usatvline Chapter 212 Temporary Residence in Shanghai
Chapter 212 Temporary Residence in Shanghai
"Brother Jun, you're off work!" Chang Xingyu and Qiao Sanli sat on the sofa waiting for Zhang Jianjun.
Zhang Jianjun was surprised, "Sanli is here too?"
"I'm here to talk to the major shareholder about the future plans!" Qiao Sanli teased Zhang Jianjun.
Zhang Jianjun's skin was as thick as a city wall. "Has Aunt Feng finished cooking?" Aunt Feng was a hired housekeeper. She was from the countryside. Both she and her husband worked in the city and had a rented house nearby, so they didn't live in the villa. They would go back after cooking dinner.
Chang Xingyu nodded, "If you hadn't come back soon, it would have been cold by now!"
"Let's eat and chat!"
At the dinner table, Qiao Sanli asked about the expansion plan in Shanghai. Zhang Jianjun felt that the timing was just right, as he had some spare money again and could invest it in Yunying Fast Food.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to say something, Xingyu, I want to resign!” Zhang Jianjun took a sip of freshly squeezed juice. “I want to start my own small private hospital, or clinic, that’s fine too. There are too many things to do in the hospital, it’s too annoying.”
Zhang Jianjun wanted a small hospital with relatively complete equipment, but only departments for internal medicine or common diseases.
In recent years, Zhang Jianjun has collected almost all the models, and his medical skills seem to have reached a bottleneck. Staying in the hospital is no longer very meaningful, so opening his own clinic would give him more freedom.
“Great! I’ve been wanting to quit my job for a while now! Once the clinic opens, I’ll be your assistant!” Chang Xingyu was very happy.
Qiao Sanli regretted not studying medicine, otherwise she could have followed Zhang Jianjun every day. "Brother Jun, you're going to invest in Yunying and establish a hospital. Do you have enough funds? Otherwise, you should suspend the expansion for now."
Zhang Jianjun shook his head. "Don't worry, the funds are absolutely sufficient! Since you all guessed that the investor is me, I won't hide it anymore. I have indeed made a lot of money in the stock market over the past few years, more than this amount!" It's a pity there's no mobile stock trading software, otherwise Zhang Jianjun would definitely have taken out his phone to show it.
The initial funding came from the manuscripts that Wei Shuying helped Zhang Jianjun submit. Later, they were compiled into a book, which sold quite well. So when they started investing in stocks, they were among the first big players.
"That's good." Qiao Sanli was finally relieved.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Zhang Jianjun said, "Since neither of you has any objections, I will start planning this matter. It just so happens that I need to go to Shanghai for a while after the New Year. I will take advantage of this time to contact the equipment and instruments in Shanghai."
Zhang Jianjun's clinic wasn't even ready yet, but Qiao Erqiang's restaurant opened first.
Qiao Erqiang sent Zhang Jianjun an invitation, hoping that Zhang Jianjun would attend.
Although Qiao Erqiang was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Jianjun because of Qiao Sanli's affair, Qiao Sanli herself still often spent time with Zhang Jianjun and sometimes even ate at Zhang Jianjun's house, so he no longer held a grudge.
Sun Shaofen further analyzed the situation, concluding that Zhang Jianjun hadn't wronged the Qiao family, except for Qiao Sanli. She argued that while Qiao Erqiang had his own position, he had no right to criticize Zhang Jianjun.
When Zhang Jianjun arrived, he encountered Qiao Yicheng.
Qiao Yicheng simply greeted him briefly and then went to do other things. He didn't know how to face Zhang Jianjun, so he simply refused to see him.
Wei Shuying was very happy to see Zhang Jianjun. She hadn't seen him for several months and missed him even more than Qiao Erqiang had been for several months. She pulled Zhang Jianjun aside and asked him all sorts of questions.
Qiao Erqiang's restaurant is still a small restaurant. He has no experience in running large hotels, so starting small is fine.
Sun Shaofen's father's health has been deteriorating in the past two years. His long-term paralysis has caused all his bodily functions to decline to a dangerous level. Zhang Jianjun has visited him and estimates that he may not have much time left, perhaps only about a year. But you can't be sure about a person's life; sometimes, a patient whom doctors think will not live more than three days can hold on for a month.
