You Changjin ca over this ti primarily to deliver a scholarship application form to Zhou Yuwen.
This was despite Zhou Yuwen making it very clear to You Changjin that it was impossible for him to be selected.
Moreover, he did not lack that eight thousand yuan. Rather than giving him the money, it would be much better to give it to a student who truly needed it.
You Changjin, however, rely smiled. "There is no harm in trying. Even though you frequently skip classes, your grades have always been excellent. As long as you et the qualifications, you can apply."
Zhou Yuwen sighed. "Alright then, wait here for a mont. I will go fill out the form."
"Mhm, no rush, take your ti."
You Changjin handed the application form to Zhou Yuwen, glancing at him before stealing a quick peek at Jiang Xinyi.
Zhou Yuwen said nothing about this, simply taking the form and heading into the office.
You Changjin going out of his way to visit Zhou Yuwen's company was definitely not just to drop off a simple application form.
He naturally knew that things were already impossible between him and Jiang Xinyi, but a young man would always cling to foolish hopes, feeling that even if there was only a one in a million chance, he still wanted to try.
Taking advantage of the ti Zhou Yuwen spent filling out the form, You Changjin once again looked toward Jiang Xinyi, who was busy working over there.
He wanted to find a topic to start a conversation with her, but he did not know how to begin.
After a long hesitation, he finally asked, "What are you busy with?"
Jiang Xinyi replied, "Oh, nothing much."
"Just sorting out the recent accounts."
You Changjin nodded and smiled. "I really did not expect Zhou Yuwen's company to be put together so decently."
Jiang Xinyi kept her head down, busy with her tasks, and montarily forgot to reply to him. The atmosphere grew sowhat awkward for a ti before she finally gave a soft hum of acknowledgnt, as if just rembering his presence.
"Yeah," You Changjin echoed.
Jiang Xinyi had already made her stance very clear before. She could not possibly remind You Changjin every single ti they t, telling him not to waste his effort on her. If she said that every day, it would just seem narcissistic.
Therefore, since You Changjin had not done anything stepping over the line, she did not want to bring the matter up again.
She simply made sure to be deliberately cold whenever he tried to chat with her.
Presumably, You Changjin should be well aware of her attitude.
You Changjin waited outside for about ten minutes before Zhou Yuwen finished filling out the form and handed it back to him.
You Changjin reviewed it, found no issues, and exchanged a few polite pleasantries with Zhou Yuwen.
His gaze lingered on Jiang Xinyi with a hint of reluctance to leave.
At this mont, Jiang Xinyi had her back to him, hunched over her desk as if she were working diligently.
And You Changjin just stared blankly at her back, lost in thought.
Zhou Yuwen knew exactly what You Changjin was thinking, so he gave two dry coughs and said, "Um, teacher, I have to make a trip to Jiangning right away. If you don't have anything else going on, feel free to sit here for a bit and look around my office."
"What are you going to Jiangning for?" Before You Changjin could happily agree, Jiang Xinyi imdiately turned around and asked.
Good grief, it turned out she was not actually working that seriously.
Zhou Yuwen replied, "Haven't I been planning to swallow up the part-ti job markets in the other two university towns recently? I am not entirely at ease leaving it all to Liu Shuo, so I figured I should go over and take a look."
"I will go with you," Jiang Xinyi offered instantly, without a second thought.
Just a mont ago, You Changjin had been ready to praise Zhou Yuwen for being so considerate of him, but upon hearing this, a troubled expression instantly appeared on his face.
anwhile, Zhou Yuwen put on an act of reluctance to bring her along, saying, "It is so cold outside, and you won't be able to help much even if you co. Wouldn't it be better to just stay obediently in the office?"
"I don't want to, I insist on going. Don't forget, you still have things you need my help with!" Jiang Xinyi had absolutely no desire to be left alone with You Changjin.
Zhou Yuwen felt completely speechless and said, "Fine, fine, I really can't handle you. Then, teacher, are you still going to hang around here?"
