NCCnovel Chapter 6 Volunteers
Chapter 6 Volunteers
Time flies, and it's already 2008.
That year, Chen Yu was a sophomore at Capital University of Technology. He entered the university with the third-highest score in the county's college entrance examination. It wasn't that Chen Yu didn't work hard; it's just that he couldn't compare to those two superhumans. The system hadn't given Chen Yu a superhuman brain or memory. Chen Yu felt his memory was indeed better than in his previous life, but only slightly, not enough to rival some geniuses who truly had photographic memories and could learn anything instantly.
The Chen Yunqiu family, who already owned dozens of chain stores, weren't too worried about Chen Yu's tuition and living expenses. If it weren't for the distance from the capital, they would have sent the whole family to school. Of course, in the end, Chen Yu went alone. Chen Yu had also talked with Chen Yunqiu and planned to start expanding into the city and surrounding areas after a few weeks of stability. During the expansion, they would establish a brand name called Yunying Fast Food and later recruit franchisees to achieve nationwide coverage.
After entering university, Chen Yu started his own business, using 100,000 yuan from his family as seed money. He first applied for several Taobao accounts, hired graphic designers and customer service staff to decorate the shops, negotiated deals with several suppliers, and even paid for rankings and fake orders. The Taobao accounts opened smoothly, and he recouped his costs in the first month. In the following months, he made even more money. Then, he found someone to take over the accounts he had built up, selling them off and instantly getting over three million yuan. He then invested his profits in the stock market, starting to buy after the 2007 stock market crash. Based on his memories from his previous life, Chen Yu bought a special stock, Quhua Electronics. By 2008, the stock's rise was considered legendary; the initial three million yuan was now eleven million yuan. With Bitcoin already emerging, Chen Yu decided to buy at the bottom, investing in some Bitcoin and holding it for ten years, which would become a huge sum. He used the rest to buy more stable stocks, such as Moutai and Tencent.
As for starting a business, Chen Yu realized he had no interest in it; otherwise, he wouldn't have sold his Taobao store! Otherwise, relying on Taobao and focusing on best-selling products, he could have built a trading company worth hundreds of millions in just a few years, or even opened a factory to produce and sell his own goods! But it was too tiring and troublesome. Chen Yu still wanted to do something he truly wanted to do. With some start-up capital, he could speculate in stocks, invest in a small company, and make money work for him. It would be slower than starting an internet business, but it would be much easier and more relaxed!
During his two years in the capital, Chen Yu found two good locations and opened two fast food restaurants, named Yunying Fast Food. The operation of the stores wasn't too demanding; the store managers handled most of the management, and Chen Yu would only visit on weekends to check on accounts and review employee records. The purpose of opening stores in the capital was to enhance brand influence, but unexpectedly, after a year of customer accumulation, daily revenue reached over 30,000 yuan. This was in 2008, and Chen Yu decided to persuade Chen Yunqiu to open several more branches in the capital.
Chen Xu will be a senior in high school soon and will take the college entrance exam next year. Chen Xu's grades are quite good, and they plan to let Chen Xu apply to a nearby university so that they can personally send him to university and fulfill this parent's "dream of sending him to university".
Chen Yu signed up for the university's student volunteer team. Whether it was because he might meet the other main characters there, or because it was a grand event celebrated nationwide, Chen Yu wanted to participate and share in the joy of the event.
The university student volunteer coordinator, knowing that Chen Yu had a driver's license for several years and was quite familiar with driving, transferred him to the supplies distribution team to be responsible for the transportation and distribution of unimportant supplies. The task was relatively simple; after basic training and a rules assessment, he was ready to start working.
Since we've become volunteers, of course we should serve our country wholeheartedly. We arrive on time every day and never shirk our assigned tasks. Chen Yu isn't the only one like this; almost all the volunteers are like this, maintaining a very optimistic attitude.
That same day, while transporting a small truckload of water inside the venue, Chen Yu saw two people, one tall and one short. The tall one was Gu Jia, and the short one was naturally Zhong Xiaoqin. While watching the TV series, Chen Yu had assumed they were members of the honor guard carrying placards. He was quite puzzled at the time; Gu Jia's height was understandable, but how did Zhong Xiaoqin, who was clearly so short, get chosen for the honor guard? Now he understood—they were part of the honor guard's support staff, essentially doing the assisting.
Chen Yu didn't expect to have the opportunity to get to know the two of them so soon. The next day, the supervisor asked Chen Yu to go to Gu Jia from Group 3 to check the supplies list.
Chen Yu didn't mince words and quickly found Gu Jia and Zhong Xiaoqin, the conjoined twins: "Hello, ladies, would you like a bottle of water?" Calling people "beautiful ladies" in this era was a bit abrupt, but it was still acceptable.
"Thank you," Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia smiled as they accepted the water.
"My name is Chen Yu, and I'm from Capital University of Technology. I'm currently in charge of transporting and distributing supplies. Today, Team Leader Hao asked me to come and check the supply list with Gu Jia. Which one of you is Gu Jia?"
"I'm Gu Jia, checking the supplies list, right? Did you bring the list?"
"I brought it. Let's start checking from Monday..."
Half an hour later, the two finished their work, and Chen Yu took the initiative to say, "Thank you both so much for your cooperation. How about we grab a bite to eat together after get off work? It'll make it easier to communicate about work in the future."
Gu Jia wanted to refuse, but Zhong Xiaoqin quickly responded: "Okay, okay, you've been in the capital for so long, you should know where to find good food, right? We're both new to the capital, we don't know anyone here, we can't even tell east from west."
"It's my honor to bring two beautiful ladies out with me!" he said, making an exaggerated gentlemanly gesture. His occasional humor was a quick way to break the ice.
Are you both from nearby universities?
Zhong Xiaoqin is quite naive; since everyone is a volunteer, she has no reservations. "We are university student volunteers from Shanghai University of Foreign Studies."
"I still don't know this beautiful lady's name?" Chen Yu indicated that he didn't know Zhong Xiaoqin yet.
"My name is Zhong Xiaoqin!" Without waiting for Gu Jia's introduction, Zhong Xiaoqin shyly gave her name. Chen Yu didn't know that Zhong Xiaoqin thought Chen Yu was very much to her liking; simply put, Chen Yu was also a very nice person!
"Alright, Gu Jia, Zhong Xiaoqin, let's exchange contact information. Wait for my call early the day after tomorrow. I'll take you to see some sights first, then we'll find a place to eat. I guarantee you'll both have a great time!" The three exchanged phone numbers, and Chen Yu turned to leave. It wasn't necessary to go overboard on their first meeting; a little more was just right.
On the weekend, Chen Yu called Zhong Xiaoqin early in the morning to arrange a departure time. As for why he didn't call Gu Jia, it was because Chen Yu didn't want to give Gu Jia the wrong impression. He decided to leave Gu Jia with Xu Yanhua.
The three quickly met at the agreed-upon subway station outside the Bird's Nest. Chen Yu led the two onto the subway to the Central Axis Scenic Area. The capital's Central Axis encompasses most of the must-see attractions in the city; a trip to the capital without visiting the Central Axis is essentially a wasted trip. As an intangible cultural heritage site, the Central Axis truly lives up to its name!