After the dinner, Zhang Yu and Zhao Qinglan attended several dinner parties, which allowed some people to recognize Zhao Qinglan's face and avoid being looked down upon.
After he returned home on the day of the dinner, although he did not intend to mention Wei Xiaoqing, when his wife asked about what happened at the banquet, he still showed some flaws.
In the end, we could only cover it up by saying that there was an upstart Xiaomi who had no eyesight and was looking for trouble with Zhao Qinglan.
When Song Yi heard this, she became furious and felt that her husband was not doing the right job.
No, Zhang Yu organized several dinner parties in a row in order to satisfy his wife and to make Zhao Qinglan look good.
This can be considered as a further reminder of Zhao Qinglan’s identity.
The training here was over, and it was urgent for Zhao Qinglan to go back and take charge of the overall situation, so Zhao Qinglan embarked on the return journey.
When she came home, everyone in the family, big and small, burst into laughter.
Without her, the family always feels incomplete.
However, she only rested at home for one night before starting to work.
The store in the provincial capital was finally fully installed during the training process for new employees. Although it has not yet opened for business, Zhao Qinglan also asked the employees to start various preparations before the opening.
As soon as Wu Mei arrived in the provincial capital, she put her things in the house rented by her son and started working on the new store.
With her here, Zhao Qinglan saves a lot of worry.
It just so happened that she hadn't seen Sun Wen and Jiajia for a long time.
When the two of them had a day off, they invited Wu Mei and the two children to their home for dinner.
It was the first time for several of them to come to this courtyard in Zhao Qinglan's provincial capital, and they were surprised to see the layout of her home.
In the past, Xiaoduo liked to follow Sun Jiajia, her eldest sister. As soon as Sun Jiajia came to the house, Xiaoduo would pull her to her room.
Seeing the layout of Xiaoduo's room, Sun Jiajia was very envious.
She has been favored at home since she was a child, but when compared with Xiaoduo, she suddenly feels like the world is different.
Wu Mei looked at Zhao Qinglan's yard and praised it repeatedly.
"If I could have such a big yard of my own, I would be able to laugh out of my dreams."
"Sister-in-law, what's the problem? Once you save enough money, just buy a place as soon as possible. Renting a house is not a long-term solution."
"But Sun Wen's work unit will allocate a house in the future, and Jiajia will also be able to get a house in the work unit after she graduates and joins the work unit."
Zhao Qinglan knew that most of the people here had this kind of thinking. They felt that their work units would allocate houses, so why should they spend their own money to buy a house?
Therefore, she did not change Wu Mei's thinking, saying that house prices would become more and more expensive in the future, and the apartments in the unit might not be available in the future.
As someone who has experienced it personally, she feels it deeply, and even Wu Mei may not believe it.
So she changed her explanation. "Sister-in-law, the house they share belongs to them. Don't you want Brother Sun to have your own yard? In the future, when the children get married and start a business, you can live in your own room more comfortably."
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Of course Wu Mei thought, otherwise she wouldn't have said words that would make her laugh out of her dreams.
Seeing that she was moved, Zhao Qinglan continued: "You have your own yard here. You can decorate it however you want. When the children are fine, just come and see you."
"Hum, let's talk about this later."
"Sister-in-law, don't do it just because of money. If you don't have enough money, ask me to get it. When you find a suitable yard, you can take action in time. Opportunities wait for no one."
"Okay, if I need money, I'll come to you."
Zhao Qinglan cooked herself and prepared a table of delicious dishes. When Li Huai came back, she started to eat.
It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted her cooking. Both Wu Mei and Sun Wen were so happy.
When the meal was almost done, Wu Mei started to chatter about other things.
"Qinglan, if you know any good girls, please introduce them to my Sun Wen."
As soon as her son started working, Wu Mei began to worry about his son's lifelong affairs.
In the past, she was not in front of her son, but now that she is in front of her son, she has to be more careful.
"Mom, my job is not stable yet, and I don't want to think about getting married yet." Sun Wen protested.
Wu Mei glared at her son, "When you start to think about it, I have to let others choose the good girls of the right age. Mom doesn't want you to get married right away. If there is a suitable girl, you can get married first."
She still regrets that her son has no fate with Zhao Qinglan's two younger sisters.
When Zhao Qingzhu got married, she thought that Zhao Qingju was not bad either.
Unexpectedly, before her son graduated, Qingju got married and moved to the capital.
This son is now a serious college graduate, has a good job, and is a young cadre who can wear four pockets. Wu Mei's requirements for her future daughter-in-law have also been slightly higher.
Of course, she is not that snobbish, but her son's conditions are good, so she naturally wants to find a girl whose conditions are worthy of her son's.
Watching the confrontation between mother and son, Zhao Qinglan was overjoyed.
"I know, sister-in-law, I will worry about this for you."
She only has contact with a few people in a few places. If that doesn't work, next time she goes back to live upstairs with her family, she should pay more attention to the girls of the right age upstairs.
The people in their building are all members of the military. If there is a suitable person, they should be able to talk to Sun Wen, a boy from the army.
Sun Jiajia saw that her brother was forced to get married by his mother and his hair was as big as a pillar. She was very glad that she was still in school and could worry about this matter a few years later.
The overall experience of mother and son at Zhao Qinglan's house was quite pleasant.
When they left, Zhao Qinglan invited them to come and play at home often in the future.
There is no way, because their family lives here, they are generally not familiar with the people in the family building. It should be said that they have no good friends in the provincial capital.
Now that Wu Mei is here, she has someone with whom she can speak her mind.
As for Sun Wen and Sun Jiajia, she also has a good relationship with the children in her family. She welcomes them as brothers and sisters from the same family.
Wu Mei and a group of new employees worked hard for a while, and their new store finally opened for business on the chosen auspicious day.
Firecrackers, gongs and drums, and the festive and lively atmosphere attracted many people to watch.
Having opened several stores, Zhao Qinglan is now very confident.
Opening discounts, promotions, and free samples.
After a set of punch combinations, the store in the provincial capital got off to a good start.
When Wu Mei reported the bill to her with a happy face, Zhao Qinglan knew that the new store was established.
Just a few days after her new store opened, she received a letter from her sister Qingju.
Zhao Qinglan thought that her sister missed her, and thought it was a little funny. After taking it apart, she realized that her sister was asking her to ask her something.
After Zhao Qingju married into the Wei family, she lived well.
Her dowry made the Wei family very famous in front of relatives and friends, and her parents-in-law looked down upon her.
In addition, her uncle is the leader of her husband's department, so her life in the Wei family will be even more comfortable.
She had money, so she didn't have to worry about what she wanted to eat or drink, but as time went by, she felt bored.
She was used to working at the snack bar every day, but now that she is married and has been a housewife at home, she is not used to it anymore.
After she got married, there were still a few old people working in the snack bar. Zhao Qingzhu couldn't move around freely, so Sun would go over from time to time to check the accounts and get some ingredients.
She still had the dividends from the store, but she felt uncomfortable being the hands-off shopkeeper.
After much deliberation, she wanted to open another store in Beijing and run it by herself. Her mother and sister in the store over there would still pay her dividends. She also wanted to open another store in Beijing and pay dividends to her mother and sister.
She just thought that the snack bar was opened because of the eldest sister Zhao Qinglan. If she wanted to open a store in the capital, she thought it would be better to ask Zhao Qinglan for his opinion.
Zhao Qinglan didn't feel any discomfort after seeing it. On the contrary, she supported her sister in finding something to do.
As for the recipes for the snack bar, she didn't care if her sister took them and continued to open the store. It wasn't like she was selling them to outsiders behind her back.