NOVPUBLiu Meng said viciously, "Do you really think that Chen Nan is just an ordinary high school student?"
Zhang Na said softly, "Isn’t he?"
"He is nothing but a crafty dog, one that likes to play the pig to eat the tiger!" Liu Meng clenched the steering wheel, frustratedly saying, "If he really were an ordinary high school student, how could he possibly know someone like Secretary Li?"
"That’s the favorite of the city’s number one mayor, with a high position and great power."
"What?" Zhang Na gasped in shock, never imagining that the person who had greeted Chen Nan in the restaurant was the secretary to Jizhou’s number one mayor.
Even if it’s just a secretary, anyone who’s not a fool would know the power this secretary held.
Liu Meng let out a heavy sigh, his face pale as wax: "It’s not a big deal to know Secretary Li, but the key is that Secretary Li took the initiative to greet Chen Nan, and even addressed him respectfully as Mr. Chen, which is truly shocking!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Na felt a tremor in her heart.
Now that she thought about it.
Li Yao had treated Chen Nan with great respect.
This made her shiver all over.
How could someone who commands such respect from the number one secretary be a person that ordinary people can afford to offend?
Snapping back to reality, Li Na nervously said, "Husband, you’re also in the officialdom, you disrespected Chen Nan earlier, Secretary Li won’t cause trouble for you, will he?"
Liu Meng’s eyes showed a sinister smile: "It’s no big deal, if Secretary Li really troubles me, I’ll just kill you."
"After all, all of this started because of you!" he said, a chill flashing in his eyes.
Li Na felt a strong sense of fear rising in her heart.
If she had known this would happen.
She would have never humiliated and mocked Niu Xiangxiu!
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In the restaurant.
Chen Nan and Niu Xiangxiu had also enjoyed a full meal.
Since they didn’t drink those two bottles of wine, Chen Nan went straight to the bar, exchanged them for a case of Wuliangye, and then gave it to Niu Xiangxiu.
"Xiangxiu sister, take this case of liquor home and offer it to our dad on my behalf!"
Niu Xiangxiu’s face turned red, looking at him angrily: "Can’t you stop taking advantage of me?"
Chen Nan grinned: "There’s really no need for us to be so formal with each other."
"Fine," Niu Xiangxiu said with a sly smile on her face: "I’ll just tell my dad the truth, that it’s from his future son-in-law to honor him."
Chen Nan quickly conceded: "Sister, I was wrong!"
"I don’t believe I can’t deal with you!" Niu Xiangxiu said with pride, well aware that Chen Nan greatly respected his old man, and using him to intimidate Chen Nan was almost guaranteed to work.
Chen Nan bowed his head in silence, but in his heart, he had planned that the next time Xiangxiu sister tutored him, he would have to lick her into submission!
Afterward, they went their separate ways, with Chen Nan heading to the commercial street and arriving in front of the herbal tea shop.
After these past few days of renovation.
The herbal tea shop now had a signboard with [Guo Cha] written on it, featuring a dragon, possessing a very Chinese air, creating a stark contrast with the other milk tea shop signs.
It stood out among the many milk tea shops, giving off the feeling of a crane standing out in a flock of chickens.
However.
[Guo Cha] as a brand had no popularity, unable to compare with those national chain milk tea shops.
But Nie Xiaoyu knew how to market.
Because at the entrance there was a notice that clearly stated, every sanitation worker could receive a free cup of Guo Cha every day.
In addition, active-duty soldiers and firefighters could also receive a free cup of Guo Cha.
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Secondly, teachers and students can also purchase a cup of national tea for half price upon presenting their IDs.
It has to be said.
The heat generated by this announcement was quite significant, especially since students make up more than thirty percent of the main customer base for buying milk tea.
"Why are you here?"
When Chen Nan entered the herbal tea shop, Nie Xiaoyu revealed a surprised and delighted expression; she was at that moment training newly recruited staff, who were all without exception young and beautiful girls.
They were all dressed in uniform cheongsam dresses, with light makeup, their hair pinned up, and a green hairpin inserted above.
Not to mention the taste of the national tea.
The sight of these tall, young, and beautiful female employees alone formed an impressive spectacle.
Not to mention that the shop’s decor also had a national style, making it very suitable for taking pictures and checking in on social media.
Chen Nan teased with a smile, "I came to visit Manager Nie at work." He couldn’t help but size up the woman before him.
Due to the uniform attire, Nie Xiaoyu had also donned a sky-blue printed cheongsam dress that showcased her graceful and elegant demeanor with every move she made.
Particularly, those long slender legs were particularly eye-catching, constantly stirring Chen Nan’s heart.
Nie Xiaoyu felt her heartbeat quicken and her breathing hasten under Chen Nan’s gaze, as a shy blush spread across her face.
She attempted to keep calm and said, "All the preparatory work for the shop is ready, and we will start a trial operation tomorrow. I’m just not sure if everything will go smoothly."
These days, she had been extremely busy.
Between the shop decoration, recruitment and training, purchasing herbs, and equipment, she did everything personally and meticulously.
Though exhausted to the point of feeling overwhelmed, she felt particularly fulfilled.
Actually, Chen Nan had thought about helping Nie Xiaoyu with some of the shop’s opening tasks, but she had rejected his offer.
She said she wanted to take something seriously and do it through her own effort.
Even if it didn’t succeed.
She would have no regrets.
Chen Nan laughed and said, "I’m afraid you’ve prepared too little summer tea, and if customers end up in long queues only to find out it’s sold out, they might feel upset."
Nie Xiaoyu gave a wry smile, "Our tea shop has no fame at all. How could it possibly be that popular?"
She had prepared about a thousand cups of herbal tea. She’d be over the moon to sell even half of that, let alone all of them.
Although she priced the summer tea at only ten yuan per cup, if she could sell five hundred, that would be quite an income.
After deducting all costs, there would still be a fifty percent profit.
Over a month, the earnings would be quite substantial.
Of course.
If Nie Xiaoyu set a higher price for the summer tea, she would make even more, as the cost of preparing it was very low.
But she couldn’t bring herself to do that, not wanting to be like other tea shops charging ten to twenty yuan for a cup of milk tea.
In fact, for Chen Nan, even if the price were set a bit higher, it wouldn’t matter because the prices of milk tea were generally not cheap nowadays.
Not to mention, the summer tea was all prepared using Chinese herbal medicine and old rock sugar, which gives people the first impression that the ingredients are very expensive.
But in reality, the herbs used to make the summer tea were very affordably priced – so affordable it almost felt unreal.
However, since the tea shop was managed by Nie Xiaoyu, he didn’t want to override her opinion.
Just then,
Chen Nan’s phone rang, displaying Auntie’s number.
After he answered, an anxious voice came from the other end, "Chen Nan, come to my beauty salon immediately. That difficult customer from last time has come again, and she’s specifically asking for you to serve her!"
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