Chapter 157 Brother, do you feel guilty for saying this?
"Dinner is ready, dinner is ready!"
Jiang Xiaoyan's call finally saved Li Ye from the embarrassing situation, because Li Dayong was obsessed with the question and wanted to know the relationship between being tall or short, having big feet or small feet and happiness.
"Eat, eat. Forget everything I just said to you. If you dare to leak even a word, I will beat you to death!"
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"I know, brother. Don't worry, I won't tell you even if you kill me."
Li Dayong looked at the vicious Li Ye and nodded blankly in agreement.
If this happened in 1922, Li Ye could have explained it clearly to his childhood best friend, and even encouraged him to get a girlfriend who was 1.5 meters tall to experience the difference. But if he had said some blunt words in 1982, his perfect image of being tall and positive would have been ruined.
When the two of them entered the yard, Wen Leyu and the others were already holding their bowls and starting to eat.
"Hmm, Xiaoyan's cooking is still the best. After the last picnic, I couldn't eat the food in the cafeteria for three consecutive days. This time I have to eat a lot and savor the food for a few days when I go back."
"It would be great if I could still eat Xiaoyan's cooking every day like I did in the Second Grain Store! I've been in Beijing for two months and haven't gained a pound of weight. I used to gain three pounds a month."
One pot of stew, two stir-fries, and two casseroles made the eight people in the small group feel very satisfied with the meal. They had been eating "one-cent rice" in the grain store for most of the year, but now they were really satisfied.
While eating her own food, Jiang Xiaoyan said modestly, "It's not that my cooking skills are good. I just follow your Li Ye's recipes. She is the real chef, and I am just a handyman."
"Hahaha, Jiang Xiaoyan is the waiter," Han Xia laughed and asked Li Ye, "Li Ye, look at Xiaoyan, she even calls you the chef!"
Li Ye smiled faintly without further explanation. In fact, what Jiang Xiaoyan said was true. He did his best to arrange a series of nutritious diets for Wen Leyu's small body. The rest of the people just benefited from it and enjoyed half a year of fine feeding.
After the meal, everyone rushed to wash the pots and dishes. During this time, Hu Man always felt a little uncomfortable and looked at Li Dayong carefully several times.
But Li Dayong was laughing as usual, and there was nothing unusual about him.
After finishing the cleaning, Han Xia suddenly suggested: "Why don't we go to the Second People's Shopping Mall this afternoon?
I heard from a classmate that there is a discount promotion going on there today. The more you buy, the cheaper it is. If so many of us get together and buy one each, we can save a lot of money!"
Fu Yingjie also said: "I also heard from my classmates that there seemed to be such a discount promotion in Xiushui Street before, but it was too far away and we didn't have time to see it. I didn't expect that we would have it here so soon."
"What are you talking about? Go, go, go."
Girls have little resistance to commercial tactics like discount sales. Even Jiang Xiaoyan has shown some interest in it. She has received living allowance for three months and has saved up a small sum of money!
Several classmates rushed out of the house and took the bus to the Second People's Shopping Mall in the north of the city. It was only a few stops away and they arrived in the blink of an eye.
Then, several girls started to back out.
"Wow, there are so many people, it's almost like a New Year's Eve market."
"Are we still going to squeeze in? I'm afraid my shoes will be squeezed off!"
Girls are actually very afraid of this kind of crowded environment. After all, there are differences between men and women, and they are always slow, which is very troublesome.
But just when Hu Man and others were hesitating whether to leave, Ma Qianshan, wearing a red vest, squeezed over from not far away.
"Brother Xiaoye, why are you here?"
"My classmates and I came to see why you were outside the mall?"
Ma Qianshan wiped his sweat and said, "Brother Peng is watching inside! There are too many people. I wanted to learn from you and hire a few temporary workers on site, but I met some rogues. How could I dare to hire such people? As a result, I almost got into trouble."
