20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3570 Birds of a feather flock together
Thick curtains were drawn on the windows, blocking out the moonlight of the crescent moon and the city lights. With the doors and lights off, the room was pitch black, with only the air conditioner indicator light glowing a faint blue light.

Without exchanging many words, the two embraced tightly in the darkness.

"Is business alright?"

Zhao Chang'an held the delicate and boneless Shen Xiaoyi in his arms, lying on the chaise lounge, feeling completely at ease.

Outside, Qin Youyuan remained silent, but Eliza was speaking Russian quite wildly, clearly wanting Qin Youyuan to practice his spoken Russian more.

However, just as Xu Xiaoman said, Qin Youyuan's skill level was only about the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, and he had already calmed down by then.

The room had its own air conditioner, so it wasn't cold even with the door closed. Shen Xiaoyi was completely in the dark, relying solely on her senses of hearing, touch, and smell to perceive the outside world. However, Zhao Chang'an, a man of few words, could clearly see her figure and face. The expression on her pretty face gave Zhao Chang'an a great sense of accomplishment.

"I'm very busy. I've hired two part-time students and one full-time employee, but I'm still very busy. Now, after deducting expenses and wages, I can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month. My mom is even thinking of quitting and taking over the place next door to expand the business."

Shen Xiaoyi said, "My hands are calloused, I'm so afraid you'll dislike me."

"How could that be? The hands of the working people are the most glorious."

Zhao Chang'an touched Shen Xiaoyi's soft and slender little hands. Her palms, especially the area between her thumb and forefinger, were indeed calloused, and there were some scars on her fingers and the backs of her hands, caused by bumps and bruises while working.

“Tell your mom to quit your job and focus on running the business. If she’s worried, just say it was Xiaoxiao’s suggestion and she promised to double your operating area.”

Sun Meixiang had been a wealthy housewife for over twenty years. She initially entered the logistics department of OneNanometer out of necessity, fearing that the business might fail and leaving herself a way out.

Now that Shen Xiaoyi's stall can earn so much money a month, Sun Meixiang definitely doesn't want to work so hard anymore. Even if it's tiring, she's earning her own money, unlike managing the One Nano Canteen where there's no extra income besides a monthly salary of five or six thousand.

To a woman nearing fifty, a job that simply involves frying noodles, rice noodles, and fried rice might be much easier and more comfortable than a day of mental labor and having to watch out for the cafeteria staff offending people.

It's just that they probably had concerns in their hearts, fearing that if they quit their jobs, they might not be able to get a contract for the next academic year, which would be troublesome, so they didn't take action.

"it is good."

Shen Xiaoyi actually liked her mother to take the lead, after all, she was just a pretty young woman of nineteen.

After saying all that, the intermission ended, and in the darkness, Zhao Chang'an pinned the petite and slender Shen Xiaoyi down beneath him.

He was very familiar with the process, like the oil seller.

Zhao Chang'an and Shen Xiaoyi walked out of the small room, feeling refreshed once again. Eliza had already left. He and Qin Youyuan, who was sitting and drinking tea, exchanged a smile, their unspoken understanding clear, and their relationship had obviously grown closer.

Men, especially successful businessmen like them, inevitably have to socialize and drink outside. As long as they don't bring these things home and take precautions, there's nothing to worry about.

For Zhao Chang'an, there was no need for any precautions between him and Shen Xiaoyi. However, Zhao Chang'an guessed that Lao Tan had probably taken isolation measures against Eliza.

Of course, this matter could only be known by the three of them, and they had to keep it absolutely secret from the outside world. However, the advantage of this era was that there weren't many recording devices, so unless they were caught red-handed, there would always be something to talk about. The reason for saying "three people" was to exclude Shen Xiaoyi. She had fainted as soon as she entered the small room, and it was half an hour later when she regained consciousness. By then, Irina had already left the tea room private room more than ten minutes earlier.

After all, she still needs to dance to earn money.

Zhao Chang'an gently patted Shen Xiaoyi's slender waist, telling her to go play in front while he talked to Qin Youyuan for a while.

"Xiao Yi fainted as soon as she entered the room and doesn't know anything."

Zhao Chang'an sat on the small sofa opposite Qin Youyuan, genuinely curious: "Actually, I've never understood why you stopped accepting Song Jing?"

"It's different. This is just disposable gum. There's sex but no feelings. And as long as I don't say anything, it's as if it never happened. This woman can't possibly enter my life or work. That's no joke. Her ambition has always been clear: to become Mrs. Qin. Even if she can't be now, she'll always find a way later. It's very troublesome. Many smart women can tolerate their husbands having affairs to satisfy their physical needs. As long as they don't cause trouble, it's not a problem. But if it were Song Jing, it would be a completely different story."

Qin Youyuan looked at Zhao Chang'an with admiration: "Actually, I really admire you. Tang Shuang is such a proud woman, yet she can tolerate you maintaining such a domineering relationship with so many women outside. This ability is something that most people can't do."

Zhao Chang'an smiled and said, "Actually, I envy you too. You've turned this into a simple business transaction without any other burdens. Like this woman, I have to consider her job, her future plans, and her mother's attitude. It's very troublesome."

"If you want to enjoy fresh food for a long time and not let others have a taste, then you have to pay a higher price."

Qin Youyuan: "As far as I know, Shen Xiaoyi is not a student at Shanghai International Studies University, but she is already among the school beauties. Her fame is no less than that of Li Shiya, and even Liu Xue, who dropped out before, is not as good as her. I have eaten there a few times. Her egg fried rice is the best. It is made with pickled cabbage and there are plenty of eggs. A serving of egg fried rice has two eggs and a small bowl of seaweed soup. It makes me a little anxious for Shanghai International Studies University to start school so that I can go and eat there."

"I had someone bring the pickled cabbage from the mountain city, otherwise the climate here wouldn't be suitable, and Sun Meixiang doesn't have the skills."

"Your mother-in-law is actually only in her early forties. She has maintained a very good figure, skin, and face. The other time I saw her squatting down at the stall with her back to me, picking things up, wow, her figure and curves were amazing. I heard that an old professor at the university has taken a liking to her and is pursuing her quite aggressively."

"If it works out, I'll have to give you a big gift."

They both laughed. It's true that birds of a feather flock together. Although they both had their own disguises and personas before, they now realized that the other was actually a despicable person like themselves.

In short, after this incident, everyone realized that no matter how virtuous the other person may appear on the outside, they are all equally bad people, and can still be good friends.

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The next morning, around 5 a.m., while Zeng Xiaoxiao, Qiao Jing'er, and Xu Shasha were still asleep, Zhao Chang'an got up and went to the living room. Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the 33rd floor, he looked at the eastern sky, where a sliver of dawn had already appeared.

The nightlife in this city that never sleeps is coming to an end. Those who stayed up all night are having soup and breakfast in some shops before going to bed. Meanwhile, the new day is just beginning, and some early risers in every household are already awake, preparing for a new day of hard work.

In short, to truly understand the reality of this world, one needs to immerse oneself in it to discover that the absurdity depicted in dogmatic novels, TV series, and movies is far less absurd than reality.

Isn't it precisely because of this that the world becomes so colorful?

(End of this chapter)