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Chapter 579 Fear
Su Ning didn't expect that under Su Tong's strong appearance, there was actually a female intellectual hidden inside. Now he couldn't figure out what her purpose was. Anyway, she had a good chat with Su Ning that night, and it was obvious that she regarded Su Ning as a "confidant elder sister".

Su Ning and Su Tong stayed by the canal, enjoying the cold wind, until three or four o'clock in the morning when they separated. It was only then that Su Ning returned to his love nest. Looking at the beautiful Lin Youyou who was still sleeping soundly, Su Ning immediately started to toss and turn again like a wolf hunting its prey.

"Brother Fan, are you crazy? What time is it already?" Lin Youyou, who was still half asleep, seemed reluctant to accept.

"Hehe, it's cold! Let me warm up first." Suning said to Lin Youyou with a smirk on his face.

"Ah" Feeling Suning's restless big hand, Lin Youyou blushed again.

Suning really likes his current life. He doesn't have too many responsibilities to anyone, and he doesn't need to consider his partner's feelings when doing what he likes. After all, he is single now.

The following days seemed very dull. Although there was a female intellectual confidant of the opposite sex, Su Tong, in his life, the sun still rose and set as usual. Su Ning did not make any sudden changes and still maintained his relationship with Lin Youyou.

"Brother Fan, the "Fanlou" food factory is about to start production today. Do you want to go there in person?" Lin Youyou said to Su Ning in front of him in confusion while helping him get his suit.

"Yes, this is necessary. Today's itinerary has been arranged by Li Ting." Suning nodded with a smile.

"Brother Fan, what do you think of that female assistant Li Ting?" At this time, Lin Youyou looked at Su Ning meaningfully.

"Very good! He is a rare talent."

"Then do you have it?" Seeing that Su Ning didn't understand what she meant, Lin Youyou asked again hesitantly.

"Youyou, what do you want to say?" At this time, Su Ning also noticed Lin Youyou's jealousy.

"Brother Fan, I think she is quite pretty. Don't you have any thoughts about her?" After being with Su Ning, she of course knew Su Ning's habits, so she was a little worried.

"Heh! Lin Youyou, in your eyes, if there is a woman around me, I have to have some thoughts?" Su Ning looked at the silly woman in front of him with a helpless smile.

"Uh?"

"Lin Youyou, you think I have no self-control." Su Ning shook his head helplessly.

On that day, Suning arrived at the food factory in Nantong according to the itinerary. This was the second food factory opened by Suning in Nantong. It mainly produced frozen foods. After all, these frozen foods are the standard for hot pot.

Suning brought a group of senior executives from "Fan Building" wearing clean white sterile clean clothes. After all, food production requires an absolutely bacteria-free workshop. After looking around the environment of the food factory, Suning nodded with great satisfaction.

"Director Zhou, you must ensure that your employees follow the training and production standards and pay attention to food quality and hygiene. After all, our 'Fanlou Cultural Catering' is not a one-time deal."

"Boss Fan, please rest assured. I, Zhou Mingtao, will not relax my standards."

"Ah, very good."

Nantong's "Fanlou" hot pot base and seasoning factory has already bid for the project, and the products it produces are not only used for its own use, but have also been sold all over the country. Under the good reputation of the "Fanlou" hot pot restaurant, they were immediately accepted by customers across the country.

The leaders in Nantong did not expect that "Fanlou" would become so big. At first, they thought it was just to satisfy the "Fanlou" hot pot chain store. They did not expect that "Fanlou Catering" was targeting the national hot pot seasoning market, so they were all surprised.

"Director Su, it seems that Fan Shengtang has great ambitions!" A leader in the economics department couldn't help but sigh when he met Su Tong.

"Haha, that's right! This is also the reason why I value him. His "Fanlou" has great development prospects and it miraculously avoids many risks." Su Tong smiled and nodded and explained.

"Oh?"

"Leader, you can't imagine that "Fanlou" has grown to its current scale without having dealt with bank loans or contacted investment companies, right?" Noticing the leader's doubts, Su Tong immediately explained the real details.

