Reborn in 08, a heretical cultivator starting a business

Chapter 22 Shen Huaijin: He's different!
Shen Huaijin, carrying a large winter melon, returned to his dormitory with a complicated expression.
"What if we really lose? Will I really have to be his secretary?"

"Do I, Shen Huaijin, have no pride?"

Is it too late to back out now?

"Ugh, my head hurts!"

Zhou Weiwei was somewhat surprised to see Shen Huaijin bring back a large winter melon:

"Huaijin, you actually bought such a huge winter melon!"

"No, it was a gift from someone!"

"???" Zhou Weiwei was stunned: "Someone gave it to you? Didn't you refuse to accept it?"

"He's different!"

As soon as Shen Huaijin finished speaking, he regretted it.

Sure enough, all three roommates gathered around: "Why are they different?"

"Who is he?"

"That boyfriend in the passenger seat?"

"Huaijin, still won't admit it? You're in a relationship!"

Shen Huaijin was in a bind and quickly said, "No, he owes me!"

"Yes, you owe me!"

"It should have been delivered to me yesterday; I've been suffering in the heat all night!"

"Oh~"

The three roommates had an air of knowing what was going on.

"No, it's really not what you think."

"It really isn't!" Shen Huaijin tried to explain, but the more he tried, the worse it got.

"I'm not saying anything more, I'm turning off the lights right now. I'm going to wash the winter melon!"

Shen Huaijin, carrying a winter melon, rushed into the dormitory bathroom.

"Looks like they're really in love!"

The three roommates wore smiles like doting aunts.

Back in the dormitory, Wang Junshan called Lu Chuan out:
"Chuan, calculate how many hours are there today."

Lu Chuan counted on his fingers: "It starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 1:30 PM. Then it goes from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM. That's a total of 11 hours!"

"You've been working for so long? Is your body able to handle it?" Wang Junshan was taken aback.

"It's nothing, boss. Sitting there checking out customers isn't tiring at all. I even played CrossFire all night when I got back!"

"That's good. Health comes first." Wang Junshan settled the bill for Lu Chuan with 66 yuan.

"thank you boss."

Lu Chuan was in high spirits: "66 a day, 2000 a month!"

"I only have 700 yuan a month for living expenses, but I have so much hope for the future!"

"My dad's monthly salary is only 1800!"

Wang Junshan frowned:
"Chuan, a part-time job is a part-time job; your studies should come first!"

"You can use the time you spend playing games to earn extra money, but don't neglect your studies; that's your capital for future wealth!"

If you're a humanities major, you can just coast along and graduate smoothly.

But computers are different; the level of skill directly determines future development and growth!
"Yes, we can't put the cart before the horse!" Lu Chuan calmed down.

"If you do programming well, you can earn much more money than selling winter melons."

Wang Junshan said no more and returned to his dormitory.

Guo Xiujie and the other two were all holding winter melons, lying comfortably on the bed.

"Junshan, we also bought winter melons, so we can get a good night's sleep tonight!" Guo Xiujie said smugly.

"Great, this winter melon is big enough, very good," Wang Junshan said with a smile. "Of course it's good, 20 jin, 40 yuan. I didn't have class today, and I only earned 48 yuan from my part-time job. After deducting food expenses, it's all gone!"

"But being able to get a good night's sleep every night makes it all worthwhile!"

"Yes, it's unbearably hot. Money isn't the issue, I'm just terrified of the heat," Xia Chengjun added.

Wang Junshan was a little embarrassed.

They even made money off their roommates!
It's alright, I'll treat them to a couple of meals another day!

"That boss Dong is heartless! He charges two yuan a pound, and you still buy it? You're so stupid."

Sun Mingzhe, lying on the bed, suddenly spoke:
“Look at me, I bought it myself at the supermarket. It was 1.5 yuan per jin, and 20 jin only cost 30 yuan, saving me a quarter of the price. That’s true wisdom. I will never let a dishonest boss make money off my hard-earned money.”

