The street was dimly lit by the dim street lights, and occasionally a cool breeze blew by, bringing a rustling sound.

Zhao Dafa took out a cigarette box and lit one.

Zhao Yun stretched out his hand to him.

"What?"

"Give me one."

Zhao Da was stunned for a moment, and then he took off his shoes in anger, "You little bastard, you are so young and you want to learn to smoke. Do you want me to beat your shoe soles?"

Zhao Yun stiffened his neck and put his face close to Zhao Dafa, "Just beat me to death. If you beat me to death, you can give birth to a new son with Aunt Hui."

Zhao Dafa's anger dissipated completely in an instant.

He put out the cigarette he had just lit, put his hand on his son's shoulder, and spoke in a gentle tone, "Xiaoyun, don't worry. I, your father, don't have any great abilities, but I will definitely do what I promised you. If you don't like brothers and sisters, I won't have any. I am content to have you as my son in this life."

Zhao Yun looked at him and asked, "Will Aunt Hui agree?"

Zhao Dafa pinched the back of his neck, "Don't you believe your father? Don't worry, I've already talked to your Aunt Hui."

Zhao Yun snorted and said nothing more.

"Xiao Yun, Dad also hopes that you can put aside your prejudices and get along well with Aunt Hui and Xiao Wen in the future."

Zhao Yun was annoyed. "I don't like her. She's always pretentious and calculating. And Liang Xiaowen is such an annoying person. She's always trying to please and play tricks on you. There are so many women out there. Do you have to go with her? Can't you learn from Uncle Pei and find me a gentle and kind stepmother like Aunt Mingzhu?"

"Do you think I don't want to find a woman like your Aunt Mingzhu?"

"In the end, you are useless."

Zhao Dafa was so upset by his son's words, "If you have the ability, go find it."

Zhao Yun looked confident, "Just wait and see, when I marry in the future, I will definitely marry someone like Aunt Mingzhu, who is gentle, beautiful, virtuous and capable."

Zhao Dafa was amused by his son's imagination, "You bastard, you're thinking about getting married before you even have all your hair grown."

"Anyway, I've made up my mind. If I don't want to marry a wife, I'll marry someone like Aunt Mingzhu."

Zhao Dafa looked at his son for a long time, and finally sighed, "There is only one woman like your Aunt Mingzhu in the world. You can't expect everyone to be like her, and I will never ask you to follow Zhao Ziheng's standards. Nothing is perfect, and the same is true for life."

…

"Mom, can you give birth to the baby in your belly? What if it's a brother?"

In the room, Liang Xiaowen couldn't help but beg when she learned that Zhou Hui did not plan to give birth to a younger brother or sister.

She may not really want a younger brother or sister, but her intelligence and precocity make her realize that only if Zhou Hui and Zhao Da have a child can she gain a firm foothold in this family.

Zhou Hui touched her belly with a sad look on her face, "I can't help it, your brother doesn't like it."

"I still don't like him! Why is he so domineering? Why should Dad listen to him?"

Zhou Hui quickly covered her daughter's mouth, "Xiao Wen, don't say such things again in the future, and don't let your Uncle Zhao hear it, understand?"

Seeing her daughter nod, Zhou Hui let go of her hand and said with a sigh, "Xiao Yun is your uncle Zhao's biological son. We are outsiders after all."

"But Xiaowen, don't worry, Mom will definitely let you change your surname to Zhao and become a real daughter of the Zhao family."

She agreed to abort the child in exchange for the opportunity for the mother and daughter to continue staying in the Zhao family.

…

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival is here again.

The total sales volume of mooncakes reached 40,000 boxes, ten times that of last year, with a total sales volume of nearly 400,000. After deducting costs and taxes, the net profit reached 50,000.

Together with the profits from other products and branches, the net profit for August and September was just over 60,000.

Excluding the dividends received by the two shareholders, Du Juan and Pei Wenping, Shen Mingzhu alone received 45,000 yuan.

She planned the money carefully.

Thirty thousand of the money was used to redeem the property deeds of three houses.

She planned to invest the remaining ten thousand yuan in catering, which was what she had promised Shen Xiangnan before.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Mingzhu rented a piece of land in the southern suburbs of the city and prepared to open a private restaurant.

The reason for choosing the suburbs in the south of the city is mainly because the economy in the south of the city is prosperous, every family has a car, travel is relatively convenient, and the place is quiet, so there is no need to worry about being disturbed.

Another is that the restaurant is built in the suburbs and can purchase fresh ingredients directly from nearby villagers.

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Even, if she has the chance in the future, she can build a farm nearby to supply a private restaurant.

But that is a matter for the future. Her main goal right now is to open her private restaurant.

It is easy to rent land, but it is not legal to use agricultural land for catering. You have to apply for it first and then obtain relevant approval documents before you can proceed.

But this is not a problem for Shen Mingzhu. With her current connections and relationships, getting a piece of approval document is as easy as eating and drinking.

After getting the approval document, Shen Mingzhu immediately called Shen Xiangnan and Jia Yuemei to her home and gave Shen Xiangnan two plans to choose from.

One is that she lends Shen Xiangnan some money to open a restaurant, and Shen Xiangnan will be responsible for the profit and loss. However, this will be the last time she helps Shen Xiangnan start a business, regardless of success or failure, she will never help Shen Xiangnan again.

Another option is that she would take the lead as the boss of the restaurant, and Shen Xiangnan would be the manager of the restaurant. She would give Shen Xiangnan a fixed salary and 10% of the shares.

If the restaurant makes a loss, Shen Xiangnan can still get a fixed salary.

If the restaurant makes money, Shen Xiangnan can get 10% of the profits as dividends in addition to a fixed salary.

The couple discussed it and chose the second option.

This was also within Shen Mingzhu's expectations.

…

Shen Mingzhu named the restaurant Shen's Private Restaurant. From the environment to the dishes, everything was designed by Shen Mingzhu herself.

The farmhouse courtyard with red bricks and black tiles has five main rooms, three east and west wing rooms, three back rooms, a total of twelve rooms.

The decorative elements of each box are different, mainly based on traditional Chinese culture.

For example, paper cutting, shadow puppetry, movable type printing, weaving, stone-ground soy milk, etc., the corresponding boxes are provided with corresponding tools and materials, allowing diners to try and learn these folk arts themselves.

…

I originally thought that the previous engagement party on the lake island was already very explosive, but I never expected that for Zhuang Xueqi and Ning Yuan’s wedding banquet this time, the Ning family directly chartered a giant luxury cruise ship.

The cruise departs from Xicheng Port, passes through the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and takes a total of three days.

While attending the wedding banquet, the guests also toured the northern maritime culture and historical sites.

Shen Mingzhu only brought Pei Ziheng with her to the wedding banquet this time, while Pei Yang stayed at home to look after the food factory and his daughter. (End of this chapter)