Reborn in 2000: Reuniting with the School Belle

Chapter 68

“Gu Xiaozhu, congratulations.”

“After the college entrance examination, there will be a two-month summer vacation. What are you planning to do?” Yi Feng asked curiously.

Gu Muxi tapped her lips with her finger, pondered for a moment, and said, “I want to work a summer job to earn some tuition money, so that my parents will have less pressure.”

Yi Feng smirked, “Then come work in my shop, work for me!”

“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 some kind of blood-sucking capitalist?”

“How would I exploit you? It’s more like you exploiting me!”

Gu Muxi arrogantly lifted her chin, “Right, if anyone’s going to exploit, it should be me exploiting you!”

Yi Feng spread his arms in a tragic gesture, “Then come on, exploit me, trample me!”

Gu Muxi’s cheeks flushed, she pushed his chest and spat, “What are you saying? Get lost!”

Yi Feng smirked and said, “Tell me, if you don’t come to work for me, 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 me learn there.”

“Though I haven’t started college yet, I still want to experience it.”

“It can’t really be considered a summer job, more like learning something.”

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 came over and said, “Brother Feng, can I come too?”

“You better go to the shop, buy some good food with Ping’an and wait for me 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.

Meng 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?” Meng 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, Meng 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.” Meng 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.” Meng 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 me?

“Okay, mom, I wouldn’t dare to bully her, she bullies me all the time!” Yi Feng complained first.

Gu Muxi put on a “wronged” face, “Auntie, he accused me of bullying… I didn’t~”

Meng 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 immediately 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 me?”

Gu Muxi’s cheeks flushed, she glared at him, “Your enemy!”

Watching the two kids glaring at each other, Meng 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 home for dinner tonight, tell auntie for me.” Yi Feng held her hand as they walked.

“Okay, but you have to come back early, or I’ll tell auntie you’re messing around outside!” Gu Muxi playfully smiled.

“Okay, you want to be the housekeeper so soon? You want to manage me for a lifetime?” 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? Shameless!”

“I’m leaving!”

She said and walked away without looking back.

“Hey, wait for me!”

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 smelled 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 me meat to eat every day now, I can eat two bowls of rice in one meal!” 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, smelling 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 homemade taste, but he did it proficiently, making one feel distressed.

Young and having to know everything, this is what it means for a poor family’s child to take charge early.

Moreover, their siblings had lost their home long ago, Han Ping’an was both father and mother to his sister.

Then, Han Ping’an came out with the last dish, stir-fried chicken with mushrooms.

“Brother Feng, come 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 meal of three dishes and a soup.

While eating, they chatted, the atmosphere lively.

During the meal, Wang Tie asked, “Brother Feng, the college entrance exam is over, when are we opening the shop?”

After thinking for a moment, 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 some 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 moment 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 some 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 meal with him later.”

“This is urgent, but we can’t rush it, we need to understand his situation first.”

“Wang Tie, remember, sometimes when you ask someone 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 mention 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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