"stupid."

Zhao Yun was not convinced, "Then tell me something that is not stupid."

Pei Ziheng raised the corner of his lips lightly, "Killing a person is like destroying his heart, hitting the snake at its weakest point."

This is a deadly move! Zhao Yun patted his chest, feeling extremely lucky that he was Pei Ziheng's brother, not his enemy.

…

"How are the babies doing lately?"

Seeing Shen Mingzhu bending over and gently caressing her belly, Zhong Qing smiled and scolded, "You still have the heart to care about me. You didn't even come to me to tell me when you were bullied. You had to call you before you came."

Shen Mingzhu straightened up and smiled, "This kind of trivial matter is not worth your worry. The most important thing for you now is to take care of your pregnancy and give birth to two little babies smoothly."

Zhong Qing grabbed her hand and walked towards the sofa, saying, "They are important, but you are important too. If you encounter any problems, I can't just ignore it."

Shen Mingzhu smiled and helped the other person sit down. "Then how are you going to manage it?"

"Tell me how you want me to help you."

After Shen Mingzhu told him what she wanted, Zhong Qing was a little surprised, "Is it that simple?"

"Well, it's enough that you can help me with this. I can handle the rest."

"All right."

After finishing their business, Shen Mingzhu showed concern for Zhong Qing's due date next month and reminded her in detail about everything that needed to be prepared for the birth. Zhong Qing took note of it carefully.

The two sat and chatted for more than half an hour, and then Shen Mingzhu stood up and said goodbye.

Zhong Qing knew that she was busy with work, so she didn't try to keep her. Instead, she asked the housekeeper to carry a bunch of things and put them in the trunk of her car.

They are all precious supplements such as bird's nest, cordyceps, ginseng, and ganoderma lucidum.

They were all sent by relatives of Zhong and Yan’s families, and Zhong Qing couldn’t finish them all by herself.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't refuse, and couldn't help but joke to herself, "Every time I come here, I take away a lot of bags. If you don't know me, you might think I'm a relative who comes to your house to ask for money."

Zhong Qing held her hand and told her, "I can't take care of you right now, take good care of yourself."

Shen Mingzhu nodded with a smile and made an appointment with the other party to visit again next week.

As soon as the car drove out of the Zhong family’s gate, we met Yan Yi.

This road could not accommodate two cars passing each other, so Shen Mingzhu had to back the car back to the Zhong family's yard and let Yan Yi drive in.

After Yan Yi parked the car, he got out and walked towards her.

Shen Mingzhu had no choice but to get off the car.

After a brief greeting, Yan Yi got straight to the point: "I've heard about your store. If you need any help, just let me know."

Shen Mingzhu nodded gratefully, "Thank you for your kindness, but not for now, I can still handle it."

Yan Yi smiled faintly.

He had expected her refusal. He wasn't disappointed, but he did feel a little regretful and disappointed.

Some people say that liking an impossible person is like waiting for a ship in the desert.

Even though he knew she would never come towards him, he still took ninety-nine steps. This was a kind of insolence, but the last step he didn't take was restraint.

"I haven't seen you for a while, and I found that you have changed a lot."

Shen Mingzhu touched his face and said jokingly, "You are getting old now. Time is the most ruthless butcher's knife."

Yan Yi smiled, "Not really."

But it doesn't say what has changed about her.

Shen Mingzhu didn't ask either.

Some words and some people are profound even if they are not very familiar to each other.

"goodbye."

After watching her car drive out of the Zhong family's house, Yan Yi chuckled, then withdrew his gaze and walked towards the main gate of the Zhong family's house.

Compared to the immaturity when we first met, she has now obviously smoothed out her edges and become softer and more mature, like a polished jade that has begun to show its own charm.

While waiting for the traffic light, thinking of what Yan Yi said, "You've changed a little," Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but take out a makeup mirror to look at her face.

There are no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, her skin is fair and rosy, and her complexion is also good.

It shouldn't mean that she is old and ugly.

Shen Mingzhu closed the mirror and put it in her bag, thinking secretly.

She was only 22 years old before she traveled through time. This is her first time experiencing this at her current age, and she is still very concerned about aging.

…

When I returned to the factory, Julie was already waiting in the office.

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"Boss Shen, these are the resignation forms submitted by employees since the store closed. There are eleven people in total, seven of whom are front-of-house waiters and two are kitchen staff."

Shen Mingzhu looked closely at the resignations of the people in the kitchen. Four of them were odd jobs and cutting and preparing food, but there was no chef.

It seems that the terms of the non-compete agreement are still powerful.

If you voluntarily resign, you will not be allowed to work in the same industry for three years according to the non-compete clause.

Shen Mingzhu picked up a pen and quickly signed to agree to all the resignation applications.

"Notice, all employees will have a meeting at Shangyangchun store at 10 a.m. tomorrow. If anyone else resigns during this period, you can handle it directly without asking me."

Julie nodded, a bit hesitant on her face, "Boss Shen, if you can give us an accurate time to resume business, it will put our employees at ease."

Shen Mingzhu shook her head, "I can't give it to you."

Julie was stunned.

Shen Mingzhu smiled, "Are you worried?"

Julie smiled bitterly, "It would be a lie to say that I'm not worried at all, but I believe Mr. Shen has the ability and skills to help Shen's get through this difficult time."

Shen Mingzhu looked at the other party and said, "Even if Shen's really closes down, I will properly accommodate you and will not let you go hungry."

Julie nodded vigorously, feeling completely relieved.

After leaving the food factory, Julie rode her bike to the Tianxiangyin staff dormitory, delivered the remaining wages of the employees who resigned, and notified them of a meeting tomorrow.

The dormitory is rented in an old tube-shaped building. There are three rooms from left to right, one for male employees and two for female employees.

Julie walked to the male staff dormitory and knocked on the door.

The door was quickly opened, and the strong smell of cigarettes mixed with the shouts of people playing cards hit Julie in the face, causing her to frown.

"Who allowed you to smoke and play cards in the dormitory?"

Seeing her, most of the male employees put out their cigarettes, put down the cards in their hands, and returned to their beds.

But two or three of them didn't take it seriously. They still held their cigarettes and cards and challenged Julie.

"Manager Zhu, we haven't had any work to do for several days. What else can we do besides smoking and playing cards?"

Manager Zhu looked at the other party coldly, "Whether there is work to do or not, as long as you are Shen's employees for one day, you must abide by Shen's rules. Smoking in the dormitory will be fined five yuan, and playing cards in the dormitory will also be fined five yuan."

After announcing the punishment, Julie asked the dormitory head to write down the name of the person who was playing cards and smoking and give it to her.

Before the dormitory head could say anything, the troublemaker who had provoked Julie got angry first.

"Fuck you, Zhu. What else can you do besides showing off in front of us? If you have the ability, why don't you open a shop and give everyone jobs and food? Who would be so idle as to play cards here?"

"That's right. The store has been closed for so many days, and Mr. Shen hasn't given any definite answer. We can't just keep wasting time like this." (End of this chapter)