Take it slow. The foundation and path are built up and developed gradually. You can't get fat in one bite.
After discussing the matter with Mr. Chen, he went ahead and made a phone call to his old friend.
Seeing that Master Chen was busy, Zhou Xuan didn't bother him. He smiled, waved, and walked out of the raw material factory.
Zhao Lao Er followed him out and called out, "Zhou Xuan, I've been cooped up here for days, I want to go out and have some fun with you!"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Alright, you go back in the boss's car first and wait for me at home. Yingying and I have some things to take care of, and we'll come back to find you when we're done!"
On the way back, ** drove Zhao Lao Er, Li Li, Zhou Cangsong, and Zhou Tao. Zhou Ying continued to look after the factory during the day, while Master Chen and his nephew, along with the two security guards, watched over it at night.
Zhou Xuan still rode in Fu Ying's car. After arriving in the city, they drove back to the antique shop. Zhou Xuan asked Fu Ying to drive to a nearby large market to buy two mobile phones, as it would be really inconvenient not to have them.
The international building in the western district houses large domestic and international chain stores on floors one through seven, while the fourth floor is a jewelry and mobile phone market. As Zhou Xuan slowly ascended the elevator, the first thing he saw at the entrance on the fourth floor was the sign for "Xu's Jewelry Store." He paused, recalling Master Chen's words earlier. Was this "Xu's Jewelry Store" the small "Xu's" he had mentioned? To find out what happens next, please log in to Jixiu for more chapters. Support the author and support genuine reading!
Volume 1, Chapter 199: The Desperate Saburo
Lan Zhoufu's estimate was correct; the Xu family's jewelry ring was indeed from that down-on-his-luck saga.
Among Beijing's local jewelers, Xu's Jewelry is considered a top-tier enterprise. Centered in Beijing, it radiates to neighboring major cities such as Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, and Taiyuan, operating a total of 47 chain stores. However, it has fallen behind in competition with major Hong Kong and international jewelers. This success is largely attributed to the shrewdness of its owner, Xu Juncheng, who possesses considerable connections in Beijing's official circles. This prevents the Hong Kong and international jewel giants from pressuring him too much. Relying on his wealth and connections, Xu Juncheng has managed to survive relatively unscathed.
But while one can live with the sins of Heaven, one cannot live with the sins of one's own making. Xu Juncheng expanded too quickly and his funds could not keep up, so he devoted himself to gambling on jade. In the previous year, Xu Juncheng was really lucky in gambling on jade, and every time he made a move, he made a lot of money. Xu's Jewelry did indeed expand greatly in that year, but it began to decline from the year before last.
Xu Juncheng's business was declining, but his expansion was too rapid. He had invested too much in gambling on stones and failed to win, which led to a broken capital chain and insufficient cash flow. This had a huge impact on jewelry stores that needed to frequently update their products. Now, without other jewelers attacking, Xu's stores were weakening on their own. In the jewelry market, other stores had novel and high-end items, but Xu's were selling fewer and fewer, and his business plummeted.
A few girls were chatting idly in the shop, and no one was attending to customers, because customers usually just walked in, glanced at the outdated styles of the merchandise, and left after a brief look.
After encountering this kind of situation with shop assistants so many times, they just ignore them. Even if they do, they don't buy much. Many shop assistants quit on their own. Those who stay are people with low moral character who are just there to kill time and make a living.
Zhou Xuan glanced around casually but didn't go in. However, the girls inside looked up at him, whispered to each other, and all stared at him.
Zhou Xuan felt that one of the girls looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place her. After staring at him for a few moments, the girl looked at Fu Ying next to him.
Zhou Xuan suddenly remembered that he had met this arrogant girl before at a snack shop on the street corner outside the antique shop. At that time, the girl had a companion with her. Because Zhou Xuan did not have any money on him, he called Fu Ying to come and pay for him. The girl even muttered that he was showing off.
If it were just Zhou Xuan alone, the girl wouldn't have been easy to remember. But Fu Ying was too beautiful. When Fu Ying appeared at the snack shop in her Bugatti Veyron, they were stunned. They truly understood the saying that you can't judge a book by its cover. It was because of Fu Ying that she remembered her immediately.
Zhou Xuan smiled slightly and ignored him, walking towards the mobile phone section ahead. Fu Ying caught up with him, took his arm, and snuggled up to him.
There are plenty of attractive men and women in shopping malls and hypermarkets. These are high-end consumption areas, and those who come here are mostly wealthy people. Wealthy people usually bring their beautiful mistresses here to enjoy themselves.
