Free Web NovelChapter 144: Chapter 144: Wangyou Milk Tea Shop Opens
Yun Zijin, however, was unfazed. She had recently had a meal with Sheng Hao and a few others, so unlike Su Mengyao and the rest, she didn’t have a larger-than-life image of him.
"Don’t be so nervous. He’s actually quite easy to get along with."
But Su Mengyao looked at Yun Zijin in disbelief. "Girl! You’re probably the only person who thinks that!"
Her brother and her dad had attended a few business dinners with Sheng Hao, and they complained every time they came back. They said that the young Mr. Sheng was a slyer fox than even them, who had been maneuvering in the business world for years.
The way he spoke, every sentence was a winding maze. If they didn’t maintain their absolute, undivided attention, they’d get led right into one of his traps.
But even so, they were still clamoring for a chance to work with the Sheng Family.
The Sheng Family was the Sheng Family, after all. A single partnership with them was enough to set the Su Family up for years.
Yun Zijin was speechless. ’I’m just telling the truth.’
As for Qin Siting, she felt like the world had become a fantasy. ’The heir to the Sheng Family, one of Dijing’s four great families... is he really someone a person from an ordinary, working-class family like me can actually meet?’
’This is just too overwhelming!’
It was unclear what Sheng Yang said to Sheng Hao, but in the end, Sheng Hao followed him into the private room.
Su Mengyao and Qin Siting immediately sat up straighter. As Sheng Hao approached, they both shot to their feet. "Hello, Mr. Sheng! I’m Su Mengyao from the Su Group. Su Jingyun is my brother."
Su Mengyao immediately stated her family connections.
"Hello, Mr. Sheng! I’m Qin Siting, Zijin’s classmate and roommate!"
They spoke at almost the same time, both extending a hand.
Sheng Hao glanced down at their two delicate hands and gave each a light shake. "Hello. I’m Sheng Hao."
"We know, we know! You’re Sheng Yang’s older brother, of course! We all know that."
Qin Siting was too stunned to speak, leaving Su Mengyao to answer by herself.
"Mr. Sheng, I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon."
They last met at Zhuquan Villa, less than a week ago.
"I didn’t expect it either," Sheng Hao said, impassively observing the glances exchanged between them. "You all seem to know each other well?"
’Old Lu has been trying everything to ask one of them out, and he couldn’t get a chance. To think I’d run into them here.’
"We just came here to talk business! We’ve had two drinks at most, we swear we haven’t done anything else!"
Sheng Yang quickly blurted out a clarification, afraid his brother would get the wrong idea about the girls.
Sheng Hao shot Sheng Yang a sidelong glance but said nothing.
He casually took a lap around the private room before settling onto the sofa.
"It seems this bar of yours is doing pretty well."
Sheng Hao had just been passing by and decided to drop in on a whim. He’d thought he could use the opportunity to convince Sheng Yang to return to work for the Sheng Family, but he was surprised to find the bar’s business was actually quite good.
At the very least, the dance floor in the main hall was packed.
If that was the case, then his offer for Sheng Yang to come back to the Sheng Family wouldn’t be very tempting.
"Of course! There are only two bars in this neighborhood. Mine might be the newcomer, but sooner or later, I’ll come out on top!"
At the mention of his bar’s business, all of Sheng Yang’s sleepiness vanished.
But Sheng Hao didn’t give Sheng Yang a chance to continue, simply raising a hand to silence him.
"If you can really make a success of this bar, then you don’t have to come back to the Sheng Family.
"But I’m only giving you two years. If you’re still at this level two years from now, you’ll come back and work for the Sheng Family without any complaints."
"Deal! You have my word! I’ll definitely run Nightscape well and won’t give you any chance to drag me back to the Sheng Family!"
As for working for the Sheng Family, Sheng Yang had only one thought: ’There is no way I’m taking that job!’
Sheng Hao nodded, his expression revealing neither support nor opposition.
"Alright, I have other matters to attend to. I’m leaving."
Sheng Hao’s visit was as abrupt as his departure.
It was a long time after Sheng Hao left before Su Mengyao and Qin Siting finally snapped out of their daze.
"Is that the aura of an heir to one of the great families? I barely dared to say a word just now!"
Thinking back on her behavior, Su Mengyao wanted to give her dazed former self a slap to knock some sense into her.
"The moment he started talking, I held my breath. He’s just too terrifying!"
Qin Siting’s reaction was even more severe than Su Mengyao’s. Yun Zijin saw it all but couldn’t relate to their feelings.
"Alright, alright, he’s gone now. You don’t have to be so tense anymore.
"Come on, hurry up and order whatever you want to eat and drink!"
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Fifteen days after Yun Zijin and Qin Siting finalized their partnership, the milk tea shop they opened together finally had its soft opening.
Qin Siting had checked out every vacant storefront on the local food street and ultimately picked one on the corner.
The corner itself was curved, and Qin Siting had cleverly converted it into a reading nook.
Inside the shop, Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang were also present.
"Quick, quick! What’s this secret weapon I’ve been waiting for? It’s the soft opening today, you can finally tell me now, right?"
Fifteen days had been the absolute limit of Su Mengyao’s patience.
Sheng Yang wore the exact same expression; he had also been waiting for fifteen days.
Although she had a hands-off role, Yun Zijin was also present for the first day of business.
Hearing Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang, Yun Zijin and Qin Siting exchanged a small smile. They looked at the pair and said, "Just wait!"
Yun Zijin herself prepared the very first cup of Wangyou Milk Tea.
"When did you learn to make milk tea?"
Although the shop was a partnership between Yun Zijin and Qin Siting, her friends knew Yun Zijin was usually hands-off. Qin Siting was the one who handled all the external affairs.
They never expected Yun Zijin to give them such a surprise on opening day.
"The recipe for the shop’s signature drink, Wangyou Milk Tea, came from Zijin.
"I can make it too, but the ones Zijin makes always taste better than mine.
"Zijin won’t be in the shop very often, so you should all treasure today’s limited edition."
Having spent some time together recently, Qin Siting had grown familiar with Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang, and she spoke to them now without her previous restraint.
"Is that really true?"
Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang had no idea there was such a story behind the milk tea shop.
"I’ve got nothing to gain by lying to you."
Convinced of the truth, Su Mengyao and the others grew even more curious about the "secret weapon" Yun Zijin and Qin Siting had mentioned.
They all crowded around the counter, their eyes glued to Yun Zijin’s movements as she prepared the Wangyou Milk Tea.
As they watched, they felt that Yun Zijin’s movements were effortlessly graceful, and they became completely captivated.
Qin Siting was a little better, but even she found herself getting drawn in.
After a long moment, Yun Zijin finally finished making the Wangyou Milk Tea, pouring it into several of the shop’s glass cups.
Its iridescent colors were incredibly eye-catching.
"This color is so unique!"
Su Mengyao fell in love with it at first sight.
The transparent glass allowed them to clearly see the shifting colors of the Wangyou Milk Tea.
"Go on, try it."
Qin Siting said, picking up her own glass to prompt them.
Yun Zijin also took a glass for herself.
