"Fan'er, how come you're here at this time?"
Lu Fan looked over and saw his mother accompanying a guy in a neat and clean-cut suit out of her office.
Was it wrong that he imagined the dirty seeing them together? Well, whatever.
Chen Lu was still young and she deserved to be happy Lu Fan hoped that she could, but if what he knew was anything to go by, it was highly unlikely.
Even at this point when Lu Fan had money flowing in from different channels, Chen Lu still stayed true to her goal of saving for his tuition.
Her income was very sizable and she was now aiming for bigger universities. It was a good thing Lu Fan did not have to worry about his score or else it would have been quite the headache.
"Am I not welcome? I can go back."
"No, no, this is your place too. Of course, you're welcome."
Chen Lu made her way toward her son and the look in her eyes became more gratified the more she looked at him.
It was every mother's wish to see her child succeed. And Lu Fan's success was not small.
She had heard other mothers brag about their children his age, and all they could talk about was academic achievements and little things like that. It was at that time that she realized that Lu Fan was no longer a child.
The boy got a perfect score for the mock and every school in the region knew about this. While his school somewhat ignored the feat, Chen Lu knew that it was the real deal. Lu Fan was not the kind of person who'd cheat for mere grades.
That was especially true when the grades had little effect on him.
Chen Lu was aware of just how outstanding Lu Fan was thanks to Li Lin. Even if Lu Fan decided to drop out of school, he would still make it in life. Heck, he already did.
Li Lin showed her the numbers that went through META and the figures were astonishing. The amount of which most adults would never even think of in their entire life. And that was just the money that was in the company.
Li Lin had told her that the figures that Lu Fan dealt with outside the company were more staggering, making her wonder just how grand such figures looked. Figures that even Li Lin respected had to be otherworldly.
"You look more beautiful Mom. Have you been eating something special?"
Lu Fan seeing that Chen Lu was lost in thought decided to lighten the mood.
Chen Lu had started learning and because Lu Fan maxed out most of her tags, her skill set had increased.
Lu Fan was sure that she had become more competent than some fresh graduates from those famous schools and it was just the beginning.
Chen Lu who had experienced hard days always strived to add to her portfolio and Lu Fan supported her fully. He would max out every new tag that Chen Lu had managed to acquire and even provide material for everything that he thought was relevant.
"Shouldn't you use your sweat tongue on someone else? You are still young after all."
"Yes yes. Come and sit with me."
Lu Fan avoided that topic and invited Chen Lu to sit and talk.
The business here was doing very well and it had basically reached a plateau. At the current level, there was no more room for development here. The only option was to move and Lu Fan was very much against that.
One reason was that it would take Chen Lu farther away from him and he did not like that. Living with your mother to your middle age does a number on your brain.
Chen Lu was also incredibly busy as it were. If the business developed in that direction, she would be even busier. It was not worth it. He was already rich enough to support her so it was fine for her to relax, but the lady just wouldn't do it.
"Was that another one of your business partners?"
"No. That was a client. The Lunch Box outfit has started getting more prosperous and that gentleman wanted to know if we could offer more options. It seems like even the top-level figures have started asking for boxed lunches."
"Yeah, times are changing and it will start being a normal thing to work for a whole day without breaks. It makes sense that they want more options."
"I was thinking that maybe we should open another outfit. A more professional one. The ladies working in the current one are already struggling to meet the current standard."
Chen Lu said as she cast an inquisitive glance at Lu Fan waiting for her to offer his opinion. The more she learned in the business, the more astonished she was by his insight. It was like he already knew exactly what would happen where.
"That is a bad idea. You already went and made it a Community revenue source. If you start another business like this one and they start losing customers, it will cause a lot of conflict. Why don't you leave it to me? I will work on it with Li Lin and we will figure something out."
This was one of the problems that Lu Fan was afraid of.
It was very easy to create friction in this kind of establishment. Even though he had already made Chen Lu the absolute authority on the thing, it was not as secure as it would seem.
If she went and did something against the interest of the people benefiting from the outfit, it was unknown what kind of vile thing would happen.
Lu Fan already had a plan to deal with this issue but he needed to prepare and it was better to tell Chen Lu about it after everything was ready.
"Why don't you start selling breakfast as well? We could open a couple of coffee shops and bakeries around town."
"Eh, will people buy it? Are coffee shops profitable? There are already brands that sell those already."
"Don't worry. I'll handle everything and tell you when everything is ready. This will also help with the Lunch box thing."
"How much money do you need? I have saved up some, but most of the money was spent on the renovations."
"Don't worry about it. Leave it to me."
"But…"
"I will draft up an IOU when everything is done."
'These stubborn women… '