Siheyuan: Pretend to be a Pig and Eat the Tiger

Knowing my mother's personality, she'll definitely spread the news that I'm about to move into an apartment throughout the entire Qin family village. How am I supposed to handle that then?
Qin Huairu was doing very well with He Yuzhu. Goodness, she was the manager of the first branch of He's Restaurant. She was dressed in a fashionable style and acted like she didn't care about money. She looked more expensive than me.
What about me? I'm more than ten years younger, and not only am I not as successful as Qin Huairu, but over the years, I have more wrinkles on my face than Qin Huairu.
Every time she goes back to her parents' home, the villagers say that if they didn't know better, they would think Qin Huairu was the younger sister and she was the older sister. Isn't that infuriating?
Over the years, I have been holding back my anger. My life, which was pretty much the same before, has undergone earth-shattering changes in just a few years. Qin Huairu has become a phoenix overnight.

I'm still stuck in the same place, continuing to work as a kitchen helper at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. Sigh, why is my life so miserable!

"I asked you to resign? Second brother, third brother, I'll buy you houses, but what about your eldest brother? Buy him three houses?"
Besides, all the money I have has been invested in the second round of sales. Right now, I only have enough for one more set of apartments. If you have any money, I can help you out, like this three thousand!

Liu Haizhong pointed to the house, meaning that they would get the money from selling the house tomorrow, and that the three thousand would be used to buy a house!
"Big brother, big brother, you only know your big brother. Back then, when I went to the third front, did I tell you? So many years have passed, and you haven't even sent me a photo, let alone my eldest grandson. It was only recently, after hearing the news that you've made a lot of money, that you started to contact me, right?"

You only think of your elder brother when there's something good to be had, but have you ever thought of your elder brother? Guangfu and I were beaten up when we were kids, and now that we've finally settled down and started our own families, you still think of your elder brother;

Dad, people say that all children should be treated equally, but think about it, in all these years, have you ever treated them all equally?

It's fine if Liu Guangqi isn't mentioned, but as soon as he is, Liu Guangtian is full of resentment. He always favored his older brother since childhood, and the two of them were just punching bags. Even after all these years, he still thinks about his older brother.
"Alright, it's not that we won't buy it for you. You can temporarily live in the company's housing, right? You resigned, but your wives didn't."

The second batch of houses will be sold, and then we'll buy them for you all, one house each. As for the rest, we'll see how you perform later. You can go home now!

Liu Guangtian's words cut like a knife into the hearts of Liu Haizhong and his wife. Over the years, their eldest son was the one they valued the most, and also the one who made them feel the most ashamed. He had clearly married and was living the life of a son-in-law living with his wife's family, and he hadn't even consulted his father about signing up for the third-tier city recruitment...

While the Liu family was in an uproar, He Yuzhu and Chen Xueru appeared at the tavern. They should have arrived much earlier, but how could Chen Xueru let go of a moment alone? So, after a thoroughly enjoyable session, she finally got over He Yuzhu!

"Manager Xu, does this mean you've taken over the tavern? It looks different now!"

Since the policy was relaxed, many public-private partnership shops have been contracted out to the former private managers. It's called a contract, but it's actually a buyout. Except for a very few former owners who left due to a lack of confidence, most of them have bought back their shops!
"That's right. Whether this little tavern makes money or not is secondary; the main thing is that we can't bear to give it up!"

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes. This guy still refused to call her aunt, ruining her plan to show off in front of Chen Xueru!

"As far as I know, this tavern belongs to the He family, right? Aren't you worried that He Yongqiang will take back this shop that holds your memories?"

He Yuzhu recalled a scene from the story that seemed to be the real reason he disliked Xu Huizhen's personality: "He Yongqiang left you, a pregnant woman, to elope with your sister. You have such deep hatred, and you just give in to someone who wants you back? What a saint!"

He Yuzhu dislikes "saintly" people the most. These people think they are kind, but in fact, they easily apply their own set of standards to you.

If it were him, He Yongqiang would have knocked the tavern down the moment he stepped inside. What a bunch of bastards! Look at that ungrateful daughter of that bastard! Only you have the protagonist's halo, otherwise, you would definitely have been ruined by this family in the end!

"Nephew, how do you know about He Yongqiang?" Xu Huizhen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Xueru suspiciously. Could it be that this little hussy told He Yuzhu?
"Xu Huizhen, don't look at me, isn't He Yongqiang dead?"

Chen Xueru was also curious. He Yongqiang seemed to be Xu Huizhen's ex-husband, but didn't Xu Huizhen publicly announce that she was a widow?
"Didn't you say that?"

At this moment, Xu Huizhen no longer cared about Chen Xueru's title. Only Cai Quanwu knew that He Yongqiang was not dead. During the difficult period, Cai Quanwu had even secretly delivered food to him.
But given Cai Quanwu's personality, he certainly wouldn't go out and talk nonsense without his permission. How did He Yuzhu know?

"What's so difficult about that? He's Restaurant is in charge of purchasing. Some important people like to eat mountain products, and they just happened to find out about this!"

He Yuzhu touched his nose. He couldn't very well tell you that he knew it in his past life, could he?

"So that's how it is. You abandoned us, mother and daughter, back then. How dare you come back now? Zhu Zi, you underestimate me!"

Xu Huizhen didn't delve into it, because she knew that He's Restaurant did indeed have people who went to the countryside to collect mountain products, and that apprentice named Han Chunming also liked to go to the countryside to hunt for old items!

"Here's the thing, He's Restaurant's demand for alcohol is increasing, and I'm thinking of setting up a winery in your hometown. I'll provide the capital, you'll provide the building, and I'll take 80% of the shares. What do you think about this collaboration?"

He Yuzhu wasn't interested in Xu Huizhen's past relationships and went straight to the point!
"Eighty percent? How do you calculate that for the distillery's management? Are you sending someone over there specifically?"

Xu Huizhen didn't care. Twenty percent was already quite a lot. He Yuzhu was not the same person he used to be. Every businessman in the capital wanted to have a good relationship with him.

"I'll send someone over here. You just sit back and wait to get your money. Remember, you're the one cooperating with me, not your parents. Understand?"

"I understand, but I also need your sponsorship. I'm short about a hundred thousand yuan to open a hotel. Mr. He, how about investing in it? You won't refuse, will you?"

“I will invest 500,000 to convert your guesthouse into a hotel, built to Hong Kong Island four-star standards, and I will find a designer for you from Hong Kong Island.”

Construction is underway, and it won't be operational until next year or the year after. At that time, we'll send Jingli to Hong Kong Island to learn advanced management experience!

Of course, this money isn't borrowed; just give me 79% of the shares!

With current prices and wages not high, He Yuzhu's initial idea was to create the first five-star hotel in Beijing, but after thinking about it, he decided against it; any more and it would be prohibitively expensive! (End of Chapter)