A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1388 Favoring one's own family over what's right! (Please subscribe!)
In the evening, in a private room at the Jinling Hotel.

This time, Zhao Ye treated everyone to a meal, making sure no one was left out. Chen Xiaozheng, whom we didn't see last time, and the four girls from the girls' dormitory all attended, bringing together male and female dormitories once again.

When Zheng Wei and Ruan Wan saw Zhao Ye, who looked exactly like Xu Kaiyang, they were naturally surprised and curious.

Xu Kaiyang, however, was preoccupied with Zheng Wei's so-called boyfriend. Seeing that Zheng Wei hadn't brought any family members, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity:

"Zheng Wei, didn't we tell you you could bring your family? Why didn't your boyfriend come?"

Faced with Xu Kaiyang's question, Zheng Wei's expression was somewhat complicated. She vaguely said that Lin Jing had a lot of schoolwork and was preparing for a very important exam, so she didn't want to bother him.

This made Xu Kaiyang even more certain of his idea. He switched places with Ruan Wan and sat next to Zheng Wei, serving her wine and dishes with extreme attentiveness.

Unfortunately, Zheng Wei was thick-skinned. Even though everyone else could see the signs, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Hua Shier thought he should talk to Xu Kaiyang later and tell him not to get too involved. At the same time, he was also a little curious. He had a feeling that something else might have happened between Zheng Wei and Lin Jing.

The meal was quite lively, and Zhao Ye chatted happily with everyone.

In the midst of the revelry, Zhang Kai asked Hua Shier about his plan to start a business:

"Brother, you mentioned starting a business last time, what exactly is the plan? Don't forget about your brother!"

As soon as Zhang Kai said that, everyone looked towards Hua Shier.

Zheng Wei asked in surprise, "Twelve, you want to start a business?"

Hua Shier nodded and said with a smile:
"I'm thinking about this. I've got my eye on a project—an e-commerce platform. Are you guys interested in joining in and having fun together?"

He's not interested in making money now, but he enjoys the process. Besides, everyone present is a character from the story. He can lead them to start a business, get rich, and change their fate. He can also complete system tasks. Why not?

Seeing that Zheng Wei was interested, Xu Kaiyang quickly said to Hua Twelve:

"Twelve, tell me more about it!"

Hua Shier nodded: "I want to create a B2C e-commerce platform."

He briefly explained the future model of JD.com, and Xu Kaiyang suddenly realized:

"It's similar to Amazon, right? That must require a lot of investment, right?"

Hua Shier smiled faintly: "I plan to invest ten million RMB initially to set up the business. What do you all think? Are you interested?"

When Hua Shier directly said he wanted to invest ten million, everyone except Zhao Ye was stunned.

Ten million yuan these days has the purchasing power equivalent to one hundred million yuan in later generations.

This is like hearing from a friend in 2025 that they want to invest 100 million yuan to start a business.

Xu Kaiyang was the first to come to his senses. He picked up his wine cup and solemnly addressed Hua Twelve:

"Having spent half my life adrift, I only regret that I have never met a wise ruler."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Kai ran over and grabbed Hua Shier's leg:

"If you do not abandon me, I will gladly become your godfather."

Xu Kaiyang kicked Zhang Kai away: "You brat, you stole my lines!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the private room became lively.

After confirming that Hua Twelve was not joking, Xu Kaiyang said directly:
"Twelve, you have to include me in this. I've invested all my 200,000 yuan of pocket money in you, don't think it's too little!"

Zhang Kai looked dejected.
"Brother, I'll try to scrape together some money, and borrow some from home. I can make 10,000, but isn't that a bit too little?"

Hua Shier patted Zhang's shoulder:

"Don't bother with the money, Lao Zhang. You're a smooth talker and a well-known friend to women. Just provide the manpower, and if you do a good job, I'll give you stock options later."

Zhang Kai's face lit up with a smile:

"It was my godfather who had the foresight to see my strengths!"

