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There was nothing valuable in the bag, just some food. The first bag was candied dates. Xian Yaowen took out five and put them in the snack box. "Ms. Cai, have a few candied dates to sweeten your mouth. Don't blame me for being stingy. These candied dates are not available in Hong Kong. I got them from the mainland with great difficulty. I want to keep them as samples."

Cai Zhixian smiled and said, "I'll just try one. My family used to make candied dates, and I've been eating them since I was a child."

Xian Yaowen pretended to be enlightened, "I forgot that Miss Cai is from Yiwu. The town in Yiwu is where candied dates are made."

"Yiting Town, my hometown is there."

"That's a coincidence. Can you help me see what grade this candied date is?"

Cai Zhixian took a look at the candied dates and said, "This is made from Beijing dates, which can only be considered second grade. First grade and tribute dates must be made from green dates."

Xian Yaowen picked up one and examined it in his hand. "I think the quality of this second grade is already pretty good. If it's any better, no one will buy it. Miss Cai, the export price of candied dates is very expensive. This kind sells for 76 cents per pound."

"It's not cheap, but there are many people from Zhejiang in Taiwan. They are used to wrapping candied dates in red paper as New Year gifts. When the year comes to an end, many people will buy them."

Xian Yaowen put down the candied dates and smiled faintly, "It's very expensive to bring things from the mainland into Taiwan. We can only make a profit if we sell them abroad for at least $1.5."

Cai Zhixian shook his head and said, "This price is too expensive. Not many people will be willing to pay for it."

"Scarcity makes things valuable. Few people buy them, so the price can be higher." Xian Yaowen opened two small packages with the same mark, both of which were dried red dates. He grabbed a few of each and put them into the snack box. "Hetian Jade Dates and Cangzhou Golden Silk Dates, these two are much cheaper."

Cai Zhixian picked up a Cangzhou golden silk date and said, "This one is much cheaper. The Hetian jade date is at most half the price."

"why?"

"Date merchants from other places cannot go deep into Xinjiang, so they can only buy dates from Dihua date merchants. Dihua date merchants want to make a profit from the price difference. Dihua is thousands of miles away from the south, so the freight is very high."

"Ms. Cai knows a lot about dates."

"My uncle sells dates, and I just listen to what he says," Cai Zhixian said shyly.

"Your uncle came to Taiwan?"

"No."

"Oh."

Xian Yaowen then unpacked the package and took out Yangbi walnuts, Qianxi chestnuts, Xinghua dried longans, and Kuche dried almonds. Without exception, they were all dried fruits with a long shelf life, easy to transport, and could be sold at a high price.

Cai Zhixian saw that they were all food, so he asked, "Mr. Xian wants to sell dried fruits in Taipei?"

"I won't sell it. If Miss Cai knows someone who wants to sell it, I can tell Miss Cai where to get the goods."

Cai Zhixian’s mind suddenly became confused. How could this be linked to her?
Seeing the confusion on Cai Zhixian's face, Xian Yaowen did not explain. He went to get a cloth bag and put a little of each food except candied dates into the bag. Then he put it aside and started chatting with Cai Zhixian.

Hong Kong.

Cen Peipei was inspecting the decoration of Shanjin Tea House in the shop on the ground floor next to Shanjin Building.

Some time ago, she bought two adjacent buildings to Shanjin Building in her own name, and rented one to Shanjin Tea House and the other to Shanjin Bank.

Shan Jin Tea House only sells high-end tea and does not sell cheap tea; Shan Jin Xing is a north-south line that mainly deals in dried fruits. It imports dried fruits from the mainland and sells them to Southeast Asia, and imports high-end dried fruits from the Americas for wholesale in Hong Kong. The former, Shan Jin Xing, is just a name, and Xian Yaowen arranges the specific business himself; the latter is a truly independently operated business.

Cen Peipei looked around and asked the decoration master, who said it would take another five or six days to complete the work and if they worked tighter, they could open the business on the auspicious day of next Sunday, April 8th.

The Mingqian Longjing tea has arrived. If we don’t sell it quickly, it will become moldy if stored at room temperature and can only be put in the freezer. However, once refrigerated, its freshness will decrease and it will develop a stale taste, making it difficult to sell at a high price.

After visiting Shanjin Tea House, we went into Shanjinxing.

There is no need for major renovation here, just a simple tidying up and putting in custom-made shelves and covered square buckets. They are already there, and some samples are in place.

After passing a square bucket, Cen Peipei opened the glass lid and grabbed a peanut from inside. With a pinch of her fingers, three peanuts, two large and one small, jumped out of the peanut shell. She put the whole thing into her mouth without taking off the peanut skin.

Before he could chew, the shopkeeper came over to greet him in a simple manner.

"Boss."

