Alayna had pretty been quite busy especially when she was busy trying to complete the mission that had been issued to her. Upgrading to another level was something that she was so desperate for.
Her system was that of a hypermarket and owning just one convenience store wasn’t enough for her. She was making money thanks to the 10% that was being given to her and a high percentage of the money was being used to take care of Hope Institute, she wasn’t so bold to watch as other people were suffering.
Being stuck in this forest wasn’t something that she wished for her entire life, she also wanted to go out and see the world, above all spreading the awareness of the goodness of the food and beverages that she sells.
She sat down while looking at the three ambiguous people with a smile on her face, waiting for them to give her a response.
Adele seeing that the floor has been left to her, cleared her throat and answered, "I was hoping that we can cooperate."
It was straight to the point without any mincing of words and Alayna liked people who acts like this.
Alayna made herself more comfortable and took a few sips of her freshly squeezed orange juice, "before we go there, let me introduce myself. I am Alayna West and the owner of the shop THE RISING PHOENIX."
Adele felt a bit embarrassed seeing that there have been no introductions made and they definitely didn’t even know one another.
"I am sorry about that, I am Adele Shepard, I am from Lagrasse," Adele introduced herself and didn’t include her title.
She believed that the other didn’t care much about it and her title will definitely not add any value to anything in this discussion.
"It’s my pleasure to meet you," Alayna concentrated on Adele as she could tell that the men by her side weren’t the ones in control.
Besides she preferred talking business with ladies more than men.
"Same here, so what do you think about my proposal?"
"To be honest, there isn’t much that we can collaborate on. As I said earlier, the shop won’t be for sale and it doesn’t matter who wants it. If it is for opening branches that will depend in the future but we can talk about that," Alayna didn’t think that there was much for her to talk about so she summarized everything.
Adele has also thought much about this but she still wanted to cooperate with the other, "um, I understand about not selling as well as branches. We can talk about branches then. If in the future you decide to open one, can you open one in the royal city? Of course, if you choose to do this, there will be benefits."
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Alayna listened attentively as Adele was talking, she had also been worried about this problem. If she really opens branches in the future, where was she going to open them? Will the system provide her with land and shop as it did for this shop of hers or will she have to find something of her own?
So, hearing Adele saying this a great thought emerged in her head, "if it’s like this then I can consider having one with you but the terms and conditions will have to be finalized in the future. But I can promise you that if in the future the thought of opening a branch pops up, I will definitely open one in Lagrasse. It’s a good place to do business after all."
There was no way Alayna was going to refuse to do business in the royal city where the cream of the top and the wealthy were gathered. Adele was very happy to hear this, every businessman always considers profits and she believed that Alayna will also be the same.
"Okay, let’s do it like that then. I have heard about other things that you are doing here and I would love to adopt them as well. Is there anything that I should do or contracts to sign?" Adele asked as she looked at Alayna who was currently finishing her juice.
After emptying her glass, she looked at Adele who had just asked her a very important question, "there isn’t anything that you need to do. The stokvel program is something that anyone can start and do. Just do whatever you want, it will be better if it spreads. This way other people can receive timely help."
Alayna didn’t see the need to benefit from just something she recalled other people doing back in her original world. Doing the stokvel program was very beneficial to a lot of people as it was like receiving a loan you don’t need to pay any interest for.
It was much better than taking loans at the bank that will drown you in debts.
"That’s good then, this truly can be a great help to many. I applaud you for coming up with something like that," Adele was very much impressed by this person.
Although Alayna’s background was a bit fishy, Adele was very much impressed by everything the other has achieved so far. Being able to come up with a program that benefits others without earning a single penny from it was quite selfless.
Not only did Alayna become a figure that people idolize but from the several testimonies she heard, so many people’s lives had been changed for the better and this was something that many of them had failed.
The royal city was filled with selfish people who were only concerned with filling up their own pockets, it was rare to find someone who genuinely wanted to help for good reasons.
"Doing good deeds can accumulate good karma for a person," Alayna humbly said as she looked at the other with sincere eyes.
"I guess I should start accumulating mine," Adele chuckled as she lifted her glass of juice.
"It’s never too late to start something," Alayna said as she nodded her head in agreement.
As they were talking, Elena was busy cooking some food and she was done before the four of them finished. She served four plates of spaghetti and mincemeat and brought the hot food outside.
Adele wasn’t expecting to be fed and she was quite surprised to see this kind of food in such a place like this but when she looked at this beautiful and foreign house, she sighed enviously inwards and thanked Alayna for the food.
Boy toy number three looked at Elena with shock in his eyes that lasted for a few seconds before calming down. Elena didn’t take this to heart and returned to the house to finish her drama series.
With Elena back in the house, Alayna entertained her guests while eating. Adele was a good person although some of her bad traits were showing, it was the first time that Alayna came face to face with someone who openly keeps a lot of men.
She couldn’t help but applaud Adele for her courage, reading reverse-harem stories and meeting an MC like that in real life was very different and her modern soul couldn’t help but dance around happily crating crazy plotlines.
Adele and her men didn’t stay for long, it was getting late so they bid Alayna goodbye. With her visitors gone, Alayna went inside and went to her bedroom instead of joining Elena to watch the drama.
She looked at the bottle of pills she had been given and she opened it. Her surprise was huge as she looked at the high-grade energy-gathering pills that had been given to her.
She remembered when she was in her sect, she had heard about these pills but had never seen them until she was working for her former mistress who cut her roots.
At that time her mistress only gathered some low-grade pills which was already a miracle and she was envied by many. These pills were something the rich, noble, and famous can get.
She didn’t really care about her identity as Adele, as long as she can get some benefits from her then she was okay. Alayna sat cross-legged on the bed and took one pill and began to meditate.
Although her cultivation was something that the system helps her with, it didn’t hurt at some point to work a bit hard.
In the end, Alayna spent the whole night cultivating. What she didn’t know was that she caused a huge sensation that woke Elena who was sleeping soundly in her room.
Looking at the huge vortex caused by the spiritual energy Elena looked at the vortex with fear in her eyes and her gaze towards that familiar door changed.
The next morning, Alayna simply felt that her realm has stabilized and much better than before, so she was very happy.
The two didn’t eat any breakfast at home as she was planning on having some of those dumplings from the shop and she will just share a few with Elena. She wasn’t worried about Elena though; the young girl had joined several stokvel groups and she wasn’t lacking in money.
Life was truly getting better for everyone and she was happy about that.