Chapter 0660: A Good Idea

Fate is always something that cannot be clearly explained. Some things are a trap for one person, but for another, they may be an opportunity.

In Zhao Fusheng's view, the development of Qiulin Company was undoubtedly an opportunity for his own company.

It was just that elders like Zhao's father had always been limited by their mindset and had never thought of finding a new way. Now that Zhao Fusheng had proposed a new approach, Zhao's father was somewhat curious.

After all, his son studied advertising planning. In other words, although he was reluctant to admit it, the kid's mind was indeed a bit more flexible than his own.

Thinking of this, Zhao's father looked at Zhao Fusheng: "Tell me specifically."

By now, he had come to believe his son's words.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "It's simple—just move our supermarket to the basement near Qiulin Company and keep everything here as it is."

"Huh?"

Father Zhao was startled, never expecting his son to make such a suggestion.

"You... you're not joking, are you? Who ever heard of opening a supermarket underground?" Father Zhao said, looking at Zhao Fusheng with an incredulous expression.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "Why not? Think about it—having our supermarket inside the mall is actually a waste of resources. If we replace the supermarket space with counters, wouldn't that add another sales channel?"

He paused, then continued: "Besides, if you don't think it's suitable, we don't have to move. We could just open another supermarket instead."

In his view, a city as large as Ninghai definitely couldn't make do with just one supermarket. If he remembered correctly from his previous life, there were as many as four supermarkets in the whole of Ninghai—that was real cutthroat competition.

"Open another one?"

Father Zhao hesitated. He seriously doubted whether Zhao Fusheng's idea could make money.

Helplessly sighing, Zhao Fusheng really couldn't comment on his old man's courage.

As they say, the older you get, the more timid you become. It was true—the older people were, the more instinctively they sought stability.

"That's right, open another one. You've seen how popular our supermarket is now, with customers coming in an endless stream every day. Besides, Ninghai's economy will keep growing faster, and sooner or later someone will open a supermarket. Rather than wait for others to compete with us, we might as well start first," Zhao Fusheng said seriously to his father.

His father usually seemed a bit indecisive, but Zhao Fusheng knew that once the reasoning was clear, his old man had plenty of guts.

This was evident from the time he suggested his father open a small supermarket near the university, and the old man gritted his teeth and built a full-scale supermarket instead.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhao Fusheng out, Father Zhao looked troubled but didn't speak again, clearly mulling something over.

Zhao Fusheng kept quiet. He had said all he needed to say; the rest was up to his father to handle. Even if his father failed and went bankrupt, he could still help him make a comeback.

"Alright, I'll discuss it with your Uncle Chen," Father Zhao said after a long while, looking up at Zhao Fusheng. "I'll give your idea serious consideration."

"Okay, as long as you know what you're doing," Zhao Fusheng nodded and didn't say anything more.

Between father and son, there was nothing to take offense at. The idea he had proposed, his father would likely follow through on. As long as the general direction was set, as long as one wasn't a complete idiot, it was hard to mess things up. Zhao Fusheng had considerable confidence in his old man's abilities.

Father's lack of business experience didn't mean he lacked life experience.

"By the way, don't forget to come home tonight. If you don't, Mom will turn into Meng Jiangnu..." Zhao Fusheng suddenly stopped at the door and turned to his father.

"Get lost, you little brat. I know." Father Zhao laughed and cursed, waving his hand at Zhao Fusheng.

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Leaving the mall, Zhao Fusheng called his mother.

"Mom, don't worry. Dad's company has run into some trouble," Zhao Fusheng said to his mother.

"Company trouble?" Mother Zhao was startled. She really didn't know what had happened at the company recently. Since Wanda Commercial Plaza had gotten on track, she rarely participated in the company's operations and management. Unlike Li Yuan, who also had a KFC store to manage and was busier, Mother Zhao basically spent her time idling, except for staying home with Fan Beibei.

"Yeah, nothing major. It's about a new project. Dad and Uncle Chen are in meetings." Zhao Fusheng didn't tell the truth, because he felt there was no need to make his mother worry.

"Alright then." Mother Zhao nodded and didn't ask further.

Since her son said so, it must be as he said—nothing serious.

"Are you coming home tonight?" his mother asked after a moment's thought.

Zhao Fusheng laughed: "I won't be back. Dad promised me he'd come home early tonight. I don't want to disturb your quality time together."

With that, he hung up before his mother could scold him.

Leaving his parents enough space for their time together, he carried his suitcase back to the dorm.

The taxi stopped at Ninghai Normal University. Zhao Fusheng got out and had just entered the dormitory building when he saw Tan Kaixuan about to go out.

"Hey, you're back fast." Tan Kaixuan was quite surprised to see Zhao Fusheng; he had thought Zhao Fusheng would come back in a few days.

After all, there were still three days until Wang Zhen's trial verdict.

"Something came up at home, so I came back early. Where are you off to?" Zhao Fusheng looked at Tan Kaixuan curiously.

"Ah, going out to take care of something." Tan Kaixuan didn't hide anything from Zhao Fusheng. He winked and chuckled: "I won't be back tonight. Sleep by yourself."

Rolling his eyes, Zhao Fusheng couldn't be bothered to compliment him. When it came to womanizing, Tan Kaixuan was hopeless in both this life and the last.

"Be careful." Seeing that Tan Kaixuan didn't intend to keep talking, Zhao Fusheng didn't stop him. After a word of caution, he simply waved his hand, telling him to get lost.

This guy was sometimes really exasperating, annoying just to look at.

Tan Kaixuan didn't mind. He left the dorm with a smile.

Clearly, he was going out to have fun, and he must have had a target, which was why he told Zhao Fusheng he wouldn't be back to the dorm tonight.

Zhao Fusheng didn't care anyway. He didn't have anything urgent to discuss with Tan Kaixuan. Since the guy had a date, let him be.