Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 184 - 157 The Sly Moves of a Jerky Man

Chapter 184: Chapter 157: The Sly Moves of a Jerky Man

Chapter 184: Chapter 157: The Sly Moves of a Jerky Man

Lin Lu’s family lived in No.1 Courtyard of Hang City, which boasted a spacious flat of 345 square meters, indicating the family’s substantial wealth.

At the moment, only she, her mother, and her high school senior brother, Lin Qi, were at the dinner table.

Lin’s mother had aged gracefully, a stunning matron who didn’t look in her forties at all, more like a youthful woman in her early thirties.

A woman’s beauty indeed requires money to maintain.

The so-called natural beauty is often only true during one’s youth.

Compared to Lin Lu’s lively and vibrant charm, her mother was somewhat more refined and dignified, but only… relatively speaking.

She was a mother who interacted with her children more like a friend.

Upon hearing Lin Lu’s request, she expressed her puzzlement, “Didn’t you say you hardly need a car before, why do you suddenly want to switch cars with me?”

Lin Lu certainly wouldn’t tell her that the reason was because some jerk, when she took the initiative to lend him her car, had the gall to be choosy and said he preferred Shen Qingning’s Land Rover over her Audi.

“Ningning has a Land Rover ‘Range Rover’, and your car is a Land Rover ‘Discovery’, I think it would be cool to park them together!” she began to lie.

But amusingly, Lin’s mother didn’t overthink it, since the reason did fit with her daughter’s simple personality…

She doted on her daughter very much, and it was evident that Lin Lu was a girl who grew up surrounded by love.

Lin’s mother nodded in agreement and remarked, “When you graduated from high school, I suggested buying you a nicer car, but your father insisted that girls shouldn’t be too showy.”

“I hold the opposite view. I think that this way, you could avoid a lot of nuisance from boys in college.”

“Right, Qi Qi?” she then turned to ask her son.

Lin Qi, who was focused on his meal, frowned and said, “It’s not necessarily true. What if there are bad guys who want to mooch off my sister?”

Lin’s mother chuckled, “That would be quite nice! Lu Lu is my only daughter, and if she ends up finding a stay-at-home son-in-law, I think that’s rather wonderful.”

“Mom! What are you talking about!” Lin Lu couldn’t help but interject.

How did the conversation suddenly veer off to mooching and stay-at-home son-in-laws?

—”He wouldn’t really want to be a stay-at-home son-in-law, would he?”

A thought of Cheng Zhu suddenly crossed Lin Lu’s mind, and she couldn’t help but lower her head to focus on her food, in order to stop her mind from wandering further.

Meanwhile, Lin’s mother suggested from the side, “Lu Lu, why don’t we just buy another car? Don’t worry about your father; the financial authority is right here with me.”

As she spoke, the elegant woman gently patted her ample chest, aptly demonstrating her status in the household.

Clearly, Lin Lu had inherited her mother’s excellent genes.

Lin Qi, listening on the side, lit up at the conversation. Boys, naturally, would have some interest in cars to some degree.

For many young men, owning a dream car is their ultimate goal.

“Mom, I can take my driving test next year,” he started to make his presence felt.

Lin’s mother looked at him and nodded, saying, “That’s exactly what I was thinking. Buy a new car for Lu Lu, and then when the time comes, her Audi can be handed down for you to drive.”

Lin Qi: “???”

“I think boys shouldn’t be too showy when buying cars either,” she began to tease her son.

Lin Qi: “…”

Listening to this, Lin Lu had a terrifying thought: “Buying a car, huh? Should I ask Cheng Zhu what kind of car he likes?”

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National Day arrived just like that.

Xu Yun began packing her luggage at home, planning to take Little Youzi out to play for 3 days.

Originally, she wanted to bring Cheng Zhu along too, but he declined due to work commitments.

Travel during the holidays could be described as crowded, and Cheng Zhu wasn’t too interested.

But, as a school-age child like his sister needed to seize the holidays to go out, there was no choice.

Moreover, he had indeed been busy recently, mostly unavailable during the day, and could only go out to relax at night.

In the morning, he took his electric scooter for a trip to “Youu Come to Play.”

The shop had a National Day top-up event, which was slightly more cost-effective than usual.

“In over a month, it should be time to transfer the ownership.” Cheng Zhu looked at the bustling claw machine shop with a hint of sentimentality.

He estimated that if the final transfer price reached his expectation, the shop could net him over 700,000 yuan!

For such a small physical store to bring in this kind of profit in two months was incredibly shocking.

“Of course, the premise is that there’s a successor,” Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

“Though there are many rich fools these days, I’ve got to carefully pick out the biggest fool to hand it over!” he decided in his mind.

“So, in half a month, I could actually announce to the public my intention to transfer ownership.”

