Chapter 1320 The Prosperity Has Ended, the Music Has Ended and the People Have Dispersed

Lu Meilin didn't answer immediately, but she didn't leave either, because she couldn't think of any other way except Zhou Chen.

She opened Jin Meilin with her own hands. Apart from the emotional factors, Jin Meilin itself was of extraordinary value. She was really unwilling to give it to Mrs. Lin, but she didn't have that much money to pay off the debt.

Du Honggen is her old lover, and the relationship between the two is excellent. But the problem is that Du Honggen looks majestic, but in fact it is simply unrealistic to ask him to spend how much money.

Among all the people she knew, apart from Zhou Chen and Li Li, she really couldn't think of anyone else who was capable and might be able to help her.

So even though Zhou Chen said he wanted to take over Jin Meilin, which made her very uncomfortable, he didn't refuse so simply.

No matter how important Jin Meilin is to her, he is still valuable, but people are worthless, so she can't really fight Lin too hard.

The most important thing is that although Jin Meilin was supported by her, in fact, Jin Meilin's ownership, legal person, etc. belong to Boss Jin. If Boss Jin wants to use Jin Meilin to pay off the debt, she has no way.

Moreover, Mrs. Lin was not easy to get along with. None of her men had the courage to meet Mrs. Lin. Even her old friend Du Honggen was very afraid of Mrs. Lin when he heard about it and did not dare to offend her at all. They didn't dare to intercede.

"How much can you give?"

Finally, Lu Meilin spoke. Once she said these words, it meant that she had given up her unrealistic thoughts, and Jin Meilin would eventually disappear from her hands.

Zhou Chen said: "This is not something I can decide in just one sentence. I need to evaluate Jin Meilin, and then you will bid, and finally give us a price that we both agree with."

Lu Meilin nodded. She was afraid that Zhou Chen would take advantage of the situation and directly lower the price. Now that Zhou Chen said this, it made her feel a little at ease. At least Zhou Chen was more reliable than Mrs. Lin.

"Okay, I'll do what you said, but we have to do it as soon as possible. Mrs. Lin only gave us a week. Even if we delay, it probably won't take more than two weeks. It must end before the end of the year, otherwise Jin Meilin will Falling into Mrs. Lin’s hands.”

"Don't worry, if it doesn't take so long, Shanghai Tang probably won't be able to find a few more professional evaluation teams than our company."

"Then, I'll trouble Mr. Zhou."

Lu Meilin no longer looked like the landlady of Huanghe Road in the past. She seemed to have lost 70% to 80% of her previous vitality, and now she looked depressed.

Lu Meilin is gone. In the past, she walked like a dragon and a tiger, running rampant and domineering like a crab. But now, her back looks very desolate, and her steps seem to be laborious.

Li Li walked behind Zhou Chen and gently rubbed Zhou Chen's temples.

"The world is so unpredictable. Who would have thought that Lu Meilin, who was so majestic in the past, would beg for help in such a lowly manner."

"Everyone has their downfalls, but not everyone has the ability and confidence to get through it. She was so arrogant and domineering in the past, but now it's time to backfire."

Zhou Chen's fate for Lu Meilin was not pitiful, because Lu Meilin had bullied others on the Yellow River Road in the past. Flowers never last a hundred days, but now things have just changed.

Li Li said: "But her end also illustrates a problem."

Zhou Chen held Li Li's hand and raised his head to look at Li Li: "What's the problem?"

Li Li lowered his head and kissed Zhou Chen on the lips, and said softly: "Explain the importance of a woman finding the right man."

Yes, Lu Meilin wouldn't be where she is today if she hadn't met Boss Jin. But on the other hand, if she hadn't met Boss Jin, she wouldn't have been as successful as before. No one can say for sure about this kind of thing, but Li Li is right about the importance of finding a man.

"But why do you want to buy Jin Meilin?"

Although Jin Meilin is good, that is to others, and to Zhou Chen, Jin Meilin is of no use to him.

Zhou Chen smiled and said: "I promised someone else a bet before, and it's almost time to fulfill it."

Li Li thought for a while and thought of someone.

"Are you talking about Minmin's little sister, the little Jiangxi you invested in to open a restaurant for her before?"

Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Well, although I have never been there, I heard that the work she does there is pretty good. Since she has passed the test, it is not impossible to let her try Jin Meilin. It just so happens that she also worked at Jin Meilin before. If you go out, let her succeed Jin Meilin, let’s see how she compares with Lu Meilin.”