Cen Peipei nodded in greeting, chewing the peanuts gently in her mouth, savoring the flavor of the peanuts.

After a while, he said, "The smell of the wok is too strong."

"Boss, the peanuts in the bowl are fried in the first pot. In order to nourish the sand, the taste will naturally not be very good."

"If it's not good, don't put it in the bucket. Put it in a bag and I'll take it away later."

"Okay." Jian Pu agreed and said, "At two o'clock, Director Liang of Shiye placed an order for 100 tons of peanuts. I called them and they said they have them in the warehouse at Shenzhen Station and can be delivered tomorrow. But if they are not stored properly, they can only be kept for two months at most."

"Two months is enough. The peanuts are used to try to extract oil, and they can be used up in half a month."

"I feel relieved now."

"What price did they offer?"

"170 Hong Kong dollars per ton."

"The price is quite cheap. Have you asked how much it is?"

"It's said to be 1400 tons."

"Too much, I can't eat it all." Cen Peipei pondered, "Manager Jian, please order 400 more tons. It would be a shame to miss this price."

"Ok."

The two chatted for a while, then Cen Peipei signed the contract and left with the peanuts.

The rules for food also apply. Before Shan Jinxing stir-fries the dried goods and packages them into commodities, employees can eat them whenever they want. It doesn't matter if they eat a ton a day. However, they are absolutely not allowed to take them out, and they are not allowed to touch the commodities. Anyone who dares to touch the commodities will be fired as the lightest punishment.

Employee benefits will not include distributing self-produced products. At most, employees will be given a few coupons or gift certificates to deal with relatives and friends who want to take advantage.

Shanjinxing will soon transition from bulk trade to brand management. The brand name "Haoye" has been decided, and it is absolutely forbidden to breed wild outflow channels for branded goods.

Haoye's dried fruits are all good stuff. They are added with various beneficial ingredients, and being good for the body will be one of the main selling points. If customers insist on eating a few Haoye's dried fruits every day for ten thousand years, they are guaranteed to live a hundred years.

This is Haoye’s business strategy, to discuss issues without considering the measurement, without any fraud or hooliganism.

After returning home by bus, Tseng Pei-pei took the peanuts to the convenience store downstairs and asked them to wrap them into triangular bags using old newspapers and sell them to children and drinkers for 5 cents each.

When I walked out of the convenience store, the Fan Man advertisement happened to be playing on the radio.

"Fan Man, only one kilowatt-hour of electricity is needed for seven days, and the cool breeze will accompany you through the hot summer! Each unit is only $37.7! Buy a Fan Man and get two free movie tickets for "Fan Man". Enjoy Fan Man and watch Fan Man fight against the Japanese. Great!"

"Please enjoy the theme song of Fan Man, Good Boy, performed by the Friendship Choir."

"Good boy, this is the hatred of your family and country; good boy, don't hide behind it anymore; blow away the dark clouds, wash away the dirt, and swear to fight with all your strength."

"Humph, Zhang Yang also knows Kung Fu!"

Today is radio day. The radio station has some exciting programs. Bruce Lee, who has already made the name Bruce Lee famous, is here.

"You are the only one who knows kung fu, can't Zhang Yang learn from you?" Huang Zhansen next to Bruce Lee argued.

"Humph!" Bruce Lee wiped his nose, "Zhang Yang doesn't know Kung Fu."

"Don't worry about whether he can do it or not, just help me look at the lyrics. I want to submit them to Lang Lang's record company." Huang Zhansen took out a piece of paper and handed it to Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee took a quick look and muttered, "Sham Shui Po, author James Wong... Who is James Wong?"

"My pen name."

"Why not call me Huang Xiaohu? I'm Xiaolong and you're Xiaohu. Let's sweep across Sham Shui Po like dragon and tiger."

"It doesn't sound good. Look at the lyrics. Look at the lyrics."

Being urged, Bruce Lee did not focus his eyes on the paper, but looked at Sam Pei-pei, and said with a lecherous look: "Mazu is so beautiful!"

Huang Zhansen rolled his eyes and pursed his lips at Li Shiying behind Cen Peipei, "Does she know Kung Fu?"

Bruce Lee curled his lips and said, "It's just fancy moves."

Yesterday, two drunk people got into a fight. Cheng Peipei happened to be returning home, so Lee Si-ying stepped in and kicked one of them, knocking him out instantly.

Huang Zhansen saw it, and Bruce Lee saw it too.

"Haha, aren't you afraid that she will kick you?" Huang Zhansen burst into laughter.

Cen Peipei went upstairs to the dining room, where her family was already sitting at the dining table waiting for her.

Wang Xiamin, Su Lizhen, Cai Jinman, Liu Wanqing, Zhou Ruoyun, Xian Qianzhi, Camilla, Xian Renmei, Ayisha, Xian Yaowu, Zhong Jieling, Zhou Zhilan, Xian Yuzhen were all there, and Kan Meilin was also there.

