Chapter 42 The Gloomy Little Poor Boy from the 1970s
Zhou Dayou's drunkenness vanished instantly in shock, his eyes widening to bloodshot.
Greed, shock, regret! If he had known his son was so valuable, he should have kept him in Zhoujia Village at all costs to blackmail Shen Ci.
He snatched the newspaper and stared at it intently, as if trying to pierce through the paper.
"Yes...it's very good..."
Zhou Dayou squeezed out the words through clenched teeth, his face contorted, ferocious and terrifying.
"Chen Ci, Zhou Huai, I thought you two ran away to save your lives, but it turns out you ran off to enjoy unimaginable wealth. Have you forgotten who your father is? This money and this wealth all belong to me!!"
He suddenly raised his head and grabbed the messenger by the collar.
"Where in Shanghai?! Where is this school?! Tell me!!"
This little wolf even changed his surname and doesn't acknowledge his biological father! What's worse, the family didn't even get their hands on those few hundred yuan!
Having lost both money and family, and with both elderly relatives falling ill from worry, Zhou Dayou now spends his days drinking and drowning his sorrows, leaving the entire burden of the family on Wang Layue's shoulders.
In the Zhou family, it doesn't matter who the so-called daughter-in-law is. They just need an obedient, capable, and easy-to-control woman to take care of them. Anyone who jumps into this family is entering a fire pit.
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Huilin Supermarket caused a sensation after it opened in Shanghai. Stores of this type and scale are unique in the country. It offers one-stop shopping, allowing customers to buy everything their whole family wants once they enter the supermarket.
Even major newspapers began to report on this new supermarket, which was free publicity. Every beginning is difficult. After the first supermarket successfully opened up sales channels, Shen Ci announced that he would open a second chain store in Huaicheng.
Construction on the store in Huaicheng had already begun, but they had to wait for the one in Shanghai to be tested first, in order to achieve a radiating effect. When locals saw that this world-famous supermarket had actually opened in their city, they would also flock to check it out.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is like a weather vane.
What was the average return for the past week?
Shen Ci asked, and Butler Song handed over a stack of reports, “Average daily income: 300,000, with the highest record being 500,000 in revenue on the opening day.”
Song Mingli read out a long string of data without changing his expression, but Shen Huai, who was listening from the side, was inwardly turbulent.
Although he had seen many luxurious scenes, expensive items, and lots and lots of money, he was still shocked that half a million could be made in a single day.
The daily turnover was more than the combined income of all the villagers in Zhoujia Village for more than ten years, and many times more. If he had stayed in Zhoujia Village, and if his mother had not come and taken him away, would he have remained a narrow-minded and ignorant farmer for the rest of his life?
Just like everyone else in the village, perhaps even worse off than them.
He is lucky.
Unbeknownst to them, Zhou Dayou had already arrived in Shanghai with his parents in a menacing manner. The train tickets were expensive, so this time they didn't bring Wang Layue along, leaving her at home to look after the house and take care of the children.
The family had finally managed to go to a big city, and they had originally planned that only two people would be needed. However, no one wanted to stay behind, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and borrow money from the village, managing to scrape together enough for train tickets to Shanghai.
"Oh my, the food on this train smells so good! It doesn't smell this good at other times. Why does it smell so good now and make my stomach rumble?"
My son, please buy one for your mother.
Grandma Zhou rubbed her stomach with both hands, watching the flight attendants pushing the food cart back and forth with longing eyes. She was so hungry that her intestines felt like they were going to burst.
"Mom, we're almost there, what are we going to eat? Why are we spending this money?"
In big cities, everything is free! We need to save our money and feast until we find that unfilial son!
After saying that, Zhou Dayou took out two large cornbreads from his bundle. They were solid, but after a few days, they were rock hard and could knock a tooth out if you took a bite.
"Exactly, don't you feel bad about spending your son's money?"
When we arrived, we were tricked by Chen Ci; she kidnapped our grandson. We sent Dayou to deal with her!
Old Zhou did the same, taking a big bite of the pancake as if venting his anger. He had been hunting geese all his life, but in the end, he was the one being pecked by them. They had schemed against others their whole lives, but they never expected to be schemed against by others and lose so much money, and even their grandson. They had truly lost everything!
"Dad, Mom, don't worry."
Shen Ci, you've been beaten by me for so many years. Even if you're rich now, you're still just like Sun Wukong, unable to escape the Buddha's palm.
She's already been beaten into submission by me. This time, you can rest assured, we'll not only get our money back, but we'll also take a big bite out of them!
It's okay if I can't live a good life, but others absolutely cannot live a good life, otherwise I'll be the one who loses out!
As rising stars in Shanghai, Shen Ci and her son attracted the attention of countless people as soon as they made their mark in the city. The opening of Guilin Supermarket caused a sensation, Shen Huai entered an international school, and Shen Ci donated to education, all of which were reported in the newspapers.
As the saying goes, "The taller the tree, the more the wind blows," and "The more famous a person is, the more trouble they attract." There were quite a few people secretly watching this mother and son.
The Zhou family of three had just gotten off the train and entered the city when they were stopped by people.
The fellow villager only gave them the newspaper and the address, without saying anything else, let alone how to get there. The three of them were like headless flies when they first arrived in Shanghai, having no idea whether to go east or west.
"Please wait a moment, gentlemen! Our boss would like to meet you."
The three of them stood there for a long time. The people here spoke all sorts of languages, some foreign languages and some local dialects, which they could not understand. Just then, a man wearing a black hat and a cloth shirt came up and approached them.
"Your boss?"
Who is your boss? He says he can just see you whenever he wants, does he really think he's someone important?
"I'm not seeing you!"
Zhou Dayou arrogantly shouted, "Boss? Pshaw!" Accustomed to being arrogant and self-centered, he was used to being the center of attention.
The man in the black hat wasn't angry; instead, he chuckled. "The boss said he'd like to treat the three of you to dinner. Also, he can help with Shen Ci's matter."
Otherwise, even if the three of you walked around the city for a month, you still wouldn't be able to find where Shen Ci lives.”
Just when they were feeling sleepy, someone offered them a pillow. The three of them were starving, so what were they waiting for?
"Alright, since your boss is so sincere in wanting to treat me to dinner, let's go and take a look."
It was already late, and they didn't know where to stay tonight. If they hadn't met this man in the black hat, they might have just found a bridge hole to spend the night.
Now things are great. Not only can he eat and drink for free, but he might also be able to solve his accommodation problem tonight. When it comes to taking advantage of others, Zhou Dayou has never lost.
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