Middle-aged tycoon: Twins come knocking on his door when he goes home for Chinese New Year

Just as Li Ze was sitting in the flower shop's rest area, drinking tea and waiting for his son to arrive, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

He took it out and saw that it was a call from his third brother, Li Yuanping.

Li Ze pressed the answer button, and immediately his third brother's voice, which was both excited and a little cautious, came from the other end:

"Hey, Zezi, it's Third Brother."

"Hey, I have something to report to you. The design plan for that old house in Lijia Village, my colleagues and I worked several sleepless nights and finally finished it."

"Do you have some time today? If it's convenient, could you come back and give it a look?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ze realized it was a serious matter. His hometown was his roots; it needed to be repaired.

He thought about his schedule for the day. His son would probably leave after taking the money, and there shouldn't be anything major happening in the afternoon.

So he replied:

"Okay, Third Brother, thank you for your hard work. I'll head back tonight, and we can talk in detail when we meet."

Hearing Li Ze agree, Li Yuanping breathed a sigh of relief, then explained somewhat embarrassedly:

"Zezi, there's something else I need to apologize to you about."

"At the dinner table before, I confidently said that I could finish it quickly. But when I actually started drawing, I realized that there were too many intricacies involved."

"You're asking for a traditional Chinese manor, so you can't be careless about the details. The direction of the corridors, the location of the rockery, and even the feng shui of the ancestral hall all need to be taken into account."

"So it took a few days longer, but don't mind. I just wanted to make you something really good."

Li Ze smiled, his tone very easygoing:

"Third Brother, you're being too polite."

"Slow and steady wins the race. As long as the house is done well and sturdily, that's more important than anything else. It doesn't matter if it takes a while, I'm not in a rush."

Hearing Li Ze say this, Li Yuanping finally felt relieved, and his tone became much lighter:

"Good! I'm relieved to hear that!"

"Oh, right, there's also a budget issue. I'll give you a heads-up."

"The whole process, including demolishing the old houses, laying the foundation, as well as the main construction and decoration, took me and the foremen a long time to calculate, and it will cost about 230 million yuan."

"This is all made with the best materials, and there's not a drop of moisture added."

230?

This amount is indeed astronomical for building a house in the countryside, but in Li Ze's eyes, it's not even a drop in the ocean.

Without even thinking, he said:

"No problem, Third Brother."

"As long as the quality is good, money is not a problem. I'll go back and look at the plan tonight. As long as there aren't any major changes, I'll transfer the money to you immediately, and we'll start work right away."

"Okay! It's a deal then!" Li Yuanping happily hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Li Ze glanced at the time; his son would probably be arriving in a while.

He stood up, walked to the entrance of the flower shop, and looked at the signs outside.

The phrase "Zeran Flower Shop, Forever and Everlasting" was particularly glaring in the sunlight.

Recalling Ruoran's blushing face just now, Li Ze's lips curled up slightly.

Although teasing his wife was quite fun, since he had promised to leave, he had to keep his word.

He called the old man over and pointed to the signs, saying:

"Old Yi, have someone remove all these signs with slogans."

"That 'forever and ever' line is too grandiose. My wife is too sensitive to talk about it."

"However, the snow lotus giveaway event will continue. For the first 100 customers at each table at the Prince Xuan restaurant across the street, we will still give them a free snow lotus."

The old man nodded and replied, "Understood, boss. I'll have someone take care of it right away."

Within minutes, several staff members quickly moved away the signs with cheesy slogans.

Only the promotional details and flower delivery information were left.

……

At this moment, in the Prince Xuan restaurant across the street.

Zhang Ruoran had just finished a quick task when she subconsciously glanced out the window again.

She was stunned when she saw it.

Those standees that made her blush and her heart race, those signs that made her wish she could disappear into a crack in the ground, had actually vanished.

The crowd that had been chanting slogans at the store entrance quieted down and formed an orderly line of people receiving flowers.

Zhang Ruoran breathed a sigh of relief.

"This Li Ze is a man of his word."

She silently made a judgment in her mind.

However, after the shame faded, looking at the flower shop across the street that had suddenly become normal, Zhang Ruoran felt a strange emptiness welling up inside her.

It's like... something's missing.

"You were just complaining about how cheesy they were being, but now that they've moved on, you're not used to it?"

Zhang Ruoran patted her face and muttered to herself:

"Zhang Ruoran, what are you thinking? It's really strange."

Just as she was lost in thought, Wang Cong came running over, his face showing urgency.

"If so! If so!"

"The clients have arrived! The big bosses are downstairs and will be up shortly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruoran immediately abandoned her ulterior motives and put on a professional smile:

"Okay, I understand. Let's go greet them now."

The two quickly walked to the elevator to greet him.

Several business owners in suits came out, and Wang Cong quickly went up to shake hands and exchange pleasantries.

However, when Zhang Ruoran led them inside, preparing to go to the reserved private room, they were dumbfounded.

The restaurant hall was bustling with activity, and every seat was taken.

Not only was the main hall full, but even the best private room with a view, which was originally reserved for these customers, was now occupied by a group of guests carrying flowers.

"What... what's going on?" Wang Cong was also stunned and turned to ask the manager next to him.

The manager looked distressed and said in a low voice:

"There were just too many people coming from the flower shop, all of them asking for food."

"The front desk was really overwhelmed. I saw that no one was coming to that private room, so I thought it had been canceled, and... so I arranged for it to be used there."

Zhang Ruoran's heart skipped a beat.

This is a big client! If this is messed up, not only will Wang Cong lose face, but she, as the store manager, will also be held responsible.

She took a deep breath, quickly turned around, and said apologetically to the business owners:

"Bosses, I'm truly very sorry."

"Today is the first day of business in the new year, and we didn't expect business to be so booming, which led to some scheduling errors."

"We are very sorry that the private rooms we reserved for you have been taken up; this was an oversight on our part."

Wang Cong, sweating profusely, also apologized.

I thought these big bosses would get angry or just walk away.

Unexpectedly, the big boss in charge looked at the lively scene around him, and then at the exquisite snow lotus flowers on the tables.

Instead of getting angry, he burst into laughter:

"Haha, Manager Zhang, you're too kind."

"We came on a whim and didn't confirm the reservation with you beforehand (actually, Wang Cong wanted to surprise Ruoran, so he made the reservation separately, but the other owners didn't have that idea)."

"Besides, look at this popularity!"

The big boss pointed around:

"It's Chinese New Year, and all the other shops are deserted, but your place is packed and you have to queue."

"What does this prove? It proves that your food must be really delicious! The masses have discerning eyes!"

"We business people love these kinds of prime locations; they look festive, and it's good to share in the good fortune!"

The other bosses nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, this business is really good."

"If there are no seats, then there are no seats. It just means we're late."

"Manager Zhang, we've got your store booked! With business so good, it must be great. Next time, we'll definitely book three days in advance, so please reserve a good spot for us!"

Zhang Ruoran was stunned for a moment, then a huge surge of joy welled up in her heart.

She quickly nodded with a smile:

"Definitely! Next time you bosses come, I'll personally serve you and even bring a few bottles of good wine as an apology!"

After seeing off these understanding clients, Zhang Ruoran breathed a long sigh of relief.

She looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the Zeran Flower Shop across the street, which was still bustling with people.

He thought to himself:

"It seems that Li Ze's actions, though a bit noisy, have been quite effective."

"Not only did we not offend customers, but they also felt that our store was doing well, making them want to come even more."

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile.

This man seems to actually have some skills.