Chapter 893 - Yang Ming’s Paradox
Chapter 893: Yang Ming’s Paradox
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Lin Zhiyun had no choice but to stand up and take the chopsticks that Yang Ming handed over. She sat by the coffee table next to him. “You will affect my studies. After a while, I can’t remember what they said.”
“Fine. Rome was not built in one day. The high-rise buildings are built from the ground [1]. More haste, less speed [2].” Yang Ming said with a smile, “Whatever things we do, it should be gradual. How can someone work so hard like you do every day?”
“But I’m a university student studying economics. I feel like I know nothing. In the future, your company will definitely get bigger and bigger. I don’t want to be a useless person that knows nothing…” When Lin Zhiyun spoke to this point, her expression was somewhat lost.
“Who said that?” Yang Ming felt that Lin Zhiyun’s current mentality seemed to be a bit stubborn. He had to enlighten her well. “How could Yang Ming’s woman be a useless person? You’re not right if you think so. Zhiyun, you know, although you are a university student studying economics, how old are you now?
“You are a freshman… and you passed your freshman first semester just recently. Now, you aren’t in any specialized course, so you can say that you are still basically a person without any management foundation. How can you compare yourself with those in society for so many years? You must be stronger than them in time!
“And, take a look at me. What do you think I know? I don’t know anything about the company, but I can open a company. The boss doesn’t necessarily need to know everything, as long as he knows how to appoint people!
“Zhiyun, no one will look down on you. In the eyes of those employees, you are their boss anyway. This is an unchangeable thing!”
“But… I don’t do anything every day…” Lin Zhiyun seemed to think what Yang Ming said made sense, but she still felt something was wrong.
“Yeah! Of course, the boss does nothing, right? If the boss did everything, what do the employees do? Which employee wants his boss to be all-rounded? Then, isn’t his job not secured?” Yang Ming said it as though it were right.
“Ah?” Lin Zhiyun was stunned for a long time. Seems like this is indeed true?
In fact, the situation Yang Ming said existed, but it wasn’t as exaggerated as he made it sound. A savvy boss still played a big role in the direction of the company’s development. How could Lin Zhiyun know that Yang Ming was a great con when he was in school? He frequently duped Zhao Ying and Chen Mengyan. When it came to these wise words, he was even better at it.
“Well, let’s eat first. It is a good thing to study. Just don’t delay eating and resting. Also, it’s dark in the winter. I can’t rest at ease if you go back alone!” Yang Ming said.
“Then… I will go back early. Is that alright…?” Lin Zhiyun nodded. With the understanding and support of Yang Ming, Lin Zhiyun felt like she was full of motivation and not as negative as before.
“If it’s late, just call me. Even if I have something where I can’t come, I will send someone to pick you up.” Yang Ming said, “Bi Hai and Guo Xinyao are alright as well. They are free at night and are familiar with you as well.”
“Okay, I got it…” Lin Zhiyun nodded and ate beef noodles with Yang Ming.
“This beef noodle isn’t bad. It is better than the one near our school.” Yang Ming ate two mouthfuls of it and said with amazement.
“Yeah… There are several California beef noodles here. I wondered which one was authentic, but the taste from this store is excellent.” Lin Zhiyun also nodded and said, “In the company, we often ordered meals from their store.”
After dinner, under the persuasion of Yang Ming, Lin Zhiyun cleaned up the books on her desk and agreed to go home from work. However, Lin Zhiyun brought the notebook with her. She planned to go back later and take a read.
After the two people came out of the company together, the security guard locked the company’s door.
“Vice President Lin is going home so late every day. Isn’t she just waiting for Brother Yang?” A security guard had some evil guesses.
“Don’t talk too much. If you don’t want to die, talk less.” The security captain came over from behind and glared at the security guard who spoke, “Certain things couldn’t be said indiscriminately. How did Brother Bao instruct us? Have you forgotten?”
The security guard was taken aback and quickly stopped talking.
Lin Zhiyun and Yang Ming got in the car. Yang Ming was about to start the car, but Lin Zhiyun suddenly shouted, “Wait for me a bit!”
“En?” Yang Ming was surprised. He was about to ask Lin Zhiyun what happened, but he saw Lin Zhiyun had run off to the California beef noodles at the roadside.
Yang Ming was secretly wondering, but it didn’t take long for him to see Lin Zhiyun run out again. She held a five-yuan note in her hand and went in the car happily. “The receipt of the beef noodle you bought just now had a reward. I went to redeem the prize.”
Yang Ming couldn’t help but smile. Lin Zhiyun was just like that. With or without money, she lived her life carefully, but this was also a good quality.
“Then, I will reward you with candy tomorrow,” said Yang Ming.
“Okay.” Lin Zhiyun didn’t decline but collected the money happily.