"Huh? That's unlikely?" The leader couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Leader, this is the actual situation of "Fanlou". They have a lot of funds of their own, and every step of their development has a clear goal. They will definitely become the leader in the domestic catering industry soon." Su Tong analyzed with a smile on his face.

"Haha, that's great! It looks like Nantong has another star enterprise."

In Shanghai, in the Ode to Joy community, this 2202-square-meter apartment now belongs to Fan Shengmei herself, so she doesn't feel as anxious about her roommate's departure as before. After all, she no longer has the pressure of high rent.

Because she originally decorated this 2202 apartment into three rooms, and she chose the smallest one to save money. But now she is not planning to live in the largest master bedroom, but is still planning to rent it out to collect rent. It can be seen that she is still a frugal person at heart.

"Boom boom boom!"

Hearing a regular knock on the door, which meant that a guest came to visit, Fan Shengmei went to open the door with a puzzled look on her face, and then she saw a nearby real estate agency with a chubby girl and a girl with black-framed glasses standing outside the door. Fan Shengmei was then surprised.

"Ms. Fan, these two are tenants looking for a house. I'll bring them to your place." Looking at the face mask on Fan Shengmei's face, the three people outside the door, one man and two women, couldn't help but pause. The agent pointed at the two incredibly beautiful girls behind them and introduced them to Fan Shengmei.

"Well, come in!" Because today is the weekend, Fan Shengmei is applying a facial mask at this time.

Fan Shengmei, wearing a face mask, introduced herself to the two girls who had entered the room. "My apartment has three rooms. The only room left is the largest master bedroom, which costs 4,000 yuan a month. I also have a small bedroom, which only costs 3,000 yuan a month."

"Two ladies, take a look for yourselves." The agent's expression froze for a moment, because Fan Shengmei's quoted price was a bit high. Then he smiled professionally at the two female tenants and said, "Ms. Fan is an HR representative for a listed company. Her taste and quality of life are truly exceptional. So if you decide to live here, it will be a very wise choice."

"Well, the house is quite nice, but the price is too high." The two girls looked around and were very satisfied with the apartment and their roommate. However, they still looked a little embarrassed. One of the chubby girls looked at Fan Shengmei with a forced smile and said, "It's just that the price is too high. Miss Fan, can you give us a little less?"

"Ms. Fan, they are all new employees who just started working this year. Their salary is not as high as you imagined, so what do you think?" At this time, the agent also looked at Fan Shengmei with a smile.

Fan Shengmei immediately peeled off her face mask, revealing her delicate features. She then said to the three people expressionlessly, "Alright! Since we're destined to meet, I can give you a discount of 500 yuan each, but we must sign a one-year contract."

"Ah? Then the rent doesn't have to be paid for a whole year at once, right?" The chubby girl said in surprise again. It was obvious that she was a straightforward person.

"Haha, of course you don't have to pay it all at once! The rent can still be paid monthly, and you just need to pay one month's rent as a deposit." Fan Shengmei explained to the two with a smile on her face.

After hearing Fan Shengmei's request and explanation, the chubby girl and the girl with black-framed glasses looked at each other and nodded in agreement. "Okay! Then it's settled."

"That's great! Ms. Fan, congratulations on finding a suitable roommate." The agent couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised to see that a deal was successfully completed.

"Haha, I'm mainly troubled by you, Manager Cui." Fan Shengmei was also very grateful for the dedication and hard work of the agency store manager in front of her.

"Ms. Fan, you are a valued client of our agency. It is our honor to serve you."

Soon, the agent took the two girls out of 2202 and agreed to go to the agency office tomorrow to sign the contract. After the three of them, a man and two women, left the apartment building, the chubby girl began to ask Manager Cui, "Manager Cui, is this Miss Fan the sub-landlord of 2202?"

"It used to be! It's not now."

"Huh? Manager Cui, what does this mean?" The man with baby fat and black-framed glasses showed a puzzled expression.

"Haha, at the beginning, Miss Fan was indeed the sub-landlord of Apartment 2202, but later she bought the apartment, so she became the real landlord." Manager Cui's expression was also full of envy.

