mijobooks 40: Reunion
40: Reunion
Han Wen quickly finished dealing with the matters in the store. After Zhou Yu left, he closed the store and stopped doing business.
Upon returning to Beijing, he went straight to the typing shop, partly to pay off debts and partly out of nostalgia.
As for business, he doesn't care about making much money anymore.
Han Wen walked along Baiyi Road, looking around as he went, hoping to try his luck and see if he could find Gu Amei.
Gu Amei gave him all her savings, hoping that he, as her older brother, could help her get rich.
The initial investment of less than 10,000 yuan has now grown to over 400,000 yuan. Even if Gu Amei has not achieved financial freedom, she should be considered a small-time millionaire.
Han Wen wouldn't embezzle this money. First of all, he's already too rich to be interested in it.
Secondly, he genuinely treated Gu Amei like a younger sister and hoped that she could have a better life because of the money.
Besides, if he actually embezzled the money, not only would he not be able to live with himself, but Zhou Ning would definitely look down on him if he found out.
It's not worth it to resort to crooked thoughts and cross your own moral bottom line for a few hundred thousand.
Han Wen walked for a long time, visiting almost every shop. However, he did not see Gu Amei.
With no other option, he went to the Gaoxing Technology Exchange to continue his search.
This time, Han Wen's luck turned. When he went up to the fourth floor, he easily found Gu Amei in Sitong's shop.
In just six months, Gu Amei seemed to have grown taller. Moreover, she had learned how to do makeup and dress up.
She was dressed in appropriate work clothes and high heels, giving her a refreshing and beautiful look.
"Hello sir, what kind of service do you need..." Gu Amei greeted the customer instinctively as he entered. However, before she could finish her sentence, her expression froze.
"Hello, little sister, I need a nanny. Would you be willing to take care of me?" Han Wen looked at Gu Amei gently and happily, joking with her.
"Ah, Brother Han, Brother Han, is it really you?" Gu Amei jumped and shouted, waving her arms and legs, almost going crazy, after realizing who she was. "When did you come back? How did you know I was here? Brother Han, do you know how much I've missed you these past few days?"
"I just got back today and didn't know you worked here. I just came here to try my luck, and I didn't expect to actually find you."
"Xiao Meizi, I missed you too. It's so good to see you." Han Wen nodded and replied, "I'm still living at Ningning Typing Shop. If you're willing to come with me, you should quit your job as soon as possible."
"Brother Han, of course I'll go with you. Okay, I'll write my resignation letter today and come find you tomorrow." Gu Amei agreed without hesitation. "By the way, Brother Han, I know where Lu Xiangdong works. Do you want me to inform him for you?"
"Dong-ge didn't go back to his hometown?" Han Wen was somewhat surprised.
He said you were a good boss, that he was happy working for you, and that there was a future for him. So he didn't go back to his hometown.
Instead, he found a new job, earning money while waiting for you to come back.” Gu Amei replied, “Actually, in his heart, he has always regarded you as his mentor and benefactor.”
He said that if he hadn't met you, he wouldn't have learned the skills or earned so much money in his life.
"Then you should inform him." Han Wen thought for a moment before nodding, "What about Sister Nan? Do you know what she's doing right now?"
"After Sister Nan left, I lost contact with her." Gu Amei shook her head, somewhat regretfully. "Sister Nan was a local, educated, and probably had greater aspirations and better places to go."
"Since we can't get in touch, let's just forget about it," Han Wen sighed.
As time goes by, many things change. Ultimately, things can never go back to the way they were.
"By the way, Brother Han, do you have any news about Sister Ning?" Gu Amei asked with concern. "I haven't seen Sister Ning for a long time, and I don't know where she went."
Every time I get off work, I go to the typing shop to take a look, but I never see her.
I also want to go to Peking University to find her, but I have no idea where to go to find her.
"Sister Ning is no longer at Peking University; she went abroad," Han Wen replied after a moment of silence.
"Oh, how could this happen?" Gu Amei exclaimed in disbelief. "Why did she go abroad? How could she bear to part with you?"
Han Wen didn't want to answer the question or explain why. Because even if he said it, he wouldn't feel better. And it wouldn't change anything.
"She will come back, very soon," Han Wen said.
"That's good, then I can rest assured. I'll stay here and wait for you and Sister Ning."
"Now that's great, I've finally waited for you to come back." Gu Amei nodded happily, "I really hope Sister Ning can return to China soon, so that we can live happily together again like before."
"I hope so too," Han Wen thought to himself, but then he felt it was impossible. "Little Plum, I have a surprise for you. Do you want to hear it?"
"A surprise? What surprise?" Gu Amei asked, "Is there an even bigger surprise than reuniting with you?"
"It's different." Han Wen couldn't help but laugh.
"Then tell me, I want to hear it." Gu Amei was curious and anxious.
"I promised to help you make money, and now, I've finally done it." Han Wen said, opening his hand and waving it. "Are you happy with this amount?"
"Fifty thousand?" Gu Amei was stunned. "Brother Han, did you really help me earn that much money?"
Seeing Gu Amei's overjoyed expression, Han Wen couldn't help but chuckle. However, he didn't dare tell her the truth now.
If Gu Amei suddenly couldn't handle it and started screaming, that would be terrible.
Therefore, he planned to give the other person some time to adjust. He would then tell them the truth when the time was right.
Han Wen neither nodded nor shook his head, he just smiled.
"Brother Han, you're amazing! You're so great! I'm so happy, I really like you, I love you so much!" Gu Amei thought she had guessed right and was so excited she was practically going crazy.
She jumped up and down again, and hugged Han Wen: "Brother Han, you are my benefactor, my great benefactor. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."
"I'm your brother, don't be so polite with me." Han Wen sighed, broke free from Gu Amei's arm, and shook his head: "You're still at work, you need to be mindful of your image and the impact you have."
Okay, I'll be going now. Come find me after you quit your job here. I'll transfer the money to you then.
"Okay, okay, I understand." Gu Amei nodded vigorously.