Chapter 8: The Changing Face of Aunt Huang

"Xiaofeng, sit down. Aunt Huang just happened to walk by today and heard that you opened an internet cafe, so I came to take a look." Aunt Huang pressed Lin Feng into the recliner.

Aunt Huang casually glanced at Lin Feng's internet cafe.

"Aunt Huang, please sit, please sit." Lin Feng quickly got up and offered the recliner to Aunt Huang, then went inside to bring out a chair for himself.

"Hehe, Xiaofeng, your internet cafe seems to be doing well, with so many people." Aunt Huang smiled faintly.

"Uh, it's okay, just getting by." Lin Feng, unsure of Aunt Huang's true intentions, responded cautiously.

"By the way, Shuqi wants to learn how to use a computer. Could you teach her when you have time?" Aunt Huang shifted the topic to Huang Shuqi.

"Hehe, no problem. As long as Shuqi has time, she can come here, and I'll teach her." Thinking of Huang Shuqi's cute little face, Lin Feng felt genuinely happy.

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Half an hour passed, and Aunt Huang once again displayed her remarkable eloquence, talking about all sorts of trivial matters. Lin Feng felt as if he had taken a one-day tour of Chushi in just half an hour. Aunt Huang's eloquence was truly impressive.

Lin Feng was already impatient, but since Aunt Huang was an elder and Huang Shuqi's mother, he had to grit his teeth and continue chatting with her.

"Xiaofeng, you know Shuqi will be taking the college entrance exam next year, right!" Aunt Huang didn't wait for Lin Feng to respond and continued, "We are a single mother and daughter, and life is not easy. It was hard to raise Shuqi, but now that she's going to college, how can I afford her tuition?" She sighed deeply, blaming herself for not being able to take good care of Huang Shuqi.

"Aunt Huang, don't say that. Shuqi is a very sensible child, and there's still a year left. There will be a way." Lin Feng comforted Aunt Huang, trying to reassure her.

Before his rebirth, Lin Feng remembered that Aunt Huang had sold her house to pay for Huang Shuqi's college tuition. Aunt Huang inadvertently revealed the true purpose of her visit.

Lin Feng was slightly taken aback but quickly understood. He was very supportive of Aunt Huang opening an internet cafe; it was a profitable business that could improve their living conditions and help pay for Huang Shuqi's college education. However, thinking about how Aunt Huang had treated him poorly in the past, he felt a bit uncomfortable and instinctively wanted to refuse. But then, thinking about how Aunt Huang would sell her house to support Huang Shuqi's education, he felt a wave of sympathy.

At least from a mother's perspective, Aunt Huang was one of the best mothers in the world. For the sake of her maternal love, he didn't need to be so petty. Since heaven had given him a second chance, he should also give Aunt Huang a chance.

But there was no need for all this fuss with buying fruit, talking about his birthday, and making him feel like he was on a one-day tour of Chushi! — Lin Feng shook his head helplessly.

"Alright, Aunt Huang, internet cafes are definitely profitable now. I absolutely support you opening one." Lin Feng said.

"But... Aunt Huang knows nothing about it, this..." Aunt Huang looked troubled.

Lin Feng knew what Aunt Huang was implying and smiled confidently, "Aunt Huang, it's fine. I know a lot about it. You can open your internet cafe next to mine. This way, we can support each other, and having them close together will create a scale that benefits our business."

"Oh, thank you so much, Xiaofeng." Aunt Huang was overjoyed and patted Lin Feng hard on the back, "Aunt Huang always believed you would be successful. You're great, just as I thought."

Lin Feng stumbled from Aunt Huang's large hand, muttering to himself — before, you said I wasn't successful, but now you think I am.

Of course, Lin Feng's muttering was just that. However, he thought that more internet cafes meant more business, and having one more wouldn't hurt.

The next day, Aunt Huang leased the shop next to Lin Feng's and immediately started renovations.

Three days later, under Aunt Huang's constant supervision and urging, the workers, complaining and reluctantly, finished the job, admitting it was the most rushed and least paid job they had ever done. Lin Feng could only admire Aunt Huang's "abilities." If he had asked her for help during his own renovations, his internet cafe might have opened two days earlier.

After the renovations were complete, it coincided with the time to buy computers for the internet cafe. Aunt Huang handed over her last 25,000 yuan to Lin Feng.

"Alright, I understand, Mom." Lin Feng, who had previously accompanied Aunt Huang to buy computers, now had Aunt Huang offer to help manage the internet cafe and asked Huang Shuqi to accompany him to buy computers. This was not a difficult task but rather a pleasant one.

A lively and vibrant teenage girl, bouncing around you, who would refuse?

Lin Feng wouldn't refuse; he enjoyed it. From the envious and jealous looks of passersby, Lin Feng knew how happy he was. However, he felt a strange new emotion towards Huang Shuqi, which was definitely not the simple brotherly affection he had felt before.

Romantic feelings? — Lin Feng was startled. He was 29 years old, and Huang Shuqi was only 16. This was incest! Wait, his real age was now 19, only three years older than Huang Shuqi.

It seems... it seems...

Lin Feng didn't dare to think further and quickly took Huang Shuqi's hand, leading her into the computer market.

So smooth! — Lin Feng subconsciously gently squeezed Huang Shuqi's hand, which was smooth and delicate, making him almost unwilling to let go. Strange, why hadn't he noticed this before? Before his rebirth, they had been close, but Lin Feng had never felt this way.

Of course, when Lin Feng was 18 and had failed the college entrance exam, Huang Shuqi was only 15, with a round face and a flat figure, far from the graceful and beautiful girl she was now. At that time, Lin Feng was buried in the world of computer games and wouldn't have thought about these things. Now, after his rebirth, at 29, he was mature and no longer as naive as before.

Filthy! — Lin Feng scolded himself for his dirty thoughts but didn't let go of her hand. It's just holding hands, nothing wrong with that, it's normal. — Lin Feng reassured himself.

"Brother Li, please configure four more computers like the ones I ordered last week." Lin Feng was already familiar with the computer dealer Li Zongbao and could get a discount from a friend.

"Hehe, little brother, it seems your business is doing well. By the way, is this beautiful lady your girlfriend? Great, you have good taste!" Li Zongbao extended his thumb, praising Lin Feng's good taste.

Huang Shuqi, who had been curious upon entering the computer market, immediately blushed when she heard Li Zongbao's words, not knowing what to do. She hid behind Lin Feng, too embarrassed to face anyone.

Men have three joys — beautiful women, sports cars, and positions.

For Li Zongbao's kind misunderstanding, Lin Feng naturally didn't correct him. Since Huang Shuqi didn't deny it, Lin Feng was happy to go along with it.

"Brother Li, I'll come back to pick up the computers later. Everything is up to you." Lin Feng said, then pulled the blushing Huang Shuqi out of the computer market.

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