"Brother, sister-in-law, sister, brother-in-law, why are you free to come here today? Have you eaten?"
Zhou Chen greeted Boss Han and the others with a smile. Except for the eldest brother-in-law, he saw the other three people often.
This eldest brother-in-law is a very ordinary man. In addition to being relatively strong, I heard that he has a very chauvinistic personality and rarely interacts with the Han family.
"Zhou Chen, it's time to get off work."
The four bosses, Han and others, greeted Zhou Chen politely, completely losing the resentment they had when they were rejected by Zhou Chen.
Han Chunyan came over at this time and said: "Brother and sister, they bought a lot of cold vegetables. I will fry a few more vegetables and we will have dinner soon."
"Chunyan, you're welcome, we are all one family."
Sister-in-law Han and Sister Han both stood up and helped Han Chunyan. As for the child, it was already running around all over the floor. There was no need for anyone to hold it at any time, as long as it was watched.
The three women went off to do their business, leaving three men behind. None of them knew each other very well and had nothing in common.
As the boss, Han Chunsong spoke first with a smile and opened the topic.
The three of them didn't chat for long. The food was quickly prepared and they sat together.
Zhou Chen took out the wine, and all three men drank some. He saw that the two families were hesitant to speak several times, and he understood in his heart that he just didn't take the initiative to speak.
In the end, Sister-in-law Han couldn't bear it anymore and spoke first.
"Zhou Chen, Chunyan, we are here today. Actually, we have something we want to discuss with you."
While talking, several people's eyes were on Zhou Chen, because they all knew that in this family, Zhou Chen was the one who made the decision.
But Zhou Chen's expression was very calm and he didn't answer. Han Chunyan did.
"Sister-in-law, if you have any questions, just tell me. If we can help, we will definitely help."
Sister-in-law Han and others were relieved, and then Sister-in-law Han spoke.
"Chunyan, Zhou Chen, it's like this. Didn't Xiaowu's restaurant be handed over to us? Previously, a man named Popohou was partnering with Xiaowu. We thought that Popohou was an outsider and it was our own.
If the business becomes prosperous in the future, wouldn’t it mean that others are taking advantage of it? So we thought, rather than letting outsiders take advantage, it would be better for our own family to take advantage of it. Do you think this is the truth?”
"ah?"
Han Chunyan was at a loss when she heard this, "Sister-in-law, isn't this restaurant open yet? How do you know it will definitely be prosperous?"
Sister-in-law Han said confidently: "Needless to say, we are taking over the restaurant now. With the skills of your sister-in-law and eldest sister, it will definitely be prosperous."
Han Chunxue nodded in agreement: "Yes, Chunyan, these days, we have figured out how to operate the restaurant. As soon as it opens, with our ability, we will definitely make a lot of money."
Han Chunyan smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
Although her education level is not high, she is not stupid. She has been married to Zhou Chen for several years, and her vision has improved due to the influence of her ears and eyes.
The lavish support of the sister-in-law and the eldest sister, as well as the overconfident attitude, made her feel very uneasy.
That's not how business works, right?
Zhou Chen said at this time: "Sister-in-law, eldest sister, what do you mean, are you going to kick out the bad guy?"
Han Chunsong said: "It's not about kicking. We still think it's best for our family to do business together. There will inevitably be conflicts with outsiders."
"oh."
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Brother, you must have your own reasons for what you think, but Chunming has handed over the restaurant to you. You can just make your own decision. There is no need to come to us to discuss it."
Sister-in-law Han immediately said: "Zhou Chen, this is what we want to do. Get Popohou Hou away and let you and Chunyan become shareholders. We will make a lot of money with you."
"Let us take a stake?"
Zhou Chen looked shocked and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
After calming down his funny mood, he asked with great interest: "Sister-in-law, how do you want us to become a shareholder, hand over the management of the restaurant to us, or..."
Before she finished speaking, Sister-in-law Han shouted excitedly: "How can this be done?"
Han Chunsong pushed his wife angrily, and then Sister-in-law Han realized that she had spoken too hastily and smiled awkwardly.
