At around three or four in the afternoon, two people arrived. One was a young girl in her twenties named Liu Yue, and the other was a young man in his early thirties named Wang Hu.
Lu Fei purposely met with them and formally signed labor contracts. Then he had Taozi go through the basic procedures for cash handling, which even elementary school students could do. The main point was to be careful when handling the money.
Both of them were honest people, and Lu Fei trusted them. He couldn't keep an eye on this store all the time anyway.
"We need more hands. We should continue recruiting, preferably an accountant. Handling finances requires expertise. Seeing all those numbers makes my head spin!" Lu Fei said.
After assigning their tasks, Taozi and Lu Fei stood at the entrance, smoking.
"Should we start recruiting now? There are only two stores, including the internet café. Hiring an accountant might be a waste," Taozi said.
"A waste? Heh, without a dedicated accountant, if someone manipulates the cash registers of both stores, we'll lose a lot of money!" Lu Fei rolled his eyes.
"Alright, I'll put up a sign in the next couple of days. Money makes things easier." Taozi nodded.
These past few days, Yang Feifei had been suspicious of whether Lu Fei had become successful. He effortlessly bought a store worth nearly two hundred thousand, and the internet café opened in less than two days. If you added everything up, he must have had a net worth of at least three hundred thousand. And that's not all—he wanted to buy another store.
If he forcibly opened one store, Yang Feifei wouldn't think much of it, considering she knew Lu Fei's family used to run a restaurant and made some money.
But now he wanted to buy another store, indicating that his worth was far more than three or four hundred thousand. It was possible that he already had a net worth of over a million.
In this day and age, being a millionaire was considered wealthy. Yang Feifei always dreamed of marrying such a wealthy person. That's why she had been working in sales for the past two years. Although she was average in terms of her abilities, what she wanted to sell the most was herself. However, she hadn't come across a satisfactory candidate until now, and Lu Fei was the target she desired—young, a former classmate, and wealthy. It was simply perfect timing, location, and person.
In front of the mirror, Yang Feifei applied lipstick, pursed her lips, lowered the neckline of her shirt, revealing her ample cleavage. She fixed her hair, picked up her phone, and dialed a number.
"Hello, Lu Fei, let's meet at the café across the street!"
"Did you find it?" Lu Fei was preparing to deposit money with Taozi.
"There's one available that meets your requirements. Let's talk about it when we meet."
"Okay, see you later!" Lu Fei nodded.
"Where are you going?" Taozi asked.
"I'm going to buy a store!"
After bidding Taozi farewell, Lu Fei crossed the street and went to the café. Yang Feifei immediately spotted him and waved her hand.
As they sat across from each other at the table, Lu Fei happened to catch sight of the peculiar scenery in Yang Feifei's cleavage. He hurriedly averted his gaze and sat down, asking, "Have you found a store?"
Seeing Lu Fei's reaction, Yang Feifei secretly felt delighted. After all, she had some looks. She intentionally pushed out her chest and said, "Why are you like this? As soon as we meet, you start talking about this. Shouldn't old classmates sit down and reminisce first?"
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“Busy with something, let’s get to the point,” said Lu Fei directly. He could tell what Yang Feifei was thinking.
“Why are you so clueless? Haven’t you noticed that something’s different about me today?” Yang Feifei deliberately showed off her attractive figure.
Yang Feifei definitely had the looks, but she got the wrong person. If it were the old Lu Fei, he wouldn’t be able to resist such temptation and would easily succumb to her, but now his heart was already taken.
“I got married.”
“What? You’re already married?”
Lu Fei’s words disappointed Yang Feifei, and her face clearly showed her displeasure.
Lu Fei nodded and said, “Yes, I found a rich woman to marry. Otherwise, where would I get the money to open an Internet cafe? Even if I were sold, it wouldn’t be worth that amount.”
