Chapter 2362: 2176: The Villa on the Brink of Closure

The business here prospers daily, but after Ye Qiu handed it over to Cai Yong, he definitely won’t manage things here much personally. While Ye Qiu was exploring with Zhou Wenting, they found that the jade artifacts here were indeed much cheaper than elsewhere. Of course, with guaranteed quality here, more consumers would certainly come to shop.

Why is it that after all these years, the Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group never established such a Jade City, yet Ye Qiu managed to do it within just half a year?

One reason is Ye Qiu’s vision, and another is the supply chain.

Currently, these jade artifacts are being imported continuously from Myanmar.

This makes the supply much better than other jewelry groups.

Of course, besides Myanmarese jade, in future they might also develop Hetian jade and those from Africa.

"What do you like?" Ye Qiu asked.

"I don’t even like wearing these jewelry items."

Indeed, Zhou Wenting didn’t like them.

Besides wearing a watch for convenience, she didn’t wear any other jewelry items.

Of course, she might have some valuable jewelry at home, all kept by her mother, Wang Yulian.

Since that was the case, after circling this bustling Jade City with Zhou Wenting, Ye Qiu planned to take Zhou Wenting to see the educational institution he cooperated on with Liu Guoqing.

Zhou Wenting was still unaware of this educational training institution.

Ye Qiu hadn’t been there for some time either.

Now off by car.

The temporary headquarters was still here.

When Ye Qiu parked the car downstairs and went upstairs, he didn’t see the two heads he personally hired, only Liu Guoqing was there.

"Ye Qiu, you’ve arrived."

"Uncle, where are those two?"

"They’ve already moved to the main headquarters in the city center, I’m usually over here."

Actually, the two high-salaried personnel who are mainly in charge now are responsible for the direct-run educational training institution.

When Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting sat down, the other party didn’t recognize who Zhou Wenting was.

"This is Miss Zhou, the fourth miss from Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group."

Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group?

This jewelry group company is quite well-known in Jinling, one of the top ten private enterprises that is locally grown.

Unexpectedly, this Zhou Family’s fourth miss was beside Ye Qiu.

Then what’s the relationship between Ye Qiu and Liu Lingxiu?

Liu Guoqing knew Ye Qiu was no ordinary person.

It felt like every industry had Ye Qiu’s presence and perhaps what one buys outside could very well belong to Ye Qiu’s company.

"Hello, Miss Zhou," Liu Guoqing greeted.

"This is Liu Lingxiu’s uncle and my partner, Liu Guoqing."

"Hello, Mr. Liu," Zhou Wenting greeted.

While the three were having tea, Liu Guoqing’s words revealed the vast market potential of this educational training institution, ranging from normal tutoring to English, computer, and various language training, among others.

It’s fair to say that many students now couldn’t learn much at school, relying on these training institutions for their studies.

Education in itself is quite expensive.

Things like piano are truly out of reach for average families.

This market is crowded, with many people eyeing it, eager to consume it.

However, some training companies purely relying on capital faced abrupt development, causing cash flow issues, leading to shutdowns.

Now, Ye Qiu has injected a fair amount of working capital into this company, and with a steady and solid approach, he doesn’t worry about any other issues arising.

"Uncle, take it step by step. After all, I’m not the same as other capital firms. They pursue rapid profits, hoping to develop their company in a year to what others have in ten, which is obviously impossible."

Liu Guoqing understood this well.

If it weren’t for Ye Qiu, he wouldn’t have dared resign. He would have remained as a deputy director in the academic office, possibly until retirement, but now it’s different.

Even with just one percent of the shares left, he knew he was motivated.

Moreover, Ye Qiu gave him a good amount of shares, with a salary for his regular work.

Now, it’s like working for his own company.

After chatting for over an hour, Ye Qiu didn’t stay any longer.

When leaving with Zhou Wenting, she knew Ye Qiu grew up here in Jiangbei, so it counts as his hometown.

However, compared to Jiangnan, Jiangbei’s development is indeed slower.

"Let’s find a villa to eat at," he suggested.

Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting each drove a car, finding a villa to eat at here in Jiangbei.

Such villas and farms are not rare across the country.

Some do good business, while others may close shortly after starting.

Ye Qiu drove there to find that this villa seemed not very popular.

The environment here looked quite nice, though!

After parking the car, Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting got out and were greeted by a female server.

"What would you like to eat?"

"Looks like your villa is not doing well?" Ye Qiu asked.

"Boss, indeed our business isn’t very good," the server confessed.

Ye Qiu and Zhou Wenting went inside.

Finding that the place had convenient access, with hills, fields, and rivers, yet the business was struggling.

They sat on a hillside and the waitress brought over menus, finding the prices quite expensive, no wonder it wasn’t bustling.

"So expensive?"

"The prices set by the owner," the waitress said.

"How’s your chef’s cooking?"

"Should be pretty good," the waitress replied.

Actually, many plain villas, farms, and stalls have better-tasting food than those touted at so-called star hotels, where presentation is prioritized. The fare at villas and stalls focuses on taste.

"One of each dish, please," Ye Qiu ordered.

The waitress seemed puzzled.

But, seeing them drive a Land Rover and a BMW, she figured they were wealthy, unbothered about the cost.

After the waitress left, Zhou Wenting said, "It looks pricey here and possibly not tasty; otherwise, why wouldn’t there be more customers?"

"Let’s wait and try the food first," Ye Qiu suggested.

Half an hour later, the waitress brought the dishes, covering a range of meats and vegetables.

Logically, these meats and vegetables being locally produced should taste better than those sold in the market.

Ye Qiu found the food quite good, but the steep prices weren’t acceptable.

The chef’s skills were at least decent.

"The food is quite good, why does it seem like it’s failing?" Zhou Wenting asked, in disbelief.