Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 154 My Mom’s Busy Being a Boss

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 My Mom’s Busy Being a Boss

Before coming here, Zhao Qiuju had heard from her sister about the last incident with Cao Hui and how their family had lost face.

So, seizing this opportunity, Zhao Qiuju wanted to help her sister vent her spleen.

As soon as Zhao Qiuju’s words were out, almost everyone turned to look at Xuu Suzhen at the same time.

Xuu Suzhen hadn’t expected to suddenly become the center of attention and couldn’t help feeling a bit uneasy and nervous.

"It seems so, I don’t really understand cars either..."

Zhao Chunmei butted in, "That’s right, it’s a Mercedes, and I think it costs several hundred thousand!"

When the neighbors heard this, they too were surprised.

In their eyes, a car costing several hundred thousand was indeed not cheap, especially for a family like Xuu Suzhen’s.

After all, it was well-known in the alley that Xuu Suzhen’s family was facing financial difficulties.

"Driving a car worth several hundred thousand, Chen Xuan is quite something!"

"It seems Elder Sister Xuu is going to enjoy some good fortune this time!"

The neighbors were all abuzz with excitement.

Xuu Suzhen also shyly responded with a smile.

But just then, Zhao Qiuju turned to say, "Good fortune? I don’t see how. Didn’t I hear that Elder Sister Xuu is still working at a car wash?"

Zhao Chunmei quickly chimed in, "That’s right! I was saying, Chen Xuan’s driving such an expensive luxury car now, how can he still let Elder Sister Xuu work at her age? That’s just not right!"

The neighbors began to murmur among themselves, and Xuu Suzhen hurriedly defended Chen Xuan, "No, actually, I just can’t sit still."

Zhao Qiuju, however, completely disregarded Xuu Suzhen’s explanation and sighed with a helpless expression, "That’s why I say, one must rely on oneself, even your own son can’t be depended on!"

Zhao Chunmei pretended to offer sympathy, "Actually, you can’t blame Chen Xuan completely. After all, Chen Xuan is now living off Jingting."

While saying this, her heart was filled with glee.

A poor family, a mere son-in-law, dares to make us lose face. This time, I, Zhao Chunmei, will win back the face we lost!

"Elder Sister Xuu, working is working no matter who it’s for. How about this, you come work as a waitress in my store? We can talk about the salary, and we should help each other out after all, since we’re neighbors!"

Zhao Qiuju made a grandiose offer, but in reality, she was seizing the opportunity to put Xuu Suzhen down.

Zhao Chunmei also took the opportunity to agree, "Elder Sister Xuu, what a great opportunity! You should thank my sister right away!"

"Ah? This..." Xuu Suzhen didn’t know how to respond.

The neighbors, having received Zhao Qiuju’s small gifts, also started to agree.

After all, to them, it seemed like a good thing for Xuu Suzhen, who was in dire straits, to work at Zhao Qiuju’s shop.

Seeing everyone siding with her, Zhao Qiuju and Zhao Chunmei sisters smiled at each other, both feeling very pleased.

Just at that moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the crowd.

"My mom’s going to be the boss at our own family store, so she probably won’t have time to be some waitress at your place!"

Everyone turned to look and saw that Chen Xuan had arrived at the outskirts of the crowd at some point.

Zhao Qiuju, slightly surprised to see Chen Xuan, then smiled faintly, "Oh, Chen Xuan is back. I was just about to offer your mom a job at my shop."

"But what did you mean just now? Your mom is going to be a boss? What kind of boss is she going to be?"

Chen Xuan pretended to be surprised as he looked at Xuu Suzhen, "What? Mom, you didn’t tell everyone about your plan to open a shop?"

"Ah? I..." Xu Suzhen was completely at a loss and didn’t know how to respond.

Chen Xuan, however, directly said, "That’s true, my mom has always liked to keep a low profile. Even if she opens a store, she wouldn’t be like some people, who wish the whole world knew about it."

Chen Xuan’s words were pointed, and they made Zhao Qiuju extremely angry.

"Open a store? For real? Are you kidding your mom, or are you kidding us? Hahaha..."

Zhao Chunmei snorted with laughter, clearly thinking that Chen Xuan’s words were a joke.

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, "So you’re saying you don’t believe me?"

Zhao Chunmei scoffed, "It’s not that I don’t believe you, why don’t you ask around to see who does?"

Zhao Chunmei looked around at the others, and those neighbors all embarrassingly lowered their heads, obviously also skeptical of Chen Xuan’s words.

Chen Xuan kept a calm face, "Mom, since everyone is here today, why don’t we all go to see your new store together?"

"Ah? This..." Xu Suzhen was incredibly nervous.

A new store? When did she ever have a new store?

Zhao Qiuju, however, was not about to let go of this opportunity to embarrass Chen Xuan and Xu Suzhen, "Sure, we’d all love to broaden our horizons and see what kind of appearance Elder Sister Xu’s store has!"

Zhao Qiuju and Zhao Chunmei shared the same thoughts—they both believed that Chen Xuan was just making wild claims, waiting to see him fail to produce a store so that he could lose face entirely!

What they didn’t expect, however, was that Chen Xuan immediately agreed.

After that, Chen Xuan and Zhao Qiuju, driving their cars, took all the neighbors from the alley to Xu Suzhen’s new store.

All the way there, Xu Suzhen was anxious, speaking to Chen Xuan in a low voice, "Xiao Xuan, since when do we have a store? Maybe we should be honest and tell the truth, to avoid embarrassment later."

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, confident, "Mom, just relax. If anyone’s going to lose face today, it’s definitely not us!"

Half an hour later, the cars stopped.

Everyone got out and was immediately stunned. What presented before them was none other than Yida Plaza!

Zhao Qiuju snorted, "Chen Xuan, you’re not going to tell us that your mom’s new store is in Yida Plaza, are you?"

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, "Is there a problem with that?"

"Of course there’s a problem! Yida Plaza is the commercial center of Huai City, do you have any idea how expensive the rent here is?"

Zhao Qiuju pointed at a store in the distance.

"See that? That’s our new store, and the rent alone costs over three hundred thousand a year! With your family’s situation, you dare claim you’re opening a store here; can you even afford it?"

At this point, Zhao Qiuju no longer cared about neighborly appearances and spoke bluntly.

Chen Xuan’s expression remained calm, "Whether or not we can afford it, you’ll find out soon enough!"

Following that, Chen Xuan led everyone to a store diagonally across the street. The six big characters above the store read Qiaoxia Health Noodle House.

"Here we are, this is my mom’s newly opened shop!"

The crowd looked up and was completely astounded.

Zhao Qiuju’s previous store was in a relatively secluded area and only consisted of two small storefronts.

But this store before them was not only in the most crowded prime location but also boasted a substantial six storefronts!

In terms of both location and size, this new store was leagues ahead of Zhao Qiuju’s!

If that was really the case, then Xu Suzhen’s store completely outdid Zhao Qiuju’s!