Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Lu Fan Meets the Love Rival, Bravely Storming the Flower Shop

Wen Wan was a little bewildered. She asked doubtfully, "Start... Starting a business?"

"That’s right. I’m starting a business, and I need help. I was wondering if you’d be willing to join me," Jiang Sifan explained.

After hearing this, Wen Wan was surprised at first, but she reflexively put herself down. "I... I don’t think I can. I..."

"Can you get off work now? How about I walk you back to your dorm? I can tell you about my business on the way. You might be interested," Jiang Sifan asked.

Hearing this, Wen Wan immediately nodded. "I... I can get off now. I’ll go get my bag."

With that, she immediately turned and went back inside the cafeteria’s service window.

"Okay, I’ll wait for you."

Actually, Jiang Sifan had initially thought about asking his roommates to join his startup team.

But he considered that one was devoted to video games.

Another was busy dating.

And the third loved playing basketball.

They all more or less had their own things to do.

Besides... based on Jiang Sifan’s understanding of them, they probably couldn’t stick with the kind of hard work a startup requires in the beginning.

Even if he paid them a salary.

But Wen Wan was different.

She was attending university while also holding several part-time jobs, which proved she had the capacity to endure hardship.

Moreover, as the class president, Jiang Sifan had previously learned about Wen Wan’s situation from their academic advisor.

He had also helped her apply for a scholarship for underprivileged students at the beginning of the semester. Now that he needed a partner, perhaps Wen Wan was the most suitable choice.

A moment later, Wen Wan was standing before him with her bag, nodding. "Class President... I’m ready."

"Alright, let’s go." Before leaving, Jiang Sifan bought two drinks from the counter.

"Do you want a cold one?" he asked Wen Wan.

Wen Wan was taken aback for a moment, then she blushed. "A cold one is fine."

Jiang Sifan then twisted open a bottle of iced black tea and handed it to her. "Come on, let’s walk. I’ll tell you about my business plan on the way."

And so, the two of them walked out of the cafeteria, heading toward the girls’ dorms.

"So, here’s the deal. I want to start a business to handle the bookkeeping needs for the shops around campus."

"I’ve already found a senior to partner with. His accounting firm has the proper bookkeeping licenses, so our team can operate under his company’s name. We won’t have to go through the registration process ourselves, because for a student startup, we’d have to handle the registration, which requires a lease, proof of office space, and so on. The whole process is pretty complicated."

"Also, the senior will share client resources. He’ll provide me with information on sole proprietors around campus. My initial fee structure is 200-300 yuan per month for bookkeeping services, or a flat rate of 2,000 yuan for a whole year."

"If we can successfully convert 50% of the list of sole proprietors he gives us, that’s about forty to fifty clients. Our monthly income will be solid."

After Jiang Sifan finished, he asked cautiously, "Wen Wan, did you understand all that?"

Wen Wan was silent for a moment, then she looked up at him and nodded slightly.

At that moment, Jiang Sifan felt like he had found a kindred spirit. A smile spread across his face as he asked excitedly, "You really understood my business plan?"

"Mhm," Wen Wan nodded again. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Jiang Sifan asked tentatively, "So, are you willing to help me? It’s just me right now, and I might not be able to handle it all. I can pay you a part-time fee."

After hearing this, Wen Wan thought for a moment, then shook her head.

Jiang Sifan thought she was refusing and quickly explained, "We can negotiate the part-time fee. If you’re not satisfied, it’s okay to raise the price."

"I don’t need a fee." Wen Wan blushed and said softly, "Class President, for an opportunity like this to build my skills... the fact that you thought of me... I’m already very grateful. So I don’t need a part-time fee..."

"Huh?" Jiang Sifan was stunned. "But the early stages of a startup are really tough. If you don’t take any pay, I’ll feel bad."

Wen Wan bit her lip and stammered, "Then... once the business starts making money, you can pay me then."

Jiang Sifan hadn’t expected Wen Wan to be so generous, not even haggling over her pay.

He was quite moved.

"Um... tomorrow, I’ll treat you to breakfast tomorrow. Order whatever you want. And the day after, I’ll bring you breakfast too." Jiang Sifan felt that if he didn’t give something in return, it would be like he was taking advantage of Wen Wan.

After all, it wasn’t right to take advantage of a young woman.

Seeing Jiang Sifan insist, Wen Wan shyly nodded in agreement.

Only then did Jiang Sifan break into a smile. "Wen Wan, thank you."

"You’re welcome," Wen Wan said softly.

Before long, Jiang Sifan realized they had already arrived at the girls’ dorm.

The girls’ dorm was in the West Zone, and they had started from the cafeteria in the East Zone, so they had to cross most of the campus.

But even so, he felt like they had arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Well, Wen Wan, see you tomorrow morning." Jiang Sifan smiled and waved goodbye.

Wen Wan nodded. "Okay, Class President. See you... tomorrow."

Then she watched Jiang Sifan turn and walk away.

She headed back too, clutching the iced black tea.

Although the bottle of iced tea was a bit cold, Wen Wan felt a warmth inside, a very considerate warmth.

Meanwhile, Jiang Sifan was very excited on his way back.

He suddenly felt that he and Wen Wan were surprisingly compatible as they talked.

Even though Wen Wan had barely said a word during their entire conversation.

But she had been like a good listener, attentively hearing him out.

Jiang Sifan thought it was a wonderful feeling.

’My business plan will definitely succeed!’

...

「The next morning.」

Lu Fan, finding he had nothing better to do, arrived early at the entrance of a pastry shop in Yangcheng.

When he saw Jiang Yixia slowly approaching on her electric scooter, he immediately greeted her, "Yixia, good morning!"

Jiang Yixia looked at him, her expression as sour as ever.

’How can this guy be so idle all day long!’

Jiang Yixia ignored Lu Fan and went straight to opening her shop.

Seeing this, Jiasheng, the owner of the convenience store next door, quickly shouldered a large jug of water and walked over.

"Sister Xia, I’m here to change your water," Jiasheng said with a smile.

Only then did Jiang Yixia remember that her water cooler was empty.

Since Jiasheng’s convenience store also handled water jug deliveries, he supplied almost all the nearby shops.

Jiang Yixia’s flower shop was no exception.

Jiang Yixia thanked him, "Brother Jia, thank you."

"Don’t mention it." Jiasheng glanced at Lu Fan in the distance, then said loudly, "It’s perfectly normal for neighbors to help each other out! Besides, I’ve always thought of you as family."

Jiang Yixia knew Jiasheng was saying it loud enough for Lu Fan to hear.

Although she had clearly rejected Jiasheng last time, Jiang Yixia could see he still hadn’t given up.

For a moment, things became a little awkward.

Across the street, Lu Fan watched the scene at the flower shop and frowned.

Seeing this, Chen He, who was standing nearby, immediately asked, "Boss, do you need me to find someone to teach that convenience store owner a lesson?"

"What? You think I could lose to him?" Lu Fan retorted. "My woman has high standards."

With that, he stood up, pulled two bottles of medicinal wine from his pocket, and walked over, pretending to hold his lower back.

Lu Fan was going to see for himself what this overconfident love rival was made of!

He decided to borrow a famous line from Xu Jiang in *The Knockout*: ’What kind of trash dares to like the same woman as me?’