Chapter 1285: Chapter 670: Mid-Autumn Festival

After Chen Feng entered the room next door, he locked the door.

He took a shower and soon fell into a deep sleep lying on the bed.

The next day, due to his biological clock, he woke up around seven o’clock. After a quick wash, he immediately went out, slid the room card through the door gap into the room next door, and drove home.

He hadn’t been home for two or three days. This time, he rushed home just in time for breakfast.

Sure enough, when he arrived, his parents hadn’t left for work in Yuelou Town and were having breakfast.

Seeing their son finally back home, Zhao Xiaolan, although she inevitably nagged a bit, still immediately cooked him some rice noodles.

While having breakfast, Chen Feng told his parents that he had found a shop for the jewelry store at Baijia Square.

Originally, he didn’t want to mention directly buying the shop, but when his mom asked about the rent, he casually mentioned it.

His current wealth, worth hundreds of millions, was not something he could or wanted to admit to his family immediately, but he could gradually let them accept that he was now quite wealthy.

Zhao Xiaolan asked how much it cost, and Chen Feng hesitantly said it cost over a million.

His parents weren’t too surprised by the price; they were indeed slowly accepting the fact that their youngest son was quite well-off now.

After chatting with his parents about the jewelry store, they finished breakfast and hurried to work in Yuelou Town.

Their generation finds it hard to stay idle, even if it was okay for them not to go or go later, they usually still went early every day.

Once his parents left, Chen Feng was alone at home.

His brother’s family now lived in the new house, only coming back to the old house for meals.

Chen Feng was used to being alone, so he went to his room at the back and lay down to browse his phone.

There were several unread messages, including one from Guo Mengyao: [Coward]

Chen Feng didn’t bother to reply.

There was also a message from Yu Xiaohui, telling him she received numerous resumes and asking when and where the interviews would be held.

Chen Feng replied, saying they would hold interviews once the resumes were sufficient, and that they should be held at the Yujing Hotel, which had rooms for rent for meetings or business purposes.

Regarding rental costs or other expenses, Chen Feng straightforwardly transferred fifty thousand yuan to her via WeChat for initial expenses.

Yu Xiaohui didn’t refuse the money, knowing that since she was helping him for free, it was necessary for Chen Feng to cover these expenses.

This gesture showed Chen Feng’s attitude, especially since he wasn’t short on money.

After chatting with Yu Xiaohui, Chen Feng lay on the bed reading novels. He had been too busy these past few days to catch up on those serialized books he’d collected.

Time flew by while reading novels. By the time his sister-in-law, Li Guihong, came in carrying several bags of groceries, it was close to ten in the morning.

His two nieces, of course, followed their mom as it was the National Day holiday.

Knowing their uncle Chen Feng was home, they kept circling around him, making it hard for him to continue reading. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Chen Feng had to put away his phone and play with his nieces.

He was quite patient, chatting with them in a way that made him feel like they were talking past each other, and then he turned on the TV for them to watch cartoons.

After some peace for about half an hour, his nieces wanted him to take them out to play.

Having no choice, Chen Feng went out with them.

Once outside, his elder niece, Little Yu, said, "Uncle, my sister and I want to eat potato chips. Can you buy us some?"

Little Xue chimed in quickly, "Potato chips and Coke, I want some too."

Chen Feng immediately said, "Potato chips are okay, but you can’t drink Coke; it’ll rot your teeth. I’ll get you Wahaha instead."

Little Xue thought for a moment and nodded solemnly, "Okay then."

"Uncle, hurry and take us to that store."

As Little Yu spoke, she grabbed Chen Feng’s hand and led him to a nearby small shop.

So, Chen Feng, holding each niece by a hand, took them to the shop.

This shop used to be a competitor to Chen Feng’s family, and even when they met, they wouldn’t greet each other. But now, times have changed, and when Chen Feng walked in with his nieces, the shop owner’s wife greeted him with a smile.

She was in her fifties and wasn’t very familiar with Chen Feng, but her attitude was positive.

"Chen Feng, are you home? When did you come back?"

The two families lived close, on the same street for over a decade, so they were acquainted. At least, all the neighbors recognized Chen Feng.

Even if they weren’t familiar with him before, after learning he had made a fortune and his brother had opened several car wash businesses, everyone knew him now.

"Not long ago. Business is good?"

Chen Feng casually made small talk with the shop owner’s wife.

"Just so-so. What are you buying for your nieces?"

"Potato chips and Wahaha."

After buying what his nieces wanted and about to leave, the shop owner’s wife called out to him: "Chen Feng, wait, I heard you’re going to open a jewelry store. Is it true?"

There were two other idle people in the store, a man in his fifties or sixties and a woman in her forties. Upon hearing this, the man chimed in, "Yeah, Chen Feng, you’ve really hit the jackpot, huh? Opening a jewelry store must cost millions, right? Are you really doing it?"

The middle-aged woman added, "Chen Feng, I’m friends with your sister-in-law and worked at a factory with her for years. Now that I’m laid off, do you need someone at your jewelry store? Can you consider me?"

The matter of him opening a jewelry store must have been spread by his family, likely his brother or sister-in-law.

"There’s such a plan, but I’m still preparing. It’ll take at least one to two months to open."

With all three asking questions, Chen Feng didn’t bother to politely answer each one, as there was no need. After all, he wasn’t close with them, and they weren’t that significant.

After saying this, Chen Feng left the store with his nieces.

The shopkeeper and the idle people didn’t pester him any further.

Once Chen Feng walked a bit further, the middle-aged woman spoke first, "Education is useful. Their family got successful because of Chen Feng, this college graduate."

The old man said, "Education is useful, but it doesn’t guarantee wealth; it varies from person to person. There are many college graduates now, but how many truly get rich? After graduating a few years ago, didn’t Chen Feng just work for a company in Xiu Zhou, earning a few thousand yuan a month?"

The middle-aged woman retorted with a sneer, "Now without a college degree, you’re not even qualified to work in Xiu Zhou."

The shop owner’s wife smiled, "Universities vary in quality, graduates from good ones generally don’t have too bad of a job and have more chances to make big money in the future. Like Chen Feng, I know he got into East Sea Institute of Technology back then. In our province, besides East Sea University, it’s the best."

The old man agreed, "Indeed, he attended that university. I was quite close to his dad back then, and when he got in, his dad happily gave all of us old buddies a pack of cigarettes."