Chapter 2 Franchise Store

"Fugaku, is there something you want me to come over for?"

As soon as he entered the clan leader's house, Lu Lin shouted loudly.

"Brother is here, Fugaku is inside."

A gentle woman came out, took the things from Lu Lin's hand, and took out a pair of slippers.

"It's Mikoto."

Lu Lin put on his shoes and walked straight inside.

In the living room, Fugaku knelt in front of the table with his eyes closed and a solemn expression.

After hearing the noise, he slowly opened his eyes:

"coming?"

"Stop pretending to be stupid."

Lu Lin slapped Fugaku on the head before he could react:

"Is this how you treat your eldest brother? Do you think you are too old to do anything to me?"

When he was young, he bullied Fugaku a lot, but his talent was too poor, so he could only watch Fugaku become stronger and stronger, and he rarely bullied him.

After awakening his memories, he rarely went home and devoted himself to business, and his contact with Fugaku became less and less.

Fugaku was obviously a little dazed by Lu Lin's slap, and the strange feeling he had originally had suddenly diminished, and it seemed that the big brother who had bullied him since childhood was back.

However, Fugaku, who had become the clan leader, still had some dignity. He fixed his eyes on Lu Lin and frowned:

"As an Uchiha, and a descendant of the clan leader, Lu Lin, you can't be so frivolous anymore."

"Huh~?"

Lu Lin glanced at Fugaku, and Fugaku immediately shut his mouth.

Mikoto made a cup of tea for Lu Lin, looked at the silent Fugaku, covered her mouth and smiled as she walked away.

Looking at Fugaku who had calmed down, Lu Lin nodded in satisfaction. He knocked on the table:

"Tell me, what's the matter that called me back?"

"As a member of the clan leader..."

Fugaku hadn't finished speaking yet, but Lu Lin's gaze made him hold back the rest of his words.

"Mention the clan leader's lineage to me again, believe it or not, I will still dare to take action?"

In the eyes of outsiders, Lu Lin's strength has always been that of a Genin. Only Fugaku knows Lu Lin's true strength. This is because once Fugaku wanted to use his position as the clan leader to suppress Lu Lin, but was suppressed and beaten by Lu Lin.

As for the reason, Fugaku felt that Lu Lin, who was from the clan leader's lineage, should not be a businessman. This was really un-Uchiha.

Then he was beaten up by Lu Lin who suddenly jumped up. Fugaku, who was still an elite jonin at that time, had no power to fight back. In fact, Lu Lin was not very satisfied with this old-fashioned Ou Doudou.

What kind of good person would bring his four-year-old child to the battlefield? If he can't even educate a child, how can he be called a father? He deserves to be beaten.

"Brother, just come back. What's so good about being a businessman? Isn't our Uchiha industry as profitable as your small business?"

The Uchiha clan, with the help of the Ninja Cat clan, is indeed the largest family selling weapons in the entire Konoha, but it cannot monopolize the arms business.

At least Tenten's family's arms business can be compared with the Uchiha clan. Even by the time of the Unflammable Legend, Tenten's family had completely monopolized the entire Konoha's arms business.

"There's something wrong with you kid."

Lu Lin narrowed his eyes and stared at Fugaku. Under Lu Lin's gaze, Fugaku twisted uncomfortably:

"Why are you looking at me? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"You should know that, Fugaku."

When Fugaku was about to lose his patience, Lu Lin finally spoke:

"Whether it's the dirty business of the family or the village, I'm not very interested, let alone getting involved."

His fingers tapped slowly on the table, and Fugaku, who was familiar with Lu Lin, knew that his elder brother was talking to him seriously.

"But, big brother, the elders have some complaints about our Uchiha and your business..."

Lu Lin knew that those old guys must have their eyes on his property, but he was known as a businessman in the village, and had the support of the Uchiha clan, so they couldn't do anything to Lu Lin and could only put pressure on Fugaku.

"These damned parasites, the second generation should have taken them away together."

"Brother, be careful with your words and actions!"

Fugaku was frightened by Lu Lin's bold words. If the elders got to know about this, they would report him to the third generation.