After the restaurant opened, Sun Shaofen didn't help out there. Instead, she stayed at the fast food restaurant and went home to take care of her parents when she wasn't busy during the day.
After Qiao Erqiang's restaurant opened, the Spring Festival was just around the corner. It was peak season for the restaurant, and Qiao Erqiang began his busy culinary career. He hired several kitchen staff, but when things got busy, he would also help out.
When Chang Xingyu returned to her parents' home in the second year of junior high school, Chang Xingyun's husband also came. "Xiaojun, you've come at the right time. Today I brought back a bottle of juice from the south called something like 'fragrant fruit.' Let's try it today!"
Zhang Jianjun pointed to the four bottles of wine placed against the wall, "Brother-in-law, how can you drink juice during the New Year? This is a special supply, I had a hard time getting it, and these are the only four bottles left!"
Chang Xingyun gave him a disapproving look, and the brother-in-law immediately shook his head, "I promised your sister today, so I can't drink!"
"Big sister, is what my brother-in-law said true?!"
Chang Xingyu grabbed Zhang Jianjun's arm. "Jianjun, don't scare your brother-in-law. Your sister is about to get angry!"
"I don't care!" Chang Xingyun rolled her eyes at Chang Xingyu.
Chang Youyou quietly watched his brother-in-law from the side. He felt that since his brother-in-law came to the house, he had become the main character, whereas before, his sister's brother-in-law was the main character.
That night, they did drink a little. Chang Huageng said that since it was the New Year, they should drink a little to make it more lively, just a small cup for each person, and not too much.
Since Zhang Jianjun got married and moved out of Sha Mao Lane to a large villa, Zhang Jianshe has resumed his close relationship with Zhang Jianjun. Zhang Jianjun could sense Zhang Jianshe's embarrassment and reluctance, but it seemed he had a compelling reason to do so.
The reason, of course, is Xu Cuicui behind him. He didn't know Zhang Jianjun was so rich before, but now that he does, wouldn't he want to ease the tension? Once Zhang Jingwen grows up, a little bit of favors would be enough for him to live comfortably for half his life. Besides, it seems Zhang Jianjun quite likes Zhang Jingwen now.
Zhang Jianjun didn't dislike Zhang Jingwen; in fact, he liked him a little. He had heard that Zhang Jingwen had been caught by the teacher for earning money by doing other people's homework, and the teacher had called his parents to the school. Neither Zhang Jianshe nor Xu Cuicui had time, so Wu Fenglan had to go to the school instead.
Although the matter itself was wrong, Zhang Jingwen knew that effort and reward are intertwined, so he considered it a good thing.
Just over a month after the Chinese New Year, Zhang Jianjun set off for Shanghai.
Shanghai is developing very fast. Zhang Jianjun had only been away for two years, but it felt like he had moved to a different city.
When I last came here, there were no suitable houses available, and I didn't have enough spare funds, so I didn't buy a house.
But since he needed to stay there for a long time, Zhang Jianjun contacted a real estate agent and bought two townhouses. The agent was very honest, saying that Zhang Jianjun was in too much of a hurry to buy; if he had waited longer, he wouldn't have needed to pay so much, and the owner would definitely have lowered the price. It seemed the owner was in a rush to sell due to financial difficulties.
Zhang Jianjun didn't care about the few hundred or thousand yuan; what he cared about was that these two villas were the ones Ji Xiaotong and he had lived in back then! The only problem was that Ji Xiaotong wasn't there. Zhang Jianjun checked the seller's information and found no connection to Ji Xiaotong's hometown. He had already checked Ji Xiaotong's hometown as well, and there was no such person there!
The house had only been cleaned for three days when, under Chang Xingyu's constant urging, Qiao Sanli boarded a train heading south. She had already spoken with Zhang Jianjun on the phone, and Zhang Jianjun had asked about Qiao Sanli's arrival time and arrived at the train station an hour early to wait for her.
As expected, the train was delayed.
After waiting for about twenty more minutes, the pleasant announcement of arrival finally came. Qiao Sanli, wearing a long trench coat and pulling a small suitcase, slowly walked out of the exit.