"Wow! Miss Fan is so amazing!" The man with baby fat and black-framed glasses looked at each other in shock.

"Yes! Miss Fan is a lucky one who came to Shanghai to work hard." Manager Cui's expression was still full of envy.

The ones with baby fat and black-framed glasses are of course Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer who just started working this year. They heard that the environment of "Ode to Joy" was good early on, and they met them at an agency store today, and were then taken to 2202 by the agency manager.

Su Tong personally drove to pick up Suning early in the morning, and then drove all the way to Huangni Mountain in the suburbs. After a complicated and winding mountain road, they arrived at an ordinary farmyard near Huangni Mountain. Su Tong introduced Suning to the family and greeted them, then went straight into the kitchen. In this farmyard surrounded by mountains and water, not far from the sea, Suning quickly prepared a sumptuous lunch.

The family was of course very satisfied with the meal. Suning also toasted the strange old man with a few glasses of wine on the spot. After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Su Tong took Suning away.

"Brother Fan, thank you so much today. My elder is very happy." Su Tong looked at Su Ning who was driving with gratitude.

"Haha, as long as you are satisfied."

"Brother Fan, there is a lighthouse on the nearby Huangni Mountain. Come with me to see the scenery?" Su Tong looked at the surrounding environment and suddenly suggested to Su Ning.

"That's fine! The world is so vast when you look far and wide from a high place. I haven't been to Huangni Mountain for a long time." Suning always tries his best to satisfy the various requests of beautiful women.

"Oh? Brother Fan, have you been here before?" Su Tong looked at Su Ning in surprise.

"Haha, I'm also from Nantong. I came here with my classmates when I was young." Suning explained nonchalantly.

"Brother Fan, I'm different from you. I grew up around here."

"Oh?" At this time, Suning showed a very interested expression.

"My grandparents lived near here, but they are both gone now, so I rarely come back here."

Standing at the highest point of the lighthouse and gazing at the sea view in the distance, Suning and Su Tong were both a little intoxicated. They suddenly felt that the world was so beautiful and there were so many extremely beautiful views.

"Su Tong, can I ask you a question?" At this time, Suning suddenly looked at Su Tong who was admiring the beautiful scenery.

"What?" Su Tong seemed a little surprised.

"Su Tong, why are you so willing to help me?" Suning asked his biggest question for the first time.

"Haha, is that so?" Su Tong looked at Su Ning meaningfully.

"Su Tong, I know you deliberately brought those important leaders to Fanlou, otherwise you leaders wouldn't be in the mood to eat hot pot in the middle of the night."

"Brother Fan, we who pursue a career in politics are also ordinary people who need to eat. We are not as isolated from the world as you think." Su Tong shook her head disapprovingly.

"Su Tong, don't tell me that you are attracted by my perfect appearance. I don't think I have that kind of charm." Seeing that Su Tong had been avoiding the question, Su Ning suddenly made a joke.

"Haha, Brother Fan, you're really funny." Su Tong was amused by Su Ning's words. She laughed for a long time before finally stopping with difficulty. Then she smiled at Su Ning and explained, "Actually, the reason I value you, besides the fact that I've studied your 'Fan Building', is that I feel there's a strong conflict between your inner self and your outer self, as if your soul doesn't belong to you."

"Huh? The soul doesn't belong to you? Do you really think this is a fantasy novel?" Su Ning was surprised by Su Tong's sharpness, but deliberately answered nonsense.

"Brother Fan, you are a man full of mysteries. I want to get close to you and understand you." Su Tong suddenly hugged Su Ning and said affectionately.

"Then what?" Suning asked still very soberly.

"What?" He looked up at Suning in confusion.

"Su Tong, once you get close to me and know everything about me, the novelty will wear off and you'll just kick me away?"

"Brother Fan, am I so heartless in your heart?"

"No! In my heart, you are not heartless, but very rational."

"Brother Fan, what do you want to say?" At this time, Su Tong was repeatedly rejected by Su Ning and no longer had the patience she had at the beginning.

"Su Tong, I want to say that you and I are not suitable. I can't give you what you want, and I can't stand your dominance." Su Ning knew clearly what Su Tong wanted.

