In the coffee shop, Nana looked at Xu Hongdou who was helping, very puzzled.
"Hongdou, why did you come to the store with me so early today? Even if you are a volunteer, there is no need to be so early."
Xu Hongdou said with an unnatural expression: "It's nothing, I just couldn't sleep in the morning, so I just got up and came with you."
The reason why she came to the cafe with Nana early in the morning was not to volunteer, but to avoid Zhou Chen.
Ever since Zhou Chen said he wanted to pursue her yesterday, she hadn't had much rest all day long, and she had even suffered from insomnia at night. She saw Zhou Chen meditating there early in the morning, and was afraid that Zhou Chen would go find her after he meditated, so
I quickly followed Nana to the coffee shop to volunteer.
Naturally, there wasn't much business in the coffee shop in the morning, but Nana wasn't idle either. She was busy here for a while, and she was getting dirty there.
Although Xu Hongdou is not as serious as her, she is always helping. If there is something she doesn't like, she will help clean it up.
"Zhou Chen, you're here, do you want me to make you a cup of coffee?"
When Xu Hongdou heard Nana's voice, she looked up and saw Zhou Chen walking into the tavern.
The moment she saw Zhou Chen, her heart skipped a beat and she looked nervous. Especially when Zhou Chen glanced over, she quickly averted her eyes and wiped the table vigorously.
Zhou Chen sat down at the bar and said, "Bring me a cup of hand-ground coffee."
"no problem."
Nana was making hand-ground coffee for Zhou Chen, and saw Zhou Chen turning his head and staring in the direction of Xu Hongdou, with a gossipy face.
"Zhou Chen, I think it's fake that you came to drink coffee, but the red beans are real, right?"
Zhou Chen replied noncommittally: "You can think so."
"ah?"
This time it was Nana's turn to be surprised. She just said it casually and didn't expect to get Zhou Chen's answer.
But Zhou Chen gave such an ambiguous answer, even more inclined to answer in the affirmative, which shocked her.
"Zhou Chen, you and Hongdou, you two?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I have already shown off my cards with her and decided to pursue her."
Nana took a deep breath and then gave Zhou Chen a thumbs up.
"You are a man, I believe you can do it."
She was originally optimistic about Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou, but now that Zhou Chen has made it clear that he wants to pursue Xu Hongdou, she is naturally happy to see it happen.
"I said something is not right about Hongdou today. It is completely different from the past few days. It turns out that the problem lies with you."
"Really? It seems that what I said still had an effect."
Zhou Chen had a smile on his face. He was not afraid of Xu Hongdou's reaction. A reaction meant that Xu Hongdou cared and took it seriously. If Xu Hongdou didn't react at all, that would be trouble.
Drinking Nana's hand-ground coffee, she quietly watched Xu Hongdou's busy work. In the end, Xu Hongdou couldn't hold back and walked over.
"Do you have nothing else to do?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said, "I was originally here for a trip. I really have nothing to do. It's quite interesting to see you working."
Xu Hongdou looked helpless: "You can go back to painting, or you can go woodcarving, or even go out for a walk, and buy some specialties. It's okay. Can you please stop staring at me like this, making me very uncomfortable, okay?"
"I said I would pursue you, so I will definitely follow you. Otherwise, how can it be called pursuing?"
"you."
Xu Hongdou held it in for a long time before asking in a depressed tone: "Is this how you chase girls?"
Zhou Chen said: "In this world, I have never chased a girl. Girls chase me. But you can rest assured that I have never promised to other girls, so if you agree to be my girlfriend, then you will be mine."
The first girlfriend in this world will also be the last girlfriend."
Xu Hongdou looked unbelieving: "Don't coax me, I'm not one of those little girls in their early twenties. Who believes you when you say you've never been in love? Nana, do you believe it?"
Nana said: "I believe it."
Zhou Chen suddenly smiled: "Look, Nana believes it, why don't you believe it?"
Xu Hongdou was choked and speechless, and glared at the smiling Nana with dissatisfaction.
"Anyway, I just don't believe it. If a rich man in his thirties has never been in love, he either has a physical defect or an orientation problem."
"Ahem."
Now it was Zhou Chen's turn to roll his eyes.
