Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire

Chapter 331: Wishful Thinking

Cheng Jinyun got the answer he wanted and smiled brightly, "Since we are family, why be so clear about it?""But the situation is different now." Lin Xiang said, "You’re getting older, sooner or later you’ll have to find someone to marry. What if your future sister-in-law minds knowing that you’ve spent so much money on the farm under my name?"

"Of course, the probability of such a situation happening is not high, but I think it’s beneficial for both of us to be clear about money between siblings."

Lin Xiang rambled on, but Cheng Jinyun remained silent.

His expression didn’t change much either, no matter how much Lin Xiang talked, he didn’t respond.

It wasn’t until Lin Xiang finished what she had to say that Cheng Jinyun finally spoke, "How about this, why don’t we open a restaurant together?"

"What?"

Lin Xiang didn’t expect Cheng Jinyun to change the topic so quickly, and for a moment, she was stunned, staring blankly at him.

Cheng Jinyun said, "I’ve read your plan about opening a restaurant, and I think it has a lot of potential. We already have a farm that can provide a steady supply of meat to the restaurant, controlling costs right from the source."

"I believe opening a restaurant now is very profitable, so I’d like to partner with you to open a restaurant. What do you think?"

"Are you serious?"

Cheng Jinyun nodded earnestly, "Of course, I’m serious. But you know the uniqueness of my job, most of my time is spent in the military, and only after successfully completing my tasks can I have a few days off, so once the restaurant is open, I won’t be able to manage it, and you’ll have to take charge."

"However, I’ve already selected the location for the restaurant, right at the foot of the city wall. My grandfather left me a property there. I’ve checked, and it’s perfect for a restaurant. How about I take you to see it tomorrow afternoon after school?"

Lin Xiang: ...

"I don’t plan on opening a restaurant right now." Lin Xiang said, "The teacher wants me to attend the Sui Trade Conference to secure more foreign exchange orders. After this week when school starts, I have to focus on this, and I can’t spare any effort. After the Sui Trade Conference, it’ll be final exams, and after the finals, it’ll be the winter break."

"The main audience of Xingfu Restaurant is the students of Huaqing University. Once the winter break starts, there won’t be many students on campus, so business naturally can’t continue. My mom and I plan to go to Li Hua Team for the winter break and come back when school reopens."

"Besides, the farm is just starting and hasn’t formed a scale yet, so it’s impossible to provide a continuous supply of meat to the restaurant."

Cheng Jinyun nodded, "No rush. You can focus on your priorities first, and we can discuss opening a new restaurant after the New Year."

Having said that, Cheng Jinyun said goodnight to Lin Xiang and returned to his room.

Lin Xiang watched his departing figure and couldn’t help but mumble, "Did he propose opening a restaurant just so I wouldn’t give him money?"

The next day at noon, after class, Lin Xiang didn’t even bother to eat lunch and rode her bike to the Agricultural University.

Coincidentally, Zhang Maoyan had just finished class too. Seeing Lin Xiang, he walked straight towards her.

"Have you finished organizing your materials?"

Lin Xiang handed over the materials she had painstakingly organized about greenhouse cultivation to Zhang Maoyan.

"I’m not sure if the content in these materials will help you."

"In any case, it gives us some ideas and inspiration. Lin Xiang, I have to go find my teacher and team members now, so I can’t chat with you. I’ll visit Huaqing University to find you when I’m free later."

After flipping through a few pages, Zhang Maoyan hurriedly said goodbye to Lin Xiang.

Lin Xiang didn’t linger long either and rode her bike back to Xingfu Restaurant, grabbed a few bites of food, and rushed to class.

After school in the afternoon, Lin Xiang went to Xingfu Restaurant again but didn’t see Cheng Jinyun.

Thinking he went to Qi State and hadn’t returned, but even after Xingfu Restaurant closed and the sky grew darker, Cheng Jinyun still hadn’t come back.

"Mom, where’s my brother?"

"He’s already returned to the team," Mrs. Lin asked Lin Xiang in surprise, "You didn’t know?"

Lin Xiang shook her head, "I didn’t see him at noon."

"He was still here in the morning, but he left hurriedly around ten, saying the team urgently called him back." Mrs. Lin turned off the TV and unplugged everything, noticing Lin Xiang still sitting, she asked, "Aren’t you going back to school tonight?"

"I have to go back, I’ll take you home first before returning to the dorm, it’s on the way."

After escorting Mrs. Lin home, Lin Xiang noticed a manila envelope on the table in the main room.

The envelope only had four characters: For Lin Xiang’s Eyes Only.

Seeing that Mrs. Lin didn’t notice, Lin Xiang quickly stuffed the envelope into her backpack, "Mom, I’m heading back to school!"

"Oh, from the day after tomorrow, I have to attend training and won’t be home for lunch. I’ll come back on the weekend when I have time."

Lin Xiang ran off quickly.

When she returned to the dormitory, only Zheng Miaoyue was there, the other four roommates were absent.

"Yanzi and the others are still in the library and haven’t returned?"

"Exactly! The day after tomorrow is training, they’re worried about their language skills not being up to par, they’ve been intensely reviewing for the past few days, even eating is just a few quick bites."

Zheng Miaoyue couldn’t help but say, "With their perseverance, it’s hard not to succeed."

"Yeah, I also believe they will succeed."

Lin Xiang responded somewhat perfunctorily. She took out the envelope Cheng Jinyun left from her backpack, climbed onto her bed, and pulled down the curtains, blocking Zheng Miaoyue’s inquisitive gaze.

The letter was simple, only mentioning his urgent call back to the team and reminding Lin Xiang not to forget to eat even when busy.

It covered two pages, but there was little useful information, mostly reminders for Lin Xiang.

There weren’t any ambiguous words throughout, but the entire letter conveyed his feelings for Lin Xiang.

"Am I just overthinking this?" Lin Xiang couldn’t help but whisper.

"Overthinking what?"

The bed curtain was suddenly pulled open, revealing Zheng Miaoyue’s enlarged face right in front of Lin Xiang, startling her, "Yueyue, what are you doing?"

"I heard you mention overthinking. Xiangxiang, did something happen to you? Why not tell me, maybe I can help you analyze it?"

Lin Xiang: ...

Zheng Miaoyue’s own love life is a tangled mess; what advice could she possibly give?

But as someone who’s been single for two lifetimes, Lin Xiang is also clueless in matters of the heart and, even now, can’t figure out her own feelings towards Cheng Jinyun.