“Hmm, I’ll also have to come up with a reason that I’m in desperate need of money to make the transfer seem reasonable.”

“Got it!” Cheng Zhu quickly conceived a perfect reason: “I can say that there’s a big financial shortfall in the gaming project!”

“That way, I can also boost the game project’s profile early on.”

In the afternoon, he made a trip to the “Persistent Visit” studio.

Sales in the shop increased slightly during the days leading up to the holiday.

“Maybe many tourists are buying new equipment for their hotel trips?” Cheng Zhu speculated.

When going out for fun, the mood naturally lifts a bit, right?

And for some special customer groups, the studio’s products are their working attire.

The holiday business was expected to be good, and stocking up made sense.

In the studio, Wang Anquan was still using his phone to like posts for others.

“Brother Zhu, the Weibo post you made really sets the tone,” Wang Anquan voiced his admiration once more.

Such a simple operation drove an extremely impressive amount of traffic!

It brought another wave of off-site traffic to “Persistent Visit,” also contributing to the viral spread of the black spider bodysuits.

Wang Anquan felt Cheng Zhu’s grasp on human psychology was always spot-on.

He couldn’t comprehend how a college student could possess such fearsome insight.

If he hadn’t been involved, he might have stumbled upon such a Weibo post and couldn’t resist tagging his dorm buddies.

Cheng Zhu lightly patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t just mindlessly like posts; when I ask you to do something, think it through and learn.”

“Like this operation, it can be varied.”

“Don’t wait for the results before you flatter me, got it? There are plenty of people who flatter me, and there will be even more in the future; I don’t lack your praises.” He spoke to Wang Anquan with an air of confidence.

“Before taking action, analyze my thinking, and after getting results, see if you were correct.”

This was certainly beneficial for Wang Anquan’s growth.

Some people quickly seize opportunities for personal development, while others may miss them entirely.

As the sun set, Cheng Zhu treated the staff of “Persistent Visit” to a meal at a nearby restaurant as a token of appreciation.

He left at six-thirty.

With the boss not around, everyone could dine more comfortably.

The time to meet Lin Lu for the movie was still a ways off.

But he intended to stroll the mall alone first.

As a big city, Hang City was dotted with countless malls.

For Cheng Zhu, opening “Youu Come to Play” was a chance to get hands-on experience, feel what it was like to run a brick-and-mortar store in 2014, and realize one of his sister’s two big dreams.

Little Youzi’s other dream was a milk tea shop.

“In this era, milk tea must take the high-end route to gain rapid popularity and become an internet-famous brand,” Cheng Zhu knew this well.

Of course, the trend would change in a few years; too pricey, and you’d be shunned.

The market is always changing.

So, Cheng Zhu arrived early at the mall to scout for a suitable location.

“High-end milk tea brands usually start with business districts and open in malls.”

“It’s about understanding the consumer psychology.”

“Rather than renting a random storefront near a school and starting there, you’d be choosing the wrong path entirely,” Cheng Zhu thought while wandering aimlessly.

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“It’s like having someone else’s successful model in front of you, and you can’t even copy it, much less improve and upgrade.”

With these thoughts in mind, his phone vibrated – Lin Lu had sent him a WeChat message.

“I’m about to leave.”

“I’m already here,” his response omitted that he actually came for work purposes.

“Ah? You left without telling me.”

“I was coming from far away, worried about traffic jams, so I left early.”

“That’s right! Traffic jams during holidays, I’ll hurry over too!”

At that moment, Cheng Zhu pocketed his phone, standing outside a men’s clothing store, peering inside.

In Hang City, the temperature had risen these past few days, reaching over thirty degrees during the day.

Cheng Zhu had donned a short-sleeve shirt for today, given that they were watching a movie in the VIP hall.

As someone familiar with such movie halls, he had several ideas based on his experiences.

He strode into the clothing store and, amid the salesperson’s praises, bought an oversized denim shirt to wear over his outfit.

“Buddy, with shoulders as broad as yours, this look is definitely flattering,” the salesperson complimented him while cutting off the tags.

“I’m not doing it to look good,” he chuckled.

“Ah?” The salesperson was puzzled.

Having made a quick purchase, Cheng Zhu then took the elevator to the cinema.

He first picked up the movie tickets using the QR code Lin Lu sent him, then messaged her, “Want some fatty’s delight?”

“What’s that?” Lin Lu, who had parked her car, inquired.

“Just coke.”

“Ha ha! Yes!” The name amused her, and she suddenly felt like having some.

Cheng Zhu, waiting in line, told the cashier, “Two cokes, a bucket of popcorn, please make one with less ice, and load up the other.”

After all the preparations, he stood at the entrance of the cinema, awaiting Lin Lu’s arrival.

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(ps: First update, at month’s end I ask for double monthly tickets!)