160: Chapter 160 Expanding to Other Provinces! Jiang Yuzhen Faints!

Chapter 160: Expanding Out of the Province! Jiang Yuzhen Faints!

Su Yang actually had a very good time!

By the time it was nearly midnight, the group finally decided to head out.

Once they stepped out of the bar, they felt a chill in the air.

The streetlights outside were flickering; the city's nightlife wasn't actually over yet.

However, this group didn't plan on staying out much later.

Su Yang looked over the group, his gaze finally resting on Huang Quan, who was leaning half-against him. "Did you drive here?"

Huang Quan didn't have much of a tolerance for alcohol; she seemed to have drunk a bit too much this time.

This girl was too honest when it came to drinking.

Unlike Ou Xiaoning and Li Hongrong, who had started slacking off toward the end.

Huang Quan whispered, "I came in Zhan Qingfei's car!"

It seemed she wasn't completely drunk, just a bit unsteady on her feet.

Su Yang looked at Zhan Qingfei, who was hugging a beauty with a large chest, a large rear, and a face that looked surgically enhanced. He said:

"President Su, could you help me take Huang Quan back? I don't want to go home today!"

Ou Xiaoning and Li Hongrong also chimed in, "Yeah, Brother Su, you should take Huang Quan home."

Seeing the smiles on their faces, Su Yang glanced at Huang Quan, thought for a moment, and nodded. "Fine then!"

It wasn't that he wanted to do anything to Huang Quan; he just felt it would be safer if he took her home.

"Then goodbye, President Su!"

"Goodbye, Brother Su!"

"Goodbye, stay safe on the road!"

"..."

After getting Huang Quan's address and helping her into the car, Su Yang had Feng Hua drive her home first.

Halfway there, Huang Quan fell asleep leaning on Su Yang's shoulder.

When they arrived at the residential complex in Luhu District, Su Yang woke Huang Quan up. Finding her still unsteady on her feet, he called her mother and handed Huang Quan over to her.

Huang Quan's mother was quite petite and looked to be of some age. Supporting her daughter, she said with concern, "How did she end up drinking so much?"

Su Yang felt awkward, not knowing how to respond.

"Young man, are you a friend of Huang Quan's?"

Mother Huang found Su Yang quite pleasing to the eye.

Being able to bring her drunk daughter home in the middle of the night spoke volumes about his character!

"I suppose so!"

"Thank you for bringing her back!"

"You're welcome!"

"Would you like to come upstairs for a cup of tea?"

"No, it's fine! No need!"

Su Yang quickly declined.

It was the middle of the night; she was likely just being polite.

It would be awkward if he actually took her up on it!

Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief after getting Huang Quan home.

Feng Hua, who was driving, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, that girl didn't throw up in the car!

Even if Huang Quan's steps were a bit light, her consciousness was still relatively clear.

As her mother supported her and took her back to her room, she couldn't help but complain, "How did you drink so much?"

Lying on the bed with her eyes closed, Huang Quan said, "I just drank it without realizing!"

"Don't you think it's dangerous?"

"It shouldn't be, right?" Huang Quan murmured. "They're all people I know!"

"Hmph!" Huang Quan's mother snorted coldly. "Don't get drunk next time. Better yet, don't touch alcohol at all!"

"Mm..."

"What's wrong!"

"Mom, I want to throw up!"

"Wait, wait, hold on!"

"..."

"Eh~ It looks like Jiuxiang Food has released new products again!"

Spark Media employee Chen Hao couldn't help but say.

Tang Zhengchu leaned over and asked, "What kind of new products are there?"

Looking at the online store, Chen Hao said, "There are cookies, Spicy strips, and potato chips!"

Tang Zhengchu said casually, "The snacks from Jiuxiang Food definitely won't taste bad. The boss has never let me down; you can just order blindly!"

Chen Hao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll buy some potato chips!"

He occasionally liked eating potato chips, but usually only from major snack brands.

This time, he was willing to try the boss's brand!

"Get me two packs of Spicy strips!" Tang Zhengchu said casually. "I'll transfer the money to you on wechat later!"

Tang Zhengchu was just showing support because the boss was a good person.

He just wanted to support the boss's snack business!

"Buy them yourself!" Chen Hao clicked to pay and said offhandedly, "The new stock just went up. Boost the sales for the boss's store, and add some nice pictures and good reviews."

Tang Zhengchu nodded. "Makes sense!"

Chen Hao then turned to look at the rest of the company...

Su Yang sat in the office of Jiuxiang Food, feeling very good as he looked at the snack sales data for March.

In March, Jiuxiang Food's sales across all channels reached seventeen million.

An increase of five million over the previous month!

Besides the flagship jiuxiang beef snacks, which had the best sales, the sales of other products like Preserved fruits, Dried nuts, and Pickled chicken feet were also growing quite rapidly.

However, because the company had recently acquired several more factories, and Tan Yanghong had begun a hiring frenzy under Su Yang's orders, the number of workers had already exceeded five hundred.

As a result, the overall profit on the company's books had turned from positive to negative.

But Su Yang didn't care at all!

Seeing the five hundred employees of Jiuxiang Food made him feel at ease.

With the expansion of Jiuxiang Catering and Jiuxiang Food, the total number of employees across his five companies was approaching two thousand.

If all went well, Su Yang would have two thousand employees by around April!

Reaching two thousand employees definitely wouldn't grant an achievement reward.

That would require reaching ten thousand.

Nevertheless, Su Yang was still very happy; he loved this feeling of gradual improvement!

Now that he had reached two thousand employees, could ten thousand be far off?

