The Ex-Wife of the Educated Youth is Reborn

The peak season for electric fan sales starts after the Chinese New Year, and it slowly starts from the south to the north. The fan workshop is now suspended, waiting for samples to be produced, and now they are looking for orders for new products. They are advertising in advance and preparing for a new round of battles.

“Then, what about the advertising?” Fang Long asked.

“I’ll contact some celebrities to see if there are any suitable ones.”

The factory doesn’t have a dedicated person in charge of this area now, so it’s usually handled by her and Han Jun. She leaves the capital turnover and new product matters to Han Jun, and she takes care of the commercials herself.

When she went home to pack her luggage for a business trip, Shen Haiyang came in and asked, “Are you going to Beijing or Shanghai?”

“I am going to Shanghai first, and then to Beijing if that doesn’t work.”

Li Xia left by train, and not long after she left, Li Xuedong came home with his girlfriend. After being told that she was not at home, the girl talked to Shen Haiyang about investment for half an hour.First, invest in buying a former Soviet ship and convert it into a cruise hotel. They said this project has great prospects, and many people are vying to invest.

“Uncle-in-law, you should have money, right? This project is definitely a big money-making project, with a 300% return rate..”

“I have no money.”

Shen Haiyang is really a bachelor; he doesn’t care about his face at all. The girl was choked by these three words, stopped wasting her time recommending him, and stood up and said goodbye politely.

“Then I will come to visit you again when my aunt comes back. I’m leaving first. Bye, uncle.”

After the couple left, Shen Haiyang shook his head and laughed. What the hell was going on? There are so many shell companies nowadays that it is hard to tell which is real or fake. But even if he didn’t understand business investment, it sounded unreliable. He was in the Anti-Corruption Bureau now, so this kind of thing was not his responsibility. But he still called the relevant department to report the matter.

He naturally didn’t mention this to Li Xia over the phone, as he himself thought it was unreliable. The three children kept asking when their mother would be back, and he just said it would be soon.

“You are all in high school now; take care of your own affairs; don’t let Mom worry about you.

I’m very busy and can’t take care of you.”

“We know.”

Huihua was practicing piano and calligraphy every day. Shen Hui and Yiyi don’t need Shen Haiyang to worry about their studies. Li Xia was away for eight days, and when she came back, she smiled and shook her head when she saw Shen Haiyang’s inquiring face.

“I’ve looked for the few I could find, but either they were busy filming or their prices were too high. There are two male actors, but my style this time is cute, so they don’t fit in.”

As she spoke, she unpacked her suitcase and luggage. Shen Haiyang also came to help. “What about the advertisement?”

“I talked to a director from our provincial film studio, and he can find a team to take on this job. As for the actors, our three monkeys will play the roles. Cute kids paired with cute home appliances may have a better effect than the actors.”

“The kids don’t have this kind of experience; they will mess it up.”

“We just want to capture the feeling of an ordinary family. We produce household appliances, so there’s nothing wrong with taking photos of family members.”

The three children at home were very interested when they heard about this. Yiyi had acted in a movie before, and he was very relaxed when he was young, so he is still very relaxed now that he has grown up. Shen Hui was not very relaxed at that time, but now he heard that he would act in an advertisement, just a small clip, so he thought he could give it a try.

“Starting next Saturday afternoon, I’ll pick you up after school.”

“Mom, where’s the script?” Yiyi asked. Seeing that his mother had nothing to take, he said helplessly, “Even if it’s an advertisement, it needs creativity and a script. Otherwise, how can we shoot it?”

“I know. There will be.”

She finished writing the script before Friday and showed it to Shen Haiyang first. “What do you think?”

“Good.”

“Then let’s go find the director.”

In order to shoot this commercial, they consulted with the director and moved the piano from home to the studio. They quickly set up the location before the children went to bed.

Han Jun and Li Laosan led the workers to move the piano, and Li Xuedong and his girlfriend came to see Li Xia again. Shen Haiyang mentioned the project that the girl mentioned to Li Xia, and she naturally knew that it was unreliable. He had already reported it to the relevant departments, so he just had to wait for the relevant departments to deal with it.

“Aunt…”

After speaking out these words anxiously, Li Xia raised her hand to interrupt: “I have no other plans to invest at the moment.”

“Aunt, this is a formal company. Our boss is a genuine person. If you don’t believe me, I’ll take you to meet him. We are a registered company.”

“No thanks, I don’t have time.”

