Heart Stirred

"You're Xiao... Xiao Jianguo?"

Zhou Feiyu turned his head at the sound and saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar. It took him a moment to suddenly remember that the other person should be Xiao Jianguo, his classmate from junior high school.

Xiao Jianguo laughed heartily, "It really is you, old classmate! I thought I'd mistaken you for someone else."

He walked over and gave him a punch on the shoulder.

Zhou Feiyu was also very happy and said, "You didn't mistake me, it's me. Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other in over ten years, not since we graduated from junior high."

One of the four great joys in life is meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

The relationships with classmates in junior high were undoubtedly pure and would always be worth remembering and reminiscing about.

Xiao Jianguo said, "Yeah, it's been twelve years! Back then, you were the only one who got into the county's key high school. We all went to regular high schools. One step behind, every step behind. We couldn't keep up with you."

"That's all superficial."

Zhou Feiyu shrugged and then introduced Li Shihan and Xiao Jianguo to each other. "This is my classmate Xiao Jianguo, he's also from our county. This is Li Shihan."

"Hello!"

Li Shihan smiled slightly and greeted him.

"Hello!"

Xiao Jianguo nodded in acknowledgment and then asked, "Your wife?"

Zhou Feiyu coughed twice, "Not yet."

Li Shihan's face turned red, and she immediately pulled her left hand away from his, but she didn't say anything because she didn't know what to say.

Saying yes wouldn't be true, and saying no or some other relationship wouldn't be good either, so she simply didn't say anything and let others think whatever they wanted.

Xiao Jianguo was also smart and immediately understood a little, so he didn't bring up the matter again. He just smiled and said, "Old classmate, you need to hurry up. I already have two kids."

Zhou Feiyu was instantly shocked and couldn't help but blurt out, "What? You already have two kids? Did you get married right after graduation?"

Xiao Jianguo said with a proud look, "Of course! The earlier you get married, the better. My parents are still young and can help me with the kids, and I can focus on my work and making money. So, I dated in college and got married to my wife right after graduation."

Hearing this, Zhou Feiyu didn't know what to say.

Could he say that he went to college and didn't even have a single relationship?

Xiao Jianguo then asked him about coming to Peng City. "I heard from other classmates that you worked at home after graduation. Why did you come to Peng City now? Are you here for a trip?"

Seeing Zhou Feiyu and Li Shihan holding hands, he naturally assumed they were here for leisure.

Zhou Feiyu shook his head and replied, "No, I'm here on a business trip. She works here."

"Oh, I see."

Xiao Jianguo smiled and said, "My wife also works here. I'm going to pick her up from work. Let's have dinner together later. It's almost noon anyway."

Zhou Feiyu looked at Li Shihan and asked, "Shall we eat together?"

Li Shihan nodded without hesitation, "Okay!"

Xiao Jianguo seemed very familiar with the area. He took them straight to a Hunan restaurant, ordered the dishes first, and then sat in the restaurant waiting for his wife to finish work and come over.

The two chatted about some recent work and life matters.

Zhou Feiyu then learned that his old classmate had come to Peng City with his wife after graduation. He himself was an accountant, while his wife was an electronic engineer at a small mobile phone glass factory. Although the company they worked for was far smaller than the two leading companies in the mobile phone glass industry, BE and HE, together in Peng City, they could earn nearly 30,000 yuan a month, which was considered high-income talent, at least better than him.

"Better my ass, working for others will never have a future, you can only scrape by, and you'll never be able to afford a house in your lifetime."

Xiao Jianguo complained, then joked, "Your idea of starting a business is right. When you get rich, don't forget me. I'm waiting for you to help me out."

Zhou Feiyu didn't brush him off but answered seriously, "What help or not, if an old classmate is willing to come and help me, I'd be very welcome, as long as you're willing to come."

Xiao Jianguo smiled, not taking it seriously.

After a while, Xiao Jianguo's wife finally arrived. She was a plump, short woman, but she had a very good temperament, like a female teacher in a school.

This made Zhou Feiyu quite strange. After all, most electronic engineers were men, and there were very few women, especially women with such good temperaments. It felt a bit like a phoenix landing in a flock of crows.

Xiao Jianguo introduced her. His wife was named Jiang Xinyi.

"You're planning to start a business at home? What are you planning to do? If there's anything I can help with, just say so."

Jiang Xinyi spoke very directly and was quite enthusiastic: "I'm in electronics, so I probably can't help you much, but my husband is an accountant. If you encounter any problems with starting a company, just ask him. Although he doesn't know everything, he knows a little, and he'll tell you everything he knows."

Xiao Jianguo said proudly, "I passed the Intermediate Accountant qualification last year."

"That's amazing, I heard that certificate is very difficult to get."

Li Shihan exclaimed.

Xiao Jianguo smiled, "It's alright, hard work always pays off."

"Speaking of which, I really do have a problem."

