Chapter 363: Jewelry Company
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
After returning to the dormitory, Yang Ming studied the bound ancient book for a while. He couldnât understand much, so he simply placed the book under the pillow. He needed to visit the bookstore to buy a dictionary for cla.s.sical Chinese at some point, otherwise, he wouldnât be able to understand it.
At noon, Yang Ming and Chen Mengyan had lunch together. He told her that he had gotten the movie tickets.
âZhang Bing and Tian Donghua are going too. There are three couple seat tickets. Do you have any objections?â Yang Ming asked.
âI object? Why should I object? I certainly wonât object. Itâs even better with more people.â Chen Mengyan said, âYes, is your junior high school cla.s.smate going?â
âDo you mean Zhou Jiajia?â Yang Ming sweated. It seemed that Chen Mengyan was still hostile to her!
â En , thatâs her. Yang Ming, you arenât allowed to be too close to her in the futureâŠâ Chen Mengyan nodded and whispered.
âWhy?â Yang Ming felt a bit strange.
âI think she seems to like youâŠâ Chen Mengyan didnât know why there was such an idea. Zhou Jiajia was hiding it very well that day. But it may be because a womanâs sixth sense made Chen Mengyan feel threatened.
âShe likes me? What kind of joke is this!â Yang Ming said with a smile, âYou can rest a.s.sured. Your husband isnât that popular. No one pursued me in the three years of being in senior high school. You still donât understand?â
âI donât care. You will stay away from her in the future.â Chen Mengyan said.
âOkay, I know.â Yang Ming nodded after listening. He didnât take it seriously. It was because he felt that he wouldnât like Zhou Jiajia at all, so Chen Mengyanâs worry was completely unnecessary.
Therefore, in the afternoon, Yang Ming still sat with Zhou Jiajia. He had no choice. Who asked him to sit where he sat before? Zhou Jiajia reserved a seat for him every day. Even if Yang Ming didnât like Zhou Jiajia, he couldnât not give face to her to that extent. Besides, there wasnât much empty s.p.a.ce in the cla.s.sroom.
However, w.a.n.g Zhitao surprisingly didnât ask Yang Ming to change his seat today. Instead, he was sitting in front and reading a book quietly.
In the evening, Yang Ming came to Wu Zhongjieâs home as appointed. Today, this kid was surprisingly well-behaved. When Yang Ming knocked on the door, he asked who it was, then he opened the door on his own initiative. However, Yang Ming found out about something, Why was there a bruise on his face?
âWhat happened to your face? Were you beaten up by someone?â Yang Ming asked.
â Xuu ⊠Keep it low. Donât let my mom hear it!â Wu Zhongjie quickly closed the door and made a silent gesture.
âWhat? Donât you dare to talk to your family about it?â Yang Ming smiled and said, âWho bullied you?â
âI told my mother that I slipped and fell. Donât tell her anything else!â Wu Zhongjie pleaded.
â Hmph , slipped and fell? Your mother really trusted you? This was obviously a punch from someone!â Yang Ming said with a cold hmph.
âIt doesnât matter. I donât want my mother to worry.â Wu Zhongjie said.
âI really didnât see it. I thought you were quite disobedient!â Yang Ming sneered.
âBrother Yang, stop mocking me. Iâm really fine. I will recover by tomorrow.â Wu Zhongjie said.
âI donât care, little kid. You donât want to study. Instead, you always get involved in fighting!â Yang Ming was giving Wu Zhongjie a lecture but he thought, Wasnât I like him during those years?
âRight, Brother Yang. Iâll ask you one thing. Can you promise me?â Wu Zhongjie suddenly asked.
âWhat is it? If you donât say it, how can I promise you?â Yang Ming said as he glared at him.
âThat⊠Brother Yang, can you pretend to be my big brother tomorrow and go to school for one cla.s.s? Our teacher is looking for parentsâŠâ Wu Zhongjie whispered.
âF*ck, looking for caretakers, you want me to pretend to be one?â Yang Ming stared at Wu Zhongjie. âBecause of what? Fighting with cla.s.smates?â
âBrother Yang, can you stop scolding me?â Wu Zhongjie asked in a jitter.
âLetâs talk about it.â Yang Ming waved and said, âIâm too tired to scold you.â
âI wrote a note to a female cla.s.smate⊠It was intercepted by my cla.s.s monitor then he reported it to the teacher. I beat him up after school ended.â Wu Zhongjie said.
âWrote a note to a female cla.s.smate? Was it a love letter?â Yang Ming snorted. âI didnât really know that you would fall in love at such an early age! However, is it you who beat him up? You seem to be the one who got beaten!â
âF*ck! An *sshole like him, I finished him in two punches!â Wu Zhongjie said, âHe had a big brother in as a senior. He called his big brother, and the two of them fought with me. I still won!â
âI donât understand then. Why does the teacher want to see your parents?â Yang Ming asked.
