The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era-Chapter 422 - 421: The Client Was Snatched Away

Zhong Ying looked at Sun Feifei and said, "I didn’t see it coming, but you really have some skills, actually managing to poach her client."

"Too bad, I didn’t get to see that brownnoser’s face twisted in anger." Ouyang Xiaoyan said with a sense of regret.

Last time at the wedding banquet, she was humiliated by Zhuang Xueqi pouring an entire bottle of red wine over her.

Unable to confront Zhuang Xueqi, she attributed all her grievances to Shen Mingzhu.

Sun Feifei said with a smile, "Don’t worry, this is just the beginning, I will completely ruin her food factory, and I will let her know that there are some people she should not mess with."

Zhong Ying and the others couldn’t help being curious.

"Sun Feifei, what exactly is your grudge against that brownnoser? Why do you hate her so much?"

Anger and resentment showed on Sun Feifei’s face. "I once had a very good relationship, and it was all because of her interference that my relationship fell apart. That aside, she framed me and had me imprisoned, ruining my life. She is a person full of tricks and good at acting weak, but in reality, she is a hypocrite and a vicious woman."

"I am dealing with her not only for my own revenge but also because I don’t want others to continue being deceived and harmed by her."

Zhong Ying and the others had never liked Shen Mingzhu, feeling that she had managed to enchant Zhong Ying’s older cousin.

Hearing what Sun Feifei had to say undoubtedly made them think even less of Shen Mingzhu, and they couldn’t wait to get rid of her once and for all.

Seeing her goal achieved, Sun Feifei took out a list of clients and distributed it to Zhong Ying and the others.

"These are all the clients that have cooperated with Shen Mingzhu’s company..."

...

"President Shen, Manager Liu from Xinxing Steel Factory says they plan to purchase another brand of mooncakes this year."

Hearing salesperson Chen Cheng’s words, Shen Mingzhu’s heart suddenly sank.

For the past two years, Xinxing Steel Factory had consistently purchased employee benefits from the food factory, such as mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival and candies for Chinese New Year, making it one of the key clients of the food factory.

And this was already the fourth client to abruptly sever ties with the food factory this month.

"Did Manager Liu mention which brand’s mooncakes they are purchasing this year?"

"It’s Meixin’s mooncakes."

"It’s that Meixin again! Are they doing this on purpose? Just going after our clients, did we dig up their ancestors’ graves or what?" another salesperson named Wa Feiyu exclaimed angrily. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"President Shen, what should we do now? All our clients have been poached by Meixin."

Shen Mingzhu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Everyone, stay calm. There are still three months until the Mid-Autumn Festival; we still have time to find new clients."

Seeing the three salespeople all looking dejected, Shen Mingzhu smiled and encouraged them, "The food factory has grown from nothing and has faced many challenges. I believe that with everyone working together, we will definitely get through this tough time."

"Doing business is like rowing upstream; you advance or you retreat. Even if the sky falls, there will be tall people to withstand it, keeping it from hitting you. All you need to do is to keep your head down and work hard."

With Shen Mingzhu’s encouragement, the three salespeople regained their enthusiasm and confidence, grabbed brochures and samples, and went out to find new clients.

Shen Mingzhu didn’t sit idle either; she took the new flavor mooncake gift boxes of this year and drove to Xinxing Steel Factory.

Just as she got to the factory director’s office door, she ran head-on into Sun Feifei coming out of the office.

Seeing her holding mooncakes, Sun Feifei happily jiggled the contract in her hand.

"What a coincidence, you’re a step too late, Factory Director Cai has already ordered our Meixin’s mooncakes."

"Is that so, congratulations."

The office door opened, and Cai Zhipeng walked out.

Shen Mingzhu stepped around Sun Feifei and greeted him with a smiling face, "Factory Director Cai..."

"President Shen, sorry for the inconvenience, I have to go out and can’t entertain you," Cai Zhipeng interrupted her, waving his hand as he hurried downstairs.

Sun Feifei’s mocking laughter followed from behind, "Shen Mingzhu, it seems that even your face doesn’t work wonders every time."

Shen Mingzhu turned around, "Just because you advanced yourself with your looks, you think everyone is like you? Don’t assume others are as filthy as you."

Sun Feifei sneered, "Stop pretending, haven’t you also taken advantage of your appearance? Shen Mingzhu, the real drama has just begun, everything you’ve inflicted on me before, I will return to you in full."

"Feifei, after so many years, I’ve found your face is getting bigger and bigger. Your self-inflicted troubles and reaping what you sow, what does that have to do with me? I’ve always lived by the rule, ’If no one offends me, I don’t offend anyone. But if someone offends me, I’ll ensure they’re dealt with!’"

"Fine, we’ll see about that!"

Sun Feifei clicked away in her high heels.

Pei Qiuxia spat towards Sun Feifei’s retreating figure in anger, then turned around with a face full of worry.

"President Shen, what do we do now? At this rate, forget selling sixty thousand boxes of mooncakes, I’m afraid we won’t even sell six thousand."

"What’s the panic? The sky isn’t falling."

Looking at her calm and fair face, Pei Qiuxia’s eyes filled with hope, "President Shen, do you have a plan to deal with her?"

"Let’s go."

"Are we going back now?"

"To the steel factory’s residential compound."

"What for?"

"To intercept someone."

They waited from the afternoon until 9 in the evening, with their stomachs growling over a dozen times, before they finally spotted Cai Zhipeng returning home, full and content from dinner.

"Factory Manager Cai..."

Before Shen Mingzhu could finish, Cai Zhipeng furrowed his brows in discomfort, "President Shen, I know why you’re here. Sigh, let me tell you the truth, the factory has already signed a contract with Meixin, and even the deposit has been paid. Please, you should go back."

Having said that, Cai Zhipeng lifted his foot to head home, looking unwilling to talk further.

"Factory Manager Cai, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not here about the order."

Seeing Cai Zhipeng turn back, Shen Mingzhu knowingly handed over the mooncakes, "Factory Manager Cai, this is our factory’s new mooncake flavor for this year. Please, try it with your family."

"I mean no offense, I am genuinely thankful for your support over the past couple of years. Business not done is no slander on friendship, right? Who knows, we might have opportunities to cooperate in the future, isn’t that so?"

Cai Zhipeng took the items from her, "Okay, then thank you for that."

"You’re welcome, Factory Manager Cai. I won’t keep you any longer, goodbye."

...

Shen Mingzhu first dropped Pei Qiuxia off at home before she drove back to her place.

It was almost ten o’clock by the time she got home.

As soon as she got out of the car, she saw a familiar and tall figure standing at the door.

"Why so late? Have you had dinner yet?"

Pei Yang welcomed her, taking her bag and asking with concern as he did so.

Shen Mingzhu shook her head.

"There’s some rib soup in the pot. Should I make you a bowl of noodles, or would you prefer dumplings?"

"Either is fine."

Sensing her disappointment and fatigue, Pei Yang quickly locked the door and took a few swift steps to her side, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

"Once you’re home, stop thinking about work. Eat well, sleep well, and we can talk about everything else tomorrow."

"Hmm."

"Mommy~"

As they entered the living room, Guoguo, dressed in a small spaghetti strap floral dress, ran towards her with pale, outstretched arms, like a chick rushing to its mother.

Shen Mingzhu bent down to pick up her daughter, affectionately nuzzling her rosy cheeks against her own before softly asking, "Why are you still awake at this hour? Aren’t you sleepy?"

"Waiting for Mommy."

Hearing her daughter’s sweet, childlike response, Shen Mingzhu felt all the weariness and gloom wash away in an instant.