Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 444

11pm.

Z City International Airport Exit.

"Huang Xu, welcome home!"

"Thank you! Thank you, Brother Rui and sister-in-law, for coming to pick me up."

As soon as he reached the exit, Huang Xu saw Zhang Rui coming to the door to pick him up, and his girlfriend An Ying beside him.

He greeted them both with a smile and after a brief chat, the three of them drove back to the city.

Then, in less than an hour, the three of them were sitting at a night market stall near the hotel.

"Wuhu~~, so cool!"

"Summer is all about beer and barbecue!"

After eating two skewers of lamb and drinking a large glass of beer, Huang Xu couldn't help but sigh as he felt the cool night breeze.

Looking at Huang Xu's exaggerated reaction, Zhang Rui also smiled and teased.

"Isn't it just lamb skewers? Is it that exaggerated?"

"How long have you not eaten?"

“It’s been a long time since I last ate!”

“It’s mainly because there are no places selling kebabs in Seoul.”

In response to Zhang Rui's teasing, Huang Xu picked up two skewers of lamb and brought them to his mouth again.

While chewing the skewers of meat, he complained to Zhang Rui.

"And it's not just lamb kebabs. There aren't many other delicacies. By the way, you've been to Seoul too."

"Tell me, is there anything delicious over there at night?"

"Uh~~, it's not bad. The pig's trotters, chicken feet, seafood, and scallion pancakes there taste pretty good."

Listening to Huang Xu's complaints, Zhang Rui was stunned at first, and then he spoke up to defend Seoul.

A few months ago, when he traveled around Seoul with Huang Xu, he tasted a lot of delicious food.

Not only did I gain a lot of knowledge, but I also got to taste some exotic flavors.

Just as he finished speaking, he heard Huang Xu continue to complain.

"Yes, those things taste good, but tell me, besides those, are there any other things?"

"Also, are there as many varieties of food in the night market over there as here?"

After saying that, Huang Xu pointed behind him. Although it was already twelve o'clock, the night market was still brightly lit and crowded with people.

Zhang Rui took a look and recalled the scene he saw in Seoul, and nodded helplessly.

"Indeed, there aren't many types there."

Then he poured a glass of beer, clinked glasses with Huang Xu, drank it all in one gulp, and then complained to Huang Xu.

"People like you who like to eat and drink have indeed suffered a lot in the past."

"Otherwise, why would I think of creating a franchise company?"

Huang Xu responded with a smile, and then used the topic of food to chat with Zhang Rui and his girlfriend An Ying about college life.

After three rounds of drinks and almost ending the reminiscing, Zhang Rui could no longer hold back and asked Huang Xu.

"Huang Xu, what on earth are you thinking?"

"what?"

Huang Xu, who was eating and drinking and enjoying the cozy atmosphere of the night market, was stunned when he heard Zhang Rui's question.

It took me a few seconds to realize what he wanted to ask.

"Oh~, Brother Rui, are you talking about opening a milk tea shop?"

"Milk tea shop?"

“Are you going to open a milk tea shop in Korea?”

Before Zhang Rui could say anything else, An Ying was looking at the two of them curiously.

As Zhang Rui's girlfriend, she has a certain understanding of her boyfriend's work.

I know that he is in Huang Xu's company and is responsible for deciding the taste of materials and the supply chain.

Huang Xu, on the other hand, runs a chain franchise in South Korea.

So when I heard the two of them say they wanted to open a milk tea shop, I was quite curious.

Huang Xu looked at the curious An Ying and had no intention of hiding anything. He smiled and said to her.

“Yes, we are going to open a milk tea shop in Korea.”

"How about it, sister-in-law, what do you think of the market prospects of this proposal?"

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"I don't understand this, you should discuss it among yourselves!"

When An Ying heard Huang Xu's question, she was also shocked, and her face even flushed because of shyness.

Because she knew something about Zhang Rui's work, she also knew a little about the scale of Huang Xu's current industry.

How could a newly graduated accountant like her have a say in this kind of investment involving hundreds of millions of dollars?
So after saying this, he lowered his head and prepared to "play dead".

