Chapter 625: Chapter 302: The Little Girl Who Discovered Something Was Wrong (2)

But on second thought, she felt it wasn’t a good idea.

After all, she had previously said her boyfriend went to the same university as her. If she revealed Lin Shen’s true identity now, it would undoubtedly seem like she was showing off.

Besides, if her aunt found out she was involved with the boss of the man her aunt liked, what would she think?

’Will she think I’m deliberately deceiving her?’

In any case, after thinking it over, Zheng Yanfei decided to keep it a secret.

After all, aside from Lin Shen, Lin Ping was her only relative in Modu.

If her relationship with her aunt soured, Zheng Yanfei really didn’t know what she would do.

So, with each harboring their own secrets, the aunt and niece strolled through the mall, both cleverly avoiding any further mention of work.

They both assumed the other’s boyfriend wasn’t the same Lin Shen. Lin Ping, in particular, didn’t have the slightest suspicion.

She then continued with a smile.

"Fei, if you really like this boyfriend of yours, you should bring him out to meet your auntie sometime."

"Okay."

Zheng Yanfei had wanted Lin Ping to meet Lin Shen for a while now. It would be a good opportunity to find a reason and explain everything.

"How about after the National Day holiday? Is that okay?"

"Mm-hm."

Lin Ping smiled faintly, and Zheng Yanfei linked arms with her, grinning as they went off to shop.

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3:00 PM.

Lin Shen drove Jiang Wan to the newly opened Shennan Pet Society (YP District branch).

This was the tenth Shennan store to open in Modu. Qin Yuenan had even come in person for the ribbon-cutting on opening day, making it a branch of some commemorative significance.

The overall style was similar to the other Shennan Pet Society locations—a cozy, soothing, Instagrammable aesthetic perfect for photo ops.

After all, the YP District was home to dozens of universities and a large student population.

Therefore, this was a branch Lin Shen paid particular attention to.

After entering with Jiang Wan, he made a point of looking around. He noticed the cafe was very busy on a weekend, with most of the customers being university students.

But there was one thing that left Lin Shen quite dissatisfied.

The quality of service wasn’t up to par.

The cafe was full of customers, yet tables were still cluttered with dishes left behind by the previous patrons.

The floor was littered with scattered cat food, and there were even droppings accumulating in the litter boxes that no one had come to clean.

Meanwhile, the group of employees was gathered behind the coffee counter, filming videos, making coffee, and chatting happily.

Of course, this was partly related to a promotional activity Lin Shen himself had implemented.

Each branch was required to have someone run a social media account, posting updates about their cats or fun happenings in the store to generate publicity and traffic.

If the traffic was good, there were even subsidies and rewards.

’But you can’t make that your main priority!’

’The customer should always come first.’

So, Lin Shen led Jiang Wan directly to an uncleared table and sat down. He then called over an employee, his brow slightly furrowed as his handsome hand tapped a steady rhythm on the tabletop.

"You’ve all been over there chatting. Don’t you know to come and clear the tables?"

"Sorry, we didn’t notice. The store is just too crowded."

Although the employee apologized, his tone held no real remorse. In fact, it seemed like he was trying to blame the problem on the crowd.

This annoyed Lin Shen immensely.

After all, a Cat Cafe was a type of service business. The phrase "the customer is king" wasn’t just an empty saying.

Lin Shen had originally wanted to model his physical stores after Haidilao, known for its exceptional quality of service. But who would have thought he’d run into this kind of issue at the tenth branch.

So, after casually ordering an afternoon tea set, Lin Shen made a direct request.

"Get your store manager."

Huh?

The employee had initially been polite to Lin Shen only because he was handsome and his girlfriend was a gentle-looking beauty with an impressive figure.

Because of this, he had assumed Lin Shen was the easy-going type who wouldn’t make a fuss.

But who knew his personality was actually so harsh? Just because a table wasn’t cleared promptly, he was actually going to call the manager out for a confrontation.

This instantly filled the employee with resentment, and he couldn’t help but grumble to himself.

’So what if he’s handsome?’

