On the last day of October, which is also Halloween in the West, Zhang Hao finally returned to Huicheng.
"Mom, I'm back."
Li Dajuan was picking vegetables in the living room. When she heard her son's voice, she immediately looked up at the door:
"Xiaohao? Why are you back?"
"The work is over, why don't you stay and drink the northwest wind?" Zhang Hao smiled and shook his head.
Li Dajuan wiped her hands with her apron, walked to her son, and looked her up and down: "Is it hard to eat or sleep well outside? Why have you lost so much weight?"
"It's okay! It's better to be thinner and healthier."
Zhang Hao put down the suitcase in his hand and patted his chest to show that he was strong.
He had been playing extreme sports for five or six years before, but he had gained nothing. At least he had developed muscles, and his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people.
"I'm just talking nonsense. Now that the temperature is so low, gaining more fat is good for the body. It can not only keep out the cold, but also enhance immunity and resistance."
Mother Zhou gently patted the other party’s arm.
Zhang Hao responded casually, and then asked: "Mom, are you the only one at home?"
"Your mother-in-law is not feeling well, and Hua Qing went to the hospital with her early in the morning. As for Big Pudding, her grandmother took the time to make two sets of clothes for Little Sponge. She just went out to the post office and sent some dried vegetables back." p>
"Is Hua Qing's mother serious?"
Zhang Hao quickly expressed concern.
He now has two mothers-in-law, and it is difficult to call them separately, so he simply added the prefix.
"It's okay, it's probably just a common cold!"
Li Dajuan replied.
"That's good!" Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and then looked around: "Where is my dad? Is he busy in the store again?"
Li Dajuan nodded: "Oh, your dad has a stubborn temper and can't control himself at all. He has no self-love at all."
"Mom, don't worry. When Dad comes back, I will help you persuade him. If you want, it's enough to go there once a week. In the winter, there is no need to run outside every day."
Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.
Hearing this, Li Dajuan couldn't help complaining: "It's all your fault for talking about this. Why shouldn't we open an antique store? Our family doesn't lack this kind of money. It's really easy to find trouble."
"Mom, you blame me for this. It's because I didn't think carefully."
Zhang Hao cooperated and quickly admitted his mistake.
If you have to argue with your mother, you will probably be nagged for a long time, endlessly.
Li Dajuan snorted coldly, then changed the topic: "Are you free today?"
"Yes, this business trip is a bit long. I will definitely have to rest for a few days. By the way, I will take Da Puding and the others to the zoo to see giant pandas. I promised them both before, so I can't break my promise." Zhang Hao replied with a smile. p>
"That's just right. After lunch, you can go to the store for me and see if your dad is really opening a store?"
Zhang Hao couldn't help but asked curiously: "Mom, have you misunderstood? If my dad doesn't open a store, what else can he do?"
"Is it a misunderstanding? You can find out if you go and see it? Since the village chief took the lead, the atmosphere in the village has been ruined. Many people have secretly raised women outside."
"Really or fake?"
"If you don't believe me, go and ask outside. During your business trip, the village was almost in turmoil."
Li Dajuan couldn't help but curl her lips.
Zhang Hao smiled coquettishly: "Mom, you must be worrying too much. How could my father, a decent man like me, find a mistress? Besides, he is not young anymore..."
"What's the matter with age? The village chief is about the same age as your father, doesn't he also find a young girl?"
"Ahem, Catherine is over thirty, what kind of little girl is she? And the situation of the village chief is different from that of my father. He has lost his wife for many years, and he is too lonely. It doesn't matter if he finds a partner to live with. You and I are willing to live together.
?"
Zhang Hao explained patiently.
"Don't talk nonsense with me. Just go if I tell you to." Li Dajuan couldn't listen at all.
"Okay!" Zhang Hao could only agree reluctantly.
……
After the lunch break, Zhang Hao first called his wife and then sent his sons to school.
As soon as the two little guys got off the bus, they couldn't wait to say goodbye to their dad and rushed into the classroom, ready to share a piece of good news with their good friends.
While having lunch, Zhang Hao had already promised the brothers to take them to see giant pandas the day after tomorrow.
The twins have been looking forward to this day for a long time.
An hour and a half later, the antique shop arrived.
Zhang Hao pushed the door directly and walked in. The temperature inside the store was not high, probably only a few degrees. Everyone, including the customers, was bundled up tightly.
"Welcome!" The store was short of manpower, so Zhang Chongxin took the initiative to act as the receptionist: "Can I help you?"
"Dad, it's me."
Zhang Hao quickly took off his mask.
"Xiao Hao? When did you come back?"
Zhang Chongxin said in surprise.
"I just got home this morning, and my mother asked me to come over and check to see if you were raising Xiaomi outside?"
Zhang Hao joked directly.
Zhang Chongxin suddenly became angry: "Your mother likes to think wildly, and you also follow suit?"
"Dad, Mom said you've been away from home every day lately?"
Steve happened to come over with a glass of boiling water and immediately helped explain:
"Zhang Hao, the business in the store has been very booming recently, and dad is worried."
"I can see it!" Zhang Hao nodded subconsciously after visiting for a week: "There are indeed many more customers than before."
He just made a rough count and found that there were at least thirty people in the store. Even after him, two more customers came to the door. The customer flow was evident.
Zhang Chongxin said with a proud face: "After several months of word-of-mouth promotion, our 'Sihai Ji Zang' has finally become popular throughout Huicheng with its good reputation.
Even from Minzhou and Wanzhou, there are customers who come from thousands of miles away. Let me tell you, the store has received a lot of good products recently."
"Really? You must look back and appreciate it."
Zhang Hao said with great interest.
"Everything is in the warehouse, and there is no room for it at home. I will take you over to take a look." After Zhang Chongxin finished speaking, he turned to his eldest son-in-law: "Steve, I'll leave this place to you. If you need anything, call me.
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"Dad, you can rest assured that I'm here."
Steve smiled and nodded.
Zhang Hao followed his father and asked as he walked:
"Dad, do you still have enough funds in the store?"
"It's enough. Since our reputation has been established, many buyers have come. Generally speaking, we have made a lot of money, and our cash flow is quite sufficient."
Zhang Hao paused and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "The antique market has been on the rise again recently?"
"Hey, you don't know something. Aren't there a lot of Europeans coming to the capital recently? These people are all very wealthy. It seems that they are not short of money. They bought a lot of oil paintings back." Zhang Chongxin explained.
"So that's what happened. It's probably a one-time deal that won't last long." Zhang Hao shook his head.
"We also analyze it this way, so many oil paintings only increase the price by 10% to 20%, making small profits but quick turnover. We take the opportunity to sell more goods and relieve the financial pressure."