HLnovel Chapter 164 Extraordinary Courage
Chapter 164 Extraordinary Courage
Lu Yuan was on a date with Ye Yixian, or at least a date, but he had to rush over to see Lin Kai.
Lu Yuan didn't tell his parents about his plan to start a business, but he shared it with Ye Yixian.
Ye Yixian, of course, unconditionally believed Lu Yuan, and it didn't matter if she told him.
When I saw Lin Kai, he was standing listlessly by the river, looking dejected, like a weed that had withered from being scorched by the sun.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Yuan asked as he walked over.
During the call, Lin Kai sounded quite anxious, and Lu Yuan, worried that something might have happened, rushed over with Ye Yixian without stopping.
"Sigh!" Lin Kai sighed deeply, showing extreme disappointment. "Today I planned to borrow some money from my old friends to help us accumulate more funds, but after calling everyone I knew, I couldn't even borrow 10,000 yuan."
At this point, he angrily complained, "A bunch of ungrateful bastards. They used to eat my food and use my things, but now that I'm starting my own business, they won't even lend me tens of thousands of yuan. It's always about illness or buying a house. The most outrageous thing is that my eighty-year-old third uncle is asking for a bride price for his second marriage."
Lu Yuan's lips twitched, and he said helplessly, "I thought it was something terrible. You sounded like the sky was falling on the phone."
"Isn't this a big deal?" Lin Kai said quite seriously. "I've been seriously studying your plan these past few days and have done a lot of research online. I think your operating model should be fine and it is indeed possible to make a lot of money, but the initial investment should be quite large. So I plan to borrow some money to make our initial preparations more secure."
"Look, stores, inventory, operations—all of these cost money. And we'll be setting up an online store later, right? Money is needed everywhere."
It's clear that Lin Kai is very serious about this business plan.
He may be a rich second-generation, but he's definitely not the kind of brainless spoiled brat. He must have his own judgment when it comes to matters of principle.
Lu Yuan waved his hand, signaling Lin Kai not to rush.
"It's expected that you won't be able to borrow money," Lu Yuan said.
"Why?" Lin Kai asked, puzzled.
"It was probably your sister and her friends who did this behind your back."
Judging from Lin Na and the others' defiant attitude that day, it's clear they wouldn't just sit idly by and wait two years. They would definitely use any means necessary to create trouble for Lu Yuan and his group, ruining all their plans.
Lin Kai will be a billionaire in the future, a walking fortune. Would that woman named Yun Duo not want him?
It's absolutely amazing! Otherwise, they wouldn't be so unconcerned about Lin Kai's romantic history.
Where in the world is there such a magnanimous woman?
The reason she was so understanding was that Lin Kai could give her something more important than love.
"..." Lin Kai thought about it carefully and immediately realized what was going on. He was furious and took out his phone, muttering, "No way, I'm going to tell my dad. They're so awful."
"No need," Lu Yuan stopped Lin Kai.
"Why not use it?"
"Your dad must have approved of this."
"acquiescence?"
Lin Kai was even more puzzled.
Lu Yuan patted Ye Yixian's head, explaining that he felt he couldn't neglect Ye Yixian. He then explained, "The bet between us and your dad only stipulated what we had to do, but it didn't say what your sister and the others couldn't do."
"In other words, even if they cause you trouble behind your back, it's still within the rules."
Ye Yixian enjoyed Lu Yuan stroking her head and listened obediently to his analysis. Suddenly, she felt that Lu Yuan was really different. Although he was six or seven years younger than Lin Kai, he was able to show extraordinary calmness when facing the same situation.
In contrast, Lu Yuan's youthful face clearly revealed more composure and courage.
"This is so unfair!" Lin Kai protested. "I don't have my family backing me up now, it's already difficult enough, and they're making things even worse for me. How am I supposed to win the bet?"