After that, she scolded her nephew in front of everyone without giving him any face. “You forgot what your parents said, didn’t you? Be a down-to-earth person and work hard. If your father knows what you are doing, you know the repercussions.”

“I understand, little aunt.”

Having worked for Li Xia for many years, and with his parents repeatedly emphasizing that he should listen to his aunt, he was in awe of Li Xia. This was because he was blinded by lust and brainwashed by his girlfriend; otherwise, he would not dare come to Li Xia to talk about investment.

“Work hard. If I find out you’re not working hard, you can go back home.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Li Xuedong left dejectedly with his girlfriend. Han Jun came out of the yard and asked curiously, “It was your nephew, right? Why is he leaving right after he got here?”

“He came to raise funds with his girlfriend? It sounds so unreliable; maybe it’s a scam.”

Qin Mu came out and stood next to Han Jun.Jun. “No way, what they said sounded so real. That project…”

Li Xia turned around and asked, “Is this the investment you mentioned before?” After asking twice, she said that the other party was very reliable. Is this reliable?

Qin Mu hesitated, and Han Jun slapped his forehead: “Hurry up and find someone to get the money back. Why are you such an idiot?? Is it so easy to invest?”

“I know a lot of people who have invested in it. They say that the money can be multiplied several times in two years. I think it’s just like you guys opening a factory. The profit is distributed to the investors. Isn’t that right?”

Han Jun spoke in an anxious tone: “How much registered capital does the other company have? Project implementation plan, investment amount, and target consumer group. Market analysis, risk assessment—have you read all of these?”

“No.” Qin Mu panicked. It turned out that investing was so troublesome. She just listened to that person and told them how much money they could earn in a year. How could she understand that?

Han Jun sighed helplessly: “Go get it back quickly; I’m going to call the police. This is a fake company; it’s just a bunch of rip-offs.”

“Oh, I’ll go now. I’ll ask Sister Xu to come with me.”

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When they went to ask for money, Han Jun called the police. After coming out, he directed the workers to move things and set up the venue. There was a princess bed, pink bed curtains, pink floor mats on the floor, and a pure white piano next to it. In the vase on the piano were a bunch of blooming eustoma flowers.

Next to it is a fan designed by Li Xia. The fan is in the color of a rainbow, with a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple design. It is more beautiful than the market.

Those round fans are much more beautiful.

“Where’s the electric heater? Is it next to the piano?”

“Um.”

The electric heater is only fancy in color. It used to be white or black, but now it is colorful. This room is a princess room, mainly pink and white. The electric heater is also pink.

“Director, what do you think?”

“Beautiful. This room inspires so many young girls.” The director looked at it carefully with a professional eye and made some minor adjustments to the furniture.

“See you tomorrow afternoon at four o’clock. I’ve already made an appointment with the guys, and they’ll be waiting for you then.”

“Okay, I promise to be there at four.”

“Let the children sleep well at night and face the filming in their best mental state.”

“Okay.”

In the evening, Li Xia gave the script to the three children, who quickly memorized the short lines. One by one, they looked up and asked, “Mom, is this job of making egg tarts in the microwave mine?”

“It’s your brother’s.”

Yiyi glanced at his brother and said, “Okay.”

“Eat well and sleep well at night. Don’t feel burdened. This is our own commercial, so whatever is produced is fine.”

“Mom, I want to eat cake.” He made his requests one by one.

“Okay, I will buy it.”

Eating cake as an early celebration, the next afternoon after school, Li Xia drove the children to the photo studio. After changing clothes and putting on makeup, the lighting and photography were ready, and the studio was as bright as day.

Sitting in front of the piano in a dress, she played the gentle song “Water Lilies.”” Her slender fingers danced on the black-and-white keys. A rainbow-colored fan blew her long hair slowly, creating a dreamy and cool feeling.

“Cut,” the director called for a stop. Huihua stopped and took a deep breath. She was so nervous. Even though her mother repeatedly told her not to be nervous, how could she not be nervous?

“Very good; take the next shot.”

There are several shots of family scenes, with fans, microwave ovens, and rice cookers highlighting the household appliances. Finally, the three children say the slogan together.

“Rainbow Electric Appliances is by your side, accompanying you every day of your life.”

The plan was to edit a commercial of no more than 30 seconds, starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday and continuing until the early morning. The next day, they shot again and finally finished it in the early hours of the night.

“Give me three days in post-production. I’ll contact you to pick up the tape after three days. If you find anything inappropriate, you can make minor changes.”

