Rebirth: I Want to Collect Rent

Hao Liang looked at the cigarette that was still slowly getting shorter, picked it up, took another puff, and put it in the ashtray. He said to Professor Jiao.

"Teacher, I know smoking is harmful to health, but I still smoke, aren't you constantly instigating me?"

"Yes, I asked you to smoke, but you couldn't withstand the temptation. What does this mean?" Professor Jiao said with a smile.

After hearing Professor Jiao's question, Hao Liang fell into deep thought again. Professor Jiao took another cigarette and handed it to Hao Liang. Hao Liang unconsciously took the cigarette and lit it.

Watching Hao Liang smoke one after another, Professor Jiao did not interrupt, until he was about to finish smoking, Professor Jiao asked again.

"How was your second cigarette? Didn't you smoke it again? I didn't instigate you this time."

"Yeah, you didn't instigate me this time, why did I smoke again?" Hao Liang murmured in a low voice.

After a while, Hao Liang raised his head and asked, "Teacher, do I subconsciously like smoking?"

"Speak for yourself, why didn't you stop smoking before? Think about it again. Don't you want to change? Don't you want to be impatient?"

Professor Jiao still didn't tell Hao Liang, letting Hao Liang realize it on his own. He also lit a cigarette for himself and started smoking.

Hao Liang watched Professor Jiao smoking and slowly got some ideas, but he didn't know how to express them accurately.

Professor Jiao looked at Hao Liang and put the half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray, and said to Hao Liang, "Do you understand why you smoke cigarettes?"

Hao Liang nodded and said, "I understand, I smoked because of your influence. But what does it have to do with the question I asked you in the first place."

"It really doesn't matter. This is called environment. A person's environment affects a person. Just like the girl who went to and from get out of class with you before. She was born into a wealthy family, and her knowledge and horizons are wider than yours."

As he spoke, Professor Jiao picked up the tea cup on his desk, took a sip and continued.

"The fact that you are restless now has something to do with your birth and the environment you live in. But you are okay. You know how to change and come to school to take classes. If you have time after the National Day, go to the liberal arts college over at Langqiao to take classes.

Get rid of that rich-and-rich temperament in you."

When Hao Liang listened to Professor Jiao asking him to go to the School of Liberal Arts to attend classes again, he nodded and said to Professor Jiao.

"Teacher, did you know what I wanted to ask earlier? Then you didn't tell me earlier."

"I didn't feel it last semester, but this semester I found that something is wrong with you. Your nouveau riche style is getting bigger and bigger. Last time I asked you to practice calligraphy, did you practice it?"

"No." Hao Liang said honestly.

"Go out when you have figured it out. By the way, buy a well-annotated Analects from your bookstore and read more. You must know that there was a saying that half a book of Analects could rule the world. Go back."

"Teacher, I'm going back then." Hao Liang was about to leave when he realized that it was past dinner time and said to Professor Jiao again.

"Teacher, you see it's past dinner time. How about we go to the hotel to have a meal together."

"I'll keep some in the cafeteria. Practice your calligraphy more when you get back. If you still have cigarettes, don't smoke. There's no good in smoking. Go out." Professor Jiao raised his head and said.

Hao Liang came out of Professor Jiao's office. After having a meal, he bought a book with annotations on the Analects. Whether he liked it or not, he slowly started reading it.

One month since the start of school has passed, and the National Day Golden Week has ushered in. As early as a few days ago, celebratory slogans were hung on various streets in Yue City.

At noon on the National Day, Hao Liang was holding Meng Mengdi, who he had picked up yesterday, and was sleeping soundly. The cell phone he had put aside rang.

Hao Liang let go of Meng Mengdi's hand, took the phone and answered it. "Hey, who is it? Calling so early."

"Ryoko, it's still early. It's almost eleven o'clock. What are you doing? Are you free?"

"Zhong Yi, I have time, what can I do for you? Tell me." Hao Liang sat up and asked.

"If you have time, come and help at the Shimao store. My branch is opening today and I don't have enough manpower. Come and help me carry the plates. Do you have anyone available in your factory? If so, call me a few. I'll look for you at the moment.

Not enough manpower.”

"When you open a new store, you don't ask me to come to eat, but ask me to help. You are really open-minded."

