Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 121 Find an opportunity yourself

Yan Hui ignored Su Jin. He had never hit two consecutive rounds in a row last night. He had finally managed to do it today, so how could he stop?
In the third round, he made 8 shots on his first attempt and then made the next two shots on his follow-up attempt.

In the fourth round, the first shot missed 7, and the rebound left only 1.

In the fifth round, he made all his first shots.

In the tenth round, the first shot went in!
Yan Hui didn't expect to be in such a hot streak today. After ten rounds, his score reached an astonishing 193!

This score isn't much in the stadium; there are records of over 260 points on every lane. But for Yan Hui, a beginner, this is incredibly lucky.

"You're a liar! You told me last time that you didn't know anything about bowling, how could you not know?" Su Jin said angrily.

"I'm not lying to you. When you told me last time, I really didn't know anything. But last night, I specifically went to a place to learn for three hours and even hired a coach. And you didn't ask me about that today," Yan Hui felt a little wronged.

"Huh?" Lan Yudie was a little surprised. "You just started learning last night?"

"I'll be a dog if I lie," Yan Hui swore.

Su Jin believed him, but she was somewhat surprised. "You specifically sought out a coach for three hours to learn ball today? My dad always taught me; I've never had a coach before."

"I'm not worried. I won't cause you any trouble." Yan Hui scratched his head, seemingly not thinking that much about it.

"Alright then, since you've received professional training, then... then you can teach me!" Su Jin was still a little touched. She hadn't expected that Yan Hui would take her casual remark so seriously.

"How about I hire another coach?" Yan Hui asked hesitantly.

"No, you can't have forgotten what the coach told you yesterday, can you?"

"OK then"

That afternoon, Yan Hui truly began to enjoy the fun of bowling.

Aiming, throwing, and hitting the target—this process is actually quite interesting, especially with friends by your side.

The two girls were exhausted after less than two hours of fighting. Yan Hui didn't linger and called a car for Su Jin and Lan Yudie to go home first.

"You two go first, I'll take a taxi back later. We're not going in the same direction." Yan Hui waved goodbye to the two.

On his way here, he had already noted down the intersection information and was preparing to walk back.

...

Yan Hui had a very fulfilling three weeks ahead of him.

When his cousin needed his help, he would immediately rush over to assist him, and gradually earned several hundred yuan.

When he has nothing to do, he goes to the bookstore to read.

Su Jin's schedule was quite packed in the second semester of her junior year, so I could only see her on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, she usually had to prepare homework and go to school. Yan Hui, on the other hand, spent most of his time studying on his own.

Yan Hui has read all the copies of "Story Club" that he could find, and in addition, he has read several issues of "Business World" magazine.

There was a boss who dared to start an appliance business with only 1000 yuan in start-up capital. His initial story can be described as a series of alliances and collaborations. After securing one resource, he used that resource to negotiate for a second one, and then gradually integrated seven or eight resources before the factory was established.

Similar stories abound in Business World magazine. It seems that none of these successful people wait until all the resources are in place before starting to do things.

Yan Hui had completed all the company's paperwork, but during this time, not a single client had contacted him. His pager had only received calls from two people so far—his cousin and Su Jin. Perhaps because he had extra phone credit, Su Jin seemed to enjoy contacting Yan Hui. Sometimes, if Yan Hui received a message and had other business, he would call Su Jin. Each call lasted about two and a half minutes.

Reading, helping his cousin with his business, bowling, and eating lavish meals—this kind of life was truly delightful. Yan Hui calculated the time and knew it was about right.

The company has all the necessary materials. We've already spent a considerable amount of money with Mr. Teng; it's time to give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll cut our losses.

One day in late March, it rained in Jianye.

Rainy days are not good for the timber market; fewer people make it seem rather desolate.

If the rain gets any heavier, even the porters won't want to come out, and the whole market will basically come to a standstill.

When Yan Hui arrived at President Teng's restaurant, there was only one table of people eating.

As usual, Yan Hui ordered three signature dishes and savored them all by himself.

The waiter already recognized Yan Hui and greeted him warmly. Yan Hui then asked about President Teng again.

"Boss, to be honest, our General Manager Teng doesn't come here very often. Sometimes when he's having dinner with guests, he might not even be here," the cashier manager replied to Yan Hui with the same words.

"Okay, sure." Yan Hui wasn't in a hurry.

After finishing his meal, Yan Hui asked the waiter to clear the dishes, and the manager followed him over: "Boss, the total is 118 yuan. I'll give you a 3 yuan discount, so it'll be 115 yuan. Do you want a receipt?"

“I’m not opening today,” Yan Hui waved his hand. “I’m not going to settle the bill today. Unless your boss comes out.”

Yan Hui sat down in the chair with an air of authority.

"Huh?" The waiter and manager were both shocked. They ate without paying?

The people at the next table also looked at Yan Hui. If they had a camera, they would definitely have taken it out and taken pictures.

These days, are there still people who want to freeload?

"What? Is that not allowed?" Yan Hui said, taking out a stack of receipts from his pocket.

Yan Hui laid out the receipts on the tidied table. The total amount on these receipts was about 2,700 or 2,800 yuan, and Yan Hui's actual expenses were close to 2000 yuan, which was quite a lot.

“If you call the police today, I’ll pay up. But as you’ve seen, it’s not that I can’t pay; I’m a regular customer, right? Here’s what we’ll do: you call your boss out, and I’ll pay you today’s bill immediately. If your boss is really unavailable today, we can schedule a time. Once we agree on a time, I’ll settle the bill and leave right now, without giving you any trouble.” After saying this, Yan Hui leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Now the manager and the waiter were in a dilemma, because Yan Hui wouldn't listen to anything they said.

Call the police? How could we call the police? What would the other guests think?
Yan Hui was determined to see the boss. This time, after calling the police, Yan Hui paid the bill and left. Could they really catch this old customer?
If we resolve this by calling the police, Yan Hui might come back tomorrow after paying the bill today, and if the same thing happens again, are we going to call the police again? What will happen to the restaurant then?
Yan Hui wasn't flustered at all; his birthday wasn't until next week.

Within two minutes, the store manager decided that he had to find a way to contact the boss.

Of course he could contact President Teng, but he hadn't wanted to before; this time, he simply had no other choice.

After sitting for about ten minutes, the store manager came over to Yan Hui: "Boss, our General Manager Teng said he'll be here in half an hour, what do you think..."

"Okay." Yan Hui reached out and took out the 118 yuan he had prepared, some change and some cash. "Check out."

(End of this chapter)