Chapter 142: Open a Shop

Two Black Plastic Bags stood in front of the mirror, deeply troubled. Their original goal had been to create jobs for edgy young women.

But if they forced those girls to stop dyeing their hair and cover up their tattoos, would they still be edgy girls?

Would that still be true to their original intention?

Besides, the two of them liked dyeing their hair too!

The Black Plastic Bags were removed, and He Huanhuan stared at the lavender purple and peacock blue reflected in the mirror. She let out a long sigh. “How can they not like hair this beautiful?”

Meili sighed along with her. “Who knows? It clearly looks great!”

Once their hair was dry, the misty lavender purple and intensely saturated peacock blue were beautiful and impossible to miss.

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

But they were far from conventional. Ordinary people who had spent too long living within society’s invisible boundaries would naturally reject them on instinct.

If the two women were merely going out to turn heads, passersby would at most give them a few surprised glances.

But if they dressed like this to run an electric scooter shop, anyone who came looking to buy a vehicle would probably turn around and leave the moment they reached the door.

They were simply too trendy, too flashy, too unconventional for some people to handle.

After another sigh, Meili took a striking selfie of their hair and posted it to her social feed:

“Is it really that bad? Why doesn’t anyone like it?”

Liang Zheng’s message arrived almost immediately:

[Who doesn’t like it?]

They had only just dyed their hair, and someone already disliked it? Who was the first person she had shared it with?

Meili sighed and replied:

[Passersby, internet users, ordinary people, customers!]

The inexplicable reply made Liang Zheng’s brows draw together slightly. He immediately took a moment to call her.

“Are you having trouble?”

Meili shook her head. “It’s not really a problem. Huanhuan and I just want to open a shop, but...”

After listening to their concerns, Liang Zheng thought for a moment. “Perhaps you should consider emphasizing what makes you unique.”

Meili was surprised. “What do you mean?”

Liang Zheng spoke seriously from the other end of the call. “Since you can’t avoid it, try looking at it from another angle. There’s nothing inherently unpleasant about those distinctive traits of yours. What if you amplified them instead? What would that look like?”

Amplify what made them unique?

Amplify...

Meili’s eyes lit up at once. “I have to go! I’m hanging up! Bye!”

She quickly switched apps and searched online for some information. Then she excitedly turned to He Huanhuan.

“Huanhuan! We should open a shop that caters to young people!”

“Young people?”

Qi Meili nodded firmly. “That’s right! Young people!”

Times had changed too much. When the older generation bought electric scooters, they cared only about whether the vehicle worked and rode well.

Young people were different. They cared about appearance too.

They wanted their scooters to be attractive, cute, clean, and stylish.

If people cared about how their vehicles looked, then what about the shop itself?

He Huanhuan understood immediately. “Exactly! We can open an electric scooter dealership!”

They could decorate it to be bright, beautiful, and stylish, keeping it as clean and upscale as a car dealership.

They sold vehicles too. Their electric scooter shop would be every bit as impressive as a showroom for passenger cars!

The two women instantly felt enlightened. If they opened a beautifully designed, exquisitely decorated electric scooter dealership, then having salespeople with brightly colored hair standing inside would no longer seem strange.

Young people today were highly accepting of dyed hair and tattoos!

Haha!

Once they’d figured out the most troublesome issue, the two of them began looking into some of the bigger domestic electric scooter brands.

They barely needed to deliberate before settling on one with a youthful, vibrant brand image.

Everything after that was simple. If nothing else, the two of them certainly knew plenty of bosses and CEOs.

Her brother, Han Mo, Liang Zheng—any one of those guys only had to lift a finger, and they could slip in a favor, having their marketing departments put together detailed market research and location recommendations for the two women.

What was that saying again? Lean against a big tree and enjoy the shade!

And weren’t they enjoying it now?

Gu Jingchen had originally planned to reimburse all her franchise, renovation, and other expenses, but He Huanhuan frantically waved him off. “Oh, please! I want to open a shop, not rake in money. Why does every single one of you want to reimburse me?”

Her brother wanted to pay for it once, Han Mo wanted to pay for it again...

If a few more people reimbursed her, she wouldn’t even need to open the shop. She could just stand by the roadside handing money out to strangers!

When the grand opening finally arrived, their shop was packed with excitement. Several of Jiangcheng’s most eligible bachelor CEOs were working there for free as shop assistants.

All of them were tall and long-legged, dressed in high-end tailored suits as they helped push electric scooters around. It was a feast for the eyes.

Passersby couldn’t help asking, “Since when did Hao L start selling electric scooters?”

Black Swan electric scooters?

Still, the effect was undeniably excellent.

Following Han Mo’s suggestion, they set up two cameras and started a local livestream for the opening.

The bright, spotless two-story standalone building was filled with cream-colored electric scooters, neatly arranged exactly where they were meant to be.

Handsome male and beautiful female staff drifted in and out of the camera frame, and the livestream’s popularity instantly soared.

Electric scooters weren’t that expensive to begin with. Even the pricier ones only cost five or six thousand yuan—less than half a minute’s worth of tips in some livestreams.

The comments went wild:

[That handsome guy who just walked by! Call him back! I’ll send gifts!]

He Huanhuan immediately indulged the viewer. “Liang Zheng! Come here, quick!”

The moment he appeared on camera, his deep, striking features set off a flood of exclamation marks. He Huanhuan grinned. “No need to send gifts. If you want an electric scooter, you can place an order directly through the livestream and then come to the store to choose one~”

The comments grew even bolder:

[Do you get a handsome guy with every scooter purchase? I want the one who was pushing the scooter just now.]

She meant Han Mo. He Huanhuan wrinkled her nose.

[That one’s not available. I’ve already reserved him.]

Liang Zheng looked into the camera at that. “I’ve been reserved too.”

The commenters ignored him completely and continued spamming the chat:

[I’ll reserve you, then!]

[How much does it cost to reserve one???]

The beauty-loving young women in the livestream talked big behind their screens. Some who lived nearby even called cabs straight to the store.

But once they saw the men in person, every one of them blushed too hard to say a word.

Even when asking for a photo, they could only quietly ask He Huanhuan, “Could I take a picture with that gentle, handsome guy?”

He Huanhuan followed the direction she pointed in. It was Gu Jingchen.

Smiling, she nodded. “Sure, but he’s married~”

Handsome faces could be part of the sales pitch—but they couldn’t mislead people.

The young woman’s face reddened even more, her eyes shining brighter. “Just one photo from a distance will do.”

Yet her fingers were already tapping out comments in the livestream chat: [Girls! I checked it out in person! That gentle, handsome guy is married! God, he’s seriously something else!]

That was how young women were. When they saw someone good-looking, they liked him, admired him, and secretly cast him in little fantasies in their hearts.

But it was never harassment, crude objectification, or shameless flirting.

The grand-opening event could be considered a success. Once the livestream ended, the customers who had come to join the excitement finally began to drift away.

He Huanhuan and Qi Meili were so exhausted that they slumped over their electric scooters, unable to move. Livestreaming was exhausting. Running a shop was exhausting.

Liang Zheng stood beside Qi Meili, steadying the scooter beneath her. “Tired? Want to go soak in the hot springs?”

Meili lazily lifted her eyes to look at him. “I can’t take another step...”

Liang Zheng caught hold of her arm. “Then should I carry you there?”

Across the street, He Yunzhi’s mother quickly snapped a photo of the scene and sent it to Liang Zheng’s parents.