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In the afterglow, someone came to the small building with two thin pieces of rice paper and solemnly handed them to Li Nianxian.

Li Nianxian waited for his subordinates to leave, returned to the small building, sat alone under the lamp and candle, took a deep breath, and opened the first piece of rice paper.

Xiaolian stood quietly behind Li Nianxian, also poked her head out, and looked at the paper.

"In this competition, from the morning of March 8 to the end of noon on March 23, for 15 days, each of the participating relatives is in charge of 30 tea shops, and the one with the most total surplus will win."

The first piece of rice paper contains very little content, but the rule is clear, that is, the total surplus of the 30 tea shops in 15 days is used as a reference, and whoever has the most surplus wins.

"Thirty rooms...... Miss, isn't there too much of this shop?"

Xiaolian's expression was a little solemn, she had also walked through the shops below, knowing that an energetic steward could also be in charge of three to five shops, thirty shops, and that would require a lot of old stewards to control.

Li Nianxian frowned and unfolded the second piece of rice paper.

On the second piece of rice paper, there is a brief map of Huaning City, on which the general situation of each street is drawn, and the streets are marked with simple symbols, symbolizing the tea shop set up by the Li Mansion on that street.

The industry of Li Mansion is not small, and there are about more than 200 large and small tea shops in the entire Huaning City and the surrounding areas.

Judging from the entire map, the area where the tea shops are concentrated is mainly in the prosperous area, which shows that the ability of the Li industry is indeed good.

Among them, the general situation has been marked, the store is divided into seven parts, each of which is thirty, and the prosperity of the location, the business situation, and the scale of the store are not much different, that is to say, they can choose one from them at will, and the business situation of the seven shares is on the same starting line.

Of these seven parts, no matter which one, the thirty shops are not in the same area, and most of them include the prosperous areas of the city, the suburbs of the city, and even the shops in the counties and towns around Huaning City.

No matter how talented a person is, it is impossible for him to completely control the scattered tea shops that almost include the entire Huaning City at the same time.

Li Nianxian took the rice paper, was silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed softly, and there was an indescribable loss on her fair and beautiful cheeks.

The excitement she had suppressed in her chest all afternoon disappeared without a trace in an instant.

She thought she had a chance to take the initiative, but in the end, looking at the scattered shops on rice paper, the woman had the urge to cry.

Thirty discontinuous tea shops, no matter how capable she is, she can only take care of one-third of it.

Either choose a bustling area, focus on the suburbs, or take control of the shops in the surrounding towns.

If you run back and forth, you will be tired and die of exhaustion.

What kind of chance is this!?

This is clearly bullying!

Li Nianxian's heart suddenly swelled with anger, and he really wanted to lose his temper and ask Li Qian, why did he come up with such a rule?

However, she didn't make a move after all.

In the afternoon, Li Qian announced in public that the managers of the Li family were free to choose the children they supported, that is to say, in fact, at that time, Li Qian had such a plan in his heart.

The Li family is no longer a small family after all, and there is no way to lead the family forward on its own.

There are also more people in the clan, and the interests have been intertwined over the years, and several groups have faintly appeared, and those powerful stewards have been tied to Li Qian's descendants, and in their hearts, there must be someone who is really willing to follow.

And these people have also integrated into the future of the Li family, and their choices are no less important than Li Qian's decisions.

Li Qian could only give Li Nianxian a chance, but he could never force those who had the right to be loyal to her.

In the final analysis, as a grandfather, out of love, he may be able to understand his granddaughter's hard work, but as the head of the family, those people only pursue interests, in their hearts, women have become a thing in their blood, of course they will not be willing to let such a thing happen.

They don't follow Li Nianxian, they don't obey her, and they want to defeat her, which is almost inevitable.

Therefore, Li Qian simply let such a struggle be staged in advance, so that this competition can be put on the bright side.

If Li Nianxian loses, then it will naturally go with the flow, and everything will be as usual.

And if Li Nianxian really breaks through in adversity and can win in such a situation, then not only him, the grandfather, I believe that the hearts of those stewards will also change, they will recognize Li Nianxian's talent, really feel Li Nianxian's will, and thus sincerely surrender to her.

Only by defeating them can it be possible to make them surrender!

