Chapter 98: Left Completely Dumbfounded!

Chu Lin noticed Cai, the eldest young lady’s embarrassment and hurriedly told his little sister, “Enough, don’t be ridiculous.”

“Brother, how is that ridiculous? Can’t I just add my sister-in-law on WeChat?” Chu Ling refused to believe that something like making a bust bigger could be a joke. She immediately tugged at Cai Yao and said, “Sister-in-law, let’s add each other on WeChat, okay? You can message me and tell me what you’re eating.”

“...”

Cai Yao had never imagined that the chairman of such a company would have such a mischievous little sister. In order to smooth things over, she could only take out her WeChat QR code.

It seemed, however, that she had forgotten to explain the matter of the “sister-in-law” title.

After Chu Ling added Cai Yao on WeChat, she finally remembered to introduce her roommates to Chu Lin. “Brother, I forgot to introduce them. They’re my roommates, Chen Niannian and Lu Ruolin!”

“Hello.” Seeing that his little sister had introduced them, Chu Lin smiled and greeted the two girls.

Chen Niannian and Lu Ruolin hurriedly responded.

Both of them secretly glanced at Chu Lin a few more times. Chu Ling’s brother was truly handsome. When they had heard Chu Ling say that her brother was good-looking, they had thought she was exaggerating. Who would have expected it to be completely true?

If he had not already brought a girlfriend, they would have wanted to add him on WeChat too.

The key point was that his girlfriend’s figure was really astonishing. It was the sort of thing that made one feel both envious and inferior.

Chu Ling had no idea what her two roommates were thinking. She immediately turned to Chen Niannian and asked, “Niannian, when is your sister bringing the order forms? I can’t wait to start our business.”

Chen Niannian said at once, “Didn’t my sister just say she’d go get the purchase forms for us to fill out?”

“Mm-hmm.” Chu Ling nodded quickly, then looked rather proudly at Chu Lin. “Brother, just wait a moment and I’ll show you what a real inside channel looks like. Your little sister does have a business mind.”

Chu Lin exchanged a knowingly amused glance with his eldest sister.

He could clearly see that she was already trying hard not to laugh.

In truth, this kind of order did not require any special inside channel at all. Since the business had only just started, Chen Feng had already asked everyone in the company to post it on their social feeds. Anyone who brought in customers, whether the order was large or small, would get a commission.

Cai Yao was still a little lost. This girl was Chu Lin’s sister, and Chu Lin was the chairman of Linfeng Aquatic Pets. What inside channel could possibly be better than her brother’s?

Just then, Chen Niannian suddenly waved toward a front-desk girl who was coming over. “Sis, over here!”

Chen Sisi was carrying the purchase forms and had come out looking for her younger sister. When she reached them, she saw Chu Lin, the chairman.

She hurried forward and respectfully greeted him. “Chairman, this is my younger sister. She and her classmates want to buy some blue-ringed jellyfish wholesale to set up a stall in the university district.”

The word chairman stunned Chu Ling, Chen Niannian, and Lu Ruolin all at once.

Chu Ling stared blankly at Chu Lin. “Brother, what did Niannian’s sister just call you?”

Chen Niannian and Lu Ruolin were staring blankly at Chu Ling in return, their eyes carrying the unmistakable look of judgment, as if asking: don’t you have something to explain?

We all agreed to pool our money to buy jellyfish wholesale and work together to run a stall, and now your brother is the chairman, while you were just here for the experience?

Chu Ling understood their gaze and hurriedly explained, flustered. “I really didn’t know. I only knew my brother had made money. You have to believe me!”

Then, as though suddenly realizing something, she looked dumbfounded at her eldest sister. “Sis, did you know too? And you didn’t tell me? You people are way too much.”

As she spoke, she puffed up in indignation and even pouted at Chu Lin, the expression clearly reminding him: Brother, shouldn’t you apologize already?

