After seeing Donglai off, Lin Yifeng sat in his office and informed Guo Fengsheng to prepare to return to Muye to work on Pang Donglai's matter.

After all, Xu Qingyi is quite good at business development, but Guo Fengsheng is more suitable for recruitment and management.

The Pang Donglai project is now on track, and Lin Yifeng plans to dedicate all available manpower to it.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, after Xu Qingyi left, she first held a welcoming party for Donglai.

First, we found Donglai a temporary place to stay, and then we treated him to a barbecue that evening.

After a few rounds of drinks, Xu Qingyi had gained a better understanding of Donglai's personality.

Despite Donglai's somewhat strange appearance and shifty eyes, Xu Qingyi immediately realized he was an honest man once she met him.

Moreover, his honesty doesn't come from being a pushover like some honest people; rather, it reveals a shrewdness within his honesty.

If you treat me well, I can treat you the same way.

But if you treat me badly, I certainly won't treat you well.

For example, when it comes to meals, Xu Qingyi always wanted to take Donglai out to eat, but Donglai always declined.

They would just say things like, "A bowl of noodles is fine," "Barbecue is fine too," and "There's no need to waste money."

Although it might be just polite talk to others, Xu Qingyi could tell that Donglai really meant it.

From the moment he agreed to Lin Yifeng's request, this guy already considered him one of his own.

The same goes for taking a bath. Donglai saves money wherever he can and avoids unnecessary expenses. During the process, he even buys water and cigarettes for Xu Qingyi, who is younger than him, without putting on airs at all.

Xu Qingyi couldn't help but sigh as she looked at Donglai, who had chosen to spend the night in a bathhouse to save money.

"This is what Brother Guo meant when he said, 'You can't judge a book by its cover'..."

The next morning, Xu Qingyi took Donglai to the market early.

Their job is actually quite simple: to persuade the shop owners in the market to move back to Pang Donglai.

Xu Qingyi had already investigated this matter and had selected a group of merchants with good qualifications.

However, the two searched all morning without finding anything.

Most businesses maintained their original attitude.

They moved away, and the regular customers don't want to go anymore. Will you compensate me for that?

That one sentence was enough to choke Xu Qingyi half to death, and he had no way to deal with the other party.

At noon, the two of them found a noodle shop on the edge of the market and ate a quick bite, planning to try again in the afternoon to see if they could persuade him.

At the dinner table, Xu Qingyi was also somewhat irritable.

"Brother Dong, what do you think these people are thinking?"

“Give them a good opportunity, and they’re not willing to come.”

"He thought we were trying to harm him."

Donglai smiled, eating his noodles while glancing at Xu Qingyi's notebook.

The notebooks were filled with notes on which shops in the market were the most popular and which were relatively large.

Some of those who were willing to join Pang Donglai had ticked the box next to their store names.

Donglai wiped his mouth with a tissue and soothed the agitated Xu Qingyi.

That's not how you say it.

“We can’t give them any guarantees, so they definitely won’t want to move.”

"Unless we give him money! We beg him."

Xu Qingyi frowned.

"They're dreaming! Giving money?"

Both of them are naturally outgoing, and after last night, their relationship has grown even closer.

Moreover, both of them had a very clear goal: to help Lin Yifeng get this done.

Donglai smiled.

Having spent so many years fighting in Weidu, his sharp edges had long been worn down.

He couldn't be as passionate as Xu Qingyi; instead, he developed a calm and collected personality early on.

Xu Qingyi is currently facing numerous setbacks in her plan to recruit merchants, which is giving her a headache.

Just then, Donglai looked at the notebook in front of him and suddenly remembered something.

He turned and looked at a shop across the street.

The shop's facade was rather dilapidated, but there was always a middle-aged woman sitting at the door to greet customers.

"Xiao Xu, wait here for me for a moment."

Donglai looked serious, got up, and pushed open the door to leave.

Xu Qingyi, who worked at the noodle shop, also looked at Donglai with a puzzled expression, completely unaware of what he was planning to do.

Donglai walked straight towards the street corner and headed straight for the shop on the corner.

That shop was particularly inconspicuous in the big market area.

Even before they reached the appropriate area for business in the large market, passersby would only glance at them before choosing to continue into the market to make their purchases.

It's fair to say that a poorly located shop simply cannot attract people's attention.

Xu Qingyi watched Donglai's retreating figure and muttered to herself.

"What is Dong-ge trying to do?"

...

On the other side, Donglai strolled along the street, pretending to be completely unconcerned.

Just as I reached the street corner, my eyes met those of a middle-aged woman who was minding the shop at the entrance.

The middle-aged woman, with a smile on her face, took the initiative to stand up and call out.

"Brother, are you buying bedding?"

"Our bed sheets and duvet covers are all of very good quality, and they are all made of fleece."

Why don't you come in and take a look?

Donglai looked the other person up and down.

He wore a worn-out gray linen short-sleeved shirt, but his clothes, though old, were very clean.

After a moment's hesitation, Donglai got up and walked towards the middle-aged woman.

Seeing customers come in, the middle-aged woman was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling, and she introduced her products to Donglai in various ways.

"My sister is getting married soon, and I'm planning to buy a set of supplies."

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