But stunning beauty like Fu Ying's is extremely rare. As Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying walked along, countless male and female shop assistants were stunned.
When it was Zhou Xuan's turn, he asked, "What brand do you want?"
"It doesn't matter, as long as it can make calls!" Zhou Xuan replied casually. As for mobile phones, he just wanted one that could make calls. Too many functions would be troublesome, and he had no interest in playing with those. Last time, he threw away his own phone, and the one that Brother Hong gave him was damaged in the sea. He hadn't bought a new one since then, as it was indeed inconvenient.
Fu Ying pointed at Nokia and said, "Then let's buy Nokia. It's the best brand of mobile phones, and the quality is good too. As for the styles, just pick one!"
At the Nokia counter, several shop assistants were stunned. Fu Ying was indeed too beautiful. The closer they got, the clearer they could see, even though she was completely bare-faced and hadn't put on any makeup.
The five shop assistants consisted of one man and four women. The four women were quite attractive, but their makeup was too heavy, and because they were facing Fu Ying, they created a stark contrast.
The store manager, a woman in her thirties with more experience, quickly came over from the other side and asked, "What models of mobile phones would you like for both of you?"
Her name tag showed that she was a store manager.
Fu Ying didn't need their introductions and pointed directly to the two phones, saying, "Take a look at these two!"
Fu Ying wanted a red Nokia with a negative port and a white Nokia. After examining them, she confirmed they were genuine products. This was an authorized store, so they wouldn't sell counterfeit goods.
"How much?" Fu Ying interrupted the shop manager, who was about to launch into a long explanation of the prices of the two items.
The store manager was taken aback and quickly replied, "The Nokia is 1399, and the Nokia is 3388. If you want both, I'll give you a free gift."
Fu Ying waved her hand and said, "Let's buy two more SIM cards and calculate the cost together. How much is it?"
The store manager rarely encountered customers buying phones like this. He usually had to use a lot of persuasion to sell to a regular customer, but she just stated the price directly. Could it be...?
She glanced at Zhou Xuan beside her, but then thought it didn't seem right. Usually, men who dated wealthy men were at least middle-aged or older. This person was too young, and he didn't look like a rich man. Besides, the girl looked pure and lovely; she didn't seem like someone who dated a rich man.
After calculating with a calculator, the store manager said, "Hello, the total is four thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. We can deliver."
Before she could finish speaking, Fu Ying took out her bank card from her bag, placed it on the counter, and said, "Check out!"
The clerk was taken aback when she refused even the free gifts, but she quickly swiped the card on the machine, then took the PIN pad and had Fu Ying enter the PIN. After the code was printed out, she had Fu Ying sign her name.
After putting the bank card back into her handbag, Fu Ying smiled and said to Zhou Xuan, "Let's go home now?" Zhou Xuan carried two bags containing cell phones and went downstairs with Fu Ying. As they walked, he said, "Yingying, could you take me to Brother Hong's house? You come back first; I have something to take care of at Brother Hong's place."
Fu Ying paused for a moment, but then said, "Okay."
Behind them, the male employee inside the shop muttered under his breath, "The good food has all been wasted by pigs."
Fu Ying drove out of the parking lot. Zhou Xuan got in the car, fastened his seatbelt, opened the box in the bag, inserted SIM cards into both phones, called each other to save the other's number, then smiled and put the Nokia in his pocket and the red lipstick into Fu Ying's handbag.
Fu Ying drove Zhou Xuan to the entrance of Wei Haihong's villa complex. The security guard recognized the car and Zhou Xuan, and quickly let him in.
Fu Ying stopped the car a hundred meters in front of Wei Haihong's villa. After Zhou Xuan got out of the car, she said softly, "Go home as soon as you're done."
Zhou Xuan smiled and waved, saying, "I know."
Fu Ying turned the car around and drove out of the residential area. Zhou Xuan sighed. Fu Ying's proud personality was completely suppressed in front of him. The more she acted like this, the more Zhou Xuan felt that he couldn't let her down.
Fu Ying guessed that coming to Wei Haihong's place was definitely related to Wei Xiaoqing. Zhou Xuan didn't want her to come along, which was a bit of a dilemma. However, she believed that Zhou Xuan would not betray her, so she should give him her full trust. She believed that Zhou Xuan would handle things with Wei Xiaoqing well. It was just that Zhou Xuan was afraid of making her angry, so he wanted to avoid her.
Zhou Xuan slowly walked to the front gate of the villa. The old man's guard had already seen that it was Zhou Xuan, so he quickly opened the gate and went in to report.
The old man and Wei Haihong greeted them with smiles.