Chu Lin smiled, then explained to Chen Niannian and Lu Ruolin, “Don’t blame Chu Ling. She really didn’t know. We deliberately kept it from her. But if you and Chu Ling want to set up a jellyfish stall, then I can give you a real inside channel. Want it?”

Chen Niannian and Lu Ruolin instinctively nodded at once and looked at Chu Lin with anticipation.

Chu Lin smiled. “From now on, if you want to buy blue-ringed jellyfish wholesale, just come to me. I’ll give you a wholesale price thirty percent below market.”

The Atlantis map refreshed blue-ringed jellyfish every day. If his little sister wanted to do business, then let her sell those jellyfish. It could count as helping her gain some real-world experience.

He also did not give the jellyfish to her for free. First, she was cooperating with her two roommates, and some things should not be taken too far. Second, if he gave them away for nothing, it would lose its meaning and would no longer serve as experience.

Still, for college students who only wanted to try their hand at doing business, a thirty percent discount on supply prices was an enormous surprise.

The delighted looks they could not conceal on Chen Niannian and Lu Ruolin’s faces made that obvious.

Chu Ling, meanwhile, felt as though she had been given great face. She turned to her two roommates and asked, “Isn’t my brother insanely handsome?”

The two girls nodded in unison.

And they both badly wanted a brother like that too.

Mm. A boyfriend would do as well.

Just then, there was a stir at the entrance. Chen Feng came in with a group of people, and as soon as they entered, they began gathering around the containers to inspect the blue-ringed jellyfish inside.

“These blue-ringed jellyfish are excellent quality.”

“Very good. These cultivation tanks should be standardized. They can be sold!”

“...”

Chen Feng saw Chu Lin and hurried over at once. “Brother Lin, these are all seafood merchants. I’ve already spoken to all of them. They’re very optimistic about the blue-ringed jellyfish, and their willingness to place orders is high.”

“Mm.” From the way they were crowding around to look at the jellyfish, Chu Lin could tell as much. He smiled and said, “You don’t need to worry about me. Go entertain them.”

“Got it, Brother Lin!” Chen Feng nodded, then went back to the group with a broad smile. “Everyone, our company’s blue-ringed jellyfish are pretty good, right? These simple breeding tanks are also made by our company ourselves...”

Watching this, Chu Lin had to admit that he truly could not match Chen Feng in this area, just as he was no match for Huang Bin when it came to quick wit and smooth talk.

Some things required talent. Naturally, he himself did not particularly enjoy handling such matters.

Not long after, Chu Lin saw more people entering through the doorway. They were from the fisheries bureau, led by Wang Yu. Among the group were also people holding microphones and carrying cameras, likely reporters from the Min City television station.

As soon as Wang Yu entered, he saw the lively scene inside, and his eyes lit up unconsciously. After all, Pingjiang Fisheries really had never hosted such a bustling investment fair before.

More importantly, no aquaculture company had ever been large enough to require one.

The scene before his eyes looked proper and well-organized, carrying an air of prestige and sophistication.

Wang Yu felt proud indeed.

Very proud.

He could not help but say to the reporter beside him, “Reporter Liu, could you please film more of this lively atmosphere?”

Reporter Liu nodded. They had been sent over to cooperate with the show because of certain connections with Pingjiang Fisheries. Otherwise, would anyone really expect people to watch a local television station?

Wang Yu also spotted Chu Lin and hurried over with great enthusiasm. As soon as they met, he praised him. “Chairman Chu, I really didn’t expect your company to hold such an excellent investment fair. We’re truly grateful for your trust in Pingjiang Fisheries.”

He meant every word.

In Min City, there really was no other seafood-pet company like Linfeng. And this was the first time he had seen an investment fair so formal and impressive.

While Chu Lin was busily holding his lively investment fair, Li He at Zizhen had already completed his business plan.

His plan centered on the premium oysters, with premium white shrimp as support.

He was quite satisfied with it. So, after finishing the plan, he hurried to the general manager’s office and presented it like a merit report to Cai Sen. “Young Master Sen, this is the business plan I carefully prepared. What do you think?”

