novelraw Chapter 681 : Just Consider It My Sponsorship
Chapter 681 : Just Consider It My Sponsorship
Chapter 681: Just Consider It My Sponsorship
"Is Hainan fun?"
"I just arrived this afternoon and have been sleeping in the hotel."
Wen Wan explained with a smile: "I was just woken up by the sound of firecrackers. I plan to go to the beach tomorrow for a walk."
Then she excitedly exclaimed: "Wow, the fireworks outside are so beautiful. Too bad you can't see them."
Chen Fan asked: "Did you go alone? Didn't Sister Wei go with you?"
Sister Wei was Wen Wan's manager.
"What did you say? The firecrackers outside are too loud!"
Chen Fan had to ask loudly: "I said, did you go to Hainan alone? Didn't Sister Wei go with you?"
"Ah, I came alone."
"I gave Sister Wei time off. It's the New Year holiday, I can't make her accompany me all the time."
"I'm fine, actually being alone is quite nice. It's rare to have time to rest a bit."
Although Wen Wan was always smiling while chatting with Chen Fan.
Chen Fan could hear that this woman was just pretending to be strong.
Now that she had no family, she was all alone in this world.
The New Year might be a time for family reunions and gatherings for others, but for Wen Wan, it might not be a good time.
Chen Fan felt a bit uncomfortable, but he couldn't express this emotion directly.
He could only try to find a way to make Wen Wan happier.
"By the way, remember what I told you last time, about preparing a song for you?"
"Of course I remember."
"I've already written the song. Do you want to hear me sing a couple of lines?"
"Really? Yes, yes!"
"Don't laugh if I don't sing well, okay?"
Chen Fan cleared his throat lightly and started singing into the phone.
Chen Wan, hiding in the bathroom, widened her eyes in disbelief.
When did her cousin learn to write songs?
And he could sing so well?
Who exactly was the woman on the other end of the phone?
From their conversation, it seemed like they were a couple, but also not quite?
While Chen Wan was gossiping about their relationship in her mind, Chen Fan had finished singing.
"How was it? Did you like this song?"
Wen Wan applauded excitedly.
"It's beautiful. The song is beautiful, and your singing is beautiful too."
"You really plan to give this song to me?"
"Yes. After the New Year, when you come back, I'll arrange for a professional teacher from the company to teach you, and then we'll prepare to record it in the studio."
"Mm. I'll do whatever you say."
Wen Wan was very thoughtful: "You must be very busy tonight, it's New Year's Eve. I won't bother you anymore. Go ahead with your work."
Chen Fan: "Well... Happy New Year to you."
"Mm. By the way, what's the name of this song?"
Chen Fan smiled slightly.
"It's a secret for now. I'll tell you next time we meet."
Chen Wan, hiding in the bathroom, quietly let out a breath.
Now she was very sure that even if the woman on the phone wasn't her cousin's girlfriend, their relationship was definitely not ordinary.
Who would have thought her cousin's personal life was so complicated?
After speculating about Chen Fan's personal life in her mind, she then quietly waited for Chen Fan to finish the call and leave.
Her feet were almost numb from standing in the bathroom.
"He should be done by now..."
Chen Wan had just mumbled softly when suddenly, the phone in her hand rang.
A ringtone instantly filled the entire room.
Chen Wan: "..."
Bang.
The door opened, and seeing Chen Fan standing outside with a surprised look, Chen Wan's face turned embarrassed with fright.
She hurriedly hung up the phone and awkwardly spoke.
"I... I wanted to use the bathroom earlier, the one downstairs was occupied, auntie told me to come up..."
Chen Fan had a mixed expression of amusement and helplessness.
"How long have you been hiding in there? Why didn't you just come out?"
Chen Wan's face turned red, "I... I saw you were on the phone..."
"I didn't hear anything, I'm leaving now."
Before Chen Fan could speak, the girl quickly darted out of the bedroom with her face red and head lowered.
Chen Fan shook his head with a wry smile. The other party probably heard quite a bit of the phone conversation just now.
......
The first day of the Lunar New Year.
According to custom, people should visit relatives and friends to offer New Year greetings.
Early in the morning, Chen Fan followed his father to offer New Year greetings around the village. This year, Chen Jianye was particularly energetic. He could cheerfully greet and chat with anyone he met in the village.
Children are the pride of their parents.