"Zhou Chen, what I mean is that managing a restaurant is a very troublesome thing. Look at the two of you. One is a university teacher with a decent job and has no time to manage it. As for Chunyan, the child is too young and there is no time.
, so let us handle this troublesome matter."
"Yes, yes." Han Chunsong and Han Chunxue both nodded in agreement.
Han Chunyan, on the other hand, looked dissatisfied, and she could tell that the purpose of the eldest brother and sister's visit today was not pure.
Sister-in-law Han didn't mince words anymore, she spread her arms directly and said, "Zhou Chen, Chunyan, we came here today to invite you to become a shareholder in our restaurant."
Zhou Chen said in his heart, "Good guy, this sister-in-law is really good enough. Han Chunming bought the restaurant, and all the money from inside and outside was paid by Han Chunming. When it came to her mouth, it became
Their restaurant.
These brothers and sisters of the Han family are really the best. They knew that Han Chunming was easy to bully, so they caught him alone.
Han Chunyan didn't answer, but looked at Zhou Chen. Although she didn't want to buy shares, Zhou Chen still had the final say in this family.
Zhou Chen asked with a smile: "How much does my sister-in-law want us to invest in? How many shares will she give us?"
Sister-in-law Han's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a smile: "Two or three hundred thousand, Zhou Chen, if you pay three hundred thousand, we will give you 10% of the shares of the restaurant, and you won't have to worry about management. You can just do it when the time comes."
Get dividends."
Even though Zhou Chen knew that this sister-in-law was very shameless, he was still shocked after hearing these words.
"Three hundred thousand, ten percent of the shares?"
Good guy, this sister-in-law actually thinks that the restaurant is worth three million. What is the concept of three million at this time? She can definitely buy several of that restaurant.
Han Chunyan also laughed angrily: "Sister-in-law, three hundred thousand, 10% of the shares, do you think we are fools, or are you stupid yourself?"
Han Chunsong shouted at Han Chunyan dissatisfied: "Chunyan, why are you talking to your sister-in-law?"
Han Chunyan responded without giving any face: "What's wrong with my words? You all treat us as fools, how do you expect me to talk to you? Three hundred thousand yuan accounts for 10% of the shares, you are really embarrassed
Just say it out loud."
Sister-in-law Han said: "Chunyan, this share is really not small. Our restaurant will definitely be prosperous after it opens. You can get dividends without having to worry about it. What a great thing."
Han Chunyan glanced at her coldly, then turned to look at Han Chunxue: "Sister, do you think so too?"
Han Chunxue looked embarrassed. Although she was also greedy for money, she didn't want to be as greedy for money as Mrs. Han. After all, they had been sisters for decades, and she was really embarrassed to cheat her sister.
When she didn't get a reply, Han Chunyan became even more angry.
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to say anything about this matter. I can tell you with certainty that there is no way to do this. Not to mention that we don't have 300,000 yuan. Even if we did, we wouldn't be able to buy 10% of the shares.
Send the beggar away."
Sister-in-law Han's face turned livid when she was rudely scolded by Han Chunyan.
"Chunyan, how do you talk? What do you mean by sending beggars away? We are all brothers and sisters. Do you talk like this?"
Han Chunyan said coldly: "I will use the same tone of voice towards whomever I want."
"Chunyan..."
Han Chunsong scolded angrily and was about to show off his big brother attitude, but Zhou Chen spoke instead.
"Brother, what Chunyan means is what I mean. We don't invest in this restaurant and we don't have the money to invest in it. If you are not in a hurry, just stay and sit. If you are in a hurry, just invite me."
After being ordered to evict guests, the faces of the four elders, Han Chunsong, became ugly. As the boss of the family, Han Chunsong had no status in front of his wife, but in front of his younger brothers and sisters, he was very arrogant.
"Zhou Chen, Chunyan, is this how you talk to your brothers and sisters?"
Sister-in-law Han added to her jealousy and said angrily: "She is an intellectual and her family is powerful and rich. It is normal for her to look down on us."
