Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 582 - 218: Shenghai Trip and Meeting Song Yuwei’s Little Sister

The next day, Brother Xiao Yang, as the legal representative, took some financial documents and went to the bank.

As Su Zelin had anticipated, the loan was approved smoothly.

Businesses like theirs, with healthy revenue and fast growth, are favorites of banks. After some evaluation, they determined that New Era’s market value had exceeded 100 million, so they readily approved 30 million.

With this money in hand, Su Zelin had to quickly figure out how to "spend it all."

The most costly direct stores needed to keep opening, especially demonstration stores in urban areas, at least one in every major city within the province.

The management team needed further expansion. The current company staff couldn’t keep up with business demands, and even the bosses had to get hands-on with a lot of tasks. The three bosses and high-level executives were almost overwhelmed, working day and night.

Even for the lower-level employees, like the evaluation team, they were on the go non-stop. However, franchise approvals were still too slow. It took almost two weeks to approve Zhang Yuanhang’s store last time, which was unacceptable for Su Zelin.

In addition to this, many employees had to work overtime.

Increasing overtime pay to take advantage of the energetic young staff was fine for the short term, but it couldn’t become a norm. Over time, the employees would become physically and mentally exhausted.

So, as soon as the 30 million came in, the company initiated a new round of large-scale recruitment. The goal was to increase the headquarters’ staff, including management, by at least 100 people.

With money, it’s easier to attract good talent.

What’s more, New Era had already made a name for itself. In many people’s eyes, it had become a large to medium-sized chain enterprise in the provincial capital, no longer an unpredictable small shop. As long as the funds were sufficient and the salary offers were good, talents would come willingly.

After the headquarters’ second wave of major recruitment, new staff joined successively, significantly relieving the team’s pressure.

This time, Su Zelin could finally take a breather instead of rushing to headquarters whenever he had free time, spending entire weekends working tirelessly with stacks of paperwork that never seemed to decrease.

Then, Su Zelin decided to pick up a car.

After being promoted to Operations Director, his company car hadn’t been replaced yet, because he had been too busy these past few months.

Frankly, he was kind of mooching off Liuu Wanyin right now.

That Santana was now Xiaoliu’s company car, but despite having her driver’s license, she’d barely driven it.

One reason was that she felt her driving skills weren’t proficient, and another was her mentality from being a poor child. All of a sudden driving a sedan, even a company car, felt odd. So, the car was mostly driven by Su Zelin, and Gray Wolf often borrowed it too.

He occasionally took Song Yuwei out in the evenings to discuss life and dreams, and each time they returned, he had to spray air freshener in the car, realizing it was Xiaoliu’s company car, even a thick-skinned rogue like him felt a bit embarrassed.

Having mooched off Liuu Wanyin for so long, if he could avoid it, he should.

So, with the business pressure alleviated, he planned to make a trip to Shenghai.

University campus, faculty dormitory.

"Boss, if you’re going to Shenghai to pick up the car, can I come along?"

Song Yuwei perked up when she heard of Su Zelin’s plan.

"Sure."

Without a second thought, the rogue agreed.

He had intended this anyway.

Bringing at least one other person to Shenghai was necessary so that someone could help drive another car back on the return trip, otherwise, he’d have to take a bus or train back.

The best choice was, of course, Song Yuwei.

The New Year’s promotion had just ended, so she was free.

Su Zelin knew she valued face and loved showing off.

After all, she used to be a rich girl, and after her family fell from grace, many people looked down on her. That’s when she developed a strong desire to "make something of herself and show everyone."

In her previous life, whenever Su Zelin went to pick up luxury cars, especially those worth several million or tens of millions, Song Yuwei would always accompany him with great excitement. She relished the feeling of showing off.

Of course, being able to flaunt while also getting back at others was even better.

That’s why in her previous life, after she had money, she specifically bought a top-of-the-line Phaeton from her old employer, the one famously said, "not afraid of Mercedes, BMW, and Land Rover, just afraid of Volkswagen with letters on it." The top model cost 2.5 million.

She actually didn’t like the car much because typically, it was mostly male drivers who appreciated the Phaeton.

Miss Song bought that Phaeton just to show off in front of her old employer’s female boss who once looked down on her, a real slap in the face.

So this time, while facilitating his own trips between Shenghai, Su Zelin also fulfilled Song Yuwei’s little hobby of showing off and giving people a good smackdown.

Although the car he planned to pick up wasn’t very expensive, just a Santana 2000 worth about 150,000, in this era it was flashy enough. Besides, it was his fourth time visiting Song Yuwei’s old employer’s dealership to pick up a car, so his VIP status should be pretty high.

As long as the little secretary was happy, there might be a chance to go against the odds that night.

The rogue thought to himself.

"Thank you, boss!"

Song Yuwei beamed with excitement.

Just thinking about showing off and giving her old boss’s female manager a smackdown again made her body tremble with excitement.

After shaking for a bit, she recalled something.

"Oh, right, boss, I have a small request."

"What is it?"

"While we’re in Shenghai, can we drop by the Finance University?"

"Finance University?"

Su Zelin was slightly puzzled but then understood: "To see your sister?"