above the point of the knife

Chapter 375 Food Ration
"Eat more fish, it's high in protein and nutritious." Zhou Sen gave Bai Yulan a piece of fish when the family had dinner in the evening.

"Okay, look at how fat my face has become. If I continue to eat, I won't be able to walk." Bai Yulan said.

"It's okay, I'm getting fat, let's lose weight in the future." Zhou Sen laughed, took a piece of green vegetable into his mouth and chewed it.

"That Xiao Rou, didn't you say you had something to tell your brother?" Bai Yulan quickly diverted the fire from herself.

"Ah..." Jiang Rou, who was cooking rice, raised her head, glanced at Bai Yulan in astonishment, and then at Zhou Sen, "Well, brother, I want to take advantage of the off-season and spare a month or two to make new ones. Let's redecorate the stage."

"Okay, it's been seven or eight years since the last renovation of the new stage, and it's time to redecorate." Zhou Sen nodded, "Have you made a budget yet?"

"Not yet, I just have this idea, I don't know your opinion yet." Jiang Rou hurriedly explained.

"You should find someone to design it first, make a budget, replace the lines that need to be replaced, and upgrade the equipment. The old equipment is not wasted, and can be sold to others at a discount or reused. This is all possible..." Zhou Sen Seriously thought about it and said.

……

Although the summer in Bingcheng is hot, it is generally relatively cool. Fans are blown during the day, but there is no need for them at night.

Bai Yulan is pregnant and can't stand the wind. If she catches a cold and catches a cold, it will be troublesome. At night, even if it is a little hot, she can only use a fan to fan her.

This job now naturally falls to Zhou Sen.

The children may know that their father is back, but when Zhou Sen is close, they are much more active than in their mother's belly during the day.

"Yulan, you said it would be great if it was a man and a woman, but this is considered to be a complete family." Zhou Sen said.

"Well, I also hope that it will be a boy and a girl. The boy will take your surname, and the girl will take my surname." Bai Yulan's beautiful eyes are full of maternal brilliance.

"Girls have my last name, boys have your last name."

"Why, is this boy the heir to your old Zhou family?" Bai Yulan asked in surprise.

"I'm an orphan, and I don't even know where the graves of my ancestors are. Besides, my daughter is my father's little padded jacket. I like little padded jackets. You are the only one in your old Bai's family. The boy has your surname. , it can be regarded as leaving a root for your old Bai family." Zhou Sen said.

"Xiao Sen, thank you." Bai Yulan said gratefully. She had met Zhou Sen. If it were someone else, she would never be able to do it. I have two sons.

"It's nothing to be thankful for, no matter what the surname is, they are my son and daughter." Zhou Sen chuckled.

"About the stage decoration, do you really have this plan?" Bai Yulan asked.

"Didn't Xiao Rou discuss it with you in advance?" Zhou Sen was surprised.

"Xiaorou just said to renovate the interior, but what do you mean, do you want to redecorate?" Bai Yulan said.

"Worried about not having enough money?"

"Well, although 'Sen Kee' still has a lot of profits every month, judging from the trend, the profits are getting less and less, and the showdown is getting higher and higher every month. As you expected, the next few days will only I'm afraid it will be very sad." Bai Yulan said worriedly.

"Unless we exchange money into oceans and gold, it will continue to depreciate. If you use it now, you will save it in the future. It will be difficult to do business, and the stronger the competitiveness, if we don't change, it will become more and more difficult. It is difficult to make money, and the less you want to invest, this will enter a vicious circle, and eventually the entire industry will be sluggish." Zhou Sen said, "Let's think about it in a different way, let's invest in the most difficult time, replace the hardware, and then improve Let's talk about service and skills, once the market improves, can we seize the opportunity?"

"But how long will it take?"

"It won't be long, trust me." Zhou Sen said firmly.

Bai Yulan now has a kind of blind confidence in Zhou Sen, and there is a feeling of peace in this man who is younger than herself.

It was very troublesome for her to solve Chang Bo's matter, but in the end, it was in his hands, and the hidden danger was easily erased.

And after Changbo recovers from his injuries, he can come back.

"The relationship between Xiaorou and Qin Lang is getting closer and closer, and they may really make it." Bai Yulan picked up a topic and said.

"Well, I have no objection, but I'm a little worried about whether the two of them can make it to the end."

