CHAPTER 525: CHAPTER 524: THE LIE THAT SHOULD BE TOLD

Because Zhen Yan had clearly expressed his determination to bring his mother to Beijing, after much consideration, Zhen Yu finally let Zhen Yan buy another small residence near First High School.

A 60-square-meter unit on the ground floor, priced at less than forty thousand yuan.

Although the decor was a bit outdated, it came fully furnished, so they could move in with just a suitcase!

But because of that, Mrs. Zhen would have to stay in the rented house from before winter break until school resumed in March.

She would have to wait until the siblings had moved back to the dormitory when school started before she could move into her newly purchased house! Then she could stay there until Zhen Yan’s Senior High School entrance exams were over, and she could move to Beijing with her son.

Taking advantage of the house purchase, Zhen Yu took stock of her finances.

The net cafe near Qi University had opened early with lots of machines and generated a net profit of over 1.2 million yuan in just about eight months! The net cafe near First High School, despite having fewer machines and opening later, was located at the intersection of several schools and still made a net profit of over 800,000 yuan!

Plus the stored value in membership cards...

Zhen Yan’s bank account had actually accumulated a whopping more than 2 million yuan!

Compared to this sum, the capital he invested into the brother’s delivery business was less than one-twentieth of it! Yet at the time, he had thought it was a significant amount...

Of course, that money was all taken from the net cafe’s cash flow. Besides money, Zhen Yu also helped him secure two sets of delivery-specific software.

Zhen Yan, who accompanied his sister to the bank, was speechless for a long time after learning of his account balance, obviously stunned by their ’immense wealth.’

"Brother! I think we need to rush to the Capital as soon as the winter break starts to buy the house and the shop! Because in just half a year, the housing prices have changed again, the later we buy, the less cost-effective it will be!"

"Uh, oh! Okay, okay, okay! Whatever you say!" Zhen Yan responded blankly.

It was clear he hadn’t taken any of it to heart!!

Zhen Yu could only sigh helplessly and grabbed her brother’s ear, repeating her point seriously.

———

Time quickly passed, and it was the end-of-term exams, followed by winter break. Freshman and Junior Year had an early break, and Bai Xue left Qi City the day after school ended, eager to get home!

But Senior High School still had a few more days to wait. They couldn’t just finish the exams and be done; the teachers had to explain the papers, print in bulk, and distribute a lot of them for the students to work on over the winter break!

Taking advantage of having money and leisure time, and waiting for Zhen Yan’s winter break, Zhen Yu, after sending Bai Xue off, took Han Mingyue with her to the Snowflake Milk Factory.

She thought that the housing prices in the Capital in the year 2000 wouldn’t be too expensive! And if she didn’t spend the money she had, it would just devalue, which the reborn Zhen Yu could not accept!

So she planned to find out how much it would cost to buy a dairy factory!

The milk factory was located in the southern suburbs of Qi City, and because it was too far, they decided to take the bus.

After an unsteady journey of nearly an hour, the bus had gone from packed with people to just the driver and the Zhen Han duo, and they were nearly at the final stop, Snowflake Milk Factory.

As soon as they got off, Zhen Yu fell into deep thought at the sight of the sprawling and desolate factory.

The area occupied by Snowflake Milk Factory was huge! Moreover, it was detached with its own courtyard! She thought that the only way to the factory was via this single road in front of the factory gates! There was at least a hundred meters of open space on either side of the factory walls, followed by other buildings! The back was against a small, barren grove, which further on was farmland covered in snow...

It seems that Zhen Yu was lost in thought for a bit too long. Han Mingyue waited for a while but seeing no action from her, he couldn’t help but speak up and asked, "Shall we go and ask someone?"

Zhen Yu snapped out of it and nodded, saying, "Yeah! Let’s go ask!"

———

"Hello! Is there anyone inside the milk factory?" The factory gate was tightly closed, so Zhen Yu could only start a conversation with the middle-aged man in the guard room.

"Are you looking for someone!? The factory has long ceased production! There are no workers on the job anymore!" The middle-aged man took a guess and asked.

Whoever came straight to the milk factory definitely had business here, because there was no such thing as just passing by! Who would run all this way in the freezing cold for no reason!

"What’s your honorable surname, uncle?" Suddenly, Zhen Yu’s worldly manners kicked in!

"There’s nothing honorable about it, surname Chang! What brings you here in this freezing weather?" Although the middle-aged man was amiable, he did not forget to inquire about Zhen Yu’s purpose.

"Uncle Chang, here’s the thing!" Zhen Yu started spinning a tale, not quite fittingly, "My mother is an employee at our factory. She has been on maternity leave at home taking care of the child all this time! A few days ago, she suddenly heard from someone that under the current situation at our factory, it’s possible to buy out seniority, but she herself can’t leave home! So, she sent the two of us to find out more."

"Oh, I see! I’m not too clear on this, you’d have to ask the factory leaders about it!" The middle-aged man scratched his face, "But they hardly ever come to the factory now!"

Zhen Yu quickly seized the opportunity to follow it up!

"Do you know where the factory leaders live then? We just want to inquire about something, it won’t take up much of their time!"

Mr. Chang hesitated for a moment but still kindly gave them an address. "...I’m not sure where the deputy director in charge of personnel lives, what I just mentioned is Factory Director Lu’s address! You can start by asking there!"

"Thank you so much! Goodbye, Uncle Chang!"

———

While standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus, Han Mingyue suddenly turned to Zhen Yu and said something!

"Xiao Yu, you’re becoming more natural at lying than before. Someone who doesn’t know you would never be able to tell."

Zhen Yu: "...Are you praising me or criticizing me?"

Han Mingyue burst out laughing upon hearing this.

"Of course I’m praising you! I was still struggling to come up with an idea when you were quick-witted in a pinch! Sometimes, the lies that need to be told still have to be told!"

"Heh... Are you implying something?" Zhen Yu teased as she looked at Han Mingyue.

Han Mingyue was stunned for a moment! Then he pretended to be serious and said, "Hmm! I didn’t expect you to see through me so quickly!"

"Ha..." Although Zhen Yu was amused by him, she still said earnestly, "I think I need to tell you in advance! I am a person with double standards!"

"Double standards?!"

"It means I have two sets of standards for judging myself and others! Sometimes I lie to others, but I absolutely cannot stand being lied to by others! Even if it’s a well-intentioned lie!"

"Uh, you! Hehe..." Han Mingyue was taken aback but laughed, "Lucky for me, I’ve never lied to you, nor do I ever plan to..."