Cai Yan placed a hand on Lin Fan’s shoulder and said solemnly, “The annual net profit is nearly a million, and this is just the beginning.”
“As long as we seize the market first, it will be a steady stream of income in the long run. Think about how much that will be in ten years?”
Ten years, ten million?
Lin Fan did a quick calculation. His heart remained unmoved.
He had no intention of wasting so much time to earn so little money.
Seeing his indifferent expression, Cai Yan once again realized the gap between them.
To put it bluntly, he simply didn’t care about this amount of money!
“Heh.”
Cai Yan gave a wry smile. “I forgot, your status is different now.”
Lin Fan shrugged. “What’s different? I’m just a country doctor running a clinic.”
He picked up a cup from the table, took a sip of water, and added, “You’re already a company boss…”
“Stop making fun of me, okay?”
Cai Yan felt a pang of bitterness but persisted, “How about you just help me out this once? We’ll cooperate, you bring in one deal, and I’ll give you half the net profit.”
“Xiao Fan, we’re old classmates. Don’t worry, I’ll never embezzle a cent of yours.”
Cai Yan’s offer was incredibly generous.
Lin Fan didn’t need to contribute anything but would receive half the net profit.
Lin Fan shook his head. “I’m sorry, I really can’t do it.”
He stood up and said, “I’m a doctor. I’m more at ease doing what I know best. You carry on, I have things to attend to and need to get back.”
“Hey, don’t rush off.”
Cai Yan clutched Lin Fan’s arm like a drowning person grasping at a straw.
“Xiao Fan~ Please help me!”
“Can you bear to watch my business fail and become a laughingstock?”
As she spoke, Cai Yan swayed her body like a beautiful snake.
Then, Cai Yan even tried to move into Lin Fan’s embrace.
Lin Fan, feeling helpless, had to activate the purple energy within him, pushing away Cai Yan’s two arms. “I’m sorry, I really can’t do it.”
“Ah, you…”
Cai Yan jolted as if she had been electrocuted.
Lin Fan seized the opportunity and quickly walked out.
He vaguely recalled that when they were in school, Song Yue’s beauty in class was second only to Cai Yan.
Cai Yan, along with some of her friends, would often find ways to bully Song Yue.
Song Yue’s family background was not well-off either.
Her schoolbag had been torn, and her family had mended it.
Consequently, Cai Yan and her friends would mock her, calling her a Cinderella who picked up scraps, and even tore her clothes.
“She brought it upon herself!”
Lin Fan mused inwardly as he walked towards the bus stop.
They were all from the countryside, and their families weren’t doing particularly well.
Even if one’s family background was better, there was no reason to bully others!
Lin Fan had disliked this behavior back then, and he still did.
Even though Cai Yan had grown up, forgotten the past, and become even more beautiful, so what?
“I’m not lacking in women!”
As he boarded the bus back home, Lin Fan continued to ponder these thoughts.
Two hours later, Lin Fan returned to the clinic.
“Uh, where is everyone?”
Lin Fan approached the clinic and found a large lock on the door.
He was puzzled. Song Yue shouldn’t be absent from the clinic.
For a patient with a common cold or fever, Song Yue could handle the diagnosis and prescription herself.
“She usually doesn’t have much to do, always trying to earn a bit when she can. What’s going on today?”
“Did something happen?”
Thinking this, Lin Fan didn’t delay and quickly jogged towards Wangjia Village.
Ten minutes later, Lin Fan stood at Song Yue’s doorstep and suddenly smelled a rich aroma.
“No wonder there was no one at the clinic. So, they were at home researching food with Sister-in-law.”
“Sister-in-law!”
Lin Fan called out, then pushed open the door and headed towards the kitchen.
Inside the kitchen, thick smoke billowed.
Mixed within the smoke was a rich fragrance.
The aroma alone made Lin Fan hungry.
It looked like something delicious!
“Xiao Fan, you’re back.”
Xia Xue’s hands were covered in flour, and her eyes were slightly reddened from the smoke.
Song Yue sat beside the large iron pot, in the same state as Xia Xue.
“I went to the clinic, saw no one, and thought something had happened.”
Lin Fan said, and his stomach rumbled loudly.
Xia Xue pursed her lips and smiled. “You have impeccable timing. I just finished frying some bean paste cakes and meatballs.”
Song Yue chimed in with a laugh, “Sister Xue, Xiao Fan had a classmate reunion last night and is tired of rich food.”
Lin Fan shot Song Yue a look. “You’re talking about me? I invited you last night, but you didn’t go.”
“Besides, what rich food? They were just bragging. I didn’t even get my fill.”
Xia Xue rubbed her eyes with concern. “Then go help yourself to the fried food. It’s just out of the oil, be careful not to burn yourself.”
Lin Fan grinned. “Sister-in-law is the best!”
He immediately stepped forward, reached into the large basin, grabbed a bean paste cake and two meatballs, and began to eat.
“Ah, so fragrant!”
The bean paste cake, both fragrant and sweet, was soft and chewy. Taking a bite filled Lin Fan with bliss.
And the meatballs, mixed with shredded carrots and diced lotus root, and crushed peanuts, were even more delicious.
In the past, this would have been like a New Year’s feast!
“Sister-in-law, are you sure you can finish all this?”
Lin Fan looked closely. The miscellaneous items added up to enough for three people for half a month.
After scooping the sesame balls bubbling in the oil out of the pot, Xia Xue sighed. “I want to go home and visit.”
“Home…”
Lin Fan paused, then realized that Sister-in-law meant her parents’ home, not the Lin family home.
When she married into the Lin family, her parents had vehemently opposed it.
In the end, she had her own way, directly falling out with her parents.
She had originally thought that once Lin Feng earned money from working elsewhere, her relationship with her parents would improve.
However, Lin Feng never returned, neither alive nor dead!
This made her parents even more convinced that she had been disobedient, and now she was the laughingstock of the neighborhood.
As a result, her relationship with her parents had become even more estranged, reaching the point of being enemies.
“Sister-in-law, don’t bother with these things. Just bring money.”
Lin Fan pulled his sister-in-law to the living room and continued, “Bean paste cakes and meatballs are too meager. Bring at least ten to twenty thousand yuan to give the elders some comfort.”
“What are you talking about?”
Xia Xue gave him a sideways glance. “Are you showing off that you have money now?”
“I…”
Lin Fan almost blurted out, “I do have money!”
Lin Feng had also intended to earn a sum of money to earn respect in the village and hold his head high in front of his disparaging in-laws.
But who would have known…
Alas!
“Sister-in-law, what I mean is, a more valuable gift. Bringing fried snacks is really not presentable. We’re not short of that money now.”