“When my father was young, he mortgaged his family’s house and borrowed a lot of money. In the end, he lost everything. His creditors chased him all the way to my grandmother’s house with a kitchen knife. If my grandmother hadn’t gotten an idea and acted like she had fallen to the ground, my father would have probably gotten one of his hands cut off.”
Gao Zongyuan put down his cup. “When my parents started their business, I heard that they only slept three hours a day. When my father was working, he broke a finger straining it while working. Now, these people in the circle still call my father Gao Laojiu.”
“Um…”
Liang Jinming hesitated for a moment and said with a smile,
“In comparison, our family’s situation seems to be better. My grandfather was an engineer who repaired planes, so he didn’t have to worry about food and drink. However, it wasn’t easy for our family to start a business.”
“That’s why sometimes, I feel emotional when I see these people,” Lin Yi said, “If I can help, I’ll help.”
“Alright, let’s stop lamenting here and go back to sleep.” Qin Han stretched. “This is not something we can interfere in.”
After packing up briefly, the group went out and returned home.
Lin Yi didn’t need Qin Han to send him off and took a taxi back to Jiuzhou Pavilion.
When he returned, he saw that Ji Qingyan’s bedroom was dimly lit.
Sneaking in, he arrived at Ji Qingyan’s room and found her sprawled on the bed in an extremely enchanting manner.
Half of the blanket had fallen to the ground, and there was a very monotonous snore coming from her mouth. She was sleeping soundly.
Lin Yi knew that Ji Qingyan did not sleep well, but he did not expect her sleeping posture to be so indecent.
Since he was bored, Lin Yi took out his phone and recorded Ji Qingyan’s ugly behavior.
After that, Lin Yi quietly left Ji Qingyan’s room.
Lin Yi wanted to go to sleep, but he was no longer sleepy, so he went to the study to start working on the Chip 3.0 development.
At dawn, Lin Yi stretched lazily and drove out to buy some breakfast, saving Ji Qingyan the trouble of cooking.
Lin Yi had just finished his shopping and stepped into the house when he saw Ji Qingyan coming down the stairs in her pajamas.
It seemed like she was going to get up and cook.
“Did you just come back?” Ji Qingyan asked.
“Yes, I bought some breakfast on the way.”
“You guys went too far,” Ji Qingyan grumbled. “I was waiting for you at home all night.”
“Huh? You didn’t sleep all night?”
“I was worried about you when you didn’t come back. I ran out as soon as I heard your movements,” said Ji Qingyan. “I could feel the dark circles under my eyes coming out. At least you still have enough conscience to buy breakfast.”
“Um… did you really not sleep all night?”
“Of course,” said Ji Qingyan. “My greatest strength is that I never lie.”
“Then let’s eat now. I want to show you something.”
“What do you want to show me?” Ji Qingyan asked excitedly.
“Let’s eat first.”
“Okay.”
Lin Yi placed the breakfast on the table, but Ji Qingyan did not move. She looked at Lin Yi curiously.
“What did you want to show me?”
Lin Yi pulled up the video he had recorded last night and handed the phone over.
At first, the video was pitch-black, and Ji Qingyan had yet to see what was going on.
However, after looking at it for a few seconds, her face, which was free of makeup, suddenly turned red.
“Didn’t you say that you didn’t sleep last night?” Lin Yi said, “To be honest, even pigs can’t sleep as well as you.”
“Didn’t you say that you had just returned?” Ji Qingyan asked awkwardly.
“Yeah, I just came back from buying breakfast,” Lin Yi said. “Miss Ji Qingyan, shouldn’t you give me an explanation for this?”
“Lin Yi, I’m going to kill you.”
Ji Qingyan had no other choice but to resort to her unreasonable ways.
“You came back and didn’t tell me.”
“I was just afraid of disturbing your sleep. I didn’t expect you to play this trick on me.” Lin Yi sighed, “The world is really declining day by day, people’s hearts are not what they used to be!”
“You’re not allowed to say that about me!” Ji Qingyan puffed up her cheeks.
“I did wait until after twelve, but you didn’t come back. I fell asleep waiting.”
“Alright, alright, alright. Just blame me for this.”
Ji Qingyan smiled. “That’s more like it.”
“How’s the shop doing? How many more days will it take to finish the repairs?”
“It’s done. We can open today.”
“Already?”
“Money makes the world go round,” Lin Yi said, “As long as the money is right, the speed of the repairs will naturally increase.”
“That makes sense.”
“You only came back at midnight last night. Don’t go to the shop this morning. Sleep at home.”
“No need, I’m not tired,” Lin Yi said, “If I’m tired, I’ll close up early.”
“That’s fine too. Do what you can. Don’t burn yourself out.”
“Got it. Don’t worry.”
After dinner, Ji Qingyan did not go to Chaoyang Group. She sent Lin Yi to Metropolis to pick up his car before parting ways.
When they arrived at the shop, Lin Yi went to the kitchen to prepare the goods as usual.
At around ten in the morning, there were already customers coming over to eat.
The first thing many people did when they arrived wasn’t order food, but instead ask Lin Yi about what happened yesterday.
Lin Yi didn’t go disclose the details and just smiled.
