I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 234 The Growth of a Rich Kid

Su Cheng roughly calculated it in her mind.

The money Ye Li received was just enough for a small, old apartment in a decent location.

A slightly better location and a slightly larger area would cost seven or eight million.

But no matter how you calculate it, renovation is definitely necessary, and it will cost at least 200,000 to 300,000 yuan.

Eh?
A strange idea suddenly popped into Su Cheng's mind.

Doesn't the old man own a renovation company?
He could talk to his dad and ask him to open a renovation company in Jingzhou!

Su Cheng could use the promise of earning more money as a legitimate reason to persuade the old man.

Once the old man agrees, he'll be in Su Cheng's trap. Su Cheng has plenty of ways to make trouble for the old man until he slips up.

Once Su Cheng understood this, a wicked smile immediately appeared on her face.

Ye Li noticed that Su Cheng's expression was off. Why was she suddenly laughing, and in such a strange way? "What are you laughing at?"

"No, no, no, I just suddenly thought of something funny."

Su Cheng told Ye Li to think things through before having this idea, and whether she wanted to settle in Jingzhou afterward.

"Yes, we've settled down, so what else can we do?"

Ye Li definitely didn't want to leave Jingzhou. In other words, if she had no other choice, she would definitely stay with the Emperor Group.

But now that the old couple's matter has been resolved, she has no more worries and can continue to stay in Jingzhou.

She happened to have some money on hand, so she put buying a house on her agenda.

"Sister Chestnut, what I mean is, what if the company transfers you to another city in the future?"

Ye Li felt that Su Cheng's words made some sense.

Sometimes, for various reasons, the group will transfer its middle and senior management personnel.

Especially those in the middle management.

The most frequent job transfers are among consulting and management personnel.

Shengyue Consulting is the Whampoa Military Academy of Dihao Group. After working at Shengyue Consulting for about ten years, you will be transferred to other large enterprises as vice presidents or to a medium-sized enterprise as CEO.

Her position is definitely not going to change at this stage.

After the Du Juan case, her position as deputy director was practically a done deal.

If the group wants to transfer her to another city in the future, that will definitely be six or seven years from now. We'll talk about it then.

Su Cheng understood her thoughts.

Ye Li had no family to support her, and with her recent experiences, she was truly all alone.

Having your own house in Jingzhou gives you a stronger sense of security.

No matter what storms we encounter in the future, at least we'll have a place to rest and recuperate.

The mindset and feeling of renting someone else's house are completely different from living in your own house.

"Sister Chestnut, can you get a loan?"

“I’m sure I can get a loan, my credit score is excellent, but I don’t think I need to borrow much, and I’m not buying a particularly nice house.”

“I have a good classmate from university who studied design and now runs an interior design company. It should be cheaper if I ask her to do my renovation.”

Su Cheng supported herself with her hands and feet.

"Sister Chestnut, if you buy a house, could you lend me the money you have left over?"

Ye Li: ???
Grass.

She knew Su Cheng wasn't hiding anything while laughing.

Qin Fen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Cheng, why do you borrow money every day?"

"What are you doing? I didn't lend you any money."

Ye Li asked sarcastically, "What use are you then?"

"Yes, it's useful."

"And where's your money?"

“My money is also useful.”

"What's it for?"

"I'll invest for you!" Su Cheng started making some playful remarks. "If we make a profit, it's on me; if we lose, it's yours. How about it?"

Ye Li: ???
"Are you an idiot? Why don't you lend me the money and I'll invest in you?"

"Because I'm afraid of losing money."

Ye Li was taken aback: "Oh, your money is real money, and mine is just numbers. You're not afraid of losing money, are you?"

Yes, that's right.

"It's nm!"

Su Cheng's request for Ye Li's money this time is not for investment.

He just wanted to use the money Ye Li had to settle some accounts.

Commonly known as: money laundering!
But it's not money laundering in the traditional sense. Every penny Su Cheng earns is clean, clean even under a magnifying glass.

He just couldn't let his dad see him; he had to hide it.

Otherwise, the old man will find ways to ask me for money.

The four of them chatted and laughed.

Qin Fen brought up a piece of gossip: "Hey, have you guys heard? Yuan Xinhao has resigned."

Ye Li was surprised: "He resigned?"

"Hmm?" Su Cheng was also a little surprised.

Based on his understanding of Yuan Xinhao, this person was the least likely to resign!
Isn't he part of Lin Lin's small circle in Jingzhou?

How could you just quit like that?
"You resigned right after receiving your share of the profits?"

"Yes, I didn't even receive my year-end bonus."

"When did it happen?"

"Deng Qiang approved the report he submitted this morning."

"Where did he go?"

"It seems they went to Yuezhou." Su Cheng was quite surprised.

Has Yuan Xinhao left Lin Lin and her small circle?

Su Cheng sensed that Yuan Xinhao had realized that he would never truly integrate into Lin Lin's inner circle.

