Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world

Chapter 26: 023: Boss’s Pattern_1 Chapter 26: 023: Boss’s Pattern_1 Lin Wu had to correct Lin Guixiang’s mistaken beliefs. As a mother, as a qualified businesswoman, Lin Guixiang must learn to grow, to be self-reliant and independent, so that she could stand on her own in the future!

Upon hearing this, Lin Guixiang was stunned for a moment.

Lin Wu knew that some things were best left unsaid; one couldn’t become fat with just one bite. It was up to Lin Guixiang to digest this slowly on her own.

With that said, Lin Wu took out her cell phone, “I’ve downloaded a few videos for beginners to learn characters and sent them to your WeChat. Take a look.”

“Okay,” Lin Guixiang nodded.

“Also, you must remember to use Immortal Phoenix every morning and evening,” Lin Wu continued. Only regular use would yield results. Although Lin Guimei had only been using it for a few days, her skin had already improved, even if it wasn’t obvious yet.

“Hmm.”

After washing up, Lin Guixiang sat in front of the vanity mirror and took her skincare very seriously.

After finishing her skincare routine, she started studying the character recognition videos.

Lin Wu idly flipped through her phone.

Just then, she saw a piece of news pop up on her phone screen.

The renowned game company LY Company had launched a global game development contest on their official website.

LY Company offered creators a free platform, and the first prize was $200,000 plus a direct recruitment by LY Company, landing the position of creative director with an annual salary of $500,000, a 1% share of the stock, and a house car in Country P!

It was known that LY Company normally required a doctoral degree just to recruit an ordinary assistant.

This competition, however, had no restrictions on participants or educational backgrounds.

Winning first place would propel one to great heights!

Lin Wu wasn’t interested in the creative director position or the shares; she just wanted to test whether her keen sense of gaming was still intact and incidentally win some prize money.

Although her phone somewhat limited her capabilities.

It would still suffice.

She clicked into the event page to see nearly two hundred thousand contestants had signed up.

All competition entries were ranked based on download volume, so only 100 contestants actually made it to the preliminary round.

The contest would last for one month.

Today was the tenth day.

The current leader was a sailing game named “all, bule.”

The download count was 1,500.

A maze game with 1,490 downloads ranked second.

In this kind of contest, winning wasn’t about how early one participated, but about the content.

The content of the first and second-ranked games was very similar. Lin Wu raised her eyebrows slightly; she decided to create something different.

Lin Wu switched apps on her phone, her pale fingertips dancing across the screen. Soon, the colorful display turned into strings of code.

About two hours later…

Ding!

The software was generating, progress bar at 10%.

Lin Wu put down her phone and yawned. She looked up at the clock on the wall; it was 12 o’clock. It was time for a beautiful girl to sleep. Staying up late would age one.

Lin Wu turned off her phone and started her beauty sleep. Tomorrow, she would have to go rent a shopfront with Zhao Cuinong.

Once the progress bar reached 100%, the upload would commence automatically. There was no need to worry that turning off the phone would interrupt the progress.

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Elsewhere.

The repair shop.

After fixing the last bicycle, Lu Ye took off his gloves and fished out a cigarette from his pocket to light up.

Crack.

The blue flame illuminated his chiseled profile.

Jiang Shaoyun walked in from outside.

“Third Brother.”

“Speak,” Lu Ye exhaled a puff of smoke leisurely.

Jiang Shaoyun glanced at him and then said, “The game development contest has been going on for ten days, but we haven’t seen any standout talents yet.”

The contest was really meant to identify exceptional individuals.

LY Company had been famous for many years and was the biggest player in the gaming industry.

But the ability of who’s at the top of the leaderboard was just average.

They were not fit for the position of creative director.

Lu Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly, “How many participants are joining each day now?”

Jiang Shaoyun answered, “The number of people registered is more than twenty thousand, but only a few dozen meet the standards.”

The content of all games developed by participants lacked innovation and were cliché.

In Jiang Shaoyun’s opinion, those people were no different from straw bags!

The chance of his Third Brother finding a genius in this contest was zero.

Lu Ye’s expression remained unreadable as he pinched the cigarette between his fingers and asked, “Is there any news from Heizi about Dr. M?”

Jiang Shaoyun shook his head, “Nothing yet, probably in another two or three days.”

After all, the person who passed by the repair shop that day was not just one or two.

Lu Ye half-closed his eyes, “Then you keep an eye on the contest.”

“Okay.”

Although Jiang Shaoyun had no expectations for the competition, he didn’t dare to refute anything Lu Ye ordered.

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The following morning.

At 8 o’clock.

