Chapter 168: The Milk Tea Shop at the Playground

After Yang Tianxing proposed the idea of opening a milk tea shop, He Yulin agreed quickly.

She was a rather energetic college student who originally only held a nominal position in the Student Union for the sake of padding her resume—in plain terms, she was a slacker—but He Yulin didn't want to be a slacker anymore, preferring to skip lunch to complete her tasks.

"Don't tell Liu Jiaoyue about this for now."

Yang Tianxing cautioned: "If she finds out I'm the one funding it, she might get overly concerned with the ins and outs of the milk tea shop. It's best for Liu Jiaoyue to focus on her books for now, otherwise that previous misunderstanding would have been for nothing."

He Yulin was somewhat dissatisfied: "So, I have to bear the pressure of the business all by myself."

Yang Tianxing said with a grin: "How could that be? Don't I still have you? We'll bear it together, shoulder to shoulder."

"Ugh~"

He Yulin made a vomiting gesture, and Yang Tianxing waved his hand and left. He parked his car in the empty lot near 101 and walked back to the dormitory to take a shower.

The whole way was filled with scenes preparing for the Autumn Sports Meet. Every department had banners for their pep rallies; for instance, the Humanities and Social Sciences Department's read, "Youth like fire, transcend oneself, let dreams fly, strengthen the physique," and the merchant signed at the bottom right was, unsurprisingly, "Rocket 101."

It wasn't just the Humanities and Social Sciences Department; the Accounting Department, the Actuarial Science Department, and others had banners also sponsored by Rocket 101. Gu Bo'an, the President of the College Student Union, felt his head ache—how had the entire college been kidnapped by a single enterprise?

Besides these banners flapping in the wind, the playground was also very lively. Participating athletes were training intensely, either running around the track in shorts or lining up to practice long jump in the sandpit.

Yang Tianxing noticed that after exercising, many people would go to the convenience store to buy drinks, though some had brought a case of mineral water ahead of time.

"It would be great if a milk tea shop could be opened somewhere in the stadium."

Yang Tianxing thought to himself, simply walking into the stadium to sit down and looking around for a suitable location.

"Senior, where have you been these past few days?"

Upon hearing this voice, Yang Tianxing's brows furrowed subconsciously.

Zheng Xuan walked over gracefully; she was hanging banners with a group of people from the college's External Liaison Department.

"Minister Yang."

"Boss."

"Brother Yang."

Following the variety of titles, Yang Tianxing finally remembered that he was still the Minister of the College External Liaison Department. Hua Xiaoyu also walked over to greet him: "Are you finally willing to come and do some work, old man?"

Yang Tianxing curled his lip and retorted: "No wonder only Fu Yiming is busy over at 101."

"Senior Lin Bing is there too."

Hua Xiaoyu pulled up his pant legs and sat down next to Yang Tianxing: "I came here for two reasons: first, it's a task from the college and department student unions, and second, to supervise the hanging of the banners. Fu Yiming has enough manpower over there."

Hua Xiaoyu was combining student union affairs with his part-time job.

Yang Tianxing nodded and said: "You handle the specific arrangements, but after the Autumn Sports Meet, I want to send you all to the Yanta University Town to expand the business. What do you think?"

"Huh?"

Hua Xiaoyu clicked his tongue: "Yanta is so far away, it takes two hours to go back and forth."

"I'll give you a subsidy, and you can even rent a room next to Yanta University Town."

Yang Tianxing spread his hands and said: "What else can we do? It's not realistic for you to ask me to do this full-time. I can only go over to help coordinate the important matters, just like at Chang'an Vocational College; the details still need to be handled by you."

"Then which school is the first one?"

Hua Xiaoyu asked.

Yang Tianxing seemed determined to send people to tap into the market at the Chang'an campus. Having just signed the contract, Hua Xiaoyu knew it was unavoidable, so he might as well ask for more details.

"Probably Northwestern Polytechnical University."

Yang Tianxing thought for a moment and said: "I have acquaintances there, and the students at Northwestern Polytechnical University have a demand for this; other courier companies haven't dug deep into that market yet."

