Chapter 811: The Starting Point Was Good

The Sheng Family.

Having confirmed the decision to cooperate with Zhu Xingye again, Sheng Jiang felt a mix of emotions, a taste of everything.

Was this a venture that was guaranteed to make a profit without any risk?

He had repeatedly asked his son and daughter-in-law several times, and even called his nephew Ze Rong; the answers he received were all the same—they all told him to rest assured, it was fine.

Everyone said so, but he still felt uneasy.

Finally, he decided that he could not be swindled again, and he would conduct the market research himself!

There were many people on the street handing out flyers, inviting elderly people to experience stores for free trials, or selling health supplements, or selling health equipment.

These kinds of things had appeared in Jiangzhou for many years, but Sheng Jiang had never gone to experience one even once.

But this time, he prepared to go and experience it.

It was quite a coincidence; while he was hesitating on the street about whether to go in, he spotted an acquaintance—Lady Jian!

"Sheng Xiansheng, why are you here? What a coincidence."

Having safely passed through menopause, Lady Jian had become more enthusiastic and easygoing than before.

"Lady Jian? Hehe."

Sheng Jiang felt a bit embarrassed, but he still told the truth: "I've recently participated in a health supplement project, and I'm not quite at ease, so I wanted to investigate it myself, but I was afraid it wouldn't look good if I were recognized."

"Oh, oh, it's fine, I'll take you over."

Lady Jian even urged: "As long as we don't say we're here to investigate, it'll be fine. We're just secretly learning some of the other side's advanced experience, they won't know."

Sheng Jiang was very happy: "Thank you, Lady Jian."

"Oh my, we're old acquaintances, don't say thank you, it's too distant..."

The two of them chatted quite well.

This health supplement experience store was not large in scale, but business was booming.

Outside the small storefront, there was a long queue.

They were all people of advanced age; there were no young people.

For some reason, Sheng Jiang easily associated this with the scene of "Chicken Lays Eggs" back then.

Back when "Chicken Lays Eggs" was happening, it was just like this: sales were booming, and people would even queue in front of the company in the middle of the night just to buy the product.

So much so that later on, whenever Sheng Jiang saw a queue, he would feel apprehensive, instinctively sensing it wasn't a good thing!

If it were just him, he would definitely turn around and leave upon seeing this scene, and not look anymore.

But now that Lady Jian had brought him, he still had to give the Jian Family some face.

Sheng Jiang: "What kind of product are they selling? Queuing for such a long line? It wouldn't be a pyramid scheme, would it?"

"Pfft—"

Lady Jian laughed: "Sheng Xiansheng, you are truly humorous. Pyramid schemes are illegal; these people are registered with the Administration for Industry and Commerce, it's completely legal, rest assured. Would I lie to you?"

Sheng Jiang felt a bit more at ease.

Lady Jian was knowledgeable and experienced; listening to her should be correct.

Lady Jian was indeed a capable person; she didn't need to queue and took Sheng Jiang straight inside.

The staff at the door were very enthusiastic when they saw the two of them, and while linking arms with Lady Jian, said affectionately: "Auntie, why did you only just arrive? I've been waiting for you for a long time." The affection was tinged with a playful reproach, and she handed the thermos in her hand to Lady Jian.

"I brewed some health tea for you, taste it and see if the temperature is just right?"

Sheng Jiang "borrowed the light" and also received very good treatment.

Inside the store, quite a few people were already sitting there, soaking their feet.

There were rows of chairs on the left and right; the elderly people who queued to enter took tickets to get in, and in front of every chair was a wooden bucket, with Chinese medicine placed inside the bucket.

Sheng Jiang thought to himself—so it's a foot bath shop.

But as they walked further inside, it wasn't that; the other row inside was massage chairs, also queuing for massages.

"What is this selling?" Sheng Jiang had no idea.

At this moment, he hadn't forgotten what his original intention for coming was; the outside sign said health supplement store, yet he hadn't even seen the products.

"Uncle, we don't sell anything. We just let you come to experience our services and play here with everyone." The young girl linking arms with Lady Jian was about twenty years old, with fair skin, and when she smiled, she revealed two little Xiao Hu teeth, quite cute.

Sheng Jiang thought she was a relative of Lady Jian and asked: "Your niece?"

The two of them laughed out loud together, and Lady Jian denied it: "No, she works here. You'll know once you've been here for a long time; the staff here are especially enthusiastic toward the elderly. If there's work at home that they can't finish, they can even help out; they're better than one's own children..."

Lady Jian didn't interfere too much in her children's lives now, but she also had to have her own life; Jian Xiansheng liked fishing and playing chess, but she didn't.

People of her age were generally wives, and when the ladies gathered together, it was just to play mahjong or go shopping.

Or they had fixed gatherings several times a week to drink afternoon tea, arrange flowers, chat, and compare themselves to one another.

Lady Jian didn't like any of these hobbies.

But she also didn't like a life like Wang Yinghao's, living between the kitchen and the vegetable market, and as a result, she discovered this place by accident.

The experiences in the store were all free, but whether it was free or not didn't matter; the main thing was that the atmosphere here was particularly good.

The "teacher" often lectured on some health knowledge and wellness tips, and the language was very humorous, which everyone loved to hear.

Moreover, they would lead everyone to play some small games together, get massages here, soak their feet, and the day would pass very quickly; it was very comfortable.

The staff called her "Auntie," rather than the polite "Aunt" or "Madam."

Such a form of address made her feel very close.

Her children were also very good to her, but they were just too busy, and they had their own lives; it wasn't good for her to get involved too much.

The "niece" had asked her to bring a few more people, and she was just worrying about who to bring when she met Sheng Jiang on the street, so she just brought him along.

Lady Jian brought Sheng Jiang to the "teacher," and just after the introduction, the teacher's eyes lit up, and he was especially enthusiastic toward Sheng Jiang.

Sheng Jiang also enjoyed the same treatment as Lady Jian here—VIP treatment.

Without needing to queue, he could enjoy the best service.

During "class," he would also sit in the front row, and there were even dedicated staff members providing attentive service.

They poured hot water, inquired after his well-being, and showed the utmost care.

The staff member responsible for Sheng Jiang even helped him read his fortune, praising him as having a life of great wealth and status, destined to enjoy a life of luxury without ever having to worry.

Did he actually need someone to tell him that?

Everyone in Jiangzhou knew that the Sheng Family was very wealthy, and Sheng Hanyu was the richest man in Jiangzhou; of course, the father of the richest man could enjoy wealth and luxury without worry.

But Sheng Jiang did not think so; he believed the staff member was right!

This young man was so talented, good-looking, and spoke so pleasantly; he was truly better than his own son.

Sheng Jiang enjoyed this kind of treatment and went every day!

Because the time for going to the health supplement store conflicted with his job as a Security Guard, he quit his job as a Security Guard.

Originally, Sheng Jiang working as a Security Guard was just to relieve boredom.

Now that there was a better way to relieve boredom, there was nothing to regret about resigning.

Not only did he go himself, but he also brought quite a few old buddies along to go too!

Soaking their feet in Chinese medicine for free every day, and having nutrition and health consultants talk about common health tips—why wouldn't they be happy to do it?

The number of people he brought along grew larger and larger.

With more people came more issues.

Originally, Sheng Jiang's starting point was good, but gradually, contradictions also became prominent.

The people he brought could not enjoy the same treatment as him; although those old buddies were also warmly received by the staff, they had to wait in line.

Because the treatment was different, some people started to have complaints.