From Joy of Life to Becoming a Saint

Chapter 93 Fan Sizhe's Ambition

After Chen Qiye got on the carriage, he exchanged a few brief words with Fan Ruoruo, and then began to chat with Fan Sizhe.

Of course, this "small talk" is not really random chatting, but revolves around the topic of making money.

And this happened to be the topic that Fan Sizhe was most interested in, so the two of them were chatting very enthusiastically. Fan Ruoruo, who was standing aside, became a foil and sat beside them for a long time without getting a word in.

I heard Chen Qiye bragging that Fan Sizhe was the 'best in the world'.

Fan Ruoruo, as an elder sister, felt a little embarrassed for her silly brother. Seeing that he had become a fool with joy, she now understood why he liked Chen Qiye so much and mentioned him all the time.

Seeing that if he continued talking, he wouldn't know where the topic would go, Fan Ruoruo quickly cleared her throat to interrupt her brother's endless self-congratulation.

"Ahem..."

"So...Mr. Chen, are you short of money?"

Fan Ruoruo remembered that although Chen Qiye's family was not a very impressive family compared to her Fan family, they were still a wealthy family after all, so they should not be short of money.

Chen Qiye smiled and said, "There are a lot of people at home waiting for dinner, and I have made some investments recently and spent a lot of money."

"Although my father has some savings, I am now working on my own and have left the family. When I first came out, it was enough to ask for some start-up capital from my family. How can I ask for money from my family as soon as I run out of money..."

"I didn't expect that you, Old Chen, have such ambition? You are exactly the same as me!"

Fan Ruoruo originally wanted to ask Chen Qiye something, but when she heard her brother say this, she immediately rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"same as you?"

Fan Sizhe curled his lips: "Hey, sister? What's that look in your eyes?"

"Don't I also want to make a name for myself, earn more money, and prove to my father that I am not so useless?"

After hearing this, Fan Ruoruo thought about it carefully, then nodded in agreement.

"If you say so...it's true. You are really serious and talented in making money."

"Oh my dear sister, you finally have the heart to praise your brother."

"What's there to be reluctant about? Facts are facts. This is what my brother said, so it must be correct."

Fan Sizhe suddenly became depressed and spread his hands towards Chen Qiye: "See, I knew she would listen to Fan Xian."

"Master Xiao Fan has a keen eye for talent. Master Sizhe should be thankful that he has a brother who knows you so well."

When Fan Ruoruo heard Chen Qiye say this, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Did you hear that, Fan Sizhe? Look how good Master Chen is at speaking."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I've been trying to get along well with Fan Xian lately. After all, we are all family."

"Forget it, Lao Chen, let's not talk about this for now and talk about your business."

"You said you wanted to make money, but have you decided which direction to start from?"

"What direction?"

Chen Qiye was stunned. He came to Fan Sizhe for advice because he didn't know how to start. When he was asked this question... he was really stumped.

"Fan Sizhe, if Master Chen had an idea, would he still ask you for advice?"

Fan Sizhe shook his head: "Sister, you don't understand this!"

"Making money is not that simple. It's not like you want to make money, oh... and then I just give you an idea and you'll make a lot of money. If it were that easy, I would have made a lot of money a long time ago."

"If you want to do business, you must first have a direction for development. That is, what do you know? Which of the things you know have more development prospects?"

"For example, Fan Xian could write the Dream of the Red Chamber, and I saw a business opportunity, so I opened a bookstore." "It's impossible for Old Chen to know everything and ask me to make it up for him, right?"

After listening to this, Chen Qiye suddenly understood. After these principles were explained to him, he felt that this was the way it was. He felt that he knew all of them, but just didn't pay much attention to them. However, when no one reminded him, he really didn't think of this.

He raised his hands and clasped his fists, saying, "I am grateful for your advice. Master Sizhe is indeed very intelligent. I admire you."

"Ahem..."

Fan Sizhe looked at the surprised looks in Chen Qiye and his elder sister's eyes, and was extremely proud. He raised his voice and said, "Well... Old Chen, you don't have to be like this. If you want to praise them, just praise them four, five, seven or eight times. There is no point in saying more."

Chen Qiye: “…”

"But Lao Chen, there is one thing I am very dissatisfied with you."

"Uh...what?"

Fan Sizhe patted his shoulder and said, "I already call you Old Chen, but you keep calling me Master Sizhe. How awkward does that sound?"

"Then I'll call you Lao Fan?"

"Lao Fan? Lao Fan won't do. Firstly, I'm not that old. Secondly, Lao Fan Lao Fan sounds like calling me dad."

Fan Ruoruo held her forehead with her hand.

Chen Qiye couldn't help laughing, but he had to admit that this really made sense. Calling Lao Fan sure felt like calling him dad.

"Then call me Brother Sizhe?"

Fan Sizhe nodded: "That's fine."

"Since my address has been changed, you can't always call me Miss Ruoruo. Sister, don't call me Master Chen anymore. It seems strange."

"Well, you two can just call each other by our names, Qiye, Ruoruo, um, that's good."

"Come on, Lao Chen, try calling my sister's name..."

I call you uncle.

Chen Qiye broke out in a cold sweat. Fan Sizhe's act reminded him of a very classic and embarrassing scene.

"Fan Sizhe, what did you get off topic when I asked you to help me with some advice?"

Fan Ruoruo glared at this silly brother. What Qiye Ruoruo? If she really called him that, what would that mean for her and Chen Qiye?

As she thought about it, Fan Ruoruo's cheeks turned slightly red.

Chen Qiye also coughed awkwardly: "Hmm... Miss Ruoruo is right, we have gone a little too far."

"After hearing what Brother Sizhe said just now, I actually have an idea for development."

Seeing his sister's expression, Fan Sizhe knew he would be beaten if he continued, so he shut up and stopped mentioning the title.

Hearing this, he replied seriously: "Old Chen, tell me what you have to say."

"I know a lot of things, but they are mostly related to Kung Fu. I don't have any plans to open a Kung Fu school."

"After thinking about it, it's better to switch to food, clothing, housing and transportation."

"I have two maids at home who are good at making wine. I didn't take this kind of thing seriously before, but when Brother Sizhe mentioned it today, I started thinking... Is there any way to make some money from wine? The faster and the more money, the better."

Fan Sizhe frowned upon hearing this: "As for brewing wine... to be honest, according to your requirements, Old Chen, I think it will be difficult to make a lot of money quickly. There are so many wineries in Kyoto, you'd be lucky to get a living by getting in here."

Chen Qiye blinked and said, "What if we hype it up when it opens? For example, we can join forces with your Danbo Bookstore... My wine is not ordinary wine."

(End of this chapter)