Putting out her cigarette, Lin Chan waved her hand, "Consider it daytime, I don’t trust the late-night trips. Moreover, at this hour, your dormitory is shut. So, I’ve talked to my parents about you spending the night at our place. We already prepared a room for you."
She urged He Zhilan to get in the car. As Lin Chan started the car to depart from the train station, she reassured He Zhilan in advance. "Don’t be nervous when you reach my house. My parents are nice people. My dad’s vivacious, while my mom has a tough exterior but a warm heart. She might not speak much, but she’s genuinely kind-hearted. I’m sure she’ll like you."
Finished with her comforting words, possibly to prevent He Zhilan from overthinking and becoming more nervous, Lin Chan quickly changed the topic. "By the way, let me share some good news! The hair accessories you put on the counter had excellent sales over the weekend! Plus, thanks to your accessories, our clothes section experienced a significant increase in sales. My friend was ecstatic, and he insisted that you make time to meet him."
"The sales were good?" He Zhilan asked excitedly, "In what way?"
"Isn’t it all made from his factory’s leftover fabric? The commission you gave wasn’t low. So, the sales reps included your accessories along with the clothing sets. It’s bizarre, but women will sometimes buy an entire outfit just for one accessory," Lin Chan shrugged her shoulders. "This weekend, we saw an excellent boost in sales here at our store in the capital. This is the first time we offered sets with matching accessories, so he wants to discuss increasing the amount of your accessories. He plans to sell your pieces alongside all his clothes everywhere."
"The fabric is his, and making these crafts is quite simple. Why doesn’t he just earn this money himself?" He Zhilan asked, puzzled.
"He wouldn’t dare!" Lin Chan remarked with a smile, "This is your business idea and your way of making money. I can’t control others, but if he dares to steal your business, I won’t let him off the hook! Anyway, he couldn’t do it in a short time because he didn’t order the materials in advance. Our capital has only one small workshop that exports and makes an extra batch of goods for you. He couldn’t obtain any material!"
Lin Chan chuckled proudly, then casually asked how He Zhilan’s weekend at the army base went.
"Yesterday afternoon, I learned shooting skills, which was fine. Then, today was quite exhausting. My brother trained me all day, teaching some grappling combat techniques. I felt like all my bones had been broken and reassembled! Dead tired!" He Zhilan pouted, "Gu En also visited the army base and took Tang Tang. Tang Tang has her eyes on He Teng. She was watching my brother like a hawk."
"Tang Tang? Which Tang Tang?" Lin Chan couldn’t immediately remember who this vaguely familiar name belonged to.
"The one who helped Gu En and me with the brawl against Chen Xiting!" He Zhilan shrugged, "Today, we had quite a few young female family members visiting the army base!"
"This isn’t surprising. He Teng’s future is promising, and you’ve divorced him. So there are plenty of people wanting to establish a relationship with him. But rest assured, I think it’s unlikely He Teng would move on soon. With you visiting the army base every weekend, even if he wanted to find someone new, he wouldn’t get a chance, right?"
"I’m not worried, I’m just not feeling great about it." He Zhilan shook her head. How could any woman feel comfortable when her man is being pursued by other women? However, the more people that went after He Teng, the more it proved his excellence. He Teng was a traditional man - he wouldn’t easily abandon his ex-wife for a new woman.