Wang Junshan laughed: "So you carried a 20-pound winter melon and walked three kilometers back?"

Sun Mingzhe nodded: "The bus doesn't go directly there, and you have to walk a kilometer and a half and wait for the bus, which is a waste of money. It only takes half an hour to walk there. It was okay going there, but I was so hot on the way back. I was worried I would get heatstroke!"

Guo Xiujie shook his head: "You deserve to get heatstroke. To save 10 yuan, you carried 20 jin of winter melon for half an hour in this sweltering heat, an hour round trip. You deserve to get heatstroke, you're just a country bumpkin!"

Xia Chengjun wholeheartedly agreed: "Mingzhe, it's one thing to be stingy at other times, but to be stingy in this heat... I don't even know what to say. But if you get heatstroke, then it's no wonder!"

"Hmph, even if I get heatstroke, I won't bow down to this heartless boss. Why does he sell a winter melon for two yuan when it costs 1.5 yuan in the supermarket? He's a rip-off!"

"Old Sun, everything is expensive at school, that's normal. It costs money for suppliers to transport things to the school!"

Guo Xiujie couldn't help but say, "Take the landmine watermelon for example. It costs five or six mao a jin at the wholesale market, one yuan a jin at the farmers' market, one yuan and fifty cents a jin at the chain supermarket, and three yuan a jin at the school supermarket. People still buy it, don't they?"

"And there's the Kirin watermelon. It's 8 yuan a pound in supermarkets outside, but the school supermarket sells it by the leaf, which works out to 12 yuan a pound. It's still selling like hotcakes!"

"It's normal for the prices of fruits and vegetables inside the school to be a little higher than outside."

"Including our books, there are no discounts at the school, why don't you return them and buy them outside at half price?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Mingzhe fell silent.

I just feel a little dizzy and uncomfortable.

"Could I really have heatstroke?"

A terrifying thought suddenly occurred to me.

Wang Junshan didn't say anything.

Winter melons at the vegetable market are sold for one yuan each, but there is no vegetable market near Binzhou University.

The nearest supermarket charges 1.5 yuan per jin for winter melon. It takes an hour to get there and back, and even if you take the bus, it takes half an hour to walk there and back. It's really not worth it.

Therefore, most people would rather buy a two-yuan winter melon from Wang Junshan than suffer that pain.

What does 20 jin (10 kg) mean?
Two buckets of peanut oil!
It's summer, over 30 degrees Celsius. Carrying two buckets of peanut oil for half an hour, it's hard not to get heatstroke.

Only an oddball like Sun Mingzhe would go through this ordeal for ten yuan.

Wang Junshan chuckled: "Actually, the return on your current part-time jobs is too low. You might as well learn programming, improve your skills, and take on freelance work."

"Take on side jobs?" Guo Xiujie and Xia Chengjun were both intrigued.

Wang Junshan nodded: "Our Binzhou University's computer science program is quite strong. You're only freshmen, so your skills are indeed limited. But after the summer break you'll be sophomores, and you can take on some simple freelance work. This way you can earn money, improve your professional skills, and understand market demands, which is excellent for your future employment."

“That makes sense!” Xia Chengjun agreed wholeheartedly. “It would be pointless for me to work as a waiter at McDonald’s for four years. It’s impossible for me to actually work as a waiter at McDonald’s after graduation.”

"But taking on freelance programming jobs is different. That's a core skill, and it's very beneficial for improving your abilities, future employment, and career development."

"Yes, but I don't know if it will be easy to get accepted. We're just students, we don't have many connections," Guo Xiujie said, looking troubled.

Wang Junshan smiled faintly: "Work hard! As long as you have the ability, I'll introduce you to some freelance work!"

The current skill level of these individuals is not yet sufficient, but with further practice, they will be nearly there.

At that time, Guo Xiujie and Xia Chengjun can handle many things.

Lu Chuan and Fu Yan, the three musketeers of PC gaming, can also be reused.

As for Sun Mingzhe, forget about him. He's unreliable and will definitely cause trouble for me.

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(End of this chapter)