Cai Sen immediately took the plan and looked it over. In truth, he could not really tell whether the plan was good or bad, but as long as it was different from the way Cai Yao had been running things, that was enough.

Besides, with those oysters and white shrimp, Zizhen was practically invincible. The business plan was secondary.

Just then, Cai Sen’s phone rang. Seeing the number, he immediately spoke respectfully into the office. “Dad, why are you calling?”

“How are things with the takeover at Zizhen? Nothing has gone wrong, right?” Cai Da’s voice came through.

Cai Sen quickly assured him, “Don’t worry, Dad. Nothing’s gone wrong. I even just finished a new business plan.”

“Good!” Cai Da said with satisfaction. “This time, don’t disappoint me again. As for your sister, once she knows she was wrong, let her come back to Zizhen as deputy general manager to help you.”

Cai Sen had no desire whatsoever to let that woman, Cai Yao, come back. He hurriedly said, “Dad, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. She found some pretty boy and even abused her position to bring that pretty boy’s rotten seafood into Zizhen. If Young Master Ma finds out, he’ll definitely despise her.”

“That worthless thing.” Cai Da was clearly furious when he heard this. “Do not let Ma Zhen’s side hear about it. You know how difficult it is for our catering business to attract major investment and expand, let alone go public. Our recent boom in Zizhen’s business and the momentum we’ve built are the only reasons the Ma family is willing to look into investing.”

“As for that pretty boy, I’ll handle him. Our Cai family is not some great clan, and not just anyone can climb aboard.”

When Cai Sen heard that, he curled his lip. He really did not want Cai Yao to come back to Zizhen.

Still, if they could secure investment from the Ma family and get Zizhen listed, then he would become both the young master and general manager of a publicly traded company. That status would be completely different.

So before that happened, they really did need to run Zizhen well. At the very least, this time he had to prove he was no worse than Cai Yao.

Thinking that, he instructed Li He, “What about those premium oysters and white shrimp? Did today’s shipment arrive?”

He still understood what mattered most.

Li He immediately said, “The warehouse manager promoted by Cai Yao has already been fired by Young Master Sen. I temporarily assigned Zheng San to take over and check on the oysters and shrimp as well.”

As he spoke, he glanced at the time and added, “By now, Zheng San should be calling to report back any minute.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the ringtone on his phone really did ring. It was Zheng San, the man sent to take over the warehouse.

That call, coming at just the right time, made him feel quite proud, as though he were directing affairs from a thousand miles away.

He immediately pressed answer, ready to speak, but an anxious voice came from the other end first. “Manager Li, I’ve arrived at the warehouse, but I asked around and today there was no delivery of those oysters or shrimp.”

“How is that possible?” Li He was clearly stunned by the news and stood up subconsciously.

Cai Sen frowned and asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you making such a fuss?”

Li He did not dare hide it and explained, “Young Master Sen, today’s oysters and shrimp were not delivered.”

“What nonsense is this?” Cai Sen immediately frowned. “Then why not call the supplier?”

Li He nodded and quickly said into the phone, “Zheng San, hurry and call the supplier.”

“Okay, I’ll check the supplier’s messages on the computer right away.” Zheng San hung up and hurried to the warehouse manager’s office, where he turned on the computer to look up the supplier information.

But after a moment, his expression changed, and he even stared wide-eyed in shock.

Something big was about to happen.

He hurriedly called Li He back and reported, “Manager Li, something major has happened.”

Li He frowned. “What do you mean, something major? Speak clearly!”

Zheng San quickly reported, “The system shows that Zizhen has already interrupted purchases from the suppliers for those oysters and shrimp, and the procedure was only completed this morning.”

“What? Which bastard did that?” Li He was so shocked he blurted out the curse before he could stop himself.

But in the next instant, he seemed to realize something terrifying, and his face turned pale with fright.

No way...