The film and television city starts from the courtyard

That day, Zhao Shucheng visited a milk tea shop near the university to check on how business was after the start of the semester.

"Qin Chuan, you've arrived?"

Zhao Shucheng turned around and saw Wang Ying standing there, looking pleasantly surprised.

"Yeah, you've started school too. Why aren't you with Xie Qiao and the others?"

"I just came out of the dorm, and they are all busy packing their luggage."

"It seems our young lady doesn't have to do everything herself, so she's taking a break."

"Get lost, you're teasing me again. But seriously, you've come at the right time, I need your help with something."

When Wang Ying heard Zhao Shucheng say this, she was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong? If you want me to work at your milk tea shop again, you can't just treat me to a meal like before. You have to pay me."

"It's not during this period, it's something else."

Zhao Shucheng then explained that he needed Wang Ying's help. Da Long had finally managed to raise the deposit for renting the school cafeteria storefront, but the logistics department leaders were making excuses to refuse.

With students gradually arriving at the school, Zhao Shucheng knew that if the school didn't open soon, it would not only waste time but also miss the best time to open. That's why he thought of asking Wang Ying for help in finding connections to solve the problem.

After hearing this, Wang Ying thought about it for a moment and decided it wasn't a big deal.

"Is that all? Okay, I'll call my uncle later."

This might be a difficult task for others, but it was not a big deal for Wang Ying; she could even handle it with a single phone call.

As she spoke, Wang Ying took out her phone and called her uncle: "Hey, Uncle, are you busy? Could you do me a small favor?"

Not long after Wang Ying finished her call, Da Long called Zhao Shucheng to tell him that the problem with the cafeteria window had been resolved. The head of the logistics department personally called to inform him that he could start operating after paying the rent.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Shucheng looked at Wang Ying and said, "Thank you so much for this. How about this, after my childhood friend's pancake stall opens, I'll invite you to be the first customer."

"Come on, I don't like pancakes, and besides, I only helped out in a small way."

"What's a small matter for you is an insurmountable challenge for us. If we were to handle it ourselves, he would definitely find all sorts of excuses to shirk responsibility. Just like before, he would say he lacked experience one minute and needed to pay a year's rent the next. And who knows, even after we've raised the money, he'll still come up with all sorts of other excuses."

"Why are you being so polite? It's really just a small favor."

"Alright, since you don't like pancakes, I'll treat you to a big meal later, is that alright?"

"That's very kind of you."

"This is as it should be."

Da Long's pancake stall officially opened for business and quickly won the approval of students. In particular, Da Long developed many different flavors of pancakes, which were very different from other pancake stalls on the market, attracting students to line up to buy them.

Da Long was suddenly overwhelmed. Although Zhao Shucheng and Xie Qiao's roommates would occasionally come to help, even helping to distribute the numbers, they couldn't keep helping like this forever.

Zhao Shucheng then found Dalong and said, "Dalong, as you can see, your pancake stall is doing so well now that one person can't handle it all. Why don't you start hiring employees from tomorrow, or have your uncle and aunt come and help?"

Da Long knew he couldn't handle it all by himself, but he hesitated to ask his parents for help. After all, they already had regular clients, and it would be a problem who would listen to whom if they came.

Zhao Shucheng noticed Da Long's doubts, so he simply asked his HR manager to help Da Long recruit employees. Initially, he would help Da Long with cashier duties and maintaining order, and later learn to make pancakes to help Da Long run the business.

White Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

Although Zhao Shucheng doesn't have a lover in this world, he won't let such a business opportunity pass him by. The milk tea shop has launched a special White Valentine's Day drink, and any boy who buys two cups of milk tea will receive a free rose.

To this end, Zhao Shucheng ordered a large batch of roses in advance, costing less than one yuan per rose, and distributed them to various stores so that the store clerks could give them to customers as gifts.

Meanwhile, the girls in the dormitory were also discussing how to spend White Valentine's Day.

Xie Qiao was preparing a gift for Yang Cheng, so she specifically asked Wang Ying what Yang Cheng liked.

Wang Ying revealed to Xie Qiao that Yang Cheng had recently taken a liking to a new phone with more features, including a camera.

This put Xie Qiao in a difficult position. After all, her family's situation was average, and she only had a few hundred yuan for living expenses each month. She simply couldn't afford to spend such a large sum of money to buy Yang Cheng a mobile phone.