Hua Shier waved his hand dismissively: "Go back and sit down. You're talking about your strengths, as if we've never showered together before!"

The sudden driving caused everyone to burst into laughter again.

"okay!"

Zhang Kai sat back down and greeted the others:

"This is a rare opportunity to start a business together, you should hurry up and say yes!"

"Old Chen, Zheng Wei, Ruan Wan, Xiao Bei, Juan'er."

This guy is going around calling out names to recruit his friends!
"I'll forget it!"

Chen Xiaozheng refused directly, and then said:

“I think the most important thing for students is to study. Besides, none of us have any entrepreneurial experience. Hua Shier, do you know that your family is investing so much money?”

Judging from his expression, he clearly didn't think highly of Hua Shier.

When Zhao Ye saw Chen Xiaozheng's lecturing expression and heard him mention Hua Shier's family, he was about to get angry, but Hua Shier patted him on the shoulder.

Hua Shier glanced at Zhao Ye, telling him with his eyes to stay put and not cause trouble.

It's normal for people to be unwilling to start a business; there's no need to whine. Besides, this time he's the one leading everyone to success. If someone as petty as Chen Xiaozheng misses this opportunity, he'll definitely regret it to the core later.

When his 'Jingnan Mall' becomes a big business, it will probably be more painful than killing Chen Xiaozheng. At that time, Hua Shier will sigh in front of Chen Xiaozheng, "Oh, you weren't happy when I took you to the top back then."
Isn't it more satisfying to kill someone by destroying their spirit than anything else?

Hua Twelve said with a smile:

"Everyone has their own ambitions. If Old Chen is unwilling, then so be it. The students should focus on their studies first. That's true. We're just bored and messing around without doing anything productive!"

He looked at the girls and asked, "What about you guys? Would you like to join in?"

Li Weijuan's ideal is to marry a rich man; she has no interest in starting a business and directly refuses.

Zheng Wei raised her hand: "Count me in, but I won't invest. I'll come help out when I have time!"

Ruan Wan and Zhu Xiaobei both said they could help, but they wouldn't consider investing.

Hua Shier knew that Ruan Wan's ambitions lay elsewhere; she wanted to marry Zhao Shiyong after graduation and stay home to be a wife and mother. Zhu Xiaobei was definitely interested in starting her own business, but she didn't have the money.

He chuckled:
"Okay, but forget about helping out. Consider it an internship. Once the business is set up, you can come and work right away. I'll pay you a salary, and if you do well, your pay will be the same as Lao Zhang's, plus stock options as a bonus!"

Zheng Wei and Ruan Wan both smiled; they were simply helping out. Zhu Xiaobei, on the other hand, happily raised his glass.

"Twelve, I'd like to raise a glass to you and wish you success in your business!"

The future 'Jingnan Mall', with a future market value of hundreds of billions of US dollars, quietly sprouted amidst the clinking of glasses at this farewell banquet.

After dinner, the group went to a karaoke bar and sang their hearts out until late at night.

Except for Chen Xiaozheng, who was abnormally self-disciplined and left early, everyone else was drunk and staggering.

The next day, Zhao Ye boarded a plane back to Beijing. There was a lot of work to be done at the internet cafe, and he couldn't be left behind.

However, before leaving, Zhao Ye insisted that he be included in the e-commerce project. This guy had tasted success in internet cafes and on Weibo, and knew that hanging out with Hua Shier was definitely the right choice.

After seeing Zhao Ye off, Hua Shier began working on starting a company. Whenever he had free time, he stopped playing ball and instead wandered around Jinling City with Zhang Kai and Xu Kaiyang, looking for a suitable location to start a business.

That day, Zheng Wei came to the boys' dormitory to find Hua Shier and Zhang Kai, wanting to ask them how their company was going and whether they had found a suitable place.

As a result, the conflict with Chen Xiaozheng in the original movie occurred.

