Chapter 11. Believing in metaphysics and being in love are two different things

Those men who are truly wealthy and have potential and are worth marrying prefer to choose independent women, and then let them return to the family to take care of the family and cook.

Are you crazy?!

When Xu Wei heard that Ruan Tang decided to continue running the coffee shop, she exclaimed in surprise, which was very unlike her usual calm and elegant self.

She calmed down a little and sighed again: Ruan Tang, this is not you.

Ruan Tang, who was suddenly burdened with hundreds of thousands of debts, was calm and composed. She asked her if she felt that she was born to rely on men.

Seeing Xu Wei still frowning, she took a bunch of red sausages, put them on the plate, dipped them in thick sesame sauce, and said, "Feng Xue was in jail before, but he was able to open up a new situation in his life. I just don't believe it. Why can't I do the same? By the way, this meal is on you."

Xu Wei held her forehead. "What do you know?" Not to mention Feng Xue's natural financial acumen. Jia Yingjun is behind him, so if he loses money, someone's going to cover it. And what about you? Waiting to be put on the list of dishonest individuals?

Ruan Tang: ...

Her mouth was stuffed with sausage, and she whimpered: He didn't tell me... and it can't be that scary, right?

Seeing her stunned, Xu Wei pressed on: "Have you figured out your business model? What about your raw material suppliers? How do you plan to roll out online sales and promotion? If you're planning to become an online celebrity store, you'll definitely need to furnish your current store. How will you coordinate this with Feng Xue?"

Ruan Tang suddenly put down her chopsticks with a fearless look on her face, took a deep breath and said, "Weiwei, we are sisters. I will give you the bags and jewelry in my house. Although they are all gifts from men, they are also real money. Please don't despise them. Please help me take care of my mother when you are free." I'm going.

After she finished speaking, she stood up. Xu Wei rolled her eyes and pulled her back: "Sit down! If you really want to die, why are you telling me now?"

Ruan Tang curled her lips: "Then what should I do? To be a nun now requires a graduate degree, so hopeless!"

"Most importantly," Xu Wei looked Ruan Tang in the eye and asked earnestly, "Can you really endure the hardships of starting a business?"

Ruan Tang picked up the beer bottle on the table and downed most of it, nodding subconsciously. "I remember reading a toxic piece of chicken soup in college that said only if you're hungry enough for money can you find it," she said. "When I was little, my mother and I would go back to the village and see a carrot dangling before the donkey pulling the mill. The donkey would tirelessly turn and turn, chasing the carrot it could never get. I feel like that donkey now, Weiwei. I want to find my own carrot."

Xu Wei couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said helplessly: I've never seen anyone describe themselves like this.

Xu Wei thought Ruan Tang finally realized that she had to rely on herself, but Ruan Tang didn't think so.

People's views on love and marriage always change as they become socialized, but rarely do they undergo qualitative changes. For Ruan Tang, this move was at most a trump card.

The alarm bell of only two or three years until she turns thirty was constantly ringing in her mind. At this point, if she still lingered at the poker table, she could no longer use a conservative approach.

Hearing that Xu Wei would help her, Ruan Tang smiled again. She picked up a piece of konjac noodles with chopsticks and said to Xu Wei: Eat this and you won’t gain weight. By the way, you said that Feng Xue’s tavern was invested by Jia Yingjun, right?

Xu Wei asked back vigilantly: What are you planning now?

Ruan Tang pouted and said coquettishly, "Now that we've finished our business, I'm just asking for your attention. Didn't he make a big fuss about pursuing you a while ago?" Hey, now you have your fiancé Lin Shen in front and your backup Jia Yingjun behind. I can't get along with an independent woman like you among men. It seems I can only endure hardships.

Ruan Tang's decision to take this risk was inspired by Xu Wei. Older men only care about money and sex, believing that relationships are short-term transactions. The shelf life of the love of the second-generation rich isn't long enough to secure her a marriage. Those truly wealthy, promising men who are worth marrying prefer independent women who can return to their families, raising children, and preparing for the future.

When Ruan Tang was 20 years old, she received her first red envelope of 52,000 yuan. She immediately took a taxi to the China World Trade Center to buy a bag. But now she wants more, so of course she can't just rely on the same tricks as before.

Early the next morning, when Ruan Tang was still looking at the decoration of Internet celebrity stores on social platforms with swollen eyes, Xu Wei had already sent her a 36-page business plan.

She sent a voice message saying, "I know a few investors here. Take a good look at them first. I'll take you to meet them later when there's a chance." Before Ruan Tang could say anything, she added another voice message: "Most of them are women."