Han Chunyan was so angry that she even forgot about her son in the baby chair next to her and slammed the table.
"Wang Xiufen, shut up. I only tolerate you for the sake of my elder brother. You really regard yourself as a person. My elder brother and Xiao Wu are spoiling you. I, Han Chunyan, will not spoil you.
You, leave my house, immediately, immediately."
Han Chunyan's sudden outburst shocked everyone, including Zhou Chen, who had seen such a tough Han Chunyan for the first time. He didn't come back to his senses until his son's cry sounded.
The others were also awakened by Zhou Xuanyu's cries, and Sister-in-law Han's face turned extremely ugly, and she also started to protest.
She wanted to get angry at Han Chunyan, but when she saw Han Chunyan staring at her fiercely, her heart skipped a beat, and she didn't dare to talk back, so she pointed the finger at Han Chunsong.
"Boss Han, look, this is your sister. I have worked hard in your family for so many years. Is this how your Han family has treated me?"
After saying that, she couldn't bear the humiliation, covered her face and ran away.
Han Chunsong stood up angrily and pointed at Han Chunyan. At this time, Zhou Chen also stood up and looked at him with cold eyes.
"Brother, sister-in-law has left."
Han Chunsong was swept away by Zhou Chen's gaze, and for some reason, he felt that Zhou Chen was scary.
"Okay, good job, Chunyan, I will talk to our mother about this today."
After saying the cruel words, he turned around and left. The remaining Han Chunxue and his wife, seeing that something was not right, hurriedly left.
"My big brother is really, really..."
Han Chunyan was so angry that she didn't know what to say. Ever since her eldest brother and sister-in-law got married, the eldest brother who used to be particularly good to their siblings seemed to have become a different person. He obeyed her sister-in-law in everything, and sometimes even her mother dared
contradict.
So she had long been dissatisfied with her eldest brother and sister-in-law. In addition to the situation just now, she could not hold back. Just now she really wanted to slap her eldest sister-in-law.
Zhou Chen coaxed his distressed son to comfort and gave Han Chunyan a thumbs up.
"Honey, Niu, you were so majestic just now, you scared me."
Han Chunyan rolled her eyes at him charmingly: "Don't think I don't know. If I hadn't done that just now, you might have no idea what you would have done to my elder brother, sister-in-law and the others. I know you too well, and you would only let me
They can’t even get off the stage.”
Zhou Chen comforted him: "Don't be too sad. You already know what they are like. There is no need to get angry with them."
Han Chunyan sighed: "I'm just sad. I feel sorry for Xiao Wu. If they do this, Xiao Wu's restaurant will definitely be ruined by them. It's not easy for Xiao Wu to make money these years. Alas."
"That's what he deserves. I've warned him a long time ago, but he didn't listen. Who can I blame?"
Han Chunyan wanted to retort, but after thinking about it, she sighed: "Oh, now I really understand your previous concerns. Brothers and sisters, it's better not to do business together. Xiao Wu wants to do this this time."
It’s a shame, I can’t do it, I’m going to call him later and give him some advice.”
"It's useless. Your brother has been completely stunned by Su Meng. He won't listen to you at all."
“Got to try.”
"It's up to you."
…………
"Teacher Zhou, what do you think of this villa?"
On this day, Zhou Chen and Han Chunyan, led by a man, looked at the house.
There are actually no formal real estate agencies these days. The man who showed Zhou Chen and the others a house was named Zheng. He was actually an intermediary, responsible for showing people the houses and completing the formalities. Zhou Chen also heard that he had a good reputation, and
He has some background, so I found him.
"Xiao Zheng, isn't this villa bigger than the one just now?"
Zhou Chen just looked around and knew it in his mind.
Xiao Zheng said with a smile: "Teacher Zhou, your eyes are really amazing. This villa is indeed less than twenty square meters larger than the one we just looked at. Most people can't tell it at all."
"So, Teacher Zhou, what do you think of this villa?"
He asked someone to inquire, and found out that this Teacher Zhou was not an ordinary person, he was very well-connected, so he seemed very polite and respectful.