"I’m sorry, the manager is busy right now."

’Busy?’

Lin Shen raised an eyebrow and directly called Qin Yuenan.

"Hello? Nan, who’s the manager of our tenth Shennan branch in the YP District? Right, I need to speak with him. Can you give him a call? Just tell him I’m at the store right now. Mm, it’s fine, you don’t need to come. That’s all."

After hanging up, Lin Shen didn’t say anything more to the employee, which left the staff member feeling a bit puzzled.

’What’s this guy up to?’

After grumbling to himself, the employee went back behind the coffee counter to continue filming videos.

Before long, however, he found out exactly what Lin Shen was doing.

The manager rushed into the cafe, looked around frantically, and charged behind the coffee counter. With a grave expression, he sternly questioned the laughing and chatting employees.

"Did a young man come in earlier and say he wanted to see me?"

Huh?

Seeing the manager’s nervous, sweat-drenched face, the employee who had served Lin Shen was stunned. He hadn’t expected the manager to show up on a weekend. He hastily pointed toward the corner.

The manager’s eyes widened as he looked in the indicated direction. He threw a harsh remark over his shoulder and ran over.

"I’ll deal with you all later!"

Huh?

’Deal with us?’

This remark instantly made all the employees extremely nervous, even a little lost.

So they stopped slacking off and scrambled to get back to work, hoping to avoid a scolding from the manager.

"President Lin!"

The manager scurried over to Lin Shen, wringing his hands with a sycophantic smile.

"What brings you to the store so suddenly today?"

To be honest, when the manager received the call from Qin Yuenan, his heart leaped into his throat.

He had only met this ultimate boss of Shennan once, at the grand opening. Since then, it was always her subordinates who liaised with him on related matters.

He never expected to suddenly get a call from her today. It had scared him half to death.

After all, her command, laced with a hint of coldness, would fill anyone who heard it with a chilling sense of dread.

"Get to the store immediately. The chairman of Shennan is inspecting your branch right now."

Huh?

When he first heard this, the manager was completely dumbfounded.

In his mind, the chairman of Shennan was busy with his business all the time. How could he possibly come to inspect a store on a weekend?

Even if he were to inspect it, shouldn’t there be some advance notice?

Why was it like an emperor’s incognito tour?

This caught the manager completely off guard. He finally understood how those officials must have felt when they encountered an emperor on an incognito inspection.

It was terrifying!

So, the manager had rushed over immediately, terrified of being disrespectful.

After all, he had finally managed to latch onto a powerhouse like Shennan. If he got kicked to the curb, his whole Cat Cafe business would probably go bankrupt again.

Moreover, Shennan had acquired the store. If he angered President Lin, wouldn’t he lose his job too?

In any case, the manager was in a complete panic, sweating profusely.

This was his first time actually meeting Lin Shen, and he never imagined the chairman of Shennan would be so young!

He looked to be in his early twenties at most. Wasn’t this a textbook case of a rich second-generation heir?

’This is not going to be easy.’

The manager’s heart pounded even harder at the thought.

Seeing his flustered and helpless appearance, Lin Shen didn’t put on an air of superiority.

But he still needed to project the necessary authority, or he wouldn’t be able to keep his subordinates in line.

"I’ll start with two points that need correction. First, you need to be more observant. Clear tables promptly to give customers a clean and comfortable environment."

"You’re lucky most of the customers are university students who can understand that you’re busy, but that’s no excuse for you to be lazy."

"Second, remember to scoop the litter boxes. Otherwise, the smell will build up. Use air freshener in a timely manner and keep the store clean and tidy."

"We’re in the service industry. If you can’t even get these basics right, you might as well not be in it at all."

"Your employees will be sent back to headquarters for retraining. I’ll have someone arrange it. If they can do the job, they can stay. If they can’t, I will dismiss them with compensation."

Although Lin Shen spoke gently, each word was like a needle pricking the manager’s heart, filling him with lingering fear as he nodded frantically.

"Yes, yes! President Lin! I’ll go discipline them right away!"

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