Chapter 205 Ambitious
As usual, everyone came to the Chen family's house to watch TV.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Fanglan suddenly returned.
Grandma Xi went up to her and saw that she was only wearing a thin denim jacket, so she couldn't help but give her a lecture.
Chen Fanglan accepted it obediently without any objection, and put on the thick coat that Grandma Xi had found for her.
She always went along with Grandma Xi's wishes, and Grandma Xi soon stopped nagging.
After everyone left, she closed the door and boiled water for Chen Fanglan to take a bath.
The mother and daughter talked for a long time. When it was time to go to bed, Grandma Xi started to doze off, so Chen Fanglan urged her to go back to her room to sleep.
Chen Fanglan was the only one left in the living room; everyone else had gone to their rooms to sleep.
She turned off the living room lights and went upstairs.
Instead of going back to his own room to sleep, he came to find Shen Xuewei.
Shen Xuewei was about to fall asleep when a knock on the door startled her awake.
Just as she was about to ask who it was, she heard Chen Fanglan's hushed voice from outside the door, "Weiwei, it's me. Open the door quickly, your aunt has something to tell you."
Shen Xuewei scratched her head, wondering what her aunt wanted to talk to her about so late.
She got up and opened the door for Chen Fanglan.
Once inside, Chen Fanglan immediately crawled into Shen Xuewei's warm bed, shivering and sighing.
"Weiwei, your auntie is going to sleep in the same room with you tonight."
Shen Xuewei had stayed with her for a summer vacation and didn't mind sleeping with her.
She lay back on the bed and asked curiously, "Auntie, you didn't come to see me just to sleep in the same room as me, did you?"
Chen Fanglan held up her index finger and shushed her, "Speak softly, I'm afraid your grandparents will hear you."
Seeing her so serious, Shen Xuewei perked up a bit.
It seems I need to tell her a very important secret.
She nodded and lowered her voice, "Auntie, what do you want to tell me? I'm listening."
Chen Fanglan immediately dropped a bombshell: "Weiwei, I want to take over Platinum Joy Skin Research Institute, both of their stores."
Platinum Beauty Salon is the beauty salon where Chen Fanglan works.
Shen Xuewei's sleepiness completely vanished, and she was somewhat incredulous.
"Auntie, aren't you being too impulsive?"
Chen Fanglan's expression was stubborn. "I didn't act impulsively. I thought it through carefully."
Shen Xuewei ruffled her hair into a mess and sat up cross-legged.
"Okay, let me hear your plans. Wait, your boss's two beauty salons were doing just fine, why would he suddenly sell them?"
Chen Fanglan also sat up cross-legged, facing Shen Xuewei.
She gave a wry smile. "The problem lies with her."
She paused, her tone hesitant, and said, "I don't think I've told you about my boss, have I?"
Shen Xuewei thought about it and realized that she hadn't really talked to her about it.
All she knew was that Chen Fanglan's boss was Liang Donglei, who was two years younger than Chen Fanglan, probably not even thirty years old, and a formidable figure.
Seeing Shen Xuewei's eyes brighten and her gaze urging her to continue, Chen Fanglan didn't keep her in suspense and whispered to her.
It turns out that Liang Donglei was the mistress of a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong.
The wealthy businessman made his fortune with the help of his wife's family, but after more than ten years of marriage, he had no children.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that his wife had a health problem and was unable to have children.
At that time, the wealthy businessman's business was booming and he no longer needed to rely on his wife's family. So he used his wife's inability to have children as an excuse to keep several mistresses outside.
Although his wife was unwilling, she thought it was her own problem and didn't want to divorce the wealthy businessman whose net worth had skyrocketed, so she could only endure it.
However, it is estimated that he was angered too much and suffered from long-term emotional suppression, which led to liver cancer. By the time it was discovered, it was already in its late stage.
He left a few years later.
After her death, the wealthy businessman had no more scruples and kept even more women.
However, he had so many lovers, and one of them had become pregnant, but she soon miscarried.
After years of trying, they still don't have a child.
The wealthy businessman panicked and, swallowing his pride, went to the hospital for a checkup, only to discover that he had low sperm count, almost to the point of having no sperm at all.
This news struck him like a bolt from the blue, leaving him so shocked he felt like he was about to vomit blood.
Liang Donglei came from a poor family, but she was unwilling to live an ordinary life.
When she was sixteen, she used her connections to go to Hong Kong to work.
In her spare time, she studied English diligently and then got a job as a waitress in a high-end hotel.
By chance, she was able to meet this wealthy businessman.
Upon learning of the death of his wife, despite having many lovers, he became one of her most suitable targets.
With her beautiful appearance and gentle, considerate nature, she successfully caught the eye of a wealthy businessman and became one of his lovers.
She was not content to be just one of many lovers and ambitiously wanted to become Mrs. Yang.
Competition among lovers is fierce, so she retreated to Luli County as a strategic move.
At the time, the wealthy businessman surnamed Yang was completely infatuated with her and would come to Luli County to see her every two months.
A few days at a time, these days belong to her.
The primary condition for becoming Mrs. Yang is to give birth to a child.
Before the wealthy businessman surnamed Yang's asthenospermia worsened and turned into azoospermia, Liang Donglei successfully became pregnant, and not through IVF, but through natural conception.
The wealthy businessman surnamed Yang had also wondered if the child was someone else's.
However, after the paternity test, there were no more doubts, and they promised to give her the status of Mrs. Yang.
As a reward for giving birth, she was also given a luxury mansion in the port city.
She plans to develop her career in the port city, and she no longer values her assets in Luli County, so she has already begun to sell them off in bulk.
Chen Fanglan and she had a fairly good relationship, having spent so many years together.
If Chen Fanglan wanted to take it over, Liang Donglei promised to give her priority and make appropriate concessions on the price.
Chen Fanglan's voice trembled as she spoke these words.
"Weiwei, after so many years at Platinum Joy Skin Research Club, I've reached the limit of what I could achieve as a store manager."
"If she sells Platinum Joy Skin Lab, I might not even be able to keep my position as store manager."
"I think that in this life, you always have to give it your all so you won't regret it. I've been at Platinum Joy Skin Research Institute for so many years, and I know the situation there best."
"If I manage it well, I can earn back the money I spent on buying Platinum Joy Skin Research Institute in just a few years..."
Shen Xuewei listened to her words, nodding from time to time, and then got to the key point.
"But Auntie, how much money do you have to buy both stores at the same time?"
Two beauty salons are being transferred, and the shops are being transferred along with them.
Although shops in small county towns are not as expensive as those in big cities, the cost of a beauty salon, including its facilities, equipment, and employee salaries, is estimated to be around a million yuan.
Chen Fanglan licked her lips. "One million two hundred thousand."
Shen Xuewei fell silent. She had been working hard writing books for several years, but she still hadn't saved up a million.
Even when she had the most money in her previous life, she had never had this much money at the same time.
Where is Chen Fanglan going to get 1.2 million yuan now?
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