Chapter 298 The Dean Finally Knows
"Can you please have some shame..."
When Zheng Jiaxin heard Chen Jianghe say the words "ghost farmer", she couldn't help but reach out and pinch his face.
"Auntie, please be gentle." Chen Jianghe tried to dodge her clutches several times but failed, so he could only admit defeat and said, "I was just saying it casually, don't take it seriously."
"Hmm." Zheng Jiaxin glared at him, cleared her throat and said, "Let's talk about something serious. Recently, our Amazon store's sales data is very good. The daily sales have exceeded 30,000. We will be able to successfully turn losses into profits this month."
"Very good." Chen Jianghe raised his hand and gave his aunt a thumbs up: "As long as you make this store successful, then establish your own brand, and continue to launch new products, you and Yishu will become wealthy women in the future."
"But Xiao Shen and his roommates are going to go out and work on their own next year, and Shao Hai and his roommates are still half-baked in operations. I'm worried that the current sales data is just a flash in the pan." Zheng Jiaxin said a little pessimistically.
"It's difficult to start a cross-border e-commerce business. Nine out of ten businesses fail in the early stages of operation. Once you make it through and sales pick up, you'll most likely make a lot of money in the mid- to late stages."
Chen Jianghe was very optimistic: "You don't have to worry about the operations. Shaohai and his team can do it if they can, and if they can't, they can leave and be replaced by capable people."
Zheng Jiaxin looked at Chen Jianghe in surprise: "Qin Shaohai is your childhood friend, and you get along well with his roommates. How can you treat them like this?"
Chen Jianghe didn't care, but his expression was quite serious: "When asking acquaintances to do things, the most fearful thing is that I can't save face. I am a public person and private person. When it comes to business, I don't have any brothers or friends. I only care about interests."
"What about me?" Zheng Jiaxin asked with a pouting face.
Chen Jianghe looked at Zheng Jiaxin and said with a smile: "You are different. You are my real aunt. Even if you secretly took the money from my company's account to support your gigolo, I would choose to forgive you."
"Pah, pah, pah, I have no interest in pretty boys at all."
Zheng Jiaxin pouted three times, and then said: "Although I know that you are joking, I am very satisfied , so I decided to help you."
"Oh?" Chen Jianghe raised his eyebrows.
Zheng Jiaxin continued, "I'll try to bring Yishu back to the old Zheng family to live for a while. You take good care of your teacher Xu. Her home is far away, and she can't go back because of the natural disaster. She must be more or less sad. As a boyfriend, you should spend more time caring for her."
"Aunt." Chen Jianghe couldn't help but call her.
"Hmm?" Zheng Jiaxin blinked in confusion.
Chen Jianghe stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "I was thinking, if you stay single, will you be able to help me turn danger into safety in the long run..."
Zheng Jiaxin was stunned at first when she heard that, then she threw off her cotton slippers with a huff, and angrily wanted to measure the thickness of Chen Jianghe's face with her size 37 legs.
Chen Jianghe naturally couldn't let her succeed, so he quickly took a step back, turned around and ran away, running faster than a rabbit.
After Chen Jianghe left, he drove back to the Light Chaser base.
The Spring Festival is just over half a month away. Due to the active participation in the disaster relief frontline some time ago and the continued cold weather since the beginning of the month, the popularity of Light Chasers, the number of merchant contracts signed, and the number of takeout orders have all climbed, and the growth rate is astonishing.
In the city of eastern Guangdong alone, the number of newly-added businesses has remained at a high level of over 300 in the past ten days. The data from Shenzhen, Foshan and other places are also very impressive.
As for the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, the number of new businesses entering the four major cities of Shanghai, Jinling, Suzhou and Hangzhou each exceeded 200 per day.
As of now, the service scope of Chasing Light’s takeaway group buying has covered 19 cities in the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, with an average daily order volume exceeding 500,000 and a daily transaction volume of nearly 10 million.
However, this impressive data can only bring growth to the valuation of the light chaser, but cannot generate actual profits.
According to Chen Jianghe's estimation, before becoming the only dominant player, Light Chaser will have to suffer losses for at least three or even five consecutive years, and the funds invested during this period will amount to tens of billions.
"Koubei.com, a local life service platform established by Ali Group in June 2004, is finally ready to enter the food delivery group purchase field?"
While checking the data, Chen Jianghe also paid attention to the news in the industry.
After Ali Group successfully listed on the Hong Kong stock market last year, it has been gearing up for success and making frequent moves.
