Chapter 335: Qin Sitong and Fu Ze Coordinate on the Proposal

"Yes! Of course, we want it! I wonder when we’ll be able to see the complete proposal?"

Yun Zijin, who knew what Fu Ze was up to, accepted the offer for the proposal with righteous confidence.

’If he wants to pursue our Tongtong, he’s going to have to show some real skill.’

"In two or three days. That will still give you time to find someone to design posters and arrange the shop’s decorations."

Fu Ze gave a rough timeline. He had his own work to finish, so he gave himself an extra couple of days.

This also gave him an excellent excuse to arrange another meeting with Qin Sitong.

After doing some research, Fu Ze had learned that Qin Sitong handled almost all the operations for the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop, while Yun Zijin was a completely hands-off boss.

’In that case, he could coordinate directly with Qin Sitong about the event proposal and wouldn’t need to go through Yun Zijin anymore.’

Once this event was over, Fu Ze was confident he could get them to become familiar with each other quickly and become friends.

’In the future, if he needed to contact her for anything, he wouldn’t have to go through Yun Zijin.’

One had to admit, Fu Ze’s plan was meticulously calculated. The only question was when Qin Sitong would realize she was a frog being slowly boiled in warm water.

"Alright. You can discuss anything with Tongtong. I’m sure you two will work things out just fine!"

Yun Zijin could more or less see what Fu Ze was planning, but for now, she didn’t intend to interfere.

’If Fu Ze really managed to win Qin Sitong’s heart in the end, then she would be Qin Sitong’s staunchest supporter. If the Fu Family ever tried to do anything to Qin Sitong, they’d have to think twice about whether they could bear the consequences.’

Fu Ze’s lips curved into a slight smile. He appreciated Yun Zijin’s wait-and-see attitude. It considerably lowered the difficulty of his pursuit.

Qin Sitong, on the other hand, was still completely out of the loop. ’How did the conversation turn to Fu Ze needing to communicate more with me? Aren’t the three of us chatting face-to-face right now? How did it become about him specifically seeking me out?’

’Did I somehow miss part of the conversation?’

"Stop overthinking it. I’m not in charge of the shop’s operations anyway. If he comes looking for me to coordinate, I might not even be here.

It’s more convenient for you two to coordinate directly. If there’s anything you can’t decide on, you can just tell me, and we’ll discuss it together."

Yun Zijin truly didn’t plan to interfere too much with the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop’s operations. No matter how far Qin Sitong took it, she would always be her final safety net.

Hearing Yun Zijin say that, Qin Sitong finally nodded and agreed to the arrangement.

"This is all the stock. Put it in the shop’s storage cabinet. You can use it directly when the event starts, so you won’t need to ask me for more."

Yun Zijin had remembered it this morning and brought it over on the way. If she had to make a special trip, she was afraid she might forget.

Looking at the nine neatly arranged tea canisters in the box, Qin Sitong couldn’t suppress the smile on her face.

"I’ll go put them away now."

Qin Sitong picked up the box and went into the staff-only room. She carefully placed the box in the storage cabinet and only came out after making sure everything was secure.

Fu Ze had squeezed in this visit. He quickly finished the tea in his cup, said a few words to the two of them, and left the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop.

Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong remained seated, planning to finish the Baonu Tea they had just brewed.

"By the way, are you free next Saturday? Want to come to the groundbreaking ceremony for my manor?"

It was a huge project, after all. Even if it was just the groundbreaking, Yun Zijin planned to make it a grand affair.

’She’d been low-key for so long; a little bit of high-profile action once in a while should be understandable, right?’

Of course, there was another reason.

The best way to hide is in plain sight. By building her manor with such fanfare, no uninformed person would ever guess that beneath the estate Yun Zijin was spending a fortune on was Tang Zhaosong’s laboratory.

"Sure! Just send me the time and location. I’ll definitely be there on time."

Qin Sitong knew Yun Zijin would surely invite many important figures, and she might seem out of place there.

But this was the first project Yun Zijin was involved in from start to finish, and it was a place she might live in permanently in the future.

’Yun Zijin is all alone,’ Qin Sitong thought. ’As her only best friend, at a moment like this, I have to be by her side, so she won’t seem so lonely.’

"I’ll send it to you in a bit. Take a look when you have a moment."

Yun Zijin took out her phone and sent Qin Sitong the time and location of the groundbreaking ceremony.

Qin Sitong checked the date and didn’t recall any scheduling conflicts, so the matter was settled.

"When the time comes, you can come over to my place and pick out a formal dress. I have a lot I’ve never worn, so you don’t need to buy one separately.

There will be reporters at the ceremony, so it’s better to dress a bit more formally. That way, they won’t write any distorted smear pieces."

’Like, ’The billionaire’s best friend can’t even afford a decent formal dress’ or something.’

’These days, reporters will do anything for a gimmick.’

’Of course, if any of those reporters dared to run a smear campaign against her, Yun Zijin would show them the true power of money.’

"I can just buy one at the mall. The dresses in your closet are all in your size, right? I probably can’t wear them."

The formal dresses in Yun Zijin’s closet were surely custom-made by brands, so Qin Sitong felt they probably wouldn’t fit her.

’An ill-fitting dress, no matter how beautiful, would never look good on.’

"If it doesn’t fit, we can have it altered. The styles at the mall are so common, you’ll easily end up wearing the same thing as someone else.

My closet is overflowing with them. I can’t wear them all myself, and I’ll have to clear some out soon anyway. Just think of it as helping me with a problem!"

’Besides, if she bought one at the mall and actually did end up wearing the same dress as someone else, that would be truly embarrassing.’

’The ones in her closet were all custom pieces gifted by brands, so there was no risk of that.’

"You evil capitalist."

"No, no, no! You can call me Yun ’The Landlady’ Zijin."

After Yun Zijin’s enthusiastic persuasion, Qin Sitong finally agreed to her proposal to pick out a dress from her closet.

After they finished their Baonu Tea, Yun Zijin took Qin Sitong back to her school before having Zero One drive her back to Jade Lake.

Tomorrow was Monday, so to make getting to class easier, Yun Zijin didn’t go back to Xingyu Mansion.

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「Monday.」

[It’s a new week. The host must complete a spending task of ¥12,000,000.00 before midnight this Friday. Task Reward: To be unlocked.]

Randomly Spend issued its spending task right on time. Yun Zijin was already able to remain completely unfazed.

After finishing her meal and getting ready to leave, Yun Zijin received a call from Situ Wenze.

Yun Zijin answered the call as she rode the elevator down.

"Hello..."

"Miss Yun, your... no, I mean, my youngest aunt arrives in Hua Country today. Are you free tomorrow morning?"

Yun Zijin’s eyebrows rose slightly at Situ Wenze’s words. "I can," she said. "Just book the hospital appointment and tell me the time and address."

This was already her second time doing a paternity test, so Yun Zijin was very familiar with the process.