allonlinenovel Chapter 12: Men are all ghosts, no matter their age.
Chapter 12: Men are all ghosts, no matter their age.
"Huh? Um... are you coming tomorrow?"
Liu Qiang was stumped by a question from Shen Youqing.
You arranged the personnel, and now you're asking me if he's coming tomorrow?
"It's alright, you can go ahead and get back to work."
After seeing Liu Qiang off, Shen Youqing went downstairs and went home.
According to her usual schedule, she would have been home by now. Today, because of Jiangcheng, she was very tired, but she didn't go home. She rested in the office and fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already this late.
"He promised to flirt with me, then just walked away. Men's words are always lies, no matter their age."
Shen Youqing grumbled and complained indignantly.
She didn't ask Liu Qiang about Jiang Cheng taking a briefcase from the warehouse to pay the bill.
Those handbags were worthless to her; she only cared whether Jiang Cheng would come again tomorrow.
She didn't know why she cared so much about whether Jiang Cheng came or not. Maybe it was because Jiang Cheng boosted the mall's customer traffic and spending.
Jiang Cheng didn't care whether the bill had been paid or not.
Actually, there was a slight difference; he deliberately didn't pay the bill, and Liu Qiang didn't ask him about it.
As a financial tycoon in his previous life, Jiang Cheng understood a very simple truth: no matter the era or time, the one who owes money is always the boss.
So he didn't rush to pay the bill, which had nothing to do with integrity; he wouldn't default on it anyway.
Jiang Cheng only took out the money from his pocket and counted it after he had walked a long way from the mall.
His initial investment was 500, and the unpaid bags, belts, and shoes amounted to nearly 1000.
The money in his pocket totaled more than 3200.
That means he earned around 2000 yuan this afternoon!
If you put 2000 yuan into your account and earn it in an afternoon, it's a lot of money for the average person!
But 20 years ago, this was equivalent to three months' salary for most people in Yancheng, even if they didn't eat or drink!
"This money is hard to earn..."
Jiang Cheng made this remark while sitting in a taxi.
If the four people who helped him today knew the truth, they would probably beat Jiang Cheng up!
We were working together, right under my nose, and you earned three months' salary in one afternoon?
Still hard to make money?
Moreover, Jiang Cheng was well aware that setting up a stall in this way was not a long-term solution. For example, the practice of putting money on the floor to toss rings was not explicitly prohibited by law at the moment.
But if this goes on for too long, many envious people might report it, and if there are too many reports, relevant departments will step in to stop it.
However, Jiang Cheng didn't intend to do this for long. If he did, it would be too embarrassing. Not to mention his rebirth, even in his previous life, when Jiang Cheng came into contact with the stock market after entering university, he wouldn't care about such a small amount.
"Young man, the night market street ahead is too congested. Why don't you get off here?"
The taxi driver interrupted Jiang Cheng's thoughts.
"Driver, could you pull over for a moment? I'm getting off here."
Jiang Cheng got out of the car and looked around at the surrounding streets, feeling somewhat dazed for a moment.
He was familiar with the night market street in the southern district of Yancheng; his parents had run a night market there for many years in his previous life.
He's here now to go to his parents' shop.
The late-night snack street is very popular and is the main late-night snack area in the southern part of Yancheng.
However, the parents' shop was not located on the main street of the night market street because all the shops there were full, so they rented a shop on a corner street of the commercial street.
My dad is a chef, his skills are so-so, and my mom is an outgoing person. The couple has been running this shop for many years, and the business is doing alright. Jiangcheng's high school tuition all came from this.
When I arrived at the store, I saw my mother busy at work.
Looking at his mother, who looked 20 years younger and had her long, black hair tied up high, Jiang Cheng was momentarily dazed.
But people in finance, perhaps due to their professional habits, find it hard to be emotional, so Jiang Cheng didn't show too much emotion. He greeted them normally and then headed to the kitchen.
Because his dad works in the kitchen.
Even from his hurried pace, it was clear that Jiang Cheng was deeply moved to see his parents, who had aged and returned to normalcy.
But for the parents, this day was just an ordinary day, nothing special.
"Dad, I want some egg fried rice," Jiang Cheng said towards the kitchen, but he noticed his voice trembling slightly.
Jiang Cheng's father's loud voice came from the kitchen: "Go find somewhere cool and stay there. We're very busy here. Go to the bakery next door yourself!"
Jiang Cheng: ...I was just moved for nothing.
"okay."
...
Jiang Cheng had over 3000 yuan in his pocket, a loaf of bread and a bottle of cola in his hand, and squatted by the roadside.
Watching people come and go on the road.
That kind of loving mother and filial son, respecting each other like guests, is something you can only see on TV or in books.
In real life, once the college entrance exam is over in the city, you're just a grain of sand in your parents' eyes, a real nuisance!
Whether you come back from 20 years ago or from an internet cafe, you'll be treated like a rebellious son!
But if you go to university and don't come home for several months, she'll call you immediately and might even cry because she misses you. But when you come home for vacation, within 10 to 20 days, if you raise your voice, you might even disturb her dog!
Ok?
Jiang Cheng, who was squatting by the roadside, was thinking randomly while enjoying the evening breeze when he suddenly remembered something!
This is quite an important matter.
This late-night snack shop is about my parents.
Jiang Cheng remembered that in his previous life, before he could even register for university and before the school even started, the nearby night market street was already closed.
Jiangcheng couldn't remember the reason for the road closure, but it was probably for the "Civilized City" campaign, to beautify the exterior walls or store signs.
However, this triggered a series of significant reactions. As the main area for late-night snacks in the southern part of Yancheng, the street where late-night snacks were sold was blocked off, leaving customers with nowhere to go and the owners of the late-night snack stalls with nowhere to go either.
The market can't be empty, and the night market street can't be closed off just because no one wants to eat late-night snacks.
Soon enough, about 2 kilometers away, Yuxi Road became the next late-night snack hotspot in the south of the city.
The main reason is that the road there is wide, there is parking available, and there is a wide sidewalk and public space in front of the store, which is perfect for setting up tables for a late-night food stall.
Moreover, because the area wasn't well-developed, there wasn't much foot traffic, and the shops were cheap but mostly empty.
With multiple favorable conditions combined, plus the closure of the late-night food street, it was a perfect storm of timing, location, and people that made Yu Xi Road's late-night food scene so popular.
"We need to find a good store on Yu Xi Road as soon as possible. The news of the road closures might come out in the next couple of days, and then it will be too late."
Jiang Cheng felt even better when he thought about this, and took a few big bites of bread.
This is a perk, it feels great.
The next day, Jiang Cheng felt aches all over his body, but he still took a taxi to Yonghui Mall.
There was nothing I could do. After paying the bill, I only had about 2000 yuan left in my pocket, which wasn't enough to do much.