“Gu Xiaozhu, congratulations.”
“After the college entrance examination, there will be a two-month sumr vacation. What are you planning to do?” Yi Feng asked curiously.
Gu Muxi tapped her lips with her finger, pondered for a mont, and said, “I want to work a sumr job to earn so tuition money, so that my parents will have less pressure.”
Yi Feng smirked, “Then co work in my shop, work for !”
“Your shop? Work for you? No way!”
“Stinky Yi Feng, if I work for you, wouldn’t I be exploited terribly?”
“No, absolutely not!” Gu Muxi shook her head like a rattle-drum.
Yi Feng: “……”
“Sounds like I’m so kind of blood-sucking capitalist?”
“How would I exploit you? It’s more like you exploiting !”
Gu Muxi arrogantly lifted her chin, “Right, if anyone’s going to exploit, it should be exploiting you!”
Yi Feng spread his arms in a tragic gesture, “Then co on, exploit , trample !”
Gu Muxi’s cheeks flushed, she pushed his chest and spat, “What are you saying? Get lost!”
Yi Feng smirked and said, “Tell , if you don’t co to work for , where else do you want to go?”
Gu Muxi supported her chin with her hands, “I want to study architectural design in college. My mom has an old classmate who is a manager at an architectural design company, and he said he could let learn there.”
“Though I haven’t started college yet, I still want to experience it.”
“It can’t really be considered a sumr job, more like learning sothing.”
Hearing this, Yi Feng could only shrug and say, “Okay, I don’t know much about architectural design, but if you want to learn, then go learn.”
Gu Muxi stood up, patted her butt, and said, “Alright, let’s go, visit auntie.”
“Okay, let’s go.” Yi Feng smiled.
Wang Tie also ca over and said, “Brother Feng, can I co too?”
“You better go to the shop, buy so good food with Ping’an and wait for there.” Yi Feng patted his shoulder.
Wang Tie grinned, nodded, “Right, then I’ll go to the shop first.”
Yi Feng and Gu Muxi left the school and headed straight to the hospital.
In the hospital ward, they saw Yi Feng’s parents.
ng Xiaoyun was lying on the hospital bed, her complexion was better than before, and she was in good spirits.
“My son, how did the exam go? Do you feel confident about getting into a second-tier college?” ng Xiaoyun held Yi Feng’s hand, asking with concern.
Yi Jianbing joked from the side, “Your mom, even when she’s hospitalized, she’s always thinking about your college entrance exam, worried that you won’t do well.”
“Second-tier college? Mom, you underestimate your son too much,” Yi Feng laughed.
Seeing Yi Feng so confident, ng Xiaoyun also breathed a sigh of relief.
“As long as you did well, mom is relieved.”
“Mom, don’t worry too much, you have surgery tomorrow, rest well.” Yi Feng comforted.
“Yes, auntie, you should rest well.” Gu Muxi said obediently next to him.
“Ah, good, Xixi, these days have really troubled you to look after him.”
“In the future, you have to keep a closer eye on him, don’t let him play around everywhere after the college entrance exam.”
“Especially not sneaking off to stay up all night on the internet.” ng Xiaoyun turned to hold Gu Muxi’s hand and instructed.
Gu Muxi grinned, “Okay, auntie, don’t worry, I’ll keep a close watch!”
“That’s good, if he dares to bully you, tell auntie, I’ll stand up for you.” ng Xiaoyun said indulgently.
Yi Feng, listening to their conversation, felt like they were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Are they teaming up against ?
“Okay, mom, I wouldn’t dare to bully her, she bullies all the ti!” Yi Feng complained first.
Gu Muxi put on a “wronged” face, “Auntie, he accused of bullying… I didn’t~”
ng Xiaoyun raised her hand and knocked on Yi Feng’s head, “Xixi is such a good kid, how could she bully anyone? You, being older than Xixi, should be more considerate of your sister.”
Yi Feng imdiately protested, “I don’t want to be her brother!”
She will be my wife in the future!
Gu Muxi was not to be outdone, haughtily said, “Hmph~ I don’t want to be his sister!”
Yi Feng winked and whispered, “Then what do you want to be to ?”
Gu Muxi’s cheeks flushed, she glared at him, “Your enemy!”
Watching the two kids glaring at each other, ng Xiaoyun found it amusing.
These two kids, have been rivals since they were little!
“Alright, go back and argue, this is a hospital, let your mom rest.” Yi Jianbing waved them away.
“Uh, okay, dad, mom, we’ll go back first.”
Yi Feng pulled Gu Muxi’s hand and left the ward.