“Still a little small.”
"Still young?"
Xiao Zheng was confused. The actual area of this villa was really quite large, more than two hundred square meters. However, in Zhou Chen's eyes, it was still too small.
Han Chunyan was also confused. To be precise, she had been confused since she checked the house today.
She originally thought that Zhou Chen wanted to buy a building, and it was precisely because of this that she thought it would be better to live in a courtyard. After all, the building area was limited, and it was far inferior to their courtyard house.
But after viewing the house today, she was confused. Zhou Chen didn't take her to see the building at all, but directly looked at the villa. This was already the second one.
Although she didn't know the price yet, after seeing these two luxurious villas, she knew they were expensive.
It's just that when she saw Zhou Chen talking to Xiao Zheng, it was difficult for her to interrupt, so she could only act like a puppet on strings. She would listen to whatever Zhou Chen said.
"Xiao Zheng, do you still have suitable housing? As long as the location is good, the area is large, and there are no problems with the house, then the price is not an issue."
Villas in this era are still quite rare, otherwise Zhou Chen wouldn't find someone to find them for him.
Xiao Zheng heard Zhou Chen's tone, it didn't sound like he was making fun of him, so he thought about it.
"Teacher Zhou, I don't have such a villa at the moment, but don't worry, just give me a few more days, and I promise to find a new place for you and keep it to your satisfaction."
Zhou Chen nodded. He had lived in Yanjing for many years and knew many villa areas, but those were all parallel worlds, and they were many years in the future.
It's only 1985 and Yanjing is so big. He really doesn't know much about where there are good villas now.
"Okay, then I will wait for you for a few more days, but I also told you in advance that if I don't find anything that suits my needs the next time I look at the house, I will have to find someone else."
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he felt anxious, but he still kept a smile on his face: "Teacher Zhou, don't worry, I promise I won't let you down."
Although he is a well-known middleman, there are very few people who want to buy villas from him these days. Naturally, he is reluctant to give up a big customer like Zhou Chen.
"Then it's settled."
After returning home, Han Chunyan immediately began to cross-examine Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen no longer hid anything from him and told everything about himself.
After a long time, Han Chunyan's eyes were blurred, and she could not hide the look of shock on her face.
"You mean, you are the real boss of Zhou's Commodity Store?"
"right."
"Then how much money does our family have now?"
Han Chunyan took a deep breath and asked the question she wanted to know most.
She didn't know much about the value of several stores, but at least she had an idea of how much they cost.
Zhou Chen said: "The cash is not much, only more than one million. The other money is either used to open a new store, or I use it to buy antiques."
"More than a million?"
Han Chunyan was dumbfounded. It wasn't that she had never seen money before, but she had never seen so much money.
They have been married for three years, and she has saved a lot of money Zhou Chen gave her one after another, almost 60,000 to 70,000 yuan.
It was precisely because of these 60,000 to 70,000 yuan that she felt that their family was a wealthy family, because even in Yanjing City now, not many people could have a savings of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan.
But now Zhou Chen told her that their family still had more than one million, and this did not include those stores. This really calmed her down.
After a long while, she came back to her senses, and then looked at Zhou Chen with strange eyes: "You didn't tell me before, did you, did you..."
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, but she couldn't say anything when it came to her mouth.
Zhou Chen gently hugged Han Chunyan and held her in his arms.
"Don't think blindly, how could I be on guard against you? We are husband and wife, and what's mine is yours. The reason why I didn't tell you the truth is because you have seen the faces of your brothers and sisters."
"They were able to make such a request before they didn't know that I was the owner of the store. If they knew that my sister was not the boss, but that I was the boss, what do you think they would do? If they could take away Chunming's restaurant, they might not be able to do so.
Dare to think about our store."
Han Chunyan, who was originally feeling sad, heard Zhou Chen's comfort, and then thought about the behavior of her brothers and sisters, the situation her husband said was very likely to happen.
But she still didn't completely believe it: "Everything you said is true, didn't you lie to me?"