Li Nianxian sat in the candlelight, silent for a long time, she had already figured out what her grandfather meant, and knew Li Qian's good intentions in doing this.

This is not a pure difficulty, but a competition that allows her to really be tested, only by winning under such unequal competition conditions, can she, a woman, really sit firmly in the position of the head of the Li family.

Xiaolian next to her frowned, looking very angry, and muttered in a low voice: "Those old stewards are all on Li Shanlong's side, and there are none on Miss's side, what can I do, Xiaolian can take care of three tea shops at most, no matter how much, I can't take care of it."

The candle flame flickered, and in the bright red light and shadow, Li Nianxian's face was also slightly red, and when she heard Xiaolian's muttering, Li Nianxian, who had been silent, shook her head and said softly: "Do your best, I have also promoted three or four young stewards in the past few years, their ability is limited, but they should be able to manage one or two."

Xiaolian sighed, looking at the distribution map of the tea shops on the rice paper, but she was secretly anxious.

The young stewards promoted by Li Nianxian are only slightly more outstanding than ordinary people, and their experience, experience, business and other skills are far inferior to those tested old stewards.

On Li Shanlong's side, any old steward has more than 20 years of experience, and in some aspects, he is even stronger than Li Nianxian.

Four or five Li Nianxian together, what kind of concept is this!? That kind of force is enough to fight against the Lu family and the Zhang family!

After Xiaolian went downstairs, she lay on the bed, tossing and turning, and stayed awake all night.

Seeing that the pane was gradually turning white, and there was just a bright light outside, she got up and came out and went straight to Zhao Qi's residence.

Zhao Jue opened the door of the house, stood in the courtyard and stretched his waist lazily, slowly moving his body, ready to go out for a run.

From the core area of the Li Mansion, on the splendid path, the figure of Xiaolian appeared in the bamboo shadow.

From a distance, Zhao Yu could see that her face was anxious, her mental state was very poor, and her hair was a little messy, and she didn't seem to have been combed yet.

Seeing his fiancée like this, Zhao Jue's heart suddenly became nervous, and when Xiaolian came closer, he asked with concern: "Someone bullied you?" ”。

Xiaolian's eyes were slightly red, she shook her head, and whispered, "No."

Zhao Jue stretched out his hand, straightened the hair on her sideburns behind her white earlobes, gently rubbed the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "What's going on?" Why are you so emaciated? ”。

"Yes Miss...... Miss, she was qualified to compete for the head of the house...... Whining...... But...... Woo...... Wow! ”。

Xiaolian opened her mouth, but she couldn't help but feel very aggrieved, her voice choked, tears fell from her eyes, and suddenly she threw herself into Zhao Jie's arms and cried loudly.

"Uh", Zhao Jue was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, also wrapped Xiaolian around, patted her back gently, and whispered: "Look at you, how old you are, what are you crying for, cry for a while, and your face will be spent."

Xiaolian cried even more fiercely.

Zhao Yu was speechless, so he had to hug her and silently wait for Xiaolian to cry enough.

Smelling the faint fragrance of his fiancée, Zhao Chu comfortably hugged her tighter again, with infinite warmth in his heart, he couldn't help but hum a ballad softly in her ear.

"My dear...... You fly slowly, beware of the thorny roses in front...... Honey, open your mouth, and the scent of flowers in the wind will intoxicate you ......".

Although Zhao Jie's five tones are incomplete, this song doesn't use any high notes, adults and children can control it, the emotions are in place, and the singing is quite feeling.

Xiaolian cried and cried, only to hear Zhao Jue's somewhat strange singing voice ringing in her ears, she didn't understand what it meant at first, and after listening to it for a while, she slowly integrated into the melody.

"I'm entangled with you...... Fly over this red dust and chase your life's ......".

The singing voice was faint and lingered until the end, and finally Zhao Yi lowered his head and looked at Xiaolian, only to find that Xiaolian was no longer crying, but looked up at him quietly.

There are two crystal tears on her fair and well-behaved goose egg face, but there is a pair of pure eyes that contain infatuated affection.

The two looked at each other quietly for a moment, Zhao Qi looked at Xiaolian's delicate lips, and there was no thought in his mind at all, so he lowered his head and kissed it gently.

In the yard, the delicate flowers are slowly blooming, the morning sun has not yet risen, and the dew is still wet.