Ruan Tang knew what she meant, but still replied with a voice message with a smile: It doesn’t matter, my gender is not very fixed.

When Ruan Tang arrived at the tavern, Feng Xue had just finished cleaning the store and hung up a new sign.

She looked at the spotless counter and equipment, thanked and nodded repeatedly, praising Feng Xue for her efficient hands and feet. She walked back and forth in the small shop several times, hating herself for not being able to live up to her expectations. In the past, she was best at making requests to men, but she didn't know why she couldn't open her mouth when it came to Feng Xue.

"Do you have something to say to me?" Feng Xue pulled out a chair and sat down.

Ruan Tang sat next to him and whispered: You know, I used all my money to buy equipment and take classes. I can't even afford to hire a barista, so I have to do it myself. So as for the rent...how about I stay here and work as a waiter for you at night to pay for it?

Feng Xue suddenly laughed and asked her, "Is that all? I won't charge you rent."

real?

Ruan Tang's eyes lit up.

Feng Xue nodded and said: Originally, this store was idle during the day, and I also felt it was a waste. If you run it here, you can attract people and increase its popularity. Besides, if you open a coffee shop, it will be very hard for you alone.

Ruan Tang was delighted to have saved so much money. She leaned back in her chair and reminisced, "Xu Wei also told me about hardship, but I've lived through harder times. When I was little, my family was poor, my mom was sick, and I worked five jobs simultaneously while attending technical secondary school. By the way, this is something you only know about. Don't tell anyone else. Don't affect my image."

Feng Xue turned her head to look at her with a little surprise, and saw a faint smile on her bright face. Suddenly, she felt as if this was the first time she met her, or rather, the unknown her.

But in order to express her gratitude, Ruan Tang stayed to help Feng Xue. There were not many customers that night, and the shop closed just after midnight.

Feng Xue asked Ruan Tang if she wanted to go for a ride to relax. Over the years, Ruan Tang had ridden in various luxury cars, but this was her first time riding a motorcycle for running errands or delivering goods.

There were not many people along the road, and Feng Xue rode very fast. Ruan Tang didn't care about anything else and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. The only sounds in her ears were the whistling wind and Feng Xue's heartbeat.

She suddenly remembered that she had checked her horoscope when she went out in the morning, which said that she had a date this week and the other party might do something romantic for her.

Ruan Tang looked at Feng Xue's back, swallowed her saliva, and prayed silently in her heart: No! Please don't point to this.

Feng Xue rode all the way to the foot of a mountain outside the Fifth Ring Road. Seeing Ruan Tang flinching, he told her to stay put. He went to collect some branches and lit a small bonfire. He then pulled out a large box of homemade braised food and several bottles of mineral water from the back of his motorcycle.

Ruan Tang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. Fortunately, gnawing on duck neck in such an environment was definitely not a romantic thing.

When Feng Xue handed her the lunch box, she muttered somewhat dissatisfiedly: Did you come here just to eat this?

He was stunned for a moment, then smiled, his tone slightly apologetic: I saw that the weather was good today, and I thought I could see the stars here because the air was good.

Ruan Tang’s heart was filled with alarm: Why... do you suddenly want to look at the stars?

Feng Xue was confused: My ex-wife used to like to pester me to take her to the suburbs to watch the stars and eat snacks at night. Although it has been a long time, I am a bit used to it. So why don’t we go back now?

Hearing him say this, Ruan Tang waved her hands and praised: Forget it, if I leave now, it would be unfair to you for this box of delicious braised food. You men are really weird. You have to miss something only after you lose it. As the saying goes, you are so cheap.

Feng Xue sighed and said, we encountered a meteor shower here at that time. She said it was the Auriga meteor shower that occurs once every hundred years. It is a meteor shower exclusive to the two of us, so I will always be hers!

Ruan Tang gnawed on the duck neck and sighed in her heart: Believing in metaphysics and being in love are two different things.

Having said that, the alarm bells in Ruan Tang's heart that had died down suddenly sounded the alarm again. She frowned, swallowed the food in her mouth, cleared her throat, and said seriously: By the way, you... please don't fall in love with me, there will be no future for us two.

There is a type of man who relies on pretending to be affectionate to stimulate a woman's maternal instinct and unknowingly open her heart.

She had just said that men who wait until they've lost something before they can't forget it are despicable, so isn't it also true that women want to single-handedly rescue men from their memories and heal their wounds with love? Ultimately, that's human nature.

Feng Xue was stunned for a moment, then assured her very seriously: Don't worry, it will never happen.

Ruan Tang thought: "There's no need to be so straightforward."