Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 200 Mashed Potatoes

It really is.

Upon learning that Xu Wanying's family owned a thousand acres of tea gardens, Xia An was also taken aback. He swallowed hard and thought to himself, "This little potato who looks like a junior high school student is quite the little landlord."

Now that the conversation had started, Xu Wanying stopped hiding her intentions and frankly stated that her family's tea was of good quality and reasonably priced, and she wanted to help her family find a market for it.

She started playing the victim again, saying that her parents were getting old and she couldn't bear to see them working so hard. She also said that the price of tea in the south was too low, so she was thinking of producing and selling her own tea directly through middlemen.

Xia An thought this line of thinking was correct.

He then asked, "Why didn't you think about opening an online store?"

Xu Wanying said, "I don't know how, and neither do my parents, but many people in the same industry are already doing it. They even hired two college students locally to help. But I feel it might not be reliable in the short term, so I thought of your supermarket. Can you help me?"

"Can you help me...?" Looking at her burning gaze and outspoken manner, Xia An felt that Xu Wanying's long face, coupled with her outspoken personality, made her a potential saleswoman.

However, he knew that the tea market was saturated in the past few years because the trend of young people drinking tea had not yet taken off. He believed that after 2010, as college students began to fall in love with tea, the traditional tea market would experience a new boom.

And it got out of control.

Tea paste, cold brew tea, and sugar-free tea drinks will quickly become popular.

Whether you do OEM or go through traditional supermarket channels, you can make a lot of money.

Haven't you heard that selling bottled water can make you the richest person in the world?

This is because this business is not only low-cost, but also has a wide audience.

"I can."

"Ha! Eat whatever you want tonight!"

"..."

When they arrived at Xiao Nan Guo, Xu Wanying was extremely busy after the dishes were served, constantly putting food on his plate.

The Hangzhou cuisine was too sweet, and Xia An's teeth ached from eating it, but he went along with the host's wishes. Besides, he could tell that the real purpose of this meal was not the food itself.

Xu Wanying spent a lot of money to order a bottle of red wine, and while drinking it, she chattered to Xia An about her future prospects.

Xia An listened quietly for an hour, occasionally chiming in with a comment. Her summary was:

She wants to become a top-notch certified public accountant, then go home to inherit the family business, expand it, and one day meet Xia An on the rich list.

It has the air of "One day, at the top of the Forbidden City, we will draw our swords and fight."

Cute and charming, lively and generous, Xia An couldn't bear to complain.

Her face was flushed from drinking, and she clinked her cup against Xia An's.

"What do you think? You're so amazing now, give me some advice."

Xia An put down her chopsticks, took a sip, and laughed, "What do I know? I'm just a little kid whose age is still uncertain, and I have to respect my elders."

Hearing him retort with the same words he used when he got on the bus, Xu Wanying glared at him irritably, using the same tactic he had employed.

“I was just saying that,” he sighed. “Actually, I have no idea how to do the details. You were right that night. I’ve been in school for too long. When I entered the workforce, I didn’t know anything and felt out of touch with everyone. Maybe I should work for a few years to get used to it?”

Xia An swallowed a piece of sweet and sour pork rib and spat out the bone.

"You definitely need to work, but it doesn't have to be for several years. If you're not under too much pressure from studying, you can try to find a job, anything will do. Work for a few months, get to know the living conditions of other people and the essential laws of how the world works, and then think about inheriting the family fortune."

Xu Wanying flipped through the dishes a few times, put down her chopsticks without picking anything up, and asked him, "Do you know all this? Where did you learn it from?"

Xia An said, "What I know now and what you need to know are two different things."

"Tch, putting on airs, huh?" Xu Wanying pouted.

Xia An smiled and said, "It's not that I'm putting on airs."

Xu Wanying asked, "Then tell me, what are the essential laws governing the operation of the world?"

Xia An thought for a moment and said, "Take this plate of spare ribs as an example. The meat is firm and the fat and lean meat are just right. It must have eaten and slept well when it was alive, and was very happy. But it was never able to live to see the end of the year and was sent to the slaughterhouse to be processed and sold at different prices according to different parts. It sounds cruel, but this is the law, or rule, of the world in which it survives."

Every individual must live, work, and die according to the rules of the world they inhabit.

Xu Wanying frowned and said, "Then what's the point?"

Xia An smiled and said, "Only when you know the rules of the world you live in can you know where the boundaries are. Only when you know the boundaries can you have the opportunity to try to break through them. Only then will your efforts have meaning."

Xu Wanying asked, "And then what happens after you break through?"

Xia An said, "After that? Then there are choices: either go to another smaller but more refined world to continue following the rules and breaking boundaries, or go back and make the rules of the original world."

Xu Wanying took two minutes to process this, then looked up in surprise: "And you?"

Xia An shook his head, his eyes filled with a mixture of melancholy and longing, and said, "The higher you go, the smaller the world becomes, but the more rigorous the rules and the stronger the boundaries. My biggest wish is to see more, have more choices, and finally find a small world with rules that I can accept, build a house, buy a big bed, get married, and have children."

Xu Wanying didn't know whether she understood or not, but she showed a mocking expression.

Finally, she winked mischievously: "Back then, was it still Le Ning?"

Xia An nodded firmly, then grinned and said, "Le Nings."

Xu Wanying covered her mouth and laughed uncontrollably, pointing at him and saying, "You're honest enough to dare to think and admit it. Actually, it's nothing. My uncle was very rich when he was alive, and he married one, two, three, four, five, many wives, but it was bad for his health, and he died young. Later, his family property was divided up by the women."

Wow, Little Potato has a very open mind, and his topic is quite explosive.

Gradually, Xia An also felt that chatting with such a person in this atmosphere was not bad.

After finishing one bottle, Xu Wanying ordered another. In the end, she packed up the leftovers, and the bill came to over a thousand yuan, which shows that the red wine wasn't very good.

Xu Wanying, who was quite stable indoors, became dizzy as soon as she went outside and was exposed to the wind.

Xia An, on the contrary, sobered up in the cool breeze and drove her back to her neighborhood.

As soon as she got off the bus, Xu Wanying disappeared.

He fell to the ground with a thud.

Xia An hurriedly unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. She walked around the vehicle and saw that Little Potato was asleep on the ground.

You've got a big blade of grass, and this works?
Xia An reluctantly picked up Xu Wanying, who was as soft as mashed potatoes, in a princess carry. Xu Wanying naturally wrapped her arms around his neck and continued to sleep.

He was still humming the music that had just been playing in the car.

...

As your best author, recording the best moments.
I wrote down your joys and sorrows, so why am I absent from your life?

I wrote down my memories of you.

Saved at the very back of the notes app
How to describe in detail, using affectionate language
Labeled as unforgettable
...

Xia An didn't care whether she was really asleep or pretending, brushed the snowflakes off her face, and asked softly:
"Where's the key?"

No reason.

Xia An came by when I moved. I found the place, felt for the key in her down jacket pocket, opened the door, and the house was clean and fragrant.

Xia An placed her on the bed, and Xu Wanying let him do as he pleased, taking off her shoes, socks, outer clothes, and trousers.

Xia An glanced at the tight black thermal underwear, then sat down on the sofa, panting. She took a sip of lemonade, then another, and another, drinking for a full ten minutes before finally turning off the light, closing the door, and leaving.

Hearing the door close, Xu Wanying, still trapped in a shattered dream, opened her eyes in the dark bedroom, staring blankly, lost in thought.

……

Back in the car, Xia An called Le Ning back.

"Hmm, it's nothing. He's just a little drunkard, all confused. What could I do? I'm a decent person."

(End of this chapter)