The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 234 Hate me, stupid brother!

Su Shi, a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, once wrote a poem called "Spring River Evening Scene", in which there is a line "The ducks know first when the spring river water is warm".

Jian Xi has always felt that this sentence is a golden saying, but it applies not only to ducks, but also to chickens.

Whether the overall economic environment is good or not, some people will either anticipate and notice it at the first time, some will analyze it from the perspective of upper-level policy measures, and some can only look at their pay slips, and suddenly realize something when they see the cuts in performance-based benefits and basic salary.

But for the chickens and ducks, they don’t need to analyze anything, they can understand it directly from the guests who come here.

How loud the boast is, how high the tip is... or just start complaining, etc.

So after Jian Xi came here this time, he not only got a general understanding of those industries from the people he brought with him, but he also saw from several sisters that everyone has great confidence in economic growth, and they also have their own preferences in the derivative industries of the Internet.

However, Jian Xi feels that it is a pity. If he waits a few more years, the quality of these offline stores will decline, and everyone will have to become an anchor to make money from their families.

Fortunately, I targeted the internet celebrity economy in advance, so I don’t have to worry about the quality declining.

As for what he said to Nan Xiang, the other party was just surprised for a moment, and then immediately refused. However, after the refusal, Nan Xiang said fearfully: "I...I'll think about it."

Jian Xi smiled. This matter was not urgent for him at the moment, so he nodded and agreed. Anyway, the other party would agree sooner or later. Did he really think he was discussing it with this woman who was under control?

Nan Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, then hesitated for a moment before continuing:
"Don't tell Lin Xiao and the others, they don't know that I do this."

……

October 10, Wednesday.

That familiar hospital, where Gu Li cried bitterly over her father's body two months ago, and Lin Xiao was by her side. And today, Lin Xiao came here again.

But it was not for Gu Li, but to pick up Zhou Chongguang from the hospital.

"Zhou Chongguang, are you sure you can be discharged now?" Lin Xiao looked at Zhou Chongguang who had changed his hospital gown into a coat, with a worried look on his face, "Why do I feel like you will be blown down by any gust of wind?"

"Tsk! Who are you looking down on?" Zhou Chongguang proudly raised his hands and showed off his muscles. "I've gained a lot of weight in the past two months in the hospital."

Lin Xiao nodded and said, "Have you told Gong Ming about your discharge from the hospital?"

"..."

When this was mentioned, Zhou Chongguang's happy expression disappeared instantly, his face fell, and his hands tightened on the backpack.

"What's wrong? Didn't you tell me?"

"It's okay, let's go to ME now and just consider it as telling him." Zhou Chongguang forced a smile and urged Lin Xiao to take him back to the company.

Although Lin Xiao felt that the situation was a bit strange, he still agreed. Isn't it normal for the younger brother to be discharged from the hospital and go to see his older brother?

……

In the editor-in-chief's office of ME Company, Gong Ming was looking at documents.

The old man of the Gong family, that is, Gong Ming's father, is a foreigner, so Gong Ming is a mixed-race child with black hair and blue eyes. His facial features also have Western features. Compared to his younger brother who likes to stick out his tongue to act cute, he is more manly in appearance.

If it weren't for the difference in status and the fact that he always has a stern face, the company's employees might prefer to be his fans.

As the biological son of Mr. Gong, Gong Ming is the definite heir of the Gong family. Unfortunately, Mr. Gong is not a normal person either. He is even more cold-blooded and ruthless than Gong Ming. In fact, Gong Ming is now like this mostly because he learned from his father.

Moreover, even as the heir of the Gong family, Gong Ming worked very hard, if for no other reason than to gain his father's approval.

There was no way out. Old Man Gong implemented a high-pressure policy on him, and it was difficult for him to get praise from his father.

Not long ago, the order he received from his father was to acquire Shenggu Group.

In name, it was acquired by the parent company Constanly, but in reality it was acquired for the publishing company ME. After all, the forest land, paper, and printing resources owned by Shenggu Group can complement M and E. Today, the cost of publishing magazines for ME is extremely high. If they don't find a way to reduce paper costs, they will have to...well, reduce labor costs.

But ME happens to be on the fashion path, and the company's brand tone cannot be easily changed. Lowering paper quality and labor costs will undoubtedly damage the company's brand tone, and the situation it faces will be more difficult than it is now.

So even though Gu Li has been trying hard to persuade him recently, his determination to acquire Shenggu Group is unshakable.

"Dong dong!"

At this time, assistant Kitty came in with some documents.

