On the day I was discharged, Dali picked me up and drove downtown. "Aren’t we heading back to campus?" I asked.

"Dude, has staying in the hospital made you silly?” he laughed. “We’ve graduated, remember? I rented a place near the store. That’s where we’ll live from now on."

I looked out of the window at the city passing by, deeply aware that I had formally entered society!

When we arrived at our store, Dali informed me of the sales channels he had established with several major supermarkets in the past few days. This was all thanks to the quality of our product and how good Dali was with words. Word of mouth alone drove our sales. He even suggested signing me up for a credit card and assured me he would bank in this month’s salary.

"I'm really embarrassed,” I admitted. “It’s not like I’ve made any contributions and yet I’m...