"What are you worried about? Is it possible that you have any thoughts about Xiaorou?" Bai Yulan asked inquiringly, her eyes fluttering.

"If I had an idea, would I watch the two of them fall in love?" Zhou Sen said with a smile, "Don't think too much, you and I are a legal couple with a certificate, and the current law is monogamy. , how can you take the lead in violating it?"

"This shows that you men still want to take concubines. How comfortable is it to hug from left to right?" Bai Yulan pursed her lips and smiled.

"There is no need to discuss this topic, let's rest earlier." Zhou Sen said.

"By the way, Su Yun and Feng Hua broke up completely." Bai Yulan threw Zhou Sen an unexpected situation.

"what's the situation?"

"Su Yun is also a stubborn girl. She has always refused to let Feng Hua into the room. This Feng Hua is a big man who is married and can't even touch his own wife. Can he not be in a hurry? In this hurry, he will do it and kill Su. Yun was beaten, which enraged Su Wenqing, Su Yun was bullied by Feng Hua before he was dead, he was so angry that he directly used family law on Feng Hua."

"This is the same for Feng Hua. Why is he impatient? This woman wants to be coaxed. Besides, that woman's child may not be Feng Hua's."

"Little girl, Kan'er is very sad." Bai Yulan said.

"That wouldn't be a complete breakup, would it?" Zhou Sen asked, although he didn't like this couple, but it has nothing to do with him that the husband and wife are locked up to live.

"One is narrow-minded and the other has a stubborn temper. Originally, there was still a slight chance. As long as the marriage is consummated and they get used to it slowly, they may not be able to go on. But now, they are only one step away from divorce."

"This is a family matter, we have nothing to do with it."

"Where is Su Yun, he came to work in our hospital." Bai Yulan said.

"What?" Zhou Sen widened his eyes in surprise.

"I thought this girl was pitiful, so I agreed in a moment of soft-heartedness. Who knows, there will be so many things in the future." Bai Yulan sighed.

"You said that you are quite smart, and you are quite decisive in doing things. Why are you so emotional in this matter?"

"What does she study, and what can she do in our hospital?" Zhou Sen asked.

"Administrative, uncle, he is good at treating patients and saving lives, but he is not good at management."

"Isn't there still our aunt?"

"This kindness does not command soldiers. Although my aunt is better than my uncle, she is not much better. It is impossible for me to go to the hospital often, and you are not here. I am also short of people. Although Su Yun is not very old, but She is Su Wenqing's daughter, and no one dares to bully her, and she is well managed in this hospital." Bai Yulan said.

"Here, there is no hospital management talent in the big Bingcheng City. If it's really not possible, we can just recruit people with high salaries from other places."

"The people you dug out are better than those who know the basics, and they were cultivated by themselves?" Bai Yulan said.

"We have grievances with Su Wenqing."

"That's me, his father, what does it have to do with a little girl like Su Yun?" Bai Yulan retorted.

"You really have clear grievances and grievances. You and Su Wenqing are of the same generation. Does she call you aunt or sister?"

"Auntie." Bai Yulan said solemnly.

Zhou Sen couldn't laugh or cry.

"Feng Hua is small-minded, and he once targeted me. Now that Su Yun has entered our hospital, he will bring us trouble sooner or later."

"Then what should I do, I fired Su Yun?"

"It's all like this, now that I'm dismissed, doesn't that mean I'm afraid of that Feng Hua, or do I want to draw a line with Su Wenqing?" Zhou Sen said, "Su Wenqing is still suspected of this old horse's death, what is it called? thing."

"Otherwise, I'll have a talk with Su Yun tomorrow and make a match. After all, she and Feng Hua still have a relationship..."

"What to persuade, don't persuade her about feelings, she will think about it herself."

I just went to JMS once, so many things happened in this family, and it really changed with each passing day.

……

Zhou Sen hadn't looked for Su Wenqing this week, but Su Wenqing came to look for him. He went to work early in the morning and was stuck in the middle of the road.

"I said President Su, you are a dignified president of the general chamber of commerce, why did you come to stop me in the morning, a little policeman?" Zhou Sen ran into Su Wenqing at a stall where he used to eat breakfast.

This "touch" is so ingenious, it is better to say that he came here on a special trip.

"Brother Zhou is a very busy person. Once I enter the police station, it's not easy for me to go in. It's too difficult to see you." Su Wenqing sat down and said.

"Is it difficult? How difficult is it to make an appointment on the phone?"

