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Gu Jia learned some gossip about these ladies from Mrs. Wang, but she didn't care at all.

Her idea is simple, which is to make herself stronger.

Today you don't think I'm angry, but tomorrow I'll make you out of my league.

These days, Zhou Chen spent every night in Zhao Jingyu's villa, living a shameless life. Zhao Jingyu was completely conquered by him.

Of course, for Zhao Jingyu, such a day is what she has always dreamed of. She has been with Liang Zhengxian for so long, but has never been so happy.

Zhou Chen's physical strength seemed to be endless, and he could always satisfy her. Moreover, Zhou Chen was particularly good to her. He arranged a car for her when she went out during the day and gave her a bank card. The first month's one million had already been deposited into her account.

For Zhao Jingyu, her life was easy. She had money, a car, and a house, and she didn't have to worry about this or that all the time. It was much easier than when she was with Liang Zhengxian.

During this period, Linda sent messages to Zhou Chen twice, saying that she wanted to come over, but was rejected by Zhou Chen both times.

He had already developed a dislike for Linda, and now that he had Zhao Jingyu, he naturally didn't bother to pay attention to Linda.

That night, Gu Jia, Zhong Xiaoqin and Wang Manni, three best friends, got together for a rare occasion.

Because Gu Jia has been too busy recently, the three of them haven't gotten together as a group. This time, they all had some free time, so they got together.

"Gu Gu, I heard from Chen Yu that you have been very busy recently and you don't even have much time to spend with Zi Yan. Why are you working so hard?"

Although Chen Yu has been away recently, he often returns to the rehabilitation center, so he is quite familiar with Gu Jia's situation.

Gu Jia said: "Once you are in this position, you have to take responsibility. Being busy is only temporary. Once you are on the right track, it will definitely be much easier."

Zhong Xiaoqin muttered, "It's still unknown how long it will take to get back on track."

Gu Jia said: "Xiaoqin, don't underestimate us. Although our school has just opened, more than 200 people have signed up in the past few days, and the number is still rising."

Zhong Xiaoqin said: "I know this, but I heard from Chen Yu that it's because it's free, so so many parents signed up."

Wang Manni asked in astonishment: "Gu Jia, is everything free there?"

She had heard the two talk about Chenxing Rehabilitation School before and knew it was a charity, but she never imagined that it would be free of charge.

"Yes, tuition and teaching supplies are all free, but lunch is charged."

You can stay at school for lunch, but you have to pay for lunch. This is what Zhou Chen decided.

He didn't expect to make money from lunch, but he felt that it was impossible to give away everything. He was doing charity, not serving a rich man. If even lunch was free, who knows how many problems that would cause.

Wang Manni ignored the lunch and said in shock: "If it's all free, how much will it cost?"

Gu Jia said: "So far, the total amount of money spent on buying buildings and land has exceeded 200 million, and there will be more in the future."

"More than 200 million."

This number shocked both Wang Manni and Zhong Xiaoqin. They really couldn't even imagine what more than 200 million meant.

Especially Wang Manni, she had followed Zhou Chen before, and she knew that Zhou Chen was very generous, but she never expected that Zhou Chen could be so generous.

In order to do charity, more than 200 million was spent at the beginning, and it will continue to grow in the future. If she still follows Zhou Chen, then...

Wang Manni didn't dare to think about it any further. She was afraid that if she thought about it any further, she would regret it.

Gu Jia was chatting with her two best friends. She wanted to tell them about her biggest worry recently, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say it.

Because this world is no trivial matter. Even if she trusts her best friend, if the news gets out accidentally, it will not be a good thing for either her or Zhou Chen.

Wang Manni also complained: "I've been unlucky recently. First I met a scumbag, then I lost my deputy store manager, and now I'm being bullied by a junior. I'm really unlucky. I'm about to lose hope in this city."

She felt depressed when she thought about her recent experience. She had the best chance of getting the position of deputy store manager, but it was snatched away by a woman who was suddenly snatched away.

Although she now holds the position of sales manager, in reality, her promotion can only be considered average. At most, she is slightly better than before. In reality, she is still a salesgirl.

"Come on, Manni, you can't lose hope in life. This city is not that bad."

Zhong Xiaoqin persuaded Wang Manni. She really regarded Wang Manni as her best friend. It was not as much as Gu Jia thought. It was just pure friendship.

Wang Manni's sorrow disappeared, and she smiled and said, "I just said it casually. If I really lost hope, I would have returned to my hometown a few years ago. Now, I'm afraid I can't go back."

She has been in Shanghai for so many years and really doesn't want to go back to her hometown. That would make her feel very embarrassed and it is not the life she pursues.

"Xiaoqin, you are still the happiest now."

Gu Jia also nodded and said, "Yes, Xiaoqin is the happiest now."

"No way."

Zhong Xiaoqin shook her head and complained: "It's not what you think at all. I'm very miserable now, okay."

