School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

After a moment of silence, Li Dapang laughed and cursed, "Who the hell came up with this topic? I'd curse too if I saw the topic."

"There's nothing wrong with the topic!" Xiao Han replied.

"It's not fair," Li Dapang suddenly started jumping, "There are many people in this world without fathers. Besides, it's not fair to the children from single-parent families."

Xiao Han was slightly taken aback and said, "Fatty, since when did you start thinking about problems so thoroughly?"

"Hehe..." Li Dapang chuckled with a snicker.

In the midst of their conversation, Li Dapang's phone rang. He immediately answered the call.

After hanging up, Li Dapang excitedly said, "Hurry, get up, we've got to head to the store."

"What happened?" Xiao Han looked up at Li Dapang.

"The goods have arrived!" Li Dapang said excitedly, "Hundreds of phones have all arrived; Yang Lu asked us to take a look."

"Then what are we waiting for!" As soon as Xiao Han heard this, he took off running.

With over ten days left until Christmas, malls and supermarkets were already filled with the festive atmosphere, with red Christmas hats and red Christmas attire. On the streets, Santa Clauses in costumes were distributing Christmas gifts to children passing by.

If their own store didn't open soon, they would perfectly miss the great promotional opportunity of Christmas.

When they reached the entrance to the pedestrian street, Yang Lu was directing workers to hang up the store's sign. A huge sign was being welded into place, featuring a massive apple with a bite taken out of it. The gilded letters were exceptionally eye-catching, dazzling to look at: Hanmen Technology Co., Ltd.

Below this line of text was another line in much smaller font: Authorized Apple Store.

This line of text indicated that this was a bona fide Apple authorized store, certainly not one of those roadside stores with an Apple logo but without authorization.

Yang Lu looked very happy when she saw Xiao Han and Li Dapang coming.

"Xiao Han, you're here?" Yang Lu said excitedly, "The goods have arrived, and I'm having the staff arrange the products according to my specifications."

"Good!" Xiao Han nodded.

Yang Lu took Xiao Han into the store, where all the lights had been turned on, bright and clear. The walls that could be knocked down were basically demolished and replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass, making the store feel much more spacious. The interior, dominated by white, looked very clean and matched well with the color of Apple products.

Right at the entrance was the display area, with Apple products from the fourth generation up to the latest models neatly presented.

The employees were busy at work; there was a safe in the store, and all products were moved into it except for the display units. On the left was the experience area, and on the right, the accessory products. These were sourced by Yang Lu from other places and included phone cases, screen protectors, various kinds of cables, and protective covers, all neatly displayed on a wall.

"Wow..." Li Dapang was very excited and said, "I never thought we could set up a store like this."

"It looks great." Xiao Han smiled slightly, then asked, "Yang Lu, when is the grand opening?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"I'm planning a soft opening tomorrow!" Yang Lu said, "After the soft opening, we'll start operating officially. What do you think?"

"Hmm!" Xiao Han nodded and said, "You decide yourself, you are the one who knows marketing. Whatever marketing plan the company comes up with, you make the call. Of course, if there's a relatively large promotion, you need to let me know first."

"Yes!" Yang Lu nodded, then seriously went through the soft opening activities and discounts with Xiao Han. After listening, Xiao Han nodded and agreed with Yang Lu's suggestions.

While they were discussing, suddenly, a burly man walked in from outside.

"Who's the boss?" the sturdy man shouted, his voice booming like thunder.

"I am!" Xiao Han turned and looked at the man, asking, "What's the matter?"

"Do you have authorization paperwork from Apple?" the sturdy man eyed Xiao Han, a smirk appearing on his lips.

"Correct!" Xiao Han nodded and said, "We've got the official authorization from Apple. Why? Is there a problem?"

"Show me the documents!" the sturdy man snorted coldly.

Xiao Han narrowed his eyes, seeing from the man's expression that he was probably accustomed to bullying others. If he wasn't urban management, then he was likely a local thug or hoodlum. That meant this guy was almost certainly sent by some rival Apple phone sellers in the area to cause trouble.

"These documents aren't for you to see." Xiao Han laughed and said, "Our documents are only shown to the relevant authorities, and they have nothing to do with you!"

"Listen up, kid," the sturdy man twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm the urban management officer in charge of this street. I'm telling you now, there's a problem with the sign outside your store. You have half a day to remove it, or else we'll have to take action ourselves."

"We've already reported our sign to the Urban Management Bureau," Yang Lu said anxiously.

"Heh heh, that's none of my business!" the sturdy man said with a cold laugh, then added, "I'm just letting you know, if you don't take it down, you're on your own."

