PDLP Chapter 25 I Won't Take Advantage of You
Chapter 25 I Won't Take Advantage of You
Jiang Yixia returned to the shop and began calculating the profit she had made from selling roses that day.
She didn't want to take advantage of Lu Fan.
I don't want to have anything to do with him.
Just then, a furtive figure walked into the store.
Jiang Yixia frowned and looked at Lu Fan, saying, "What are you doing here again?"
"Are you really calculating today's rose profit?" Lu Fan asked with a smile.
"I won't take advantage of you, and I don't need to. I'll live my own life well," Jiang Yixia explained coldly.
Lu Fan, shameless as ever, simply picked up a broom from the shop entrance and started sweeping: "I'm not a bad person. Besides, what bad person is as handsome as me?"
"You're definitely not a bad person, and I've never told the children you're a bad person. I just said you're not a good person," Jiang Yixia replied.
Lu Fan knew that this girl was still mocking him.
But that's normal, considering how deeply I hurt her back then.
"It's settled, I'll transfer you 269 yuan." With that, Jiang Yixia took out her phone, ready to scan the QR code.
"No need, no need," Lu Fan quickly stepped forward and said, "How about this, I'll pick out a bouquet of flowers from you. It just so happens that my new store is opening today, and I think it would be quite appropriate to display a bouquet of flowers."
Jiang Yixia had no choice but to say, "Then you can choose for yourself."
"Could you make a bouquet that suits my personality? I'm sure I'll like it if you do."
Jiang Yixia calmly said, "Then I'll choose chrysanthemums."
"Oh, oh, oh," Lu Fan said awkwardly, "It's not appropriate to send chrysanthemums as a gift for a new store opening."
"Are you going to choose or not? If you don't choose, I'll stick chrysanthemums in your hair." Jiang Yixia rolled her eyes at him.
"Then I'll choose... sunflowers. They face the sun, they yearn for the sun, I think that's nice. Then I'll pick two roses. Oh, and I like baby's breath, get me some too."
Seeing that he had chosen too many different kinds of items, Jiang Yixia couldn't help but complain, "You really have no aesthetic sense at all, what kind of taste is this... it's all a mess."
"I ran out of aesthetic sense nineteen years ago," Lu Fan said with a smile.
At first, Jiang Yixia didn't understand what he meant, but she realized it a second later.
Her face flushed slightly, and she still angrily scolded, "That trick worked nineteen years ago, but it doesn't work now."
And so, Jiang Yixia tied the flowers together while Lu Fan swept the floor.
Lu Fan felt that the beautiful moment lasted for a full five minutes.
"Alright." Jiang Yixia handed over the bouquet: "Get out of my shop now."
Lu Fan looked up and saw a huge sunflower almost shoving in front of him. He was startled and exclaimed, "Holy crap, how can it be so ugly?"
Jiang Yixia suppressed a laugh, but still said in a cold tone, "You chose this arrangement of flowers yourself."
Seeing this, Lu Fan had no choice but to take the bouquet of sunflowers and walk back.
Seeing him leave, Jiang Yixia, though feeling a little smug about the little incident, still muttered, "So stupid!"
Of course, all of this was under Lu Fan's control.
Sometimes, that's how you deal with women.
Showing weakness appropriately and making a fool of yourself can usually calm you down after a while.
This trick never fails.
As for why it has been tried repeatedly, that's another matter.
Back in the shop, Chen He went up to him and asked, "Boss, are we going back to Jinling?"
"What? What happened?" Lu Fan asked in return.
"It's nothing, it's just that staying in the steamed bun shop is a bit boring...hehe, it's much more fun abroad," Chen He explained sheepishly.
Lu Fan complained, "Put away your overseas attitude. It's fine to use knives and guns overseas, but this is China. In China, anything that can be solved with money is no big deal."
"I understand, boss!" Chen He even joked, "Actually, the most dangerous thing in China is probably helping old ladies cross the street."
Lu Fan then looked at his assistant, Jiali, and asked, "By the way, have the bank cards for them been processed yet?"
"It's done." Jiali nodded.
As early as yesterday, Lu Fan had instructed Jiali to open bank accounts for the two children.
As for how to open bank accounts for them without their presence, that's quite simple.
After all, it is only within the authority of an ordinary person to handle the matter in person.
Lu Fan naturally didn't need it.
Jiali then asked, "Boss, how much money should we transfer to the young master and young lady's bank accounts?"
The assistant originally thought that, as compensation, Lu Fan would definitely put a small goal of 100 million into it.
But Lu Fan said, "Let's transfer 10,000 yuan in first."
"Ten thousand...?" Jiali asked tentatively.
Lu Fan smiled and said, "Don't you think it's too little?"
Jiali didn't say anything; she simply didn't understand why her boss was doing this.
For him, ten thousand yuan is equivalent to one cent for an ordinary person.
In her years of experience assisting him, Lu Fan was not a stingy person.
Even for those within the system, they are paid the highest possible salary.
Yes, the girls also receive a salary.
They are no different from ordinary people; they also love beauty and have their own hobbies.
However, in their hearts, they were absolutely loyal to Lu Fan.
Under these circumstances, it is indeed somewhat unbelievable that Lu Fan would only ask Jiali to deposit 10,000 yuan into each of his two bank cards.
Lu Fan calmly said, "Si Lu and Si Fan have always been quite frugal. They even do part-time jobs to supplement their living expenses. If I were to give them a bank card with millions or tens of millions of yuan every now and then, they would be so surprised and happy that their thoughts and behaviors would sometimes change."
