"Work hard!"
"But it seems there are no more practice papers to do right now."
Liu Chen’s gaze fell upon Ren Yu, who was sitting beside him. Could interacting with a genius spark some new inspiration?
"Brother Ren Yu, what do you think a small frozen goods wholesaler like my family could do to change things?"
Just as he was about to tell Liu Chen that his income wasn't as high as three million, Ren Yu was slightly taken aback by the seemingly unrelated question. After a moment of serious thought, Ren Yu said:
"The best way is to build your own brand, just as you thought. Or, you could establish your own frozen goods delivery service and build a comprehensive online frozen goods trading market. For more detailed development, you would need specific data to reference before I can offer suggestions."
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In his previous life, there was a company that did this, and it was rumored to be very profitable, earning ten million yuan a year. Wang Dong had mentioned it back then with considerable regret because when this frozen goods delivery company was founded, they had even asked Wang Dong if he wanted to join.
However, Wang Dong felt that partnerships would eventually fall apart, so he directly refused.
In fact, Liu Chen didn't fully grasp the significance of this statement at first. But later, after working as a salesman in the frozen goods industry for a long time, he realized…
Partnerships truly didn't last.
"Brother Ren Yu, among the directions you mentioned, I think I lean more towards the first one. The second option requires a lot of technical support, which I'm not very good at."
"Don't doubt yourself. Who knows what the future holds?"
Liu Chen nodded. That's right. What could he have imagined six months ago that he would be reborn and return to a turning point in his life, embarking on a completely different path with the system?
After finishing the small cake and orange juice provided by the first-class cabin, the sky outside had already turned a dark orange.
The plane flew above a layer of pure white clouds. Occasionally, through gaps not covered by clouds, they could see the vast, undulating mountain ranges below.
As he watched, the sky gradually deepened to dark blue, and the plane began its descent.
Just then, Ren Yu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke:
"Interested in investing in a new game?"
Hearing this, Liu Chen, who had been gazing out the window, instantly turned his head, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Are you serious, Brother Ren Yu? Can we really?"
"Yes, it's the same as before. However, the development time for this game won't be short; it will likely be in the latter half of the year."
The latter half of the year?
Liu Chen remembered hearing from a colleague in his previous life that the game League of Legends was first launched in the United States in late October 2009. If their game also launched at the end of the year, the two games might clash.
"Can it be launched before university starts? Then I can play to my heart's content," Liu Chen wanted to advance their game's launch date as much as possible. Whichever game launched first would leave the deepest initial impression.
"Okay."
After Ren Yu said "okay," Shen Hong, sitting in the Beijing office, suddenly felt a strange chill in his tailbone. He thought he might have caught a cold because the underfloor heating was too strong and he’d opened a window. He had no idea that because of Liu Chen's single sentence, his long career of overtime was about to begin.
After disembarking, Liu Chen said goodbye to Ren Yu and headed to the taxi stand on the first basement level. Since she didn't have to wait for luggage, she was the fastest among the passengers on that flight. Without any queues, she directly got into a taxi.
She had just returned home and placed her luggage in the small bedroom when she heard her mother's voice coming from outside the door, speaking on the phone while opening the door.
"Old Chen, the quality of your goods this time is excellent. The customers have all reported that after tearing open the packaging, there's no longer any ham sausage meat stuck to it. Yes, yes, the ham sausages look good, and they can sell them at a better price."
Just as Liu Chen was about to turn the doorknob to go out, she heard her mother continue:
"Old Chen, don't just keep thinking about sending your child abroad for studies. You need to ask the child's opinion first, okay? The child has poor grades, so you want to send them abroad for a gilded education?
I have to ask you this, will you accompany them abroad? Hey! You won't! What about his ex-wife?
She's taking care of the child who's only in primary school. So you plan to fork out a large sum of money and abandon your child with your ex-wife to fend for themselves abroad?"
When did Mom become so familiar with Old Chen from Mei Li Brand? And she’s even giving advice on someone else’s child's education?
Based on her nearly thirty years of experience in her previous life, her mother never interfered in other people's educational matters!
She pressed the doorknob and walked out of the bedroom. Just as she was about to say something, Liu Chen saw Liu Fang sitting on the sofa in the living room, illuminated by a single orange-yellow floor lamp. She was smiling brightly, her eyes shining with a long-lost light.
Attracted by the sound of the door opening, Liu Fang turned her head and smiled as she chided:
"Hey! Chenchen, you're home? You're such a child, not turning on the lights when you're home. Have you eaten dinner?"
"I have. I'm getting some milk."
After speaking, Liu Chen picked up a carton of fresh milk from the dining table and then walked back to her room.
Closing the bedroom door, Liu Chen turned around, leaning against the door, and looked at the gifts she had received displayed on the desk and bookshelf in the small bedroom, as well as the system-produced hand cream on the nightstand and the pink blanket from the system’s lottery.
Since her rebirth, she had received kindness, friendship, money, and praise from many people. She had been striving to live each day well, but she had never really considered…
What her mother, who was not yet forty, truly wanted.
Amidst a tiring and repetitive life, had her mother also longed for someone to lean on? In the quiet of the night, had she also wished to talk to someone her own age about what happened that day?
In her previous life, her mother's face had aged prematurely compared to her peers in order to withstand life's hardships. Now, under the dual protection of the system's moisturizing cream and spot-fading essence, she looked as young as someone in her early thirties.
Coupled with her mother's inherent charm, Liu Chen was not surprised that men her age, like Chen Long, would fall under her spell.
She just needed some time to adjust psychologically. After all, the mother she had relied on for over a decade in her past life might remarry and start a new family in this life. She still needed time to process it.
Before Liu Chen could fully process it, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
"Chenchen, can I come in?"
Liu Chen pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled. She turned around and proactively opened the bedroom door.
Liu Fang, standing outside the door, no longer had the smile from before. Instead, her face was filled with anxiety and a hint of placation.
"Chenchen, don't misunderstand. There's nothing between your Uncle Chen and me. He just heard that I raised a child who’s number one in the entire school, so he thinks I'm good at education.
Don't worry, Mom has no intention of remarrying. I'll live out my life with my Chenchen. When you get married in the future, Mom will help you raise your children."
Looking at her mother's cautious expression and listening to her mother's words about the future, Liu Chen suddenly opened her arms and hugged her mother's waist.
Burying her head in her mother's chest, she said in a muffled voice:
"Mom, I hope you find your own happiness."