Huang Chui stepped down from the ring. Although Lu Feng’s skills had shaken him, he couldn’t help but say, "Xiaofeng, with moves like those, you should avoid fighting outside if you can. They’re too dangerous."

"Brother Zhui, I understand," Lu Feng nodded. He went off to the side, found a punching bag, and started hitting it again.

The boxing gloves were proving to be a real hindrance, so he took them off and started striking the bag with his bare hands.

This time, there was none of that awkwardness. His movements were fluid, each strike slamming into the heavy bag, making it swing and shudder violently. It was a shocking sight to behold.

Before long, Lu Feng stopped, having had his fill.

Huang Chui handed him a sports energy drink. "Have a drink."

Lu Feng took the bottle, chugged a couple of mouthfuls, and asked, "Brother Zhui, is running a gym profitable?"

Huang Chui laughed. "With the national fitness trend, a gym is definitely profitable, but you have to run it properly. Take this place, for example. We have tons of loyal customers, but the boss is too cheap to renovate the place or hire hot female personal trainers. He’s more than willing to shower female streamers with tips, though."

"That’s why business isn’t exactly booming. The boss is in the middle of a messy divorce and is thinking of selling the gym to transfer his assets!"

"Ah!" Lu Feng let out a surprised laugh.

It was true that female streamers had become the flashpoint for many divorces these days.

’He just wondered, do those men have rocks for brains?’

’Without their makeup and beauty filters, some of those streamers are probably scary enough to make a man run for the hills, yet these guys are still foolish enough to throw money at them.’

Then again, stories of top donors meeting streamers in person and fleeing in terror were a common occurrence online.

"Wait, the boss is selling the gym?" Lu Feng suddenly latched onto this point and asked with a smile, "Brother Zhui, can you contact your boss? Tell him I want to buy this place."

He didn’t know the first thing about managing a gym, but if Huang Chui said it could be profitable, then it must be true.

Of course, making money wasn’t his goal. He just wanted to buy the gym and put Huang Chui in charge.

He remembered everyone who had helped him raise money before, and he intended to repay every one of them. His purpose now was to return the favor to Huang Chui.

Just as he’d said, it didn’t matter whether the money had been used or not; it was the thought that counted.

Huang Chui had left his old life behind and was now working in the fitness industry. Buying this gym for him to manage would be far more prestigious and offer a higher salary than being a mere boxing coach. Plus, he could give him a share of the profits.

He didn’t care whether the gym made money; he’d be happy if it just broke even.

’Some might call me a fool for throwing money away like this, but loyalty and kindness are priceless. How could they possibly understand?’

Huang Chui, however, didn’t read too much into it and asked uncertainly, "Xiaofeng, you really want to buy this gym?"

"Mhm," Lu Feng confirmed with a nod.

With the confirmation, Huang Chui took out his phone and dialed his boss’s number.

A moment later, a young man with a mustache arrived. As soon as he saw Huang Chui, he asked, "Huang Chui, who’s the one looking to take over my gym?"

Huang Chui pointed to Lu Feng and introduced him. "Lu Feng. He’s the one who wants to buy the gym."

The young man immediately turned to Lu Feng and said bluntly, "Mr. Lu, the venue and all the equipment, package deal, for 400,000. It’s an absolutely fair price, you can ask Huang Chui. If you’re serious, we can sign the contracts and handle the paperwork anytime."

Lu Feng glanced at Huang Chui.

Huang Chui nodded back at him.

The gym was quite spacious. Although the decor was a bit dated, the equipment was all very new. Plus, it had a lot of loyal customers. The price was completely worth it.

"Alright, I’ll take it. We can sign the contract right now," Lu Feng said to the gym owner with a smile.

The owner was indeed in a hurry to sell. Perhaps he was eager to start his new life with the streamer. He immediately fetched the transfer contract from his office and even accompanied Lu Feng to the business administration bureau to handle the paperwork.

