Chapter 1346: Chapter 1345: Visiting the Shops Again
Song Ying knew that the most expensive Viscount Red Wine in the world was brewed by Ye Qiu’s vineyard. When she heard that Ye Qiu was planning to go to France, she really wanted to go and have a look.
Although she had previously spent some time in London and New York, she really hadn’t been to France yet.
“When are you going?”
“Do you want to go too?”
Song Ying nodded a bit shyly.
“We’ll see when the time comes.”
Because Ye Qiu couldn’t be certain of the timing yet, and since it was winter break, Liu Lingxiu and Li Qianqian both had time, if Song Ying wanted to go, Liu Lingxiu would definitely go too.
Of course, these weren’t big issues; for parents and sister, Ye Qiu wanted to take them to have a look at Eastern Castle. If possible, during the Spring Festival, Ye Qiu would go with them.
After chatting with Song Ying, Ye Qiu came down from the teaching building and headed towards the girls’ dormitory. After waiting a while, once Liu Lingxiu had packed her things and grabbed a few books for reading during the winter break,
She got into Ye Qiu’s car, and Ye Qiu drove towards the neighborhood where Liu Lingxiu lived, went inside, and then took Liu Lingxiu’s suitcase and books upstairs.
Once they were upstairs, Liu Lingxiu followed Ye Qiu back down, Ye Qiu drove back to Peach Blossom Spring Villa, parked the car, and the two went to Daqing Supermarket.
Arriving at the small supermarket, they saw Zhang Yuehong busy.
“Mom, where’s Dad?”
“He’s been busy recently looking at stores with the agent, but in the end, we’re still waiting for Ye Qiu to confirm before we can feel secure.”
Ye Qiu had already told Liu Daqing and his wife to open two more supermarkets, so Liu Daqing had been looking at stores with the agent these days.
But after looking around, Liu Daqing knew that in the end, it had to be confirmed by Ye Qiu to truly settle. But Ye Qiu had been busy with exams these days, so he had no time to accompany him to look at stores.
“How many places have you looked at?”
“Probably more than ten places, seeing a few stores a day.”
Zhang Yuehong said.
After Liu Lingxiu went in to help.
Ye Qiu sat at a table inside to drink tea, only seeing Liu Daqing tiredly come back around six o’clock in the evening.
Having been looking at stores these days, he knew that the success of a store was mainly dependent on foot traffic and location; a good location brought more foot traffic, and more foot traffic meant business.
But, he wasn’t sure yet.
He didn’t know how Ye Qiu perceived stores.
Overall, Liu Daqing found himself knowing too little compared to Ye Qiu, so he couldn’t fully determine many things.
Now upon seeing Ye Qiu, he felt relieved for some reason.
“Uncle Liu, I’m on break tomorrow, I’ll go with you to take a look.”
Ye Qiu said.
“That’s great, so I don’t have to wander around.”
At dinner time, Ye Qiu knew his parents wouldn’t be back, so he could only buy groceries with Liu Lingxiu to cook dinner.
After dinner, Liu Lingxiu followed Ye Qiu to the Peach Blossom Spring Villa, staying downstairs to watch TV while waiting for Ye Weidong and Ye Xue to return, while Ye Qiu went upstairs, directly playing on the computer and continuing cultivation.
Currently, the moonlight wasn’t very good, largely due to winter; undoubtedly, autumn was the best time for cultivation with the least rain, but entering into spring and summer brought the most rain, making moonlight and sunlight rare, slowing cultivation.
The next morning, while Chen Fang and Ye Xue were making breakfast, Ye Qiu didn’t eat, and instead planned to go out to eat with Liu Daqing and the agent.
“Lingshow, your dad and I are going to look at stores, do you want to go?”
“I’ve already told Ye Xue I’ll go to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant today.”
Now Ye Xue also has a car, so Liu Lingxiu can just ride in her car, and thus went with Ye Xue to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.
“Dad, how are the chefs doing with the new dishes?”
“I’ve tasted them and they seem okay, but compared to the old dishes, there’s still a gap. I’ve asked them to keep practicing, and we’ll introduce them at Spring Festival.”
“Dad, you should already be preparing talent in the chef department; I estimate that the second Imperial Cuisine Restaurant will open in the second half of next year, so it’s best to recruit chefs early to train the dishes rather than waiting and spending time practicing then.”
“Okay, I’ll talk to Boss Tang.”
Ye Qiu didn’t stay, got in the car, and drove to Liu Daqing’s supermarket.
Arriving outside the small supermarket, Ye Qiu rolled down the window to greet Zhang Yuehong, and after Liu Daqing got in the car, Ye Qiu said, “Uncle Liu, let’s go have breakfast at the tea house first.”
Ye Qiu drove to a tea house in Jinling.
Actually, Ye Qiu seldom went out for tea, although he had tried it before, most mornings he ate at home.
Now after getting Liu Daqing to call the agent over, about twenty minutes later, a young man in a black suit rushed over.
This week he had shown Liu Daqing many stores, yet no contracts were signed, knowing the latter couldn’t decide yet; hence he wasn’t in a hurry, but being treated to tea this morning still moved the young agent Liu.
“Good morning, Boss Liu!”
“This is my daughter’s boyfriend Ye Qiu, he has decision-making authority for store purchases, specially here to take a look today.”
Liu Daqing said.
“Hello Mr. Ye, I’m Liu.”
The agent said hurriedly.
“Sit down, have breakfast with us, and then we’ll take a look; today we should be able to decide.”
The agent noticed that Ye Qiu’s attire was quite ordinary, but his demeanor was indeed different.
As Ye Qiu let Liu Daqing and the agent choose snacks freely, they ended up picking seven or eight, afraid they might not finish it.
Nevertheless, Liu Daqing hadn’t often eaten in places like this, so this rare experience felt quite good, noticing the tea house’s taste was decent.
By nine o’clock, they all ate their fill; Ye Qiu called over a waitress to pay the bill, totaling over two hundred, not very expensive but it made the agent feel quite comfortable.
Descending from the tea house, Ye Qiu asked, “What car did you come in, Mr. Liu?”
“I came in an electric car.”
“Then hop in mine first!”
Ye Qiu headed towards the Range Rover, making the agent realize this young man was indeed a low-profile wealthy person; his unassuming outfit had led to presumptions otherwise, yet here he owned a multimillion-dollar Range Rover Evoque, contrary to what was initially thought.
With Liu Daqing and the agent aboard Ye Qiu’s car, Ye Qiu drove towards the first store location mentioned by the agent; being all street-front, it wasn’t long before they were nearby.