Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 710 Strolling Through the Night Market Again

Xia Maosheng looked at the certificate for a long time and said, "Oh my, a full-fledged department head, my dream."

Xiao Wei said, "Pay more attention to your work, do all your tasks carefully and meticulously, don't worry too much about gains and losses, care more about and unite with your colleagues, be more proactive in your work. You don't need to climb any connections or play any tricks, so it's not difficult to do a good job. It's much easier for you than for Xiao Hui. Xiao Hui either needs to change jobs or wait for Uncle Chen to leave, otherwise it's all for nothing."

Chen Hui took a sip of tea and said, "Forget it. At first, there was some hope, but now I don't want to think about those things anymore. Not causing trouble for the old man and making the most of our lives is better than anything else."

Xiaowei said, "Well, right now Xiaohui is still young, so you just take care of the family. Just run errands here if anything comes up. Anyway, you're a bit heartless. Once Uncle Chen makes his move, things will be easier for you. We'll see how things go then."

Chen Hui glared at Xiao Wei and said, "You're the heartless one."

Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng both laughed, saying it just came out of their mouths.

Over there, Aunt Wang and Chen Hui's mother were talking to Xiao Wei's mother, while Xiao Hong was talking to Geng Hui, Chen Xiao, Ran Tu, and Mo Lijuan.

Chen Hui asked Xiao Wei in a low voice, "Why did Xiao Hong bring her classmates today? They seem to get along well?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, we get along well. We just happened to meet today. They said we'd go to the night market after dinner. Are you guys coming?"

Chen Hui said, "Let's go, let's go for a walk. It feels like it's been ages since we went out to have some fun. Giving birth is so difficult. With Chen Xiao's personality, she's completely changed after having a baby. Before, we wouldn't have let her go anywhere, would she have been able to manage? Do you remember? Even with her pregnant belly, she still had to go to Andong."

The waiter came over to set the table and lay out napkins for everyone. Ran Tu asked Xiao Hong, "The ambiance here is really nice, and the service is good too. It must be quite expensive to eat here, right? Do you always eat here?"

Xiao Hong pointed at Chen Hui and said, "Hey, Chen Hui, this restaurant is run by my Xiao Wei and him. This is his wife, Chen Xiao. Look at their little Hui, isn't he cute?" Little Hui, who was being held in Chen Hui's mother's arms, was stretching his teeth and claws, trying to climb onto the table.

Mo Lijuan said, "Oh, it's your family's restaurant. That's impressive. It must have cost a lot of money to open this restaurant, right?"

Xiao Hong shook her head and said, "I don't know, I haven't asked. They're opening a branch now."

The waiter poured the drinks: baijiu for the older men, beer for the younger men, and champagne for the women. The junior soldier is currently counted in the women's group.

Xiao Wei watched the waiter pour beer and said to Chen Hui, "I've been thinking about this lately. We have our own cigarettes, but we don't have our own alcohol yet. We should have that, but I can't decide what kind of alcohol would match the brand."

Xia Maosheng said, "How about getting raw pulp from Linghe? We can also call it Anji Special Supply."

Chen Hui said, "The baijiu in Northeast China all comes from western Shanxi. You could say that all the baijiu in China has a connection with western Shanxi. The brewing techniques were invented and spread there. So if you want to make baijiu, I think you should go directly to western Shanxi."

Xiao Wei gently rubbed his glass and asked, "What about the beer?"

Chen Hui said, "I'll figure out a way for the beer. We need to talk to them about champagne next month. The current production volume isn't enough. We need to see if we can increase production or add more wineries. We might as well get the beer deal done. We can import a set of production equipment and find a place to produce it ourselves. Is that feasible? Anyway, we're not going to sell it in large quantities to the market; it'll just be for our own consumption. This stuff was invented by foreigners, and I feel their technology is up to the task."

Xia Maosheng said, "If you ask me, we should just take over a winery over there. We can handle all the champagne, wine, and beer, all imported. We can supply only our own needs, so we won't have to worry about production volume or contracts."

Xiao Wei asked, "How much will it cost? I don't know anything about that area. Who will manage the business after we take it over?"

Xia Maosheng pointed at Old Chen: "The three of us are just wasting our time on this; we'll have to get Uncle Chen to handle it."

Chen Hui said, "What's the point of running a business? We just buy all the products and bring them back to sell. All we need to do over there is grow grapes and make wine."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, you and Uncle Chen discuss it. Let's see what Uncle Chen says. If it's feasible, we'll build one. We just happened to have two underground storage rooms built in my yard, so we can use one as a wine cellar."

Xia Maosheng said, "We should bring the beer production back here, register a trademark there, and sell it here with their trademark. That will reduce the cost."

Chen Hui thought for a moment and nodded, while Chong Xia Maosheng gave him a thumbs up: "A shrewd businessman."

Xia Maosheng said, "How are they unscrupulous merchants? Their equipment, their technology, their trademarks—what's wrong with that?"

Xiao Wei said, "We still need to find out more about this. I don't think they'll allow us to do this. Let's check the specific regulations. It's not worth getting into trouble over a beer."

Xia Maosheng said, "It's just a matter of taxes, right? We just pay them. Authorized production and trademark use are basically just signing a contract with ourselves, then building a small factory in China. That still counts as foreign investment."

Xiao Wei said, "Hmm, that makes sense. The winery over there is investing in a small brewery here and has been authorized to use their trademark."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, I'll take care of it. Leave this to me."

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After finishing their meal, the older family sat down to drink tea, chat, and digest their food, while the younger family, along with Ran Tu, Mo Lijuan, and Xiaobing, headed to the night market.

Chen Hui now basically drives a Cadillac. The Ferrari hardtop, like Xiao Wei's, has become Chen Xiao's car. Poor Chen Xiao hasn't even touched a steering wheel yet. I wonder when she'll be able to drive.

At their usual spot, the group entered the pedestrian street night market from Zhonghui Road. Xiao Wei turned and smiled at Chen Hui. Both of them recalled the time when they first met. Xia Maosheng was also deeply moved and put his arm around Chen Hui's shoulder, saying, "This is the place where our friendship is witnessed. The day you climbed up there, I considered you my brother for life."

Chen Hui himself felt the same way, looking up at the power switch high up and saying, "It's not possible now. This place is empty. That thing will be moved in a few days. Now if you want to cut off the power to this area, you have to go to the power supplier."

Xiao Hong was telling Chen Xiao, Geng Hui, Ran Tu, and Mo Lijuan about her experience at the night market last time, her tone filled with wistfulness. Who could have imagined that those few young men who came together by chance would now become true friends and build an amazing business together?

The night market hasn't changed much; it's still the same as before. Even the stalls and most of the people selling them haven't changed, including the couple who run the lighter and electronics store.

Several women walked in front, with Xiao Wei and his two companions following behind. The group strolled slowly through the night market, but their mindset had completely changed, and they could never go back to how things were back then.

"Xiaowei, come try this on." Xiaohong called to Xiaowei, who had already bought new clothes and was happily hugging them.

Xiao Wei went over and looked at it, then asked, "What should I wear?"

Xiao Hong said, "No, it's for the old man. Can you try it on for him?"

Xiao Wei pushed Chen Hui out: "Let him try it on. If he can wear it, my dad can too."

Chen Xiao called out from the side, "Xiao Hui, come help me take a look at this. Do you think it looks good on me?"

(End of this chapter)