Financial Independence through Cracked Apps

Chapter 393 - 201: Moving

He had Vitality Body Milk to combat fatigue, an oral spray for dental hygiene, Bone Density Calcium Tablets to increase bone strength, a Concentration Pill for focus, Tuna Oil to enhance his abilities, and even a Heart and Lung Vitality Potion to improve his lung capacity.

It would be no exaggeration to say that Lin Shen was an all-around warrior at this point.

Therefore, he was more interested in gaining attributes than items.

But since the reward had been given, he had to check its use.

[Endocrine Regulation Potion: When consumed, it effectively improves the health of all internal organs, strengthening resistance and the body’s own immune system.]

After reading the item’s description, Lin Shen felt that this Endocrine Regulation Potion was basically a health supplement.

A useful one, at that.

’Not bad.’

Lin Shen thought to himself as he drove to the Shennan Pet Society.

After the initial hype of the grand opening, the public’s curiosity should have cooled down by now.

Plus, it was a Monday—a workday. Customer traffic was usually at its lowest at times like this.

So, Lin Shen didn’t have high hopes that his cafe would stay popular indefinitely.

’Keeping even a third of the customers would be a success!’

Lin Shen’s expectations were simple, but reality had a big surprise in store for him.

When he arrived, he found that the cafe was still packed with customers!

It wasn’t as busy as the weekend, but it was far from empty. Cheerful laughter drifted out from inside, and the atmosphere was lively and harmonious.

The staff members were in the middle of a photoshoot with the cats, posing them for promotional pictures, which amused many of the customers.

"Solar! Stop sunbathing! Get up and get to work!"

"Yuumi! Don’t jump on the customer’s neck! Get down!"

As Lin Shen walked into the cafe, he was greeted by this heartwarming scene of people and cats coexisting in perfect harmony.

This was perfectly in line with his original reason for opening the cafe.

To find a home for animals in a city built for people.

"Boss Lin."

The first person to greet Lin Shen as he entered was Qi Hao.

He was holding a ledger and began to detail the previous day’s revenue breakdown.

A total of 55,000—even more than the first day!

Seeing that number, Lin Shen felt a dreamlike sense of unreality.

’Can a Cat Cafe really generate this much revenue?’

"But it might be a bit less today," Qi Hao said with a wry smile.

"It’s Monday, and morning traffic was down by about 30%."

"That’s to be expected."

Lin Shen handed the ledger back to Qi Hao just as Lin Ping brought him a freshly made coffee.

"President Lin, please try this. It’s a raw coconut latte I’ve been working on. I’m not sure if it’s any good."

SLURP—!

Lin Shen lifted the cup and took a small sip. His eyes immediately widened in praise.

"Not bad at all! This is delicious."

"That’s good."

Seeing Lin Ping’s happy expression, Lin Shen smiled knowingly and took her hand, asking,

"Have you moved into the new apartment yet?"

"Not yet."

Lin Ping’s pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked a little shy.

After all, the cafe was quite crowded, and holding hands so openly would easily draw attention.

But Lin Ping didn’t pull her hand away. ’Instead of trying to hide it,’ she thought, ’it might be better to just be open about my relationship with Lin Shen. It’s not like it’s anything to be ashamed of.’

Sure enough, when the other employees saw the intimate interaction between Lin Ping and Lin Shen, they instantly understood. Their suspicions about the two’s relationship were confirmed, and they all went back to their own tasks, pretending they hadn’t seen a thing.

"I was thinking of moving after things at the cafe calm down," Lin Ping explained softly.

"I haven’t been able to get away recently, so I haven’t contacted a moving company."

"Then I’ll give you a day off."

Lin Shen waved Qi Hao over.

"Things haven’t been too busy at the cafe recently, right?"

"Uh..."

Qi Hao had no idea how Lin Shen had come to that conclusion. Just yesterday, he himself had been swamped with work.

But one glance at Lin Ping’s embarrassed expression and he understood everything. He immediately replied,

"Not busy, not busy at all! The busiest couple of days are over. Everyone has a lot more free time now."

"Good," Lin Shen said with a light chuckle.

"I’m giving Lin Ping some time off so she can be the manager at another one of my stores. From now on, you’ll be in charge of this one."

’Another store?’

Seeing Qi Hao’s curious expression, Lin Shen explained,

"I recently took over a Cat Cafe in Wujiaochang. I’m sending Lin Ping over to supervise for a while and evaluate the staff’s performance."

"You don’t mean... Meow Star?"

Qi Hao’s expression was one of utter astonishment.

As far as he knew, Meow Star was the only Cat Cafe in Wujiaochang, because it had "crushed" all the others.

’How could they operate when they couldn’t compete for customers?’

’Still, that’s amazing. Boss Lin actually took over a Cat Cafe that’s famous throughout all of Modu?’

’That must have cost a fortune...’

"Yes, that’s the one."

Lin Shen turned his head to look at Lin Ping.

"Any problem with me making you the manager of another store?"

"No problem."

Lin Ping nodded quickly. The feeling of being trusted by Lin Shen filled her heart with a gentle warmth.

’I can still be helpful to him!’

"Then it’s settled."

Lin Shen reached out and gave Lin Ping’s perky rear a light pat, chuckling.

"Go change your clothes. You’re coming with me."

Having her butt patted in public, Lin Ping’s face instantly turned crimson. She quickly scurried away, escaping the scene in embarrassment.

The surrounding employees saw this, and their hearts were filled with envy, each for different reasons.

The female employees envied Lin Ping for landing a man like Lin Shen. They figured the only "hardship" she’d have to endure from now on was gaining "experience."

The male employees, on the other hand, envied Lin Shen.

Over the past few days, Lin Ping had established a very positive image in their minds.

Gentle and virtuous, kind and considerate.

She was the perfect model of a good wife and mother.

Combined with her gentle beauty and her shapely, mature figure, she had quickly captured the admiration of many of the men.