Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 218 Waiting for Spring to Bloom
“I had some experience back home, so I’m in a management position here.”

"However, this is just a small, newly established studio that operates as a tutoring center."

"If you all want to see it, I'll take you there."

"But you have to get up early, maybe eight o'clock. We'll leave at eight-thirty."

Shen Qingqing did not directly answer the question about introducing their work, but only said that she would take them to see it.

The three nodded in unison, but when they heard that Shen Qingqing was actually in management, the other three were shocked.

"I never expected that among the four of us, the most powerful one is actually the youngest!" Fang Rong's eyes were shining as she looked at Shen Qingqing.

"Isn't this just like the characters in those online novels you love to read? Now you don't need to project yourself onto them anymore, we have a ready-made one in our dorm!" Gu Tianqi joked.

Shen Qingqing felt ashamed; her experiences, if you really looked at them, were indeed quite like something out of a novel.

Fang Rong suddenly realized, pointed a finger at Gu Tianqi from a distance, and gave her an affirming look: "You reminded me! I wanted to recommend this novel I've been reading recently. The female lead is simply the best at pretending to be weak while actually being strong!"

"She looks thin and frail, but she has a ton of amazing skills, and her strength is increasing at an incredible pace!"

When Shen Qingqing saw Fang Rong take out her phone and open a familiar app, she was reminded of the wildly popular female-centric novel genre that had flourished in recent years.

The conversation completely shifted to the novel after Fang Rong took out her phone and started recommending it.

Shen Qingqing also loved reading it, especially after she stopped thinking about how to write it like she did in her previous life and started reading it without using her brain at all. It was like a completely new and wonderful world.

The next day, Fang Rong and the others got up on time as expected. After Shen Qingqing asked if they wanted to have breakfast in the cafeteria before leaving, they were told to eat out.

“Okay, let’s go!” Shen Qingqing led the way and met up with Wu Fangyi at the school gate.

Wu Fangyi was quite surprised to see the other three people following behind Shen Qingqing. "Qingqing, who is this...?"

“Sister Fangyi, these are my three roommates. This is Fang Rong, this is Gu Tianqi, and this is Meng Mingfei.” Shen Qingqing introduced them to Wu Fangyi one by one. “They heard that I work in management at Utour, so they want to come with me to see me.”

Upon hearing the last sentence, Wu Fangyi understood and greeted him politely.

They weren't that extravagant; they would take a taxi from Q University to Tongzhou District, or they would take the subway as usual.

On the subway, Shen Qingqing frequently reported and confirmed with people from various departments on her phone. Although the signal was not very good, there was enough time. By the time she got off the subway, she had a basic understanding of the situation.

When Zheng's father learned that they were going to set up a tutoring institution, he selected five locations, three of which were in Tongzhou District and the other two in Dianzhou District.

Q University is located in Dian District, so Shen Qingqing first signed a contract for Tong District. Later, after construction started on the Tong District site, Shen Qingqing asked Zheng's father to sign another contract for Dian District.

Shen Qingqing plans to separate the main business of the two districts.

Since it's an educational studio, education can't be limited to just tutoring.

Zheng Dongqi waited for them at the subway entrance.

As soon as they went outside, Zheng Dongqi handed the tablet to Shen Qingqing as usual: "Boss, the hard decoration is all done. As for the soft decoration, the administration, operations and marketing departments discussed it and suggested that the style be in line with the local style, with a spirit of striving and progress."

Shen Qingqing took the tablet and looked at the several interior design drafts that had been agreed upon. "Have you done any market research or comparison with other agencies?"

"The marketing department has it; the studio will send you a detailed report." Zheng Dongqi led them toward the car.

Apart from Wu Fangyi, Fang Rong and the other two were completely dumbfounded when they heard Zheng Dongqi call Shen Qingqing "little boss".

They only heard Shen Qingqing say that she was in management, but they didn't hear her say that she was the boss!
So, is the phrase "having some experience at home" meant to tell them this is a family business?

Fang Rong and the other two followed Wu Fangyi into the back seat in a daze.

The studio is located just a 15-minute drive from the subway station, which is very close.

Shen Qingqing got out of the car, not forgetting her friends who had come with her, and stopped to wait for Fang Rong and the others: "Sister Rongrong, Sister Gugu, Sister Mingfei, this is the place, our studio."

Fang Rong held Gu Tianqi tightly on her left and Meng Mingfei tightly on her right, visibly becoming restrained.

