novelraw Chapter 519 : Did I Remember It Wrong_
Chapter 519 : Did I Remember It Wrong_
Chapter 519: Did I Remember It Wrong?
"However..."
"Although I can't get my cousin to work at the club, I can think of other ways to help."
Upon hearing this, Third Aunt and Third Uncle immediately looked up.
Chen Fan pondered for a moment, "Third Aunt, how about this?"
"My cousin has been studying beauty and hairstyling for a long time. Hasn't she always wanted to open her own hair salon?"
"How about this, I can provide the money to open a hair salon for her in the county town."
Chen Fan smiled and glanced at Chen Wan across from him.
"It's better for her to be her own boss than to work for me, don't you think?"
"What do you all think?"
Third Aunt's expression instantly became excited.
"Good, good... this is a great idea."
"Xiao Fan, you always have solutions. Third Aunt wasn't wrong about you."
Third Uncle, on the other hand, spoke with some hesitation: "Xiao Fan, opening a hair salon requires quite a bit of money."
Chen Fan smiled, "It's no problem. Consider it my investment in Xiao Wan's entrepreneurship."
"How about this, if the hair salon becomes profitable in the future, she can slowly pay me back bit by bit. If it loses money, we'll consider the money as my investment in her, and she won't need to pay it back."
Third Aunt immediately stood up excitedly and slapped her thigh.
"Xiao Fan, thank you so much. You've really solved a big problem for our family."
"You don't know how worried your Third Uncle and I have been about your cousin's job..."
Third Uncle, feeling a bit embarrassed, quickly urged his daughter.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank your cousin."
Chen Wan stood up, blushing and a bit shy.
"Thank you, cousin."
Chen Fan waved his hand: "We're family, no need to be so formal."
Seeing Second Aunt and Uncle looking anxious and nervous, Chen Fan smiled and said.
"Second Aunt, it's the same for my cousin. I'll help him open an auto repair shop. If it makes money, he can slowly pay me back. If it loses money, he won't need to repay it."
"Oh my, what... what can we say?"
"It's still Xiao Fan who comes through. Your aunt didn't pamper you for nothing when you were little."
Chen Fan smiled and looked at Gao Shengbo.
"I guess my cousin prefers to play with cars. Even if I let him work at the club, he might not adapt well."
Gao Shengbo scratched his head sheepishly: "That's true, I do love cars..."
Chen Fan clapped his hands: "Alright then. This matter is settled satisfactorily."
"Next, you can scout around the county town, look for a suitable location to open the shops, find out the prices, and I'll provide the money."
Chen Fan then turned to look at Fourth Uncle's family.
"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, Chen Xiao is about to take the college entrance exam. As long as he gets into university, whether it's a first-tier or second-tier school, I'll cover his tuition for all four years."
Fourth Uncle felt a bit embarrassed: "We already owe you a lot of money from the previous hospitalization..."
Chen Fan waved his hand with a smile: "That's a separate matter. Chen Xiao has been close to me since he was little. No matter what, he's my cousin after all."
"Thank you, cousin. I'll definitely get into university," Chen Xiao exclaimed excitedly.
Fourth Aunt jokingly scolded: "It's not enough to just say it, you need to study hard. Learn from your cousin. If you can have half of your cousin's abilities in the future, your father and I will be at ease."
Chen Jianye and Li Jinqiu sat to the side, silently observing everything without interrupting.
They were satisfied with their son's approach.
He neither favored one over the other nor compromised the harmony of the extended family.
It seemed their son had truly grown up.
...
Standing outside the courtyard gate, seeing off the relatives, Su Ruochu turned to Chen Fan and asked with a smile.
"It must have been difficult for you."
Chen Fan shook his head.
"It wasn't really difficult. I've actually thought about this kind of situation for a long time."
"Family ties are something you can't avoid or cut off. Moreover, they've all been good to my family and me since I was little. I can't just ignore them now that I have money."
"As long as it doesn't violate my principles, I can still manage to help them a bit."
Su Ruochu leaned in gently.
"Sometimes I feel like you're quite tired, but I'm so useless, I can't seem to help with anything."
Chen Fan held Su Ruochu's small hand.
"You don't need to do anything. Just standing by my side is the greatest encouragement for me."
"Wife, if one day I lose myself or lose my strength, you don't need to do anything. Just give me a light kiss, and I'll definitely recover instantly, full of energy!"
Su Ruochu secretly glanced around, then suddenly stood on her tiptoes and lightly kissed Chen Fan's cheek.
"Here's some energy for you in advance."
Chen Fan immediately got excited and picked up Su Ruochu by the waist, running wildly along the village path.
"I'm stealing my new wife!"
Su Ruochu was startled and quickly patted Chen Fan's arm.
"Put me down quickly, people will see us."
"What's there to be afraid of if people see? I'm carrying my own wife. If they're envious, they can go home and carry their own wives."
Su Ruochu pouted: "You're so shameless, I haven't even married you yet."
Chen Fan chuckled: "It's only a matter of time."
Just then, they encountered an old villager passing by. Chen Fan greeted him with a smile.
"Grandpa Sun, going out for a walk?"
"Ah, I'm carrying my girlfriend for exercise... I'm worried I won't be able to carry her on our wedding day..."
Grandpa Sun leaned on his cane and shook his head with a smile.
"Heh, this kid, carrying his wife for exercise when he's got nothing better to do."
Su Ruochu had already embarrassedly buried her little head in Chen Fan's embrace.
...
After staying in Luocheng for half a month, Chen Fan finally returned to Yunhai.
Fortunately, he wasn't alone this time, Su Ruochu accompanied him back.
Originally, Su Ruochu's cousin Gao Xiaoxi also wanted to come along. The girl had done well in her college entrance exam this time, getting into the university in Yunhai that she had applied for.
She wanted to take this opportunity to come to Yunhai with her cousin to have some fun.
But her parents refused, so she was left at home feeling depressed.
The day after Chen Fan and Su Ruochu arrived home, Chen Wenchao from Baidu eagerly called, wanting to meet with Chen Fan again.
Chen Fan knew the other party couldn't wait any longer.
Calculating the time, he had kept the other side waiting for nearly half a month, which seemed about right.
So Chen Fan agreed to meet at the same teahouse as their first meeting, driving there alone to keep the appointment.
This time, Chen Wenchao didn't have the pride of a big company employee like before.
Because he had already received orders from headquarters to use any means necessary to secure this deal.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they got straight to the point.
Chen Wenchao said he had reported back to headquarters again, and after comprehensive consideration, they gave Chen Fan a final offer.
36 million yuan.
"Mr. Chen, to be honest, this price is already very high. It's definitely above market value."
"The reason I'm telling you this price directly is to let you know that we sincerely want to close this deal with you."
"If you're still not satisfied, then I... really have no other options."
Chen Wenchao spoke frankly to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan remained unmoved, lightly playing with the teacup in his hand.
"I mentioned 50 million before..."
Chen Wenchao quickly interrupted: "50 million is completely unrealistic. I reported the price you wanted to headquarters, and they absolutely won't agree to it."
"To be honest, even at the current price of 36 million, if you ask around, only our company would be willing to pay this much."
"If you still don't agree, then I... really have no other options."
Chen Fan looked at Chen Wenchao and could see that he wasn't lying.
This price was probably the final bottom line given by Baidu.
But Chen Fan clearly remembered that in his previous life, Baidu had acquired hao123 for 50 million yuan plus a portion of original shares.
Did he remember it wrong?