After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 72

Chapter 72: This Guy’s Guts are Getting Bigger and Bigger

TL: YYang

“The two secretaries came to invite Shen Yuan to dinner?”

Ye Zhiyang couldn’t help but say in surprise.

The other students also looked at each other in dismay. After what Li Zhanpeng had just said, they had really believed that Shen Yuan had committed some crime.

But now it seemed that was clearly not the case.

Two Youth League secretaries personally came to the dorm to invite a student to dinner. What an honor was that?

Yan Song’s scalp also tingled. He had noticed that Huang Haibao had just mentioned the “entrepreneurship base,” so he pressed on, “What’s the deal with the entrepreneurship base?”

Huang Haibao shook his head. “I don’t know either. Secretary Kong just mentioned it briefly.”

“This…”

Everyone was now confused about the situation, but it must have been that Shen Yuan had done something very impressive, to the extent that the school leaders had to curry favor with him. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have lowered themselves to invite him to dinner.

Everyone present was a student. When they saw teachers and school leaders, if they didn’t nod and bow, they would at least greet them respectfully if they knew them.

But Shen Yuan was now clearly on a different level from them. It wasn’t him who had to greet the school leaders, but the school leaders who had come specifically to his dorm to invite him to dinner.

This was a bit outrageous. Because everyone was an honest and well-behaved student, but you, you secretly became a person of high status?

At this moment, Li Zhanpeng realized that the facts had deviated from his assumptions and quickly left 503.

He then thought of the time he had been sprayed in the face by Shen Yuan and thought to himself, ‘this son of a bitch is really fucking weird!’

On the other side, the four of them took two cars and set off for Nanjing Restaurant. Shen Yuan drove the Defender with Li Xiao, while Lu Zhaojiang acted as the driver for Kong Zongping.

“Shen Yuan, you changed your car, huh? This car is so spacious!”

Li Xiao exclaimed as she got into the passenger seat. Then she fastened her seatbelt. She was wearing a slightly loose T-shirt today, but after fastening the seatbelt, her impressive bust was instantly accentuated by the belt.

“I was used to driving sedans, so I wanted to try an SUV. But this thing is indeed inconvenient to park sometimes.”

Shen Yuan had been driving this car for a week and had encountered several narrow parking spaces. He could barely park it, but getting out was a bit difficult, and the car door could easily scratch the car next to it when he got out.

Just then, Li Xiao suddenly received a phone call. Shen Yuan inadvertently listened in, and the keywords in the conversation included “renting an apartment,” “moving,” and “Huolala.”

After Li Xiao hung up the phone, Shen Yuan asked, “Counselor, are you moving?”

Li Xiao nodded. “Yes, I’m moving in two days. The lease on my old place is up, and my sister and I are planning to move to a new place.”

Shen Yuan thought this was an opportunity to increase her favorability. “Do you need my help moving?”

“You’ll help me move?”

Li Xiao pondered for a moment, then shook her head. “That’s not good. This is your new car, it’s not appropriate for you to help me move those things. I’ll just call a Huolala.”

Shen Yuan smiled. “It’s fine. A car is just a tool, a consumable. Besides, it’s only right for a student to help a teacher.”

Li Xiao still felt embarrassed. “Let’s not trouble you. The two of us girls have a lot of stuff.”

“Alright, don’t refuse anymore. I’m your student, what’s the trouble.”

“Alright then.”

Li Xiao couldn’t win against Shen Yuan and agreed. She couldn’t help but look at Shen Yuan in the driver’s seat. His rather lean face had sharp features. From the perspective of the opposite sex, he was indeed a little handsome.

Thinking about how he had given her a bag before, often deliberately created close contact, and now offered to help her move.

Li Xiao now had enough reason to believe that Shen Yuan had ideas about her.

Li Xiao suddenly remembered the LV bag. He had said it was a high-quality replica before, but judging by Shen Yuan’s current financial situation, it was very likely the real thing.

“Shen Yuan, do you still remember that bag you gave me?”

“I remember, what’s wrong?”

Shen Yuan thought to himself that it was his first pot of gold, how could he forget.

“You said last time it was a high-quality replica…”

“It’s actually authentic, but it doesn’t matter. Anyway, your student isn’t short on money now. Giving a favorite teacher a…”

Shen Yuan’s tongue slipped, and he quickly corrected himself, “No, I mean, what’s wrong with giving a respected teacher a bag.”

