Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 51: Go Early and Return Early!

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Go Early and Return Early!

After three knocks, a deep voice came from the study, "Come in."

Li Zihan walked seriously towards his brother.

"Brother, are you busy right now? I have something I want to talk to you about."

Li Zishen closed the document, took a sip of tea, and looked steadily at Li Zihan, "Regarding the roast duck restaurant’s operation and staff, let’s keep everything as it is for now. Don’t make any changes until you’ve got the hang of it; it’s not too late to make changes then."

He spoke very slowly, pausing after each few words.

Although Li Zihan didn’t fully understand the deeper meaning, he always trusted his brother’s words.

Among so many companies under the Group’s banner, Li Zishen could manage them all in perfect order, the mere three roast duck restaurants were merely child’s play to him!

"Brother, should we do a promotional event?"

"That’s fine, but don’t lower the prices."

"Okay, I get it. Then I’ll head out for now and remember to come down for dinner later."

After speaking, Li Zihan hurriedly left.

He wanted to organize the details of the promotion before dinner and also get his brother’s input to implement it as soon as possible.

Oh, right, he could also ask Xiao Wan.

She had lots of quirky ideas; maybe she’d have a good plan!

"Hey, Master, what are you up to? Got time to help me think, what kind of event should I do at my roast duck restaurant to attract people?"

He thought he’d have to wait a long time, but he got a reply in a minute.

"Anyone spending over 20 in the store gets a free duck neck, half a roast duck comes with a duck leg, a whole duck comes with a duck leg and a redemption card, collect 5 cards to get a half, 8 cards for a whole, and so on."

After reading it, Li Zihan nodded his head in satisfaction.

It’s true what they say, "A family who doesn’t enter a family door aren’t a family." She’s really a perfect match for my brother, pretty impressive!

I really underestimated you before!

Actually, Tang Xiaowan had no real business acumen, she just happened to see another roast duck restaurant advertising this on her way back.

She glanced at it and unintentionally remembered it.

Since it’s all roast duck, the difference isn’t big, directly borrowing the idea should be fine, it definitely wouldn’t count as infringement.

However, Li Zihan had already started to idolize her.

He lay on his bed, holding his phone, grinning ear-to-ear: "Not bad at all, this promotion is great, let’s discuss it in more detail over dinner, thanks!"

"I won’t eat tonight, I’m dieting."

You’re not even fat, what’s there to diet...

Li Zihan hadn’t finished drafting his message when Tang Xiaowan’s next one came, "Tell Nanny Chen and your brother not to wait for me for dinner, I feel a bit sleepy and am going to bed early. Please do not disturb, thanks!"

Li Zihan: "..."

Do all girls love to look beautiful like this?

Oh, right, "Women beautify themselves for those they cherish," she must be doing it for my brother, definitely.

Little does she know, there’s a sense of crisis there!

...

That night, Tang Xiaowan indeed didn’t come downstairs, but she didn’t sleep either. Instead, she lay on a lounge chair listening to music until Li Zishen came looking for her with a food container and she slowly got up.

She didn’t say a word after opening the door.

Her hair was messy, barefoot, her lazy demeanor as if she had just woken up.

Li Zishen retracted his gaze, "Were you sleeping?"

"What’s up?"

She avoided answering directly; clearly something was on her mind!

Li Zishen put the food container on the small round table on the balcony and sat down, opening it layer by layer.

It was all dishes that Tang Xiaowan loved.

"If you don’t eat, you won’t sleep well at night. How will you have the energy to travel tomorrow?"

"Travel? Don’t you have things to do this weekend?"

"Yeah! I’m accompanying you back to Mei Garden."

Tang Xiaowan, both surprised and delighted, quickly walked over to Li Zishen, "I thought you had to handle company matters, definitely would be very busy, so..."

"I’m not busy at all; let’s eat."

"Zi, Zishen, thank you."

"What’s there to thank, isn’t this what I should do?"

Tang Xiao didn’t speak anymore, and she ate heartily, more excited and happy than ever before, suspecting that she would likely suffer from insomnia that night.

However, that wasn’t the case, she slept soundly.

Under Li Zishen’s instruction, Li Weilian added a few drops of a Western medicinal solution to her favorite shredded radish.

Colorless and tasteless, it had an excellent calming effect.

That night, the one who truly suffered from insomnia was Li Zishen.

...

Early the next morning, they set out while Li Zihan was still deep asleep.

Before getting into the car, Tang Xiaowan glanced around: three cars, ten people in total, including Uncle Cai and Fang Yun—thoughtfully selected, one to cook and one to treat ailments.

But what about Chen Xin and Bai Long, weren’t they coming?

What if they encountered bad people?

Oh well, there wasn’t much to fear. Life and death are fated!

The convoy sped ahead...

It was just past seven o’clock when Li Zihan woke up.

This was the earliest he had gotten up on a weekend; his taekwondo class didn’t start until ten, and he usually arrived just in time at the dojo to minimize training time.

His coach was a man, aloof and unsociable!

If it weren’t for Li Zihan’s pity for his mother, who persistently persuaded him, no amount of money—up to a million—would make him go.

He chose what he thought was his most handsome outfit, then cheerfully went to knock on Tang Xiaowan’s door: "Master, are you up yet?"

Leaning to listen at the door, hearing no response, he continued knocking.

"Wan, it’s me, Zihan."

Still asleep, not planning on having breakfast?

Muttering to himself, Li Zihan bounced down to the first floor.

Taking the staircase, not the elevator.

In the dining room, as Nanny Chen was setting the table and saw Li Zihan approaching, she quickly pulled out a chair for him and served him porridge.

"Where’s my brother?"

"Young Master Zishen left early in the morning for errands."

"Oh!"

As a child, Madam Lai often taught Li Zihan about the hierarchy in the family; at any time and place, he should always follow his brother, Li Zishen.

He couldn’t start eating before him.

While Li Zihan normally appeared casual and easy-going, he was exceptionally good at observing dining etiquette.

Twenty minutes later, he finished his meal.

He began wandering around the living room, occasionally glancing towards the staircase.

Nanny Chen frowned slightly: "Young Master Zihan, are you waiting for Lady Tang? She went out with Young Master Zishen."

"What? They went out together!"

"Yes, they left just before six o’clock."

"Where did they go, when will they be back?"

"Young Master Zishen didn’t say."

It wasn’t unusual for Li Zishen to leave early before dawn, but taking Tang Xiaowan and Uncle Cai with him puzzled Nanny Chen.

She adhered to her principle of not asking if not told, but why didn’t Li Zihan know either?

Surely Wan hadn’t gone back to Qingcheng?

Oh, may you all have a safe trip and return early.

Worried, Nanny Chen began cleaning up the tableware.

Back in his bedroom, Li Zihan didn’t get ready to leave; instead, he sent a message to Tang Xiaowan.

[Wan, where did you and my brother go? When will you return, and why didn’t you tell me? Isn’t that quite inconsiderate?]

However, minutes passed without a response.

[Calling Master, calling Wan...]

Li Zihan felt as if his lungs were about to explode from frustration. To sneak off for fun without taking him along—

Is that something you do? Is that what a real brother does?

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