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Chen Fengling added the items she needed to her cart one by one, then proceeded to the order page. The system automatically populated her food delivery address by default.

After confirming it was correct, she submitted the order. The new user discount even took off 10 yuan.

”Sister Ling, I’m rested. Let me go out with you to buy groceries.”

Zhang Peng rolled out of bed and said as he got dressed.

”I already bought them online. Look,” Chen Fengling said, handing him her phone.

”Kuai Pao Maicai? They moved the wet market online?” Zhang Peng was stunned for a moment after seeing the screen.

”Exactly. So hurry up and fix your resume. I’ll help you revise it. If you can land the R&D position at Orange Pay, we can be together openly.”

Chen Fengling said, full of expectation.

Ping’an didn’t allow office romances. If they were discovered, one of them would have to leave.

She had worked hard at Ping’an for nearly ten years, and her position and salary were both good. Having Zhang Peng find a new job was the most logical solution.

Plus, with Orange Pay’s branch office about to open in Hu City, the two were determined to pass the interview and join the company.

”Okay, I understand,” Zhang Peng readily agreed.

In his eyes, although Chen Fengling was a few years older, she had a great body, took good care of herself, and was willing to spend money on him.

In life, she was like an older sister; at work, she was like a teacher. She could plan his career path and also direct his intensity, depth, and angle, which made him utterly obsessed.

He wasn’t just playing around; he planned to build a future with her.

’As for the ten-year age gap, is it really that big?’

Besides being hard to explain to his parents, everything else was fine.

「At the same time.」

Kuai Pao Maicai caught fire in Hu City.

”Kuai Pao Maicai Launches Today! A New Model for Fresh Groceries Delivered to Your Door!”

”Affordable, Quality Groceries, Delivered in 29 Minutes!”

Media outlets like Xin Hu Daily, Finance Net, Toutiao, and Tomato Channel all reported on it.

Vegetables, fruits, meat, poultry, eggs, rice, flour, grains, oils, and seafood could all be delivered to your home within half an hour just by placing an order on the app.

For Kuai Pao’s existing users, who were tired of eating takeout, cooking for themselves once in a while was a nice change of pace.

On its first day, it racked up a total of 146,000 orders with a transaction volume of 5.7 million yuan. The trial run was a great success.

For the Kuai Pao Riders, this meant another source of extra income.

A group of riders who had been planning to return to their hometowns saw that Kuai Pao Maicai was exploding with orders and voluntarily decided to stay in Hu City through the New Year, wanting to earn more money for their children’s tuition and living expenses.

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”Kuai Pao Maicai?” Wang Xin was just about to leave for the day when Wang Huiwen rushed into his office to report the news of Kuai Pao’s entry into the fresh grocery category.

”The one hundred million US dollars from Pan-Atlantic Capital is only enough to defend our market share in the group buy sector. The spoilage rate in the fresh grocery category is high, and we’d have to spend a fortune building numerous forward distribution centers. Our funds are tight.”

Wang Xin said dismissively.

In reality, he knew that selling groceries was a good business, with high purchase frequency and a large market size.

But he was also well aware that the bigger the business, the faster it burned through cash.

”Chen Yansen is a strange one. Half of the subsidiaries under Senlian Capital are in the business of making the dirtiest, most grueling money. I really don’t know what he’s after,” Wang Huiwen said, puzzled.

”Old Wang, why don’t you figure out which industry makes the easiest money? That way, we can make sure to avoid that bastard Chen Yansen,” Wang Xin joked with a smile.

Wang Huiwen grinned. The hundred million US dollars from Pan-Atlantic Capital had restored their confidence, and the gloom on their faces had vanished.

News of Kuai Pao Maicai’s launch quickly spread through their circles. When Ma Liyun heard about it, he scoffed, ”I’m afraid Chen Yansen is going to stumble this time!”

The fresh produce industry is full of pitfalls. Even seasoned veterans can easily step into a trap. He didn’t believe Chen Yansen could have smooth sailing in this business.

Last year, when Juhuasuan tried fresh grocery group buys, it was plagued with problems.