Chapter 64 After Zhou Bing drank the hangover soup, ...
After drinking the hangover soup, Zhou Bing slept very soundly. Jiang Can removed her makeup, washed her face, and then dragged her to the bedroom. After turning on the air conditioner and adjusting the temperature, he covered her with a blanket.
I went to the bathroom to shower, washed my hair, removed my makeup, and smelled of alcohol. After showering, I took a nightgown from the guest room and threw both of our clothes into the washing machine.
She turned on the TV, but before she could even select a channel, the TV flickered and then went black. The light bulbs started flickering, and the washing machine and air conditioner stopped working.
Jiang Can belatedly realized that the voltage was insufficient.
Let's start with the washing machine.
Jiang Can took out his mobile phone from his bag and saw several missed calls, all from Shen Lang. He quickly called back one of them.
It was answered almost instantly.
Jiang Can said, "Sister Bing had been drinking, and I was taking care of her just now, so I didn't hear anything. Are you done with your training?"
The closed training continues, and phone calls are no longer allowed.
The Public Security University is great in every way, except that it loves intensive training sessions too much.
The two chatted for a while, but then it got a bit noisy on Shen Lang's end because his roommate was calling him for dinner, so they hung up.
The next day, Zhou Bing, still hungover, took a while to recall what had happened the day before. Hangovers are really awful!
The company simply doesn't have good scripts or resources!
There is still a lot of work to be done.
Jiang Can had already cooked breakfast, which was very light. She reached out and hugged Jiang Can: "Can Can, you took care of me, removed my makeup, made me hangover soup, and even made me breakfast... I love you so much."
Jiang Can: "I love you, I love you too!"
Zhou Bing took Jiang Can to the audition. She tried two different makeup looks. Director Peng arrived and cast Jiang Can as the second female lead, a simple and cute young lady who eventually turned evil and killed many righteous characters.
Zhou Bing isn't picky; she's fine with either the female lead or the second female lead. Just imagining Jiang Can wearing the most beautiful dress, staring at pure and pretty faces, killing one kind and righteous person after another is quite exciting.
The casting for this drama has just begun, and filming is still a long way off.
The driver took Jiang Can back to school, and the package Xu Rao sent her also arrived—a huge box full of things. Just then, she ran into Shen Yunxi, who was also returning to school. Shen Yunxi, carrying her backpack, ran over excitedly and asked, "Is this the snacks that were sent?"
Jiang Can nodded, and Shen Yunxi lent a hand; together, the two carried the box to the dormitory.
Wenlan and Xia Kexin were both studying in the dormitory, which was very quiet.
Jiang Can opened the box; it contained a variety of snacks and several bags of hot pot base.
Jiang Can whispered, "Take whatever you want to eat."
We had hot pot together that night. This time, we used two bags of Flaming Mountain hot pot base as the broth and asked the restaurant owner to add bone broth. We also brought a jar each of beef sauce, chili sauce, and sesame sauce to use as dipping sauce.
It's especially delicious when topped with vinegar, minced garlic, chopped scallions, and chopped cilantro.
The flavor of their hot pot broth is so strong! Many tables around us asked the owner why the broth was different, and Jiang Can's broth was clearly better!
The waiter explained, "They brought their own hot pot broth." I regretted letting Jiang Can and his group use their own broth.
The owner even came over to ask Jiang Can where he bought the hot pot base for this table. Jiang Can handed the owner a bag of hot pot base: "I bought it in Liaoxian County. There's one bag left."
The owner took the hot pot base and also gave Jiang Can's table two plates of lamb rolls.
Other tables also wanted hot pot base, but Jiang Can was out of it. However, they had plenty of beef sauce, which they could share.
Lu Man's lips were red from the spiciness. "No wonder Jiawen said Flaming Mountain Hot Pot was delicious. It's so spicy and satisfying, the best hot pot I've ever had. I wish we had a Flaming Mountain Hot Pot restaurant around here."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Jiang Can: "The best things to eat at Flaming Mountain are the secret-recipe beef and various handmade meatballs. It's too cold to send the handmade meatballs now, but I'll let you try them when it gets colder."
We had such a satisfying hot pot meal that everyone ate until they were stuffed. Then we went for a walk on the playground and disappeared into the distance.
Jiang Can was thinking about opening a hot pot restaurant.
Opening a shop in the Flaming Mountain area inside Huada University would be quite difficult, as there's no storefront available. The surrounding commercial area is quite developed, with several universities nearby, and most of the students are quite wealthy! However, Jiang Can hasn't explored the area yet; she'll look for suitable shops in the next few days.
I wonder if the hot pot restaurant I'm having dinner at tonight will wholesale hot pot base.
The packaging bag has the phone number of Cancan Food Factory printed on it.
We still need to find a way to open up the Beijing market and start advertising.
A few people strolled around the playground for over an hour. The Pengdu Street Dance Club had a dance battle on the playground, which was particularly cool, and soon a group of students surrounded them.
