Fang Jingzhou went to the train station with his grandmother by car. Luo Bei didn’t follow them because she was afraid that the child couldn’t handle it. Instead, she went back to her room alone.
After a while, Grandma Luo knocked on the door and saw her granddaughter looking bewildered and melancholy. She couldn’t help but smile and said, “I think Jingzhou’s grandmother is a nice person, and she will definitely treat him well. After all, he is her own grandson. Chen Lan hasn’t learned how to be a mother yet, so it’s best for Jingzhou to live with his grandparents. Don’t worry too much about him.”
Luo Bei shook her head and sighed, “Grandma, actually, I know that I can’t be responsible for other people’s lives.”
Rationally, she knew she had done what she could, but emotionally, she still felt she owed him.
Up until now, she didn’t know why she could see other people’s futures. What was God’s purpose for doing so?
“Just do your best, Beibei. You’re not Jingzhou’s savior in life. He will encounter many things and many people in the future, and you’re just one of them. You appeared, completed your mission, and that’s enough.”
Luo Bei was suddenly startled, “Did I complete my mission?”
Could it be that she was a hidden character in the lives of these protagonists, and the reason why she could glimpse into their futures was because she had a mission on her shoulders?
For a while, Luo Bei’s imagination ran wild.
However, no matter how she guessed, no one would come and tell her if she was right.
After Fang Jingzhou left, Chen Lan was basically invisible. Nobody cared about her, and Luo Bei didn’t know if she would follow her original path and fall into depravity. But that was not something she could control.
Luo Bei had never judged Chen Lan with malice. She had never said a bad word about her. Some people had tragic endings in life, either caused by others or by themselves. Chen Lan was the latter, and Luo Bei was too lazy to waste her kindness on someone who brought their own misfortune.
After Fang Jingzhou went back to his hometown with his grandmother, he called Luo Bei shortly afterward.
According to Fang Jingzhou, his grandfather didn’t talk to him much, but they would go for a walk after dinner. Their house was bigger than the rental house, and his grandmother was worried he would be scared sleeping alone, so they slept together.
Of course, the most important thing was that the kindergarten in the small county wasn’t as strict, and he would start attending school in a few days. Fang Jingzhou was looking forward to kindergarten life.
Watching Fang Jingzhou’s life slowly get back on track and move in a normal direction, Luo Bei was happier than anyone else.
As spring was coming to an end and summer was impatiently waiting to arrive, one afternoon as Luo Bei had just finished work and walked to the door, she saw Zhou Jianguo coming towards her, covered in dust and sweat.
When she first saw him, his skin was quite fair, but now he looked several shades darker, with band-aids on his hands. Though the daily wage on the construction site was not low, the work was indeed arduous.
“Luo Bei, do you have time later?” Zhou Jianguo tried to keep his distance from her, afraid that his body odor might be too strong.
At first, Zhou Jianguo was disgusted with the idea of working on the construction site. However, he didn’t have an ID card and didn’t even know his real name. Only the construction site was willing to take him in, so he started working there. When the cement and mortar first stuck to his body, he couldn’t stand the dirtiness and sweatiness and wanted to wash his hands, take a shower and change clothes immediately. But he had to survive, and over time he got used to it. Of course, compared to other workers, he was very clean and took a shower every day, keeping his fingers and nails clean.
“Yes. I just finished work.”
Zhou Jianguo replied, “If it’s convenient for you, let’s have dinner together. My treat.”
Luo Bei knew Zhou Jianguo’s character and knew he wouldn’t invite her for no reason. He must have something to talk to her about.
“Okay.”
“Then wait for me. I’ll go back and take a shower,” Zhou Jianguo took out his phone from his pocket, looked at the time and said, “Let’s meet here at 6:45 pm.”
After having eaten a few meals with Zhou Jianguo, it became clear to Luo Bei that he was very punctual when it came to time. Every time they made plans, he would specify the exact minute to meet. However, this was a great quality he had as he never arrived late.
After confirming the time and place for their dinner plans, Luo Bei went upstairs. Zhao Pianpian was watching TV with baby Chen in the living room, while Grandma Luo was busy in the kitchen.
“Grandma, you don’t have to make dinner for me. I’m going out to eat,” Luo Bei said as she put down her bag and washed her hands. She then picked up baby Chen. Taking advantage of the future CEO’s young age, she wanted to kiss him a few more times.
Zhao Pianpian asked, “Are you going out to eat with your coworkers?”
“No, I’m going out to eat with Xiao Zhou.”
Zhao Pianpian saw Luo Bei as a younger sister, so when she heard this, she became curious and asked, “You said you and Xiao Jiang were just good friends. What about this Xiao Zhou? He seems like a good person, and although his job isn’t great, I can see that he is very motivated.”
