"Xiao Rou..." When Qin Lang saw Jiang Rou coming over, he immediately smiled, no different from a licking dog.
"Why are you here?" Jiang Rou's cheeks turned red. She hadn't accepted Qin Lang yet. In fact, she was still testing him.
Qin Lang has to go through many hurdles if he wants to be with her, and it's not just as simple as Zhou Sen, the "eldest brother-in-law".
Therefore, even if Jiang Rou has a little crush on Qin Lang, she does not dare to give him any illusions easily.
But after all, the two of them went through adversity together. If it weren't for Qin Lang, it would be hard to say what happened to her after she disappeared that night.
"Eating, why are you lingering?" Zhou Sen shouted in the restaurant.
"Come on, come on, Xiaorou, Brother Sen wants us to eat?"
"I heard, did you make my brother angry again?" Jiang Rou asked.
Qin Lang hit the sky and screamed: "How dare I make him angry? He got angry when he saw me today and took the gun medicine."
"Qin Lang, what are you talking about? I'm not deaf yet!"
"No, I didn't say anything. I'm talking to Xiaorou about work." Qin Lang said hurriedly, for fear of offending Zhou Sen again.
"What kind of work can you and Xiaorou do? Haven't you already given the work of the new stage to Xiaorou?" Zhou Sen asked back.
"Xiaorou has just taken charge of the new stage. I'm not sure about some things, so you want to ask me. Isn't this illegal?"
"Okay, Xiaosen, I don't think you have much control over the family's management. Xiaorou has just taken over and needs a helper. Qin Lang is willing to help. What's wrong with you?" Bai Yulan left with the help of Aunt Chun. come over.
"Okay, let's eat, eat. I drank all the wine at noon and didn't even take a few bites of rice. I'm already hungry now." Zhou Sen greeted.
Zhou Sen was not used to the idea that masters and servants were at different tables, and people were divided into groups of three, six, or nine. As long as they lived under the same roof, they were a family. It was just a different division of labor.
Besides, it’s fun if this person eats a lot.
After dinner, Zhou Sen called Qin Lang into the study. There were some things that he had to find a private environment and it was better to talk one-on-one.
"Brother Sen, this woman's name is Ni Juan. Qin Xiong knew me before he married my sister-in-law. They were classmates. Qin Xiong went to Japan to study for two years. After he came back, he got engaged to Jin Yazhen, but he and this Ni Juan still have a relationship. They communicated privately, but their relationship was still hot. If I, the quasi-sister-in-law, found out about my sister-in-law’s background, how could I tolerate my future husband hooking up with other women? Therefore, this Ni Juan's end was very tragic, not only was the child in her belly gone, but she also suffered from the root of the disease. Later, I heard that Qin Xiong gave her a sum of money and settled the matter."
"Is this Ni Juan still in Ice City?" Zhou Sen asked.
"She is from Bingcheng. Her parents are here. Later I heard that she was married to someone else. I didn't know anything about it after that..."
"Find her."
"Brother Sen, what are you doing with her?" Qin Lang asked.
"There are some things that if we can find this Ni Juan and have a good chat, they will make it clear." Zhou Sen explained.
"Okay, I'll look for her, but there's no guarantee she's still in Bingcheng." Qin Lang said.
"Let's talk about Qin Xiong's two sons. You mentioned to me that these two children are Qin Xiong's biological children, but they are not the children of your sister-in-law. Is that true?" Zhou Sen asked.
"After Qin Xiong married Jin Yazhen, there was no movement in her belly for three years. But my brother once got Ni Juan pregnant, and my brother is a self-disciplined person with no bad habits, so the problem is not with him. , and the problem can only be with the sister-in-law. He is the eldest son in the family, so the old man naturally urges him to have a son and have a grandson. Jin Yazhen has also seen a doctor and taken a lot of conditioning medicine, but it is not ideal..."
"So Qin Xiong looked for a woman outside to give birth to the child for him, and asked Jin Yazhen to cooperate with the fake pregnancy. When the woman outside gave birth to the child, he would bring it back and it would be regarded as the child of Jin Yazhen. Jin Yazhen couldn't give birth anyway, and the child is the Qin family's son. right?"
"Brother Sen, how did you know?"
"When Jin Yazhen and Qin Xiong did this, they must have bribed the people around her, the maids and midwives, right or wrong?"
"Yes, I only found out after discovering some clues afterwards, because although the sister-in-law raised the two children by her side, she didn't look at the two children like a mother, and during the confinement period, she didn't show any emotion at all. Scruples and lack of scruples really make people suspicious."
"It seems that you are very attentive to details. You should promote this." Zhou Sen nodded. He wanted to hide something. For outsiders, it was easy to handle. After all, they didn't have long contact. But if it was a member of his own family, That's difficult.
Is it necessary to be on guard all the time? At that time, Qin Lang was still the second son of the Qin family and Jin Yazhen's brother-in-law.
I believe that even if he knew about this kind of family matter, he wouldn't talk about it everywhere.
"Brother Sen, look it's getting late, otherwise..."