However, after seeing her like this, Huang Xu still had no intention of letting her go, and continued to ask her.

"It's okay, sister-in-law, just tell us, we can listen to more opinions from outside."

"Our target customers this time are highly similar to yours, sister-in-law. Maybe you can give us some new ideas?"

"And don't worry if you say something wrong, it's just a small talk."

"Just chat, don't let me disturb your thoughts."

Seeing that Huang Xu was not going to let her go, An Ying looked at Zhang Rui with a bitter face, wanting her boyfriend to help say a few words.

However, Zhang Rui, who An Ying had high hopes for, spoke to her as if he did not understand her cry for help.

"It's okay, just tell me what you think."

"It's okay if I'm wrong."

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After listening to her boyfriend's words, if they were not outside and Huang Xu was not there, An Ying would want to let Zhang Rui see the consequences of not helping her.

But even if she couldn't do it, she gave Zhang Rui a warning look.

Then he turned his head to look at Huang Xu, considered his words, and continued to speak to Huang Xu.

"What I said may not be correct, it's just my personal opinion, you just listen to it."

After stacking a layer of no buff on herself, she officially started.

"Personally, I feel that you guys should have a good future opening a milk tea shop there."

"Although I have never been to South Korea, I think it should be similar to China, at most it is just a little more developed than here."

"As for the milk tea shop, I believe I don't need to say much about its rapid development here."

"Since there is a market here, then going to Korea should be similar!"

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"Okay, thank you sister-in-law for your analysis."

After patiently listening to An Ying's bunch of "nonsense", Huang Xu did not show any displeasure and expressed his gratitude with a smile.

There was no way. Who told him not to have much hope for An Ying before?

He ignored Zhang Rui's expression and clinked beers with An Ying before ending the topic.

Then he looked at Zhang Rui next to him and continued.

"Okay, brother Rui, let's get to the point now."

"What are your questions now? Today I will tell you everything I know."

"Okay, then I'll ask." Zhang Rui didn't bother to be polite with Huang Xu and proceeded to ask about the doubts he had had over the past few days.

"I have no objection to you opening a chain of milk tea shops, but why did you give the company to Goo Hara?"

"Yes, she is your girlfriend. It is indeed inappropriate for me to advise you like this, but you also have to think about yourself."

"Once this kind of chain franchise company grows in size, the profits will be huge, right?"

After taking advantage of the alcohol to throw all his doubts to Huang Xu, Zhang Rui sat there, quietly waiting for his answer.

In fact, he also knew that as Huang Xu's employee, he should not question Huang Xu's decision.

Especially since this matter involves Huang Xu and his girlfriend.

As an outsider, he shouldn't interfere in matters between lovers.

But he was Huang Xu's roommate and their best classmate after several years in college.

He still couldn't help but want to say a few words to Huang Xu.

An Ying, who had just lowered her head, looked up at the two of them with shock on her face after hearing what her boyfriend said.

Although Zhang Rui never told her how much money Huang Xu and his company had.

But she still had a general impression during the conversation.

For example, Huang Xu’s company has more than 400 stores, and his assets must be worth over 100 million now.

All these net worth were earned by Huang Xu through two franchise chain stores.

So even if this milk tea shop doesn't make as much money as the previous two, it should still make over 10 million.

Moreover, it turned out to be a gift from Huang Xu to his girlfriend.

How could he be so willing to do that?
Looking at Huang Xu's indifferent expression, An Ying was also confused like Zhang Rui.

Huang Xu looked at the expressions of the two men, shook his head helplessly at first, then after drinking the beer in the glass, he explained to the two men.

"Things are not as simple as you think."

"Brother Rui, I told you before that the scale of the company is a bit too large now, and it has attracted the attention of many people."

"Now you can't open a company under our name anymore."

"I know. I know all that."

"It is indeed difficult to open a company in a foreign country like South Korea, and it is easy to be noticed by locals."

"So you plan to open a company under Gu Hara's name, and I have no objection."

Zhang Rui first repeated his point of view, and then repeated his point of view again.

