Shen Nanzhi picked up a piece of crispy fried fish and placed it into her mouth, chewing slowly. The outer layer was crunchy while the inside was tender—the taste was excellent.
This reminded her of her past life, when she always catered to Jiang Feng’s preferences. Every time she ate fish, it had to be steamed.
Even when she ate alone, the fish could only be steamed.
But now, she didn’t need to accommodate anyone. She could eat whatever she wanted.
This feeling was wonderful.
After swallowing the fish, Shen Nanzhi smiled in satisfaction.
“He’s rich, good-looking, and powerful.”
Zhou Wenxuan snorted and returned to his usual rogue, handsome demeanor.
“So what? He’s in a wheelchair. He definitely can’t perform in that aspect. He can’t give you happiness.”
He paused, then shamelessly added, “I don’t look worse than your man either. Even though I don’t have money now, I can earn it. As for power… you’ve seen it yourself. With my overseas Chinese identity, I can give you plenty of convenience. You should consider me instead.”
Shen Nanzhi glanced at him like he was a clown and smiled faintly.
“Then you’d better work hard and make money.”
At that moment, the waiter brought two dishes—crispy fried meat and fried river shrimp.
Both were Shen Nanzhi’s favorites.
She assumed Jiang Feng had sent them as an apology, and she ate them all without leaving a single bite.
When she went to settle the bill, the waiter said, “Director Lu already paid your bill. By the way, how were those two dishes just now?”
“Very good. Very satisfying,” Shen Nanzhi replied with a faint smile.
She wasn’t surprised that Lu Xiangyang would pay for her.
What she didn’t expect was that Jiang Feng actually knew she was eating here.
Two dishes as an apology, expecting her forgiveness? Dream on.
After leaving the state-owned restaurant, Shen Nanzhi parted ways with Zhou Wenxuan and rented a warehouse. She also spent over 500 yuan from the system supermarket to buy a human-powered tricycle.
She then purchased twenty-five electronic watches, five different types of fans, two rice cookers, a door with a password lock, a display cabinet with a password lock, and a loudspeaker.
In total, she spent 2,253 yuan.
She hired a worker to replace the warehouse door with a password-locked one.
With the technology of this era, thieves would absolutely not be able to crack it.
After that, she loaded the display cabinet and appliances onto the tricycle and headed toward Zhou Wenxuan’s home.
It wasn’t far—only ten minutes away.
Zhou Wenxuan was confused about how Shen Nanzhi was so fast.
Just as he was about to ask, the fan she had plugged in started running.
A wave of cool air hit him, instantly refreshing him—and he forgot his question.
After a while, Shen Nanzhi felt it was enough and urged them to leave.
Zhou Wenxuan also wanted to make money and stopped complaining about the heat.
They arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative and set everything up. It was almost four in the afternoon.
The sun was no longer scorching, and a light breeze made things comfortable. More people also came out.
Seeing that it was still early and her desire to make money was strong, Shen Nanzhi decided to act immediately.
She lowered her voice and said, “Zhou Wenxuan, put out the electronic watches. We’re opening!”
She took out a powerful electric fan from the cabinet and plugged it in.
Instantly, a strong gust of wind blew out. Passersby felt the cool air and stopped in surprise.
At the same time, Zhou Wenxuan placed the electronic watches prominently in the display case. One of them even announced the time:
“Beep! It is now 4:00 PM.”
Everyone was stunned.
They had never heard of a watch that could announce the time.
Curious, they gathered around.
Inside the cabinet were more than a dozen styles of electronic watches, dazzling the crowd. People surrounded them, asking questions.
Shen Nanzhi immediately used the loudspeaker to explain the functions and promote the products.
“Boss Zhou is a returned overseas Chinese. He plans to do electrical business here. The official opening was supposed to be tomorrow, but since you’re lucky to see it today, we’re giving you a 20% discount. Starting tomorrow, there will be a 17% discount for three consecutive days.”
She added,
“Boss Zhou just returned to the country and is not used to the climate. His throat is not feeling well. If you have any questions, you can ask me.”
Zhou Wenxuan, unsure how to respond to customers, immediately gave her a cooperating look and coughed twice.
Instantly, everyone turned toward Shen Nanzhi.
Her voice continued through the loudspeaker:
“This is the standard model. Original price is 60 yuan. After 20% off, it is 48 yuan. Tomorrow with 17% off, it will be 49.8 yuan, so buying today is very worth it.”
“Don’t underestimate this fan—it saves electricity and space, and it can also run on battery. Most importantly, today’s price is only 102.4 yuan instead of 128 yuan…”
She introduced item after item. Customers were happy, understood clearly, and felt confident buying. The discount also moved them greatly.
In less than half an hour, they sold three watches and one small battery fan.
When Director Huang arrived, it was already past five in the afternoon.
More and more people were off work, and several were competing to buy electronic watches.
Watching stacks of cash being handed to Shen Nanzhi, Director Huang was extremely envious.
He instantly felt that the 30 yuan monthly kickback didn’t seem attractive anymore.
He wanted to talk to Zhou Wenxuan but couldn’t squeeze through the crowd.
Soon, Shen Nanzhi’s voice rang out:
“Today’s goods are sold out. If you want more, come tomorrow.”
Hearing this, Director Huang couldn’t hold back anymore.
He strode forward toward Zhou Wenxuan.
“Boss Zhou, let’s talk.”
Zhou Wenxuan guessed his intention and wanted to refuse.
Just as he was about to speak, he remembered he was supposed to have a sore throat.
He walked to Shen Nanzhi and said near the loudspeaker, “My throat isn’t feeling well. You handle it.”
Shen Nanzhi didn’t move.
“Director Huang, just say what you need. It’s getting late—we’re tired and want to rest early.”
Her voice, amplified by the loudspeaker, carried a hint of anger in all directions.
It was so domineering it felt like a warning: don’t cause trouble unless you’re ready to deal with the consequences.
Director Huang became even more annoyed and finally lost his temper.
“I’ve been fooled by you. From now on, if you want to sell here, besides the 200 yuan rent, you must also give 2% commission on all sales.”
“Dream on!”
Zhou Wenxuan’s roar came through the loudspeaker.
His anger had completely overwhelmed him, and he forgot he was supposed to be pretending to have a sore throat.
“Director Huang, you’re going too far! Don’t think we have to rely on you.
We can set up stalls in the night market and sell even better—and save the 200 yuan rent!”
In the past few days, Zhou Wenxuan had visited night markets with friends and knew them quite well.
Director Huang panicked and got angry at the same time.
He absolutely could not afford to lose this “gold mine.”
His face darkened.
“Your goods are smuggled illegally. If you set up stalls, they’ll be confiscated. If you’re not afraid of death, go ahead and try!”
It was a direct threat: If you dare, I’ll report you.