Grandma Luo came out of the kitchen just then and overheard Zhao Pianpian’s comment. She nodded in agreement and said, “Xiao Zhou is really good. I heard that he works multiple jobs and is a hardworking person. There are few young people these days who are as diligent as he is.” She paused for a moment before adding, “Don’t judge Xiao Zhou by his current situation. With my experience, I can tell that he will succeed in the future.”
Not to mention Zhao Pianpian and Grandma Luo, even Luo Bei who knows Zhou Jianguo the best, had an inexplicable conviction that this person would definitely succeed in the future, even when they weren’t close yet.
Zhou Jianguo has a certain aura that ordinary people don’t have. At first, Luo Bei didn’t understand it, but later she came up with a good word to describe this aura: he has a “coppery” smell.
At first glance, this word seems derogatory, but there’s a saying that gold will always shine, and it’s also used to describe people who are successful and capable.
And that’s exactly what Zhou Jianguo is – gold.
Just like in movies and TV shows, you can tell who the main character is and who the supporting cast is at a glance, and that’s all because of their temperament and aura.
Although Mr. Gold still has a long way to go before he succeeds, Luo Bei will not be surprised if he becomes a big shot one day.
“Why don’t you pair me up with Xiao Zhang from the fifth floor? And Xiao Wang from the sixth floor?” Luo Bei said, expressing that she has seen through the true nature of these two people. “You just pair me up with whoever looks handsome.”
Previously it was Jiang Sihan, now it’s Zhou Jianguo, these two people have something in common, and that is that they both have a face that can rival that of a celebrity.
Grandma Luo and Zhao Pianpian suddenly fell silent.
“He only cares about making money as his grand enterprise,” said Luo Bei as she came to the restroom, holding her face in her hands and sighing, “He doesn’t have time to appreciate my beauty and pure heart.”
Her words made both Grandma Luo and Zhao Pianpian laugh.
In fact, Luo Bei’s appearance was not bad at all. There were many companies in the office building where she worked, and she had received many approaches so far. Of course, she currently had no intention of dating.
Not all men have the desire to conquer a pretty girl when they see one, and not all girls have only love on their minds when they see a handsome guy.
Zhao Pianpian walked up to Luo Bei and sighed, “What’s going on with these two men?”
Luo Bei patted Zhao Pianpian’s shoulder and said sincerely, “You and them are not on the same channel, so don’t get angry.”
She was not wrong. Zhao Pianpian was the female lead of the CEO’s wife running with the ball novel, while Jiang Sihan was the male protagonist in a success story in the entertainment industry. They were from different genres, of course the channel is different.
As for Zhou Jianguo, Luo Bei felt that if he were also a person with a story, he must be the male lead in a grassroots counterattack1 story…
As for herself, she is just an ordinary person in this cruel and harsh reality of society.
Thinking carefully, everyone around her seems to be a Mary Sue or a Tom Sue, and she also wants to shed a tear for herself.
Zhou Jianguo took Luo Bei out of the urban village and arrived at a hot pot restaurant.
After ordering a table of dishes, Zhou Jianguo didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose for today, “Luo Bei, do you want to be your own boss and start a business?”
The pot was boiling, and waves of hot steam with fragrant smells rose from it.
Luo Bei looked at the man in front of her, who had just showered and washed his hair, with a scent of shower gel on him. He was wearing the most ordinary short sleeves, but his gaze and expression when speaking gave her a sense of seriousness as if he was discussing a business deal worth several hundred million.
The restaurant was somewhat noisy, with people coming and going, accompanied by shouting. Luo Bei was stunned for a long time before saying, “Start, start a business?”
Start a business? Be a boss?
Zhou Jianguo nodded and asked, “How much is your monthly salary now?”
Luo Bei had always felt that Zhou Jianguo was really good at persuading people, and now she just honestly told him her monthly salary.
“It sounds good, but have you ever thought about the future prospects of your position and industry? What will your salary level be in three or five years?”
Luo Bei thought for a moment and shook her head, “I haven’t thought about this question.”
“You’re not really short of money either, after all, you have a building in the urban village that earns you rent every month…” Zhou Jianguo’s tone suddenly changed, “I only ask you one question, do you want to earn more money? Do you want to get rich?”
Luo Bei, who was born with the fate of being rich and prosperous, was confused again.
“Many beautiful women hope to change their living standards by finding a rich man, but Luo Bei, let me tell you, I’m also a man. If I were rich and had potential, I would never choose a vase with only looks. Wait a minute…” Zhou Jianguo lowered his head and took out his phone from his pocket, secretly glanced at the widely circulated inspirational quotes on the Internet, and then looked back at Luo Bei, “A relationship with equal power and status is the most long-lasting and stable.”
I failed to memorize it, Zhou Jianguo criticized himself.
- the story where the protagonist was very poor or weak and was looked down upon but later become the wealthiest or strongest in the story’s world and “face-slapped” the people who looked down on them ↩︎
Wtf 😭🤣
LOOL Zhou Jianguo was onto his pyramid motivational speech??
Thanks.
But, he forgot his planned motivational quote. 🤣🤣🤣