"Although the development of Ali Group's other business sectors, except for its core e-commerce business and future-oriented cloud services, is not satisfactory, it still has a lot of money."
Chen Jianghe knows very well that big data and local life are the key areas that Ali Group will focus on in the future, and Koubei.com is the third competitor that needs to be taken seriously after Nuomi Group Buying and Youxuan Group Buying.
Xu Zhixi has been in a bad mood recently.
I called home a few days ago. My hometown was hit by both snowstorms and freezing rain this year. Many relatives and friends' houses collapsed. Two century-old trees not far from my backyard were also crushed by the snow. When they fell, one of them hit my sister's room.
Fortunately, the load-bearing beams of the house were solid enough, otherwise Xu Zhijun, who was sleeping at the time, would have been in great danger.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, Xu Zhixi wants to go home as soon as possible, but the weather has not improved, and many highways, train stations and airports are still shut down. She is afraid that she will not be able to go back this year.
"Teacher Xu, let's go eat."
At 11:30 in the morning, several girls who worked part-time as customer service staff at the University Student Entrepreneurship Center smiled and asked Xu Zhixi to go to the cafeteria for lunch together.
This year, the canteens of many universities in eastern Guangdong have been open for business during the winter vacation. Because there are many college students and teachers from other provinces stranded on campus, the school authorities have even considerately arranged the New Year's Eve dinner menu for the teachers and students in advance.
"You guys go ahead. I don't have a good appetite . Just some bread will do."
Xu Zhixi picked up the small bread on the table, smiled and waved to the girls.
The girls wanted to say a few words of advice, but suddenly they heard the sound of an electric bike outside the door, and then they saw a very handsome delivery man carrying a heavy food box into the Entrepreneurship Center.
It’s Chen Jianghe.
Several girls stared with their eyes wide open, but when he came closer, they all lowered their heads at the same time, too embarrassed to look at him any longer.
Chen Jianghe took out a few packets of snacks from the bag and distributed them to them. Then he strode to Xu Zhixi's table and said with a smile, "Pretty girl, your takeaway."
Xu Zhixi looked at him with a smile, shook her head and said, "Handsome, I didn't order takeout."
"This is what the handsome guy ordered for you." Chen Jianghe said, "Open it and see if it suits your taste."
"I don't have a good appetite today..."
Xu Zhixi pursed her lips, but still smiled as she took the takeaway handed to her by Chen Jianghe and took out the food boxes from the convenience bag one by one.
"Red carp in a purse, steamed pork with rice flour, tofu paste, stewed chili peppers, Wuyuanzi cake."
Xu Zhixi's eyes sparkled, and she asked Chen Jianghe in surprise and astonishment: "Where did you order this meal from? They are all Wuyuan specialties."
"I won't tell you yet." Chen Jianghe looked mysterious and stretched out his hand to help her open the food boxes one by one: "Try it and see if it's authentic."
Xu Zhixi sniffed the aroma and said with a smile, "I can tell if it's authentic just by smelling it. It's hard to say about other things, but the smell of this fire-braised chili makes me almost drool."
Hearing this, Chen Jianghe raised his eyebrows, moved closer to Xu Zhixi, and whispered, "Open your mouth and let me see where your saliva is flowing."
"Asshole." Xu Zhixi cursed with a smile, and couldn't help but pick up the chopsticks to take a bite of the chili to taste it. It tasted so good that her eyes narrowed.
"Do you want to try it too?" Xu Zhixi picked up the second bite and brought it to Chen Jianghe's mouth.
Chen Jianghe lowered his head and ate it, saying as he chewed, "Delicious!"
Seeing that his forehead was sweating from chewing, Xu Zhixi wanted to laugh but felt distressed. She asked softly, "You obviously can't handle such spicy food, why do you have to eat it?"
"That's called loving someone and loving his dog."
Chen Jianghe was so spicy that his nose and tears started to flow. "Hurry up and kiss me. I can't hold it any longer."
"You're so dirty now, and you still want me to kiss you."
Xu Zhixi pretended to be disgusted, glanced at the empty Entrepreneurship Center, and quietly leaned in and kissed him: "Since you delivered food to me, I'll begrudgingly give you a discount this time."
“Ahem.”
Just as the light kiss ended, two light coughs were heard outside the door.
Chen Jianghe and Xu Zhixi looked sideways at the same time. The person who appeared at the door was none other than Jiang Pingyuan, the president of Guangdong University of Finance.
"Well, the dean finally found out about what happened between me and Teacher Xu..."
