27: Chapter 27: As much as it should be.

At the entrance of the Ralph Lauren store on Chunxi Road, Su Ye and Li Yi stepped inside, each holding a cup in their hands. Li Yi was also carrying a bag, which was a perk for the store staff. Upon seeing them, the store clerks immediately called out:

"Welcome to Ralph Lauren."

"Alright, alright, it's me. Come, come, Sister Li, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Chen, Chen Er, hurry over here. I bought you all milk tea."

"Wow, Brother Yi, you're really too handsome."

"Brother Yi, I love you."

"Brother Yi, I want to offer myself to you."

Li Yi glanced at Xiao Chen, who looked fairly decent but a bit thin, and said:

"Forget it, save that small frame of yours for Xiao Zhang."

Beside him, Xiao Zhang, who had a few freckles on her face but was very lively, immediately blushed.

The few clerks in the store hurriedly stepped forward and each took a cup.

With so many stores in Li Yi's family, it was naturally impossible for his own people to manage them all. Therefore, except for the three women's clothing stores in the Financial City and this Ralph Lauren, all other stores had hired a store manager. The nominal manager of this Ralph Lauren was Li Yi, but the actual manager was Sister Li, who stood to the side, smiling silently.

"Sister Li, go ahead and get back to work. I'm just here today to help my brother pick out a couple of outfits; don't worry about us."

Sister Li nodded with a smile, then returned to stand by the counter.

Li Yi took Su Ye and started browsing the store. Come to think of it, business at this GXG store of Li Yi's family was actually quite good. When they walked in, Su Ye had already seen two or three groups of customers, and in less than two minutes, two more groups had come in. Among them, one group looked somewhat familiar to Su Ye, but he couldn't place them. The two girls were quite attractive, and the one with long hair was only slightly inferior to Jiang Bai...

Su Ye didn't recognize them, but the others recognized Su Ye.

The short-haired girl nudged the long-haired girl and said:

"Hey, Li Mengyao, look, is that Su Ye?"

Li Mengyao used the clothing rack as cover to take a careful look, then said with some surprise:

"It really seems to be him, but didn't he go back to his hometown?"

Zhang Ling shook her head, then said with eyes shining:

"I don't know, but look at how handsome Su Ye is now. I remember you and Su Ye had a pretty good relationship back at the company."

Li Mengyao's eyes flickered as she said:

"No, you remembered wrong. Back then, he just pestered me to have lunch with him a couple of times."

Just then, a young man around thirty years old walked in. Upon seeing Li Mengyao, he walked over with a smile, thoughtfully inserted a straw into the Chagee he was holding, and handed it to her.

"Li Mengyao, this is your Shanye Gardenia."

Zhang Ling teased:

"Oh—our Marketing Manager Chen Cong is so thoughtful, even inserting the straw for you."

Marketing Manager Chen Cong smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Ling didn't continue teasing, but asked curiously:

"Is that Chagee really opened by your uncle? You got it so quickly. I remember there were at least twenty or thirty people in line over there just now."

Marketing Manager Chen Cong glanced at Li Mengyao and then said, pretending to be indifferent:

"To be precise, that Chagee was opened by our family and my uncle's family together. Naturally, there's no need to line up for our own stuff. My family arranged for me to handle the coordination for this store."

Zhang Ling exclaimed enthusiastically:

"Business is so good, you must make quite a lot of money a month."

Marketing Manager Chen Cong quickly said:

"Not much, just eighty or ninety thousand a month."

Zhang Ling winked:

"As expected of Marketing Manager Chen Cong. You earn twenty or thirty thousand a month from your job, and you have plenty of extra income on the side. Tsk, tsk, tsk, you must be making hundreds of thousands a year."

"Hey, not that much, just six or seven hundred thousand. The main thing is that I'm busy all the time. Look at me, I'm already twenty-seven or twenty-eight and still single."

Zhang Ling quickly said:

"Hey, career first, then family. Someone like you who has a house and a car in Chengdu, is an operations manager in the real estate department of Chaoyang Group with dozens of people under you, and has side businesses—you're a high-quality catch. Finding a girlfriend would be a piece of cake for you, right, Li Mengyao?"

Li Mengyao looked at the two of them putting on a show and nodded silently. How could she not see that Zhang Ling had received favors from Marketing Manager Chen Cong, which was why every word was full of guidance and hints? Li Mengyao just didn't stop them.

Just as Zhang Ling said, Marketing Manager Chen Cong's family were long-time Chengdu locals. They owned three or four properties in Chengdu, and his parents were both senior corporate executives. Marketing Manager Chen Cong also had a house in Chengdu and a BMW X5 worth over five hundred thousand. With an annual income of six or seven hundred thousand, he was indeed a high-quality catch in Chengdu.

After all, this was Li Yi's store. Even though he rarely came by, he was quite familiar with it. Furthermore, the stocking and product selection were all handled by Li Yi personally, so it didn't take long for Li Yi to help Su Ye put together three or four outfits.

"Sister-in-law, you don't have any formal wear here?"

Li Yi heard Su Ye's words and glanced at him:

"Ye-zi, you need to look at what kind of brand this is. You can only buy these casual clothes here. Good formal wear has to be custom-made, alright? Don't worry, I have connections. If you want some, I'll take you later."

Su Ye thought about it and realized it was true. Haute couture—it naturally has to be custom-made to be considered haute couture. What kind of haute couture can you buy in a ready-to-wear store?

"Alright, take me to get two suits made later. Just in case I have a more formal occasion, I can wear them. After all, I only have one suit from Heilan Home at home."

Li Yi held a T-shirt up to Su Ye's upper body and said:

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. Four outfits are enough for you to wear this summer. I know your situation. When you need anything later, just let me know, and I'll have someone put it together and send it to you. Let's go, let's check out. Don't say I'm stingy, even when I buy clothes here, I have to pay. There are rules for everything, but I can give you a 30% discount."

Su Ye grinned; this was really convenient. He then followed Li Yi toward the counter.

"Sister Li, check out."

"Hello, checking out!"

Su Ye heard a voice that sounded familiar and habitually took a look, then said with some surprise:

"Li Mengyao?"

Seeing that Su Ye recognized her, Li Mengyao had no choice but to smile and greet him:

"Su Ye, long time no see."

Li Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, looked over the three people in front of him, and asked Su Ye:

"Ye-zi, your friends?"

Su Ye touched his nose:

"Colleagues from the insurance company a few years ago."

Li Mengyao had been trying to hook him for a long time back at the insurance company. Su Ye didn't want to have any contact with this fishing expert now. After all, he was a man who wanted to be a player, not a topmouth culter in the sea.

Li Yi nodded and then said:

"Sister Li, use my authorization to give these people a discount. Check them out first."

Li Mengyao only then realized that after not seeing him for a few years, Su Ye, who had almost been reeled in by her like a fish, now had such high looks and carried an inexplicably free and easy aura. Her heart couldn't help but flutter.