Chapter 44: Backyard Fire, Supermarket Opens

Chen Yang originally wanted to give Chen Bing some supermarket shares, but seeing his wary expression, he could only abandon the idea.

He had no intention of bribing Chen Bing; he just thought this friend was worth befriending. When needed, the guy truly puts in effort—far better than the drinking-and-meat buddies he had in his previous life.

However, Chen Yang never imagined that right after leaving Chen Bing's house, the backyard would be set ablaze by the other side.

After returning home, Chen Yang discovered a text from Chen Bing on his phone, saying he might have misspoken and urging Chen Yang to take care. Then Lin Wei's call came.

"Husband, I heard you went to Wuyou Ju?"

"Yeah, I accompanied Liu Shijie to watch the World Cup final."

"Really? I heard from Xin Jie that Qingqing was there too, and you two seemed quite close."

"That's a misunderstanding! I'm innocent!"

"Whether you're innocent or not, you know it yourself. And how do you explain the sports betting?"

"Um... I promise I'll never bet on sports again."

"Hmph, I've already told Xin Jie—if you dare go again, I'll break your legs!"

Chen Yang was utterly speechless—this woman, when she gets fierce, is practically plotting to murder her husband! Chen Bing too, why bring up Wuyou Ju for no reason…

"Your money's source is unclear—just donate it all to charity later!"

"... Xin Jie said she'd already handled it legally, didn't she? I paid a ten-million processing fee!"

"No matter how she handled it, your gambling income is illegal. When you return to Qingshui, just use it in the company's name for poverty relief and agricultural support!"

"Can I just contribute half?"

"No way, no room for negotiation."

"Then I won't come back!"

"Then I'll tell Uncle Chen that you forcibly got him drunk, forced his future daughter-in-law to marry you. What do you think he'll do about this?"

"You... you're actually reversing right and wrong? You're utterly shameless!"

"Hehe, my dear husband, you'd better just come back obediently. I've got a lot to do tomorrow, so I'm hanging up now!"

Chen Yang angrily smashed his phone onto the sofa. What kind of wife did he marry, specializing in screwing over her own husband?

He paced back and forth in the living room, growing angrier, and directly dialed Chen Bing's number—only to have Zhong Lin answer.

"Chen Yang, your brother just had a drink and is already asleep. Rest assured about the paperwork—I'll personally handle it for you tomorrow!"

"He's really drunk?"

"Yeah, really."

Chen Yang helplessly hung up. He definitely didn't believe Chen Bing was truly drunk—that guy just knew he'd caused trouble and was deliberately avoiding him.

Thinking about the sixty million he'd just pocketed, still warm, about to fly away, Chen Yang truly felt heartbroken.

He regretted it! How could he not resist Lin Wei's beauty back then? If he'd stayed steadfast with Liu Qingqing, even if the romance came to nothing, at least the money he deserved would be safely in his pocket. He's still, after all, a billionaire.

That night, Chen Yang had many dreams, each of him being robbed by different species.

After finally making it to dawn, he hurriedly called Liu Shijie.

"Brother Jie, I've thought it over all night and decided I should still support your career. I bought all those vacant houses!"

"Chen Yang, yesterday I met with my staff to discuss, and I found your 'school district housing' concept quite interesting. We've already decided to promote this theme heavily, striving to make Sunshine Garden the best residential community in Xingcheng. If we sold all the houses to you, not only would it increase your burden, it would also go against my original intention in building this estate."

"Hmm, so are you still selling or not?"

"Chen Yang, you know this is my first time striking out on my own after leaving the family. I really want a perfect ending!"

"Just say it—how much extra do you want?"

"Hehe, given our brotherly bond, how could I ask you to pay more? If you want to buy, I'll give you a discount of five hundred per square meter off the market price. However, I can at most give you ten more units!"

"……"

Chen Yang's plan was to use the sixty million to buy all the houses, then rent them out for free as charity. Once the property values in Sunshine Garden Community rise, he'd sell them. That way, even if Lin Wei later asked him to produce sixty million for charity, he wouldn't feel the pinch.

Now Liu Shijie is only willing to sell ten units—going through all that hassle with Lin Wei for a few million just isn't worth it.

After hanging up with Liu Shijie, Chen Yang opened his laptop and searched online for newly developed projects in Xingcheng. Aside from one project co-developed by the Zhang family that had considerable appreciation potential, the others were not ideal.

Chen Yang would never help the Zhang family clear their inventory, so he could only temporarily abandon his real-estate investment plan.

Although Chen Bing pretended his phone was dead, he still handled what needed to be done efficiently. In just two days, Chen Yang, accompanied by Zhong Lin, completed all the paperwork.

The preparations for opening were extremely tedious, so Chen Yang had to call Chen Chunmei to urge them to speed up their move.

Then he went to an advertising shop near Sunshine Garden and ordered a large sign. As for the store's name, he didn't intend to make it a brand, so he simply used "Sunshine Garden." He also repeatedly communicated with the boss about the sign's design details and requirements.

After confirming the sign, Chen Yang picked up his phone and contacted each supplier one by one, detailing the required types, quantities, delivery dates, etc., and repeatedly urged them to deliver on time and in full.

Seeing Chen Yang overwhelmed, Liu Shijie specially arranged several strong male staff members to help. With many hands, the originally tedious and complex work was quickly completed thanks to everyone's joint effort.

Looking at the neatly arranged, freshly renewed supermarket, Chen Yang took a deep breath, a feeling hard to describe welling up in his heart. His first supermarket after rebirth was finally about to open.

July 5th, the day after Chen Chunmei's family arrived in Xingcheng, Chen Yang's "Sunshine Garden Life Supermarket" officially announced its opening.

Liu Shijie had people buy six large flower baskets to place at the supermarket entrance, set off a bunch of firecrackers, and then dispatched all the female sales staff from the sales office to the supermarket entrance to greet guests.

Chen Bing, who had been hiding for a few days, also showed up, holding a flower basket, and called over his friends who work near the Sunshine Garden Community to come cheer.

Liu Qingqing also brought her newly hired staff and some close classmates to cheer. She and Lin Wei's mutual best friend Su Mingyue came as well.

With so many people coming to show support, Chen Yang's heart filled with an indescribable joy. To thank everyone, he specially booked several tables at a nearby five-star hotel and gave each person present a hundred-dollar red envelope.

Of course, today's most excited person was Chen Chunmei. She never imagined her aloof nephew would completely transform after finishing college. Not only is his career successful, but he also has a group of loyal, fiery‑hearted friends.