Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 420 - 308. The Embarrassed Heroine_2

Chapter 420: 308. The Embarrassed Heroine_2

So, at this stage, the company account of Golden Stone Coffee only has a few million in it.

In the midst of this, the remaining loans used by Mr. Lu as well as account balances have been allocated for Golden Stone Coffee stores laid out across major cities nationwide.

These stores are still being decorated, and they have not yet reached the stage of making profit returns.

Having just distributed January’s salary and repaid the bank loan for the month, there really isn’t much money left in the company account.

Zhou Sinin silently calculated in her mind, took a deep breath, and tried to control her emotions.

Her upper lip touched her lower lip. A few words spoken, and a seven-figure annual bonus just sent out?

Where would the money come from?

Money! From! Where!

The most cunning part was, Lu Jincheng had even deliberately added a sentence.

There was no such budget originally.

It depends on the performance.

The meaning of this sentence was self-explanatory.

Even the process of financial reporting in advance was omitted, all relying on the boss’s decision.

Finance couldn’t decide who got 1, who got 1.1, so naturally, they couldn’t do the final accounts in advance.

Thus, no one told Zhou Sinin this news.

Everyone thought Mr. Zhou was just waiting for payday to give a huge surprise.

Good.

Very good.

Lu Jincheng.

Zhou Sinin clenched her silver teeth. Her face expressionless.

"..."

Within just a few seconds, she had made her decision.

Good family upbringing taught her a principle.

Wealth disperses people gather, wealth gathers people disperse.

Either don’t commit to things, or see them through.

Don’t disappoint the staff’s hearts.

"Have finance send over a list."

"Give everyone 1.1 times."

...

...

The morning passed like flowing water.

List verification, transfer payments, topping up the difference, issuing annual bonuses.

"They’re out, they’re out!"

"The annual bonus is in!"

"Wow wow wow! The boss is simply a fairy!"

"Sister Zhang, how much did you get?"

"Now I can buy a new phone!"

Inside the office building No. 2 of Block B in Nanhu Industrial Park, the whole Golden Stone Coffee was filled with joyful atmosphere.

Except for the lonely Zhou Sinin.

She held her phone, gazing at the account balance now down to a mere three figures, feeling the sourness in her nose and her eyes nearly brimming with tears.

That’s right.

To not go back on her word and to fully distribute the promised annual bonus.

She could think of no ways to conjure up money within the pay day.

Counting on her fingers, the company account wasn’t sufficient.

Zhou Sinin could only contribute her own personal savings.

Her New Year’s gift money from her entire childhood, the spare cash earned from stock markets, and the income brought by Golden Stone Coffee.

Even the 10,000 yuan living expenses her mom gave her when she returned from Shanghai.

In one breath, all emptied.

No choice.

The greatest wealth is the human heart.

The reason she was able to earn so much money before was also inseparable from the success of Golden Stone Coffee.

Think of it as taking and using from the same source...

Zhou Sinin tried to make excuses for herself to ease the discomfort of her savings nearly disappearing overnight.

It’s okay.

Spent fortunes can be earned back!

There will be money to spend when payments come in next month.

Don’t worry, things will get better.

Zhou Sinin lowered her eyes, leaned back in her office chair, relaxed her neck, and stared blankly at the ceiling with a long sigh.

The vintage bag she had her eye on, the spring new clothes in her shopping cart, the almost empty jar of La Mer cream...

It seems they won’t be bought anytime soon.

She raised her wrist, let down her tied-up hair, shook her head, and let her brown waterfall of hair flow more naturally.

She hadn’t imagined...

She could ever worry about not having money to buy things.

Maybe open up to her family again?

Her mom has just given her living expenses.

What about her dad?

It would be odd to ask for money while holding onto substantial savings. Moreover, Zhou Yuanxin is equally sharp, and she’d have to patiently explain everything, which would be quite troublesome.

Forget it.

There’s a way to live even without money.

Luckily, on the first day of school, she put quite a bit of money in her meal card.

Enough to smoothly have three meals a day in the cafeteria until she bought her ticket back to Shanghai.

She looked at her bank account balance again.

Just enough for the journey home.

Zhou Sinin locked her phone and opened her thick textbook again, suppressing the swirling thoughts in her heart, and began to review.

She still had a final exam in the afternoon.

Ha, exams are free.

