Chapter 83: 83. Some business ideas

"This is delicious! You should sell this, if possible, on every corner of the city!" Kaivan pleaded, immediately after finishing one burger.

Riki didn’t know whether to be happy or what, but Kaivan had already taken the rest of Liz’s burger, which Liz could only eat a little of.

Riki was happy because everyone said that the burger he made was delicious, but he was also sad that Liz still couldn’t eat well.

"Does Jake know about this?" asked Evan, who hadn’t finished his burger yet, but seemed to be enjoying it very much.

The burger was indeed not small, about the size of Riki’s palm, and Riki’s palm was large. Even though the burger was big, Angeline and Bella were able to eat it, and it was almost gone. Do you still remember Bella? She was an influencer who often posted about food. Bella happened to stop by to visit her friends, Angeline and Liz, because she had also just bought some bread.

"Don’t tell him yet, he’ll be mad at me," said Riki.

"Of course he’ll be mad, because you just bought a hotel yesterday, right?" replied Zeno.

Riki’s eyes widened, "You know that?"

Zeno nodded, "Of course I know, the Oceanica Hotel belongs to my uncle, my father’s younger brother. Uncle Felix."

Riki was stunned to hear this. "Your father is the fifth richest man, and his younger brother is the third richest?"

Zeno laughed at Riki’s expression, then nodded.

"Don’t worry, only the two of them in my family are in the top five, the others are in the top two hundred. But out of all the family members who started businesses in this country and chose to live here, only my father and my uncle are very successful. And you, you’re very similar to my uncle, Uncle Felix. He’s also like you, with lots of business ideas and plenty of money to make them happen. He also has shares in almost all the successful companies. He has about three very loyal assistants. I think when you grow up, you will be like him. Unfortunately, he still doesn’t have a wife. He once had a wife and a child, but his wife died after giving birth. He has never been in a relationship with another woman since then."

Riki listened to Zeno’s story intently. Zeno told the story enthusiastically, but suddenly his face became sad.

Kaivan patted Zeno on the shoulder, "It’s useless to cry over people who are richer than us, bro."

Zeno clicked his tongue lazily, "I’m not crying! I’m just a little sorry for him."

"It’s the same thing."

"By the way, doesn’t your grandfather have more money, Zeno? Why isn’t he on the list?" asked Angeline.

Riki also realized this. Zeno’s grandfather should have been on the list because he was richer than the others.

"That’s because my grandfather is no longer a citizen here, and besides, he doesn’t allow the media to highlight his wealth," replied Zeno.

They fell silent again for a moment, enjoying their burgers. Except for Liz, who was busy with her iPad, sketching clothing designs.

"But I agree with what Zeno said earlier, I mean Uncle Felix is similar to Riki. Not his face, just—um, maybe his personality? I don’t know," replied Bella, who had met Felix when she reviewed pizza from his new restaurant. Of course, Bella had researched everything about Felix before meeting and interviewing him.

"One thing’s for sure, if you open a burger restaurant with a variety of delicious burgers, I’ll definitely visit your restaurant too, Riki!" added Bella.

Well, but Riki also started to think. Could he handle a burger business too? If it was food, Riki was sure he could succeed. With his cooking skills, he could create foolproof recipes to give to his trusted chefs to make the most delicious burgers ever.

The most important thing in the food business is the quality of the food being sold. If the quality is good, Riki was sure he could succeed quickly.

[You can ask for advice from Zeno’s uncle, who is very experienced in handling business, master]

That’s true, but isn’t he selling the Oceanica Hotel?

"Zeno, may I ask why the hotel is being sold?" asked Riki. And that question made the others fall silent, watching Zeno because they were also curious.

Why would a hotel as big as the Oceanica Hotel be sold?

Zeno chuckled, looking very awkward, but then he answered the question.

"Actually, he just got tired of the hotel business. He wants to switch to the resort, cottage, or glamping business. He’s wanted to sell it for a long time, but no one could afford it. Then, suddenly it sold, and the buyer was Riki. When my uncle told me, I felt strange, but on the other hand, I wasn’t surprised either. So yeah... that’s how it is."