“Gu Muxi, you go back first, I have to stop by the shop, I won’t be ho for dinner tonight, tell auntie for .” Yi Feng held her hand as they walked.
“Okay, but you have to co back early, or I’ll tell auntie you’re ssing around outside!” Gu Muxi playfully smiled.
“Okay, you want to be the housekeeper so soon? You want to manage for a lifeti?” Yi Feng turned back, smiling at her.
Gu Muxi’s cheeks turned red as apples, she broke free from his hand, “I, I don’t, who wants to be your housekeeper? Shaless!”
“I’m leaving!”
She said and walked away without looking back.
“Hey, wait for !”
Yi Feng chased after her.
After parting with Gu Muxi at the hospital, Yi Feng rode his bicycle to the shop.
Upon arriving at the shop, he slled the aroma of food.
There was a table set up in the shop, Wang Tie and Han Nannan were tidying up the bowls and chopsticks.
“Brother Feng is back!” Wang Tie greeted Yi Feng happily.
“Big Brother Feng~”
Han Nannan also ran over happily, arms outstretched.
Yi Feng hugged her and lifted her high.
“Ah, Nannan seems to have gained weight, it seems your brother has taken good care of you.” Yi Feng put her down, rubbed her head and smiled.
“Hee hee, my brother buys at to eat every day now, I can eat two bowls of rice in one al!” Han Nannan proudly boasted to Yi Feng about her appetite.
“That’s good, you’re growing, eat more.”
“Is your brother cooking inside?”
Yi Feng looked towards the kitchen.
“Yes, my brother said, since big brother Feng is coming to eat today, he specially bought half a chicken to cook.” Han Nannan obediently replied.
She looked up at Yi Feng with big eyes, full of admiration.
Although she was young, she had learned a lot these days and knew that their good life now was all thanks to big brother Feng.
In her heart, she was deeply grateful to Yi Feng.
So, in the shop, she also helped diligently, cleaning the shop every day, making the glass spotless.
She also hoped to contribute in her own way.
“Good, slling this aroma, I know your brother’s cooking must be good.” Yi Feng praised.
In the past few days, they occasionally ate in the shop, Han Ping’an indeed could cook, although his skills were average, belonging to homade taste, but he did it proficiently, making one feel distressed.
Young and having to know everything, this is what it ans for a poor family’s child to take charge early.
Moreover, their siblings had lost their ho long ago, Han Ping’an was both father and mother to his sister.
Then, Han Ping’an ca out with the last dish, stir-fried chicken with mushrooms.
“Brother Feng, co eat!” Han Ping’an put down the dish, respectfully said.
“Okay, let’s all sit down and eat.” Yi Feng smiled and nodded.
Three young people and a little sister, sitting together, eating a simple al of three dishes and a soup.
While eating, they chatted, the atmosphere lively.
During the al, Wang Tie asked, “Brother Feng, the college entrance exam is over, when are we opening the shop?”
After thinking for a mont, Yi Feng said, “In a couple of days, after we get our diplomas, we need to make a trip to Dianke Building.”
“My mom is having surgery, so I probably won’t have much money left, can’t afford to buy goods, we can only look for cooperation at Dianke Building.”
“See if they can lend us so goods, computer components, monitors, etc.”
Hearing this, Wang Tie worriedly said, “Brother Feng, if we don’t pay, will they be willing to lend us the goods?”
“It seems like… we don’t have anything to mortgage.”
Yi Feng sighed, “Yes, that’s the problem, if we can’t solve the supply of components, we can’t open the shop, it’ll be bare, no one will believe we sell and repair computers here.”
“But, no matter how difficult, we have to try.”
“This is what starting a business is like, you always encounter all sorts of problems, what we need to do is keep a clear head, find the key issues, and solve them one by one.”
“We don’t have money, but want components, so we must deal with Dianke Building.”
“Best if we can persuade them to lend us the components, even a small part would do.”
Wang Tie thought for a mont and asked, “Brother Feng, why don’t we go directly to Boss Ning tomorrow?”
“He’s been in Dianke Building for so many years, he should have so connections.”
Yi Feng nodded, smiling, “Yes, I’ve thought about asking him for help, but not now, and not by directly approaching him.”
“I’ll arrange a al with him later.”
“This is urgent, but we can’t rush it, we need to understand his situation first.”
“Wang Tie, rember, sotis when you ask soone for help, you need to know if they are in a position to help you. If they are, great, ask them to help bridge the gap, if not… then we can’t ntion it, so as not to make them feel embarrassed, or lose face.”
“In business, maintaining relationships is key, so we can continue doing business in the future.”
After hearing Yi Feng’s words, Wang Tie suddenly realized.
Brother Feng is really an old hand at this!
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