Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 296 - 126: Childhood Sweetheart Descends from the Skies, Qin Shiqing Suddenly Appears at the Electronics Store

A few days later.

On the campus of the Finance Academy, at the New Century Digital Experience Center.

Just as Su Zelin predicted, the frenzy of purchasing machines at the beginning of the new semester arrived as scheduled, and spurred by New Century promotions, BBS and flyers, computers and MP3 players were selling like crazy.

These days, Su Zelin personally took charge. Whenever he had free time after class, he'd rush to the store to help out. In the evenings, when there were no classes, he'd stay at the store every night.

Luo Xi and Nanaz were also called over to help today.

Ever since the New Year's opening, this was the second time these two girls had worked for free.

As business hours were about to end, there weren't many customers left at the Experience Center. The two girls in uniform came before Su Zelin.

Luo Xi said feebly, "I'm exhausted, busy for a whole day. The business at your digital store is so good just at the start of the semester. I've heard that profits from selling computers are quite high. The boss must be raking it in; he could laugh his head off!"

Ding Linna glanced at Su Zelin, who was grinning from ear to ear, and remarked in annoyance, "You're laughing too ridiculously, manager. Anyone not in the know might think you're the boss!"

Su Zelin thought to himself, I actually am the boss, and with thousands being deposited into my bank account daily, how could I not be happy?

Thinking about this, Su Zelin chuckled, "I do get commissions, you know. With the store doing well, how could I not be happy?"

"Alright, alright, we know you've got money in hand, while we're just working for free!"

Thinking about being taken advantage of twice, Luo Xi was unbalanced and complained, "No way, you kid have to treat us to an evening snack later!"

"OK!"

Su Zelin was straightforward, since he was hungry anyway.

"Great, I want skewers!"

Ding Linna got excited immediately.

"I want seafood!"

Luo Xi suggested as well.

"No problem, manager is in a good mood today, anything goes. We'll go right after work!"

Su Zelin pounded his chest with a bang.

With so much money earned, he felt blissful deep down. As long as the requests from the two girls weren't too extreme, he could satisfy them.

In fact, even somewhat extreme ones could be considered.

"By the way!" Luo Xi curiously asked, "Manager, have you ever met the boss since the digital store opened?"

"Never met!"

Su Zelin shook his head without thinking.

This secret couldn't be disclosed yet, or else Luo Xi and Nanaz would certainly not let him get away with free help.

"This boss is quite mysterious, isn't he? Has he never shown up even once? What do you think he's like?"

Ding Linna asked with interest.

"To invest so heavily, he must have considerable wealth accumulation. I bet the boss wouldn't be too young, probably a pudgy middle-aged man!"

Luo Xi imagined a greasy old man in her mind.

Because her dad was a leader in the finance department, she had seen quite a few big bosses, most of them in similar styles.

"Besides that, this person likely has a great business mind, uses his brain a lot, possibly balding, might have a little Mediterranean haircut, sports a pair of short mustaches, with eyes like mung beans that appear shrewd!"

Luo Xi transformed into a female version of Detective Conan, further enriching the character's image.

"Ah Xi, you're really quite something, I think so too. Hmm, do you think he might have mistresses outside?"

"Could be, I've heard quite a few big bosses have one at home and several outside, with the flag at home held high while the colorful flags flutter outside!"

"Mhm, and even more outrageous ones, with a bunch of illegitimate children outside!"

"..."

The two girls chatted eagerly about the mysterious boss of New Century.

Su Zelin was speechless upon hearing this.

Here I am, a handsome, refined, and outstanding gentleman, being turned into a bean-eyed, mustachioed, Mediterranean-bellied greasy old man who keeps mistresses and illegitimate children, morally unsound, in your narratives.

Excuse me, do you have manners?

If Ah Xi and Nanaz ever find out I'm the boss of New Century, I wonder what they'd think.

...

After the digital store closed, it was already nine-thirty in the evening.

Su Zelin fulfilled his promise, leading the two girls straight to the snacks street outside the campus.

This spot caters mainly to the students from several nearby colleges, offering affordable prices, a variety of foods, barbecue, hotpot, desserts, spicy soup, stinky tofu...

Specialty snacks from all over the country are available, making people drool, attracting many students to stroll through the supermarket.

At Luo Xi and Ding Linna's request, they arrived at a Chaoshan clay pot porridge place, where they could have both skewers and seafood.

Previously, during gatherings with room 302, they'd visited a few times. The food was decent, and Zeng Kaiping from the same Guangdong Province had chatted with the boss — he indeed hailed from Chaoshan, but had been doing business and settled in Lin'an for over twenty years.

"Hey classmate, long time no see! Oh, you've brought two young ladies today."

These roadside stalls are basically run by the boss himself. Seeing Su Zelin's familiar face, he warmly greeted him and handed over a cigarette.

"Haha, classmates from my class, they've helped a lot recently, so I'm treating them to some food."

While speaking, Su Zelin took the cigarette and casually hung it on his ear.

With two girls present, he should be gentlemanly enough to not smoke, yet not throw away the cigarette, for that would be impolite.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Su Zelin asked, "Hai Ji, what fresh seafood goodies do you have today?"

The boss's nickname was Hai Ji, same as the roadside stall, and regulars usually called him that.

In Guangdong, there are especially many X Ji roadside stalls — Long Ji, Ming Ji, Qiang Ji, De Ji, Bao Ji, Chang Ji... Not sure why they love naming like this.

As for the neighboring Guangxi Province, almost every city might have several Fat Guy X stalls. The name doesn't sound great, but these places often do good business, perhaps suggesting a down-to-earth vibe.