094: I’m so poor that I can’t even have a girlfriend!
Xu Yao's expression of "Are you insulting my IQ?" made Gu Jun laugh.
"You don't believe it?"
"Well, I'm a little skeptical. Actually, I wouldn't be angry no matter how many girlfriends you've had. You're almost thirty and still so handsome. It would be strange if you haven't had a girlfriend."
When Xu Yao suddenly heard Gu Jun say that he had no ex, she felt an indescribable joy in her heart.
But Xu Yao still wanted to hear the truth more than a white lie. She really wanted to understand Gu Jun. A person's past shaped their present, and having a romantic experience was not shameful. There was nothing wrong with admitting it.
Xu Yao advised Gu Jun to relax and promised that she would never be angry, "I really just want to get to know you better!"
Want to know him?
Gu Jun thought, then let me understand.
Gu Jun has always been reluctant to talk about his past, especially the poverty before he started his business. But in front of Xu Yao, Gu Jun can speak, because he knows Xu Yao will not laugh at his poverty.
"Does being handsome mean you have to have a girlfriend? I'd be lying if I said this face didn't attract romantic interest. I received a lot of love letters from girls in junior high, but I was so poor I couldn't even support myself, so how could I have the heart to have a girlfriend? I'm not blind, I can see how my classmates date. Girls bring breakfast to boys, and boys buy snacks for girls. If I fell in love early like them, I wouldn't even buy my girlfriend a cup of milk tea, right?"
However, Gu Jun couldn't even afford a cup of milk tea.
How many beverage bottles does Grandpa Gu Haishan have to pick up for a cup of milk tea?
When Gu Jun was in school, he never spent a penny he shouldn't have spent. This included, but wasn't limited to, a pen that hadn't been sharpened to its shortest point, a small eraser that could still be held, and manuscript paper that had been written on the front but not yet on the back. These were things Gu Jun would never throw away.
At that time, Gu Jun was really only thinking about studying. He had nothing. His grades were his greatest pride and also his armor against all malice.
Get a girlfriend?
He has neither the financial resources nor the time for premature love!
"My financial situation was much better when I went to college. I was admitted to Dongcheng University with a school award, and I also received scholarships during my college years. I didn't have a girlfriend during this period not because I didn't have money, but because I didn't have time. I had been working part-time on campus since my junior year, and dating was a waste of time. After joining Huahu, some people of the opposite sex expressed interest in me, but I really didn't like their personalities."
Speaking of this, Gu Jun thought of Jiang Mingjia.
Jiang Mingjia is the one who has pursued Gu Jun for the longest time. When Gu Jun thinks of Jiang Mingjia, he really has no good feelings towards her at all!
In addition to Jiang Mingjia, Gu Jun was also pursued by a female secretary.
Perhaps thinking she's close to home, she meticulously cared for Gu Jun, from personal life to work. Gu Jun saw through her intentions and fired her the next day. How can someone who can't separate public and private life be a secretary? Companies pay people to work, not to have a romantic relationship at their expense!
Gu Jun did not tell Xu Yao these details, but he indeed had never had a girlfriend, so Gu Jun did not lie about this.
Xu Yao was shocked and embarrassed. She felt she shouldn't have dug too deep. Gu Jun didn't want to talk about his poverty as a child. He'd said he couldn't even afford a cup of milk tea back in school. Xu Yao blushed at her own extravagance. High school was the height of the Xu family's wealth, and Xu Qinghua doted on her. Back then, Xu Yao didn't even consider money.
"If we were friends in school, I would definitely buy you milk tea."
Gu Jun smiled, "You can make up for it now."
Xu Yao really took out her phone to order takeout, but Gu Jun held her back, "I'm kidding. It's so late and you're still drinking milk tea. I rarely even drink coffee these days."
What Gu Jun didn't mention was that even if he and Xu Yao had been friends in high school, he wouldn't have accepted her milk tea offer. No, there was no way they could have been friends back then. The poorer people are, the more they value self-esteem, because the poor have nothing but self-esteem. He wasn't qualified to be Xu Yao's friend.
Xu Yao didn't know if Gu Jun drank coffee at work, but at least he didn't drink much at home. Xu Yao was very happy about this: "Tell me when you've finished your flower tea, and I'll make you some more!"
Gu Jun didn’t know what Xu Yao was happy about, but since Xu Yao was happy, he was happy too for no reason.
In this family, not only Gu Jun has changed his living habits, but Xu Yao's living habits have also changed. She used to maintain her figure by eating less, but now she allows herself to eat more and burn off the excess calories on the treadmill.
Every time Xu Yao got off the treadmill panting, Gu Jun praised her for her perseverance.
The more Gu Jun praised her, the more embarrassed Xu Yao felt about being lazy and not exercising.
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Chen Yan could not understand the happiness of Xu Yao and Gu Jun.
No matter what Shen Shuping and Wen Zhicheng tried, Jiang Zhiyan refused to give in. Shen Shuping and Wen Zhicheng had a grudge against each other, and both felt that the problem this time was the other's fault.
Jiang Zhiyan was acting out a rich family love drama for a few days, and Wen Zhicheng was out there running around for a few days when he finally got the exact news: Jiang Zhiyan bought the land to build a Huahu building.
Huahu was originally founded in Dongcheng. Now Jiang Zhiyan intends to move Huahu’s headquarters to Nancheng. How could the local government refuse?
"Tax revenue and employment alone are an irresistible temptation for South City, so we can't compete with Huahu."
In Wen Zhicheng's study, Shen Shuping, Shen Yan and Wen Zhicheng sat face to face. For a while, none of the three spoke. The study was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
None of the three had expected things to turn out this way.
Wen Zhicheng complained that Shen Shuping didn't know how to handle family relationships. If Shen Zhongjun helped them, how could such a change happen?
Shen Shuping felt that Wen Zhicheng was obsessed with lust and should not marry Lin Meixian. Lin Meixian was with Shen Zhongjun's wife every day, and she might have heard some rumors and deliberately leaked the news to let Hua Hu take advantage of it.
A rift in trust was difficult to mend, but for some reason these two had to partner up. When Wen Zhicheng asked Shen Shuping what to do next, Shen Yan suddenly said, "Do we really have to engage in real estate development?"
Wen Zhicheng and Shen Shuping turned to look at Chen Yan. Wen Zhicheng asked first, "If not real estate, what else can you do?"
Chen Yan carefully considered his words. "If real estate was still as prosperous as it used to be, why did you and my dad lose to Jiang Zhiyan in the bidding? Judging from the market reaction, real estate is still very prosperous, but sometimes this reaction lags... I can't say more specifically. I only know that my eldest uncle and second uncle wanted to invest in a short video platform three years ago. And Xu Qinghua wanted to ask my second uncle to mortgage his land, but didn't he also seize it?"
Shen Boxiong and Shen Zhongjun are both top-notch figures in Nancheng. They stopped working in real estate and instead plunged into the short video track. Shen Yan firmly believes that this is the real way to make money.
Chen Yan is his future son-in-law, so Wen Zhicheng still has to give him some face. "So you mean we should invest the money in another direction? Huahu is not short of funds now."
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