"How can you call the police station casually." Su Wenqing heheed.

Zhou Sen understood. Su Wenqing didn't want people to know the extent of his relationship with Zhou Sen.

"Okay, can't you make phone calls at home?"

"That won't work, I have to avoid suspicion, after all, my siblings and I still have some misunderstandings that haven't been resolved..." Su Wenqing smiled sarcastically.

This is true, Su Wenqing's grievances with Bai Yulan, and Zhou Sen is not at home, if he calls Bai Yulan, it will inevitably cause misunderstandings.

"President Su still cares about this?"

"of course."

"Tell me, you have blocked me here, what's the matter?" Zhou Sen knew that Su Wenqing did not hesitate to block people to see him, there must be something important.

"Food rationing." Su Wenqing said two words slowly.

Zhou Sen knows that the food rationing system was officially launched on June 6 this year, and there have been blowouts before.

It finally landed.

This rationing system has had a major impact on the daily life of the people in Bingcheng, which can be said to be devastating.

According to the policy implemented by Japan in Manchuria, "rice goes east, people go west". The specific explanation is that the rice in Manchukuo and Baekje was transported to Japan, and the Baekje people were squeezed into Manchuria. Manchuria was recognized by Japan as the lifeline, so the policy of cruel exploitation and plunder was implemented against Manchuria.

This "food rationing system" is a disaster for ordinary people, but for some people of status, it can be an outlet for wealth.

Of course, food is a strategic material, and the Japanese will definitely control it firmly in their own hands.

But this does not prevent their own people from taking bribes and filling their own pockets.

The Japanese control the purchase and distribution of grain, and control the rationing from the source, but there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

Zhou Sen set up a grain processing factory with Bei Dao Erlang and Qian Yanbo in JMS, and the purpose was to earn money.

If he does not earn this money, others will. Although the processing factory does not participate in the distribution, there is a certain amount, and the specific amount depends on each person's relationship and energy.

Don't look at Zhou Sen not doing food business in Bingcheng, but the "Sen Ji" chain tea shop under his name is a big food business.

Although he has a relationship and can get some more rations, it is still much less than before.

This is also what Bai Yulan is worried about. The policy is tightened, and "Senji" is affected by the raw materials, so the business will naturally decline.

We can only develop cakes made of other grains, but the cakes made of refined grains are much worse in taste than coarse grains, especially the white sugar and cooking oil that are ingredients are also under ration restrictions. The reduction of ingredients will inevitably reduce the taste , and subject to the rise in food prices, it is not very profitable to sell at a par price, let alone reduce the price.

Especially some dim sum and noodle shops have already been hit by a huge wave.

But now the grain is a franchise, and the Japanese can only issue a license. Zhou Sen does not have a license, but he has an indirect license.

Because in the past, in order to help Bai Yulan, Zhou Sen mortgaged the stocks and equity of the company under Anthony's name left to him by Anthony's father to the bank.

These stocks and shares can be redeemed by him at any time. Once redeemed, he can regain control of Anthony's company and become the actual controller of the company.

Now it is Ivanovic who controls the company.

In the past two years, Ivanovic has controlled the company and did not give him a penny, although the company is still his in name.

And food is a strategic material. Although Ivanovic is not the person in charge of the material, if he can participate in one of the links, it is enough for him to earn a lot of money.

However, if Zhou Sen redeemed the equity and shares mortgaged by the bank, he would need a large amount of cash.

He definitely can't get it out, even if he puts all the money he got from JMS, it's not enough.

Su Wenqing is such a thief that he could think that he still has such a resource in his hands. This guy must have decided to start the "food rationing" business.

"how much money you have?"

Su Wenqing raised a finger.

"You're so big, don't you want to swallow my adoptive father's company?" Zhou Sen looked up in surprise.

"It's meaningless if you don't hold a controlling stake." Su Wenqing chuckled.

"What are you going to do?"

"Think of a way, buy some shares from Ivanovic first, and then go to the bank to redeem your pledged shares. This company is still yours."

"I don't want to do this business any more. As long as President Su promises me one condition, I can do my best to help you win Anthony Company." Zhou Sen said.

"You said."

"Sen Kee's rice noodles and oil rations, you have to keep me guaranteed." Zhou Sen said.

"Okay, deal." Su Wenqing nodded and agreed without hesitation. This business is not his alone, he also has others.

(End of this chapter)