1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 235 More than a month has passed since we last met, and the thought keeps me awake at night.
"to make."

My cousin took the opportunity to slip away: "Leave the shop to me, you don't need to worry about it. I'm going to find that real estate agent I know right now and have her take me to find a shop."

"I'll also talk to my former colleagues about this and see what they think."

Chen Xiulan didn't want to listen to her mother's nagging anymore, so she got up and left the house.

"Grandma is the best. You love me the most and always think of me first."

Lin Xiyu found it amusing and clung to her grandmother's arm affectionately.

"You did the right thing; you didn't treat your mother like an outsider."

Grandma smiled with relief: "No matter what, she is still your mother. I am very happy that you two can get along well. It's a relief."

"I've already thought it through."

Lin Xiyu affectionately rubbed against her grandmother's shoulder, trying to please her: "From now on, my mother will be in charge of supervising the teaching quality of the training class. She will also be the head of the teaching department. With something important to do, she won't feel bored or empty because her younger brother went to study in another city."

"You should think carefully before letting your mother take charge."

Grandma knows her daughter very well: "She has a very strong personality and is used to making others listen to her. The training class is a joint venture between you and Wu Meng, so it's impossible for everything to go her way. If there's a conflict, you'll be caught in the middle and put in a difficult position."

Grandma's words really reminded me.

Lin Xiyu wholeheartedly agreed: "You can't just run a training course recklessly. There must be rules and regulations. I'll go back and draft the rules and regulations now, so that they can each be responsible for their own duties and act in accordance with the rules and regulations."

"Go and do your work."

Grandma comforted him, then covered her mouth and yawned again.

Let me help you back to bed.

Seeing that her grandmother was tired, Lin Xiyu helped her up from the chair.

"it is good."

Grandma smiled with relief and let her help her back to the bedroom to rest.

Lin Xiyu helped her lie down and talked with her for a while. Grandma was old and couldn't stay awake. She soon started to doze off and closed her eyes.

Seeing that her breathing was steady and she was alright, Lin Xiyu felt relieved, tiptoed to close the door, and left her grandmother's house.

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My cousin is truly a veteran in the renovation industry; she has a wide network of connections and many ways to get things done.

She had her people cast a wide net, and sure enough, within two days, they found a shop that suited their taste.

This shopfront is not far from the old East Gate, on Shandong University South Road, next to Qinglong Bridge. The original landlord ran a restaurant, but business was not good, so he wanted to sell it.

My cousin noticed that the shop was surrounded by dense residential areas and the price was reasonable. After contacting the landlord, she reached a preliminary agreement to buy it.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Xiyu and Wu Meng went to the store to take a look. Seeing that it was similar to what they had expected, they were both very happy and decided to buy the property on the spot, paying the deposit and signing the purchase agreement.

Lin Xiyu entrusted her cousin with the follow-up matters because her cousin was very good at doing business.

Since she had not yet resigned and could not openly run a company, Wu Meng was appointed as the legal representative, and her name was registered on the business license.

"Haha, Yuncai Education, what a brilliant name!"

Upon receiving the business license, Wu Meng laughed exaggeratedly, looking up at the sky: "I never thought I'd be able to turn my life around and become my own boss!"

"This girl is so happy she's practically going crazy."

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were very happy for their daughter and were extremely grateful to Lin Xiyu.

"Mengmeng, from now on, the financial power of the training institution will be in your hands."

Lin Xiyu, going along with the elderly couple's thoughts, said, "I don't know anything about dealing with people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau or about paying taxes. You're the expert, so please pay more attention."

"Do not worry"

With her rounded pregnant belly, Wu Meng exuded a sense of accomplishment: "I'm good at this. I guarantee I can handle everything perfectly without any mistakes."

"The shop renovation will take about ten days."

Lin Xiyu gave her an approving look and said, "Let's take advantage of this time to distribute more flyers and promote the business. We'll try to open in late August and recruit our first batch of students before the new semester starts."

"Leave it to me."

Wu's mother took the initiative to offer to do the job: "Once you've printed them, I'll hand out the flyers. I know the old town well and have a lot of acquaintances, so I can bring you more business."

"OK."

Lin Xiyu smiled and chimed in, "I'll also ask Gu Bin's grandma to help promote it. She knows a lot of people through dancing. Let's all work together to open for business as soon as possible."

"it is good!"

Wu Meng's family was very excited and loudly echoed their agreement.

