Chapter 503 - 402: The Storefront Isn’t Selling, and Yang Yixue Is Anxious

Chapter 503: Chapter 402: The Storefront Isn’t Selling, and Yang Yixue Is Anxious

’If Jiang Liu liked her, she’d be a hundred percent willing to be with him.’

’Though, President Jun would probably tear her limb from limb.’

"True. Boss Jiang probably wouldn’t be interested in you anyway," Wang Zhi retorted, his words laced with barbs.

He felt much better after saying that.

"Heh," Ren Qingqing sneered.

"By the way, Ren Qingqing, you said you aren’t Boss Jiang’s girlfriend, so how did you get him to cook for me?"

Wang Zhi continued:

"You have no idea. Even our Bureau Chief has to wait in line to eat Boss Jiang’s food. Right now, if anyone brought Boss Jiang’s cooking back to the bureau, our chief would probably come out wagging his tail to greet them, you know?"

"Someone was so desperate for his food once, they suggested using an ’inspection’ as an excuse to get a free meal.

When our chief heard about it, he chewed that person out viciously.

He said that Boss Jiang has a bright future, that he’s a great guy, and he even held a meeting to tell everyone in the bureau to follow the rules and not cause any trouble at Boss Jiang’s restaurant. If they scared away South City’s treasured master chef, none of them would get to eat well ever again."

Wang Zhi rambled on and on, his tone filled with wistful admiration.

He also greatly admired Jiang Liu.

He really wanted to build a connection with him; then he’d be able to act a little more confident in front of the Bureau Chief.

After listening, Ren Qingqing sighed internally. ’So, without me even realizing it, Jiang Liu has become this influential.’

She said showily, "Officer Wang, it looks like your information is a little out of date. Xiao Jiang is now our Young Miss’s husband—the legally registered kind. President Jun of our company absolutely treasures this son-in-law, you know."

"And as for me, I’m President Jiang’s secretary, of course."

Wang Zhi was shocked.

"When did Boss Jiang become Huaxia Pharmaceutical’s Prince Consort? How come I didn’t know?"

"And you! On what grounds are you Boss Jiang’s secretary?"

He was green with envy. His classmate had unknowingly formed this kind of relationship with Boss Jiang. That was way better than the minor position he had worked so hard to get.

As for a figure like Jun Xinghe, he’d heard a little about him; the man was often on TV.

He was a big shot from Jing City. It was said he had a beautiful daughter named Ming Zhu, a fact many in Jing City had heard of.

"There’s a lot you don’t know. Besides, with me, Ren Qingqing, being so pretty and capable, am I not qualified to be President Jiang’s secretary?"

"Heh, look at you showing off."

Wang Zhi was absolutely sick with envy.

’So Boss Jiang actually married that Ming Zhu from Jing City. Well, they do seem like a match made in heaven.’

’Even his classmate had secretly become Boss Jiang’s secretary.’

That was the hardest part for him to accept.

Ren Qingqing said, "Alright, that’s enough. I’ll treat you to President Jiang’s cooking when I have time."

"Let’s not keep talking here. If we delay any longer, the issue will go cold."

"No problem," Wang Zhi said.

"By the way, Ren Qingqing, since you have such a good relationship with Boss Jiang, how about we stay in touch more often from now on?"

Ren Qingqing said disdainfully, "In your dreams. What, are you planning to freeload off President Jiang every day?"

"Are you planning to just humor me when there’s no food, but the moment there’s food, I become your dear mommy?"

Damn it!

’This damn woman.’

Wang Zhi cursed inwardly.

He changed the subject. "Let me ask one last question. How did this Yang’s get on Boss Jiang’s bad side?"

It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Yang’s had offended Boss Jiang.

He found it strange. ’Boss Jiang is such a formidable person, and he has Jun Xinghe backing him. Is the owner of this Yang’s brain-dead or something?’

Ren Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then the blabbermouth whispered, "I’ll tell you, but don’t spread it around."

"Yeah! I won’t tell."

"So, the owner of Yang’s is a woman. And she has another identity... she’s Boss Jiang’s ex-wife!"

"Ex-wife!?" Wang Zhi shuddered in shock.

’This is some real juicy gossip! No, I have to report this to the Bureau Chief later.’

Hearing the shock in his voice, Ren Qingqing gloated inwardly.

’As expected, anything related to Boss Jiang always shocks people.’

She continued, "Let me tell you, Boss Jiang’s ex-wife is not a good person. You know Boss Jiang’s character—he’s a great guy. But his ex-wife is secretly vicious!"

"Back when Boss Jiang got divorced, his ex-wife used their daughter’s custody as leverage to threaten him and get the house put in her name. Boss Jiang had to take his young daughter and move out to rent a place. It was so pitiful."

Ren Qingqing recounted the events between Jiang Liu and Yang Yixue, adding some extra spice to the story.

In her story,

Yang Yixue was cast as the wicked shrew, and Jiang Liu as the good man.

Listening to this, Wang Zhi also got a little angry. He lit a cigarette and started smoking.

"I had no idea there was so much to it. Alright, Ren Qingqing, even if you hadn’t told me, I’d know what to do about this matter. Don’t worry, I will conduct a fair and thorough investigation!"

He hung up the phone.

Wang Zhi couldn’t sit still.

He had originally planned to conduct the investigation tomorrow. His daily tasks were limited, and he had already finished today’s quota.

However...

Since this was Boss Jiang’s business, and such a "heinous" incident at that, he had to investigate it and deal with it quickly!

*

Yang Yixue was in her pajamas, her curvaceous figure on full display.

She drank a cup of tea.

Looking at the faded outlines of photo frames on the wall, she couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

’There should be some news about the property I listed yesterday...’

Yang Yixue suppressed her emotions and called the real estate agent.

"Hello, have there been any offers on the storefront I listed yesterday?"

"One moment, let me check."

"Hurry up!" Yang Yixue snapped impatiently.

’What a useless agent, completely unprofessional.’

’I should have found a competent one yesterday!’

"Hello, Ms. Yang. For the time being, no one has inquired about your storefront."

The agent replied, sounding rather helpless.

He was speechless.

’Brick-and-mortar businesses are struggling right now. Just take a walk down the street and it’s all ’For Lease’ signs.’

’You listed it at such a high price, and there are tons of cheaper options.’

’Who would be stupid enough to buy yours?’

’Unless they’re a total sucker.’

Furious, Yang Yixue sarcastically taunted the agent for being useless.

The agent suppressed the urge to slap her and said patiently, "How about we try lowering the price? To be blunt, your current price will indeed be very difficult to sell at..."

"If it were easy to sell, why would I have hired you? This is the price. If you don’t want the commission, then don’t sell it. Just let it sit there listed, alright?!"

Yang Yixue threw a tantrum.

She scratched her messy hair. Without makeup, she looked like a shrew.

A growing sense of unease filled her heart.

Yang Yixue’s head started to hurt again, and she quickly took a painkiller.

After a little while,

she took out her phone to calculate the loan interest.

The more she calculated, the more frantic she became. There were a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes; her mental state hadn’t been good recently.

Originally, the few agencies she’d gotten loans from had said the interest rates were very low.

At the time, her judgment had been clouded by money. Eager to make a profit, she did a quick calculation, thought it was suitable, and went through with it.

Back then, she had been smugly triumphant, looking at the large sum of money that had arrived in her account.

Now, as Yang Yixue looked again at the compounding interest she had previously ignored, she realized it was truly high!

So high it made her dizzy and her vision turn black.

"No, I absolutely cannot sell this property at a low price. I’ve already lost over a million on this restaurant. Selling it for cheap would just be adding insult to injury!"