Chapter 837: Chatting in Detail with Zhu Sheng

Early the next morning, my phone rang,

I saw it was Xiao Long's call,

"Xiao Long, what's up?"

"Grandfather, where are you?" Xiao Long asked.

"I'm in Xue County."

"Grandfather, do you still remember earlier, when Tian Shi wanted to acknowledge Fang Rui as his goddaughter?" Xiao Long asked.

I certainly remembered; Tian Shi personally said he wanted to acknowledge Fang Rui as his goddaughter, to help Xiao Long.

But then something sudden happened with Wen Han, and this got delayed.

But regarding this matter, Tian Shi didn't bring it up, and we weren't in a position to ask.

I said: "You remember, what's up, are you wanting me to ask Tian Shi,"

I thought this way: I'll go back to Zaocheng today, meet Secretary Qin in person, and have him quietly ask Tian Shi."

"No, Grandfather.

Tian Shi has already notified me,

and has asked me to notify you,

he wants to settle this matter today.

at the Zaocheng Grand Hotel."

Hearing Xiao Long say this, I felt Tian Shi is not an ordinary person.

As for this matter, he would just mention it casually; if he didn't act on it, nobody would dare say anything.

I never expected he would actually acknowledge Fang Rui as his goddaughter.

This is a good thing; if Fang Rui had Tian Shi's backing,

then Li Ming wouldn't be able to say anything further.

"Xiao Long, that's great. Then I'll head back to the Zaocheng Grand Hotel today.

Who all is attending?" I asked Xiao Long.

"Tian Shi, my godmother, and Secretary Qin are coming; Zhu Sheng has already set off by car and should arrive in Zaocheng this afternoon.

Plus you and Li Jia. That's everyone." Xiao Long said.

Xiao Long has already called Tian Shi's wife his godmother; he changed that title really fast.

"Zhu Sheng is also coming to attend, that's great." I said happily.

"Zhu Sheng is coming to act as a witness; for the godfather and godmother ceremony we also need witnesses, and all this is arranged by Tian Shi." Xiao Long said happily.

"Alright, that's settled then.

Xiao Long, I'll definitely attend tonight. Also, did you let your parents know?" I asked.

"Not yet; we'll tell them after the ceremony." Xiao Long said.

"Okay, that's how it is. I'll give Fang Rui a mysterious gift when the time comes." I said with a smile.

"Then I'll thank you on Fang Rui's behalf, Grandfather." Xiao Long laughed over the phone.

After I hung up the phone,

I thought, Xiao Long is now overjoyed.

Only after Fang Rui pays respects to Tian Shi as godfather,

then the situation will be different; if Li Ming causes trouble later,

humph, Tian Shi will directly talk to Li Ming.

It's just that Xiao Long didn't give Li Ming and He Qing a heads‑up, which isn't ideal.

I also couldn't say much.

For tonight's ceremony, what gift should I bring?

I need to think this over carefully.

I suddenly thought of Li Jia,

and asked Li Jia what gift would be suitable for Fang Rui.

Li Jia's suggestion was simple,

it's gold.

something made of gold.

for example, gold bracelets, gold necklaces, etc.

With Li Jia's reminder, I hurriedly got up and went to the shopping center in Xue County.

Arriving at their gold shop there, I went to select a gold ornament.

Finally, the clerk recommended a gold Buddha pendant.

Because nowadays it's trendy for men to wear Guanyin and women to wear Buddha.

A gold Buddha is especially suitable for elders to give to juniors.

I followed the clerk's advice and spent thirty thousand yuan to buy a large gold Buddha ornament.

After returning to the hotel,

Shi Jinhe still wanted to bring He Zuming, Xiao Yan and the others here to have a good look around.

Xiao Shitou had already gone with Li Jia to Xin Cheng to handle the company's accounts.

I had no choice but to head back to Zaocheng alone first.

I hadn't seen Zhu Sheng for many days,

and it so happens that Zhu Sheng is coming to attend this banquet as a witness.

This shows that his relationship with Tian Shi is well established.

Upon arriving in Zaocheng, I first took out my phone to contact Zhu Sheng,

Ask him what time the high-speed train arrives, so I can go to the high-speed rail station to pick him up.