After saying that, the sturdy man turned and left.

In the room, Yang Lu and Li Dapang were stunned. Xiao Han, on the other hand, appeared much calmer. It seemed that he had already mentally prepared for such situations. Even though Yang Lu was knowledgeable about marketing and planning, she didn't understand these underworld rules. She could only stare blankly.

"Xiao Han, what... what should we do?" Yang Lu asked awkwardly.

"Was that man from the Urban Management Bureau?" Xiao Han asked, "We need to clear this up first."

"It seems so!" Yang Lu's eyes lit up, "That man also came to our shop yesterday. He didn't say anything and just left; now that you mention it, I suddenly remember that yesterday he was wearing the Urban Management Bureau's uniform. He didn't wear it today, so I didn't recognize him."

"So, he really is with the Urban Management?" Xiao Han frowned.

"Right!" Yang Lu nodded, "But why isn't he wearing the bureau's uniform?"

"Isn't that obvious!" Xiao Han replied disdainfully, before adding, "He's not wearing the uniform because it's not convenient for him to act in it. In other words, his visit today is not the opinion of the Urban Management Bureau, but his own agenda."

"And what would that be?" Li Dapang hurriedly asked.

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"Either he's here for money, or he's here to smash up the place!" Xiao Han said with an indifferent smile.

"So, what do we do?" Yang Lu asked, "Do we... have to give him money?"

"I guess a lot of people on this street have already paid," Xiao Han glanced at Yang Lu and continued, "But, I, for one, don't want to pay."

"Exactly, don't pay!" Li Dapang waved his fists and said, "Damn it, if he dares to come again, I'll call my boys and we'll show them some color!"

"Cut it out!" Xiao Han replied with disdain, then said, "Your so-called brothers? All skinny and malnourished. Do you think they dare to confront the urban management?"

"Er…" Li Dapang hesitated a moment, then chuckled, "There's strength in numbers, after all. Besides, if it really comes to blows, those urban management guys wouldn't dare to lay a finger on a bunch of students, right? Isn't that true?"

Xiao Han paused, then said, "Stop talking nonsense. Urban management? Who don't they dare to hit? From ninety-year-old elders to three-year-old toddlers walking the streets, who wouldn't they hit? Once they start hitting people, they wouldn't even recognize their own father!"

My understanding of the urban management comes from the news. Over the years, the quality of the urban management team has improved. A few years ago, the team was practically a gang, or it was like the government had hired a bunch of gangsters to maintain the city's appearance. Now it's different. With strict government controls and media scrutiny, the urban management has been somewhat restrained.

However, there are still a few who abuse their authority to extort and exploit the people.

"So, what do we do?" Li Dapang asked.

"Let's not worry about that for now," Xiao Han shook his head, "Before they make a move, we absolutely cannot act first, understand?"

"Yes!" Li Dapang nodded.

Yang Lu's expression was grave as she said, "We're opening tomorrow, and I'm afraid... I'm afraid they will cause trouble!"

"If they really dare to cause trouble, they can't blame me for not being polite!" Xiao Han narrowed his eyes. He had gone through all the legal processes: the company was registered, the business license obtained, tax registration with the commercial department done, and the Urban Management Bureau notified. If they still dared to mess around, he would have to take legal action.

Xiao Han had never been afraid of any evil forces. If someone dared to challenge him, he would not hesitate to strike back. It didn't matter whether the opponent was an underworld force or the urban management force from the government.

The store was about to open, an event that should have been a joyous occasion, but it had brought everyone's spirits down. The initial joy had vanished without a trace, replaced by endless worry and concern.

"What's the matter? Are you all scared?" Xiao Han looked at them.

"No," Yang Lu shook her head.

"Right!" Xiao Han looked at Yang Lu and whispered a few instructions into her ear. After hearing them, Yang Lu hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll do as you ask."

"Hmm!" Xiao Han nodded.

...............

In the afternoon, Xiao Han entered the exam venue as promised.

"Xiao Han!" Chen Zihan looked at Xiao Han excitedly, barely able to contain her joy. She hadn't heard from Xiao Han all morning and thought he wouldn't come to the exam in the afternoon either. Just when Chen Zihan was feeling down, she suddenly saw Xiao Han enter the exam venue, and she was immediately elated.

Jiang Xiaoliang watched Xiao Han curiously but, at this point, he was no longer worried. Xiao Han had already missed one exam, which meant that he was set to lose this placement test. Jiang Xiaoliang felt secretly thrilled inside because he would soon be able to move back next to Chen Zihan.