NOVPUBLooking at Nie Xiaoyu’s troubled expression, Chen Nan felt some heartache and comforted her softly, "The business world is like a battlefield, and all we can do is remain unchanging in the face of constant change."
Nie Xiaoyu smiled and regained her fighting spirit, "You go back and revise your lessons, I can handle things here."
Chen Nan did not linger much either.
After all, the shop was not very large, and it was quite crowded with numerous delivery boys and customers waiting to pick up herbal drinks.
His presence in the shop was meaningless, and he would rather be doing something else.
At that moment,
Chen Nan noticed that a new drink was added to the menu, which brightened his eyes, "Is the ’Brain Awakening Soup’ also available?"
Nie Xiaoyu hummed in agreement, "Although Lulu didn’t come to work at the shop, she made a lot of ’Brain Awakening Soup’ at home yesterday. However, it did not sell well on its first day."
"Ice is not formed in one cold day, and the effect of ’Brain Awakening Soup’ needs time to ferment." Chen Nan was still very confident in the effectiveness of the soup.
Then,
he had the staff fill two bottles of Cooling Soup and two bottles of Brain Awakening Soup for him, and after leaving the shop, he headed to a high-end café.
After waiting almost half an hour, Li Yao appeared before Chen Nan.
"Mr. Chen, what made you think of inviting me for coffee?" Li Yao asked with a smile, surprised that Chen Nan had taken the initiative to call him.
Chen Nan smiled and said, "Of course, I have a favor to ask."
"There’s no need!" Li Yao laughed, "Just tell me whatever it is directly. I will spare no effort as long as it’s within my capabilities."
"Even if it’s something I cannot handle myself, Mayor Lu will get personally involved."
"That’s an exaggeration." Chen Nan placed a portion of Cooling Soup and Brain Awakening Soup before Li Yao, "I and a friend opened a herbal drink shop on the commercial street. These are products from our store; I brought two cups for you to try."
Li Yao looked surprised, "Wow, this is your shop?"
"Not to conceal from you, my wife queued up for half an hour outside your shop yesterday just to buy a cup of herbal drink. According to her, it tastes really good and feels very refreshing after drinking; she didn’t sweat the whole day!"
"Your shop is indeed very popular now!"
He wasn’t usually fond of cold beverages like iced tea, considering them unhealthy compared to drinking tea for maintaining well-being.
However,
he had also heard from his girlfriend that this tea shop was quite different from other beverage stores, although he had not expected that Chen Nan would be the owner.
"Indeed, the popularity is quite high, and I am worried about people being envious and possibly sabotaging us!" Chen Nan expressed his concerns, "After all, the drinks at my shop are brewed from herbal medicines and can be regarded as cooling herbal tea, or even as actual medicine."
"Once it’s considered as medicine though, we will need a food and drug administration permit."
"I was thinking that going directly to the food and drug administration for testing and certification could delay us, so I was hoping you could help shorten that time, Li."
Chen Nan, having never dealt with government entities, knew how time-consuming obtaining some permits could be.
If someone were to cause trouble during this time, they would certainly be at a disadvantage.
But with Li Yao’s help, they could significantly reduce that time,
thus avoiding some unnecessary trouble.
"This matter is simple; I will directly deliver the product to the Food and Drug Administration and have their director personally inspect and issue the food permit. I’ll deliver the permit to you this afternoon."
For Li Yao, this task was indeed very simple.
Not to mention that Chen Nan had also provided drinks from his store. Even without that, he had a thousand ways to issue the permit on his own.
Having drinks from the store just made it even better.
Chen Nan was overjoyed: "Then I must trouble you, Brother Li. Once I’m done with work these few days, let’s have a meal together." As he spoke, he placed two more cups of drinks in front of him.
"It’s all part of the job. Well, I won’t stay long; I’m off to the Food and Drug Administration." Li Yao was a man of swift action; he promptly stood up and left.
Watching Li Yao leave, Chen Nan felt as if he had taken a sedative and then stopped by a coffee shop to buy two small cakes before heading home.
As soon as he opened the door, a rich medicinal fragrance greeted him.
Xu Lu was wearing an apron, busily preparing brain tonic soup in the kitchen. Seeing Chen Nan return, a look of surprise flashed across her face, but it was mostly shyness.
Because she hadn’t expected that just after moving in yesterday, she inexplicably ended up intimate with Chen Nan, and not only that, it even led to her needing painkillers.
Chen Nan asked awkwardly, "How are your injuries?"
Xu Lu smiled: "Much better, but I still can’t put much weight on my right foot."
"Ahem!" Chen Nan cleared his throat, "I wasn’t referring to the foot injury."
Whoosh!
A charming blush instantly spread across Xu Lu’s face, her heart uncontrollably pounding, even her breathing became rapid as she whispered: "I took the painkillers, but they don’t seem very effective!"
A strong sense of guilt surged in Chen Nan’s heart, regretting that his roughness had caused Xu Lu such pain.
He gave an awkward laugh and quickly changed the subject: "Ah, I was discussing things with a friend at the coffee shop and the cakes there looked pretty good, so I bought one for you and Nie Xiaoyu."
"Thanks, sugar daddy!" Xu Lu said with a playful smile, then weakly walked out of the kitchen, sat at the dining table, opened up a small cake, and started tasting it.
Her walk was extremely peculiar.
It wasn’t just that she was cautious with her right foot; she couldn’t even clamp her legs together, the injuries were much worse than Chen Nan had imagined.
After Chen Nan grabbed a cup of water and drank it, trying to appear calm, he said: "If the pain is too severe, I can help massage the private area for you."
As Xu Lu tasted the cake, she looked up skeptically, mischief sparkling in her pretty eyes: "Can that area even be massaged? Are you sure you’re not just trying to take advantage of the situation?" She even arched an eyebrow as she spoke.
Chen Nan hadn’t expected Xu Lu to tease him, and he chuckled lightly: "You’re being supported by me; do I need to take advantage of you?"
"Uh…" Xu Lu’s face flushed with embarrassment: "It sounds like you have a point."
After Xu Lu finished the cake, Chen Nan walked over, lifted her in a princess carry, and, under her shy expression, headed towards his bedroom.
Throughout the process, Xu Lu didn’t make a sound, but rather enjoyed the feeling of being held in Chen Nan’s arms, feeling very secure and protected.
Gently placing Xu Lu on the bed, Chen Nan helped her take off her apron, revealing a white V-neck blouse that showcased her fair front and enticing curves.
Beneath was a black pencil skirt, the black and white combination looking simple yet stylish.
Especially her long beautiful legs, which were very eye-catching.
This made Chen Nan recall the wild actions he had taken on Xu Lu the day before. His heart pounded intensely, and his breathing quickened···