"However, the renovation isn't completely finished yet, so what you see might be a rather ugly model room." Shen Qingqing seemed oblivious to Fang Rong's awkwardness as she guided them inside and gave them a brief introduction.

Wu Fangyi followed at the very back.

It's as if she's saying that no one can get past her today.

There was also Zheng Dongqi following beside them with a smile.

However, soon after Shen Qingqing went inside, she didn't have time to spend with Fang Rong and the others because it was time for the meeting.

"Sister Fangyi! I'll leave Sister Rongrong and the other two in your care for now! I have to go to a meeting!" Shen Qingqing grabbed Wu Fangyi's hand, blinking her eyes at her. This is how it is when you need someone's help.

Wu Fangyi was used to being suddenly given something by her, so she nodded and said, "Okay, you can go ahead."

"OK, OK! Rongrong, Gugu, Mingfei, you can ask or look at anything you want. You can ask Fangyi; she's the second boss of the studio, and she knows the place as well as I do. I'll go get busy now!" Shen Qingqing finished instructing Fang Rong and the other two, then turned to Zheng Dongqi and said, "Dongqi, order a milk tea set. Ask Rongrong and the others what they want to drink. Same rules for the others."

“Okay, little boss!” Zheng Dongqi gave an “OK” sign.

However, once Shen Qingqing started talking, it lasted for more than two hours.

Fang Rong and the others had already finished their milk tea and cake, and had also finished shopping up and down the stairs.

The initial awkwardness I felt when I first learned that Shen Qingqing was the owner of a studio had vanished, replaced by a sense of wonder and curiosity about the studio.

I've also lost interest in working at Utour Studio.

Fang Rong herself doesn't really like children, and she hates high school where students spend all day and night doing practice problems.

So after listening to Wu Fangyi's introduction of the tutoring job at Utour, she completely gave up.

Gu Tianqi did not show any obvious preference, and his reaction was indifferent.

Surprisingly, Meng Mingfei asked very detailed questions, almost like someone about to start working there. She didn't ask much about the studio's administrative aspects; she focused entirely on how to provide coaching.

Seeing that she was serious, Wu Fangyi answered all her questions.

By the time Shen Qingqing finished her meeting and finalized the procedures for everything, Meng Mingfei had already moved on to the stage of applying for an interview. As Shen Qingqing approached, she overheard Meng Mingfei asking who to interview and how the interview would proceed.

"What kind of interview?" Shen Qingqing asked, taking a sip of her milk tea before finishing it.

Meng Mingfei turned around and said, "It's an interview for your studio. I'm quite interested in this job."

"Did Mingfei have any tutoring experience before?" Shen Qingqing nodded in understanding after hearing this and casually asked.

When Wu Fangyi sat down, she handed her the small cake that she had been saving for her.

"No, I used to just bury myself in studying. I spent all my time studying and only explained problems to my classmates," Meng Mingfei said subconsciously.

Shen Qingqing happily ate her cake, which was her favorite ice cream mousse. "If you don't have any tutoring experience, you might have to start as an offline tutor. Parents bring their children over for after-school tutoring. To put it bluntly, it's watching them do their homework, teaching them how to do it, and then checking their homework."

Meng Mingfei nodded. She had just learned from Wu Fangyi about the differences between home tutors and tutors. "I understand. You have to accumulate experience before you can start working. Otherwise, you'll mess things up."

"And we don't interfere with the training of the teachers. The trainers are experienced teachers who have taught students who have achieved good results, and we won't interfere with their training process." Shen Qingqing had finished her cake, wiped her mouth, and looked at Meng Mingfei seriously.

This was both a way of giving her a heads-up and a way of telling her that she needed to keep her personal and professional life separate at work.

Meng Mingfei replied just as earnestly, "I understand."

"Then let's give it a try. You have to try things to know if you can do them or not, right?" Shen Qingqing winked at Meng Mingfei.

Meng Mingfei smiled gently: "You're right!"

After having lunch together, Fang Rong and Gu Tianqi went back to school. Shen Qingqing had an interview to attend in the afternoon, and Wu Fangyi naturally stayed at the studio.

Meng Mingfei signed a part-time contract directly with the studio and began training before the studio officially started operating.

My first month at Q University ended with me busy juggling my studies and studio work.

During the National Day holiday, neither Shen Qingqing nor Wu Fangyi planned to go home. Shen Qingqing even called home and begged her uncle's family and her parents to come to the capital for a visit.