I had a delicious meal and watched a dance performance. I'm so happy!
The boy who won the dance battle was holding a bouquet of roses. He took one out and put it between his lips, and while dancing, he gave roses to the students watching. Jiang Can and the others were standing in front. Everyone except Jiang Can received a flower. After he finished giving them out, the boy smiled and handed the rose he was holding in his mouth to Jiang Can: "Let's get to know each other. My name is Sheng Fei."
Xia Kexin screamed inwardly, "Damn it!"
Jiang Can accepted the roses with a look of disdain: "Thank you."
After they left, Xia Kexin said, "Can Can, he's the president of the street dance club and also the little prince of the law school. He's handsome and his family is rich, but don't be fooled. He's a womanizer and has already had three girlfriends."
Xi Jiawen: "How did you know???"
Xia Kexin: "I've heard other people say this these past two days."
Shen Yunxi glanced at Jiang Can; she seemed to have a boyfriend, but she didn't say anything.
Jiang Can smiled and said, "I've been married before."
Everyone: ? ? ?
Shen Yunxi: "When did I take you to school last time?"
She saw his back, but based on her experience, he was definitely a handsome guy.
Lu Man had already imagined a series of tragic events from the past. Holding Jiang Can's hand, she said, "Can Can, did he use tricks to make you marry him because he thinks you're beautiful and smart? Don't be afraid. You're in college now. You can sue him and get a divorce! I can help you find a good lawyer in Beijing to represent you in court."
Jiang Can smiled and said, "Thank you, Manman. We have a very good relationship. He studies at the Public Security University and is very handsome."
Shen Yunxi: "Eight-pack abs!!!"
Jiang Can looked at Shen Yunxi without saying anything.
Shen Yunxi: "No wonder you know eight-pack abs are so nice to touch, ahhh, I want a handsome guy with eight-pack abs too." She secretly slipped a letter to the instructor and left her mailbox, but the instructor didn't reply to her at all.
Everyone found it unbelievable, but no one pressed for details. Lu Man, however, was curious and asked a couple more questions, "How old were you when you got married?"
Jiang Can: "Last year."
Once they arrived at the dormitory, everyone studied on their own. Shen Yunxi and Lu Man were studying classical Chinese poetry, determined to expand their personal poetry repertoire, and they studied very diligently.
Jiang Can tore off a piece of paper and wrote an anonymous letter of complaint.
She felt that Xiao Su had some issues. No matter how nervous he was, he wouldn't mix up "Learning is like sailing against the current" and "The waves of learning dry up overnight." These were poems ingrained in his very being.
Xiao Su was still unfamiliar with his own name!
She wrote half a page, then tore it up, deciding to wait and see Xiao Su's grades.
Classes start tomorrow, and a person's grades can't be hidden in class.
On Monday, classes begin. Everyone gets up at six o'clock, runs morning exercises, and then goes to the classroom for morning reading.
During class, Jiang Can deliberately chose a seat close to Xiao Su. Within half a day, she had determined Xiao Su's situation: he couldn't even solve simple advanced math problems.
Jiang Can gripped her pen, took a deep breath, and wrote an anonymous letter of denunciation. To be on the safe side, she copied it out with her left hand behind her roommate's back, and later sent the letter to Teacher Hu.
The next morning, Mr. Hu held a short meeting during the morning reading session. The gist of his message was that students could report any problems they had to him. If it was something they were uncomfortable saying aloud, they could write a letter. He would take everything seriously, big or small.
If there's a major issue he can't handle, he'll address it at the school immediately without delaying the students' affairs. Please rest assured and trust him.
No one thought much of it, assuming it was just Teacher Hu expressing concern for the students.
Jiang Can knew that Teacher Hu was bringing up Xiao Su's matter! He didn't know who wrote the anonymous letter, but it must have been a classmate! He guessed that the other party must be very worried about the follow-up, which was why they said those words to reassure the other party.
He took it very seriously and contacted the school.
But before the truth comes out, Teacher Hu will not say anything more and will not affect Xiao Su's reputation.
Jiang Can was finally relieved.
Lu Man had no classes on Friday afternoon, so she went to look at houses. Her birthday was coming up soon, and her father said he would give her a house and let her choose one herself.
Lu Man wanted to buy an apartment near the school. "Why don't you guys come with me? I'll eat barbecue tonight. There's a really good barbecue place across from the university town."
Xia Kexin: "Damn, different people have different fates! I'm going to look at houses too!! After I graduate and make a lot of money, I'm going to buy an apartment! I want to eat meat tonight."
Lu Man: "Order whatever you like."
Xi Jiawen took her English book to the English corner to read, but didn't go. Wen Lan continued to play on the computer, also not going.
Shen Yunxi and Jiang Can went.
Jiang Can wanted to look at some shops, whether to rent or buy. She put her bankbook and household registration book in her bag and went out with the bag.
