Fox Song

Chapter 70 Clues interrupted
"Oh?" Zi Xuan glanced at the young man and smiled, "If that's the case, then help me resolve this marriage!"

"Sorry, I can't solve it!" The young man smiled indifferently and said slowly.

Zi Xuan was stunned and asked, "Didn't you just say it was easy? Why can't you solve it?"

"Of course it's easy. Just find someone who can solve it. However, I'm only responsible for the calculation, not the solution!"

"You are a phony liar!"

"Girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. What did I lie to you about? Was it money or sex?"

Zi Xuan said unhappily, "Since you've let it go, you should solve the problem for the customer!"

"You are thirsty. I can tell you where the well is." The young man shook his head and said slowly, "As for asking me to fetch water for you and bring it to you, I'm really sorry. This is not my responsibility, nor is it my style!"

After saying that, the young man grinned, revealing two beautiful little tiger teeth. But in Zixuan's eyes, it was very hateful, and she felt like she was being fooled by him.

"Aren't you known for your iron-tongued fortune-teller? Can't you show me a clear path? What should I look for?" Zi Xuan sneered.

"You haven't even started yet, so how can there be a clear path to take? Roads are made by people." The young man sighed, "Although your marriage has many ups and downs, it's actually not bad! It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, okay, that's it! Come on, make way, next one!"

"You--" Zi Xuan looked at his leisurely appearance and really wanted to teach him a lesson.

"Have you finished your calculations? If you have, come and make way!" An old woman behind me came up to me and said, "Hey, girl, you are so pretty! Where are you from? Did you promise to marry my eldest grandson?"

Zi Xuan was embarrassed when she heard that, so she didn't bother to argue anymore. She rolled her eyes at the deceptive young man and left.

The fortune teller ignored him and just watched with a smile, drinking from the gourd in his hand.

Zixuan thought that this was just a small episode.

However, after a few years, after Zixuan experienced the dramatic changes in Shuzhou, a ripple appeared in her heart. When she recalled it occasionally, she felt that this fortune-teller was not as simple as he seemed, and his every word and action seemed to have a deep meaning.

"Water Melody·When Will the Bright Moon Appear" was written by Su Shi, a great writer of the Song Dynasty in China, during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This poem was inspired by the moon and was written to express his infinite longing for his brother Su Zhe. When Su Shi wrote this poem, it had been seven years since he and his brother separated and had not been reunited.

Zixuan and the others were living in the human world, and she had not been reunited with her family for almost seven years when she was fortune-telling at the market. In addition, thinking of the young man's action of taking the gourd ribbon later, Zixuan became more and more suspicious whether he was hinting at the emotional entanglement between her and Lu Wei as a celestial fox.

So, Zixuan later made a special trip to Guanshan Town in northwest China.

Due to the discovery of a large oil field nearby, the town has undergone tremendous changes in seven or eight years - it has transformed into an industrial town with high-rise buildings and factories and mines.

There are many large supermarkets in the town, but the familiar small ramen shop is nowhere to be found. Walking on the spacious road, Zixuan feels as if she is in another world, and she feels that the world is vast and things have changed.

Zi Xuan naturally did not find the handsome young man, and he disappeared without a trace. Her wish to use him to end her marriage and return to the upper world had to be put on hold again.

The words "the curse can be resolved, but the cause and effect cannot be eliminated" are so similar to "the marriage can be resolved, but the cause and effect cannot be eliminated"!
Zixuan looked at Monk Zhiyuan quietly, waiting for his answer.

The old monk listened to her asking if she knew any iron-mouthed fortune tellers. His expression remained normal. He thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Fortune tellers usually claim to be half-immortals. What's the point of fortune telling? I have seen dozens of the so-called iron-mouthed fortune tellers in my life. I really don't know which one you want to know about. What's so special about it?"

Zi Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly in her heart. It seemed that this equally mysterious old monk would not give her any useful information.

Zixuan, the other two chatted with Zhiyuan for a while and then went down the mountain.

