"You disagreed with the cooperation with Lawson, so Lawson turned around and invested in Wellcome. Now Wellcome is using the name and financial resources of the Lawson Group to madly seize the market. In order to sell more goods and get Wellcome's subsidies, many dealerships have vacated our factory's shelves and put Wellcome products on them. As a result, our factory's sales have been declining month by month."

"In addition to Wellcome, several other companies in the same industry, such as Lejia and Xinzhiwei, have also made some moves recently. Lejia has cooperated with Taiwan's Sixi Group and has become Sixi's exclusive agent in mainland China. It has put more than 100 snacks, beverages, and cakes on the shelves at once. Xinzhiwei has joined forces with the foreign retail giant Parker Four and has now entered shopping malls and supermarkets, and its sales have increased several times."

"The impact on business is only one aspect. Many factory employees have been poached with high salaries, and sales have been falling. Not to mention Du Juan is under great pressure, even I am anxious when I see the rapid development of competitors."

Pei Wenping spoke while paying attention to Shen Mingzhu's expression.

Seeing Shen Mingzhu's calm expression without any fluctuation, I couldn't help but feel a little admiration for her.

…

Shen Chaobei returned home with his two children and was surprised to find Du Juan sitting alone at the table eating noodles.

"You came back early today. What's the matter? Didn't you eat enough at the dinner?"

As he walked over, he saw that there were only a few slices of vegetables in Du Juan's bowl of noodles, so he said, "Eat slowly. I'll fry two eggs for you."

"No, I have no appetite. I'll just eat a couple of bites to get by."

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Shen Chaobei immediately sat down and asked with concern: "Did the conversation with Lao Yu and the others go well?"

Du Juan glanced at him and said, "Don't mention it, they didn't even come."

"Why?"

Du Juan put down her chopsticks with a snap, her hair all over her body was burning with anger: "Why else? Wellcome is holding its opening ceremony today, and they all ran to Wellcome!"

Shen Chaobei hurriedly sat over and patted her back to help her calm down. "Okay, don't be angry. They didn't come today because of something. Let's make an appointment another day..."

"What kind of date? They stood me up today and chose to go to Wellcome's cocktail party. They've already made their stance and attitude clear!"

"They can't just make Wellcome products. Lao Yu has been working with our factory for so many years, so there must be some favor between us. If you feel embarrassed, I will go talk to them in person tomorrow. You eat first, the noodles are clumping together."

Du Juan stared at the bowl of noodles on the table, which was no longer hot, and said in annoyance, "If I hadn't rejected Rosen's investment, the situation wouldn't be like this today."

"It's no use saying this now."

"Yeah, it's too late to regret."

Then, he looked at Shen Chaobei and said, "I didn't go to dinner tonight. I didn't say anything, did I?"

"No, I told her you had an appointment and almost forgot. She asked me to bring back a box of dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse and mutton. I made them myself. They are delicious. You should try them."

Shen Chaobei was about to get up to get the dumplings, but Du Juan held him back, "Put it aside for now. I don't have an appetite now."

After Shen Chaobei sat down, he asked again: "Didn't my sister say anything else?"

“No.”

Knowing that her husband was not the kind of person who would lie, Du Juan did not ask any more questions, but she was still unhappy.

In her opinion, the factory’s current difficult situation, surrounded by enemies on all sides, was caused by Shen Mingzhu’s wrong decision.

But Shen Mingzhu ignored it and didn't feel any remorse or guilt.

…

When Shen Mingzhu returned home from Pei Wenping's place, the kitchen and living room had been cleaned up, and Cui Lianying and Pei Ke had also returned to their own residences.

"Where's Guoguo?"

Seeing Pei Yang dozing off alone on the sofa, Shen Mingzhu walked over and asked.

Hearing her voice, Pei Yang opened his drunken eyes, his expression showing grievance: "You only have Guoguo in your heart. Can't you see that I'm such a grown-up sitting here?"

Shen Mingzhu poked the man's forehead with amusement, "I'm not blind, how can I not see you? I told you to drink less, but you didn't listen. Now you feel uncomfortable?"

"Well, I feel uncomfortable. I need my wife to hug me."

"He's in his 60s, but he's still like a child."

Shen Mingzhu slapped the man's hand away with a light frown, went to the kitchen, made a cup of wild honey water and brought it out.

"Drink if you want."

Shen Mingzhu put the cup on the coffee table and prepared to go upstairs to see her daughter. But before she could take a step, Pei Yang pulled her to the sofa and hugged her.

Although Pei Yang was drunk, he was still very strong.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't break free, so she simply reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the man's waist.

Pei Yang looked very happy: "Wife, are you tickling me? It doesn't hurt at all, try harder."

Shen Mingzhu looked up at the sky in silence.

Seeing that she had given up struggling, Pei Yang buried his furry head in the crook of her neck and said contentedly, "Wife, you are so soft. I love holding you like this, forever."

"Thank you, I don't want to."

"Why?"

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"Life is so long, and I can only have a man like you. I feel sick just thinking about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yang pinched his chin, turned his face over and took a bite.

The man was merciless in his words. Shen Mingzhu's lips were numb with pain. She couldn't help but punch him: "Are you born in the year of the dog?"

Pei Yang's lustful eyes fell on the bright red lips, "Does it hurt when you bite me? It won't hurt if I kiss you..."

"I don't want it."

"you want."

At the stairs, Pei Tang looked at the intimate couple on the sofa and spoke subconsciously: "Mom."

After being pushed by Shen Mingzhu several times, Pei Yang reluctantly let go of her hand.

Standing up and glaring at the man, Shen Mingzhu walked to her daughter with a smile, "Honey, have you finished your homework?"

"Um."

"Come on, mom will go upstairs to check you out, and then we'll wash up and go to bed."

"oh."

Walking to the corner of the stairs, Pei Tang subconsciously looked towards Pei Yang who was lying on the sofa, "What's wrong with Dad?"

"He feels uncomfortable after drinking too much. Let him sleep and leave him alone."

Pei Tang nodded.

…

By the time Shen Mingzhu had taken care of her daughter and put her to sleep, Pei Yang, who had drunk the honey water, was almost sober.

Seeing Shen Mingzhu coming downstairs, he smiled and patted the empty sofa beside him, "You've been tired all day, come and rest for a while."

Shen Mingzhu walked to another single sofa chair and sat down, "Are you sober?"

"I didn't drink much anyway."

Under the light, Shen Mingzhu's skin was as white as snow, her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, and her shoulder-length black hair was half tied behind her head with a jade hairpin and the other half scattered on her shoulders. She had an unparalleled gentleness and charm.

Pei Yang just looked at her quietly, feeling as if he had all the happiness and satisfaction in the world.

But he was concerned about the food factory. "The food industry in Fengcheng has been turned upside down by foreign investment. The food factory is trying to survive in the cracks. I'm afraid it will be hard. Do you want to consider going back to take charge?"

"Don't worry. The food factory has been running smoothly for so many years, except for the first two years when there were many setbacks. Good times can easily produce talents, but adversity is the best institution for honing people."

If you want to fully understand a person's character, look at his choices and behaviors in adversity. (End of this chapter)