Chapter 321 What exactly has Ah Xiang been doing lately?

"What has Ah Xiang been busy with lately?" Bi Lizhu squinted, not missing a single expression on her second daughter's face.

"Her?" An Songyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "She should be about the same as before, right?"

"What exactly is similar to what I've always done?" Bi Lizhu had a slight understanding in her heart, but also some disbelief.

"It's probably something like going back and forth to Hong Kong Island..." An Songyu was already extremely wary.

She didn't dare to look at Bi Lizhu's expression too much, and tried her best to pretend that she was driving seriously.

But she wasn't confident she could hide it from Bi Lizhu.

After all, even twenty years from now, the mother and daughter will not have lived together for a long time.

Whatever she did, it was still easy for Bi Lizhu to trick her into revealing it.

"But she seems to know a lot about the houses here!" Bi Lizhu remarked casually.

Jiang Shanshan and her daughter, who had boarded the car together, nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I just heard Ah Xiang say that she seems to know more about this than my sister-in-law does!"

"Ah Yu, has Ah Xiang come over to visit recently?"

"Yes! That housewife seemed to say that Ah Xiang bought a house here a couple of days ago?"

"That house is the one next door to the one Ayu bought today."

"Then she must have come first."

"But, Ah Yu, why did Ah Xiang suddenly decide to buy a house here?"

"Could it be because she happened to be here on one of those days when she was running errands?"

An Songyu was barely managing to maintain a smile on her face.

She glanced at her two curious aunts in the rearview mirror, thought for a while, and then said:

"Perhaps she just happened to be here on business!"

"Besides, isn't Auntie not very good at driving? Maybe the two of them can come along too!"

“That’s right! My sister-in-law can’t drive either, how did she find all these houses? And several of them, that must be quite difficult!” Jiang Shanshan clapped her hands excitedly.

She's felt something's wrong ever since this morning.

So this is where it is!

An Songyu's forced smile crumbled. She nervously licked her lips before saying:

"Or perhaps Auntie wouldn't need to come over every now and then?"

"These days, things like telephones are so convenient, aren't they?"

"Hmm...that's possible!" Jiang Shanshan pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Just like when she started doing fruit wholesale, she no longer needed to go to other people's orchards to personally check the growth conditions when sourcing goods.

Anyway, since her shop is located here, those with sources of goods will always come to solicit business.

But that's not right!

It seems they didn't have a real estate agent when they bought the house.

How did Yuan Qionghua find out about the available properties here?

After listening quietly for a while, Bi Lizhu was almost certain of her guess.

So she asked rather bluntly, "Ayu, what has Axiang been doing lately? Is she hiding something from us?"

A sense of helplessness instantly rose in An Songyu's heart.

She knew that it would be better if Bi Lizhu didn't find out about this.

Once they realize it, it's very difficult for them to hide it.

"What, is it something that's inconvenient to talk about?" After not hearing her daughter's reply for a while, Bi Lizhu couldn't help but frown and ask.

"Mom!" An Songyu called out with a hint of helplessness, "Are you overestimating us?"

"Given how busy the three of us are, what can we possibly accomplish?"

As for whether it's convenient to talk about it... isn't that something I'm thinking about?

"As you know, firstly, I'm really busy, and secondly, I don't know everything about Ah Xiang's situation."

"Secondly...Mom, haven't you always been the most open-minded and generous?"

“There are many things we have that you haven’t asked about in detail.”

"How am I supposed to know what you're referring to if you bring this up so suddenly?"

"Don't try to beat around the bush with me. Just tell me the truth, did Ah Xiang find the house in Nanshi?" Bi Lizhu wasn't fooled by An Songyu and asked directly:

"Then why would she suddenly be looking for a place to live here?"

"And what is she planning to do with that shop of hers?"

"That location is so remote, it can't just be for renting out, right?"

"If we really want to rent it out, there should be better places even in the southern part of the city."

"The houses here are clearly redeveloped after the demolition; both the houses and the streets are exceptionally tidy."

"It certainly doesn't look like it's going to be demolished."

"So, what was her purpose in buying that house?"

“Ah Yu, I certainly don’t believe you know nothing about this.”

An Songyu was silent for a moment before saying, "Mom, do you want to hear what Ah Xiang has to say about this?"

Anyway, we've already found shops on both sides.

The next step is reconstruction and renovation.

An Songxiang probably won't keep this a secret any longer.

Moreover, this is not something that is particularly worth hiding.

"Looks like something's really wrong!" Bi Lizhu looked at her daughter speechlessly.

An Songyu smiled and said nothing more.

It's not very far to get back to Shuncheng from here.

Especially at this time of day, there aren't many vehicles on the road.

Less than forty minutes later, An Songyu and her sister's car pulled up right downstairs at the company.

This was Bi Lizhu's request.

She said she wanted to have a proper talk with An Songxiang.

An Songyu didn't even have a chance to send messages during the process.

All he could do was keep giving An Songxiang meaningful glances in the elevator.

While Yuan Qionghua and her companions were curious, they also had things to do.

So when we were downstairs, we naturally parted ways.

Once they reached the office upstairs, An Songyu specially opened the agency's office for the two of them.

The offices of the other three companies are no longer empty.

An Songxiang was momentarily stunned when she saw the look in An Songyu's eyes before he left.

Then I realized what was happening.

That's true. Given her behavior in Nanshi just now, her mother probably couldn't have missed it.

An Songxiang was also very familiar with this office.

She poured hot water for Bi Lizhu before solemnly sitting down opposite her.

Since the time had come for her to be honest, An Songxiang was not going to wait until Bi Lizhu came to question her before she spoke.

She gave a brief explanation of the boutique before revealing her plan.

"So, you want to open a store full of brand-name products in both Shuncheng and Nanshi?" Bi Lizhu summarized directly.

An Songxiang thought about it carefully and it seemed that this statement was not entirely wrong.

But she still offered a brief explanation:

“Brand stores all require authorization.”

"My shop doesn't really sell many expensive brands."

"So, it's like buying things through a proxy and then using them for display?"

"We will also discover some lesser-known but unique small brands."

That was actually her true direction for the future.

But it's a bit too early to talk about this now.