After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Firmly holding her position at work, after so many days away, the store was still spotlessly clean.

"When did you arrive?"

Musen asked.

"This afternoon."

Zhao Lianmai said softly.

"You've worked hard."

Musen said.

The journey from Zheng City to Hu Hai, if taken by train, would take approximately ten hours.

That meant she must have taken the cheapest train of the night again.

Just as Musen sat down, Zhao Lianmai brought him a cup of black tea and some fruit.

Although she didn't speak, Musen could still feel that Zhao Lianmai had become much warmer towards him.

"How's your aunt doing?"

"Not bad, we paid the bills, she's continuing her medication and has gone home to recuperate."

"That's good."

Musen didn't say much more on this topic and switched to another, continuing, "Before this term ends, I plan to expand milk tea branches and delivery services in at least five universities. We'll pick a chief person in charge at each school. By year-end, there will be a bonus incentive. Work hard, I'm counting on you."

Zhao Lianmai was a person with strong self-respect, and if it hadn't been for her family, she might be the kind to starve rather than accept handouts.

Through their time together, Musen had grown quite fond of this girl from a family with financial difficulties.

Moreover, Zhao Lianmai's work style was very steady and fair, and Musen felt reassured entrusting things to her.

In the future, this would be his own appointed officer.

The care she needed had to be provided, but it couldn't just be a direct handover of money. Motivating her through work would be a better approach.

"Even without a bonus, I'll still do my best. Thank you for the hospital matter."

Zhao Lianmai sincerely thanked him again.

Musen smiled and waved his hand, "Right, have you had lunch yet?"

"Not yet."

"Let's grab something to eat together then."

Musen took out the marinated food he was holding and asked someone to grab two bottles of beer from the fridge.

"Want a drink?"

Musen opened a bottle and handed it to her.

Zhao Lianmai shook her head, "I don't drink alcohol."

"Then mix yourself a milk tea."

"Okay."

Zhao Lianmai took a cup of lemon water and threw three yuan into the rabbit-shaped piggy bank on the counter.

"In the food industry, it's an unspoken rule that employees can eat for free; you don't need to pay."

Musen said with a laugh.

"I'm not used to eating without paying."

Zhao Lianmai still firmly held on to her principles, her gaze returning to the piggy bank.

"Besides, Nuannuan looks at this piggy bank every day, thinking about saving up and then giving it to you."

Musen glanced at the rabbit-shaped piggy bank.

Actually, such a piggy bank couldn't hold much money, but the idea of accumulating enough coins to fill it and give it to him represented a tangible sense of achievement.

Remembering Nuannuan, the silly girl, it had been a week since he'd seen her, and he found he missed her quite a bit.

Musen leaned back on the sofa, the light in his eyes softening a bit.

Zhao Lianmai wanted to say something, but seeing Musen's expression, she ended up just sipping her lemon water and said no more.

The two chatted about the future development of the store while eating marinated food; time quickly turned to evening.

In the dormitory, Ma Yaxing hadn't returned, and that fellow, having spent his money on a computer, was treasuring it every day as if he had found a new bride, wishing he could sleep with it every night.

Zhou Hangyu had not come back either.

But Li Rundong seemed troubled, sitting on the balcony smoking, his gaze turned upward at a forty-five-degree angle toward the sky, with several bottles of Wusu beer on the ground.

"Didn't you go on a trip with some girl for the National Day holiday with Zhou Hangyu? Why the long face?"

Musen walked over and asked him.

"Ah, don't mention it, we broke up."

Li Rundong seemed even more despondent, raising his bottle of Wusu to take another drink.

"No pain, no gain. Tell us about it, let us all have a good time." Musen chuckled, his leftover marinated food in hand as he came back to listen to the story and have some drinks.

"Musen, don't tease me. Those stewardess students indeed aren't easy to chase. We went out for a trip, and they insisted on staying in river-view rooms at the hotel, costing one or two thousand a night. Dining was also about choosing expensive places. One lobster cost me five or six hundred, and a meal could cost almost a thousand.

I spent all the money in my pocket, and after we got back, she stopped paying attention to me..."

Li Rundong's family was actually quite well-off; his parents were both doctors at a county hospital.

He was without much financial concern, but he was not extremely wealthy either.

Life in his own county was fine, but once he arrived in the metropolis of Hu Hai, it felt tight.

It was like being the unrivaled genius of his own county, ascending all the way, only to realize in the realm of immortals that he was just one of the nameless multitude of celestial soldiers tasked with capturing Sun Wukong.

Li Rundong felt a bit defeated and said, "Musen, do you think you can't have a relationship if you're broke?"

Musen took a bite of meat and said with a smile, "Being broke, for sure, you can't have a relationship."

"Damn it!"

Li Rundong thought Musen would at least give him some comfort, but he didn't expect it to be such a gut punch.

Musen chuckled and patted him on the back, "I'm not finished yet. We have to face reality. If a guy doesn't have a penny, he really can't have a relationship. It's not about providing a life of luxury, but you have to at least ensure the basics, right? Otherwise, it's not just the girl who would feel uneasy but ourselves too.

But on the flip side, there are different ways to have a relationship based on how much money you have. If you can't afford lobster and abalone or a room with a river view, at the very least, you can treat her to a bowl of spicy hotpot and have a place to shelter from the wind and rain to rest; that's plenty."