Chapter 60 - Weight Loss (3)

“Oh hi, Miss Shu. Come in, come in.” Lao Hu was resting under the shade of a large tree in the courtyard and quickly got up to greet Shu Yan when he spotted her.

“I am here for some help.” Shu Yan followed him inside and looked around. The living room had been converted into an office and on the left side, there hung a lot of maps of City Nan. “Boss Hu, you must be quite familiar with City Nan?”

“No need to ask. I know everything in City Nan like the back of my hand.”

Shu Yan smiled at his response. Only time would tell if he was telling the truth.

“I want to know whether there are a lot of clothing and shoe stores over on South City Nan Road and how busy is that area?”

“Yup, that entire street has clothing and shoes stores. They have been getting progressively busier in the last couple of years. Why? Are you thinking about going into the clothing business yourself?” asked Lao Hu as he looked suspiciously at Shu Yan. One needed to be pretty to be in the clothing business. If the clothes didn’t look good on you, why would anyone else buy them from you?

Ah, so South City Nan Road was still around. Shu Yan was pleased to hear that. In her own world, South City Nan Road was the place to go for middle to high end clothing, shoes, and jewelries for many white-collar workers. Shu Yan used to go there whenever she had time and would buy a set or two pretty clothes to reward herself.

She had gone there with a colleague once, and her colleague had told her that the rent there cost upward of several millions, tens of millions to purchase, and over a billion on the golden strip. And, that’s if that was any available for sale. Which was why when Shu Yan decided to move into the clothing market, she immediately thought of South City Nan Road. Preferably, she could purchase her own shop. She could use it as a shop now and should she decide on quitting later, she could also rent it out. Several millions a year would be enough for her to live off of.

“You are looking to buy?” asked Lao Hu happily.

Buying and renting are very different. How much would he be able to get for a percentage of the rent?

“Exactly. If the location is good and the building was decent, I’d just buy it,” nodded Shu Yan.

“You are exactly right. It’s always better to own than to rent. You can remodel it however you want and can stay in business for as long as you want without having to worry about the landlord taking it back. Plus, the area on South City Nan Road was quite good. I am sure it will appreciate.” Luo Hu had just listed out all the pros of owning one’s own house.

“Appreciation not so much. Mainly, I want to start my own business, and it's much easier to buy my own storefront.” Shu Yan smiled. The house prices would remain mostly the same in the next few years, but the cost of storefront would increase exponentially.

The task of looking for a storefront would be handled by Lao Hu. Next on her agenda, Shu Yan planned to go get a couple mosquito net curtains and also picked up her newly-made clothes from the tailor.

There were some clothes that would work for Shu Yan at the department store as well, but most of them were ugly and very outdated in style. Which was why Shu Yan had purchased some fabric and took them to the tailors for some custom outfits. When she was there earlier, Shu Yan had purposefully asked the tailor to make the clothes in high-rise style and the pants not too loose. She looked much better in the clothes that made her look skinnier.

“Sir, your technique is very good. I will be back for more.” Now that her stomach, butt, and thighs were covered up, she had instantaneously gone from obese to just a bit overweight. She’d look much younger once she had her hair taken care of.

She didn’t have much time left today. Ye Tianbao was about to get out of school. Shu Yan would look for a salon tomorrow for a new hairstyle.

When Ye Tianbao saw his mother today, he rubbed his eyes and asked, “Mom?”

“What? You don’t recognize your own mother any more because I have a new outfit on?” Shu Yan couldn’t help but pat him on his little head as she held him hand to go pick up Ye Jingjing from the grade school.

“Mom.” Ye Jingjing walked out from the school with her backpack, held Shu Yan’s hand as she turned and waved goodbye to her classmates, “Mom, you look pretty today.”

Shu Yan: (*^▽^*)

“Thank you.”