With Lin Shu's looks, she was the center of attention wherever she went.
She was often stared at and had long grown used to it.
It was just that others would sneak glances, and once discovered, they would avert their gaze, even strategically blushing...
But Wang Yi, even if not caught, would occasionally glance.
Once discovered, he would openly stare!
It was outrageous!
Lin Shu sighed with a look of disappointment:
"Junior, oh junior, you look so innocent and naive, but it turns out you're an old driver!"
"Old driver? How do you know? Have you tried it?" Wang Yi blurted out.
"???"
Lin Shu's face was full of question marks, then it turned red.
Faced with someone like Wang Yi, she was truly helpless, but not angry.
She found that Wang Yi's gaze was merely one of simple appreciation, like admiring a beautiful landscape, without that repulsive drooling and possessiveness.
Instead, it was more like an affirmation!
So, Lin Shu also looked openly at Wang Yi, thinking to herself,
"Honestly, this junior doesn't look bad!"
"Senior, your gaze is strange!" Wang Yi said with a smile.
"Of course not!"
Lin Shu quickly averted her gaze, her face turning even redder.
She couldn't openly stare like Wang Yi, without blushing or her heart racing!
"I won't tease you anymore!"
Wang Yi changed the topic:
"It's a shame I have to drive, so I can't drink. Otherwise, barbecue with draft beer, that would be truly satisfying!"
Looking at the draft beer keg beside them, Lin Shu nodded repeatedly:
"Oh right, that would be satisfying, I want to drink!"
"Another day, when we go back to the county town, we'll take a taxi to drink!"
"Okay!"
Lin Shu gladly agreed, then said softly:
"Taking me to drink, you naughty junior, you wouldn't have any ulterior motives, would you?"
"Heh, narcissistic,"
Wang Yi said calmly, without any other thoughts.
Lin Shu: "..."
She felt that Wang Yi was different from other boys.
He didn't have that excessive enthusiasm or flattery; instead, he was more like a friend.
He even tricked her and argued with her!
Today's skewers outing was their first private meetup, and the atmosphere was quite good.
Although they had bickered several times, their relationship had grown much closer.
After the meal, Wang Yi packed some new skewers for Song Yang, and with the dishes and barbecue they ate, it only cost 70 yuan in total!
Barbecue was still cheap these days; it hadn't risen to two or three yuan per skewer as in later generations.
"Thanks for the treat, junior, I'm so full!"
Lin Shu walked ahead with exaggerated steps, as if to aid digestion.
"Image, image!"
Wang Yi chuckled.
"Heh, if you stop staring at my chest, I'll have an image!"
"I'm telling you, watch your image!"
Wang Yi was speechless.
"Mind your own business!"
Lin Shu said with a proud look.
The two chatted and laughed all the way back to where they parked.
"Senior, you go back first, I still have something to do."
It was not yet six o'clock, and Wang Yi still had to rush over to Song Yang's side.
"Okay, you go ahead and be busy, thanks for the treat!"
Lin Shu thanked him again.
"Are you still coming tomorrow?"
Wang Yi teased, figuring Lin Shu probably wouldn't come for such a tough job.
Unexpectedly, Lin Shu rolled down the car window, smiled sweetly:
"Depends on my mood! Bye-bye!"
"Bye-bye."
Wang Yi waved his hand and drove his Weiting directly to Bailu Town.
By the time Wang Yi arrived, Song Yang's five hundred pairs of shoes were also sold out, and the tent had been packed up.
"Boss, here!"
Song Yang handed today's sales money to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi counted it, put it away, and paid another 150.
"Thanks, Boss."
Song Yang took it, then loaded the tent and loudspeaker onto Wang Yi's car.
Wang Yi pulled out a bag of skewers:
"You've worked hard, take these back to eat."
"Thanks!" Song Yang beamed with joy.
With such a boss, work was easier, he earned more, and there was even barbecue—it was truly great!
"Oh right, ask that Sister Huang in our village if she's willing to come sell shoes later, it's also 100 a day!"
"Okay, Boss."
Han Caili's clearance sneakers only had over 6000 pairs left, enough to sell for about three days.
But Lin Shu introduced him to clearance leather shoes, so he could make another wave of profit.
Hiring another person was imperative; Wang Yi didn't want to spend every day here, selling goods until his throat hurt.
Having earned nearly 60,000 yuan, Wang Yi's capital already exceeded 280,000 yuan!
In two more days, reaching 400,000 yuan, he could buy a house in full!
Then mortgage the house and loan out 70% of the total house price!
This way, Wang Yi would have a house in hand, waiting for demolition and appreciation.
He would also have money to continue investing in other things, without delaying either!
The money from the mortgage would be used to buy a second house.
Then mortgage the second house to buy a third house... all possible!
That's how those real estate speculators with N houses in hand do it!
As long as real estate continued to appreciate, interest wasn't a problem.
Once housing prices doubled, selling a few houses casually could pay off all debts!
In the next seven years, countless real estate speculators achieved financial freedom through this method.
Of course, after the second half of 2018, housing prices began to plummet, and after 2021, a real estate winter set in, with liquidity sharply decreasing.
Many real estate speculators couldn't sell their houses at a good price, or even sell them at all, leading to broken capital chains and bankruptcy.
On the contrary, those who acted and exited early made a fortune.
It's the same in every industry: the early birds feast, while latecomers suffer.
The night was serene.
Wang Yi lay on his bed, habitually scrolling on his phone before bed.
In 2011, WeChat had just started, too few people used it, and QQ still dominated.
Wang Yi logged into QQ and received a few messages.
One was from Sun Rui, asking what he'd been busy with recently.
Wang Yi replied with "making big money."
There was also a friend request from a user with the nickname [Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies], with the remark:
[Wang Yi, please accept.]
Wang Yi thought it was an acquaintance, clicked accept, and replied:
[Who are you?]
The other party quickly replied:
[I can't say, please don't delete me. If I say it, you'll definitely block me.]
Wang Yi smiled: [Lin Ziyi?]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: Oh, how did you know?]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: Please don't block me, okay? This is a new account I registered just for you. aggrieved.jpg]
Wang Yi was very curious, why was this girl simping so hard?
It was as if she had become a different person from his previous life, even a bit humble!
Unbelievable.
Wang Yi replied perfunctorily: [Alright.]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: Thank you, thank you, hehe. happy.jpg]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: Wang Yi, I was wrong before, please don't be angry, okay?]
[Wang Yi: What's there to be angry about? It's not worth it.]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: ...]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: Tomorrow the coach is teaching Subject Two, so we're off. Are you free?]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: I want to treat you to a meal, we haven't eaten together in a long time.]
[Wang Yi: Not free.]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: Why not?]
[Quietly Awaiting Clear Skies: What have you been busy with lately?]
"Why are the messages so frequent?" Wang Yi turned on 'do not disturb' for messages and stopped replying.
Then he opened QQ Feeds and coincidentally saw a post from Lin Ziyi:
[The sky is clear! Hehe.], also accompanied by a picture of a clear day.
She even changed her nickname to [Clear Sky].
Such a hint was too obvious, but Wang Yi only glanced at it and scrolled past.
He then saw another post from Lin Shu, a picture taken of today's skewers outing, with the caption:
[Thanks to the junior for the warm hospitality, the best barbecue!]
Wang Yi casually gave it a like, turned off his phone, and went to sleep.
Even for a top-tier beauty like Lin Shu, Wang Yi wouldn't actively pursue her.
This kind of excellent goddess is never pursued, but attracted!
(End of Chapter)
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