the corner table.
Ever since Pei Yang went to Chengdu, the couple would talk on the phone every night.
But in order not to disturb her daughter, Shen Mingzhu would call after she finished her work in the evening.
"Hello, wife?"
The phone was picked up as soon as it rang.
"Yeah, it's me. How are you today?"
"Not bad. The goods we brought here are basically sold out. Flower cakes and snowflake crisps are not enough to sell every day."
After talking about work, Pei Yang asked about his daughter again, "Is Guoguo asleep now? I haven't heard her cry for several days. I'm still a little uncomfortable."
Shen Mingzhu snorted with a smile, "You were so worried about your daughter that you forgot what day it was today?"
"How could that be possible? I waited for your call early in the morning to talk to our son, but you never called me after waiting so long."
"I went out for dinner tonight, and I've been busy since I came back, so I'm free now. Ziheng went upstairs, so let's talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."
"That's fine, honey. I may be back a few days later. After the Food and Drinks Fair is over, I want to take my brother and sister-in-law to visit the market here. You don't know, people here especially like spicy food. Our spicy noodles and dried tofu are very popular here."
"Well, you should work harder and earn more money. Your family is waiting for the money."
Pei Yang became anxious when he heard this, "Did something happen at home?"
Although the family's money was managed by Shen Mingzhu, Pei Yang still had a rough idea of how much money was there.
Two thousand is not enough, then something bad must have happened? Shen Mingzhu picked her nails calmly: "Nothing, it's just that I bought a house for Ziheng."
"Why did you buy a house for Ziheng?"
"It was his birthday, and I hadn't decided what gift to give him, so I bought him a house, a white house 50 meters in front of our house, for 12,000 yuan."
Pei Yang: “…”
"Wife, you are so kind!"
The tone was a bit sour and a bit gnashing of teeth.
"Then if I tell you in advance, will you still object?"
“…That’s not the case.”
“That’s incredible.”
Pei Yang was silent for two seconds, "Where did you get the money?"
Although the family has some savings, it is definitely not enough to buy a house.
When he learned that Shen Mingzhu sold the handbag that she was reluctant to even touch in order to buy a house for her son, Pei Yang remained silent for a little longer this time.
After a while, he sighed, "Wife, I will work hard to make money."
Wait until next time you like something, and you won’t have to raise money by using things around you.
…
"Pei Yang, forget it. We have come here so many times, but they won't even see us. I guess they don't like our stuff. Let's go to another store."
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In front of the Rongcheng Department Store, Shen Chaobei spoke up to persuade Pei Yang.
Pei Yang looked up at the five-story "Chengdu Department Store", and determination was revealed on his deep and handsome face.
There are two state-owned shopping malls in Chengdu. The one with the best business is the department store, which is ranked among the top ten major department stores in provincial capital cities.
Entering the Chengdu Department Store plays a vital role in their opening up of the southwestern market.
Whether it was the bloodiness he developed on the battlefield and at sea, or the nature in his bones, he was not a person who would retreat when faced with difficulties.
On the contrary, he enjoyed the process of conquest.
…
After returning to the hotel in the evening, Pei Yang gathered Du Juan and her husband, as well as the employees who came with them, and held a brief meeting as usual.
During the few days they stayed in Chengdu, Du Juan was not idle either, and took Shen Hongmei to the market everywhere.
The results were pretty good. We signed contracts with five grocery stores in total in the past few days.
However, Fengcheng and Chengdu are too far apart, making it inconvenient to collect payments, so the method of distributing goods in large quantities was not adopted, but instead the grocery store owners were persuaded to purchase the goods.
Purchasing goods requires advance payment, which involves certain difficulties and risks. It is already a great achievement for Du Juan to sign contracts with five companies.
Although Du Juan's business here is going well, Fengcheng is her base camp. In particular, many orders were signed at the Sugar and Wine Fair, which all need to be processed when she returns.
So, Du Juan took Shen Hongmei and employees back to Fengcheng first.
Pei Yang, Shen Chaobei, and the dim sum chef stayed.
Three days passed.
"Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you that our manager is on a business trip? Please leave quickly and don't interfere with our work."
That morning, as soon as Pei Yang and Shen Chaobei stepped into the door of the department store, they were impatiently driven out by the security guards who were there to maintain order.
As Shen Chaobei backed away, he accidentally bumped into an old lady.
Fortunately, Pei Yang was quick to support the other person and prevent him from falling.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
The old lady didn't say anything. She just waved at Pei Yang and continued walking into the department store.
The old lady was not very old, about sixty years old, but she seemed to be in poor health and walked unsteadily.
Pei Yang was free, so he stepped forward to help her. "Old lady, are you shopping alone? Why didn't your family accompany you?"
The old lady looked him up and down, probably thinking that Pei Yang didn't look like a bad person, so she continued the conversation.
"I came here to get the key from my granddaughter. I went out for a walk this morning and locked the key at home."
"Does your granddaughter work in the department store?"
"Yeah, right in front. She sells candy."
Pei Yang's heart moved, and he quickly turned around and motioned Shen Chaobei to give him the samples he brought.
(End of this chapter)