Chapter 113 Wang Hechuan Invites Her to Open a Restaurant Together

Molly didn't understand. It was clearly her and He Pan who wanted to start the school, so how come Ji Hefeng said it had nothing to do with her?

"So, besides paying for it, we're not really responsible for anything else?" Molly asked, still unwilling to give up.

Ji Hefeng thought about it carefully, "If you can invite the teachers and buy more teaching materials and books, that would be even better. By the way, once your factory is up and running, it would be best if you could provide some job opportunities for the students who graduate from the school, the more the better."

Molly was speechless. "Then what did He Pan and I get?"

Ji Hefeng: "Your names will be listed first among the investors."

Molly: "That's it?"

Ji Hefeng: "At most, we'll give you an honorary principal position."

Molly: "...Did He Pan know things would turn out this way?"

Ji Hefeng: "He's not stupid, of course he could have predicted it."

Molly: "........" So she's the only idiot?

"Don't be sad." Ji Hefeng hugged Molly. "Private universities have limited development potential, so let professionals handle the professional matters. It's not bad for you to be honorary presidents. It's just that the country doesn't have money now. In the future, even millions of dollars won't buy you the title of honorary president."

"That's more than a million! We'll definitely need a lot more money later on." Molly wanted to cry.

“I’ll have Uncle Geng make money for you.” Ji Hefeng rubbed Molly’s head. “Take it one step at a time, no rush.”

Molly was still very upset. "He Pan tricked me."

“I’ll deal with him for you tomorrow. Actually, this is a kind of investment for him. It will save him a lot of trouble when he needs to acquire land and set up a factory in the future. Aren’t you setting up a factory with him? So you’re not losing out either. Don’t be angry. When we set up the factory, I’ll let you take the lion’s share and outdo him.” Ji Hefeng felt so sorry for his wife. She was too naive.

"And Wu Guyu, he's a bad guy too." Molly thought of Mo An's children going abroad because of her, and she hated Wu Guyu so much that her teeth itched.

“I think it’s good for Mo An and the others to go abroad. There are more advanced technologies and more capable people abroad. The three of them are hardworking, diligent, and eager to learn. They will definitely be able to return after a few years.” Ji Hefeng did not object to the children going abroad.

“But that wasn’t their original plan.” Molly was afraid the children would regret it later.

“We didn’t go, so ask them again tomorrow.” Ji Hefeng hugged Molly. “You’ve given me a good opportunity this time. After I’m discharged from the army, I’ll first help you set up your university, and then I’ll go into business with you.”

Molly was puzzled. "Didn't you say—"

“Things are different now.” Ji Hefeng chuckled. Once he established the school, he would have a reputation and connections. Anyone who wanted to mess with the Ji family would have to think twice.

The next day, Molly spoke with Mo An early in the morning, saying that she probably couldn't be the principal, and if she were, it would only be a nominal position. She suggested that Mo An and the other two reconsider their plans to go abroad.

To Molly's surprise, none of the three children changed their decision to go abroad.

"Why?" Molly asked, puzzled.

Mo An scratched his head. "Don't laugh at me, sister, if I tell you."

Molly: "I won't laugh at you, go ahead and say it."

Mo An's expression turned serious. "I want to become powerful so that my sister can be proud of me."

It's that simple. He needs to become outstanding, ideally praised by everyone, so that his sister's years of raising him won't be in vain.

Lu Lu and Mo Chuyang exchanged a glance. "Mom, we're the same."

Molly felt a warm glow in her heart, and her eyes welled up with tears. "I don't have those kinds of demands on you. Just be healthy and safe."

“But we have high expectations for ourselves.” Mo An straightened his back. “This is the pressure we put on ourselves, and it’s also our motivation to move forward. Sister, don’t overthink it. Anyway, we don’t plan to live a mediocre life. Going abroad will cost a lot of money, so you’ll have to work hard to earn money at home. When we come back after we’ve finished our studies, we’ll definitely earn more money for you.”

“What would I need so much money for? The money I spent on you was all my own choice, I was happy to do it, and you don’t need to pay it back.” Molly pretended to be angry. “Since you’ve made up your mind to go, then go. If you can’t handle it, just come back.”

Molly did eventually take the children to Wu Guyu's place. This time, she didn't get out of the car; she left after dropping the three children off. She was afraid that if she saw Wu Guyu's face, she wouldn't be able to resist rushing up and punching him a couple of times.

That evening, He Pan called Molly and apologized to her, promising that once the factory was established, she would own 51% of it. Of course, He Pan was the one who contributed the most money.

After hearing He Pan's apology and assurances, Molly calmed down considerably. "This won't happen again."

"I promise, I won't do it again next time," He Pan said humbly.

Molly had just hung up on He Pan when the phone rang again. It was Wang Hechuan, Uncle Wang's son, calling.

"Brother Wang is looking for me?" Molly was surprised.

"Yes, I'm looking for you, Madam." Wang Hechuan on the other end of the phone sounded a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong, Brother Wang? Please tell me." Molly felt that Wang Hechuan must have encountered some problem.

