Shen Hongmei stared at her blankly, "Boss Shen, what do you mean?"

"What do you think?"

"I have no idea."

Shen Mingzhu was amused, and stood up and walked to the other party, "Well, I will now officially inform you that from the first of next month, you will serve as the office director, mainly responsible for employee management, logistics and administrative reception work."

"As a manager, you must set an example in everything you say and do. You must also buy yourself two sets of nice clothes so as not to tarnish the company's image. Do you understand?"

Shen Hongmei was confused, "Boss Shen, did you give me a promotion just to prevent my parents from forcing me to get married?"

"Of course not." Shen Mingzhu patted her shoulder encouragingly, "I gave you a promotion because you have the ability. Didn't you ask me before if the only way for a woman is to get married? Now, the other path you want is right in front of you. It depends on you whether you want to take it or not, and whether you can continue to take it."

Shen Hongmei nodded excitedly, "Boss Shen, I will definitely not let you down!"

"Wrong, you have to be responsible for yourself. There are plenty of talented people. Without you, I can still train ten or eight more. But there is no turning back in your life. You have to think carefully about every step. Do you understand?"

Shen Hongmei nodded quickly.

…

As the weather gets warmer, Shen Baolan's cold water stall business is getting better and better.

She now has experience. She sets up her stall in front of the school from Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays and Sundays she goes to busy streets with large crowds of people.

When it’s good, I can earn seven or eight yuan a day, and when it’s bad, I can earn four or five yuan.

Her mother-in-law Ma Sufen's attitude towards her was getting better and better.

She also became more confident because of her bulging wallet, and she was always the loudest person speaking at home.

That day, not long after she set up her stall, her sister-in-law Tian Wenfang came running to find her.

"Hongmei's family wants to cancel the engagement. What can we do? We agreed that I would help you bring the gold ingots and you would help my brother find a wife."

Shen Baolan's son is a well-known crybaby. Once he starts crying, he won't stop.

Not only was the noise annoying, it also made Tian Wenfang's son cry.

After a few days, Tian Wenfang became impatient to continue raising the baby for Shen Baolan and insisted on sending Yuanbao back to the Zhou family.

In order to let Tian Wenfang continue to help her raise her son, Shen Baolan took the initiative to offer to help Tian Wenfang's elder brother get married.

Tian Wenfang’s elder brother Tian Dayong is 26 years old this year. He is from the next county and has been single because he is ugly.

Shen Hongmei is good friends with Shen Mingzhu and has been against her for many years. In the past two years, she has also made a lot of money with Shen Mingzhu, which made Shen Baolan jealous for a while.

With new grudges and old grievances, Shen Baolan set her sights on Shen Hongmei.

She wants to marry Shen Hongmei to the ugly bachelor Tian Dayong.

She first tried hard to persuade the Tian family to offer a high bride price, and then found a matchmaker. In front of Shen Hongmei's parents, she boasted that Tian Dayong was the best son-in-law who was unique in the world.

In this way, the two families quickly agreed on the marriage and set the wedding date.

What Shen Baolan didn't expect was that Shen Hongmei's family actually broke off the engagement.

"...Aunt Jin'e said that her daughter Hongmei is now the manager of a food factory and can earn more than 100 yuan a month. She said that my daughter Dayong is not worthy of Hongmei."

When Shen Baolan learned the reason why Shen Hongmei's family broke off the engagement, she couldn't help but feel very jealous.

Given Shen Hongmei's current conditions, it wouldn't be difficult for her to marry a city man.

Originally, she and Shen Mingzhu were the only ones in Shenjiagou who married into the city, but they became stepmothers.

If Shen Hongmei also married into the city and married a first-married man, wouldn't that be a stepping stone for her?

"Sister-in-law, this marriage cannot be cancelled. Think about it, Hongmei earns so much money a month. If you marry her, will your Dayong still be afraid of not having a good life?"

Tian Wenfang said: "If they don't want to marry their daughter off, can we just come and force her to marry?"

Shen Baolan's eyes rolled and she whispered something into Tian Wenfang's ear.

Tian Wenfang nodded continuously as she listened.

…

Just as Pei Ziheng expected, the content of his interview was published in the newspaper, which greatly boosted the food factory's business.

Especially spicy strips and dried tofu, they were sold out at distribution points around several schools in the city.

Fortunately, Shen Mingzhu made preparations in advance and replenished the spicy strips and dried tofu produced by working overtime in the past few days to the distribution points in time.

At the same time, the sales of dim sum at Mingzhu Food Court also increased significantly.

Especially for the snowflake crisps, Pei Ziheng’s slogans such as “Good study is due to good health” and “Nuts help physical development and improve memory” really touch the hearts of parents.

Nowadays, most families have only one child, and parents try their best to provide their children with the best material conditions.

Just when Shen Mingzhu was busy with the booming business, the Tian family came knocking on her door.

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Early in the morning, Shen Mingzhu was organizing a morning meeting when suddenly there was a sound of gongs and drums outside the factory gate.

Along with the shouting, it reached the ears of the people in the factory -

"Let's pick up the bride!"

"Where's Shen Hongmei? Come out, your man is here to take you back to get married!"

Faced with everyone's surprised or curious gazes, Shen Hongmei blushed with embarrassment and quickly got up and ran out.

Shen Mingzhu signaled for a pause in the meeting, then pointed to a few people and followed them to the factory gate.

As soon as she went out, she saw two middle-aged women dragging Shen Hongmei onto a tractor, so she immediately brought people forward to stop them.

"Let go, what do you do?"

"I'm Tian Dayong, Shen Hongmei's husband. I'm here to take her back to get married."

A short man with pockmarks on his face and buck teeth stood up.

Shen Mingzhu looked the man up and down and felt vaguely familiar with him. "Your last name is Tian? Do you know Tian Wenfang?"

"She's my sister."

Something flashed through Shen Mingzhu's mind.

Tian Dayong bared his buck teeth and smiled at Shen Mingzhu, "You are Hongmei's boss, right? Hongmei's family accepted my 500 yuan betrothal gift, so she is my wife. I will take her back to get married, and after the wedding night, I will send her back to work."

Not to mention that Shen Hongmei was shaking with anger, even Shen Mingzhu wanted to pick up a brick and hit him.

He looks ugly, but he has beautiful thoughts!

"You're talking nonsense. Who is your wife? My father has already returned the betrothal money to you, and our two families have broken off the engagement!" Shen Hongmei was so angry that she cursed.

"What do you mean by breaking off the engagement? That was clearly the betrothal gift from your family. Don't worry, Hongmei, I'll keep the money for you. Just ask me for it when you need it in the future."

Tian Dayong's shamelessness is truly eye-opening.

As they were speaking, two middle-aged women forcibly dragged Shen Hongmei onto the tractor.

Shen Mingzhu and his men wanted to step forward to stop them, but were stopped by the Tian family members who came with them.

The Tian family came prepared, bringing with them a group of farmers who were working in the fields. They stopped Shen Mingzhu and several employees.

During the shoveling, Shen Mingzhu suddenly felt a pain in her chest. (End of this chapter)