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Chapter 615: Chapter 615 Hu Haiyun Returns
Guo Jinnian was curious, "Yaoyao, why the sudden desire to go somewhere?"
Gu Hongwei was also curious, "Do you have some plans?"
Guo Miaomiao remained silent. As a newcomer to the workforce, she didn’t understand much and always felt that when her sisters discussed matters, they were important affairs. She, being a child, could not comment randomly and should just listen.
Tong Yao smiled mysteriously, "I’ll tell you once we get there."
Soon, the group arrived at another one of Tong Yao’s properties in the suburb. Seeing the increased presence of people, Tong Yao chuckled, "I think both this place and where we live could advertise for rent."
Tong Yao hadn’t been here for a while and was surprised to find that many shops had opened on this street. The first two floors of here had a layout suitable for a big supermarket, with the third to the sixth floor suitable for accommodation.
If these houses were all rented out, the annual income would be considerable, even more than the bubble tea shop. And the design of these houses was built to 21st-century standards. Even in the twenty-first century, these living environments wouldn’t become outdated.
Many houses in Kyoto do not even have separate bathrooms, but to keep up with the times, Tong Yao has equipped each room with a bathroom and kitchen, hence, her house designs were forty years advanced.
Comfortable living also means a better rental price.
Moreover, where she currently lived, the lower floor housed six small merchants, with two stairways leading upstairs, completely separated in the middle.
On the left side of the staircase were the rented quarters for outsiders, while on the right side were her and Guo Jinnian’s living quarters. Once she earns more money, Tong Yao planned to buy a small western-style building in a nice locale for living.
Guo Jinnian looked around and instantly understood Tong Yao’s idea, "Yaoyao, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have noticed. There are already so many merchants here."
Gu Hongwei was also surprised, always feeling that the changes in Kyoto had occurred right under his nose.
When he first came to Kyoto, it was still barren here.
Now, tall buildings have already begun to rise in some areas.
Looking at the surprised expressions of Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei, Tong Yao laughed and said, "Jinnian, let’s find a temporary place for Miaomiao to live first. I plan to renovate the lower floor of where we live and open a bubble tea shop. By then, let Miaomiao work here. It would be safer for a young girl to work in an environment where she is acquainted."
Since the place was developing, Tong Yao wanted to renovate the ground floor to open another bubble tea shop. Although the current crowd flow was not as heavy as in the mall, having Guo Miaomiao work alone here, where the store was also her property she wouldn’t suffer a loss.
Most importantly, once this place is renovated, the houses around could be rented out more easily.
This is called the ripple effect.
"That would be great." Guo Jinnian clapped her hands in approval. Truth be told, she was uneasy about having Guo Miaomiao live alone outside, but she couldn’t accompany Guo Miaomiao every day.
If Tong Yao gets this place remodeled, she wouldn’t have to worry so much.
Guo Miaomiao asked, "Sister Yaoyao, if I work here, what about the bubble tea shop in the mall?"
Tong Yao answered, "By then, select one from the two staff members there. With the incident of Xue Yumei, they surely won’t create any issues."
After all, the wages she gave weren’t low, and it was quite relaxing to work in a bubble tea shop.
Once everyone had agreed upon this, they set off for the bubble tea shop. Deng Wenwen suggested that Guo Miaomiao could live with her for a while after hearing that they were searching for a place for Guo Miaomiao to live temporarily. Her parents were usually busy and out of the house from early to late, which often left her bored alone at home.
After asking Guo Miaomiao’s opinion and seeing that she also agreed, they settled the matter.
The three of Tong Yao arrived at the railway station before the train’s arrival, and they were all a bit excited as the E Country’s train arrival was announced. Hu Haiyun had departed half a month ago, and now she was finally coming back. They were uncertain about how much goods she would bring back.
They had promised a minimum of a thousand items to Fu Sen. Even though Hu Haiyun was reliable, her team was going for the first time, and if something went wrong, it would impact the amount of goods drastically.
As time passed, more and more people surged out of the railway station. Almost all of them looked exhausted but their eyes were very bright. After all, they had made more money in half a month than what they had made in the past ten years, improving their living standards many times over.
With fewer people exiting the station, their excitement grew. Finally, as Tong Yao, Gu Hongwei, and Gu Jinnian eagerly awaited, Hu Haiyun, leading her people and pulling their cargo, slowly walked out of the station.
She looked exhausted, but her eyes were particularly bright. Previously, although smuggling had also made money, each smuggling operation had not varied much in terms of profits. The amount of money she made this time was more than her combined earnings from the previous five operations. Why wouldn’t she be excited?
If things continued in this direction, there would be no problem for her to settle down in this big city.
Because this time it went smoothly, Hu Haiyun even thought about further expanding the team.
Seeing Tong Yao and the others waiting for her at the station, Hu Haiyun felt a touch of warmth in the dead of winter. She was always on her own, and this was the first time she had someone picking her up from the station.
When Hu Haiyun emerged, Tong Yao greeted her with a smile, "Sister Hu, you’ve worked hard."
Hu Haiyun laughed and replied, "It’s all part of the job."
Hu Haiyun didn’t beat around the bush and proceeded to ask what she had been concerned about, "Yaoyao, have you found a business partner here yet?"
This time, she had brought back a lot of goods, and if Tong Yao wasn’t able to handle it, things would become quite troublesome. Even if she were to haul the goods back to Li City, the small county city might not be able to absorb so many goods all at once.
Moreover, some of the goods she brought back were quite expensive, and it would be hard to sell them in a small county city like Li City.
Although Tong Yao had promised to take in as many goods as she could bring back, she believed in Tong Yao, but so many goods, if they all piled up on Tong Yao, would also bring a lot of pressure.
Tong Yao consoled her, "Sister Zhao, don’t worry. I have arranged everything. Let’s go, first load the goods on the truck and head home for dinner. Sister Zheng has cooked a big meal. You guys have worked hard these past days, let’s go home and relax with a meal."
Guo Jinnian nodded, "Exactly, Sister Hu, you guys have lost so much weight on this trip. It’s heartbreaking to see. Let’s go home and have a meal first."
Upon hearing that a buyer had been found, Hu Haiyun felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Also, hearing about a big meal, she couldn’t be more eager.
Everyone hadn’t eaten or slept well during this period; now if she were to eat steamed buns with pickles, she could have several.
Hu Haiyun swallowed, then nodded in agreement, "Okay." 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