"You don't know, I've been vomiting for several months. I can't even eat rice. I vomit as soon as I eat it. I can only eat liquid food. I feel like vomiting when I smell fishy food. It's so uncomfortable."

"And Chen Yu has been running out a lot lately and hasn't been home at all. I have now moved to my parents' place, and my parents take care of me every day."

Wang Manni envied: "You call this miserable? I really envy you. It's the happiest thing to have family around you."

"Manni is right, Xiaoqin, I think you have a misunderstanding of the word 'miserable'. Look at you now, you are happier than any of us." Gu Jia tapped Zhong Xiaoqin's head.

Zhong Xiaoqin muttered, "No, I just feel miserable now. I have to be careful about everything I do. I'm not even allowed to put on light makeup. Even eating ice cream is restricted. There are so many other things. I'm miserable, okay?"

"This is something every woman has to go through. You can't say it's tragic."

As someone who has experienced this, Gu Jia said to Zhong Xiaoqin.

"I really envy you two. I feel happy just seeing you."

Her two best friends both have families, but she is still alone. It is even difficult for her to survive in Shanghai. Wang Manni can't help but feel sad.

Gu Jia looked at the sad Wang Manni and advised: "Marriage has its advantages, and being single has its advantages. Married people are not necessarily happy. In fact, we envy you now. It's so good to be alone. There are not so many troubles."

Zhong Xiaoqin also agreed: "Yes, Gu Gu is right, Manni, I think you will definitely be able to find your happiness."

"I hope so. I don't have much hope myself."

Zhou Chen returned to Junyue Mansion early. He did not go to Zhao Jingyu's place today because Zhao Jingyu was not convenient today. He certainly would not run a red light, so out of sight, out of mind. He returned to Junyue Mansion alone.

But this is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that Yang's mother told him yesterday that Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang from upstairs came to visit and might come again today, so he returned to Grand Hyatt to see what Mrs. Wang and her husband wanted to do with him.

They all live in the same building, upstairs and downstairs, so they see each other every day. Moreover, Mr. Wang is also a very powerful real estate tycoon. If someone takes the initiative to visit him, he will definitely come out to receive him.

After dinner, Zhou Chen waited at home for a while. Sure enough, Mrs. Wang and her husband from the 20th floor knocked on his door.

This was not the first time the two parties met. After Zhou Chen welcomed them in, he asked Yang Ma to serve two cups of tea. Then Zhou Chen started chatting with Mrs. Wang’s husband, Wang Chong, while Mrs. Wang sat next to them without saying a word.

"Speaking of which, our two families live on the upper and lower floors, so we should be close neighbors, but it's been such a long time since we've gotten together. It's really a pity."

Junyue Mansion is an upscale residential area. In fact, buying a house here is not only for living, but also for making connections.

Mrs. Wang is the chairperson of the homeowners' committee of Junyue Mansion. She is familiar with the situations of many homes in Junyue Mansion, and many people have come to them for help. However, they are not very familiar with Zhou Chen.

Facing the polite Wang Chong, Zhou Chen also responded politely: "Mr. Wang has such a big business, flying all over the country, he is much busier than us idle people."

Wang Chong said modestly: "Mr. Zhou, you are too polite. Although I have made some achievements in recent years, I am still far behind your Zhou family."

"Our Zhou family only relies on the glory of our ancestors. There is nothing to be proud of for someone like you, Mr. Wang, who started from scratch."

Although Zhou Chen also reached the peak several times with his own abilities, he relied on the power of the system, while Wang Chong relied on his own hands. If there was no system, he would be far inferior to Wang Chong.

After a few polite words, Zhou Chen took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Wang, what is the matter with your visit this time?"

He didn't believe that the Wang couple would come to him for no reason. There must be something going on.

But he had never had any contact with the Wang family, so he had no idea what their purpose was.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 361: Wang Family Discusses Cooperation, New Deputy Store Manager

Zhou Chen knew something about the experience of Wang Chong upstairs.

Wang Chong was born in a poor family. Although he went to college, it was only an ordinary university. However, he relied on his own abilities and in more than 20 years, he transformed from a penniless poor boy to the real estate tycoon he is today.

This is simply a perfect template for the protagonist.

But it was precisely because of her lack of foundation that Mrs. Wang was rejected and ridiculed by the other wives in her circle.

But just as Mrs. Wang said, among those ladies' families, in terms of annual income, probably only Mrs. Li's family can compare, and the others cannot.

Of course, Zhou Chen did not have the idea of ​​being arrogant just because he came from a big family. A blacksmith must be strong himself. Zhou Chen was not opposed to Wang Chong.

"Mr. Zhou is indeed a quick-witted person."

Wang Chong laughed. He was not as potbellied as many big bosses. Instead, he looked a little thin, no more than 1.7 meters tall and very thin. However, he exuded an aura of confidence that made people dare not underestimate him.

"I heard that Mr. Zhou has been doing charity work recently, and has invested hundreds of millions of yuan initially. There are only a few people like you in the whole country. I really admire you."