"No, no, I was just about to tell you. I still have a class in a little while. I rely dropped by to see you this morning since I was on the way. Yuwen, seeing you achieve such success today makes your teacher very gratified," You Changjin said, patting Zhou Yuwen on the shoulder.
Zhou Yuwen smiled but said nothing.
On the other hand, Jiang Xinyi felt sowhat awkward watching You Changjin act so gratified.
Zhou Yuwen's current achievents had no direct relationship with You Changjin at all.
You Changjin wanted to present himself as an elder figure in front of Zhou Yuwen.
However, the more he acted this way, the more inexplicably awkward Jiang Xinyi felt inside.
'Good thing I am no longer his girlfriend,' she thought.
And so, You Changjin left first. Zhou Yuwen then drove Jiang Xinyi to the Jiangning university town. Along the way, Jiang Xinyi gave Zhou Yuwen a sharp pinch.
Zhou Yuwen asked her why she pinched him.
"You have the nerve to ask?"
It seed Jiang Xinyi was quite angry. She scolded, "What nonsense were you spouting just now? I have been broken up with You Changjin for a long ti, so why are you still over there setting up unsuitable matches?"
Jiang Xinyi actually cared about this issue quite a bit.
Zhou Yuwen defended himself, saying he only made an offhand comnt because he saw the two of them chatting so happily over there.
"Alright, Sister Xinyi, don't be mad. That pinch actually hurt quite a bit."
Zhou Yuwen attempted to bluff his way through the situation.
But Jiang Xinyi rely rolled her eyes and told him not to make such jokes in the future.
"It is very tasteless."
"Mhm, I won't do it again."
Zhou Yuwen drove attentively, holding the steering wheel with one hand.
Jiang Xinyi sat in the passenger seat. Even though she was wearing jeans, it was obvious that the shape of her legs was very beautiful.
However, no matter how beautiful they were, it was impossible for Zhou Yuwen to make a move.
Reclining in the passenger seat, Jiang Xinyi remarked that she had never noticed it before, but she now felt that Little You was quite vain.
Zhou Yuwen asked her why she thought that.
Jiang Xinyi replied, "Your current achievents really have nothing to do with him, yet he insists on putting on a deeply gratified expression. He isn't actually that much older than you."
"I have noticed he puts on quite the airs. Don't you think so?" Jiang Xinyi talking about this with Zhou Yuwen was actually her way of clearing her own na.
After all, she used to date You Changjin; if she didn't make this point clear...
...it might feel as though she and You Changjin were the sa type of person.
But Zhou Yuwen countered, "Does he? I don't really care about these things. Besides, he is my counselor, so it doesn't matter if he says a few words."
"He shouldn't say it every single ti, though. Anyway, I just find it quite weird." Jiang Xinyi now genuinely treated Zhou Yuwen as one of her own people, even gossiping with him.
Zhou Yuwen just smiled, stating that a teacher is a teacher, and there was nothing to be done about it.
"Just like you. When we go out, others could mistake you for my younger sister, but in my heart, I have always treated you as an elder."
"Give a break. In what way do you treat as an elder? You only know how to bully ," Jiang Xinyi muttered.
Zhou Yuwen did not like hearing that at all. That was far too unjust, Sister Xinyi.
"Others might not know how I treat you, but could it be that you don't know either?" Stopping at a red light, Zhou Yuwen put on an expression of sincere affection.
"Where are you putting your hand?" Jiang Xinyi asked, pointing at the hand resting on her leg.
Zhou Yuwen awkwardly withdrew his hand and chuckled. "Force of habit."
"This kind of habit? Calling your teacher's wife while taking advantage of this old lady?"
"You really misunderstand, Sister Xinyi. Isn't the passenger seat usually reserved for girlfriends? I truly just wasn't paying attention..." "I can't be bothered with you!"
Zhou Yuwen and Jiang Xinyi had already developed to the point of casual physical contact. If it had been any other man daring to get handsy with her, Jiang Xinyi would have undoubtedly snapped.
But doing this with Zhou Yuwen felt just like a joke. Not only did it not make her angry, but thinking about it even made her want to laugh.
