Chapter 23: Senior Chen Wan, Get a Card from Me |
"Yanyan, you can get a card from me too. I'm one of Zhou's agents now," Chang Hao grinned.
"If I can get a better deal, why would I go through you?" Zheng Yanyan retorted.
"I'd give you the best deal. I wouldn't make money off you!" Chang Hao insisted.
"Stop talking and just send me his WeChat," Zheng Yanyan said impatiently. She didn't like Zhou Yuwen in particular but was curious about what made Su Qing so devoted to him. She wanted to find out what was so special about him.
Chang Hao felt a bit jealous but couldn't refuse Zheng Yanyan. He didn't think anything would happen between her and Zhou Yuwen anyway, so he reluctantly shared Zhou Yuwen's contact information.
Zhou Yuwen was asleep by then and didn't check his messages until the next morning. After waking up, he went for an eight-lap run around the track. Feeling the vitality of his young body, he was light on his feet.
After running, he showered and had breakfast in the cafeteria. By 8:30, he was at the sports center to collect the military training uniforms for his class.
"You're here early," the staff member remarked.
"I wanted to get this done early," Zhou Yuwen explained.
"Please make an exception; no one else is here yet," Zhou Yuwen requested.
Seeing the logic in his request, the staff member agreed and gave Zhou Yuwen the uniforms for both the boys and girls in his class.
As the other students arrived and formed long queues, Zhou Yuwen called Chang Hao and the others to come pick up their uniforms. Despite agreeing to come early the previous night, the others were still groggy at 9 AM.
"I have to go to the girls' dorm," Zhou Yuwen mentioned, immediately waking Chang Hao.
"I'll be there right away!" Chang Hao said.
The first to arrive was Lu Yuhang, who had been quiet so far. Following him, Gu Yaoyao brought the girls from their class. Because Zhou Yuwen arrived early, they avoided the long lines.
"Gu Yaoyao," Zhou Yuwen called out.
"Yes?" Gu Yaoyao wore a sleeveless top and a white pleated skirt that accentuated her long legs, looking particularly attractive in the morning light.
"I need to go pick up someone from the telecom office. Can you help distribute the uniforms?"
"Sure, class rep. But you better treat me to a meal after making money," Gu Yaoyao teased with a smile.
"I'll treat you even if I don't make any money," Zhou Yuwen promised before leaving.
Liu Yue also came to help but had no chance to talk to Zhou Yuwen, and he felt a bit jealous seeing him laughing with Gu Yaoyao.
At the school gate, Zhou Yuwen waited for the telecom office staff. Some students were just arriving, and the student union's welcoming activities were ongoing. Chen Wan was one of the volunteers.
When the volunteers saw Zhou Yuwen again, they were surprised.
They teased, "Chen Wan, it looks like this junior has a crush on you. He's back again."
"Yeah, Chen Wan, you're too charming."
With nothing better to do, Zhou Yuwen handed out flyers with hand-drawn maps of the campus and a handwritten phone number for card inquiries.
"Hey, Chen Wan, these water bottles aren't for you to use to flirt with juniors!" someone joked as Chen Wan brought a bottle of water to Zhou Yuwen, ignoring the teasing.
"Junior!" Chen Wan called out.
Seeing her, Zhou Yuwen quickly put away the flyers with the corrected numbers.
"Doing good deeds anonymously? You think you're Lei Feng?" Chen Wan joked.
"Well, you caught me," Zhou Yuwen smiled.
Chen Wan handed him the water, "It's hot out. Have some water."
"Thanks, senior."
Chen Wan expressed her gratitude, "Since you handed out those flyers yesterday, I've gotten a lot more calls about the cards."
"Really?"
"Yes, twenty people have contacted me so far. I'll gather them and treat you to a meal with the commission."
"Twenty people? How much commission do you get per person?"
"Thirty yuan per person. So that's six hundred yuan just from yesterday! Isn't that a lot?"
"That's quite a bit," Zhou Yuwen nodded. "Senior, why not sell me those twenty contacts? I'll give you fifty yuan per person."
"Huh?"
Before Chen Wan could respond, a van with telecom banners pulled up, and a girl in a blue and white uniform got out, laughing, "Zhou, your school is hard to find. We drove around for ages."
"I was about to contact another branch," Zhou Yuwen joked.
"Can't do that. We have a contract," she replied, getting out of the van. These telecom workers were just a few years older than Zhou Yuwen. They joked that calling him 'Boss Zhou' was fitting with his young age and earnings. Zhou Yuwen playfully asked them not to call him that.
Two telecom staff members set up a table, laptop, and banner to assist students with card applications. Zhou Yuwen handed them Gu Yaoyao's ID to start the process.
"Is she your girlfriend?" one of the women teased.
"Nope. I'm waiting for you to break up with your boyfriend," Zhou Yuwen bantered back.
"Get lost!"
They laughed and joked. Meanwhile, Chen Wan was still in shock, trying to grasp the situation.
"Oh, senior Chen Wan, why not have your people get their cards from me? I can give you fifty yuan commission per person."
"Wait, who are you?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm the general agent for Xianlin University City. If you get cards from me, the commission will be higher than what you're getting now."