Zhao Yingdi hugged her neck and shook her gently: "That's different, she is already in charge, she has money in her hands and she can see it." I'm still young, I have no income, I rely on you to support me, and my pockets are cleaner than my face. Now that you give me money, I must be overjoyed. ”

"Mom, when I have money, I don't want your money, and I will provide for you in turn. You don't have to come in the wind or go in the rain in the future, knocking your head all day long and calculating money. ”

"You little girl, when are your dad and I knocking on our heads and calculating money? I don't want you to support us, I just hope that you can be like your sister in the future, marry a husband who loves you and tolerates you everywhere, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing, then I will be satisfied. Shen Suzhen said and glanced at Li Feng.

Li Feng knew what her eyes contained, stepped forward to take the red envelope in her hand and said, "Thank you Aunt Shen for the New Year's money, I will work hard in the future, and strive to open a store like Uncle Zhao in the future." ”

Shen Suzhen also heard the meaning of the words, and said to Zhao Jincai jokingly: "Look at the apprentice you brought, it seems that you have really fallen into the eyes of money." I gave him the New Year's money, but he didn't thank me, but he thanked him for the New Year's money, and he was completely the same person as you. My eldest daughter has an eyesight and can see through the details of both of you at a glance. ”

Shen Suzhen's words were very level, not only elevating Li Feng, but not treating him as a buddy, but as an apprentice. and tried his best to redeem the bad impression of his eldest daughter in everyone's hearts.

Zhao Jincai smiled happily, and didn't care about the injuries on his body, so he moved the chair back, made a room, sat down with a big knife and said: "Okay, I, Zhao Jincai, have been in Shanghai for many years, and have accumulated a lot of experience, but I have not been able to find a suitable apprentice." ”

"I'm afraid that the smart ones are white-eyed wolves, and the clever ones can't learn well, and this skill also puts a lot of pressure on me. The emperor lived up to his wishes and finally found a good seedling. Li Feng, today I will take you as an apprentice and teach you the way of doing business in its original place. ”

Li Feng was suddenly carried away by joy and grinned. Zhao Yingdi pushed him, and then noticed what he should do. He stepped forward and said, "Master is above, and I will be bowed by my disciple." "Kneel down on both knees, kneel three times and bow nine times.

Zhao Yingdi poured the wine and handed it to him. He took the glass, put it on his head, and said sincerely, "Master, thank you for taking me as an apprentice and for taking care of me all the time. Please drink your toast. ”

After Zhao Jincai said 'yes', he took the wine glass and drank it all, and then said, "Master bowed, when will you give the teacher a gift?"

Shen Suzhen smiled and said, "Look, this is the first trick your master taught you, regardless of relatives and friends, it is inevitable that you will have to pay." The brothers settle the accounts clearly, and they must be thick-skinned. ”

Li Feng only had the red envelope given by Shen Suzhen by his side, and it was too unreasonable to take it out to the master, so he grabbed his head and was anxious. Zhao Yingdi helped him up and said, "The master will also give a meeting gift when he accepts apprentices, and the two of you are clear." ”

Zhao Jincai laughed heartily and said to his daughter: "You have also learned a lot of my skills, this trick is called not giving if you can, you must not pull out a dime." ”

Shen Suzhen said with a smile: "You don't need to buy chickens in the future, you will have them at home." It's just that this chicken can't bite, because it's an iron rooster. ”

Zhao Jincai stood up, arched his hands to her, and said like a son-in-law: "Thanks to the praise of the virtuous wife, the husband will have his head hanging from the beam in the future, the vertebrae will be piercing, and he will work harder, and he will be tempered into steel, and from an iron rooster to a steel rooster." ”

This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was full of twists and turns, and finally ended in a cheerful atmosphere. Zhao Yingdi pulled Li Feng out to watch the fireworks, and Shen Suzhen didn't stop her, but just told her to pay attention to safety and come back early.

The two walked across the street to the Huangpu River. The wind blowing from the river was a little cold, but the weather was good, there was no moon in the sky, only a few stars watching them. The two walked slowly along the river, without words. There were no pedestrians on the road, and in the dim light, they saw the two figures slowly shrinking and gradually merging together. Stopped at the fence of the riverside pier.

At this time, the two figures leaned against the railing, and they had merged into one. The balustrade bears witness that it has no words, and stands tall and guards. Brilliant fireworks are lit up not far away, as if to offer them a New Year's blessing.

Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese, and visiting relatives and friends is essential in this festival. After a busy year, people pause to talk about what's going on and send their best wishes.

Li Feng and Zhao Yingdi were very happy in the past two days, because Zhao Jincai needed to recuperate, and Shen Suzhen took care of him at home and welcomed the visitors who came to pay New Year's greetings. They became diplomatic ambassadors, bringing gifts and invitations to customers who had dealings with each other to pay New Year's greetings, and invited them to a Sichuan hotel for a drink at noon on the third day of the first lunar month.

On the third day of the first lunar month, the sky is unusually clear, and the sun is basking in everything with a big grin, giving people the sunshine of summer. Only the wind blowing from the river reminds people that winter is not yet gone.

At noon, the confetti left by the firecrackers at the entrance of the Sichuan Hotel was red, and Li Feng wore a suit to accompany Zhao Jincai at the door to welcome the guests. The black suit with light gray stripes made him mature and handsome.

From time to time, he received gifts from visitors, greeted them and thanked them, and his words and deeds revealed dignified and generous, not at all like the hairy boy when he first arrived in Shanghai.

There were more than a dozen tables set up at the banquet, Shen Suzhen's mother and daughter greeted the guests warmly inside, and the hotel owner Wu Shouren was short and fat, wearing a gray mink coat, shuttling through the crowd, constantly arranging seats for the guests.

The guests have arrived, and the tables are full. Wu Shouren cleared his throat and said, "Today, Boss Zhao raised me Zhao and invited me to my hotel to have a banquet, thank you very much. If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll do my best to do it. ”

Zhao Jincai stood up and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you for coming today, and thank you for taking care of me in business." I wish you all peace and security, and wealth rolling in. After speaking, he raised his glass and saluted everyone, and the guests also raised their glasses to return the salute.

He put down his glass and said: "I have been doing business in Shanghai for some years, but now the shop is bigger, but the people are old, and I am a little unable to do it physically and energetically. I've been looking for an apprentice to help, but I can't find a suitable candidate. Now, though, I've finally found it. ”

He patted Li Feng beside him, motioned to stand up, and then said: "Li Feng is honest, trustworthy, clever, and diligent, which is very in line with my criteria for selecting apprentices, so I will accept him as an apprentice." Today, I will tell you about the future business dealings, all the boards that Li Feng made are the same as what I said. ”