However, everyone could roughly guess that the shop owner was not a simple person.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to tame those foreign students.
At around one in the afternoon, the peak period for lunchtime passed, and the business of the restaurant began to lighten.
After all, the goods were not cheap. It was impossible for people to come and patronize them all the time.
They couldn’t work themselves to death for love, right?
At two o’clock in the afternoon, the store quieted down.
Lin Yi held his phone and prepared to play a game with Sugar.
However, at this moment, the door of the store was pushed open and Xu Wan walked in with her laptop.
After finishing her work in the morning, Xu Wan wanted to eat here with Han Fei.
However, Han Fei did not have a good impression of the shop owner, so she decided to come alone.
Lin Yi also recognized Xu Wan. She seemed to be the woman who wanted to compete with him for the top floor of the centre a few days ago.
“Boss, one serving of egg fried rice.”
Lin Yi nodded and returned to the kitchen to cook for Xu Wan.
Ten minutes later, Lin Yi brought out the egg fried rice.
Xu Wan thanked him politely and continued to stare at the computer while eating.
Looking at how serious she was, she did indeed look like Lu Ying.
Lin Yi ignored her and started chatting with Sugar.
“Is there no school today? Why are you so free?” Lin Yi asked.
“I’m already done for the day. I’m just waiting to get off work… Hey, hey, hey, give me some milk. I’m going to die.”
“Why hasn’t your IQ improved at all? Aren’t you afraid of being criticized?”
“Do you have the right to scold me just because you’re good at this game? After that, you’ll still cry and beg me not to boot you from the lobby.”
“Your logic is f*cking amazing.”
It was said that retarded youths were much happier. Playing with a player like Sugar could indeed experience a different kind of fun.
Intelligent and empty-minded, she mindlessly enjoyed the game.
Such a godly experience was a common occurrence for Sugar.
“Boss, can I stay here for a while longer?” Xu Wan asked.
“You want to stay a little longer?”
“The electricity in our dormitory is out. My roommate said that it won’t return until half an hour later.”
“Roommate? Aren’t you the boss of a start-up company? Why do you have a roommate?”
“I’m a second-year postgraduate student at Zhonghai Institute of Science and Technology. I’ll be graduating in a few months, so I’ll be staying on campus for the time being. If I’m disturbing you, I’ll leave now.”
“You can stay here.”
“Thank you, boss.”
Lin Yi nodded and ignored Xu Wan, continuing to chat with Sugare.
Ring!
Lin Yi’s phone rang.
It was a call from Liang Ruoxu.
“You beat up a few students from Fudan University?”
“You know about this?”
“It has already reached the Education Bureau. The leader over there has investigated it it. The leader is called Brandon. He has no intention of giving in.”
“So, what do you want to do?”
“If I had to handle something like this, I won’t even be able to sleep after the entire day.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Beauty Liang is so domineering.”
Liang Ruoxu lacked the exquisiteness of a southern girl. She always showed the fierceness of a northern girl.
This kind of personality that was not afraid of conflict was most boys’ type.
However, what Lin Yi didn’t notice was that when he was on the phone, Xu Wan secretly glanced at him.
She seemed to have guessed who was calling him.
“I don’t have anything to do with this. I just wanted to tell you that if it’s convenient for you, you can take care of this matter yourself,” Liang Ruoxu said.
“The leaders of the Education Bureau don’t really want to involve themself in this. I think they might seek the embassies’ help next. If you have nothing to do, resolve this matter before it escalates. As long as it doesn’t blow up too much, I can still help you.”
“I’ll handle this,” Lin Yi said, “Have you settled the procedures for the incubation center?”
“There’s still a stamp I need you to collect. I’ll get someone to send it to you after it’s ready.”
“Your service is still the best. I’ll cook for you another day.”
“Don’t. If the first wife finds out, I won’t be able to bear the consequences.” Liang Ruoxu smiled and hung up.
Lin Yi stopped smiling and rubbed his chin.
“You people are truly stubborn.”
Lin Yi looked at the time. It was already past three in the afternoon.
It was too late to deal with this matter. He planned to talk about it tomorrow.
Seeing Lin Yi hang up, Xu Wan secretly glanced at him again.
She really couldn’t understand. He was so good-looking and his culinary skills were good. As long as he worked hard, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to gain a foothold in Zhonghai.
Why should he rely on other women?
He really could not understand.
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Xu Wan shook her head, not planning to think about Lin Yi anymore.
Everyone had their own ambitions. This was not something she could control.
It was better to study the code in her hand first. It had already been half an hour, but there was still no progress.
Lin Yi didn’t know what Xu Wan was thinking. He started working in the shop again because another customer had entered.
“Boss, am I disturbing your business?” Xu Wan asked softly.
“The restaurant isn’t full yet, so it’s not a bother. But you’ve been sitting there for half an hour. You’re like a statue. What are you doing?”
“My program has a bug. I’ve been trying to think of a solution, but I haven’t been able to come up with one.” Xu Wan sighed. “The rendering program isn’t perfect, the OI process isn’t ideal, and…”
“You can’t even deal with such a trash bug. What did you do when you were in school? Were you only focused on getting plowed in the forest?”