Chapter 1039: Chapter 777: Number 2 This Month

A few more days passed.

The news that Chen Lu started as an intern at Tengfei AI caused quite a stir, not just within the dormitory.

It was the same in the class. Many people came to him, “Brother Lu, how did you get in? Can you teach me?”

“With my dad’s help!”

“But didn’t you say your dad only ran a barbecue shop?”

“He also works part-time as a driver.”

Oh… got it, it suddenly became clear. So your dad is also a driver for the big boss?

This is using family connections to get in.

Nothing to say, young people nowadays are no longer surprised by such things.

Who doesn’t want to get into a big company? But you have to have a way in.

Fairness is completely broken, and class solidification follows. For those of us who have worked hard since childhood, the best future path is likely to work for a big company.

June 8th.

Wuyou Barbecue in the urban village officially opened. Chen Pingsheng upgraded his role to chef again. Although this shop isn’t big, he still hired quite a few employees.

Some are specifically in charge of barbecue, and naturally, others are responsible for cleaning.

And the daily business hours are only until 8 p.m., with opening time at 1 p.m.

Normally, preparations need to start by 12 p.m., so it can be considered an eight-hour workday.

On the opening day, Chen Lu really brought his classmates over.

The four dormitory roommates, plus two with girlfriends, crowded around a small round table in a lively manner.

“Uncle… what do you want to eat?”

“Ji Ye, just bring us some random stuff.”

“Okay, Grandpa is still busy at the back.”

Little Ji Ye was very happy. Ever since Grandpa stopped being a driver, he had more time to spend with him every day.

“Chen Lu, is that your nephew?”

“My eldest sister’s young son.”

“He’s quite cute, chubby and fair. Does your family live nearby?”

“Not far from here, in that small two-story building.”

These classmates were quite curious, after all, Chen Lu’s reputation for being helpful was well known in the class.

Anyone who had a good relationship with him could borrow money from him.

Now that he said so, everyone understood — he was really rich.

In a place like Shenzhen, even living in a two-story house in an urban village means a big house.

Chen Lu didn’t mind these things himself, so not many people actively returned his money.

The ingredients at Wuyou Barbecue were very fresh, and the skilled chefs they hired were pretty good too.

The things they grilled were naturally delicious.

“Chen Lu, if you have a good opportunity, introduce one or two to us.”

He had too many of those, but it was just not easy to introduce them.

When his father came out, Chen Lu also talked with Chen Pingsheng for a while aside.

He always went home on time before 6 p.m. every evening, mainly to have dinner with Su Xiaoxi.

Today, there were guests at Chen Lu’s house, so he didn’t stay long at his father’s barbecue shop.

Su Xiaoxi’s mother came, bringing along Su Xiaoxi’s cousin, her uncle’s daughter.

The two came together this time, but having a meal was secondary, mainly wanting to ask Su Xiaoxi for a small favor.

In front of Chen Lu, Mrs. Su was somewhat humble, everyone in their family knew their daughter married well.

But even Mrs. Su couldn’t meet Chen Lu’s parents, let alone their less closely related relatives.

Fortunately, Su Xiaoxi herself had authority, not to mention the tens of billions saved by her mother earlier, which could earn 20 million in interest annually.

The Xiangjiang Tenghui Capital she now owned was also unimaginably large on its own.

Unfortunately, this is how human desires are; once you have tens of millions, you want even more.

Now this cousin came over wanting Su Xiaoxi to help her start a company, ideally with a few billion in full investment.

“Chen Lu, you’re back, have you eaten?”

“I ate a little at my dad’s place.”

Since marrying Su Xiaoxi, Chen Lu had always been nice to Mrs. Su, but he never changed what he called her.

He wouldn’t even call her Mother.

“Your dad must be quite busy now, right?”

“Not really, he just opened a new barbecue shop.”

“Your dad went to run a barbecue shop?”

Mrs. Su found it quite strange. She didn’t receive family updates since she wasn’t accepted by Song Yanxi.

Chen Lu found a sofa to sit on and asked the maid to bring him a glass of warm water. Su Xiaoxi’s cousin was sitting across from him, at the age of twenty-four, not particularly pretty, and somewhat plump.

She loved wearing brand names and looking good whenever she went out, with makeup thicker than most girls.

In Chen Lu’s view, this gave off a bit of a cheap vibe.

“Cousin, why did you come to our house? Is there something you need?”

“I have a big money-making project and I wanted to talk to Xiaoxi about it.”

“Then you guys chat, I’ll go upstairs and rest for a bit.”

Chen Lu didn’t manage the group stuff, nor did he meddle with his wife’s side, leaving all decisions to Su Xiaoxi.

After he left, the cousin immediately said, “Xiaoxi, this is a big money-making opportunity, just invest 200 million, and I guarantee you’ll triple it in a year.”

“What do you have to guarantee that?”

“Of course, it’s my reputation, Xiaoxi. This project took me a lot of effort to get from a friend. You can’t miss this, I’ve already promised people.”

“Cousin, come see me to borrow money when your reputation is worth two billion.”

“Su Xiaoxi, what do you mean, don’t you trust your cousin?”

Su Xiaoxi was touching her big belly, not wanting to argue with her, so she signaled the maid and security outside to come in and escort her out.

Her cousin was just someone with no credibility, having no intention to repay the money she borrowed, how much credibility could she possibly have?