Xia Yuan's father sold the restaurant "Baimei Renjia" that he ran when Mei Fang and his friends were 10 years old.
Although Baimei Renjia was originally a restaurant, as Xia Xun's business grew, the restaurant gradually became a hotel.
He chose the most prosperous location on the street to build a new hotel, and re-established the Baimei Renjia brand there.
In 2005, a 10-storey hotel was built in the small Baimei County. This was the peak period of the Baimei family's business.
But only Xia Xun knew that this was a sign that he had built with great effort, and how much manpower, material resources and financial resources it would cost to maintain the normal operation of this hotel.
So much so that when the economy was at its most difficult, he was considering mortgaging his house for cash flow purposes.
Of course, his idea was shattered later because Xia Yuan ran away from home, which was the result of Mei Fang's clever plan.
Xia Xun then sold the entire assets of the Baimei family, which seemed to be at its peak, to someone else at a lower price.
In his previous life, Mei Fang only knew that Xia Xun's hotel went bankrupt due to poor management. Who knew that the real reason for the closure of Baimeirenjia Hotel was road construction.
Even gods can't save this...
No one got the news of the road construction there at the beginning, and neither Mei Fang nor Xia Xun expected this to happen.
As for transferring the hotel to Liu Xiaoyu's father, that was also a normal business behavior. It just happened to be Liu Xiaoyu's father that there was an intersection.
That's how it is.
But Xia Yuan, who is stubborn, doesn't think so.
Now she is under tremendous psychological pressure, and she has become weak again. After returning home, she sits on the bed with a melancholy look on her face.
"It was our family that caused Liu Xiaoyu's family so much trouble. If it weren't for our family, she should still be living a very happy life now..."
"What does it have to do with you? This is purely a business transaction."
Mei Fang comforted Xia Yuan and said, "If Liu Xiaoyu's family becomes rich because of Bai Mei's family, they won't give you a penny more; if they run the business poorly because of this, your family doesn't have to bear any responsibility."
"Afang is right, Yuanyuan, it has nothing to do with you, you don't have to blame yourself."
Lin Youxi put his arm around Xia Yuan's shoulders and comforted her gently.
Usually, Mei Fang is very careful about his actions and doesn't enter the girls' bedroom casually. This time, he obviously felt that Yuanyuan had encountered something, so he went into the room to comfort her.
Out of trust in Mei Fang, Liang Meijuan did not stop this, but allowed the children to encourage each other.
She knew that if these three children helped each other, nothing would be impossible.
With the successive comforts from Mei Fang and Lin Youxi, Xia Yuan's mood gradually calmed down.
"Even if you say that... I still want to do as much as possible to make it up to her, be friends with her, treat her to more meals... At least let her have a happy high school life."
"If you are getting close to her and being friends with her out of guilt, I suggest you change your mindset."
Mei Fang said sternly, "If you approach Liu Xiaoyu out of guilt because of this incident and try to build a good relationship with her, and she finds out one day that Baimei was previously owned by your family, she will think that you don't really like her, but are trying to make up for your guilt, and she might end up hating you."
"This is the same reason why you didn't want us to let you pass the exam before... Yuanyuan, you should understand."
Lin Youxi also took over the conversation.
"But... I have to do something... If I don't do anything... Whenever I think of Liu Xiaoyu, I will-"
"First, calm down and find a good opportunity to explain the situation to her in detail. But don't apologize, because neither you nor your father is wrong. Just state the matter and see what she thinks after you've finished speaking."
Mei Fang explained, "If Liu Xiaoyu doesn't mind, you can continue to be friends with her and help her to the best of your ability; if she minds, that's understandable, but you should stop taking it to heart."
"I also support Al Fang's idea."
Lin Youxi nodded and said, "If you feel that it is too heavy for one person to tell her about this, I can accompany you, and Ah Fang will come too. The three of us will always stand together."
With the support of Lin Youxi and Mei Fang, Xia Yuan finally walked up to Liu Xiaoyu and told him the origin of this past event.
After learning that Baimeiren Hotel was previously opened by Xia Yuan's family, Liu Xiaoyu was of course quite shocked.
However, facing Xia Yuan's sincere attitude, Liu Xiaoyu herself was also very open-minded. She could see Xia Yuan's own pressure, and patted Xia Yuan's shoulder to comfort her:
"This matter is not about who is right or wrong... If your father had kept the hotel, your family would have been in trouble. It's just bad luck... I don't want to think about these things anymore. Living in the present is the most important thing."
