Wen Qian just casually made that comment, not expecting it to actually be spot on.
As soon as her voice faded away, she heard Xu Niannian laughingly say, "Right, I can make them myself, I am the supplier."
"You are the supplier?" Wen Qian’s jaw all but dropped in surprise this time.
She felt like every new friend she made today had an identity more surprising than the last.
Xu Niannian was already used to such astonishment from others; it seemed that every time she revealed her identity, they would react with shock.
Maybe they thought it was quite extraordinary for a woman to be in business.
Ha, Xu Niannian mused to herself, entertained by the thought.
"Yes, I’m the supplier, are you thinking of starting a store too? You can come to me."
She joked with Wen Qian, still smiling.
Wen Qian was genuinely amazed because Xu’s Liuyue Su was exceedingly renowned.
It was said that they had cornered the entire southern market.
Her own husband was in business and had been following this rising star.
From what he said, if we’re talking purely economics, the owner of Xu’s Liuyue Su likely ranked in the national top ten.
After all, there weren’t many people who were into business these days.
And she had cornered such a vast market.
Wen Qian suddenly felt she had met an impressive figure.
Admiration welled up within her and only grew stronger.
It cemented her resolve to become friends with Xu Niannian, reasoning that more exposure to such a formidable person might one day help her learn to do business, too.
"Niannian!" Wen Qian seized her hand excitedly, "Let’s be good friends then."
Why did everyone want to be her good friend?
It was fine to be good friends.
But shouldn’t friendship develop naturally?
Why the need to deliberately seek her opinion with a proposal like, "Let’s be good friends"...
Could she even say no?
Realizing she was overthinking things, Xu Niannian covered her face. No good, had she been poisoned lately? Why was she increasingly fond of internally mocking things? Find the newest release on ⓝovelFire.net
Could it be an aftereffect of pregnancy?
Feeling her baby’s kicks in response to her thoughts, Xu Niannian interpreted them as an affirmative "Yes."
So she was calm again.
It’s all the baby’s fault; she wasn’t normally one to mock so much.
Pang Dun rolled his eyes to the heavens again, right, whatever you say, it’s all our fault.
Xu Niannian calmly said to Wen Qian, "Aren’t we already friends?"
"Yeah, we’ve become friends," Wen Qian said happily.
The salesperson looked at Xu Niannian and Wen Qian with eyes full of admiration.
How did they manage to go from bickering to becoming friends in just a second?
If you wanted to be friends, fine, but ladies, could you please pay for the dress first, whether you’re taking it or not?
Perhaps it was due to the salesperson’s deep resentment, but Xu Niannian finally realized that standing and chatting in someone else’s store was perhaps not the best behavior.
Moreover, Wen Qian’s mother-in-law, unable to join in the conversation, had been standing by awkwardly waiting all this time.
"How about we go talk outside?" suggested Xu Niannian.
After buying the dress, Xu Niannian and Wen Qian exchanged addresses; Xu Niannian gave the address of the milk tea shop, while Wen Qian provided her home address.
After thinking for a bit, Xu Niannian asked, "Hey, do you have a phone at home?"
Xu Niannian asked this because there were really very few families that could afford to have a landline in that era.
"Yes, yes, a phone," Wen Qian laughed as she slapped her forehead, "How could I forget that? We have one at my place, do you have one at yours?"
So the two exchanged phone numbers.
Passersby who overheard their conversation couldn’t help but feel that it was a display of bragging.
An old woman, leading her child away after walking a distance, scoffed, "As if nobody knows they’re rich, ’Do you have a phone at home? I have one too.’ Hmph."
Xu Niannian and Wen Qian, of course, were oblivious to how their words could be perceived as flaunting wealth by others.
That day, Xu Niannian was sleeping upstairs when Jin Nanxi came back with Elder Master Jin after a stroll.
Elder Master Jin quite disdainfully said to Jin Nanxi, "Why don’t you just stay at your place? You do nothing here and it’s irksome."
Fortunately, Jin Nanxi had a thick skin and didn’t care in the least.
Not only did she not care, but she was also quite proud.
"Dad, just put up with it, will you? My husband gives all his earnings to me, and he said I can do whatever I want, there’s no need to work."
Her blatant boastfulness left Elder Master Jin speechless with a belly full of words stuck in his throat.
"Look how capable you’ve become."
Nanny Zhao was cleaning when she saw Elder Master Jin and Jin Nanxi come in and naturally greeted them.
Elder Master Jin asked Nanny Zhao, "Is Niannian still sleeping?"
"Yes, sir, she’s still asleep. Shall I go wake her?"
Xu Niannian had indeed slept quite long.
It was already 11 am and she hadn’t gotten up yet, and Xu Niannian was not one to be lazy; she often got up very early.
Elder Master Jin felt it was strange, "What’s up with the girl?"
Jin Nanxi inadvertently let it slip, "What could be up? Dad, don’t worry, pregnant women are all , they love to sleep. Not to mention, Niannian is carrying twins, let her sleep a bit longer."