She wasn’t young anymore.
In her hometown, people her age were already married with children.
Having lived in the Red Light District for so many years, Li Ziyan envied the lives of her peers. This time, she wanted to take more money back home, then find an honest man and lead a quiet life.
"Sister Hong has always been true to her word, you don’t need to worry about that."
Li Ziyan narrowed her eyes, "I hope so."
"Is that Ziyan coming back?" A familiar voice came from inside the room.
Upon hearing this, Li Ziyan immediately discarded the cigarette butt, walked over with a smile, and said, "Sister Hong."
Sister Hong was a middle-aged woman of about fifty.
With permed hair.
She was dressed in a dark-colored cheongsam. Though no longer young, she still exuded charm.
Sister Hong took Li Ziyan’s hand, "How did you handle the thing I asked you to do a few days ago?"
"The fish has taken the bait," Li Ziyan answered.
Hearing this, Sister Hong’s eyes lit up as she said with a smile, "Ah, Ziyan, I’ve already prepared that hundred thousand for you. Just handle the matter well, and I will transfer the money to you immediately."
"Thank you, Sister Hong."
Sister Hong held Li Ziyan’s hand, "Ziyan, as I’ve said, you’ve been with me for many years, and I won’t let you down."
Sister Hong had been in the business for over twenty years.
She knew that this was a profession that thrived on youth.
Although Li Ziyan was only 30 years old this year, she was no longer suitable for this line of work. She had to bring in new blood, or else she would be the one to tarnish her own reputation.
**
Elsewhere.
The Lu Family.
Bai Lu was preparing gifts for the New Year visits.
Grandma Lu asked curiously, "Lulu, haven’t we already finished visiting all our relatives? Where are you going today?"
"I’m making a trip to the Zhang Family."
The Zhang Family?
Upon hearing this, Grandma Lu’s brows furrowed slightly, "Could it be that Li still hasn’t seen Zhang Shanshan’s true colors?"
"Mom, it’s Xianxian they call her! What Shanshan?"
Grandma Lu was really too disrespectful.
Grandma Lu harrumphed, "That Zhang Xianxian, from head to toe there’s nothing real about her, if not Shanshan then what is it?"
Does she even deserve the word ’fairy’ in her name?
Bai Lu had always viewed Zhang Xianxian through a heavily distorted filter, "Mom, why do you say that about Shanshan, I mean Xianxian? She’s always been very sincere, what’s fake about her?"
"Then do tell, what about her isn’t fake?" Grandma Lu turned to Bai Lu and continued, "I’ve heard news about her plastic surgery recently. There are side effects to such procedures, haven’t you noticed her face is getting more and more saggy? Also, hasn’t she always been talking about launching the ’Z Plan’? Why is she still not launching it? It’s obvious she’s oversold herself and now she can’t wrap it up."
Bai Lu couldn’t understand why her mother-in-law always looked down on the capable Zhang Xianxian.
Just wait.
Sooner or later, Grandma Lu will realize how outrageously wrong she was.
And when that time comes, she will surely regret it deeply.
"Please don’t talk nonsense, Mom. Xianxian is a natural beauty. On the night of New Year’s Eve, she just looked a bit tired because she wasn’t feeling her best. People can be so toxic; who can always be in top shape? How could they say that Xianxian has had plastic surgery?"
As she spoke, Bai Lu continued, "Also, the ’Z Plan’ is not just any ordinary project. It’s a major initiative that can boost the economy of Qing City; of course, Xianxian needs to thoroughly research it before holding a press conference."
"Does the economy of Qing City still need her to spur it on?" Grandma Lu scoffed, "With Xiao Wu’s ’Beauty Chant’ around, our Qing City’s economy has already skyrocketed, okay?"
’Beauty Chant’ had already become legendary in Qing City.
According to big data, last year the number of tourists who visited Qing City because of ’Beauty Chant’ shot up directly from 20 million to 200 million, surpassing the most popular tourist cities by 20 million visits!
The housing prices in Qing City also rose by around ten percent due to ’Beauty Chant’.
And ’Beauty Chant’ was not just a fleeting trend.
Although there are many ’Beauty Chant’ franchises in City C now, people still yearn to visit the original Qing City store to check in.
This was a point that Bai Lu really didn’t know how to argue against.
Because of ’Beauty Chant,’ Qing City’s economy had indeed risen significantly, to the point where it was on the verge of climbing from a second-tier to a first-tier city.
At that moment, Bai Lu added, "Lin Wu is just the daughter of the founder of ’Beauty Chant.’ At the end of the day, she’s merely basking in her mother’s glory."
"What do you know?" Grandma Lu looked at Bai Lu, "I’ll tell you, all the products of ’Beauty Chant’ were developed by Xiao Wu. Strictly speaking, her mother is only worthy of being considered Xiao Wu’s apprentice."
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