The father of Tong Xiaojun is named Tong Bochuan, and the mother is named He Shu. With twenty years of memories, some things may be forgotten. Lu Fei almost couldn't remember their names, which is truly disrespectful to them.
"Don't call me dad, we are not your parents, go away..."
Tong Bochuan approached Lu Fei, his anger about to erupt. He suddenly held a hoe, pointing at Lu Fei and said, "Didn't I tell you to leave? Can't you hear me?"
"Dad, let's talk properly, no need to resort to violence," He Shu hurriedly pulled Tong Bochuan and then said to Lu Fei, "Just leave, you and Xiaojun are divorced, our family doesn't want to see you. Go, go, go..."
Lu Fei looked at the panting Tong Bochuan, knowing that this father-in-law didn't dare to hit him, only wanted to scare him.
"Mom, dad, I just came to see Xiaojun."
"You've already divorced, what's there to see!" Tong Bochuan said coldly. He wanted to scold Lu Fei, but He Shu hurriedly interrupted, "Stop quarreling, Xiaoxu is still here."
Xu Chong knew it wasn't appropriate to stay at this moment and quickly said, "Uncle, Aunt, I'll leave first."
"Alright, take care on your way," He Shu quickly replied.
Then she pulled Tong Bochuan into the yard, and Lu Fei followed them inside.
"I told you to leave, and yet you dare to come in," Tong Bochuan angrily stared at Lu Fei.
Lu Fei put the gift aside and sincerely said, "Dad, Mom, I know I was a jerk before, but I've changed. I started working, and my income is good. I will support the family from now on. Please forgive me."
"What were you doing all this time?" He Shu was clearly disappointed in Lu Fei, "Just go, Xiaojun doesn't want to see you."
Lu Fei looked at the still angered father-in-law, thought for a moment, and then took out three thousand yuan from his pocket and handed it to He Shu. He knew that he had been enough of a jerk before, so it would be difficult for them to accept him all at once.
"Mom, take this money. Please take care of her these days and buy something good. She needs to recuperate."
Upon hearing this, He Shu was clearly taken aback, her expression slightly unpleasant.
"Who wants your money? I don't even know if you stole it or obtained it illegally. Unclean money! Take your money and get lost!"
"Get lost!"
Tong Bochuan snatched the money from He Shu's hand and threw it directly at Lu Fei's face. In the past, the old Lu Fei would have kicked back immediately. Even if he was his father-in-law, he wouldn't tolerate such humiliation.
But now, Lu Fei was no longer the person he used to be. He silently squatted down, picked up the money one bill at a time, and placed it on the nearby table. Then he bowed to the two of them.
"I'll leave now. I'll come back to see you when I have the chance!"
After Lu Fei left, He Shu looked at Tong Bochuan and said, "Old man, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid he'll hit you?"
"What's there to be afraid of? He has treated our daughter so badly. If it comes to a fight, I'll risk my life. He deserves it," Tong Bochuan said angrily.
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"Leave it. You stubborn old man!" He Shu gave him a disdainful look and didn't argue with Tong Bochuan. She took the money and went to the inner room to find Tong Xiaojun.
In fact, all of this was seen by Tong Xiaojun in the room. She was surprised that Lu Fei could endure her father. In the past, when he raised his hand against her, her father would fight back. But today...
He had changed. He used to let nothing go, but today, he endured it for her.
Tong Xiaojun's face was pale, looking sickly, like someone who had undergone major surgery.
He Shu walked in, holding the money, and hurriedly went to support Tong Xiaojun when she saw her standing there. "Xiaojun, why are you out of bed? Lie back down quickly."
"Mom, I'm fine," Tong Xiaojun weakly shook her head.
He Shu put the money on the bed and said, "This was given by that guy. He told me to take care of you. Doesn't he know about the pregnancy?"
Tong Xiaojun weakly shook.
Actually, after deciding to divorce from Lu Fei, Tong Xiaojun had already made up her mind not to keep the baby. But when Lu Fei begged her while holding her, she softened, and moreover, she couldn't bear to have an abortion.
Leaving Tong Xiaojun's house, Lu Fei sent her a message, suggesting that if she had time in the next couple of days, she could accompany him back to his hometown to see his parents. The reason was that his parents didn't know about their divorce yet, and he didn't want them to worry.
Seeing the message on her phone, Tong Xiaojun furrowed her brow. Although Lu Fei was a jerk, she had nothing to say about his parents. They treated her like their own daughter, and their support was crucial in her being able to stay with Lu Fei for three or four years. Otherwise, they would have divorced long ago.
Tong Xiaojun didn't want to hurt Lu Fei's parents. After thinking for a while, she replied, "Okay, but I'm not feeling well these days. Let's do it in a while!"
Receiving the message, Lu Fei smiled happily. Sometimes, whether it's doing business or being in a relationship, you need to play some tricks.
In fact, Lu Fei's parents knew about his divorce from Tong Xiaojun, but she was unaware. Lu Fei wanted to create opportunities for himself with the help of his parents.
In the afternoon, when he returned to the Internet cafe, Taozi was still busy and couldn't close his mouth. With so much money flowing into his pocket, he couldn't be happier.
"What's the current number?" Lu Fei asked Taozi.
"It's over 500. Damn, it's amazing! I've never had so much fun before," Taozi said with a big grin.
"So many already?"
Lu Fei thought for a moment. At this time, the Internet cafes in the area were very limited. There were only a few of them in total, and it was only natural for business to be good on Yuan Ting Street.
"We'll hire a cashier and a network administrator later to work for us."
"Taozi, work hard, and I won't treat you unfairly!" Lu Fei patted Taozi on the shoulder and said.
"I know," Taozi nodded with a smile.
After that, Lu Fei went to take a nap. He still had to keep watch at night.
For the past two days, all 50 computers at Xingxing Internet Cafe were almost fully occupied. Even at night, half of the seats were taken, and there were many overnight customers.
When business is good, there will always be others who envy it. At the end of Yuanting Street, there was another internet cafe called Le Sheng, and its boss, Mr. Wu, had been feeling frustrated recently.
According to the usual routine, even on non-weekends, there would still be some customers during the day, but these past two days, everyone had gone, and at most, a couple of people would come around. The rest had all gone to Xingxing. After hearing that Xingxing had some activities going on, he was stunned for a while.
Adjusting the time and price wasn't a big deal, but it caught his attention. In Mr. Wu's eyes, this kind of approach to recharge events was akin to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. The more they recharge, the more they would lose. Wasn't this playing themselves? Was Mr. Hu blind?
According to Mr. Wu's thinking, it was fine to run a shop by relying on normal operations, but if he wanted to expand further, it wouldn't work. To achieve growth, he would have to compete in the market and quickly recoup his investment.
According to Lu Fei's current approach, even though it didn't earn much during non-weekend hours, he could still fully utilize all the machines, keeping them running 24/7. This allowed him to maximize the potential of an internet cafe. While the recharge activities might lead to more losses the more they were used, even if he couldn't earn 500,000 in five years, he could earn at least 300,000. With multiple shops, it would be a completely different story.
Lu Fei clearly remembered that after July, there were not enough internet cafes in Fucheng. Every year, new internet cafes would open, and they would be packed.
What Lu Fei wanted to do was to open a hundred chain internet cafes...
Either don't do it, or do it big!