"Little Kun, it's so great to have you! He must be furious when he sees my text message!"
"Who told him to look down on you and think you couldn't bring me happiness? Now I am very happy, and I've proven him wrong with the facts."
Zhou Ling nestled in Zhao Kun's arms, looking blissful.
Zhao Kun smiled and gave a perfunctory reply, but his mind was already wandering elsewhere.
"Brother Kun, if we make a hundred yuan a day, we'll have at least three thousand yuan a month. When our son is born, I want to give him the best of everything, is that okay?"
"sure."
"I heard that imported baby bottles are very expensive, they cost more than a hundred yuan."
"It's only a little over a hundred, I'll buy it!"
Zhou Ling was unaware that Zhao Kun hadn't listened to a word she said. Feeling incredibly happy, she touched her belly and fantasized about a wonderful future.
So what if Zhou Chen didn't give her the secret recipe for making stinky tofu? They figured it out themselves, and although the taste was a bit worse, it still sold well.
With this business, things will only get better and better in the future.
"Honey, I have something to do tomorrow, so I'm afraid I can't go with you to set up the stall. Will you be okay going by yourself?"
Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Zhao Kun earnestly fabricated an excuse to meet the woman who had captivated him.
"Brother Kun, your business is important. I can manage the stall by myself, don't worry. But once you're done, be sure to pick me up as soon as possible."
Zhou Ling smiled.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kun feigned concern and said, "If my friend hadn't insisted that I come over, I really wouldn't want to be separated from you. Even an hour apart from my wife makes me feel empty inside."
Faced with Zhao Kun's sweet words, Zhou Ling immediately blushed and felt incredibly happy.
"Little Kun, will you always love me?"
Of course.
"Would you cheat on me with other women?"
Upon hearing this question, Zhao Kun almost thought his little scheme had been exposed. Fortunately, after observing for a while, he realized that he was being overly cautious and overthinking things; Zhou Ling was just asking casually.
"In my life, you will be the only woman I love. If I can't do that, may I die a horrible death."
"Brother Kun, I don't need you to swear an oath. I believe in you because you are the man I have faith in."
Zhou Ling covered Zhao Kun's mouth, her eyes filled with affection.
Seeing this, Zhao Kun felt a surge of excitement.
"Oh no, the doctor said I can't do that kind of thing when I'm newly pregnant..."
Zhou Ling blushed and quickly pushed away Zhao Kun's hot hand.
Zhao Kun reluctantly withdrew his hand, forced to suppress his emotions, and smiled, "I understand. For our son's sake, I can hold back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was even more moved and said emotionally, "Brother Kun, you are the best man in the world."
...
Learning is tedious and boring.
Especially in the height of summer, when the weather is incredibly hot and humid, and there are no fans in the classrooms, everyone is drenched in sweat every day.
Zhou Chen has been back at school for over a month. Not only has his academic performance improved rapidly, but he also has two stable businesses that bring in several hundred yuan every day, and sometimes as much as a thousand yuan.
Zhou Chen no longer had any worries about money.
This gave him more energy and time to focus on his studies.
"Brother Chen, can you help me start a business? I want to sell stinky tofu too."
"Please accept me as your little brother."
"Don't look down on me. I'm not good at studying, but I'm loyal. Once I'm your little brother, Brother Chen, I'll be your little brother forever."
After class, Zhou Chen didn't go out to relax; instead, he continued flipping through his books. His male classmate at the same desk started chattering incessantly, asking to join him.
The reason is that two days ago, when Zhou Chen went to the night market to help Xu Dalong sell stinky tofu, he was spotted by this classmate. After that, he kept pestering him, wanting to do business with him.
My deskmate, named Li Kaile, had terrible grades and was the type who just coasted through his days.
Initially, Zhou Chen barely interacted with him.
Zhou Chen is mentally older and feels there's nothing to talk about with this classmate who is several years younger, so he focuses all his attention on his studies.
Ever since Li Kaile learned that he was running his own business while attending school, he immediately started trying to curry favor with him, eager to become his older brother.
Zhou Chen's refusal was straightforward; he neither wanted to take on any followers nor had any interest in doing so.
However, Li Kaile did not give up. Every time the bell rang, he would repeat it over and over again.
Zhou Chen was so tired of hearing it that he almost got calluses.
"If you want to start a stinky tofu business, that's not out of the question!"
Zhou Chen was truly exhausted by this kid's mouth; it was absolutely on par with Tang Sanzang's, able to repeat the same sentence a hundred times.
To get some peace and quiet, he decided to give Li Kaile a chance.
"Brother Chen, are you really willing to take me in?"
Upon hearing this, Li Kaile was overjoyed. He greatly admired Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen had dropped out of school for three years, returned to campus, and within a month, he had broken into the top fifty on the list. This was something that not everyone could do.
Moreover, he learned that Zhou Chen had dropped out of school so that the opportunity to go to school could be given to his three younger siblings.
This sense of responsibility and commitment is what Li Kaile admires most.
As someone from a single-parent family, he knew how difficult it was to raise three siblings without parents, and Zhou Chen did it.
"I'm not asking you to be my underling, but I hope you think it through. Running a stinky tofu business might interfere with your schooling."
Zhou Chen said in a deep voice.
Li Kaile shrugged indifferently, "Brother Chen, we've been deskmates for a month now. Do you think I'm cut out for studying? I get sleepy as soon as class starts. Instead of wasting time at school, I might as well follow your example, Brother Chen, and start a business to earn money to support my family."
“I’m not good at school, but I know that you don’t necessarily have to go to university to get ahead. If you can master a skill, you can still do well.”
Seeing that Li Kaile had a clear understanding of himself, Zhou Chen couldn't help but look at him with new respect. In fact, there are many students like Li Kaile who just drift through life in every high school, but there are definitely not many people who can clearly recognize themselves and have their own ideas.
Li Kaile belongs to a very small minority.
"I can let you run a stinky tofu business, but you need to agree to a few conditions..."
then,
Zhou Chen briefly explained what it's like to work in this industry.
You can't set up a stall at the night market and compete with his stall for business; you can go to other places. Also, you need to get your sauce from him, etc.
Upon hearing this, Li Kaile quickly nodded in agreement.
This was no big deal for him; it was completely within his acceptable range.
After reaching an agreement,
Zhou Chen finally got some peace and quiet.
Li Kaile joined the stinky tofu business, which is similar to franchising, except that Zhou Chen did not charge a franchise fee, but the profits would be split 30/70.
After all, he invests the bulk of the money, while Li Kaile only needs to provide the personnel.
...
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