Chapter 123: Youth Is Wonderful ①
“Dad, are you talking about that tutoring class?” Li Mingxue frowned. “The teachers from that tutoring class before were not allowed to do private tutoring. I heard that the professor who ran the tutoring class died in an accident, so those teachers were using that professor’s name to make money. How could they teach Xiao Kai well? No, I don’t agree to hire that tutoring class’s teacher.”
“Dad, I don’t want that kind of teacher!” Li Kai, hearing Li Mingxue say this, strongly agreed. He looked at Li Mingxue and said, “Sister, can you ask people at your school for me? I want to learn every subject well, especially English.”
Li Mingxue smiled and nodded. “Okay, I’ll go to school tomorrow to ask for you. Finish your homework and get some rest early.” She then looked at Li Shubai. “Dad, you too. Get some sleep after you finish your work. I’m going back to my room now.”
Li Shubai said, “You get some rest early too! By the way, about finding a tutor, money is not an issue. It doesn’t matter how much it costs, as long as the person is good.”
Li Mingxue smiled and nodded, then walked out of the study. Li Kai also said goodbye to Li Shubai and left the study.
It was time to get off work. Li Mingxue tidied and put away the documents, locked them in the cabinet, turned the cactus on her desk, and then stood up. She greeted the people in the same office and was about to leave.
Nie Aiwen walked out of the office and saw Li Mingxue. He smiled. “Mingxue, wait for me for a moment. I need to see my sister. Will you come with me?”
Li Mingxue was stunned. Under the envious gazes of many unmarried female colleagues, she nodded at Nie Aiwen. Yes, Nie Aiwen was the golden bachelor in the eyes of all unmarried women in the industry. Not only was he good-looking, but he was also always gentle. His work ability was also not to be underestimated. This place, rather than being called a company, was more like a studio, but it was indeed registered as a company. This company was not large; it occupied only one floor of a building, with fewer than a hundred employees, but it was clearly organized, with all sorts of management in good order.
The company’s business was simply to act as a bridge between manufacturers, businesses, and companies, enabling them to conduct business, and in turn, they would profit from it. When the company first started operating, this person personally secured almost every single deal.
Although this man was divorced, it was said that he didn’t receive a single cent of property. Yet, the boss of a large company was willing to guarantee him a loan to start his own company! This shows how good his interpersonal skills were.
Marrying such a man would, in any case, be happiness, wouldn’t it? Even her father praised him highly. Unfortunately, this man didn’t like her. She snapped back to reality, suddenly remembering that she had promised to find a tutor for Li Kai. She had originally planned to go to school right after work to ask, but when she looked up, she saw Nie Aiwen had already entered the office.
Li Mingxue picked up her bag from her desk and followed Nie Aiwen into the office. Although Nie Aiwen was the boss of this company, he didn’t actually create any special privileges for himself. He had the same desk and chair as everyone outside the door. Apart from a filing cabinet and a small room, there was nothing else different.
This was the most… rudimentary boss’s office she had ever seen. However, many bosses admired Nie Aiwen’s style.
As soon as Nie Aiwen sat down in his chair, he saw Li Mingxue entering with her bag. He smiled and began to tidy the documents on his desk. He looked at Li Mingxue and said, “What’s wrong, Li Mingxue? Do you always space out like this every time you come to the office?”
“It’s nothing.” Li Mingxue came back to her senses. She always wondered in her heart why this company, which was profitable, didn’t treat her better? But she didn’t say it out loud. Instead, she said, “Boss, I just came to tell you that I can’t make it today. I want to go back to school today.”
“Go back to school? Is there something important?” Nie Aiwen stopped tidying the documents and asked. He thought that after working for so long, he could finally see her this time.
“It’s not anything particularly important, I…”
“How about this, you accompany me for a trip, and after that, I’ll take you back to school? What do you think?” Li Mingxue was interrupted by Nie Aiwen before she could finish speaking.
Li Mingxue looked at Nie Aiwen and understood the longing in his eyes. She thought for a moment, bit her lip, and nodded. It would be the same to ask about Xiao Kai tomorrow, and this person… his gaze made her feel a little heartache.
After school, Nie Qiu, as usual, came to the vegetable market with Zhang Qidi to help their respective families sell vegetables. They had been doing this every day for so long that they were very used to it. Their vegetables were brightly colored and many people said they tasted better than others, so they were willing to buy from their two families, and their business was doing well. In fact, there were also those who were not particular and didn’t want to squeeze through crowds, so they bought from other vendors. To maintain harmony, Nie Qiu was happy to see this. They couldn’t monopolize the entire market just because their vegetables were good, could they? That was impossible! Firstly, their prices were the same as others, and some vegetable vendors even lowered their prices slightly to attract customers. Secondly, their vegetables could supply ten, a hundred, or a thousand households, but they couldn’t cater to tens of thousands or millions of households. This meant… their goods were limited, so they sold, and others still sold, without affecting each other.
However, selling well had its benefits. The sooner they sold out, the shorter Nie Aifang’s working hours would be. The first day, Nie Aifang, who slept early, was naturally not used to it. She even took Nie Qiu to the night market to buy clothes and pants. After a while, she got used to sleeping early. Although they got up early every day to pick up goods, Nie Aifang’s energy and spirit were better than before, which made Nie Qiu very happy. Didn’t health preservation say that? One should sleep and wake early to live a long life.
When helping Nie Aifang sell vegetables and there weren’t many left, Nie Aifang would rush Nie Qiu back to do homework or cook. Nie Qiu was happy to do so and left with her schoolbag. Most of the time, she would first go to the rented warehouse to take out the vegetables from her space and put them in the warehouse so that they would have something to sell the next day.
In fact, it was only one bus stop away, so Nie Aifang and the others didn’t mind coming to pick up goods. Nie Qiu had been unable to find it before, so she took the bus according to the bus stop written on the computer. Later, after taking the bus many times, she remembered the route. She walked to the warehouse and then walked home. The bus ride took three to five minutes, but walking took half an hour.