Soon, the gym became one of Lu Feng’s assets.

When they returned to the gym, the employees were all a bit dazed. They had a new boss all of a sudden.

"Xiaofeng, are you going to change the name?" Huang Chui suggested. "Jianhu Fitness Club is kind of a mouthful."

"Yeah, no need to use someone else’s name," Lu Feng said with a smile. "How about we change it to Qingfeng Fitness Club?"

The name Qingfeng wasn’t amazing, but it wasn’t bad either. It had grown on him. His tea house was the Qingfeng Tea House, his tea factory could be the Qingfeng Tea Factory, so calling the gym Qingfeng Fitness Club would unify the branding across his businesses.

With that said, he cut right to the chase. "Brother Zhui, I’m usually busy with other things and won’t be able to look after the gym. Why don’t you manage it for me?"

After all, this had been his main objective.

Huang Chui was visibly stunned by his words, but then it dawned on him.

’So this was the real reason Lu Feng bought the gym, wasn’t it?’

"Xiaofeng, you..." For a moment, Huang Chui was at a loss for words.

He had heard from Ah Lin and Ah Pao that Lu Feng was a man who deeply valued loyalty, even letting them get in on his guaranteed-to-be-profitable tea factory business by allowing them to invest for a share.

"Brother Zhui, just don’t lose me any money!" Lu Feng added jokingly.

But Huang Chui gave him a very serious guarantee. "Xiaofeng, you’re putting your trust in me. I’ll definitely do my best. I won’t let you lose money."

He might have left his old life behind for his wife, but who wouldn’t want a better life for themselves?

Being the person in charge of this gym was much better than just being a boxing coach, wasn’t it?

"I believe in you, Brother Zhui," Lu Feng said with a smiling nod. "Oh, right, go ahead and get the gym renovated. I’ll transfer the necessary funds to the gym’s account later."

After that, he left all the gym matters to Huang Chui, then went home to take a nice shower before heading to the hospital to visit his mom.

When he arrived at the hospital, the attending physician was there. Upon seeing him, the doctor said, "Mr. Lu, congratulations. Your mother is out of danger. She can be discharged tomorrow."

"Thank you, doctor." Hearing this news, Lu Feng’s face lit up with joy.

Still, for his own peace of mind, he aimed his detection watch at his mom and ran a scan.

Instantly, a skeletal and anatomical outline of Lin Shuang appeared on his visual display glasses.

"TARGET DETECTED: No major issues found. However, subject has recently undergone surgery and requires careful recuperation!"

Seeing the diagnostic information, Lu Feng was completely at ease.

Afterward, he shared the good news with Yang Qingxue.

「The next morning.」

He arrived at the hospital right on time to pick up his mom. Yang Qingxue was there, and to his surprise, so was Chen Fen. He immediately went up to greet her. "Auntie, you came too."

"Your mother is being discharged; of course I had to come," Chen Fen said with a smile, then proactively went to help Lin Shuang with her things. "Lu Feng’s mother, you’ve just gotten out of the hospital, so you need to rest well. I brought a chicken from home that I’ve prepared. I’ll make you some soup with it later."

When Lin Shuang learned that Chen Fen was Yang Qingxue’s mother, her face beamed with even more delight. "Qingxue’s mother, you’re too kind!"

She knew their family was out of debt and that her son was successful. Her greatest wish was for her son and Yang Qingxue to have a happy ending together.

Now, Yang Qingxue’s mother had come to pick her up from the hospital. For her, this was the most wonderful surprise.

Lu Feng helped his mom into the car after she was discharged and drove toward his apartment at The Pinnacle.

It was Lin Shuang’s first time in the new apartment. The spacious, 120-plus-square-meter home made her face light up with excitement and joy.

After all, her greatest wish had been to help her son with the down payment on a small apartment so he could get married, and now he had bought such a large one all by himself.

