Chapter 2333: Car Accident

Editor: Atlas Studios

Qiao Mei picked up the elegant-looking wooden invitation card with the words “Osmanthus Private Dining” written on it. There was also an image of a gold osmanthus carved next to the words, making the invitation card look very graceful. As for the bookmark, it was made of metal and there was an image of a chrysanthemum carved on it. The flower petals were well-arranged and it looked very beautiful.

“These look really nice…” Qiao Mei said as she sighed.

Qiao Mei immediately agreed to start production. She made a total of four batches of the same design but with different materials, namely wood, metal, paper and bamboo. It was the same for the bookmarks. Moreover, each bookmark was tagged with a serial number to prevent people from stealing and selling them.

After a month, all the invitation cards and bookmarks were ready. Qiao Mei asked for them to be delivered to the restaurant. She looked at Molly and said, “Make a list of the people who are coming here for dinner this week and send out the invitation cards in chronological order. Call the host and find out the exact number of people who will be coming that day. You have to be meticulous and ask for even the most minute details.”

“Alright.” Molly wrote the instructions down in her notebook.

“Oh right, the invitation card and bookmark must also be stamped with our anti-counterfeit official seal before they are sent to the guests. If the invitation card or serial number does not match the guest’s details, don’t allow the person in,” Qiao Mei said.

“I have noted down everything you say,” Molly said.

Initially, Qiao Mei was worried that there would be diners who would find it too troublesome and that many people would cancel their bookings and ask for refunds. She did not expect the guests to like the invitation cards a lot. They felt that this made the experience much more classy and was like an improvement to their status, which made them very happy.

This change was met with mixed feelings. Back then, Tan Jing had quietly caused a poisoning incident in Li Gui’s restaurant by sneaking in. Those desperate Huang family members had wanted to follow suit, but they did not expect Qiao Mei to implement this new process and completely disrupt their plans.

The crook they hired went back on his word at the last minute and did not even return the deposit to the Huang family. You Yu was very annoyed. She and Huang Can had no future to look forward to and it was all Qiao Mei’s fault!

It would not quell her anger if she just left the capital without doing anything. She had to make Qiao Mei pay the price, even if it meant sacrificing herself!

“Hello, Elder Sister. I recall that you’re working as a cleaner in the mental hospital.” You Yu made a phone call home and talked on the phone for a long time. She even closed the door on Huang Can so that he could not hear anything.

Qiao Mei’s businesses were doing well now and everything was on track. It was time for her to encash her profits, so she invited Qian’e and Chi Ze to her house for dinner.

The moment Qian’e entered the house, she started rattling off. “Can you give me more money! I don’t have enough capital to expand the factory now! How about you don’t ask for your profits yet and I’ll give you the money after the expansion is done.”

“I need money too! The convoy does not have enough trucks! I’m thinking of buying more. Besides, there are really too few people who know how to drive big trucks. I want to recruit a group of people and train them to drive trucks, after which they have to sign a long-term contract to work for our company,” Chi Ze said anxiously.

She had arranged this meal today for her to collect her money, but she did not expect them to ask her for money instead!

Qiao Mei flapped her hands and said, “Alright! Alright! Give me a figure and the list of expenses. I’ll approve everything!”

The two people in front of her bickered non-stop, each asking for a bigger amount and describing a more ambitious plan. Qiao Mei’s ears were going to burst from the din that they were making.

“Why is it so lively here?” Xia Yuan pushed open the door and asked as he walked in.

“Why are you at my house at this hour of the day?” Qiao Mei asked curiously. By right, Xia Yuan should be at work now.

“I’m taking a day off today. My superior asked me to rest at home for a while,” Xia Yuan said wearily.

Qian’e looked at Xia Yuan curiously and asked, “That’s strange. You actually know how to take time out to rest?”

“I… It’s not that I want to do that…” Xia Yuan said helplessly. His career was currently on the rise and his superiors thought very highly of him. Moreover, with his relationship with Xia Wen, his rapid rise to the top was just around the corner. He also worked harder than all his colleagues.

“So what does that mean?” Qian’e asked.

“I… I knocked down Wang Tian with my car. She’s in the hospital now,” Xia Yuan said irritably.

“Wang Tian? Who is that? The one from the family who sells buns?” Qian’e asked.

“Yes,” Qiao Mei replied.

She did not expect this young lady to even be willing to endanger her own life to get hold of Xia Yuan. It seemed that she had underestimated this girl.

“She will stand at the main entrance of my workplace every day. Whenever she sees my car, she will come and block me. I tried to drive around her, but I didn’t expect her to rush over head on. It did not even matter that I braked and stopped the car. She just wants to pin the issue on me!” Xia Yuan said angrily.