Passing by the school supermarket, Lu Man bought an iced soda and a creamy ice cream, one for each of them.
She is really, really generous.
Everyone, holding soda and slurping ice cream, walked out of the school.
There are two newly opened residential communities near the university town. The closer one is just across an intersection, while the farther one is about a ten-minute bike ride away.
Lu Man led everyone to a nearby residential complex, Times Mansion.
It was unbearably hot outside, but as soon as I entered the sales office, it felt instantly cool—the air conditioning was on!
A young salesperson greeted her enthusiastically, and Lu Man asked directly, "What types of apartments do you have? How many square meters?"
She didn't ask the price; her dad just paid for it anyway.
The sales staff became even more enthusiastic, serving tea and water, showing the model of the property, and introducing each unit type one by one.
There are three apartment types: one-bedroom apartment, two-bedroom apartment, and three-bedroom apartment. The first floor comes with a garden, and the top floor comes with an attic. All apartments come with a balcony.
Lu Man pointed to a building: "Are there any units left on the sixth floor here?"
They are all nine-story villas with elevators.
The salesperson smiled and said, "I'll take you there right away. Our Times Huafu is offering fully furnished apartments as a gift when it opens. It's a great deal to buy now. Many professors from Huada University have bought houses here."
The residential area is quite large, with a total of eight buildings. The landscaping is particularly beautiful, looking vibrant and lively, and it feels cool and refreshing when you walk in.
Lu Man was very interested, but she needed to take another look at Qionghua Garden and compare it with other options. Actually, she preferred this place because it was closer to the school.
Jiang Can: "Where are the shops?"
The salesperson was still trying to sell to Lu Man, and when they realized that Lu Man wanted to go to Qionghua Garden, they compared the pros and cons of each place again.
Lu Man frowned: "My friend asked you about the shops! Take us to see the shops."
The salesperson then took them to see the shops. Most of the shops along the street were sold out, and several were already in business, mostly selling food and clothing, as well as a skincare products store, all of which were doing quite well.
There are still some large apartments left, almost 200 square meters, and the price is also expensive, 5,400 yuan per square meter. Jiang Can took a liking to one of them, thinking that the location was very good and suitable for opening a hot pot restaurant.
Jiang Can then asked the salesperson, "What's the cheapest price?"
The salesperson was taken aback. "Huh? You really want to buy a shop?" "If you're serious about buying, I'll apply to my manager and give you 5,200 yuan per square meter. I'll also throw in the renovations."
Jiang Can nodded: "Okay."
Of course, she also had to look around and check out other shops.
The salesperson was disappointed, having been excited for nothing, and said, "How could it be possible to get two orders in one day?"
Next, they went to see the Qionghua Garden, which was a bit far away, about a half-hour walk. It was too hot to walk there in the middle of summer, so they took a taxi.
After reading it, Jiang Can decided to buy a unit in Times Square.
They are close in distance.
Lu Man: "I'll have my dad book a house for me!" Then she asked Jiang Can: "Do you really want a shop? Are you going to rent it out? My dad says investing in real estate is a sure thing right now." Jiang Can nodded: "No, I want to open a Flaming Mountain restaurant here. Business should be great." She knew she couldn't hide this from her roommate.
Xia Kexin: "!!! You think you can just let the Flaming Mountain open here?"
Jiang Can nodded: "I am one of the bosses."
Lu Man found it unbelievable: "My God, how old are you?"
Shen Yunxi: "Those snacks... have 'Cancan Food Factory' written on them..." She hadn't associated the name Jiang Can with them at all before.
Jiang Can: "It's produced in my factory."
After a long silence, Lu Man finally spoke up: "You're treating to the barbecue tonight."
Jiang Can: "Okay."
Lu Man's father did not come; it was her secretary who came and they agreed on the price.
The apartment comes fully furnished, priced at 2,800 yuan per square meter.
Jiang Can also wanted an apartment, a ground-floor unit with a garden, convenient for raising his tiger cub. He also negotiated a price for a commercial shop, 5,000 yuan, no renovation required.
The salesperson's hands were trembling with excitement. "Sir, you're not kidding me, are you?"
Jiang Can laughed: "I don't have the time for that."
Salesperson: "I'm going right now!!!" He quickly returned happily. Large commercial properties are actually hard to sell because they're too expensive, but the manager approved the price.
The salesperson drafted the contract based on this price.
The shop is 210 square meters, priced at 5,000 yuan per square meter, for a total of 1.05 million yuan. The apartment is 86 square meters, priced at 2,800 yuan per square meter, for a total of 240,400 yuan.
When Jiang Can went to the credit union to withdraw money and entered his password, he felt inexplicably nervous. So much money!
Houses in Beijing are so expensive!
The money in their bank account was almost gone, but they acquired two more properties.
After receiving the contract keys, Jiang Can realized that he hadn't informed Shen Lang.
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