Chapter 197: Mother is here

Jiang Yuanyu looked at Shen Ci with a helpless expression.

"Miss Shen, Jiang's Group is the first to test your project after all. You should at least show some sincerity for the first one!"

Shen Ci replied rigorously: "As for sincerity, we will definitely thank Jiang's Group for their appreciation when we have the opportunity in the future. But this program was completed by everyone in the team after nearly two years of hard work. The suffering, sweat, and late nights everyone endured are all real. It's not easy to use the final result to trade for favors. The price I reported is also affirming everyone's value. Not counting me, there are eight people in the team. Making such excellent things in nearly two years, less than one hundred yuan per person, I don't think it's expensive."

"And the potential of my team is far more than this. I think Vice President Jiang should be able to feel that they will have infinite possibilities in the future."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuanyu looked at Luo Tianrui jokingly: "They are indeed rare talents. Have you considered joining our Jiang's Group?"

Luo Tianrui smiled, looked at Shen Ci subconsciously before speaking: "Vice President Jiang, I think we'd better settle the cooperation at hand first."

Jiang Yuanyu pondered for a moment, but didn't push too hard: "Since you are unwilling to make concessions on the price, we will go back and hold another meeting. But the final result of this meeting will be our bottom line. Regardless of whether it meets your expectations or not, I still hope we won't miss each other."

Jiang Yuanyu changed his usual tough negotiation attitude. Regarding Shen Ci, he inevitably had to consider his second brother's face. No matter what, the other party had done a favor to the Jiang family; this was a fact.

Shen Ci could also see Jiang Yuanyu's concession. She raised her eyebrows in understanding: "I hope the result is what we want."

She didn't loosen her stance, but her persistence wasn't about being unreasonable; it was that she didn't want to casually diminish the efforts of others in the team. Just as she said, this project was worth this price.

Leaving the Jiang's Group building, Luo Tianrui breathed a huge sigh of relief. He had never experienced such a professional contract negotiation. Facing Jiang's Group for the first time inevitably increased the pressure in his heart.

"Even a group as large as Jiang's feels our quote is high. Should we also renegotiate?" Luo Tianrui hesitated for a long time before deciding to ask Shen Ci.

Shen Ci looked at him and smiled: "Senior Brother has always been very confident in his project. Why are you destroying your own prestige at the final stage?"

Luo Tianrui looked embarrassed. To be honest, if it weren't for Shen Ci, if they had set the price themselves, they would never have dared to set it so high.

If it were a buyout, then a high price would be understandable.

But they were charging periodically, charging "600" per year per period. This number was something they hadn't even thought of.

"Stay calm," Shen Ci said softly again: "As long as this order is successful, the road ahead will be smooth. Senior Brother, do you know what everyone is most afraid of in an environment where competition is increasingly fierce?"

Luo Tianrui frowned and pondered for a moment, then blurted out: "Afraid of falling behind!"

Shen Ci smiled and nodded: "That's right, afraid of falling behind others. So as long as the cooperation with Jiang's Group is successful, other groups will come uninvited. Let's wait a little longer!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Ci's phone rang. It was her mother calling.

She answered naturally, and before she could speak, her expression was startled: "Airport?"

"Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"I was afraid of causing trouble, wasn't I? Give me an address, and I'll navigate and take the subway there," Shen Jingjing said on the other end of the phone.

"What kind of trouble is this? My own mother is coming to Longcheng, can I not go pick you up? You find a place to sit and rest for a while, I'll drive over right now."

"Really no need, A-Ci, I..."

"What no need? You're coming to Longcheng for the first time and you're unfamiliar with the place, can I let you take the subway alone? You too, coming without saying hello, and even launching a surprise attack! Wait for me, I'm coming over right now."

Not giving her mother a chance to speak again, Shen Ci hung up the phone directly, and then said to Luo Tianrui: "Senior Brother, you go back yourself, I have to go to the airport to pick up my mom."

"Auntie is here? Then hurry up and go."

Shen Ci waved her hand and walked quickly toward the open-air parking lot.

Forty minutes later, Shen Ci met her mother at the airport. She was wearing a single shirt and pants, carrying some things she brought for her daughter, looking dusty and tired.

"How can you be like this, calling me only after landing in Longcheng."

Upon meeting, Shen Ci inevitably complained, but seeing her mother dressed so thinly, she couldn't help but care: "You're wearing too little. Longcheng has entered winter, it's very cold."

Shen Jingjing smiled without caring at all: "It's fine, Mom brought a coat, it's in the bag."

Shen Ci reached out to take the things from her mother's hand, and then took her arm: "Let's talk after we get home."

Shen Ci was naturally happy that her mother came to Longcheng. Fortunately, she had set up both a car and a house, so it didn't matter if her mother stayed here for a few more days; everything was very convenient.

On the way back to the city, Shen Jingjing sat in her daughter's luxury car, looking around curiously.

She occasionally took ride-hailing cars; most of the cars she had sat in were about the same, and she didn't feel any of them were particularly comfortable.

But her daughter's car looked different at first glance. As soon as her bottom touched the seat, it was as soft and comfortable as sitting on a cloud. The interior space was large, and the color was beautiful.

Shen Ci naturally noticed her mother's expression. She glanced at her mother, curled her lips and smiled, and teased with some pride: "Mom, how is it? Your daughter's car is not bad, right?"

"It's beautiful," Shen Jingjing smiled honestly and praised without hesitation: "Not only is it beautiful, but it's also comfortable to sit in. This car must be very expensive, right?"

Shen Ci nodded without denying: "It's not cheap, but compared to that house of mine, it's not worth mentioning. You'll be shocked when we get home."

Giving her mother a heads-up, after all, she had two villas in "Wanjia Denghuo," and the luxury of each one was enough to drop her mother's jaw.

Shen Jingjing knew her daughter had bought a villa, so she was actually mentally prepared.

As a result, after arriving at "Wanjia Denghuo," Shen Jingjing realized that her mental preparation was completely insufficient, because her daughter's villa was completely different from what she had imagined.

Or rather, she couldn't even imagine such a luxurious villa.

From the moment she got out of the car, Shen Jingjing's eyes began to wander aimlessly, because she didn't know where to look. The large area and the wide field of view made her feel like she was in a palace.

"Mom, I'll take you to look around casually first. I haven't had time to tidy up the beds in the other rooms. A-Li isn't here, so you just sleep in A-Li's room first," Shen Ci said to her mother.

Shen Jingjing stood in the center of the living room and nodded blankly. Just this one living room was already much larger than their house in Shengang.

Looking at the transparent and clean large floor-to-ceiling windows, she felt much more relaxed. ===== CHAPTER 198 =====