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Chapter 1320: The prosperity has ended, and the music has ended.

Lu Meilin did not answer immediately, but she did not leave either, because she could not think of any other solution except Zhou Chen.

Jin Meilin was founded by her. Apart from the sentimental factors, Jin Meilin itself was of extraordinary value. She was really unwilling to mortgage it to Mrs. Lin, but she did not have that much money to pay off the debt.

Du Honggen is her old lover and they have a very good relationship, but the problem is that although Du Honggen looks impressive, it is actually unrealistic to ask him to pay much money.

Among all the people she knew, she really couldn't think of anyone else who was capable and likely to help her except Zhou Chen and Li Li.

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

No matter how important Jin Meilin is to her, she is valuable, but people are worthless. It is impossible for her to really fight to the death with Mrs. Lin.

The most important thing is that although Jin Meilin was built up by her, in fact the ownership, legal person, etc. of Jin Meilin all belong to Boss Jin. If Boss Jin wants to use Jin Meilin to pay off his debts, she will have no way to deal with it.

Moreover, Mrs. Lin was not an easy person to deal with. Her husband didn't even have the courage to meet Mrs. Lin. Even her old lover Du Honggen was very afraid of Mrs. Lin when he heard about her. He didn't dare to offend her or even plead for her.

"How much can you give?"

In the end, Lu Meilin spoke. Once she said this, it meant that she had given up her unrealistic ideas, and Jin Meilin would eventually disappear from her hands.

Zhou Chen said: "This is not something that can be decided by just one sentence from me. I need to evaluate Jin Meilin, and then you can make an offer, and finally give a price that we both agree on."

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 relieved. At least Zhou Chen was more reliable than that Mrs. Lin.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, but you have to do it as soon as possible. Mrs. Lin only gave us a week. Even if it takes a while, it probably won't be more than two weeks. It has to be finished before the end of the year, otherwise Jin Meilin will fall into Mrs. Lin's hands."

"Don't worry, it won't take that long. I don't think there will be many more professional evaluation teams in Shanghai than our company."

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

Lu Meilin no longer had the demeanor of the former proprietress of Huanghe Road. It seemed as if 70% to 80% of her former energy and spirit had been drained away, and she looked more dejected.

Lu Meilin left. In the past, she walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, as domineering as a crab, but at this moment, her back looked very bleak, and even her steps seemed to become laborious.

Li Li walked behind Zhou Chen and gently massaged his temples.

"It's really unpredictable. Who would have thought that the once majestic Lu Meilin would actually beg for help in such a humble way."

"Everyone has down times, but not everyone has the ability and confidence to get through it. No matter how arrogant and domineering she was in the past, now is the time for her to backfire."

Zhou Chen did not feel sorry for Lu Meilin's fate, because Lu Meilin had bullied others on the Yellow River Road in the past. Nothing lasts forever, and now it's just a matter of time.

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

Zhou Chen held Li Li's hand and looked up at Li Li: "What's the problem?"

Li Li lowered her head and kissed Zhou Chen on the lips, and said softly: "This shows how important it is for a woman to find the right man."

Yes, if Lu Meilin had not found Boss Jin, she would not be where she is today. But on the other hand, if she had not met Boss Jin, she would not have been as successful as before. No one can predict such things for sure, 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 only for others. To Zhou Chen, Jin Meilin is of no use to him.

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

Li Li thought for a moment and thought of someone.

"Are you talking about Minmin's little sister, Xiao Jiangxi, who you invested in to open a restaurant?"

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Well, although I have never been there once, I heard that she is doing well there. Since she has passed the test, it is not impossible to let her try Jin Meilin. It just so happens that she was also a member of Jin Meilin. Let her inherit Jin Meilin and see how she compares to Lu Meilin."

"You still miss her."

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

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

"Humph."

Li Li snorted twice, but she was just pretending. She knew that what Zhou Chen said was true. If Zhou Chen was really interested in Xiao Jiangxi, he would not have gone to see Xiao Jiangxi for a year.

"After the New Year, I will also plan to sell Zhizhen Garden. After paying off my debts, I will no longer come to Huanghe Road. I don't know if there will be anyone willing to take in a homeless person like me."

Zhou Chen hugged her tightly and said softly, "If you hadn't insisted, I would have wanted you to stop doing this. Do you think I feel comfortable watching you drinking and socializing all day? Especially since you often wear little, when other men look at you, I feel like I'm at a disadvantage."

