sinovels Chapter 41 Today is my birthday, who called me?
Chapter 41 Today is my birthday, who called me?
Inside the master bedroom of the Shen family home.
The lights were off, and the moonlight from outside couldn't penetrate the thick blackout curtains, leaving the room pitch black.
"Clatter—"
The hostess turned on the nightlight, and the soft yellow light created a hazy glow in the room, making the scenery inside appear hazy and creating a gentle atmosphere.
"Will this work?"
Jiang Xin nudged Shen Mingsun's back and asked in a low voice.
"I don't think there's any problem."
"Since they've already made up their minds, we as parents should support them."
Shen Mingsun yawned, rubbed his eyes, and answered somewhat perfunctorily.
As the mayor, his daily work is extremely busy. More than 500,000 people in the city are under his management, and no mistakes can be made. Every day, he has to consider many things as soon as he opens his eyes. The pressure is far beyond what he could have imagined when he was the deputy mayor.
However, as an ambitious official, Shen Mingsun worked diligently as mayor, as he still had hope of promotion and was naturally motivated to strive for advancement.
"I really underestimated Ye Kai."
"I never expected that such a young man would have such a sharp eye for financial management. I doubt even the investment gurus in the province could easily multiply their assets six or seven times in such a short period of time."
Jiang Xin mentioned Ye Kai, her tone revealing not only surprise but also a hint of admiration.
"You didn't think much of that young man before."
"Didn't you say a colleague introduced you to the son of a manager, and you wanted to introduce him to Jiajia after she goes to university?"
With no outsiders present, Shen Mingsun naturally didn't mind revealing Jiang Xin's past and brought up something that had made him unhappy before.
"I didn't say that much!"
"Shen Mingsun, don't try to pin all this accusations on me!"
"I just heard that his kid was good, and he's a senior at the National University of Taiwan, and he's well-connected in the student union. I was thinking that after Jiajia got into the university, I'd ask him to help take care of Jiajia nearby. How did you make it sound like I was planning to sell my daughter?"
"Shen Mingsun, if you don't explain this clearly, I'm not done with you!"
Director Jiang got angry and grabbed Mayor Shen's ear tightly, but she didn't hit him hard, as she was holding back some strength to make sure he could attend the meeting tomorrow.
"Oops, we've gone off-topic, we've gone off-topic!"
When faced with the unreasonable Director Jiang, Shen Mingsun had no temper and could only beg for mercy in a low voice.
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"Good job, Mr. Ye!"
In the morning, Shen Jiayi greeted Ye Kai happily as soon as she entered the classroom.
The classmates were already used to the presence of these two special students. Although they had never officially announced their relationship, their actions showed that they were much closer than many campus couples.
The homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang, would often come to the classroom to take a peek, worried that the two of them were developing too fast and might cause trouble before the college entrance examination, which would be a real problem.
Old Wang doesn't care about having more children, but if it affects the performance of his two promising students in the college entrance examination, then that would be a huge problem, a burden he can't bear.
Good morning, goddess!
"You're so happy so early in the morning, could it be that something has been settled?"
Ye Kai naturally knew how to make Shen Jiayi happy. He would always call her a goddess, and even when the two of them were arguing, he would respectfully refer to her as the ancient Greek goddess who controlled the compass. However, this would always invite Shen Jiayi's punches and kicks.
"With me in charge, it's a piece of cake."
"Don't worry, Director Jiang has already agreed. She will conduct an evaluation of the entire project and then convert our investment into shares."
"But how's things going with Xixi? We've invested $37; what will his mother think?"
Shen Jiayi first recounted her own great achievements, and then asked about the progress of Ye Kai's work.
"Of course there's no problem."
"It's much easier to get financing from private sources than from commercial banks, and the process is much less complicated. At most, you just need to get it notarized."
"XiXi's mom is already selecting a location, trying to pinpoint a suitable spot for opening a milk tea shop, and then she'll rent a place, purchase equipment, network systems, and train employees."
Ye Kai also introduced the situation of his contacts, indicating that everything was progressing steadily, and the chain milk tea shop they jointly created would be successfully launched by the middle of next month at the latest.
As for the industry and commerce bureau, tax bureau, and quality supervision bureau, Ye Kai wasn't worried at all. With Miss Shen, a true local Buddha, in charge, there was no fool who would dare to come looking for trouble.
If it weren't for this convenient opportunity, Ye Kai most likely wouldn't have gotten involved in this kind of thing. He found communicating with the local bullies too troublesome, and preferred to make his fortune quietly on his own.
Just then, Ye Kai's phone rang.
The newly purchased iPhone 4S is great. As a groundbreaking model, it allowed Ye Kai to experience the many conveniences of smartphones. The only drawback is that there aren't as many apps available yet.
"A number from Beijing, I don't recognize it..."
Seeing the caller ID displayed on his phone, Ye Kai was puzzled to find it was an unfamiliar number from Beijing.
He had no connection with the people in Beijing, nor did he have any classmates or friends there, so he didn't answer the call.
There have been many telecom frauds lately, as well as various viruses and Trojans targeting smartphones. Some people have already posted about their losses online, so Ye Kai is naturally quite cautious.
You have to understand that his phone has a Bitcoin trading system installed. If anything were to happen to him, all his hard work over this period of time would be wasted.
The other party seemed to have a persistent spirit, calling a second time after failing to get through on the first try, which made Ye Kai hesitate, unsure whether he should answer.
"Ring ring ring—"
Just then, the school bell rang.
Math teacher Zheng Xiaojun had already walked into the classroom with eager steps.
Ye Kai quickly hung up the phone and then blocked the number.
His intuition told him that the call was almost certainly from telecom fraudsters, because the first few digits of the call weren't the ones he was used to.
Math class is a long class, and after two periods, we did a whole set of practice tests. The whole classroom was filled with listless groans.
Ye Kai was about to pull Xi Xi up to the rooftop to check the texture of the milk tea shop project when he noticed a classmate who wasn't from his class standing at the door.
Happy birthday, Brother Ye Kai!
Chen Xiaoyu held a small cream cake with a small candle on it in her hands and congratulated Ye Kai with a smile.
Damn it!
I forgot, I forgot!
Today is March 16th, my birthday!
Ye Kai slapped his forehead and, amidst the cheers of his classmates and Shen Jiayi's annoyance, accepted the birthday cake from Chen Xiaoyu.