"Uncle, I regret to inform you that I have money... but it's all already invested. My clothing company just opened today."
On the other end of the phone, Lin Jiahao heard that the money had already been invested and didn't know how to respond. His wife, who was standing next to him, snatched the phone away.
She said, "Aze, I'm your aunt. Don't lie to us. How could you possibly invest all of tens of millions at once? If you have any conscience, lend us 500,000. You should know that Jiahao is your uncle."
Upon hearing his aunt's words, he immediately laid his cards on the table.
“Aunt, I remember when I asked you for 10,000 yuan for tuition a few days ago, why didn’t you say that he was my uncle? I felt like I wasn’t his nephew at the time, but more like a beggar. You only remembered me after I became successful. Let me tell you, I wouldn’t have lent you a single penny later.”
"You good-for-nothing, born of a mother but uneducated by one, you won't even lend money to your own uncle..."
Before she could finish speaking, she found that the other party had already hung up the phone. When she dialed back, she discovered that she had been blocked.
After blocking his uncle's number, Chen Ze received several more calls from relatives, all asking to borrow money. He suddenly sighed: "When you're poor, nobody cares, but when you're rich, all sorts of relatives suddenly appear to ask for money."
Fortunately, they didn't know where they lived; otherwise, their doorstep would probably have been worn down by people walking all over it.
The 20-minute journey felt incredibly long to me for the first time.
The car arrived at the entrance of the Lux Fitness Center, and Chen Ze got out of the car.
"Uncle De, you haven't exercised in a long time, have you? Come on, let's go in and work out together."
Zhao Youde laughed and said, "That's true. I've hardly exercised since I got married."
He walked up to the front desk and asked, "How much is a monthly membership, boss?"
"Hello, it costs 500 yuan to exercise on your own, 1200 yuan to have a personal trainer, and 3000 yuan a month for a regular trainer plus nutritional meals."
Without hesitation, Chen Ze chose a fixed coach and nutritional meals, paid 6,000 yuan for two cards, and then the boss arranged a muscular male coach for him named Duan Yongqiang.
Duan Yongqiang led the two of them to the fitness equipment area and then began to explain to them how to use the various fitness equipment and how to exercise.
Under Duan Yongqiang's guidance, the two began to focus on exercising. An hour later, they were soaked in sweat, their hearts were racing, and they were breathing heavily.
A beautiful woman walked up to him. "Chen Ze, you're working out here too? What a coincidence!"
He looked up and saw that it was Liang Xiaoman. "Yeah, I came here to exercise since I had nothing to do."
"Chen Ze, what score did you get on the college entrance exam?"
"We don't seem to know each other very well, why are you asking this?"
"Um... I'm asking for Xinyi. She scored 667 points and wants to know which school you should apply to."
"Which school I go to has nothing to do with her. Just relay my message to her."
Liang Xiaoman rolled her eyes at him. "Chen Ze, we're all classmates. What's wrong with asking about grades? How can a grown man treat a female classmate like this? That's too much!"
Chen Ze shrugged. "Let her go too far. Let her think what she wants. That's just my personality."
"Xinyi only rejected you once, is it really that big of a deal? If you can't be lovers, you can still be friends, right?"
"But the problem is, I don't want to be friends with her. Don't I even have the right to refuse?"
"Why? Isn't Xinyi pretty?"
“Liang Xiaoman, making friends has nothing to do with being pretty. I make friends based on character and sincerity. Huang Xinyi has none of these qualities, so why should I be friends with her?”
"Then you should ask her to come out and have a talk with her, and tell her to change her princess-like habits."
“Liang Xiaoman, although I’m not particularly handsome, I’m still a rare find. I’m tall and good-looking. Why should I waste my energy on her? There are plenty of women in the world. If she doesn’t want to be my girlfriend, I can just pursue another one.”
"I know she rejected you and even went around telling everyone, making you lose face, but she really didn't mean any harm; she was just showing off."
"I've said everything I needed to say. Go back to where you came from and don't bother me. Also, tell Huang Xinyi not to bother me anymore. Right now, I just want to make money and I'm not interested in romance. I'll use my spare time to exercise."
He had barely finished speaking when another familiar voice rang out.
"Xiaoman, I was wondering why you took so long to go to the bathroom. Turns out you were chatting with Chen Ze here."
Liu Haijun walked over, grabbed Liang Xiaoman's hand as if to assert his ownership, and said, "Didn't you say last time that the hairy crabs at Guangfu Restaurant were delicious? Let's go, I'll treat you to hairy crabs at Guangfu Restaurant today."
Watching Liu Haijun pull Liang Xiaoman away, he gritted his teeth in anger. Every time he saw Liang Xiaoman, he was reminded of his past life, that the three children he had raised with such care were not his own. His heart was filled with turmoil for a long time.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. No... he couldn't let that bastard Liu Haijun get away with it. After thinking it over carefully, he decided to compete with Liu Haijun's father for business. He wouldn't be happy as long as Liu Haijun was doing well.
I glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already noon.
"Uncle De, are you hungry?"
"fine."
"Let's go eat."
Seeing Chen Ze walk outside, Zhao Youde followed behind and asked curiously, "Boss, where are you going to eat? Didn't we order a nutritional meal here? Why aren't we eating here?"
"Uncle De, I suddenly have a craving for roast goose rice."
Walking down the street and looking around, I finally spotted Wu's Roast Goose restaurant not far away.
Stepping inside, I found the shop to be quite small, only a dozen square meters. Since it was lunchtime, it was already packed with people eating, which suggested the owner's cooking skills were quite good.
The boss was a greasy middle-aged man in his forties, but he was in good spirits and had a kind face. His wife was a bit plump, and they had a young and beautiful daughter who wore black-rimmed glasses and was about the same age as him.
"Young man, what would you like to eat? We have roast goose, roast duck, char siu, salt-baked chicken, and poached chicken," the owner introduced his dishes one by one.
"How much is a serving of roast goose?"
"There are three price options for you to choose from: 8 yuan, 10 yuan, and 12 yuan. The more money you have, the more you can buy."
"Boss, give me one of each of the five dishes that cost 12 yuan."
"Okay, I'll arrange it for you right away."
Five minutes later, the girl with glasses brought out five dishes one by one and placed them in front of him. "Please enjoy your meal."
Chen Ze and Zhao Youde enjoyed their meal immensely.
"Mmm, this tastes really good!" Chen Ze exclaimed as he ate.
After trying all the dishes, I have to say that the owner's cooking skills are really good. Although it can't compare to delicacies, the price is affordable. After all, the rich are only a minority, and 90 percent of the country are ordinary people.
Therefore, this is a very worthwhile investment project.
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