"No."

"Forehead?"

Liu Wan was slightly taken aback, not expecting Ye Yun to answer so decisively.

If she could, she really didn't want to follow Yang Qinglin's suggestion, so she still smiled and said, "Miss Ye, I hope you can seriously consider this. If you just take a step back a little, we..."

"I will not back down."

Ye Yun's lips curled slightly. "Secretary Liu, I hope you can recognize one fact: it's not that I need your jobs, but rather that you need me, hmm?"

Liu Wan opened her lips.

Ye Yun smiled, "Please also pass on this message to Director Yang, thank you."

"We're about to have lunch. Secretary Liu, you've come at an inopportune time. We didn't prepare your portion, so please forgive us if you don't stay for lunch."

Liu Wan looked embarrassed.

However, she had climbed to this position through countless battles, so she quickly composed herself and said with a smile, "Okay, Miss Ye, it's my bad timing. Farewell."

After saying that, she turned and left, clutching the documents.

Before leaving, her meaningful gaze lingered on Qin Zheng for a fleeting moment.

But she withdrew her attention in an instant, clutching the documents, and left without looking back, wearing her expensive high heels.

Ye Yun propped her head up with her hand, watching Liu Wan's departing figure with indifferent eyes.

Did we come at the wrong time?

It's lunchtime, so how could it be not the right time?

"Let's eat!"

Ye Yun snapped out of her daze, only to find Gu Jin had already rushed into the kitchen, creating a clattering noise.

Ye Yun couldn't help but sigh, gently rubbing her temples. "Why is he becoming more and more unreliable?"

I remember when I first met Gu Jin, he was wearing a shirt, and he was quite handsome, a refined young master from a prominent family.

Now?

He's always making sarcastic remarks; aside from his face, where can you see the refined demeanor a young master from a noble family should have?

Qin Zheng scoffed, "Why should I care?"

"Okay, okay, whatever..." Ye Yun chuckled, wrapped her arms around Qin Zheng's neck, and gently kissed him on the cheek.

Qin Zheng was slightly taken aback, and his ears turned red.

"Clang—"

A loud crashing sound came from a pot, and Gu Jin angrily shouted through the small window, "You two, don't go too far! Can't you act like human beings instead of dogs? Qin Zheng! Come and get the food! Are you even going to eat or not?!"

Qin Zheng: "..."

Ye Yun: "..."

Look, that dog is getting desperate.

...

In the following days, Ye Yun was not in a hurry to go to the shop. While Mu Jingsheng was discussing business in the county, he did not forget to visit her.

They also found out about the two shops Ye Yun rented.

Ye Yun had only paid a deposit for the two shops and hadn't dealt with them yet. Mu Jingsheng, through some unknown means, managed to get people to willingly demolish the wall blocking the market and residential area.

When Ye Yun arrived at the site, she found that the wall had been replaced by a magnificent architectural gate.

They even tore down the houses that were in the way.

The building's entrance bears four large characters painted in vermilion: "Lotus Market".

The two smaller characters below read "North Gate".

Oh, the north gate of the Lotus Market.

Several children, laughing and running around the gate of the newly built landmark building, were the same troublemakers Ye Yun had met before. They were excitedly shouting things like they would never have to climb over the wall again.

“Daughter, what do you think? Your shop is right inside this gate. If you move that pastry shop here, business will definitely be booming!” Mu Jingsheng said, rubbing his hands together.

Ye Yun glanced at him.

Mu Jingsheng smiled awkwardly, Ye Yun's glance leaving him completely bewildered.

Ye Yun: "Why did you move here?"

Mu Jingsheng: "Huh?"

"Why not open another branch?"

"..." Mu Jingsheng slapped the back of his head, extremely excited, "Yes, how come I didn't think of that? As expected of my daughter, she has a natural talent for business!"

Ye Yun: "..."

The beautiful woman was speechless.

Seeing that Ye Yun and Mu Jingsheng finally had something to talk about, Ye Xia was in a good mood and looked at the father and daughter with a smile.

Ye Yun walked into the lotus market.

As soon as I entered, I saw the shop where the woman who sold shoes used to work. She was excitedly introducing the shoes to people and recognized me immediately.

"Young lady, you're really something! You opened the door just like that. Our whole street is benefiting from your success!" The older sister came out excitedly and praised Ye Yun profusely.

Ye Yun twitched the corner of her mouth.

This matter really has nothing to do with her.

Mu Jingsheng, however, blended into the atmosphere and struck up a conversation with the shoe-selling woman: "My daughter will be doing business next door from now on. We'll all be neighbors, so please take good care of her."

"Not at all! This door has brought us so much business; everyone in this area who does business here should thank her!"

The shoe seller's gloom vanished, replaced by a warm and enthusiastic smile.

Ye Yun wanted to explain, but Ye Xia smiled and grabbed her hand.

Ye Xia shook her head at her and said softly, "What your father did is what you did. It's good to be low-key, but it's also good to show your power appropriately. That way, you can avoid being bullied by those bad people who take advantage of the weak."

Ye Yun nodded.

The shoe saleswoman was a shrewd woman who could tell that Mu Jingsheng was no ordinary person. She exchanged a few words with Ye Yun and then wisely returned to the store.

Ye Yun stepped into the shop.

There are still a few shelves left by the previous tenant in the shop. Because they haven't been cleaned for a long time, they are covered with dust and cobwebs.

"We'll throw all this away, paint the walls white, and combine the two shops together. It'll be very spacious," Ye Xia said.

Ye Yun nodded.

"By the way, you don't need to worry about the rent either, your father..."

“I know, he paid the rent.”

"No, he bought it directly."

"..."

Ye Yun's hand trembled.

She didn't understand the happiness of the rich.