Chapter 110: The Golden House Hidden Cat, Roommate's Worry
Chen Jue's face did look a little ugly, but it was not because he did not get enough rest last night, but because he did not expect that his college roommate would suddenly drive over.
There is a wild tiger weighing more than 400 kilograms squatting in Wang Biao's old house in Wazhai! When Chen Jue saw it, he was so frightened that he almost had a heart attack. How could he not look unhappy?
His current situation is just like what is sung in that old song: "I am most afraid of the sudden silence in the air, and I am most afraid of the sudden concern of my friends."
“…”
"A Biao, why are you here?"
"Don't you have to go to work? Mrs. Biao is still pregnant, how can you come out so easily?" Chen Jue felt like a mixture of emotions . But he remained calm, opened Wang Biao's car door, sat in the passenger seat, and threw the two large bags of things he bought into the back seat.
"I just happen to have two days off on the weekend!"
"You came all the way from Vancouver by yourself, it would be boring if no one takes you out to play. It just so happens that my company gave me two tickets to Gongshan Scenic Area yesterday, so I asked my wife and children to stay at their parents' home for two days and come over to play with you."
"There are six of us in our dormitory, and we all went our separate ways after graduation. We have fewer and fewer opportunities to get together. It's a rare opportunity for you to come over, and I wanted to take this opportunity to relax for a couple of days. You don't know since you're not married yet, but working and taking care of kids is so tiring." Wang Biao said with a smile, but the cigarette in his hand betrayed his composure.
Chen Jue felt warm at heart when he heard this. He felt that although the people in the dormitory had dispersed, their feelings for each other still remained.
Taking another look at the other person's slightly tired face, knowing that the other person was worried, Chen Jue sat in the co-pilot seat and acted as a qualified listener.
On the way back to Wazhai, the two talked about a lot of naughty and funny things that happened in the university dormitory, and both of them had reminiscing looks on their faces.
During those four years in college, the six of us in my dormitory lived heartlessly.
Or they could be like Lao Gou Cheng Wei, who is now starting his own business, skipping classes to play games all day long, and his skills are so good that he has reached the top of the League of Legends league.
Or you can be like Brother Biao, who is sweet-mouthed and warm-hearted, go out to make many female friends, teach, and occasionally do a part-time job to earn some pocket money.
I was not so , but I had a decent partner in college. We went out together all day long, and I spent my time alone with my girlfriend.
It was not a very good university, and the major I studied was not a particularly good one. The six people in my dormitory were all ordinary people, and it was normal for me to let myself go in university.
Fortunately, the grades of all six students were good, and no one failed and could not get a diploma.
It's just that after graduating from university and entering society, from finding a job, to starting a family, and then like Wang Biao, having elderly parents to support and young children to raise, and now there's a new life in my belly waiting to be born, all kinds of invisible pressures will come one after another.
For Wang Biao, it is extremely rare to be able to take time out to play on the weekend.
However, Wang Biao was obviously worried about something this time. After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, he talked to Chen Jue about the ways in which those small shops in the town could make money from tourists.
"A Biao! You don't want to open a store, do you?" Chen Jue asked, leaning back in the passenger seat with his hands behind his head.
"I had this idea. My parents are also idle at home, so I thought of letting them open a shop selling local specialties in the town and do some small business. After my wife gives birth, she can go over and help manage it."
"You've come here and seen the situation at my home. My salary from work is not enough to support a family of six in the future." Wang Biao took a few puffs of his cigarette, puffing away in the car, his face full of worry.
"What about the budget for opening a store? How much money have you raised?" Chen Jue probably guessed what the other party meant and asked directly.
"The budget is probably around 300,000 yuan! It's mainly about the cost of buying and storing the mountain products. The shops in town are not cheap either. You've seen how good the other shops are doing. A good small shop can cost 50,000 yuan a year."
"I went to a credit union and borrowed 200,000 yuan. I also used some savings at home to make up for it. Now I have more than 250,000 yuan on hand, which is enough to start the business."
"Old Cat, you people in Vancouver are smart and well-known for your business skills! Can you help me analyze whether it is profitable to open a store in this town?" Wang Biao spoke everything while steering the wheel and humbly asked for advice.
Chen Jue thought about his experiences in the town these days, and after a moment's silence, he helped analyze: "Today's tourists are very savvy. They won't buy specialties that are too expensive. If you search online, you will find them everywhere. Tourists are not fools."
"Gongshan's tourism resources are average, not particularly famous, and most of the tourists who come here are ordinary tourists. If you really want to open a store to sell local specialties, I advise you to sell some mountain products with small profits but quick turnover, such as ham slices or beef jerky. You can sell them as your main products, selling them for ten or twenty yuan a pack. If you sell them in large quantities, your business will definitely be booming!"
