Chapter 81 The Eighty-First Day of Not Running Away The Eighty-First Day of Not Running Away...
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Chapter 81 The Eighty-First Day of Not Running Away The Eighty-First Day of Not Running Away...
The surgery lasted for more than five hours.
Wen Chan remained unconscious throughout the entire process and had little to no awareness.
When she regained consciousness and slowly opened her eyes, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening.
"She's awake, she's awake."
Jiang Zihan exclaimed in surprise.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Bozheng's face appeared in front of her.
Wen Chan barely opened her eyes and tried to raise her hand, but her whole body was too weak.
"The anesthesia hasn't completely worn off yet, so you need to rest well. The doctor said you need to rest and be observed in the ICU for two to three days."
Chen Bo was holding her hand and said.
Wen Chan nodded.
Two or three days are not an easy time.
At first, Wen Chan felt a dull ache in her chest, and since she could only drink water on the first day, she was very irritable. Chen Bozheng stayed with her and told her interesting stories about the auto repair shop.
A worker and a girl from the village fell in love, but the girl's parents came to his door asking him to marry her. The worker was dumbfounded; they had only been dating for a few days, and he never expected things to progress so quickly. It was also said that the hotel manager was a plump old woman, who was supposedly the village's women's director. Besides managing the hotel, she also had to mediate village disputes. Once, two old men got into a fight over an old woman, knocking out their dentures. The plump old woman had no choice but to come and get help.
Wen Chan sensed something was wrong. "There are so many people in the village, why not look for people from your own village?"
She was listless and lacked energy ever since she woke up.
Chen Bozheng, seeing her interest, smiled and said, "Those two old men are highly respected in the village, so no one dares to get involved."
Wen Chan couldn't help but laugh; no wonder she had to ask them for help.
Chen Bozheng started working in society at a very young age, so he has seen a lot of interesting people and things. He talked non-stop for a whole day until his voice became hoarse.
When Zhang Yurong came over, she glanced at him.
Chen Bo stood up and shook her hand. "Ms. Zhang, thank you for your help."
Zhang Yurong smiled and said, "No need to be polite. I brought you some food. You go and eat first. I'll stay here and keep Wen Chan company."
Chen Bozheng knew that Zhang Yurong must have come here because she needed Wen Chan's help. He wanted to stop her, but when he saw Wen Chan shake her head at him, he said, "Then I'll leave her to you. She can only drink water; you can't give her anything to eat."
"Don't worry, I won't."
Zhang Yurong chuckled.
Would she really do something so foolish and outrageous?
After Chen Bozheng left, Zhang Yurong looked at Wen Chan and teased her with a smile, "Your husband is very worried about you."
Wen Chan smiled slightly, pursing her lips. "Miss Zhang, let's not talk about him. Whatever you need to do, let's take care of it first."
Zhang Yurong was very satisfied with Wen Chan's attitude.
But when this matter was brought up, her lips darkened, and she took out a document. "I won't stand on ceremony with you. My uncle really has financial dealings with Dylan Properties. He holds 2% of Dylan Properties' shares under the name of my aunt's relative. It's obvious that her relative is holding the shares on behalf of their family."
In the business world, rivals are no different from enemies.
In New York City, the real estate market is only so big. Excellence and Dylan are the top two, and they have been competing for many years. Excellence has always been one step ahead of Dylan.
Unexpectedly, her uncle was secretly colluding with others.
"What do you want to do?" Wen Chan said, "I know about this, and your father must know about it too."
It was because of this that Zhang Yurong had to ask Wen Chan about it, even though she knew that Wen Chan had just had surgery.
She bit her lip. "I have a dedicated investment advisory team, but I've found that these people are completely useless, and they can't even find out about this kind of thing. I only found out about this through a friend."
Wen Chan gave her a knowing look.
It's not surprising that investment advisory teams are incompetent, or rather, not entirely incompetent. It's just that with so many smart, shrewd people managing huge sums of money tied together, if the boss they serve isn't tough or smart enough, they'll definitely be dealt with perfunctorily.
Zhang Yurong is clearly that kind of person.
“If this had happened before, I would have asked them, but now I feel that their answers might not be the best for me.”
Zhang Yurong's eyes reddened. "Besides you, no one can give me better advice."
Wen Chan looked Zhang Yurong up and down thoughtfully, then said, "You'll listen to me?"
“Yes.” Zhang Yurong nodded.
Wen Chan asked, "Your father doesn't have any other children, does he?"
Zhang Yurong shook her head. "No, after he and my mother passed away, although he always had female companions, he never had children. Now, it's unlikely that he'll have any more children."
Wen Chan breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned back on the pillow, closed her eyes, and sorted out all the logical relationships in her mind.
The reason Zhang Yurong broke down and became sad was simply because she believed that her uncle's family, who were her friends, were not on the right side.
It turns out she was going against her stepmother's side, but little did she know that her own family was in trouble. Her stepmother's attempts to undermine her and take advantage of her were child's play. Her own uncle was even colluding with a rival company, which showed how greedy she was.
"Don't worry about it," Wen Chan said.
Zhang Yurong was stunned.
Wen Chan opened her eyes and looked at Zhang Yurong: "You only have two things to do now. One is to continue to pretend you don't know and maintain a good relationship with your uncle's family. The other is to go home and spend more time with your father."
