But aren't they all pretty much the same thing?
Once we checked out the new Xiyuan building, the renovation got scheduled, and He Yiran laid it out for us: next year the new Xiyuan will definitely be done. So what about the old Xiyuan?
Zhenzhen said, "We signed a three-year lease for this place, rented it during September, so we can use it up till just before senior year starts. If we can move next year, we still have a year left on the lease here. Didn't we already say before we'll keep both shops running until the lease here runs out? Plus, switching from the old Xiyuan to the new one is a process—it'll take customers time to get used to it, and that year just gives everyone time to adapt. We'll need to hire a lot of new staff, too—before hiring, we need training. I'm planning to send all our old staff over to the new place, so we can start hiring here, and get them trained up, so when the old staff move, the newbies won't be overwhelmed by the change."