"Oh, as long as the thought is there when giving a gift, it doesn't necessarily have to cost money. Xiaozhou and I agreed that we wouldn't buy it; we'd have to make it ourselves."

Xu Lin said, "Qianxi, you're really kind-hearted. Knowing that He Xiaozhou isn't well-off, you used this method to help him out. Where can you find such a good girl, right?"

"Hmm! It's a good thing He Xiaozhou is sincere towards you, otherwise such a good girl would be a waste." Wang Ying said while reading.

Xie Qiao couldn't stand others saying bad things about He Xiaozhou, and said, "What do you mean? You're making it sound like my brother Xiao Chuan isn't good enough for Qian Xi."

“Your little brother is good, but Qianxi can definitely find someone better.”

"Is there anyone better than Little Boat Brother? Look at him, he's handsome, studies well, is polite, and he's gentle, kind, honest, and filial..."

"No money!"

Wang Ying's words incisively exposed He Xiaozhou's most unsightly side, causing Xie Qiao to glare at her angrily and say, "Aren't you vulgar?"

"Aren't you being childish?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Xiao Qianxi said, "Alright, alright, we weren't talking about Valentine's Day gifts, why did we suddenly start arguing? Xie Qiao, I think a scarf would be fine for Yang Cheng as a gift."

Xie Qiao was taken aback when she heard this, but she felt that there wasn't enough time, and besides, if she learned from scratch, her skills probably wouldn't be presentable at first. However, she wasn't inflexible, so she bought a scarf and embroidered Yang Cheng's name on it by hand, making it a gift she made herself.

White Valentine's Day.

When Zhao Shucheng arrived at the store, he found the situation even better than he had expected. Previously, most of the customers were girls, but today many boys were also queuing up, all hoping to receive a single rose to give to their beloved girls. Zhao Shucheng could understand; after all, today was a special day. A single rose might cost ten or twenty yuan at a flower shop or elsewhere, but now, two cups of milk tea were enough to get one. He could enjoy milk tea with his girlfriend and also give her flowers—it seemed like a great deal.

Zhao Shucheng inspected several stores and, seeing that the situation was good, stopped there and returned to the school store where he had started.

Zhao Shucheng thought for a moment, then called Wang Ying and asked her to meet up.

Wang Ying was bored in her dorm room all by herself. Xiao Qianxi and Xie Qiao had both gone out on dates with their boyfriends, and she didn't know where Xu Lin had gone. Besides reading, she had nothing else to do.

"Qin Chuan, why did you suddenly decide to ask me out?"

"This isn't White Valentine's Day, and I figured you probably didn't have anyone to ask you out, so I'll make a sacrifice and grant your wish, Miss."

"You're the one who doesn't have anyone to date. The men who want to date me could stretch all the way to Zhengyangmen, but I can't be bothered with them."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Okay, just kidding. But even though today isn't a proper holiday, we can't stay in the dorm all the time, so come with me."

"where to?"

"I promised to treat you to a big meal after you helped my childhood friend with that, and today is the perfect day. Oh, and here's a gift for you!"

While Wang Ying was still wondering, she saw Zhao Shucheng hand her a cup of milk tea, and immediately said with some disdain:
"Just a cup of milk tea? That's so perfunctory. Even if you don't have time to prepare a gift, you can't just make do with products from your store, can you?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "What are you thinking? I just wanted to warm your hands; that's the real gift."

Looking at the roses in Zhao Shucheng's hand, Wang Ying hesitated to take them, saying, "What do you mean by this? I didn't accept your advances."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Take it. The milk tea shop is having a promotion: buy two milk teas and get a free rose. You don't have a boyfriend, and I don't have a girlfriend. I hope this rose will help you meet your Mr. Right soon."

Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but also felt a little disappointed. She had genuinely worried that Zhao Shucheng would take the opportunity to confess his feelings. Although he had jokingly mentioned pursuing her last time, she wasn't ready to fall for someone else.

Meanwhile, Xie Qiao and Xiao Qianxi were also celebrating the holiday with their respective boyfriends. He Xiaozhou made a photo frame by hand for Xiao Qianxi and also prepared a bouquet of roses, which surprised and delighted Xiao Qianxi.