Zhou Feiyu thought for a moment, then suddenly said to Xiao Jianguo, "When I start a business, I'll be hiring people anyway, so I might as well hire an old classmate to help. Old classmate, why don't you come back home and help me? I'll pay you the same salary you get here, it can't be less than what you get here. After you go back, you can also take care of the elderly and children. Think about it."

"Holy crap, are you serious or joking?"

Xiao Jianguo was stunned and immediately blurted out a national essence.

Li Shihan and Jiang Xinyi were also stunned.

Jiang Xinyi said with an incredulous look, "The two of us together make nearly 30,000 a month here, plus benefits like five insurances and one housing fund, bonuses, and free food and accommodation. Your company just started, there's no need for that."

Zhou Feiyu smiled, "Of course I'm serious. Of course, the company is just starting, so it will definitely be more difficult. So when you come to my company, you definitely won't just be doing accounting work, you'll also have to handle administrative and procurement matters, it won't be that easy."

"But the cost is also very high. With that salary, you could hire three people at home."

Jiang Xinyi advised.

Zhou Feiyu shook his head, "At this stage, the only people who can help me and are trustworthy are relatives, friends, and classmates. With just you, it's completely equivalent to hiring three people from outside at home. I've thought about it. Originally, I planned to ask a friend of mine to come and help me, but his family is in another city, and he just got married, so you're more suitable."

In the early stages of starting a business, the people who are willing to work hard and are trustworthy are always those around you.

To put it bluntly, he doesn't know the background of people hired from outside, and he doesn't have the time to manage and investigate, nor the energy and cost to bear the risks.

Since there are classmates, classmates are naturally the first choice.

Xiao Jianguo and Jiang Xinyi exchanged glances, and finally said, "We'll think about it."

The few of them ate and chatted. Xiao Jianguo asked about some details of his company, and Zhou Feiyu also introduced it, saying that he was going to do high-tech, and the future should be good.

Jiang Xinyi asked with some surprise, "You do material research and development. Have you researched materials for phone glass?"

Zhou Feiyu was slightly taken aback. "I haven't really researched that area."

Jiang Xinyi said "Oh" and then self-deprecatingly added, "Right, phone glass materials are much more high-end than ordinary materials, and they are basically foreign. It's impossible for someone not in this industry to know about them."

"Another area monopolized by foreign countries?"

Zhou Feiyu raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything more, just quietly noted the matter.

Xiao Jianguo suggested, "If it's high-tech, the amount of startup loan you can get should be quite substantial. And from what you said about wanting to do material production, you could consider acquiring a small company to start with. That would be much faster."

"That would indeed be much faster."

Zhou Feiyu thought about it and felt it made a lot of sense and was highly feasible.

He had previously only thought about starting from scratch. Now, looking at it, that was engineering thinking, straightforward and not "clever" enough.

He couldn't help but laugh. "Two heads are better than one. Old classmate, you really need to come over and help."

Xiao Jianguo hesitated. After all, he had a whole family, and he couldn't just act on impulse. In the end, he could only say he would consider it and give him a reply.

After finishing the meal, both of them left with things on their minds. Zhou Feiyu's proposal had impacted them, and they needed to go back and discuss it thoroughly.

"Are you going back now?"

When they came out, it was almost two in the afternoon.

Li Shihan didn't take Zhou Feiyu to where she lived. Zhou Feiyu was taking the high-speed train back around four in the afternoon, so it was time to head to the high-speed train station.

Zhou Feiyu nodded. "Yes."

Li Shihan hesitated, then said, "Well, well then, let's leave it at that. You go catch your ride."

Zhou Feiyu smiled and waved at her. "Bye."

"Bye!"

Li Shihan waved back in response.

But just as Zhou Feiyu turned to leave, Li Shihan suddenly jumped onto his back, her hands tightly wrapped around his shoulders, her whole body hanging on his back.

Zhou Feiyu was startled, his mind shaken beyond his control. His hands instinctively bent backward, supporting Li Shihan's two slender legs, and he slowly began to walk.

Neither of them spoke, just walked slowly like that for four or five minutes.

Just as Zhou Feiyu was about to speak, Li Shihan jumped down again and said, "Okay, you go back first."

Zhou Feiyu was stunned. When he turned to look, Li Shihan had already turned her back to him and was jogging away.

"Li Shihan!"

He called out to Li Shihan.

Li Shihan paused, turned her head to look at him, with anticipation in her eyes.

"Matters of the heart can't be rushed, there's no fast or slow."

Zhou Feiyu said to her.

"Oh!"

Li Shihan responded softly, her expression unreadable, then quickly turned and ran off.

"Women are truly a mystery!"

Zhou Feiyu scratched his head a little, but the smile on his face couldn't be contained.

He had a feeling that this time, he was going to succeed.

"Old classmate, I'm heading back now. Call me if you need anything. I'll be waiting for your good news."

Two hours later, Zhou Feiyu was on the high-speed train, and at the same time, he sent Wang Wei a voice message.