"Who knows that we are good brothers? Come over and help me for lunch. I won't need your help in the evening. I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay, wait for me. No one is available in the factory today, and they are also working overtime. I will come here myself." Hao Liang said angrily.

After hanging up Zhong Yi's phone, Meng Mengdi also sat up and hugged Hao Liang and asked, "Why did Zhong Yi call just now?"

"There are not enough people running the grocery store in his new store, so he asked me to help. Get up, and when I have helped Zhong Yi, I will take you home." Haokan patted Meng Mengdi and said.

"He really opened a branch. Then I'll go with you to help. I wonder if Sister Tiantian is here."

"I don't know about this either. It's time to get dressed and get up."

As he spoke, Hao Liang took his own set of clothes and put them on. After washing up with Meng Mengdi, he went directly to Zhong Yi's store.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of Zhong Yi's new store, I saw many stools at the entrance of his store, sitting and waiting for customers to eat.

Hao Liang took Meng Mengdi and walked in. He saw the waiters from the new store constantly running through the store, and the waiters were also busy at several tables.

"Sister Tiantian, we are here." Meng Mengdi came to the bar and shouted to Tiantian who was busy.

"Mengmeng and you are here just in time. You can help with the accounts. Hao Liang, please help with the food delivery. Zhong Yi and I didn't expect that business would be so good on the first day. We were a little unprepared." Tiantian raised her head and took the time to say.

"Well, then I'm going in." Hao Liang said, and saw the chef's curses coming from the kitchen from time to time.

The food counters were piled with dishes taken out from the kitchen. Several food runners were running around non-stop.

"Liangzi, you are finally here. Bring these dishes to table No. 7 in the East District." Zhong Yi saw Hao Liang coming over and was not polite. He pointed at a tray full of vegetables and said.

Hao Liang didn't say anything, picked up a tray of vegetables and carried it out.

Hao Liang was so busy that he finished his lunch meal at almost two o'clock. Hao Liang saw several chefs in the kitchen sitting directly on the floor, taking off their chef uniforms, and drinking water.

At this time, Tiantian came over with a box of Coke, went to the kitchen, and gave a can to each of the chefs.

"Thank you for your hard work, masters." Tiantian said to the chefs in the kitchen.

"Thank you, boss lady." Thanked the chef who took the drink.

At this time, Hao Liang also brought two cigarettes and a stack of red envelopes, gave one to each chef, and kept saying thank you.

"Thank you for your hard work. After the evening is over, I will invite you to sing upstairs." Zhong Yi said after handing out the red envelopes.

Hao Liang looked at everything Zhong Yi did and felt that Zhong Yi now was completely different from his previous life.

At that time, he and Hao Liang were still living in a rental house in a village in the city. At night, the two of them were hanging out in various bars. They lived a life that they didn't know would be like this tomorrow.

Now Zhong Yi also looked like a boss. After Zhong Yi finished handing out the red envelope, Hao Liang said to Zhong Yi.

"Zhong Yi, they all have red envelopes, and here's my red envelope."

"No, let's go, let's go have dinner. I've already arranged the dishes." Zhong Yi put his arm around Hao Liang's shoulders and said.

The two of them walked to a dining table. Meng Mengdi was already eating a roast goose leg.

Originally, Hao Liang said that she would look better if she was fatter. Meng Mengdi didn't like other girls about food. She obviously wanted to eat, but she went on a diet to lose weight.

She can eat whatever she wants. Just like carnivores, if there is meat, she will not eat the meat.

"Why did you come here? I ate first when I was hungry. Where's Sister Tiantian? Why haven't you come over yet?" Meng Mengdi said after swallowing the roasted goose legs in her mouth.

Just as Meng Mengdi finished speaking, Tiantian came with two bunches of freshly squeezed juice, put them on the table, then took out a red envelope and handed it to Meng Mengdi and said.

"Mengmeng, thank you for your hard work today, please accept this red envelope."

"Ah, Sister Tiantian, I still don't want it. I've just helped you for so long, how can I get a red envelope? Besides, I've even patronized you a few times."

"If you come to help me in the future, I won't give it to you. Today is the first day of the new store's opening. Just for good luck, take it." Tiantian stuffed the red envelope into Meng Mengdi's hand and said.