After Guan Baiyu opened his printing shop, he asked his classmates if anyone wanted to work part-time at his shop.
The main job there is to help people make copies, and occasionally print. The work is very simple, so the pay is not much, only five yuan per hour.
However, there are advantages to working here. The job doesn't require much skill, it's easy to do, and it's close to the school. If I spend two hours a day doing it, I can earn enough to cover my living expenses!
Nowadays, college students only have two or three hundred yuan a month for living expenses.
Most importantly, there are very few part-time jobs like tutoring, and many people who want to do part-time work don't even have a place to do it!
Guan Baiyu did the math and finally found two classmates from poor families to help out at his shop.
His shop is closed during class time, open for two hours at noon, and for four hours in the evening. His customers are mainly students from his school.
While Guan Baiyu was busy with his own career, Shi Zhen was also busy with his own career.
He knew Changxi City very well, so he took on some good projects.
At that time, there weren't many legitimate construction companies. Instead, there were many people with connections in the government who would take on government projects, pay a little money, and hire a few contractors to do the work.
Compared to them, the quality of the projects Shi Zhen does is really much better!
The local government in Changxi City is now happy to let Shi Zhen handle municipal construction.
As a result, Shi Zhen had the opportunity to learn some inside information.
For example, Shi Zhen learned in advance that a large shopping mall was coming to Changxi City and that they wanted to build a shopping plaza.
He remembered that the shopping plaza was built and opened in 2000, causing a sensation in Changxi City at the time.
Back then, people in Changxi City were considered out of touch if they hadn't been to a shopping mall.
Even people from Anshan Town will travel a long way to Changxi City to shop at malls.
The first KFC in Changxi City will also open here.
When the mall first opened, Shi Zhen heard the news and drove his motorcycle, carrying Guan Baiyu, all the way here to shop.
They had never been to such a large shopping mall before, so they were a little at a loss and dared not touch many things.
They were surprised to find that the mall also sold vegetables, fruits, and various cooked foods.
Later, they strolled around and bought two Orleans roast chickens for twenty yuan. They sat on chairs at the entrance of the mall, enjoying the air conditioning while they devoured them.
Guan Baiyu had a sensitive stomach at the time, and he got diarrhea after eating.
Shi Zhen has quite a soft spot for this shopping mall.
How could he possibly take on this project...?
Shi Zhen was confident he could do this project, after all... it wasn't actually a big project.
This shopping mall, which seemed very large to people at the time, declined and became somewhat small after only a little over a decade.
When he passed away, the building was already slated for demolition.
The plaza in front of the shopping mall seems quite large to people now, but in later generations, it wouldn't even be big enough for square dancing.
Even so... in the first few years, the mall made its owners a fortune, and the money they invested in the mall multiplied several times over in just a few years.
Shi Zhen doesn't have the financial resources to capitalize on this wave of opportunity yet, but he can try to secure the construction of this shopping mall.
He felt he had a good chance.
Of course, to maintain this hope, he needs to do an even better job on the project in the coming period.
Shi Zhen usually has to manage the company and go to the provincial capital to see Guan Baiyu on weekends, so he doesn't have enough time. When Zhao Qiujuan told him that she had found a boyfriend, he almost didn't realize it.
"Sister, who is it?" Shi Zhen asked curiously.
Zhao Qiujuan's face turned bright red: "I met him when I was studying accounting. We're not engaged yet; we want to see each other for a while."
She never imagined that she would one day be in a relationship with someone!
She used to think that if you met someone and felt you were a good match, you should get engaged and be together right away!
But now... someone has expressed their affection for her, and she even plans to spend more time with them... This is actually a bit rebellious for her.
But she was looking forward to it.
"Sister, it's good to date more often, but remember to protect yourself," Shi Zhen said.
He thought it would be good for Zhao Qiujuan to have a relationship; she was already twenty-three and should have some dating experience.
However, he was also afraid that Zhao Qiujuan would be deceived.
"Mm." Zhao Qiujuan nodded with a smile.
Baishi Printing Shop in the provincial capital.
Guan Baiyu divided the 60-square-meter office space into two parts: the inner part was his office space, and the outer part was specifically used for printing and copying.
His shop's business was better than he expected; the two classmates who came to work part-time had very little free time during their work hours.
At that time, computers were not yet widespread, and teachers would often give students handwritten materials to copy during class.
It's quite troublesome to copy like this, but now we can make copies, and everyone is willing to pay a little money to make a copy.
The main reason is... this Baishi Printing Shop offers photocopying services at quite affordable prices, which makes it even more appealing to students.
Previously, Guan Baiyu's classmates did not know where he worked part-time, but they saw him after Baishi Printing Shop opened.
That day, Guan Baiyu's roommate, who was quite wealthy and had taken on two roommates as his underlings, strolled over.
Instead of queuing outside to print materials or documents, he walked in with his hands behind his back, came to Guan Baiyu's desk, raised his chin, and asked, "Guan Baiyu, are you doing a part-time job here? What do you do?"
This man's name is Cai Huidong. Guan Baiyu doesn't know what his family does, but he does know that he spends money very quickly and that he also knows a professor.
Moreover, he liked to treat people to meals and was very generous. Two of his roommates came from poor families and always followed him around.
Guan Baiyu didn't have any ill feelings towards this person, but he didn't know why this person was hostile towards him.
If someone doesn't like him, he won't bother with them.
The more he ignored this person, the more the person liked to go against him, and recently it has become even more outrageous.
