“Sir, take a look at Daluomei Pizza! All kinds of pizza available!
“Miss, try Daluomei Pizza! Delicious and with special deals!
“Hey little one, here’s a flyer for your parents! We’ve just opened a new pizza place!”
While Jiang Zhou was resting, his attention was caught by a girl handing out flyers at the mall entrance.
She wore a white top and held a thick stack of leaflets, handing one out to every passerby.
Even when people refused, she’d still try to shove a flyer into their hands.
Jiang Zhou watched for a while and thought she looked familiar.
Only when she turned around did he recognize her.
Wasn’t that Wei Lanlan, Gao Wenkai’s ex-goddess?
At the same time, Wei Lanlan saw him too.
The two looked at each other like strangers, neither saying a word.
Jiang Zhou looked for a moment, then casually tossed a bottle of mineral water over.
Wei Lanlan hesitated for a moment before picking it up and softly saying, “Thanks.”
“Where’s your basketball boyfriend?”
“Broke up. Just a few days ago.”
Jiang Zhou chuckled, “Such good news and you didn’t tell me earlier?”
Wei Lanlan stayed quiet for a bit. “He didn’t want to help repay the debt.”
“It was only six thousand yuan. He ran away over that? What a heartless jerk.”
“Six thousand might not be much to you, but to us, it’s half a year’s living expenses.”
Jiang Zhou looked at her. “Didn’t you think of that when you were spending it? Now you know, huh?”
Wei Lanlan pressed her lips together. “I’ve been working part-time to repay it. I’ll pay you back.”
“There’s less than two days left in the week.”
“I know. I’ve been working every day. But it’s really exhausting…”
Jiang Zhou stretched and yawned. “Figure it out yourself. I can’t help you.”
Wei Lanlan hesitated. “Can I… get a few more days? Just a few.”
“Please? I’m begging you!”
Jiang Zhou turned his head. “If I let you delay one day, what’s stopping the next?”
Wei Lanlan was on the verge of breaking down.
“I work part-time every moment I’m not in class. I get yelled at, treated like crap.
I finally scraped together 5,500 yuan, and now it’s all about to be gone. I don’t even know what I’ll eat…” She started crying, sobbing as she opened her bag.
With trembling hands, she pulled out a wad of cash.
“This… really is all my money. If you take it, I’ll have nothing left to eat…”
Jiang Zhou snatched it without hesitation and started counting.
It was exactly 5,500 yuan, not a cent more or less.
Writing five theses in five days, overnight, for a thousand apiece.
That wasn’t something just anyone could do.
Jiang Zhou felt a flicker of admiration.
He pocketed 4,500 yuan and handed the remaining 1,000 back.
Wei Lanlan blinked through her tears. “Wh-what?”
Jiang Zhou stuffed it into her hand. “This thousand is yours. Keep it.”
“But… but I still owe you a thousand, don’t I?”
“To tell you the truth, that fancy French dinner bill was fake. You guys barely ate a thousand’s worth. So in total, you only owed me 4,500. Now that I’ve taken it, we’re even. That 1,000 is yours.”
Wei Lanlan was stunned.
She hadn’t expected to have any money left after repaying the debt.
And now she had 1,000 yuan, enough to live for an entire month!
“Senior Wei, look over there — Qinglong Baozi and Shaxian Deli.
“Take this thousand, go have a good meal. Even if you eat until you burst, no one will dare look down on you!
“Money you earn yourself, isn’t it satisfying to spend? Doesn’t it feel right?
“I hope this experience teaches you something. When you can’t sleep at night, think about it.”
With that, Jiang Zhou picked up his bags and headed to the parking lot.
At the mall entrance, Wei Lanlan stood alone, clutching her money, tears streaming down her face as she looked at the baozi shop across the street.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhou got in the car and started muttering curses at himself.
“Idiot! Just lost another thousand!
“It’s because I’m soft-hearted! I can’t stand seeing people cry!
“No guts! How am I going to make it in big business ?!
“How am I supposed to make money like those ruthless capitalists?
“How will I ever become a cold-blooded tycoon who robs people blind without flinching?!
“I need training. That’s it, training!”
So Jiang Zhou floored it and sped back to Shangjing.
Once there, he charged into Ganfanren and dragged Su Nan outside, pushing her into the warehouse behind the little brick building.
Then he turned around and locked the door tight.
The warehouse was actually a basement room. It was packed with stacks of printed flyers.
Even with the lights on, it was dim and filled with a strong smell of ink.
Little Su Nan was nearly in tears, trembling all over.
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Did someone drug him?
Why’d he drag me in here and lock the door?!
It’s terrifying! Terrifying!
“Stupid Jiang Zhou, what are you doing?! Don’t scare me !”
Jiang Zhou took a deep breath. “Cry!”
Su Nan blinked. “Wh-what?!”
“I said cry! Beg me to give you a raise!”
“If you’re giving me a raise, can’t you just say it like a normal person?!”
Jiang Zhou pulled out a stopwatch. “Of course I don’t want to raise your salary! This is a test to see how long I can hold out before giving in!”
Su Nan was completely baffled. “No way. I’m not crying. Even if I do, you won’t raise it.”
“You don’t understand. I’m hiring you to be my training partner! For emotional resistance!”
“Training for what?!”
“To become a heartless entrepreneur!”
“What does that have to do with crying?!”
“This is my only weakness, dammit! I have to overcome it!!”