âThe cla.s.s monitor reported to the teacher that I beat him.â Wu Zhongjie said.
â Oh? Thatâs the case. Do you know why he told the teacher?â Yang Ming asked.
âI didnât know. He needs a smack?â Wu Zhongjie said casually.
Yang Ming shook his head, âItâs not that he needs a smack. Itâs just that you didnât smash him enough. When you can smack him until he wouldnât dare to report to the teacher then you will win.â
Wu Zhongjie nodded thoughtfully and said three words after a long time, âThat makes sense!â
âOkay, I can do it tomorrow, but I hope it will be the last time.â Yang Ming promised, âOh yeah, looking at your family, is your dad a powerful person?â
â En , my dad is an engineer. Why?â Wu Zhongjie asked.
âThatâs good. Then you shouldnât be afraid that your cla.s.s monitor would frame you later!â Yang Ming said. He didnât want Wu Zhongjie to experience what w.a.n.g Zhitao did to him.
âFrame me? Right, Brother Yang, I heard that my cla.s.s monitor knew a few people from the underworld. If they find someone to beat me up, what should I do?â Wu Zhongjie asked.
âBeat you? You wonât strike back?â Yang Ming said disdainfully, âArenât you a Taekwondo black belt?â
Yang Ming gained his power through his strength.
âI have a black belt for Taekwondo, but I canât fight a crowd!â Wu Zhongjie said with a bitter face.
âThen you will endure it. They canât really kill you, can they? When they leave, you will beat your cla.s.s monitor again until he wonât dare to ask for help from someone! <sup>[1]</sup> â Yang Ming said.
â En? This is a good idea!â Wu Zhongjie nodded in surprise.
Wu Zhongjie thought about how to teach his cla.s.s monitor a lesson tomorrow, so he definitely couldnât focus on studying. Yang Ming taught him a few questions but seeing that he was absent-minded, Yang Ming had to give up. He made an appointment with Wu Zhongjie to go to school tomorrow. After that, he left Wu Zhongjieâs home.
Yang Ming went directly to Liu Weishanâs home. Because the tutoring ended earlier today, by the time Yang Ming arrived, Liu Weishan just started their dinner. Yang Ming could eat together with them.
After dinner, Liu Weishan called Yang Ming to the study. Then he picked up a piece of fine writing paper from the desk and handed it to Yang Ming.
Yang Ming felt a bit confused. He opened the paper and saw the three words âLiu Weishanâ on it.
âThis is?â Yang Ming inexplicably asked Liu Weishan, âG.o.dfather, isnât this your name?â
âYes, itâs my name. Arenât you going to open a jewelry company?â Liu Weishan explained with a smile, âI have considered it for a long time. I feel that there are too many local jewelry companies. If you want to make some achievements, itâs not easy! So you need to have a surprise move!â
âSurprise move?â Yang Ming hesitated for a moment then he seemed to have sorted it out. âG.o.dfather, do you mean the jewelry companyâs name is called⊠Liu Weishan?â
âNot bad!â Liu Weishan nodded. âI think the jewelry company you open should focus on the rich customers. Because so many jewelry companies focus their business on the common public, itâs hard to stand out from the crowd. Moreover, the key point is that my name is still very popular in upper-cla.s.s society, so you donât need to publicize this jewelry company. As long as things are good, you wonât be bothered about having a lack of customers.â
âG.o.dfather, what you mean is, we only do exquisite products which are luxury goods?â Yang Ming understood Liu Weishanâs meaning.
âYes, things are expensive because of their exquisiteness. Why do many handicraft workshops become world famous brands, but in contrast, those modern big factories are instead not that famous?â Liu Weishan said, âThis is because the production of hand workshops is low. The product is unique, but this kind of thing is sought after by the rich!â
âBut, G.o.dfather, you are so old, yet you have to work for meâŠâ Yang Ming frowned and said, âI donât feel good about this!â
âWhy should I personally work for you? My name is just a brand, a name. Of course, your company has to hire some powerful designers, but I can be your consultant.â Liu Weishan said, âAre you okay with this?â
Yang Ming couldnât help but feel a bit happy. All these times, Yang Ming had been worrying about the companyâs model. Today, Yang Ming had a feeling of relief after listening to Liu Weishanâs words.
<blockquote>[1] We do want to clarify to read this sentence light-heartedly or even jokingly. Violence is not the way to solve problems. This is purely fictional. Do know that there are severe consequences to both the bully and the victim with physical a.s.sault.</blockquote>