293: Chapter 293 Xu Zhu has grown up! Xiang Fangting, a two-faced actress!

Chapter 293: Xu Zhu has Grown! The Two-Faced Actress Xiang Fangting!

And so, Su Yang introduced Xu Zhu to Luo Yong, the person in charge of Weimeijia in Mountain City.

There are already two Weimeijia branches open in Mountain City, with six more currently under renovation.

Sites have been selected for two more, and lease negotiations are underway.

Adding in the Lin City area, where three Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurants are also under renovation, the overall development of Jiuxiang Catering is extremely rapid—even faster than Su Yang's initial expansion in Rongcheng!

It was only because Jiuxiang Catering had taken out a twenty-five million loan from the bank that Su Yang dared to expand like this.

In addition to encouraging the staff at the two open Weimeijia branches, he also held talks and communications with the staff members of the Weimeijia and Jiuxiang Hotpot branches who were still in training.

Finally, he took a look at the ten Jiuxiang Catering hotpot stores that were currently under renovation.

The renovation costs for these ten stores were borne by the shareholders, but Su Yang still wanted to show that he valued them!

During this period, Su Yang naturally received warm hospitality from the local shareholders of Jiuxiang Hotpot and Baihai Ingredients.

Among this group, a large portion naturally hoped Su Yang would lead them to make a fortune.

They all recognized Su Yang's ability.

Su Yang also readily agreed, saying he would definitely look for them if there were good projects in the future!

As for whether there would be any, that would naturally depend on the actual situation and his mood.

However, seeing how the money in their pockets seemed ready to jump out, Su Yang also felt a slight stir of interest!

Currently, there was indeed an asset drought in the country, and wealthy people didn't know where to put their money.

They didn't dare buy houses, they didn't dare buy stocks, and they certainly didn't dare invest in businesses; they just dumped it all into the banks.

This put immense pressure on the banks, causing them to cut interest rates desperately.

Otherwise, Su Yang wouldn't have been able to secure low-interest bank loans.

At the Yuanshan Villa complex in Mountain City, Xu Zhu heard the sound of a car and came down from the third floor of the villa.

Just as she reached the living room, she saw her father, Xu Shan, coming up from the elevator.

Xu Shan had graying hair and was nearly seventy years old; he was already showing signs of aging.

There was also a hint of exhaustion in his expression!

However, seeing his daughter coming to meet him, he still broke into a smile.

“Zhuzhu!”

“Dad!”

Xu Zhu gave her father a very warm hug.

“What is it? Not enough pocket money?”

“What do you mean!” Xu Zhu said coquettishly. “I just wanted to give my father a hug!”

“Haha!”

Releasing his daughter from the hug, Xu Shan took off his coat and handed it to the nanny, then sat on the sofa and let out a breath.

“You think you can fool me?”

How could Xu Zhu's meager acting skills possibly fool Xu Shan, who had spent a lifetime navigating the ups and downs of the business world?

But Xu Shan wasn't annoyed; he felt it was fine for his daughter to spend a little money.

However, he still cautioned her: “But let's get this straight first—you have no talent for business, so stop messing around!”

Xu Zhu said with dissatisfaction, “What do you mean messing around? I call this entrepreneurship!”

“Entrepreneurship?”

Xu Shan couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Zhu said irritably, “This hotpot restaurant will definitely make money this time!”

“A hotpot restaurant... that's not bad!” At the mention of the hotpot restaurant, Xu Shan stopped mocking his daughter. “If the management is handled by someone else, you really might make some profit.”

He had also sent people to investigate the new hotpot restaurant his daughter had opened.

Business was booming in Mountain City and it had an excellent reputation; even the employees who ate there said it was delicious!

And this was even without excessive marketing!

Xu Zhu's eyes lit up: “You also think my hotpot restaurant has a future?”

In her heart, she still respected her father very much.

“I think *their* hotpot restaurant has a future!” Xu Shan corrected. “If you were the one managing it, it would probably lose money!”

