I'm back in 1990

Chapter 293: A Misunderstanding

That evening, Huang Xiaochuan asked Zhou Wei to take him to a small restaurant near the school. Since the students were all on holiday, the shops, restaurants, and arcades around the school were all much quieter.

These businesses are entirely supported by college students from nearby universities; without a consumer base, there is no business.

Huang Xiaochuan thought that Sang Weihong must have invited other people, but after going in, he found out that Sang Weihong had only invited him.

It wouldn't be appropriate to leave now that we're already here, especially since Sang Weihong is now a proper staff member in the Academic Affairs Office, and she's in charge of students like Huang Xiaochuan who haven't graduated yet.

"Senior, you're here so early? Why are you alone?" Huang Xiaochuan greeted Sang Weihong familiarly and sat down.

Sang Weihong handed Huang Xiaochuan a cookbook covered in a patina, indicating that he should order.

He added, "My salary as an administrative staff member is pitifully low, how could I afford to treat so many people to a meal? But we should still celebrate starting my job, and it's not good to celebrate alone. After thinking about it, you're the most suitable person to do it!"

Sang Weihong was telling the truth about the low salaries. During that period, the salaries of administrative staff in universities were very low. Lecturers and professors received their salaries based on their professional titles. The higher the title, the higher the income. Some professors also had some research funding available. They couldn't compare to those who did business outside, but they were much more well-off than these administrative cadres.

Huang Xiaochuan took the menu and casually ordered a few dishes.

Sang Weihong looked at the order and added two more, then took the order to the counter and handed it to the restaurant owner.

After Sang Weihong sat back down, Huang Xiaochuan spoke.

"Senior, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had told me, I would have made the arrangements. You would have been in charge of hiring people, and I would have been in charge of arranging the hotel for you."

Sang Weihong glared at Huang Xiaochuan: "I'm treating, why should you pay?"

"Alright, alright, I admit I was being nosy, okay?" Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to argue with Sang Weihong about this. Besides, reasoning with a woman was something only a fool would do.

Seeing that it was just him and Sang Weihong, Huang Xiaochuan lost his desire to drink.

The restaurant wasn't busy; it was just the two of them. The food was served quickly.

"Boss, bring me a bottle of wine!" Sang Weihong called to the boss again.

Huang Xiaochuan quickly persuaded the restaurant owner to stop.

"Boss, you don't need to take it, we don't drink!"

"Senior, let's skip the alcohol! We can just have tea instead."

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan insisted on not drinking, Sang Weihong didn't force him.

The two ate and chatted.

"I visited Jiang Bixing a few days ago. He's really different now, incredibly busy. The other day, I saw him and he was called away before he could even finish a sentence."

Huang Xiaochuan smiled. He knew Jiang Bixing's current situation much better than Sang Weihong. This was normal. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Now was the time to learn from experience. Although the report showed that the gross profit reached 17%, in terms of overall performance, Times Supermarket Company was currently operating at a loss.

Only after the number of stores reaches a certain level will the losses stop and profits gradually begin to emerge.

After all, a large amount of capital was tied up in the early stages of employee salaries and the purchase of commercial assets, and this money is currently part of the company's assets and liabilities.

"I chatted with Shen Hong for a while, and I didn't expect supermarket wages to be so high. I should have applied to Jiang Bixing's company too. My current monthly salary is only a little over 300 yuan, while Shen Hong is just a financial assistant and she earns 1,800 yuan a month, which is six times more than me! What's even more outrageous is that she gets two days off a week. Is there no justice in this world? The benefits at foreign companies are too good!"

"With prices so high now, everything is going up in price. If I didn't live and eat at school, I'd probably be starving for the next two weeks."

"Senior, you're single, you only have one person to feed, and besides, eating at the school cafeteria for a month only costs a few dollars. Plus, they provide free dorm rooms, so any money you save is pure profit. That's enough!"

"Huang Xiaochuan, how much do you think Jiang Bixing earns a month?"

No one knew better than Huang Xiaochuan how much money Jiang Bixing received, because he was the one who paid Jiang Bixing's salary.

Jiang Bixing's monthly salary is now over 10,000 yuan, not including overtime pay. If he can open 22 super-large Times Super Shopping Centers and 150 Times Supermarkets before 2000, he can get 05% equity in Times Supermarket.

"Didn't you ask Chiang Kai-shek about him when you saw him that day?"

He only said three sentences to me in total.

"You're here!"

"Wait a mininute."

"I'm sorry, something's come up here, I can't take care of you."

"Then he left with the people who came to find him." Sang Weihong looked helpless as she recalled that day.

"Hahaha!" Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but laugh, mainly because Sang Weihong's imitation was too perfect.

Sang Weihong stopped eating and rested her chin on her hand, slumping onto the table.

"Huang Xiaochuan, I also want to take a leave of absence without pay and start my own business to make money."

Huang Xiaochuan was taken aback by the woman's idea. Are all women like this? Always acting on a whim?

However, since the two were quite familiar with each other, Huang Xiaochuan kindly advised, "Senior, I think school is more suitable for your personality. Besides, so many people are envious of your position, so don't take your good fortune for granted."

Hearing Huang Xiaochuan say this, Sang Weihong felt a little embarrassed.

"Hey! I was just saying it offhand."

Sang Weihong knew that she was able to stay at the university entirely because of the person sitting across from her. Now, university positions are becoming increasingly scarce, and the requirements for academic qualifications are much higher than before. Now, a bachelor's degree is no longer considered; at least a master's degree or above is required.

She was able to stay at the university with only a bachelor's degree because Huang Xiaochuan helped her come up with ideas and devise marketing plans. He helped her from beginning to end, but in the end, he didn't ask for any benefits and hid behind the scenes, giving all the benefits and honors to her.

Sang Weihong was of course grateful to Huang Xiaochuan and wished she could repay him with her body. What was infuriating was that this guy had already found a new girlfriend. She didn't know why he was in such a hurry and didn't know that there was a beautiful young lady waiting for him!

Now it seems there's absolutely no hope, and thinking about this, Sang Weihong's mood soured.

She waved and beckoned the boss over.

"Boss, the bill's ready!"

The boss had already calculated the accounts.

"Forty-two yuan, round it down, give me forty!"

Sang Weihong took out a small stack of ten-yuan bills from her bag, counted out four, and handed them to the shopkeeper.

"Boss, thank you!"

While collecting the money, the shopkeeper casually asked, "When did you two get married?"

Huang Xiaochuan? ? ?

I thought to myself, "Is this boss blind? How can he tell they look like a couple?"

Sang Weihong blushed deeply.

Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Boss, what are you doing? Why did you say we're husband and wife?"

"Many young people like you come here to eat. Generally, if the guy pays the bill, he's probably in a relationship. If the girl pays the bill, she's probably married, because usually the wife is in charge, so the woman naturally pays."

"I have a good memory. You two have eaten here several times before, right? Wasn't it the boy who paid before? Now the girl is paying, so you must be married!"

Well, I have to admit that the boss had some truth to what he said, but he really misjudged the situation today.

"Boss, you can't be so absolute. Today is my senior from university treating us. We're not a couple!"

The boss scratched his head, but still stubbornly insisted, "That's just a matter of time!"

Huang Xiaochuan was so angry that he wanted to have a good talk with him, but Sang Weihong pulled him away. Although it was a misunderstanding, Sang Weihong was overjoyed.