"Pfft."

Li Li couldn't help but burst out laughing, then she threw her arms around Zhou Chen's neck passionately and gave him a sweet kiss.

"I like to see you being stingy."

In the past, Zhou Chen was usually nonchalant, as if he didn't care about anything. Now, hearing that Zhou Chen actually cared about what he was wearing, she felt secretly happy.

Regardless of whether Zhou Chen's possessiveness was due to his male chauvinism or he simply didn't want her to suffer any loss, it at least showed that Zhou Chen cared about her very much, and that was enough for her.

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

Hearing this, Li Li's expression changed, and her eyes seemed to be drawn. She hugged Zhou Chen tightly and gave Zhou Chen a long French kiss.

A few days later, Zhou Chen and Lu Meilin met again. After the evaluation was completed, the two talked for a while, agreed on a suitable price, signed the contract, and Zhou Chen paid the money directly. From then on, Jin Meilin was transferred to Zhou Chen.

It was at this time that the clothing company was officially listed, and the competition 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 was only the proprietress of the small restaurant this year, her spirit and energy were obviously different from when she was a waitress before, and she was very energetic.

"Xiao Jiangxi, you have done a good job this year. I am also a man of my words. Since you have met the requirements, I will naturally agree to your request."

Xiao Jiangxi was shocked and stammered, "Boss Zhou, I heard that Jin Meilin was taken over by you. Are you going to give Jin Meilin to me?"

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "That's what you think. I have no interest in opening a restaurant. Since you want to be the boss's wife and it can also create benefits for me, it's not impossible to let you 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 become the proprietress of a big restaurant and be as glamorous as those proprietresses on the Yellow River Road.

Jin Meilin is one of the top-ranked hotels on Huanghe Road. It definitely satisfies all her dreams. However, it came too suddenly, giving her a sense of unreality.

"It's just a restaurant. Do you think I have any reason to lie to you?"

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

Despite such direct and clear words, Zhou Chen just smiled gently. He was really not interested in Xiao Jiangxi, and he was not short of women. If he really wanted to find a woman, there were many women who were better than Xiao Jiangxi.

He stood up and walked out: "Don't think too much about it, just think about how to run this restaurant well. For the renovation, use the money from your restaurant."

Xiao Jiangxi bent over and saw Zhou Chen off, 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, what would a Jin Meilin mean to her?

But unfortunately, Mr. Zhou looked down on her, which made her very unwilling.

"How am I worse than Li Li?"

Time came to 94, the new year had arrived, and the fight between Abao and Qiang Mujie over the clothing company's stocks had become fierce. Both sides invested a lot of money to control the stock price.

The two sides fought fiercely, and each wanted to take the initiative, but neither could do anything to the other, and instead the clothing company benefited.

But just when their fight reached its most intense moment, Qilin Society suddenly took action and joined forces with Po to attack Qiang Mujie.

A Bao's financial resources and strength were not much worse than those of Nan Guotou and Qiang Mujie. Now with the addition of the old-fashioned Qilin Club, Qiang Mujie was naturally no match for him and was soon beaten back by both of them.

In the end, Qiang Mujie suffered heavy losses and lost the ability to manipulate the stock market. A Bao and Qilin Society teamed up to start manipulating the clothing company's stock. The clothing company, which had been reaping the benefits, also suffered a backlash. As a company, it could not control the stock price.

After the Spring Festival in 94, Li Li sold Zhizhen Garden to Mrs. Lin at a high price and quietly withdrew from Huanghe Road.

As soon as this incident was reported, it caused a huge sensation on Huanghe Road. Zhizhenyuan was definitely the most profitable restaurant on Huanghe Road in 93. At the peak of its prosperity, Li Li actually sold Zhizhenyuan. How could this not be shocking?

However, there were rumors that Li Li moved into Mr. Zhou's house, which made many people feel relieved. The name of the proprietress of Zhizhenyuan sounded nice, but how could it compare to Mr. Zhou's wife.

There is no telling how many people on the Yellow River Road secretly cursed Li Li, but more were jealous, envious and hateful.

Li Li did move into Zhou Chen's old villa. As the hostess, she still used the name Li Li and did not return to her previous name 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.