The incident started because no one was in the dormitory, and Zheng Wei was curiously fiddling with Chen Xiaozheng's nearly completed architectural model.

Just as she picked it up to take a closer look, Chen Xiaozheng returned. Upon seeing this scene, his face instantly turned ashen. He rushed forward and almost violently pulled her away.

Zheng Wei lost her footing and fell to the ground. In the process, she pulled Chen Xiaozheng's model over, causing it to fall to pieces!
"Look at the good things you did!"

Chen Xiaozheng's voice was so cold it could freeze a person to death. Looking at the scattered parts, his eyes were full of heartache and anger.

Zheng Wei initially felt a little guilty, but she was already hurt from the fall, and Chen Xiaozheng's yelling at her made her temper flare up:
"Why are you yelling at me! I was just looking at it! You suddenly pulled me, making me fall and that's how you broke the model!"

Chen Xiaozheng ignored everything Zheng Wei said and shouted:

"Who gave you permission to touch my things! Do you know how long I've been doing this?"

Zheng Wei stood up, her neck stiff, and yelled back at him:

"It's just a broken model! I didn't know it was yours. I'll just pay you back!"

The two immediately started arguing fiercely, just as Zhang Kai and Xu Kaiyang arrived in time. One stopped Chen Xiaozheng, and the other protected Zheng Wei, who was about to cry from anger.

Seeing Zheng Wei's aggrieved expression, Xu Kaiyang asked anxiously:
"What's wrong, Zheng Wei?"

As soon as Zheng Wei explained the situation, Xu Kaiyang immediately stood up for her and said to Chen Xiaozheng:
"Chen Xiaozheng, are you sick? Why are you taking your anger out on your friend!"

After drinking together last time, Xu Kaiyang became even more attentive to Zheng Wei.

Because he firmly believed that Zheng Wei's so-called "boyfriend" was just a shield, he did not choose to confess directly. Instead, inspired by Shi Jie, he decided to adopt the "boiling frog" strategy.

He began to care for Zheng Wei meticulously, just as Shi Jie had done for Hua Shier, sending her snacks, reserving seats for her, and arranging study sessions with her, firmly believing that as long as one puts in the effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle.

So when they saw Zheng Wei being bullied, they naturally had to stand up for her.

In Xu Kaiyang's view, he had introduced Chen Xiaozheng to many lucrative jobs. Chen Xiaozheng knew that Xu Kaiyang liked Zheng Wei, and even if he didn't care about Xu Kaiyang's feelings, he couldn't lay a hand on Zheng Wei. That would be disrespecting Xu Kaiyang.

Chen Xiaozheng was also furious after his model was smashed, and said coldly:
"She's your friend, not mine. Besides, this is a men's dormitory. Please let your friend come here less often in the future; it's inconvenient!"

Zheng Wei was so angry she couldn't speak, and Xu Kaiyang felt betrayed by his friend, so he yelled:

"I'm trying to be helpful by introducing you to some business, and you talk to me like that? You think you're so high and mighty?"

Chen Xiaozheng said coldly, "Don't act like a boss, aren't you embarrassed?"

"Hold the grass!"

Xu Kaiyang rushed forward and threw a punch, immediately engaging Chen Xiaozheng in a fight.

When Hua Shier returned to the dormitory, he found it in a mess. Zhang Kai and Zheng Wei were packing up their things, while Xu Kaiyang sat there with tissues stuffed in his nostrils and black eyes on his face.

Hua Twelve asked in surprise:
"Old Xu, did you keep bothering Zheng Wei until her boyfriend beat her up?"

Zheng Wei said irritably, "Twelve, don't talk nonsense. My Lin Jing is not that violent!"

Xu Kaiyang first said to Zheng Wei, "Your Lin Jing is always with you. I asked you to bring her out, but you can't!"