"As the saying goes, one should not be elated by external gains or saddened by personal losses, but they are only 18 years old now. It is really difficult for them to achieve this level. Not to mention them, even I in my younger years could not necessarily do it."
"So, I might as well give them some living expenses first to alleviate their financial worries. I heard from Chen He that the bodyguards he sent discovered that Si Fan often did his homework in the school's computer lab, which means he doesn't have his own laptop."
Jiali then asked, "But the young master refuses the gift you gave him. There was clearly an alien computer in that box."
"Take it slow. I know that as a boy, he must have suffered a lot of grievances. He had to protect his younger sister and mother since he was a child, so his resentment towards me is indeed deeper than that towards his sister," Lu Fan replied.
At this moment, Chen He sighed, "If the young master and young lady knew how much trouble the boss had gone through, I believe they would forgive you after learning the truth."
"That's not necessarily true," Lu Fan said with a smile. "If I could gain their forgiveness by doing something so simple, then the suffering they've endured over the past ten years would be nothing."
Then he stood up and said, "Alright, let's go back to Jinling."
Then Lu Fan walked out of the shop and called out in the direction of the flower shop, "Yi Xia, I'm leaving. You should close up shop and rest early too."
Jiang Yixia didn't want to talk to him and turned her back to him.
Lu Fan didn't care, after all, it would be strange if Jiang Yixia didn't do this one day.
The owner of the dry cleaning shop next door, Sister Li, waved goodbye, saying, "Brother Lu is closing up shop and going home."
"Yes, that's right, Sister Li, you haven't closed the shop yet?" Lu Fan asked.
"Many people in our line of work come to the dry cleaners at night, so we have to wait until 11 or 12 o'clock to close," Li Li replied.
Lu Fan smiled and said, "Sister Li, please take care of yourself. If Yi Xia needs any help, please help her out as well."
"No problem, no problem. I treat Yixia like my own sister," Li Li said with a wide smile.
And so, Lu Fan left.
After he left, Li Li remarked, "That Boss Lu is quite wealthy."
She signed a contract with Lu Fan's assistant as early as yesterday.
Hundreds of pieces of clothing are sent for washing every day.
Earning five or six hundred yuan a day is not a problem!
This is practically a windfall of stable income!
She clasped her hands together, praying, "I hope Boss Lu can reconcile with Xia Meizi soon. Then, Boss Lu will consider my efforts and give me the job at the dry cleaning shop for the rest of my life!!"
After making her wish, Li Li rushed to the flower shop.
Upon seeing Jiang Yixia, she smiled and said, "Yixia, look at how much effort Brother Lu went to put into this event just to get your forgiveness. He's really sincere."
Jiang Yixia knew that Li Li had come to persuade her again, so she frowned and complained, "Sister Li, what kind of spell did he cast on you? We've known each other for over two years, and yet you're acting as a persuader for someone you've only known for a few days."
"What?" Li Li immediately grabbed Jiang Yixia's arm, pretending to be affectionate: "Yixia, if you say that, your sister Li will get angry. I've been thinking from your perspective from beginning to end."
"Then don't mention this person in front of me." Jiang Yixia complained helplessly, "I've said it many times, this man has been eliminated from my life. I don't want to have any contact with him, nor do I want him to enter my life."
"Oh dear," Li Li comforted her, "You've raised the child alone all these years without finding another man. To be honest, you still have feelings for him, don't you? You've held on for nineteen years. Even if you still hate him, you've hated him enough. Even if we take a step back and say the worst..."
Li Li glanced around and whispered in Jiang Yixia's ear, "You haven't been with a man for over ten years, can you really handle it?"
Jiang Yixia blushed and interrupted, "Sister Li, what nonsense are you talking about again? I'm closing up shop."
Seeing Jiang Yixia blush, Li Li chuckled, "Haha, every time we talk about things between men and women, you blush like a young girl. That just shows you have too little experience. Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger. We women are at the age where we need things. If you ask me, there's nothing that can't be solved in bed."
"Alright, alright, Sister Li, you have customers in your shop." Jiang Yixia said, urging Li Li to leave.
Li Li wasn't in a hurry. She would brainwash Jiang Yixia for a while every day, and in a few days, Jiang Yixia would change her opinion of Lu Fan.
She smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll head back to the shop now. Be careful on your way home."
After Jiang Yixia finally got Li Li back to the shop, she packed her things, closed the door, and left.
As she passed by the convenience store, she happened to see Jia Sheng come out.
Jiang Yixia still felt a little embarrassed about Jia Sheng, even though she and Lu Fan no longer had much of a relationship.
But this guy actually went to the convenience store and challenged Jia Sheng to assert his dominance; he was simply doing whatever he wanted!
As for Jia Sheng, after secretly observing Jiang Yixia's attitude towards Lu Fan at the store entrance, he concluded that she definitely hadn't forgiven her ex-husband yet.
That means he still has a chance!
There's still a chance to turn things around!!
He waited until Jiang Yixia closed the door before coming out and saying, "Yixia, it's cold at night, here are some hand warmers for you two."
As he spoke, he threw the hand warmer onto the front of the electric scooter, then immediately turned around and went back into the shop, afraid that Jiang Yixia would refuse.
Jiang Yixia really wanted to refuse, but Jia Sheng kept urging her to leave, so she could only say, "Thank you, Brother Jia."
Then she left.
However, before leaving, she took out her phone and transferred ten yuan to Jia Sheng as payment for the hand warmers.
Jiang Yixia didn't want to owe Jia Sheng a favor, nor did she want him to have any misconceptions.
Now all she wants to do is earn money so that she can send her living expenses to her two children and her parents every month.