"I have no physical defects and no problem with my orientation. The reason why I have never been in love is because I worked as a programmer after college. I only thought about work and had no energy or time to fall in love. After I resigned, I was busy starting a business. Naturally,
I don’t have time to fall in love either, so what I tell you is the truth. You are the first woman I want to pursue and even marry home.”
"Huh!!!"
Nana let out a strange scream and hovered over Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou with ambiguous eyes.
Seeing that Zhou Chen didn't seem to be lying, Xu Hongdou was secretly surprised, but on the surface he remained calm.
"Anyway, you have your mouth, so you can say whatever you want. If you want to pursue me, I can't stop you, but can you please stop affecting me when I'm working as a volunteer?"
"Okay, no problem, I won't disturb you next, just sit quietly, that's it."
With that said, Zhou Chen found a seat in the small restaurant and sat down, drinking coffee and playing with his mobile phone.
At the bar, Nana came to Xu Hongdou.
"Hongdou, I see that he doesn't seem to be teasing, but sincerely wants to pursue you. Zhou Chen is really good, but you are not tempted at all?"
Xu Hongdou sighed and said: "I came here just for vacation and rest. I never thought about falling in love. When he came here suddenly, I was really confused."
Nana smiled and said: "It means that you are not attracted to him at all. Since you are attracted to him, why don't you accept his pursuit?"
"well."
Xu Hongdou sighed heavily. Her mood was very complicated, both happy and uneasy, because Zhou Chen's conditions were so good. She knew herself and felt that she was not worthy of Zhou Chen. She was worried that after falling in love with Zhou Chen,
In the end, there was no good result.
She is not young anymore, and she is an emotional person. She really does not dare to invest too much emotion until she is sure that there will be a good result.
Nana persuaded: "Hongdou, I think you should think about it seriously. Zhou Chen is really a very good man. Since he is not joking, you should try to accept his pursuit. A woman wants to find someone who loves her and is herself
It’s really not easy to love a man.”
"As a friend, I think you can try. Anyway, Damai and I both feel that Zhou Chen is a man worth trusting."
Xu Hongdou smiled: "Thank you for your concern, I will seriously consider it."
I don't know if it's because Zhou Chen said he wanted to pursue her, but now she seems to have different senses when looking at Zhou Chen than in the past.
In this way, in the next few days, as long as Xu Hongdou was working as a volunteer at the small restaurant, Zhou Chen would arrive on time, but he would not disturb him and would just sit there by himself, sometimes painting and sometimes making wood carvings.
After a few days, Xu Hongdou had become accustomed to Zhou Chen's existence and no longer avoided it. She would even sit and chat with Zhou Chen when she had free time.
She also wanted to understand, since Zhou Chen has this determination, why can't she give it a try? Maybe as Nana said, Zhou Chen is a suitable partner?
In the past few days, Ma Qiushan has not been idle. He brought his own tea everywhere to find people to taste, and listened to many people's suggestions.
That day, he found Zhou Chen in the tavern.
"Zhou Chen, how much are you going to invest in my teahouse? I have asked Mr. Xie to help me attract investment, but the investment amount is not very high."
Zhou Chen said directly: "Master Ma, we have known each other for so long. If I have anything to say, I will say it directly. I am an investor and have my own ideas. If you want me to invest more, then your teahouse company must
It is controlled by the source, but I think you will definitely not agree with this."
Mr. Ma smiled awkwardly. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was already obvious.
He wants to start a business instead of working for others. Naturally, he wants to be the master of the company and control the direction, so he will definitely not give up the management rights.
Zhou Chen continued: "If you don't want to give up management rights, then I can only invest a small part, up to 10%."
He is not particularly optimistic about the teahouse chain store mentioned by Ma Qiushan. Since he cannot get the decision-making power, he will invest less. Even if it cannot develop in the future, he will not lose much.
"Only ten percent?"
Ma Qiushan looked disappointed when he heard this. He actually wanted to let as many people vote as he wanted, as long as the decision-making power was left to him, but he also knew that this was impossible, so he expected 30%.
As a result, Zhou Chen is only willing to invest 10% now, which is really far away from his goal.
"Master Ma, in business, my money does not come from strong winds. There are still many problems with your plan. I believe you know it yourself. So if you are unwilling to hand over the decision-making power, I can only invest in this way."
To be continued...