After the Lantern Festival, Chu Yifan rushed to Western Hubei.
The school had a strict rule that the graduation class had to start early and set up tuition classes. Chu Yifan had never approved of cram schools that increased the students 'burden, but he had no choice in the martial world.
Chu Yifan remembered that his grandfather had once said," Reading was to read a thick book thin, and then read a thin book thick. This was Chu Yifan's attitude towards the cram school. There was nothing new in the last semester of the third year of high school. Chu Yifan used the opportunity of the holiday to sort out the knowledge that the students had learned in the past three years. He summarized all the homework concisely so that the students would have a systematic understanding of what they had learned. Then, according to everyone's mastery of the knowledge, they would strengthen their training. Since this was his first time teaching a graduating class, Chu Yifan was still trying to figure out many of the rules. However, the students were still very cooperative with his good intentions. The atmosphere in the classroom was always very warm, and the effect of the tutoring was also good.
With the support of the Provincial Department of Transportation, Exi City had begun to expand the road from Yunlin County to Liyuan Township. Jiang Wanhua also handed the proposal to the bank. Even though he had tried his best and even borrowed the name of Huang Shi, the bank only agreed to lend him 60 million yuan.
Jiang Wanhua was instantly dumbfounded. She said to Chu Yifan with a crying face,"Looks like our plan is going to fail.”
"It's okay. I have money." Chu Yifan comforted her and handed her the 50 million yuan bank card that his grandfather had given him.
Jiang Wanhua immediately beamed.
"Boss, where did you get so much money?”
"Isn't it just 50 million? It's a drizzle. I lack everything, but I don't lack money.”
"I admire you so much!"
After the funds were in place, Jiang Wanhua began a difficult negotiation with Yunlin County and finally reached an agreement: The Dragon Journey Travel Agency would be responsible for the investment and development of the Li Garden Scenic Area, while Yunlin County would be responsible for the land acquisition and the relocation of personnel. The transfer period was 50 years. After signing the contract, Jiang Wanhua started to get busy. Even Chu Yifan rarely saw her.
In order to remove Jiang Wanhua's worries, Chu Yifan had to go to the " Dragon's Journey " travel agency every three to five days to help Ju Yajuan manage the company.
Chu Yifan and Xixi's relationship was already half-public. In order to ensure that no one noticed, Chen Xixi would sometimes take the initiative to hold Chu Yifan's arm. Chu Yifan would ask Xixi out to dance, eat, and sometimes watch a movie. All the teachers and students realized that Teacher Chen had changed. Not only was she radiant, but she also often smiled.
In his spare time, Chu Yifan would also write some essays and short essays and submit them to the newspapers. There were often pieces of tofu in the newspaper. Although the remuneration was not much, he enjoyed himself.
Li Yongguang's fitness center had already opened. He gave his brothers a VIP card. Ever since he came to Western Hubei, Chu Yifan had stopped his weekly martial arts training. With this VIP card, Chu Yifan had a new way to exercise. As long as he had nothing to do, he would go to the gym to sweat, and then swim two laps in the heated swimming pool downstairs. With the company of several beautiful women, his life became more and more comfortable. He had long lost the panic and loneliness when he first came to Western Hubei.
Just as Chu Yifan was having a smooth time, Chu Yiming's career as a doorman also took a turn for the better. The previous incident of smashing the car lights had left a deep impression on Director Jiang. Not long ago, President Jiang had promoted him to deputy class monitor. This time, not only did Kou Xiaoshan look at Chu Yiming with a strange gaze, but even Li Qiang and Ma Yong also fawned over him.
This weekend was Yue E's birthday. Kou Xiaoshan was naturally involved in this. Kou Xiaoshan, who felt a little inferior, urged Chu Yiming to attend Yue 'e's birthday party together. For the sake of his little brother's marriage, Chu Yiming could only reluctantly agree to accompany him.
The two of them bought birthday presents and went to a karaoke bar called Red Tea House.
Yue Er had already booked a private room.
"Happy birthday!" Chu Yiming and Kou Xiaoshan gave the birthday presents they had bought to Yue 'e one after another and sincerely wished her a happy birthday.