“Humph!”

Xu Zhu couldn't help but put her hands on her hips.

“But you did well this time!” Xu Shan acknowledged with a smile. “Recognizing your own abilities—if you can't make money yourself, just take your money and invest it in people who are capable and talented.”

“Fine!”

Xu Zhu sat down helplessly next to her father; she didn't even have the energy to be angry anymore.

She felt her father had a point, but she wouldn't admit it!

“By the way, did you need something from me?”

Xu Shan asked again about the reason his daughter was looking for him.

“Give me the cafeteria at your garment factory!”

“For what?”

“Don't the employees always complain that the cafeteria food is terrible?” Xu Zhu said with a smile. “I found a catering company to run the cafeteria with me!”

“Do you get a cut?”

Xu Zhu gave an awkward smile: “I'll take a few shares!”

“Not bad!” To her surprise, Xu Shan didn't scold his daughter but instead praised her. “You've actually learned to use the family's existing resources to do business. You've made a lot of progress lately!”

“Just to earn a little pocket money!” Xu Zhu asked in a low voice, “Is it going to be difficult? I heard the person currently contracting the cafeteria has a connection with Manager Liu.”

Xu Shan said with a smile, “If you want to take it over, there certainly won't be a problem!”

Xu Zhu gave her dad a light kiss on the cheek: “Thanks, Dad! I knew you loved me the most!”

Xu Shan cautioned, “When you run the cafeteria, don't make the food too terrible, okay?”

“Don't worry, the catering company I found is very reliable. It'll definitely be better than the current cafeteria!”

Lying on the hotel bed, Su Yang soon received a wechat message from Xu Zhu.

Xu Zhu: “My dad agreed!”

Su Yang: “Then, here's to a happy partnership!”

Xu Zhu: “Mm!”

The next day, Su Yang and Luo Yong had a talk with Xu Zhu.

In the end, Xu Zhu received a thirty percent stake in the garment factory cafeteria.

She didn't have to manage anything; she would just receive thirty percent of the monthly profit dividends.

Staff training, ingredient procurement... all cafeteria management would be the responsibility of Weimeijia.

Su Yang didn't think there was any problem with this; factory cafeterias often really do depend on connections.

Without Xu Zhu, they definitely wouldn't have been able to snag this business!

After the terms were roughly settled, Su Yang took his leave of Xu Zhu.

Xu Zhu was surprised: “Leaving so soon?”

Su Yang said with a smile, “There are still many things to handle back at the company!”

He had been away from Rongcheng for seven or eight days; it was time to go back!

“Alright then!”

Xu Zhu felt a slight sense of loss.

However, she could understand; her father used to be extremely busy too.

It was only in recent years, after her eldest and second brothers took over some of the business, that he had been able to relax a bit.

Su Yang also sensed that Xu Zhu might have feelings for him, but he certainly had no designs on her.

For one, while Xu Zhu could be considered a beauty, she wasn't particularly striking!

Secondly, he definitely wouldn't marry into one of these wealthy families with background.

Give me liberty, or give me death!

As for an open relationship where each does their own thing... forget it!

Why force it on each other?

That afternoon, Su Yang rushed back to Rongcheng.

He didn't go home but instead went to Yuan Sisi's apartment.

Once Yuan Sisi let him in, he noticed the black silk stockings under her short skirt.

Long legs plus black silk—simply stunning!

He couldn't help but reach out and touch them.

Having not seen her for a while, he was truly a bit starved.

Yuan Sisi turned around and, seeing the look in Su Yang's eyes, gave him a slightly disdainful glare.

Then she couldn't help but gently throw herself into his arms!

She didn't usually wear black silk; this was specifically prepared to welcome Su Yang.

As a fitness coach, she exercised frequently, and her needs in that department were naturally stronger than those of average girls!

Ever since getting together with Su Yang, her endurance had dropped significantly.

After Yuan Sisi was completely spent, Su Yang quickly moved to the other side of the bed. Looking at the 'map' drawn on the bedsheet, he couldn't help but tease her:

“Hahaha, are you marking your territory?”

