High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 547 - 241: Did You Use the Time Meant for Me to Be with Someone Else? (3)

Zhang Mengyu first discovered that the world seemed to have changed.

Her old dad was quite a rational person, yet he actually believed in the stuff on the internet?

And before, her dad scoffed at electric cars, but now he would rather take out a loan to buy one?

Anyway, the family certainly couldn’t come up with that much money.

"No way, I have nothing to do with him."

Zhang Mengyu refused.

She didn’t want her life to be filled with awkwardness, who knows if her dad would try to set her up with someone.

She was quite cautious when it came to matters of the heart.

She thought her dad would keep pestering her, but soon, Zhang Mengyu’s dad said, "Alright, alright, I won’t make it difficult for you."

"..."

Zhang Mengyu felt that something was off, but she couldn’t put her finger on it.

...

...

The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the shopping malls in Jiang City were particularly lively.

The area outside Green Water Heaven and Earth was full of cars.

Because of the existence of Green Water Heaven and Earth, the largest Xingcheng Supermarket in the county felt threatened, and recently their product prices had dropped significantly.

As for the so-called business competition, reporting, making trouble... those tactics wouldn’t work on Green Water Heaven and Earth.

It’s the only publicly listed company in the county, aside from head-on competition, using underhanded methods would only cause trouble for themselves.

The direct competition is price cuts and promotions, but Green Water Heaven and Earth has always been operating at a loss, and they are not afraid of losing money.

For Xingcheng Supermarket, they’ve encountered a tough opponent.

Just a few days ago, their foot traffic was okay, but the closer it got to the New Year, the worse the traffic became, completely opposite to previous years.

Every year, they rely on this one month to make money, and this decline in foot traffic during this period is a fatal blow to them.

They can’t expect to make a profit all year round.

As for improving service? Employees only earn a bit over two thousand, why would they bother?

Increase employee wages? That’s dreaming!

If they increase wages, how would the company boss distribute profits? How would shareholders receive their returns? If wages in this county are increased, what about the next county?

If they all get a raise, with two or three thousand employees, they’d have to spend millions more a month, and tens of millions more a year.

Besides, no matter how much they raise the wages, it couldn’t match the level of Green Water Heaven and Earth, as their starting salary of six thousand is comparable to a department supervisor at Xingcheng Supermarket.

And just like that, New Year’s Eve arrived.

On this day, Xingcheng Supermarket’s traffic hit an all-time low, while the dining area, which usually had lines out the door, was now deserted.

They sent someone to take a look at Green Water Heaven and Earth, and to their shock, it was packed wall to wall with people.

Such a huge area, ten times the size of Xingcheng Supermarket, was crowded with people, as if the entire county had gone there.

The owner of Xingcheng Supermarket felt a sense of despair.

He believed that even with so many people at Green Water Heaven and Earth, they still wouldn’t make much money.

What’s the point? Who does business like this?

Green Water Heaven and Earth shouldn’t exist in a small county!

Even first-tier cities can’t sustain it. It should be in places like the Capital City, Modu, Shencheng City, catering to high-end markets.

Around six in the evening, the owner of Xingcheng Supermarket looked at today’s sales figures, which were less than a third of the previous year’s.

He sighed but quickly thought of a solution.

The solution was simple: at any cost, shut down Green Water Heaven and Earth!

If not, he would withdraw from Jiang City! Let’s see if the county government would dare let him leave!

If he left, what would happen to those employees? What about the various product procurements involved?

Xingcheng Supermarket wasn’t a pushover!

This time, he absolutely couldn’t back down!

...

Li Yang had already had New Year’s Eve dinner at Bai Qing’s place by seven o’clock, with Bai Qing personally cooking.

At eight, he drove home, as his family was waiting for him, but it wouldn’t be until around eleven when he’d arrive.

If he drove faster, he might make it by ten.

As it approached ten-thirty, he pushed open the door and found Jiang Banxia also at his house.

Seeing him come in, Jiang Banxia immediately said, "Master Li, you’re finally back, we’ve been starving."

"Go, go, go, don’t say unlucky words during the New Year!"

Li Yang spread his arms and hugged Jiang Banxia.

Then he asked, "Why did you come to my house?"

"Just waiting for you, we’re going to set off fireworks together later."

"No problem!"

It’s a traditional activity, and Li Yang definitely had it planned.

When Wang Cuiping saw Li Yang return, she immediately went into the kitchen to get busy, while Li Yang took the opportunity to play with the children for a while.

Jiang Banxia watched from the side, seeing Li Yang playing with the kids, resembling a child himself.

He was usually the cold type, clearly burdened with a lot on his mind.

Jiang Banxia wasn’t afraid of Xue Ning’s presence at all, because Xue Ning didn’t dare to speak up, and from the looks of it, probably never would.

She was most afraid of another person.

When Li Yang just came in, she caught that familiar scent.

She wasn’t sure if she was in Jiang City or Jiangbei.

If she was in Jiangbei, it would mean Li Yang had spent a few days there just for her.

Soon, the New Year’s Eve dinner was ready.

This year, there was one more person at the table, and Li Likun’s elderly parents were naturally very happy and had prepared a red envelope specifically for Jiang Banxia.

Because the dinner was eaten quite late, it wasn’t finished until close to twelve.

Jiang Banxia was eager to celebrate the New Year with Li Yang, so she immediately dragged him downstairs.

As the time ticked closer, Li Yang made a phone call, and as the second hand hit zero, fireworks lit up the sky.

Jiang Banxia, holding Li Yang’s hand, said, "It feels like the year passed quickly, as if we haven’t been together for long."

Indeed, their time together this year was very short, so short that Jiang Banxia could remember every detail.

Suddenly, she couldn’t hold back, and said, "Theoretically, the time shouldn’t be less, Master Li, have you been spending time accompanying someone else instead of me?"

Li Yang thought for a moment, and then finally said, "Yes."