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The time has come to customize the ring. Today, Yang Tao went to the store specifically to retrieve the ring. Since Zhou Chen was not at home, she went home and showed it to her mother and cousin Su Qing first.

"Not bad, but men's rings are all the same. Your diamond ring is still better looking."

Indeed, although the material of Zhou Chen’s ring is okay, it is just a circle, without any style or diamonds, except for a brand logo.

"Sister, there are words engraved on the rings. Mine is engraved with Zhou Chen's name, and Zhou Chen's ring is engraved with my name."

Su Qing took the rings and looked at them. Sure enough, both rings had names engraved on them, with a small heart in front of the names.

"You two are so sweet. Unlike your brother-in-law, he has no idea of ​​romance. The most he does is buy flowers. It's so boring."

Recently, because Su Qing became pregnant and Duan Xifeng was unable to take care of her, they moved to Yang Tao's house to live permanently, which also made it easier for Xue Sumei to take care of Su Qing.

"What? My brother-in-law is honest. He gave all the money he earned to you."

Yang Tao took the ring from Su Qing and put it on her hand happily. Because it was tailor-made, the size was just right.

"Look how beautiful you are."

Xue Sumei couldn't stand seeing her daughter's happy look and said with a roll of her eyes.

Yang Tao didn't care. She put Zhou Chen's ring into the box with a smile and then put it away.

"Xiao Zhou bought the ring for you without telling me. When he comes back, I will definitely ask him about the ring, when you plan to get married, and how the house negotiation is going."

Zhou Chen hasn't been in Yanjing recently. Two couples in the store wanted to take wedding photos on the island. He was a little worried, so he went with them.

Yang Tao said, "Mom, this really can't be blamed on Zhou Chen. The aunt across the street is really enough. She saw that we wanted to buy a house and tried to rip us off. We have been talking for more than a month, but she refused to lower the price. Zhou Chen said that he would leave them alone while he looked for another house in the community to see if there was a suitable one."

Su Qing also said, "Yes, Auntie, I know about this, too. I guess you were too impatient before, and the other party saw the problem, so they dared to keep hanging Zhou Chen and wanted to sell it at a high price. It's true that Zhou Chen has money, but he can't let others take advantage of him. After all, it's not a few thousand or tens of thousands of yuan, but hundreds of thousands. I think Zhou Chen and Taozi did nothing wrong in this matter."

"Is this a matter of money? It's so nice to live next door to each other. You can get there just by stretching your feet. If you buy somewhere else, you have to walk a long way to go or come back."

Xue Sumei was a little impatient: "Taozi, if you are short of money, I have some here. I would rather spend a little more money to live across the street than live far away. Zhou Chen doesn't have parents, and he will definitely need me to take care of his children in the future. It's easier to take care of him if he lives closer."

Yang Tao had a headache: "Mom, what you said is really not about money. We can't just do nothing and let others take advantage of us. Besides, Zhou Chen didn't say he would not buy it, he's just still negotiating."

"Talk, talk, talk, talk until we come to a conclusion."

Xue Sumei waved her hand, "Alright, Taozi, I won't say anything more. You, I know it clearly, you must be the one behind this. You don't want to live across the street, you're afraid that I'll say something about you, right?"

"No, Mom, why are you bringing this up on me? I didn't think about it. We didn't agree on the price and they didn't want to sell it. What does it have to do with me?"

Yang Tao was really complaining about the injustice. Why did it finally come to her head?

"I'm your mother, how can I not know who you are? When it was just the two of us, you refused to live with me. Now that you have a boyfriend, you definitely don't want to live with me either. You're afraid that I'll disturb you, right?"

Xue Sumei was full of resentment. She was only thinking about her daughter, but her daughter didn't appreciate it, so she could only sulk.

Yang Tao was also anxious: "Mom, let's talk about reason, okay? I didn't listen to you before except for the marriage. What else did I not listen to you about? Besides, I haven't married Zhou Chen yet, how can I tell Zhou Chen to buy this place?"

