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Chapter 2825 The Delaying Tactic!
Wang Yue noticed Du Shang's dilemma and said with a smile, "I remember that Auntie's cooking is quite delicious. Why don't you ask her to take a leave of absence without pay and then rent a shop near your university to cook some home-style dishes?"

I believe that if Auntie feels she can have work and spend time with her son, she will definitely go.

After hearing this, Du Shang said hesitantly, "Brother Wang, I know you're right, but going back to the topic we were talking about, you know that our family initially invested relatively little, so of course we received less in dividends."

I feel like I might not even have enough money to buy a house outright these days, let alone a shop.

Wang Yue saw that Du Shang was actually afraid of losing money in the business. He felt that such timidity wouldn't work, so he said bluntly, "What's the big deal? We still have so many friends here. Here's what we'll do: each of us will go home and ask for money. Five or ten yuan is fine, ten thousand or even a million is fine. We'll all consider it as investment. Then we'll use the money we raise to buy a shop near where we'll be going to school, and have Auntie open a restaurant. If business is good, we'll expand and try to turn this restaurant into a chain."

Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Lin Qile immediately raised his hand in agreement and said, "No problem, I'll tell my mom in a bit. As long as it's Brother Yue's idea, my mom will definitely agree."

Yu Qiao, Cai Fangyuan, and Qin Yeyun quickly echoed, saying that even if the business didn't make money, buying a house there as their base would be acceptable.

Cen Xiaoman and Jiang Qiaoxi were somewhat embarrassed, but neither of them objected. After all, as Wang Yue had said before, even a small portion would count as their shares.

To put it simply, it was a gesture of goodwill, intended to help Duchamp's mother and encourage her to bravely move forward.

Cen Xiaoman and Jiang Qiaoxi both felt that this was a very meaningful thing.

Jiang Qiaoxi, in particular, even envied Duchamp, because he really wanted a good mother.

Lin Qile suddenly became clever at this moment. She said excitedly, "Why do you have to wait until next year? We can open a restaurant near the school first, let Du Shang's mother practice, and then open it in Beijing next year when we go to Beijing."

Qin Yeyun thought it made a lot of sense and said with some surprise, "Cherry is amazing! You even thought of this. That's a great idea!"

Seeing his girlfriend praising someone else, Yu Qiao immediately retorted, "She's just greedy. Do you really think she thought of that on her own? She must be craving Duchamp's mother's cooking!"

Lin Qile immediately objected, angrily saying, "You're talking nonsense. I can eat at Du Shang's house whenever I want. Du's mother would welcome us there. Why do we have to open a restaurant?"

Yu Qiao retorted with disdain, "Is this the same? You can go once in a while, but do you have the nerve to go every day?"

The two started arguing again because of this, which actually livened up the atmosphere.

Jiang Qiaoxi and Du Shang, who were originally in a bad mood, were also infected by this lively atmosphere.

The group of people managed to discuss the matter in a joking manner, and then each of them contacted their families to discuss opening a shop.

Because they followed Lin Qile's advice, they initially only opened a restaurant in the provincial capital, so the expenses weren't particularly high. Therefore, when Wang Yue, Lin Qile, and the others provided funding, they matched it with the funds of Jiang Qiaoxi and Cen Xiaoman.

In other words, if opening a restaurant and renting and decorating it requires 200,000 yuan, and Jiang Qiaoxi and Cen Xiaoman can contribute 10,000 yuan, the remaining money will be split equally among Wang Yuelin, Qi Le, and the others, while Du's mother will contribute her technical expertise as an investment.

In fact, the parents of Jiang Qiaoxi and Cen Xiaoman were very supportive after hearing about it, especially Jiang Zheng, who gave them 100 million yuan directly.

This money was originally invested by Jiang Zheng in the stock market, but the stock market has been particularly unstable recently. Jiang Zheng was originally thinking of holding on to it, but after hearing this news, he didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he went all out.

Although Cen Xiaoman's parents were supportive, they only gave her 10 yuan.

They went all out; originally, they just wanted to rent a place in the provincial capital to do business, but they simply bought an entire property.

When Duchamp's mother learned that her son and his friends needed his help, she promptly applied for early retirement from the power plant.

Ever since the restaurant opened, Wang Yuelin, Qi Le, and a few other friends would gather at the restaurant every day after school, not only to help out but also to eat there.

Jiang Qiaoxi didn't realize it at first, but after they started eating, he understood. It turned out that besides helping Du Shang, opening the restaurant was also to make it easier for him to eat in the future. After all, staying at Wang Yue's place wasn't the problem; the problem was that Wang Yue was also eating at someone else's house.

