When he got home, it was almost eleven o'clock at night.

Chen Feng looked at his phone, but there were no messages from his family or Wu Mengting.

When he walked to the bedroom at the back of the house, the lights were off, the curtains were drawn, and there was no sound; it seemed Wu Mengting was already asleep.

This was understandable. She had been a bridesmaid during the day and tried to please Zhao Xiaolan after coming over to his house, which was indeed quite tiring.

Moreover, it was already late now, so going to sleep was quite normal.

However, Chen Feng wanted to take a shower, but his change of clothes was in the room where she was now sleeping, so he could only shower upstairs and leave changing clothes for later.

He woke up the next morning around seven o'clock, went downstairs, and saw his mom and Wu Mengting chatting and laughing in the kitchen, while his sister-in-law Li Guihong and his two nieces were also there.

During the National Day holiday, the two nieces were not going to school, and since Chen Feng's parents had to go to work at the small supermarket, Li Guihong had to take care of the two children herself.

Chen Feng didn't have time to buy gifts for the two nieces when he came back this time, but this was obviously not a problem. When they started clamoring for gifts, he promised them that he would take them shopping after breakfast.

The two nieces soon quieted down, waiting obediently for Chen Feng to finish breakfast so he could take them to buy gifts.

During breakfast, Chen Feng talked to his family about heading to Shen City in the afternoon; his parents didn't say much, but Wu Mengting asked if he wanted her to come along. Chen Feng refused directly, just telling her to return to the company early.

Although Lu Sijia was stationed over at Fengmang Film and Television Company, making sure nothing would go wrong, it wasn't ideal for the three important leaders to be down to one for too long.

Wu Mengting obviously understood this reason as well and expressed she would return to Xiu Zhou in the afternoon. Zhao Xiaolan felt quite reluctant after hearing this, but considering Wu Mengting had to return to work, she couldn't keep her, and just decided she would skip the supermarket work in the morning to stay with Wu Mengting, preparing a sumptuous lunch for her as a farewell.

But Chen Feng's flight was at half past one in the afternoon, and he had to leave two hours early, so it seemed he couldn't make it to lunch.

Chen Feng quickly finished breakfast and left the house with his two nieces to buy them gifts.

The small town where his family lived may not be prosperous, but the main streets in the town center were bustling, with the necessary shops mostly available.

There were several small supermarkets, with the largest one covering three or four hundred square meters, operated by people from Danan County in Lu City. At some point, merchants from Danan County developed a unified procurement and created a grassroots alliance to manage supermarkets across towns nationwide, with relatives and acquaintances opening numerous small supermarkets here and there.

Just like Sha County snacks, it was quite successful.

Of course, most people wouldn't know they were all from Danan County, and many of them were hidden millionaires.

Chen Feng took his two nieces to the largest supermarket in town and told them they could each pick two items, either toys or snacks, whatever they wanted.

The two nieces were indeed adorable, mainly because they were still young. When they grow older, they may not be as cute and might not be as close to their uncle as they are now.

Thinking of them growing up, finding boyfriends, getting married, and having children one day, they would become someone else's family, and he couldn't help but feel a bit choked in his heart.

Therefore, from this perspective, the idea of valuing males over females that is prevalent in the country might not be entirely unreasonable.

No matter what, sons and nephews would marry and have children, expanding the family, whereas daughters and nieces, once married, would become part of other families, and their children would belong to others, enlarging another family.

For thousands of years, this straightforward and realistic idea was probably why people have always valued males over females.

Of course, in today's civilized society, men and women are equal, whether one has sons or daughters is the same, and daughters can be listed in the family genealogy now, whereas in the past, females could not be listed in the genealogy of their maiden family but only in their husbands' genealogy.

Watching his two nieces happily picking gifts in the supermarket, Chen Feng didn't follow them inside, instead standing by the checkout counter where he could see them from afar, so he wasn't worried about their safety.

"Boss, business is going well?"

Sitting behind the counter was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed casually, obviously the boss. Chen Feng had nothing to do, so he started chatting casually with him to inquire about how the supermarket's business was going.

Their family's supermarket over in Yuelou Town had quite good business.

"It's okay, so-so," the boss replied perfunctorily.

Chen Feng continued, "I see your supermarket is the biggest in town, I suppose the other businesses aren't doing as well as yours?"

It was still early with few customers, so the boss, also having leisure time, responded, "That's right. Our supermarket is the largest, with the most complete products, better prices and quality than others, and the best reputation in town."

Listening to his self-praise, Chen Feng said a little mischievously, "Among the few supermarkets in town, probably only the one next to the market can compete with yours. Their business seems pretty good too, with a decent reputation."

The supermarket boss immediately seemed a bit uncomfortable at such words, saying irritably, "That store only has geographical advantage, just happens to be located at the market entrance. Many items are priced higher than here."

Chen Feng added, "Their area may not be as large, but they seem to make a decent profit, I heard they make five or six hundred thousand annually, how much can yours make?"

The supermarket boss scoffed at this, "There's no way that small shop makes five or six hundred thousand a year! I'd say thirty thousand at most, and that's being generous."

"How much can yours make then?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.

The boss also smiled, saying, "It's hard to say, but definitely more than theirs."

Hearing this, Chen Feng was skeptical.

Although the marketplace store wasn't as large, its customer flow was greater, their business seemed better.

Running a supermarket doesn't necessarily mean that the bigger it is, the more profitable it will be, especially in towns where customer flow is limited; expanding more wouldn't necessarily bring in more customers.

After probing a bit, from the boss's tone, it seemed this supermarket made around three to four hundred thousand a year.

In comparison, the small supermarket over in Yuelou Town owned by his family might earn more than this "large supermarket"; last month alone, it generated over ten thousand in revenue, with a net profit of five or six thousand after subtracting labor, rent, utilities, and various expenses, easily adding up to five or six hundred thousand annually.

This is undoubtedly due to the better customer flow and prime location in Yuelou Town compared to Qingpu Town.

After chatting with the supermarket boss for a bit longer, the two nieces finally finished picking out their gifts.

Both selected a toy and a bag of snacks each.

The toys they chose were priced over a hundred and two hundred, which was quite expensive for toys in a rural supermarket, yet the profits were considerable.