Future Pet Shop

"Tiantian, your grandma was a little tired, so she went to one of the rooms to rest. It's getting late, and it wouldn't be right to wake her. Why don't you just stay here at the shop tonight? We have plenty of rooms, anyway." Shen Yibin glanced at his watch. It was already past eleven, so he decided against sending them home.

"Yes, there's an empty bed in the room your grandma is sleeping in, so you can sleep there! I have toiletries here. Come on, let's go get them!" Although Xia Shixuan hadn't been able to buy Scarf, she wasn't too disappointed with the agreement they'd reached. She cheerfully pulled Lv Tiantian away.

'Alright, I guess I'm not going back tonight either. I'll stay at the shop tomorrow and get this sorted out!' After thinking it over, Shen Yibin sent Director Kong a WeChat message, then took Hah'Er and Maphario back to his own long-neglected bedroom and soon drifted off to sleep.

He woke up in the morning, made breakfast, and after eating, took Hah'Er to the park to continue his workout. When he returned, he saw a new car parked in front of the shop. Just as he was wondering whose it was, Lawyer Zhang Danxuan, dressed in sharp business attire, opened the driver's door and stepped out. "Mr. Bin, good morning!"

"Oh, Lawyer Zhang, you're up bright and early." Shen Yibin hurried forward to shake her hand and welcomed Zhang Danxuan inside. She had undoubtedly received his WeChat message and come to help draft the contract. "Thank you for all your hard work on the research institute matter." Setting up the research institute had also required a lot of legal work, and Shen Yibin had entrusted it all to Zhang Danxuan. Lawyer Zhang had not disappointed his trust, completing the job flawlessly.

"Heh, it's my honor that Mr. Shen trusts my professional expertise." As the two of them reached the second floor, Xia Shixuan brought them some tea. After thanking her, Zhang Danxuan got straight to the point. "Where are the parties for the contract we're drafting today? Shall we begin?" She was as efficient as ever.

"One of the parties is Miss Xia Shixuan!" Shen Yibin waved Xia Shixuan over. "The other party is not yet eighteen, so her legal guardian will have to handle things on her behalf. We can revise the contract after she comes of age. Shi Xuan, could you ask Li to come over as well?" Lv Tiantian had already explained the situation to Li during breakfast that morning. Li wasn't too worried and had readily agreed.

In her words, everyone at Shen Yibin's shop was a good person, and good people certainly wouldn't let her granddaughter be taken advantage of. This left Shen Yibin feeling rather exasperated. 'Why does everyone keep giving me the 'good guy' card?'

"Li, this is Lawyer Zhang Danxuan. She's one of the top lawyers in Yunzhong City. You and Xia can take your time talking with her. I'll leave you to it!" After making the introductions, Shen Yibin took Hah'Er downstairs to play, leaving the upstairs space to them.

A small contract like this was a piece of cake for Zhang Danxuan. After listening to Xia Shixuan and Li state their respective terms, she opened her laptop on the spot and, after a flurry of typing, had it all sorted out. Of course, the official signing would have to wait until Lv Tiantian got back from school and reviewed it.

Once the contract was drafted, Zhang Danxuan declined Shen Yibin's invitation to stay for lunch and drove off to her next appointment. Her schedule was incredibly tight.

Around noon, Director Kong arrived with Sun Qian and the others for lunch. Upon arriving, he grumbled at Shen Yibin for quite a while, only letting him off the hook after Shen Yibin promised he would definitely return to the manor that day. After lunch, the group didn't leave. They stayed at the shop, drinking tea and chatting, and the time passed without them noticing.

By the time Shen Yibin had finished making dinner, Lv Tiantian was back from school. She took the contract from her grandmother, read it over carefully several times, and after confirming everything was in order, Li signed on behalf of Lv Tiantian, and Xia Shixuan signed for herself. The moment the contract was signed, before the ink was even dry, Xia Shixuan transferred 300,000 to Lv Tiantian without a second thought.

Lv Tiantian didn't hesitate either, immediately finding Shen Yibin to purchase Scarf. Her open-minded grandmother, Li, didn't object. She had seen how much Lv Tiantian adored Scarf these past few days, and if her granddaughter was happy, she was happy.

"Alright, the total is 233,333.33 yuan. You can just scan this QR code." Although there were still a few days left before the two-month deadline, Shen Yibin couldn't be bothered with it. He immediately opened his phone and displayed the payment QR code. Lv Tiantian scanned it with her own phone, and over two hundred thousand yuan was transferred into Shen Yibin's account.

"Alright, from now on, Scarf is yours. You have to take good care of it!" Shen Yibin picked up Scarf and placed it in Lv Tiantian's arms. "You're still in your last year of high school, so you probably won't have much time to look after it. It's better if it stays at the shop during the day. With your grandmother and Xia here, it'll definitely be well cared for. I'll also give you a freezer. I'll have them modify it and deliver it to your house, then you two can go home together after school… No need to refuse. The freezer is a free gift; consider it included in the price." Shen Yibin told a little white lie as a way of looking out for Lv Tiantian.

"Thank you, Bin! Once I open my own studio, the very first piece of clothing I design will be for you!" Lv Tiantian found it impossible to refuse and could only express her gratitude in this way.

"I'm going to hold you to that! Make sure you design a cool outfit for me then. It's getting late, you should hurry back to school." Shen Yibin smiled as he saw Lv Tiantian off, then got into his car with Hah'Er, Xiaoliu, and Maphario, ready to return to the manor for the night.

Back at the manor, Hah'Er and the others went to roughhouse with Bald Qiang. Sun Qian went to her room to prepare for her new album, while Director Kong, Fang Yuanshan, and the others headed to the game room to play mahjong. Shen Yibin, for his part, sat on the balcony, opened his phone, and began to calculate his recent earnings.

Scarf's price was 233,333.33 yuan, and a twenty-five percent commission came out to 58,333.33 yuan. Adding that to his previously accumulated commission of 70,984.67 yuan brought the total to exactly 129,318 yuan! That was more than half of the 200,000 in commission required for the next upgrade.

'Wow, I didn't expect Scarf's price to be so high. The commission from this one pet is almost as much as the commission from Marc, Bald Qiang, and Xiaoliu combined. If future pets are all at this price point, I'll only need two more to upgrade to a Level 2 partner. If I'm lucky, maybe just one more will be enough. I wonder what new benefits the upgrade will bring?'

He gazed gleefully at the total commission amount again and again before finally putting down his phone and starting to think about when to find the next pet.