"Of course, you are a diligent and filial good girl. I'd love to have you as my god-sister," Chen Feng said with a gentle smile.
"Thank you, brother. Don't worry, I'll find a way to repay the two thousand yuan. Oh, and my mother's surgery fee, I'll also find a way to repay that," Li Hongling said excitedly.
"You must not think like that. I am your god-brother. It's only natural for a god-brother to spend a few thousand yuan on his god-sister. Besides, the surgery fee is reimbursed by Hongfeng Electronics Factory, so you really don't need to think about repaying it," Chen Feng comforted Li Hongling.
In fact, to ensure Li Hongling's mother's little finger could be reattached and fully recover, Chen Feng specifically asked the doctor to perform a comprehensive surgery.
A comprehensive surgery cost over ten thousand yuan more than a standard one.
However, Chen Feng felt that problems that could be solved with money were not problems.
As for Hongfeng Electronics Factory only reimbursing the basic surgery fee for Li Hongling's mother and not the additional expenses, Chen Feng understood.
China's electronics industry is a labor-intensive sector with relatively low profits.
If employee welfare insurance were provided at the highest standard, most electronics factories might go bankrupt.
In other words, for employee welfare in China to significantly improve, simply shouting about it is not enough, nor is just having good intentions.
Economic development must be prioritized. Without economic development, employee welfare can never compete with that in Western countries.
A low economic level cannot support high employee welfare.
To avoid causing trouble for Nie Xiaosu, Chen Feng paid the extra over twenty thousand yuan for Li Hongling's mother's surgery.
To put it boastfully, the company he managed in Japan by Ieha Meziko earned a lot of money daily. To be honest, over twenty thousand yuan was a small amount for him.
After comforting Li Hongling, Chen Feng returned to his suite to rest.
He rested for three days.
Chen Feng had originally planned to rest for only one day in his suite, but he was so exhausted that he ended up resting for three days without realizing it. Nie Xiaosu did not disturb him while he rested.
During this period, Chen Feng had done too much for Hongfeng Electronics Factory.
Let alone a few days, even a year of rest would not be excessive.
"By the way, Ms. Nie, what's the current situation of Li Hongling from the packaging workshop and her mother at Hongfeng Electronics Factory?" Chen Feng asked subconsciously on the evening of the third day when Nie Xiaosu returned from Hongfeng Electronics Factory.
"I heard they both left Hongfeng Electronics Factory," Nie Xiaosu replied calmly.
Hongfeng Electronics Factory had old employees leaving and new ones joining every day. It was normal for Li Hongling and her mother to leave.
"Left Hongfeng Electronics Factory?" Chen Feng muttered to himself in surprise.
"Yes! I heard that Li Hongling and her mother have started a small food stall. I don't know why, perhaps they felt they couldn't earn much at Hongfeng Electronics Factory. To be honest, it's unrealistic to earn a lot of money by working in an electronics factory," Nie Xiaosu added.
"Ms. Nie, please wait for me in the suite. I'll go to Li Hongling's place to buy some supper for you. It'll be a way to support my former colleague's food stall," Chen Feng said with complex emotions.
Stall businesses could be very profitable.
However, it was much more tiring than working in an electronics factory.
Not only was it tiring, but there were also many more unexpected problems than in an electronics factory.
For instance, dealing with urban management, encountering freeloaders, facing extortion, or enduring heavy rain...
How could two women, one old and one young, handle all this?
He had to go and ask Li Hongling what she was thinking.
A woman didn't need to push herself this hard.
Nie Xiaosu did not stop Chen Feng from going to buy supper.
Chen Feng's reason for buying supper wasn't because he truly wanted it, but because Chen Feng was kind-hearted, and he wanted to find out what was going on with Li Hongling.
She should be happy that the man she liked was so kind-hearted.
Half an hour later, Chen Feng arrived in front of Li Hongling's food stall.
"Brother Feng, you've come for supper too? Mom, quickly make Brother Feng a hearty bowl of hot and sour noodles," Li Hongling said excitedly.
"Pack up. I have something to tell you," Chen Feng said with a solemn expression.
His solemn gaze reflected his heartache for the mother and daughter.
In just a few days, the mother and daughter looked like completely different people, worn out by the arduous work of running the stall.
"Alright then." Li Hongling hesitated for a moment before complying with Chen Feng's request.
"Brother Feng, my mother and I don't live in a very large place. Please don't mind it when you come over," Li Hongling said sheepishly.
"It's alright, I'm from the countryside," Chen Feng comforted Li Hongling.
Although Chen Feng had been mentally prepared, his nose felt a pang of sadness when he actually arrived at the place where Li Hongling and her mother lived.
It turned out the mother and daughter were renting a basement.
Sandong City was a coastal city and was hot year-round. Living in a cramped basement made it even more stifling.
"Lingmei, why do you live in a place like this?" Chen Feng asked softly.
"Brother Feng, the basement is indeed a bit stuffy. But it's okay, the main thing is that the rent is cheap," Li Hongling tried her best to hide her embarrassment.
What woman in the world would want the man she loved to see her at her most dejected?
"Lingmei, you and your mother worked at Hongfeng Electronics Factory. While the money wasn't a fortune, it wasn't negligible either. Why endure such hardship?" Chen Feng tried to persuade Li Hongling to return to Hongfeng Electronics Factory.
"Brother Feng, my mother's surgery this time made me realize how tragic life can be without money. That's why I left Hongfeng Electronics Factory to set up a stall. I don't want to be a factory worker my whole life. Just speaking for myself, Brother Feng, you are my best role model," Li Hongling said, looking at Chen Feng with admiration.
"Please don't take me as a role model. I'm just a gigolo," Chen Feng replied humbly.
"Brother Feng, everyone mistakenly believes you're a gigolo. But I know, Brother Feng, you are definitely not a gigolo. Let me put it this way, gigolos don't have kind hearts. Gigolos wouldn't have accomplished so many extraordinary things for Hongfeng Electronics Factory. Gigolos wouldn't have such profound eyes..." Li Hongling said, looking at Chen Feng with a rapturous expression.
Chen Feng's face turned red under Li Hongling's gaze.
So far, only Nie Xiaosu and Li Hongling in Sandong City truly understood him.
It seemed his romantic luck was exceptionally good; no matter where he went, he would inexplicably encounter women who loved him wholeheartedly.
The key was that he hadn't done anything special for these women, yet they inexplicably fell deeply in love with him.
"Lingmei, do you really want to make money?" Seeing the unique vitality emanating from Li Hongling, Chen Feng had an idea.
"Let me put it this way, Brother Feng, if I don't become a wealthy person in this life, then my life will have been lived in vain," Li Hongling replied with determination in her eyes.
Chen Feng greatly admired Li Hongling's determined gaze. One must have drive and not be a slacker.
"I have a friend in the Mingqu Mountain area of Jiangcheng City in Sanshui Province. He has an empty storefront, four connected ones, that hasn't been rented out. If you really want to do business and get rich, go and open a shop there. I'll lend you all the expenses. Do you dare?" Chen Feng challenged her.
"Of course, I dare! But I've done some calculations, and four large connected storefronts, with all the various initial investments, even the most basic setup... would require at least five hundred thousand yuan. But five hundred thousand yuan is not a small sum. How can I borrow so much money from you?" Li Hongling said with a troubled expression.