Li Xiao’s pretty face blushed. Thinking about it, she always felt it was inappropriate. One was the age difference, and the other was their teacher-student relationship.

“Shen Yuan…”

“Counselor, if it’s words of rejection, you don’t have to say them. I won’t give up anyway.”

Shen Yuan turned his head and showed Li Xiao a big, toothy grin.

Logically speaking, Li Xiao’s favorability towards him was now 67, which had actually exceeded the normal range for a teacher-student relationship. So he firmly believed that the counselor had a little bit of a liking for him.

But the counselor was not like a certain chemistry teacher. She had a strong sense of professional ethics, and it wouldn’t be that quick to change her mind.

So this was like stewing an old hen; it required a slow fire.

Li Xiao couldn’t help but take a few more glances at the driving Shen Yuan and didn’t say anything more.

Forty minutes later, the two arrived at Nanjing Restaurant. Kong Zongping and Lu Zhaojiang had arrived a few minutes earlier and were waiting at the entrance of the restaurant.

The four of them entered the reserved private room. Kong Zongping ordered the dishes and asked with a smile, “Shen Yuan, you can drink, right?”

“I’ll follow Secretary Kong’s arrangements.”

Shen Yuan used to frequent nightclubs and had a decent alcohol tolerance.

“How about white liquor?”

“Sure.”

After the dishes were served one after another, except for Li Xiao, the three men clinked glasses several times. Soon, they were all a little red-faced from drinking.

During the meal, they chatted about some trivial matters, with Kong Zongping leading the conversation. They talked about trivial matters at school, the mentality and future plans of current college students, and also asked Shen Yuan to give some suggestions to the school.

An ordinary college student would inevitably be reserved on such an occasion due to too little experience with social engagements, but this situation would not happen to Shen Yuan.

Whether he was answering Kong Zongping’s questions or joking, he appeared at ease. His drinking momentum was also not inferior to these two old hands. If it weren’t for Li Xiao’s presence, he would have even wanted to make a dirty joke.

At the dinner table, nothing could liven up the atmosphere more than making a dirty joke.

On one hand, it was because he had money in his pocket now and was indeed confident; on the other hand, he had gone out drinking with Old Shen quite a few times before. Such occasions were a piece of cake for him.

Lu Zhaojiang, as a deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee, had been pouring drinks for a student all day, and he was a little dissatisfied with it. But when he saw the state Shen Yuan was in, he slowly suppressed this dissatisfaction in his heart.

Because the state Shen Yuan presented was not at all like a college student, but rather like an old hand who had been working in society for many years.

This state, appearing in a student, was very disjointed.

And Li Xiao’s gaze towards Shen Yuan also gradually changed.

She had always seen Shen Yuan as a student, but now, although he was usually flippant with his words, he was not annoying. There was a fundamental difference between him and some boisterous male students.

The key was that on this occasion, drinking and eating with two secretaries, he was very calm and composed.

She now felt that Shen Yuan was not like a student, but rather like a stable and capable “adult.”

“Shen Yuan, let’s get back to the main topic. Let’s talk about the entrepreneurship base.”

As the atmosphere gradually warmed up, Kong Zongping finally got to the point. “You can state your plan and your requirements. Since you have this idea, I believe you must have your own plans.”

Kong Zongping had actually underestimated this student at first. He didn’t expect Shen Yuan to be more seasoned than he had imagined, so he now also braced himself and adopted the attitude he used when facing those business owners.

“Secretary Kong, I won’t say much empty talk or clichés.”

Shen Yuan said with a smile, “The Foreign Economics College is currently facing investment difficulties, and I can provide help to the school. Of course, I definitely have conditions.”

“But my conditions, in fact, do not cause any loss of interest to the school.”

Kong Zongping shifted his buttocks slightly. “Shen Yuan, please elaborate.”

“That is complete autonomy.”

Shen Yuan’s expression became serious. “This entrepreneurship base must be completely led by me. Who to invest in, how much to invest, this must be evaluated and decided by me, and the school must not interfere.”

Kong Zongping frowned slightly. “The university entrepreneurship base involves multiple parties, not just the school. The Education Bureau will also inquire about it. If it is done entirely according to the investor’s wishes, I’m afraid it’s not quite in compliance with the rules.”

“Furthermore, the school also has to consider the success rate of the students who receive entrepreneurial support.”

“Secretary Kong, without funds, talking about the success rate is just empty talk.”

