Chapter 186: Human Relationships

Peking University.

A cafeteria.

When Huang Shengjun saw the appetizing stir-fried farm-style pork in the bowl, he felt indescribably touched.

This stir-fried farmer's pork was given to him by his classmate Deng Yunheng, who took it from his own bowl. He used a very lame excuse, saying that he only liked the chili in the stir-fried farmer's pork and didn't like the pork in it, so in order to avoid waste, he asked him to help eat it.

This kind of talk won't fool even the highly intelligent genius who got into Peking University, let alone the illiterate old man or woman.

The same thing would happen to them every few days, and the excuses Deng Yunheng used were similar to this time.

Huang Shengjun knew very well that Deng Yunheng, the enthusiastic classmate, wanted to help him, but was afraid that Deng Yunheng would lose face, so he made up an excuse.

Originally, the treatment for studying at Peking University was very good. In addition to providing enough meal tickets, the school also gave an additional subsidy of 21.5 yuan per month. With such favorable conditions, as long as you don't eat and drink too much every day, it is more than enough for you to eat meat every day.

Logically speaking, as a Peking University student, Huang Shengjun would not be in such a difficult situation that he would have to ask his good classmates for excuses to help him.

But everyone’s family situation is different.

Huang Shengjun was born in an ordinary rural family in Sichuan Province. There were many brothers and sisters in the family, and his father, the pillar of the family, was in poor health. Life was already very difficult, and he had to grit his teeth to support his brothers and sisters in school, which made things even worse.

Over the years, the family has incurred a huge debt because of this.

Now that he had finally been admitted to university and had real "income", he naturally couldn't wait to give back to his family and make his parents' lives a little easier.

Therefore, after he came to Peking University, he would send 20 yuan of the 21.5 yuan subsidy from the school every month back home, leaving only meal tickets and 1.5 yuan for emergencies.

The money was sent back home, so the little money left had to be spent frugally. So when Huang Shengjun usually ate grains, he didn't order any other vegetables, and when he ate rice, he would at most order a portion of the cheapest vegetables.

After about half a month of living like this, Huang Shengjun was discovered by his classmate Deng Yunheng.

So, from that time on, Deng Yunheng became more picky about food than ever before. He would not eat this today and that tomorrow. Huang Shengjun would find different ways to send him food every few days. Although the amount sent each time was not much, Huang Shengjun was deeply touched by the thoughtfulness.

In less than two months, Huang Shengjun had already regarded Deng Yunheng as his best friend.

Huang Shengjun is a grateful person. Although he never says thank you, he has already silently remembered the favor in his heart.

If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay this favor.

Deng Yunheng naturally had no idea what Huang Shengjun was thinking. When he first entered school, his father had pointed out the way for him, asking him to use his free time to make more friends with like-minded classmates and alumni. When he entered society in the future, these would be connections that others would envy.

Deng Yunheng agreed with his father's statement from the bottom of his heart, so during the nearly two months at school, he really made a lot of like-minded friends, and Huang Shengjun was just one of his many friends.

…

Bobai County.

After having dinner outside, Deng Shirong and his group went shopping.

Except for Deng Shirong, everyone else was visiting the county town for the first time and was naturally curious about it.

They strolled from Xinglong Road to Dongxu Street, where they bought vegetables for the afternoon, then strolled from Dongxu Street to Wenhua Road, and then returned to the main street from Wenhua Road. The "high-rise buildings" along the way made Deng Yunzhen, Zhang Xiuping and Zhang's mother stare at them, and they were constantly amazed at the prosperity of the county town.

In fact, the so-called high-rise buildings in this era were only six-story buildings at most, and even seven-story buildings had not yet appeared! But in the eyes of Deng Yunzhen and the other two who had never been out of the house, this was already considered a high-rise building.

After returning to the two-story building, Deng Shirong said to his eldest son, "Yuntai, you will be quite free until Pingmei gives birth. Go out and look around to see if there are any unused buildings suitable for opening a restaurant. If there are any, renting them will save a lot of trouble. If there are no suitable ones, you can only talk to your superiors to see if you can allocate a piece of land and invest in building one yourself."

Deng Yuntai nodded and said, "It just so happens that I'm not tired now, so I'll go out for a walk again!"

Deng Shirong warned, "Be careful when you go out. The county town is different from our countryside. Those idle young people are the most likely to stir up trouble. If you see those kind of ruffians, stay as far away from them as possible."

"Yeah, I got it!"

Deng Yuntai responded, said hello to his wife, and then went out alone to continue strolling.

…

In a blink of an eye, a week had passed.

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During this period, the energetic Deng Yuntai ran to almost every corner of the county, but unfortunately he could not find a suitable place to open a restaurant. The places he liked either had no stores for rent or the stores were too small to meet his requirements.

Deng Shirong was not surprised by this. Even in the later days when there were countless stores, it was extremely difficult to find a suitable store to do business, let alone now when the business environment was just in its infancy.

"Yuntai, forget it if you can't find it. Wait until next year to talk to the leaders. It would be best if you can get the land. If not, you can buy it yourself. After you have the land, you can build it in any way you want. It's much better than renting someone else's store. The only disadvantage is that the investment is relatively large."

Deng Yuntai was a little scared when he heard that he had to find a leader, so he asked, "Dad, we just opened a restaurant. Wouldn't it be bad to go to the leader for such a small matter? The leader has to deal with so many important things every day. Does he have time to deal with such a small matter like us?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Leaders are supposed to serve the people. We'll know whether it works or not when we ask next year. Even if it doesn't work, we won't lose anything. How can a big leader like him bother with ordinary people like us?"

Deng Yuntai said: "That's what I said, but..."

Deng Shirong interrupted, "Don't say but, I'll ask when the time comes. I'll be responsible for opening this restaurant for you, and the subsequent management will be left to you."

Deng Yuntai scratched his head and said, "Dad, why are you so confident in us? What if we lose money?"

Deng Shirong smiled confidently and said, "Even if the loss is only temporary, as long as the store and the land are still there, sooner or later we will be able to double the money we lost."

The author is sick. I have been feeling dizzy all day, unable to concentrate, and my typing efficiency is extremely low. I don’t know if I will have a fever tomorrow. My wife and two daughters also have high fevers...

(End of this chapter)