Upon hearing these words, Yang Feifei’s face trembled. She imagined a middle-aged woman covered in fat and forcefully pushed the image away from her mind. Goosebumps scattered all over her body, and she felt nauseous, hastily adjusting her collar and feeling disgusted.
Lu Fei was clearly making up stories, but Yang Feifei took it seriously. Otherwise, where would he get the money to open an Internet cafe? He had just opened one, and now he wanted to open another?
“You are really something,” said Yang Feifei awkwardly.
“No other choice, it’s hard to make money in this society,” Lu Fei sighed. “Let’s talk about something else.”
At this point, Yang Feifei had completely lost interest in Lu Fei and hastily said, “Well, I have something else to attend to. We’ll talk later.”
Saying that, Yang Feifei quickly stood up and left, leaving Lu Fei speechless.
He couldn’t guess that Yang Feifei would react so strongly.
But then again, it’s not common to see a rich woman financially supporting a man, whereas men financially supporting mistresses is more common.
“It’s not easy to handle…”
Sitting there, Lu Fei pondered hard. Shengle Street was his desired second location, but there were too few suitable store fronts available, and currently, they were mostly occupied unless someone redeveloped the area.
After thinking for a while, Lu Fei called Su Hongcheng.
Su Hongcheng was a boss, a low-profile one at that. In these times, it was not ordinary to secure the agency rights for JiaPu. If someone didn’t have a net worth in the millions, they wouldn’t be able to secure it since the manufacturers would overwhelm them with products. Pressuring someone to stock hundreds or thousands of units in a month would easily cost millions. Someone with a net worth in the millions would surely have connections, and if they knew about your difficulties, they would try to help since you would buy products from them.
“Hello, General Su!”
“President Lu, hello, hello. Business seems to be going well. I passed by your store yesterday, and it was bustling,” Su Hongcheng’s deep voice echoed in Lu Fei’s ear.
“I think so too, which is why I’m planning to open a second branch. That’s why I’m giving General Su a call!” Lu Fei said with a smile.
“Oh? Ah, I knew today was a good day. Looks like President Lu is thinking about me!” Su Hongcheng laughed heartily. “Rest assured, same deal as before, 2,100 yuan per unit. I treat President Lu like a brother.”
“Then I’ll start calling you ‘Big Brother’ from now on!”
“Good, good. When do you need them? I’ll deliver them to you immediately, all arranged properly,” Su Hongcheng reassured him on the other end of the phone.
Initially, Su Hongcheng was worried that he might be tricked by Lu Fei, but he called again so quickly, instantly brightening his mood. If he didn’t have plans for a chain of hundreds of stores, how could he open a second one so quickly?
“Well, Big Brother Su, I really wish you could deliver directly, but I’m facing a little difficulty,” Lu Fei said hesitantly.
“Oh? What’s the difficulty? Just say the word, as long as Big Brother can help, I’ll definitely make it happen.”
Laughing, Lu Fei said, “With Big Brother’s help, I know I’ll be fine. Big Brother, I don’t mind revealing this to you. According to the plan, the second store should be opened on Fusheng Street, but I can’t find a suitable location. I’ve seen some vacant storefronts there, but they’re not suitable for opening an Internet cafe. Do you happen to know someone who can help me find a small second floor space?”
"Ah, I thought it was something serious. I have an old friend in the real estate business. I'll ask them for you and give you a call later," Su Hongcheng said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll thank Big Brother in advance and wait for your good news!" Lu Fei replied with a smile.
"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that for now."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Fei's eyes wandered. Although he had the ambition and ability, when it came to business, he knew he needed to interact more with these bosses. He understood that in order to fit into this circle, he needed to build relationships. Otherwise, he would be restrained in everything he did, and relying solely on his own efforts would be difficult.
Leaving the coffee shop, Lu Fei bought some groceries and went home. Tonight, he planned to cook something delicious for Tong Xiaojun, to pamper her and their unborn child. This was his opportunity to prove himself to Tong Xiaojun, to gain her complete forgiveness.