On a cold winter night, there were very few cars passing by. Yang Ming drove Lin Zhiyun to the last shanty town in Song Jiang City.
When they passed by a bar, Yang Ming suddenly slowed down the speed. He pointed out of the window, fascinated. “Zhiyun, do you remember this place?”
Lin Zhiyun looked up and suddenly blushed. How could she not remember this place? Her memory of this place was still fresh. Lin Zhiyun once stupidly sold her first time here to Yang Ming, but she didn’t expect this guy to leave after paying!
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyun suddenly felt a little happy. The two seemed to be really fated. Moreover, Yang Ming forced himself on her in an accident, but in any case, it was even more extraordinary than having her first time after spending the money when they first encountered each other, right?
If that were the case, probably there wouldn’t be so many things which happened between the two.
“Tell me. If I didn’t meet you that day, what would I do now?” Thinking about it, Lin Zhiyun was a little scared.
“There is no if.” Yang Ming shook his head. “If we met, then we met.”
“But… does that situation really exist?” Lin Zhiyun still had some feelings.
“Tell me. If a person is on the road, is he likely to be killed by a car? Is it possible to fall into the drain?” Yang Ming thought that Lin Zhiyun’s mood wasn’t very stable today, so he smiled and made an analogy. “Would he say that I was killed by a car because I walked slowly down the street? If the environmental workers did not cover the manhole of the drain, would I fall into the drain and fall to my death?”
“Hehe…” After listening to Yang Ming’s analogy, Lin Zhiyun couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re good in rhetorics, but there are some truths in it.”
In a blink of an eye, the car parked near the shanty town. A car couldn’t get through here, so Yang Ming had to drop Lin Zhiyun off here. When Lin Zhiyun got off, Yang Ming and Lin Zhiyun walked side by side in the direction of her house.
“Zhiyun, go back and discuss with your parents. Buy an apartment near the company. This place isn’t just far from the university, but also far from the company. Besides, a single-story house is not as convenient as an apartment.” Yang Ming looked at the house that was ruined and said.
“I heard that the housing relocation happens in the spring. My dad and my mom have been worried about this thing for the past few days…” When Lin Zhiyun spoke until this point, she couldn’t help but sigh. “Yang Ming… I know you have money, but I don’t want to bother you all the time. So you…”
Yang Ming wanted to say that there was nothing to worry about in this matter. If the money wasn’t enough, he could fork out for it. However, Lin Zhiyun’s next words blocked his mouth!
Yang Ming couldn’t help but smile. “Zhiyun, what do you mean by this? Do you want me to see you homeless?!”
“How could it be so serious? We can rent a house at that time. Anyway, after building a house here, there should be compensation. Then, we can move back.” Lin Zhiyun shook her head and smiled. “How would I be homeless?”
“What’s the point in that? You are my girlfriend, my wife. My money is yours, not to mention that I am not short of money!” Yang Ming was a little anxious. “When I make money, isn’t it to feed my wife and children? If I don’t let you spend, what is the use of money for me?”
“Wife? Children? We… we are still students!” Lin Zhiyun was suddenly distressed. She said before that she didn’t want to owe Yang Ming too much. She knew Yang Ming very well, knowing that Yang Ming wouldn’t mind buying a house. Even if she didn’t say it, Yang Ming would definitely buy her the house. However, Lin Zhiyun felt that her identity wasn’t Yang Ming’s genuine girlfriend. If she took Yang Ming’s possession, she couldn’t be as forthright as Chen Mengyan, so she sealed Yang Ming’s mouth in advance.
Now, as she heard that Yang Ming was on the topic of wife and children, her heart was both shy and surprised. Since Yang Ming could say this, it meant that at least in Yang Ming’s heart, he cared very much about her. In the very least, when they both were together, there was a future.
“You are now my classmate but will be my wife in the future.” Yang Ming said disapprovingly, “Let’s go. Since you won’t say it, then I will go to Uncle Lin and Aunty Shen.”
After that, Yang Ming held Lin Zhiyun’s hand and walked toward her home. Lin Zhiyun couldn’t be helped. She had to follow Yang Ming to go home.
Lin Changqing also knew that his daughter would be coming back late. Hence, he strolled around by the door since he had nothing to do. When he wanted to check whether his daughter had come back, he looked up and saw Yang Ming along with his daughter walking hand in hand. He quickly shouted, “Yang Ming, Zhiyun!”
“Dad!” Lin Zhiyun was shy as Yang Ming held her hand. However, Yang Ming shouted, “Uncle Lin,” in a generous manner.
“Quickly get into the house!” Lin Changqing didn’t see Yang Ming for a few days, and he eagerly pulled Yang Ming into the house. The previous worries also lessened a bit.