The Secret of the Yoga Club: The Women's Identity is Not Simple

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When he woke up in the morning, Yang Ru had already gone to work. On the kitchen table was a breakfast: fried eggs, bacon, toast, and a glass of milk that had gone cold.

A note was pressed next to the plate, with Yang Ru's handwriting on it. The handwriting was very neat, with no cursive strokes: "Coach Lin, last night's training was very effective. Remember to eat breakfast. I'll schedule the next class in advance." Lin Feng drank the cold milk. Although the fried egg and bacon were cold, they still tasted good.

After leaving Yang Ru's house, Lin Feng took a taxi directly to Bai Jinhai.

During the day, Platinum Sea is as quiet as another world. In the lobby, only the cleaning lady is wiping the floor, and the young girl at the front desk is yawning while lying on the counter.

After taking the elevator to the fourth floor, he walked through the corridor and pushed open Sister Hong's door, a room he had never been to before.

Sister Hong was sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair. Today she wasn't wearing her signature black long-sleeved shirt, but a dark gray cotton nightgown. The style was very conservative, with long sleeves and the hem reaching her calves, and the top button fastened.

Even with such a conservative style, it couldn't hide the outline of her figure; her waist was very tight, and the curve of her hips spread out smoothly under the cotton fabric.

Her hair was loose over her shoulders, and she hadn't put on lipstick yet; her lips were a natural light pink.

The room was spotless, with a book and a half-finished cup of black tea on the bedside table.

Seemingly unsurprised, Lin Feng knocked and came in, placing the comb on the table and turning his chair to face him.

Lin Feng briefly gave a brief overview of the progress over the past few days, saying that the basic renovations of the seven billiard halls were all completed, and the private rooms in the foot massage area on the second floor were almost finished. He expected that all of them would be open before the start of the university semester.

The renovation team has left the final touches on the soft furnishings and lighting, and it should be ready for handover in the next couple of days.

The billiard table and massage bed have already been shipped from the manufacturer and will be assembled and ready for use within three days.

He then mentioned an even more important idea: once the billiard hall opens, it will need a group of security personnel. Maintaining order is one aspect, but in case someone causes trouble, they can be suppressed immediately.

Kui Zi's gang of brothers happened to be idle, so he selected a group of young and strong men, dressed them in uniform, and made them both security guards and employees. They usually maintained order in the store, and if anything happened, they would be Hong Jie's men.

This solves both employment issues and expands the workforce, achieving two goals at once.

Hongjie nodded and said that she had mentioned this idea to Kuizi, and he also thought it was feasible.

It just so happens that my brothers haven't been making much money lately, so I'll let them work as security guards at a billiards hall. It's respectable and stable, and they don't have to hide.

He told Kui Zi to go and select people that afternoon, starting with the most reliable elderly people, and to assign two to three security guards to each store in the first batch.

Then she told Lin Feng even more important news.

The company is currently in talks with a medium-sized transport fleet that has more than a dozen trucks and two fixed intra-provincial logistics routes. The owner is an old acquaintance of the father and is getting old and wants to retire, but her son is unwilling to take over. So she plans to sell the entire transport fleet as a package.

She had her eye on this fleet of trucks and the route for a long time. If she could acquire this transport company, Longlin Group could officially enter the legitimate logistics business, which would be completely different from the billiard hall and foot massage parlors, greatly enhancing its ability to withstand risks.

Moreover, He Qianwen's Tianlong Group happens to be in the transportation and foreign trade business, so the subsequent connections were readily available.

After listening, Lin Feng thought this idea was very feasible. Currently, the situation across the province is still tense, and those ways to make money through gray industries have been blocked; now there are only two paths to take.

They either continue to take risks and get taken down one by one by the police, or they seize the untapped market share of legitimate industries while everyone else is hiding.

Billiard halls and foot massage parlors are service industries that cater to end customers, while transportation and logistics are supply chains that cater to businesses. Both of these are niche areas that others haven't yet paid attention to.

Moreover, once it entered the transportation industry, Longlin Group's business truly took off, no longer relying solely on small businesses like billiard halls.

Hongjie reached out and brushed aside a strand of sweaty hair from his forehead, saying that he now has more to rely on than before.

Lin Feng coughed softly, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the outline of her nightgown below the neckline before quickly looking away.

It is also said that Zuo Ning's gang has been decimated, and it is rumored that he is looking for someone to take over the businesses under his name that were not seized.

Now is his most desperate moment, so it's best to take this opportunity to completely crush him.

Once Zuo Ning's forces are absorbed, they can take over all the vacant markets in the north of the city, and Longlin's strength will not be what it is today.

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The billiard hall was scheduled to open on August 20th, a week before the start of the university semester.

Lin Feng was very satisfied with the timing. During the days when new students registered, parents and students flocked to the area, resulting in the highest customer traffic of the year in the surrounding commercial streets. Opening at this time was equivalent to gaining a wave of free exposure.

The renovations for all seven stores were completed five days before the opening. Lin Feng and Kui Zi inspected each store one by one, from the billiards area on the first floor to the foot massage rooms on the second floor, ensuring that every detail met his requirements.

The pool table is a standard dark brown table, equipped with brand new cues and a scoreboard. The spotlights are angled just right, shining on the table surface without being glaring or dim.

The massage rooms on the second floor are all private, with individual showers, and the bedding is uniformly white, clean and tidy. Kui Zi stood at the entrance of the flagship store, looked at the newly hung "Dragon Scale Billiards Club" sign, took a picture, and sent it to the group chat.

Within minutes, the group chat exploded, with a bunch of guys flooding the chat with comments saying that this place looked even more upscale than Platinum Bay.

Three days before the opening, Lin Feng asked Kui Zi to gather the female technicians who had transferred from Bai Jinhai for a final training session.

These girls used to work as hostesses at KTVs. They were all good-looking and had great figures. They also learned basic billiards moves quickly. After just a few days, they were already able to skillfully set up the balls, keep score, and play a few simple shots with the guests.

Lin Feng's requirements for them were very clear—wear uniform work clothes, black polo shirts with khaki skirts, have a good service attitude, and while their skills didn't have to be perfect, their attitude had to be correct.

If a guest tries to touch you inappropriately, just call security. The girls laughed after hearing this, saying, "Mr. Lin, your requirements are even stricter than Sister Hong's."

Two days before the opening, a fire inspection came.

It wasn't a routine inspection; it was a four-person team from the district fire brigade. The leader was a man in his forties surnamed Cai, with two bars and one star on his shoulder insignia. He spoke with his chin slightly raised and his gaze carried an official air.

He walked around the lobby of the flagship store, tapped his fingers on the wall, stood in front of the fire hydrant for a while, and then took out a rectification notice from his briefcase and slammed it on the front desk.

"The fire escape is not wide enough, the safety exit signs on the second floor do not meet the standards, and the fire sprinkler system needs to be re-inspected." Captain Cai pushed the notice forward. "The business is not allowed to operate until the rectification is completed."

Lin Feng picked up the notification and glanced at it.

The rectification items listed above are vague, without specifying the exact non-compliant data or citing specific regulations.

He put down the notice, looked at Captain Cai, and said in a calm tone, "Captain Cai, we constructed the renovation according to the fire safety regulations and drawings. All materials have certificates of conformity, and the sprinkler system and fire exits have been tested by a third party. Could you please tell us the specific non-compliant indicators so that we can make targeted rectifications?"