"You still miss her a lot."

Zhou Chen held her hand tightly, pulled her hard onto his lap, and hugged her delicate body.

"It's rare to see you jealous, but your worries are unnecessary. I'm not interested in her."

"Hmm."

Li Li hummed, but she was just pretending. She knew what Zhou Chen said was true. If Zhou Chen was really interested in Xiao Jiangxi, he wouldn't go without looking for Xiao Jiangxi for a year.

"After the new year, I will also plan to sell Zhizhen Garden. After paying off the debt, I will no longer come to Huanghe Road. By then, I don't know if anyone will be willing to take in a homeless person like me."

Zhou Chen hugged her tightly and said softly: "If you hadn't insisted, I wouldn't have wanted you to continue doing this. Do you think I feel comfortable seeing you drinking and socializing with people all day long? Especially when you wear clothes most of the time. "Master, when other men look at you, I feel like I've suffered a big loss."

"Pfft."

Li Li couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter. He passionately wrapped his arms around Zhou Chen's neck and kissed her sweetly.

"I like seeing you being stingy."

In the past, Zhou Chen was always calm and indifferent, as if he didn't care about anything. Now she heard that Zhou Chen actually cared about what he was wearing, which made her very happy.

Regardless of whether Zhou Chen is possessive of chauvinism or simply doesn't want her to suffer, it at least shows that Zhou Chen cares about her, and this is enough for her.

Zhou Chen rolled his eyes, and then said solemnly: "I don't know if you were homeless before, but from now on, wherever I am, it is your home."

Hearing this, Li Li's expression changed, and his eyes seemed to be drawn. He hugged Zhou Chen forcefully and gave Zhou Chen a long French kiss.

A few days later, Zhou Chen and Lu Meilin met again. After the evaluation, the two talked for a while, negotiated a suitable price, and signed the contract. Zhou Chen paid directly. Since then, Jin Meilin has been transferred to Zhou Chen. .

At this time, the clothing company was officially listed, and the battle between Abao and Qiang Mujie officially began.

In the Jin Meilin Hotel, Zhou Chen met Xiao Jiangxi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Although Xiao Jiangxi had only been the proprietress of a small restaurant this year, her spirit was obviously different from when she was a waiter, and she was very energetic.

"Xiao Jiangxi, you have done well this year. I am also a person who keeps my word. Since you have met the requirements, I will naturally agree to your request."

Xiao Jiangxi looked shocked and asked stammering: "Mr. Zhou, I heard that Jin Meilin was taken over by you. Are you planning to give Jin Meilin to me?"

Zhou Chen nodded and said: "That's what you think. I'm not interested in opening a restaurant. Since you want to be the boss's wife, you can also create benefits for me. It's not impossible for you to be the boss's wife. Half of Jin Meilin's shares are yours. But it’s not for free. It will be deducted from your salary and dividends in the future. As long as you do a good job, you will have the opportunity to buy the remaining half of the shares from me. "

"Really, really?"

Xiao Jiangxi was extremely shocked. Her dream was to be the proprietress of a big hotel, as beautiful as those proprietresses on the Yellow River Road.

Jin Meilin is the top-ranked hotel on the Yellow River Road. It definitely fulfilled all her dreams, but it came so suddenly now, which gave her an unreal illusion.

"It's just a restaurant. Do you think I need to lie to you?"

Xiao Jiangxi walked up to Zhou Chen, bowed deeply to Zhou Chen, and then said: "Mr. Zhou, thank you, I will be yours from now on, I will do whatever you want me to do, do whatever you want to me Just do whatever you want.”

It was so straightforward to understand, but Zhou Chen just smiled softly. He was really not interested in Xiao Jiangxi, and he had no shortage of women. If he really wanted to find a woman, there would be many women with better conditions than Xiao Jiangxi.

He stood up and walked straight out: "Don't think about so many things. Think about how to build a good hotel first. Use the money from your hotel to renovate."

Xiao Jiangxi bowed her head and sent Zhou Chen away with a bit of regret on her face. Although she had fulfilled her dream with Jin Meilin, if she could become Zhou Chen's woman, a Jin Meilin family would mean nothing.

But it was a pity that Mr. Zhou looked down on her, which made her very unwilling.

"How am I worse than Li Li?"