...

From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, students at Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics, majoring in finance, first-year, had the "Microeconomics" exam.

It was also the last one for the semester.

The moment the bell rang, the invigilator began to collect the papers.

Students who were writing furiously were interrupted. The sun was blistering, revealing those who usually slacked off.

"Sinin!"

"How did it go?"

As soon as Zhou Sinin stepped out of the exam room, her grinning roommate Song Wan emerged from the angle and grabbed her arm.

"It was okay..."

Lately, her mind hadn’t been on the exams, and her revision had been rather slipshod.

"I did okay too, just glad I didn’t fail, 60 points hooray!"

Song Wan was still her energetic self, talking non-stop.

"By the way, are you free tonight?"

"Uh, no."

Zhou Sinin shook her head.

"You didn’t come back at noon, our class leader stopped by the dorm, discussing everyone going to Bridge Building for dinner."

Song Wan said with a smile.

A term had passed, and it was customary to have a meal together at the end, split the bill, and call it a closure.

"Sure, I have time."

The sociable Zhou Sinin naturally wouldn’t refuse.

"Then let’s go back and change!"

She nodded, and she and Song Wan walked towards the dormitory together.

"Tonight is the class gathering, it usually doesn’t take long for the dinner. Tingting suggested that a few of us go to the second half, to sing together, what do you think?"

Song Wan shook Zhou Sinin’s arm, her eyes full of anticipation.

"...Sure."

Zhou Sinin paused for a few seconds, silently did the math in her mind, and reluctantly agreed.

The class was having dinner at Bridge Building, typically costing about 50-100 yuan per person.

That was acceptable.

But what about singing?

Despite the awkwardness of living frugally, the clever Zhou Sinin was not to be stumped.

She thought about it, and considering her roommates’ usual spending habits, if they also split the bill, it shouldn’t cost much.

Let’s go then.

...

Around nine o’clock in the evening, the students’ gathering at Bridge Building concluded amid clinking glasses.

It was rare that their counselor also attended the gathering, Zhou Sinin sipped a few small sips of beer; though far from tipsy, her cheeks were faintly flushed as she walked the streets.

She and her three roommates entered a nearby wholesale KTV.

Just in time, a small private room became available.

Everything was normal.

"Really, I’m so happy to have met you sisters in college."

After the first round, Song Wan was clearly a bit drunk.

She squinted her eyes as she walked to the song selector, fumbling with the microphone.

"A song for everyone~"

The intro played, and the other two roommates from Dorm 601 also started nodding their heads, smiling and keeping the beat.

"When we first met I didn’t like you much, who knew we’d become so close~"

"One of us like summer and one like autumn, yet always turning winter into spring~"

Jiang Fengting spontaneously picked up another microphone and handed it to Zhou Sinin.

Unexpectedly.

She waved her hands as if shocked, and there wasn’t a smile on her face.

"You guys sing, I need to go to the restroom."

Hearing the song "One like summer and one like autumn," Zhou Sinin simply wasn’t in the mood.

It was a song she used to always pick at KTV, even her roommates knew it.

She had an inseparable, unique best friend in the world.

Today, why didn’t she sing?

...

After Zhou Sinin stood up, the waiter happened to enter the room, ready to take orders.

"Are we drinking more?"

"How about drinking a bit more...it’s vacation soon anyway."

"I agree, Sinin doesn’t seem in the best mood, let’s keep her company."

"Alright then."

The three roommates quickly reached a consensus, but again a disagreement arose on the choice of drinks.

"This...is it a bit expensive?"

"Should we just get some beer instead?"

Song Wan pointed at the price list for the Martell package, hesitating for a few seconds.

It was a classic package with a low-end foreign liquor, a dozen beers, fruit plates, and snacks.

Around a thousand yuan in total.

"Song Wan, you’re still not observant enough, didn’t you notice she hardly drank any beer just now?"

Jiang Fengting looked up and said.

"Besides...Sinin usually spends like this, we can’t always expect her to adapt to us."

Song Wan fell silent.

She thought about how Zhou Sinin always thoughtfully took care of everyone’s feelings.

Such spending, she never let her roommates foot the bill.

And she was good at swapping big for small, when her roommates treated her to the cafeteria or street food, she would find other ways to treat them back.

"Alright then."

"Let’s make the most of it today!"