Chapter 759: Don't Want to Do It Anymore?

"By the way, should we call Old Wu?"

As soon as Chen Fan mentioned Wu Di, he thought of his problematic girlfriend.

Undeniably, since graduation, Chen Fan and his friends' relationship with Wu Di had become less close than before.

Wu Di was focused on climbing the career ladder in officialdom.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan, Luo Wenjie, Ma Xiaoshuai, and Guo Shuai had grown closer to each other.

"You call and ask him. See if he has time."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Chen Fan drove to the nearest shopping mall.

With Gao Xiaoxi staying at home as a patient, and Gao Xiaohu there during the day, there wasn't enough food at home.

Moreover, the two of them didn't dare spend money freely at home.

So buying groceries was something only Chen Fan could do.

At the mall, he bought some vegetables, beef, and pork ribs. Chen Fan planned to cook for Gao Xiaoxi when he had time, to help her recover.

Then he bought a lot of snacks. Not knowing what Gao Xiaoxi liked, Chen Fan simply bought a big box of Su Ruochu's favorite snacks.

Carrying several shopping bags, he left the supermarket, but as soon as he walked out, he collided head-on with a woman rushing by.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

The woman was dressed in office attire, with a very attractive figure. She kept her head down, apologizing profusely.

Chen Fan silently cursed his bad luck and crouched down to pick up the items.

"I'm really sorry, I'm usually so careless. I'm truly sorry."

The girl crouched down, apologizing while helping Chen Fan pick up the things.

Smelling the faint perfume coming from her, Chen Fan found it hard to be angry with such a beautiful woman.

He could only accept his bad luck.

After picking up all the snacks from the ground and putting them back in the bags, Chen Fan stood up, making eye contact with the woman for the first time.

Chen Fan's expression froze instantly.

The woman was still apologizing, but after seeing Chen Fan, her expression became hesitant.

"Sir, have we met before? Why do you look so familiar?"

"No. You've mistaken me for someone else."

Chen Fan said coldly, then quickly left with his shopping bags.

Behind him, the woman stood still, staring at Chen Fan's back, somewhat confused.

"What a strange guy."

Driving past the mall entrance, Chen Fan glanced over once more.

The woman was no longer there.

Chen Fan felt really upset.

Yang Shuting.

Chen Fan's ex-wife from his previous life.

He had run into her again.

Thinking about it, this was already the second time Chen Fan had encountered her, and both times were at the mall.

However, the last time they met, she was handing out flyers at the mall. Now, judging by her attire, she seemed to have found a steady job.

Chen Fan shook his head and stepped on the gas to leave.

He didn't care about anything related to this woman. In this life, he didn't even want to have any interaction with her.

......

That evening, at Chen Fan's home, a large group of people gathered around the sofa.

Guo Shuai with his girlfriend Miaomiao, Ma Xiaoshuai with Song Linlin, and Luo Wenjie also brought his newly acquainted girlfriend named Ai Lin.

Wu Di naturally came as well.

When he heard about having dinner at Chen Fan's place, Wu Di immediately canceled a colleague's gathering.

At a time like this, he certainly didn't want to bring his girlfriend along.

But unfortunately, his girlfriend checked up on him strictly every day. As soon as he got off work, she called, and Wu Di didn't dare to lie.

So Sun Lingxiu also showed up here, and judging by her outfit and makeup, she had obviously made a special effort to dress up for tonight.

Gao Xiaoxi and Gao Xiaohu, the sister and brother, sat in the corner, not daring to speak freely.

However, Gao Xiaoxi was very happy, thinking this was a good opportunity to learn more about her brother-in-law's social circle and personality.

"You're not going back to school tonight? Is that okay?"

Seeing Chen Fan ask, Gao Xiaohu nervously replied, "I... our school doesn't check the dorms, it's fine if I don't go back."

Now, Gao Xiaohu was far from the arrogant and domineering attitude he had when he first met Chen Fan.

Especially after coming to study in Yunhai and thoroughly learning about Chen Fan's background, Gao Xiaohu didn't dare to act up in front of this future brother-in-law anymore.

Instead, he felt more reverence and admiration for this brother-in-law in his heart.

