Chapter 234 - 235: It’s Actually Her

Chapter 234: Chapter 235: It’s Actually Her

"So, what do you say?" Tang Ru said. "I’m sure nothing happened between you and President Zhang. I refuse to believe you’re not attracted to her. So why didn’t anything happen? It must mean she’s not into you... But I’m different. If you’re really willing, I’ll divorce my husband and be with you every day. I know a lot of positions, you know. Oh, and if you don’t like that, I won’t divorce my husband. That’ll make it more exciting for you."

’Whoa, what the hell!’

Li Yang was dumbfounded. This woman was way too aggressive.

"So? How about it?" Tang Ru giggled. "Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?"

"President Tang, if you’re going to put it that way, I have a counteroffer," Li Yang said after a moment’s thought. "Why don’t you merge with our store instead? Become one of our branches. What do you think?"

Tang Ru’s expression changed. "Impossible."

"Well, then there’s nothing to be done!" Li Yang sighed. "I’ll just stick to my own business, and you can stick to yours."

With that, Li Yang quickly drove back to where they had met and dropped Tang Ru off. "President Tang, see you next time."

Soon, Li Yang was gone.

Tang Ru stomped her foot.

Her husband, He Gang, appeared out of nowhere and cursed, "What kind of job was that? Didn’t you just let him off easy?"

Tang Ru said, also fuming, "Who knew this guy would be so cunning? He saw right through the fact that Miss Qi and I aren’t friends, and he won’t respond to carrots or sticks..."

"He didn’t get into bed with you?" He Gang asked, surprised.

"No..." Tang Ru said, worried. "We worked so hard to open this store. The longer this drags on, the slimmer our chances get. We can’t let it go under..."

He Gang thought for a moment, then suddenly chuckled. "I refuse to believe it... Let’s go back and come up with a proper plan."

...

After dropping off Tang Ru, Li Yang started thinking about how to find a supply channel.

The small convenience store was mainly targeted at city dwellers.

As some of the visitors had mentioned, the village’s basic infrastructure was lacking, and this was one aspect of it.

At the very least, people should have a convenient place to buy things.

There were many convenience store chains in the city now, like Meiyijia and others, and that kind of model was what suited Li Yang best.

He thought about it and was about to go in and ask.

But then he realized that for these kinds of things, you had to make an appointment online, since the physical stores were just franchises.

After thinking it over, he decided against contacting them. Finding a supplier through a supermarket might be better.

With that in mind, Li Yang went to a place called Shunlong Supermarket.

It was considered a major supermarket in Ruizhou, and Li Yang planned to go inside and talk to someone.

He went inside and walked around for a bit, but in the end, he was at a loss. It was his first time doing something like this, after all. He finally approached an employee and asked, "Where’s your manager? I’d like to talk to him about a big business deal."

The employee was baffled.

’If you have a big business deal, what are you doing in the middle of a supermarket?’

’Shouldn’t you go to the management department?’

He felt a bit helpless and said, "Sir, this isn’t the office area. You can try asking over there."

"Oh..." Li Yang was also a bit embarrassed and quickly scurried away.

Soon, Li Yang found their office area.

But just as he was about to enter, someone stopped him. "What are you doing?"

"I’m looking for someone to talk business with..." Li Yang quickly explained.

"Business?" The man was impatient. "Get out, get out. Unauthorized people aren’t allowed in here. Get out."

"I really am here for business..." Li Yang said, feeling wronged.

"Boss!" Just then, he heard the man shout to someone behind him.

Li Yang turned his head to look and froze.

It turned out that the person behind him was none other than Miss Qi, whose illness he had just treated.

Miss Qi was also a bit surprised to see Li Yang here, but she quickly nodded and said, "Mr. Li, you’re here too?"

"Yes, I came here to discuss some business. You’re the owner here?" Li Yang was also taken aback.

"What a coincidence!" Miss Qi nodded. "I am indeed the owner here. You can tell me what you need."

"Great!"

"Please, please, come in..." The man who had stopped Li Yang was now embarrassed. He never imagined that Li Yang actually knew their boss.

’You should have said so earlier! I would’ve let you in right away.’

He went inside and they arrived at Miss Qi’s office.

Miss Qi put down her bag, sat in her executive chair, and then said, "I don’t have much time. I have a very important meeting soon. So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

"It’s actually just a small thing..." Li Yang said, a little sheepishly. "I want to open a small supermarket in my village, and I was hoping to source my products from you."

Miss Qi was stunned.

’It really is a small thing!’

’And in a village, no less!’

But just then, her secretary came in. "Boss, everyone has arrived. They’re all waiting for you."

Miss Qi stood up immediately. "How about this: you wait for me here. I’ll go to my meeting, and we can talk after."

Without waiting for Li Yang’s reply, she was already gone.