Chen Min glared at her, annoyed. "Don't spoil her like this all the time."

Lin Wanwan introduced her with a smile, "Aunt Chen, this is Bai Ying, my sister."

"Hello, Aunt Chen."

"Okay, please come in and sit down."

Lin Wanwan waved her hand, "I'm not going in, Aunt Chen. I bought two ducks, and I still need to take the other one home. I'll come see you again next time."

Hearing her say that, Chen Min didn't press the issue. "Okay, come visit next time, but don't bring anything with you."

"Okay, Aunt Chen, come visit again next time. Lulu, I'm leaving now. Take good care of your brother. Come visit again next time."

"Goodbye, Sister Wan; goodbye, Sister Bai Ying."

Lin Wanwan and Bai Ying got home around six o'clock.

"Auntie, I bought roast duck."

"OK."

Lu Feng stepped forward and put his arm around her. "Want to take a shower first?"

"Yes, I'll go in and say hello to Mom, then I'll go take a shower."

It was too hot, so after dinner the family sat together and chatted.

Lu Anyang rubbed his temples and said, "I've made contact with the Guangdong Provincial authorities for you. There shouldn't be any problems. Have Zijie go there directly to discuss things tomorrow."

"Thank you, brother."

Lu Anyang smiled and asked, "Does the hotel have any ideas?"

"I think I've got it, bro. Can I borrow that architect/planner from before?"

"Sure, but there are conditions."

"Brother, even family members have to negotiate terms."

"Of course, I paid a high price to bring that person over from abroad."

Lin Wanwan's eyes darted around; she naturally knew that the designer was very valuable, which was why she asked to borrow him again.

"Brother, please speak first."

"Count me in for the hotel."

"Big brother," Lin Wanwan wailed, "you're just reaping the benefits without lifting a finger. I put in so much effort to persuade Young Master Jiang and the others."

"Well, then you can also sit back and enjoy the benefits, using my designer for free."

Lin Wanwan stared wide-eyed. This was a real shrewd businessman.

"That's possible, but how many do you want, brother?"

Lu Anyang looked at her with a half-smile.

Lin Wanwan glared at him, as if to say, "If you dare to ask for an exorbitant amount, you'd better leave immediately."

Forty-five.

"Brother, this isn't right. I've already calculated that Jiang Shao and Xia Yang each get 10% of the hotel's revenue. If you take 45% of it all, then I'll have worked for nothing. No way, brother, this isn't just asking for a price, it's asking for my life!"

Lu Anyang hadn't intended to do so much; he just wanted to tease her.

"So how much do you think is appropriate?"

Lin Wanwan gritted her teeth, "Thirty-five, that's the most I can do."

Lu Anyang was very surprised. He originally thought that getting twenty would be quite a lot, but he didn't expect Lin Wanwan to give him so much.

"Brother, please have mercy on me. I've had a tough time too. I work from dawn till dusk, and I've lost weight from exhaustion."

Lu Anyang was stunned for a moment, then couldn't stop laughing.

After a long pause, he finally said, "Okay, thirty-five."

Lin Wanwan clasped her hands in thanks, "Thank you, big brother!!"

Even Song Lanzhi was amused this time.

"This child is so funny all the time."

"Mom, isn't it good that I try to make you happy every day?"

"Okay, Mom's mouth is wide open with a smile."

This time it was Lin Wanwan's turn to laugh, leaning against Lu Feng and laughing.

Lu Feng looked down at her, "Is everything alright at the shop?"

"It's nothing. I also found someone who studied design. He said he interviewed for our design department before, but was rejected, so he went to work as a salesperson at the store."

"Very satisfied?"

"I'm satisfied so far. I've arranged to meet her at the company tomorrow to review the draft. She doesn't have to be in the design department; any other department is fine. She has good communication skills."

Lu Anyang then talked about some things related to Shenzhen.

Lin Wanwan sighed, "When can I go?"

"When will the Ministry of Foreign Affairs finish its work?"

Lin Wanwan thought for a moment, "I estimate it will take another two or three days to finish what I'm doing. The teacher said I can play for two days before school starts."

"Once you're done with your work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, would you like to come with me? I'll buy the plane tickets."

Lin Wanwan's eyes lit up instantly, "Okay!!"

The next morning, Lin Wanwan went to the company.

Zhang Hong knew she was coming and waited for her downstairs.

"Mr. Lin, you've arrived so early?"

"Hmm, lots of things to do. Did you deal with that person from yesterday?"

Zhang Hong nodded. "It's been taken care of. It was my fault, Mr. Lin. I was negligent."

Lin Wanwan glanced at her and said, "With so many shops, it's inevitable that there will be people like this. Just be more careful in the future. Don't worry too much about it. We'll have more shops and more people in the future, and you'll have more responsibilities."

"From now on, we'll have someone regularly patrol the store, and if we find any black sheep like this, we'll fire them immediately."

When Lin Wanwan arrived at the office, Ren Zijie was waiting for her inside.

"Brother Ren, so early."

Ren Zijie smiled and said, "Knowing you were coming, there must be something you need."

"It's something," Lin Wanwan said, taking a note out of her bag and handing it to him.

"This is a supplier that my older brother contacted. You can go and talk to him. I'll give you the proposal. Take a look and see if there's anything you need to add. We can discuss it together."

Ren Zijie didn't waste any words and began to examine it carefully.

Lin Wanwan didn't disturb her and said to Zhang Hong, "A girl is coming for an interview at one o'clock in a little while. Have someone bring her directly to my office."

"Okay, I'll go now."

"Then come back quickly, I have something to tell you."

Zhang Hong nodded and went out.

Just as they opened the door, Gao Mingcheng and Zhong Ping were about to knock.

"President Lin~"

"Come in, I happen to have something to discuss with you."

Gao Mingcheng is considered the top leader in Beijing, while Zhong Ping is mainly responsible for sales and marketing.

“Manager Gao, I acquired a plot of land in the factory area and contracted it to build a hotel. The contract has already been signed. We don’t need to wait for them to move out; we’ve already started construction. You can confirm the details with them.”

Lin Wanwan handed him the signed contract.

Gao Mingcheng nodded, "The money in the company's account..."

"The payment for the goods will be back soon, and Mr. Gu's payment will arrive soon as well. Please take over the arrangements."

"Okay, I'll take care of it. Have the hotel plans been finalized yet?"

"I've already made arrangements with Mr. Ren. He'll hand over the details to you in a bit. The architectural planner might be coming over in a couple of days, so you'll need to pick him up. I'll give you the car keys then."

"OK."

"Manager Zhong, how's your business going in Shanghai?"

"It's quite difficult, Mr. Lin."

Lin Wanwan glared at him.

“I know it’s difficult. I’ll ask you if there’s any possibility. If not, we should quickly retreat and move on to the next target.”

Zhong Ping slumped in the chair, looking completely unsteady.

"Mr. Lin, I've written a business plan. Would you like to take a look?"

Lin Wanwan glared at him, "Give it to me."

Zhong Ping pulled a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket.

"I stayed up several nights in a row to write this, Mr. Lin, you'd better read it carefully."

Lin Wanwan stared at the crumpled paper in front of her, speechless. Zhong Ping was capable, but his carefree and irresponsible manner always made him seem like a petty hoodlum.

Halfway through reading, Lin Wanwan began to frown.