Although Lu's mother verbally agreed, she had no intention of bothering Lu Fan with the matter again.
This is just a farce among relatives.
As Millennium Convenience Stores expanded outwards, Lu Fan's classmate group, which had been quiet for ages, suddenly became lively.
Many people contacted him, either to inquire about information or to directly transfer money to try and join the Millennium Project through the "fast track."
Surprisingly, Xu Tao and Zhao Lei are also in this group.
Lu Fan originally intended to make money with his two close friends from university.
As a result, the two of them immediately mistook him for a fraudster.
Friendships can vanish in an instant.
That wasn't the end of it. The two of them went too far, even spreading rumors in their university group chat.
This resulted in Lu Fan being kicked out of the university group, which also made Lu Fan see the true colors of some people.
Friends, brothers, and classmates all cut off ties with him during that period.
This made Lu Fan see through human nature and completely sever ties with those people.
Now that his business is growing bigger and bigger, those 540 people have also thought about building a relationship with him.
While Lu Fan doesn't hold grudges, he does know what kind of friends he makes and what kind of fair-weather friends he can have. Eating and drinking are fine, but discussing serious matters is out of the question.
Now he's so busy he doesn't have time to eat and drink with those people anymore; his old friendships have long since ended.
Only a handful of people had lent Lu Fan a helping hand back then. Over the years, he has maintained contact with those people, and they occasionally meet up for a meal or something.
The same applies today.
Lu Fan ignored Xu Tao and Zhao Lei's invitations, and he also didn't attend his former university class reunion.
But he only went out to meet one person.
Yang Chaoming, who was also his university classmate.
Years ago, after hearing the rumors that Lu Fan had "bankrupt," Yang Chaoming transferred more than 50,000 yuan, which he had painstakingly saved, to Lu Fan so that he could have emergency funds.
Lu Fan had considered doing business with Yang Chaoming over the years.
However, Yang Chaoming had other ambitions. After working for Lu Fan for a short time, he went abroad with his family.
It seems that a family member is ill, and the domestic medical programs are not very effective in controlling the condition.
Lu Fan and Yang Chaoming met at a restaurant near Fanyue Shopping Center.
Only a year or two later, Yang Chaoming looked old.
You know, they were college classmates!
When they first met, Lu Fan almost didn't recognize him: "Old Yang, what happened to you? You've really become an 'old' Yang!" His tone was full of heartache.
Yang Chaoming smiled shyly, his face full of worry and embarrassment. Lu Fan didn't rush to ask him anything more. He first called the waiter to order, and then asked Yang Chaoming what he wanted to eat.
Yang Chaoming licked his lips, looked at the menu, and ordered only one dish: "Mapo Tofu".
“I haven’t had much proper Chinese food these past few years while I’ve been abroad.” Lu Fan looked at Old Yang’s rough, cracked hands, said nothing more, and ordered two more dishes from the waiter.
Yang Chaoming hurriedly said, "That's enough."
"I can't eat that much anymore. My stomach has developed problems, and I can't eat too much now."
Lu Fan's eyes reddened upon hearing this:
"Tell me, what's been going on all these years? You left without saying goodbye back then, and I only heard that you took your family abroad for medical treatment. What's going on now...?"
Yang Chaoming sighed:
"What else can we do? My parents both fell seriously ill one after another, and they couldn't be cured, even after going abroad."
"Now we've lost both our money and our lives, leaving us with nothing."
"But my parents loved me so much that they knew how much money they had to spend, so they left early. If they had stayed any longer, the three of us would have been reunited in the afterlife."
Even as he said this, tears involuntarily streamed down Yang Chaoming's face.
Lu Fan knew that it wasn't that he was worried about the money, but that even if he spent all the money, he still couldn't keep the people.
He didn't offer any advice, but instead handed Yang Chaoming a tissue and offered him some water.
"Is the funeral finished? If you need any help, just let me know."
Yang Chaoming left in a hurry back then and didn't say anything to Lu Fan. I don't know how he's been living all these years, but he's never asked Lu Fan for money.
Lu Fan actually hoped that Yang Chaoming would lend him money, so that he wouldn't have to live such a difficult life.
Lu Fan figured that Yang Chaoming must have something he needed help with, otherwise he wouldn't have gone so long without contacting him and would suddenly ask him to meet up now.
Considering their past friendship, Lu Fan certainly wouldn't refuse. Fortunately, Yang Chaoming wasn't the type to make things difficult for others. He did have something to discuss with Lu Fan this time, but it wasn't a big deal for Lu Fan.
Yang Chaoming slowly drank his water and recounted what had happened:
"I heard from a former college classmate that you have a project and are looking for franchisees?"
Lu Fan immediately knew he was referring to the Millennium Convenience Store plan. He nodded.
"Yeah, so you're really not planning to continue working with me after you came back to China?" If you need money, Lu Fan has it.
With so many companies under his control, Lu Fan couldn't possibly arrange a suitable position for Yang Chaoming?
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