Chapter 25: 25. Huo Zhiyuan's Thoughts

"Who are you?" Mu Xi looked at Zhang Ran and asked.

She was Susu's kindergarten teacher and was standing at the entrance welcoming the children. Seeing Susu being led over by someone she had never seen before, she asked.

Zhang Ran smiled and introduced: "Hello, Teacher. I am Susu's maternal grandfather."

"Cough, cough, grand... father?" Mu Xi was suddenly choked by her own saliva. What was going on here? Was Susu's maternal grandmother very rich?

Zhang Ran knew she would have this reaction, so he directly took out his ID card and handed it over.

Mu Xi subconsciously took it and glanced at it, then her eyes widened. The ID card showed that Zhang Ran was born in 1967, which meant that Zhang Ran was already fifty-one years old.

"You... you look really young." Mu Xi smiled awkwardly.

Although she knew about some people called "age-defying," she had never actually seen someone like Zhang Ran, who was fifty-one but looked like he was in his early twenties.

"For the next period of time, I will be the one picking up and dropping off Susu. I hope you can take good care of her, Teacher. The little girl is a bit introverted." Zhang Ran did not say anything more about his age.

"Okay, I understand. Susu is very sensible at school."

After exchanging a few words with Teacher Mu Xi, Zhang Ran left. Before leaving, he squatted down and gave Susu a few instructions: "Susu, Grandpa will come to pick you up after school this afternoon."

Although Susu did not speak, for the first time, a trace of reluctance appeared in her little eyes. Although it was faint, it was clear that the little one already had a tiny bit of recognition for Zhang Ran as her grandfather.

For the rest of the time, Zhang Ran had nothing to do, so he wandered around the international metropolis of Shanghai at will.

Looking at this city of towering skyscrapers and heavy traffic, a look of trance would appear in Zhang Ran's eyes from time to time.

Although he had already experienced such an era, he had lived in that other world for twenty-three years after all. Now that he had suddenly returned to such an era, he had a feeling of unreality.

A large shopping mall in Shanghai.

Zhang Siyan and Qian Li's cosmetics boutique was opened here. Previously, Qian Li had hired an employee, but now that she and Zhang Siyan were partners, they no longer hired anyone; the two of them were both the bosses and the employees.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Qian Li leaned over to Zhang Siyan and said: "Yanyan, can you help me ask Zhang Shu when he will have time?"

Zhang Siyan looked at her best friend in confusion and said: "Why ask that?"

"It's like this, my mom and dad want to invite Zhang Shu to a meal," Qian Li said.

The relationship between their two families had always been very good. Although they had never met Zhang Ran, now that Zhang Ran was back, they needed to meet him.

"Alright then, I'll ask him for you." Zhang Siyan did not refuse.

Letting Zhang Ran come into contact with her social circle might be beneficial for their relationship, allowing them to understand each other a bit more.

Qian Li wanted to ask something else, but soon saw a customer enter the door.

At just a glance, a smile filled Qian Li's face. This person looked like a young woman of thirty, her skin was extremely well-maintained, and her outfit was very high-class. More importantly, this woman had a rather strong aura.

Moreover, wearing large sunglasses, she really looked like a celebrity out shopping.

To Qian Li, people like this were their main consumer demographic for cosmetics, and often one person could be worth ten customers.

"Hello, Madam. Is there anything you need?" Qian Li stepped forward with a professional smile.

Huo Zhiyuan subconsciously looked at Zhang Siyan on the side, her heartbeat accelerating slightly. She didn't know why she wanted to come and see Zhang Siyan, but fortunately, she was wearing sunglasses, so Qian Li didn't notice anything.

"Let her introduce the products to me," Huo Zhiyuan steadied her mind slightly, then pointed at Zhang Siyan.

Qian Li smiled: "Of course."

Zhang Siyan was a bit surprised, but she didn't think too much about it. She quickly walked in front of Huo Zhiyuan, a polite smile on her face, and began to introduce various products to Huo Zhiyuan.

During this time, Zhang Siyan had been studying these things frantically, so she spoke quite articulately. With Qian Li adding a few words from the side from time to time, there were no mistakes.

However, she didn't know if it was an illusion, but Zhang Siyan always felt that the person in front of her wasn't listening very carefully, and instead seemed to be sizing her up.

After introducing for about twenty minutes, Zhang Siyan had almost finished introducing all the products, while the person in front of her spoke very little throughout, only replying once or twice when Zhang Siyan asked a question.

Just when both Zhang Siyan and Qian Li thought this sale was hanging in the balance, they heard the person in front of them say: "Wrap these, and this one, all up for me."

Qian Li looked in the direction Huo Zhiyuan was pointing, and her heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She didn't expect that this person who hadn't said much would make such a big purchase right off the bat.

Qian Li and Zhang Siyan quickly wrapped these items up and began to calculate the bill: "Hello, Madam. The total is 103,500."

"Charge the card," Huo Zhiyuan said, paying the bill and leaving in a crisp and efficient manner, without any extra words.

After Qian Li and Zhang Siyan saw her out, they returned and excitedly waved their hands: "This one sale is worth a week's worth of our sales."

"If only there were a customer like this every day," Qian Li then began to fantasize. Doing business like this was truly too comfortable.

Zhang Siyan didn't speak on the side. She always had a strange feeling that the person just now didn't seem like they came to buy cosmetics.

However, she quickly threw this thought to the back of her mind. She had already reached this point, and there was nothing left for people to covet.

Huo Zhiyuan arrived at a coffee shop where Zhao Jingyu and Meng Zixuan were waiting for her. They had come together, but since Zhang Siyan knew Meng Zixuan, Meng Zixuan hadn't gone over just now.

"Jingyu, is Huo Li the primary agent for Shanghai and Su Province?" Huo Zhiyuan suddenly asked.

Zhao Jingyu didn't know why Huo Zhiyuan was asking this, but she still quickly replied: "Yes, it is President Huo."

Huo Li was Huo Zhiyuan's older brother, who held the agency for cosmetics in the Shanghai and Su Province area, and had made a fortune over these years.

Huo Zhiyuan nodded, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes, while at the same time, she made a firm decision in her heart.

This determination had actually been formed several years ago, but she had never been able to bring herself to do it. After all, Huo Li was her own older brother, and they had a blood connection.

Although she had always harbored resentment toward her family, after Zhang Ran's incident, these family members barely allowed her to hypnotize herself into believing she had a harbor, even though she knew she was just deceiving herself.