"Thank you!" Yue Er said with a smile like a flower.
"Hurry up and go." Chu Yiming poked Kou Xiaoshan, telling him to seize the opportunity to bond with Yue 'e while he found a random corner and sat down.
More and more people arrived one after another. There were actually more than ten of them, and they were basically all colleagues of the Emperor Hotel. The doormen, security guards, and of course, more of them were waiters who were in the same class as Yue Er. The orioles and swallows, a faint fragrance floated.
Chu Yiming was already familiar with such occasions. He drank his beer leisurely while sitting in a corner and admiring the living beings.
As a service industry, the usual strict rules and regulations made these young people suffocate. The rare relaxation made them reveal their true nature. Chu Yiming realized that many of the doormen and security guards were here for these girls. They were all well-dressed and carefully tried to curry favor with the girls to win their smiles.
At this moment, a girl sitting in the opposite corner attracted Chu Yiming's attention. She was wearing a blue dress. Her skin was fair and her facial features were exquisite. She was not as noisy as the others. She sat there quietly, resting her chin on her hand as she listened to others sing. She was like a beautiful statue.
Chu Yiming knew her. He knew that her name was Xiao Yalan and that she was a waitress in the lobby.
He was used to seeing women throwing themselves at him, so Chu Yiming suddenly had a strong interest in this elegant girl.
"Hello, Xiao Yalan." Chu Yiming came to her side with a wine glass and took the initiative to greet her.
"Hello," Xiao Yalan was not only beautiful, but her voice was also very sweet, like a silver bell.
"Why didn't you go sing?"
"I don't know how to sing." Xiao Yalan said shyly.
"What's there to know? He just needed to shout into the microphone.”Chu Yiming said casually.
Xiao Yalan shook her head and smiled. At this moment, a doorman's ghostly wail and wolf howl echoed, confirming Chu Yiming's words.
"Shall I invite you to dance?" Chu Yiming said.
"I won't." Xiao Yalan shook her head.
What a weirdo. Which young man nowadays doesn't know how to sing and dance? Could this girl called Xiao Yalan be from another planet?
"Xiao Yalan, where are you from?”
Although she wasn't good at socializing, Xiao Yalan didn't dislike Chu Yiming's probing questions.
"I'm from Western Hubei."
"It is said that beautiful women come from western Hubei.”Chu Yiming had heard from his cousin, Chu Yifan, that although western Hubei was poor, the water and soil supported people and produced beautiful women.
When Chu Yiming saw this, Xiao Yalan's face turned red. She seemed to be very unused to others praising her appearance. She lowered her head slightly, not daring to look directly into Chu Yiming's eyes.
Looking at the girl in front of him who was lowering her head shyly, a poem suddenly appeared in Chu Yiming's mind.
Chu Yiming had a good impression of her and was ready to have a good chat with her. Kou Xiaoshan ran over and interrupted their conversation.
"Yiming, why are you here? It's your turn to sing."
As soon as he entered the private room, Chu Yiming followed the crowd and chose a song. As those busybodies kept cutting in line, he had already forgotten about this matter.
Chu Yiming generously picked up the microphone. While the prelude of the song was still playing, he said,"I dedicate this song to Miss Yue'e. I wish you a happy birthday, all the best, and grow more beautiful.”
Applause rang out.
Chu Yiming's voice was very honest, and his grasp of the tune was very accurate. Soon, the entire hall cheered.
"You sang really well!" Chu Yiming put down the microphone and returned to his original spot. Xiao Yalan praised him sincerely, her eyes filled with envy.
"Thank you."
Perhaps it was because Chu Yiming's performance caught the attention of his colleagues, they excitedly surrounded him and began to toast him. Two girls even screamed for him to sing another song.
From then on, Chu Yiming no longer had the chance to speak to Xiao Yalan alone. He circled around his colleagues, either singing with this girl or drinking with that boy until he returned in a mess.
The weather gradually warmed up, and more and more guests came to the hotel. As the deputy class monitor, other than welcoming guests, Chu Yiming also had to take on a certain amount of management work. He came and went in a hurry every day. When he occasionally passed by Xiao Yalan, both of them would smile and greet her.
