Chapter 1004

Li's.

"Chairman."

Wang Jingli, the person in charge of the bidding group, knocked on the solid wood door of the chairman's office, his face unable to hide his joy, holding a document in both hands, and respectfully handed it to Li Wanchang: "We passed the first round of bidding, you take a look quickly."

Li Wanchang was looking down at the report on the table. Hearing this, he slowly raised his eyes, his expression still as light as a pool of deep water, as if this news, which was enough to excite the entire bidding group, was just a trivial matter to him.

He took the document, his fingertips brushed over the cover, and after opening the first page, it was the list of companies that passed the first round of bidding. His gaze slowly swept across the paper, and he spoke in a flat tone: "It's just passing the first round, what's there to be happy about? If we can't even pass this most basic level, our Li's wouldn't need to waste energy participating in this bidding at all."

Hearing this, the smile on Wang Jingli's face froze, and then he explained awkwardly: "But Chairman, the difficulty of this bidding is high, the competition is fierce, and every pass is considered a phased victory for us."

This is not false. For this bidding, Li's bidding team almost exhausted all their strength, raised their spirits to twelve points, polished every detail repeatedly, and were more cautious and meticulous than any previous large-scale project.

At the very top of the list, the four big characters "Jiangdong Group" were printed impressively, followed by several large-scale and powerful construction groups in the industry. This scene of giant enterprise melee made many small and medium-sized bidding groups flinch, not daring to enter the game rashly to compete for those large core projects.

At this moment, Li Wanchang's brows suddenly frowned, his fingertips tapped a column on the list, and his tone carried some doubt: "Which group is this?"

He had some impression of the other companies on the list, either long-term competitors or well-known peers in the industry, only this one, he had never heard of, completely strange.

Hearing this, Wang Jingli hurriedly leaned forward and looked in the direction Li Wanchang pointed—"Tiancheng Group."

"Oh, this one, this is a Shengang enterprise." Wang Jingli said hurriedly.

Li Wanchang widened his eyes and was shocked: "Shengang enterprise?"

Wang Jingli nodded, but Li Wanchang was stunned for a few seconds before he couldn't help but say: "These Shengang enterprises all ran to bid for Longcheng projects? And passed the first round?"

"Chairman, we did background checks. This 'Tiancheng Group' is a leader in the construction industry in Shengang. The reconstruction of Victoria Harbour was done by this group, and there is also that new landmark building facing Shengang—'Bernad Golden Hall' is also done by them, very powerful."

After listening, Li Wanchang sighed for a long time, a complex smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't say anything for a while, only feeling a sense of fatigue spreading along his spine. This was just the first round of preliminary selection, and the real hard battle was behind, but he was already a bit exhausted at this moment.

He closed the document, handed it back to Wang Jingli, and waved his hand: "You go get busy first, keep a close eye on the follow-up preparation work." After Wang Jingli retreated, he pressed the extension and called the secretary in.

"Chairman."

"Did you prepare the things I asked you to prepare yesterday?"

"All prepared, do you want to use them now?"

Li Wanchang looked at the time, stood up, put on his suit jacket, and ordered: "Prepare the car, send the things to the car."

And at the same time, Li Xiao drove the car and took Mrs. Li and also just set off from home.

"Xiao Zai, your dad's spirit has not been very good for the bidding recently. If you and Keying's affairs can be settled, it can also let him relax and be happy." Mrs. Li said to her son who was driving while checking her makeup in the mirror.

Li Xiao looked ahead, his expression had no waves, and just responded lightly: "I know."

Mrs. Li looked at her son and smiled slightly: "Mom also likes Keying, and the Qiu family only has this one daughter. After you get married, your Uncle Qiu will definitely help you in your career."

The two cars arrived at the entrance of the Qiu family villa one after another. Li Xiao stopped the car first, saw his father's car also arrived, and hurriedly pushed the door to greet him: "Dad."

Li Wanchang nodded slightly, pointed to the gifts in the car, and ordered: "Take the things down." He also raised his eyes to look at his wife's dress today—decent and generous, couldn't pick out half a flaw, and then took his wife and son, walked forward, and pressed the villa's doorbell.

The doorbell rang only twice, and Qiu Chu brought his wife to greet them personally, with an enthusiastic smile on his face, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as the two sides met, they walked forward enthusiastically to shake hands and greet each other.

"Brother Wanchang, you are too polite!" Qiu Chu held Li Wanchang's hand, full of smiles. He was a few years younger than Li Wanchang, so he was used to calling him brother on weekdays, "I said, I will arrange the restaurant tonight, you insisted on coming to the door personally, but it made me feel embarrassed."

Li Wanchang also smiled and shook back, his tone sincere: "Brother, you are being polite. This is a major event in the children's life. It is etiquette and our importance to Keying. Your sister-in-law and I naturally have to come to the door personally."

Mrs. Li hurriedly echoed with a smile: "That's right, Mr. Qiu, Mrs. Qiu, this is not a small matter, it can't be perfunctory, we come personally to show sincerity."

Li Xiao stepped forward at the right time and handed the gifts in his hand: "Uncle, Auntie, this is a little heart from my parents."

"Look at you, just come, what gifts to bring!"

"There is no reason to come to the door empty-handed, it should be." Li Wanchang smiled and waved his hand, his tone not allowing refusal.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qiu hurriedly greeted them to go in: "Come in quickly, stay for dinner today, I have already told the nanny and the chef, and started preparing at noon."

This was the first time Li Wanchang and his wife had come to the Qiu family's door. Walking through the neatly managed front yard garden, it was the main entrance of the villa. Mrs. Li looked around casually while walking, her tone full of praise: "This yard is cleaned so cleanly, and this villa's outer wall, I like it too much. Now in Longcheng, it's rare to see this kind of retro red brick wall, it looks textured."

"Isn't it." Mrs. Qiu smiled and took the conversation, her tone carrying some attachment, "We bought this house for more than twenty years, and Old Qiu and I are nostalgic. Later, we bought several new villas, but after living in them, we still feel this one is the most comfortable, so we haven't moved."

A group of people walked into the living room, which was spacious, bright, and elegantly decorated, but Li Wanchang scanned around, but didn't see Qiu Keying's figure, so he asked with a smile: "Eh? Is Keying not at home?"