Free Web NovelChapter 189: Chapter 189: Huan Yan Fang’s Grand Opening
"Of course. If you don’t believe me, Mr. Lin, you’re welcome to come back tonight and see. I wouldn’t be foolish enough to tell a lie that’s guaranteed to be exposed, would I?"
Wang Minli spoke with such conviction that, with his keen eye, Lin Yan couldn’t detect any sign of deception.
"So once night falls, they’ll all start to glow?"
Something seemed to occur to Lin Yan, and he asked again for confirmation.
"That’s right."
Wang Minli, oblivious to the shift in Lin Yan’s mood, answered honestly.
’Since Miss Yun was bold enough to have us openly plant the Moonlight Grass in the neighborhood’s green spaces, she must have already thought about this.’
"I may have to report this. Could you please let Miss Yun know?"
Having discovered such a magical plant, it was impossible for Lin Yan to simply pretend he’d seen nothing.
"What are you trying to do?"
Wang Minli finally realized that this Lin Yan probably had designs on their Moonlight Grass.
"Rest assured, I won’t do anything that would harm Miss Yun.
Here, why don’t you call Miss Yun right now? Ask her if I have her permission to report this matter regarding the Moonlight Grass."
’Yun Zijin still has those seven bodyguards. Even if the higher-ups found out about the Moonlight Grass, they wouldn’t take too hard a line with her.’
’Based on his recent interactions with Zero One and the others at the department, Lin Yan believed that with a single word from Yun Zijin, they would abandon their collaboration with the department in a heartbeat.’
’He had no idea where Yun Zijin found these people; every single one of them was more capable than many in his own department.’
’And these incredibly capable people were content to be mere bodyguards at Yun Zijin’s side.’
Wang Minli eyed Lin Yan with suspicion, but ultimately took out her phone and called Yun Zijin.
Yun Zijin was in her workshop, about to make some Rose Essential Oil, when the call from Wang Minli came in.
’As a friend, there wasn’t much else she could do to help with Su Mengyao’s store opening, but she could at least make her a few more bottles of Rose Essential Oil.’
Seeing Wang Minli’s name on the caller ID, Yun Zijin put down what she was doing and answered her phone.
"Hello, Mrs. Wang..."
The moment Yun Zijin answered, Wang Minli explained that Lin Yan wanted to report the Moonlight Grass.
Yun Zijin was a little surprised to hear this. She hadn’t expected anyone to notice the Moonlight Grass so soon.
Yun Zijin didn’t mind him reporting it, but if he were to ask for seeds, she didn’t have any to give.
After planting them at Jade Lake and Villa No. 1 of Xingyu Mansion, she had run out of Moonlight Grass Seeds.
’Even if someone wanted to research them, they would only be able to get their hands on mature plants.’
"It’s fine. Don’t worry about what he wants to do. You can just tell him I’ve already planted all the seeds I had in the green spaces."
Wang Minli had the phone on speaker, so Lin Yan heard everything Yun Zijin said.
Lin Yan’s mood brightened considerably knowing that Yun Zijin didn’t mind him reporting the matter, but he felt a pang of disappointment upon hearing she had no seeds left.
’Still, all in all, at least he’d have something to report when he got back today.’
As for Wang Minli, her task was complete after escorting Lin Yan to the community gate.
On her way back, Wang Minli took a detour down a path lined with Moonlight Grass. Staring at the unremarkable plants, she really couldn’t fathom Lin Yan’s excitement.
’But she quickly put it out of her mind. She was just the housekeeper hired by Miss Yun. When it came to her employer’s affairs, all she needed to do was listen, observe, and ask few questions.’
Once she was home, Wang Minli didn’t ask Yun Zijin why she had agreed to let Lin Yan report the Moonlight Grass. Instead, she went into the kitchen and started preparing dinner.
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「October 1st. Tuesday. An auspicious day for a grand opening.」
Although Yun Zijin wasn’t going to be on stage, she still attended.
Even Qin Sitong had temporarily set aside her duties at the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop to come and support Su Mengyao.
Su Mengyao’s grand opening ceremony was particularly lavish. Not only was her own mother there to lend support, but somehow, the mothers of Lu Yunfeng and Sheng Yang were also among those cutting the ribbon.
Judging by the way Sheng Yang’s mother looked at Su Mengyao, Yun Zijin seriously suspected they had reached some sort of understanding.
Yun Zijin looked at Su Mengyao in a new light. ’This girl’s got some serious skills!’
"Welcome, everyone, for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the grand opening ceremony of our Huan Yan Fang..."
Su Mengyao hadn’t hired an MC; she hosted the entire event herself.
"Why didn’t we do a ribbon-cutting ceremony...?"
Qin Sitong looked quite regretful. She couldn’t believe she hadn’t thought of doing a ribbon-cutting at the time.
"The Wangyou Milk Tea Shop and Huan Yan Fang are positioned differently. Besides, business is great even without a ribbon-cutting ceremony, isn’t it?"
Yun Zijin could say with confidence that the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop was, without a doubt, the most popular one on the entire food street.
Every day, as soon as Qin Sitong arrived, a long line of people wanting to buy Wangyou Milk Tea would already be forming.
"That’s true, but I just feel that having an opening ceremony gives it that important sense of occasion."
"You can consider it when you open your next branch."
’Of course, it was just a suggestion from Yun Zijin. She wouldn’t actually attend.’
While Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong were chatting, Su Mengyao finished her speech. Once the ribbon-cutting was complete, Huan Yan Fang was officially open for business.
The invited guests began to file into the shop, and Qin Sitong and Yun Zijin went with the flow, heading inside as well.
They both already had Rose Essential Oil, however, so they were just going in to add to the crowd and had no intention of making a purchase.
Su Mengyao spotted Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong milling about in the shop. After a quick word with the people surrounding her, she made her way over to them.
"Zijin, Tongtong, there’s a lounge area over there. I had some tea and snacks prepared, so if you two get bored, feel free to go have a seat."
Su Mengyao knew that Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong already had some Rose Essential Oil, so she wasn’t expecting them to make a purchase.
’There were still some slight differences between the version sold in the store and the one Yun Zijin made herself.’
"Yaoyao, who are these two? I don’t think I’ve seen them before."
"That’s right, they don’t look like they’re from our circle. Yaoyao, you really should be more careful about who you befriend."
"I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before. What’s your name?"
Su Mengyao’s "sisters’ group" came over, making one passive-aggressive comment after another, their eyes filled with unconcealed disdain.
"Zijin and Tongtong are my friends. Watch what you say.
If you don’t hurry up and grab some, the Rose Essential Oil will be sold out. I’ve put out my entire inventory for today. If you don’t get any now, you’ll have to fight with everyone else over the daily limit of 100 bottles."
Su Mengyao had previously invited this "sisters’ group" to the Su Family estate to try the Rose Essential Oil.
The main reason they showed up today was because of the Rose Essential Oil’s ridiculously effective skin-whitening properties.
Most importantly, with the Rose Essential Oil, they could stop spending money on all their other skincare products.
A bottle of Rose Essential Oil for 3,999 was several times more effective than their skincare sets costing tens of thousands. Anyone knew which was the better choice.
