Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

Li Huan felt she barely recognized Lu Yuan anymore; his ideas and plans were far superior to hers. If it were her, she definitely wouldn't have been able to do these things.

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: should she help him?

But this idea was quickly suppressed.

Even without Lu Yuan saying it, she herself felt that this was a disrespect towards Lu Yuan.

"I believe you can do it, but could you give me a discount?"

"beat!"

Lu Yuan announced in a serious tone, "An 11% discount!"

"You son of a bitch!"

Upon hearing this, Li Huan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

It seems like this guy has become quite childish since becoming friends with Lu Yuan. He used to never say these kinds of things.

However, she felt quite good about this relaxed feeling, as if she didn't need to worry about anything at all and could just play around with him.

"I'm really looking forward to the day you open your shop."

"Let's go and see which store suits me better."

Lu Yuan nodded in deep agreement, stroked his chin, looked at the scene before him, and spoke quite seriously.

The two of them actually walked over side by side.

Although it was only morning, the Bund was already bustling with activity. As the most prosperous area in Shanghai, the flow of people here was many times greater than that on Xijing Road.

The buildings along one side of the street are mostly in a classical style, and each one has a legendary past.

Lu Yuan wanted to open a shop here, but looking at the buildings, he could only dream about it. He doubted whether his savings would be enough to buy a toilet.

Fortunately, this wasn't his destination. After descending from the viewing platform on the riverside, he arrived at a row of shops, which was his real target.

This commercial street is over a kilometer long and has all kinds of shops.

As Li Huan walked here, he inexplicably thought of the promise he had made to Lu Yuan, but unfortunately, he had failed in the end.

But seeing Lu Yuan's demeanor, not only was he not discouraged at all, but he even seemed confident that he could start over. She really admired him.

Lu Yuan kept looking at what kind of shops were there. The Bund today is not the Bund that was developed decades ago, where every inch of land was extremely valuable.

From his perspective, he could indeed find loopholes in the product structure.

I still need to find an opportunity to open a shop here.

Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Among these shops, there was one that caught my attention. It had some posters displayed at the entrance, and its decor was similar to that of the shops further away.

There weren't many counters inside, but they were stocked with all sorts of imported snacks.

Lu Yuan wasn't particularly interested in the snacks, but there was something even more unexpected.

"The decor here looks familiar?"

"Isn't this the style of your exhibition decoration?"

Li Huan, who was standing nearby, reminded him.

Now Lu Yuan knew where he was. The decor here was designed to highlight the counters and the goods inside. People were looking at the imported fruit candies and cheeses.

Lu Yuan was both amused and exasperated by this scene.

"The way I did it at the exhibition wasn't just random; there was a reason for it..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice came from behind them.

"Huanhuan?"

The familiar voice startled Lu Yuan, who quickly turned his head to look.

Qi Qiang, dressed in a white suit and carrying a bag, was looking at him with a surprised expression.

"Qi Qiang?"

Li Huan looked at him with some surprise, then looked at the store again, and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Do you own this shop?"

"How about it? I've been wanting to invite you to come and see it, but you always said you didn't have time. How come you're free today?"

Qi Qiang saw that the newcomer's face was full of smiles and he was very enthusiastic about introducing him.

Li Huan took a slightly awkward step back. The two had indeed known each other for quite some time, and their parents had even tried to match them up, but a failure was a failure.

She instinctively went to Lu Yuan's side and said with a smile.

"I came here with a friend."

After saying that, she tugged at Lu Yuan's sleeve, hoping that Lu Yuan could help her with this favor.

Lu Yuan was also a little helpless. He had only accompanied her out for a stroll, and yet they had encountered an unexpected incident.

"Huanhuan and I just came to take a look. We didn't expect Mr. Qi to be so capable that he was able to open a shop here."

Lu Yuan said politely, but in Qi Qiang's eyes, Lu Yuan's so-called politeness had long become a provocation, and he looked at Lu Yuan with a look of astonishment.

At this moment, Li Huan was already starting to regret it. She should have thought of this sooner and separated the two of them earlier.

But it seems too late to say anything now.

Qi Qiang said with a smile, "Actually, I didn't want to open a shop here either, but I couldn't stop some people from being dishonest and doing things in a very unscrupulous way."

"That's right."

Lu Yuan said with a forced smile.

The two were already somewhat at odds, and there had been some conflicts before. Lu Yuan had thought about trying to get along better with the other person, but it seemed that the other person wouldn't give him that chance, so he had no choice but to do this.

Qi Qiang also wanted Lu Yuan to recognize his own status and understand the gap between them, so he simply said it with a smile.

"Since you're here, why don't you come and take a look around? Just tell me what you want. These are all candies and other snacks that I imported from abroad, things that you can't buy in China."

Lu Yuan looked at those things and shook his head slightly. He wasn't really that shocked by these things.

In this era of rampant foreign worship, everyone thinks that foreign products are the best, but in reality, many foreign products contain far more additives than domestic ones.

It's just that most people don't know that.

Seeing that Lu Yuan remained silent, Qi Qiang took the initiative to speak.

"The decoration of my store was also arranged. Isn't it better than what you did at the exhibition?"

"At the exhibition, I did this to get people's attention. If you open a store and don't try to diversify your products, you're just wasting so much space, which is a bit of a waste."

Lu Yuan looked at the shop's layout and shook his head slightly, saying with a hint of disappointment.

He genuinely believes that, and he's not just making things up.

As his voice faded, Qi Qiang's smile became somewhat awkward.

He did indeed copy Lu Yuan's words in this respect. He hadn't thought that much about it at the time, but now, hearing Lu Yuan's voice again, he was completely stunned.

So you copied the wrong one from the very beginning?

At this moment, Lu Yuan shook his head slightly as he looked at him.

"Your idea is good, but it's not very practical. If you could improve it, it could increase your income considerably."