Transmigrating to Book 50, others hoard rice, I hoard money

The scene of Zhou Rong beating up the Ma family had such a strong impact that no one in Chang'an gossiped about her anymore, at least not in public.

The days inexplicably returned to normal.

Zhou Rong works during the day, comes back in the evening to check on Zhou Jiaguang and Zhou Qingping's studies, then teaches everyone boxing. When it is time for night school, he goes to school. His days are very fulfilling.

In the blink of an eye, April 3th came.

Thinking of the task Xu Man mentioned before, Zhou Rong told Zhou Cai before leaving that today was Saturday and the store would be busy, so if she wasn't back by six o'clock, there would be no need to wait for her to have dinner.

In order to complete the task quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, Zhou Rong folded a sack, put it into a cloth bag, and tied it to the back seat of the bicycle.

When they arrived at Chen's mansion, Xu Man said, "I told you last time that I have a party today and I need you to accompany me. Do you remember?"

Zhou Rong: "Remember, before I left, I told my family that I would be back later in the evening."

Xu Man: "It was an exchange meeting held by the Chamber of Commerce. It started in the morning and lasted until the evening. We changed our clothes and set off."

Xu Man’s dressing room is very large, taking up the entire room, and is filled with all kinds of cheongsams, dresses, tweed coats, fur coats, bags, hats, etc.

Xu Man pointed to a row of clothes and said, "I made these at the end of last year. I haven't worn them yet. Do you see if you like any of them?"

Zhou Rong: "Didn't you say we had a mission today? I brought a sack with me, and I can't move around in a skirt!"

Xu Man smiled and asked, "Why don't I see your sack?"

Zhou Rong: "Just tie it to the back seat of the bicycle and put it in a cloth bag. It can hide it from others and it will be more comfortable for you to sit on."

Xu Man was happy: "We don't have to fight. If those people behave themselves, let them go. There are many young talents attending today's party. Let's dress up and enjoy the handsome men."

Zhou Rong: “…”

Although Zhou Rong liked those cheongsams very much, she didn't wear them. Instead, she picked out a white shirt and trousers to change into, and she looked very refreshing.

Xu Man helped her tie a silk scarf as decoration, looked at Zhou Rong, and praised: "She is really beautiful, as dashing as the female officers I have seen before!"

"Compared to Sister Man, it's far behind."

Xu Man was wearing a light blue cheongsam today, with a sweater on the outside, which made her look graceful, dignified, gentle and lovely.

Xu Man said shyly: "Slippery tongue! Let's go."

The two met Xue Wanyi downstairs.

Xu Man introduced: "This is my mother, you can call her Aunt Xue. This is Zhou Rong, my assistant and also my good friend."

Zhou Rong: "Hello, Aunt Xue."

Xue Wanyi: "Hello. I asked Aunt Chen to stop a rickshaw. Let's go together."

Xu Man: "I'll take Zhou Rong's bicycle, and Mom can take a rickshaw by herself."

Xue Wanyi glanced at Xu Man and Zhou Rong. She wanted to say that it would be embarrassing to ride a bicycle to the venue, but she was worried about offending her daughter-in-law and deepening the conflict between them, so she swallowed her words and went out to take a rickshaw.

Xu Man knew what Xue Wanyi was thinking, but she didn't care.

Times are different now. If they keep acting like rich people, they will easily be hated. If there are more movements, they will have no chance to survive...

On the way, Xu Man told Zhou Rong: "My father-in-law used to be the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. When he was seriously ill, he transferred the position of vice president to my mother-in-law, so she has to go to today's event too."

Zhou Rong asked in confusion: "Can the position of vice president be transferred privately?"

Xu Man: "In principle, it is not possible. It requires a vote by the members of the Chamber of Commerce. However, my father-in-law is popular and has made many contributions to the Chamber of Commerce, so the president and others agreed.

My mother-in-law rarely takes charge of affairs on a daily basis and only occasionally attends important events of the Chamber of Commerce. The members of the Chamber of Commerce have no objection to her holding a position.

I continued to live in the Chen Mansion after my divorce from my ex-husband because the Chen family had a certain say in the business world and could help me with business.

When we divorced, my mother-in-law was worried that I would take the two children away, so she promised that the Chen family's current property would belong to my son and daughter in the future, but they could only inherit it after they came of age.

The reputation of divorce is always unfriendly to women. I couldn't stay in my parents' home for a long time. For many reasons, I lived in Chen Mansion. "

Zhou Rong listened silently.

Xu Man also said that the Chen family used to have a car, which was sold by her ex-husband in order to have more money so that he could continue to live a worry-free life abroad.

The Chen Mansion and the Chen family's house and two shops in Chang'an would have been sold if her mother-in-law hadn't strongly objected, saying that she wanted to leave them for her son to use when he grew up and started a family.

Her mother-in-law didn't like to go out, so she was the one who collected the rent for the house in Chang'an. Otherwise, she would not have met Zhou Rong.

I don't know what happened to Xu Man today. Along the way, she told Zhou Rong a lot of her past.

When she was moved, she even lay down behind Zhou Rong and cried.

Zhou Rong felt the wetness and heat on her back, but she did not stop the car. She continued walking forward and let Xu Man vent her emotions.

There was a teahouse next to the venue. Zhou Rong parked his bicycle there and asked quietly, "Would you like to go in and sit down?"

Xu Man wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, shook her head and said, "No, I'm fine, thank you."

Today's meeting venue is a hotel, and the Chamber of Commerce has booked the entire hotel.

Some participants arrived one after another, gathering in groups of three or four to chat.

The hotel prepared some refreshments, which were placed on two long tables for guests to help themselves.

After Xu Man and Zhou Rong signed in, they took some of each pastry and found a quiet place to sit.

Xu Man said: “The Chamber of Commerce holds 1-2 such gatherings every year for everyone to exchange information and cooperate.

In the past, government officials would be invited to attend, but due to strict inspections in the past two years, officials dare not get too close to us capitalists.

This kind of activity also has another function, which is blind date. Some families with children of marriageable age will bring them along and use this opportunity to get to know each other.

Look over there, that little girl is lowering her head, blushing, and it's obvious that she's meeting her boyfriend and future parents-in-law."

Zhou Rong followed Xu Man's line of sight and saw that she was indeed looking for someone.

Xu Man raised her eyebrows and motioned Zhou Rong to look in another direction: "The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce holding this event is to hope that everyone can share what they have, expand their business, and make more money.

But there are always people who want to take shortcuts and make quick money by cheating others, especially in the past two years, the government has strictly controlled the grain market, implemented unified purchase and sale, and strictly prohibited private merchants from operating freely; oil, cotton, and cotton cloth have also implemented planned purchase and supply.

Almost all the goods for my store have to go through government approval.

Many people have lost their way to make money and started to have evil thoughts.

The guy in front of me kept boasting that he could get the supply. It was obvious that he had bad intentions. The bad intentions in his stomach had overflowed into his head. He must be trying to cheat the other person out of his money."

A middle-aged man with a slit in the middle and a circle of hair all around, holding a few pieces of paper in his hand, was talking animatedly, saying that the cotton cloth in his hand was absolutely top-quality stuff, and that after paying a deposit, one could go and see the goods.

Zhou Rong was not interested in what he said, but he wanted to laugh when he thought of Xu Man calling him "Mianwotou".

You know what, it’s quite vivid.