Zhong Jie Ling's face didn't look good. The reason why so many people came to eat was because of Kan Meilin. Xian Yaowu's shooting skills were too accurate. Kan Meilin's identity was uncertain, and the shot hit the bull's eye.

Cen Peipei sat down at her seat, looked around at everyone and said, "Four more buildings will be built at home. Building 13 will be for Zhilan, Building 14 will be for Meilin, Building 15 will be for Minjie, and Building 16 will be for Qianzhi. Before the buildings are built, Meilin will have to stay in Building 12 for a while."

"Okay, sister-in-law." Xian Yaowu replied.

"Uncle Long, arrange for someone to help Meilin move things." Cen Peipei turned to Long Zhenbang who was standing behind the head of the family seat and said.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Mrs. Song, it's time to eat."

At Cen Peipei's command, Mrs. Song served several bowls of rice and brought them to the table, and dinner began.

Xian Yaowen took two bites of his meal and said to Cen Peipei, "Sister-in-law, Uncle Guangbing wants to plant elm trees in the enclosure. Let's find some seedlings."

"Did you meet Yaohua today?"

"Ah."

Tseng Peipei asked Xian Yaowu, "Uncle, can elm trees survive in Guangdong?"

Xian Yaowu: "I don't know. I've never seen an elm tree before."

Cen Peipei thought for a moment and said, "There is a tree in India called Moringa leaves. The leaves are rich in nutrients, have low soil requirements, and are easy to grow. People can survive by eating the leaves in years of famine. The elm tree is too famous and too many people know it. Even if you can grow it, you may not be able to save it."

Xian Yuzhen nodded and said, "I'll go to the field and talk to Yaohua tomorrow."

Cen Peipei said calmly: "The master said that various signs in the mainland show that there is a high possibility that the planned economy system will be implemented. Analyzing the Soviet planned economic model, industrial exploitation of agriculture is a systematic and institutionalized resource transfer model. Through price differences, labor control, resource mismatch and other means, agriculture is forced to provide primitive accumulation for industrialization.

If it turns out as the master expected, it will be difficult for farmers to make a living in the future. People in the city will have better security. While there is still a chance, send more people from the surrounding area to the factory. There are too few factories in Baoan. Go to Yangcheng, go north, go to Shanghai. The industrial foundation there is good, and they will focus on development and security. Good things will be put in the front, and bad things will be put in the back. "

Xian Yaowu said: "Sister-in-law, it's not easy to get the people in the enclosure out."

"I have already expressed my opinion. Whether it is adopted or not is up to the community."

Tseng Pei-pei had no feelings for Wenchangwei, she was just fulfilling her duties for Xian Yaowen.

Seeing this, Xian Yaowu said to Xian Yuzhen, "Yuzhen, I'll write a letter and you take it to Yaohua."

"it is good."

After eating half a bowl of rice, Tseng Peipei said to Xian Yaowu: "Uncle, please take some time to go to Singapore and bring your parents-in-law to live with you for a few days."

The message sent from Singapore is that the parents-in-law love each other very much. The mother-in-law may get pregnant again at any time. Before the grandchildren are born, the parents-in-law should always meet their daughter-in-law first.

"Ok."

Cen Peipei kept silent and the dinner table fell into silence. Everyone knew why they were having this reunion dinner today and no one wanted to offend Zhong Jie Ling.

Zhong Jie Ling was very angry. She could turn a blind eye to the fact that Xian Yaowu had a woman outside, and even if he brought the woman back, she would not do anything. But her own child was not born yet, and she didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl. Xian Yaowu brought a pregnant woman back. What should she do if she gave birth to a daughter and the other woman gave birth to a son?
In silence, after the meal, the older ones returned to their own building, while the younger ones, led by Xian Yuzhen, went downstairs to join in the fun. Only Zhong Jie Ling was called by Cen Peipei to the study upstairs.

Sitting opposite each other in the study, Cen Peipei handed Zhong Jie Ling some documents and said, "Register these trademarks as soon as possible."

"The whole world?"

"It's mainly in Asia, plus Italy, Canada, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. The products are mainly aimed at Chinese people. There is no need to register in countries with a small number of Chinese people."

Zhong Jie Ling flipped through the documents and said, "Do you want to make peanut oil at home?"

"And palm oil. My family is going to build a palm plantation in Nigeria, Africa in the near future."

“There are more palm trees in Malaya than in Nigeria, so why not build plantations in Malaya?”

"The master will have other arrangements in Malaya to diversify his investments."

Zhong Jie Ling nodded, "Is Uncle doing well in Taiwan?"

"The situation in Taiwan is complicated. It's not easy for the master there."