"This is the charity auction plan prepared by the Cancer Charity Foundation. In addition, the publishing contract for Death Diary has also arrived. Regarding the royalties, Zhou Chongguang himself needs to sign and confirm."

It is worth mentioning that "Death Diary" is a diary that records everyone's life. This kind of book, which relies on many gimmicks such as death, diary, countdown, memories, etc., has extremely impressive sales.

But this more or less has the meaning of making money from the dead. Gong Ming naturally doesn't care about this kind of thing, but his younger brother Zhou Chongguang is very opposed to it.

There is no way, Gong Ming is alive and well, but Zhou Chongguang is really going to die!
Unfortunately, although Zhou Chongguang is his younger brother, he is just a writer who was promoted by him. He is also the editor-in-chief of ME, and words cannot prevail in the face of power.

So, this time when it comes to signing the royalties for "Death Diary", Gong Ming also decided to sign on behalf of his younger brother. His time is running out, so how could he still care about the royalties?
However, just as he was about to sign, the office door was suddenly pushed open and his younger brother Zhou Chongguang finally arrived.

Behind him was Lin Xiao, who looked confused.

Everything was fine on the way here, but for some reason, as soon as she entered the ME building, Zhou Chongguang rushed to the elevator like a chicken with its blood pumped up. If there wasn't another elevator nearby, she would have either climbed the stairs or waited for the elevator for half a day.

However, after entering the office floor, Zhou Chongguang took out a pile of papers from his bag and rushed to Gong Ming's office at an even faster pace. Lin Xiao wanted to stop him and ask him something, but to no avail.

If Gong Ming thought that she had sent people here to disrupt the emperor's presence, she would lose her job.

Seeing his half-brother looking at him angrily, Gong Ming's expression became dull. He didn't expect that he would come over so soon.

"Countdown to death, right? The last pot of gold, are you still human?!" Zhou Chongguang looked at his good brother angrily and sadly.

I never expected that the little life I had left would be used by my good brother to make money.

Oh, by the way, when Zhou Chongguang was hospitalized due to stomach cancer two months ago, Gong Ming had already announced his condition to the public. This death countdown gimmick has been built up for two months. We can’t just tease the King of Hell... uh, tease the readers, right?

What better gimmick than the death of the popular author and the original author of Death Note himself? I'm sure sales will go up.

So, looking at Ou Doudou who had just run away from the hospital, Gong Ming, who was quite like his father, signed the royalties in front of her.

Hate me, stupid brother. Only hatred can keep you fighting the disease.

Of course, if it can help make Death Note a big seller, that would be great too!
When Zhou Chongguang saw this scene, he was so angry that he threw the manuscript of "Death Note" in his hand away.

The employees working outside also noticed the commotion in the boss' office and stood up one by one to watch the excitement from the back. However, in their eyes, it was just the company's cash cow who was losing his temper and cursing at the company's boss, while the cold-blooded boss didn't say a word.

Lin Xiao felt numb watching this scene, and had a feeling that he would be affected.

After Zhou Chongguang vented his anger, his dear brother still said nothing. Cold violence is unbearable not only for women but also for men, let alone a dying and somewhat feminine man like him. So he left the office in tears and lost his soul, unable to bear the cold violence.

After Ou Doudou left, Gong Ming looked out the office window with a melancholy look on his face.

"Brother, I am doing this for our Gong family's...money!"

……

Lin Quan is currently a senior and has not gone for an internship. She originally wanted to go, but considering that her relationship with Jian Xi is not stable yet, she decided to stay in school to work on her graduation project.

Later, after Jian Xi asked her, he felt that it didn't matter whether she did an internship or not, but he also suggested that she could consider studying for a master's degree.

Anyway, I have time. Looking back at the girlfriends in my past lives, except Li Xiaoyue, their average educational level is between bachelor's and master's degrees.

The highest is Bai Xiaohe, who has raised the upper limit to a doctorate. Xiao Ai in her previous life was a master's degree student. If this world can continue to maintain this level, there will be a chance to directly raise the average academic level to a master's degree.

Lin Quan didn't know about Jian Xi's bad taste, but she was seriously considering this suggestion. It was impossible this year because the postgraduate entrance examination would be in two months. There was not enough time, but she could prepare for next year's exam.

The prerequisite is that Jian Xi can always stay with her.

"Senior, why don't you prepare with me for next year's postgraduate entrance examination?"

In the evening, after exercising, the two of them talked about their bedtime conversation.

Hearing Lin Quan say this, Jian Xi smiled and said, "I'm afraid I don't have the time. I think I will be very busy next year and won't have that much time to prepare for the exam."