“Okay, good.”

The three kids in the car were all tired and fell asleep. Shen Haiyang said to his wife while driving, “You go to sleep too. I’ll wake you up when we get there.”

“Well,” Li Xia leaned back in her chair, “I have to go get all the stuff back tomorrow.”

“Just leave it to the Han Jun.”

The commercial was shot, and the next step was to air it. There was no space left in TV’s prime-time slot, and daytime spots would have to wait until next month. She didn’t sign it at the time.

The provincial TV station now shares a channel with the neighboring province, and she plans to buy the prime-time advertising time of both stations at the same time. She will broadcast it on the two provincial TV stations first, and all Chinese families with closed-circuit televisions will be able to see it. Her main attraction this time is beautiful and exquisite, and the main consumers are in the city. She doesn’t need to spend a lot of money to broadcast it on CTV, which has better reception.

They went home to sleep, and the next day the children went to school. They took time to finish their homework in the studio, so they didn’t miss any time. They did whatever they needed to do the next morning, and a few days later, Li Xia got the sample film.

Wow, it’s really good. Her daughter and sons all look so good on camera. She excitedly took it to the office to play it on the projector, and when Xiao Liu came in, she showed it off to everyone.

“Well, my children are all great.”

The boss’s child—that’s good, not to mention that this is really very good. Huihua is graceful, gentle, and generous. Shen Hui wears glasses and is intellectual and handsome, and Yiyi is naughty and cute.

“Great! This is so much better than those videos taken by celebrities. Those electronic commercials don’t have anyone in them; they just introduce the product. This is great; it leads the youth.”

“No. No.” Li Xia suddenly felt something was wrong. “Teenagers are not our consumer group. Does this advertisement only appeal to teenagers?”

“Nowadays, every family has one, and the children at home are all little princes and princesses. As long as the children like it, why worry that the parents will not pay for it?”

“That’s the right idea.”

Satisfied with the advertisement, Li Xia and Han Jun took the tape to the TV station’s advertising department. The prices were clearly marked, including the time period, duration of the advertisement, and time of release. After comparing each item, they signed the contract.

“Comrade, can you bargain?” Han Jun was shameless enough. He knew that the other party probably wouldn’t bargain, but he still asked.

“No bargaining. Comrade, you are really ridiculous. This is not buying vegetables or clothes; why are you bargaining?”

Li Xia smiled. She had become thick-skinned now and was not embarrassed at all.

“”Are all the procedures handled here?”

“Yes. Now we share the same channel, and the ads on both channels are linked. You can do it in one place.”

This was quite convenient. Li Xia signed a six-month advertising contract immediately. She paid three months’ advertising fees and would pay the remaining three months’ fees two months later. If she cancelled it, she would have to pay a penalty.

Coming out of the TV station, Han Jun took a deep breath. “I still prefer to take orders and watch those people pay deposits.”

Li Xia took out the car keys from her pocket and said, “How can you gain anything without investment? Researching and developing new products and advertising are essential. No, you are willing to spend money on buying motorcycles, so why are you so stingy when the factory invests?”

“That’s different. I buy things for enjoyment, but this investment…” He got stuck and smiled, “It’s for better sales. The more people buy our products, the more money we can make.”

“That’s the right idea.” Li Xia smiled and asked, “By the way, did Qin Mu get the money back?”

“Not yet. I’ve already told my police buddies; they’re keeping an eye on that group of people.”

“That’s good.”

“I ran into that guy yesterday. Do you know who the leader of this group is?”

“Didn’t you say it was a foreigner?”

“There are indeed two guys with high noses, but my buddy said this incident involves a woman who was recently released from prison. And those two foreigners actually spoke in a dialect; they are not foreigners at all.”

“She was released from prison not long ago. I know her?”

“Zhang Qiuhua. He asked me if I was familiar with this woman, and I told him everything I knew. But this time, Zhang Qiuhua ran away, and there is no trace of her now.”

Just after she told Han Jun about this, Li Xuedong came again the next day at noon. “Aunt, Xue Qin was arrested by the police. They said they were suspected of illegal fundraising.”

“Did you invest any money?”

“I did. But now that they have caught the two leaders, maybe we can get the money back.” He said this in a very depressed tone and apologized to Li Xia: “I’m sorry.”

“You don’t need to apologize to me. Once the money is recovered, find a good partner and live a peaceful life. Don’t let your parents worry about you.”

“Okay, I get it.”

