Chapter 207: Yexin's Sister-in-Law

Around 12:30, Yexin's team finally arrived at the government guesthouse cafeteria where they had agreed to meet Chen Yang.

They came in a total of six people this time. Since they were going to meet the mayor of Qingshui City, Yexin wore meticulous makeup, a well‑tailored black women's suit, and polished high heels, walking with steady, powerful steps that fully displayed the bearing of a strong woman.

Huang BaiMing likewise wore a dark suit with a white shirt and a blue tie, looking energetic and graceful.

As for Zhao Feiyang, he wore a gray suit today with gold‑rimmed glasses, giving him a few extra touches of scholarly elegance.

Besides them, the three remaining young women were all strangers to Chen Yang.

"Chen Yang, we're going to see the mayor today—are you really going out dressed like that?" Yexin frowned, dissatisfied with Chen Yang's casual civilian attire.

Chen Yang had no intention of attending this meeting, so he explained to her: "I have a conflict with Zhang Group; to avoid affecting the negotiations, it's better that I stay out of sight."

Yexin thought about it and agreed it made sense. As long as Chen Yang was present, they would definitely find it hard to bargain.

Yexin pointed to the stylishly dressed woman in a light‑colored suit beside her and said to Chen Yang: "Let me introduce her—this is Yao Xia, my sister‑in‑law, who will also be the CEO of our Starlight Financial Investment Co., Ltd."

"Hello! I'm Chen Yang, very pleased to work with you." Chen Yang smiled, extended his right hand, and shook Yao Xia's hand. At the same time, his gaze involuntarily fell on her, and he began to scrutinize her closely.

This woman stood about 1.65 meters tall, with a slender, graceful figure. She had neat eyebrow‑length short hair, black and shiny, flowing like a waterfall over her shoulders, lightly brushing her fair skin, which made her lovely, charming face even more attractive.

Chen Yang thought, with such a beautiful sister‑in‑law, Yexin's husband must be quite handsome as well.

"I've heard Manager Chen is also a top graduate from the finance department; please guide me in the future!" Although Yao Xia had never met Chen Yang before, she had heard many stories about him from Yexin. Despite Chen Yang's plain attire, she dared not judge him by appearance.

Chen Yang hadn't expected her to be so modest and polite, feeling a bit embarrassed. He self‑deprecatingly said: "In college I was busy working to earn money and didn't take many proper courses. The company's future development will still have to rely on elites like you who returned from Capital University."

"Manager Chen, don't be humble." Yao Xia didn't believe him. She pointed at Yexin and said to Chen Yang: "To my sister‑in‑law and Manager Huang, Manager Zhao, you're practically a god. I heard you made two hundred million in the stock market in just two months—is that true?"

Chen Yang laughed: "Just good luck. Compared to professional knowledge, I might be far behind you."

Yao Xia, after all being a girl, felt pleased hearing Chen Yang's repeated praise. She happily introduced the other two women to Chen Yang.

"This is Chu Ruowei, who will be in charge of the company's financial management."

"This is Fan Wenfang, who will handle the company's legal affairs."

"They are both my fellow alumni from Capital University and my close friends."

"Welcome to our family, both of you." Chen Yang smiled and shook hands with Chu Ruowei and Fan Wenfang.

Chu Ruowei appeared somewhat shy; after shaking hands with Chen Yang, she immediately retreated to Yao Xia's side. Fan Wenfang, by contrast, was steady and confident, her demeanor showing nothing of the recent graduate who had just walked out of the university campus.

Chen Yang noticed a problem: the women around Yexin seemed to like forming small cliques. Shen Anna, who manages the company for him, had hired mostly her former colleagues and friends. Yao Xia was the same—her hires were mostly her classmates.

Of course, small cliques have their own advantages. After all, they share a common ideal goal and cooperate with tacit understanding.

After the greetings, Chen Yang called everyone to eat. They had been on the road for several hours, so everyone was probably hungry. Moreover, Yexin and her group still had to go to the city government to meet Mayor Kong shortly.

Yexin noticed Lin Wei hadn't come along and curiously asked: "Chen Yang, why didn't Lin Xiaotou come to eat?"

Chen Yang said: "She ate a bowl of instant noodles at home and then went to work."

Yexin immediately scoffed: "You little brat, so stingy—you ask us to eat a makeshift meal in the cafeteria and still let your own wife eat instant noodles."

Chen Yang didn't explain, just smiled and said: "After we finish the business, I'll treat everyone to a big meal at Qingshui Grand Hotel—will that do?"

"That's more like it!" Yexin nodded in satisfaction.

At that moment, Huang BaiMing suddenly interjected, protesting: "Manager Chen, you little brat, you're being underhanded—you secretly sold all our stocks while we were on the road!"

Only then did Chen Yang realize that Huang BaiMing had, while they were chatting, secretly opened his laptop to check the stock market situation.

"Manager Huang, I hold 80,000 lots of Xingcheng Heavy Industry stock; if I don't sell some first, I can't sleep soundly!"

"Your cost isn't high either—what are you afraid of?"

"When the stock price falls, it has no floor. A couple of months ago this stock was still only six yuan; who can guarantee it won't drop back to that level?"

"No way? If it drops back that far, how many people would have to jump off buildings!" Huang BaiMing, hearing Chen Yang say that, began to worry a little about his own stocks. After all, his cost was one yuan higher than Chen Yang's.

"Anything can happen in the stock market, so we should still be cautious." Chen Yang had personally witnessed many hot stocks plummet from their peaks all the way to delisting. Therefore, even as a Reborn Person, he would approach everything in the stock market with caution.

"Then should we also sell today?" Huang BaiMing started to worry.

Chen Yang laughed: "What are you afraid of? Xingcheng Heavy Industry currently has no major bad news. Moreover, the machinery engineering sector is now a sunrise industry; as long as internal management stays sound, its market value will continue to grow exponentially. I can guarantee that, for at least the next twenty years, this stock will never return to the six‑yuan era."

After hearing Chen Yang's words, Huang BaiMing let out a long sigh of relief, but soon complained: "Manager Chen, you gave me a fright. I thought Xingcheng Heavy Industry was about to plummet again!"

Chen Yang smiled: "As long as no one manufactures panic, stocks generally don't undergo cliff‑like drops. If it weren't for us desperately suppressing the price during this period, Xingcheng Heavy Industry's price would certainly be above twenty yuan."

Huang BaiMing also heard from Yexin about the grudge between Chen Yang and Zhang Jun, and said with a smile: "Manager Chen, you went to all that trouble and only made Zhang Group lose over ten million in the stock market. Kind of a failure, huh!"

Chen Yang disagreed: "Manager Huang, that's not right. If I hadn't made that big move in the stock market, would Zhang Group have been willing to sell off its high‑quality real‑estate projects? Would we even have the chance to eat here?"

"That makes sense!" Huang BaiMing gave a thumbs‑up. Although he is at least ten years older than Chen Yang, when it comes to scheming, he really has to admit he's inferior.