Chapter 32 (1/2)

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Old man Yang went fishing again. This time, instead of going on a Sunday or taking Lin ShuYi and Shen Fu with him, he went with Xiao Wan’s Grandma and a couple of familiar old buddies.

Just after giving the XiQin Restaurant to Lin ShuYi, Old man Yang was somewhat reluctant to let go and would always come and look around. But soon after, he was persuaded by Xiao Wan’s Grandma to practice Taichi or climb mountains with her. Everyone would even gather together to fish when there was nothing to do. Old man Yang’s life seemed to have been enriched all of a sudden and he no longer cared much about the affairs of the XiQin Restaurant. Life passed as comfortable as he wanted, and he seemed to have understood the meaning of life all of a sudden. Thus, he felt that handing the restaurant over to Lin ShuYi had really been a great choice.

Although this restaurant had already been transferred to Lin ShuYi, Lin ShuYi always felt that this was always something that belonged to Old man Yang. So he had no intention to change anything. Lin ShuYi believed that as long as he managed the restaurant well, he would always have a place to stay.

Business was constantly booming at the XiQin Restaurant. The money was collected by Shen Fu and he would pass it all to Lin ShuYi at night. Lin ShuYi opened another bank account to deposit the money, preparing to hand it over to Old man Yang when the time came.

He used to have a vague concept about money. Although he knew that money could buy many things, he also did not have anything that he absolutely had to get. It was only after Shen Fu arrived that he realized that there were so many places to spend money here.

When he went to the bank this time, he not only deposited the majority of his money, but also consulted a nearby brokerage house and opened a brokerage account for himself. He learned about stocks from Shen Fu because he saw a flyer about investment and financial management in the bank last time. The flyer had later been thrown away by Old man Yang who treated it as a fraud. However, Lin ShuYi kept it in his mind and checked it on the Internet. The reception seemed to be mixed. In the end, he unintentionally mentioned it in front of Shen Fu. Shen Fu was somewhat surprised and even teasingly asked him why he suddenly knew how to make money and whether he wanted to earn money for marrying and raising his wife.

Lin ShuYi ignored Shen Fu’s teasing, yet he remembered what Shen Fu said very clearly.

“If you want to earn money, to be honest, learning stocks is better than investing in these ragtag financial products. Be it in the long-term or short-term, I promise that you won’t make a loss with my guidance.” Though he did not know what Shen Fu did before, he felt that Shen Fu actually understood this quite well. After that, Shen Fu eyed Lin ShuYi again, “You’re really smart. If you study finance, won’t these things be toys in the palm of your hands?”

Lin ShuYi squinted his eyes. He did not quite understand what Shen Fu meant. Then Shen Fu rubbed his head like he was petting some kind of canine and grinned to much that his eyes narrowed.

“But that’s all right. Although you’re smart, you also don’t need to be that smart.”

Lin ShuYi intuitively felt that this was not a sign of praise.

Lin ShuYi did not tell Shen Fu that he opened an account. Although Shen Fu had enlightened him to this, he did not really want to see Shen Fu acting proud in front of with his status as his senior. He felt that he should be able to get a pretty good understanding by himself too. He particularly wanted to see Shen Fu’s expression when he had done it.

Lin ShuYi passed the ice-cream shop again when he returned. It was almost late autumn now, and the business of the ice-cream shop had greatly decreased. However, Lin ShuYi still bought it every time he passed by. This was the first dessert he had ever eaten in this world and he liked it as much as Song Yan’s roast chicken that he had eaten for the first time in Da Yan.

It was only until now what he knew that he was in the camp: Sweets Over Life.

The clerk inside smiled at the sight of him walking into the ice cream shop. “It’s heading into the cold season soon. You still like ice cream so much?”

Lin ShuYi nodded and slightly raised the corner of his lips.

He had become a regular customer in this shop. The three clerks in this shop were all familiar with him. At first, they thought he was an indifferent and elegant person. Who could imagine that he was actually an adorable and foolish person? Once he saw something delicious, his eyes would shine.

Lin ShuYi had tried all the ice-cream flavors in this shop over the summer. The clerks were also very friendly with him and every time a new flavor came out, they would immediately tell him. Basically, as long as he liked it very much, the same flavor would also be very popular with other customers.

Even the owner of this shop knew Lin ShuYi. He had planned to pull Lin ShuYi over to work at his shop. After all, almost all the girls were unable to resist the combination of a handsome man with ice cream. However, he gave up the idea when he found out that Lin ShuYi worked in the XiQin Restaurant behind the alley.

Before Lin ShuYi could say what kind of ice cream he wanted, one of the girls working as a clerk said, “We got a new flavor of ice cream again. You’ve really came at the right time.”

Lin ShuYi’s eyes lit up with a whoosh.

“That’s right! It’s a strawberry-flavored fried ice cream, which is really perfect to eat during this season. Would you like to try it?”

Lin ShuYi nodded decisively.

The female clerk brought out a plate of the new type of ice-cream that the shop was carrying. Two golden and round balls that were wrapped in a crisp layer of breadcrumbs was placed in front of Lin ShuYi.

This novel way of eating made Lin ShuYi feel a little helpless for a while. Finally, he took a spoon and poked the sphere. Cold vapor wafted off the pink ice cream that leaked out immediately.

Lin ShuYi narrowed his eyes and savored the taste in enjoyment.

Since there was no one in the shop at the moment, the three girls working as clerks were no longer standing behind the counter and surrounded Lin ShuYi’s table instead, “How is it? How is it?”

It was a delight to watch Lin ShuYi eat even if they were not eating.

Hot and cold collided together as the crisp and warm wholemeal bread that made up the outer shell and the ice-cold and creamy strawberry ice cream that was the filling mixed, transforming into a unique delicacy.