Chapter 124: Let’s Run Yu Ling Long Together!
“Are you really craving my body now?”
“Where do you get that idea? What I mean is, as the Young Lady of Yu Ling Long, even if I split the shop in half with you, I wouldn’t skimp on your share of the money!” Yu Yao puffed out her hips, her face practically screaming, “I’m rich, go ahead and cook me!”
Then she took a sly glance at Bai Feng, a mischievous smile dancing on her lips. “Of course, if you’re looking for a soulmate, you can also come find me. Sister here isn’t going to miss out on such a good investment opportunity!”
“So you’re saying you’re investing in yourself?” Bai Feng shot Yu Yao a look, casually quipping.
“Being a decent businesswoman, and also the Young Lady of Yu Ling Long, means having the guts to feed the tiger with your own flesh!” Yu Yao puffed up her tiny chest, looking proud as punch.
Bai Feng stared at Yu Yao for a few seconds, then set down his work and slowly walked over.
“Little Junior Brother, what are you planning?” Before he could get close, Yu Yao dyed the panic on her face. “Wait, I’m just joking, okay!”
“I haven’t even done anything yet!” Bai Feng halted, originally planning to give her a quick wall slam to scare her, but she chickened out after just a few steps. “If you’re so unguarded, don’t talk smack.”
Yu Yao mumbled softly, “Um… you should show a little respect to your big sister!”
“Respect? That stuff’s been gone since your gift of Chun Qiu to me.”
Bai Feng rolled his eyes and continued tweaking the final array.
“Wasn’t it gone from the start?” Yu Yao pouted, visibly annoyed.
“Let’s get to the real business.”
White Feng took a step back, then reached out, grabbing Yu Yao’s arm and pulling her over.
“Hey! Little Junior Brother, what are you doing?! I’m not ready yet!”
“I just want to show you the improved version,” Bai Feng said, firmly pressing down on Yu Yao’s struggles, then activated the array.
This time, rather than directly showing the auction stage, there was a loading animation.
“Added a loading animation at the start to make it more ceremonial. Since Yu Ling Long doesn’t have a symbolic logo yet, I drew a placeholder for now. Once you come up with a fitting emblem, I’ll swap it out.”
It was a chibi girl holding an auction hammer. As she slammed it down, the screen showed an empty auction stage.
“Oh, awesome!” Yu Yao clapped her hands excitedly; she didn’t really get it, but it looked fun. “By the way, that little girl looks kinda familiar.”
Bai Feng casually answered, “Because I based her on you.”
“Huh?” Yu Yao tilted her head. “You can draw?”
“Hah! Don’t forget who Chun Qiu is to me. Learning to draw in a few days isn’t too unusual,” Bai Feng chuckled softly, clearly having the plan already set. Then he adjusted the array again. “Oh, and I added a new feature.”
With a reboot of the array, another scene appeared after the hammer hit the little chibi.
It depicted a graceful girl in a blue-green long dress walking through a lush bamboo grove. She took a few steps, looked at the camera with a slightly awkward smile, and then the camera slowly zoomed out as the screen faded to white.
“This is a startup commercial. The final white screen can be used for inserting a product from the Shining Photo Stone,” Bai Feng explained to Yu Yao. “I remember Yu Ling Long has a black card, right? We can add an option for black card users to skip the ads.”
“Huh?” Yu Yao looked at the screen, then at Bai Feng, then she reached out, grabbing Bai Feng and looking up excitedly. “Little Junior Brother, you’re a genius! You’re wasting your talent in business!”
“Business is too troublesome. I prefer just laying back and collecting money,” Bai Feng said, then suddenly brightened. “Wait, I just had a brilliant idea.”
“What… what is it?”
Yu Yao shrank her head, wondering—was Bai Feng planning to ally with the Yu family? She’d need a few extra seconds to think that through…
“It’s simple.” Bai Feng, buzzing with excitement, pulled Yu Yao over to a desk, took out paper and pen, and started explaining. “I came up with a name: Tech Investment.”
“Invest… ment?”
Yu Yao scratched her cheek. That name sounded a bit weird.
Bai Feng explained slowly, “Basically, I provide the tech—like these creative startup ads—and some interesting products. That’s the core of our partnership. Yu Yao, you handle the management and sales. At the end of the year, we split the profits.”
“Isn’t that how we collaborate with Chun Qiu Teacher too?” Yu Yao asked, puzzled.
“Not quite. Chun Qiu only provides the drawings, nothing else,” Bai Feng shook his head. “But I’ll be involved in business decisions, even have the right to veto them. Basically, we open a shop together—you and I are both owners, with management rights.”
In real terms, it’s complicated, but in this less-developed world, this setup is enough for now.
Anyway, Yu Yao’s his senior; she can’t just run away.
“Hmm…” Yu Yao lowered her head in thought. This sounded kind of like a married couple running a shop, didn’t it?
No no no, what am I thinking? Little Junior Brother clearly meant something else!
She rubbed her head, trying to shake off the unbidden “married couple business” thoughts.
“Alright, I understand!” She looked up, and somehow her cheeks flushed slightly. She extended her hand to Bai Feng. “Let’s do this as you said!”
“Huh? Already? Didn’t you want to hear my plan first?”
“No need! I believe in you, Little Junior Brother!” Yu Yao shook her head with a slight smile, her gaze shifting. “Even if I lose out, it’s okay. Think of it as my investment in you!”
Then she glanced at Bai Feng again and softly asked, “By the way, what should we name our new shop?”
“New shop?”
Bai Feng blinked. A new shop?
“You said we’re opening a shop together, right?” Yu Yao lowered her head, her fingers intertwined and tapping.
Bai Feng paused for a few seconds. Wasn’t he just giving an example before?
Oh, right. Yu Ling Long is a family asset. Yu Yao, though the young lady of the Yu family with her own shop at such a young age, isn’t someone to be messing around with lightly.
But opening a new shop means starting from scratch. Even with Yu Yao’s help, it’d be hard to rise quickly.
He shook his head. “Senior Sister, you misunderstood. I’ve also thought it through, and I realize my request was a bit excessive. After all, Yu Ling Long is your family’s asset. Saying I want to take over it outright might seem greedy, even like honeycombing the beehive. Better to go with Chun Qiu Teacher’s method.”
“Huh?” Yu Yao was momentarily confused, but she quickly reacted and waved her hands. “It’s okay. I still have some rights. We’ll just do as you say, Little Junior Brother. From now on, we’ll… manage Yu Ling Long together, okay?”
“Thanks for trusting me, Senior Sister. But…”
“No problem. Think of it as an investment in you,” Yu Yao stood up, grabbing Bai Feng’s shoulder seriously. “And even if it fails, you won’t just watch me end up on the streets, right?”
“Definitely not.”
“Then it’s settled.” Yu Yao relaxed her hand from Bai Feng’s shoulder, stepping back with her hands behind her back, a more amused smile on her face. “So, let’s run Yu Ling Long together!”
And so, the grand plan to jointly operate Yu Ling Long began.
