After the Divorce, I Unlocked a Perfect Life

Lin Jiang: "I know what you’re going to say. Don’t try to talk me out of it."

He Siyao: "Oh, okay."

He Siyao: "I’ll have Sister Ying find out for you as soon as possible."

Putting his phone away, Lin Jiang didn’t reply.

’It shouldn’t be too hard to find Dai Hongwei’s contact information. After all, he’s the one who wants to sell Haojie Clubhouse.’

’It seems I don’t have to worry about the price either.’

The owner of Night Charm had offered no more than 10 million. After deducting other rental expenses, Lin Jiang had over 15 million in disposable funds.

Buying Haojie Clubhouse definitely wouldn’t be a problem.

The only thing he needed to be wary of was the owner of Night Charm.

’But for now, I have to stick to my own pace. I can’t let others delay my missions.’

Sometime after six in the evening, a game prompt appeared in his mind.

[Mission Complete (Noodle Shop Expansion): Delicious Grilled Meat Recipe, 40 EXP]

Seeing the game prompt, he figured Yang Tao and Li Yuanyuan must have rented the properties.

’The next primary mission is to acquire Haojie Clubhouse. I’ll have to see how much money is left after that before I can renovate Berkeley.’

Thinking of this, Lin Jiang opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Lin Jiang]

[Skills: Culinary Skill (Basic), Fighting Technique (Basic), Baji Fist (Beginner), Swimming (Beginner)]

[Attributes: Physique 20, Comprehension 34, Charm 22]

[Martial Force: 25]

[Teammate: Xu Lin]

[Items: None]

[Treasure Chest: 60/100]

’Once the mission to acquire Haojie Clubhouse is complete, I’ll be able to choose another treasure.’

"Excuse me, is Mr. Lin Jiang here?"

The voice interrupted Lin Jiang’s thoughts as a delivery courier walked in from outside.

"I am."

"There’s a delivery for you."

After signing for the package, the courier left.

He tore open the document pouch. Inside was the recipe for the delicious grilled meat.

This recipe was much more complex than the one for delicious steak rice, with over 80 ingredients in total.

Among them were 49 seasonings and 37 Chinese medicinal herbs.

’In the future, my business scope won’t be limited to the noodle shop. I can start preparing for a barbecue restaurant too. Once the relevant mission is issued, I can open it in short order.’

"Xiaoli."

After organizing the seasoning part of the recipe, Lin Jiang waved over Zhou Xiaoli.

"Brother Jiang."

"Tomorrow, go to the wholesale market and purchase the seasonings according to the amounts on this list. Buy them from three different places to spread it out."

Zhou Xiaoli took the recipe and glanced over it.

"Brother Jiang, is there anything else?"

"Nope. Go on, get back to work."

"Okay."

Zhou Xiaoli left. Lin Jiang sent the Chinese medicine part of the recipe to Xu Lin. He could leave that sort of thing to her.

CREAK—

The shop door was pushed open, and Li Yuanyuan walked in from outside.

"Brother Jiang, we’ve settled the negotiations."

Li Yuanyuan looked at Lin Jiang a little nervously, watching his expression as she spoke:

"The 346-square-meter unit is 920,000, and the 380-square-meter one is 1.24 million."

"Not bad. We got them for just over 2 million."

"Do you think the price is okay?"

"Of course. It’s lower than I expected."

"As long as you’re satisfied. With my skills, this was the best I could do. If I tried to haggle any more, the landlord probably would have started cursing at me."

"This is more than enough."

Lin Jiang glanced outside. "Where did Yang Tao go? How come you’re the only one who came back?"

"He said he had something to take care of and would be back later. He asked me to let you know."

Lin Jiang nodded.

’He probably went to ask about the owner of Night Charm.’

Before long, Yang Tao returned.

"Brother Jiang, I’ve got the information," Yang Tao said.

"The owner of Night Charm is named Lin Jiansheng. Everyone around here calls him Master Lin. He has a few guys under him who are desperate fighters, the kind who don’t care about their own lives. He’s pretty well-known in this area."

"Besides Night Charm KTV, does he have any other businesses?"

"There’s also a restaurant called Xinyang Building. The rest are just some minor, insignificant businesses," Yang Tao said.

"But his operations are confined to the Beiqiao Street area. For all these years, he hasn’t expanded to other places."

Lin Jiang fell silent for a moment, not saying a word.

’Based on the game’s map divisions and combined with Lin Jiansheng’s situation, the entire Ning’an District has been gamified to some extent. The nine street districts under its jurisdiction are like nine different maps.’

’The Berkeley map is over. The next new map is Beiqiao Street, and its boss is Lin Jiansheng!’

’Since his business is confined to Beiqiao Street, Lin Jiansheng’s ceiling can’t be too high.’

’It’s also impossible for him to come up with a huge amount of capital to acquire Haojie Clubhouse.’

’He only offered a few million, probably because that’s all the cash he has on hand.’

"How old is that bastard that he dares call himself Master Lin?" Yan Ming said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"Over 60. That’s what everyone in the underworld calls him."

"He’s already got one foot in the grave and he’s still fucking around with this shit. Guy’s got a lot of energy."

"I heard he’s in a semi-retired state right now. He doesn’t have a son, so he’s probably trying to get his hands on Haojie Clubhouse before he fully steps down, to pave the way for his daughter," Yang Tao said nonchalantly.

"It’s a nice thought, but whether it’ll actually happen is another story."

"Who does Lin Jiansheng have working for him?"

"There are two well-known ones. One is nicknamed Old Wolf, the other is Xiaolong. They’ve been with him for many years."

"His son-in-law? What’s his background?"

"I haven’t found that out yet. But he’s definitely not a simple character. I’ll look into it more later."

Lin Jiang nodded. "We’ll stick to our own pace. Don’t let them affect us."

"Got it, Brother Jiang."

With an acknowledgment, Yang Tao went out to the back kitchen.

Just then, Lin Jiang’s phone rang. It was a call from Qiu Yunong.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing?"

Qiu Yunong’s voice was cheerful, and she seemed to be in high spirits.