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Gu Bin's trip to Shanghai was not as smooth as he had imagined. Although Miao Ke was interested in investing in game companies, it was not easy for him to come up with hundreds of millions of yuan at once.

Ultimately, Yingrun Investment seized the opportunity to get involved and took away 20% of the shares.

The person from Yingrun Investment who negotiated business with Xingyao Changyou was Hu Qin.

Speaking of Hu Qin, he is indeed quite cunning and scheming.

Taking advantage of his previous investment failure, he successfully ousted his supervisor and took the position for himself.

Four years later, he got another opportunity. As soon as the news of Xingyao's intention to change shareholders was released, he couldn't wait to visit them, extend an olive branch, and express his intention to cooperate again.

The procedures for changing equity ownership by non-company employees are cumbersome and time-consuming.

Gu Bin had no choice but to stay in Shanghai to deal with the matter, and it was two and a half months later when everything was settled.

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How the game company operates has absolutely nothing to do with Lin Xiyu.

During this time, she was not idle either. Accompanied by her cousin, she visited an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor. While taking medicine and seeing a doctor, she would also take time to help Wu Meng with the opening of the training class.

Time flies by in our busy lives, and before we knew it, it was the end of August, and Yuncai Education officially opened for business.

With the vigorous promotion from Wu's mother and the strong support from Grandma Gu, the training class successfully recruited its first batch of students.

Chen Xiulan and three retired teachers she knew took on the teaching tasks of Chinese and mathematics.

As expected, finding an English teacher was difficult, so they had to hire two college students from a teachers' college to temporarily serve as training instructors.

Lin Xiyu personally assessed their listening and speaking abilities and supervised their teaching progress.

Both of them cherished the opportunity for off-campus internships and were very dedicated to teaching students. Their excellent performance was highly recognized by veteran teachers such as Chen Xiulan.

Tutoring proceeded smoothly, and the management of the training institution gradually became more standardized.

Wu Meng is very happy being a boss. Whenever the training course is held, she will personally come to the site to oversee it, and she can't stop smiling as she watches the children who come to learn.

She was easygoing and had two cute dimples when she smiled, which made her very endearing. Before long, she had become friends with the parents who were waiting outside the classroom.

Once she got to know the parents well, she would take advantage of the time to chat and joke with them, promising them benefits and persuading them to give her an extra commission for each new student they brought in.

With benefits to be had, parents were very enthusiastic, spreading the word among relatives and friends, which proved very effective and brought in many new students for the training center.

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In the early days of operation, there were few students, and the training classes were small, with only ten people in each class.

On the weekend, there will be one class each in the morning and afternoon for Chinese, Mathematics, and English.

As the number of students gradually increased, the classroom was still not enough for 20 students per class. Wu Meng then had another idea: to change one class period to two.

Increasing class hours means that teachers' working hours will also be extended.

The two students from Shandong Normal University were better off; they had no objections as long as they could make money.

Retired teachers are different. As they get older, their physical strength declines, and some don't want to work so hard and give up.

Wu Meng had no choice but to hire four more teachers to take charge of the new teaching tasks.

With more teachers, Chen Xiulan was naturally promoted to head of the teaching group, regaining the glory of being the school's dean of students.

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By the end of September, Gu Bin had finished his business at the company and returned from Shanghai. By then, the training course had already taken shape.

My little cousin Nana also benefited, able to attend classes at her family's tutoring center without spending any extra money. With Lin Xiyu's tutoring during the summer vacation, plus the teachers' careful explanations, Nana's English grades improved by leaps and bounds, jumping from the bottom of the class to the top three in her grade.

The outstanding results not only amazed the teachers at the school, but also attracted the attention of those who were interested.

The parent of one of her classmates, unable to contain their curiosity, inquired about the details.

Nana is still young; a 10-year-old child doesn't have that many tricks up her sleeve, so she readily revealed her cousin's identity.

Of course, the little girl spoke with great pride and a touch of admiration, praising her cousin to the skies.

The student's parent was a big mouth; once the matter was spread, it wasn't long before someone got interested and came to her door with a large sum of money, wanting to hire Lin Xiyu to tutor their child.

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Wangfuchizi West Street.

Gu Bin got out of the taxi, carrying his suitcase, and walked to the alley entrance. By sheer coincidence, he ran into the parents of the classmate who had come to visit his home.

The couple were visiting for the first time and didn't know the way. They wandered around the alleys several times before finally finding the right location.