"What a beautiful idea. Didn't you drive here? Drive back by yourself." Zhou Sen refused sternly, unable to give this kid the slightest chance.
Qin Lang looked embarrassed and stood up to leave.
"Make an appointment with Su Wenqing for me. I'll treat him to dinner at noon tomorrow." Zhou Sen ordered.
…
Shengjia old store.
It is hard to imagine that the dignified boss of "Qixingtang" would come to such a small restaurant and not feel uncomfortable at all.
"The mutton hot pot here is really good, and this authentic pot is even better than my own home-brewed one." Su Wenqing praised it after eating it.
"If it tastes good, go to 'Food is the Heaven' from now on." Zhou Sen chuckled, "I brought the master who makes this kind of pot to my winery. From now on, the wine produced by my winery will be the same as The same quality as this wine.”
"Brother Zhou Sen, are you really the one who managed to find the master who brewed such fine wine?" Su Wenqing was surprised.
"I just gave him an offer he couldn't refuse." Zhou Sen smiled slightly.
"Brother Zhou Sen, when do you plan to hand over this Taipingqiao Gambling House to me?" Su Wenqing asked.
"Whenever Qin Xiong's new casino opens, I will hand it over. What do you think?" Zhou Sen smiled slightly.
"really?"
"Of course, I'm the kind of person who doesn't keep his words."
"Okay, then it's settled. Qin Xiong's new casino is scheduled to open on the first day of next month. How about we hand it over on the first day and announce it the next day?" Su Wenqing said.
"Okay, but President Su, have you thought about how to compete with Qin Xiong after his new casino opens?" Zhou Sen asked with a slight smile.
"I have thought about some preferential plans for gamblers and attracting new customers, but they are not satisfactory. I can think of it, and Qin Xiong can probably think of it. By then, his new casino will definitely have great discounts. , as long as he doesn't lose money, he can continue to fight with me, so I can't guarantee the shareholders' income." Su Wenqing said with a headache.
"Qin Xiong's new casino, the people behind him are probably all shareholders. They are not only shareholders of Taipingqiao Casino, but also shareholders of the new casino. No matter who of you wins or loses, they are the ones who are guaranteed to make money. ." Zhou Sen said.
"Brother Zhou Sen, do you have any good ideas?"
"When opening a casino, in addition to the casino's services, there are also gameplay and odds. As long as the gameplay is new enough, the odds are big enough, and gamblers can win money, it will naturally attract more gamblers, as well as the casino's humane care. We cannot let a gambler leave with all his money lost. No matter how much he loses, at least 10% of his gambling capital should be left for him, and he is not allowed to enter the casino again for one day."
"Isn't this just chasing guests away?"
"How many rotten gamblers are there who actually hang out in casinos every day? How much money do they have with them? Some of them even borrow gambling money from the casinos. This will not have much impact on the casinos. At least it will give them a better reputation." Zhou Sen said, "Even if Qin Xiong learns from us, he is plagiarizing us."
"You can give it a try."
"Improve the service level and type of VIP guests. For example, if you exchange a thousand yuan chips at a time, you can arrange a dedicated service. In addition, drinks will be free that night, etc. What we need are high-quality guests, the kind of gamblers who cannot be paid back. , just go to Qin Xiong’s casino.”
"Yeah, that makes sense."
"I can also give you the Bingcheng Racecourse joint venture, sell horse racing tickets and redeem prizes, and the profits can be split half..."
"Everything can be gambled, it all depends on what Chairman Su thinks."
"You young people are still smart. Listening to Brother Zhou Sen's words gave me a lot of inspiration. I believe that we will not lose when we compete with Qin Xiong's new casino."
"It's you, President Su, not me." Zhou Sen corrected.
"Haha..." Su Wenqing laughed, "Come on, Brother Zhou Sen, Brother Yu will give you a drink."
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Under the setting sun, a woman sat by the window, looking blankly at the afterglow outside the window. She was Xiao Yuehong.
I have lived in this small building for more than a month.
She had no worries about food and accommodation, and she even had a gramophone set in her bedroom to relieve her loneliness. She had many rare records on the market.
However, she couldn't be happy. She was now a caged bird and couldn't fly out even if she wanted to.
Regret is useless.
It was already like this. The man's cruelty broke her heart, but there was still a glimmer of hope in her heart to speak out.
Why……
There were footsteps on the stairs outside the door. It was a little heavy, not like the old woman taking care of her, but she didn't notice it.
Until there was a knock on the door.
Xiao Yuehong was awakened. She turned around in surprise and determined that the sound was from her own door. Then she slowly stood up and walked over to open the door.
When Xiao Yuehong saw the face of the visitor, she subconsciously showed a trace of surprise and fear.
Of course she knew the person coming.
It was this person who ruined her future, her life and future. She was cruel in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it.
Because she is afraid that everything about her is under the control of the other party.
"Are you surprised to see me?" Zhou Sen asked indifferently. From Xiao Yuehong's eyes, he could see that she did not realize her mistake and even regarded her as an enemy in her heart.
Some of these selfish women are sensible, and they will only blame others for their misfortunes.
She was not at fault, it was all others who were harming her.