Lin Wu and Zhao Cuinong left their home together.

As soon as they stepped out of the apartment building, they ran into Lin Guimei, who was on her way to open her supermarket for business.

Lin Guimei greeted them with a smile, “Cuinong, Xiao Wu, where are the two of you going so early?”

Zhao Cuinong replied, “Second sister, Xiaowu and I are going to South Street to see if there’s a suitable store for rent.”

Looking for a storefront?

Lin Guimei suddenly recalled Zhao Cuinong’s investment in Lin Wu’s startup, “Cuinong, did you really resign?”

“Yes,” Zhao Cuinong nodded and said with a smile, “Starting from today, I am Xiaowu’s partner!”

Quitting her job to start a business and even dumping in a hundred thousand yuan.

Lin Guimei was speechless.

Zhao Cuinong could still smile?

Just wait.

The happier she is laughing now, the more tragic she will cry later.

She must have problems with her brain.

Lin Guimei smiled insincerely, “Then I wish you both smooth sailing!”

“Thank you, Auntie,” Lin Wu met Lin Guimei’s gaze, “I definitely won’t let you down.”

Hearing this, Lin Guimei snorted coldly in her heart.

Lin Wu is just a dreamer!

A sparrow also dreams of becoming a phoenix.

Watching Lin Guimei’s departing figure, Zhao Cuinong frowned slightly, “Ever since your aunt married into Qing City, she’s changed. We must show her some real results!”

“Yes,” Lin Wu said with a smile in her eyes, “We will.”

Soon, they arrived at South Street.

South Street hadn’t developed yet, with a moderate flow of people. The monthly rent for a two-story shop of 200 square meters was around ten thousand yuan, with a three-month minimum lease period.

Zhao Cuinong noticed a shop at the corner that was up for lease transfer, “Xiao Wu, that place seems not bad, should we go check it out?”

“Okay,” Lin Wu nodded slightly and followed Zhao Cuinong’s steps.

The owner was a local. Because the location in South Street wasn’t good, the shop hadn’t been leased for even a year and had already changed four or five tenants.

Learning that Lin Wu sold skincare products, he asked with a smile, “Which skincare brand are you the distributor for?”

Nowadays, girls all love beauty, selling skincare products would definitely make money!

That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about the shop being continuously vacated.

Lin Wu replied, “It’s our own brand.”

Hearing that, the owner became very excited, “That’s impressive! What’s the name of your brand? I’ll search it online.”

“Beauty Chant,” Zhao Cuinong introduced enthusiastically to the owner, “Brother, let me tell you, my niece is really amazing. She handles all the business herself…”

After hearing Zhao Cuinong’s words, the owner’s excited look faded as he turned his gaze to Lin Wu.

Lin Wu appeared to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.

What good skincare products could a kid make?

Without even thinking about it, you’d know this business wouldn’t last long before failing!

Sigh.

He thought he could find a reliable long-term tenant.

But it turned out… he had found another unreliable one.

Lin Wu took out her phone and looked at the surrounding landscape using the map, discovering that although this area was only moderately developed, it was close to a famous ancient town and just over twenty minutes from bustling Shanghai City, which held great potential for development!

Maybe it was already under development, only kept under wraps to prevent certain developers from intentionally inflating property prices.

Intuition told Lin Wu that once the development news was out, the rent here would shoot up like bamboo shoots after rain, and by then, you couldn’t rent at ten thousand yuan anymore!

Lin Wu spoke calmly, “Could you give a discount if we rent directly for five years?”

Rent for five years?

Upon hearing this, not only the owner, but also Zhao Cuinong was shocked!

The owner hadn’t encountered such an easy mark in a long time and immediately said, “Young lady, if you are sure about renting for five years, I’d charge you 600 thousand yuan in total, but I’ll take 580 thousand from you! It’s a win-win!”

Lin Wu didn’t bargain further, “Okay, let’s draft a contract. I’ll pay a thirty thousand yuan deposit first, and the rest will be paid monthly.”

“Good, good, good!” The owner was overjoyed, clutching Lin Wu’s hand as though afraid she would back out, “Let’s go print the contract now!”

Once the contract was in hand, it would have legal effect, and then Lin Wu wouldn’t be able to refuse to rent!

The printing shop was right next door.

Soon, the contract was printed.

As Lin Wu picked up the pen, ready to sign, Zhao Cuinong spoke up at that moment, “Xiao Wu, are we really signing for five years? Maybe we should sign for just one year to try it out?”

The location was not that great, and many shops were vacant and hard to lease out. If Lin Wu leases for five years and the business does poorly after opening, wouldn’t it become an unwanted burden?