Chapter 542: Chapter 542

Sometimes things are quite strange! When there is no property available, the agents don’t call at all; but, when they do call, it’s all at once and in groups!

After the visit to the Imperial Palace, the phones from two agents have never stopped!

Fortunately, all three of them had mobile phones, so they split into two groups, going to view properties separately during the day and coming together in the evening to discuss.

In the midst of this, there was also a call from Editor Huang, inquiring whether Zhen Yu had made up her mind about the publication. Content originally comes from novelFɪre.net

Zhen Yu naturally employed the tactic of delaying and she made it clear to the other party that she was waiting for the results of the calligraphy competition!

Editor Huang initially was a bit surprised, but soon dismissed it with a smile.

With so many national competitors, even she thought Zhen Yu’s calligraphy was excellent! But winning the championship isn’t easy?! Not to mention if there might be any underlying schemes or predetermined winners!

And if it’s not the championship, what’s the point of winning or losing an award... Since the young lady wanted to wait, let her wait! After all, a couple of days wouldn’t make much difference to him.

Zhen Yu, of course, didn’t know what Editor Huang was thinking; her focus was entirely on buying a house.

It was not until the eighth day in the Capital that Zhen Yan finally completed the transfer of the store, and Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue had also bought train tickets for the next day in advance, allowing the group to finally be ready to head back home.

Houses near Beijing University were not easy to find, so they didn’t manage to buy a second one.

However, the last confirmed store was much larger than initially planned, a full three hundred square meters with some space left over! Thankfully, due to the spacious area, the average price per square meter was relatively lower. But the total price still went up, the final transaction amounting to exactly one million! All the transfer costs were covered by the buyer.

Just like that, the trip to the Capital depleted over a million in savings! As a result, Zhen Yan now had two more properties and a large shop.

Perhaps because Zhen Yu delayed returning, while waiting at the waiting room for the train, she suddenly received a call from Factory Director Lu of the Snowflake Milk Factory!

When he learned she was in the Capital, he was a bit taken aback, but thankfully, Zhen Yu immediately mentioned she was about to return.

Factory Director Lu’s anxious mood was somewhat relieved, but some things couldn’t be explained well over the phone, so he only asked her to come see him immediately after she got home! Then he hung up.

His tone was so urgent that it immediately brought a sense of crisis to Zhen Yu!

Could it mean — someone was trying to snipe the deal?!

But currently, being in the Capital, even if she wanted to confront the person directly, she was too far away!

Zhen Yu could only helplessly sigh inwardly while trying to suppress the impatience in her heart.

Seeing her distressed, Han Mingyue quietly extended a hand to intertwine his fingers with hers, attempting to offer her support and comfort through this gesture.

Zhen Yu looked down at their clasped hands, took a deep breath, raised her head, and gave Han Mingyue a relieved smile.

Seeing her smile, Zhen Yan immediately asked, "What’s wrong, little sister? Who called?"

"Factory Director Lu from Snowflake Milk Factory."

"Is he not willing to sell the factory to you?!" Zhen Yan guessed presumptuously.

Zhen Yu shook her head, not in the mood to explain the difference between ’state-owned’ and ’private-owned’ to her brother. She simply said, "The opposite! He seems willing to partner up and buy the factory with me. But there must be other issues going on inside the factory; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so eager to find me! He should have been waiting for me to come to him instead!"

The two men fell into thought after hearing this.

"That makes sense!" Han Mingyue was the first to agree, but then he changed the topic. "However, you shouldn’t worry too much! Since Factory Director Lu didn’t mention anything specific on the phone, it indicates that things haven’t reached an irreparable stage! And aren’t we already on our way back?!"

Although Zhen Yan didn’t quite understand why such a rundown factory would have issues, he also felt Han Mingyue made sense! He instinctively nodded, saying, "Right! We are about to return now, aren’t we!"

Han Mingyue’s reasoning was sound, and hearing this eased Zhen Yu’s agitation considerably.

She was about to reassure the two men not to worry about her when the announcement for ticket checking suddenly started.

Thus, Zhen Yu stood up and said, "Let’s go! Ticket checking and boarding the train! The sooner we return, the more at ease we’ll be!"

"Let’s go!" Zhen Yan quickly got up, grabbed his bag, and led the way to the ticket checkpoint.

But Han Mingyue, while shouldering his backpack, said, "We arrive in Qi City by noon tomorrow, after lunch, I’ll accompany you to visit Factory Director Lu!"

"Okay!" Zhen Yu agreed without any hesitation.

The journey home was uneventful and without surprises. After arriving home (Zhen Yu’s new home) and dropping off their stuff, as Han Mingyue said, they had lunch and then he accompanied her to Factory Director Lu’s house.

Zhen Yan actually wanted to go along too, but Zhen Yu didn’t let him!

Running a factory wasn’t as simple as buying a property where you liked it, paid the money, and it was yours!

She didn’t know how many issues were waiting for her down the line! Could Zhen Yan manage to be involved in everything?

Was he not going to take his university entrance exams? Not planning to score high anymore? Better he just honestly focuses on his studies!

When the visitors turned out to be Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue, Factory Director Lu immediately welcomed them inside!

But he didn’t lead them to the sofa; instead, he stood at the door and said, "Give me a moment, I’ll put on my coat and take you to meet a few people!"

Zhen Yu calmly responded with a "Okay!"

Without asking, she knew these must be the people capable of investing in the partnership with Factory Director Lu!

Under his lead, they went to a nearby residential complex into a house. Through his introduction, Zhen Yu learned that this was the home of the R&D Department Director of the Snowflake Milk Factory! She was privately taken aback—R&D, indeed...

After briefly speaking with the R&D Department Director, Factory Director Lu turned and smiled faintly at Zhen Yu, saying, "Zhen Yu, just wait here a moment! I need to make a few phone calls, and it’s better to discuss this matter when everyone is present!"

Zhen Yu nodded in understanding, then sat quietly on the sofa with Han Mingyue, waiting.

However, during the wait, her eyes and mind were not idle!

She closely observed Factory Director Lu dialing, talking, and hanging up, while counting how many people he had invited to today’s meeting. At the same time, she pondered inside— she had thought the Snowflake Milk Factory was just a local, small-scale operation but was surprised to find they had a research and development team! She wondered what exactly they developed since she hadn’t seen other products from them in the market!

With these questions in mind, as soon as Factory Director Lu finished his calls and sat down, Zhen Yu instantly decided to probe and find out!