52: Chapter 52: The Renovation of Two Shops! People Scammed by the Investment Promotion Department!

Chapter 52: The Renovation of Two Shops! The Person Scammed by the Investment Department!

Back at the villa, Anan went to his room to do his homework.

Qin Shuang sat on a chair in the backyard, looking up at Su Yang’s living room on the sixth floor.

The lights were still on!

What was he doing now?

For some reason, such curiosity arose in Qin Shuang's mind.

Thinking of Su Yang’s handsome face and fit physique, she felt her face flush slightly.

Returning to her room, she took out a pair of nail clippers and gently trimmed her nails.

The next day, Ma Ran drove his own car to Xindu Garden.

Then, as he had wished, he got his hands on the U8's steering wheel.

"Boss, can I try a tank turn once?"

"Sure, just once!"

Seeing the expectant look in Ma Ran's eyes, Su Yang didn't have the heart to refuse.

Ma Ran said happily, "Thank you, Boss!"

After trying a tank turn once, Ma Ran happily drove Su Yang to Jiuxiang Beef Hotpot Restaurant.

As soon as the car stopped at the hotpot restaurant's entrance, Jian Wei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What kind of car is this? It's huge!"

Guo Fang said wonderingly, "It looks like a U8!"

Jian Wei sighed, "The U8 that Zhou Zichuan mentioned?"

Guo Fang nodded.

Tan Jiaxin asked curiously, "Is the U8 very expensive?"

Guo Fang replied, "Over a million; anyway, I can't afford it!"

At that moment, Ma Ran leaned back, revealing Su Yang's handsome face.

"Guo Fang, Jian Wei, get in!"

Tan Jiaxin was surprised, "This is the boss's car?"

"What's so strange about that?" Guo Fang laughed. "Our boss is actually very rich. He also opened several large-scale gyms that are very famous in Rongcheng!"

Tan Jiaxin was a bit dazed. "How come I didn't know?"

Guo Fang said, "You didn't ask... Alright, keep an eye on things in the shop for now. Jian Wei and I need to go to the branch!"

"Alright!"

Guo Fang got into the U8 and looked around curiously.

Jian Wei, on the other hand, appeared quite restrained, looking as if he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Before long, the four of them arrived at the Japanese Restaurant in Chenhui Mall.

When they reached Chenhui Mall, Dong Fang was already waiting at the main entrance.

"Su Yang, you're really something!" Dong Fang couldn't help but complain, "You didn't even tell me you were opening a shop!"

"This is my second shop, and there's a third one!"

"What?"

"I've also taken over a decent storefront that needs renovation!"

"Three hotpot restaurants?" Dong Fang said in surprise, "It seems your business is doing very well!"

"It's not bad!"

Su Yang smiled.

"Impressive!" Dong Fang gave a thumbs up and looked Su Yang over. "I really couldn't tell that you were cut out for business!"

"Alright, let's head inside and take a look first!"

On the way, Su Yang introduced Guo Fang and Jian Wei to Dong Fang.

When they opened the rolling shutter of the Japanese Restaurant, the inside had been completely emptied.

Guo Fang took out the prepared design sketches and began explaining the renovation details to Dong Fang.

Su Yang listened quietly on the side, not interrupting, treating it as a learning experience.

Later, Su Yang took them to the storefront on North Street. When he saw Su Yang's U8, Dong Fang suddenly realized!

He had been wondering how Su Yang managed to win over Chen Li!

Girls in finance handle a lot of money and see many bosses, so their standards are usually quite high.

Otherwise, Chen Li wouldn't have delayed getting married until she was twenty-nine.

If it were just opening hotpot restaurants, Chen Li probably wouldn't be that interested...

But if he's driving a U8, that's completely different!

You should know that even wealthy people with tens of millions in assets usually don't dare to buy a U8!

After all, the mindset of most wealthy people hasn't shifted yet, and they still have doubts about domestic luxury cars.

So?

Su Yang's family is very rich?

Thinking about how they lived together for a year without Su Yang ever showing a hint of it, Dong Fang couldn't help but complain:

He really hid it deep!

Arriving at the shop on North Street, Su Yang greeted Uncle Li, who was sunbathing, with a smile and led the three of them into the shop.

