Zhou Na was puzzled by Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan's refusal to back down. After much thought, she decided to make a phone call to ask them.
These two are like two ticking time bombs; she can't be completely at ease until they leave Yanjing.
A few minutes later,
Zhou Na hung up the phone, her brows furrowing even more deeply.
From the phone call just now, she didn't hear Zhou Ling worrying about money at all; on the contrary, she felt that Zhou Ling was in a very good mood.
This is strange. Zhou Ling doesn't work, but she still has to support Zhao Xiaoya. Where does her income come from?
Did Zhou Ling go to work?
What about Zhao Xiaoya? She can't possibly bring her child to work, can she?
Or did Zhou Chuan work for someone else and earn money?
But Zhou Chuan was squeezed out of his stall before and couldn't make money, so he shouldn't be able to set up a stall anymore.
Zhou Na had many questions in her mind, but she didn't press them too much on the phone. She said a few words and then hung up.
After pondering for a while, Zhou Na decided to go to Zhou Ling's house tomorrow to take a look, and everything would become clear at a glance.
On the other end,
A smug look appeared on Zhou Ling's face.
Zhou Chuan sat opposite her.
"My second sister thought we would ask her for money, bow down to her, and leave Yanjing, but little did she know that my brother and I can now support ourselves."
"Fourth brother, this time, we must not let our second sister look down on us. We must prove ourselves. Although we have not been to university, we will not be a burden and will not rely on her all the time."
Zhou Ling said slowly.
Zhou Chuan nodded in agreement. Since he started selling stinky tofu and fried skewers, although he didn't earn much, it was enough to feed him and Zhou Ling.
He has also developed some new ways to eat fried skewers, frying all sorts of things, and now he has a group of regular customers who come to his stall every day to eat.
It's a pity that Zhou Chen is rarely seen, and it's a bit difficult to annoy or upset him.
However, he still found a way to vent his frustrations, which was to spread negative things about Zhou Chen's business online, such as saying that the Secret Snow Ice Cream was not good or hygienic. He and others who expressed similar views formed groups and spread rumors on forums and online communities.
Having learned his lesson the hard way, Zhou Chuan was extremely careful in this matter. He didn't leave any information when he registered the account, and he used an internet cafe's network so that no one could find him.
"By the way, Third Sister, aren't we going to tell Second Sister about our meeting with Mom and Dad?"
Zhou Chuan hesitated for a moment before asking.
He always felt guilty about hiding this from Zhou Na.
"It's not that we don't want our second sister to know about this, it's that Mom and Dad don't want to talk about it. We'll talk about it when Mom and Dad want our second sister to know."
Zhou Ling considered that Zhou Na was giving money to Zhou Dana and Wang Xiu every month. If she mentioned this, Zhou Na might think that Zhou Dana was giving her money to help alleviate her financial pressure. Although this was indeed the case, Zhou Na might not give out any more money, which would reduce Zhou Ling's income.
Of course, she wouldn't say these things to Zhou Chuan, but instead shifted all the blame onto Zhou Dana.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan stopped trying to persuade him and felt less guilty.
Immediately afterward, when the topic of Zhou Na's possible arrival the next day came up, Zhou Chuan was instructed not to reveal anything about him and his sister, or their connection with Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua, to avoid letting anything slip.
The next day, just as Zhou Ling had guessed, Zhou Na arrived.
When Zhou Chuan saw Zhou Na appear, he couldn't help but secretly give Zhou Ling a thumbs up, admiring her brilliant strategy.
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan didn't hide anything from Zhou Na about Zhou Chuan selling snacks at a stall. This surprised Zhou Na, and although she was somewhat disappointed after learning the truth, she didn't know what to say since Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan would stay in Yanjing.
All I could do was reiterate: don't provoke Zhou Chen again.
Hearing this once or twice, Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan would be patient, but after hearing Zhou Na say it repeatedly, they both felt a bit tired of it.
Why are you so afraid of Zhou Chen?
So what if I suffered a few losses at Zhou Chen's hands before? It's not like I'm afraid of him for the rest of my life.
The siblings exchanged a glance and said nothing in front of Zhou Na, but after Zhou Na left, they both showed a look of disappointment.
"Is Second Sister scared out of her wits by Zhou Chen? She always says that every time we meet."
Zhou Chuan complained.
"I think the truth is that my second sister is afraid that if we provoke Zhou Chen, we'll drag her down with us."
Zhou Ling has matured somewhat and guessed that Zhou Na's fear wasn't of Zhou Chen, but rather of being caught in the crossfire.
“We did implicate our second sister before, but we can’t entirely blame her. After all, she’s in school and needs to be mindful of how others perceive her. As long as we don’t provoke Zhou Chen on the surface, we won’t give him any leverage. But behind our backs, who knows it’s us? Right?”
As Zhou Ling finished speaking, she narrowed her eyes.
Zhou Chuan also sneered. He and his sister enjoyed smearing Zhou Chen behind his back. Their goal was to cause Zhou Chen as much trouble as possible, even if they couldn't actually harm him, so that Zhou Chen's life would never be smooth sailing.
Zhou Chen learned about the negative rumors about Secret Snow Ice City from Xu Dalong immediately, but he wasn't too worried about it.
As the saying goes, "People fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat." Since it's a profitable business, there will inevitably be people who are envious, and they will try to sabotage it by resorting to underhanded tactics.
Rumors are something that are ultimately hard to avoid.
He only needs to ensure the quality of the products and pay more attention to the service, and all the rumors will naturally fall apart.
To build a better reputation, Zhou Chen asked Xu Dalong to expand the store so that customers could have a place to sit and drink milk tea, along with some fashion magazines, which would be especially suitable for young people. This would cultivate customers' sense of identity with Secret Snow Ice Cream, so that whenever they think of drinking milk tea, they will think of Secret Snow Ice Cream.
Secondly, add some birthday activities, such as giving away a free cup of milk tea on your birthday.
The introduction of couple's套餐 (set meals) to appeal to young consumers are also Zhou Chen's countermeasures against the rumors.
That day, Zhou Chuan closed his stall early, planning to go to an internet cafe to play the most popular game at the time, "Dungeon Fighter Online".
Going to an internet cafe every night and playing games for two hours is Zhou Chuan's regular form of entertainment.
However, this time, while passing a telephone pole I pass every day,
He was drawn to an advertisement posted there.
More accurately, the photo in the advertisement showed a pretty young woman. After looking at it closely, Zhou Chuan felt that the woman in the photo was too pitiful. Although she was married to a wealthy businessman, her husband was unable to have children. She wanted to be a mother, so she asked for help, offering a reward of 300,000 yuan to a healthy man to help her realize her dream of becoming a mother.
Three hundred thousand!
Helping a woman become a mother—isn't that a role model tailor-made for Zhou Chuan?
He can absolutely help women achieve their dreams.
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