Seeing Lu Baiwei and Gu Chuanbai coming together and walking out of the Shiweiji private room, Lu Yuanhong was stunned.
He nodded and greeted Gu Chuanbai, and his eyes quickly fell on Lu Baiwei.
"Hello, are you Boss Lu?"
Lu Baiwei had probably guessed the identity of the visitor, because the visitor was the person she and Gu Chuanbai had just talked about. He looked about 60% similar to Lu Yuanze, but his temperament was completely different from Lu Yuanze.
Lu Yuanze looks gentle and elegant, like a nobleman.
The person in front of me had the aura of a superior. When he looked at me, his eyes were clearly not aggressive, but it was as if he could see through me at a glance.
It was difficult for him to pretend that he didn't know Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu just like they did last time.
He called out "Boss Lu" in a serious tone, and Lu Baiwei almost burst out laughing for some reason.
Feeling very uncomfortable, Lu Baiwei nodded and had no choice but to accompany him to continue acting.
"Who are you?"
His niece's voice was indeed gentle and pleasant. Lu Yuanhong seemed to hear the gurgling sound of a mountain stream flowing through a canal and was almost lost in the sound.
Lu Baiwei tried hard to suppress her smile and looked up at him inquiringly.
Lu Yuanhong hurriedly took out a contract from the brown paper bag and handed it to Lu Baiwei.
"I'm here to get your stamp, Boss Lu."
Lu Yuanhong explained his purpose: "My grandfather and grandmother signed a franchise agreement with Shiweiji. The contract stipulates that the payment will be made within three days. I went to the bank to make the payment and found that the contract was not stamped."
"There are also issues such as the subsequent location selection and decoration of the store. I will go there to find out the situation for my parents."
The market economy has only been liberalized now. In this era when the average monthly salary is less than 100 yuan, being able to come up with 8,000 yuan to join Shiweiji is a huge sum of money.
Besides, franchising is a new model. Even though there is a precedent of Shiwei Ji making money, not many people can raise 8,000 yuan at once and decide to join Shiwei Ji.
It can be said that those who made the decision to join were influenced by the newspaper advertisement of Shiweiji.
It takes a lot of courage and careful consideration to make the decision to join.
The old man and old lady who came last time decided to spend 8,000 yuan to join Shiweiji just by listening to her and Su Changyao’s explanation.
Even without fully understanding the situation, he was impatient and urged Lu Baiwei to sign the franchise contract.
The old lady was still holding her hand, trying her best to hide the tears in her eyes.
Lu Baiwei had roughly guessed the identities of the old couple at that time.
Feeling the affection from them, Lu Baiwei took the opportunity to coax the two old people, and the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, the old couple of the Lu family actually arranged to transfer the money later.
And they sent their son to discuss the joining matters.
Lu Baiwei felt kindness from Lu Yuanhong and couldn't understand what her uncle meant. Since she didn't know what the other party's purpose was and had no intention of revealing her identity, Lu Baiwei planned to continue the show.
"Mr. Lu, can we talk for a moment?"
After bringing Lu Yuanhong into the private room, Lu Baiwei asked the waitress to make some more tea and bring it in.
She explained the situation: "Mr. Lu, Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu were having dinner at our Shiweiji, and the head office happened to be holding a franchise conference."
"Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu thought I looked like a good match and loved the braised dishes in our store, so they came up with the idea of opening a braised food store themselves."
"Shiweiji's development of franchise stores is an introduction to a foreign business model. It can be said that a large amount of money has to be invested before the store is even opened. This model is not yet accepted in China."
"So, we put an ad in the newspaper to introduce the benefits of joining the chain store."
"After spreading the word, I and Master Su from our store, who had experience in running Yuxiangyuan, held a signing and franchising meeting at the Shiweiji headquarters to answer various questions about this chain operation model."
"Then, with the joint efforts of all our Shiweiji employees, we finally developed dozens of franchisees with development intentions."
"Mr. Lu, the franchise fee of 8,000 yuan is not a small amount. Even if Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu really want to run a braised food shop, they would not make a decision so casually. At least they should discuss it with their family members before deciding whether to become a franchisee."
So, just as he guessed, the little girl in front of him was trying to make the old couple happy that day.
A warm feeling surged through Lu Yuanhong's heart, and at the same time, he had a clearer understanding of his niece's character and personality.
Such a large sum of money, 8,000 yuan, was given by his old man and old lady without hesitation.
If it were someone else, they would probably be eager to take advantage of this.
She is worthy of being a girl from the Lu family, Lu Yuanhong’s niece.
He is good at business and is also exceptionally smart.
Lu Yuanhong heard that the little girl had long suspected the identities of the old couple, so she was using the contract to coax them.
"Did you guess it?"
Lu Yuanhong asked Lu Baiwei directly.
"Yeah, I guessed it."
Lu Baiwei asked him: "So, how should I call you?"
I admire my niece very much. The more I look at her, the more I like her.
No wonder the old man and old lady in the family came to Shiweiji and talked about their granddaughter eight hundred times a day. Now that the Zhang family has got what they deserve, it is time to recognize the girl from their Lu family.
She is of the Lu family's bloodline, so there is no reason for her to not recognize her ancestors.
"I'm Lu Yuanhong, Weiwei."
Now that his niece had pointed out the truth, he no longer had to pretend to be a stranger. Lu Yuanhong instantly got rid of that alienated feeling and became very easy-going.
He spoke gently, "Weiwei, I'm your uncle."
In fact, Lu Yuanhong was also nervous when coming to see his niece.
A niece fell from the sky, and I feel like I’m dreaming these days.
I was afraid that if I spoke too loudly, I would scare the girl away.
Afraid that his name was inappropriate, Lu Yuanhong even discussed it with Lu Baiwei.
"Mind if I call you Vivi?"
He explained: "I just heard Manager Gu call you that. I heard that Manager Gu is your sister-in-law. I guess your family calls you that."
"I just feel that calling each other this way makes us feel closer, like family members."
There is no need to be so cautious.
Lu Baiwei now understood why Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu were so patient and restrained last time.
People like Lu Yuanhong who often appear on TV are all very cautious about themselves. I guess, as Gu Chuanbai said, the old couple in the Lu family really wanted a daughter when they were young.
My wish to have a daughter was not fulfilled, but now I have a granddaughter, and I am probably overjoyed.
In the past, Lu Baiwei was the one who was despised in the countryside. Lu Jianguo and Liu Chunhua favored boys over girls. In her previous life, her existence was just for Lu Wenhua to suck her blood and become a stepping stone for Lu Wenhua to become rich and powerful.
I never thought that there would be a day when I would be cherished so much by my family.