“The food factory where I work hasn’t been doing well this year, and we haven’t been able to pay wages for several months. I was thinking of quitting my job and setting up a stall to sell some food. But my dad told me to contact you and ask if you would like to open a restaurant.”

After Wang Hechuan finished speaking, Molly fell silent. Opening a restaurant was too sudden; she hadn't thought about it.

Wang Hechuan on the other end of the phone was clearly very nervous; his breathing became heavy, and the sound reached Molly's ears through the receiver.

"Open a restaurant in Beijing?" Molly asked.

“Yes, we’ll open it in Beijing. My parents are more used to life in Beijing, and they want to go back. If we open a restaurant, my dad and I can both be the head chefs, and you can handle the operations.” Wang Hechuan’s palms were sweating with nervousness. His parents wanted him to give it a try, but he wasn’t familiar with Molly and had no confidence at all.

Molly had no doubt about Uncle Wang and Wang Hechuan's culinary skills; she felt that if they opened a restaurant, the business would definitely be successful.

So she asked, "How big of a restaurant are you planning to open?"

Wang Hechuan hadn't decided how big to open the business, "All the savings we can come up with are only six thousand."

“You’ve come to Beijing and you still need to spend three or four thousand to buy a house. A house in a good location costs over five thousand. Why don’t you use this six thousand to buy a better house? How about this, I’ll consider it as you and your son contributing your skills as shares. Brother Wang, besides being the chef, you’ll also be in charge of running the restaurant. I’ll give you and Uncle Wang twenty percent of the shares, how about that?” Molly didn’t know if twenty percent was a lot or not. If Wang Hechuan thought it was too little, they could discuss it further.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Hechuan readily agreed, "Okay."

“Twenty percent is just shares; you’ll also receive an extra salary each month,” Molly said. “The salary will be based on market value.”

Wang Hechuan naturally had no objections and readily agreed.

Molly: "If you're free now, come to Beijing first. You need to buy a house, and you also need to help me choose a location and build a restaurant. There's a lot of things to do next."

Wang Hechuan immediately replied, "I'll buy the train ticket today and leave tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Hechuan looked at his wife with a look of surprise and delight. "My wife agreed. She said she would give us 20% of the shares in our family, and Dad and I will also receive a salary every month. Let's go home quickly and tell Mom and Dad this good news."

The wife, Xiaoyan, held her son's hand and said, "But we only have six thousand yuan. Is that enough?"

“The young lady doesn’t want our money. She said that Dad and I are contributing our technology as equity, and that we should use this six thousand yuan to buy a house. Once I buy a house in Beijing, you and Mom and Dad can come over.” Wang Hechuan was excited. The usually taciturn man became more talkative at this moment. “Xiaoyan, you can also work in the shop then.”

Xiao Yan thought for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang waited anxiously at home, and when they saw their son and daughter-in-law walking back with smiles on their faces, they knew that things had gone well.

When they learned that Molly didn't want their family to invest and instead gave them 20% of the shares, the two elders were moved to tears.

"I told you the young lady was a generous person. You see, I wasn't wrong," Aunt Wang said with a smile.

“The young mistress is a good person, so we should work even harder to live up to her trust.” Uncle Wang instructed his family members, “We cannot deceive the young mistress, we cannot cheat, and you must not be greedy for money and make mistakes.”

"Dad, don't worry, we won't. I'll definitely work hard, run the restaurant well, and make a lot of money for Madam. I need to go to the train station to buy tickets now; Madam wants me to go to Beijing as soon as possible."

"Okay, go ahead, we'll help you pack your things."

"I'll go to Beijing and buy a house first. If we act quickly, maybe my family can still spend the Chinese New Year in Beijing this year."

"That's great! I haven't been back for years, and I miss it terribly."

Molly decided to ask Wu Guyu to get her a piece of land; she wouldn't take it for free, she would pay for it.

"What are you going to do with it?" Wu Guyu asked.

“Build a hotel,” Molly replied.

Wu Guyu: "That's commercial land. How big do you need?"

Molly thought for a moment, "Two or three hundred square meters, I plan to build a three-story building."

Wu Guyu nodded, understanding the situation. "Get the money ready."

Molly rolled her eyes and gritted her teeth, saying, "Don't worry, I've prepared the money for buying land and building the school."

Hearing the anger in her voice, Wu Guyu chuckled, "Alright, don't be angry. Consider what happened at school as something I owe you."

"Good to know." Molly hummed twice and hung up the phone.

That evening, Molly discussed opening a restaurant with Ji Hefeng.

Ji Hefeng had no objection. "I'll have Uncle Geng transfer some money over first."

Molly: "The cake shop also made some money."

These days, the daily turnover is over a thousand yuan. Perhaps because there are no other cake shops nearby, the shop has always been doing good business, and some people even travel from afar to buy cakes.

Ji Hefeng: "We'll save the money from the cake shop for building a house, decorating, and buying tables and chairs later. There are still many places where we'll need money later."

“I had a lot of money, but I was too quick to speak and gave away a million without thinking.” Molly was still resentful.

"It's alright." What Ji Hefeng didn't say was that he later added another million.

He was destined to become the first president of that university.