There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

Invest in me?

Lu Fang never expected that things would take such a turn so quickly.

He murmured repeatedly, as if in a dream, "You mean you want to invest in me opening a pet hospital?"

"That's right." Qin Zhuyan nodded emphatically.

"You have both business acumen and are a veterinarian. You also personally saved my pet shop from the brink of bankruptcy. I believe in your abilities."

She wasn't lying. As a witness to Hello Pet Shop's remarkable turnaround, Qin Zhuyan saw Lu Fang create far too many impossibilities.

She felt that Lu Fang's talent shouldn't be limited to just a small pet shop.

Perhaps a pet hospital is the best place to unleash his full potential.

Upon hearing this, Lu Fang did not respond immediately.

He gazed quietly at Qin Zhuyan before him, his clear brown eyes filled with trust and certainty, without a hint of joking.

But investing is no child's play.

Lu Fang took a deep breath and said slowly, "Sister Qin, opening a pet hospital is no joke. The initial equipment and facilities are a bottomless pit. It's very likely that you won't be able to recoup your costs in the first six months, and you might even lose money."

"Of course I know." Qin Zhuyan smiled and said, "I didn't say I wanted to invest in you to open the most luxurious pet hospital in Yanling City. Let's take it one step at a time."

"I don't know much about running a pet hospital, but I trust my judgment of people. If you can run your Hao Pet Shop to this size, running a pet hospital shouldn't be too difficult for you either."

She smiled and said, "Besides, I'm not helping you unconditionally. Although Qin Zhiqiang and Qin Sheng have left, we don't know when they'll come back. I need to save up some money during this time so I have the confidence to confront them."

"Besides, our Ark Select brand is selling so well right now. If we could get a pet hospital to endorse it, sales could increase by at least 30%. After all, pet stores can only reach a limited number of users."

"Of course, my investment in you comes with conditions. If the pet hospital really opens, you have to refer clients to me!"

Qin Zhuyan took a few steps closer, tilted her head, and extended her little finger, clearly intending to make a pinky promise with him.

"Introduce clients?" Lu Fang thought it was some difficult condition to meet, but he didn't expect it to be so simple: "I thought you wanted me to sell my body."

"If you're willing, it's not impossible." Qin Zhuyan looked Lu Fang up and down with a teasing smile, her gaze lingering longest on his abs, but her ears had already turned bright red.

"Sister Qin, you always make jokes like this!" Lu Fang's face flushed red instantly.

"I'm just kidding. There is indeed this consideration when I asked you to open a pet hospital. We plan some business divisions in advance so that customers from both sides can be referred to each other. For example, we mainly do pet grooming here. After the pet hospital opens, we can move that part of the business here. We can also refer customers from the pet shop who need medical treatment to the pet hospital."

Qin Zhuyan chose to invest in Lu Fang for two reasons. First, she trusted him to run the hospital well after spending time with him. Second, she was also considering the future development of Nihao Pet Shop.

For a pet store to grow, being backed by a pet hospital is the best option.

"If that's the case, then I won't be coy." Lu Fang nodded heavily. "Sister Qin, if you trust me, I'll risk my life to make sure you don't lose money."

Both of them were decisive and efficient. Once they decided to do it, they immediately grabbed paper and pen and started planning right there on the coffee table.

"I have the 100,000 yuan bonus that Gu Nanxi gave me before, plus some of my own savings." Lu Fang didn't directly mention the gold bars, but vaguely said, "It should be around 300,000 yuan. That should be enough to take over the shop, but it's definitely not enough for medicine, labor, and equipment."

"Let me do the math. The shop's turnover has been pretty good lately. I also have some fixed deposits from before, so I can scrape together about 400,000 yuan. If needed, I should be able to use this pet shop as collateral for a loan." Qin Zhuyan thought for a moment and wrote down the number 400,000 yuan on the paper.

"Sister Qin, mortgaging the store's cash flow is absolutely out of the question. Your Hello Pet Shop is your capital, and it's absolutely untouchable. If it involves Hello Pet Shop, then the pet hospital can be opened later."

"You little rascal." A warm feeling welled up in Qin Zhuyan's heart: "Let's discuss the shop mortgage later. That 400,000 is still a bit tight."

"Now, that adds up to 700,000." Lu Fang wrote 700,000 on the back of the paper: "This amount is definitely not enough to renovate a 200-square-meter pet hospital from scratch, but if we can take over the shell of Pet Love Pet Hospital at a very low price, the rest can be used to buy a DR machine and a biochemical analyzer, which will be just barely enough."

He did a rough calculation and found that it was roughly enough to cover the area.

Hearing Lu Fang's words, Qin Zhuyan frowned: "I'm afraid it won't work. I know the owner of Pet Love Pet Hospital, his name is Qian Yan, right? He's notoriously greedy. His transfer fee is 250,000, and I heard he won't lower it by a single penny."

"Xiao Fang, are you really sure you want to take over Pet Love Pet Hospital? That place has a terrible reputation, and I'm worried it might affect your business. This money is enough for us to open a smaller new store."

Qin Zhuyan's concerns were not without merit, but from the Lu Fang's perspective, these issues were not actually major problems.

Reputation is something you can build yourself. With the Tiancheng Community Pet Chat Group as a powerful tool, Lu Fang shouldn't be unable to establish a pet hospital.

However, it's difficult to find another place like Pet Love Pet Hospital these days.

"Sister Qin, take a look at this first."

Lu Fang mysteriously slipped back into the house, then brought out his laptop and a few sheets of paper.

"What is this?" Qin Zhuyan asked curiously.

"A mysterious and wonderful tool that allows Pet Love Pet Hospital to be sold at a low price."

Lu Fang recounted the contents of the recording and the paper, leaving Qin Zhuyan stunned.

"Didn't you just get back this afternoon? You went to PetLove Pet Hospital and managed to get such crucial information? With this, PetLove Pet Hospital's prices would at least be halved!"

"I have a brilliant plan~" Lu Fang struck a pose as if he were calculating with his fingers, like a complete charlatan.

"Sister Qin, I already showed my face when I went there this afternoon. You can ask about the price when you have time, and see if you can find out any other information."

Qin Zhuyan was quick-witted and immediately understood: "Alright, I'll leave this to you, Sister Qin."