He doesn't have the leisure time to be a student. He has to start his own business next year. Although his desire for wealth is not particularly strong, he has to find something to do.

As for money, you can’t take it with you when you travel through time!
Lin Quan felt a little disappointed when he heard this. How wonderful it would be if the senior continued to have a pure relationship with him on campus!

As soon as Jian Xi saw the look on Xiao Lu Cha's face, he knew what she was thinking, so he pinched her face and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will accompany you while you prepare for the exam. I'm here and I won't run away."

After a pause, he added with a smile: "On the contrary, I am worried that you will strike first and kill the person you like as soon as you get ashore."

"I won't!"

Lin Quan wrinkled his nose and answered, he had finally moved into his senior's house and was about to get married, wouldn't it be a bargain for his rival if another family came ashore?

Thinking of this, Little Green Tea said in a disgusting tone: "Senior, is that Lin Xiao still pestering you?"

"?"

Jian Xi looked at her in surprise. How did this make it seem like Lin Xiao was the third party?

Do all women who become mistresses correct their perception of themselves?
But he still replied: "Well, she's still pestering me."

Anyway, it's almost the same. Who can tell who is pestering whom?
Hearing this, Lin Quan wanted to get angry, but then he changed his mind and used his traditional skills: "Senior, will you leave me for her in the future?"

Little Green Tea was about to cry and continued: "After all, you and her have been in love for so many years. I, I am definitely not as important as her in your heart. Now that I sleep with you, I feel like I stole something that belonged to her."
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I don’t know if it was because she was putting herself into the story or if it was really expressing her true feelings, but the little green tea girl really shed a few tears.

If Jian Xi hadn't been silent the whole time and the other party had secretly glanced at him when the little pearl dropped, he would have really thought that Lin Quan had a change of heart.

The dog man looked at Little Green Tea with a smile, and suddenly found it quite interesting that the other person spoke in this way.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken, Lin Quan continued, "Senior, why don't you speak?"

"I think you speak very well, and I want to hear you continue."

"..."

Little Green Tea was stunned, not understanding whether this meant that her voice was nice or the content was nice, but then she said aggrievedly: "But you haven't answered what I just said, senior!"

"Answer?" The dog man thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "I'm a good person. You should get along well with me. If you don't, find the problem yourself."

……

“I’m looking for problems?”

Lin Xiao widened her eyes and looked at her boyfriend in front of her with anger. What he had just said was really too narcissistic.

"What? No?"

In Gu Li's villa, Jian Xi was lying on the sofa and said with a smile.

When he said this to Lin Quan last night, Little Green Tea had the same reaction.

But she soon realized that he was teasing her, and she got on her horse in anger and started the second battle.

And now, Jian Xi looked at Lin Xiao, whose face was gradually getting redder, and thought that there were indeed differences between people.

Before Lin Xiao could speak, Gu Li interrupted and said, "I think what Jian Xi said makes sense. Lin Xiao should really look for the problem himself."

So Lin Xiao turned her attention to her best friend.

"Gu Li, if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"

"Hehe, this is my home, can't I talk?" Gu Li spread out his hands, still looking casual.

Lin Xiao was a little angry when she saw her like this, but she didn't know how to refute Gu Li's words. After looking at her boyfriend who was standing aside, she said angrily:

"Jian Xi, why don't you help me?"

"What can I help you with?" Jian Xi took over the conversation, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "After Gu Li drove you away, did you come to live with me?"

"This..." Lin Xiao really wanted to agree, but she was embarrassed to agree in front of Gu Li and Tang Wanru.

So after hesitating for a few seconds, he gave a dry laugh and said, "If I leave, Gu Li and Tang Wanru will definitely be reluctant to let me go."

"No, of course I'm willing to do that." Gu Li added at the right time, and Tang Wanru, who was licking yogurt, nodded, "Me too."

"You guys!" Lin Xiao was stuck here, feeling a little embarrassed, but also a little tempted. Should he go and live with Jian Xi?
She is in her twenties and just became a woman not long ago. Now she is quite addicted to life. It seems that it would be nice to live with Jian Xi!

While Lin Xiao was struggling with his thoughts, Gu Li, the cargo loader, picked up the champagne and said, "If you want me to be reluctant to let you go, then you can do me a favor. That is, I need you, Lin Xiao, to do me a favor."

"Help?" Lin Xiao was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "How can I help you?"

Gu Li took a sip of wine, and his expression immediately changed from calm to resentful: "Help me go undercover in ME!"

(End of this chapter)