Seeing Mai Qiu looking unhappy, Du Juan asked casually, "Who pissed you off so early in the morning?"

Mai Qiu hesitated for a moment, turned around and closed the office door, then spoke: "I just heard something."

"Which factory has received foreign investment?"

Ever since the cooperation with Rosen fell through, Mai Qiu would become emo whenever he heard news that his peers had received investment.

"Everyone is saying that the new car that Mr. Shen drove here cost more than six million yuan."

Du Juan paused as she signed her pen and looked up at Mai Qiu: "Who's talking?"

"It was reported by the Finance Department that Mr. Shen's car is a Bentley Accord. There are only a few of them in the world. There are only four registered in our country, one in Shanghai, one in Capital, and one in Guangzhou. Mr. Shen's car is the fourth one."

Du Juan knew that Bentley was expensive, but the rarity and price of Shen Mingzhu's car were far beyond her imagination.

"Why, are you envious of Mingzhu because she drives such an expensive car?" she teased jokingly.

Mai Qiu showed his dissatisfaction on his face. "I'm not that petty. Ms. Shen is the big boss. I have no objection to her driving an expensive or nice car. I just feel that the factory is in such a difficult situation now, and she doesn't want to think of ways to run the factory, but instead wants to be in the spotlight."

"Alright, you're getting too extreme. Does Mingzhu tightening her belt and living a frugal life mean it will be helpful to the factory's business development?"

Mai Qiu was disappointed. He waited for her to sign the document, then took it and left.

However, Du Juan's mood was not as calm as it appeared.

She and Shen Chaobei had worked hard for so many years, but they only had three commercial houses, a Honda Accord worth 200,000 yuan, and a little over 100,000 yuan in savings.

She was once very proud of herself. She was a rural woman who had not even graduated from primary school, but had come to where she was today through her own efforts and became a strong woman envied and admired by all the women in the village and even the town.

But this person is afraid of comparison.

All her pride was nothing in front of Shen Mingzhu's new car.

One car costs more than six million.

Only one tenth of the car price could be used to build a cement road from the town directly to her mother's hometown, Yushu Village.

If she had taken a tougher stance and insisted on cooperating with Lawson, the food factory might be in a different situation now.

…

In the evening, when Shen Mingzhu got home from get off work, she saw Pei Yang leading the construction team to measure and mark in the yard.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing her come home, Pei Yang excitedly gestured and explained: "I plan to flatten the yard and build an iron gate next to the gate. You can park your car directly in the yard and put a roof on it. This way, you don't have to worry about the wind, sun, rain, and damage to the paint. What do you think?"

There were not many cars in this era, and there was no problem with parking. Usually the couple parked their car on both sides of the road in front of their house.

But now Shen Mingzhu is driving a Bentley worth more than six million yuan, so she naturally can't just park on the side of the road.

Not to mention the issue of theft prevention, if it is scratched by someone without eyes or a naughty child, you will have no place to cry.

Pei Yang’s idea was good, but Shen Mingzhu couldn’t bear to part with the flowers and plants in the yard.

Especially the two grape trees planted by Cui Lianying, the main vines have grown to be almost as thick as a baby's arm, and every year they produce many large and sweet bunches of grapes.

In addition to grape vines, other fruit trees such as peach, plum and cherry also grow lushly and bear abundant fruit every year, bringing endless harvest and laughter to the family.

It's a pity to just shovel it away like this.

Sister Yu and Cui Lianying were reluctant to see their carefully built "vegetable garden" destroyed, so they proposed to build a garage in Pei Ziheng's yard.

At the beginning, Shen Mingzhu bought a similar yard 50 meters away and gave it to Pei Ziheng.

Shi Yizhen had previously rented that courtyard. After Pei Ziheng went to the capital to study at university, Shi Yizhen gave up the lease and moved into a large villa he had bought.

After Shi Yizhen moved out, Shen Mingzhu no longer rented out the yard. Instead, she renovated it in the style of a homestay to make it convenient for relatives and friends to stay overnight when they visited her home.

Shen Mingzhu also agreed to build the garage in the vacant yard, so Pei Yang had to lead the construction team there to take measurements.

"Eat more shrimps. Shrimp are nutritious. Eating them will make you smarter and help you get better grades."

Shen Chaobei put two bright red braised prawns in each of his daughter's and son's bowls. Turning around, he saw that Du Juan had no appetite, so he picked up a big one from the plate, quickly peeled it and put it in Du Juan's bowl.

"You eat too. You've been so tired recently. Let Aunt Qian buy an old hen tomorrow and stew it to nourish your body."

Du Juan picked up some rice and put it into her mouth while chatting with Shen Chaobei: "I never heard your little sister mention when she bought the new car."

Shen Chaobei was puzzled: "I don't know. If she hadn't driven to the factory today, I wouldn't have known she had a new car."

"Mom, did my aunt buy a new car? What kind of car did she buy?"

Although Shen Zilong is young, he is very interested in cars.

Daya also looked at the couple, obviously curious about Shen Mingzhu's new car.

Du Juan glared at her son and said, "What's your business? Just eat your meal."

Shen Zilong pouted in frustration, but he instantly became happy again when he saw Du Juan pass the shrimps in the bowl to him.

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His favorite food is shrimp.

Daya also lowered her head and continued eating.

"Do you know how much that car cost?"

Du Juan continued to chat with Shen Chaobei about Shen Mingzhu's new car.

"I heard they wanted more than six million?"

"Oh my goodness, is my aunt's new car so expensive?"

Shen Zilong suddenly raised his head from where he was eating, his expression very rich, showing shock, surprise, and envy.

Du Juan ignored her son, poked the rice in the bowl with chopsticks, and said in a gloomy tone: "I'm afraid that we won't be able to afford such an expensive car at the end of our lives."

Shen Chaobei had just taken a big mouthful of rice when he heard her words and replied incoherently: "Why buy such an expensive car? Can you become an immortal by driving it? It's better to save the money to eat something delicious."

Du Juan rolled her eyes at him and said, "If we really have the ability to drive a car like this, would you still be afraid of not being able to eat good food?"

“That’s right.”

Shen Chaobei made a promise with a smile, "When our family has money in the future, I will buy you a Bentley."

"If I rely on you, I'm afraid I'll wait till my hair turns white in the hope of not being able to see you."

However, she lowered her voice and Shen Chaobei was so focused on eating that he didn't hear it.

But Daya heard it. She glanced at Du Juan, then lowered her head silently and continued eating.

…

Zhao family.

Shen Hongmei also discussed Shen Mingzhu's new car with Zhao Dafa at the dinner table. "People in the factory knew that the car was worth more than 6 million yuan, and they all stared at the car with their eyes shining."

Zhao Dafa teased, "If you like it, I'll get you one tomorrow too?"

"No, I don't want it. Even if you are willing to buy it, I am reluctant to drive it. Such an expensive car, even a small scratch on the paint will cost thousands of dollars to repair."

Afraid that Zhao Dafa would really change her car in a fit of rage, Shen Hongmei quickly changed the subject, "Is Xiaoyun coming back soon?"

When talking about his son, Zhao Yun showed a trace of regret on his face.

Although Zhao Yun, as an NBA rookie, performed well in several games, the SEALs' overall performance this season was disappointing and they did not even make it to the playoffs.

The good news is that Zhao Yun can return home to visit his family early. (End of this chapter)