Not long after the meal, Sun Jianhua and his wife arrived with Xiao Cheng. They all waited together for Zheng Duo to arrive with the car. Qin Jiao walked over to her mother, Su Yun, and stuffed two hundred yuan into her hand.

Su Yun was taken aback. "Xiao Jiao, what are you doing?"

"Mom, with so many of us eating, we’re going through a lot of food. I can see the kitchen is running low on groceries. After we’re done with the clothing factory business, you and Dad should go buy some vegetables and meat."

Su Yun quickly replied, "How much do groceries even cost? Your dad and I have money for that. We can’t have you spending your money."

Qin Jiao said, "Even though it’s a fake marriage, we’ve technically started our life together now. How can we let you and Dad pay? Consider this money from Shen Yi and me. Mom, don’t refuse it. Just take it."

"Oh, Xiao Jiao, even if it’s fake, you two are still partners now. Our family isn’t as well-off as Shen Yi’s, but we can’t be spending his family’s money for everything. And the gift money from the wedding... technically, that all belongs to Shen Yi. We shouldn’t take it."

Qin Jiao understood. "Mom, you knew we were counting the money yesterday?"

Su Yun quickly started coughing.

Qin Jiao said with a smile, "Mom, I know what you’re worried about. Regarding... that, as long as I’m not willing, Shen Yi won’t force me. And as for the money, you can relax about that too. I’m not going to take their money for free. I’ll figure out a way to make this clothing factory a real success."

’Du Liya can handle the fashion design. That’s what she was studying while she was abroad.’

’For finance, Uncle Zheng Duo has found someone reliable. They can even train my aunt-in-law on the side.’

’That leaves one more thing: sales.’

’If I’m not mistaken, Shen Zhengfeng will definitely leave them with a total mess, just so he can watch them flounder helplessly.’

’But I’m someone who’s returned from the future, after all. Becoming the richest person in the world might be difficult, but making a clothing factory a little more profitable? That, I can do.’

’That way, when I take my cut of the factory’s profits, it’ll be completely justified.’

A short while later, the small minivan Zheng Duo had arranged for arrived. The group piled in, and it was a bit of a squeeze. Beidou unabashedly pulled Du Liya into a hug, scooting over to make more room. Then he waved Shen Yi and Qin Jiao over, urging the four of them to squeeze into a three-person space.

Qin Jiao wanted to squeeze in with her parents, but in the moment she hesitated, Shen Yi pulled her to the back to sit next to Du Liya and Beidou.

Pressed together like that, Qin Jiao was reminded of how they used to squeeze into a small three-wheeled cart on their way to school in the winter.

She glared at Shen Yi, but he just chuckled softly and whispered in her ear, "It’s better to crowd my family than yours."

Qin Jiao was a little speechless. Beside them, Du Liya and Beidou exchanged a look. ’People always say that daughters marry out, their loyalties shifting to their husband’s family after marriage,’ they suddenly thought.

’Why was it that in their case, the son was the one marrying out?’

’Still, Shen Yi treating Qin Jiao well was exactly what Du Liya wanted to see. She had learned one thing from her own failed marriage: if a man doesn’t cherish you at the beginning of the marriage, he never will.’

’Now, Beidou treated her very well, and Xiao Yi treated Xiao Jiao very well. This was how things should be.’

The minivan drove for about half an hour before arriving at the Hongyun Clothing Factory. In her past life, Qin Jiao had complained about the factory’s name, but back then, her words carried no weight, and Shen Yi didn’t care about it, so the name was never changed. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

’But things were different this time. I’m the vice director, after all.’

’Once the paperwork is finalized, I’ll talk to Shen Yi about changing the factory’s name.’

They had expected the other party might make things difficult, but they never imagined that Shen Zhengfeng would immediately put them in their place the moment they arrived at the factory.