Shen Yuan smiled. “The entrepreneurship base of the Foreign Economics College is of course in the name of the school. In fact, you can just think of me as a base manager, an executor.”

“And I am a student of the Foreign Economics College. We share weal and woe, our interests are aligned.”

“In addition, the success rate you are considering is whether they can make money after starting their business. Of course, I have also considered this. After all, it is my money that is invested, and I certainly hope they can make money.”

Shen Yuan wanted to do this entrepreneurship base, in fact, for the system’s two quests.

On one hand, the 10 million investment fund needed to be fully spent to obtain the Mysterious Property; on the other hand, the accumulation of Prestige Value needed to start from the school.

Shen Yuan had summarized the pattern of the system’s quests. In fact, it was through these quests that he would accumulate wealth, properties, and prestige step by step.

Then he would slowly become a tycoon.

In the future, as his funds and properties gradually enriched, he would also need some people to manage this wealth for him. It would be better to cultivate a group of people through this entrepreneurship base.

Survival of the fittest.

This 10 million investment fund could also withstand trial and error.

Most importantly, female NPCs could also be developed from here. How could those women in society be as easy to handle as university girls?

What’s more, the quality of girls at the Foreign Economics College was famously high in Star City.

Kong Zongping pondered for a long while before saying, “I can’t give you an answer to this request right away.”

Shen Yuan knew that Kong Zongping also had to ask for instructions from his superiors. He nodded and said, “Okay.”

After finishing the serious talk, the three of them started drinking again, and it continued until 8:30 before the party ended.

On the way back, it was still Shen Yuan and Li Xiao in one car. Since Shen Yuan had been drinking, he asked Li Xiao to help drive back.

Half an hour later, they arrived downstairs at the apartment building. Li Xiao asked, “Are you going home to sleep tonight?”

Shen Yuan shook his head. “I’m not going back. There’s no room for me upstairs. I’m going back to the dorm.”

“Okay, then I’ll park the car here. You can come and drive it back tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

“Then I’ll go first. Be safe on your way back.”

For Li Xiao, today’s gains were not small. She was a member of the entrepreneurship base project team. Now that the base had made some progress, her workload would be much less.

Furthermore, she had also discovered another side of Shen Yuan tonight.

Li Xiao picked up her bag, ready to get out of the car, but at that moment, Shen Yuan suddenly leaned over and kissed her on the cheek unexpectedly.

“Ah!”

Li Xiao couldn’t dodge in time and was taken advantage of by this rogue Shen Yuan.

Her face instantly turned beet red. She looked at Shen Yuan in disbelief. “Shen Yuan… you…”

Li Xiao found that this guy Shen Yuan’s guts were getting bigger and bigger. Once at home during dinner, once in the office, and now he even dared to kiss her directly.

Shen Yuan seemed not yet satisfied and made a move to lean over again. Li Xiao didn’t dare to stay in the car any longer and quickly got out. “Shen Yuan, you bad guy!”

Shen Yuan watched Li Xiao’s angry figure go upstairs, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

‘Anyway, I drank. Tomorrow I’ll just say I don’t remember anything.’

After getting out of the car, Shen Yuan looked up at the 5th floor. The light in his family’s rented apartment was still on. Old Shen and Ms. Li should be watching TV, while his sister Shen Xuan should be reviewing her lessons.

But Ms. Li had already started looking at houses these past two days. She had even sent photos of the model homes in the “A Loving Family” group chat. After the family bought a house, they would soon be able to move out of here.

The last lottery ticket, after tax, had cashed in for over 5 million. Old Shen had transferred 1 million to Shen Yuan, leaving 4 million. After paying off the remaining debts, this money was enough to buy a big house, and Old Shen could also buy a car.

Just then, Shen Yuan suddenly received a phone call. It was from Chen Na.

“Shen Yuan, you’re at school, right? Ms. Lin Yuchang left some things at the coffee shop. If it’s convenient for you, could you help her open the door?”

Chen Na’s gentle voice came through the phone. “Ms. Lin is almost there now. Because Xiao Qiu and I live far away, it would be very late if we went over.”

“Okay, sure.”

The coffee shop had a total of three keys, one for each person. Shen Yuan had originally said he didn’t need a key, but Chen Na said he was the boss and insisted on giving him one.

Shen Yuan slowly walked out of the alley and hailed a taxi on the street. “Driver, to the ‘MS’ coffee shop at the Foreign Economics College.”