Then he said to Hua Shier, "It's that bastard Chen Xiaozheng. That son of a bitch is an ingrate. Wow~ I didn't expect him to be such a good fighter!"

After Zhang Kai explained the situation, Hua Shier looked at Zheng Wei and asked, "Did you touch Chen Xiaozheng's things?"

Zheng Wei explained, "I didn't know it was his. I just touched it. If he hadn't pulled me down, how could I have broken his model!"

Hua Shier took out cigarettes and offered them to everyone, then closed the dormitory door behind him before saying:

"To be objective, Zheng Wei, you're the one in the wrong. If you hadn't touched Chen Xiaozheng's model first, he wouldn't have pulled you down!"

Zheng Wei pouted and said aggrievedly, "Twelve, which side are you from?!"

"Of course I'm on your side. I haven't finished yet. Chen Xiaozheng overreacted and it was wrong of him to physically pull the girl. If we're being fair, you two should apologize to each other, and that'll be the end of it!"

Xu Kaiyang, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, frowned and said, "Twelve, you can't be serious!"

Hua Twelve said irritably:
"I already said I wasn't finished. There's more to it, but Zheng Wei and I are friends, not Chen Xiaozheng's friends. So of course I'll side with my own people, not with what's right. Besides, that guy's got a bit of an ingrate vile side!"

He suggested directly, "Chen Xiaozheng goes to the library every day, so let's put a sack over his head tonight and get revenge for Zheng Wei!"

Since Hua Shier said he wanted to start a business, Chen Xiaozheng, for some unknown reason, has made sarcastic remarks to his face several times. Does he really think Hua Shier has no temper?

Besides, Chen Xiaozheng went a bit too far in this matter.

Upon hearing this, Xu Kaiyang and Zheng Wei immediately perked up. The former said, "Let's talk in detail!" and the latter quickly added, "Count me in!"

Hua Shier was somewhat speechless. To be honest, these two were actually quite a good match sometimes.

But then Old Zhang's voice came from the side: "This isn't a good idea, what if someone sees us?"

Before he could finish speaking, Hua Shier, Xu Kaiyang, and Zheng Wei all turned and looked at him with sinister eyes.

Zhang Kai swallowed hard.
"What I mean is, let's wear masks so that people won't recognize us!"

At 10:30 p.m., when the library was closing, Chen Xiaozheng and a short-haired girl came out of it.

The short-haired girl is named Zeng Yu. She is the daughter of Vice President Zeng and also a suitor of Chen Xiaozheng. Although the two have not publicly dated, they are often seen together.

Just as the two were walking through a tree-lined path, heading back to the dormitory area, they were suddenly covered with two burlap sacks.

Then, amidst the two screams, several figures wearing hats and masks began punching and kicking Chen Xiaozheng, while a woman's voice shouted:

"Chen Xiaozheng, you bitch, you tried to seduce my boyfriend! I'll teach you a lesson this time, but next time I'll make sure you get your face ripped off!"

After the fight, the men wearing hats and masks ran away.

After Zeng Yu removed the sack from her head and rescued Chen Xiao, she said with a mixture of suspicion and realization:

"Chen Xiaozheng, is what that woman said true? No wonder you've never clarified our relationship. So you like men. Don't come looking for me again!"

After saying that, Zeng Yu ran away crying.

Chen Xiaozheng was bruised and swollen, and tried to explain, but the other party wouldn't listen at all.

On the other side, near the school, at Zhu Xiaobei's steamed bun shop, Zhu Xiaobei, Ruan Wan, and Li Weijuan were also there.

Zheng Wei, Xu Kaiyang, and Zhang Kai all looked at Hua Shier in surprise. The former said:
"Twelve, you can even mimic a woman's voice! That was a really vicious trick of yours just now!"

Hua Shier glanced at Zhu Xiaobei, seemingly unintentionally, and said to Zheng Wei, "What do you know? I'm taking precautions to nip the threat in the bud!"

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