Chapter 173: Quite a Bit of Being Blessed Without Knowing It

Wang Yingna followed the phone list and called each person.

First were his two older brothers, Wang Zhen and Wang Li.

"Hey, brother, our Jiaju cheng opens next Tuesday; come over for a meal when you're free."

On the phone, Wang Zhen laughed and said: "Good, I've been waiting for your call. Brother prepared two thick opening red envelopes; you and that kid each get one!"

Wang Li's voice came from the background.

"They're really going to open a Furniture Factory?"

Wang Zhen said: "With these conditions, why not open? Making money—you can never do too much!"

Wang Yingna expressed agreement.

"That's right, with Jiaci brother's ability, anything we do will succeed!"

"Don't get cocky—brother works hard to make money, yet you haven't praised me a bit!"

"Hehe..."

After a while.

Wang Yingna hung up.

Then she called Zhao Chen again.

"Hey, Zhao Chen, it's me!"

"Na Jie? Aren't you at the factory?"

"I..."

Wang Yingna glanced at Li Jiaci and felt this call was unnecessary.

But Li Jiaci insisted she call, and she had no choice.

"Zhao Chen, I now formally invite you to attend the opening ceremony of our Furniture Factory next Tuesday!"

On the other end of the line, Zhao Chen sounded puzzled: "Na Jie, are you alright?"

"Remember to come then!"

"I'm right here!"

"Hung up!"

"Hey?"

Wang Yingna, embarrassed, hastily hung up.

The next few calls she made were just as awkward.

Then Li Yihu walked past under the window, and Wang Yingna gave him a call.

He immediately turned back and went into the office.

No need to describe how comical the scene was.

Anyway, the way Li Yihu looked at Wang Yingna at the end made it seem like she was sick.

Wang Yingna's face fell, and she asked Li Jiaci: "You just wanted to see me embarrass myself, didn't you?"

"How could that be embarrassing?"

"Calling each one to give a heads-up shows we care!"

"Hurry up and do it!"

Li Jiaci puffed on a cigarette and urged him.

Wang Yingna gave a hard eye roll.

She kept dialing the numbers on the list with her phone.

Xiao Cui and Jin Ailing also received the invitation.

But they couldn't guarantee they'd be free to come next Tuesday.

Wang Yingna smiled and said: "Xiao Cui, it's fine—as long as the gift arrives, the person doesn't need to be here!"

"What money?"

Xiao Cui doesn't really understand Huaguo's customs.

"We're opening, and you're not giving a red envelope?"

"Oh, then I'll go ask the Colonel for instructions!"

"Do we really need to request permission for this?"

"Hehe, the rules are different!"

"Really troublesome!"

Wang Yingna pursed her lips.

After hanging up, she let out a long breath.

"All done calling!"

Li Jiaci then rubbed her head and said: "You've worked hard, little Na!"

"Little Na?"

Wang Yingna's mouth curled up.

This was the first time Li Jiaci had called her that.

It sounded strangely intimate.

It felt like their distance had grown much closer.

Wang Yingna rested her head on Li Jiaci's knee and said softly: "Jiaci brother, seeing how successful you are now, I'm truly happy for you!"

"What counts as success?"

"It's still early!"

Li Jiaci did not refuse her approach.

Instead, he sat on the sofa in a very relaxed and comfortable posture.

After a while, he asked: "You've been staying here all this time, what about Wang Zhen Ge's place?"

Wang Zhen had given his all for this sister.

About half of the Song and Dance Hall's business was directly handed over to her to manage.

He himself retreated behind the scenes, taking a share of the dividends.

Wang Yingna said: "It's fine, my brother definitely has arrangements; I'm all grown up, I can't just muddle along under his protection forever—I also need to find my own way out!"

"You're somewhat oblivious to the blessings you have, huh!"

Li Jiaci let out a light laugh.

If he had such a brother, what business would he still need to do?

He could just lie flat at home, even making money while asleep!

Wang Yingna shook her head and explained: "I'm not oblivious to my blessings; I just hope my brother can live well for himself and love himself a bit more."

"Oh, actually you still feel sorry for him!"

Li Jiaci's expression was relieved.

He felt relieved on behalf of Wang Zhen.

Wang Yingna lifted her head, stared at Li Jiaci with her bright eyes, and said: "I hope you too, let go of the past and don't put so much pressure on yourself!"

"You seem to know a lot about my past?"

Li Jiaci's smile at the corners of his mouth did not diminish.

"Or maybe not really understand..."

"It's just that I heard my brother mention something about your older brother!"

"People can't come back from the dead; clinging to the past will only hurt you in the end!"

"It would be better to forget the past and boldly move forward!"

Wang Yingna was referring to Zhang Shiqiang.

Those few older brothers used to be the bosses.

This is also Li Jiaci's lingering regret.

Although he was reborn, he was not reborn during the time when Zhang Shiqiang was alive.

Therefore he missed the chance to repay him.

Wang Yingna doesn't know much about Li Jiaci.

But these words struck right at his heart.

He is simply burdened with too much guilt, so he always considers others and never thinks of himself.

Including what he is doing now, it's actually all to make up for the painful consequences of his willful selfishness in his previous life.

Li Jiaci joked with a smile: "You heartless wretch, you can actually say a few heartfelt words—really not easy!"

"Who's heartless?"

Wang Yingna muttered somewhat discontentedly.

She sat up, playing with Li Jiaci's sleeve, flipping it up and then smoothing it out.

Then she whispered: "I'm having a pretty good time here with you."

"You can say that to my face, but you'd better never say it in front of Wang Zhen Ge, or he'll surely have me killed!"

Li Jiaci reminded.

If Wang Zhen heard these words, his heart would break.

"My brother is certainly not that petty!"

Wang Yingna smiled.

Inadvertently, she glanced at the old watch on Li Jiaci's wrist.

She discovered that the hour hand on the watch had stopped.

"Hey, Jiaci Ge, this watch of yours needs fixing—it doesn't even tick!"

Li Jiaci raised his wrist to look, then said calmly: "No problem, I check my phone and it's the same!"

……

There is only one day left before the opening of Jiaju cheng.

That day, the Mu Cai Chang ended shipments early, and Hong Bo led everyone to the various workshops to prepare for the opening, setting off firecrackers and fireworks, planning to have a lively celebration tomorrow.

Li Jiaci did not go with them.

He really couldn't get away.

As soon as the news of the Furniture Factory's impending opening came out.

This group of middlemen took the goods but refused to leave.

The sensible ones had prepared red envelopes, lining up to have Li Jiaci accept them.

The clueless ones offered a few congratulatory words in a jumble, and Li Jiaci could barely keep up with responding.

"Thank you, thank you!"

"I have accepted everyone's good intentions!"

"It's not early anymore; everyone hurry back!"

"Those who have free time tomorrow, go see the excitement!"

Li Jiaci managed to send this group away only after much persuasion.

Just as he turned around, Wang Yingna rushed over and snatched the red envelope.

Let me see how much money they stuffed!