Chapter 634: Chapter 347: Aftermath_2
"Take it slow. As long as there’s money to be made, first stabilize your core base, then find ways to expand to new clients. When running a business, patience is often needed to endure."
"That’s right. Many businesses are built by holding strong. This field, though highly competitive, also indicates huge profits; otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many trying to get in. I’ve been in this sector for a few years and have some experience and connections. As long as I can keep it steady, I believe I can make big money in the future. Of course, the ’big money’ I’m talking about is tens of thousands a year, nothing compared to you, Boss Chen."
"As long as you have confidence, that’s what matters. Come on, let’s have a drink."
The two clinked their tea cups and took a sip.
Zhang Kewei suddenly asked with curiosity, "Did something happen between you and our class belle? Did you have a fight or something?"
Chen Feng was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised, and asked in return, "Why do you say that?"
Zhang Kewei said directly, "She posted a photo on WeChat Moments last night—a selfie of her sitting alone by East Lake. Looked quite pitiful. She also wrote something, don’t remember exactly, but it seemed like something sad about a breakup or feeling down. Some classmates left comforting comments for her."
Chen Feng didn’t usually check Moments, so he had no idea about this. He opened WeChat Moments and quickly found the post Liu Ying made a little after nine in the evening.
Just as Zhang Kewei said, it was a selfie of Liu Ying sitting by East Lake alone, with a melancholy and helpless look in her eyes. She also wrote: "When feeling down, I like wandering alone by East Lake. How I wish to go back to the carefree days of the past. We meet again in September, in the golden autumn. Sadly, there’s no going back."
The words were quite poetic, indeed filled with a sense of melancholy.
And for these old classmates, it’s easy to guess that Liu Ying’s words were a reflection on her and Chen Feng’s situation, speculating that something went wrong in their relationship.
Since the last class reunion, all these classmates know they got together.
Chen Feng frowned a bit. This was the hangover from the last class reunion. Everyone now believed he and Liu Ying were a couple, and if he and Liu Ying officially parted ways later, he would become the heartbreaker.
Although he didn’t care much about his reputation among these classmates, he indeed felt a bit wrongly accused, definitely an unpleasant feeling.
But he couldn’t just tell the truth in the classmates’ group chat and say that Liu Ying, the class belle, is now his companion, with them only in a maintenance relationship; this would directly destroy both Liu Ying and his own social life.
Such a mutually destructive act, of course, he couldn’t do. Besides, he and Liu Ying had been good to each other; he couldn’t do something so tasteless.
"Boss Chen, did you see? What’s really going on between you and the class belle? We old classmates are all concerned about you two. The matter is all over the classmates’ group, and some say you might have turned bad with money, having a mistress. Is it really like that?"
Chen Feng looked at Zhang Kewei somewhat speechlessly, then asked in return, "What if Liu Ying is the mistress?"
"Huh?!" Zhang Kewei’s eyes widened in disbelief, "You’re kidding, right? You had a girlfriend before her? Weren’t you divorced?"
"Just joking." Chen Feng naturally found it hard to admit Liu Ying was the mistress, so he said, "At the class reunion, I did mention that Liu Ying and I aren’t really in a true boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. How can I say this; we are in an experimental stage, a mutually comforting and supportive kind. Now, she’s looking to officially date me, wanting to become my official girlfriend, even talking about marriage. We had a bit of a disagreement over this yesterday, which might be why she’s upset."
"Oh, I see." Zhang Kewei nodded in sudden realization, then frowned and shook his head, saying, "I think Liu Ying is really nice. Even though she’s divorced, aren’t you the same? It’s rare that you pursued her when you first entered university. She was your first love in college. Though there were some misunderstandings later, so many years have passed, and now you’re back with her; surely you shouldn’t still mind?"
Chen Feng shook his head and said, "You don’t understand. What happened between her and me, only the two of us really know. Since my divorce, I’ve not thought about remarrying."
"That’s a bit of an exaggeration. Are you planning to stay single forever?"
"Who says not getting married means staying single? I’m not married now but I wouldn’t say I’m single."
"Haven’t you thought about starting a family, having a child?"
"Really not considering it at the moment."
Chen Feng immediately countered, "Stop always asking about me. Let me ask you, you’re not young either; haven’t you found someone?"
Zhang Kewei instantly pulled a bitter face, "Of course I want to, but I’m busy like a dog every day; where’s the time? Besides, with my conditions, it’s tough to find someone I’m interested in. Either I’m not interested in them or they’re not interested in me. One word: difficult."
Chen Feng laughed and offered advice, "Now you’re a boss. Finding a girlfriend shouldn’t be hard. Simply put out a hiring ad, seek a salesperson or store assistant, female preferred age 20—30. Then a lot of women will come to apply, from which you can pick one or two that you fancy to slowly develop."
"Damn!"
Zhang Kewei swore directly, looking at Chen Feng as if seeing some genius.
He had really never thought of using this method to find a girlfriend, because, firstly, he had just started his business, being frugal with every penny, hesitant to spend money hiring employees, only had his cousin as a cashier, and he, the boss, personally running business.
Secondly, he hadn’t mentally and psychologically fully adapted to the fact that he is now a boss, not viewing matters from the perspective of an owner or capitalist yet.
Moreover, his main focus now is still on his career, on making money, so finding a girlfriend took a back seat.
And now with Chen Feng’s reminder, it was entirely possible to develop business and love simultaneously, to strive on both fronts.
"One conversation with an insightful person is worth ten years of study. Boss Chen, you’ve really pointed me to a broad avenue. When I find a girlfriend using your method, I’ll certainly invite you to Fuman Building for a feast."
"I’ll remember what you said. Just follow my way. If it doesn’t work, it just means you’re failing as a boss."
Excitedly, Zhang Kewei said, "Alright. Tomorrow, no, today, I’ll post a recruitment ad."