Don't get married if you're reborn.

Chapter 351 Going home for the New Year
Zeng Wenjie's next two days were simple: distribute money and ask everyone to stay until the end of the year and the holidays.

The snack shop's revenue is just the appetizer; the real money is going to come from Marlenia.

Whether it's high heels and stockings sold online, or various gold jewelry items that are selling like hotcakes offline, they can all be described as extremely profitable.

Zeng Wenjie didn't incur any costs for either the high heels or the stockings; he simply created a brand name and shipped directly from the OEM factory, settling accounts based on delivery time.

The Palace Museum series is even more outrageously profitable, with one gram of gold selling for nearly ten times the price.

Of course, the leaders of the Palace Museum were all smiles. They just had to issue the certificates and then sit back and wait for their share of the profits.

If we're talking about exorbitant profits, they're the ones making the most of it. They just pay for paper and ink, stamp the document, and send it out by express delivery, cash on delivery.

Gan Lin, who had switched jobs from China Gold, was extremely satisfied. Although she had only been there a short time, she had already benefited from the immense popularity of the Palace Museum series. In addition, she was beautiful and quick-witted, so she made a lot of money from commissions.

Zeng Wenjie was tempted to treat the employees of Marleneja Gold Shop to a meal.

When you have money in your pocket, it seems like your hormones are about to overflow.

But Zeng Wenjie only exchanged a few flirtatious words with them; nothing actually happened between them.

"Let's not rush into expansion. Let's first occupy a few districts in Fengzhou with high population density, and use this year to accumulate more gold and recruit some skilled craftsmen," Zeng Wenjie said to Zhuang Bifan.

"Don't worry, our first shot in this expansion will be fired in your hometown."

Zhuang Bifan was satisfied with this, but also knew that it couldn't be rushed, especially offline expansion, which was tantamount to openly fighting against major brands.

The top priority right now is to increase gold reserves in order to facilitate continued expansion.

Expansion must be fast and aggressive; otherwise, if major brands realize this and join forces to suppress you, it will be quite troublesome.

As the year draws to a close, the recording of "The Voice of China" has been suspended. Thanks to Zhuang Aimin's hard work, the formal recording started before the auditions were even finished. After that, contestants who passed the auditions kept coming on stage to participate in the recording... Finally, the preliminary auditions were completed, and the show could be broadcast one episode a week.

That is, the government has this capability, and Beijing is very supportive.

For a typical production team, just getting celebrities to adjust their schedules would be a headache.

Some promotional material for "Village BA" was also inserted during the program's hiatus. Its enthusiastic atmosphere and pure spirit attracted a lot of attention and sparked a discussion online.

While biased refereeing and point manipulation aren't as blatant in the current era, they're still disgusting enough. Pure basketball like the "Village Basketball League" is much more appealing.

There was no commercial atmosphere at all; the simplicity and enthusiasm of the Chongshan people were evident everywhere. Even the prize for the champion was so simple that it was just half a piece of pork, a few big fish, or a few slices of cured pork.

As local media outlets began reporting on the topic on a smaller scale, the popularity of "Village BA" steadily increased.

In the semi-finals of "The Voice of China," which are also team battles, the mentors will take their students to watch a ball game, which will be edited into the final episode.

After Zeng Wenjie finished packing that day, he called Shi Jing and Hu Guohua to go back together.

As he passed by the snack shop, he saw Fu Qianzhu sitting behind the counter reading a book. He couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

When I arrived at the internet cafe that Shi Jing had designated, I saw two idiots standing by the roadside, yawning.

"Audi A8, holy crap! When did you buy it?" Hu Guohua was shocked, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

Shi Jing had known all along and was quite surprised at the time, but he deliberately kept quiet about it from Hu Guohua.

Zeng Wenjie clicked his tongue and said, "I bought it a long time ago, what's wrong with that!"

Hu Guohua cursed, saying, "You bastard, you're becoming less and less of a brother! You bought a new car and didn't even invite us to dinner, let alone tell us!"

Shi Jing said expressionlessly, "I already knew."

Hu Guohua was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Shi Jing's nose and cursed, "I didn't realize that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, could keep things to yourself!"

