"Chairman Wen? Does she have something to do with this?"
Chen Cheng: "She provided me with resources, it’s a guaranteed profit."
Feng Biao gasps, "Really? She actually helped you?"
"Do I not have that charm?" Chen Cheng teased.
"Oh my!" Feng Biao couldn’t help but exclaim, "Dacheng, you’re amazing! Even Chairman Wen is on board!"
He pats Chen Cheng on the shoulder, admiringly saying, "Brother, when you make it big, don’t forget to pull me up with you!"
Chen Cheng asks back, "What’s up? Things not going well with your boss?"
"It’s alright, but it feels like if I don’t make a break for it in this lifetime, this is all it will ever be."
Feng Biao then spoke, "I heard you even invested in a basketball training camp for Xia Bao."
"You know about that?"
"Of course I need to know!"
Feng Biao said enviously, "I’m not jealous, even Xia Bao dared to leave school and start a business with you. Why can’t this car dealership guy do it?"
Chen Cheng then asks, "Have you talked it over with Yingzi?"
"We talked a few times, no issues." Feng Biao answered:
"Yingzi really supports me, she said rather than working for others for a lifetime, better to venture out; even if it fails, we gain experience, no regrets."
"Did Yingzi really say that?" Chen Cheng was somewhat surprised.
"Absolutely! She said she trusts my judgement, and even more in you."
Chen Cheng thought for a while, "Xia Bao has his basketball skills. What about you?"
"I know how to trade second-hand cars, any level."
"So you mean, I should start a car dealership and have you, Mr. Biao, in charge?" Chen Cheng joked.
Feng Biao was amused by Chen Cheng’s words,
"That’s great, but seriously, I was thinking, if a bubble tea shop needs to stock and deliver goods, I might as well start with that. Later when it grows, you can set up a logistics company, then I’ll be a veteran by then!"
"You’re looking even further ahead than I am."
Chen Cheng couldn’t help but curse and laugh, he continued, "But you know, that’s a good reminder. If the bubble tea shop starts up, logistics really is an issue, I need to seriously consider it."
"If it expands nationwide, wouldn’t you, Mr. Biao, be the transport squad leader?"
"Get lost! This is a battle we must win! We won’t lose!" Feng Biao cursed back as they laughed.
The two chatted and laughed, watching Xiao Meier return after a week’s observation.
"Xiao Cheng, I think here, at most 11,000." she stated her opinion, "And since you’re opening so many shops, saving a thousand on each, that’s twenty thousand saved."
"Just like Shu Biao told you to buy used cars." She added a point.
Chen Cheng: "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
"Of course, men who listen to their wives will prosper," Chen Cheng smiled in reply.
Xiao Meier glanced lovably at Chen Cheng, "You and your smooth talking."
"But I do enjoy it!" After saying that, she hugged Chen Cheng’s arm, all smiles.
"Goodness, you two gather some virtue!" Feng Biao jokingly expressed disdain.
At that moment, the real estate agent returned after making a call.
"Mr. Chen, I spoke to the landlord, but he still insists on 23,000, saying if it goes lower he’ll rent to someone else."
Chen Cheng and Xiao Meier exchanged a look, he said, "Alright, tell him, can’t do 12,000. Even one thousand less."
This response clearly surprised the agent.
"Let’s see the other stores you found." Chen Cheng continued: "Other agents are waiting too."
After that, the three left the store.
The agent rode off on a small electric scooter, and before leaving, Chen Cheng rolled down the car window and mentioned,
"By the way, if I’m satisfied with any properties you find, gather all the landlords together to sign the contracts."
"Alright, turn left ahead, that’s the next store’s location." the agent led the way, "Mr. Biao, just follow my scooter."
Feng Biao flashed an OK sign, stepping on the gas, following the agent’s small electric scooter.