At this moment, it was Chen Jianye's most proud time.
According to custom, after offering New Year greetings in the morning, the whole family should go to the grandparents' house for drinks and meals.
But Chen Fan's grandparents had passed away early, and in the past, although Chen Fan's father was the eldest in the family, most of the family gatherings and meals were held at the third uncle's house, who had better family conditions.
This year, without anyone's invitation, all the relatives came to Chen Fan's house early after offering their New Year greetings.
Moreover, in the past, family members didn't need to bring gifts when visiting for New Year greetings, but this year, every family brought gifts, and they were carefully selected and quite expensive.
For someone Chen Fan's age, whether it was Chen Fan or his cousins, they had actually stopped receiving red envelopes since high school.
But this year, as soon as Chen Fan came downstairs, several elder relatives simultaneously pulled out large red envelopes from their pockets.
Obviously, everyone had discussed this matter in advance, and had also discussed the amount to put in the red envelopes.
Judging from the thickness of the red envelopes, Chen Fan estimated that there was at least 1,000 yuan inside each.
This was absolutely impossible in the past.
Li Jinqiu and Chen Jianye firmly refused to accept, and both sides went back and forth for a long time.
Finally, Chen Fan couldn't bear to watch anymore and actively reached out to accept all the red envelopes, expressing his gratitude to the elders.
After the meal was over, no one was in a hurry to leave, everyone was chatting in the living room.
Chen Fan's third aunt kept glancing at the third uncle, giving him several meaningful looks.
However, the third uncle was a bit embarrassed and could only look at the reactions of others.
Seeing this scene, Chen Fan basically guessed what everyone was expecting.
Seeing that his mother had already cleaned up the dining table and replaced it with tea, he then cleared his throat.
"Dad, I remember I talked to Second Aunt, Third Uncle, and Fourth Uncle about borrowing money before, right?"
As soon as Chen Fan spoke, the group of people who were about to burst with anticipation finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally remembered.
They were really afraid that Chen Fan had forgotten about this matter.
Chen Fan put down the teacup in his hand and smiled at everyone in front of him.
"Second Aunt, I remember I promised to help my cousin open a car repair shop before, right? How's it going? Have you found a location?"
The second aunt was a bit embarrassed: "Your cousin actually found a place long ago, but he just didn't know how to bring it up with you."
Chen Fan smiled, "We're all family, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Then he looked at Gao Shengbo sitting nearby.
"Cousin, where's the place you found?"
Gao Shengbo immediately sat up straight: "It's on the east side of the county town, near the Red Star Supermarket, next to the provincial road, there's a lot of traffic there."
Actually, Chen Fan didn't know where the Red Star Supermarket his cousin mentioned was.
"Have you made any plans? How much start-up capital do you need to set up the repair shop?"
Gao Shengbo hesitated a bit, secretly glancing at his parents.
Chen Fan then looked at the third aunt beside him.
"Third Aunt, my cousin originally said she wanted to open a hair salon, right?"
As he spoke, Chen Fan's gaze turned to Chen Wan.
"Have you chosen a location for the shop?"
Chen Wan, changing her usual cold attitude towards Chen Fan, lowered her head with a red face, seemingly not daring to make eye contact with Chen Fan.
The third aunt hurriedly said: "Actually, I've already chosen a place for her, it's in the central urban area of our county. There's a beauty salon whose owner doesn't want to run it anymore and is planning to transfer it... I think the location is very good."
"If we can take over the entire shop, we can save a lot on renovation costs."
Chen Fan smiled and asked: "So how much would it cost to take over the shop?"
"Well..."
The third aunt smiled awkwardly, seemingly embarrassed to speak up.
Actually, she was thinking about something else.
Because Chen Fan had originally promised to provide free funding to help the three children start their businesses, this money wasn't considered a loan, it was sponsored by Chen Fan.
In other words, this money was free.
If her side asked for less, or less than the other two families.
Wouldn't that be a big loss?
As if seeing through the third aunt's thoughts, Chen Fan smiled and suggested.
"Second Aunt, Third Aunt, how about this?"
"For my cousin and cousin, I'll sponsor 100,000 yuan each. This money is to support their entrepreneurship, no need to pay back."
"If there's any money left over, consider it as my red envelope for their business opening. How about that?"
Hearing this, the third aunt's eyes immediately lit up.
"Good!"