"My uncle has a few acquaintances in Taiwan. I asked him to write a letter to introduce them to my uncle."

“You are so thoughtful and want to trouble my father-in-law.” Cen Peipei paused and said, “Uncle was wrong about Meilin’s matter, but things have come to this, and I can only deal with it this way.

The master once said that the women of the Xian family should be responsible for half of the family, and you are the one who makes the decisions about the second branch of the Xian family. The master cannot say much about the fish balls, so I have to speak for you.

Uncle did such a terrible thing that it almost ruined the master's long-term plan. Uncle is mainly responsible, and you should also take some responsibility. I hope this kind of thing will not happen again in the future."

"I have already told Yaowu about the fish balls. He has realized his mistake and will not make it again."

"Hong Kong is full of gold, and there are many profitable businesses." As she spoke, Tseng Pei-pei took out a stack of papers from her briefcase. "It lists the businesses that the master has thought of but is not ready to do. If you and uncle want to start your own business, you can look for them here."

Zhong Jie Ling took it awkwardly, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Go back, you are pregnant, don't get angry, it's not good for the fetus."

"Yes."

Zhong Jie Ling left in a happy mood. Her worries had been resolved by Cen Peipei.

Cen Peipei was not in a good mood. How could she be in a good mood when her uncle's mess was left to her, her sister-in-law, to deal with? She wanted to learn the master's philandering, but she didn't have the ability to solve it properly. It was troublesome.

She took a book from the bookshelf and went up to the rooftop, where she sat for a while. Wang Xiamin also took a book and sat next to her.

Taipei.

Xian Yaowen carried the bag of lamb legs, helped Cai Zhixian into the jeep, and watched the car drive away.

After staying in the pavilion for a while, he waited for the jeep to return and came to Hengyang Hotel.

In the small room.

Wang Zhaoyun made him some tea, took out a large jewelry box, opened it, and showed him the dazzling array of jewels inside.

"He sent it."

Xian Yaowen took a quick look and saw hairpins, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and gold watches, but no rings. He estimated the price to be around NT$60,000 to NT$70,000.

"You can keep it. Wear it when you want to, and sell it when you want to."

"Is it really okay?" Wang Zhaoyun was both excited and nervous.

"It's nothing wrong. Wu Zecheng just returned the price difference of Hengyang Hotel. I owe him one more favor." Xian Yaowen pulled Wang Zhaoyun to sit on his lap and put his arm around her waist. "Is there not much to do at the hotel?"

Wang Zhaoyun leaned her head on Xian Yaowen's shoulder and said, "I'm only busy in the morning. I need to help clean up the room."

"I know a female student named Yang Jingyi. Her mother has asthma and it's hard for her to find a job. I promised Jingyi that I would let her mother come here to work. It's a good opportunity for you to free up your time."

"Female student?"

"She's pretty, younger than me, and I want to have a relationship."

"Aren't Koya-kun and I in a relationship?"

"You should know what I mean."

"I understand." Wang Zhaoyun stopped bothering Yang Jingyi and asked, "What should I do with my hands free?"

"I am planning to open a French restaurant in partnership with officers from the American Advisory Group, and I want you to be in charge of it."

"You leave such an important matter to me?"

Xian Yaowen pinched Wang Chaoyun's nose and said, "If you can say this, I believe you can."

Wang Chaoyun smiled and said, "I will listen to Mr. Gao Ye."

“How’s business today?”

“It’s full.”

"What a shame. I was planning to stay here today."

"You didn't inform me earlier, so you could have kept a room for me."

The small room was not used by Wang Zhaoyun alone. She and the girl at the front desk had to take turns to look after the front desk, and they took turns to rest in the small room.

Xian Yaowen pointed at the wall in the direction of the front desk and said, "Some things that are too coincidental may not be coincidences. Be more careful."

Wang Chaoyun was shocked. "What do you mean?"

Xian Yaowen nodded, "I came, and she happened to be away, as if to provide convenience for us."

"No way?"

"She also took leave to go home and help at that time last year?"

“I wasn’t here at this time last year.”

"She was there first?"

Wang Zhaoyun nodded.

"Be careful. I will find a bodyguard for you soon." As he said this, Xian Yaowen buttoned his suit.

"you are leaving?"

"Ah."

"I haven't had my tea yet."

"I had company for dinner, and came over after having tea."

"Stay with me for a while."

"Don't stay here. I'm afraid you'll molest me. Go out for a walk."

Wang Zhaoyun spat, "You are not Jia Baoyu."

"But you are Pan Jinlian."

"So you are Wu Dalang?"

"If you say so, then so be it." Xian Yaowen picked up Wang Chaoyun and put her on the ground, then stood up. "Let's watch a movie, have a midnight snack, and do something else that you would do in a relationship."

"Okay." (End of this chapter)