"Xiao Nuan, I'm sorry, I lied to you." Jiang Yi didn't hide anything and said whatever came to mind. "I found someone to franchise your restaurant. My initial idea was to see you often. As a business partner, you had no reason to refuse me. But I didn't expect things to change so quickly... I... I fell in love with that wild girl..."
Xiao Moran was secretly delighted, but he remained composed and said sternly, "Jiang, your love is far too fickle. Today you love this one, tomorrow that one, and who knows who you'll fall in love with the day after tomorrow?"
"Brother Moran, can I call you that now? Don't talk to me like that," Jiang Yi said defiantly. "I did love Xiao Nuan seriously, but you two are together now. If I keep bothering her, my parents won't allow it, and my morals won't allow it either. My relationship with Lan Yin wasn't love at all; perhaps, back then, it was more about revenge. Thinking about what happened between you two, it's not unreasonable for me to choose to date Lan Yin, is it? In some mysterious way, fate let this wild girl into my life. Shouldn't I fall in love with her?"
"As long as you're sincere and not deceiving Moxi's feelings, and you stay together forever, I, as your older brother, will definitely wish you happiness," Xiao Moran warned him as the older brother. "However, you need to grow up and stop relying on your family for everything. You also need to get rid of your extravagant habits. Your family's money didn't grow on trees; it's what they saved by scrimping and saving."
"Are you talking about me taking 20,000 yuan from Grandpa?" Jiang Yi asked, holding Mo Xi's hand. "I didn't use that money. I used it to invest in opening a shop and for working capital. If you have time, you can go and see the scale of my shop. This money will be recouped quickly, and then I will pay Grandpa back with interest."
"Brother, sister-in-law, Jiang Yi's three shops are doing really well." Mo Xi spoke up for Jiang Yi. "Especially that beauty soup, so many students come to buy it every day. Male students buy it for their girlfriends, and female students buy it for themselves. It's always in short supply, so we have to limit the quantity sold."
"Really?" Su Xiaonuan looked at Jiang Yi with admiration, thinking to herself, no wonder this kid suggested developing those health-preserving soups when he ate at her house, so that's what he was thinking.
"Xiao Nuan, do you have time to come over and give me some guidance?" Jiang Yi made a pleading gesture. "I learned from you. Our shop also does takeout now, and this business is especially good on weekends. I didn't expect there to be so many lazy students. They don't even want to leave the campus during holidays and just call to order food."
"Jiang Yi, you're doing great!" Xiao Nuan gave him a thumbs up. "My shop doesn't get many takeout orders, so the customer base is different. Your shops face the entire university town, with so many students. If you develop this business, you'll definitely make a fortune. Why didn't I think of doing business with these students before? If I opened a few beverage shops there, specializing in milk, vegetables, and juice, the business would definitely be booming."
What was said without malice may have been taken to heart by the listener.
Jiang Yi's eyes immediately lit up. "So, do you want to develop this project?"
"Yes." Su Xiaonuan nodded. "I have that idea."
“Then I’ll wait to franchise your beverage shop again.” Jiang Yi rubbed his hands together, eager to get started. “Let’s make this clear first, you can’t sign the franchise slots in the university town to anyone else, you have to sign them all to me. I’ll go look at the shops tomorrow, and if there’s a suitable one, I’ll book it. Don’t waste your time, time is money, hurry up and get the beverage shops up and running, and then spread them everywhere. I’m going to make money with you.”
"Jiang Yi, you're a student now, so your studies should be your priority. With so many shops, how can you concentrate on your studies?" Xiao Moran frowned.
"Don't worry, I'm a top student, so it won't interfere with my studies. My management is more standardized, and once the business is on track, I'll just be a hands-off boss counting the money."
"Comrade Su, once your beverage shop opens, can our family members become franchisees?"
Suddenly, a large group of fully-equipped police officers surrounded her, all smiling ingratiatingly. They knew about Jiuya Restaurant and told her that if she really wanted to develop drinks, she shouldn't miss this opportunity to make a fortune.
“Sure.” Su Xiaonuan shrugged. “This doesn’t require much skill, it’s simpler than opening a restaurant. So, take a look and see which families want to franchise. Once my store is open, I’ll reserve a spot for you. If you decide not to join, I’ll recruit franchisees from other businesses.”
Her words were met with applause. Everyone knew that Su Xiaonuan was not only a genius at solving cases, but also a golden touch in the business world. Any business she gave advice to would become incredibly successful. The clothing store that Yu Yang's wife opened was also at Su Xiaonuan's suggestion, and the business was booming. It was said that they were going to open a chain of stores.
Becoming friends with Su Xiaonuan is everyone's dream; following her means getting rich.
The story of Yu Yang's wife was all over the news within the system, and Su Xiaonuan was everyone's idol.
On the way back, Moxi said excitedly, "Sister-in-law, how about I join your beverage shop franchise? Can I have a spot?"
"Your task is to study, why are you going to franchise a beverage shop?" Xiao Moran was the first to object. "Are you short of money right now? I heard you even took a part-time job?"
"Brother, you and sister-in-law both give me pocket money, but that's not the same. Why shouldn't I earn my own money?"
"Focus on your studies and don't do part-time jobs."
“I used to do that job part-time, but now I’m Jiang Yi’s girlfriend. That’s called helping my boyfriend start a business. Now, I also train the employees in his store,” Mo Xi said proudly.
"Heh, you even train your employees?" Su Xiaonuan almost burst out laughing. What does this girl know?
"I learned all of this from my sister-in-law." Mo Xi shrank back. "Sister-in-law, you won't blame me, will you? I remember everything you say and do in the store, and how you teach the employees. I used it when I was working part-time. Jiang Yi said it was very good, so he asked me to give the employees unified training."
"What have you been secretly learning from your sister-in-law?" Xiao Moran was eager to know how his sister had managed to win over Jiang Yi. He wondered if it was related to what Moxi had mentioned.
“I’ve learned so much.” Mo Xi counted on his fingers. “For example, what my sister-in-law says to guests when she’s welcoming them, and how she addresses handsome men and beautiful women. I must say, those two terms are really effective. The students in the university town love to hear those two terms. When they’re called handsome men and beautiful women, they can’t stop smiling. It’s much more popular than calling them girls, young men, or classmates.”
"Anything else?" Xiao Moran wanted to find out more information.
"And I can even imitate my sister-in-law's mannerisms to about 80%!" Mo Xi said, shaking his head. "I can imitate my sister-in-law's way of speaking, fighting, and even the way she looks at people to about 80%."
After saying that, she glared at Xiao Moran, who had turned around, just like Su Xiaonuan usually did, which immediately made Xiao Moran laugh.
"Why are you all laughing so much?" Mo Xi said. "I told Jiang Yi the jokes that my sister-in-law told, and he laughed so hard he almost fell over. Brother, you're even more exaggerated. I just imitated the way my sister-in-law looks at people, and you laughed like this. Isn't that a bit too much?"
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