The two stood at the entrance of the alley, peering inside cautiously, trying to confirm whether it was indeed this family's home.

"Who are you looking for?"

The alley wasn't deep, and there was only one house inside. Gu Bin glanced at the couple with some suspicion.

The couple looked unfamiliar; he was certain he had never seen them before.

"what?!"

The couple were startled, not expecting anyone to be behind them.

"Excuse me, is this Teacher Lin's home?"

The husband was quite reliable; his shock lasted only a second before he calmed down and made an inquiring gesture.

Which Teacher Lin are you looking for?

Gu Bin frowned slightly, displeased, when he saw him inquiring about his wife.

"Lin Xiyu, Teacher Lin."

The man sensed something was wrong and, fearing he might misunderstand, hurriedly offered an explanation.

"What do you want with her?"

Gu Bin narrowed his eyes, asking a question instead of answering.

"Is such that."

His wife spoke first: "We heard that Ms. Lin is very good at tutoring English, and we would like to ask her to tutor our child."

Why don't you go to tutoring classes for homework help?

Gu Bin was very unhappy with their attempt to take over his wife's private time.

"Teacher Lin is not teaching in the training class."

The wife chuckled and said, "We wanted to ask her to tutor the child privately, which is why we came uninvited and disturbed you."

"Even if you know it's a disturbance, there's no need to come."

Gu Bin bluntly retorted, then squeezed past the two men with his suitcase, leaving them behind.

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The couple looked at each other, both a little confused. It took them a while to realize that they had been rejected and had been turned away before they could even take any action.

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old house.

Lin Xiyu was sitting under the pomegranate tree cutting paper when she heard the noise outside the door and looked over curiously.

Gu Bin carried his luggage through the door and immediately saw his beloved wife's calm and elegant figure.

"I haven't seen you for two months. Did you miss me?"

He put his suitcase on the ground and walked over quickly.

"What do you say?"

Lin Xiyu teased him on purpose, returning his smile with a playful one.

"If you ask me, I'd definitely be unable to sleep at night thinking about it."

Gu Bin smiled jokingly, walked over, and scooped the person up in his arms.

"It's a beautiful thought."

Lin Xiyu said coquettishly, "I'm busy, I don't have time to think about you."

"It seems I returned late, and Madam is angry."

Gu Bin smiled slyly, picked her up and strode toward the bedroom: "Then I must perform well to ease my wife's longing."

"Hey, hey."

Lin Xiyu was both embarrassed and annoyed: "What do you want to do?"

"I'll do whatever Madam is thinking."

Gu Bin continued his cunning scheme, startling Lin Xiyu so much that her heart trembled.

"Stop fooling around, school's almost over, Grandma and Rui Rui will be back soon."

"Let them come back. We'll just close the door; they can't hear us anyway."

"What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight?"

Lin Xiyu punched him twice, struggling to get down.

Gu Bin didn't give her a chance to break free, and strode into the bedroom with her in his arms.

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Outside the gate of the old house.

The couple were unwilling to give up and stood there discussing what to do.

"Was that person a family member of Teacher Lin?"

"It looks like it to me."

"He doesn't seem to like us very much."

"No doubt about it, they just don't like it."

"What can we do? If we can't see her, we can't ask her to tutor our son. Our Guoguo is good at all other subjects, but English is her weak point. She's just a little short of getting into a good high school. It's such a pity."

"Would you like to try again?"

"How to try?"

"Just go and knock on the door."

Aren't you afraid they'll kick you out?

"If not this way, what do you suggest?"

"That guy might be Teacher Lin's boyfriend. Just because he doesn't like us doesn't mean Teacher Lin doesn't like us. Maybe Teacher Lin isn't home this time. Let's just wait at the door. Maybe we'll get lucky and run into her."

How long are you willing to wait?

"Let's at least wait until it gets dark."

"It's only 4 p.m., and it's still more than two hours until dark. Are you going to just stand here the whole time?"

"Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times to persuade him to come to his thatched cottage. What's wrong with us waiting two more hours so that our daughter can get into a good university?"

"Okay, if you say wait, then wait. We're already here, so let's just shamelessly wait a little longer."

As the couple were discussing things, they heard a man's teasing laughter and a woman's soft, coquettish scolding coming from inside the courtyard.

The two of them twitched their ears and simultaneously turned their bodies to look in the direction from which the laughter came.