280: Chapter 280 Chen Jianjun and Wang Mei's Shock

Chen Jianjun also spoke up, "Xiao Fan, your mother is right. Although you're making a lot of money writing novels now, you still need to exercise some self-control and not spend it so recklessly."

Seeing both of them advising him, Chen Fan felt a bit helpless.

His father and mother only knew that he had made money writing novels; they had no idea about his entrepreneurship.

This was the perfect opportunity to tell them about it.

With this in mind, he looked at them and said, "Dad, Mom, you don't need to worry about my spending. Let's go inside first, and I'll explain it to you."

Chen Jianjun and Wang Mei exchanged a glance, seemingly surprised by his serious tone, but they didn't ask further and turned to follow him inside.

Wang Mei wiped her hands on her apron and sat down on the sofa.

Chen Jianjun also sat down, leaning back against the sofa, looking at him as he waited for his explanation.

Chen Fan sat opposite them and looked at them, saying with a serious face, "Dad, Mom, ever since I went to Chang'an for college, I used the money from writing novels to start a company, and it's doing quite well right now."

Chen Jianjun was stunned, and Wang Mei was also stunned. Neither of them spoke.

After a moment, Wang Mei finally spoke, "What company? When did you start a company?"

"I'll show you something, and then you'll understand." As Chen Fan spoke, he pulled out his phone, opened Weibo, found the interview video on the official Xi'an Jiao Tong University account, tapped it, and handed it over.

Wang Mei took the phone, saw the video on the screen, and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"You'll know if you keep watching."

Hearing this, Wang Mei placed the phone between herself and Chen Jianjun, and they began to watch.

In the video, Chen Fan was sitting on a gray sofa, wearing a white T-shirt and casual pants, being interviewed.

When Chen Jianjun saw his son's face on the screen, his eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say anything and continued to watch.

When he saw that Chen Fan's company had a monthly revenue of over one hundred million, a hint of shock appeared in Chen Jianjun's eyes, but he still suppressed his shock and continued watching until the entire video finished playing.

After the video ended, the phone screen dimmed, and the living room fell silent for a long while.

The two of them seemed frozen in place, not speaking for a long time.

After a long while, Wang Mei finally spoke in disbelief, "Son, is what they said in this video true?"

"It's true." Chen Fan nodded and began to tell them the general story of his entrepreneurial journey.

Hearing Chen Fan's account, the two of them looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

They had thought that their son getting into a 985 university and making tens of millions from writing novels was already a stroke of immense ancestral luck, but they never expected him to start a company with hundreds of millions in revenue.

This made it hard for the two of them to digest the news for a moment.

Chen Jianjun couldn't help but ask at this point, "So your company's monthly revenue is really over one hundred million?"

"Really," Chen Fan leaned back on the sofa, his tone relaxed. "Over a hundred million is just the baseline. In the future, your son's company's revenue might even exceed one billion or ten billion. The future richest man in Chang'an or the richest man in Qin Province might very well be your son."

"You silly child~" Wang Mei gave Chen Fan a helpless look. "Mom doesn't need you to be the richest man. As long as you can live a happy life without worrying about food and clothing, that's enough."

"Dad, Mom," Chen Fan looked at them and said, "I came back this time for some serious business."

Hearing this, Chen Jianjun asked curiously, "What serious business?"

Chen Fan looked at him, "How about I open a shop for you two in the county town and let you run it?"

Hearing Chen Fan's words, Wang Mei hesitated for a moment before speaking up, "Your dad and I actually do want to open a shop. Staying at home every day is too boring. Opening a shop is fine, but what kind of shop are you planning to open for us?"

Hearing her say this, Chen Fan felt relieved. It seemed his parents' thoughts aligned with his; they indeed wanted to find something to do.

"How about a clothing store?" Chen Fan asked.

Wang Mei didn't say anything, but instead looked at Chen Jianjun.

Chen Jianjun thought for a moment and said, "A clothing store business isn't easy to run. Right now, many clothing stores in the county town aren't doing well. Neither of us has ever done business before, so we're afraid we'll lose money for you."

"Don't worry, you definitely won't lose money," Chen Fan said. "The brand of the store I'm opening for you is my own. I'll supply you at cost price. If we can still lose money when getting stock at cost price, that would be truly bizarre."

Hearing this, Wang Mei said in surprise, "Aren't you running a game company? How do you also have a clothing brand?"

Chen Fan explained, "Besides the game company, I also started a clothing company. The brand is called Fanti. It's selling quite well right now, otherwise I wouldn't be planning to open a clothing store for you."

Hearing this, Chen Jianjun frowned slightly and asked, "You're running both a game company and a clothing company. Can you manage both at the same time?"

"Don't worry," Chen Fan took a bite of food. "The companies don't rely on me alone. I have employees under me, so I don't have to oversee everything personally."

Chen Jianjun fell silent for a moment, and only after a long while did he look up. "Your mom and I don't understand anything about your current entrepreneurship, and we can't give you any advice. But since you're so confident, we'll trust you. Just go ahead with what you said."

Hearing Chen Jianjun's words, a smile flickered in Chen Fan's eyes.

As long as the two elders agreed, the rest would be easy to handle.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now," Wang Mei interrupted. "Son, have you eaten? If not, Mom will cook a bowl of noodles for you."

"Okay, Mom. I happen to be hungry, make a bit more."

"Alright, you rest for a bit, I'll go make them now."

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"Alright, let's not talk about this for now," Wang Mei interrupted. "Son, have you eaten? If not, Mom will cook a bowl of noodles for you."

"Okay, Mom. I happen to be hungry, make a bit more."

"Alright, you rest for a bit, I'll go make them now."

Shortly after one in the afternoon, Chen Fan drove to the county town, intending to see if there were any suitable commercial properties.

Because he had spent most of his time in Chang'an in his previous life, he actually didn't know which areas of the county town would become popular in the future.

But that didn't matter. He hadn't expected his parents to make a lot of money from this store anyway; it was mainly to give them something to do.

So as long as the location of the shop wasn't exceptionally remote, it would be fine.

After driving around the county town, Chen Fan didn't see anything particularly suitable. He decided to try his luck in the central area of the county town.

He hadn't come here at first mainly because this was the area with the most foot traffic, so he figured there wouldn't be any vacant shops. Coming here now, he didn't hold high hopes either.