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

Judging that Lu Zifeng had already gone downstairs, Zhou Hai finally couldn't resist and slammed his teacup down on the desk, splashing scalding hot tea all over his hand.

Even the manuscript that had just been written was soaked in a small area.

The ink splattered with water and bloomed, staining the entire area.

He was originally a high-ranking factory director, sent down from the city. He had status, position, and money.

He merely wanted to use his connections with the supply and marketing cooperative to put pressure on Lu Zifeng and make him obey.

Unexpectedly, this only provoked Lu Zifeng's rebellious mentality.

When Zhou Hai got home, he told Su Min about it, which made Su Min even more furious.

"That Lu Zifeng is so arrogant. What does he have? He's just a hoodlum from Dongxian Street. He really doesn't know what's good for him!"

Zhou Hai shook his head and sighed, "Su Min, Su Min, you still consider Lu Zifeng a scoundrel? You're so wrong!"

Su Min scoffed dismissively and said, "It's not just me saying Lu Zifeng is a good-for-nothing; everyone in the factory who knows him knows it. Sure, he's now partnered with that guy surnamed Qiao to run a grocery store, but so what? Is he that capable? He's just relying on Qiao's licenses and his mother's connections at the supply and marketing cooperative. If I get Director Chen to cut off his supply, let's see how he continues his business."

Zhou Hai pointed at Su Min and said sternly, "I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless!"

Su Min looked at Zhou Hai, puzzled: "Are you really that worried? Are you afraid he'll put a sack over your head on the way?"

Zhou Hai said, "To judge a person, listen to their words and observe their actions. I've had two direct encounters with Lu Zifeng, and he's definitely not as simple as you think. He can be an ally, but not an enemy for now!"

"This is ridiculous!" Su Min couldn't see anything about Lu Zifeng that she should be afraid of.

Her family was exiled to Dong County, and they were already openly dissatisfied with Lu Zifeng.

If Lu Zifeng can help her find out who stabbed her in the warehouse, it can be considered that he has made amends for his past mistakes. She can accept this loyal dog and use him to do some underhanded things for the Su family in the future.

If he doesn't have the ability and his attitude isn't right, what's the point of keeping him around?

The TV series "Desire" has started airing again, and Li Na's song "May Good People Live in Peace" is playing on the television.

Su Min calmed down a bit and said, "He was able to bring down Wu Fucheng because Wu Fucheng himself was not clean. With the support of our Su family, you don't have any dirt on him, so what are you afraid of? Unless he can bring down the cannery, it's unlikely to affect your future promotion."

Zhou Hai couldn't help but sneer. The cannery had a stable supply of goods and sales channels.

Especially the sales channels, which are orders from a major northern country.

No matter how capable Lu Zifeng is, he can't possibly go and tell Gorbachev that he doesn't want the goods from Dongxian Canned Food Factory.

If I just work in Dongxian for a few years, settle the factory, get through the period of leaderlessness after Wu Fucheng's downfall, and promote a few outstanding talents, I can retire successfully.

Then, with a little manipulation from above, I can be transferred to a more promising company, and that will be considered a complete success.

Therefore, Zhou Hai's logic is that one should not create unnecessary complications due to momentary anger.

Su Min is used to being spoiled and will not fight back after being humiliated; that's not her style.

She didn't take Lu Zifeng seriously at all, and at the same time, she used other connections to investigate the person who had stabbed her in the back during the warehouse incident. Therefore, she didn't think Lu Zifeng had anything commendable about him.

However, no clues were found about her relationships—because Song Zheng was in the closed loop of rumors, and his identity was inconspicuous.

That evening, Lu Zifeng, unusually, stayed at Qiao Ling's house for dinner.

Regarding the supply and marketing cooperative, he felt he should give Qiao Ling a heads-up.

"Sister Ling, what will you do if the supply and marketing cooperative stops supplying us?" Lu Zifeng asked.

Why?

"I mean, if."

"We could still sell clothes, right? We could open a clothing store. But why did you make that assumption out of the blue?"

Qiao Ling bit the end of her chopsticks and looked at Lu Zifeng.

Lu Zifeng recounted the whole story of Zhou Hai and his wife.

Qiao Ling grew increasingly angry as she listened: "What kind of person are you? Even if they were transferred to Dong County, it should be Wu Fucheng's fault, not yours!"

Lu Zifeng smiled and said, "Wu Fucheng is in jail now, so they need to find another target to vent their anger on. Also, they want me to help them investigate who is trying to take over the grain station's warehouse, but I definitely can't help with that."

Qiao Ling lowered her head and chewed her food, then slowly raised her head: "Zifeng, can we not take that warehouse?"

"No way. Don't let its current warehouse status fool you. With the right policies, it can be converted into shops in no time, and the price will double. And have you forgotten? We're planning to open a supermarket there."

"We earn money to live, but if earning money makes us unhappy and uneasy, then what's the point?"

"I don't understand what it means to feel insecure. I only know that if I back down this time, I'll be forced to back down every time in the future. Will that make me happy?"

When Lu Zifeng said this, his voice was a little loud and his tone was somewhat stiff.

Because in his previous life, he had experienced similar things many times.

Qiao Ling was slightly taken aback, then silently went back into the house.

Lu Zifeng knew that she didn't want to argue with him.

Looking at the table full of delicious food, all of which Qiao Ling had prepared by herself, I felt a little sour.

He put down his chopsticks and went into the inner room.

He wanted to tell Qiao Ling that since she didn't want the warehouse, then they should just forget about it.

It doesn't matter where you open a supermarket.

Once the "92 Prosperity Certificate" is issued next year, it will be enough to open a chain store directly in the city.

If we need to send Qiao Ling a gift, wouldn't it be better to just send it to a shop in the city?

Just as I arrived at Qiao Ling's bedroom door, I saw Qiao Ling walking out with her head down, holding something in her hand.

"Hey, you scared me!" Qiao Ling said, handing over a small notebook.

"What is this?"

"I have about ten thousand dollars in my savings account. Anyway, I earned it all by following you, so take it and buy a warehouse."

"..."

Lu Zifeng was ultimately too ashamed to ask for Qiao Ling's bankbook.

He pushed her hand back: "We don't need you to pay! We'll just follow the proper procedures. If we can buy it, we'll buy it; if we can't, then so be it."

"Mmm." Qiao Ling nodded, glancing at the dining table. "Are you still eating?"

Lu Zifeng laughed and said, "I'm full from the meal, but I haven't had any soup yet. If I don't drink Sister Ling's soup, this meal will have been a waste."

Qiao Ling walked to the dining table: "Bring me a bowl, I'll serve you some."

Lu Zifeng went to get the bowl, and the pager on his waist went off.

He glanced at the number; it was an unfamiliar district/county number, neither from Dong County nor Jiangping County.

Qiao Ling took the bowl from his hand and asked, "Is something wrong? Do you want more?"

Lu Zifeng turned off the beeping pager and said, "What could be more important than drinking Sister Ling's soup?"

Qiao Ling smiled slightly and handed the soup to Lu Zifeng.

Lu Zifeng never expected that the person calling him would be Wei Jun.

If it weren't for the small hotel, he would have almost forgotten about this person.