Li Ye frowned as he looked at the increasingly chaotic crowd.
"Didn't the Second People's Shopping Mall send anyone to help? They shouldn't be short of people."
Ma Qianshan shook his head and said, "Stop talking. They are all evil people. They just want to see us make a fool of ourselves and are waiting for us to beg them for help!"
At that time, Jin Peng established relationships with Tian Hongshan and others, trying to see if he could rent the space of several department store retail units to achieve the goal of expanding sales, training employees, and building a team.
Tian Hongshan was originally the most active one, but the Second People's Shopping Mall in the north of the city took the lead and decisively negotiated a cooperation with Jin Peng first.
However, the two sides had some differences on the conditions for cooperation. The Second People's Department Store intended to "recruit" Jin Peng and others, but Jin Peng insisted on operating independently, so the Second People's Department Store had no choice but to agree.
But now it seems that they have been playing with the fox for many years and have plenty of ways to deal with it!
Li Ye clapped his hands, called a few classmates over, and said: "Now our fellow villagers have encountered some difficulties.
Everyone, please help me. Go among the crowd and look for college students wearing school badges and ask them if they are willing to be social volunteers for a day. Be sure to make it clear to them that this is paid social practice! "
Ma Qianshan wanted to hire a temporary worker, but he was afraid that he might be misjudged by those second-rate people and be taken advantage of. He could not tell the good guys from the bad guys at the moment.
But he didn't notice that college students of this era like to pin the school badge on their chests to show off openly.
When you walk on the street and hear the envious voices of "Look, college students" from time to time, that sense of pride in being a "future pillar" is a spiritual pride that no material conditions can give you.
So among the eight-member group, only Wen Leyu and Li Ye did not usually wear school badges, while the other six people pinned the school badges on their chests to show off.
"How can college students provide us with work?"
Ma Qianshan said it without thinking, and then seeing Li Ye's unfriendly expression, he immediately slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Hey, why didn't I think of it?"
"How do you know if you don't try?" Li Ye glanced at him and urged, "Don't waste time, bring the vest quickly."
"Hey, the vest is right here. Brother Ono, your method is really effective. Once you put on this vest, people will take your words seriously."
Ma Qianshan quickly brought out red vests and put them on Hu Man, Fu Yingjie and others. Then Li Ye gave them a few speeches and asked them to go find someone.
"Hello, are you from Minzu University? We are from Beijing Airlines. Would you like to help and volunteer to maintain order?"
"Hello, we are from Beijing Industrial College. It's too chaotic here. Can we?"
Hu Man felt a little guilty at first and looked timid as a newcomer to society, but as many students from other schools happily joined in and put on red vests together, they became more excited.
Going to school and working are two completely different experiences. When you first start learning, everyone thinks they are "very useful."
"Please don't crowd and enter the mall in an orderly manner. Everyone should take your belongings and leave the crowded area as soon as possible to protect your personal property."
When twenty more volunteers in red vests joined the crowded crowd, the chaotic situation was soon miraculously stabilized. The university emblem on their chests played a big role. After all, in 1982, the title of college student was very useful.
At this time, Li Dayong came close to Li Ye and asked with a guilty conscience: "Brother, this discount promotion is actually our business?"
Whether Li Dayong joined the team using his tattered bicycle or later invested all his funds into the "Xia Yangcheng" team without hesitation, he was actually "blindly following" Li Ye.
Now he just knows that he has "some money", but he has no deep understanding or concept about business operations, development decisions, or even financial situation.
Now that I suddenly see such a big deal, I must be feeling a little excited and a little guilty.
Li Ye said disdainfully, "You only know how to chase girls all day long, and you still know that we have a business? You didn't come to two consecutive meetings. Do you want the year-end dividend or what?"
Li Dayong smiled awkwardly: "Brother, didn't I tell you? You are my full representative, I fully support your decision and position, hehe."