Li Xuedong apologized to his aunt and turned away. Shen Haiyang met him at the door and came in to ask, and Li Xia told him about it.

“Xuedong is young and inevitably has no defenses against young girls. Don’t worry about it; the worst that can happen is that he cheated. In this kind of situation, getting cheated out of some money is not necessarily a bad thing. If you don’t get cheated badly, you may get cheated even more next time.”

The three kids came back from school for lunch at noon, and they came in one by one to answer the call. “A blessing in disguise. Mom, don’t worry too much; let your cousin wrestle by himself. He won’t learn his lesson unless he gets hurt.”

“No matter what, they’ve already caught the guy. He didn’t have time to transfer the funds, so they should be able to recover them.” Li Xia waved her hand: “Let’s go; let’s go eat.”

The whole family was here today, so the aunt quickly went to make two more dishes: blanched choy sum and stewed three fresh vegetables. The dishes were quickly served, and everyone looked up and asked the aunt.

     (blanched choy sum)

“Is there no meat at home?”

The aunt pointed at the table and said, “Stir-fried meat with tofu and stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts—aren’t these all meat? There are pork ribs in the winter melon and pork ribs soup. Aren’t they also meat??”

            (stir-fried meat with tofu)

         (stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts)

“No, that little bit of meat is not enough. It’s better to stew a pot of chestnut chicken, or stew a big goose in an iron pot, or a pot of mutton will do.”

“Ha ha,”

Huihua and Shen Hui were laughing, and Auntie was also amused by him. Who was this kid in his previous life? Why did he like these high-fat and high-sugar foods so much?

“Who said you wanted to lose weight?”

“I only eat a bowl of noodles at school at night, and I don’t eat midnight snacks. If I don’t have some meat dishes for lunch, Yiyi put down his chopsticks and leaned back in his chair. “I feel like life is meaningless.”

Li Xia used her eyes to signal the aunt to eat without paying attention to him, and she picked up some cauliflower with chopsticks. The cauliflower was blanched in boiling water to remove the astringency of the vegetable, then seasoned with onions and garlic and drizzled with hot oil. It was very crispy when chewed.

“Eat quickly; this choy sum is delicious, better than meat.”

Yiyi rolled his eyes. “Mom, do you think I’m a three-year-old child?”

Even so, he still picked up his chopsticks and ate. There were only a few pieces of shredded meat and slices in the two meat dishes, and he couldn’t eat it all by himself. He had to use a spoon to scoop up the soup and eat a piece of the ribs in the soup.

The ribs were stewed until they were boneless and soft, and one bite was not enough to satisfy him. “Mom, let’s make braised meat on the weekend, as well as donkey meat and pork head meat. Grandpa likes it.”

The old man, who was eating the senior meal at the side, looked at his grandson and smiled silently. It seemed that the child was really greedy. However, they kept silent about Li Xia’s discipline. Being fat when young was cute, but how the fat child looked when he grew up was secondary. They were afraid that it would affect the child’s health.

“It depends on your weight. If you haven’t gained any weight, I’ll make it for you. If you have gained weight, you can continue to be a vegetarian.”

“ah,”

Yiyi called out softly, pouting his lips and looking like he had lost all hope in life. He turned to look at his father, who shrugged helplessly. He stayed there for a while, waiting for the table to be cleared. When he was fully revived, he chased his mother to negotiate terms.

“Mom, if I get first place in the final exam, how about we go out for a nice meal?”

“no.”

“Why?”

“Because no matter how well you study, you can’t eat until you’re fat. First, you won’t be as good-looking as your brother and sister. Second, it will affect your health. Third, I’m afraid you won’t be able to find a wife with your body shape. So, no matter how many points you get in the exam, it depends on the ratio of your weight to your height. As long as it’s about the same or a little more, mom won’t force it and will definitely take you to eat delicious food.”

“Okay. During recess, I’ll go to the playground to run and play basketball. I don’t believe I can’t control it.”

Yiyi stood up and walked out. Shen Hui put his arm on his shoulders. He leaned close to his ear and whispered something, which made Yiyi blush and glare at his brother. Shen Hui stood up and ran, and Yiyi ran after him.

“Don’t run.”

Huihua was wiping her hands with a smile and telling her mother about what happened at school. “Mom, I’m telling you, I heard that a female classmate stuffed a love letter into my brother’s pocket.”

“Is this true? Your brother wouldn’t fall in love too early, would he?”

