In the time-traveler chat group, am I the only one on Earth?

"For some foodies, a few tens of minutes is still acceptable."

"Family, I heard that a milk tea shop recently opened in the commercial street, and the milk tea they sell is absolutely amazing. Let's go check it out today."

A few days later, Lu Yun's milk tea shop became a huge hit.

The decor and storefront weren't anything special, but the taste of the milk tea was truly far superior to other milk tea shops.

In just a few days, it not only attracted a large number of customers, but also some online influencers who came to visit the store.

The store attracted online celebrities, and the online celebrities brought in traffic.

This virtuous cycle has made Yunji Milk Tea increasingly popular.

Lu Yun didn't sit idle either; he took advantage of the time to add four more milk tea machines.

These four milk tea machines were sent to Li Zhou before he became withdrawn, so they don't affect the business's progress.

"Yuan Gang, Huang Bing, you two come here for a moment."

At 9 a.m. on the 30th, during the milk tea shop's opening hours, Lu Yun called Yuan Gang and Huang Bing over.

These two guys have performed well during this period.

Even when they are exhausted from work, there are not many instances of them being passive or slacking off.

Therefore, Lu Yun decided to train them.

"Big brother, is something the matter?"

"Starting tomorrow, you two will help Aunt Liu and the others make milk tea powder. Is that alright?"

Su Chen's parents are getting old, and Su Aimin had been paralyzed before.

Therefore, once business is good, it's perfectly appropriate to hire two strong young men to help move things.

"No problem, brother, leave it to us."

"Yes, leave it to us."

The two patted their chests and made their promises.

"Let me state in advance that you need to sign a confidentiality agreement to produce milk tea powder. If you breach the agreement, you will have to pay compensation."

"This... is no problem."

"We'll sign!!"

The two had worked at the milk tea shop for quite some time, so they knew that Lu Yun's milk tea powder was unique.

Signing a confidentiality agreement is entirely reasonable.

As long as they don't disclose anything about the central kitchen, they won't have to pay any breach of contract penalties.

After signing the agreement, Lu Yun had Xu Bin take them to the central kitchen.

Thus, everything about the milk tea shop was basically sorted out.

The only thing Lu Yun needs to do now is to spend money to open a branch store.

"The average daily income of a single shop is about 2 to 3 yuan, so two shops would only bring in about 5 yuan. The earning speed is still a bit too slow."

"Hey, Sister Shen, how's the branch store research going?"

"Yutong and I have already found several shops in the eastern part of the city and are currently contacting landlords."

“Great. Our current central kitchen can support the operation of about 26 milk tea shops at the same time. However, the wages of the later employees will not be as high. You can decide the specifics yourself.”

"I see!"

"How...how lonely it is to be invincible..."

Just as Lu Yun hung up the phone, an unfamiliar number suddenly called.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Old classmate, where are you making your fortune?"

"Who are you........"

The unfamiliar number and voice left Lu Yun momentarily speechless.

"It's me, Shi Miao. You haven't forgotten me after you've made your fortune, have you?"

"Shi Miao? So it's you, kid???"

Shi Miao is not Lu Yun's roommate, but just Lu Yun's classmate.

The two had a slightly better relationship than usual during their school years.

We chatted occasionally during breaks, but we never reached the point of exchanging phone numbers after graduation.

The fact that they're calling me suddenly means there must be something on their mind.

"Hehe, it was a bit abrupt of me to call you today, but I had no choice."

"What difficulties are you facing?"

Lu Yun remembered that this guy's family was not poor.

Back in my school days, I loved taking my DSLR camera everywhere I went, traveling and taking pictures everywhere!

"It's hard to give you a specific phone number!" Shi Miao said somewhat awkwardly, "Are you free now? How about we meet and talk?"

"Sure, send me an address."

After sorting things out at the milk tea shop, Lu Yun had nothing left to do.

Every day, the thing I need to think about most is where to go for fun.

Playing for ten or twenty thousand each time can make me feel happy.

If Shi Miao hadn't suddenly called, he would have already gone to Hangzhou to find Bai Luoning.

"You can send me your address, and I'll come find you."

Chapter 78 Let Lu Yun Have Fun

More than half an hour later, in a private room of a coffee shop near Yunji Milk Tea Shop.

Shi Miao gave Lu Yun a big bear hug.

"Haha, old classmate, long time no see."

"long time no see!"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two sat down and each ordered a drink.

After the waiter brought the drinks, Lu Yun asked, "What difficulties could possibly be so great that it would make a photographer like you come all this way?"

"Um... I heard from them that you know Qian Jianghua??"

Shi Miao got straight to the point and stated his purpose directly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun narrowed his eyes: "I do know them, but our relationship isn't as close as the rumors suggest."

It was no secret that I knew Qian Jianghua.

When Wang Zhipeng and the others saw that Mu Qingshan had come to her for treatment, Xia Shihan immediately shared the news in the class group chat.

Although Xia Shihhan was not in the same class as him, she was popular and was now Li Mingzhi's girlfriend, so it was reasonable for her to join Lu Yun's class group.

So it's not surprising that Shi Miao knew this news.

"I understand that, but since you know me, you might be able to help me."

"Tell me carefully."

"Here's the thing, you should know my family is in the building materials business, right? We weren't short of money before, but recently my dad offended someone, and several developers we worked with suddenly terminated their partnerships with him..."

After Shi Miao explained the situation, Lu Yun understood what had happened.

Shi Miao's family is in the building materials business, and they were originally cooperating well with those developers.

As a result, the other party not only suddenly terminated the cooperation, leaving their building materials piled up like a mountain, but also owed them a large amount of money for the building materials.

As is well known, such cooperation is basically one-sided.

The developers have absolute control.

This action immediately plunged the Shi family, which had previously been financially well-off, into an economic crisis.

"So you came to me wanting me to introduce Qian Jianghua to your father?"

"Of course not, how could we possibly be worthy of such a big shot?"

Shi Miao thought for a moment, then quickly added, "I came here just to ask you to help me find out if their company's newly developed properties are still short of building material suppliers. Even if they are, could you take over the batch of building materials that my dad's company has stockpiled to alleviate his company's financial pressure?"

"My dad's been under so much pressure lately, his hair's turning gray every day. If you could help me with this, I really...I..."

As Shi Miao spoke, his nose tingled slightly.

My dad has been leaving early and coming home late lately, and he's got a lot more gray hair.

Seeing their father in this state, any child with even a little filial piety would feel heartbroken.

Shi Miao didn't want to see his father continue like this, so he secretly approached Lu Yun.

"Well..."

Lu Yun thought for a moment.

Shi Miao's situation is somewhat different from Li Mingzhi's.

Investing in Li Mingzhi carries the risk of business failure. I need to consider my relationship with Qian Jianghua and the situation I would face if the investment failed.

There aren't so many rules when it comes to simply doing business.

Buy it if you think it's suitable, don't buy it if you don't.

Even if I do owe someone a favor, it's not as big as I imagine.

Given that the two people have different relationships with me and different motivations, therefore...

"I can ask you, but only if the quality of your batch of building materials is up to standard, and I can't guarantee whether it will work out."

"Of course, don't worry. The building materials from my dad's company are of very high quality, and we have all kinds of quality inspection reports. If you can help me ask, you'll be doing me a huge favor."

"Okay... tonight's on me, you can choose any place!"