But then again, Jiang Xinyi had never been this familiar with any other man before. Sitting in the passenger seat like this was essentially a first for her.
In the morning, they spent two hours in Jiangning like this, eting the Student Union presidents of two universities to explain the situation.
Zhou Yuwen's student union was quite famous in the Xianlin University Town, and the other schools had long heard of it. Zhou Yuwen's proposal was that he had the channels to integrate student resources, ensuring that in the future, part-ti jobs for university students across all of Jinling would have a unified rate of one hundred and fifty yuan per day.
This offered entirely benefits and no drawbacks to the university student community.
Zhou Yuwen's status as a walking business card was highly effective. Being both a writer and a singer, most schools were willing to cooperate with him once he explained his plan. They pulled him into their student part-ti job groups, gave him administrator privileges, and allowed him to briefly outline his intentions.
In this way, he could mobilize thirty percent of the part-ti students.
Then there were so schools where the Student Union operated sowhat like a gang of thugs.
They did not care whether the students could find good part-ti jobs; they only cared about whether they could get a cut of the profits.
They even asked Zhou Yuwen how much money could be made from doing this.
For colleges like that, Zhou Yuwen naturally had no way to negotiate with them, so he could only let Liu Shuo handle it.
This ti, the off-campus labor agencies seeking cooperation gave Zhou Yuwen an excuse to expand outward. However, the relationships across the three university towns were intricate and complex. It was absolutely impossible to conquer the entire market just based on minor part-ti work.
He could only aim to establish a basic foothold in the other two university towns first.
And then slowly encroach upon them later.
For instance, by leveraging the funds in his hands during this period, he could continue to swallow up the courier stations in the other two university towns. As of now, out of the forty universities in the university towns, half of the university courier stations had already fallen into Zhou Yuwen's hands.
Then, using the courier stations as a foundation, he would develop Liu Shuo's network.
Although Zhou Yuwen had always looked down on Liu Shuo's rough-around-the-edges, street-smart thods, constantly telling him that such outdated underworld romance had no place in the modern era.
He had to admit, however, that Liu Shuo's streetwise approach was genuinely effective.
Sotis, it was even more effective than Zhou Yuwen's own orthodox thods.
So elite universities would certainly turn up their noses at Liu Shuo's unrefined style, but so vocational colleges were actually quite convinced by him.
Furthermore, Liu Shuo's streetwise tactics weren't just about putting on a tough front; he provided tangible benefits. For instance, he would help deal with off-campus scamrs and then secure stable part-ti jobs for the students.
These actions genuinely won over students who ca from less privileged backgrounds.
Thus, the Xuhuai Association grew rapidly in Jiangning and Pukou. There were roughly two hundred thousand university students in all of Jinling, and in just one sester, the mbership of the Xuhuai Association was approaching ten thousand—a twentieth of the total population.
It was by no ans a small number.
Besides, this was only the beginning.
In short, once the Xuhuai Association gained a foothold in Jiangning and Pukou, Zhou Yuwen's subsequent plans would beco much easier, such as opening more courier stations and eventually launching food delivery services.
These labor-intensive industries blossoming across major universities not only helped those impoverished students but also further expanded Zhou Yuwen's sphere of influence.
They visited six or seven universities in the Jiangning university town. During the negotiations, the students from these Student Unions perhaps seed slightly immature, whereas Zhou Yuwen's deanor was relatively sophisticated. Coupled with the advanced concepts Zhou Yuwen proposed—such as creating a part-ti job platform, followed by a food delivery platform, and eventually an apartnt rental platform, forming a comprehensive, all-in-one ecosystem for student services.
Listening from the sidelines, Jiang Xinyi beca increasingly fascinated, and the way she looked at Zhou Yuwen underwent a very noticeable change.
The reason she refused to work for a large corporation was precisely because she felt there was nothing to learn there.
And looking at it now, her decision had been entirely correct.
By staying by Zhou Yuwen's side, she was indeed hearing concepts she had never encountered before, gaining a completely new understanding of the internet economy.