This isn't something Yuan Xinhao can just try to fit in on his own. His ID number starts with 130, so he should have known from the beginning that he would never be able to fit in.

Even if he's currently on good terms with his inner circle and they're even helping him get away with things.

In reality, they weren't one of Lin Lin's group's own people; they were outsiders.

Yuan Xinhao looked down on Su Cheng, and Su Cheng also looked down on Yuan Xinhao in various ways.

But Su Cheng really admires him for leaving the entertainment industry and going to Guangzhou to make a living. She admires him from the bottom of her heart.

The fact that Yuan Xinhao was able to realize this shows that he wasn't a fool.

Su Cheng was willing to categorize him as a smart person.

He went to Guangdong to start his own business and build his own network, which is the right way to go.

In Guangzhou, Yuan Xinhao could easily pick up the self-esteem he lost in the industry and the face he lost at Shengyue.

Qin Fen added, "It seems that one of the brothers in Group Two resigned along with him; they both left."

"Yeah, that's fine too."

Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen were unaware of the inside story. They had been getting along well with Yuan Xinhao these past few days, so they felt quite sorry for Yuan Xinhao.

"Brother Cheng, Sister Li, Brother Qin, can I ask you a question?"

"what is the problem?"

How exactly can I save money?

Zhang Yangwen asked the question that had been giving him a major headache lately.

Dujuan Company gave Shengyue tens of millions of yuan. After the case was completed, the group took half of it first, and Ye Li took the lion's share of the remainder.

Su Cheng received the least, only 80,000 to 90,000 yuan.

Qin Fen received the average number from the joint group, which was around 230,000 to 240,000.

It's worth mentioning that although Lin Lin is the team leader, she receives the same salary as Qin Fen.

Since Zhang Yangwen was an intern, he didn't receive a single penny and could only watch others share the money while listening to Su Cheng and Ye Li discuss buying a house in Jingzhou.

There's nothing Su Cheng can do about this.

Su Cheng was the actual person in charge of handling Du Juan's case, but on the surface he was an outsider with no power, so he couldn't give Zhang Yangwen any money.

Even if Su Cheng had that power, he wouldn't share it.

Giving Zhang Yangwen 10,000 yuan last time was a favor, but not giving it to Zhang Yangwen was my duty.

The three of them gasped upon hearing the question.

Zhang Yangwen asked about saving money, but what he actually wanted to ask was how to get through the year-long internship.

Ye Li recalled that when she first came to Jingzhou, she didn't have much money and could only afford a single room outside the Sixth Ring Road for 600 yuan. She had to grit her teeth and bear it.

Qin Fen received financial support from his family in the early stages, so he didn't suffer much during his internship after starting his job.

But Su Cheng is different.

He had a two-year internship at Shengyue.

With nearly twenty years of experience being raised in poverty, Zhang Yangwen has come to the right person.

Su Cheng essentially answered Zhang Yangwen's economic problem: "Just eat your fill and cut all expenses."

As for how to save money.

Many people's experience can be summed up in four simple words: increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

However, Shengyue's situation is special. Open source is impossible, and interns don't have that kind of time. All their energy is either dealing with cases or immersing themselves in the database.

If Zhang Yangwen takes a part-time job as a food delivery driver, he won't be able to use the database to improve his professional skills.

But then again, if Zhang Yangwen had no money at all, he would be kicked out by the landlord and starve to death.

So this is a tough choice between two options.

Money or time?

This is a problem that Su Cheng has faced many times, and it is also a problem that ordinary people from families with limited means need to face.

Su Cheng's approach was to work part-time for a while, and then focus entirely on her studies.

This is exactly what the old folks wanted to see.

However, this forced solution is not the optimal one.

If we assume that those with ample financial means would definitely choose time, then these wealthy young people would certainly choose time, because they don't lack money and don't need to waste time and life doing part-time jobs.

They can dedicate all their time to studying.

This is the optimal solution.

Don't say that having money means you don't value time.

Su Cheng does not deny this idea.

but.

Not all rich kids are spoiled brats; most of them are quite respectable!
You can tell by looking at the statistics on the family circumstances of students in key universities.

This is how the gap between ordinary people and so-called 'elites' and 'top students' widens little by little.

People like Zhang Yangwen are a minority; even Qin Fen values ​​time.

Otherwise, how could Qin Fen have gone to Stanford University?

Let him get his hands on chicken feathers.

Su Cheng's advice to Zhang Yangwen was: "Don't make plans for saving money or spending money."

Forget about your savings plan, don't keep a record of any of your expenses, just forget about them all.

what?
Zhang Yangwen frowned.

How much money was spent, and how much money was left, without keeping any records?

Is this really so counterintuitive?
He has been using the Obsidian, recommended by Su Cheng, to track his financial situation for several weeks now.

"I recommended that you use that software to take study notes, not to take notes on income and expenses!"

(End of this chapter)