Chapter 297: Brothers United

“And you, Old Niu? What do you think?”

The three men clinked their glasses, while Rong Anyao toasted with her soft drink.

Old Niu chuckled. “Of course I’m a hundred percent on board. If anything, I’m the one getting a great deal out of Qiang. Why wouldn’t I be willing!”

Wu Qiang waved his hand. “Old Niu, you can’t say that. You’ve been grinding it out on this street for so many years and have a solid customer base. Plus, you know way more about the restaurant business than I do. A lot of things will need you to handle them personally. Twenty-five percent of the shares is the least you should get, not too much.”

Hearing this, Old Niu clinked his glass with Wu Qiang’s alone.

“Qiang, if you put it that way, then I’ll definitely give it my all. I’ll do my best to make our business bigger and stronger!”

“Hold on!”

At that moment, Jiang Fan waved his hand and said, “So, you two came over today just to inform me?”

“This is a great thing! Don’t worry, when I get rich, I definitely won’t forget you,” Wu Qiang said with a laugh.

“Bullshit!” Jiang Fan shot Wu Qiang a look. “Qiang, you’ve got something this good going on and you didn’t think to include me?”

“You want to invest too?” Wu Qiang asked.

“Invest my ass! What could I possibly invest with the little money I have? Qiang, if you’re so fucking rich, why don’t you give me back the money I transferred you last time!”

“Bullshit. That was my fucking medical bill, I deserved it,” Wu Qiang glared at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan chuckled, then changed the subject. “Qiang, Old Niu, seriously though. Since you’re opening such a big restaurant, you must be short on staff, right? Why don’t you set me up with an odd job? That way I can get in on the action too!”

Jiang Fan wasn’t joking at all when he said this.

He had been worrying about having nothing to do. He’d originally planned to go back to his old job delivering food and had never considered working for someone else, but working for Wu Qiang and Old Niu was different.

Between brothers, a lot of those things didn’t matter.

He couldn’t speak for others, but at the very least, Wu Qiang was definitely the kind of brother you could share thick and thin with.

Back when he was a delivery driver, even when Wu Qiang himself wasn’t doing well, he would still help Jiang Fan out from time to time.

“Fan, are you kidding me? Aren’t you fucking shacked up with some rich woman, working at her company? You’re even driving a Maybach. How could our humble little temple possibly accommodate a great Buddha like you?” Wu Qiang said with a wry smile.

Jiang Fan shook his head and sighed. “Don’t bring it up. I already quit today. From now on, I have nothing to do with those people anymore!”

“Jiang, you quit?”

Hearing Jiang Fan’s words, the most surprised person was, unexpectedly, Rong Anyao.

Wu Qiang also found it a bit incredible.

“Why the hell did you quit when everything was going so well?”

Old Niu then added meaningfully, “Couldn’t give the rich woman what she wanted, so you got kicked to the curb?”

“Fuck you, Old Niu. I’m a fucking stud!” Jiang Fan said, patting his chest.

“Then why’d you quit?” Wu Qiang asked.

“Jiang, it’s not because of me, is it?” Rong Anyao asked, feeling a little guilty.

Jiang Fan shook his head. “Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with you.”

He said that because he didn’t want Rong Anyao to feel too burdened.

Taking a sip of his drink, Jiang Fan continued, “That Xuerong International is full of women. The yin energy is way too strong. It was never a place for me anyway. I’m more comfortable with you guys. Qiang, you’re not fucking gonna turn me away, are you?”

“Fan, what the hell are you talking about? If you’re willing to come work with us, Old Niu and I would be thrilled. Old Niu can be in charge of the kitchen, and you can handle the front-of-house. We guarantee you’ll make over ten thousand a month, definitely better than delivering food.”

“No, no, no!” Jiang Fan said quickly. “Just making me a server is enough. A team lead at most. I’d be perfectly happy with that!”

Just then, Rong Anyao glanced at the three men and suddenly asked Jiang Fan, “Jiang, since you want to go into business with Qiang and Niu, why don’t you invest in them too? Qiang, Niu, are you still looking for investors?”

“Yao, what do you mean by that?” Wu Qiang asked.

Rong Anyao said, “I just think that since you’re all good friends and have decided to go into business together, wouldn’t it be better if Jiang invested a little too? Um… I’m not good with words, but you should understand what I mean!”

“Yao, if Fan is willing to invest, I’d be more than happy. When brothers are of one mind, their strength can cut through metal. This way, everyone will be more motivated. I believe we’ll do better and better!”

“Yaoyao…” Jiang Fan looked at Rong Anyao, embarrassed.

But before Jiang Fan could finish, Rong Anyao seemed to understand what he was getting at.

“Jiang, don’t worry about the money. How about I put up five hundred thousand for you? Didn’t you just quit your job? If you invest too, then you won’t just be an employee!”

Rong Anyao’s words really struck a chord with Jiang Fan.

However, he didn’t want to take five hundred thousand from Rong Anyao for no reason.

After all, he had already used her money once at the hospital, and he already felt bad about it.

‘Using Rong Anyao’s money for my own investment… what the hell is that?’

“Jiang, don’t feel burdened. If you feel uneasy about it, just consider it a loan from me. You can pay me back when you guys start getting dividends!” Rong Anyao continued, not waiting for Jiang Fan to speak.

After she finished, she looked at Wu Qiang again.

“Qiang, don’t worry. Jiang doesn’t have any experience in the restaurant business, so we won’t take advantage of you and Niu. Jiang will also invest five hundred thousand, for… how about for fifteen percent of the shares?”

“Damn… Yao, you really are Fan’s true love!” Wu Qiang said with a hint of envy.

Rong Anyao lowered her head and glanced at Jiang Fan.

“Yaoyao, I’m really grateful that you’re thinking of me like this, but I really can’t spend any more of your money!” Jiang Fan said with a wry smile.

“Jiang, if you really feel bad about it, then just pretend that I’m the one who wants to invest, just using your name. When you get your share of the profits, you can just give me a cut!”

Hearing Rong Anyao put it that way, Jiang Fan hesitated.

To be honest, he could feel Rong Anyao’s good intentions, and he knew very well that she wasn’t doing it to earn this little bit of money.

“Fan, I think it’s great that Yao has this idea!” Old Niu said. “If you really feel bad about it, just wait until our business takes off, and then you can pay her back with interest.”

Wu Qiang also chimed in, “Exactly. Fan, if you also invest five hundred thousand, we’ll give you twenty percent of the shares. I’m sure Old Niu won’t have any objections!”

“What objection could I have!”

“Then… alright then!” Jiang Fan gritted his teeth and looked at the three of them.