After the Divorce, I Unlocked a Perfect Life

「The next morning.」

When Lin Jiang opened his eyes, Li Zhiyi was already dressed.

"Darling, did I wake you?" Li Zhiyi asked apologetically.

"No. You have work today, right?"

"Mhm."

"Erm... how much do you get docked for being a little late?"

"Well..." Li Zhiyi hesitated. "I have a pretty good relationship with my supervisor. It’s not a big deal if I’m late once in a while."

"So you can go in a little later, then?"

"Mhm."

Li Zhiyi nodded shyly, but her body was more honest as she started unbuttoning her clothes.

"No need for all that trouble. You’re wearing a skirt to work today anyway. Makes things easier."

"Darling, you’re terrible."

After another half-hour of battle, their morning exercise concluded. Lin Jiang went to the bathroom to wash up, while Li Zhiyi straightened her clothes and left for work.

[You battled fiercely through the night. Physique +1]

[You learned a new move. Martial Force +1]

...

He had to admit, Li Zhiyi’s body was incredibly supple. ’She should definitely keep up with her dance lessons. That way, they could unlock even more positions.’

’Then again, Li Zhiyi was already exceptionally gifted. If she earned a title for it, they’d never be able to handle things in bed. He wouldn’t be able to get any sleep after they were done.’

’Hm?’

Coming out of the bathroom, Lin Jiang picked up his phone.

There was a message from Jiang Xiaoqi.

But its content left Lin Jiang a little confused.

Jiang Xiaoqi: "Brother Jiang, our Principal Zhou messaged me last night and asked for your phone number."

Lin Jiang thought for a moment. If he remembered correctly, their principal’s name was Zhou Hejuan.

’But the question is, why would she want my number?’

’Does she want to discuss import/export trade with me?’

’She’s getting on in years, so it can’t be that, can it?’

Lin Jiang: "Did she say what it was about?"

Jiang Xiaoqi: "No, she just asked for your number and nothing else."

Lin Jiang: "OK."

Putting his phone down, Lin Jiang puzzled over it for a while.

’Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.’ For someone of her status to proactively contact Jiang Xiaoqi was a bit strange.

’Whatever. I’ll just let it be.’

After tidying up a bit, Lin Jiang checked out and left.

He was running out of time, so he left the task of undercutting the competition to Li Yuanyuan.

Once the main quest was complete, he’d be rewarded with the flavored plum soup. It was bound to be another bestseller.

Noodles made with delicious MSG, pan-fried steak rice, and flavored plum soup.

Noodles, a main course, and a drink. He had collected all three major consumer products. Looked at this way, his shop no longer had any weak spots.

’But if things keep going like this, my current staff won’t be enough. I’ll have to hire more people.’

’Eight servers and three people in the back kitchen. That setup should be enough to handle the store’s business.’

What he needed to do now was complete the quest.

With that in mind, Lin Jiang called Chen Jingxian.

"Jingxian, are you busy?"

"Not busy. Go ahead," Chen Jingxian said gently.

"I wanted to ask, in your line of work in finance, do you ever deal with registration agencies?"

"We do. What’s up? What do you need registered?"

"I’m planning to open a company and was thinking of using an agency to handle it to save myself the trouble."

"Why would you look for an agency? I can just run the errands for you," Chen Jingxian said with a laugh. "My company just opened a new branch a few days ago, and I handled all the paperwork. Don’t hire an agency. You’ll save several thousand, all told."

"But you’re getting more and more impressive, starting your own company now. Not bad, not bad at all."

"It’s just small-time stuff. Don’t flatter me."

"This is no compliment. You’re a truly outstanding performer. I believe you can definitely do it."

Lin Jiang: ???

’How does she know about my ’performance’?’

"Just leave this matter to me. Trust me," Chen Jingxian said.

"Won’t it be a lot of trouble for you? Would it be faster to use an agency?"

"It’s not like it used to be. The process is very fast now, about three to seven days," Chen Jingxian said with a smile. "I’ll try my best to get it done for you within three days."

"In that case, I won’t be polite. Tell me what paperwork is needed."

"It’s hard to explain over the phone. How about this? I’ll come to your place at noon, and we can talk in person."

Lin Jiang glanced at his watch. It was already past ten.

"Don’t bother coming over. I’ll come to you."

"That works too. A new Northeast restaurant just opened near here. I’ll take you to try it."

"Alrighty."

Changing direction, Lin Jiang drove to Chen Jingxian’s company.

After waiting a few minutes, he saw Chen Jingxian shading her eyes with one hand as she hurried over, taking two steps at a time.

Chen Jingxian was wearing a slip dress with a small red cardigan over it. The outfit gave her a certain charm she didn’t usually display.

"I just had a short meeting that ran a little long. You must have been waiting anxiously," Chen Jingxian said as she got into the passenger seat.

"I just got here myself. You lead the way. Let’s go try that Northeast restaurant."

"It’s super good. Turn left at the next intersection, and it’s about fifty meters from there."

Following Chen Jingxian’s directions, he quickly arrived at the Northeast restaurant.

"Let’s skip the Iron Pot Stew; it takes a while. The other dishes are delicious too," Chen Jingxian said, pushing the menu toward him.

"I’ll have the Green Peppers and Dried Tofu. I hear it’s a famous Northeast dish."

"I’ll add an order of Stir-fried Pork Strips. Two dishes should be enough for the both of us," Lin Jiang said.

"Definitely. Their portion sizes are huge. If I come here with a female colleague, one dish is usually enough."

Chen Jingxian ordered from her phone, her actions practiced and deft.

"Are you planning to turn the noodle shop into a chain and establish a restaurant group?"

