Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Jiang Sifan Berates Huang Hui, Defending Wen Wan

Actually, Wen Wan was in a decent mood.

But mostly, she felt sorry for her class monitor.

After all, he was the one who’d been working his tail off for this startup project, only to get scammed in the end.

Jiang Sifan was clearly unwilling to accept it. He asked again, "Sister Jiali, is it true? We... were we really scammed?"

"It’s not exactly a scam," Jiali said, changing her phrasing to make the two kids feel a bit better. "To be blunt, they just tell you about this startup method, then have you pay an annual fee for the software to earn that commission."

"Of course, this startup project is definitely viable, but most sole proprietors don’t know much about bookkeeping and tax filing."

Jiali continued, "Another thing is that you didn’t understand the filing process for bookkeeping agency licenses and mistakenly thought ’affiliating’ was the only shortcut. In reality, for small-scale financial and tax services around a campus, like here in Jinling, individuals are allowed to provide part-time financial and tax consulting. You don’t necessarily need a formal license. Your upperclassman just deliberately exaggerated the risks of not having one."

After hearing all this, Jiang Sifan finally realized that in his rush to make money quickly, there were many things he hadn’t understood clearly.

For a moment, he felt a wave of regret.

"I was too quick to trust them..." Jiang Sifan said regretfully.

He looked up at Jiali. "Sister Jiali, is there any way for me to get that startup capital back now?"

"To be honest, there’s nothing technically wrong with what they’ve done. They didn’t lie to you. They really did just collect an annual software fee and gave you the promised shop information and materials."

"It’s like some stay-at-home moms who want a side hustle, so they teach themselves how to make short videos and then buy stock footage and editing tools."

Hearing this, Jiang Sifan’s heart sank.

If he was expected to just swallow his anger and accept this now, there was no way he could do it.

But this was exactly the reaction Jiali wanted. She immediately comforted him, "However, regarding your situation, I’m sure many other university students have been duped by them too. So, I’ll report this to the person in charge at our law firm. They’ll be responsible for investigating and pursuing this company for other liabilities. Don’t worry."

Jiang Sifan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately stood up and bowed. "Thank you so much, Sister Jiali. If it weren’t for you, we’d probably still be in the dark."

"It’s nothing. How about this? I’ll go with you two and help ask those sole proprietors if they need bookkeeping and tax filing services," Jiali suggested.

"That would be great," Jiang Sifan said happily. "Sister Jiali, your speaking skills are definitely better than mine. I’m sure the shop owners will find it much easier to understand."

But in reality, the shops Jiali took them to were all storefronts Lu Fan had acquired in advance.

The shop owners were also people who had been planted there long ago.

With just a few words from Jiali, the first shop owner happily agreed.

This was incredible to Jiang Sifan.

He looked at the signed contract, then glanced at Wen Wan, an unstoppable smile on his face. "Wen Wan, we just closed the first deal for our startup!"

Seeing Jiang Sifan so happy, Wen Wan was happy for him too. "Yes~"

Seeing the two freshmen so happy, Jiali seized the opportunity. "Alright, just use the script I gave you, and let’s try the next one."

Jiang Sifan was eager to give it a try. He pulled Wen Wan along to the next shop.

This was a retail and wholesale shop.

Its cash flow and revenue were both quite good.

Jiang Sifan mentally prepared himself, walked up, and repeated the entire script Jiali had just used.

As it turned out, the owner was quite interested after hearing him out and said he was willing to discuss the details.

This gave Jiang Sifan and Wen Wan a sense of hope. They both immediately took out the materials they had prepared and started breaking it down for the owner.

Just like that, in a single morning, Jiang Sifan and Wen Wan managed to close two deals on their own.

Jiang Sifan was thrilled. He looked at Jiali and said, "Sister Jiali, thank you. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have known what to do."

"Don’t worry about it. I was your age once, too," Jiali said with a smile. "If you need help with anything in the future, you can always come to me. As for that Zhuoyue Limited Company you mentioned, we’ll gather evidence and find other illegal activities they’re involved in."

"Thank you, Sister Jiali!" Jiang Sifan bowed again.

"Alright, you two carry on. I’ll be going now~"

"Bye-bye, Sister Jiali~"

After Jiali left, Jiang Sifan was full of fighting spirit. He looked at Wen Wan and asked, "Wen Wan, are you tired?"

Wen Wan shook her head. "I’m not tired."

"Then should we keep going to the next one?"

"Okay~"

Just as the two were heading to the next shop, full of energy, a voice called out.

"Jiang Sifan!"

Jiang Sifan turned around to see Huang Hui storming towards him.

He didn’t want to deal with her and intended to just walk away.

But to his surprise, Huang Hui walked right up to him and demanded, "Why?"

"Why what?" Jiang Sifan asked with a frown.

"You couldn’t wait to break up with me just to be with this girl?!" Huang Hui shouted, pointing at Wen Wan.

Startled by her aggressive anger, Wen Wan quickly took a step back.

Seeing this, Jiang Sifan was speechless. "Are you crazy? If you’re going to act crazy, go to a mental hospital."

"Me, crazy? Tell me, did you already like her before we broke up? No wonder! I told you someone just gave me a gift, and you were so eager to break up. You just wanted to replace me with another girl!" Huang Hui started yelling abuse. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Enough! Are you trying to make me slap you in public again?!" Jiang Sifan said angrily. "She’s my classmate from my class. When I was starting my business, she came to help me. And you? When I was going door-to-door handing out flyers for my business, you thought it was embarrassing. While I was trying to figure out how to make money, you were behind my back, going shopping with other guys."

"And now you’re here turning it around on me?! What are you, a dog?!" Jiang Sifan then grabbed Wen Wan’s hand. "Let’s go. Don’t mind her."

"You’re not allowed to leave!" Huang Hui shouted anxiously.

At that, Jiang Sifan turned back and stared hard at her, saying word by word, "If you bother me again, believe me, I will post everything in our high school class group chat and make you lose all face in front of our old classmates!!"

After saying that, he led Wen Wan away.

Huang Hui watched their retreating backs, suddenly blaming everything on Wen Wan. She gritted her teeth. "You bitch, you’re the one who stole my baby..."

Once they were a good distance away, Jiang Sifan looked at Wen Wan and apologized, "I’m sorry, Wen Wan..."

"It’s... it’s okay." Although Wen Wan had been badly frightened, she still managed a smile. "Class Monitor, let’s go to the next shop. Let’s do our best!~"

"Okay!" ’It would have been great if I’d met Wen Wan sooner,’ Jiang Sifan suddenly thought.

’I wonder which guy will be lucky enough to marry such a kind, pure, and beautiful girl someday.’

「Meanwhile.」

Jiang Yixia arrived early to open the shop, just like any other day.

After she rolled up the shutter door, she went inside and started tidying up.

But the next second, the shutter door suddenly came crashing down, sealing the entrance.

Jiang Yixia jumped in fright. She quickly went over and tried to lift the shutter with all her might.

However, the shutter seemed to be broken; it wouldn’t budge no matter how hard she pulled.

Just when she couldn’t think of what to do, Lu Fan’s voice came from outside the shop.

"Yixia, don’t be afraid! I’m here to help you!"

DA DA DAAA! The valiant hero, though late, has arrived!!