Chapter 208 Tell me, aren't you in a hurry?

The two of them, like thieves, didn't even brush their teeth. After getting dressed, they carried their packed luggage and tiptoed downstairs.

Big Yellow, who was guarding the door, tilted its head and looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

At Shen Xuewei's shushing, it remained silent, watching the two open the door and then close it again.

After closing the door, the two glanced at each other and then ran away at the same time.

Shen Xuewei held her phone in her hand and used her flashlight to light the way.

After getting a distance away from Xiaoli Village, the two finally stopped running and walked along the roadside, panting heavily.

Chen Fanglan complained as she walked.

“Weiwei, is it really necessary to come to the county with me in such a hurry? The New Year is just a few days away. When we come back, your grandma will probably scold us for ages.”

Shen Xuewei took a breath before replying quietly, "Auntie, don't just talk about me, tell me if you're in a hurry or not?"

Chen Fanglan, panting heavily, didn't say anything more.

In truth, she was far more anxious than Shen Xuewei, since more than one person wanted the two beauty salons owned by Liang Donglei.

If she and Liang Donglei hadn't had a really good relationship, Liang Donglei wouldn't have specifically set aside time for her to raise the money.

She gave Chen Fanglan a week, and today is the last day.

The winter nights are long, and the sky is still dark, making it impossible to see the road ahead.

Shen Xuewei held her phone, using it as a light to guide her along the road.

However, around 5 o'clock, only one car would occasionally pass by on the road.

The two walked along the road for more than an hour. As dawn broke, they arrived at the entrance of a village and waited for a bus.

They boarded a minibus to the county town, chose seats close together, paid the fare, and fell asleep leaning against each other.

The last stop of the minibus was Luli County. The two got off the bus and, without even putting down their luggage, Chen Fanglan led Shen Xuewei to the bank.

Chen Fanglan only breathed a sigh of relief when she found an extra 150,000 yuan in her bank account.

She looked at Shen Xuewei and said, "Weiwei, you must be tired. Auntie will take you back to my place first. You can stay here and rest well. There's some noodles at home. If you're hungry, you can cook for yourself. Auntie has some errands to run."

As for what they were doing, both of them knew perfectly well.

Shen Xuewei looked at Chen Fanglan, who was slightly excited, and nodded, "Okay, Auntie, I'll listen to you."

Chen Fanglan has moved to a new place and is now renting an apartment in a new residential complex, which is much better than her previous dilapidated old building.

There's an old man guarding the entrance to the residential area; it's not much different from nothing, but it's better than nothing.

As Chen Fanglan led Shen Xuewei upstairs, she said, "I found this apartment with the help of a friend, Sister Liu, the manager of another store."

“Her family bought a house here, right downstairs from me. When she’s not busy, she sometimes comes up to chat with me. If something happens to me at home, she and her husband can come up to help me as soon as possible, so it’s like having someone to look after me.”

The apartment building had two units per floor. The two people went up to the sixth floor and stopped at apartment 601.

Chen Fanglan opened the door and then rummaged through the house to find another key, which she handed to Shen Xuewei.

"Alright, there are three rooms in the house. The big one is mine, and the two smaller rooms, one with a bed and a wardrobe, is yours. The remaining one is a storage room; you can put any things you don't use often there..."

After quickly explaining things to Shen Xuewei, she took out some cosmetics from her bag, did some simple makeup, straightened her clothes, slung her bag over her shoulder, and left.

Shen Xuewei looked at the closed door, picked up her luggage bag, found the room Chen Fanglan had left for her, took out her clothes, and hung them in the closet.

Two hours later, Chen Fanglan still hadn't returned.

Shen Xuewei felt a rumbling sound in her stomach. She touched her belly and made herself a bowl of noodles.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content and taking a nap, Chen Fanglan still hadn't returned.

Shen Xuewei took out her phone and called Chen Fanglan.

Chen Fanglan answered the phone quickly and heard Shen Xuewei's voice.

"Weiwei, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Auntie. I was just wondering if something had happened since you've been gone so long."

Another female voice could be faintly heard coming from Chen Fanglan's side, but Shen Xuewei couldn't hear what it was saying.

Chen Fanglan spoke to the woman's voice, then lowered her voice and said to Shen Xuewei:

"I'm fine, everything's fine. Wait for me at home, I'll be back later."

Before Shen Xuewei could speak, her call had already ended.

Shen Xuewei looked at the phone that had been hung up and relaxed slightly.

Chen Fanglan did not return until after Shen Xuewei had finished dinner.

As soon as she returned, Shen Xuewei went to greet her.

Chen Fanglan looked exhausted. She took off her high heels and leaned on Shen Xuewei's shoulder, lying weakly on the sofa.

Shen Xuewei took her hand off her shoulder, glanced at her, and took a glass of water and two boiled eggs from the kitchen, placing them on the coffee table for her.

Chen Fanglan tilted her head back, then suddenly sat up excitedly and shook Shen Xuewei vigorously.

"Weiwei, from now on, Platinum Joy Skin Research Club is ours!"

Seeing that she had regained her energy, Shen Xuewei's tone became lighter.

"Have you reached an agreement?"

Chen Fanglan picked up her cup, took a sip of water, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's settled. From now on, I'll be in charge of Platinum Joy Skin Research Institute. However, she will still hold 10% of the shares."

She gets really excited when this topic comes up.

"Her status will be different from now on. Even if she only reveals a little bit of something or a little bit of resources through her fingers, it will probably be something I can't easily access, just like my last trip to Hong Kong."

"Another thing is that she personally started Platinum Joy Skin Research Institute. Even though she later became incredibly wealthy, she always had a special interest in Platinum Joy Skin Research Institute, which she started when she was struggling."

"Besides, I also want to take this opportunity to maintain contact with her, so that we can communicate occasionally and not become estranged. If I encounter any problems or difficulties in the future, I can easily ask her for help..."

Looking at Chen Fanglan, who was speaking eloquently and full of vigor, Shen Xuewei sighed that she was really completely different from her previous life.

Chen Fanglan touched her face. "Weiwei, why are you looking at me like that?"

Shen Xuewei snapped out of her reverie. "It's nothing, I just think you've become smarter, Auntie."

Chen Fanglan rolled her eyes. "What do you mean, 'became smarter'? Your auntie has always been smart, okay?"

Although she didn't do well in school, it was because she didn't like learning the content in the textbooks, not because she wasn't smart.

She took a contract out of her bag and handed it to Shen Xuewei. "Weiwei, you contributed 150,000 this time. I consulted a professional lawyer and asked him to draft this contract for me. Take a look at it first, and if there are no problems, sign it."

Shen Xuewei took the contract from her and began to read it carefully.