Xi Quan's words were like a revelation to Ye Qing.
However, after calming down, Ye Qing felt that Xi Quan's words did make sense, but she also had to act within her means: "The shop where I used to work, Sister Zhang's, wasn't big, but her business was very good."
"They make traditional clothes, and it's a family-inherited craft. Their shop isn't big, but many people know about it and come from far and wide. What about you? If you opened a shop near a knitting factory, your primary target customers would be people living nearby, right? There are quite a few people in that area, since the factory's residential area is nearby. Since you've rented a place there, you should know how inefficient the knitting factory is these days. They're having trouble even paying wages. Who would have the time to go there to make clothes, especially designer clothes?"
Xi Quan's series of questions left Ye Qing speechless.
She subconsciously glanced at Xi Quan, who was driving. He had analyzed her situation so thoroughly; Ye Qing felt a little uneasy, but quickly dismissed it, saying, "I've already said my current goal is to make money. Whether the design is good or not is another matter for now. After all, I'm only a freshman, and I can't create anything truly groundbreaking right now, so I..."
"Since you've chosen to open a shop and make money, you must be confident. Even if you lack confidence, you must tell yourself again and again, 'I can do it.' Otherwise, with your mindset, you're only a freshman in college. What's the point of opening a shop? What will you eat and drink if you lose money?"
Xi Quan's words were no longer simply to get Ye Qing to accept the gift he gave her; they were entirely from the perspective of teaching Ye Qing how to do business and make money.
Ye Qing naturally benefited greatly from what he heard. After struggling for a moment, he asked, "Where is the shop you mentioned?"
Just after asking the question, Xi Quan's car stopped, gesturing for Ye Qing to see for herself.
Ye Qing glanced outside: "Huamao Hotel? Xi Quan, although I'm not afraid of your mother, I don't want to argue with her again and again. What are you doing here?"
Xi Quan pointed to a spot a little to the left of the main entrance of the Huamao Hotel: "Do you see there?"
"I see it. It looks like they're renovating?"
"Yes, the renovation is complete, and your shop will be located there."
Ye Qing was about to open the car door and get out when she heard Xi Quan's words. Startled, Ye Qing quickly closed the car door and looked at Xi Quan abruptly: "Are you kidding me?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Xi Quan retorted.
If this isn't a joke, then it's for real?
Even if Ye Qing agrees with what Xi Quan just said, it's not like there aren't places to open a shop in a high-end location in Nancheng. Opening a shop in the Huamao Hotel is tantamount to telling Xi Quan's mother, Quan Zhen, that she's going to get in your way right under your nose.
Ye Qing isn't afraid of trouble, but she would never intentionally seek out such trouble for herself.
She quickly shared her thoughts with Xi Quan, but Xi Quan remained calm and composed: "This brings up the issue of how I should thank you."
Ye Qing said helplessly, "Can you just finish what you've said all at once? Don't keep pausing for breath."
“The evidence you gave me back then was discussed at a high-level meeting of Huamao Hotel. The manager of Huamao Hotel who went backstage at the fashion show couldn’t withstand the pressure and implicated the original general manager of Huamao Hotel. As a result, my grandfather was furious, the management was furious, and the original general manager was fired. Now I am the general manager of Huamao Hotel.”
After hearing Xi Quan's words, Ye Qing swallowed hard, looked incredulously at the area outside where the workers were busy with renovations, then turned her gaze to the composed Xi Quan and asked hesitantly, "Wasn't the former general manager of Huamao Hotel your mother, Quan Zhen?"
“Yes.” Xi Quan nodded and asked Ye Qing with a smile, “What do you think of my boyfriend? He even made my mom retire for you.”
"The boyfriend is fake," Ye Qing corrected Xi Quan.
Xi Quan gritted his teeth: "Yes, it's fake, but isn't it all the more precious because it's fake?"
If it were anything else, Ye Qing might quip, "He really knows how to pat himself on the back."
But Ye Qing couldn't say that now; she looked at Xi Quan with complicated eyes.
Xi Quan scratched his brow sheepishly: "You know my relationship with my mom isn't good, so you don't need to feel guilty. Besides, my mom is arrogant and conceited. If you opened a small shop in a place like the knitting factory, she wouldn't even look at you and would find a chance to humiliate you. Here, although she's not the manager anymore, everyone here knows her. Even if she's tactless, she won't come here to cause you trouble, so you're safe."
Another thing is that the person Kwon Jin hates the most actually opened a shop in the Hua Mao Hotel, while she left the Hua Mao Hotel. This really made Kwon Jin feel incredibly embarrassed.
For Ye Qing, it was a truly great victory.
Although these rights weren't explicitly stated, Ye Qing could imagine it himself. If you asked Ye Qing if he was happy, it would be pretentious for him to say no.
She was happy, but all of this was thanks to Xi Quan. If Xi Quan were really Ye Qing's boyfriend, it would be alright, but Xi Quan's so-called boyfriend was fake.
This made Ye Qing feel somewhat uneasy.
Suddenly, an idea popped into her head: why not make Xi Quan a permanent member of the government?
The idea had barely formed in his mind when someone knocked on the car window. The knocking brought Ye Qing back to his senses and quickly banished the thought from his head. Ye Qing felt that his idea was simply too crazy.
Shaking his head, Ye Qing raised his hand to roll down the car window, but then, remembering that he also needed to get out, he opened the car door instead. As soon as he got out, he heard Xi Yue, who had knocked on the car window earlier, teasingly say, "I've been watching you guys in the lobby for ages, and you didn't even get out of the car when you arrived. What were you saying that I can't hear?"
The topic was originally about the shop, which Xi Yue already knew about. However, upon hearing Xi Yue's teasing, Ye Qing felt a little embarrassed.
She subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to pat her cheeks, which were flushed with embarrassment, but when she caught a glimpse of Xi Yue's teasing smile out of the corner of her eye, Ye Qing quickly composed herself and questioned Xi Yue: "You already knew that Xi Quan had given you a shop?"
As Xi Yue linked arms with Ye Qing and walked inside, she said, "Wrong, that's a gift from your boyfriend!"
Ye Qing staggered upon hearing Xi Yue's words, almost falling over: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
After saying that, Ye Qing saw Xi Yue turn around and wink at Xi Quan. Feeling embarrassed, Ye Qing pulled Xi Yue back to stop her from whispering with Xi Quan.
Ye Qing could tell from Xi Yue's expression that she was in cahoots with Xi Quan, and felt quite helpless. She pretended to be angry and walked forward while glancing back at Xi Yue a few times. Because she wasn't watching where she was going, she bumped into a middle-aged man walking towards her. Just as Ye Qing was about to apologize, Xi Yue rushed over.
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