Chapter 197: Grandma's Enlightenment
"Grandma, what do you think of the milk tea shop that Siran and I opened? Can it be developed into a really great chain store?"
When Grandma Huo heard Lin Yilan suddenly change the topic to the milk tea shop, she didn't understand what was going on for a moment, but she still thought about it seriously.
"Actually, when you and that girl from the Chu family first planned to open a milk tea shop together, grandma wasn't optimistic. Although young people nowadays like milk tea, the profit margin is too low after all. Compared to the Huo family who can easily make hundreds of thousands or even millions with just a single contract, it's simply not worth mentioning."
When Lin Yilan heard Grandma Huo say this, the light in her eyes that had just lit up disappeared without a trace. However, she still listened carefully to what Grandma Huo said next.
"I thought the girl from the Chu family was just bored and didn't want to be tied down by the Chu family, so she wanted to open a milk tea shop. It looks good and can make some money, so it's a pretty interesting idea. You were quite interested at the time, so grandma was thinking, it's just a milk tea shop anyway, if you like it, just go for it, the Huo family doesn't need that little money anyway."
"So grandma also means that we opened a milk tea shop just on a whim?"
"Grandma felt the same way at first, but then I started listening to you talk about your milk tea shop every day. I heard you talk about how hard Chu Siran worked for the shop, and how your shop expanded here and there. I also heard you complain about how you don't know how to do anything and can't contribute to the shop..."
As Grandma Huo said these things, she moved closer to Lin Yilan, held one of Lin Yilan's hands, and looked at Lin Yilan with a caring face.
"It wasn't until then that grandma realized that you two weren't just joking around, but were really serious about this. Even though it was just a few ordinary milk tea shops, you really took it seriously. And grandma also supports you and hopes to see your milk tea shops continue to do better and better."
After hearing what her grandmother said, Lin Yilan's eyes were already filled with tears because of her touching feelings. "Grandma, thank you for understanding me. I knew you were the best for me."
"Silly girl, what are you talking about? You are the daughter-in-law of our Huo family, so of course I have to treat you well. Not only me, but Huo Juncheng will also support you. The reason why he made you angry yesterday was actually unintentional."
Lin Yilan was slightly surprised when she heard her grandmother mention Huo Juncheng and what happened yesterday. Didn't Grandma Huo know what happened between her and Huo Juncheng yesterday? Why did she act like she knew the truth now?
"Don't look at me like that. I just started talking to you about Huo Juncheng, and you suddenly changed the subject to the milk tea shop you and Chu Siran opened. What does this mean? Do you think I can't guess it?"
Hearing Grandma Huo say this, Lin Yilan stuck out her tongue mischievously to clear away the gloom from her expression.
"Actually, this can't be blamed on Huo Juncheng. He works so hard every day and earns so much money. Originally, all he needed was a wife who knew how to spend money. But who would have thought that our Yilan insisted on making money on her own? Of course he was angry."
Lin Yilan didn't expect that Grandma Huo would actually start joking at this moment. She glared at Grandma Huo in pretending to be angry and said, "Grandma, what are you talking about? I have hands and feet, and I don't want to be a parasite."
At this time, Lin Yilan's stomach rumbled uncomfortably. After hearing this, Grandma Huo couldn't help laughing out loud. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go eat first."
After Lin Yilan and Grandma Huo finished their lunch together, they came to the milk tea shop to find Chu Siran. After all, the promise to Mo Yanran had gone down the drain. No matter what, they had to discuss countermeasures with Chu Siran.
Chu Siran didn't react much after hearing what Lin Yilan said. After all, there were more than one or two people saying this to her, and she was used to it.
Just looking at Lin Yilan's angry expression, Chu Siran felt that she was really happy that Lin Yilan would stand up for her.
"To be honest, I didn't care about these comments from the beginning. I just do what I want to do. I don't care what others think. And I will use actual actions to prove whether I am serious about doing these things or just doing them on a whim."
Lin Yilan also knew this truth. What others said was actually not important. The milk tea shops that Chu Siran built one after another were announcing to the public that the chain stores she mentioned were definitely not just talk.
"When I first opened the shop, I had too many ideals. I thought running a milk tea shop would just involve hiring a few reliable employees, and then I could just sit back, sip my milk tea, and watch everything unfold."
Hearing Chu Siran say this, Lin Yilan couldn't help but smile, "So when you first opened the store, you didn't expect it to be so hard. I really thought you had made all the preparations."
"How is that possible? After all, I'm the daughter of the Chu family. How could I possibly bring myself to this level of suffering? In fact, when I first started the milk tea shop, I really just wanted to have fun. It would be so nice to open my own milk tea shop and drink milk tea whenever I want."
Lin Yilan hadn't expected Chu Siran to say that. Why did she feel that Chu Siran's idea was a slap in her face? Yesterday, she angrily told Huo Juncheng how serious and hardworking Chu Siran was. Now, because of Chu Siran's words, she felt that she had lost her confidence in an instant.
"Why are you looking at me with such disappointment?"
Chu Siran noticed Lin Yilan's expression at the moment. In fact, he had thought about it a long time ago, but he just thought it was fun and wanted to tease Lin Yilan, so he pretended to be surprised and looked at Lin Yilan.
"Although I did think so at the time, I later changed my mind. I felt that although opening a milk tea shop was not as romantic as I imagined, it did have great business prospects. This was also true. So later on, in order to prove myself, and also to own a business that belonged to me, I wanted to stop being called a second-generation rich kid."
Chu Siran said this and looked at Lin Yilan beside him. Seeing that Lin Yilan still looked disappointed, he pursed his lips and said, "Why do you still look disappointed in me? I told you that I am really taking this matter seriously now."
"Alas." Facing Chu Siran who was standing next to her, Lin Yilan had no intention of giving Chu Siran any face, and even sighed pretending to be angry.
Then he looked at Chu Siran and said slowly, "I really always thought that the idea of opening a milk tea shop was yours from the beginning. I never thought that it was really just a spur of the moment idea. As expected, I really imagined you to be too great."
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