Chapter 601: The Produce Market Was Snapped Up by Someone Else

Lin Jiayi ordered two plates of meat buns, several side dishes, and two bowls of porridge.

Sitting there alone, she ate half and left half.

The most unexpected thing for Sun Lanlan was that she actually said she planned to buy the Bun Shop and have Sun Lanlan work with her.

"Xiaxia, has Lin Jiayi gone crazy? And what’s with her outfit, like she’s some kind of shaman, with her hair permed like that and her lips painted like that? I heard she got divorced, is she traumatized?"

Otherwise, why would she say such nonsense in broad daylight?

Lin Chuxia also didn’t expect Lin Jiayi to say such things at the Bun Shop.

Whether she was traumatized, Lin Chuxia didn’t know, but one thing’s for sure, was Lin Jiayi having a good life and now coming to stir up trouble for her?

"What else did she say?"

"She said she knows I’m not in charge, and asked me to pass the message to you. It’s not that she wants to oppose you; she just feels that since you’re not in Ancheng County, the business shouldn’t be managed by an outsider like me. After all, she’s your eldest sister, and you should trust her to manage the business."

Lin Chuxia couldn’t understand Lin Jiayi’s actions.

Since childhood, this elder sister has loved to compete with her. If she now had money or a backer, it wouldn’t be right to grab her stuff so blatantly.

She should know that Lin Chuxia was no longer the little sister she could easily manipulate when they were at home.

Moreover, even if she grabbed, she couldn’t possibly take it away.

"Xiaxia, I say just ignore her; I want to see what else she can do."

Lin Chuxia nodded, she had never intended to pay attention.

However, Lin Chuxia hadn’t expected that Lin Jiayi wouldn’t give up even if she ignored her.

After two more days, Zhang Guilan also talked to her about this.

Lin Jiayi first went to the station shop where Sun Lanlan worked, waited a few days without any news, probably realized Sun Lanlan wasn’t in charge of the Bun Shop, and didn’t pass her message to Lin Chuxia because they were so close growing up, thus she found another shop.

"Your eldest sister asked me to convey a message, asking you to name a price. She can buy both shops."

Zhang Guilan spoke hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, are you really planning to sell the Bun Shop?"

Although the shop belongs to her sister-in-law, and she has the final say in buying and selling.

Even without the Bun Shop, she could return to the village to farm or open a farm supply store with her husband.

But having worked in the shop for so long, with so many old customers becoming acquaintances, she felt a bit reluctant to leave.

Lin Chuxia comforted, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry, I have no plans to sell the shop. You don’t need to mind my eldest sister’s words; she has no say in my affairs."

"But she’s already come to you, and she said she’d let your mom talk to you, that this won’t make you lose out."

"Then let them come and talk to me directly."

Lin Chuxia also wanted to understand what they were up to.

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Lin Chuxia wasn’t concerned with the Qin Family’s matters.

She hadn’t been in contact with the Qin Family for a long time; they probably thought she went to Yan City and didn’t know she recently returned to An City.

And she had more important matters now.

On the fifth day, Wang Cheng brought news.

However, seeing Wang Cheng’s expression, Lin Chuxia had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Wang Cheng said dejectedly, "Mr. Lin, I might disappoint you; there’s been a setback with the vegetable station matter."

"What setback? Did someone else beat us to the vegetable station?"

Wang Cheng nodded, a bit angry, "Originally, I had almost finalized the deal with the county, plus I had some connections at the vegetable station. This was basically a sure thing, but yesterday the county unexpectedly notified me that they had other arrangements for the vegetable station. I asked for ages but got no clear answer, then quickly contacted someone I knew at the station, only to find out a foreign company took an interest in the vegetable station and bought it."

"A foreign company?"

These words weren’t unfamiliar to Lin Chuxia; hadn’t she been dealing with these issues recently?

But for Lin Chuxia, in this era, foreign companies weren’t common.

"Do you know which foreign company it is?"

Wang Cheng shook his head, "I haven’t found out yet, Mr. Lin, but don’t worry, I’ll inquire more."

Qin Han looked puzzled, "What is a foreign company doing buying a vegetable station here? Do these foreigners intend to farm here?"

In his mind, foreign companies were prestigious, something seen on the news, usually in big cities.

Why would foreigners come to their small Ancheng County?

Wang Cheng couldn’t understand either, "To be honest, Mr. Lin, earlier when I heard this, I had a drink with Station Chief Yang. Given the Old Food Factory situation, Station Chief Yang also felt if we wanted the vegetable station, it was practically guaranteed, yet who’d expect someone would intervene midway."

It was a major foreign corporation compared to an individual business, the choice was obvious, wasn’t it?

If he were a county government leader, he’d also lean towards the foreign company.

Lin Chuxia said, "If that’s the case, let’s go with the flow; the vegetable station isn’t a must-have."

She was eyeing that area for its space with her plans.

But plans can’t keep up with changes.

If there were a real issue, she didn’t have to fixate on that location.

With the social and economic development, the state-owned enterprises were about to collapse.

Besides, with a large number of unemployed workers, there were plenty of abandoned factories, and more opportunities coming later.

Lin Chuxia said, Wang Cheng agreed, "Alright."

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With the vegetable station matter settled, Lin Chuxia didn’t immediately return to Yan City.

For some reason, she felt things in An City were a bit chaotic recently.

It wasn’t societal chaos; it was the matters around her, one by one, seemingly unrelated, yet like something was about to happen.

Having lived a whole life, she had a keen sense of some things.

When the weekend came, Lin Chuxia was still pondering whether to return to Yan City, and Lin Jiadong came looking for her again.

He came directly to the Qin Family to find her.

They usually didn’t keep in touch much, and most of the time she went to his school to see him.

When Lin Jiadong came in, he was visibly agitated.

Lin Chuxia was startled, "What happened? Did someone at school or a classmate give you a hard time?"

She couldn’t remember when Lin Jiadong dropped out in her past life; there was only one year until the college entrance exams. Was it during this period?

Lin Jiadong shook his head, "No, no one at school gave me a hard time. I went home again this weekend, second sister, eldest sister isn’t our real sister. We don’t have any rich relatives; the rich relative is eldest sister’s biological mother. Her biological mom found her, and from now on, she might not be our eldest sister; she might go with her biological mom."

Lin Chuxia: "..."

Indeed, just as the storm was about to break.

She had been sensing something was about to happen from all these unrelated incidents recently, and she didn’t expect it to be so dramatic.