On the other hand, after Xie Qiao gave the scarf to Yang Cheng, Yang Cheng gladly accepted it, but he had no intention of trying it on, and it seemed that he would never wear it out again.

Yang Cheng's gift, however, left Xie Qiao somewhat flattered. He presented her with a large bouquet of blue roses, which were clearly quite valuable.

Xie Qiao returned to her dormitory with a large bouquet of blue roses. She was initially very happy, but then she noticed that everyone else in the dormitory had roses on their desks.

"What's going on? I know Qianxi's roses must have been from Xiaochuan. Wang Ying, Xu Lin, what's going on?"

Xu Lin said, "I bought milk tea for the girls in the anime club this afternoon, and they gave me a flower. I thought it was pretty, so I brought it back."

Xie Qiao asked, "Wang Ying, yours didn't come from the same source, did it? After all, if it were one of your suitors, he definitely wouldn't just give you one; he would at least give you eleven, like Qianxi."

Wang Ying shook her head and said, "Then you've really guessed wrong. This wasn't a free gift; it was a gift from Qin Chuan."

"Qin Chuan gave it to me? When did you two get together? He didn't mention it to me during the New Year." Xie Qiao said, sounding a little disappointed. She felt like she didn't really understand Qin Chuan anymore, and that they didn't even share their innermost thoughts with each other.

Wang Ying said, "No, we're not together. I just helped him out a little before, and he treated me to dinner to thank me, and then took a flower from the shop."

Wang Ying didn't know why, but she didn't want to tell anyone that the rose was actually a free gift with the purchase of milk tea. Although both were flowers from Zhao Shucheng's milk tea shop, receiving one was different from receiving one as a free gift with the purchase.

When Xie Qiao heard Wang Ying say that, she seemed relieved.

"Hey, if you ask me, Qin Chuan just doesn't know how to behave. He didn't even pick a good day to invite people to dinner. Today is White Valentine's Day. What if people misunderstand?"

After hearing this, Wang Ying looked up at Xie Qiao, then lowered her head to read, as if she hadn't heard Xie Qiao's mutterings. However, the way she turned the pages revealed that she was far from calm.

Xu Lin, unaware of the undercurrents brewing in the dormitory, asked curiously:

"But seriously, Miss, does Qin Chuan like you? Otherwise, why is he always looking for you? One minute he'll ask you to help out at the shop, the next he'll treat you to dinner and give you roses. Could it be that he has a crush on you but is too afraid to confess, so he's trying all sorts of ways to get close to you?"

Wang Ying rolled her eyes at Xu Lin and said, "Old Xu, what nonsense are you talking about? Qin Chuan and I are just friends. He was just thanking me this time. As for helping out at the milk tea shop, it wasn't him who asked me to go. I wanted to go myself."

"You don't happen to like Qin Chuan, do you?"

"certainly not!"

Xu Lin asked curiously, "Then why did you go to help out at the bubble tea shop? Don't tell me you wanted to experience the life of the lower class, so you went to work at the bubble tea shop."

"No, I just went to help Qin Chuan."

"So many people need help, why did you choose to help Qin Chuan, and even said you don't like her?"

Wang Ying said, "Then you are really wrong. I just think Qin Chuan is a lot like me, so I wanted to help him more."

"You two look alike, but I don't think so. What about you?"

Xiao Qianxi and Xie Qiao both shook their heads, not seeing any resemblance between the two. After all, one was a pampered young lady raised in luxury, while the other was a small business owner who dropped out of school in a hutong (traditional alleyway). Their upbringing and education were different, and even their personalities were not similar.

"That's because you can't see it. Actually, we're very similar at heart."

Wang Ying couldn't explain it in detail, but when facing Zhao Shucheng, she could easily see another side of herself and sense the arrogance in his bones.

Xiao Qianxi and Xie Qiao exchanged a glance, both wondering if Wang Ying was making up this excuse because she liked Zhao Shucheng but didn't want them to know.

"Fine, whatever makes you happy. But speaking of which, Da Long's pancake stall has been open for a while now, why don't you guys go and support him? I go every day."

Hearing Xie Qiao's words, the others wore pained expressions and said, "It's fine if you like it; we can try it once in a while, but we simply can't stand eating it every day." (End of Chapter)