CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 389: RIVAL!

Zhen Yu only realized when she single-handedly pulled the backpack from behind that it had become feather-light.

Where were the contents? The tissues, wet wipes, and sanitary pads she put inside when she left home in the morning?

And what about the big red apple she took out to give to Zhen Yan, which Zhen Yan didn’t eat?

Zhen Yu opened the backpack, reached inside, and felt around; she didn’t touch the items, but instead, she touched a large tear!

Unaware at the moment, Zhen Yu stupidly poked her hand through the tear and out the other side! It looked as though she was wearing the backpack like a sleeve on her arm!

"No wonder they stopped chasing after..."

Zhen Yu felt that the inside of the backpack, which usually contained print materials, wasn’t clean! So every time she ’repurposed’ the backpack, she would put items in a small cloth bag before placing it inside the backpack.

Now it seems, the other party must have thought they had succeeded...

But today’s incident really served as a wake-up call for Zhen Yu! From now on, she definitely couldn’t buy gold in large batches like today! It would be better to spread out her purchases, buying a bit every now and then, and slowly accumulate...

Upon returning home, Zhen Yu didn’t even drink a sip of water before she activated the system! She then immediately got in touch with He Baihe and transferred all her gold. Even though they had chatted quite enthusiastically since meeting, they were actually not that familiar with each other! As the other party in the transaction, He Baihe gave Zhen Yu five hundred ability points as a pledge. Once He Baihe had got her computer set up in a couple of days, they’d trade again and Zhen Yu would give back the ability points.

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Even though Zhen Yu faced several tribulations on the road, Zhen Yan still came home much later than her.

Zhen Yu had even prepared lunch before he leisurely walked into the internet cafe, looking all downcast. As he passed by the counter, Li Si’er joked with a smile, "What happened, Zhen Yan? Did the blistering sun outside get to you?"

"Hey! Don’t even mention it!" Li Si’er’s question was like meeting a pillow when sleepy, and Zhen Yan immediately started ranting furiously, "Wasn’t I setting up at the new internet cafe today?"

"Yeah! I heard Brother San mention it! Didn’t it work out?!"

"It did! What I’m talking about has nothing to do with setting up the internet!"

"Oh? What happened then?" Li Si’er’s interest piqued suddenly, "Tell me about it!"

"That employee just happened to be a man! I was waiting there for a long time with nothing to do, so I struck up a conversation with him. As we chatted more, he let slip some information! About the address where I was setting up the internet, apparently, someone else had gone there to set up an internet before me, two days earlier!"

Li Si’er frowned, "How close exactly?!"

"Right next to our building! It could definitely be closer to Qi University’s main gate than our shop by a hundred or two hundred meters!"

"You’re so sure because you checked it out yourself, right!" Zhen Yu’s voice suddenly came from behind Zhen Yan, and then she walked over.

"Yeah! As soon as I heard about it, I finished setting up the internet and went straight to Qi University! That’s why I came back so late!" Zhen Yan turned to his sister and said.

"Don’t worry! Just focus on what we need to do, and leave the rest to me." Zhen Yu said this while looking at Li Si’er.

Li Si’er almost instinctively believed Zhen Yu! Because when she spoke, her whole demeanor was too calm, as if she didn’t consider the competition a threat at all.

Seeing Li Si’er nod in agreement, Zhen Yu then called to her brother, "Let’s go! Let’s go eat first."

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The lunch was eaten in silence.

Because Zhen Yu was eating while pondering how to easily win the upcoming competition.

Zhen Yan didn’t disturb his sister, just waiting until she was full and put down her chopsticks. He then hurriedly shoved the food in his mouth, chewing and swallowing it down.

Seeing Zhen Yu about to stand up, Zhen Yan quickly called out to her! "Little sister! Do you really have a way?"

"There is a way! I just haven’t figured out how to execute it yet." Zhen Yu said so.

Zhen Yan quickly got up to help his sister collect the bowls and clean the kitchen. After swiftly tidying up, the two tacitly went upstairs together.

"Little sister, tell me quick! What’s your plan?!"

"What consumers value most, I think, is cost-effectiveness! Nowadays internet cafes are so scarce, the competitor definitely won’t be willing to lower their prices! So, we need to focus on improving our internet cafe’s performance."

Zhen Yan roughly understood and urged her on, "Just tell me what you plan to do!"

"Actually, I think I can easily beat them without doing anything," Zhen Yu dared to say so confidently because her confidence naturally came from the computers themselves! Even if what she wanted was just the most basic setup from 2005, it was still much more advanced than those from 1998! Not to mention it would also have a ’big color TV’ support...

"Do nothing?!" Zhen Yan interrupted her in surprise, "How could that possibly win! Their location is much closer to Qi University than ours! When I start my business, I will definitely buy a shop near the school entrance!"

"That depends on what kind of school!" Zhen Yu blurted out!

Zhen Yan didn’t understand, "What do you mean?!"

"Setting up an internet cafe near a university means the closer to the school gate the better! But like our second-floor internet cafe near a high school, it absolutely cannot be next to the gate! Remember what I said when we bought this shop? It should be more than five hundred meters away from the entrance to First High School!"

"Why is that?"

"There is no why! It’s not just high schools, even middle and primary schools are the same!" Zhen Yu realized what she was saying was pointless, "Talking about this is useless! In the future, we will only set up internet cafes near universities and be mindful to avoid nearby middle and primary schools. Remember this! The direct distance between the internet cafe and middle or primary schools must be over two hundred meters!"

"Oh!" Zhen Yan responded half-heartedly and then brought the conversation back.

"Are you really planning to do nothing?"

"Of course not! In fact, I’ve already done quite a lot." Zhen Yu enlightened her brother: "I had Brother San upgrade the computer desks and chairs, they are not just the simplest style anymore! The computers I got for that place, even for 1998, are absolutely top-notch! And I bet, their monitors are not as big as ours!"

"Really?" Zhen Yan’s eyes brightened, his mood suddenly uplifted by his sister’s words!

"Then I must go see them when the computers arrive!"

Only then did Zhen Yu reveal the thoughts weighing on her mind, "Since we have such high-end gear, wouldn’t it be a waste not to use it?!"

Zhen Yan: "Huh?"

Zhen Yu rolled her eyes at her foolish brother, "Install new games! Dummy!"