After half a lifetime of navigating the world, the system tells me to be a good big brother!

[System notification: Thirteen youths have been recruited this time, with a merit point reward of 50 * 13 = 650.]

When Li Qing saw the system notification, a smile involuntarily crept onto his face. This was great news! He had thought he would have to wait until he officially joined the company to receive it!

However, now was not the time to look at the system, so he quickly turned his attention back to it.

Ren Hongyun watched as Li Qing finished chatting with the boys, and the atmosphere was harmonious, and her heart finally settled down.

He turned to look at Li Qing, extended his hand to him, and said sincerely.

"Thank you. Today you helped not only these children, but also their families."

Li Qing smiled and shook hands with her, replying quite naturally.

"It's nothing, just a small favor! Sister Ren, I've kept everyone here. Tomorrow morning we'll go directly to the industrial park where Fengchi used to be."

"I'll be handling the onboarding process with the veteran workers, and I'll need your help keeping an eye on these youngsters for me afterwards."

"No problem, Wang and I will both keep an eye on it."

After Ren Hongyun finished speaking, Wang Youliang, who was sitting next to her, also spoke up.

"Li Qing, don't worry, I'm available anytime. Someone from our institute will come back to visit you."

Having finished their business here, Li Qing exchanged a few more pleasantries with the two men, and then Wang Youliang and the other two led the group of young people away from the billiard hall.

After everyone left, Li Qing didn't go out, but sat on the sofa and started smoking.

He had a very fulfilling day. He recruited people at the Labor Bureau in the morning and recruited thirteen teenagers in the afternoon.

Although today was fulfilling, we managed to resolve the workers' issues. Once the contracts are signed tomorrow, the factory's affairs will be considered settled.

As for the factory orders, he still needs to urge Great Wall to do something about it. Otherwise, without orders, he'll be supporting over thirty people for nothing, which will put him under a lot of pressure.

Lin Xia had almost finished her cigarette when she noticed he hadn't come out for a while, so she came in with a bottle of iced tea in her hand.

He smiled at Lin Xia as she entered and the Kang Shuaifu placed in front of him.

He unscrewed the bottle, gulped down half of it, and then finally let out a sigh of relief.

"You're still bringing small bottles? Just give me a one-liter bottle, that would be much better value."

Hearing Li Qing's somewhat stingy words, Lin Xia rolled her eyes at him.

"You're so stingy!"

After grumbling for a moment, Lin Xia steered the conversation back to the main topic.

"Brother Qing, are the people that Wang and Ren sent reliable? I hope they don't cause any trouble here."

Lin Xia is a thoughtful person, so she considered things a bit more and asked the question out of concern.

Li Qing had anticipated Lin Xia's concerns and immediately began to patiently explain.

"I understand what you're worried about, but Ren Hongyun came to us personally and was even willing to use his official position as a guarantor, so we have to give him face."

I just made it very clear to them that there won't be any problems.

Besides, you know what I used to be like. Don't you believe I can't control these kids?

You underestimate me. Besides, from what I've just gotten to know them, these kids aren't inherently bad; they're just confused teenagers.

Giving them a proper path now is far better than letting them continue to be a destabilizing force.

After he finished speaking, Lin Xia nodded silently and did not offer any further opinions.

She knew that since Li Qing had made up his mind, she should just listen to him.

The two came out of the private room and came to the door. Looking at the sunset shining through the glass door, Li Qing felt that this long day was finally coming to an end.

However, things didn't go as he expected. Just half an hour later, as the two were about to drive home, someone else approached him.

The person who came was none other than Liu Zhao.

Seeing Liu Zhao enter, Li Qing knew that his hopes of going home early were dashed.

He then glanced at Lin Xia, who immediately understood his meaning. Without saying anything, she simply picked up the keys and drove away.

"Hehehe, Brother Qing, I'm here again. I'll have to trouble you again."

Watching Lin Xia leave, Liu Zhao smiled sheepishly and scratched his head.

Faced with Liu Zhao's reaction, Li Qing didn't say much and simply asked him the question.

"Alright, just say what you want to say!"

Seeing that Li Qing had gotten straight to the point and didn't ramble on, Liu Zhao directly stated his purpose.

"The main reason for this trip is the shop. We've been to many places these past two days and found a few that seem suitable."

But we were all undecided, so we came to ask Qing-ge for his opinion.

Li Qing sat down on a chair next to the bar and casually pulled out two cigarettes.

He tossed one to Liu Zhao, lit one for himself, and exhaled a puff of smoke: "Alright, tell me about the places you picked out. Location, size, rent, surrounding conditions, explain them clearly one by one."

Liu Zhao quickly sat down next to him and took out a crumpled note from his pocket.

The information about several storefronts was written on it in dense detail, clearly indicating that the people who came down had put in a lot of effort.

He cleared his throat and began to introduce the topic, counting on his fingers.

"Brother Qing, we screened six places in total, and finally kept three that we felt were still usable."

The first property is a street-front shop in the Chengdong Building Materials Market. It has two floors, each floor is 60 square meters, and the total area is 120 square meters. The rent is calculated monthly, at 2,200 yuan per month.

The landlord said there would be an additional 200 yuan discount if I paid annually. There's a lot of foot traffic there, mostly renovation workers and merchants buying building materials.

There's one problem: it's far from our motorcycle shops and modification workshops, across most of the city.

Li Qing tapped her fingertips lightly on the bar counter, silently calculating the distance issue.

The Chengdong Building Materials Market mainly deals in home decoration and hardware, and its customer base has very little overlap with that of motorcycle and car modification businesses.

Even if the storefront is cheap, attracting customers will still be a problem. He didn't immediately give a response, but gestured with his chin to signal the other party to continue.

"The second location is in the middle of the commercial street in the old town. It is a single-story building with an area of ​​80 square meters. The storefront is bright and the entrance is large. There are many pedestrians passing by, making it one of the busiest areas in Gaoyan City."

Liu Zhao's tone became more optimistic as he spoke, but then his expression turned troubled.

"However, the disadvantages are also obvious. The rent is expensive, at 4,500 a month, and the whole street is mainly for restaurants, clothing stores, and general merchandise stores."

Not only is the rent high, but they also don't allow motorcycles or cars to be parked freely in front of the building. Displaying or test-driving cars is simply not allowed; the property management is extremely strict.

Li Qing was aware of this; bustling commercial streets have many rules and regulations, which are not particularly friendly to the motorcycle industry.

Controlling issues like road obstruction and noise pollution would directly limit store operations, so this location can basically be ruled out.

"The last place, which is also the one we prefer the most, is the street-front shop on the outskirts of our old Fengchi factory area."

Liu Zhao perked up at this point and spoke much faster.

"A single floor of 100 square meters, with a deep enough storefront, and a large open space in front, more than enough to park a dozen motorcycles and modified cars."

There's absolutely no need to worry about parking. The rent is three thousand a month, which is a reasonable price.

The landlord heard that we do car and motorcycle modification and knew that the factory area was going to be reopened. He was willing to cooperate long-term and offered to negotiate a lower price if we signed a three-year contract.

Most importantly, it's only a few minutes' walk from the new modification plant, allowing for mutual support and convenient allocation of personnel and materials.