Chapter 89: Beautiful scenery on the mountaintop

Chen Yang went to the Shuanglin Market Marketing Center to find Zhang Linlin. Before he left Qingshui last time, he had asked the other party to help find a shop for opening a branch; the first two have yielded results.

Zhang Linlin saw Lin Wei and Chen Yang coming together, her expression a little awkward. However, she still took the initiative to shake Lin Wei's hand.

"You wait a moment, I'll go ask for leave."

Although the business of Shuanglin Market has been boosted by the common people's agricultural products lifestyle supermarket, there are still some vacant storefronts. The marketing center still needs to work overtime on weekends.

Zhang Linlin made a phone call; about fifteen minutes later, the middle-aged leader that Chen Yang had last seen came over. He guessed that from the recent turmoil he learned about Chen Yang and his wife's background, and he spoke very politely. He told Zhang Linlin not to worry about anything else and to focus on helping Chen Yang get things done before returning to work.

Chen Yang thanked him, then took Lin Wei and Zhang Linlin to the destination.

Qingshui River's urban area is not big; Chen Yang previously took the bus around the city and it only took a little over an hour. Zhang Linlin's first stop with them was near a large agricultural products market in the East City District, close to a traffic intersection.

Four storefronts: one is a breakfast shop, the other three are tea houses where laid-off workers play cards. Speaking of tea houses, this is one of Qingshui City's characteristic industries for the next few decades. After the state-owned enterprises in the city went bankrupt one after another, this industry sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, spreading to every corner of the city.

To open a store, one doesn't need much cost to find a profitable livelihood. Those who come to play cards initially were just bored at home, coming out to relieve boredom. Gradually forming a habit, it turned into a profession. For this small-scale entertainment industry, as long as the impact is not big, the relevant authorities will turn a blind eye.

Zhang Linlin chose these storefronts mainly because the compensation fee to be paid would be relatively much smaller. After all, the investment costs of breakfast shops and tea houses are both low, and the customers are fixed; as long as they move to another nearby location, they can still operate normally.

Chen Yang was also very generous, directly quoting 200,000 for a storefront whose market price was 150,000 each. This made the negotiation work go smoothly. Several landlords even volunteered to bear the merchants' compensation fees.

Having heard that Chen Yang wanted to open a common people's agricultural products lifestyle supermarket here, the customers who played cards in the tea houses were all happy and voluntarily offered to help with publicity. Chen Yang was not stingy either; he took several packs of Zhonghua cigarettes from the car and handed them out one by one, saying many words of thanks.

After paying the deposit, Chen Yang had Zhang Linlin take him to look at two other places; the locations all met his requirements. It was clear that Zhang Linlin was putting great effort into helping him choose a place.

Because he had to go to Panlong Town on Monday to discuss business, Chen Yang fully entrusted the procedures for transferring the storefronts to Zhang Linlin.

"Husband, if we leave this to my sister-in-law to handle, the efficiency might be higher." After seeing Zhang Linlin off, Lin Wei put forward her own different suggestion. She wasn't targeting Zhang Linlin; she just felt that Du Yue'e could find places with more connections. The latter taking charge would make the process relatively much faster.

Chen Yang did not agree with Lin Wei's suggestion, explaining: "I previously promised Zhang Linlin a commission; if I don't complete the process, she definitely would feel embarrassed to accept it. If she doesn't accept it, I would owe her a favor. Later, if she has anything to ask me for, you wouldn't suspect me of fooling around, would you?"

Lin Wei pinched Chen Yang's arm hard and snorted coldly: "Do I look like someone who would get jealous?"

"Not at all!" Chen Yang endured the pain and gave a perfunctory reply. Women don't get jealous unless they don't love you.

Su Mingyue took the high commission given by Chen Yang and Liu Shijie; she could obviously buy a nice apartment to live in, but she insisted on squeezing into an old residential area together with Liu Qingqing. This is definitely not Lin Wei's deliberate arrangement—I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death.

Chen Yang drove the car to the summit of Shuangqing Mountain, the highest point in Qingshui City.

At this moment, the sun was slowly setting, and a gorgeous spread of evening clouds appeared on the horizon. Chen Yang opened the car window, and while enjoying the beautiful sunset scenery, he took a deep breath of fresh air.

From rebirth until now, he seemed to be driven by an invisible force, constantly busy and rushing about. Although he had earned quite a bit of money, he couldn't feel even a hint of the leisure and ease of a wealthy person.

It was rare that Lin Wei also had free time today; he wanted to quietly enjoy their own little world just for the two of them.

Chen Yang took out his newly bought DSLR camera and pointed the lens at the sun gradually setting in the sky.

Only see the setting sun like a brilliant pearl, emitting a soft and charming glow. The horizon was dyed into a splendid, colorful scroll, with orange-red, deep red, and golden yellow intertwining together, forming a magnificent and splendid scene.

Chen Yang kept pressing the shutter, and one beautiful sunset photo after another was frozen in the instant. Feeling it wasn't enough, he directed Lin Wei to stand under the sunset and took dozens of photos from different angles that he found very satisfactory.

After finishing the photos, the two sat back-to-back on a stone pedestal at the summit, enjoying the night view of Qingshui City.

Lin Wei was captivated by the beautiful sight of countless lights in Qingshui's urban area. "Husband, look how beautiful Qingshui's night is—it's far better than Xingcheng!"

Chen Yang always felt there was more to her words. After thinking a bit, he said: "Qingshui is beautiful, Xingcheng is also beautiful. Qingshui's beauty lies in its landscape charm, while Xingcheng's beauty lies in its cultural connotation. One can't say which is stronger; each has its own charm."

"Really?" Lin Wei turned to look at Chen Yang and asked: "If we could only choose one, would you pick Qingshui or Xingcheng?"

"Your question has no point to answer." Chen Yang embraced Lin Wei and said: "You're currently working in Qingshui, so of course you want me to stay in Qingshui. If one day your work transfers to Xingcheng, you'll then think Xingcheng is better. In short, you just want me to always be by your side."

Lin Wei nodded. What Chen Yang said was indeed her true thought. She looked at Chen Yang and earnestly asked: "Will you always stay by my side?"

"No!" Chen Yang shook his head, responding just as seriously: "Being together every day would make even an immortal get bored. I think it's better to keep some distance. For example, sleep in the bedroom on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and in the guest room on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays..."

Lin Wei's pretty face turned slightly red as she pressed Chen Yang and gave him a furious beating. "Make you keep your distance! Make you sleep in the guest room!"

"Help! Murder of husband!" Chen Yang dodged her attack and sprinted back to the off-road vehicle. Before he could even close the door, Lin Wei had already lunged into the passenger seat.

Only see her lovely face bearing a sly smile with a hint of charm: "Tonight is such a beautiful time and scenery, sir, don't you have any ideas at all?"

Chen Yang felt moved, immediately put the camera in the back seat, closed the car window, and lowered the driver's seat backrest as far as possible.

Lin Wei took off her outer clothing and slowly sat onto Chen Yang's body; the two bodies quickly merged with the night of Shuangqing Mountain's summit into one.