According to Zhou Yuwen, the next five to eight years would belong to the era of the internet?
Just by being in this circle, even slacking off could earn you a massive fortune?
"Theoretically speaking, that is correct." At noon, while bringing Jiang Xinyi to have a simple bowl of lamb soup at the small commodities market, Zhou Yuwen told her with a smile.
This girl, Jiang Xinyi, possessed a strong thirst for knowledge. Sotis Zhou Yuwen would rely propose a simple concept, and while others were still scratching their heads in confusion, Jiang Xinyi had already grasped what he was trying to say just from the literal aning.
Yet, Zhou Yuwen felt quite hesitant while explaining these matters to her.
'Sigh, a girl like this... I am telling her about so many future business opportunities,' he thought.
'If she leaves in the future, wouldn't I suffer a massive loss?'
'But her family is so wealthy. It is impossible to keep her purely through promotions and salary raises.'
'Should I turn her into my woman, then?'
He gazed at the sight before him: she sat perched on a small bench, her large, watery eyes staring intently at him with an absolute thirst for knowledge. Her beautiful face was fair, her small lips a vibrant red.
The figure hidden beneath her sweater could not be called as exaggerated as Tao Tian's, but it was certainly well-endowed.
But mainly, she was still his teacher's ex-girlfriend.
'If I were to sleep with her like this?'
'Wouldn't it be crossing the line a bit?'
Right as Zhou Yuwen was pondering these questions in his mind.
Jiang Xinyi chid in to ask, "Also, about that O2O concept you ntioned at the dical University just now, could you explain it to in detail again?"
"What is there to explain? Just focus on drinking your soup."
Zhou Yuwen naturally did not want to divulge these advanced concepts, so at most, he would just give a couple of perfunctory remarks.
But Jiang Xinyi acted like a curious toddler, constantly pestering Zhou Yuwen. She eventually even started acting coquettishly with him, saying, "Oh, my good little brother, just tell . I know you understand it all."
Zhou Yuwen replied, "Even if I told you right now, you still wouldn't understand."
"There are many things we can only grasp through practice. It is just like building a house; you have to take it step by step. If you want to start building the third floor right from the get-go, it is completely impossible," Zhou Yuwen explained.
Jiang Xinyi asked, "So does that an everything you ntioned earlier about building an ecosystem and all that, they are all part of your plan?"
"More or less."
"Great, then you absolutely have to take with you when the ti cos!" Jiang Xinyi said, her mood turning joyful.
"I will definitely bring you along. I am just afraid my temple is too small, and you will look down on it," Zhou Yuwen quipped.
"That's simple. You just have to give shares, right?"
"Sure, have your mom invest in , and I will give you shares."
"Hey! Zhou Yuwen, have you been waiting for this all along?!" Jiang Xinyi asked with a laugh.
Zhou Yuwen smiled without denying it. "Of course. I have been scheming for you for a long ti."
"So have you been scheming for for a long ti, or for my mom?" Jiang Xinyi asked in a muffled voice.
The two of them continued bantering back and forth just like that.
By the ti they returned to the company, it was actually already past two in the afternoon.
Since Lu Hui and the other two female students had all been dispatched to run errands.
The company doors were therefore locked.
The two were arriving at the entrance, talking and laughing.
But to their surprise, they saw a figure waiting right in front of the door.
After getting a clear look at the person, Jiang Xinyi froze for a second.
They saw You Changjin, still wearing that honest-looking smile of his. "Xinyi... Uh, the thing is, Yuwen, it seems you filled out one section of that application form incorrectly. I happened to be free to co over, so I thought I would bring it to you to fix."
"Also, I happened to make so pork rib and winter lon soup in the dormitory at noon. I couldn't finish it all by myself, so I figured I would bring so over for you to try."
As he spoke, You Changjin shoved the thermos bottle directly in front of Zhou Yuwen.
Zhou Yuwen stared at the thermos bottle before him and said, "Thank you, Teacher You. Teacher You treats so well."
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