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The selection exam for studying abroad was over in a few days, and Li Wei never saw Xu Ting come to class again. She asked Ma Liya about it privately.
Maria said dismissively, "Who knows? Anyway, I'm not going back to the dorm anymore; I've already moved out." The sourness in her tone was enough to make anyone stumble.
Li Wei never saw Xu Ting again; it was as if she had vanished into thin air.
As for Li Lianhui, he was still busy. Li Wei thought their small place was a bit crowded, and the rental period for the house they had just bought in the provincial capital was about to expire. She wanted to clean it up and let Li Lianhui and his family use it, but who knew that he would complain that the house was too far from their school and refused to use it.
Seeing that there was no other way, Li Wei asked Shen Tao to buy a large house near the school for Li Lianhui and the others to use, as a form of investment.
Originally, Li Wei's intention was simply to have a small shareholding, just as a token gesture, to benefit from the high-tech industry.
However, two of the members of Li Lianhui's small group had some business acumen. After some discussion, they realized that the days when they would need money were yet to come, and they wouldn't have any output for the time being. A computer would cost more than 10,000 yuan. Among the seven or eight of them, Li Lianhui was considered relatively wealthy, and it was his sister who provided the money. How would they survive without funds in the future?
Therefore, Zhu Xiaomei and a man named Wang Yaodong represented Lianhaiwei Company and found Li Wei.
Li Wei was initially a little surprised. Seeing that the two were dressed in professional attire, looking like future white-collar workers, she hurriedly and seriously invited them to sit down in the study on the first floor. Aunt Gao served each of them a cup of tea and then left.
Li Wei suppressed her laughter, not in a hurry, and while drinking water, she observed the two who were still a little awkward.
Actually, it's not surprising that Zhu Xiaomei and Wang Yaodong were nervous. Firstly, at this point, no one realized how much value they would create, so they weren't very confident. Yet, they needed to find investors, which basically meant they needed money. Both of them were still students and didn't know how to bring it up.
Another thing. It turns out that the two of them also knew that Li Lianhui's family seemed to be quite wealthy. They used to hang out with Li Lianhui all the time, but they didn't realize anything and thought he was just average.
But today, when they arrived at Li Wei's house, especially upon entering the antique-style, somewhat somber study, and seeing the row of antique shelves, the two truly realized how vast the difference was. They immediately became even more nervous.
Li Wei remained silent. She wanted to see what these two had to say.
In the end, it was the boy, Wang Yaodong, who remained the most composed. He spoke first: "Big sister, I'll still call you Li Wei, okay?"
Li Wei smiled and nodded: "Don't call me 'big sister' anymore. Actually, I'm quite young, haha."
Nothing much happened. They just added a few years to her age. Actually, in terms of actual age, Li Wei is actually a bit younger than them.
Wang Yaodong cleared his throat, composed himself, and continued, "Well, we're here on behalf of our company to discuss investment with you. As you can probably tell, we're currently short of funds, which is why our development is struggling. We don't have enough manpower, equipment, or anything else. But we're confident in our technology. The future belongs to computers, and what we're doing has a very promising future."
Wang Yaodong touted the wonders of computers, his sole purpose being to get Li Wei to invest. At this time, finding someone to provide funding was not easy, so the two of them used all their skills, taking turns to vigorously promote how promising their company was.
It seems like Li Wei won't give up until she pays out.
Finally, Li Wei couldn't hold back any longer and sighed inwardly. It seems that knowledge is worthless now, at least not as valuable as it will be in ten years. Technicians are treated like beggars. She didn't know who to feel sorry for.
Although the two were still quite inexperienced, their courage was commendable; it wasn't easy for them to come up with this idea. Seeing that the conversation wasn't yielding any results—she had witnessed too many partnerships ultimately fall apart—Li Wei curbed their enthusiasm: "Why don't you write up a proposal first and let me take a look? If it's acceptable, we can discuss it further. Giving you temporary sponsorship is no problem, but if you're going to make a long-term investment, it's a business, so of course you need to plan it carefully. One aspect is your future technological direction and the composition of your existing strong personnel, and another is the shareholding distribution. You're planning to adopt a shareholding system, right?"
Wang Yaodong nodded: "Yes, that's for sure, after all, we're starting a business together."
Li Wei nodded: "In that case, please prepare a business plan and send it over. I'll have someone discuss it with you and offer some guidance on some issues, since you don't have much experience. If it's approved, then you'll be a formal company, and management in all aspects will need to be standardized, which will benefit the company's development. What do you think?"
Wang Yaodong and Zhu Xiaomei were not even newbies. As long as someone invested, they were considered successful, and everything else was negotiable. So they accepted Li Wei's arrangement without any objection.