However, this person's so-called confrontation was just a verbal jab, which had no effect on Guan Baiyu.
At this moment, Guan Baiyu raised his head and said, "I work as a typist here."
"Didn't you say you had a lot of good part-time jobs? Why are you still working as a typist?" Cai Huidong sneered.
Guan Baiyu glanced at him, then lowered his head and continued typing.
Cai Huidong went around to the side, intending to look at Guan Baiyu behind his desk.
Before Guan Baiyu could do anything, Qi Xiaowu stopped Cai Huidong: "This is our office area, you can't just come in like that."
"What's wrong with going into this lousy place? If you're going to make up an excuse, at least come up with a proper one!" Cai Huidong complained.
Qi Xiaowu pointed to the sign next to him and said, "Look, there's a sign hanging over there."
There was a sign next to it that read "Work area, no entry for non-staff members." Guan Baiyu wanted to have a glass partition installed in front of his desk, but he couldn't find anyone to do it.
Cai Huidong's expression changed, and he left indignantly.
Seeing Cai Huidong leave, Qi Xiaowu was a little unhappy: "What's wrong with this guy? Does he think he's so great just because he has a little money?" Cai Huidong always looked down on people who didn't have money, which made Qi Xiaowu quite disgusted.
Guan Baiyu is so rich, yet he's so approachable!
Speaking of which... Qi Xiaowu was shocked to learn that Guan Baiyu was acting as an intermediary to help people apply to study abroad, and that he charged 10,000 yuan per person as an intermediary fee.
Ten thousand! That's ten thousand!
Guan Baiyu received more than just 10,000 yuan; he also accepted money for things like helping to polish papers, finding recommenders, and renting apartments in advance.
He did the math and estimated that Guan Baiyu could earn 20,000 yuan by sending someone abroad.
If he had 20,000 yuan, and was frugal, he could build a house back in his hometown.
Guan Baiyu glanced at Cai Huidong's departing figure and said, "He may not necessarily be rich, or... he may have just become rich."
Guan Baiyu felt that Cai Huidong's family probably didn't have much money, or they had just become rich.
The main reason is that he had met Liang Qinxuan, who was genuinely wealthy, and his demeanor was completely different from Cai Huidong's.
Cai Huidong used ordinary things.
Guan Baiyu wasn't particularly concerned about food, clothing, or daily necessities, but he knew quite a few brands, and Cai Huidong's clothes weren't expensive.
"He's faking it? No way."
"Never mind him... Did you finish the form I asked you to make?" Guan Baiyu asked him.
Qi Xiaowu stopped talking and quickly went to work.
Guan Baiyu brewed himself a cup of tea, sipped it slowly, and said, "Sigh, I miss him again..."
"Your girlfriend?" Qi Xiaowu asked.
Guan Baiyu laughed: "That's right!"
Qi Xiaowu: "..."
On the other hand, Cai Huidong was in a bad mood after leaving Guan Baiyu.
He did have a problem with Guan Baiyu.
He initially wanted to get along well with his roommates and even planned to invite them to dinner. However, Guan Baiyu was not in the dorm for the first few days of the semester, so the dinner couldn't be organized. Later, everyone went their separate ways in twos and threes.
This made him very unhappy, as he wanted to be the leader of the dormitory.
That's fine, but Guan Baiyu has been behaving too well lately and getting close to the professor... He felt uncomfortable.
Cai Huidong left Guan Baiyu's place with a cold face and went to a nearby residential area.
He did know a professor at the school; his uncle, whom he had only met a few times, was transferring to the school next semester.
His grades weren't very good, so it would have been difficult for him to get into this school. Therefore, he went through the independent admission process, which significantly lowered the entrance score.
Cai Huidong entered the residential area and hadn't gone far when he saw Jiang Xingsheng standing in a corner, smoking.
Upon seeing Cai Huidong, Jiang Xingsheng threw his cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, picked up the butt, and threw it into the trash can before saying, "Come upstairs with me later, behave well in front of your aunt, and be a good boy."
"Uncle, I will."
Jiang Xingsheng didn't look at him much and said, "Let's go." Jiang Xingsheng didn't have much affection for this nephew, but he remembered that Mu Tian had written to him years ago saying that the child was cute and that the child was indeed quite promising, so he helped him out.
He originally intended to leave Cai Huidong alone after sending him to university. His sister asked him to talk to a professor and ask him to take better care of Cai Huidong, but he ignored her.
But recently Mu Tian's mood has been very strange, so he thought about inviting a child to the house to make it more lively, which might cheer Mu Tian up.
The only suitable child... is Cai Huidong.
His child should be this age by now, but he doesn't know where he is.
Jiang Xingsheng wanted to reach for a cigarette again, but after reaching for it, he let go.
Cai Huidong followed Jiang Xingsheng upstairs, feeling rather impatient.
He disliked his aunt, who had alienated his uncle from their family.
Originally, it was his aunt who lost the child. Instead of reflecting on her mistake, she even filed for divorce, which caused his uncle to become estranged from his family and go off to do scientific research. For about ten years, his family has not been able to contact his uncle.
By the time they got in touch, his grandmother had already passed away.
His maternal grandmother treated him very well, but because of his aunt, he never had a good day in his old age.
However, no matter how much Cai Huidong disliked Mu Tian, he didn't dare to show it when he saw her; instead, he tried his best to please her.
Unfortunately, Mu Tian didn't want to talk to him.
Although Mu Tian thought the child was cute back then, so many years have passed and he's now an adult. When Mu Tian sees him again, she really can't feel any emotion.
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