Time has come to 1994 and the New Year has entered. The battle between Abao and Qiang Mujie over the stock of the clothing company has also become intense. Both parties have invested a lot of money to control the stock price.

The fight between them was serious. Everyone wanted to take the initiative, but no one could do anything about it. On the contrary, the clothing company benefited.

But at the most intense moment of their fight, Qilin will suddenly take action and join forces with Abao to attack Qiang Mujie.

Abao's financial resources and strength were not much inferior to those of Nan Guotou and Qiang Mujie. Now that there was a veteran Qilin Club, Qiang Mujie was naturally no match for him, and he was quickly defeated by both of them.

In the end, Qiang Mujie suffered heavy losses and lost the ability to trade. Abao and Qilinhui teamed up to start trading the stocks of clothing companies. The clothing company that had been reaping the benefits also suffered a backlash. As a company, it could not control it. share price.

After the Spring Festival of 1994, Li Li sold Zhizhenyuan to Mrs. Lin at a high price and quietly withdrew from Huanghe Road.

As soon as this incident came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation on Huanghe Road. Zhizhenyuan was definitely the most profitable hotel on Huanghe Road in 1993. At its peak, Li Li actually sold Zhizhenyuan. How come it's not shocking.

However, there were rumors that Li Li had moved into Mr. Zhou's home, which relieved many people. The landlady of Zhizhenyuan sounded nice, but she could not compare to Mr. Zhou's wife status.

I don't know how many people scolded Li Li secretly on the Yellow River Road, but most of them were jealous, envious and hateful.

Li Li did indeed live in Zhou Chen's old bungalow. As the hostess, she still used the name Li Li and did not restore her previous name of Chen Zhen.

In her own words, she said goodbye to the past. Now she is no longer Chen Zhen, but Li Li, Zhou Chen's woman.

Since the sale of Zhizhen Garden, Zhou Chen and Li Li have never been to the Yellow River for dinner. Discussions about them on the Yellow River Road have also been decreasing day by day. It is estimated that not many people will mention them in a short time.

Competition among major restaurants on Huanghe Road is still fierce. Only those who live on Huanghe Road know that the business on Huanghe Road has declined slightly compared to 1993.

Mr. Bao rarely went to Huanghe Road since he parted ways with his uncle. After the battle over the listing of the clothing company, he even left the Peace Hotel and never went to Huanghe Road again. He seemed to have disappeared since then.

More than half a year later, Wang Mingzhu drove back to Huanghe Road. She had always wanted to regain the face she had lost on Huanghe Road.

But when she really came back, she discovered that the Yellow River Road was no longer the Yellow River Road she knew before, and most of the familiar people in the past were gone.

Even when she came to the familiar cigarette paper shop, she found that the cigarette paper shop was also being renovated. Just when she was about to leave in disappointment.

"Miss Wang."

Wang Mingzhu's body trembled, she turned her head in surprise, and saw Jing Xiu walking over happily.

"Brother Jingxiu, you are still here. I thought you were gone too."

Jingxiu was very happy to see Wang Mingzhu again: "Where can I go? I will probably take root on this Yellow River Road all my life, but the business of the cigarette paper shop is not doing well. I am going to switch to selling fruits." "

"I thought I would never see Miss Wang on Huanghe Road again. It's really great to see you again today. But in the year you were away, a lot of things happened on Huanghe Road. Mr. Zhou, Mr. Bao , Li Li, and even the proprietresses like Lu Meilin have left a lot. Now Zhizhenyuan and Jin Meilin have changed their signboards, and they are no longer the people we were familiar with before. "

As Jingxiu who has always been rooted in the Yellow River Road, he has witnessed the prosperity of the Yellow River Road with his own eyes, and has also witnessed the earth-shaking changes that have taken place on the Yellow River Road in the past two years.

"In the past, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Bao, who were the most famous people on Huanghe Road, now hardly hear anyone talking about them."

Because Wang Mingzhu and Zhou Chen were partners, she had some understanding of Zhou Chen's situation. However, she had not seen Mr. Bao for a year and had no idea about Mr. Bao at all.

She wanted to ask Jingxiu, but she didn't get the answer she wanted.

"Mr. Bao, I really don't know where he is now, but I know a little bit about Mr. Zhou. A few days ago, Mr. Zhou and Li Li's little son was born. I even specially sent something to Fuxing Road. No one expected that Li Li In the end, I actually got together with Mr. Zhou and gave birth to a son. It’s so unpredictable.”

