The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 478 - 477: The Rich Lady’s Dream is Broken

Chapter 478: Chapter 477: The Rich Lady’s Dream is Broken

April 17th, a lucky day.

The Hengxin Pager Exclusive Store grandly opened amidst the sound of firecrackers.

Inside the store of about a hundred square meters, guests arrived in an endless stream to congratulate them, and the flower baskets at the door piled up like a small hill.

Pei Yang and Pei Ke, neatly dressed, greeted the visitors who came to offer their congratulations.

In the store, several sales representatives clad in sky blue uniforms were introducing the various functions of pagers to the interested guests, as well as the promotional gifts for the grand opening.

Although many were interested, few could actually afford to buy one.

Besides the expensive cost of the pager itself, there was a network entry fee to pay, plus a monthly rental and a fee for messages.

Over a year, the usage fees alone amounted to six or seven hundred.

In short, only families with strong economic conditions could afford such an expensive item.

Yet for the environment of the time, which mostly relied on shouting to communicate, it was indeed convenient.

No matter if you were at home, at the office, or out on the road, a beep from the pager meant you could be contacted.

On such a joyful day, He Tao and a few childhood friends naturally wanted to come and offer their congratulations.

They walked around the store, looking here and there with extreme envy.

"Oh my goodness, such a big store, how much money did this cost?"

"I heard they invested thirty grand."

All of the childhood friends gasped in shock.

Everyone was from the working class, with an annual income of just over a thousand, which would never amount to three hundred thousand in a lifetime without eating or drinking.

"There’s an old saying, ’A virtuous wife brings prosperity for three generations.’ Now I’m truly experiencing it."

"We used to joke about old Pei living off his wife’s success, but now he’s started such a big business and become a major boss; from now on, we can only look on with envy."

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"Xiaopei!"

Seeing Zhao Dafa leading a group of people into the store, Pei Yang quickly handed the customer in front of him over to Pei Ke to take care of and went up to greet them.

"Brother Zhao, you’re here."

Zhao Dafa pointed to the group behind him, "These guys work on the engineering projects with me; I brought them here to support your business."

Pei Yang reacted quickly, immediately putting on a smile and shaking hands with everyone.

"Welcome, welcome, please forgive any poor hospitality."

Zhao Dafa, with his hand on Pei Yang’s shoulder, enthusiastically introduced him, "This is my son’s godfather and also my brother. His new store is opening today, so you all should give it some support."

Since these people had a good relationship with Zhao Dafa, they all spoke up expressing their willingness to support.

The crowd brought by Zhao Dafa consisted of small business owners with substantial economic strength. They might balk at buying a twenty-thousand-yuan mobile phone, but purchasing a two-thousand-yuan pager was no big deal.

Besides, pagers were the trend of the moment; clipping one with a leather case to your belt brought a lot of prestige.

While Pei Yang was busy catering to Zhao Dafa’s group, Feng Huiying and a few other women from the residential compound also came to the store for the excitement.

Pei Yang didn’t let them come for nothing, giving each of them a small gift.

The gifts were sponsored by Shen Mingzhu personally, canvas bags printed with the name and address of the pager store, which were convenient for carrying groceries or other items around.

Imagine, everyone carrying these canvas bags with the pager store’s name and address on them through the streets and alleys every day, what great publicity and exposure.

After Feng Huiying and the others had their fill of fun and left with their gifts, they were satisfied.

Once back in the residential compound, seeing several people with the same style of canvas bags, they all inquired about it.

Oh, they were free—why not take one if it’s free?

As a result, they all rushed to Pei Yang’s store to join the crowd and get a canvas bag.

Even Ma Sufen went to get two.

Normally each person could only get one, but she insisted on getting another for her daughter-in-law Shen Baolan, and Pei Yang gave her one, considering the face of their friendship.

Ma Sufen was elated.

While everyone else could only get one, she managed to get two.

She felt like she had scored a deal.

At noon, when Ma Sufen went to deliver a lunch box to Shen Baolan, she casually mentioned the event to her.

Upon hearing that Pei Yang had opened a pager shop, Shen Baolan was stupefied for quite some time.

When she came back to her senses, she put down her lunch box abruptly.

"Mom, help me watch the stall for a while."

"Where are you going?"

"I’m going to take a look."

Without another word, she turned and ran toward Pei Yang’s pager shop.

Just then, she suddenly remembered something—the Zhou Shuhuan in her dream had made his fortune by selling pagers!

Damn it!

Why hadn’t she thought of this earlier!

Shen Baolan was so anxious, she wished she could fly on wheels of wind and fire, fearing she would be too late to catch the buzz.

By the time she stood in front of Pei Yang’s shop, she was soaked in sweat, as if she had just been fished out of water.

Hengxin Pager Exclusive Store.

Looking at the large and shiny shop sign, Shen Baolan felt dizzy.

It was over, all over.

With the pager shop opened by Pei Yang, wouldn’t the prosperous one be Pei Yang now?

At the end of spring and beginning of summer, the sun felt warm on her skin.

Yet Shen Baolan felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water, feeling chilled from head to toe.

These past days, she had been immersed in dreams of becoming a wealthy wife, feeling like her life had purpose, and she was full of energy every day.

But now, her dreams of being a rich wife were shattered.

"Yo, isn’t this Shuhuan’s wife?"

Hearing the familiar voice behind her, Shen Baolan turned out of instinct and saw Pei Wenping standing a few steps away, sizing her up.

And standing next to Pei Wenping was her rival, Shen Mingzhu.

"Having the leisure to stand around here, are you not setting up your stall today?"

Shen Baolan ignored Pei Wenping’s taunts, her gaze fixed on Shen Mingzhu.

"Did you already know about this?"

Before Shen Mingzhu could answer, she pressed on urgently, "Did you also have a dream? Know what was going to happen?"

"Yes, that must be it!"

Shen Baolan felt as if her crown chakra had been opened, and she suddenly understood.

The reason Pei Yang hadn’t died was that Shen Mingzhu had foreknowledge of the event and saved him in advance!

No wonder Shen Mingzhu, who knew nothing when she was at her parents’ home, suddenly learned everything after coming to the city and even started a business.

Shen Mingzhu surely had the same dream as she did, seeing everything in advance.

That’s why she started the business first, made a lot of money, and now even had Pei Yang open a pager exclusive store.

Without a doubt, the couple was bound to make a fortune.

And yet, all of this should have been her husband’s.

The couple was prospering at the expense of her husband!

Shen Baolan was so frustrated, her heart bled, and with a roll of her eyes, she actually fainted from anger.

After the ambulance took Shen Baolan away, Pei Wenping, still shaken, patted her chest and whispered to Shen Mingzhu, "Could it be that Shuhuan’s wife has some sort of illness? She talked all crazy, and thankfully she collapsed on the street. It would have been real trouble if she’d collapsed in my brother’s shop."

Shen Mingzhu responded perfunctorily, but her mind couldn’t help revisiting the words Shen Baolan said before collapsing.

—Did you also have a dream? Know what was going to happen?

So, the reason Shen Baolan arranged for the original fiancee to fall into the water and miss the blind date was because of a dream, where she saw that Pei Yang would die young, so she settled for Zhou Shuhuan instead.

She had suspected Shen Baolan knew the future, but it had only been speculation, until today, when she was certain Shen Baolan truly knew the future.

To know the future and still live like this, what a mess she’s made of a good hand.

Tsk.

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