The soul-catching bottle was left by Zixuan in Linyin Temple. Zixuan had no use for it at all, so she gave it to the old monk.

Although the puppet master might come looking for them again, the three of them were in a good mood after getting rid of the undead curse.

Zixuan and Xiaojing originally planned to celebrate Lanlan's birthday and then go back after a day or two. However, because of the curse, they were delayed in Jinling for several days, otherwise they would have returned to Hangzhou and Yangzhou respectively. In the past two days, Zixuan went to Jinling Art College again. This time, she brought Xiaojing with her. In the college, Zixuan met with colleagues from JJ Lin's office, and also met with several other students of JJ Lin.

Unfortunately, still nothing was found - these people also did not have Lu Wei's spiritual mark.

The clue is broken.

If it weren't for the painting of flaming red lips, Zi Xuan might have suspected that she was daydreaming.

Another day passed, and Zixuan finally decided to leave.

After saying goodbye to Lanlan, she drove Xiaojing back to Cao's Pet Hospital and then returned to Hangzhou.

Since Zixuan and Old Lady Yin had already discussed the framework of the cooperation at the General's Villa, the cooperation between Qianqiu Group and Baili Catering Company was soon put on the table.

What surprised Zixuan was that the person in charge of the cooperation with Baili was no longer Li Sidaner, but a direct descendant of their family, a young man named Xie Qi. It was said that he had experience in large overseas companies.

Xie Qi is 28 years old and is said to be a top student who studied abroad and obtained a double doctorate in economics and industrial and business administration from the United States.

After completing the preliminary preparations, it didn’t take long for the two joint Chinese restaurant flagship stores to officially open in Hangzhou.

The flagship store has rich product content, implements standardized operations, and adopts differentiated management. It quickly won a good reputation and established a firm foothold in Hangzhou.

The flagship store is located in the prosperous Jiefang Road area of ​​Hangzhou. Qianqiu Group and Baili Catering had different opinions on this location, but in the end, Baili Catering won.

At first, the two companies agreed to open the flagship restaurant in the main commercial districts of Hangzhou, which have large traffic and high turnover rates. However, disputes arose when it came to the specific streets.

Baili Catering, headed by Xie Qi, insisted on opening a restaurant in the prime location in the middle of Jiefang Road, at a crossroads. Qianqiu, on the other hand, thought that it was enough to be in the business circle, and there was no need to squeeze into the core area. After all, the land price was too high, the rent was expensive, and the high cost might make it difficult to make a profit.

Later, for this matter, Xie Qi himself went to Qianqiu Group headquarters to meet with Zixuan.

Xie Qi compared the two potential store locations and used detailed information to support his site selection. His proposal standards were meticulous, and he made quantitative analyses of the surrounding environment, population density, population structure, road traffic, and building facilities. He pointed out the weaknesses of the store location selected by Qianqiu, which was somewhat inconsistent with the city's planning and development.

Of course, what interested Zixuan was that Xie Qi had a broad vision, cited a wide range of sources, and listed many classic business cases.

For example, Zixuan, like many people, thinks that McDonald's, the American fast food giant, only sells hamburgers.

And Xie Qi told her that in fact, McDonald's has become a top expert in real estate operations through expansion and site selection!

McDonald's builds fast food restaurants on the land it likes, then looks for franchise partners and rents the restaurants to them, collecting franchise fees and shop rent in popular commercial locations.

In this way, McDonald's has become one of the largest real estate developers in the world today, owning some of the most valuable street corners and intersections in many countries.

Afterwards, Xie Qi said to Zi Xuan, "We are a strong team. The starting point of the new company is not low. Why can't we walk on two legs?"

Zi Xuan originally thought that Xie Qi was just a representative of the family in name only, and that studying abroad was just a way to gain experience. But after a conversation, she was impressed by his abilities.

Later, Zixuan deliberately called other members of the board of directors to the scene, and everyone participated in the discussion and finally determined the location of the Hangzhou flagship store.

After Xie Qi left, Jiang He watched silently from upstairs, and stood there for a long time after his back disappeared.

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(End of this chapter)