CH 56

Upon returning home, Luo Bei received a friendly message from Zhou Jianguo: “Did you fight? Did you win?”

In the minds of men, how do they really view women? Does it mean that if Yu Wei came to find her, they must have a conflict? It’s a strange way of thinking, Luo Bei thought. In TV dramas, the plot is always set up so that the female lead and the supporting female character have to quarrel and fight to create tension and advance the plot…

To be honest, in real life, Luo Bei rarely encounters unreasonable and quarrelsome women. Who would pick a fight for no reason?

Luo Bei replied to the message: “Sorry to disappoint you, we didn’t fight. Our conversation was very warm and harmonious. She even left me her name card and said she wants to hang out with me in the future.”

When Zhou Jianguo received this message, he was lying in bed resting. He was quite surprised, because according to the normal plot development, there would be some conflicts and disagreements between Luo Bei and that woman. He never thought that nothing happened and the calm surface did not even create a small ripple.

“Does the young lady like Xiao Jiang? She thought you were Xiao Jiang’s girlfriend?”

Luo Bei immediately replied, “Are you Fortune-Teller Zhou?”

“I have always been accurate in my predictions. The young lady seems to be quite wealthy, and I guess the Porsche parked next to your car is hers. Did she also tell you that she can help Xiao Jiang’s career and asked you to step down quickly?”

“She didn’t say it so directly, but basically that’s what she meant.”

“Did she promise you any benefits? Like giving you a villa or a car if you break up with Xiao Jiang?”

“….I don’t think so.”

Zhuo Jianguo sighed, “Seems a bit stingy. You almost became a rich woman because of this misunderstanding.”

Luo Bei also felt regretful, “She didn’t bribe me. If she gave me a check for five million, maybe I would have agreed. And then split it fifty-fifty with Xiao Jiang.”

“You remind me,” said Zhou Jianguo, “If there’s another rich woman who sets her sights on me and misunderstands our relationship, you should definitely raise the price a bit. Whether we can become wealthy and get rich at one stroke is up to you.”

Luo Bei : “…You said it. If you turn out to be a second-generation rich, and one day your dad or mom, or whoever, pays me to leave you, I’ll do it according to your plan.”

“Okay, you take the money and split half with me.”

The two of them were chatting and laughing.

They were discussing these nonsensical guesses with a serious expression, but at some point, they seemed to have become more and more in sync with each other.

While Luo Bei was still hesitating whether or not to tell Xiao Jiang about this, Zhou Jianguo sent another message, “It’s better to tell Xiao Jiang about this so he knows what’s going on. Otherwise, if he finds out from someone else, it might be awkward.”

Luo Bei thought he was right and gave Xiao Jiang a call. Although Xiao Jiang had just finished filming and was training at the company, they hardly had any chances to meet each other.

The web drama where he played the second male lead will soon be broadcasted on several platforms, and Luo Bei knows that their chances of meeting in the future will become fewer and fewer. Even worse, it’s possible that Jiang Sihan will soon move out of the urban village. Relationships between people tend to fade away gradually, and Luo Bei had already prepared herself for this when she dreamed of his future. Even if it wasn’t someone like Jiang Sihan, who was bound to become a future superstar, ordinary people will eventually become distant and end up as just a name on the contact list on the phone.

Jiang Sihan didn’t answer the phone, so Luo Bei guessed he was busy. But after a while, his phone rang, and it was Jiang Sihan calling back.

As soon as she answered, she heard his breathless voice on the other end, “Beibei, I was in class just now and had my phone on silent. What’s up?”

“Oh, nothing much. Just now, a Miss Yu Wei came to see me. You know her, right? She said she was your friend, but she seemed to have misunderstood the nature of our relationship,” Luo Bei carefully chose her words. “I didn’t deny it, but I wanted to let you know. But I think she won’t come to see me again.”

Jiang Sihan was silent for a while before saying, “Sorry, Beibei. I’m sorry for the trouble I caused you. Don’t worry, I’ll handle this.”

After some thought, Luo Bei added, “Actually, I think Miss Yu is a nice person. She didn’t give me a hard time, and we actually had a pleasant conversation.”

“En, thanks, Beibei,” Jiang Sihan said, realizing that Luo Bei didn’t deny her relationship with him to Yu Wei earlier because she wanted to help him avoid rejecting her.

“It’s nothing. We’re friends, and I’ll always stand by you.”

Jiang Sihan paused before asking, “How’s your business with Xiao Zhou going? If you need money, I have a little bit here. It’s not much, but it should be able to help you.”

