"Ouyang Yan, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean, biological sister?"
Zhou Feifei rubbed her forehead, utterly speechless at Ouyang Yan and her big wavy hair. Ouyang Yan was usually careless and boisterous, and even with graduation approaching, she still spoke so wildly.
Ouyang Yan jogged in with a grin, waving the phone in her hand. "I knew you didn't know. Look, who is this?"
Zhou Feifei froze. "Who is this?"
As she spoke, she took the phone and looked at it. On the screen was a high-definition photo. In the center, several people stood before a podium, shaking hands. On the left was Zhou Feiyu.
"When did you take a picture of my brother? Where was this?"
Zhou Feifei was immediately astonished, unable to understand how Ouyang Yan had gotten this picture.
"And you call yourself his biological sister!"
Ouyang Yan snorted, snatching back her phone as she teased, "Little Feifei, Little Feifei, I really couldn't tell. Your brother is actually that capable—chatting and laughing with all those big shots, shaking hands and signing contracts. And contracts worth hundreds of millions at that. Looks like everyone in our dorm will have to cling to your thigh from now on."
Zhou Feifei was even more shocked. "Slow down. Let me sort this out. Why can't I understand what you're talking about?"
"Watch the news yourself."
Ouyang Yan reached over, took Zhou Feifei's phone, searched up the news broadcast by Nanjiang Province Television Station, and played it for her.
Two minutes later, when the news segment ended, Zhou Feifei finally understood why Ouyang Yan had reacted that way.
"What the heck is going on?"
Zhou Feifei muttered to herself, her face filled with disbelief.
"What happened? What's going on?"
The other two girls in the dorm hurriedly asked when they saw her reaction.
Ouyang Yan immediately answered, "Little Feifei's biological brother, a senior from a few classes ahead of us. Didn't Little Feifei say he'd been working back in his hometown, Nanjiang County? Well, now he's incredible. He started his own business and became a Big Boss. Zhao Yongyong, vice president of Hua Long Technology, and Chen Xi, president of Zhong Wei Technology, are both his partners. He was even on Nanjiang TV's evening news today, saying they're investing one hundred million in optical materials in Nanjiang County."
"One hundred million!"
The two girls gasped, and the way they looked at Zhou Feifei immediately changed.
In an era where graduation meant unemployment, office drones were everywhere, and competition was king, most college students had a clear understanding of themselves. They knew that only a tiny fraction of people would ever become wealthy, while they themselves would most likely remain ordinary people endlessly running around for a few scraps of silver.
After graduation, earning one or two million, buying a home and a car, would already be a blessing.
Ten million? That was a dream!
Hundreds of millions? That could only be a dream within a dream!
Who would have thought that Zhou Feifei, whose family circumstances had seemed utterly ordinary and who lived so frugally, would suddenly have enormous wealth fall from the sky while she was still in school, transforming her into the younger sister of a billionaire? The change was nothing short of earth-shattering, leaving them unable to suppress their envy and jealousy.
"Why don't I have such a good brother?"
Then the two exchanged glances and silently thought the same thing.
Ouyang Yan's joking claim that Zhou Feifei would become her biological sister was, in a sense, also an expression of her envy and jealousy toward Zhou Feifei.
"That's my brother's money, not mine. Don't look at me like that."
At that moment, Zhou Feifei recovered from her shock. Seeing her roommates' reactions, she took a deep breath and spoke with a firm expression.
Ouyang Yan sat down and leaned closer to her. "Little Feifei, don't be so serious. We didn't say anything. We're just happy for you. Besides, isn't it a good thing to have a billionaire brother? Being self-reliant is one thing, but sometimes it's only right to benefit a little. Haven't you been worrying these past few days about whether to graduate or apply to study abroad? I think you should apply. With your brother around, you don't have anything to worry about anymore."
Listening to that, Zhou Feifei felt it made sense. She had been too sensitive.
Indeed, when she had considered studying abroad before, she worried that she would be too far from her parents, that her brother alone at home might not be able to take care of them, and most importantly, that the expenses would be too high. Her parents and brother would probably have to support her together.
But now, none of those difficulties were problems anymore.
"I'll treat it as a loan."
Zhou Feifei persuaded herself inwardly. She planned to ask her brother to lend her the money for studying abroad, then work after returning home and pay him back. That way, everyone would benefit.
Zhou Feifei glanced at Ouyang Yan and said with a smile, "You're right. I was being too particular."
Ouyang Yan giggled. Knowing Zhou Feifei's strong personality, she did not mind or think Zhou Feifei was being overly fussy. Instead, she asked, "Feifei, you know my grades aren't good enough for studying abroad, so I've been job hunting lately. Can you ask your brother whether he's still hiring? What's the pay like? If a junior from Electronic Information Engineering like me goes to apply, do you think I'd get in?"
"Get lost!"
Zhou Feifei rolled her eyes at her and silently mouthed the words.
Ouyang Yan hurriedly grabbed her hand, her expression very serious. "I mean it. I'm not joking. I'm from the provincial capital, and my parents have ordered me not to work outside Nanjiang Province. Besides, your brother is joining Hua Long, Zhong Wei, and those companies in such a huge investment. He'll definitely need a lot of people. There are so many graduates at our school—aren't they better than outside hires?"
Another girl said, "That's right, Feifei. Big companies like Hua Long and Zhong Wei have recruited at our school before, and everyone wants to work for them. Your brother needs people, and he's our senior. If he comes to recruit here, I'm sure even more students will be willing to apply."
Zhou Feifei thought for a moment and answered, "I'll ask him."
Whether her roommates truly wanted to work at her brother's company or not, if the company had been established, it naturally needed to recruit more people.
Soon after, Zhou Feifei went out to make a call.
"Hello, Brother, I just saw you on TV."
After the call connected, Zhou Feifei lost the coolness she had shown before her roommates and became all smiles. Her words came out like a machine gun, pouring out in one breath. "If my roommate hadn't happened to see the news and shown it to me, I still wouldn't know that you'd built such a huge business these past few days. Did you found that Fei Yang Optics Materials company? Do you need people? Do you want to hold a campus recruitment event at your alma mater? Do you specialize in optical materials? Is there anything I can help with..."
Nanjiang County, Fei Yang New Material Company.
Having just finished taking a flood of congratulatory calls from relatives and friends, along with countless calls from strangers with either good or ill intentions, Zhou Feiyu was nearly numb. But when he received a call from his younger sister Zhou Feifei, he could not help but feel happy.
His depressed mood finally improved a little.
Like him, Zhou Feifei had never required anyone to worry over her since childhood. Her academic performance had also always been outstanding. The siblings had entered Nanjiang Province's key university, Nanjiang University, one after the other—a national 211/985 Double First-Class university.
He was extremely fond of this younger sister, his only sister.
Listening to his sister's laughter and questions, Zhou Feiyu gave a simple introduction. "For now, it can only be said that we've just started. There's still a long road ahead. Campus recruitment? I do have that idea, but I won't be going. I'm not responsible for the specific management—I'm a hands-off boss. As for helping, forget it. You should honestly go apply for study abroad qualifications. Try to learn more advanced technology and ideas over in Hans Cat, then return home as soon as you've completed your studies. Maybe by then, I'll need your help..."
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