"Senior Yang, Minister Hua, where should these tables be moved?"

Zheng Xuan suddenly walked over and asked.

Because there were leftover tables from setting up the sports meet podium, President Gu had arranged for the External Liaison Department to help clear them away.

Hua Xiaoyu smiled quietly: "Junior Sister Zheng is jealous seeing me chat with you, so she deliberately ran over to interrupt."

Yang Tianxing naturally heard it too, but he didn't want to be alone with Zheng Xuan, so he took the initiative to move a table, and Zheng Xuan hurriedly followed.

101 had changed hands overnight; the original Yang Tianxing and Liu Jiaoyue had become Hua Xiaoyu and Fu Yiming. Zheng Xuan didn't know what had happened, but it would be great if Yang Tianxing and Liu Jiaoyue had split up.

However, Yang Tianxing continued to communicate with Hua Xiaoyu along the way: "You all need to work hard in the early stages. Once we completely occupy the university market in Chang'an, I will have the qualifications to negotiate with others and be able to attract more experienced talent to join."

"Does Boss Yang have any target candidates?" Hua Xiaoyu asked.

Yang Tianxing said "Hmm": "But I'm not sure yet, I only have a preliminary plan."

Hua Xiaoyu didn't ask any more questions and pointed to a utility room in the stadium: "Put the tables here for now."

Stadiums usually have tiered seating, but they were on the second floor; the utility room was next to the first-floor corridor. The cement walls were unfinished, and it was stuffed with all kinds of sports equipment that hadn't been taken out for a long time.

The soccer balls and basketballs were covered in dust, and a gray, tattered red flag stood in the corner. The light wasn't an incandescent bulb, just a dim wall lamp.

A lot of miscellaneous items for the Autumn Sports Meet had already been placed inside, and with these few tables placed near the door, the 60-square-meter room looked crowded and messy.

"Let's go, Boss Yang."

After Hua Xiaoyu put down the table, he saw Yang Tianxing standing still and pulled him: "Don't space out."

Yang Tianxing waved his hand: "You guys go ahead and get busy, I have some things to do."

After Hua Xiaoyu and the others left, Yang Tianxing looked around again. It would be perfect if a milk tea shop were opened here.

Because the location was excellent, any student coming to the stadium or gymnasium to exercise would definitely see it, and the University Student Activity Center was also next door; the business couldn't possibly be bad.

However, the difficulty was also great. If one could open a shop here, many people would fight tooth and nail to secure this project, so besides needing connections, some skill was also required.

Just as Yang Tianxing was thinking, he suddenly felt the light in the utility room dim, and the iron door slowly closed. Zheng Xuan was standing at the door, looking pretty.

Her expression wasn't very good, but Yang Tianxing didn't take it to heart and walked over to push the door open.

In broad daylight, a prominent figure from the Finance College and a pretty freshman girl acting suspiciously in a utility room—if word got out, at least 100 stories could be made up about it.

However, Zheng Xuan slammed the door shut with a "bang." Yang Tianxing had seen enough, so he simply prepared to leave.

But the path wasn't very wide; Yang Tianxing walked to the left, and Zheng Xuan blocked to the left; Yang Tianxing walked to the right, and Zheng Xuan blocked to the right.

Yang Tianxing had to go to the Runxing Electronics Factory later and finally lost his patience: "Can you just say what you have to say?"

"Does Hua Xiaoyu like you?" Zheng Xuan asked coldly, questioning him.

Yang Tianxing looked astonished, thinking to himself, 'Are you fucking possessed? How could Hua Xiaoyu have anything to do with me?'

Yang Tianxing did not want to explain, so he forcibly squeezed through a gap and walked past; Zheng Xuan could not stop him and could only shout from behind: "Senior Brother Yang, can you not talk so intimately with other girls in the future?"

"No."

Yang Tianxing's voice drifted from afar: "Not only will I talk to them, I will also eat with them, watch movies with them; in short, I will do everything."