I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 522 - 171: We Don’t Sell Cartridges, We’re Just Cartridge Movers!_1

Chapter 522: Chapter 171: We Don’t Sell Cartridges, We’re Just Cartridge Movers!_1

Ma Yang excitedly planned all afternoon and, as soon as his girlfriend got off work in the evening, couldn’t wait to share his ideas with her.

Having been together for seven or eight years, if he could give her hope, maybe they wouldn’t end up as strangers.

However, his girlfriend’s reaction once again doused him with cold water.

"A gaming brick-and-mortar store? Have you lost your mind?"

Ma Yang, not understanding why she suddenly insulted him, still explained patiently, "But the thing is, this idea really does have great potential. I’ve done the math, and even by the most conservative estimates, we could clear seven or eight thousand yuan in profit a month after expenses!"

"Seven or eight thousand... Heh." His girlfriend laughed and looked at Ma Yang before speaking.

"What can you do with seven or eight thousand these days? Can it cover a mortgage? Is it enough to raise a child? Is your goal to earn seven or eight thousand yuan a month? Just a couple thousand more than a regular salary, and you’re satisfied?"

Ma Yang felt a spark of anger himself and retorted with a frown.

"What about you, Huihui? How much is your monthly salary?"

His words struck her like a precise hit, leaving her speechless and frozen in place, unsure of how to respond.

After a long silence, she finally raised her voice in anger, "Men are supposed to provide for the family, earn money. The obligations I bear are not the same as yours! Can you give birth?"

"But the thing is, you haven’t given me any children yet either. At least I’m trying to earn more money," Ma Yang shrugged.

It was as if he had delivered a second blow.

She stood there, trembling with rage, unable to utter a word in retort.

In the end, she could only snort disdainfully, "It seems there’s nothing left to discuss. You haven’t made any effort to stay with me, and you’ve even come up with this utterly impractical idea of opening a gaming brick-and-mortar store, relying on a bunch of kids who barely have any pocket money? You think that’s how you’ll save up to buy a house? You lack ambition and vision."

"We don’t need to wait until October. I can see things clearly now; I’ll treat these years of my youth as if they were fed to a dog. Let’s break up now."

This time, his girlfriend’s words left Ma Yang speechless.

This sudden counterattack had caught him completely off guard.

Yet, out of affection, Ma Yang still asked one more question with concern.

"Where will you live after moving out now? If you go back to your parents’ house in the countryside, you can’t just quit your job right away, can you?"

"None of your concern," she said coldly. "I’ll move in with a colleague from my company."

"A company colleague? Aren’t all your female colleagues at that company married women with families? Moving in with them would be an inconvenience, right? If that doesn’t work out, you might as well stay at my place in the meantime..."

Before Ma Yang could finish, his girlfriend said in a lowered voice.

"Enough."

After a pause, she spoke again, her voice detached.

"It’s not a female colleague."

Ma Yang’s expression froze, as he stared at his girlfriend’s familiar yet unfamiliar face, his pupils flickering slightly.

Soon, however, he curved his mouth into a relieved smile.

In the next hour, his girlfriend gathered all her belongings from their home.

Before she left, she turned back to Ma Yang with a look of pity.

"I gave you a chance; until today, I was still hesitating between you and him."

"But you didn’t cherish it. I can’t see any shadow of you striving for me."

"Lastly, let me give you one piece of advice: do something more meaningful rather than something as illusory and worthless as games."

After saying that, she turned, picked up her luggage, and left.

As Ma Yang closed the door, he could hear his girlfriend making a call outside.

Immediately, she spoke in a sugary voice that he hadn’t heard for many years, communicating with someone else.

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Choosing a location, negotiating the rent, running around for relevant industry licenses, and settling on a simple interior design theme suitable for kids, Ma Yang ended up standing in his shop with a large cardboard box, ready to open for business.

It seemed like a long time had passed.

But to Ma Yang’s own surprise,

This had all taken just three days.

The first day was for choosing the location, discussing rent, and getting licenses.

The business license, which normally took 3-5 working days to approve, was expedited thanks to the enthusiastic landlord who had connections at the bureau, and Ma Yang got an electronic license on the second day, which allowed him to start business early. He would just have to wait for the paper license to be issued later.

The second day’s decoration went unexpectedly smoothly.

The shop he had rented was at the end of a commercial street, and its previous owner had run a pet business, so the interior was warm and cute.

Ma Yang didn’t plan to change any of that.

Save where you can to start with; he simply removed the unnecessary parts and then hired two craftsmen. He also got his hands dirty installing several sets of soundproof panels.

On the third day, he continued with their help to fit 10 wall-mounted TV screens.

Being a science and engineering guy himself, Ma Yang was quite adept at handling the various adapter heads for the Switch, as well as the spare power supplies and networking ports.

Whatever he didn’t understand, he could usually figure out with a quick internet search for relevant guides.

On the fourth day, after taking care of some remaining minor details,

By the afternoon, Ma Yang suddenly realized.

He was ready to open for business?

His breakup with his girlfriend, far from denting his confidence,