46: Liu Ruyan's mother? Revenge!

“That bad?”

Jiang Feng frowned, a little puzzled.

“That shouldn’t be the case. This location is excellent, with several large malls nearby and a high flow of customers. Normally, it should generate at least 30,000 to 50,000 in net profit per month!”

“Have you considered why the sales are so poor? Is it the milk tea, or is the service lacking?”

Qin Yu bit her lip, her expression hesitant, and said, “Well, I’ve analyzed it carefully… I just don’t know if I’m right.”

Qin Yu graduated from a prestigious university and was once a high-level executive at a large company before she got married.

However, after marriage and having a daughter, she devoted herself entirely to her family, and her skills had long been neglected for many years.

After her husband cheated, she decisively divorced him.

She thought that with her previous resume, she could at least get into a good company.

But she faced repeated rejections. When others saw that she had been a housewife for so many years and had a young daughter, they wouldn’t even listen to her, directly refusing to hire her.

Therefore, even though she had her own ideas about the shop’s operation, she didn’t dare to show them.

After all, if she improved things, the boss would be happy but wouldn’t increase her salary.

If she made things worse, she would be blamed and could be fired in minutes.

She couldn’t lose this job; her young daughter at home was still waiting to be fed.

Jiang Feng looked at her nervous expression and comforted her, “It’s okay. Having your own insights through thought and analysis already puts you ahead of most people. Whether it’s right or not, you can tell me, and we can analyze it together.”

Qin Yu looked at Jiang Feng gratefully and said, “Yes, thank you, Boss. I… I think there are many reasons. For example, milk tea is very homogenized now, all learning from the ‘silk stocking milk tea’ over in Taiwan, and the taste might not suit us here. Also, there’s an important reason: improper competition from the shop next door.”

“Oh?”

Jiang Feng looked up at the Big Pinwheel Milk Tea shop next door.

He saw a middle-aged woman busy in the shop.

She had a pair of long, slanted eyes, with the outer corners turning up like knife blades, and her cheekbones were prominent and high, forming an angular, inverted triangular face.

She looked like a sharp-tongued and mean person at first glance.

Isn’t this Liu Ruyan’s mother?

Jiang Feng’s heart stirred. In his previous life, he had learned about Liu Ruyan’s family situation.

Her father, Liu Xiahui, was an unemployed loafer who spent all his time drinking and gambling, making their home a mess.

Her mother, Li Chunhua, ran this milk tea shop. All the family’s money was basically invested in this shop, and the money earned from it supported the family’s expenses.

Her elder brother, Liu Chuanzhi, was a local gang leader with some influence, commanding about ten people. He was later arrested during a crackdown.

Her younger brother, Liu Yaozu, graduated from a vocational school and worked in a factory, where he got a ‘spiritual sister’ pregnant, causing a huge commotion.

What a small world.

Jiang Feng sneered inwardly.

Jiang Feng was a man of his word. He had said he would make sure Liu Ruyan’s family would all go down together, and he would not change his decision.

Perfect, since Li Chunhua’s milk tea shop was next door, he could start with her.

However, his personal trainer was Liu Chuanzhi’s beautiful wife, Bai Jie, so he could attack on two fronts.

Just then, the system’s voice sounded in Jiang Feng’s mind again:

“Ding!”

“A man’s career is the foundation of his standing in this cutthroat society. The mother of your enemy has become a stumbling block on your path through improper competition, and she must be eliminated at all costs!”

“Mission Content: Use any means to make Li Chunhua’s milk tea shop go out of business.”

“Mission Reward: 5 shops in Yangcheng University Town (Value B).”

Hiss!

This reward was very generous!

Well, now he had even more reason to make Li Chunhua’s milk tea shop go out of business.

Five shops in Yangcheng University Town would be enough for his milk tea shop to initially cover the university town!

He set a small goal: to open Ice Snow Honey City throughout Yangcheng, making Yangcheng his base camp.

Then, he would launch a franchise system and expand Ice Snow Honey City nationwide!

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng had a rough plan and said to Qin Yu:

“Tell me, how are they engaging in improper competition?”

Qin Yu took a deep breath, her face showing an angry expression:

“Boss, it’s like this: when our shop first opened, sales were very high, but it didn’t last long. The owner next door, Li Chunhua, pours dirty water from her back kitchen in front of our door every night, making the ground reek. We’ve talked to her many times, but she’s incredibly aggressive, and we can’t do anything about her. So, we have to come an hour early every day to clean up!”

“And that’s not even the worst of it. What’s worse is that she hired a group of young hooligans from somewhere, and they cause trouble at our doorstep every now and then, intimidating customers in various ways, making our business deserted. There was a male colleague who couldn’t stand it anymore and got into a conflict with them, but he ended up being ganged up on and injured, landing him in the Hospital.”

“And calling the police is useless; at most, they’re detained for a few days. After they’re released, they’ll cause even more trouble…”

Jiang Feng listened to Qin Yu’s account, his heart filled with cold laughter.

She truly was Liu Ruyan’s mother; the whole family was this disgusting.

“That’s indeed quite malicious, but you don’t have to worry now. I…”

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yu’s pretty face suddenly turned pale, and she pointed forward with a trembling finger, her voice tinged with fear:

“It… it’s them! They must have heard somewhere that you bought the shop, so they’ve come to cause trouble and give us a warning! Boss, hurry and leave! I’ll hold them off!”

She was afraid that if Jiang Feng got hurt, he would abandon this shop, and she would lose her job.

This was something she couldn’t bear.

Jiang Feng followed her gaze and saw a group of young hooligans, armed with sticks and bricks, swaggering towards him.

He gently held Qin Yu’s trembling hand and said with a smile, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”

Qin Yu felt the warmth of Jiang Feng’s palm, and her heart gradually calmed down, her face unconsciously turning red.

She whispered, “Mm… you, you be careful. We don’t need to get into conflict with these societal scumbags. It wouldn’t be good if you got hurt…”

Normally, one person fighting more than ten hooligans would definitely end up in the Hospital.

A former male colleague had experienced it firsthand.

However, for some reason, whenever she met Jiang Feng’s gaze, she felt incredibly at ease.

This was an unprecedented feeling; even her ex-husband had never given her this sense of security.

“Don’t worry. If reasoning doesn’t work, I also know a bit of martial arts!”

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