At noon, Chen Fen used the chicken she had brought to stew a pot of nourishing soup for Lin Shuang.

Perhaps because neither had a husband, or perhaps because their son and daughter were dating, the two women became fast friends over the course of the meal.

After the meal, Lu Feng took his mother to see the tea house.

Seeing the size of Qingfeng Tea House and its high-end, elegant decor, Lin Shuang knew her son had truly made something of himself.

He had just led his mother and the others into the office when Da Fei showed up. "Young Master Feng, the production line for the tea factory arrived ahead of schedule. The company’s technicians are calibrating it now. We’ve also purchased some of the materials for tea roasting. Once the line is calibrated, we can start trial production."

Hearing this news, Lu Feng had Xiaoyao come up to entertain his mother and the others while he followed Da Fei out of the tea house and headed for the factory.

He was the only one who had the recipe for the special powdered tea blend used to make Qingfeng Tea, and he had already filed for a patent.

However, he still needed to teach Da Fei how to make it.

When they arrived at the tea factory, a few people were already busy inside.

Components for the tea production line were scattered all over the floor.

Those few people were busy with assembly and calibration.

They were the technicians sent over from the tea production line company.

"Where are the materials?" Lu Feng asked.

"In the warehouse over here!" Da Fei led Lu Feng into a warehouse, where they saw the necessary materials.

Lu Feng had Da Fei bring out some of the tea ingredients, then taught him the method for creating the powdered blend, guiding him through the process several times in a row.

Afterward, the two of them went to one of the assembled machines and programmed the ingredient mixing sequence into it. From now on, the machine could automatically produce the special powdered tea blend.

It took half a day, but the tea production line was finally calibrated.

After cleaning the line, Da Fei fired it up for a trial run.

Before long, a small packet of tea rolled off the production line.

Nervously, Da Fei brought over a pot of boiling water, brewed a pot with the newly made tea, poured himself a cup, and took a sip. A look of delight spread across his face. "It’s a success!"

Lu Feng also poured himself a cup and drank it. Sure enough, the rich, fragrant aroma filled his nostrils, followed by that sweet aftertaste—it was the distinct flavor of Qingfeng Tea.

Da Fei had already pulled out his phone and dialed a number. Beaming, he spoke into the phone, "Chen Hai, Lin Qian, I need you to go and procure the freshest tea leaves right away."

It was no wonder he was so excited. This meant they could now have a steady supply of Qingfeng Tea.

A single box of this tea sold for 7,500, but what was the cost? It was pure profit.

Next, he would have to think about how to market and sell this Qingfeng Tea.

"Oh, right, don’t forget to invite the Lin County official," Lu Feng reminded him. After all, Lin Xuecheng had mentioned this before and had even said he could help them apply for non-material cultural heritage status for Qingfeng Tea.

Da Fei nodded. "I remember. I’ll make a personal trip to the county office later."

Before long, Lin Xuecheng received an invitation from the Qingfeng Tea Factory. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He naturally remembered about the Qingfeng Tea Factory.

After all, Hu Quan’s investment had been secured thanks to Qingfeng Tea, and it was also thanks to that same Boss Lu that Hu Quan had been alerted to his lung tumor.

Moreover, he hoped Youcheng could produce a top-tier tea brand, and Qingfeng Tea had the potential to be just that.

After receiving the news, Lin Xuecheng called Hu Quan. The moment the call connected, he asked, "President Hu, how’s your health?"

Hu Quan’s voice came over the line. "It’s not having much of an effect. It was caught in the initial stages, so medication is enough to manage it. But I’m truly grateful for Boss Lu’s warning."

Lin Xuecheng chuckled. "Boss Lu’s tea factory is about to start production. Would President Hu be interested in taking a look?"

"But of course!" Hu Quan replied immediately. "I owe Boss Lu a debt of gratitude for his reminder. In fact, I should contact a few tea distributors and bring them along with me."