Zhu Shunyao understood Cheng Baokun’s meaning. He said, "Brother, you can rest assured. Everything is going smoothly. We are in the final stages and should hand over the project soon. I’ve thought it through. Once we move in, we will renovate our old house into a factory and hire workers." Starting a business is not easy, even a small workshop.
Cheng Baokun nodded. "Hmm, you don’t need many workers at first. When things are settled, you can hire more."
Zhu Shunyao nodded. He had planned this way too. Expanding too fast was difficult now. "Yes, I think so too."
Cheng Baokun added, "Don’t forget to pay taxes when opening the factory." This was very important.
Zhu Shunyao laughed. "Brother, you underestimate me. Taxes are important. How could I forget to pay them?"
Cheng Baokun also smiled. Indeed, Zhu Shunyao’s character was solid. Tax evasion was impossible for him. "How many acres of land do you plan to contract next year?"
Zhu Shunyao thought for a moment. "Since we are opening a factory, I plan to contract at least one hundred more acres."
Cheng Baokun patted Zhu Shunyao’s shoulder. "Keep it up. I support you."
Zhu Yanyi watched all this with a smile. After finishing their meal, they paid and prepared to leave. As they stepped out of the stall, they heard someone shout, "Catch the thief."
A young man was running ahead, with people chasing him. Realizing the situation, more and more people joined the chase. Seeing this, the thief started running in an S-shape, trying to bump into people to block their path.
She saw Zhu Yanyi’s group. Her eyes lit up. There were many women and children here. She planned to push them down. Zhu Yanyi saw the thief coming toward them. She raised an eyebrow slightly. In one swift step, she kicked out. Smack!
Everyone froze, as if a camera shutter had clicked. The thief was kicked flying and landed in front of them, clutching his stomach.
Zhu Yanyi had used her foot, but she clapped her hands as if brushing off dust. "Stop pretending. Your stomach doesn’t hurt. I avoided your vulnerable areas. I kicked near your pressure points to stop you from running. So who are you trying to fool by holding your stomach?"
The people chasing her heard Zhu Yanyi’s words. They were stunned for a moment, then smiled. One man, panting, rushed over and grabbed the thief. "You stole my things!" She punched the thief, then searched her. She found a cloth-wrapped bundle. It wasn’t thick, but it was wrapped tightly. The man checked it and sighed in relief. "Good, nothing is missing." She turned to Zhu Yanyi with gratitude. "Little girl, thank you. This thief almost stole something very important."
Zhu Yanyi didn’t care much about her "important thing." She smiled and waved her hand. "Then this thief is yours to handle. My family has other things to do."
The man nodded and bowed respectfully. "Thank you all."
Zhu Yanyi smiled and shook her head. She called Zhu Shunyao and the others to leave, ignoring what happened behind them. Cheng Chen looked at Zhu Yanyi with more admiration. "Ani, your kick was so cool. It was like Huo Yuanjia was reborn." Huo Yuanjia was a popular TV series at the time, telling the life of the martial arts master Huo Yuanjia.