The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

This little incident did not affect Xu Nian, and the two of them, along with the cat, soon arrived at the market.

Since we're already here, we might as well take some fresh vegetables home with us.

Xu Nian thought to herself.

After all, the prices of vegetables bought at the market are much lower than those sold at the canteen.

Although he doesn't have to spend any money to buy groceries at the cafeteria, the company will ultimately have to pay for it, so every little bit saved counts.

At the pork stall, the stall owner was chatting with two other stall owners.

"How's the business going, you two brothers?"

"Sigh, business is tough. I'm making less and less money every year. In two more years, I'll pack up and quit, and go out to work."

"These days, you can't support a family without a side job. After I close my stall, I still have to drive a ride-hailing car for two hours."

"Old Wu, what about you?"

"Don't even mention it, it makes me angry just thinking about it."

The butcher looked dejected.

"I've worked hard for most of my life and saved up a few hundred thousand yuan. My fixed deposit in the bank recently matured, and I was thinking of having my son withdraw it and deposit it again."

"That kid told me there's some stock that keeps rising every day, it's more stable than government bonds, and you can make more money than putting money in a fixed deposit at the bank."

"I didn't know anything about it either, so I let him handle it. A few days ago, he wiped out half of my savings! All my hard work of the past few decades! It's all for nothing! I'm so angry! And that kid even studied finance in college, what a waste!"

"Old Wu, did your son buy shares in the Sinian Group?"

"I think so. He mentioned it to me once, I think that's the name."

"Then it's not surprising."

"What's wrong?"

"The stock price of this Sinian Group has always been very stable, rising even faster than gold. In the past, it could double in a year, and there was no way to buy it."

"Then how did my son end up losing so much money?"

"Hey, Lao Wu, you just don't understand, do you? Something happened."

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"Boss, how much are the pork ribs per pound?"

Xu Nian's appearance interrupted the stall owners' idle chatter.

"18 pieces."

Upon seeing a customer, the stall owner suppressed a hint of his annoyance.

Xu Nian looked at the ribs on the cutting board. They were fresh and tender, with firm meat, and looked quite appealing.

"Weigh out two jin for me."

"it is good."

The boss picked up a large piece of pork rib from the cutting board, placed it on the chopping board, raised a sharp cleaver, and with a forceful swing, broke the rib in two.

"Hey, isn't this...?"

Just as the butcher was bagging the ribs, another stall owner squinted and scrutinized Xu Nian's face.

As he looked around, he patted the butcher on the shoulder.

"We're doing business, let's talk later."

"No, Lao Wu, listen to me."

Another stall owner leaned close to the butcher's ear, staring at Xu Nian, and whispered something.

A look of anger appeared on the butcher's face, and the veins on his arms began to bulge.

"CNMD!"

A cold glint flashed as the butcher raised his cleaver, pointing it directly at Xu Nian's face.

"You beast, give me back my hard-earned money!"

Seeing the cold glint of the blade, Xu Nian subconsciously took two steps back.

"No, boss, you've misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding my ass! You made me lose hundreds of thousands! If you don't pay me back today, I'll make sure you don't leave this place alive!"

The butcher's owner, his face contorted with rage and teeth clenched, was about to rush out of his stall and fight Xu Nian to the death.

The two stall owners next to him rushed forward and grabbed his arms tightly.

"Old Wu, calm down!"

"No, you've mistaken me for someone else, haven't you?"

Xu Nian shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"I'm just here to buy meat. We've never met before."

As soon as he finished speaking, a red plastic bag full of ribs flew straight at him, hitting the glass porthole on the cat bag.

Mai Mai, who was peering at the scenery through the glass, was startled and let out a frightened meow, shrinking her little body inward.

"I'll let you buy it! I'll let you buy it! Today I'm going to make sure you walk out of this market! I'm not a fucking Wu!"

The butcher glared angrily, struggling violently as he picked up meat from the cutting board and threw it at Xu Nian.

"Is this guy crazy?"

Xu Nian dodged and ran away into the distance.

A wise man doesn't fight with a mad dog. There are so many meat stalls in the market, you can just buy from another one.

However, the reality was beyond his expectations.

"Sorry, I can't sell it to you. You'll have to buy it from someone else."

"Get out of here! I'm not selling!"

"If you're so capable, why are you even out buying groceries?"

Xu Nian was full of questions.

Could it be that I forgot to check the almanac before going out today?

Why is everyone he meets so strange, and why are they so hostile towards him?

Unbeknownst to him, he arrived at the fish stall where he had sold 10 jin of catfish last time, a place he often came to buy dried small fish for Mai Mai.

"Boss, do you still have small fish and fish offal for sale today?"

"It's you."

The boss looked up at Xu Nian, his expression revealing an indescribable strangeness.

He took out a black plastic bag, picked up some small fish and shrimp from the stall, threw them in, and handed it to Xu Nian.

"Thank you, how much?"

Xu Nian took out her wallet from her pocket, ready to pay.

After hearing from Xu Xi a few days ago that there was a virus online, he stopped using his phone altogether. He didn't even bring it with him when he went out to buy groceries; he only brought his wallet and paid with cash.

After all, all of Xu Xi's wealth was stored in her phone, and he wanted to safeguard this hard-earned property for her.

"It's free, you can have it."

The fish stall owner frowned and stared at Xu Nian.

"Don't come here again next time, and I won't take back any fish you catch."

Why?

Xu Nian was completely confused.

You know best what you've done.

"What did I do? I didn't offend any of you, did I?"

"You really don't know?"

"I really don't know!"

The fish stall owner chuckled.

"Go online and see for yourself. All the shady things you've done have already been exposed."

Completely bewildered, Xu Nian returned home and immediately retrieved her sealed-away phone from the metal box that she had heard could block cell phone signals.

What heinous crime have I committed?

Why is she despised by so many people, even by complete strangers who harbor such hostility towards her?

The moment he opened his browser, a deluge of news stories flooded his view.

The relationship of Xu Xi, executive director of Sinian Group, has been exposed. Her boyfriend has only an elementary school education, looks weathered, and has been ridiculed as a "pale old man."

"Does someone like that deserve to be Xu Xi's lover?"

"Xu Xi must be blind. I never thought that a beautiful and powerful CEO in the business world would be so foolish."

"Sister, look at me! I've graduated from junior high school, can I be your gigolo?"

Major Equity Change at Sinian Group: Executive Director Xu Xi Transfers All Shares to Xu Nian, Making Xu Nian the Largest Shareholder

"What?! How did the shareholding structure of Si Nian change? What methods did this man use? Not only did he steal Xu Xi's body, but he also stole her career?"

"No way, Xu Nian, who didn't even finish elementary school, is capable of managing such a large group as Sinian? That's laughable. I think Sinian is about to go bankrupt."

"It's all ruined! I just used connections to buy those Sinian shares! They've been halved overnight! See you on the rooftop, brothers! And Xu Nian, Xu Xi, I'm so pissed off!"

Sinian Group's new director, Hsu Nien-tseng, is a released convict involved in the murder of a border patrol officer.

"Holy crap! Xu Nian is actually a murderer!"

"No wonder the Missing Heart Group grew so fast; it turns out they made their fortune through crime!"

"Murderers go unpunished and can even become chairpersons? Is this a fair era? Officials and businessmen collude, murderers can escape justice! I demand a thorough investigation of this despicable couple! They deserve to be torn apart by five horses!"

"Heroic patrol officer goes to the underworld, suspect roams free!"

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