Moreover, if the number of employees at Jiuxiang Catering broke one thousand, there would definitely be a reward!

It was already quite close!

As expected, catering chains developed faster.

They were even more reliable than factories!

However, Su Yang also knew it was about time for Jiuxiang Catering to expand out of the province.

The province wasn't saturated yet, but it wouldn't take long.

Jiuxiang Catering would have to break out sooner or later.

It was better to send people to make preparations now!

As long as they could gain a foothold in big cities, Su Yang could replicate a large number of hotpot restaurants!

Su Yang had discussed with Ji Guoxiong which specific province to expand into.

First of all, priority would definitely be given to expanding into first-tier and second-tier domestic cities.

These big cities often had a relatively good business environment, and various matters were relatively transparent.

As long as one handled relationships a bit, they wouldn't run into too much trouble!

Once Jiuxiang Catering's reputation was established, they would encounter fewer and fewer problems.

Recently, besides handling Weimeijia's affairs, Ji Guoxiong was also preparing to select suitable personnel to open hotpot restaurants in other first- and second-tier cities.

As for the food supply chain, they would definitely have to rely on local suppliers in the short term.

But that wasn't really an issue.

Jiuxiang Catering wasn't some public enemy; no businessman would turn down money!

If someone turned down money, they could just find someone else who liked making it.

Thinking of this, Su Yang decided to go visit Jiuxiang Catering.

However, just as they arrived at the entrance of Hyatt Plaza and Su Yang got out of the car, he saw Jiang Yuzhen, who had just stepped out from the passenger seat, slowly collapsing against the open car door.

Fortunately, Su Yang was quick-eyed and nimble, catching her in his arms.

Seeing this, Feng Hua also quickly ran out of the car.

"Boss, what happened?"

Su Yang looked at Jiang Yuzhen in his arms and frowned. "I don't know why she suddenly fainted... Let's get her to the hospital first!"

"Okay!"

But before the car had gone very far, Jiang Yuzhen slowly woke up in the back seat.

She called out somewhat timidly, "Boss!"

Seeing her struggling to sit up, Su Yang quickly said, "Stay lying down. We're taking you to the hospital right now."

"There's no need to go to the hospital, right?" Jiang Yuzhen whispered. "I just felt a bit dizzy for a moment!"

"What if it's some serious illness?" Seeing Jiang Yuzhen's reaction, Su Yang couldn't help but ask, "Do you know what's wrong with you?"

He remembered that Jiang Yuzhen had undergone a physical exam when she joined the company, and there were no issues then.

Jiang Yuzhen replied, "It might be low blood sugar. I've fainted a few times before."

"Let's go to the hospital and have it checked out anyway!"

Su Yang knew that low blood sugar could cause fainting, but he had never seen it happen.

Besides, he didn't lack the time or the money!

Seeing Su Yang so concerned about her, Jiang Yuzhen felt a warmth in her heart as she lay in the back seat!

She struggled to sit up, took a piece of candy out of her bag, and popped it into her mouth.

When they reached the hospital, seeing that Jiang Yuzhen was still a bit weak, Su Yang picked her up directly.

After registering for emergency care and having her examined, the doctor clearly told Su Yang that Jiang Yuzhen indeed had low blood sugar.

Her constitution was relatively weak, and she already had a history of low blood sugar.

Since she hadn't eaten breakfast this morning, she had simply fainted.

Looking at Jiang Yuzhen, whose face was slightly pale as she lay on the hospital bed receiving a glucose IV, Su Yang looked helpless.

Jiang Yuzhen whispered, "Boss, I'm sorry!"

"It's fine. Just lie there and rest well!"

Su Yang took the chocolate Feng Hua had bought and casually unwrapped it.

Then he stuffed the chocolate into Jiang Yuzhen's mouth.

"The doctor said you need to eat something sweet!"

"Mhm!"

Jiang Yuzhen took a small bite and began to chew.

The chocolate was very sweet!

It was the sweetest chocolate she had ever eaten in her life!

Having eaten candy earlier, now receiving glucose, and having eaten a whole piece of chocolate, Jiang Yuzhen felt her body recovering a bit.

Seeing Su Yang sitting in the empty seat next to her, boredly playing with his phone, she whispered:

"Boss, aren't you going to work?"

"It's fine!" Su Yang said nonchalantly. "The company won't collapse if I'm gone for a day!"

"You can leave first; I'll just keep an eye on the IV bag myself!"

Su Yang said in a domineering tone, "Are you listening to me, or am I listening to you?"

Intimidated by Su Yang's aura, Jiang Yuzhen said timidly, "I'll listen to you!"

Su Yang showed a gentle smile. "Then just lie there and rest obediently. Don't worry about anything else!"

"Mhm!"

Jiang Yuzhen's small body huddled under the white quilt as she nodded obediently.

Was this what it felt like to be cared for by the boss?

At this moment, her nose felt a bit sore; she truly felt incredibly warm and touched.

It was truly not easy for someone to leave their hometown and struggle in this big city alone.

She often felt lonely!

She gazed at Su Yang sitting beside her, looking at his handsome face, and couldn't help but be a bit dazed!

However, what she didn't know was that Su Yang wasn't actually looking at his phone.

He was looking at her loyalty.

[Ding! Jiuxiang Catering employee Jiang Yuzhen's loyalty has reached 90. You have received 400,000 yuan in cash.]

Hearing this notification, Su Yang couldn't help but smile.

He had noticed earlier that Jiang Yuzhen's loyalty was rising rapidly, so he couldn't help but want to raise it even further!

She was his secretary, after all; naturally, the higher her loyalty, the better!