Reborn in 2006, I met Mr. Zhou from the past.

Time flies, and it's already early August.

Since arriving here, Su Fengnan has frequently prepared different dishes to improve the family's meals, and every two days she would also stew soup for Su Guoyuan to nourish his body. Over this period of time, Su Guoyuan's complexion has visibly improved.

The online store's business is booming, and most of the first batch of goods has already been sold out, so there is an urgent need to restock.

Aunt Wen Xiaojing also went with us to buy the goods. Today was originally her day off, and she had come specifically to take the two sisters out to play. However, she happened to run into the whole family, so she came along as well.

At the wholesale market, my aunt displayed an amazing fashion sense, selecting only the most attractive styles. This time, she even added new items: camisoles, lace-trimmed blouses, and ladylike pencil skirts…

What Su Fengnan admired most was her aunt's bargaining skills. She and the shopkeeper went back and forth, their momentum was simply impeccable, and Su Fengnan watched from the side with great satisfaction—in both her lives combined, she had never cultivated such skills as her aunt.

"Look, the price has been reduced to just a few dollars!" Auntie thought to herself proudly, as if to say: Look how much money I've saved you!

"Thank you, Auntie! Take only a small portion this time, as we'll be getting our autumn clothes soon," Su Fengnan said sincerely.

"Alright, let me know when you're coming next time, and I'll come with you so you won't get fooled by those old foxes."

"Great idea! Auntie, why don't you join us? We can all make money together!" Su Fengnan casually extended the invitation again.

"Oh, never mind. If you need any help, I'm happy to lend a hand when I have time. But doing this with you guys... I don't know anything about computers!"

Su Fengnan knew her aunt had concerns, probably because she felt it was unstable or had a fear of new things. She wasn't in a hurry and planned to wait until they saw tangible results before making a decision.

"It's easy to learn computers, Auntie. We need to keep up with the times! More and more jobs require computers these days. You should learn too; you never know when you might need it."

"Xiaoxia teaches Mom how to use the computer every night. Now Mom even has her own QQ account and can type and chat!" Su Fengxia chimed in from the side.

Wen Xiaojing was somewhat tempted. Her sister's family was making progress, and she actually wanted to change as well, but she didn't have the courage to quit her job yet.

The same photographer and models were used for this photoshoot. After the new products were restocked, sales improved day by day. Su Guoyuan and his wife helped pack the items in the evenings, and the two sisters took them to ship in the mornings. This fulfilling life, with money coming in every day, brought smiles of happiness to the faces of the whole family.

…… ...

Meanwhile, deep in the mountains thousands of miles away, Zhou Chenyu accompanied Old Chen to finally gather all the rare medicinal herbs they had sought on this trip—Paris polyphylla, century-old Ganoderma lucidum, Dendrobium nobile, and Eucommia ulmoides, among others. Old Chen would come to Guizhou Province every few years, not only personally venturing into the mountains to search for herbs, but also staying for at least a week each time he went into the mountains.

"Old Chen, are you feeling alright? Take a rest first," Zhou Chenyu said, handing him the thermos. Old Chen took the thermos, leaned against the tree, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down a few mouthfuls. He then sighed, "Hmm, this tea is good."

"If you like it, Mr. Chen, I'll give you a pound when we get back," Zhou Chenyu said with a smile, sitting on the small stone opposite him. Mr. Chen beamed, "Hehehe...is a pound too little?" Zhou Chenyu thought to himself, "Giving away a pound is already painful enough for him, and you want more? No way!" So he put on a fawning smile and smoothly changed the subject, "Um, Mr. Chen, when are we going back?"

Old Chen could easily see through the young man's intentions, so he didn't argue with him: "Tomorrow then. This trip has been quite fruitful, it's time to head back."

Indeed, after these past few days of living outdoors in the wind and rain, Old Chen was feeling physically exhausted; after all, his body wasn't as resilient as it used to be. Hearing that they could return tomorrow, Zhou Chenyu was secretly delighted. These past few days in the deep mountains had been completely cut off from the outside world, with no cell phone signal. However, this trip with Old Chen had been quite fruitful; they had collected many highly effective medicinal herbs, which they would prepare for their grandmother.

As the two were talking, Zhou Chenyu suddenly made a move. With a "whoosh," the dagger he threw landed precisely on a tree branch behind Old Chen. Startled by the sudden action, Old Chen turned around and saw a black snake hanging from the branch, the small dagger embedded precisely in its vital spot. He quickly took two steps back, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The villager who had led the way rushed over: "This snake is poisonous, thankfully you're alright."

Zhou Chenyu got up and walked over, pulled out his dagger, threw the snake aside, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, we need to hurry." There were six of them when they came, but as they progressed in gathering herbs, some of them carried the herbs back to the city first. Now, only the three of them were left wandering through the forest.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. Su Fengnan was sitting in front of her computer typing when she suddenly received a message from Ning Xiaojun: "Su Su, our senior year starts on August 20th. When are you coming back?" Su Fengnan glanced at the date, August 15th, not many days left. She replied to Ning Xiaojun, "I'll be back in a few days," and then lost her focus on typing, starting to seriously plan how to arrange the upcoming tasks.

That evening, Su Fengnan told her about her upcoming school start and the plans she had made during the day, hoping that her parents could quit their jobs to help her, and truthfully told her about her income over the past two weeks.

Su Guoyuan agreed after only a few minutes of thought: "Xiaonan has earned more than eight thousand in the past two weeks, which is equivalent to more than half a year's income for me. My daughter is working hard for this family, so of course I have to support her." After saying that, Su Guoyuan fell into a brief silence. Wen Xiaofen and her two daughters waited silently for him to continue.

After a moment, Su Guoyuan continued, "I'll tell the boss I'm resigning tomorrow, but I'll finish this batch of goods for him before I leave."

Su Fengnan then turned to Wen Xiaofen, looking at her with expectant eyes: "Mom, you don't have any objections, do you?" Wen Xiaofen nodded quickly: "I have no objections. I wanted to resign a few days ago, but your dad disagreed and said to wait."

"Then it's settled." Su Fengnan thought for a moment and continued, "Based on the current shipment volume, we need to rent a new place. Our current place is too small and not suitable for an office. It would be great if we could find a space similar to a warehouse."

Wen Xiaofen explained from the side, "The boss rented this house for us. If we resign, we will definitely have to move out."

"Then we'll look for a place to live and work tomorrow. Once we've settled on a place, we'll book our tickets home."

Su Guoyuan suggested, "Then I'll ask your uncle to come with us to look for it tomorrow; he'll be off tomorrow."

Su Fengnan nodded: "Alright, but I don't know if Uncle has any other plans for tomorrow." Then, she offered another idea: "Dad, I have another suggestion. I hope Aunt can come and help you. Aunt has a good eye and is very good at selecting items and negotiating prices. If she can join us, we can give her 20% of the profits."