Chapter 154: Chapter 130

“Gu Muxi, if you say that, then I really will take them off!” Yi Feng pretended to start undressing.

“Since you don’t mind, I don’t mind either, hehe!”

Hearing this, Gu Muxi didn’t expect him to actually dare to undress, her pretty face flushed red, and she spat out, “Stinky Feng, you, you’re shameless!”

After saying that, Gu Muxi still retreated and slammed the door shut.

Yi Feng inside smirked triumphantly, this girl can be quite thin-skinned sometimes!

But… when did she ever see me undress?

Damn, she wouldn’t still remember that incident from when we were kids, would she?

Back when public toilets weren’t as developed, children playing downstairs would just find a big tree to relieve themselves when they couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Once, Yi Feng was peeing under a tree when suddenly Gu Muxi came running over, tilted her head, and asked in a baby voice, “Feng Feng, how come you’re peeing standing up?”

Yi Feng snuffled his nose, “Don’t we all pee standing up?”

“No! Hey, what’s that? You’ve got a worm!” Gu Muxi picked up two sticks pretending they were chopsticks and reached for it.

At that moment, Li Wan came running over, quickly stopped her, and scolded her severely, making her cry on the spot.

While crying, she shouted, “I, I, wasn’t bullying him, I saw a worm on Feng Feng and wanted to help him pick it off!”

This incident later became a fun dinner topic for both families, always causing laughter whenever brought up, except for Gu Muxi who would run back to her room in embarrassment every time it was mentioned.

Yi Feng washed his hands and came out to see Gu Muxi standing at the door with her arms crossed, waiting for him.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Hey, Gu Muxi, it’s your turn.” Yi Feng chuckled lightly and sauntered off.

Gu Muxi glared at Yi Feng’s back in secret, “Stinky Feng, don’t get too smug!”

…

During dinner, Gu Xingzhong and Yi Jianbing were drinking and chatting.

“Old Yi, what would you want to do if you were laid off?” Gu Xingzhong asked.

“Ah, I haven’t planned yet. My wife hasn’t fully recovered yet, so I plan to stay at home with her for a while before deciding what to do next,” Yi Jianbing sighed.

“Hey, that’s true. Now that Little Feng is successful, you’re not in such a hurry,” Gu Xingzhong laughed.

Mentioning Yi Feng, Yi Jianbing’s face showed a bit of pride.

Yi Feng was not only the top scorer in the college entrance examination but also knew how to do business, and he had recently deposited one hundred thousand yuan for his mother.

One hundred thousand! His annual salary, including bonuses and benefits, was only around nine thousand, which meant it was equivalent to ten years of his salary!

He knew Yi Feng’s business was profitable, but he didn’t expect it to be this profitable.

Having such a son, who excelled academically and was successful in business, what more could he ask for?

With such a capable son, Yi Jianbing felt extremely content; his life was worthwhile.

“Little Feng is indeed successful, but I don’t wish for him to be extremely wealthy; being safe and healthy is enough,” Yi Jianbing affectionately said, patting Yi Feng’s head.

Yi Feng felt warm inside and laughed, “Dad, can’t we aim a bit higher, both wealthy and healthy?”

“Ha ha, you kid, quite greedy, aren’t you!” Yi Jianbing laughed heartily.

Gu Xingzhong and Yi Jianbing discussed the impending layoffs at the factory, with Yi Feng listening on the side.

Due to the steel mill’s poor performance, it was to be acquired by Shanghai Steel. The acquisition required a reduction in personnel, with an expectation to lay off ninety percent of the employees.

These employees would soon join the ranks of the unemployed.

Yi Feng wished he could help out, perhaps by starting a labor-intensive enterprise, such as a factory, to hire as many people as possible, as a way to give back to society.

After all, behind every laid-off worker is a family, and without income, how many families would fall into hardship?

Yi Feng always believed in benefiting oneself when poor and helping the world when capable, after all… this land is his motherland!

However, this plan would have to wait; he needed to get the three main businesses of Xifeng Electronics on the right track before considering starting a factory.

…

After dinner, Yi Feng and Gu Muxi washed the dishes and decided to go to the neighborhood store for old-fashioned ice pops.

They arrived at the Lanhua convenience store.

“Auntie Lan, two old-fashioned ice pops!” Gu Muxi called out to the store.

“Ah, Xixi, have you eaten yet?” Wang Lanhua smiled and asked, taking out two old-fashioned ice pops from the freezer.

“We ate, but it’s so hot, we wanted some old-fashioned ice pops~” Gu Muxi sweetly smiled.

Wang Lanhua handed her the ice pops, just as she saw Yi Feng sitting at the doorstep, her expression joyful.

“Little Feng is here too, come on, Auntie will give you some snacks!”

“This kid, studying so well!” Wang Lanhua took a pack of spicy strips from the counter and stuffed it into Yi Feng’s hands.

“For you to eat!”

Yi Feng was a bit overwhelmed by the attention, not expecting to have become a neighborhood celebrity.

“Thank you, Wang Auntie,” Yi Feng smiled.

“Ah, no need to thank me, you’ve made our neighborhood proud! Now the whole neighborhood knows we have a top scorer!”

“Little Feng, how did you manage to do so well? Any secrets?” Wang Lanhua curiously asked.

Yi Feng thought for a moment and said, “Secrets? It’s all about memory, all about memory.”

“Ah? My kid has the worst memory, no wonder he doesn’t do well!” Wang Lanhua shook her head.

Yi Feng chuckled, thinking that if someone were selling a memory training course now, they could probably make a fortune.

Indeed, there were people who made millions a year from such courses in the past.

However, Yi Feng disdained doing such business, considering it somewhat deceptive.

“Wow, I didn’t expect our Yi Feng to become a celebrity!” Gu Muxi chuckled, sitting down next to Yi Feng and handing him an old-fashioned ice pop.

“It’s not about being a celebrity, just a citizen,” Yi Feng smiled.

“Sssss—”

“Pop!”

Suddenly, the streetlights and the store’s lights all went out.

“Ah, another power outage?” Gu Muxi looked around, finding that the entire neighborhood and street were dark.

There was a bit of commotion at first, but people seemed accustomed to it, coming out to cool off under the trees.

Power outages had become a normal occurrence for them, happening once or twice a month, sometimes less frequently, unpredictably.

But Yi Feng was stunned by the sudden darkness.

Power outage?

These words suddenly sounded a bit foreign.

It seemed that since going to university, he had rarely experienced power outages, as having electricity anytime and anywhere in this country was taken for granted.

But now, Yi Feng realized that this wasn’t something to be taken for granted… it was something built by the people of this land.

“Stinky Feng, eat quickly, what are you dazing at? The ice pop will melt.”

Gu Muxi said, stuffing the ice pop into her mouth, her right hand moving swiftly.

Thus, the old-fashioned ice pop went in and out of her mouth.

Yi Feng: “(￣ェ￣;)……”

“Gu Muxi, where did you learn to eat like that?!”

“On TV, what’s wrong with that? You’re so naggy!” Gu Muxi spat out the ice pop, casually replying.

Yi Feng tugged at the corner of his mouth, “You couldn’t learn anything good, why only the bad?”

“What’s bad about it?”

“I, I feel terrible!”

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