Li Wei immediately called Shen Tao, asking him to temporarily transfer one of his capable subordinates to provide direct guidance and discussion on handling specific issues.
Through Minghua's repeated planning, promotion, and marketing efforts, a group of people have unknowingly grown up. As a large company with a prestigious reputation and generous benefits, Shen Tao has no shortage of talent, and many people want to join him.
After seeing off the rather excited Wang Yaodong and Zhu Xiaomei, Li Wei turned back to set the tone for the assistant: "We're not here to rip people off; we need to conduct business and guide them in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere."
At this stage, we'd rather be ripped off than let others feel enslaved by us.
Although Li Wei was focused on business, the other party was, after all, her junior colleague, and besides, just a few college students. She simply wanted to hitch a ride with them; if there was an opportunity, she would take it, and if not, it wouldn't be a big deal.
She didn't want Shen Tao's group of wolves to devour several young entrepreneurs with burning passion before they even got started. The point was to participate; if they lost their enthusiasm or felt they'd been cheated later, it wouldn't have been worth it.
Although I felt that losing money was inevitable.
Ultimately, although the students may feel that it requires a lot of money and that getting through the funding hurdle is difficult, in reality, it doesn't cost the company much; it all comes down to their ingenuity.
Li Wei's ulterior motive was that Li Lianhui had an interest in something, so he wouldn't have time to be sad about Xu Ting. She really didn't believe that her younger brother would feel nothing at all; he just didn't say anything and no one could tell.
Luo Er went back to work, but Wei Yan's situation was a bit precarious, and she came to find Li Wei the next day.
Li Wei gets a headache just looking at her. Every time she comes, it's never a good thing. She's all talk and no action, and she doesn't really respect Li Wei. It's really an eyesore to look at her and a headache to think about.
Li Wei didn't go inside; she just sat in the yard watching the children play with the pile of clean sand they had specially brought in, using all sorts of small tools.
Wei Yan sat down beside her and hesitantly began, "Sister-in-law, Luo Jianzhong wants to brag to me."
Li Wei thought to herself, "If you don't change your personality, it's inevitable that the waiter will complain to you, and there will never be a peaceful day at home."
However, Li Wei said, "Weren't you two doing fine? Why did this suddenly happen? Did Xiao Er fall for someone else?"
Wei Yan looked unwell and was in low spirits: "No, he said I have a bad temper and cause trouble. Sister-in-law, you can be my witness, everything I do is for his own good. How can he be so heartless and put all the blame on me?"
Li Wei sneered inwardly. I can testify for you, but I am the victim, and she still has the nerve to come to me and say these things. So she simply kept quiet and listened to Wei Yan's incessant chatter.
After talking for a while, Wei Yan saw that Li Wei didn't react. She wasn't stupid; she knew that she had offended Li Wei in some ways, such as when Luo Er's mother came to scold Li Wei. But Wei Yan's family was also in business, and she herself had done it. She knew that harmony brings wealth and that one should be flexible and adaptable. Achieving one's goals was a skill.
So, he started to apologize: "Sister-in-law, I know I was immature before and made things difficult for you. Just think of me as young and ignorant. I will pay attention in the future. If I do anything wrong, just tell me directly and I will definitely correct it. I keep my word. But this time, Luo Jianzhong is determined to break up with me. You must help me talk to him. You see, I have no relatives or friends here, so I treat you like family."
Li Wei roughly understood why Luo Er broke up with Wei Yan. She guessed that Lao Luo had lectured Luo Er quite a bit, and Da Luo had also talked to his younger brother.
However, Li Wei believed that Da Luo wouldn't interfere in Luo Er's private affairs, but Lao Luo might.
But is this something they can control? Wei Yan came to find her because she thought of her as part of Luo Er's family.
I called Luo Er over to ask him something. Although I wasn't very interested, I was already here, so it wouldn't be good to ignore him.
Sure enough, Luo Er did arrive soon after, but he sat down without saying a word and didn't even glance at Wei Yan. Wei Yan was really subdued this time, sitting quietly and obediently to the side.
Li Wei is soft-hearted, but she really doesn't like to meddle in their affairs. Whether it's good or bad, she'll only bring trouble upon herself. So she simply let the two of them into the study, gave them a few words of advice, and let them talk it out themselves. She then went out to help Sister Wei and Aunt Gao bathe and change the children's clothes. It was time for them to have some peace and quiet and get ready to go to bed early.
As it turned out, Li Wei realized that her sympathy was completely unnecessary. Wei Yan was a true hero; she didn't need anyone's help and could handle everything on her own. She had only come to Wei Yan's house to get a better stage.
When Luo Er left, he looked very upset and told Li Wei, "Wei Yan is pregnant. Sister-in-law, don't worry about her. She's not human."
Li Wei was speechless.
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