Rebirth: Back to 1991 to Become the Richest Man - Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Something’s Off

TL: Etude

Watching the curly-haired man’s retreating figure, Chen Jianghai walked over to Zhao Changgui and gave him a look, signaling, “Find out more about his background.”

Zhao Changgui glanced at Chen Jianghai, didn’t say anything, and followed the man.

Fang Aiguo watched this scene, remaining silent. However, his look towards Chen Jianghai was filled with even more admiration.

Before noon, Xue Chunli, accompanied by Lin Jianguo, arrived to deliver food. Knowing Chen Jianghai and his team were busy, Xue Chunli and Lin Jianguo had offered to bring food over, sparing Chen and his wife the effort of running back and forth.

Originally, Xue Chunli and Lin Jianguo had planned to return home in a couple of days since they had been staying here for a while and were worried about leaving their fields unattended for too long. However, seeing how busy Chen Jianghai and Lin Wanqiu were, they decided to stay a bit longer to help.

Given the daily turnover of their daughter and son-in-law’s store, which was over a thousand yuan, the elderly couple knew well what was more important.

After everyone finished their meal, Xue Chunli and Lin Jianguo took the food containers and left.

Chen Jianghai then gestured to Zhao Changgui, and they stepped outside the shop.

“How is it, did you find out anything?” Chen Jianghai asked.

Zhao Changgui nodded, “The man is from Xinguang Street, running an electronics repair shop.”

Indeed, competitors often become adversaries.

Hearing this, Chen Jianghai, who already had a suspicion, now fully understood the situation.

“Xinguang Street…” Chen Jianghai murmured, his eyes narrowing slightly. He remembered hearing the name somewhere before.

That’s right!

Li Detian!

Chen Jianghai realized that Li Detian had mentioned someone renting one of his shops for electronics repair, located on Xinguang Street.

Now it was clear; the man today had come to test Chen Jianghai’s capabilities.

Unfortunately, he had picked the wrong person to mess with. Chen Jianghai was not so easily bullied.

“Should I teach them a lesson?” Zhao Changgui suddenly asked.

Chen Jianghai looked at Zhao Changgui, noting his tendency to resolve things with force.

“They haven’t done anything; why would you teach them a lesson?”

Zhao Changgui was momentarily stunned, his brows furrowing slightly, “He came to cause trouble.”

“He came to repair electronics, and he paid. What trouble did he cause?” Chen Jianghai corrected him seriously.

Zhao Changgui looked at Chen Jianghai, somewhat confused.

If you really think that way, why did you ask me to follow him?

However, Zhao Changgui eventually said nothing, adhering to the principle that silence is golden.

…

With the morning’s episode, Chen Jianghai’s reputation rose even further.

After dinner at home, Lin Wanqiu was not in the mood to watch TV. Instead, she sat on the bed, enthusiastically counting money, clearly finding more joy in this activity than watching television.

“Jianghai, do you know how much we earned today?” Lin Wanqiu looked up, seemingly excited.

Chen Jianghai wasn’t particularly concerned about the amount of money, but to humor his wife, he pretended to be curious, “How much?”

“Today, it’s over two thousand!” Lin Wanqiu held up two fingers.

Yesterday, Chen Jianghai had said that the business would slowly decline, but it seemed that wasn’t the case now.

“At this rate, you’ll soon be a ten-thousand-yuan household,” Chen Jianghai joked, seeing his wife’s excited demeanor.

Lin Wanqiu looked up and glared at Chen Jianghai playfully, retorting, “I’ve been a ten-thousand-yuan household for a while now!”

Chen Jianghai chuckled without responding.

How much money they made wasn’t his main concern; what mattered most was Lin Wanqiu’s happiness.

“Wanqiu, let’s have a proper wedding ceremony soon!” Chen Jianghai suddenly suggested.

Lin Wanqiu was momentarily stunned, asking in surprise, “Why?”

Chen Jianghai gently stroked her hair, speaking earnestly, “I want to see you in a wedding dress.”

“Why spend money on something unnecessary?”

“It’s not unnecessary at all because I want to make you the most beautiful woman in the world!” Chen Jianghai declared, word by word.

Hearing these romantic words, Lin Wanqiu blushed, looking exceptionally lovely.

Seeing this, Chen Jianghai couldn’t resist and tenderly kissed her.

…

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed since the opening of Chen Jianghai’s store.

The sales for the first three days exceeded two thousand yuan, but the following days saw a decline, just as Chen Jianghai had predicted.

The daily sales had stabilized at around one thousand yuan. However, a third of this amount came from electronic repairs.

As this trend continued, the second-hand electronics sales would gradually decrease, while the repair business would likely improve.

As long as this stability was maintained, Chen Jianghai’s purpose for opening the store would be fulfilled.

Like usual, after making a round in the shop, Chen Jianghai went to the back to assemble TVs. Shortly after, Lin Wanqiu came in.

“What’s up?” Chen Jianghai asked.

Lin Wanqiu sat next to him, frowning, “Didn’t you notice anything unusual when you came in?”

“Unusual?” Chen Jianghai looked at her, puzzled; he hadn’t noticed anything.

Lin Wanqiu said, “Haven’t you noticed that Aiguo has been a bit off these past two days?”

“Aiguo?” Chen Jianghai looked at her, shaking his head in confusion, “I haven’t noticed. What did you see?”

“He seems to be in a bad mood recently, sighing now and then. I don’t know why,” Lin Wanqiu said, looking worried.

Chen Jianghai pondered for a moment, “Okay, I know. You go back, and I’ll take a look in a bit.”

“Okay.”

After Lin Wanqiu left, Chen Jianghai thought about it and realized there was indeed an issue. Fang Aiguo had been listless these past few days.

Putting down his tools, Chen Jianghai stood up to talk to Fang Aiguo.

As he reached the front of the shop, it was bustling with customers, which looked promising. However, Fang Aiguo, while serving the customers, couldn’t shake off the look of worry on his face.

Chen Jianghai grew curious about what was troubling Fang Aiguo.

After the customers left, he approached him.

“Hey, brother.” Fang Aiguo greeted him.

Chen Jianghai patted his shoulder, “Aiguo, you’ve been working hard these days.”

“It’s alright, not too hard,” Fang Aiguo quickly replied.

Chen Jianghai scrutinized him, sensing he was telling the truth.

“Have you run into any troubles recently?” Chen Jianghai probed.

Fang Aiguo shook his head, “No, not at all.”

“Well, Aiguo, we’re brothers. If there’s anything, tell me. Your problem is mine,” Chen Jianghai said sincerely.

Since Fang Aiguo didn’t want to talk, Chen Jianghai didn’t press further.

“Brother, what’s this about? Why are you saying all this out of the blue?” Fang Aiguo looked at Chen Jianghai, puzzled.

“It’s nothing. Just work hard, and I’ll make sure you’re fairly compensated,” Chen Jianghai said, waving his hand.

Hearing this, Fang Aiguo’s expression changed slightly, then he asked, “Brother, am I working for you now?”