"Hmph~"
Li Ye snorted and said, "Yangcheng's new accountant has arrived. You can find Brother Peng in a few days and ask him to take you to check the accounts and see how much money you have.
But before you graduate, I don't recommend you spend too much money. Just having around 8,000 yuan in pocket money is enough."
"Eight thousand pocket money"
Li Dayong took a long breath, his eyes shining brightly.
He had only learned about his financial situation once before coming to the capital. At that time, he had a net worth of probably tens of thousands or at most a hundred thousand.
But now it seems as if the rising water has lifted all boats, and it is still higher than the flood.
The bear bent down and said to Li Ye with a smile: "Brother, don't ask about accounting. I can't read the account book. Just tell me how much money I have now!"
"I don't know the exact amount," Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "I estimate that you should have several hundred thousand now! Maybe over a million by the end of the year."
“Over a million???” Li Dayong exclaimed, and his bear-like body jumped up.
"Keep your voice down!"
“Hey hey hey.”
Li Dayong felt his head was a little swollen, and the blood in his body was rushing straight to his temples.
Hundreds of thousands!
Over a million!
Just a year ago, Li Dayong couldn't even afford to beat up the kid from Daqianmen!
Now he has become a "small rich man" with hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.
Li Dayong is just a big kid after all. One can imagine how agitated he must be under such a strong mental shock.
Li Ye patted the younger brother on the shoulder and whispered, "Now you should understand why I said you can own an entire forest, right?"
However, Li Dayong's reaction was somewhat beyond Li Ye's expectations.
He said anxiously, "Brother, how can you equate money with love? How can noble love be mixed with the worldly smell of money? Wouldn't I become the evil young master in the opera?"
Li Ye was surprised, looking at the bear-like Li Dayong in front of him, as if he saw a pure love warrior with noble character.
Nowadays, young people's views on love have not yet been influenced by money. If a girl dares to publicly declare that she wants to marry "for money", it is still not very decent.
If a boy doesn't want to work hard, then there's nothing to worry about!
But Li Ye then felt something was wrong, because although Li Dayong swore that love was sacred, his eyes were already wandering around, searching among the crowd.
Li Ye saw that he found Hu Man first, and was about to persuade her with some words. After all, according to Li Ye's understanding, Hu Man was a girl with strong will. Since she rejected Li Dayong, it would be very difficult to pursue her again.
But before Li Ye could finish his words, Li Dayong, the bear, looked away again.
Among the more than 20 college students, there are always a few girls who are like honey in the jungle, attracting the attention of Big Bear and Little Bear.
Li Ye said contemptuously: "Dayong, which one do you think is more suitable? The one in green clothes? Or the one with white hairpin? How about I match you up with Hu Man?"
"No, no, no, brother, you misunderstood."
Li Dayong quickly retracted his gaze and said in a deep voice: "I just saw that our business is so good, so why do you think I should go to school? Can't I just work with Brother Peng? Going to school is so tiring."
Li Ye's face turned serious and he slapped Li Dayong on the head.
Then he scolded in a stern voice: "I went through so much trouble to send you to college, not for you to complain about the hardship or fatigue."
"I asked Brother Peng to help you make money, not so that you can use the money to defile those good girls. I just want you to have enough confidence to dare to confess to the most beautiful and outstanding girls."
Li Dayong found that Li Ye was angry and tried to hide away, but was pulled back by Li Ye.
"I will save every penny of your money for you, but if you become obsessed with money and don't study hard every day, or just run around chasing girls like you did a few days ago, I will punish you."
Li Dayong felt the pain on the top of his head and looked at Li Ye who kept tapping his forehead with his fingers. After a long time, he finally couldn't bear it as much as before.
He stretched out a finger as thick as a carrot, pointed at Wen Leyu who was busy with Jiang Xiaoyan, and complained in a low voice through gritted teeth.
"Brother, do you feel guilty for saying this?"
(End of this chapter)
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