With Lin Chan who was an expert at bargaining, He Zhilan managed to buy an entire building at a price much lower than she had anticipated. Seeing the dejected expressions on the family’s faces, He Zhilan shook her head. A family ruined because of gambling is truly a tragedy.
Lin Chan took care of the property ownership transfer. All He Zhilan had to do was sign the contract and the property was transferred to her in no time.
As He Zhilan’s properties grew in number, so did the amount of money she spent.
After the previous occupants of the building had moved out, He Zhilan immediately undertook its renovation. Due to her schooling commitments, she left the renovation work to Lin Chan. During the weekends, she would check on the renovation progress, and also started to recruit employees.
Due to all the work, He Zhilan rarely found time to visit He Teng. If she wasn’t busy studying, she was occupied with the refurbishments or recruiting.
In order to provide professional beauty training to her employees abroad, He Zhilan was exceptionally meticulous in her selection process. As Lin Chan would say, "she wanted to investigate every detail of their family history for the past eighteen generations." After thorough research, she had all the selected employees sign a five-year work contract. Once this was all sorted, except for the ongoing recruitment for the sales team, her staff was all set.
This hectic period lasted for an entire month. Once everything was settled, It was only then He Zhilan found time to visit He Teng’s military base. Anyone who saw her would comment on how she’d lost weight.
Indeed, among her intensive studying and the busy work of setting up the shop, she also had to spare time to stay updated with those who had left for training abroad. With so much to attend to, it was no surprise she’d lost weight.
He Teng told her, "Quit running around for a while and get some rest. Or at least keep up with your studies," giving her a concerned look, "You’ve lost the weight you’d just managed to put on."
He Zhilan shrugged, "The preparatory phase is always tiring. Things will be simpler once the store opens. I’ve got Jennifer and Xing Ye’s people helping out in S Province, so I don’t need to worry about that. Here in the capital, all I have to wait for is the renovation and the preliminary promotion."
"Just take care of yourself," He Teng nodded somberly. Seeing her energetic smile, he did not say much. Nevertheless, he was somewhat worried about her health given how hard she was working.
"Don’t worry," He Zhilan nodded. Suddenly, she remembered something Xing Ye had told her over the phone, "I don’t know if Xing Ye mentioned my uncle’s situation to you. Knowing that he decided to stay in the town after listening to me, Xing Ye asked if I wanted him to bring my uncle to the county. I thought about it, and told Xing Ye that I didn’t think it was necessary."
"Xing Ye coming up about it." He Teng nodded, "I also think it unnecessary."
"I thought that since my uncle has no powerful backing, going to the county could make him a target. He could easily be used by others. If Xing Ye managed to make it, that would be fine. But if not, my uncle would be sacrificed, maybe even risking his life. Therefore, I believe staying in the town might be safer for now, until Xing Ye achieves some kind of success."