He was really frugal now that he had someone to provide for his basic needs, and he didn’t really have any expenses.

He had saved up his income and had some savings.

“No need, everything is going well now, and we can manage. But you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself either. You should eat and wear what you need to. After all, isn’t earning money meant to be spent?”

Someone called out Jiang Sihan on the other end of the phone. He responded and said to Luo Bei on the phone, “I’m a bit busy now, I won’t chat with you. I’ll call you next time.”

“Okay, you go ahead with your things.”

Actually, Luo Bei wasn’t sure if Jiang Sihan would end up with Yu Wei. In the novel’s plot where she was watching, although Jiang Sihan had no scandals after becoming famous and was still single, it could be seen that he had a past relationship. It wasn’t certain whether that person was his ex-girlfriend or unrequited love goddess. The plot only briefly mentioned it, as the focus was on his career rather than his love life.

Could Yu Wei be Jiang Sihan’s ex-girlfriend?

It was not impossible.

As an onlooker, Luo Bei thought that Jiang Sihan and Yu Wei were quite compatible. Xiao Jiang might be more introverted and passive because he had never been in a relationship before, while Yu Wei’s outspokenness complemented him.

Yu Wei’s appearance did not have any impact on Luo Bei’s life.

She was still very busy every day and had started preparing to resign. Zhou Jianguo had entrusted her with the unmanned shop and disposable products. He now had no time or energy to manage all the business. In addition, according to their plan, the unmanned shop’s online store would also be opened early next year.

Fortunately, the profits from these two areas are currently quite substantial. Even if Luo Bei resigns now, the profits she can obtain from them are higher than her salary.

In the targets and plans formulated by Zhou Jianguo, the total profits of all their businesses should be at least 100,000 yuan per month by the second half of next year.

Luo Bei was amazed.

What does a monthly income of 100,000 yuan mean? If split in half, she would earn 50,000 yuan per month, which is already the lowest standard in Zhou Jianguo’s mind. If they really achieved this goal, she would earn much more than her current job.

Zhou Jianguo has been doing well in the car beauty shop. The old masters are willing to teach him, and although he has only been here for two or three months, he is stronger in both business and technology than someone who has been here for more than a year. He is smart and learns quickly, able to learn in a day what others need a week for. The manager of the car beauty shop is also willing to promote him.

Of course, his outstanding performance naturally attracts some envy from new and old employees.

But Zhou Jianguo never cares. He believes that his spiritual level and abilities are not on the same level as these people, and he is not willing to waste precious time on these insignificant people.

Usually, after lunch, Zhou Jianguo sometimes goes to the rest area to lie down. He just returned from outside and hadn’t even walked to the rest area when he heard someone talking about him as the center of the topic.

Zhou Jianguo had reasons to suspect that these people intentionally spoke loud enough for him to hear.

“He seems to have been introduced by Old Qian. Old Qian accidentally mentioned it before. He used to do manual labor on the construction site, but his salary was said to be very high.”

“Doing manual labor? Actually, it doesn’t matter what job he used to have. We’re all doing technical work here. But in the entire store, I admire no one but him. Really, you all know his girlfriend works nearby in that trade building. She’s a white-collar worker with her own house and car. She drives to pick him up every day after work. If this woman were ugly, it would be understandable that he’s with her for her money. But the key is that his girlfriend is so beautiful. What kind of eyes did she use to fall for him?”

“How would I know? If I knew, I would also find a local person to support me, with a car pick-up and drop-off service and a house to live in. This is just the difference in fate. Who told you that you don’t have a good-looking face.”

“I think it’s not just about the face, he must be really good in bed. Only then would a girl be willing to do so wholeheartedly.”

Zhou Jianguo knocked on the door and pushed it open, successfully seeing the stunned expressions of the young men inside who had not fully closed the door.

No one expected him to push the door open directly. Isn’t that awkward?

“Bro, Brother Zhou… we weren’t talking about you…”

He was older than these people according to his ID, so the new employees would call him Brother Zhou, while the old employees would call him Xiao Zhou.

There was an old employee in the store who was always there, and he was particularly shrewd. At this moment, he laughed and said, “Xiao Zhou, young people like to gather together and chat. You are older than them, don’t argue with these kids.”

Zhou Jianguo shook his head and took out his phone with a very sincere and honest expression. “Brother Yang, I’m not that kind of person. I just want to ask you to do me a favor. Can you repeat what you just said? I want to record it. My girlfriend likes to hear people praise her. Once she hears it, she’ll be happy.”