456: Chapter 456 Qin Shuang's Self-Destruction! Dream Sea Travel's Expansion Plan!

Chapter 456: Qin Shuang Blows Her Own Cover! Menghai Travel's Expansion Plan!

"Brother Su, were those things in your old house all bought by Sister Qin Shuang?"

Su Yang had just returned to the villa when Tao Xue came up to meet him, looking huffy.

"What things?"

"The things in that cardboard box!"

Su Yang couldn't help but smile. "Do you mean those little toys to spice things up?"

"Yeah!"

"How did you know?"

Su Yang was a bit puzzled; he hadn't told Tao Xue about this!

"Sister Qin Shuang mentioned it while we were playing mahjong!"

Thinking of Qin Shuang's mischievous grin and probing looks at the time, Tao Xue felt a surge of anger.

Back then, she had suffered quite a bit of grievance just for a new car!

At the time, Su Yang said they were sent by the sister who lent her clothes, but Su Yang had other women too.

She hadn't suspected Qin Shuang.

Besides, so much time had passed that she had forgotten all about it.

But with Qin Shuang bringing it up casually today, Tao Xue recalled those old "grudges"!

Su Yang couldn't help but smirk. "It was indeed her who bought them!"

Hearing Su Yang's confirmation, Tao Xue couldn't help but pout!

Hao Yue, who was standing nearby, was a bit confused. She had a faint guess but couldn't be sure.

"Next time, bring those things over!" Tao Xue said through gritted teeth. "I want to try them on Sister Qin Shuang!"

"Is it what I think it is?"

Hao Yue chimed in, feeling a bit shy.

"Probably!" Tao Xue smiled at Hao Yue. "You should try them too when the time comes!"

Hao Yue quickly refused, "No way!"

"Oh, come on, just try it!"

Su Yang asked casually, "Is Sister Qin Shuang not here?"

Tao Xue replied, "She's still in the swimming pool!"

Although the weather was still a bit cold, the villa had a heated pool.

Su Yang would occasionally join the three girls to play in the pool!

"Alright!"

Tao Xue looked at Hao Yue and said, "Hao Yue, don't tell Sister Qin Shuang about this... otherwise, I'll subject you to severe punishment!"

Hao Yue asked in confusion, "What kind of severe punishment?"

Tao Xue whispered, "Candles, whips, collars, little tails, handcuffs, vibrators... which one do you like?"

Terrified, Hao Yue backed away repeatedly. "I don't like any of them!"

Although she had been with Su Yang for a while, she was still relatively conservative.

Tao Xue threatened, "Then seal your lips and don't blabber, got it?"

Hao Yue nodded repeatedly. "Mhm, mhm! I know nothing!"

Su Yang felt a bit helpless. Hao Yue was still too naive.

Did she really think that after Tao Xue took revenge on Qin Shuang, she wouldn't play with her too?

In any case, he loved watching the drama unfold and was happy to let Tao Xue mess around!

Besides, Qin Shuang had brought this on herself by letting it slip, so he really couldn't be blamed.

Because Su Yang was wealthy and influential enough, and was willing to spend whatever it took,

the Mergers and Acquisitions Department's negotiations with the security company went very smoothly.

Cheng Wenhuo estimated that the acquisition could be finalized by May!

Su Yang didn't rush him, because Spark Fitness had started reaching out to fitness chains in Shanghai and Beijing again.

The results were quite good; there were indeed gyms looking to be acquired!

After acquiring Xingsheng, Fengyuan went to Hubei Province without a pause to contact food supply chain companies in other regions, continuing to pave the way for Jiuxiang Catering's expansion!

Menghai Travel had also rented a storefront in Shancheng and set up an office.

Xu Jianbo was still quite ambitious.

He also proposed setting up offices in Lhasa, Lijiang, and Chang'an at the same time in the near future.

Because locals from Rongcheng loved to visit these regions!

Setting up local offices would allow them to better understand the local conditions, receive tourists more effectively, and provide better service, ensuring that their tour group customers wouldn't get ripped off locally!

Since Jufan Holdings took over Menghai Travel, Menghai had received massive publicity through Spark Media.

Its local popularity gradually rose, and the number of customers willing to sign up for Menghai's tour groups steadily increased!

On top of that, outstanding employees and management from Su Yang's various companies went on free vacation trips through Menghai Travel, which provided Menghai Travel with a steady stream of high-quality customers!

Furthermore, most of these high-quality customers traveled during the off-season, which the company's tour guides loved.

After all, the busiest times for these guides were the peak tourist season and the Golden Week holidays.

But once the peak season and the May Day and National Day Golden Weeks passed, many of them couldn't get any business.

Having no work and no income usually put immense pressure on them!

Those Jufan Holdings employees who weren't eligible for free trips were also more inclined to support Menghai Travel's business, as Menghai Travel would also offer them a certain discount!

When joining a tour group, besides the lack of freedom, the biggest fear is getting ripped off!

Employees under Jufan Holdings preferred to support their sister company's business.

At least they trusted the boss's character and the companies under Su Yang!

After all, everyone knew their own company's style.

The boss was definitely an ethical boss who had very high standards for service.

He ran an honest business and treated them very well!

At the very least, if they encountered any issues, they had a place to file a complaint!

And the tour guides also welcomed Jufan Holdings' employees.

Besides the generally high quality of these employees, the guides also found that many Jufan Holdings employees had quite good salaries, making them highly valuable clients to win over!

They also hoped to build good relationships with these employees so they would introduce other Jufan Holdings clients to them.

Consequently, Menghai Travel's business had been getting better and better recently, and they had even hired four more experienced new tour guides!

Of course, Xu Jianbo and the others didn't know about the special buff of Menghai Travel Agency.

They just felt that there were more repeat customers and customer ratings were higher than ever before!

But they assumed this was simply the result of salary increases for Menghai Travel Agency's staff and guides, which led to better service quality!

In Su Yang's eyes, this was a complete positive feedback loop.

The better the company's service, the more customers they got.

The more customers they had, the more it would drive up the income of the staff and guides.

Higher income, in turn, would enable the staff and guides to provide even better service, earning an even better reputation and more repeat customers!

Don't think that because the overall economic environment is poor, no one goes traveling anymore.

In fact, when the economy is bad, the number of people traveling might actually increase.

Even if some try to save money, there are still plenty of wealthy people.

Menghai had always focused on mid-to-high-end tour group business!

Su Yang naturally approved of Xu Jianbo's expansion proposal and stated that he would provide financial support!

As long as his subsidiary companies were willing to expand, he would support them!

By the end of April, Weimeijia's central kitchen in Chang'an was completed and passed inspection.

Then, they began sending people to Changsha to find a suitable location to build a central kitchen.

Even though not a single Weimeijia store had opened in Chang'an yet, the establishment of the central kitchen had to come first.

The executives of Weimeijia still had immense confidence in their company.

At least, after expanding across three provinces, they hadn't encountered any decent rivals yet!

Chinese fast food restaurants in the industry couldn't match Weimeijia in terms of either service or taste.

Coupled with the help of Su Yang's Business Deduction, so far, not a single store under Jiuxiang Catering's two brands—whether it was the Jiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant or Weimeijia—had closed due to poor management.

Every single one of them was thriving!