"Humph, Fugaku, this is the center of our Uchiha clan, the home of the clan leader!"

If what they say here can be heard by the elders, then this family should be destroyed sooner rather than later.

"Why do people in other villages become more evil as they get older, but these parasites in our village only become more evil as they get older?"

Lu Lin narrowed his eyes and had a cold expression. Even Fugaku, who was sitting opposite him, could feel the slight chill from his elder brother.

"I know how to do it."

Lu Lin pondered for a while, a plan emerged in his mind, and then he stood up and walked out.

"Brother, aren't you going to eat?"

"No, I'm in a hurry."

Lu Lin waved.

Mikoto just came out with a plate of snacks and found that Fugaku was alone:

"Has Big Brother left? The meal is almost ready."

"It's okay. I can finish it no matter how much you make."

Seeing Mikoto, Fugaku felt much more relaxed and stepped forward to hug Mikoto:

"Not only can I eat the food you cook, I can also eat you."

"Don't make trouble, it's still early."

"It's getting late, Mikoto, let's have a baby."

"OK."

. . . . . .

"Third generation, Uchiha Lulin's business is too big and needs to be curbed. Who knows what else he is doing outside while doing business."

"That's right, let Uchiha Lu Lin hand over his business to us, and we will take charge of it ourselves. We will give him dividends when the time comes. Just let Uchiha Lu Lin stay in their clan land honestly!"

The third generation pinched his brows with a headache, looking at Men Yan and Xiao Chun who looked like they were just after other people's business. He thought that these two old friends of his might be getting old and recently they always liked to ask for benefits for his family.

"Menyan, Xiaochun, Uchiha Lulin is registered with us as a businessman, and don't forget, he is the head of the Uchiha clan and Fugaku's biological brother."

The third generation took a deep puff of cigarette:

"All his formalities were in good standing, so there was no reason for him to hand over his business."

"How come there isn't?"

Koharu Utatane rolled her eyes. Although she didn't have much wisdom, she had many sneaky tricks:

"It's just a so-called milk tea shop. As far as I know, it can bring hundreds of millions... billions of profits to Uchiha Lu Lin every year. There must be something unknown here. Maybe he is secretly selling the village's information to the enemy every time he goes out to open a shop."

The third generation frowned slightly:

"Xiaochun, this is not a joke. If this is said out, wouldn't it be the same as Uchiha Lulin becoming a traitorous ninja?"

"so what."

Koharu Utatane said:

"He's just a mere Genin. Fugaku doesn't have the guts to start a rebellion just for a Genin, even if he's his own brother."

Sandai exhaled a puff of smoke, and his entire face was hidden in the smoke, making it difficult to see Sandai's expression for a moment.

"You guys go out first, let's put this matter aside for now."

Xiaochun and Menyan looked at each other and walked out silently. They didn't have the courage like Danzo to slam the door.

"Ugh."

The third generation sighed. He felt that his old friends were becoming less and less like themselves. They began to focus more on developing their own families instead of focusing on the entire Konoha Village.

Faced with a group of elders who could not help him but instead caused trouble and traded the interests of the village for the interests of their own families, the Sandai hesitated again. He could not forget that when he came back, it was these old friends who supported him to become the village Hokage against all odds.

But is Uchiha Lu Lin’s milk tea business really that profitable?

The third generation let an Anbu in:

"Go collect some detailed information about Uchiha Lulin and his milk tea shop for me."

The village had just gone through a series of wars and was running out of money...

Lu Lin didn't know that there was a bigger hungry wolf eyeing his assets, but even if he knew he wouldn't take it to heart.

At this moment, he was meeting a group of guests in a dark room. These people were beautifully dressed and had rosy faces.

"Boss Lu Lin, this franchise you mentioned..."

"Haha, don't worry, I will explain it to you slowly."

Lu Lin specifically asked someone to call the heads of the chambers of commerce from almost all the big families in Konoha here.

Since he alone will be targeted by those parasites, he will give up some of the profits to other families to make the whole pie bigger. If the elders are not afraid of being choked to death, then they can give it a try.

After Lu Lin's explanation, everyone present understood what franchising meant. They all did business outside all year round, so it was not difficult for them to understand the meaning of franchising.

