Cheng Lin grinned and said, "I've got someone keeping an eye on Lu Qing and Shen Xuwen. They'll call you if they get any breaking news!"
Lu Yang said speechlessly, "What news could there be? I'll contact Yu Xintong later. Yu Xintong and Shen Xuwen will have to fight each other openly and secretly for Lu Qing."
"Yu Xintong will most likely win, after all, Shen Xuwen's parents will be on Yu Xintong's side."
Cheng Lin stroked his chin and said, "The process will definitely be quite interesting."
"It's quite interesting that I can still find something to enjoy amidst my busy schedule. I recently contacted a local bigwig in the neighboring provincial capital and plan to open a branch there."
"You've already opened three food and beverage bar branches, I can't let you fall behind!"
Lu Yang couldn't help but smile, took out a necklace from his bag and said, "Lili picked this out. You've been dating Xu Huiying for so long, you should buy her a decent gift."
Cheng Lin blinked, took the necklace, and said, "Necklaces around here aren't this exquisite."
"Let's meet up and have a meal together when we have time."
Lu Yang nodded: "Okay, when we're both free."
"This necklace is also a way of thanking you for helping me avoid disaster. When my grandma was hospitalized in the provincial capital, Lu Jianjun came over a lot of times demanding money."
"I know that giving them more money will get rid of them quickly, but I'm afraid they'll get a taste of the benefits and then take advantage of me!"
Cheng Lin nodded knowingly and said with a smile, "It's nothing. We're like family, and I know your difficulties."
"Your family is even more troublesome than Lin Hongshan's family!"
"Lin Hongshan's brothers are all pretty useless, unlike Lu Qing and Lu Yao who are so cunning."
Lu Yang kept a straight face, feeling a bit helpless. He got up and went out with Cheng Lin.
The two parted ways at the door. Lu Yang went home to find Yao Lili to pack his things and return to Guangzhou.
Cheng Lin also went to cultivate relationships in the neighboring provincial capital, and then opened a branch there.
These days, personal connections are essential; it's very difficult to do business long-term in a place where you don't have any connections.
After returning to Guangzhou, Lu Yang immediately checked his email and found a letter from Li Xingran.
In his letter, he mentioned that after Li Xun was dismissed from his post by the Zhao family, he went to Old Man Li for help.
Old Li scolded Li Xun, but also encouraged him to make more progress and achieve more merits.
He was awarded a second-class merit and worked hard to catch up with all his courses, so he will be able to start his second year of university smoothly when the semester begins.
Lu Yang specially mailed him a ginseng root, telling him to take care of his health, as it was for him to use.
Then I wrote him another message, because the current situation is chaotic, and many people are taking advantage of the chaos to do dangerous things.
Lu Yang also wrote down his recent situation and mailed the letter along with the ginseng.
He first went to check on his three restaurants, which were managed in a very orderly manner.
Lin Hongshan and Ge San had both managed restaurants with Cheng Lin in the provincial capital, so they were quite experienced.
Lu Yang was not surprised that they could run the restaurant well.
Qi Xuesong, on the other hand, also ran the restaurant quite well, which surprised him.
He first went to the shop run by Qi Xuesong, but business wasn't as good as when it first opened.
After all, several other businesses have already followed suit, not only imitating their business philosophy but also making almost identical dishes and store decorations.
Fortunately, they were among the first to open this type of store, and they have a lot of repeat customers, so their monthly profits are very stable.
After checking the accounts, Lu Yang handed a large bag of things to Qi Xuesong: "These are all local specialties from my hometown. Take them back and steam them."
Qi Xuesong was very excited. He didn't know why Lu Yang was so good to him.
I took him to see a doctor as soon as we met, and later gave him advice on running a restaurant.
During the summer vacation, he was given complete control of the business. He was initially apprehensive, but quickly got the hang of it. Most of the other employees who joined the restaurant at the same time are now working as waiters, but he became the acting manager, a stroke of luck that made others envious.
Qi Xuesong was somewhat flattered: "Thank you, boss."
Lu Yang smiled and said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Do you want to take a break? You haven't had a single day off since you joined the company."
Yao Lili then realized that although she also worked at this restaurant, she would occasionally take leave, and later she even stopped going to work altogether in order to audit classes at university.
She asked with some concern, "You have a heart condition, can you handle it?"
Qi Xuesong's face was rosy: "I'm fine now. I used to work too hard and never made any money. I was so worried that I had insomnia and liked to drink alcohol, which led to my arrhythmia."
"This job is much easier now, and I earn more. I've also quit drinking. I took some time to go to the hospital for a check-up recently, and everything is fine now."
Lu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief, noticing that Qi Xuesong's mental state was indeed much better than in his previous life.
Qi Xuesong changed the subject, saying, "My second uncle is coming over the day after tomorrow, and I'd like to take the day after tomorrow to pick him up."
Lu Yang nodded and said, "We're quite far from the train station. You can ride your motorcycle there. Be careful on the road."
As he spoke, he took the motorcycle keys out of his pocket and placed them on the table.
Qi Xuesong nodded, his smile almost overflowing.
His father died of illness when he was thirteen, and the family's savings were emptied to pay for his father's medical treatment.
He also has two younger sisters and a younger brother. When his father passed away, his younger brother was still being breastfed.
After two years of hardship, Qi Xuesong could no longer endure it, so he gritted his teeth, dropped out of school, and insisted on going out to work.
Over the years, he has done a lot of hard labor and has always sent money home every month.
But the money I used to earn by working myself to the bone for three months was not as much as what I can easily earn in a month now.
He was very grateful to Lu Yang for giving him this job, and his mood improved.
After checking the store and confirming that everything was alright, Lu Yang went to the store run by Ge San.
Ge San was sitting behind the front desk, a toothpick in his mouth, looking at the ledger. A batch of fresh ingredients had just been delivered today, and he would have to go and check them in person later.
Lu Yang walked up to him, smiled, and said, "Manager Ge!"
Ge San instinctively wanted to respond, but when he looked up and saw it was Lu Yang, he immediately jumped up: "You're finally back! Did you bring me a gift!"
Lu Yang took a large box out of his bag and said, "Open it and take a look."
Ge San raised an eyebrow, opened the box, and immediately widened his eyes: "Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!"
"This is a mobile phone, it's incredible, it's super expensive!"
His voice was very loud and penetrating; everyone in the restaurant could hear it.
Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's right. Although the official price is 20,000, it costs 25,000 to buy one. I've already paid the 8,000 network access fee."
Ge San was so excited that his face turned red. This was a really good thing; it would be so prestigious to have it!
Ge Sandu wanted to kiss Lu Yang on the cheek, but Lu Yang quickly dodged: "Stop messing around, I'll write down two numbers for you."
As he spoke, he picked up a pen and wrote down two phone numbers: "The one on top is mine, and the one on the bottom is Hongshan's. I also bought one for Hongshan."
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