For some reason, Riki felt that Felix’s personality was very similar to his own.

"Do you want to meet him, Riki? I think it would be really nice if you could meet him," said Evan.

"I think so too!" replied Zeno.

Riki just laughed softly, confused about how to respond to them. He wanted to meet Felix too, but... he felt awkward just thinking about it.

"If you want to meet him, I’ll ask my uncle when he has a day off," said Zeno.

"Oh, okay..." replied Riki.

***

Before he knew it, the 12 p.m. class was over. Riki felt very relieved, but he also felt annoyed because there was group work to do.

Since they could decide their own groups, Riki only grouped with Liz and Anton.

"How about we do this assignment now? Because Riki might be very busy later," asked Liz.

Anton turned to Riki, "Aren’t you busy today, Riki?"

Riki shook his head, "No, I’ve handed my work over to Twaila. So we can do it—how about we do it at the mansion? Aren’t you busy, Liz?" said Riki.

Liz shook her head, "I’m not busy for the next few days, but later I’ll be busy with the others for debut preparation practice."

Riki smiled when he heard that, "Are you really ready to be an idol?"

Liz nodded enthusiastically, "Yup! Of course I have to be ready! I know it won’t be easy, but what Angeline said yesterday made me feel calm. She said, the harder the road we take, the greater the success we will achieve. That’s right."

Riki smiled broadly at the girl’s smile.

Anton cleared his throat several times because he was very annoyed by the intimacy that filled the air, even though Riki and Liz were just looking at each other.

It was so annoying.

"Why do you suddenly want to be an idol? Don’t tell me you’re following me, okay? You know I’m preparing for my debut as an idol too, so you’re following me? You’re really obsessed with me, aren’t you?"

Suddenly Hannah came to their table and joined the conversation.

Liz fell silent, shocked by Hannah’s words. She didn’t even know that Hannah was also preparing for her debut as an idol.

"I didn’t even know that you—"

"Don’t lie, Liz! You’re even close to my two ex-boyfriends now. You must be happy to take them away from me, right? Are you proud of doing all this? God, you’re so pathetic."

Liz couldn’t even speak anymore, she was too shocked to hear Hannah’s unreasonable words.

"I’m so sad to see you like this, Hannah," said Riki.

Hannah turned to Riki, smiled broadly, then approached him.

"Why are you sad? Are you starting to regret leaving me for a pathetic girl like Liz?" asked Hannah.

Riki laughed when he heard this, "Are you the delulu final boss? You left me for Anton, then now you’re leaving Anton for that old married man... then you come to us and say all that nonsense? You need a psychiatrist, Hannah. I can pay for you to see the best psychiatrist in the country if you want," said Riki.

Hannah was annoyed by Riki’s words, thinking that Riki wanted to get back together with her, so she finally left, running a little.

"You’re right, Riki, I feel sorry for her. She doesn’t want to be blamed, so she starts blaming others for her actions. I think she really needs a psychiatrist," said Anton.

It wasn’t just the three of them; several people in the classroom who hadn’t left were also talking about Hannah. Someone even secretly recorded the incident.

Riki knew about it, but he remained silent. Because he thought, the more drama, the more exciting it would be.

"I feel sorry for her too. I wonder what made her like that. Maybe the environment around her house is bad," Liz replied.

"Never mind, let’s just go to Riki’s mansion and do our homework," said Anton.

Meanwhile, Hannah, who was already on the campus grounds, continued to walk quickly. She ignored the people around her who were talking about her. She was used to people talking badly about her. In fact, she was happy when many people talked about her, because it made her even more famous.

Suddenly, a Ferrari appeared in front of her.

Hannah froze, confused by the car. As she was about to leave, she saw the car door open, revealing a very handsome man.

Hannah stood frozen, transfixed by the man’s good looks.

"Oh, we meet again, miss. I don’t think this is a coincidence," said the man.

"You’re Leon, right? The one from yesterday?" asked Hannah, shyly.

The man, Leon, smiled slightly, then opened the door wide, "Would you like to go for a drive with me, miss?"

Without thinking twice, Hannah got into the car.