"Although... it's shameless to say this now, but I still want to be your friend."
"Of course! It's definitely not out of guilt that I have such thoughts... We got along very well before I knew about this, and I really like you!"
"However, if you don't want to see me, I can understand... I will also stay away and no longer disturb your life-"
Liu Xiaoyu saw Xia Yuan hesitating and saying a lot of things, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Xia Yuan, you are really cute!"
"I didn't say I hate you... If neither of you mind, just forget about it and get along well."
"To be honest, I should be the one who relies on you guys, haha... I'm studying here alone now, and I'd feel a little more at ease if I could be with you guys from the same hometown."
When her family was well-off, she would not discriminate against any of her classmates, and now that her family has fallen on hard times, she does not move forward with hatred in her heart.
When faced with adversity, she actively seeks ways to change her thinking, which is why she appeared in Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1.
After talking clearly with Liu Xiaoyu, Xia Yuan felt very relieved.
In the subsequent study life, she and Liu Xiaoyu became closer and closer.
However, Lin Youxi is no longer as concerned as before about whether Xia Yuan is too close to other friends.
First of all, she was Xia Yuan's deskmate. No matter who Xia Yuan was chatting with, Lin Youxi's position would never be shaken.
In addition, she can also enjoy Mei Fang's smoothness alone during the breaks.
Of course, this period of time would sometimes end early because Xia Yuan discovered it in time.
Even though Mei Fang had previously emphasized that Xia Yuan should not make friends with Liu Xiaoyu out of guilt, Xia Yuan's desire to take care of Liu Xiaoyu could not be stopped.
During the daily energy replenishment one day, Xia Yuan took the opportunity to talk about the salary issues in Ximilu Studio.
"Ah Fang... How much salary do you pay to the people in the studio every month? Yue Xinyi, Zhang Ming, Guo Yun and others..."
"Why pay them if they haven't made any achievements? I can't let them have the impression that money is easy to make."
"Not even a penny? Ah Fang, you are too stingy!"
"This is not a matter of being stingy or not. Some money cannot be paid immediately. Young people will get carried away when money comes too easily. I will naturally pay the money when the time is right..."
Mei Fang said this and let go of Xia Yuan from his arms.
"You're not asking me this question just to ask these junior high school friends, right?"
Xia Yuan nodded, "Actually... I found that Xiaoyu is also quite interested in games, so I was thinking... if you agree, Fang, can we also bring her into the studio so that she can have someone to help her, and her living expenses will be lower."
"The studio doesn't need so many people, Station C might consider it..."
Xia Yuan shook his head. "I asked Youxi about this, but Youxi said that she didn't really want the people in the high school to know that we were tinkering with Station C, so we gave up..."
Frankly speaking, Mei Fang's studio is actually short of people, but Liu Xiaoyu's identity is sensitive, so Mei Fang still hopes that she will simply get close to Xia Yuan rather than get close to herself.
Whether it is to avoid suspicion or he is not sure, this is of great significance to Mei Fang.
"Or... you're in need of help with your music, right? Ask her if she's interested in creating music."
"Okay, I'll go ask."
No need to ask, I'm definitely interested.
Mei Fang continued, "Nominally she can be a member of the Ximilu Studio, but you need to pay her salary yourself."
"Sure... I have no problem with that!"
"Don't give her too much a month, right? No more than 1,000 yuan. If it's more than 1,000 yuan, she will be suspicious. You also have to use her to work properly, give her training and growth, so that she doesn't work in vain."
"I know, I know... Do I have to go to the bank to withdraw my salary every month? That's a bit troublesome."
"Well... just ask me for it. I have a lot of cash on me, so I'll reimburse you directly when the time comes."
Mei Fang paused and said, "Anyway, you've worked for me for so long, but I never paid you."
"I don't want the money you give me!"
Xia Yuan has a clear self-awareness: "If I accept the money you give me, won't I just become your tool?"
"If you are not my tool, then what are you?"
Mei Fang patted Xia Yuan on the head, and Xia Yuan immediately put his hands on his waist and said:
"We are childhood sweethearts. You are at least a boss lady, okay? You still owe me an angel investment, don't forget it."
Seeing that Mei Fang did not refute this, Xia Yuan was very happy and snuggled into his arms again.
Today is almost over, and I will resume updating on earth today, at 12 noon and 6:30 pm.
I saw that after 12 o'clock everyone started to vote for me crazily. Everyone really loves me.
I will have a recommended position on the 1st of next year, and I will update more chapters then to repay everyone.
(End of this chapter)