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Chapter 256 The most valuable quality in a person is self-awareness.

Luo Zhu was embarrassed by what she was being said and couldn't help but retort, "Grandmother, can't you just hope I can have a better life?"

Grandma Shen said coldly, "Why wouldn't I want you to have a good life? If you really wanted a good life, would you have failed to get into a decent university? You always want something for nothing! You're jealous of Xiao Li's life now, but do you know what the Lu family was like before?"

"She earned the life she has today through her own hard work, not by thinking she can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor like you do."

"The Lu family used to be a rural family in a small town. Lu Zhou's grades were always at the bottom of his class. The family's annual income was only a few hundred yuan, and they relied on the eldest son of the Lu family serving in the army to supplement the family income—would you have looked up to a family like that back then?"

Luo Zhu fell silent.

Grandma Shen continued, "You definitely wouldn't approve. But what did Xiao Li do? She and Lu Cheng supported each other to get to where they are today. Do you have that kind of courage?"

"If you don't have it, don't covet what doesn't belong to you. The most valuable thing about a person is to have self-awareness."

Grandma Shen didn't give her any face this time, and she said it quite bluntly.

Even though Luo Zhu was thick-skinned, he knew what was going on.

She ran out crying with her younger sister.

When passing through the courtyard,

I happened to see Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou saw her too.

He quickly turned around and walked in another direction.

Seeing this, Luo Zhu realized that she hadn't seen Lu Zhou at the villa for the past few days.

Since we've finally run into each other today, I have to say a few words.

Opportunities are created by oneself.

"Lu Zhou..."

Lu Zhou stopped in his tracks.

He frowned and asked, "What is it?"

This is Sister Li's cousin.

Although I don't like it, I'm a guest, so I shouldn't be too cold to me.

Seeing Lu Zhou stop, Luo Zhu quickly ran forward.

She wiped away her tears and looked at him pitifully, "Third Brother Lu... I..."

Lu Zhou's brows furrowed so deeply they could crush a fly: "I only have one younger sister."

Luo Zhu was taken aback.

Lu Zhou said directly, "Just call me by my name."

"Okay, Lu Zhou."

"Just say what's on your mind, I have other things to do."

Luo Zhu looked at Lu Zhou, who was nearly 1.8 meters tall, and her heart fluttered.

It has to be said that Lu Zhou has grown quite a bit taller in the past two years, as if he's had a growth spurt.

He was about the same height as Shen Li before.

He's almost at the same level as Lu Cheng now.

Besides, life has been much better these past two years.

If this trend continues, it will probably surpass Lu Cheng sooner or later.

Although Lu Zhou was already eighteen years old, he still retained a youthful air.

Not mature at all.

Therefore, Shen Li often treated him like a younger brother.

Luo Zhu pondered for a moment, just about to speak,

Then Luo Ju, who was standing next to me, said, "Brother Lu Zhou, my sister likes you."

Luo Zhu looked at her younger sister beside her.

Although she was beaten to it, the words had already been spoken, and they suited her wishes.

Luo Ju stared intently at Lu Zhou's profile.

Lu Zhou's gaze fell on Luo Zhu.

He thought to himself: With this appearance, he is a world apart from Sister Li.

I don't like you.

Luo Zhu asked anxiously, "Why? I really like you."

Lu Zhou bluntly stated, "I like good-looking people; I wouldn't be interested in someone like you."

Luo Zhu: "......"

The tears that I had been holding back suddenly welled up again.

"Mmm..."

Luo Ju quickly chased after her, calling out, "Third Sister... wait for me!"

Lu Zhou watched them run away, then turned and went back to his own courtyard.

He's feeling down right now—

These past few days, Shen Li has been leaving early and returning late every day.

She neither took him with her nor spoke a single word to him.

That's really too much.

Thinking back to that night,

No, that wasn't his first kiss at all; he gave her his first kiss two years ago.

Even though he was the first person to know her.

But she preferred her second brother.

What a shallow woman.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

She stormed back to her own yard.

Shen's father told Shen Li that two machinery factories in the capital were up for sale.

They can't hold on any longer.

Shen Li has been busy running around these past two days, but he hasn't called Lu Zhou at all.

The main reason is that I felt too embarrassed.

She was unable to enter either of the two factories to negotiate.

All I could do was stand guard at the door every day to observe the situation.

Occasionally, when they run into people from the factory, they will go up and chat for a few minutes.

Although Shen's father had already explained the situation to her,

However, the information Shen's father received was ultimately reported by his subordinates; one cannot rely entirely on others to accomplish tasks.

Some things you still have to figure out for yourself.

After staking out for four days,

Shen Li gave up the machinery factory that was closer to the factory.

The equipment inside is too old.

There are many workers.

More importantly, due to nepotism in management,

Most of the factory's employees are related by blood or marriage.

Shen Li knew in his heart that

When taking over a factory, most of the existing workers usually need to be taken in as well.

Therefore, she favors the other company.

The factory's management is fair and honest.

The factory's machinery has also been updated.

However, the price is much higher.

Money wasn't the main point for Shen Li.

The core lies in people.

Shen Li finally made up her mind.

This factory is called Rongsheng Machinery Factory.

After understanding the situation,

She only asked Shen's father to help her find out basic information.

Shen's father was not involved in any other matters.

She didn't need him to introduce her to connections; she wanted to solve the problem herself.

Having made up his mind, Shen Li went straight to Rongsheng Machinery Factory.

The old man at the door was very kind to her.

"Young lady, who are you looking for?"

Shen Li handed over a pack of cigarettes and said with a smile, "Hello, sir. Could you please inform your factory director that I would like to meet him?"

The old man looked at the cigarette the young girl offered him.

Smiling broadly—it's rare to see a young girl these days so adept at handling social situations.

"What's wrong, little girl?"

Shen Li got straight to the point: "I heard the factory isn't doing too well, so I'm here to discuss cooperation with your factory."

The old man looked on in surprise: This young girl actually knows so much!

It seems there was an intermediary who made the introduction.

"Young lady, this is such a big business deal, shouldn't you have one of your elders handle it?"

The old man really felt that she was too young and not very reliable.

Shen Li laughed: "Grandpa, I'm already an adult, I just look young."

How old are you?

Shen Li said, "He's over twenty, he can talk things out on his own."

He is 21 years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, which is indeed in his early twenties.

"Alright, alright, I'll take you to see our factory manager."

Shen Li followed the old man inside.

There's no need to worry about the safety of cars parked at the entrance.

This factory is quite large.

The key point is that there's a large open space next to it—

In other words, as long as they can acquire this factory, they can also use that piece of land in the future.

Whether from the perspective of venue size or internal management,

Shen Lidu preferred Rongsheng Machinery Factory.

However, these factories are now all state-owned.

It's not just about talking to the factory manager,

After reaching an agreement, it is still necessary to communicate with government departments.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to get it down.

Of course, if you want to talk to the government,

Mr. Shen could resolve it with just one sentence.

But she can't do that—

Otherwise, someone might use it against you in the future.

Accusing Shen's father of embezzling state-owned assets by abusing his position would be a big problem.