Jingxiu was filled with emotions. He never expected that Li Li, who came to Huanghe Road like a dragon crossing the river, would end up together with the famous Mr. Zhou.

It is no exaggeration to say that among the many proprietresses on the Yellow River Road, Li Li is the most blessed and capable one.

If a boss lady is like Li Li, it is unlikely that there will be another one on the Yellow River Road.

Wang Mingzhu chatted with Jingxiu for a while, and finally said goodbye to Jingxiu.

"Brother Jingxiu, I'm leaving."

"Miss Wang, will you come to Huanghe Road again in the future?"

Wang Mingzhu looked back and showed an extremely bright smile.

"Maybe. Goodbye, brother Jingxiu."

Jingxiu watched Wang Mingzhu leave in a daze. For some reason, he always felt that it would be difficult to see her again on Huanghe Road in the future.

"Mr. Zhou is gone, Mr. Bao is gone, and now Miss Wang is gone too. There is a new group of people coming and going..."

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In 1997, this day had a profound impact on China...

Hongkong!

Since 1993, Po has never been here again, but this year he has a reason to come.

Looking at the slightly outdated signboard above, ‘Xue Zhi Restaurant’.

The location of Xuezhi Restaurant has not changed. It is still the place where he came. When he came here again, Abao's mood was extremely complicated.

The ten-year agreement had finally come to an end. At this moment, he was both looking forward to it and feeling anxious at the same time.

He wanted to go in now, but his feet were not under his control. He was afraid that if the ten-year agreement ended, what reason would he have to see her again in the future?

While he was hesitating, a woman suddenly walked out of the restaurant.

When Abao saw this woman, his face suddenly changed.

"Snow, Xuezhi."

The woman who came out was Xuezhi. She saw Abao at the door and smiled slightly.

"I just saw you when I was inside. Everyone is here, why don't you come in?"

Abao smiled: "I'm thinking about what to say when I see you later."

Xuezhi smiled and said: "We have known each other for almost twenty years, and we are already so familiar. If you have anything to think about, let's go."

Abao followed Xuezhi into the restaurant. Just as he was about to talk to Xuezhi, suddenly a little girl about two years old wearing a princess dress walked towards Xuezhi.

"Well~"

When Xuezhi saw the little girl, her face was full of smile. She knelt down and hugged the little girl who ran over.

Abao's face turned pale. Although he had learned from Xuezhi four years ago that she had someone, he still couldn't accept it now when he saw the little girl calling Xuezhi mother.

"This, is your daughter?"

Xuezhi introduced happily: "Yes, this is my daughter Ruirui, Ruirui, this is Uncle Abao, my name is Uncle."

Ruirui looked at Abao curiously, opened her mouth, and called "uncle" in a clear voice. Although the words were pronounced slightly unclearly, she could still hear him.

In the private room, Abao looked at Xuezhi, who was feeding cakes to his daughter, with complicated emotions.

After ten years of dating, he found that Xuezhi already had a lovely daughter, but he himself was still alone.

When they met again, they tacitly did not mention the ten-year agreement. Now they have their own lives, and there is no need to compare.

Xuezhi had let it go a long time ago, and Abao never really wanted to compare with Xuezhi, but he just couldn't let it go.

But now, he knows that even if he can't let it go, he should let it go. He shouldn't cling to the past anymore, and it's time to live his own life.

So, Abao declined Xuezhi's invitation and just stayed in Hong Kong for a few days before returning home.

Shanghai, Fuxing Road Old House.

Zhou Chen sat in the yard, looking at the mother and son who were planting flowers, his face full of smiles, the years are quiet, and the days of accompanying relatives are really leisurely.

Suddenly, the system prompt sounded in his mind, the main task has been completed.

The completion of the main task means that Abao and Xuezhi have met, and the ten-year agreement has been settled.

After the arrival of 1997, he has been waiting for today, and finally, today has finally arrived.

After the main mission is completed, he can leave this world at any time, but he is not in a hurry. He wants to wait a little longer and spend more time with his wife and children.

This wait lasted for three years. After the millennium, he was ready to leave. This year, he and Li Li's son was just old enough to go to elementary school.

At night, Zhou Chen covered Li Li with a quilt, kissed her gently in her sleep, and then communicated with the system.

"System, come back!"