"So, Boss Lu Lin is willing to give us some of the milk tea business, and we only need to pay the so-called franchise fee every year?"

A businessman who looked like he was from the Hyuga clan asked. After all, those pure white eyes were easy to identify.

"Yes."

Lu Lin nodded:

"I can also provide you with raw materials, technical support, and our milk tea machines. I can package these things for you. You only need to pay the franchise fee. As for where to open the store and how big it should be, it's up to you."

The merchants below all lowered their heads to discuss the matter. Some of them had tried to imitate Lu Lin and open a milk tea shop, but for some reason, the milk tea they made was not as good as Lu Lin's in terms of style or taste.

Moreover, Lu Lin’s milk tea shop always launches new products from time to time, so even if their prices are much lower than Lu Lin’s milk tea shop, not many people buy them.

If Lu Lin knew what they were thinking, he might laugh. His milk tea shop had some patterns from his previous life.

There are low-end ones and high-end ones. Although the taste is not much different, they are sold in completely different stores.

It can be said that Lu Lin’s milk tea has attracted both wealthy aristocrats and commoners with some spare money.

Of course, no one can take customers away from him.

Moreover, he is not afraid that these people will seize market resources after joining.

After all, in the entire ninja world, the richest country belongs to the Fire Country, and he has six milk tea shops in the capital of the Fire Country alone. If they want to open a milk tea shop, they can only go to other countries.

Lu Lin has businesses in the wealthier surrounding countries, such as the Iron Kingdom and the Hot Spring Kingdom, so he is really willing for other people to join.

However, some smart businessmen should have discovered that this list includes almost all the merchants from the entire Konoha family, including the Sarutobi and Shimura families, the only thing missing is the family of the two elders.

But now that the family of the most powerful black and white leaders in the village has joined, the elders and the like are no longer a threat.

Therefore, these merchants from the Nara clan did not refuse to join. It would be foolish not to make money, not to mention that this was free money.

Not long after, the franchise stores of each family were opened as scheduled, except for the Mito and Tatsune families.

After learning about this, the two elders angrily went to Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, to reason with him and tell tales. The Third Hokage could only try his best to appease his two old friends and warn them not to act recklessly.

After all, milk tea also brought his family a good income.

Looking at Sarutobi's stern eyes, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En could only leave reluctantly. If it weren't for Sarutobi's support, the two of them would have been unable to stay in the position of elders long ago.

"Damn Uchiha."

As soon as Koharu Utane returned to her office, she started cursing.

They also looked for Danzo, but what they didn't expect was that the Uchiha kid actually gave Danzo the qualification to join the family.

Doesn't he know that Danzo is the one who can best target the top leaders of the Uchiha clan? The two of them just want some money.

Would Lu Lin not know? Of course he knew, but he didn't open his eyes.

Lu Lin carefully took the contact lenses out of his eyes, revealing a pair of three-magatama eyes.

To be honest, the colored contact lenses produced by the system are really good. I don’t feel any discomfort in my eyes even after wearing them for a whole day.

He lay comfortably on the soft big bed. Being rich, of course he wanted to enjoy himself. His yard was bigger than that of the Uchiha clan leader and was quite luxurious.

"With the other families blocking them, those two losers, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En, shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

Although he said so, Lu Lin's eyes still revealed indifference. These two guys were like toads crawling to his feet. They didn't bite but were annoying.

"One day, I will kill you all, Dousha!"

Lu Lin suddenly sat up. He hadn’t done his daily good deed of sending money to the system in the poor mountainous areas yet. How could he sleep?

He immediately stood up, rubbed his hands repeatedly, then sat cross-legged on the bed very solemnly, calling out the system in his mind.

"Let's do a ten-shot combo."

Eleven cards were turned upside down in front of Lu Lin. He counted with his fingers and thought, well, he didn't have the skills to do it yet. So he might as well open them all.

The first one has no flash, just ordinary grass green shoes, the second one has no flash, the third one, the fourth one...

Just when Lu Lin thought that the task of supporting the poverty system today was completed, the eighth card suddenly flashed golden light.

"Golden Legend?!"