Reborn in 1991, I opened supermarkets all over the world.

After three drinks, Zhou Hai clapped a few times: "Brother Zifeng, you really have a good capacity for alcohol."

Su Min's expression seemed to soften somewhat: "Lu Zifeng, your sister-in-law isn't as forgiving as you men. It's uncomfortable for her to keep some things bottled up inside."

Seeing that Zhou Hai was about to interrupt again, Lu Zifeng instinctively wanted to hear what Su Min would say, but when he was about to say something to dissuade Zhou Hai, he suddenly didn't want to.

He was even more curious to see what kind of trouble the couple would cause.

As expected, Zhou Hai's interruption was met with a sharp rebuke from Su Min.

It seems that this matter can only be revealed by Su Min herself.

"My husband, Lao Zhou, was a sure thing to be the director of Jiangmian No. 1 Factory. But because you brought down Wu Fucheng, he was sent to Dong County as a firefighter by the higher-ups."

"One is in the city center, the other in the suburbs; one is a thriving factory, the other a failing institution. How can I not feel good about this?"

Lu Zifeng was somewhat surprised; he really hadn't expected this.

If Zhou Hai and his wife resent me because of this, or even want to "get back at" me, it would be understandable from a moral standpoint.

He no longer intended to speculate; he simply waited for the other party to reveal their true purpose.

After Su Min finished complaining, Zhou Hai looked angry again: "The one who's wrong is Wu Fucheng, not Brother Zifeng. If you're going to keep complaining, you might as well go back."

Su Min sighed, stood up, and said to Lu Zifeng, "I'm sorry, Brother Zifeng, my wife is just too straightforward and doesn't know how to talk. Alright, you two talk."

After saying that, he picked up his bag and left the private room.

Zhou Hai awkwardly poured Lu Zifeng a glass of wine and said, "Don't mind it."

Lu Zifeng laughed and said, "Regardless of right or wrong, this matter was started by me. My sister-in-law didn't intend to hit or kill me; she just didn't like me, which was already very polite of her. In fact, I should be the one treating Factory Director Zhou to this meal to apologize to him."

Zhou Hai raised his glass and clinked it with Lu Zifeng's: "Actually, your sister-in-law isn't usually like this. It's just that she's in Dong County, a place where she doesn't know anyone, and she's been stabbed in the back, so she's become a little irritable."

He originally thought that after saying this, Lu Zifeng would take over and ask Su Min what happened in Dong County, and then he could naturally reveal his true purpose.

To his surprise, Lu Zifeng just ate his food silently and didn't respond to him at all.

Because Lu Zifeng knew what Zhou Hai meant by "stabbing someone in the back".

Zhou Hai waited for a long time, but Lu Zifeng didn't respond, so he had to say, "Let me tell you the truth. You used the newspaper's influence to bring down Wu Fucheng, and the higher-ups are talking about it. They think you're brave and resourceful, and have some influence in Dong County. So, since we're new here, why don't we make friends first? As long as you help me find the person who stabbed me in the back, your sister-in-law will consider you a benefactor, and it will be very convenient for you to do any business in the future."

Having come this far, Lu Zifeng had no choice but to respond.

"Tell me what's going on. If it's something I can do, I, Lu Zifeng, will do my duty without hesitation."

"Okay, okay!" Zhou Hai handed over a cigarette: "Help your sister-in-law investigate and see who's eyeing the grain depot warehouse."

Lu Zifeng took out a lighter and lit Zhou Hai's cigarette: "Anyone who dares to target the grain depot's warehouse is no ordinary person. I'll try my best to get someone to investigate, but Director Zhou still needs to make preparations in many ways."

"Of course. Come on, stop chatting, eat your food."

If Lu Zifeng still can't see through Zhou Hai and his wife by now, he'll have wasted his life.

Su Min plays the bad cop, presenting the conflict;

Zhou Hai played the righteous role, extending an olive branch.

Be either their enemy or their friend.

Being their enemy could lead to some "bottleneck" problems when doing business.

However, to be their friend, you have to do things for them, even things that are shady—that's how Zhou Hai and Su Min defined Lu Zifeng, the street gang leader.

Lu Zifeng left the restaurant, shook hands with Zhou Hai to say goodbye, and then rode his bicycle home.

As he passed Qiao Ling's shop, Lu Zifeng gently applied the brakes and stopped the bicycle.

The shop was already closed. Qiao Ling's bedroom was inside, but even through the crack in the door, you couldn't see any light.

He had told Qiao Ling that he wanted to open a supermarket in Dong County.

This shop was actually intended for Qiao Ling.

For the sake of his own future and that of his younger siblings, he would not ultimately leave his career to Dongxian County.

Therefore, he had to leave something for Qiao Ling.

To repay the kindness of a past life;

To repay the companionship of this lifetime.

Of course, if Qiao Ling doesn't want the shop, or if she follows the same path as in her previous life and eventually leaves Dong County, she can sell the shop and reap a considerable fortune.

When I got home, my family was all asleep.

Lu Zifeng went to the toilet and took a cold shower.

When he walked back into the living room, Lu's mother was sitting there, which startled Lu Zifeng.

"Mom, are you performing a ghost story from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio in the middle of the night?"

Lu's mother tapped on the table: "There's a letter for you."

"oh."

As Lu Zifeng approached to take the letter, his mother said, "I definitely didn't read your letter. But the handwriting on the envelope should be that of a girl, right?"

Lu Zifeng did not deny it: "A friend at the newspaper helped bring down Wu Fucheng."

"Alright, making more friends isn't a bad thing. But you need to be clear-headed; Qiao Ling is the most suitable for you."

Lu Zifeng originally intended to take the letter back to his room, but after hearing what his mother said, he sat back down at the table.

"Mom, let me tell you what's on my mind."

"Eh."

"When Wu Biao and He Cheng came to my door saying they were going to sue me and send me to jail, I knew that you and Dad had already decided to sell the house to pay off my debts."

At this point, the turbulent days of his past life resurfaced in Lu Zifeng's mind.

Lu's father died in a car accident. After graduating from junior high school, Lu Xiaoye went to Guangzhou and is said to have become a "Sanhe God".

When Lu's mother fell seriously ill, Lu Zhenzhen dropped out of school to work as a waitress in a restaurant, earning a meager salary while taking care of her seriously ill mother.

Lu Zifeng held his mother's wrist, tears welling in his eyes: "Mom, I'm so sorry. Right now, I don't want anything else but to make money so you can have a peaceful old age and so Xiaoye and Zhenzhen can have a future. I hope that our family will never make choices that go against our original intentions because of money."

Hearing her son's choked voice, Lu's mother was also moved and comforted him, "You've changed a lot recently, your father and I have both noticed. But making money is one thing, but you still need to think about your own marriage."

Lu Zifeng nodded: "Qiao Ling is a good person, but I'm not even twenty yet, and I'm still two years away from the legal marriage age. What if something changes along the way? Wouldn't that ruin her life?"

Lu's mother was a little embarrassed and said hesitantly, "Let's settle the relationship first. As for other things, you should restrain yourself for now, so you won't ruin her life."

"We've gone off on a tangent!" Lu Zifeng got up and went back into the house.

"letter!"

"oh."