"Brother Fan, how do you know it's impossible if you don't try it?" Su Tong looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, and suddenly felt that this man was more mysterious than she had imagined.

"Su Tong, I have a very good eye for women. I will never cross that bottom line if I can't satisfy them."

Although Su Tong in front of him was very bright and attractive, Su Ning could easily detect that she was a very strong woman. The marriage and relationship she wanted was nothing more than one centered around her, which was the kind of marriage relationship between Chen Huarong and Cui Changyu in "The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family". This was something Su Ning could not accept in any way.

In the end, Su Ning pushed away Su Tong's advances with difficulty, because he didn't want to become the timid Cui Changyu. Although he would respect women in life, it did not mean that he would be suppressed by women.

Su Tong was also unhappy with Suning's iron-like attitude. On the way back to the city, she kept looking out the window and ignored Suning's intentions because she felt that Suning was too disrespectful to her.

In addition to the most important issues of hygiene and food quality in the catering industry, it is also easy for unnecessary friction to occur, and many of them are strange conflicts, and some even feel very ridiculous.

For example, some customers might get furious because they think there's no fish in their fish-flavored shredded pork. Or, as happened right now, a table of guests at Fanlou are making a scene because the hot pot base is too spicy. The guests are two stunningly tall beauties. One of them, with tanned skin, glared sarcastically at the waiter, "Huh! They say your service at Fanlou is great, but seeing is believing!"

"Ladies, you ordered the extra spicy flavor, and I warned you right from the start!" The waiter seemed somewhat helpless at this point, then, following the emergency procedures from training, said, "We can change the hot pot base for you two, as long as you two are satisfied with the service this time."

"Hmph! You are the lady, your whole family are ladies!" After hearing the waiter's address, the wheat-colored beauty waitress became even more angry.

"Lanlan, calm down. There's no need to get angry over such a small person." The companion hurriedly persuaded the wheat-colored beauty.

Suning was at the main store of "Fanlou" at the moment. He quickly stopped the store manager and manager who were about to approach him, and instead walked over himself with a smile on his face. "Two beautiful ladies, I am Fan Shengtang, the general manager of "Fanlou". This is my business card. I'll take our waiter to apologize to you first."

"General Manager? How do you think we can resolve this issue?" The wheat-colored beauty looked at Suning with an unfriendly expression.

"Ladies, we can change the soup base for you, or give you two a free meal this time. We'll also give you a VIP card for our 'Fan Lou' restaurant, which will give you a 20% discount at any of our 'Fan Lou' restaurants."

"Hmph! Forget about giving us a free meal, but you're making it seem like we can't afford it." The two female guests seemed dissatisfied. They threw a few hundred-dollar bills on the table and left angrily.

"Two beautiful ladies, I'm really sorry for today." Suning saw that the two of them did not take his business card with them, nor did they ask for any "Fanlou" VIP card. He felt that rich girls were so difficult to please.

"Hmph!" The two beauties turned around and looked at Suning deeply, then got into a red Maserati at the door and left.

Looking at the backs of the two inexplicably angry women, Su Ning couldn't help but smile, because these two seemed to be Qu Xiaoxiao's two best friends. The one with fair skin and few words was the one called Kong Kong, and the other wheat-colored one who kept talking and yelling was Lan Lan.

In fact, this matter is not that serious. Even if it is handed over to the manager and store manager, they can handle it. However, after finally seeing the appearance of the characters in the play, Suning also wanted to run up and get to know them as a prank.

It's a pity that his smiling face did not win the favor of the two rich girls. After all, people in their circle are still very arrogant. It seems that they don't want to have anything to do with Suning's "hot pot restaurant owner".

"Mr. Fan, it's our fault that we were careless in training our employees. You can just punish us directly." The manager and the store manager came to Suning.

"Forget it! It's not a big mistake. I just need to pay more attention to employee training in the future."

"Thank you, Mr. Fan."

"Little girl, you should also take this as a warning and never call others by their names carelessly." Suning looked at the waiter with his head down and said helplessly.

"Yes! Mr. Fan."

(End of this chapter)