In Chen Jingxian’s view, Lin Jiang should have taken this step long ago; otherwise, the noodle shop’s potential would be wasted.

"Not a restaurant group. I want to start an investment company."

"Huh?"

Chen Jingxian looked at Lin Jiang in surprise. "An investment company? Are you sure you can handle that?"

"The main purpose is to invest in restaurants. The operating model is more or less the same," Lin Jiang said, casually making up an excuse.

"Looking at it that way, I suppose it’s not out of the question. If you come across a good project, you could invest and diversify. But I think you should still focus on food service for now. After all, that’s your bread and butter."

"You’ve hit the nail on the head," Lin Jiang said, taking a sip of his drink.

"What’s needed for the paperwork?"

"Right now, what you need to do is rent an office space. Then there’s the registered capital—one million will do. Next are the shareholders, but that’s not a problem. You can have your mom be one. Her name would just be on the documents; it wouldn’t affect anything."

"I’ll look for a place as soon as possible. But one million in registered capital might be a bit difficult."

"That doesn’t matter. If you don’t have that much cash, you can just do a capital subscription."

"Besides, having my mom as a shareholder isn’t suitable either," Lin Jiang said.

"She’s been a simple, honest person her whole life. She was so scared I’d lose money just from opening the noodle shop that she couldn’t sleep. If I told her about this, she’d probably have insomnia again."

Chen Jingxian smiled. "Your mom is a down-to-earth person. It’s understandable she’s afraid you’ll lose money and end up in debt."

Lin Jiang nodded with a smile. "That’s why I wasn’t planning on telling her. I’ll act first and report later. I’ll tell her after I’ve achieved some success."

"That could work, but you’ll need to find someone reliable to be the shareholder."

Lin Jiang looked up at Chen Jingxian.

"Would you mind being my shareholder?"

"Me?"

Chen Jingxian was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I don’t have a problem with that."

"Then it’s settled. You’ll be the shareholder."

"I won’t need you for anything else. Just pick out a company address," Chen Jingxian said.

"For this kind of thing, does the location or the size of the office space make a difference?"

"Not really. It just depends on what you want to do," Chen Jingxian said.

"It could be a high-end office building or a residential unit, but an office building is better. After all, it’s the face of the company, and that has a big impact."

After a pause, Chen Jingxian thought for a few seconds and continued.

"If it’s not a top-tier office building, something around a hundred square meters would be about 100,000 a year. But given your situation, you’ll probably want to put the office near your noodle shop, right?"

"Not necessarily. I don’t have to be able to manage the noodle shop from there. It depends on the situation."

"Alright, you decide on that. Once you’ve chosen a location, give me your ID card, and I’ll handle the rest. You don’t have to worry about it. Oh, right, you also need a company name and business cards. You’ll have to prepare those."

Chen Jingxian said:

"But if you’re not picky about the business cards, I can take care of that for you too."

"Alrighty."

With business out of the way, the two started eating.

Lin Jiang felt that Chen Jingxian had a good point. The company’s address was its public face, so he couldn’t be too frugal about it.

If he chose a spot near the noodle shop, the office building at Fenglin International would be the most logical choice, though the price might be a bit steep.

Besides that, another option was near Century Triumph, which would be even more expensive.

’But that’s not a problem for me. I’ve still got several hundred thousand on my card. It’s definitely enough to rent an office.’

RING RING RING—

Lin Jiang’s phone rang. It was an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"President Lin, hello. This is Zhou Hejuan, the former principal of Huaihe Second Primary School."

The other party stated her name, so Lin Jiang knew who it was.

Plus, Jiang Xiaoqi had called him this morning, so it made sense that she was able to contact him. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

’But what’s this about being the *former* principal?’

’Did she mess up?’

’Got fired?’

"Principal Zhou, hello," Lin Jiang said politely.

"I’m not the principal anymore. I’ve been transferred to the Education Bureau," Zhou Hejuan said with a cheerful laugh.

’Holy crap!’

’Talk about good news.’

’She got promoted.’

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"You’re too kind, President Lin."

Zhou Hejuan’s laughter was gentle. "Something quite coincidental happened. It feels like we’re fated to meet."

"Oh? What is it?" Lin Jiang asked, puzzled.

"I heard you’re planning to invest in a company called Jumping Candy. My daughter started that company. She came home last night and mentioned it. What a coincidence, right?"

"Qiu Yunong is your daughter?"

"Yes, she’s my daughter."

Lin Jiang was suddenly struck by how fate works in mysterious ways. He thought his connection with Zhou Hejuan was just a one-time encounter, but he never expected this kind of relationship.

"The ’Super Fun’ app under their company is excellent. I was indeed planning to invest and was about to find some time to have a good chat with her."

"Do you have time today, President Lin? On behalf of my daughter, I’d like to invite you to a meal. Would you do me the honor?"

"You’re being too polite. It’s my honor to be invited to a meal by you," Lin Jiang said courteously.

"How about this: six o’clock tonight, at Crab Mansion."

He chose Crab Mansion because both the food and the class of the restaurant were good.

Besides, Lin Jiang didn’t know many other nice places, so it was the only one that came to mind.

He set the time for six because he had to pick up Zhao Wenxuan at five.

"Perfect, perfect. We’ll see you then."

After hanging up, Lin Jiang felt a little emotional.

Zhou Hejuan must have taken the initiative to call because she was afraid Qiu Yunong wouldn’t be able to secure the investment. She was likely hoping to leverage their previous brief acquaintance to increase the chances of success.

’A parent’s love knows no bounds.’

’There’s nothing like a mother’s love.’

It really is the best.