Lady Meilin is seduced by her green tea brother-in-law everyday-Chapter 236: A business mind.

Jun Mingzhu found herself becoming the most popular attraction at the beach. Just by losing her tooth, she had become a child celebrity that each of her relatives wanted to take a picture with.

She had posed for fifty three pictures so far and she was tired of smiling. In fact, she was no longer smiling and she was just opening her mouth widely to show off the gap in the middle of the upper row of the teeth.

"She has another one that is starting to come loose. In two weeks, she will have an even wider gap." Chi Lian, the photographer shared.

"Yes!" Jun Jie fist pumped at the sky. If Mingzhu looked adorable with one missing tooth, she would simply be the best looking baby in the world with two missing teeth.

"Don’t forget me." The Empress Mother joined the queue to take pictures.

She was more extra than everyone else as her attendants brought a portable floral background and other equipment like this was going to be a professional shoot. Suddenly, those that had already taken ordinary pictures were inspired and wanted a do over.

Mingzhu’s small shoulders sagged. This was worse than any fight she had ever got into in her life.

After the photography session, lunch on the beach turned into a feast on the beach. Despite all the noise and excitement, Jingzhe and Tofu continued to sleep.

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Mei Mei left Mingzhu with her parents in Sea city when she returned to the capital. As a business owner, she could not stay away from her workplace for too long. Everything was running smoothly at the camp and they were already welcoming the campers that would spend a month at the camp, learning skills and having fun.

Tao Xiaotong was one of the campers and she was currently on a tour of the camp along with her parents and the parents of other children. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

There were parts of the camp which were closed off to ordinary campers and only the temporary residents were allowed to access them. Like the forest, the ponds and the new building where the campers would be residing.

All the tent sites, fire pits and amphitheater were also closed off to those that had come to enjoy a few hours at the camp. The only exceptions were those with memberships.

"Sales have increased, so profits have increased." Wu Qing told Mei Mei as they walked around the camp and she was introduced to the new changes and improvements which had been made in her absence.

Mei Mei nodded. "As expected. It will go down when the summer break ends. Coordinate with the communications department so that we begin accepting bids from outdoor snack vendors.

With all the guests that we are receiving, it is going to be hard to feed them on our own unless I open up an even larger commercial kitchen."

Mei Mei looked out of her office window, taking in the sight of the full outdoor playground. All the rides were booked and busy, the large outdoor swimming pool which she had spent half of her points on was also filled with playful swimmers.

She was going to need another outdoor pool. Mei Mei sighed. What started as an indoor camp was developing faster on the outside. It was more like an amusement park now.

Like Wu Qing anticipated Mei Mei to broach this subject, she pulled out her phone and projected a hologram. "I had a feeling that this would be coming up soon and I started organizing a list of the most qualified vendors that have taken it upon themselves to apply. Tao foods and Juan tea are the biggest companies on the list"

She twisted her lips and sneaked a glance at Mei Mei, "Of course Juan tea is a must." It was a company that belonged to the boss’s family so of course they would get the highest priority and best spot. "They want to be given a spot near the entrance, on the dining floor, and outside. All priority spots."

Mei Mei was stunned. "Three spots!"

Wu Qing twisted her mouth and nodded. "The proposal was sent directly from the office of CEO Jun Rose. Of course they are paying highly for the space, thirty million per year."

"No." Mei Mei rejected it sternly. "Respond and ask for ninety million a year."

Wu Qing gasped.

"2.5 million for each store in rent per month, that is thirty million per year for an individual store. Eight hundred thousand in rent per month is a slap in our faces. The camp receives between three thousand to eight thousand guests a day. We are steadily increasing and a day is going to come when when we can take in ten thousand and more." Mei Mei expanded to explain her reasoning.

"Boss, that is a big ask." Wu Qing said hesitantly.

"Then we can negotiate, up to 1.5 or 2. I am not willing to do anything less than that and that is the response that you should give to all those that want priority spots. As for the rest, we can charge between 500 to 1.5.

It will depend on where they are stationed and how large they want their vending stalls to be. Tell the legal department to leave room for negotiation. Rent will increase or decrease depending on how well we do at the end of each financial year. Also, no contract should be longer than a year."

Wu Qing twisted her lips again. "Not even for Juan tea?"

Mei Mei nodded. "We need to show transparency and fairness in business or else our image will be tarnished. Phoenix media would never give me free advertising so I cannot give any subsidiary of Phoenix group a free pass. My father would be ashamed of me if I did business with a foolish brain and weak heart."

"Damn." Wu Qing whispered.

She had been expecting her boss to handle this matter the same way she had handled the mascots. By allowing all things family related to get a free pass. Outside the camp, some employees whispered about this and one had even been overheard asking, "What is the point of auditioning when the boss was just going to give all the spots to her family members anyway?"

Wu Qing had warned the employees that were gossiping and showed them the audition videos to prove that even though there had been some nepotism, those that were hired had been professional.

It had shut their mouths but that did not mean it covered the assumptions and judgement in their minds.

So, Wu Qing approved of the boss’s way of handling things now as it would shut some people up.

"Boss, Huaqi cakes also applied." Wu Qing shared slowly.

This was the boss’s boyfriend and potential mother-in-law. Would she compromise?