Zhu Sheng said on the phone,

Around five o'clock.

I went to the high-speed rail station in the afternoon to pick up Zhu Sheng,

We need to have a good chat.

At five o'clock, the high-speed train arrived on time.

The high-speed rail is not only fast, but also punctual, never delayed.

At exactly five, Zhu Sheng walked out of the high-speed rail station,

As soon as he saw me, he happily said, "Jianqiang, thanks for the trouble, having you personally come pick me up, this old man."

I opened my arms and gave Zhu Sheng a big hug,

"Zhu Sheng, why didn't you say earlier? I could have gone to the provincial capital to pick you up."

"Never mind, why go through all that trouble? With the high-speed rail it's much easier. It takes just over an hour to get to Zaocheng, really fast."

"Who would have thought that getting from the provincial capital to Zaocheng would take just over an hour and solve the problem."

"In the past, we wouldn't even dare to imagine this." Zhu Sheng laughed.

I took Zhu Sheng's hand, and we walked out of the exit together.

After walking out,

Zhu Sheng saw that the Zaocheng high-speed rail station had a lot of people coming and going, very busy.

"With the high-speed rail, Zaocheng's development will improve. Now many places are building high-speed rail, and some cities are almost fighting over the high-speed rail stations."

"Zaocheng has a good geographical location, so there was no need to fight or scramble; the high-speed rail station was just approved."

"Jianqiang, Tian Shi said that the tourism project in Xue County has already started; when you have time, bring me to see the shield."

"Zhu Sheng, we've just started preparations."

"How about tomorrow? I'll take you."

"Come on, let's go back to the hotel to rest first." I said.

The Zaocheng high-speed rail station is not far from the Zaocheng Grand Hotel; it's just over ten minutes by car.

After arriving, I parked the car and arranged Zhu Sheng's check-in.

I took Zhu Sheng to the room.

Upon entering the room,

I wanted Zhu Sheng to rest a bit so he could attend the banquet in the evening,

Zhu Sheng said, "Jianqiang, there's plenty of time to rest. I want to ask you: Wen Han has already fallen from power."

"How is the situation now?"

I took out a cigarette and offered it to Zhu Sheng,

"Zhu Sheng, what else can there be? I'm safe now; there's nothing else."

After Zhu Sheng took the cigarette,

"What about the Da Heng Group?"

"The Da Heng Group now belongs to the Liu family. By the way, Liu Yong sent a woman named Kang Yali to serve as chairwoman of the Da Heng Group."

"I have already severed ties with the Da Heng Group."

"Liu Yong doesn't trust me,"

"I really have no intentions regarding the Da Heng Group."

"All my energy now is focused on developing the tourism project in Xue County."

"Sigh, as long as you're safe, that's good."

"By the way, Wen Han is down; what about Wang Ge? How is he doing?" Zhu Sheng asked.

I shook my head,

"I don't know. He said he'd come to Zaocheng after the New Year, and now it's May, yet he hasn't shown up. Even if he came, what could happen? He's not facing me, but the Liu family."

"It seems the Wang family must have some trouble; otherwise Wang Ge would definitely come."

"If he comes, he will surely look for you."

"Does the Liu family know that you're investing in developing the tourism project in Xue County?" Zhu Sheng asked.

"They know, and they even plan to have Zhuang Shi invest five hundred million." I said.

"That's a good thing." Zhu Sheng said.

"Zhu Sheng, his investment of five hundred million is to gain full control."

"Liu Yong still doesn't trust me."

"I'm trying to figure out how to refuse his investment." I took a puff of my cigarette and said helplessly.

"In that case, just refuse. Damn, thinking that offering five hundred million is a good deal—what a dream. This project needs twenty billion investment."

"I support you in refusing them. By the way, how's the fundraising going? We don't want the Liu family's money, but we still need to have funds on hand." Zhu Sheng asked.

"Yes, Zhu Sheng, I was just about to report this to you."

"Regarding the funds, it's not yet settled for now, but it should be soon." I said.

Then I went on to tell Zhu Sheng the full details about Zhou Jie's matter.