"When you don't have classes during the day, come over and keep your sister company. I bought some food and put it in the fridge. You know how to cook, right?"

Gao Xiaohu said nervously, "Yes... yes, but it might not taste very good."

Chen Fan said, "If I'm not home during the day, you can order takeout from the restaurant outside the community. The restaurant's phone number is in the TV cabinet drawer."

"Got it... brother-in-law."

After briefly instructing Gao Xiaohu, Chen Fan didn't say much more and began drinking and chatting with Ma Xiaoshuai and the others.

Luo Wenjie originally wanted to tell Chen Fan about Sun Qiang's outcome, but due to Wu Di and his girlfriend Sun Lingxiu being present, he only mentioned it vaguely.

To be honest, Chen Fan didn't take this matter to heart at all. He just nodded to indicate that he understood.

During the meal, Chen Fan asked Ma Xiaoshuai how the milk tea shop's business was going.

Ma Xiaoshuai, grabbing a handful of peanuts, ate while saying, "It's okay. After deducting all expenses, we can make a profit of about 10,000 yuan a month."

"But to be honest, I don't really like it."

Hearing this, Wu Di, sitting nearby, couldn't help but criticize.

"Brother, do you know what you're saying?"

"You don't like making more than 10,000 yuan a month? Do you know that you're earning several months' worth of other people's salaries in just one month?"

"Look at me, I'm a civil servant now, and my monthly salary is only a little over 1,000 yuan. Sometimes with bonuses, it barely reaches 2,000 yuan."

"You're earning five months of my salary in one month."

Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head.

"It's not comparable. Running a milk tea shop is very tiring, with all sorts of trivial work that leaves you feeling overwhelmed. It's especially draining mentally."

"And now it's just me and Linlin doing it, which means we're each only making 5,000 yuan a month."

Chen Fan then said, "Is the business not doing well? Do you want me to think of some ways to help?"

Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head, "It's not that. I've calculated, the shop's location is already quite good. The daily customer flow is also okay."

"Even if the customer flow doubled, our shop couldn't handle it, and we'd still be exhausted every day."

Luo Wenjie commented from the side, "I told you long ago. What kind of boss works in their own shop?"

"You two should let go, just hire a manager, let others do the work, and you just focus on collecting the money." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled bitterly, "Brother Jie, you make it sound so easy. Do you know how much it costs to find a shop manager?"

"The monthly profit would be even less then."

Hearing Ma Xiaoshuai's tone, Chen Fan couldn't help but ask.

"What are you really thinking? Don't want to do it anymore?"

Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head, then looked at Song Linlin.

"I can't really explain it, it's just... I feel like we're still so young, and being stuck in such a small shop for life gives me a sense of wasting time."

Hearing this, Wu Di suddenly laughed.

"Listen. Just listen to this. Is this even human talk?"

"If I could earn 10,000 yuan a month, I'd be willing to work in the shop every day."

At this moment, Song Linlin suddenly spoke up.

"Actually, what Xiaoshuai means is... there's no need for both of us to be stuck in one place."

"He wants to hand the shop over to me and try to do something else himself."

Hearing this, Chen Fan somewhat understood.

In the entire 519 dormitory, he and Ma Xiaoshuai had the best relationship, and he knew him best.

This guy's personality was basically the type that had no desires or demands, didn't like competition or striving for anything, pursuing a truly calm attitude towards life.

Now, so many things had happened to Ma Xiaoshuai.

Whether it was because of his father's death, which cut off the family's main source of income.

Or seeing Brother Jie and Guo Shuai becoming big bosses, while he was still running a small milk tea shop.

Or maybe he wanted to make a change, earn more money for the family, take care of his mother, or give Song Linlin a better future...

Chen Fan guessed that all these reasons probably played a part.

No matter what, Ma Xiaoshuai was currently in a state of hesitation and uncertainty.

Chen Fan smiled.

"Actually, Brother Jie isn't wrong."

"It is a bit of a waste for both of you to work in one shop."

"Let me give you some advice. Hand the shop over to Song Linlin to manage, and hire a shop manager to lighten the workload."

"As for you, you can go out and do something you like."

"Have you thought about what you want to do now?"

Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head.

"I haven't decided yet."

Chen Fan asked with a smile, "Are you interested in coming to help me?"