Chapter 29: Turning Point

Previously, Liu Chengxu had talked to her about buying a house many times, but she mostly remained silent, feeling that their lives were completely opposite and there was no need for them to live together.

Su Zhiluo felt that her life consisted mostly of factories, rented rooms, muddy roads, cloudy days, and rainy days. Many people in the world could find happiness, but she seemed unable to. Su Zhiluo didn't want to interfere in Liu Chengxu's future; she hoped Liu Chengxu's life would be bright and glamorous. She didn't want their paths to intertwine. Whether before or after Liu Chengxu fell for her, she had never shared a plan or dream about "home."

Liu Chengxu took the backpack and carefully examined the stitching. Su Zhiluo had done a good job; there were almost no stitches to be seen.

Looking at her happy smile, Su Zhiluo felt a pang of guilt and sorrow.

She used to be insecure and clumsy, and the most effective way to deal with Liu Chengxu was to be indifferent to him and not respond to any of his expectations.

Liu Chengxu asked, "So where should we go for fun then?"

"Let's go to the food street and I'll buy you a pair of shoes."

"I have shoes." Su Zhiluo always provided Liu Chengxu with all her clothes, and she never skimped on her in this regard.

Su Zhiluo: "I'll buy you some sports shoes, running shoes. Don't you love running? They'll be more comfortable for you."

Liu Chengxu nodded and said cautiously, "You should buy some too. Don't you always come back and forth?"

"...Look who's wearing sneakers here, they're all wearing sandals."

Liu Chengxu still tried to persuade her: "Wear it in winter."

Su Zhilu put away her sewing box, picked up her notebook, and went to find Chang Ruyin. Although the two were good friends, they still had to be clear about money matters. Otherwise, if things got complicated later, conflicts would arise, and it would be difficult to continue working together.

Chang Ruyin was on a video call when she saw Su Zhiluo bring over the ledger, so she sat up and the two of them went over the accounts together. They both had one flaw: they were good at saving money and living frugally, but not very good at accounting. In the past, Su Zhiluo would hand it over to Liu Chengxu.

Chang Ruyin said, "I'll sign up for a class to learn how to use a computer, and I'll also enroll in an accounting course. If I study it in detail, we can earn more money."

"OK."

The two of them had a clear division of labor.

Chang Ruyin still had savings and didn't need to settle the money. Su Zhiluo told her about opening a factory.

They now run several online stores, handling tens of thousands of orders during holidays, earning over a hundred thousand yuan a month. Their order volume is huge; by opening a factory, they can not only supply themselves but also make a substantial amount of money through future collaborations with physical stores.

An experienced woman from the warehouse said that at her previous factory, she needed to prepare 300,000 to 500,000 yuan in funds each month.

Roughly speaking, if we seize the high-consumption months this year, we should be able to go all out next year. Ideally, we could recover our losses in one and a half to two years.

If you find the right path later and build your own brand, you'll make a fortune.

The two started chatting, and Su Zhiluo didn't go back to her room. Liu Chengxu followed her over.

Yang Jie also said on the phone that she could help if they needed money later.

Chang Ruyin pointed out that online traffic is very important; some clothes that are not as good as theirs sell more.

They'd better take advantage of the high traffic and open an account.

Su Zhiluo initially paid attention to it and thought about having Liu Chengxu and the others do it, but then she felt that they were students and she was afraid it would have a bad influence on them.

Liu Chengxu said, "What's wrong with that? We're eager to make money; this is called starting our own business. We'll look into it when the time comes; everyone's short of money anyway. I'll go make a call and ask."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and went outside to make a call.

Chang Ruyin said, "She's quite motivated. Did you two plan this together?"

Su Zhilu shook her head, "I just suddenly had this idea this afternoon."

Chang Ruyin said, "Oh, why so suddenly?"

Su Zhiluo said, "Make more money so we can buy a house later. If we wait a few more years, we'll get too old and won't be able to keep wandering around."

Chang Ruyin thought what she said made sense. Before, houses were something that was out of reach for them, just a dream that they didn't even dare to think about. But now, after hearing what Su Zhiluo said, she was also tempted to consider it.

The two went over the details again, and Chang Ruyin lowered her voice and asked, "Is it because of Liu Chengxu?"

Su Zhiluo nodded slowly, "She'll be graduating from college. I'll be renting a place outside, and she'll be renting a place outside too. We might as well save up and buy a smaller place. We can rent it out to others instead of living there ourselves."

“I knew it, your kindness to her was…unusual.”

Su Zhiluo didn't answer, but remained silent, then glanced at Liu Chengxu who was on the phone.

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Before Liu Chengxu went back, the two of them went to the theme park together. They had both been taken there by the same person before.

The two thought they were very experienced, so they played two simple rides at the entrance and went straight to the roller coaster. While they were going up, they were looking at the scenery. The next second, their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. A few minutes later, they were standing on the ground and started to float.

Su Zhiluo wasn't as steady as her, and she ate her cum.

Su Zhiluo felt embarrassed and didn't want to look at her. Liu Chengxu pursed his lips and handed his sister-in-law water.

After resting for a while, we played a few easy games before going to try the extreme ones.

I'm quite happy.

When the park closed in the evening, the two went to buy shoes. Liu Chengxu deliberately bought a set in two colors, wanting to wear them as matching couple shoes with her.

Su Zhiluo did not refuse and paid the money.

At the end of August, Liu Chengxu went back, and Su Zhiluo still bought her a plane ticket.

Su Zhiluo took a day off to see her off.

With this admission ticket, Liu Chengxu became a little bolder, and she asked directly, "So, should I come here during winter break, or wait for you at home?"

Su Zhiluo pondered, "I haven't considered that yet."

