Chapter 1075

Shen Ci and the others stayed in Yaha for several more days, waiting quietly for the final news.

Although the result had not yet been settled, some news had vaguely leaked out in the past few days.

The content of the news was ambiguous, only saying that regarding the beach at the core location of Jinhai Bay, Boss Zhou was no longer negotiating with anyone, as if the final ownership of that location had already been determined.

In the hotel lobby bar, Huo Hai was at his wit's end.

"Turns out doing business is so difficult. Even I have to bow and scrape to people, and I have to look at people's faces just to get a meeting."

Huo Hai was naturally unwilling, but more than that, he was frustrated.

He was the young master of the Huo family in Xiangjiang, pampered and surrounded by stars since childhood. He had never suffered such grievances, and when had he ever been treated so coldly?

"How about we just forget it?" Huo Yu said lightly, looking down at the time: "There's still time. How about I just buy you a ticket for today and send you back?"

Huo Hai was stunned and narrowed his eyes.

"What do you mean? In such a hurry to send me away, is there some conspiracy?"

"No," Huo Yu said truthfully, "It's just that given the current situation, there's nothing you can do about this matter, right? It's better to go back early; why waste time here?"

In Huo Yu's eyes, his brother was only good at dealing with women, and he knew nothing about doing business.

"Do you still have some way? Did you leave a backup plan?"

Huo Hai leaned forward eagerly, looking at his brother seriously: "If you have a way, you have to tell me! I'm your brother; do you still want to hide things from me?"

As a result, Huo Yu shook his head very coldly: "I have no way either. This matter is indeed quite tricky and the difficulty is high. Judging by the current situation, returning empty-handed is not something hard to accept."

I expect Father also considered this point, which is why he handed this matter, which basically had no chance of winning, to him to do, under the guise of giving him an opportunity to train, but in fact, he never had any hope from the beginning.

Hearing this, Huo Hai was immediately deflated.

His brother was smarter than him and was also the most valued by Daddy in the business world. He had hoped to rely on his brother to help him come up with ideas.

As a result, even his brother said so, so it seems this matter is really hopeless.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Huo Hai couldn't help but curse: "Damn it! This Boss Zhou, saying that the bay only approves hotel projects—he's lying!"

"He didn't lie to you."

A clear voice with a smile suddenly sounded from the side, startling the brothers to look up one after another.

"Pretty lady!"

When Huo Hai saw Shen Ci, his eyes lit up immediately. Thinking of Boss Zhou's attitude toward Shen Ci, Huo Hai hurriedly stood up to invite her: "Please sit, I'll buy you a drink."

Compared to Huo Hai, Huo Yu appeared more gentlemanly. He stood up elegantly, nodded in greeting with restraint, and then raised his hand to invite her properly: "Please sit."

Shen Ci sat down happily. Huo Hai took the opportunity to sit next to her, but was pulled to the opposite seat by Huo Yu.

Seeing this, Shen Ci smiled without saying a word, and continued from the previous topic to Huo Hai: "Boss Zhou didn't lie to you. The beach in the bay is indeed only approved for hotel projects. This is a rigid regulation of the relevant departments in Yaha. It won't work for you to build an amusement park here."

Huo Hai opened his mouth, not expecting that there was really such a regulation.

Shen Ci raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile: "Your preliminary work was not done well; you didn't even figure out this kind of regulation?"

Huo Hai scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed for a moment.

Regarding doing business, his experience was almost zero, and he hadn't done any preliminary background checks, relying entirely on brute force.

Huo Yu remained calm and nodded gently upon hearing this.

"Thank you."

He spoke fluent Mandarin without any Xiangjiang accent, which shows he had specifically learned it.

Shen Ci curled her lips and didn't deliberately hide it, saying bluntly: "You're welcome. I've met Uncle Huo twice, so we can be considered acquaintances."

She said this out of the blue, causing the brothers opposite to be stunned for a moment.

Huo Yu blinked and was the first to react, his tone having obvious emotional fluctuations: "You've met my father?"

"I have, in Longcheng, just two days before I came to Yaha. I had the honor of having dinner with Uncle Huo once."

She looked at Huo Hai, who was still in shock, and couldn't help but smile: "The first time we met that day, when Mr. Huo introduced himself, I had a hunch. Xiangjiang people and surnamed Huo—I guessed he was probably Uncle Huo's son."

"Later, when I learned that the project you were doing was an amusement park, I was certain."

Huo Hai only then managed to recover, breaking out in a cold sweat on his back.

He secretly rejoiced that he hadn't been too frivolous toward this pretty lady in front of him; she actually knew his old man.

Huo Yu, however, became curious about Shen Ci's identity at this moment and couldn't help but tentatively ask: "May I ask, Miss, in Longcheng you are..."

"My name is Shen Ci," Shen Ci replied calmly, but did not introduce her identity further.

And she didn't mention Jiang Yuanliang's name at all.

Seeing her introduction come to an abrupt end, Huo Yu understood after a second of hesitation.

Since she could introduce herself like this, it meant that the name "Shen Ci" was enough to appear independently in Longcheng without any other superfluous embellishments.

"Miss Shen, are you very familiar with Boss Zhou? Are you here in Yaha for Jinhai Bay too?" Huo Hai couldn't help but ask.

He had been curious why Boss Zhou was so attentive to the young lady in front of him, even coming to the hotel to pick her up personally.

"Not familiar. I don't think I knew Boss Zhou earlier than Mr. Huo, but I am indeed here for Jinhai Bay."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a young man in a suit walking quickly toward Shen Ci's direction.

Shen Ci recognized him. When they were in Zhenghe Village, this person had delivered documents to Grandma and was a person from Grandma's company.

"Miss Shen."

The man walked up to her, took a black invitation out of his bag, and handed it to her: "An invitation to the appreciation banquet."

She raised her hand to take it, and under Huo Hai's surprised gaze, the man took out another one and handed it to him: "Mr. Huo, this is yours."

"Ah?"

Huo Hai was slightly surprised, subconsciously raising his hand, but asked in confusion: "I, I have one too?"

The man explained politely: "Regarding the Jinhai Bay project, the group sincerely invites representatives of various groups who have come to Yaha this time to attend the project appreciation banquet. We welcome all distinguished guests."

"Appreciation banquet?"

Huo Yu frowned slightly, because generally, such banquets are held only after everything is settled.

So he asked: "So the final ownership results for all the beaches in Jinhai Bay have already come out, right?"

The man didn't hide it either, smiling and nodding: "Yes, the final results will be announced at the appreciation banquet."