Chapter 259: 255. Summer Camp (Asking for monthly votes during the double-point period!)

No sooner had Meng Mingxuan left than Huo Zhiyuan arrived with Zhao Jingyu, and she also had a request for him.

"Brother Zhang, I seem to have heard that you can now mass-produce Fragrant Orchids. Is that true?" Huo Zhiyuan asked, pretending to be casual.

Of course she knew about the Fragrant Orchids; nowadays, she had to smell their fragrance every day to sleep soundly.

But before this, she only knew that these flowers and plants were very precious and could not be grown on a large scale.

"Where did you hear that?" Zhang Ran was a bit curious; he remembered that besides Meng He and the others, no one should have known.

Huo Zhiyuan immediately sold Meng He out, "Brother Meng told me, but he only mentioned it inadvertently."

Zhang Ran said nonchalantly, "It's fine. Why? Are you interested in this?"

Huo Zhiyuan's choice meant Meng He had no guard against her, and Meng He didn't care about these things anyway; compared to the raw materials used by 'Yong Ge', these Fragrant Orchids were dispensable in his eyes, so Zhang Ran wasn't surprised.

Huo Zhiyuan's eyes suddenly brightened, "Yes, Brother Zhang, you might not know, but our Kangshilan has always been committed to creating top-tier luxury goods and cosmetics."

"We have achieved some results over the years, and our influence and popularity in Huaxia are indeed very high."

"But we are still a step behind those top international luxury brands, and this step is like a chasm to us, difficult to cross."

"No matter how well we do, there are always people who think our Kangshilan products are inferior to those top brands; although they are indeed slightly inferior, the gap isn't that large."

"So I was thinking, when will we release a truly top-tier cosmetic product? But this kind of product cannot be developed just by wanting to; we have spent huge sums of money over the years, but the results have been minimal."

"If the Fragrant Orchids can be mass-produced, then I can completely use them to develop a top-end product. I believe this product will definitely be very popular, and by then, our company might really be able to rank among the truly top-tier."

Zhang Ran listened to Huo Zhiyuan describe her ideas in a slightly excited voice, and after she finished, he said indifferently, "If you want them, just take them; they were prepared for you anyway."

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, a flash of surprise appeared in Huo Zhiyuan's eyes, and she deliberately pretended to be indifferent, "Prepared for me?"

"Right. Besides you being able to use these Fragrant Orchids, in anyone else's hands, they are just flowers that smell a bit better. After all, the improved and cultivated Fragrant Orchids can no longer be considered true Fragrant Orchids; they just smell better," Zhang Ran said casually.

Huo Zhiyuan puffed out her cheeks when Zhang Ran couldn't see, then immediately recovered.

"Okay, but let's wait a bit. I want to wait until Siyan has the ability to manage the company before I bring this product out to increase her capital." Huo Zhiyuan actually had plans in her heart long ago.

Hearing her mention this, Zhang Ran also said, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't said it. The patent rights for these Fragrant Orchids should either be in your name or Siyan's name; don't put them in Kangshilan's name."

Kangshilan's shareholders were not just one person, there were many, and Zhang Ran didn't want people taking advantage of him.

"I know that," Huo Zhiyuan said with a smile on her face.

Afterward, Huo Zhiyuan didn't leave, but stayed at Zhang Ran's place, drinking tea and chatting with him, appearing very relaxed and at ease.

It seemed she had come for this all along, rather than for the matter of the Fragrant Orchids.

Zhao Jingyu looked at her boss with some helplessness. After standing for a moment and finding that Huo Zhiyuan had no intention of leaving, she could only leave helplessly first.

Zhao Jingyu had also noticed that whenever Huo Zhiyuan was with Zhang Ran, she radiated a relaxed aura from head to toe; it seemed that as long as she was by Zhang Ran's side, she didn't need to worry about anything and just needed to enjoy life.

In the afternoon, Zhang Ran and Huo Zhiyuan went together to pick up the four children from school. By the time they arrived at the kindergarten, the entrance was already surrounded by people.

When the school bell rang, the parents suddenly became restless, each of them craning their necks in anticipation.

"Grandpa, Grandpa." Little Susu jumped with excitement upon seeing her grandfather, but because she was still in the line led by the teacher, she couldn't run around, so she just shouted loudly to get her grandfather's attention.

Very quickly, after the teacher brought the children over, Zhang Ran immediately received Susu.

"Grandpa." Susu rushed into Zhang Ran's arms, hugging her grandfather's neck.

"Susu, did you miss Grandma Huo?" Huo Zhiyuan smiled and leaned in.

Susu was also very fond of Huo Zhiyuan; in the little one's heart, this Grandma Huo was very, very good to her.

"I did, hello Grandma Huo," Susu said in a crisp voice.

"Let's go, we're going to pick up Brother Taotao and the others," Zhang Ran interrupted their intimacy and said with a smile.

However, after Zhang Ran arrived at the school, he was sought out by the teacher first.

"Mr. Zhang, it's like this: our school holds a Summer Camp activity every summer vacation. This Summer Camp is different from other summer camps; we don't let the children study, but rather take them to experience rural life and different customs and cultures."

"Student Zhang Xiaotao has a spot this time. I wonder if you would like Student Zhang Xiaotao to participate."

"I'll state in advance that our school's Summer Camp activities are always voluntary, completely voluntary, and will not have any impact on the children because of this."

"Also, this kind of Summer Camp activity costs quite a bit, 20,000 per person. Parents can also come along, but all food and lodging expenses for parents must be self-covered; we don't handle that." Seeing Zhang Ran, the teacher said all these things in one breath, then quietly caught her breath.

She wasn't in a hurry, but because in the past, whenever she spoke to some parents about this, she basically never got to finish in one go; every time she got halfway through, she would be interrupted, and those questions were things she was about to mention, but the parents would keep interrupting to ask.

So this time, she took the initiative to strike first. In order to finish saying these things quickly, she had prepared quite well.

The actual result didn't disappoint her; it was quite good. Didn't you see that Zhang Ran and Huo Zhiyuan didn't get a word in from beginning to end?

The teacher was very satisfied with her performance in her heart, then asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you have any thoughts?"

Zhang Ran looked at this teacher, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration, then smiled and said, "Nothing specific, but I have one or two small questions I hope the teacher can answer."