This shop used to be a skewer place, so remodeling it would be relatively simple.

Guo Fang was able to propose the general renovation requirements on the spot, and Dong Fang took careful notes on everything.

By the time they finished the discussions, it was almost noon.

Su Yang took them to a restaurant for lunch.

When he was half-full, Su Yang instructed, "Brother Dong, we need to hurry this along. I'm anxious to open for business!"

"I can guarantee that. I'll have the quote ready tomorrow," Dong Fang promised, patting his chest. "As soon as the quote is approved, the workers will move in. I definitely won't delay your business!"

Dong Fang could guarantee this because the renovation market wasn't as good as in previous years.

The company's business was poor, and many renovation workers had no work to do!

Moreover, after discovering that Su Yang was a wealthy heir, his mind became more active.

He told himself that having lived under the same roof for a year, he and Yang Yun hadn't treated Su Yang poorly, and they had a good relationship.

Su Yang asking him to help with the shop renovation this time was proof!

Dong Fang didn't expect Su Yang to lead him to fortune.

As long as Su Yang could think of him when there was work, that would be good enough for him.

"Then I'll be counting on you!"

"Don't worry, I promise to do a beautiful job on this!"

After the four of them had their fill, in the underground parking lot, Dong Fang suddenly asked:

"Su Yang, there's something I don't know if I should ask!"

"Just ask!"

Su Yang said frankly.

"Did you have a conflict with Chen Li?"

"Uh... why would you ask that?"

Su Yang thought Dong Fang was going to ask him why he was "pretending to be poor" and living in a rental when he was clearly very rich!

He had already composed an inspiring self-made success story!

As it turned out, Dong Fang was actually asking about Chen Li.

Dong Fang smiled awkwardly. "For the past couple of days, Chen Li hasn't seemed to be in a very good mood!"

"I see!"

Su Yang understood; Dong Fang had misunderstood the relationship between them.

But he couldn't easily explain further.

"Women just need a little coaxing!"

"Yeah!"

Dong Fang didn't say anything more and drove away.

After Dong Fang left, Guo Fang suddenly asked, "Boss, who do you plan to have manage the North Street shop?"

"Do you have a suitable candidate?"

Actually, Su Yang already had several candidates in mind, but they were all still working at other people's hotpot restaurants.

If Guo Fang had a candidate, it would save him the trouble.

"I have a friend who used to run a hotpot restaurant."

Su Yang looked at Guo Fang curiously, and Guo Fang continued to explain:

"But his business went under two months ago, and he lost over four hundred thousand!"

"Is he capable?"

If he managed to run his own hotpot restaurant into the ground, did he really have the ability?

"He's a veteran in the industry, and his management skills are definitely not an issue!" Guo Fang said helplessly. "It's just that his eye for choosing a location is far inferior to yours, Boss. He was scammed by the people in the mall's Investment Department!"

"Then I can meet him!"

Su Yang could roughly guess how Guo Fang's friend had been scammed!

A mall's Investment Department is responsible for recruiting and bringing in merchants for the mall.

For instance, they bring in well-known domestic and international chain brands to attract and gather foot traffic.

At the same time, they also "scam" ordinary owners and people interested in starting a business into renting shops in the mall.

They claim to those ordinary owners and entrepreneurs:

How powerful the company behind the mall is, what grand promotional activities they will hold, how many brand-name shops have already moved in, how much foot traffic will be gathered in the future, and how booming business will be if they come to the mall...

In short, they tell those ordinary owners and entrepreneurs to hurry up and rent a shop in their mall, promising they will surely strike it rich!

As a result, many ordinary owners and entrepreneurs rent the shops, finish the renovations, stock up on goods, and open their shops with high expectations, only to find that there are hardly any people in the entire mall...

Thanks to Hehei8 and Dream Star (can't type the star) for the 500 Qidian coin tips, and thanks to 13:47 for the 100 Qidian coin tip! Thank you all for your support! Also, I've deleted Rule 8, which limited the protagonist's savings. I originally just wanted to play with the cliché of rich people having savings but not spending, but it seemed to put off some readers. Since it doesn't affect the plot, I've just deleted and modified it!