Zhang Yurong was stunned, her face showing confusion.
Wen Chan asked, "Don't you think we should take some precautions just in case?"
Zhang Yurong nodded. It was hard for her not to be suspicious and doubt the loyalty of her other relatives and other senior executives in the group.
She knew a principle: when you discover that someone is unfaithful to you, it's very likely that there's more than one person behind it.
Wen Chan said, "Even if you know whether those people are loyal or not, what can you do? You're not even qualified to manage your entire group right now. Besides, if you stir up trouble, what will your uncle and the others do once they find out that you know about those things?"
A thoughtful expression appeared on Zhang Yurong's face.
She clenched her hands, took a few deep breaths to calm her panic and anger, and said, "I understand."
Chen Bozheng returned after Zhang Yurong left.
Looking at Wen Chan's exhausted appearance, he felt a pang of heartache: "Is Miss Zhang's matter really that important?"
Wen Chan said, "It's very troublesome."
She rested her hand on her chin and sighed, "As expected, this money isn't so easy to get."
Three days after the surgery.
They registered their marriage at a church near the hospital, with Fatty and Jiang Zihan in attendance as witnesses. Chen Bozheng bought a three-carat diamond ring.
The couple's wedding was very simple; they took one last photo and that was it.
Fatty and Jiang Zihan both thought that Wen Chan and Chen Bo were just following the trend, so they didn't think much of it.
Jiang Zihan said to Wen Chan with envy, "Sister is so stylish, getting married once in China and then once abroad."
He smiled but remained silent.
Chen Bozheng came over to say goodbye. He had bought a bouquet of white roses, ninety-nine in total. After he left, Wen Chan told Jiang Zihan to throw the bouquet away only after it had withered.
"I'm finally back!"
When Lin Zhiyong and his group saw Chen Bozheng return, they put down their work and came over to talk to him.
Chen Bozheng bought a lot of local specialties and tossed them to Xiao He, saying, "These are cigarettes and alcohol from the US. Let's share them, but you can't smoke here."
Xiao He, the manager of the auto repair shop, gave an OK sign upon hearing this.
Lin Zhiyong and Chen Bozheng had their arms around each other's shoulders. Just as Lin was about to ask about Wen Chan's surgery, he noticed a flash of light inadvertently passing by Chen Bozheng's hand.
He grabbed Chen Bozheng's hand and exclaimed, "Where did you get this ring, kid?"
Chen Bo was wearing a men's wedding ornament, which had a simple design, but the black diamond in the center was quite valuable.
Black diamonds are rare, and those this pure are even rarer.
Chen Bozheng said reservedly, "My wife gave it to me."
Lin Zhiyong gave him a sour look. "What's so smug about that? My wife and I have gold rings too. We just keep them at home in case we lose them. I'll bring them with me tomorrow."
The two were just joking.
Car repair is a complicated process, and there are many people around. Wearing a ring for a short time is fine, but if you wear it all the time, you won't even know when you lose it.
Lin Zhiyong led Chen Bozheng into the office and showed him the account books from last month.
Last month's income was also quite considerable; after deducting costs, I could earn at least one million.
Their auto repair shop is now considered the first private auto repair shop in Beijing. Not only are the products of good quality and low price, but more importantly, their auto repair shop is open 24 hours a day. The workers work in two shifts, and the night shift can earn more overtime pay. On average, each auto repairman can earn 10,000 yuan a month.
With such high income, all auto mechanics are vying to work overtime at night.
They weren't afraid of danger here, mainly because many of the workers had been to prison before. Also, Chen Bo was bold and meticulous, and had someone buy a few homemade guns and put them in the manager's office.
If some foolish person sees their auto repair shop making a lot of money and tries to rob it, they have homemade guns and aren't afraid.
After dividing the money, Lin Zhiyong said to Chen Bozheng, "By the way, Lao Sun came to see us earlier."
Chen Bo was putting the money into his luggage bag when he asked, "Which old Sun?"
Lin Zhiyong said, "Section Chief Sun, you forgot? That old guy asked us if we still wanted that piece of land, saying he could rent it to us at a lower price."
Chen Bo sneered, "That bastard won't do anything without a profit. He only thinks of us because he wants to boost his sales."
Lin Zhiyong rubbed his hands and said, "Pretty much. What I was thinking was that our factories are making so much money that others have already gotten jealous and opened their own. Instead of letting others steal our business, we might as well open another branch factory. One in the city and one outside the city, our money will come in like a whirlwind."
Chen Bo thought for a moment and shook his head: "It won't work now. We're already too busy with all the work at our auto repair shop. Even if we hire new people, they'll all be novices. It's easy to set up a shop, but the problem is that once the shop is up and running, we won't have enough manpower."
This is indeed the biggest problem.
The most important thing for an auto repair shop is that the mechanics are skilled and the materials are readily available. Xiao He is capable of finding suppliers, so there is no need to worry about materials. However, an auto mechanic cannot be trained in just a few months.
Moreover, and more importantly, now that they're here, they don't need to cultivate any other relationships. This land belongs to the village, and the village relies on them to make money, so they won't make things difficult for them.
But once you go to the city, it's a mixed bag. If you want to open a factory there, you'll have to find ways to build relationships and make concessions to both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
Section Chief Sun is one of the troublesome people. He goes back on his word, has an ugly attitude, and it's hard to say whether he's up to some wicked scheme.