novelraw Chapter 99 : Shocking Friends for a Hundred Years
Chapter 99 : Shocking Friends for a Hundred Years
Chapter 99: Shocking Friends for a Hundred Years
When old friends meet, there's always too much to say.
And facing Guo Shuai, Chen Fan appeared even more relaxed and at ease.
It had nothing to do with trust or distrust, but more a sense of familiarity that comes from many years of acquaintance.
It wasn't until after finishing the meal that Chen Fan brought up the main point of this meeting.
"You opened an internet cafe?"
Guo Shuai widened his eyes, somewhat incredulous.
"You say you opened an internet cafe yourself?"
Chen Fan seemed to have anticipated this guy's reaction.
"Alright, don't be so shocked. Let's go take a look first before you say anything."
Guo Shuai still didn't quite believe it.
"Why would you open an internet cafe? Where did you get the money?"
"And where is your internet cafe located?"
After firing off a string of questions, Chen Fan didn't answer any of them. Instead, he dragged this guy out to settle the bill and headed straight for the commercial street inside the university town.
Along the way, Guo Shuai still felt somewhat unbelievable.
Because he knew Chen Fan very well.
His family was ordinary, with parents who were just regular farmers, without much savings to help Chen Fan much.
If Chen Fan had really opened an internet cafe, then he must have raised the money and figured out a way himself.
But where did this guy get so much money?
"Chen Fan, you're not playing a joke on me, are you?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Why would I lie to you?"
"No, it's not that." Guo Shuai looked puzzled. "But why did you suddenly think of opening an internet cafe?"
"And opening an internet cafe needs quite a bit of money, where did you get that much?"
"Your internet cafe can't be located near the university, right?"
Guo Shuai squinted his eyes. "Geez, then you're in trouble."
Chen Fan looked puzzled. "Why do you say that?"
Guo Shuai curled his lip. "If it was a few months earlier, you opening an internet cafe around here, I'd definitely say you had vision and would make money."
"But not anymore."
"Now there's this upstart called First Encounter that opened an internet cafe halfway into the university town."
"You heard of it?"
"Hey, calling it an 'internet cafe', that was the first time I heard that term."
"Last month when I went with the guys from the dorm for the first time, I was stunned."
"Turns out internet cafes could be done like that."
Guo Shuai got excited as he spoke, gesticulating wildly and spraying spittle.
"Let me tell you, that place, tsk tsk, the decor, the environment, it's simply... too simply..."
Guo Shuai's limited vocabulary really didn't let him properly describe it to Chen Fan.
In the end, after rambling on, he could only use four words.
That is... extremely awesome.
As he spoke, the two of them happened to pass by the location of First Encounter Internet Cafe.
Guo Shuai excitedly pulled Chen Fan over.
"You see? That's the place, just opened last month."
"The business is so hot, if you're late you can't even get a computer."
"You know what's popular at our school now? If you want to pick up girls, you have to get up super early to come here and line up for your girlfriend."
"Can't be helped, the internet cafe's environment and decor is just too good, girls will love it as soon as they come once."
Seeing Chen Fan with a peculiar smile on his face watching him, not saying a word,
Guo Shuai shook his head.
"Looks like you're not too happy about it, come come, let me take you inside for a look."
"Let you understand what a mistake it is for you to run an internet cafe."
With that, he stepped up and pushed open the door into the internet cafe.
As soon as he entered the lobby, he was attracted by the lively scene inside.
In the center of the lobby, dozens of customers who couldn't get a computer were now sitting here staring at the big screen opposite, watching a game livestream.
Guo Shuai glanced that way. "Damn, they're streaming Red Alert today, that's right up my alley!"
Guo Shuai excitedly turned and yelled at Chen Fan: "Brother, take a good look, this is a real internet cafe."
"I have a feeling that before long, all the internet cafes around the university town are going to be crushed by this place, because we're just not on the same level."
"Where is this internet cafe you opened? Best if it's not too close to here, otherwise you'll be in trouble."
"Oh yeah, how big is your internet cafe? Not a tiny one with just twenty computers, is it?"
As they were speaking, a waitress happened to pass by.
She glanced over, then slightly bowed her body.
"Boss..."
Guo Shuai was stunned for a moment, thinking the other person had called out to the wrong person.
He subconsciously turned his head to look behind him.
But to his great surprise, she was actually addressing Chen Fan behind him.
What made him even more astonished was what happened next.
Chen Fan actually nodded at her in acknowledgment.
"You go take care of your work. I'm just showing my friend around."
Guo Shuai's jaw dropped, the cigarette in his mouth falling to the ground with a clatter.
His gaze fixed firmly on Chen Fan, as if he had seen a ghost.
"You... you..."
Chen Fan smiled and shrugged. "This is the internet cafe I opened."
Guo Shuai froze for a while, then suddenly blurted out an excited curse.
"Damn! You were telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true, this place is mine."
Guo Shuai stared at Chen Fan in disbelief, seeing that Chen Fan didn't seem to be joking.
Guo Shuai couldn't help but give a wry laugh.
"Geez, why didn't you tell me earlier, you let me ramble on the whole way here."
Chen Fan laughed.
"You didn't let me get a word in, you seemed to be enjoying your own rant."
"Screw you!"
Guo Shuai cursed with a laugh, then asked with great curiosity.
"Where did you get the money to open such a big internet cafe?"
"By the way, how much did you spend opening this place?"
Guo Shuai only asked this way because it was him. If it were someone else, Chen Fan might not have entertained them.
But Guo Shuai, Chen Fan trusted a lot.
Because he was his only friend from high school.
And during the summer vacation, in order to help Chen Fan build a website, Guo Shuai spent money and effort, busying about, a favor that Chen Fan had always remembered.
"Come on, let's go upstairs to talk."
Chen Fan invited Guo Shuai up to the office upstairs.
Sitting in the nice office, Guo Shuai excitedly and curiously looked around, reaching out to touch the sofa in front of him.
Across from him, Chen Fan helped pour him a cup of tea.
"Alright, stop gawking, have some tea first."
"Damn, I still can't quite believe it, it feels like I'm dreaming all this."
Guo Shuai stared at Chen Fan with a wry smile. "For such a big internet cafe, how much did you spend in total?"
Chen Fan poured himself some tea as he casually said,
"Purchasing the place, renovation, plus starting up the internet cafe... all in all I invested about eight to nine hundred thousand, nearly a million I'd say."
Pffft...
Guo Shuai sprayed out the mouthful of tea he had just drunk.
Not caring about his disheveled appearance, he quickly raised a hand to wipe his mouth, eyes wide as he stared at Chen Fan.
"How... how much?"
"One million? You're not kidding me, right?"
"This place isn't rented? You bought it outright?"
Chen Fan smiled and nodded.
"Yes."
Guo Shuai's jaw dropped. "I'm not dreaming, am I?"
"You want me to slap you?"
"No need."
Guo Shuai quickly shook his head, but the next second, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face.
The force was not small, his cheek reddening.
"So it's not a dream."
Guo Shuai, not caring about the pain, looked at Chen Fan with great curiosity.
"Brother, tell me the truth."
"I still know you pretty well, where did you get so much money?"
"Don't tell me you became a gigolo?"
Chen Fan laughed wryly. "Do you remember that thing you helped me with during the summer vacation?"
Guo Shuai nodded instinctively. "Yeah, you said you were busy building some kind of website, right?"
Chen Fan nodded.
"That's right."
"I sold that website, and used the money to open this internet cafe."
Guo Shuai: "..."