Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Chapter 446 Negotiation

The next evening, Liu Huizhen was cooking dinner in the kitchen when Lu Wan'er came to her.

"Wan'er, what's wrong with you? Come in quickly."

Liu Huizhen and Lu Wan'er opened a shop together. They were already very familiar with each other and often met in the shop.

But Liu Huizhen saw that Lu Wan'er came to her house specially to find her, and it was obvious that she had something to say.

She brought Lu Wan'er into the house and said to Ye Keke who was writing in the house, "Keke, this Aunt Lu."

"Hello, Aunt Lu!"

Coco greeted Lu Wan'er, whom she met for the first time, with a smile on her face.

Lu Wan'er also smiled and walked over to touch her head, "So your name is Keke, are you doing your homework?"

"Yeah, this is the homework my sister gave me before she left."

Lu Wan'er often appeared in the dessert shop and obviously knew about Ye Keke's affairs. She took out a piece of chocolate from her bag and handed it to Keke.

Keke didn't reach out to take it, but looked at Liu Huizhen. Liu Huizhen smiled and said to her, "Aunt Lu gave it to you, just take it."

"Thank you Aunt Lu."

After Coco thanked him, she reached out to take the chocolate, but she didn't open it and eat it. Instead, she put it aside and continued writing.

Liu Huizhen poured a glass of water for Lu Wan'er and sat down next to her.

"This girl is very well behaved and sensible. Ye Yi and Qing Yan went out for an inspection, so I asked her to stay with me at home. This child usually helps me finish the housework without saying a word. It makes me feel very distressed."

Liu Huizhen was very emotional, which was why she came back from the store early today to prepare something delicious.

Lu Wan'er looked at Coco with tenderness in her eyes.

"Are Qingyan and the other kids all out this time?"

It was obvious that Lu Wan'er was very familiar with Lin Qingyan's friends and knew that these children were very capable.

"Yes, they all went out. They said they were going to different places. Qingyan also took Qingxuan with her this time."

Liu Huizhen found it a little funny when she recalled her youngest son's excitement before he left.

"That's great. If Yizhou has a day off, I will definitely go with him."

Lu Wan'er naturally mentioned Gu Yizhou. Since she mentioned Yizhou, Liu Huizhen asked,

"I heard from Qingyan that Yizhou went on a mission. Will he be able to come back for the New Year?"

"I came here today just to talk about the two children. I don't know if Yizhou's mission has been completed yet, and I don't know when he will be back.

We had agreed before that we would get the two kids engaged when Yizhou came back for the New Year, but now there has been no news from Yizhou, so the date of their engagement cannot be determined for now."

Lu Wan'er felt a little embarrassed. She was really satisfied with Lin Qingyan now. The child's personality matched her temperament, and she could usually accompany her shopping.

"There's no rush for the engagement. Let's talk about it after Yizhou comes back."

Liu Huizhen said this with a smile, but in fact she was thinking that Old Lin should be happy now. He didn't really want his daughter to get engaged so early in the first place, and according to her husband's wishes, it would be best to wait until after graduation before getting engaged.

"Sister, this is what I think. Let's prepare for the engagement first, and then get them engaged when the children come back. What do you think?" Lu Wan'er expressed her thoughts.

"Does engagement require a lot of preparation? In my hometown, we just invite our closest relatives to witness the engagement and have a meal with the whole family.

In fact, it is just to let the two children recognize their own family members, so as to avoid meeting strangers outside.

There is no need to prepare anything for the engagement. Now our family of four is in Beijing. We can set a date after Yizhou comes back. There is no rush."

Liu Huizhen really doesn't feel there is any rush. Engagement is not a marriage. It's just a matter of having a meal. It will be enough to announce the engagement of the two children.

But Lu Wan'er didn't think so. In their family, the engagement was a grand affair. Not only did they notify relatives and friends, but even colleagues would be notified to be present. The only difference was that they didn't accept gifts for the engagement.

"This won't do. Qingyan can't be wronged."

"Big sister, listen to me. It's uncertain when Yizhou will come back now, and it's also uncertain when he will leave after he comes back. You may not have time to prepare for these things by then.

Why don't we just keep it simple and have a meal together? Her father and I know that your family treats Qingyan very well, and we don't need you to give us other things to guarantee it. It's really unnecessary."

Liu Huizhen doesn't have a strong sense of vanity. At her age, she has seen too many family affairs. Some things don't need to be done in front of others.

As long as she is truly good to her daughter, it will be fine. If Yizhou treats Qingyan badly one day, our family is able to support her daughter and will never let her suffer.

This is the new era woman, who doesn’t need to rely on men to live.

The two mothers discussed this issue for a long time, and finally Lu Wan'er compromised and decided to have a meal together when the child got engaged.

However, Lu Wan'er secretly added some good things to the betrothal gift she had prepared.

Lin Qingyan, who was investigating outside, also contacted several other groups. After analyzing the information sent by several people, she

We decided to open branches in Shanghai and Hangzhou before the New Year, and then slowly prepare for the other locations after the New Year.

Friends who were going to other cities for inspection also bought train tickets to these two places.

Lian Qing came directly to the Magic City. When he saw the house and shop purchased by Lin Qingyan, envy flashed in his eyes.

Lin Qingyan patted his shoulder and said, "When the clothing store gets dividends next year, you can also buy a house. Then you can buy a few more houses here."

Lian Qing followed the direction Lin Qingyan pointed and secretly made up his mind that he would buy a house next year, and then buy one in every city where a branch was opened.

"Lian Qing, take Qing Xuan with you, as well as Ye Yi and Li Feng who will arrive later, to prepare for the branch in Magic City.

I have hired someone to renovate the store, and the goods will be delivered. You can pick them up at the designated location. You can handle the specific opening promotions on your own."

"Sister, what about you? Aren't you in the Magic City?"

When Lian Qing heard Lin Qingyan's confession, he had a bad guess.

"I'll go to Hangzhou and see if there's a suitable shop. If there is one, I'll just buy two. Zhong Yun doesn't dare to make the decision yet.

From now on, except for Beijing, the branches in other cities will depend on you and Zhong Yun. I will ask him to cooperate with you in your work."

In fact, Zhong Yun has been trained now and can already handle things on his own, but he is not very confident yet. Lin Qingyan is going to take charge, and the opening of the store will be mainly decided by Zhong Yun.

Lian Qing now understood that Lin Qingyan was training Zhong Yun, so he stopped trying to persuade her. After giving her instructions, Lin Qingyan went to Hangzhou that same day.