The day after Zhang Dafu arrived in Fengcheng, he relayed the information to Zhou Chen.
He had his eye on two shops, and they met Zhou Chen's requirements in terms of size, location, and rent.
It was Sun Wanying who helped find the place, and after Zhang Dafu confirmed it, Zhou Chen had no more concerns and immediately decided to rent it.
With just a simple renovation, a sign, and a business license, you can officially open for business.
During the school's lunch break, Zhou Chen transferred money to Zhang Dafu as a deposit, with the balance to be paid after he went to Fengcheng on the weekend and signed the lease agreement.
The next day, Zhang Dafu rushed back from Fengcheng.
Zhang Dafu only spent a little over two hundred yuan on this three-day trip, even including transportation costs. It should be noted that the round-trip transportation from Fanjia County to Fengcheng is several hundred kilometers long, and the round-trip transportation cost is two hundred yuan. In other words, Zhang Dafu spent less than one hundred yuan, which also included food and lodging for three days.
How did you do that?
Wouldn't someone sleep under a bridge?
"Brother Zhou, it's not as bad as you think. It's mainly because Miss Sun provided me with a place to stay and treated me to a meal. I can just buy some steamed buns and mantou to tide me over."
After noticing Zhou Chen's surprised gaze, Zhang Dafu smiled and explained that Zhou Chen was generous and had given him two thousand yuan directly, so he wouldn't spend it all recklessly.
Zhang Dafu was quite touched when Zhou Chen took the initiative to help him with the stinky tofu business. He knew that Zhou Chen did this because he valued the friendship they had built up together while running the stall. Zhou Chen could have continued doing business on his own without having to involve them, and he even provided two options for everyone to choose from.
With Zhou Chen helping them so much, how could Zhang Dafu be so careless as to squander money? So, he saved as much as he could along the way, and even if he had enough money, he wouldn't spend a single penny more.
He had to live up to Zhou Chen's trust and help.
"Brother Zhang, don't be so frugal next time. It's okay to eat and drink normally."
Zhou Chen knew that Zhang Dafu was trying to save him money. He didn't say anything, but he was quite touched. A person who knows how to consider others is worthy of help and trust.
Unlike those three ungrateful wretches, who only care about themselves and want to leech off him, and who immediately incur his hatred if he refuses.
They're completely worthless wolf cubs.
Fortunately, he has now completely cut ties with those wolves. In the past few days, neither the love-struck Zhou Ling nor the reckless Zhou Chuan have appeared in front of him, disgusting him.
The world is very peaceful.
However, little did Zhou Chen know that his peace and quiet would soon be disrupted, as one of the three ingrates came to cause trouble again.
That evening, around 8 p.m., he received a call from the police officer who told him that Xu Dalong had gotten into a conflict with someone, and he immediately set off for the scene.
Upon arriving at the police station, Zhou Chen saw Xu Dalong, whose body was covered in footprints.
There was also an extremely familiar face: Zhou Chuan.
Without asking, he roughly guessed that Zhou Chuan must have come to cause trouble and had another clash with Xu Dalong.
Fortunately, unlike last time, Xu Dalong fought back this time and didn't become a punching bag. Remembering his instructions, Zhou Chuan's face was covered in red and purple marks, seemingly not gaining any advantage.
Zhou Chen ignored Zhou Chuan and went to Xu Dalong's side. After checking that Xu Dalong was alright, he asked the police officer about the situation.
Just as he had guessed, Xu Dalong was ambushed from behind by Zhou Chuan on his way home after finishing his stall, and the two started fighting.
"Given that Zhou Chuan took the initiative to cause trouble and started the fight, you can choose to pursue the matter and we will detain him in the station for a week, or you can choose to drop the matter and sign the document to leave with the two of them."
"As far as I know, Zhou Chuan is your younger brother, and Xu Dalong is your good friend. You're all family. There's no need to make things so tense. Let's have a good talk. There's no conflict that can't be resolved."
The police officer intervened and tried to mediate.
"I choose to pursue accountability."
Zhou Chen's calm reply surprised the police officer.
“Zhou Chuan was adopted by my parents and is not related to me by blood. He took the initiative to beat my business partner as revenge and should be punished by law.”
To avoid misunderstanding from the police, Zhou Chen did not hide Zhou Chuan's background and explained the reasons behind it.
Hearing this, the police officer was surprised, but quickly showed understanding on his face, while also feeling some sympathy for Zhou Chen.
It turns out that the adopted son coveted the business of his adoptive parents' biological son and, out of jealousy, resorted to such underhanded tactics. Such behavior is truly shameless.
"Since you have decided to pursue this matter, I will conduct a week-long in-depth self-examination of Zhou Chuan in accordance with laws and regulations."
The police officer stood up.
Zhou Chen said "I'm sorry to have troubled you" and left the office.
Upon reaching the corridor, Zhou Chen patted Xu Dalong on the shoulder and said, "Dalong, let's go."
Xu Dalong nodded. As he stood up, he glanced at Zhou Chuan, who was sitting four chairs away, wondering what Zhou Chuan would do.
"Ignore him. Adults have to bear the consequences of their mistakes." Zhou Chen glanced at Zhou Chuan. This brat had always been lawless and unruly; it was time to teach him a lesson.
Seeing Xu Dalong being taken away by Zhou Chen, while he himself was still locked in a chair, Zhou Chuan was extremely unhappy. Why should he be locked up even though Xu Dalong was gone?
"Untie me, I want to go home."
Zhou Chuan shouted.
"You started the fight and now you want to go home and pretend nothing happened? There's no such thing as a free lunch. You'll be spending the next seven days here."
The police officer who had spoken with Zhou Chen earlier approached Zhou Chuan with a blank expression.
Zhou Chuan was stunned when he heard that he had to stay at the police station.
He pointed in the direction Zhou Chen had already left, "They're all gone. Isn't this all over? Why should I stay here?"
"If someone holds you accountable, you will naturally have to accept the punishment of the law."
The police officer's words made Zhou Chuan panic. Was he going to go to jail just because he hit someone? But Xu Dalong had also hit him.
He doesn't want to stay here; he doesn't want to go to jail.
Zhou Chuan was frightened. He quickly explained that he was Zhou Chen's younger brother and family, and that Zhou Chen would not hold him responsible.
At this moment, Zhou Chuan started bringing up Zhou Chen's younger brother's identity. A look of disgust flashed in the policeman's eyes. He hated this kind of ungrateful ingrate the most. He was clearly an adopted son, but he not only didn't appreciate the kindness of his adoptive parents, but he was also jealous and even went so far as to harm the friends of his adoptive parents' son.
Such a scumbag doesn't deserve any sympathy.
"Anyone who dares to lay a hand on another should bear the corresponding consequences."
"If only I had known then what I know now."
After speaking, the police officer unlocked Zhou Chuan's handcuffs and led him to the detention room.
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