Seeing that Wang Chong did not directly mention his purpose, but instead talked about his own affairs, Zhou Chen could only humbly say: "It's not as exaggerated as Mr. Wang said. I just do my best to help those children in need. It can't be considered charity."

"If what Mr. Zhou does is not called charity, then there are really no philanthropists in the world."

Wang Chong praised again: "To be honest, Mr. Zhou, I have been busy making money these years, but have not made any contribution to society. I am deeply touched by what Mr. Zhou has done, so I also want to follow Mr. Zhou's example and make some contributions to these poor children. I want to make some donations to your rehabilitation school."

"Uh."

Zhou Chen was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Wang Chong to say such a thing and donate to the rehabilitation school.

If there was no system task, Zhou Chen would definitely not refuse, but the system task asked him to provide funding. If other people joined in the process, he didn't know how the system would judge, but he certainly wouldn't take the risk.

"Mr. Wang is kind-hearted and admirable, but there is nothing missing over there for now. If there is anything missing in the future, I will definitely not be polite."

Wang Chong sighed, "That's such a pity. I have actually been donating money over the past few years, but unfortunately no one knows where the donations have ended up. Business is hard to do now, and charity is not easy to do either. It sounds good to say 'take from the people and give back to the people', but how many people take it seriously?"

Zhou Chen looked at Wang Chong with surprise. In the eyes of many people, people who work in real estate are mostly black-hearted businessmen who are rich but unkind.

Although this is not the case, there are definitely very few people like Wang Chong who can say "take from the people and give back to the people".

This made Zhou Chen look up to him. Having reached this position, he didn't think that Wang Chong would talk nonsense for the sake of face. He must have done it before he made this speech.

"In fact, many charitable foundations are good, but they are more complicated. If Mr. Wang really wants to do charity, there are many ways to do it."

Wang Chong became interested and asked, "For example?"

Zhou Chen talked eloquently: "There are too many people in China who need help, but even if you want to help, you can't do it all, and you have to be strategic, otherwise things like those reported in the news will cause trouble all over the world." Sao."

Wang Chong agreed and said, "Yes, a little kindness will bring resentment. I am also concerned about this, so I don't want to make so much trouble."

"Then you can set up a fund on your own to help those in need, such as firefighters, police officers, orphaned children, etc."

"It's a good idea to set up your own fund."

Wang Chong's eyes lit up slightly, not because he couldn't think of these things, but because he was already very busy with his work and had no energy to care about these things.

The reason why he wanted to do charity was more for fame. Real estate developers have a bad reputation, and he wanted to use charity to improve his social status.

Of course, he also sincerely wants to do charity, which is much better than those who do it purely for fame.

No matter what you are doing it for, as long as it can help those in need, it is a good thing.

The two chatted some more about charity funds, and through the chat, they got to know each other a lot.

Suddenly, Wang Chong's face straightened and he asked Zhou Chen, "What do you think of real estate, Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Chen thought about it for a moment, then said, "Exorbitant profits."

Wang Chong smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone has similar views on real estate. They all think that this industry is a highly profitable industry, but in fact, it is really difficult to do business in this industry, and the profits are not as great as imagined."

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, but he laughed in his heart.

He has lived in the previous worlds for so many years, how could he not know the situation of the real estate industry?

"Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are the most basic living conditions for human beings. They will never be eliminated in any era. Although I have never worked in real estate, I have learned about this industry. There are many people who have gone bankrupt because of real estate, but there are also many people who have become rich because of real estate."

In China, the importance of a house is self-evident. For most people, they can live without food, clothes, a car or travel, but they must have a house.

There is no need to say much about the elderly. Many of them have lived for decades just to struggle for a house.

Not to mention young people, especially men. If they want to get married, it’s really impossible without a house. How many women in the country are willing to start from scratch with you?

So although there are always people in China talking about real estate, when you really calculate, housing prices have never fallen. Even if they have fallen a little, it is very small.

The difference is that in the past anyone could make a lot of money in real estate, but now it is not so easy to make money.

"That was in the past. It's not the case now. The government has strict control, and it's even harder to get land. Sometimes huge amounts of money are spent to get land, but the companies are reluctant to develop it because of insufficient funds or many procedures. Even large companies sometimes have difficulty developing due to delays. In serious cases, many companies go bankrupt and are liquidated."

"It is getting harder and harder to do business in the real estate industry. For example, when ordinary people buy houses, except for those who really cannot afford it, those who can afford it are all very picky, choosing the location, the area, the school, the hospital, etc. However, the land in those places is simply out of reach for ordinary people."

"The reason why I have been moving to other places in recent years is because I can't get land in Shanghai, so I can only choose other second- and third-tier cities for development. This is also a helpless move."

Zhou Chen heard Wang Chong's complaints but didn't find them strange.

As the real estate industry becomes more and more chaotic, the state must of course step in to regulate it, otherwise it will be a mess.

Some people follow the rules, but many people don't, so they must be controlled.