“Probably not. But a girl in our class said she liked Yiyi when she was in her first year of high school, and she asked me to send a love letter to Yiyi, but I refused.”

Li Xia smiled and walked out with her daughter. “What about you? Has anyone written you a love letter?”

“Of course not, no.”

The girl blushed, wondering if this was a confession. Li Xia smiled and didn’t ask any more questions. She should give the child some freedom. “Study first; don’t forget your goal.”

“I know. My teacher said that with my grades plus the extra points for art, I should have no problem getting into an art school.”

“Yeah.” Li Xia looked at her daughter’s youthful face with a look of satisfaction and reached out to touch her smooth hair. “The New Year is coming soon; do you want anything?”

“Mom, can I buy a pair of small leather shoes?”

“You cab.”

“Mom, you are so nice. Our classmate’s mother doesn’t allow her to buy these things, saying that they will affect her studies.”

“You are at an age when you love beauty. As long as you know what you should do, it is necessary to properly satisfy your pursuit of beauty.”

“I like my mother the most.”

“Let’s go shopping with mom on the weekend.”

“Take the three of us clothes shopping.”

“No, it’s just the two of us.” Li Xia leaned in and whispered to her daughter, “It’s time to change your underwear.”

Huihua smiled shyly and nodded. Her mother paid close attention to her development in all aspects. She had talked to her about menstrual periods when she was twelve or thirteen years old. After entering puberty, she often changed her underwear to the appropriate size.

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“Mom, our classmates saw the commercial I shot.” The next day, Huihua ran excitedly to the main room after school, and Li Xia poked her head out of her west room. “Here I am.”

Oh, the girl turned around and went back to her room. She took the water her mother poured for her and gulped down several gulps. “Mom, several of my classmates have seen the commercial I shot.”

“Then what?”

“And they envied me. Oh, by the way, there’s also Brother Hui, who is even more famous this time. During the afternoon break, he played basketball with Yiyi, and there were a lot of people watching on the playground. The girls even bought water for my brother Hui, but unfortunately, he didn’t want it. Oh, you didn’t see it; all the girls’ hearts were broken at that moment.”

“What about you and Yiyi?”

“I’m still the same. But Yiyi and my brother Hui are very popular. They already had good grades and attracted a lot of attention, and now this ad has made them even more popular. Especially brother Hui; he was already handsome and had good grades, and now that he’s on TV, he’s even more popular.”

“Will it affect his studies?”

“No. Mom, you don’t know that my brother looks very gentle at home, but he is actually very cold at school. Those girls are just crazy about him behind his back, but they will only get rejected in front of my brother. If they get rejected like this, they won’t dare approach him again.”

“What are you saying about me again?”

Shen Hui also came back, lifted the curtain, and stood at the door. Huihua stuck out her tongue playfully, and Li Xia motioned for the child to come in.

“Keep calm and don’t be affected. This is also a test for you. The ad is scheduled to be broadcast for half a year. Once it is stopped, its popularity will naturally fade. However, judging from the current feedback, this ad is very popular among people your age. I wonder if people your age can influence things like buying electrical appliances at home.”

“It should have some impact. When buying fans for their rooms, several of my classmates have said they want to buy the rainbow one we have. I said we also have rabbit and orange ones, and everyone wants to see them.”

“Don’t they know that this is our family’s company?”

Yiyi came in and shook his head with his brothers and sisters. “They don’t know. We just said we were invited to shoot an advertisement. We know to keep a low profile when we should. Don’t worry that it won’t affect our studies. We are just shooting an advertisement. Our classmates will only be excited for a few days.”

The mother and her two children briefly discussed the advertisement at home, and the next day Han Jun went to her office to ask for permission. “I’m going to the south to try to get more orders before the New Year. Let’s prepare first; the peak season will come soon.”

“Okay, be careful on the road. Be generous when you treat them to a meal; the factory will reimburse you.”

“Okay, I know.”

Han Jun was on a business trip, and when she got home that night, Shen Haiyang just put down the phone and told her the good news with a smile. “We provided clues, and you keenly discovered and helped the police recover the national treasure in time, and you also arrested the suspect yourself. The public security agency recommended you for merit and will issue you a medal to commend you. A new interview program on the provincial TV station wants to interview you.”

Interview on provincial TV? This is a good opportunity for advertising, and it is the icing on the cake for product promotion. The boss is such a good person, so how can the product be bad?

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Translator’s Note:- This novel will be completed in few days!! Thank you for sticking till now.<3<3