"Taozi, that's enough. Stop talking. Auntie, stop talking too. Let's discuss this slowly. Don't get too anxious about it."

Seeing that the mother and daughter were arguing with each other, Su Qing quickly spoke up to stop them. She had done this kind of thing many times over the years and had become very skilled at it.

With Su Qing's persuasion, Yang Tao and Xue Sumei stopped arguing. They both knew each other's thoughts, but sometimes they just couldn't agree. This was the source of many family conflicts.

It is easy to say that we should think from the other person's perspective, but how many people can actually do it?

In order to ease the atmosphere, Su Qing took the initiative to ask Taozi: "Taozi, where are you taking wedding photos? Do you also take maternity photos?"

When Yang Tao heard something about the store, he immediately became excited.

"Sister, do you want to take maternity photos?"

Su Qing nodded: "Well, originally your brother-in-law and I wanted to be DINKs for the rest of our lives, but now that the child is here, we are happy to accept it. When you went for the pregnancy checkup, I heard many people say that taking maternity photos is very popular now, so I wanted to consult you. Taozi, do you think it's okay to take them?"

"Why not? Of course you can. Pregnancy is a very important stage in a woman's life and should be photographed as a souvenir."

"I have the same idea, but I heard that taking maternity photos is a bit revealing. Your brother-in-law and I are both relatively traditional people. If it's too revealing, it always feels a bit bad."

Su Qing had some concerns. After she knew about the maternity photos, she checked online and found that many of the maternity photos were indeed beautiful, but they were indeed a bit revealing, which she could not accept.

After hearing this, Yang Tao laughed immediately.

"Sister, you're overthinking. It's not what you think. There are many ways to take maternity photos. Many people choose to expose themselves for the sake of beauty. But we are just taking pictures to commemorate the occasion, not to compete with others. We can choose clothes that are not revealing, or wear our own clothes. As long as we find a professional photographer and do some minor adjustments in the post-production, we can still be beautiful even if we don't expose ourselves."

"Is it really possible?"

"Of course, sister, if you want to take pictures, you can leave it to me. The photographer in our store was specially hired by Zhou Chen. His skills are very good. As long as the time comes, I will arrange for you to take pictures directly."

"Well, let me ask your brother-in-law for his opinion. If he agrees, you can arrange it for me then."

"no problem."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 106: Birthday

Zhou Chen stayed on the island for five days before coming back. The two couples he brought there to take wedding photos were very satisfied. The staff in the store also worked well together, and efficiency began to gradually improve.

More than a month passed, and Zhou Chen spent a lot of money on advertising, which gradually improved the bridal shop's business. Although it has not yet turned a profit, it has begun to develop in a good direction.

Next, just take one step at a time and slowly build up your reputation. If nothing goes wrong, making a profit is a matter of time.

After Zhou Chen came back, Yang Tao naturally lived with him again. Her rental lease was about to expire soon, and she was no longer planning to rent it.

Although they are not married yet, they are actually slowly living the life of a married couple.

Go to work together, go home together, eat together, sleep together...

Yang Tao had some concerns before, but after Zhou Chen bought her a ring, she had completely decided on Zhou Chen. Now all she needed was a marriage certificate.

Although Yang Tao did not urge Zhou Chen to get married or buy a house, Zhou Chen knew it in his heart, so he had already started preparing, and the first thing was to book a house.

He spent more than three million to open the bridal shop, and some more on buying a car and renting a house. Half of the money was invested in the stock market, so he doesn't have much cash in his bank card now. He also has to keep some for paying his employees, so it is impossible for him to use all the money to buy a house.

The house opposite his mother-in-law's house is indeed nice, but the problem is that the family there is holding on to the price and won't lower it, they are determined to rip him off. Of course he can't just stick his head over and let the other party rip him off. Even if he doesn't want the house, he can't spend hundreds of thousands more.

