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

The call came from the warehouse.

The warehouse renovation is now largely complete, and the shelving is also fully prepared.

A lightbox was installed at the entrance, displaying the words "New Era Self-Service Supermarket".

Compared to the more commonly used term "supermarket" in later generations, the self-service store better reflects the operational rules of the marketplace.

"Zhong Qin and I have already put the price tags back on, and Jiang Ce helped us too. When will the goods arrive?"

"Around the 25th. You've all worked hard these past few days, so please take a few days off. It'll be quite busy again when we're loading up the goods."

"When are you coming back?"

"Tomorrow then. By the way, Sister Ling, did you sign the contract I gave you the other day?"

"no."

"Is there anything you're not satisfied with?"

"I have no complaints, I just don't understand why you're giving me 50% of the shares."

"Sister Ling, listen to me..."

"Alright, come back and talk. Phone calls are expensive."

Lu Zifeng hung up the phone, leaned against the phone booth, and lit a cigarette.

He thought about Du Heng's words, and they weren't without reason.

But should I tell Lin Siyan in person?

Should I talk to Qiao Ling in person?

It seems like no one can bring themselves to do it.

Just then, a commotion broke out in the karaoke room.

Lu Zifeng threw away his cigarette butt and quickly walked inside.

A drunken young man insisted on singing a duet with Lin Siyan, but Lin Siyan refused.

The drunkard didn't care whether she wanted to or not; taking advantage of his superior numbers, he put his arm around Lin Siyan's shoulder.

Du Heng and Li Wei both stepped forward to persuade him, but the drunkard picked up a bottle, pointed at the two men, and yelled, "Get lost!"

Li Wei had really left, but Du Heng was still trying to hold on: "Brother, let's be reasonable."

If we're talking about the most powerful one, it has to be Tang Guo.

Unable to pry open the drunkard's hand that was gripping Lin Siyan, she took a bite out of him.

The drunkard got angry and slapped him across the face.

In that instant, Tang Guo suddenly thought of that simpleton who always threatened to beat others to death.

If Hanhan were here, could he have beaten so many people?

But surely he wouldn't just stand by and watch himself get bullied, would he?

The drunkard's slap missed Tang Guo's face; instead, it was smashed down by a beer bottle halfway through.

Lu Zifeng shielded Lin Siyan and Tang Guo behind him, pointing the broken beer bottle at the other person: "Come and try it?"

The other group, a bunch of cowardly guys emboldened by alcohol, were stunned by the blood-stained beer bottle.

Seeing the exchange of glances and eager expressions among the others, Lu Zifeng immediately turned the broken bottle around and held it in the opposite hand.

Like a dagger, when held in the right hand, it's generally used in a slashing motion, usually resulting in cuts. Even when used to stab, the force of blunt glass isn't very strong.

When gripping with the backhand, it's usually a hard stab; easily creating a bloody hole is no problem.

The other person could tell this was a daredevil, and a very experienced one at that, so he chuckled and said, "Brother, let's be reasonable. We're all out having fun..."

"Get the hell out of here!"

As he spoke, Lu Zifeng held up the broken beer bottle in one hand and used the other to help everyone retreat out of the karaoke room.

After escaping danger, Li Wei patted his chest and complained, "What kind of people were they?!"

Tang Guo, who was always neurotic, remained silent, with tears in the corners of her eyes. She had really been frightened just now.

Du Heng originally wanted to ease the tension by praising Lu Zifeng a couple of times.

Just as he was about to speak, Lin Siyan, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and hugged Lu Zifeng tightly.

Lu Zifeng was somewhat at a loss, only feeling a soft and warm sensation in his chest.

He was considering whether he should hug the other person back; he couldn't just stand there like a telephone pole.

But before he could catch up, Lin Siyan suddenly looked up and kissed Lu Zifeng on the cheek.

Seeing this, Li Wei felt that he should be under the car, not inside it.

Tang Guo laughed, even though there were still tears in the corners of her eyes.

Du Heng sighed, "Twenty years old, things are different now."

Tang Guo gave Du Heng a wink, and Du Heng immediately said, "I'll take Guo Guo home; it's not safe for her to be alone as a girl. By the way, Wei Ge, you don't need someone to take you home, right?"

"Ah~ well, I can just take a taxi."

Wei Ge thought Lin Siyan was too indecent, kissing a boy in front of so many people.

I'd rather not have a woman who's so shameless.

At this moment, Lin Siyan had already broken free from Lu Zifeng's embrace, but her face was as red as a tomato.

"Shall we take a taxi?" Lu Zifeng asked.

"Don't you want to stay with me a little longer?" Lin Siyan asked back.

"Walking is fine too, how far is it?"

"It's not far, just walk there, and you'll reach your destination in a lifetime."

"..."

The two walked side by side, their long shadows cast by the streetlights.

Like a little child, Lin Siyan jumped forward to step on Lu Zifeng's shadow.

Lu Zifeng cooperated, turning his head and sideways, his shadow shifting and moving around on the ground, while he made "eh" sounds.

After jumping for a while, Lin Siyan ran back and hugged Lu Zifeng.

In her opinion, since Lu Zifeng did not refuse her the first time, it was as if he had tacitly accepted the relationship.

In fact, Lu Zifeng tacitly agreed.

The girl has already come this far, it would be a bit pretentious for a grown man to still be so hesitant and coy.

He put his arm around Lin Siyan's waist and asked, "Are you happy today?"

Lin Siyan thought for a moment: "I'm not happy."

"What's bothering you? Tell me so I can cheer you up."

"I didn't hear you sing."

"I sang badly again."

"There are no outsiders here, why don't you try singing one?"

"Shall I sing one? Cover your ears!"

"No need, it'll just go in one ear and out the other."

"I watched your beautiful figure pass by in the distance."

Her hair, draped over her shoulders, fluttered in the wind.

A melancholy dream in bright eyes

It also seemed to carry a hint of arrogance…

Lin Siyan pursed her lips, her eyes curving like crescent moons, and held Lu Zifeng's hand, sometimes taking small steps, sometimes taking big steps.

Lu Zifeng, this old man, wasn't very open-minded; he was thinking about something.

Since you've chosen Lin Siyan, you should give Qiao Ling a hint sooner rather than later.

Try to probe first, using a joking tone.

She should definitely get half of the shares in that self-service supermarket in Dongxian.

After we finish processing the 1992 wealth certificate next year, we'll give her all the shares.

Doesn't Lu's mother really like Qiao Ling?

He recognized her as his goddaughter.

Then Qiao Ling would be his own older sister.

perfect!

Back in the New Era office, Qin Deshou and Gu Quan lay on the bed, one in a horizontal position and the other in a vertical one, their snores rising and falling.

Having no other choice, Lu Zifeng decided to spend the night on the sofa in the living room.

It was already very hot in Jiang City in June.

Lu Zifeng searched for the air conditioner remote for a while before realizing that the house didn't have an air conditioner installed at all.

The next morning, he was awakened by the beeping of his pager.

He reached for the phone and called back.

"Brother Feng, this is Jiang Ce."

"What is it?"

"Something happened to Sister Ling."

Lu Zifeng jolted awake, jumping up from the sofa: "What exactly happened?"

Jiang Ce said on the other end of the phone, "I'm not entirely clear on the specifics. This morning, Zhong Qin went to the mall and found that Sister Ling wasn't there, so she went to Sister Ling's house to look for her. After knocking on the door, two middle-aged men came out and yelled at Zhong Qin, driving her away. Zhong Qin came to the cannery to find me. When I arrived, I found your mother there too. She was holding Qiao Ling and crying, saying that the other party was bullying them, a widow and her child..."