The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 298 - 289: Small Goals for the New Semester

Chapter 298: Chapter 289: Small Goals for the New Semester

The old gentleman’s problem was solved, first by his family’s persuasion, and second, by the society’s promise to distribute his book at various newsstands.

Now that Xinyue had returned to work at the society, Jingqiu felt a weight had been lifted from her heart, although it was a shame that Yang Bo’s leg had not yet healed, preventing the three of them from gathering together.

However, it was quite nice for two of them to be working in the same office, but unfortunately, they only worked for two weeks before school started again.

Jingqiu moved back into the small building and on the first day of school, discovered that there were quite a few freshmen, all of them full of vim and vigor.

The cafeteria, once spacious enough, now became crowded with students during meal times.

He Yu and Chen Qingru came back from lunch one afternoon and remarked that it was like they had been in a fight.

"Next time, as soon as classes end in the morning, we’ll have to run for it, or else we’ll end up in a long line. Let’s take turns, and whoever gets to the front first should just give a shout."

He Yu laughed and said, "What do you mean, shout at the top of our lungs? That wouldn’t be appropriate."

Luo Xinyue replied, "Yeah, and we can’t all eat the same thing, can we?"

He Yu grimaced and added, "That’s true. It looks like this is going to become the norm."

Jingqiu looked at the stir-fried green vegetables in her bowl and smiled, "It will get easier to adapt to. Just wait until next year, you’ll see that this year was actually not so bad."

Chen Qingru said, "Yeah, next year there will be another batch of freshmen, and we, the older students, still won’t be graduating."

Luo Xinyue asked, "Isn’t the class before us supposed to be graduating?"

Jingqiu shook her head, "The previous class only started a few months before us. If they’re graduating, they should be doing so with our class."

Chen Qingru said, "But they’ve been here for a few months more than us."

Jingqiu replied, "It’s roughly the same. By the last half-year, no one really has classes left and everyone should be busy with job arrangements, with the school assigning work."

"Right," Chen Qingru counted on her fingers and said, "In another two years, we’ll be graduating."

He Yu jokingly replied, "Two years is still a long way off, and this year is just our second year, it’s just beginning. To be precise, there are three more years."

Feeling the distant future, Chen Qingru stopped counting and thought that nothing beats the taste of food when there’s nothing else to do.

"Oh, by the way, Jingqiu, your friend kept your apartment in really good condition after renting it out. I happened to pass by that day and ran into Shen Manman; she recognized me and even invited me to sit inside."

"That’s good to hear. Girls love to keep things tidy, it can’t be too bad."

Luo Xinyue said, "Each of you has started to make money and buy apartments, I’m so envious."

Chen Qingru replied, "Stop with the sour grapes. Who was it that could find work during the summer holidays?"

He Yu burst into laughter and interrupted, "Let’s not envy each other, we’re all doing well. I’ve got some good news for you; my previous building design has been requisitioned by our Urban Construction Bureau, and they’ve given me a hundred yuan as a reward.

In the future, whenever they use that design for buildings, the designer’s name will be He Yu."

Jingqiu exclaimed, "Wow, that’s amazing, was your work really selected?"

"Yes."

Luo Xinyue said, "That’s pretty cool, Ah Yu. You’re so talented, why don’t you try out for the Urban Construction Bureau here in West City? They have a lot of new projects recently, like residential buildings, farmers’ markets, all sorts of buildings."

"...But how do I submit my designs?"

"I’ll ask for you tomorrow."

"Alright, it’s not only about studying this new semester but also about making big money."

The group bumped their lunch boxes together and exclaimed, "To making big money!"

"Jincheng, can we wholesale these mountain goods? We’ve harvested a lot of food in the space recently."

"The periphery of the space is quite large, but we don’t have much money. What we’ve collected should supply the factories or workplace canteens for about two or three months. It should be fine to start a wholesale business, but eventually, if we can’t get enough or can’t grow it in the space, what will you do?"

"You’re right, let’s stick to retail then. I’m also going to school, and I don’t have time for this. By the way, how’s everything with the military on your end?"

"It’s been resolved. It didn’t affect me much, but..."

"What happened?"

"Niannian, it’s time for me to be discharged."

"...Didn’t you say you weren’t planning to be discharged?"

"I don’t have much of a network in the troops, and the pay isn’t great. Over the past month, following you around to so many places, and with you having such an incredible talent, I want to try my luck out there with all these advantages."

"Network? Why don’t we have a network? Does your husband Jingqiu not count, does Yang Mingchao not count? Didn’t your leader think highly of you? Moreover, didn’t you perform exceptionally in the unit? And, didn’t you enjoy being a soldier?"

"I did enjoy it, but when it comes to making money, I prefer the latter more."

Xue Jianian was stunned by his words, and it took her a moment to react before she punched him suddenly, "What do you mean no network? You’ve just got dollar signs in your eyes!"

Wei Jincheng didn’t argue and, smiling, grabbed her small fist, "I’m scared of being poor, I want to earn a lot of money, live well, and give you a good life."

Wei Jincheng’s words left Xue Jianian at a loss for words for a long time before she finally said, "Originally, I thought having me earn money was enough for our family, and you could just do what you enjoy.

But now you want to make money, then go ahead. Our family has the capital, I won’t stop you, but remember one thing—if one day you become successful and you’re on a different level, and you meet a woman more beautiful and gentle than me, you can’t..."

"I won’t, Niannian. You’ve been the one in my heart since I was young, and you’ll always be the best to me."

"Stop, what about Gao Qing..."

"I was wrong; I really don’t like her. You know that my approach to her was purposeful."

"A purposeful approach is still you betraying me."

"I won’t. It won’t happen again, I swear."

"Stop, I don’t need your oath. Let me make it clear, Xue Jianian is not the kind of fragile woman who clings to what’s not hers. My grandfather taught me since I was young, even if you like something very much, if it’s not yours, don’t force it. If one day you betray me, I will leave you without hesitation, even if we have children, I will."

This statement scared Wei Jincheng, who frowned and said hastily, "I was just sharing my thoughts with you, and here you are, thinking so far ahead before anything has even started.

In your heart, am I really that unreliable?"

"A reliable man wouldn’t go behind his fiancée’s back and flirt with other women, would he?"

"Niannian, I was wrong. Could we possibly not bring this up again in the future?"

"No."

"..."

"Alright, alright, say what you want to say, I’m listening. I’ll listen to you. You’re my treasure; I could lose everything else but wouldn’t dare lose you."

"Really?"

"...So, what kind of business do you want to do after you’re discharged?"

"I’ll start with agricultural wholesale. I can connect with some organizations and supply them with food and vegetables. For anything we lack in the space, I will go down and buy it, and make a profit on the difference. Once I have some money, I plan to buy some land and openly grow food and vegetables; it could also serve as a cover for you."

"Alright."