Yuan Sisi didn't even dare raise her head, much less retort.

She could only silently cover her face with a pillow.

This was so embarrassing!

This was definitely the most embarrassing moment of her life!

She never thought she would end up like this!

Su Yang quickly went to the bathroom to rinse off, then came back to help Yuan Sisi wash up. He changed the sheets and bedding, and finally brought in the delivery that the courier had left at the door, heated it up, and ate before resting.

The next morning, while having breakfast at Yuan Sisi's place, she suddenly asked:

“Boss, what exactly is our relationship?”

“A boyfriend-girlfriend relationship!”

“Can we go public?”

She had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but had been holding it in!

She had finally found an almost perfect man, but she couldn't show him off!

“Haha!”

This was a difficult question for Su Yang to answer.

Yuan Sisi narrowed her beautiful eyes: “Are there other women of yours in the company?”

“Mm-hmm!”

Su Yang adjusted his mindset and nodded frankly.

“Humph!”

Although she felt a bit unhappy, she had been mentally prepared for this.

What else could she do?

Break off the relationship with Su Yang?

She really couldn't do it!

Su Yang perfectly satisfied all her fantasies about men!

And if she left, wouldn't that just benefit those other little hussies?

Besides, Su Yang had told her long ago that he had other women... she had jumped into this pit herself.

Yuan Sisi asked in a low voice, “So we just continue like this?”

“If you're willing.”

“Then what about the future?”

“I can take care of you!”

Nowadays, Su Yang was qualified to speak like that.

Yuan Sisi said somewhat wistfully, “I still want to get married and have children.”

“Having children is fine, I can provide child support,” Su Yang said after some thought. “But as for marriage... I feel like there's no point to it.”

“How is there no point?”

“Marriage is the grave of love!” Su Yang looked at Yuan Sisi tenderly and said, “I want to love you forever!”

Yuan Sisi couldn't help but give Su Yang a kick.

“Then can you promise me one small thing?”

“What is it?”

“Promise me first!”

Yuan Sisi acted coquettishly, which was rare for her.

However, this made Su Yang wary: “Tell me first!”

“Can you help me fire someone?”

“People in the company can't just be fired for no reason!”

“I have a grudge against that person!”

“This is my principle!”

“Humph!”

Su Yang silently picked up his porridge and gulped it down.

He had already guessed who Yuan Sisi wanted him to fire!

When Su Yang returned to the company, he caught up on the recent developments of his various businesses.

During his absence, Meijia Housekeeping, Jiuxiang Catering, and Fengyuan Ingredients had successively signed school-enterprise cooperation agreements with Yanhu Vocational School, reaching preliminary cooperation agreements!

These news items all appeared on the official website of Yanhu Vocational School.

Then there was the matter of Xiang Fangting!

After Yanhu Vocational School reported the case, the police station sent people to the school to investigate Xiang Fangting's bullying of Kong Xia. As a result, Xiang Fangting was formally arrested.

Xiang Longqiang and his wife had also successively released similar whistleblowing videos, and Spark Media had been secretly boosting their traffic.

It would be somewhat difficult to make this matter go viral outside their circle, but not extremely so.

Because Song Xiang had already collected over a dozen videos of Xiang Fangting bullying Kong Xia!

Some were filmed by students in the class, and others were filmed by Xiang Fangting's two lackey roommates.

One could only say, it truly is the era of universal self-media!

In addition, the police also found evidence on Xiang Fangting's phone.

Xiang Fangting was a complete two-faced person!

When facing Kong Xia or her classmates, Xiang Fangting was arrogant, overbearing, and insufferable.

But when facing Teacher Liu, the counselor, she had a completely different face!

Su Yang even felt that he might have misjudged that counselor, Teacher Liu.

Who would have thought a nineteen-year-old girl could have such good acting skills?

If she entered the film industry, she'd be qualified to be called a 'veteran' actress!