Chapter 70: 70 chapters The same person

Suzhou City Tong Group's temporary office.

Tong Ming leaned on his cane as he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the scenery of Suzhou City.

This building was the tallest in Suzhou City, with over sixty floors, and it was a private asset of the Tong Group.

Moreover, this place was just three streets away from Chen Yu's shop, allowing one to have a clear view of everything inside the shop.

When Tang Xiaowei followed Tong Ming and Tang Long here, she too was taken aback.

She suddenly felt her sacrifice was utterly meaningless, as this high vantage point made it very easy to discern the relationship between Tong Ya and Chen Yu.

And upon further reflection, Tang Xiaowei also felt it was somewhat unfair.

Now, Tong Ming clearly had an attitude of admiration towards Chen Yu and had even explicitly expressed his intention to marry Tong Ya off to Chen Yu.

It was just that Tong Ya was somewhat afraid now.

After all, Chen Yu had already met with Tong Ming twice, yet Tong Ya had always refrained from revealing her relationship with Tong Ming.

She feared that this matter might leave a bad impression in Chen Yu's heart.

Tang Xiaowei couldn't help but sigh softly, continuously brainwashing herself.

She had taken the risk for the sake of sisterly love, and of course, for the security of ten years' worth of meals.

Trying her best to maintain her own upstanding moral integrity.

Tong Ming stared at the shop for a while before suddenly turning his head.

"Xiaowei, tell me, what does Tong Ya's current boyfriend do?"

Tang Xiaowei was taken aback for a moment; she hadn't discussed this question with Tong Ya on the way here.

"Well... Uncle Tong, I can assure you, you will definitely like Xiao Ya's boyfriend."

Tong Ming humphed lightly, "Is he as excellent as Boss Chen?"

Tang Xiaowei didn't quite know how to explain and couldn't help but mock in her heart, aren't these two the same person?

"Uncle Tong, I actually have always been wondering, what exactly do you see in Chen Yu?"

A look of admiration flashed across Tong Ming's face, "In this world, there are not many people who can take one thing and do it to the utmost extreme."

"Just by the standard to which he has brought his braised dishes, he can surely handle other matters well! And with his qualities, I'm even certain that if the Tong Group is handed over to him, it could reach even greater heights."

Tang Xiaowei couldn't help but open her mouth wide; Tong Group was a publicly-listed company, with a market value close to three hundred billion.

It ranked near the top across the world.

It seems Tong Ming has already appointed Chen Yu as his successor.

In this day and age, the biggest headache for all the rich worldwide was the matter of succession.

After all, who would be willing to hand over the enterprise they had painstakingly built over a lifetime to an outsider?

Yet, entrusting it to one's own children, they feared they might prove unworthy, squandering the inheritance within a few years.

Tong Ya was Tong Ming's only daughter, so she had been subject to an education tens of times more severe than others since childhood,

all to groom her to be the heir to the Tong Group.

But unexpectedly, the father and daughter eventually fell out.

And after fleeing her home, Tong Ya even refused to use what Tong Ming had taught her to make a living,

instead, choosing to become a kindergarten teacher, a profession she was amateurish in and not particularly skilled at.

Even so, Tong Ya managed to stand out among her peers, and even defeated numerous professional competitors, winning many major awards.

Now, it seemed that Tong Ming had given up on Tong Ya and had begun to look for a new heir.

At this moment, as Tang Xiaowei propped her chin, thinking it over, the tenacity in Chen Yu and his determination not to bow down to life did indeed qualify him to become the heir of the Tong Group.

"Uncle Tong, I suggest you invite Ya and her boyfriend to dinner together..."

"Right!" Tong Ming tapped the ground with his cane, "Let's see if this critter is a mule or a horse, gotta take it out for a walk. I'm curious to see what kind of goods this little rascal really is!"

At this moment, Tong Ming had made up his mind.

As long as Tong Ya brought that little rascal along, he would milk him for a huge bride price.

These days, it's not uncommon for couples to split up because they couldn't afford the bride price.

Besides, he had a thousand other ways to make that little rascal give up.

However, he still had to consider Chen Yu's girlfriend; if all else failed, he'd resort to some scheming.

All for the sake of the meal ticket for the rest of his life... no, for the future of Tong Ya and the Tong Group.

"By the way, have you seen the girlfriend of that young boss Chen? Is she as pretty as Tong Ya?"

Tang Xiaowei felt a bit dazed, this talk was all about the same person after all.

"Pretty, as beautiful as Tong Ya, and she's very caring towards Chen Yu. She doesn't even mind being a stepmother." S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"What's wrong with being a stepmother?" Tong Ming suddenly got more irritable, "With Tong Ya's rebellious nature and all her faults, wanting to be a stepmother, people might not even want her."

Tang Xiaowei was full of black lines in her head; in Tong Ming's eyes, Tong Ya was already less important than Chen Yu.

"Uncle Tong, if I can find a way to bring Tong Ya and Chen Yu together, could you invest in a studio for me?"

Sitting aside, Tang Long suddenly slapped the table and picked up his cane.

"You brat, you've even learned to make demands now, are you itching for a spanking?"

Tong Ming hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Old Tang, I think Xiaowei indeed has talent in painting. Not to mention investing in a studio, I'd even arrange an art exhibit for her."

Tang Long harrumphed softly, "You old fool, just thinking about your own meal ticket for the latter half of your life."

Exposed so mercilessly, Tong Ming felt a bit embarrassed.

"Xiaowei, please take extra care with Uncle Tong's matter. If you need anything, just ask."

The corners of Tang Xiaowei's mouth flickered with a smile.

Anyway, given the current situation, she wouldn't be able to keep it a secret for much longer. And after having dedicated herself for such a long time, Tong Ya hadn't even sent her a single text message.

...

At eight-thirty in the evening, the last of the braised foods were barely sold out.

Chen Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had indeed been reckless today.

Four thousand pounds of braised food, more than a thousand pounds of which were bought by Tong Ming as a work meal.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to sell it all.

It wasn't until nine at night that the shop was cleaned and tidied up.

But Chen Yu still ordered four thousand pounds of pork, since Tong Ming had already reserved tomorrow's work meals as well.

[Congratulations to the host for perfectly completing one day of business, with a net profit of 38,200 yuan for the day and a cumulative total of 38,200 points earned, bringing the current total points to 1,420,480.]

Chen Yu was somewhat surprised; he had invested a full 290,000 yuan in ordering raw materials yesterday.

And yet he had made a profit on the very first day.

He roughly calculated that today's revenue reached 328,200 yuan.

Indeed, the addition of two thousand pounds of braised food also increased the sales of pancakes and noodles.

After paying for the four thousand pounds of pork, which cost 32,000 yuan, he had 296,200 yuan left in his hands.

Adding in the over-eight-thousand yuan of reserve funds from yesterday, the total was over three hundred thousand.

Chen Yu directly deposited the whole 300,000 yuan into a demand deposit account, leaving about four thousand yuan for himself as reserve funds.