"The books you're reading are too complicated. Let me show you a few. Your foundation is very good. You speak very clearly and fluently. You really only studied for a little over half a year?"
"Yes, my grandfather and senior brother are very strict with me. They always make sure I have to study hard, so I dare not slack off."
Xu Zhe smiled and said, "During the Spring Festival, a few of my students came to wish me a happy new year. Wanwan chatted with them for an afternoon. She said she didn't understand many of the professional terms, so she worked even harder afterward. She's a good girl and eager to learn. She's even learning French from her senior."
Bai Chengye glared at him, "What are you showing off for? My grandson is also very capable."
"What are you saying about me? Did you and Grandpa Xu start arguing again?"
When Bai Chengye saw him coming, he immediately waved, "Bai Bin, come here. Your Grandpa Xu is showing off his granddaughter. Come on over."
Bai Bin was both amused and exasperated. "You and Grandpa Bai always bicker whenever you meet, and I'm always the one who suffers. You two didn't conspire to torment me, did you?"
Bai Chengye slapped him on the shoulder, "Who conspired with him?"
Bai Bin rubbed his arm, looking helpless.
“Go to the study and find a few books,” Bai Chengye told him the titles.
Bai Bin nodded to everyone as a greeting, then got up and went to his study.
"Then I'm entrusting my granddaughter to you. You'd better teach her well. Let me tell you, my granddaughter is my precious treasure. If you dare to hit her or scold her, you'll see what happens to you!!"
Bai Chengye glared at him, bristling, "What do you take me for, someone who beats and scolds people at the drop of a hat?"
“You just slapped your grandson. If you dare to hit my granddaughter, I’ll fight you to the death.”
Bai Chengye was so angry that he was panting. Seeing this, Lin Wanwan immediately said, "Grandpa Bai doesn't seem to know how to hit people. It's my maternal grandfather who keeps hitting me on the head. He's knocked me silly."
Bai Chengye seemed to have found someone to back him up immediately, "Look, your granddaughter has complained to me, saying that I hit someone."
Lin Wanwan quickly gave Xu Zhe a flattering smile. Xu Zhe took a sip of tea and didn't retort, but inwardly he just thought she was being accommodating to the old man.
The group stayed at the Bai family's house until dinner before leaving, while Lin Wanwan and Lu Feng went straight back to the Xu family's house.
“Jinyan, don’t go back. Your master’s wife must have made a midnight snack. Come home with us. We don’t have to work on May Day, so just treat it as a holiday.”
"No, I won't bother you. I'll take you back and then go straight home."
"What's the big deal? You're not going to sing at home in the middle of the night, so what's there to bother you about?"
After thinking about it, Cheng Jinyan finally nodded in agreement.
Qian Qian indeed made a late-night snack for everyone, saying, "Your grandfather always talks with Old Bai until midnight before coming back."
Xu Zhe immediately said, "It's not me today, it's your granddaughter who's been chatting with someone until now."
Lin Wanwan took his hand. "Grandpa, are you jealous?"
"Who's jealous? You're my granddaughter, do you think you can run away?"
"That's right! I won't run away, my grandparents are so kind."
After having a late-night snack, Lin Wanwan collapsed onto the bed as soon as she entered the room.
Lu Feng helped her take off her shoes, and Lin Wanwan lay on the bed pretending to be dead, saying, "I'm so tired, I can't move at all."
"Shall I carry you to the bathroom?"
Lin Wanwan sat up. "No, it would be too embarrassing if my grandparents saw us."
"Then I'll go get some hot water. You can wash up quickly in the room and take a bath when you get back tomorrow."
Lin Wanwan didn't get up until 10 a.m. the next day.
When I went downstairs, I saw Cheng Jinyan and Xu Zhe playing chess, with Lu Feng watching from the side.
When Lu Feng saw her coming downstairs, he immediately stood up and went to take her hand.
Are you hungry?
Lin Wanwan took his arm. "I'm hungry. Where are Grandma and Brother?"
"He went grocery shopping with his grandmother; he should be back soon."
The aunt saw her come downstairs and came over to ask her what she wanted to eat.
"Auntie, what do you have at home? I'll just grab something to eat and wait for lunch later."
"I made red bean and tangerine peel soup, would you like some?"
"Okay, two eggs at home."
Xu Zhe turned to her and asked, "Were you tired yesterday?"
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired," Lin Wanwan said, looking drowsy after waking up.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Cheng Jinyan asked, looking up at her.
"No, I'm just a little tired. I'll feel better after a nap."
"I've lost, I've lost. It's been so many years, and I still can't beat my teacher," Cheng Jinyan said, putting down the chess piece in his hand.
Xu Zhe pointed at him and laughed, "It's your own fault for being distracted. Don't flatter me."
Cheng Jinyan just smiled, took a sip of tea, and asked Lin Wanwan, "I heard from Lu Feng that you're planning to start a business?"
Xu Zhe also turned his head to look at her, and Lin Wanwan paused in her stretching.
"Yes, we're going to give it a try. Now that the policy has been relaxed, we have to seize the opportunity. Yan Yan's husband wants to stay in Beijing, and he also wants to give it a try. He's been traveling around these past few days."
"What are you planning to do?" Cheng Jinyan asked, looking at her.
Lin Wanwan didn't intend to hide anything. She took a sip of the warm water Lu Feng brought her and said, "I've made a simple plan to start with clothing. That's relatively simple. Aren't there so many state-owned factories that are about to go bankrupt looking for someone to take them over?"
"You're planning to take over those factories?" Cheng Jinyan asked in surprise. "They're all a mess. Have you thought it through?"
Lin Wanwan told the truth, "No, at the moment I just plan to start small and accumulate some basics, starting with setting up a street stall."
"No money?" Cheng Jinyan asked, raising an eyebrow.
“It’s not that I don’t have money, it’s that Brother Ren doesn’t have money. Besides, neither of us has any experience, so we can only start small. You can’t get fat in one bite. It’s best to start from scratch. Even if we lose money, we won’t lose much.”
Cheng Jinyan nodded, "Clothing needs design. Would you like me to introduce you to a designer?"
Lin Wanwan raised an eyebrow, "Senior brother knows someone who does fashion design?"
"I know a few designers from state-owned factories."
Lin Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "I don't need to for now. I can handle it myself for now."
"You know fashion design?" Cheng Jinyan looked at her with some disbelief.
"I'm not a professional, but I can draw and draw beautiful clothes. However, pattern making definitely requires an experienced master craftsman. I've got my eye on a small factory that's about to go bankrupt. I asked Brother Ren to do some research. If the production line and workers are available, I'm going to talk to them about cooperation."
Even Lu Feng was unaware that she had planned so much, and turned to ask her, "When did you make this plan? I didn't even know."
"I usually make plans when I have free time at school. I briefly talked to Brother Ren on the phone before, and we are going to implement the plan when he comes over this time."
Seeing how detailed her plan was, Cheng Jinyan felt relieved. "Just tell me if you have something to say."
"Okay, I'm not stupid to leave such good connections unused, but we don't need a heavyweight like you right now."
"Alright, then I'll wait for your orders."
Xu Zhe sighed helplessly, "You're like a child obsessed with money, now you want to do business again."
"Grandpa, if I earn more money, I can retire whenever I want."
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