Jiang Qiaoxi is not used to eating at other people's houses at all. He might be fine with eating at one or two meals, but he would feel embarrassed if he ate out every time.

But this problem no longer exists.

Everyone ate at their own restaurant, so there was no need to worry about the quality of the food, which put Jiang Zheng completely at ease. The fact that his friends had organized this meal at their restaurant deeply moved Jiang Qiaoxi and his friend.

With no worries about the future and a great learning environment, Wang Yue's friends are also getting better and better.

However, when the official admission quota was released, Wang Yue gave up the opportunity to be admitted to the mathematics department of Tsinghua or Peking University. He planned to see which school Lin Qile would apply to in the future, so that they could go to the same school together.

Lin Qile's grades have improved a lot. With the bonus points from winning the third prize in the International Mathematical Olympiad, it may be very difficult for her to get into Tsinghua University, but getting into other universities in Beijing will be no problem.

Wang Yue and Lin Qile planned to choose a school or a school next to each other, not one that was too far away.

After all, Lin Qile is an adult now; it's not like he was a child and no one pursued him.

Yu Qiao, who was also admitted through the recommendation program, also gave it up. His dream was to go to an aviation university to design aircraft or fly planes in the future, so he was naturally unwilling to study mathematics directly.

After learning about his friends' choices, Jiang Qiaoxi was conflicted. He called Jiang Zheng to tell him about their decisions, hoping his father would give him some advice. However, after listening patiently, Jiang Zheng said solemnly, "You're right about something. You're also my son, and your older brother is my son too. We can't let you continue choosing the industry your older brother likes just for his sake. That's your future livelihood, and if you don't like it, it'll be torture for you. So, think carefully about what you want to do in the future, and then decide whether you want to be recommended for university. Dad believes in your grades; even if you can't guarantee success in math, you'll still be able to get into a good university."

Jiang Qiaoxi called Liang Hongfei again, but Liang Hongfei replied very coldly, "Don't tell me about your business."

Jiang Qiaoxi was now completely bewildered.

He used to dislike math and even rebelled when his family forced him to study it. But now that the pressure had suddenly disappeared, Jiang Qiaoxi felt lost.

Since everyone was already practically bound together, Jiang Qiaoxi's reaction was noticed and understood by everyone.

Qin Yeyun was entrusted by Yu Qiao, Wang Yue and others to inquire about Cen Xiaoman. As for why Lin Qile was not asked to ask Lin Haifeng and then Lin Haifeng to ask Jiang Zheng, it was simply because Lin Qile could not keep things to himself. Everyone was worried that Lin Qile would directly ask Jiang Qiaoxi, which would be the same as asking Jiang Qiaoxi directly.

What's the point of all this secrecy then?

Qin Yeyun, having lost her mother at a young age, was more mature and acted with composure. She took advantage of Cen Xiaoman's trip to the restroom and followed her like a schoolchild. Once they were alone, she asked, "Cen Xiaoman, what's wrong with Jiang Qiaoxi? He seems distracted. Did something happen again? Everyone's quite worried!"

Cen Xiaoman knew a little about it, and she said helplessly, "You might not believe it, but Jiang Qiaoxi is confused right now. He doesn't know whether to choose to be admitted to mathematics through a special program or to choose a major he likes."

When Qin Yeyun heard Cen Xiaoman say this, she couldn't help but admire Wang Yue, because Wang Yue had actually guessed the reason. She had asked the question that everyone wanted to know, "Didn't he dislike math before? Now that no one is forcing him, doesn't he have a major he likes?"

Cen Xiaoman carefully recalled her conversation with Jiang Qiaoxi and said seriously, "Jiang Qiaoxi himself said that he wanted to study finance, but I think the reason he wanted to study finance was because of his cousin's influence. It's finance that his cousin likes, but it may not be what he likes."

So I think Jiang Qiaoxi is confused and doesn't know how to choose, or even what she likes!
But I don't dare give any advice on this kind of thing. After all, it's a lifelong decision for him, and I'm worried that if I give bad advice, it will affect our relationship in the future. So I can only wait for him to make a decision.

Qin Yeyun had to admit that Cen Xiaoman, this calm girl, thought things through very comprehensively, so she couldn't offer any advice. She just relayed the story to everyone.

Lin Qile was surprised by this turn of events. She immediately turned to look at Wang Yue and said expectantly, "Brother Yue, do you have any good suggestions? How can you help Jiang Qiaoxi understand his own pursuits? He's so pitiful; he doesn't even know what he likes."

Wang Yue didn't really want to get involved, but since Yingtao asked, he just stalled, saying, "No one can help him with this kind of thing. However, in my opinion, it's better not to make a decision until we've thought it through."

(End of this chapter)