Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

in the afternoon.

Banggeng closed the shop and returned to the courtyard with a depressed look on his face.

Jia Zhang, who was sitting at the door sewing shoe soles, saw Bang Geng coming back, glanced at his hand, and said disappointedly: "Bang Geng, why didn't you bring back instant noodles today?"

After eating it once before, she fell in love with it.

These days, Banggeng brings back several packets of instant noodles every day, and instant noodles have almost become the staple food in her family.

"forget."

Banggeng said this and walked towards his house.

"Bang Geng, the meal is almost ready, eat first and then go back!"

"No, I'm not in the mood."

Banggeng replied casually and went back to his room in frustration.

After a while, Qin Huairu came back.

What’s rare is that Shazhu didn’t come back with her.

Banggeng's words a few days ago also made Shazhu angry.

Qin Huairu coaxed him for a long time and took the initiative to serve him several times before Sha Zhu calmed down.

But these days he has been making the excuse of staying overtime to work and has not been coming to the Jia family for dinner.

As soon as she entered the house, Qin Huairu asked, "Mom, didn't you cook instant noodles for us today?"

She put the lunch box she brought back on the table.

Jia Zhang said, "The child doesn't seem to be in a good mood today. I think something happened to him. Huairu, go and deliver food to Banggeng later and ask him about it."

"Okay, I'll go in a minute."

Qin Huairu nodded in agreement.

After dinner was ready, Qin Huairu took a few steamed buns and some vegetables to Banggeng House.

"Bang Geng, it's time to eat."

Banggeng was also a little hungry, so he got up from the bed and started eating, but his face didn't look very good.

No one knows a child better than his mother.

Seeing that his face looked strange, Qin Huairu guessed that Banggeng must have encountered something.

Banggeng has been opening a store during this period, so it must be related to the things happening in the store.

Qin Huairu asked with concern: "Bang Geng, did something happen in the store?"

Bang Geng's face changed slightly. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, someone is stealing my business..."

Then, Banggeng told Qin Huairu what happened today.

It turned out that he opened the shop on time today as usual.

But until noon, there were only a few customers coming to the store to buy instant noodles.

Bang Geng felt something was wrong. According to the past, he would have sold a lot by this time.

So he went out to observe. He didn't know what was going on until he saw it. He almost dropped his jaw in shock.

I saw that a shop selling instant noodles had opened opposite his shop.

That would be fine, there is another one about ten meters to his left and right.

Not giving up, he walked around the area again and saw one almost every ten or so meters.

Banggeng then understood why there were no customers in his shop.

Feelings are business was taken away.

After saying all this in one breath, Bang Geng said angrily, "Mom, I only made a dozen dollars all day today. I think those bastards did it on purpose."

Although a dozen yuan is not a small amount of money, it is still a big difference compared to the previous thirty or forty yuan.

That's why Bang Geng was so angry.

Qin Huairu also felt that something was wrong. "Why did they open a store next to yours? And they opened so many stores at once. They can't make much money this way, right?"

Just like the Yan Jiecheng and his wife in the front yard, they were afraid that their business would be taken away by others, so they specially found a location far away from Cao Liang’s store to open a store, just to avoid that their business would be taken away by others.

Bang Geng snorted coldly: "I think they are targeting me on purpose."

"That shouldn't be the case! Just renting a storefront would cost a lot of money, not to mention purchasing goods." Qin Huairu said noncommittally, "Besides, if you want to get the goods, you must get a certificate from Cao Liang."

Hearing this, Bang Geng was shocked. "Mom, you are right. I think it is Cao Liang who is targeting me. He must be taking revenge on me for what happened before."

"Damn it! I've been in prison for three years, but he still won't let me go. Does he have to force me to death?"

"Is it Cao Liang?"

Qin Huairu was surprised and said, "That shouldn't be the case! After all, it's been so long. If he wanted to deal with you, he wouldn't have waited until now, right?"

It is undeniable that Cao Liang has this ability.

But it has been a year since the big joke came out, but Cao Liang still hasn't made any move, and Qin Huairu has even forgotten about him.

But I also think what Bang Geng said makes sense.

After all, opening so many stores at once, and opening them specifically around Banggeng’s store, it’s hard not to think too much.

Furthermore, as Bang Geng said, if you want to purchase goods, you need a certificate from Cao Liang.

Even if it wasn't Cao Liang's intention, it was related to him.

"It must be him."

Bang Geng said affirmatively, and then he said depressedly: "Mom, what do you think I should do now?"

I finally found such a profitable business, should I give up?

How could he bear to do that?

In just a few days, he earned hundreds of dollars.

Do I have to close the store and look for a job?

Then forget it!

If he could find a job, he wouldn't have been so depressed before.

Besides, it is not convenient for him to walk, and he has a criminal record. Which good job would want him?

Qin Huairu thought about it and didn't have any good ideas, so she could only comfort him: "Great, it's okay if you make less money! After all, it's their freedom to open a store. We can't stop them from opening a store, right?"

This is the situation. Even if she knows that it was Cao Liang who did it, there is nothing she can do.

Go question Cao Liang?

Don’t be funny, just one word from someone can stop you from opening a store and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Besides, he didn’t show up during the whole process.

“It’s not about how much money you make.”

Bang Geng said anxiously, "Mom, you don't understand. Today is only the first day. After a few days, I think it would be good if I could make a few dollars a day. Then what's the point of me opening a store?"

"What should I do?"

Qin Huairu was also a little anxious, "For example, wait for your silly father to come back and I'll go ask him?"

Although Bang Geng didn't like Sha Zhu, he had no other options now. "Then go ask him!"

"Okay, you're tired today, so take a rest after dinner!"

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, she went back to eat.

After dinner, she went back to Shazhu.

But no matter how long he waited, Sha Zhu still didn't come back.

It was not until ten o'clock in the evening that Sha Zhu returned home drunk.

As soon as I came back, I fell straight onto the bed and fell asleep.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to wait until tomorrow to ask.

The next morning, as soon as he got up, Sha Zhu went to work.

Didn't even have breakfast.

It was not until they arrived at the factory that Qin Huairu pulled Sha Zhu aside and said unhappily, "Zhu Zi, what do you mean? You don't even make breakfast, and you come back so late at night, and you don't even wait for me when you go to work. Do you think I'm old and you despise me?"

"Sister Qin, I didn't mean that. I just accompanied my boss to a social event last night and got home a little late."

Sha Zhu's eyes were somewhat evasive when he spoke.

To put it bluntly, he was still angry about what Sha Zhu said that day.

It’s just that Banggeng’s words that day were too hurtful.

What an ungrateful person, he broke Shazhu's heart.