Chapter 26

December 1st, World AIDS Day.

On this "wonderful" day, Lu Wei handed over the store to his wife and, driving his Santana car with a rented small truck, delivered the long-awaited assembled computer to the shop as Song Chen had instructed.

According to Song Chen's request, Hu Quan contacted the owner of the house next door, Chen Wei, because Chen Wei's family no longer lived in the old house but had moved to a new one. Song Chen thought that he and his employees might live here, so he met with Chen Wei personally and rented the entire house for 80 yuan per month, with a lease term of one year—Chen Wei hoped to extend the lease, but Song Chen politely declined due to his plans.

With the mindset that renting it out was good enough, Chen Wei signed the contract very smoothly. Since there was no online banking at the time, for convenience, Song Chen paid the rent for half a year in advance and agreed to knock down the wall between his house and Hu Quan's house.

Song Chen, of course, would knock down the wall and have a cement worker repair it, making the originally narrow space much more spacious. After renting Chen Wei's house, many computers were extended to the back of the house, leaving a large activity space for the front desk.

Yesterday, Song Chen went to the furniture market to buy a row of computer desks and office desks, waiting for the computers to be placed. Now, in a short while, the new computers, wires, network cables, and sockets had already filled the space.

Computers were still rare at this time, not as widespread as they would be after 1998, so the entrance was filled with people watching the commotion. A college student's eyes lit up, and he immediately found Lu Wei, who was installing the computers, and excitedly asked, "Boss, is this a computer room?"

Lu Wei, with a mix of amusement and exasperation, shook his head. Seeing the young man's disappointed face, he pointed to Song Chen, who was helping nearby, and said, "I'm not the boss, he is!"

"Him? I thought he was working for you!" the young man exclaimed.

Lu Wei smiled and said, "I'm working for him now, classmate! But this is indeed a computer room, remember to bring your friends and visit often!"

"That's great! I was wondering why no one had opened one around here! Other schools have had them for a long time!" The young man chuckled and walked behind Song Chen, only to find him installing a computer game. The screen displayed the interface of "Chinese Paladin 95," and on the table beside him were many pirated game discs.

"Diablo, Red Alert, Theme Hospital, Age of Empires, Age of Sail... The boss bought a lot of games! Unfortunately, they're all pirated!"

Song Chen, who was installing the game, noticed the college student with glasses standing behind him. If he didn't expect it, they should be from the same university! Song Chen smiled and pointed to the computer screen, saying, "Have you played this?"

"Of course! I've completed it several times since it was released not long ago!" Qiu Lin smiled shyly and pointed to himself, "I'm Qiu Lin, from the Software Engineering Department at Dongou University. The boss looks younger than me, how should I address you?"

Software Engineering? Song Chen's heart stirred, but he smiled calmly, "Song Chen! We're from the same university, but different majors. I'm on a break now, doing a bit of business!" Song Chen deliberately avoided the issue of his age.

Despite his curiosity, Qiu Lin didn't press Song Chen about his age, but his face lit up, "Really? When will you finish setting up the computers? I'll bring people over to use them! Boss, since we're from the same university, remember to give us a discount, not like that black-hearted shop on College Road, charging over ten yuan per hour!"

Song Chen's expression changed, and he smiled, "Don't worry, we're from the same alma mater, I'll definitely give you a discount! I'll open tomorrow, come around 8 PM, and I'll give you two hours for free! But remember, only for your friends, I don't want your friends bringing their friends!"

"Really! Thanks a lot! I'll go back and tell them right away!" Qiu Lin was delighted and, after saying this, grabbed his backpack and ran off without looking back.

"Brother Song really knows how to do business, no need for big advertisements!" Lu Wei smiled, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and offered it to Song Chen. He felt that Song Chen was a capable person, good at dealing with people, and had a bright future ahead.

Song Chen waved his hand to decline, "Did you bring the hub? What's the price?"

"I brought it!" Lu Wei took a deep puff, and before he finished half of it, he threw it on the road, "And these network cables, things that cost a few hundred yuan, I'll give them to you! Don't worry, the quality is top-notch! Let's be friends!"

Song Chen smiled at Lu Wei, "Looks like you're also good at business! Thanks!"

"Brother, I'm counting on your business in the future!" Lu Wei smiled humbly, patted Song Chen's shoulder, and waited for his employees to place the computers on the tables, "Let's chat later, I'll install the network protocols on each computer first!"

"Okay!"

In the morning, after installing the local area network protocols on each computer, Lu Wei and his employees helped Song Chen install the pirated games he had bought. It took the whole day, and by evening, the games were installed!—Since Song Chen had bought too many pirated discs, the hard drives couldn't hold them all, so according to the placement of the computers, the computers along the wall were prioritized for single-player games like "Age of Sail," "Chinese Paladin," and "Theme Hospital," while the two rows of computers were prioritized for network games like "Diablo," "Age of Empires," "Red Alert," and "Command & Conquer."

Of course, the currently popular games were definitely installed.

This was Song Chen's consideration to prevent cheating during multiplayer games.

After settling the remaining payment and holding the receipt, Song Chen watched Lu Wei drive away. He then found Hu Quan and Li Lian and said, "Uncle Hu, do you have any valuable items upstairs?"

Hu Quan glanced at the boss and asked Song Chen, "There are a few, what are you asking for, Xiao Chen?"

Song Chen smiled apologetically, "Because my store might operate late, even overnight, and sometimes I might not be able to watch over it. If there are any guests..."

"Oh!" Hu Quan understood Song Chen's meaning and smiled, "I'll install an iron door in the middle of the house tomorrow, and it will be easier! To be honest, there's nothing really valuable, just some dowry items from my old lady!"

"It's not that complicated, just lock the bedroom door when you sleep or go out!" Song Chen reminded him, which was his real intention.

"I understand! Xiao Chen, you're really thoughtful and smart, any girl who marries you will definitely be happy!"

Song Chen blushed, as he had just traveled through time with the goal of having multiple wives!

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