One day in early April, two more Japanese guests arrived. As usual, Chu Yiming spoke to them in fluent Japanese and brought them to their rooms. After sending the guests off, Chu Yiming came downstairs and happened to bump into Xiao Yalan, who was about to go upstairs.
"Your Japanese is so good!" Xiao Yalan said.
"Thank you."
"Can you teach me?" Xiao Yalan looked at Chu Yiming with anticipation.
"Of course you can."
"Come to my dormitory after work, okay?”
After work, Chu Yiming went to Xiao Yalan's dormitory as promised.
In the Imperial Building, English was a must for all employees, but not many people knew small languages like Japanese and Korean.
Before Chu Yiming came, he went to the bookstore to buy a book and a CD for learning beginner Japanese.
"Thank you. How much is it?" Xiao Yalan quickly took out her wallet from her bag.
Chu Yiming quickly waved his hand,"It's not much. Forget it."”
"How embarrassing would that be?" Xiao Yalan said shyly.
"Let's eat when you're free."
Chu Yiming pretended to be a teacher. Because it was the first class, he only taught a few simple letters. The two of them agreed that Xiao Yalan would focus on self-study and would come to tutor her once a week.
From then on, the relationship between the two of them became much closer. Every time they met, Xiao Yalan would always ask Chu Yiming how to say this. Chu Yiming would always patiently tell her how to pronounce that word.
It was lunchtime. Chu Yiming finished his meal and brought the food to the dining table.
"Yiming, do you know? Something happened to Xiao Yalan's family." Kou Xiaoshan and Yue E's relationship was about to be confirmed. They were "stuck" together all day, and their personalities were becoming more and more like a trivial housewife. They would tell Chu Yiming about girls when they had nothing to do.
"What happened?" Chu Yiming asked as he ate. No wonder Xiao Yalan's mood had been so low these past two days.
"Her father has a heart attack. I heard that surgery costs a lot of money.”
"Is that so?" Chu Yiming said thoughtfully.
After work, Chu Yiming went to Xiao Yalan's dormitory.
She was sitting on the bed in a daze.
"I heard that your father is sick?" Chu Yiming asked.
"The doctor said that we need surgery, but…" Xiao Yalan nodded.
"What's wrong?"
"The doctor said that the surgery costs more than 200,000 yuan. I've spent tens of thousands of yuan in the past two years, and my sister has also helped me gather some money, but I'm still short of 100,000 yuan.”Xiao Yalan was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Alright, don't be sad. There will always be a way.”
After leaving Xiao Yalan's place, Chu Yiming took a taxi home. His parents were not at home, so he turned around and went to his grandfather's house.
"Grandpa, I want to borrow some money from you.”
"What are you doing?"
Chu Yiming told his grandfather about Xiao Yalan.
"Does she have the ability to repay it?" Grandpa asked.
"I don't care about so much. Saving lives is more important.”
His grandfather looked at Chu Yiming kindly and nodded in relief. He took out his checkbook and asked,"How much do you want?"
"Two hundred thousand?"
Grandpa didn't say anything. He filled in the amount of 200,000 on the check and signed it.
"Take it?"
"Grandpa, I will pay you back."
"Alright, I'll wait."
The next morning, Chu Yiming took the check to the bank and cashed it. Then, he wrapped it in a newspaper and went to the front desk.
"Xiao Yalan, here."
"What?"
"The money for your father's treatment."
Xiao Yalan opened the newspaper and looked at the thick stack of cash. She was stunned!
"Chu Yiming, where did you get so much money?”
"Don't you care about this? Saving lives is more important."
"Thank you." Xiao Yalan said gratefully, her eyes turning red.
With the two hundred thousand yuan, Xiao Yalan immediately asked for leave from the foreman and went to the bank. Perhaps it was the first time she had received so much money, or perhaps it was because her father was finally saved, she was so flustered and excited that she had to fill in several wrong money transfer forms before she could transfer the money.
The weight that had been weighing down on her heart for many days finally fell. As she walked out of the bank's main entrance and looked at the bright and beautiful sunlight outside, Xiao Yalan's heart could not help but feel a sense of gratitude towards life.
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