Ever since Zhizhen Garden was sold, Zhou Chen and Li Li have never gone to Huangheli to eat again, and the discussion about them on Huanghe Road has also been decreasing. It is estimated that it won’t be long before many people won’t mention them anymore.

The major restaurants on Huanghe Road are still competing fiercely, but only those who live on Huanghe Road know that the business on Huanghe Road has been slightly declining compared to 93.

Since Mr. Bao parted ways with his uncle, he rarely went to Huanghe Road. After the competition for the clothing company's listing, he left the Peace Hotel and never went to Huanghe Road again. It was as if he had 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 found that Huanghe Road was no longer the Huanghe Road she knew before, and most of the people she was familiar with were gone.

Even when she arrived at the familiar tobacco and paper shop, she found that the shop was being renovated. Just when she was about to leave in disappointment.

"Ms. Wang."

Wang Mingzhu's body trembled, and she turned around in surprise, and saw Jingxiu walking towards her happily.

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

Jingxiu was particularly happy to see Wang Mingzhu again: "Where can I go? I think I will stay on this Huanghe Road for the rest of my life. But the business of the tobacco and paper shop is not doing well. I am going to sell fruits instead."

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

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

"Mr. Zhou and Mr. Bao used to be the most famous people on Huanghe Road, but now hardly anyone talks about them."

Because Wang Mingzhu and Zhou Chen are partners, she has some understanding of Zhou Chen's situation. However, she hasn't seen Mr. Bao for a year and has no idea about him.

She wanted to find out from Jingxiu, but she didn't get the answer she wanted.

"Boss Bao, I really don't know where he is now, but I do know something about Boss Zhou. A few days ago, Boss Zhou and Li Li's little son was born, and I specially sent something to Fuxing Road. No one thought that Li Li would actually end up with Boss Zhou and have a son. Life is really unpredictable."

Jingxiu was filled with emotion. He had never expected that Li Li, who had once come 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 Huanghe Road, Li Li is the most fortunate and capable one.

It is unlikely that there will be another boss lady like Li Li on Huanghe Road.

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

"Brother Jingxiu, I'm leaving."

"Ms. 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 for him to see her again on Huanghe Road.

"Boss Zhou left, Boss Bao left, and now Miss Wang has left too. There's a new group of people coming and going..."

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1997, this day was a year of far-reaching influence for China...

Hongkong!

Abao hasn't been here since 93, but he has a reason to come again this year.

Looking at the slightly old sign above, 'Xuezhi Restaurant'.

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

The ten-year agreement has finally come to an end. At this moment, he is both excited and nervous.

He wanted to go in right now, but his feet were not under his control. He was afraid that if the ten-year agreement was over, what reason would he have to see her again in the future?
Just as he was hesitating, a woman suddenly walked out of the restaurant.

When A Bao saw this woman, his expression changed instantly.

"Xue, Xuezhi."

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

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

A Bao smiled and said, "I'm thinking about what to say to you when I see you later."

Xuezhi smiled and said, "We have known each other for almost twenty years. We are already so familiar with each other. What is there to think about? Let's go."

A Bao 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, staggered towards Xuezhi.

"Well~"

When Xuezhi saw the little girl, her face was filled with smiles. She squatted down and picked up the little girl who was running towards her.

A Bao's face turned pale. Although he had learned from Xuezhi four years ago that she was with someone, he still found it hard to accept 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, call me uncle."

Ruirui looked at Abao curiously, opened her mouth, and called out "Uncle" in a clear voice. Although the words were not clear, it was still audible.

In the private room, Abao felt complicated as he looked at Xuezhi who was feeding cake to his daughter.

After ten years of appointment, he found that Xuezhi already had a lovely daughter, while he was still single.

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

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

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

So, Abao declined Xuezhi's invitation, stayed in Hong Kong for only a few days, and then returned home.

Old villa on Fuxing Road, Shanghai.

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

Suddenly, a system prompt sounded in my mind, and the main task was completed.

The main mission has been completed, which means that Po and Xuezhi have met each other and the ten-year agreement has been fulfilled.

After 97, he has been waiting for this day, and finally, this day has finally arrived.

After completing the main mission, 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.

He waited for three years, and only after the millennium did he prepare to leave. That year, his and Li Li's son was old enough to go to elementary school.

At night, Zhou Chen covered Li Li with a quilt, kissed her gently while she was sleeping, and then communicated with the system.

"System, come back!"

(End of this chapter)