If this had been said in her previous life, Shen Qingqing would have dared to say it, but the elders of the Shen and Li families would not have dared to listen.

But in this lifetime, it's just a matter of a single sentence. Shen Qingqing said it, so as parents who want their children, of course they should fulfill their children's requests.

The happiest people about the trip to the capital were the three children and the elderly couple, Li Yuxing and Zhang Mingfang.

Because none of the five of them had ever been to the capital, especially the older generation, whose feelings about the capital were completely different from their own.

The capital city holds an extremely heavy weight in their hearts.

Shen Qingqing later heard from Li Xunli and the others that the old couple were still very happy for more than a week after they learned that they were going to the capital for National Day.

After the only long holiday in the second half of the year ended, Shen Qingqing devoted herself to shuttling between school and studio.

The studio has officially opened for business.

Ever since the people in the dormitory learned that Shen Qingqing was the owner of a studio, they all realized how busy she was. Sometimes after class, when they returned to the dormitory after dinner, they would hear Shen Qingqing constantly typing on the keyboard while they were chatting.

Even those silent membrane keyboards still make some noise; they're not completely silent.

Once she starts tapping, she can't stop.

She did this because she was concerned that it wasn't good to keep making phone calls in the dorm room, as it would disturb not only her own roommates but also those in neighboring dorm rooms. So, whenever she was in the dorm, she switched to online typing for work.

On several occasions, when she couldn't control herself and was busy until late at night, Shen Qingqing even bought several sets of good earplugs for Fang Rong and the others, and then ordered milk tea and cakes to apologize to them.

As the saying goes, one should be soft-hearted when receiving someone's help.

After Shen Qingqing's series of moves, even if Fang Rong and the others were still angry, they would be too embarrassed to continue.

Shen Qingqing had experienced Beijing's winter in her previous life after graduating and working in Beijing, and the memory was still fresh in her mind. So after the National Day holiday, she discussed with Wu Fangyi about buying a thick cotton-padded coat.

Fang Rong and the others are all from the north, so they were very well prepared.

Year after year, spring, summer, autumn, and winter pass, clouds roll and unroll.

In her second year of university, just like the promise Shen Qingqing and Yao Run made in their dorm during their second year of high school, the other four girls in their dorm also got into universities in the capital.

During the days leading up to Shen Qingqing's birthday, I specially went out with her and planned a surprise for her.

Lin Ziyang didn't get into a university in the capital, but he did get into a foreign language school in Tianjin, which is very close to the capital.

Whenever he had free time each week, he would travel to the capital. Finally, in the winter of his junior year, he won over Wu Fangyi, confessed his feelings when the first snow fell, and they got together successfully.

At the end of her junior year, Shen Qingqing successfully opened a branch of her studio in Dianqu District. Unlike the studio in Tongqu District, which retained the name of Youqiantu Education Studio, this studio in Dianqu District added two more words: Youqiantu Language Education Studio. It focuses on various language education programs, connecting not only domestic language education programs but also overseas Chinese language education programs.

It took Shen Qingqing two years of effort to get the authorization to teach Chinese as a foreign language, and she finally managed to get through to everyone involved.

At the end of 2017, all the studios in the Dianqu area were transformed into cubicles with thickened sound insulation cotton for online teaching.

Four years passed in the blink of an eye. In her final semester of senior year, Wu Fangyi finally decided to accept a full-time offer from a large technology company and would not pursue further graduate studies.

Wu Fangyi started interning at this company when she was a junior in college. She begged for the initial three months to be extended to six months, and then to nine months... After interning for a full year, she signed a part-time contract, which stated that she would be offered a job as soon as she graduated.

Lin Ziyang was also accepted into the foreign language program at B University. They will both be striving for their future in the capital city.

Shen Qingqing's two studios have already reached the point where they can conduct some small interviews.

After graduation, Shen Qingqing bought a small apartment and lived with Wu Fangyi. They went to work together every day, met up for dinner after get off work, and then went home together.

Time seems to drag on when you're busy, but no matter how slow it is, the end of 2019 is still here.

The offline studios in Tongqu District were temporarily closed. In Dianqu District, since all employees had participated in online teaching for two years in advance, the work proceeded smoothly despite some initial chaos, and the impact was not significant.

Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi continued to busy themselves with their own things in the apartment complex, occasionally taking a break to video chat with their families, waiting for spring to arrive.

See you tomorrow night~