Shi Jing chuckled and said, "Who told you to spend all your time dating your sister and staying up all night at internet cafes, without any ambition! Of course, Wenjie should drive over in an A8 to give you a good thrashing, you little bitch Huizi."

"Fine, fine, you little bitch Huizi, just you wait!" Hu Guohua cursed as he opened the door and got into the passenger seat, then reclined the seat, intending to sleep all the way back.

Zeng Wenjie chuckled, pointed at Hu Guohua, and said to Shi Jing, "See? This is a classic case of someone who's afraid his brother will suffer, but also afraid his brother will drive a Land Rover!"

"It's not scarcity that's worrisome, but inequality," Shi Jing said thoughtfully.

Hu Guohua, seemingly on his deathbed, sat bolt upright in shock, turned his head, and looked at him with a face full of astonishment, as if the sun had risen in the west. Shi Jing said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Are you jealous that I'm more handsome than you?"

Hu Guohua clicked his tongue, looked at Zeng Wenjie, and said, "This little bitch Huizi is starting to get...day...day...up???"

Zeng Wenjie grinned and said, "After three days apart, we should look at each other with our eyes wide open."

"..."

Shi Jing's lips twitched, and he said, "You could still look good if you peeled it off!"

Zeng Wenjie said no more and drove home.

Hu Guohua leaned back in his chair and soon became drowsy.

Shi Jing yawned, but the thought of having 20,000 yuan in his bag made him so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was eager to see what his father's expression would be when he saw that he had brought so much money home!
“Just a small matter, a drop of blood!” Zeng Wenjie suddenly said.

"Drop!" Hu Guohua shouted with his eyes closed.

His shout woke him up, and he couldn't help but glare at Zeng Wenjie with his bloodshot eyes, asking, "Are you even human?"

Shi Jing couldn't help but laugh, thinking that Zeng Wenjie really knew how to play pranks on people.

"You all go back and get some rest. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow afternoon to celebrate my little Mu's birthday," Zeng Wenjie said.

"It's her birthday? Sure, sure!" Hu Guohua yawned and agreed.

Shi Jing also said, "Then I will definitely come."

After Hu Guohua fell asleep, Shi Jing also became a little unsteady, his head nodding off.

"What's going on between you and Liu Xu?" Zeng Wenjie asked.

"I spent two days with her, visiting a mountain park, eating local delicacies, watching a movie, and buying some small trinkets." Shi Jing suddenly perked up and was no longer sleepy.

Zeng Wenjie said, "Oh."

After waiting for a while, Shi Jing couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to ask anymore?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "Are you done asking? I saw you were feeling sleepy, so I just wanted to wake you up."

Shi Jing froze, and after a long while, he mimicked Hu Guohua's tone and said, "Bra, do you even have a human being?"

Zeng Wenjie immediately let out a strange "hehehe" laugh and asked, "So, what did she say?"

"She didn't say anything, but she did ask me to take her to the airport. She said she'd never flown before and didn't know how to board, so she was a little scared and asked me to take her. I looked up the procedures online beforehand and then took her to the airport," Shi Jing said with a smile.

"Not bad, there should be a chance." Zeng Wenjie said thoughtfully, one hand on the steering wheel and the other rubbing his chin.

"Why?" Shi Jing asked, puzzled.

Zeng Wenjie rolled his eyes and said, "If she doesn't know how to board, can't she just look it up herself? Why would she need a fool like you to take her?!"

Shi Jing suddenly realized what was going on. He wasn't angry after being scolded, and just grinned foolishly in the back seat.

"A University, A University! A University is on! Hua Zai, throw a dodge!" Shi Jing suddenly shouted.

"Your mother..." Hu Guohua, startled awake, muttered weakly before covering his head with his coat.

Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but laugh, feeling that being with these two idiots always brought him endless joy.

Upon arriving in Baishui Town, Shi Jing was immediately woken up, but Hu Guohua was impossible to wake.

“B has booked it,” Zeng Wenjie whispered in his ear.

"Huh?!" Hu Guohua sat up abruptly, about to curse.

He paused slightly, then asked in confusion, "Are we home?"

(End of this chapter)