"I really didn't lie to you. In fact, your brother Chunming also knows about this matter."
When Han Chunyan heard this, she immediately became angry: "What, Xiaowu also knows, okay, this Xiaowu is so brave that he dared to hide it from me."
Seeing Han Chunyan's face change in an instant, Zhou Chen suddenly found it funny. The woman's face change was really as fast as lightning.
This also shows from the side how low Han Chunming's status is in their family. Anyone can step on him.
Han Chunyan quickly forgave Zhou Chen, and now she completely understood why Zhou Chen had the confidence to buy a luxury villa.
Before, she thought Zhou Chen wanted to borrow money from her aunt, but it seemed that she was too naive.
"Zhou Chen, can you please stop hiding it from me if you have something to do in the future?"
"Well, I will definitely tell you whatever happens to me in the future."
Zhou Chen himself was not prepared to hide the fact that he had money. The purpose of doing so was just to avoid trouble.
After experiencing these incidents, Zhou Chen believed that Han Chunyan had understood his painstaking efforts, so even if he knew that their family was rich, he would not become high-profile in the future.
Ever since Han Chunyan got angry at her brother and sister that day, the Han brothers and sisters never came to see Zhou Chen again. However, Han's mother came once and gave Han Chunyan a few words.
But after Han Chunyan explained the whole story to her, Mother Han regretted it and said that she would teach Boss Han and the others a lesson after she went back.
Zhou Chen didn't take this seriously either.
That night, Zhou Chen received a call from Han Chunming.
"What are you talking about? Your restaurant will open at noon tomorrow?"
Han Chunming called him and asked him to go to Mr. Guan's house tomorrow and pick him up to attend the opening ceremony of Jubanxian Restaurant.
"Okay, I understand, but where are you now?"
"..."
"Well, that's it."
Zhou Chen hung up the phone and saw Han Chunyan standing in front of him with a curious face.
"What's wrong? Xiao Wu's phone number?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Well, he called me and told me that his restaurant will have an opening ceremony at noon tomorrow and asked me to pick up Mr. Guan to attend the banquet. Oh, you elder brothers and sisters are really interesting. The restaurant has opened.
They didn’t even notify us, and they weren’t afraid of being laughed at?”
Han Chunyan looked very ugly. They were brothers and sisters, but now that the restaurant had opened, they didn't notify them. If Han Chunming hadn't called, they wouldn't have known about it.
"It must be that woman Wang Xiufen's idea. Okay, okay, they have a grudge against us."
"Then what do you say, will you go tomorrow?"
Han Chunyan's face changed slightly. Although she was angry in her heart, she really didn't think about falling out. If she went there tomorrow, she might not know what her sister-in-law would do to her. It would be hard for her to vent it out in such an occasion.
But even if she was asked to endure, she couldn't help it.
"Forget it, I won't go tomorrow, you go ahead. I'll take Xiaoyu to my mother's place, and she probably won't go either."
Zhou Chen had no objection: "That's fine, if I go there, even if they are unhappy, they won't dare to be rude to me, and I have to take the old man over tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Zhou Chen dressed up, drove to Mr. Guan's house.
"Old man, have you packed it up?"
Mr. Guan was not surprised when he saw Zhou Chen: "Chunming asked you to pick me up to attend the opening ceremony of the restaurant, right?"
"yes."
"This brat has opened his own restaurant, and he doesn't know what to do if he's not around."
Mr. Guan muttered a few words and then followed Zhou Chen out.
When he was about to arrive at the restaurant, Zhou Chen suddenly said to Mr. Guan: "Old man, no matter what happens later, please don't be angry or get hurt."
Mr. Guan looked at Zhou Chen strangely: "Do you know something? Why are you giving me a confused look?"
Zhou Chen said: "I don't know the specifics. I also guess that there will be an accident, because the person in charge of the restaurant now is not Han Chunming, but me and his sister-in-law. You don't know them. They, tsk tsk, I
It’s hard to say much, you’ll know when the time comes.”
Listening to Zhou Chen's words, Mr. Guan couldn't help but frown, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.