So he had already made plans for both situations and looked at other houses in the community. There was no need for them to be door to door, and it would be okay to have houses on the upper and lower floors.

Zhou Chen was sitting on the second floor of the store looking at stocks. The stock of the entertainment company he bought had already increased by several yuan, and had increased by half in more than two months. This could be considered very good.

In addition to this stock, he also studied other stocks, especially those in the liquor and medical industries.

In fact, he is quite familiar with liquor, but it is only suitable for long-term holding. It is difficult to predict the returns in the short term, and the ups and downs are difficult to control.

As for other stocks, he looked at many of them, but he was not very sure about them and could not make money in a few months or half a year, so he did not dare to buy them easily.

He also looked at a lot of technology stocks, because technology is developing rapidly now and technology stocks are very promising. However, he only has so much money and is not 100% sure, so he is not willing to take out a loan easily.

After all, it is related to his current situation. He has some capital now. To put it nicely, he does not have big ambitions. To put it bluntly, he lacks the enterprising spirit.

Because he had no idea how long he could stay here, and he really didn't want to spend too much energy struggling in the business circle.

If he could stay in this world for a long time, he would definitely find a way to learn first, and then make great achievements when he has enough knowledge reserves.

But obviously, based on the first world as a reference, he really had no idea how long he could stay in this world.

As I was watching the stock market, the screen on my phone suddenly changed, and then the ringtone started.

"Hey, Brother Ran, what do you want to talk to me about? Is it your birthday? Okay, no problem, no problem, OK..."

Sure enough, she called him and said it was his birthday today and she wanted to invite him to have dinner at Hu Qixing's pet photography shop and then go out for singing after dinner.

Guoran is Zhou Chen’s best friend since he came to this world, so he naturally would not refuse Guoran’s invitation.

When I went downstairs, I saw Yang Tao sitting at the table writing and drawing on a laptop, so I walked over.

"Taozi, my friend is having his birthday today and asked me to go over for dinner. Do you want to go?"

Yang Tao raised her head and answered without thinking: "I won't go. I'm still busy. You go. I'll just have a bite to eat after work and wait for you at home."

Zhou Chen did not force it: "Okay, they plan to go singing after dinner, and they will probably be back late. They may drink alcohol, so I won't drive the car. I'll let Guoran come and pick me up later."

"Okay, then I'll take you after this?"

"We'll see then. If it's too late, I'll take a taxi back by myself. You wait for my call."

"Oh."

Zhou Chen sat next to Yang Tao and watched Yang Tao work seriously.

Yang Tao has been working in the bridal shop for more than a month and has been studying hard, not only in wedding dress design but also in management, because Zhou Chen has told her very seriously that once the bridal shop is on the right track, he will no longer be in charge and will hand over everything to her.

So for Yang Tao, time is very tight, and she has so much to learn.

After Yang Tao finished her work, Zhou Chen suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Taozi, how is Jiao Yang's new job search going?"

Jiao Yang had encountered problems at work before, and wanted Yang Tao to help him be a sales model, but Zhou Chen knew that the boss of Jiao Yang's company was a scumbag, so he asked Yang Tao to find an excuse to turn the job down.

Later, Jiao Yang had no choice but to find other people to be advertising models. However, he later had a conflict with their boss and resigned in anger.

Yang Tao: "I heard him say he was looking for it, so he probably hasn't found it yet. What's wrong?"

Zhou Chen said, "I think we should let him come to our store. The business in our store is still a bit monotonous. Wedding photos are okay, but wedding dresses are not selling well right now. I think we can develop wedding business. You happened to have worked in a hotel before, so you must be familiar with the hotel procedures. You will have no problem getting started in this area."

Yang Tao thought for a moment and said, "I have no problem with that, but wedding planning is not that easy. It's OK to communicate with the hotel, but it's not easy to find a host. Wait, do you want Jiao Yang to be the host?"