"Betting isn't that easy to win; it's all about interests, and nobody's going to give in easily." At this point, Lu Yuan looked at Lin Kai curiously, "So you simply think we can make money just by doing business step by step?"
"Well……"
Lin Kai was speechless, because that was exactly what he naively believed.
Lu Yuan shook his head and smiled.
Even without the interference of the Lin family, it wouldn't be so easy to succeed in business.
"You and Sister Ya should do as I say and complete the market research for this period of time," Lu Yuan said.
"And what about you? What are your plans?" Lin Kai asked.
"Of course I have very important things to do."
Lu Yuan rubbed his forehead and suddenly got busy.
These past two days, Lu Yuan has been taking the driving test for the second time. After practicing for a while, he is well-prepared and full of confidence for this exam.
As expected, Lu Yuan passed with ease and could finally start learning for the second part of the driving test.
Gao Zhe and the others are still practicing for the second part of the driving test. Almost none of them are confident of passing, so they all want to practice for a few more days before taking the test.
Seeing that Lu Yuan immediately started practicing for the driving test after passing the first part, Li Xian said again, "Wow, Lu Yuan, that's tough. I thought you'd have to take it four or five times to pass the first part."
Lu Yuan curled his lips, seemingly used to Li Xian's sarcastic remarks every time they met, and was now basically immune to them, so he didn't bother to argue with him.
Li Xian just wanted to show off in front of Xu Lingjing. He felt that as long as he insulted Lu Yuan and embarrassed him, Xu Lingjing would be happy and would think more highly of him.
Unfortunately, the more he acted this way, the more Xu Lingjing disliked him.
As a fellow man, Lu Yuan really wanted to persuade Li Xian to turn back from his misguided ways, but seeing how annoying he looked, he decided to ignore him.
Perhaps one day he'll suffer a loss because of Xu Lingjing and then he'll know the true meaning of the saying "women are like snakes and scorpions".
Today, only four familiar faces – Gao Zhe, Li Xian, Xu Lingjing, and Jiang Yiqing – were practicing driving here. If Li Xian hadn't heard that Xu Lingjing was coming, he probably wouldn't have come either.
"Lu Yuan, have you ever touched a steering wheel by yourself before?"
The instructor was a man in his thirties named He Jun. He had dark skin and a strong build, and was said to be the driving school's star instructor.
The town is small, and after the college entrance examination results were released this year, everyone who paid attention heard about who got good results.
He Jun knew, of course, that the people he was leading were all high-achieving students, so he was more polite.
He asked Lu Yuan if he had ever touched a steering wheel, implying that he had never driven a car himself. After all, many people haven't gotten their driver's licenses yet, but if they have a car at home, they might secretly drive it a little.
Someone who has driven before is often easier to teach than a complete novice who has never even touched a steering wheel.
Lu Yuan is a seasoned driver with ten years of experience, so he must have driven before. However, considering his life trajectory in this life, he definitely hasn't.
He smiled and said, "I haven't touched it yet, Coach."
He Jun smiled and said, "I see. I was originally planning to have you practice with Gao Zhe and the others, but they've been practicing for quite a while now, and there aren't any new students recently, so you'll probably have to train in your own group."
"Hahaha." Upon hearing this, Li Xian couldn't help but laugh again. "Coach, Lu Yuan can't even pass the first part of the driving test, the second part is even harder. I wonder how long he'll have to practice."
"Li Xian".
Xu Lingjing finally couldn't stand Li Xian anymore and said coldly.
Upon hearing Xu Lingjing call his name, Li Xian quickly looked at her obsequiously, "What's wrong, Xu?"
"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
"what……"
Li Xian was embarrassed and humiliated. People around him couldn't help but laugh at him.
He just couldn't understand why Xu Lingjing was becoming more and more protective of Lu Yuan when Lu Yuan was clearly becoming increasingly indifferent to him.
Moreover, Lu Yuan is already dating Ye Yixian, so does Xu Lingjing still have a chance?
I don't understand, what's wrong with this world?