After a few minutes, she gave a slightly more specific answer: "If there's nothing else to do, I'll see which place has lower prices. If there's something to do, I'll probably check it out here."

"Okay." Liu Chengxu nodded. "I'll listen to you."

The broadcast announced that security checks should be expedited.

Su Zhiluo got up and joined the queue with her, wanting to say something.

As they approached Liu Chengxu, she turned around and hugged Su Zhiluo. Su Zhiluo was stunned, then reached out and patted her shoulder, saying, "We'll definitely spend the New Year together. Study hard, and if you need money, just tell me."

Liu Chengxu replied with a "yes".

Su Zhiluo let go of her hand and watched her go through security.

They always seemed to be in a state of reunion and parting. Their eyes were sore. Liu Chengxu looked back at her, his eyes full of reluctance. Su Zhiluo wanted to wave goodbye to Liu Chengxu as if nothing had happened, but when she raised her hand, her eyes reddened.

Sometimes she would suddenly doubt herself, wondering if coming to Guangzhou was the right choice.

From another perspective, it's correct; otherwise, they would still be crammed into rented rooms, living a meager existence with no future.

She thought she would try her best not to separate again in the future.

Liu Chengxu cleaned the house thoroughly and took pictures of Su Zhiluo one by one. He also showed Su Zhiluo the dehumidifying bag, assuring her that the house wouldn't get moldy with her there.

After that, I went back to school, and all sorts of exams came as I entered my third year of university: teacher qualification certificate, English proficiency test, and professional exam.

Liu Chengxu often shared his daily life with Su Zhiluo, including what he ate and what he did. She also participated in a debate competition.

After finishing work, Su Zhi took her tablet to the library to study.

So, two weeks later at the school debate competition, Liu Chengxu wore a sharply tailored black vest suit, with a crisp white shirt underneath and straight-legged trousers. Standing before the crowd, she was noble and poised, like a chosen one of heaven.

The first suit she ever wore was sewn by Su Zhiluo herself.

When Liu Chengxu buttoned his shirt, his fingertips trembled involuntarily, making it seem more like he was wearing a wedding dress than a suit.

Cha Baomei and Meng Zhenyue looked at her outfit with undisguised envy in their eyes.

After the competition, she borrowed an iron from the dormitory manager and carefully ironed out every wrinkle on her suit.

She then sent the photos that Cha Baomei had helped her take to Su Zhiluo. She originally wanted to ask, "Will this dress be sold?", but in the end, she decided against it.

This outfit is trending on social media; Su Zhiluo can capitalize on the hype to make money selling it.

For several days in a row, she didn't see any product listings in the store, but Su Zhiluo had a new post pinned to the top of her WeChat Moments—

The photo of her in that suit was captioned simply: "Excellent."

Liu Chengxu repeatedly asked himself this question.

What's the difference between this and negotiating?

Can Su Zhiluo honestly say that she didn't fall in love with me?

During her junior year of college, Liu Chengxu had a fulfilling and sweet time, always believing that she was in a relationship, while her sister-in-law was more reserved. That didn't matter; there was no rush, and she and her sister-in-law had a long road ahead of them.

Something happened this semester; Cha Baomei and her sister's relationship became very strained, and they acted like enemies every time they met. Liu Chengxu, being more experienced, specifically sought out Cha Baomei to comfort her, telling her that if her sister were to leave, she should say goodbye properly, otherwise she would regret it later.

With red eyes, Cha Baomei said, "Do you think I don't want to? Every time I try to talk to her, she looks at me like that. I don't understand what she's thinking."

Cha Baomei went to see her sister again the next day, and came back even angrier. Her sister didn't want her to see her off at the airport and told her not to show up.

These words were indeed painful to hear. Liu Chengxu had observed Cha Baomei's sister a few times and always felt that her sister's eyes were strange. Whenever Cha Baomei said anything to congratulate her, she would look like she was about to burst.

Liu Chengxu almost couldn't hold back and told her that her sister had probably crossed some kind of line.

Liu Chengxu couldn't hold back any longer and asked Meng Zhenyue, "If you had a good friend who loved her family, what would you do?"

Meng Zhenyue looked horrified and asked with a complicated expression, "Do you like your sister-in-law, or does Cha Baomei like her sister?"

"You, just put yourself in it." Liu Chengxu was a little flustered after being pointed out.

Meng Zhenyue couldn't relate to it at all and said, "If it were my friend who liked this kind of abnormal love, then I... I would wish her happiness."

What else can we do?

Liu Chengxu patted her shoulder heavily, "We really are good friends." She thought that Meng Zhenyue's personality would be unable to accept it.

Meng Zhenyue thought about it seriously.

If that friend really is one of them, one liking the sister-in-law and the other liking the older sister, then the only normal person is herself.

That's pretty scary.

Meng Zhenyue wanted to speak but hesitated, unable to stop herself.

This semester, Liu Chengxu passed all the stage-specific exams. Before the holidays even started, Su Zhiluo said she had managed to snag a coupon and bought her a plane ticket.

Better than expected, Su Zhiluo and Chang Ruyin earned a considerable amount of money. This was mainly due to the traffic generated by their videos, which frequently resulted in a surge in orders. The two planned to use the Spring Festival to select a location and rent space to set up a factory.

To figure out how to manage it, Chang Ruyin specifically went to work in a garment factory for a month.

The initial period wasn't smooth sailing; the expenses for labor, machinery, and rent were too high, and they emptied their pockets.

It officially started operating during the summer vacation.

Their profits increased, and they made a fortune.

At this time, Liu Chengxu was a senior in college, busy with choosing a thesis topic, and also ushered in a new turning point.

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