Chapter 160 – 50% Of the Shares

“Yes I have, Qiqi is very well-behaved. He is now sleeping in the room,” Zhen Miaohong said with a smile.

“Yeah, he is still a baby and always likes to sleep. When he grows up, he will not,” Renren said.

He was explaining to her why his brother was not there.

Zhen Miaohong knew that he was young and didn’t think too much of it yet. He was clever, so she viewed him differently.

“Dan Hong, how did you teach him this?” Zhen Miaohong, who had a son and a daughter, admired her. She looked at Su Danhong, who was cooking.

“It’s his father who taught him everything.” Su Danhong giggled.

But her son was indeed much smarter than his peers.

“I’m learning a lot now, I still have the Three Character Classic1 to learn and I can draw!” Renren shared.

“Wow, that’s amazing!” Zhen Miaohong exclaimed.

Renren recited a few words to her. It was not much, just the first few lines of the Three Character Classic. But even so, it was very amazing.

An ordinary child at one and a half years old couldn’t even speak complete sentences. Her godson could speak as fast as a three or four years old, and even recite the Three Character Classic!

“Renren is good at reading, so you should send him to school early,” Zhen Miaohong said to Su Danhong.

“He’s still young now. I’ll send him when he’s older. Let him be happy for the first few years.” Su Danhong laughed.

The little kid played in the orchard on the mountain every day and had a fun time. He slept like a pig at night without any worries.

But even if her child was smart, Su Danhong didn’t have any intentions of being too strict with him. What he should learn must be taught, but he should learn to fail and work hard to succeed for other things. Anyway, her son would not grow up to be crooked no matter how much he grew.

Let him be a child. She and Ji Jianyun were not going to control him.

Ji Jianyun was chopping firewood in the backyard. He kept doing this kind of work. Su Danhong never did them. Today, because Zhen Miaohong came here, she cooked two more dishes.

An egg stir-fried in lettuce, which was flavorful and delicious at first glance. A fish caught from the river was steamed by her. Each person had a small plate of sauce that they ate with. It was tasty.

There are also stewed eggs with ribs, cabbage, and a pot of seaweed and dried shrimp soup. It was an elaborate meal.

“You’ve cooked so much!” Zhen Miaohong said at once.

“When you are not here, we only have a few dishes,” Su Danhong said.

“Sister He, do you want a drink?” Ji Jianyun asked with a smile.

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“There is no excuse to not drink a few cups with so many dishes,” Sister He said with a hearty smile.

Ji Jianyun went in and took out a bottle of alcohol.

“Is that Maotai? This is a good one. One glass is like ten,” sister Hong lit up when she saw it.

The Maotai today was as good as the ones from the past. Ji Jianyun bought two bottles of it from the college town. He gave one to Father Ji, who liked it. He had to take a few sips. Before, Father Ji used to drink bad quality alcohol. Now that the economy was better, Ji Jianyun bought him a bottle of Maotai.

He also bought a bottle for himself and kept it to drink.

Su Danhong did not drink. She was still breastfeeding, so she couldn’t.

Ji Jianyun and sister Hong did not have to worry about that. They talked about the development of their province while drinking.

“I don’t know about other places, but in our province, there must be huge development. Our side is connected to a stronghold, and it is not far from the sea. In the future, we can take a bus to see the sea directly from here,” sister Hong said.

“I also heard that most of our roads are under construction,” Ji Jianyun said.

“Not only are the roads being worked on, you can go to the Jiangshui City and on the other side of the college town to see how many more roads need to be created. Things that used to go to only Shanghai and the south can be bought here. Speaking of, it is better for the reform to happen and we open up!” sister Hong sighed.

Ji Jianyun felt the same.

It had only been a few years, but society had changed completely. In the past, everything was strictly controlled, and now everything was ignored. As long as no one committed crimes, things were fine. In the past, people didn’t care about money speculation and such.

When the economy improved, everyone made a lot of money.

“Some of the factories on our side are going to fail,” Su Danhong stated.

“The things made by those factories are not in line with the new era, and they must be phased out. And it’s not just those factories. As for the department store in our town, I think it will be closed soon,” sister Hong said.

“It’s going to close. Sister He can’t work there anymore,” Su Danhong said.

“About that, do you two have any ideas about managing a department store?” Sister Hong asked.

Su Danhong and Ji Jianyun looked at each other and asked, “What do you mean?”

Sister Hong looked at them and replied, “To tell you the truth, I have ideas about the department stores. I was thinking, what if I do something with it?”

“If it can be done, it must be good. I have seen many new things in the university town that we don’t have here,” Ji Jianyun said.

“You also have a shop there and hired some people. When it is the right time, let them learn to drive so that you don’t have to travel back and forth. When they come to pick up the goods, you can let them replenish the department store goods along the way and give them some subsidy,” sister Hong discussed. “What do you think? You two should consider it. If you want to do it, you two should invest in it. I also know that you are busy. The decor and recruitment will be all left to me. In the future, you only need to be responsible for replenishing the goods, and you can go to the department store to look at things however often you want. I also won’t be there all the time.”

Ji Jianyun toasted with her and asked, “How much money should I put into it?”

“Not much. If you put in 1,000 yuan, I will give you 30% of the shares, 20% will go to my godson, for a total of 50%,” sister Hong said very happily.

“This is not doable.” Ji Jianyun shook his head when he heard this.

He knew that if he wanted half a large department store now, there was no way that 1,000 yuan was enough. He must not take 50% of the shares.

“If I give the other 20% to my godson, then I will expect him to be filial to me in the future,” sister Hong explained

“It is his duty to be filial to his godmother, there is no reason to take his godmother’s shares,” Su Danhong said with a smile.

“Please let me think about this matter, sister Hong. I can give you an answer in the next few days,” Ji Jianyun said to her.

“Okay.” Sister Hong nodded. It was such a big matter, so it must be impossible to say yes immediately without thinking it over.

Everyone enjoyed lunch. After they ate, sister Hong went to the guest room to rest. Su Danhong poured water for her and let her go. Then, she returned to the room.

Ji Jianyun also drank too much, and Su Danhong was annoyed. “How can you drink so much with sister HOng?” The bottle of Maotai was gone for the most part.

“It must be because my wife cooked so well!” Ji Jianyun looked at his wife with a flushed face.

“Conduct yourself!” Su Danhong glared at him, poured him a glass of water to drink, and let him rest first.