The next morning at eight oâclock, Chu Tian emerged from the entrance of his residential unit, and Xia Mo was already waiting for him in the electric car.
Just moments ago, Xia Mo had called Chief Zhang and informed him about Chu Tianâs decision to join White Milk Tea. Chief Zhang showed great interest and invited Chu Tian to the police station.
âWhereâs the big baby?â Xia Mo asked. âDid you take her to school?â
âNo,â replied Chu Tian, sitting in the back seat of the electric car and hugging Xia Moâs waist. âXiao Bai and Sister Nian went together. Actually, Sister Nian is also heading to the shop.â
Xia Mo drove off with Chu Tian and remarked, âLi Sisi is still asleep?â
âYes, Sister Sisi went to bed after breakfast. She usually sleeps until noon.â
âAh, Li Sisi leads such a comfortable life. She sleeps so well every day. No wonder her skin is so flawless and youthful, just like that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girlâ¦â
â¦â¦
It was eight-forty in the morning when they reached the Haicheng police station. Xia Mo parked the electric car and led Chu Tian inside.
Five minutes later, Xia Mo stood outside Chief Zhangâs office and knocked on the door.
âCome in,â Chief Zhang called out.
Xia Mo opened the office door and entered, with Chu Tian following behind her. âChief, Chu Tian is here with me.â
Chief Zhang smiled as he looked at Chu Tian and stood up. âChu Tian, come on, have a seat.â
âChief, I wonât sit,â Xia Mo said with a smile. âYou two can discuss. Iâll go and check if there are any ongoing cases.â
âSure,â Chief Zhang replied. âGo ahead.â
Xia Mo nodded and smiled at Chu Tian before leaving the office.
After Xia Mo left the office, Chief Zhang poured a glass of water and handed it to Chu Tian. He then gestured for him to sit down with him and said with a smile, âChu Tian, what is it? Are you planning to make the white milk tea stronger?â
âYes, I have this idea.â Chu Tian smiled and said, âI opened a milk tea shop, and it has been in business for some time. I think this white milk tea is very popular with the public, so I just want to try it out.â
Chief Zhang nodded and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He looked at Chu Tian and asked, âSmoking?â
âI wonât.â Chu Tian smiled and shook his head.
Chief Zhang nodded and lit a cigarette for himself: âActually, a few days ago, I happened to pass by that milk tea shop. It was packed with people, a long queue stretching outside. I had planned to buy a cup but eventually gave up.â
âThereâs no other way.â Chu Tian said with a smile: âAt present, there is only one store like mine in the world; it has already sold at full capacity. Because of the store, it can only sell fifty thousand cups in a day. If the store is bigger, it can sell more!â
Chief Zhang nodded. âThen why donât you do it yourself?â
âAlthough no one in your school knows about your situation, I still know about your situation. Youâre not someone who needs money. With your financial resources, you can set up a few more shops in Haicheng. Why donât you have your own money?â
âChief Zhang, this is mainly because itâs troublesome to manage.â Chu Tian said, âLetâs not talk about Haicheng. In the entire country, I can open a chain store myself. I really donât lack this money, but if I canât manage it, how many people would I need? There are too many things to do, so I might as well turn it into a franchise store and hire someone to join us. That way, as long as Iâm responsible for the supply and management of the goods, they can handle it themselves. I have a few things to do, and itâs also easy.â
âThenâ¦â Chief Zhang thought for a moment and said, âThere should be a lot of people who want to join, right?â
âThere are so many of them.â Chu Tian said, âAs soon as this news was released, a lot of people were immediately interested in it. Itâs mainly my manager, Li Niannian. Sheâs in charge of joining the chain stores. The first batch will have 200 spots. I estimate that by the time my company officially starts production, the 200 spots will be taken away.â
Thatâs it!
Chief Zhang smiled and said: âThen, why did she suddenly think of giving my son a spot?â
âNo, no.â Chu Tian hurriedly shook his head and laughed, âDirector Zhang, thatâs not what it means. The main reason is that no one has asked me to join us in Haicheng. Then, I have a good relationship with Sister Xia Mo, we live in the same community, and some of our friends often eat and chat together.â
âThen, Sister Xia said that you have a son, Director Zhang. At the moment, youâre doing some small business for yourself. As for your son, his character and quality are good. Heâs working together. Who doesnât want to work together with someone with a good character? Then, I asked for a spot from my head store manager.â
âAfter all, Haicheng is the birthplace of white milk tea. Why donât we set up a few stores in our own city? We canât let the people in the outer city snatch all the spots, right?â
After hearing Chu Tianâs words, Director Zhang smiled and nodded. âActually, when Xia Mo called me earlier, she said it in great detail. At that time, my son was also here, and he was also interested in joining.â
âHowever, our family canât afford this 20 million. If itâs possible, weâll follow what you and Xia Mo said. Iâll let him join the store while slowly making up for the money.â
âThatâs no problem.â Chu Tian said, âIâm sure I can trust you, Chief Zhang. Besides, Iâm looking for a long-term franchisee, not a short-term franchisee. Iâm not looking for a fee.â
As he said this, Chu Tian took out two contracts and said, âChief Zhang, this is the detailed contract for joining. When you go home, I will bring it to your son.â
âSure.â Chief Zhang said, âLetâs keep the contract. If heâs interested, Iâll have him sign it and bring it over. Then Iâll have Xia Mo bring it to you.â
âSure.â Chu Tian stood up with a smile and said, âChief Zhang, then I wonât disturb your work. You should be busy first. Iâll go buy some medicine for Sister Xia.â
Huh?
Help Xia Mo buy medicine?
Chief Zhang furrowed his brows and said, âWhatâs going on? Are you buying for Xia Mo?â
âItâs nothing.â Chu Tian said, âSister Xia doesnât sleep well. Sometimes, after working the night shift, she canât adjust her work and rest, so sheâs very tired. Itâs good that I went to the nearby pharmacy to buy her some medicine to help her sleep.â
âTsk, why is there such a thing?â Chief Zhang frowned and said, âXia Mo didnât tell me that sheâs going to mess with her body again. Alright, I know whatâs going on. You should go and do your work.â
âOkay, Chief Zhang.â Chu Tian smiled and said, âThen Iâll leave first.â
After saying this, Chu Tian turned around and left the office.
Just outside the police station, as Chu Tian was about to hail a taxi, he received a call from Xia Mo.
Chu Tian answered the call, saying, âHello, Sister Xia.â
âYou bastard, what did you say to the chief?â Xia Mo said.
âAh?â Chu Tian innocently said, âI didnât say anything. I just said to buy you some medicine. You donât sleep well.â
âYou damn.â Xia Mo said, âChief just told me that recently he asked me not to work the night shift and asked me to properly adjust my body. You really know how to cause trouble!â
Chu Tian chuckled and said, âSister Xia, what does the Chiefâs arrangement have to do with me? Besides, you just donât sleep well.â
âHow do you know Iâm not sleeping well? Did I say I didnât sleep well?â
âNeedless to say.â Chu Tian smiled and said, âI can tell. Alright, sister, Iâll hang up first.â
As he spoke, Chu Tian directly hung up the phone with a smile.