This child really has such strong opinions!
Chen Ru had said everything that needed to be said, yet she did not get a firm answer from Wen Ying.
What could Chen Ru do?
In the end, Chen Ru could only repeatedly emphasise that if anything happened, she must tell the family: “We definitely will not scold you!”
Of course they would scold her, but she could not tell Wen Ying that now.
Wen Ying was not so easily fooled, yet she did not argue with Chen Ru. She obediently nodded along: “Don’t worry, I will not hide anything.”
Sigh, so worrisome!
Wen Dongrong wandered outside for two hours before coming back.
He had forgotten his wallet when he went out, so he did not have a single penny on him and could not even buy a bottle of water. He returned covered in sweat from the sun and immediately gulped down two big glasses of water.
“How did your chat go?”
Chen Ru gestured towards the living room: “I said everything I needed to say. I do not know if she really took it in.”
Wen Dongrong felt worried inside, but he still comforted his wife: “Don’t worry, she is so clever, she definitely knows what is important.”
If she really did not know, there was nothing they could do.
They could get angry, but they still had to clean up afterwards. No matter how torn the little padded jacket was, she was still part of the Wen family. Wen Dongrong could criticise her himself, but no one else was allowed to bully her.
And this “no one else” included Xie Qian!
Wen Dongrong and Chen Ru were on the same wavelength: “What about that female classmate of yours who did not even get her graduation certificate? Still no news?”
Chen Ru shook her head: “Not long ago, I talked about it with Chunqin on the phone. There is still no news at all. I do not know how she is doing now.”
Wen Dongrong felt even more worried.
“Your attitude needs to be softer. I have noticed that this girl actually responds better to gentleness than to force!”
As a father, it was not good to talk to his daughter about these things. It was perfect for the mother to do it. The prerequisite was that the daughter was willing to share her thoughts and relationship progress with her mother!
“Alright, I do not need you to guide my work. I know better than you.”
Chen Ru spoke stubbornly.
Wen Ying stayed in Nanjing the whole weekend. Chen Ru took the initiative to suggest shopping together and used her own money to buy several new outfits for Wen Ying.
At first, Wen Ying just walked beside Chen Ru. Later, she directly linked arms with her. The shop assistants in the mall praised them for looking like sisters, which made Wen Ying very happy. In return, she treated Chen Ru to two sets of cosmetics.
Mother and daughter left the mall with big and small bags. They realised they had not bought anything for Wen Dongrong, so they picked out a new pair of shoes for him at a shop by the entrance.
“Just right, we used up the coupon.”
Chen Ru was very satisfied.
Wen Dongrong was also very satisfied with the new shoes his wife bought.
The one who was not satisfied was Wen Ying’s younger aunt, Chen Li.
As a sister-obsessed person, Chen Li had decided to follow in her elder sister’s footsteps. Most people just think about it, but Chen Li had a very indulgent husband who dared to dream and act, Deng Shangwei.
To allow Chen Li to live in the same city as Chen Ru, Deng Shangwei had spent the past few months vigorously expanding into the Nanjing market. Finally, Boss Deng used tremendous effort to pry open the aquatic products market in Nanjing and was gathering strength for a big push. Then Chen Ru suddenly changed her work location!
Chen Li: ???
Chen Li had even contacted schools in Nanjing for her two sons!
“Sis, should I still come to Nanjing?”
Chen Li felt a bit lost.
Chen Ru thought for a moment: “Either stay in Chengdu, or go straight to Shanghai. Even if I change work locations again in a couple of years, Wen Ying will not change. She will stay in Shanghai for development.”
Chen Li did not agree immediately: “Let me think about it…”
It was too much upheaval.
Chen Li hesitated, but Deng Shangwei was more decisive: “Let’s go then! I am not afraid to start over. Chengdu is our main base, Nanjing is the second market, Shanghai is the third. One day I will connect all three regions!”
Chen Li laughed: “You have quite the ambition! If you connect all three regions, would not you become the second Boss Qin?”
Deng Shangwei smiled without speaking.
If Boss Qin could succeed, why could not he?
Deng Shangwei had gained a lot from expanding into the Nanjing market.
Nanjing is an important city in the Yangtze River Delta region, where cold chain transportation is among the most advanced in the country. Chengdu, located in the southwest interior, still relies mainly on air transport for seafood.
Chengdu’s cold chain transportation cannot compare to Nanjing’s.
That is the fact, the current reality.
But what about the future?
If cold chain transportation continues to develop, will the seafood market share in Chengdu still be controlled by Boss Qin and others?
If even Boss Qin cannot control it, then Deng Shangwei, who relies on Boss Qin for his livelihood, certainly cannot.
Deng Shangwei felt a strong sense of crisis, yet he also saw it as an opportunity.
Chengdu is not small, but its pace of life is too comfortable. The ancient saying “do not enter Sichuan when young” makes a lot of sense. A comfortable pace of life can make people lose their fighting spirit.
Only by leaving the comfortable environment can one see farther.
Chen Ru had not even started work at HSBC yet, but Deng Shangwei was already itching to go to Shanghai first to take a look.
When Wen Ying heard about this, she strongly agreed with Deng Shangwei’s choice and specially called him:
“Uncle, it is not just the transportation methods for seafood that are changing. When you come to Shanghai, feel it carefully. The entire society is undergoing huge changes.”
What huge changes?
Deng Shangwei was intrigued by what Wen Ying said. Wen Ying did not give a direct answer but invited him to experience Shanghai in person.
The internet is no longer just an application tool. It is becoming a basic element of life.
In Chengdu, this trend is not yet obvious, at least not deeply felt by people like Deng Shangwei.
In places like Shanghai and Nanjing, because logistics and transportation are more convenient and advanced, many urban white-collar workers no longer want to go to nearby malls to shop after work. Instead, they have become accustomed to “shopping” online. It started with white-collar workers, then gradually spread to housewives and students. Consumers of all age groups are flooding into online e-commerce platforms.
E-commerce platforms have entered a period of rapid development.
If Wen Ying said now that e-commerce would snatch a large number of customers from offline physical stores, even the bosses of e-commerce platforms probably would not fully believe it.
What seems impossible now will happen in the future!
Sometimes Wen Ying even felt that Xie Qian seemed more like a reborn person than she was.
Xie Qian could choose Yan Yuchuan’s “You Tuan Gou” startup project, and he could think of starting a logistics company. Wen Ying felt that her boyfriend really had great vision!
A week later, Chen Ru officially joined HSBC.
Since the tenant’s lease had not yet ended, Chen Ru still needed to find a place to live.
Xie Qian offered to arrange it, but Chen Ru refused.
Chen Ru would not even take advantage of her own daughter, so how could she take advantage of Xie Qian? Anyway, she had a familiar agent in Shanghai, so she found a small place near the company as temporary accommodation.
Xie Qian had good taste in choosing promising industries for investment, but his attempt to curry favour with his future mother-in-law failed. Indeed, no one is perfect.
Corresponding to this small setback on Xie Qian’s side was the great success of the scumbag father Xie Jinghu.
The lawsuit between Xie Jinghu and Sara Zhuo was decided in the first instance.
Apart from some living expenses that Xie Jinghu himself had also spent, the court recognised the recovery of the other gifts… Xie Jinghu won the case!
