??Chapter 365: Chapter 360: A Variety of Text ssages
Chapter 365: Chapter 360: A Variety of Text ssages
The second brother arrived back in Beijing on Sunday evening at seven o’clock.
As he was slowly driving into the Xinyu auto shop, he looked around curiously towards the garage door to see if Jiang Yan was there.
But even as he pulled into a parking space at the entrance, he still hadn’t caught a glimpse of his brother’s figure.
Relieved, the second brother got out of the car and entered the shop, asking Dai Lei, “When did my brother leave?”
Dai Lei looked up at him with a complex expression and said, “You’re back pretty early, I thought you’d be in North City for a week.”
“A week?” the second brother exclaid, “Are you kidding ? I’m supposed to abandon my shop? Stop making money?”
“Making money isn’t as sweet as love!”
“What’s the use of sweet love if you’ve got no money to spend?”
Dai Lei looked at the second brother in amazent, “Not bad, you’re not blinded by love; you can stay clear-headed even when you’re knee-deep in romance. I’m impressed!”
The second brother boasted proudly, “Of course, who do you think I am?”
Who are you?
Are you the silly son who got married off?
Dai Lei watched the second brother with amusent, then turned his head towards the bathroom. Just as Jiang Yan ca out with freshly washed hands, he heard the second brother’s earlier statent and let out a cold laugh, saying, “You fall in love and forget who you are; look at you acting all capable!”
The second brother was taken aback and blurted out without thinking, “Bro, why are you still here?”
Jiang Yan squinted at him while Dai Lei couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“No, bro, I…I didn’t an that, I ant… why haven’t you gone back to rest? Don’t overwork yourself,” he stamred.
Jiang Yan snorted, “Enough, no need to explain. You get a wife and forget your brother, I get your drift.”
Second brother: …
He wanted to cry but no tears ca, and under his brother’s gaze, he couldn’t utter another word.
As Jiang Yan turned to leave, the second brother hastily grabbed him, “Bro, it’s not about ; it’s Xiao Qi. He wants to consult you on sothing.”
Jiang Yan looked puzzled, “If he has a problem, why doesn’t he call
directly? Why send the ssage through you?”
How odd, that didn’t sound like sothing Xiao Qi would do.
“He said he texted you, but you didn’t reply. He thought maybe you were too busy to check.”
In fact, Xiao Qi had said that Jiang Yan dealt with big deals, and he might not be interested in Xiao Qi’s small campus entrepreneurship, so he didn’t want to bother him for advice. The second brother felt uncomfortable hearing this, but considering the close relationship between Xiao Qi and his brother, he didn’t want any misunderstandings. So he explained that his brother wasn’t one to check ssages often, and it would be better to call directly if there was sothing important.
Although he didn’t understand why Xiao Qi hadn’t just called and instead said this, the second brother still thought it best to co back and talk to his brother about it.
Jiang Yan fell silent for a mont, then pulled out his phone and began scrolling through his ssages.
He had no idea until he checked, and what he saw shocked him.
There were dozens, if not hundreds, of ssages that were confessions. He opened a few and felt a chill down his spine–
“Hi Jiang, I’m Jiang Yuyan from the School of Foreign Languages, freshman class of Japanese 1. It’s such a coincidence that I share the sa last na with you, Jiang. I’m so honored. You look super cool playing basketball. I was wondering if you have ti to grab a al together.”
“Hi Jiang, I’m Wuting from freshman class two of traditional Chinese painting. I will take care of your basketball team’s water and drinks. Just let
know what you like to drink, and I’ll have it ready for you in advance.”
“Hello Jiang Yan, this is Li Qing from sophomore class one of international trade. This is the 199th ssage I’ve sent you this year. I will keep sending them until I reach a thousand. If you still don’t reply by then, I’ll give up. It will be the conclusion of my first crush.”
“Jiang, you’re so handso; I really love watching you play basketball. I’m a mber of your cheerleading squad. I always cheer for you whenever you play.”
The most fucking bizarre thing was that there were even a few ssages from guys mixed in–
“Hi senior, I’m Lu Xing from freshman class three of the computer science departnt. I’ve heard a lot about your nurous great achievents since I entered school, and I really admire you. I hope I can have the chance to get in touch with you closely. Oh, and you look so manly when playing basketball!”
What the hell, the beginning sounded normal, but what’s with this ‘close contact’? How damn close do you want to get?
And saying I look manly while playing basketball, damn it, I’m manly even when I don’t play!
“Hi Jiang, I’m Li Da from freshman class two of the math departnt. Your basketball skills are on par with Senior Zhu from our departnt, but I think you are way more handso than Zhu. Your shooting form is also very cool. I really like you so much!”
This bloody ssage even has the audacity to stir up trouble!
Jiang Yan didn’t want to read anymore ssages below, his skin would crawl all the way up to his face if he continued. Clumsily using the physical keyboard, he quickly deleted them one by one, then it occurred to him that he had left his phone at ho yesterday and Jiajia had brought it to him in the afternoon.
Thankfully this chick wasn’t nosy and didn’t have a habit of checking his ssages, or else he’d never be able to clear his na even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Also, he shouldn’t go to the basketball team anymore. He wasn’t particularly fond of it, just saw it as a sport. If he didn’t play basketball, he could do other things. Like taking Jiajia for runs, or playing tennis and badminton.
Right, he could also learn boxing.
Yu Heng was considering opening a boxing gym because two of his junior brothers from abroad wanted to develop their careers back in China. These two knew Chinese martial arts as well as foreign boxing, having participated in no less than a hundred competitions, winning awards, and though not always first place, they proved to be formidable opponents.
But correspondingly, their bodies paid the price, even suffering permanent internal injuries. When these two ntioned this to Yu Heng over a call, he imdiately persuaded them to co back and open a boxing gym with him in China.
Jiang Yan suggested opening a sports facility because the boxing market in China wasn’t very mature yet. In contrast, upscale sports facilities such as shooting and fencing were still rare, and he believed they would be popular if they opened one.
He also suggested they could target the youth market with table tennis and basketball halls.
Yu Heng had money to spare and could afford to scale up the sports facility. As for coaches, that was even simpler. His two friends had experience in shooting and fencing, and their circle of friends were all sports enthusiasts, so finding reliable coaches wouldn’t be an issue.
So, if Jiang Yan wanted to engage in sports, there were plenty of options for him to choose from in the future.
After deleting who knows how many ssages, nearly getting a cramp in his hand, Jiang Yan finally saw the two long ssages from Xiao Qi: “Our school has classrooms specifically for students to start businesses, and you can use them for free if you apply. Last year, a junior took one of these classrooms to run a campus advertising business, but it shut down after a few months, having lost a fair amount of money. His concept was to advertise for the businesses near the school gate to draw in custors, aning the businesses would pay him, and he would distribute flyers around campus for the promotion.”
“The reason for his losses was that he hired too many people, and the inco didn’t cover the expenses, so he ended up having to pay so labor costs out of his own pocket. I’ve analyzed it, and I think the direction of campus advertising is correct, but his approach was flawed. What if I use a webpage for the promotion? Like creating sothing similar to a campus network, to run ads on it, would that be feasible?”
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