"Yes, you see Jiao Yang is always talkative and he is also a planner. I think it will be absolutely fine for him to be the wedding host."

Yang Tao's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea. Anyway, he hasn't found a job yet. Why don't I ask him if he has this intention?"

"Well, just ask. If he doesn't want to, we won't force him."

Because today is Guoran’s birthday, Guoran had the privilege to leave work early and arrived at Zhou Chen’s store at around five o’clock.

After getting in Guoran's car, Zhou Chen asked, "Brother Ran, Taozi is busy, so I'm the only one here. Besides you, me, Qixing and the others, are there any other people?"

Sure enough, he said, "No, I have a lot of friends, but not many of them can celebrate my birthday with me. Before, there were only the Qixing couple, and now there's you. I called your brother-in-law, but he said he was busy, so there's nothing I can do."

"I've already said hello to Qixing and the others. We'll eat at their place later, and then go to KTV to have fun. Now let's go to the supermarket to buy some food and wine to bring over."

"Okay, no problem. By the way, I ordered a cake for you. It should be delivered soon."

"You kid, brother, I'll treat you to a meal, and you can buy me a cake, okay."

Hu Qixing and his team's pet photography shop has two floors. They usually live there, so cooking is no problem at all.

"Zhou Chen, last time Mr. Hong invited me to a gathering organized by their photography circle. That scene was really what I had always dreamed of. It was just like an exhibition. There were all kinds of photos, of animals, plants, and human bodies. I was dazzled by what I saw and learned a lot."

As expected, he always thought that his photography skills were good, but after going with Hong Boda and meeting the big names in the industry, he realized his own limitations. Compared with those big names in the photography world, he was really just a younger brother.

Because he was introduced by Hong Boda, the photographers were very polite to him. He was also very good at dealing with people and made many friends. He even made an appointment with a few people to go out for a trip and collect materials next month.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 107: Xiao San, Xiao San Again (Additional Update!)

"Brother Ran, you are living a good life now, but, don't you really want to consider finding a girlfriend and getting married?"

Although he did not feel the slightest bit of guilt for robbing Yang Tao, no, it cannot be called robbing, because his appearance indeed had no connection with Yang Tao.

But Zhou Chen already regarded Guoran as a friend. From a friend's perspective, he still hoped that Guoran could live a better life.

"Why find a girlfriend, why get married?"

Sure enough, he waved his hand, looking disapproving: "Zhou Chen, I am different from you. I really don't yearn for marriage at all. Marriage is a cage for me. I just want to live a carefree life by myself. Look at Mr. Hong, isn't he also very carefree by himself?"

Zhou Chen said: "They are rich. Who wouldn't be cool if they have several companies and hundreds of millions of assets?"

"From the tone of your voice, do you think I'm poor?"

"I don't mean to say that, but you really can't compete with Humbert Darby."

"Okay, what you said makes sense. Compared to him, I am just a nobody."

The two chatted and soon arrived at a large shopping mall or supermarket. They pushed the cart and started shopping in the supermarket.

"Brother Ran, isn't it a bit strange for two grown men like us to push a cart around the supermarket?"

After walking around the supermarket for a while, Zhou Chen felt a little uncomfortable. Damn, in his entire life, he had never tried walking around the supermarket with another man while pushing a shopping cart.

Sure enough, he said calmly: "As long as we don't feel embarrassed, others will be embarrassed."

Zhou Chen was stunned. Such wise words actually came from Guoran's mouth.

"Okay, buy it quickly and leave after buying it."

When they walked to the vegetable section, he suddenly pushed Zhou Chen and said, "Zhou Chen, look at that, is that Duan Xifeng?"

"Duan Xifeng?"

Zhou Chen looked stunned. Duan Xifeng and Su Qing were currently staying at his future mother-in-law's house. Why would they come so far to buy things here?