When Wang Biao heard this, he thought it was a good suggestion. He smiled happily, put out his cigarette, and drove with more energy.
Most ordinary people who do business are like Wang Biao, who is afraid of losing money before taking a step. Sometimes, if you listen to other people's opinions, you may be able to take the first step with courage.
And Chen Jue was not giving his advice blindly. He had been eating in the town frequently these days, and he had paid close attention and observed what he had seen.
There are several local specialty shops next to the local restaurants. Except for one selling fried dough twists and flower cakes, which is doing particularly well and has people coming and going, the other shops selling high-end mountain products, Chinese medicinal materials, and jade products are not very popular.
However, thinking about what Wang Biao had just mentioned about money, Chen Jue felt that now that he had made great progress in his cultivation, money was beginning to become less important to him.
With his ability, he would have plenty of opportunities to make money in the future , so he planned to help his roommate and improve his predicament, so he continued, "Aren't you still short of budget? It just so happens that I have some spare money, I'll lend you 50,000, just as an investment!"
“Sizzle!”
The car braked hard and stopped on the mountain road.
Wang Biao turned around, looked at Chen Jue's nonchalant expression and asked, "Old Cat, did you figure it out?"
"Brother Biao, you almost wrote the word 'borrow money' on your forehead, and I couldn't hear it? We are all the same in the dormitory. We can't hide our thoughts. If you can't tell from this, then we have lived together for four years in college in vain." Chen Jue rolled his eyes at the other party and replied unhappily.
Although the six people in the dormitory are arranged according to age, they usually call each other by nicknames. Everyone usually calls Wang Biao "A Biao" or "A Biao". Calling him "Brother Biao" is definitely a pure metaphor and teasing.
"Haha! I knew I couldn't hide it from you, old cat! You are the most thoughtful and thoughtful person in the whole dormitory! I was planning to play with you for two days and then find a chance to speak to you." Wang Biao also understood what Chen Jue meant, and started the car again with a smile.
With the support of his friends, Wang Biao felt full of energy and wanted to open a small shop in the town immediately to solve the livelihood problem of his family.
However, when the car stopped at the door of the old house in Wazhai, Chen Jue got out of the car first, carrying two large bags of things, and stopped Wang Biao who was about to enter.
"A Biao, let me remind you first, don't be surprised no matter what you see when you go in later. I'm here to make sure you're safe!" Chen Jue said with a very serious expression.
"What kind of danger could there be in this shabby house of mine? And you still guarantee my safety!"
"Why is it so mysterious?"
"Oh! You wouldn't have taken advantage of the fact that no one was at my home to hide a mistress here, right? Tell me quickly! Did you bring back a little female cat?" Wang Biao was puzzled by Chen Jue's sudden change of tone, and made a few remarks with a hint of sarcasm.
“…”
"There is indeed a female cat, but she has a rather bad temper. Just don't shout when you go in later." Chen Jue's eyes rolled, and he didn't intend to explain too much. Instead, he took out the key from his trouser pocket and opened the door of the earthen-walled house.
"Old Cat! You are really good! I've only been away for a few days and you've already had a romantic encounter? Tell the truth, did you come here on purpose to flirt with a female netizen in our area and come here to meet her in person?"
Wang Biao thought that Chen Jue was following in his old footsteps as a romantic and dashing man as he did in college . But then he looked at Chen Jue's sunny and handsome appearance and realized that he was indeed more popular than when he was in school.
But when he pushed open the door and walked into the yard, he saw that the yard was empty, without even a single person in sight. Only Chen Jue's washed clothes were drying on two clotheslines, and there were no women's clothes mixed in.
"Old cat, you hid really well! The little female cat you mentioned? Hiding?" With doubts, Wang Biao slowly walked into the door of the house. As soon as he approached, he saw through the glass window outside the house that let in sunlight, a big wild tiger napping on the bed!
There was actually a live wild tiger sleeping in the room of my old house!
Moreover, the tiger was lying on the bed where he had slept before, with its body moving up and down. It was obviously a living creature, not a high-end imitation stuffed toy!
This shocking scene made Wang Biao's brain buzz, his heart beat violently, and he almost collapsed!
His body went limp and he collapsed backwards in fear. Fortunately, Chen Jue came up from behind and supported him, so he did not fall directly to the ground.
However, Wang Biao couldn't help but uttered twice with a trembling voice: "Old... Tiger! There is a tiger!"
"Old Cat! Quick...quick...let's drive away!"