"Even if you give Goo Hara a portion of the shares, I have no objection."

"It's just that you gave the entire company to Goo Hara, which is a bit..."

"After all, you two aren't married yet?"

"I understand, Rui Ge, you are doing this for my own good."

"But don't be in a hurry, listen to my thoughts first."

Seeing Zhang Rui's constipated expression, Huang Xu smiled and comforted him, then began to explain to Zhang Rui.

"I was quite busy the past few days, so I may not have explained it clearly to you."

"My current idea is actually very simple, which is to give the company in Korea to Goo Hara, which can be regarded as a guarantee for her."

"But this doesn't mean that I won't open a milk tea chain company."

"Compared to the Korean market, China's market size and development potential are much greater than Korea's."

"The Chinese market?"

When Zhang Rui heard Huang Xu mention the Chinese market, he was stunned at first, then he showed a surprised expression and suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Yeah, how could I forget about the Huaxia market?"

"I was only thinking about South Korea before, and forgot that our roots are in China, and that we cannot compare to South Korea in terms of scale or potential."

"If you have the Chinese market, you really don't have to pay too much attention to Korea."

"And there are many other benefits to using Gu Hara's name over there."

Seeing that Zhang Rui finally understood his thoughts, Huang Xu quickly added to his thoughts.

"For example, we can conduct experiments on various new products in South Korea and accumulate a wealth of products."

"Then we can also conduct trial and error, so that when our Huaxia company opens for business, there will be fewer mistakes."

"And if Hola's company develops well, we can also use its reputation to directly enter China as an imported product."

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"Yeah too!"

After Huang Xu's consideration, Zhang Rui was no longer so opposed to what had just happened.

Since Huang Xu doesn't care, and it will be of certain benefit to their future development, then why is he still holding on to it?

So in the following conversation, the two did not talk about Goo Hara, but started talking about some preparations that needed to be done next.

After briefly reporting to Huang Xu about the preparations he had made for the milk tea shop over the past few days, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the three of them were also preparing to finish today's dinner.

Just after paying the bill and preparing to leave, Huang Xu suddenly remembered something else.

"Brother Rui, have you told your sister-in-law about that?"

"Uh~~, not yet!"

Zhang Rui felt a little embarrassed when he heard Huang Xu's words.

Huang Xu told me about this a few days ago, but I haven't told my girlfriend yet.

Fortunately, Huang Xu only mentioned it briefly. After hearing that Zhang Rui hadn't said anything else, he didn't say anything either. He then parted ways with the two of them and walked back to the hotel.

On the other side, after Huang Xu left, An Ying looked at her boyfriend with some curiosity.

"Zhang Rui, what exactly is Huang Xu talking about?"

"Why is it still related to me?"

"Well, I haven't figured out how to tell you yet."

Looking at his curious girlfriend, Zhang Rui was a little hesitant at this time.

He hasn't talked to his girlfriend yet. In fact, it's mainly because he hasn't thought it through and still has some concerns.

Now he already owes Huang Xu a lot of things, so when he heard Huang Xu say a few days ago that he wanted his girlfriend to go and help him, he felt a little embarrassed.

After all, if he continues like this, he will owe Huang Xu more and more.

However, no matter how he struggled, now that his girlfriend knew about it, he could no longer hide it.

So he went on to briefly tell his girlfriend about it.

However, after listening to Zhang Rui's story, An Ying's focus was not on the next work.

Instead, he looked at Zhang Rui curiously and asked.

"What does Huang Xu's family do?"

"Why are they just graduating and have already opened so many companies and become big bosses?"

"His family is just an ordinary family."

"I remember him saying that his father was just farming at home, nothing special."

Zhang Rui, who had drunk a lot of alcohol and whose brain reaction speed had slowed down, was unable to hear what An Ying meant. He only briefly introduced Huang Xu's family situation.

So after listening to Zhang Rui's words, An Ying started a series of questions.

"Since he comes from an ordinary family, why has he achieved such great success now?"

"And you are just working for him?"

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(End of this chapter)