Chapter 914: Why are you here?

Being business people, Mr. Wu understood instantly.

He showed a knowing expression, picked up the water in front of him, and took a sip: "I understand. Miss Shen, rest assured, I will definitely keep our business confidential."

Since it was a competitive relationship, it was certainly better not to let the other party know. After all, these places were all targeted by the other party first, but "Zheyuan Group" offered too much, which led to the current situation.

Shen Ci, however, said dismissively: "There's no need to be deliberately secretive. I actually quite want them to know."

"Mr. Wu, you must have a lot of connections and resources in this area. Please help us spread the word internally: for any land that 'Chaojiu Group' targets, we will increase the price by ten percent."

And for these few plots of Mr. Wu's, Shen Ci had given twenty percent more, which counted as an exclusive bonus. Mr. Wu naturally understood and was overjoyed.

"No problem, it's just a small favor."

Knowing that Shen Ci had others to meet, Mr. Wu didn't stay long. After drinking a glass of water, he stood up to take his leave.

Su Zheyuan had been holding it in, and hurriedly looked at Shen Ci and asked: "Is this what you meant when you said you had planned it long ago?"

Shen Ci held her coffee and nodded lightly: "I said it long ago, their small group simply can't satisfy the appetites of those ghost relatives of yours. The first move after the group is established is that they will inevitably have to expand their scale."

"And they are all professionals. Hotel site selection is very particular, and there are many factors to consider. These places were obviously chosen after their careful selection."

Shen Ci shrugged, looking relaxed: "Look, how easy. We didn't do anything, we just needed to pay a little more money to buy the places they worked so hard to find."

Su Zheyuan naturally felt relieved, but after calm reflection, he couldn't help but say: "This isn't just 'a little' money!"

Shen Ci remained indifferent: "How much money doesn't matter; what matters is making them work in vain."

Deliberately driving up prices is already considered malicious competition in the business world, but Shen Ci wanted to use this crude method to teach the other party a lesson. After all, the other party's methods were even less presentable.

"How did you know all this intelligence?"

Shen Ci glanced at him: "Weren't the management staff taken away by them later poached back by Auntie with high salaries? I specifically left two people there as undercover agents. I know every move of their company like the back of my hand."

"This... is it legal?" Su Zheyuan asked cautiously.

Shen Ci curled her lips: "The law cannot define this kind of thing as a trade secret. Buying and selling is free, after all."

As the words fell, the second gentleman had already appeared, and Shen Ci hurriedly stood up to greet him...

In one afternoon, the two met two "landlords" in succession and bought five plots of land at higher prices.

These five plots were all targeted by "Chaojiu Group".

Signing until the end, Su Zheyuan felt great: "A Ci, you really have a way. If you asked me to take revenge on them, I really couldn't come up with such an idea."

Shen Ci: "That's why I say, don't easily offend a woman."

The two went straight to the elevator and went downstairs. At the front desk on the first floor, a humble figure was asking the staff for stored luggage.

"Thank you, thank you. I can do it myself. Sorry for the trouble."

That person had no presence, and plus the lobby was very large, so it stood to reason that Shen Ci wouldn't specifically notice anyone.

But it just so happened that she looked up and glanced at the front desk unintentionally, and just saw a person wearing a professional lady's suit pulling a suitcase and carrying a bulging bag walking toward the revolving door.

Even from the back, Shen Ci recognized the other party at a glance.

"Second Aunt?"

She called out subconsciously, and the figure froze obviously, turning her head with a look of doubt.

The moment she saw Shen Ci, the doubt on her face turned into shock.

"A Ci?" Zheng Hong widened her eyes slightly, her tone surprised: "You..."

"Why are you here?" Shen Ci interrupted and walked up to greet her quickly.

At this moment, right at the front desk, the "Shuiyun Jian" staff couldn't help but look at each other.

"I..." Zheng Hong pulled the corners of her mouth, trying hard to keep calm: "I'm here for an interview."

But even though she tried hard enough, there was still some nervousness and embarrassment in her eyes.

"Interview?"

Shen Ci looked left and right. This is "Shuiyun Jian", this is Longcheng.

And didn't Second Aunt work at a company in Longyang?

Zheng Hong had to explain: "My job in Longyang is gone. The company's performance wasn't good, so..."

"So you ran to Longcheng? Did you come by yourself?" Shen Ci asked.

Zheng Hong nodded: "I looked for a job in Longyang at first, and there were suitable ones, but the salary wasn't high. Taotao is still in school, so there must be many places where money is needed."

"I thought the salary in Longcheng would be higher, and I could accompany him in his studies, and see Taotao when I'm free, so I thought I'd try."

Shen Ci understood, and sighed silently looking at the woman with big and small bags in front of her.

"Second Aunt, let's go sit over there and talk."

Shen Ci took the luggage from her hand, and Su Zheyuan saw this and hurriedly went to help carry the bags: "Aunt, I'll help you."

Zheng Hong subconsciously looked at Su Zheyuan more, thinking he was A Ci's boyfriend.

In the leisure water bar in the lobby on the first floor, Shen Ci ordered a fruit juice for Zheng Hong, and then asked seriously: "Second Aunt, what are you applying for here?"

"Accounting. I studied accounting," Zheng Hong said: "I checked before I came. The salary for accountants in big enterprises in Longcheng is two or three times higher than in our hometown."

However, she couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged as she spoke: "But it didn't work out. Although they didn't say it directly, I could feel that they probably disliked me for being old."

"Second Aunt, Longcheng is like this. It's very, very difficult for someone your age to find a decent job in a big city like Longcheng."

"I know, I'm just trying. If it doesn't work, I'll go back." Zheng Hong smiled, a very sad smile.

Shen Ci observed that Zheng Hong already had some clearly visible white hair at her temples.

"My Little Uncle... doesn't he usually give Taotao some living expenses?" Shen Ci asked tentatively.

Zheng Hong let out a sneer through her nose and shook her head: "Taotao is an adult, and when we divorced, I also said I didn't want anything."

"A Ci, you know too, where would your Little Uncle have money? It was your grandmother who secretly transferred money to Taotao several times."

Thinking of this marriage, Zheng Hong was full of regret: "I graduated from university back then. If I hadn't married your Little Uncle so early, maybe I would have had a better future."

She looked at Shen Ci and advised her as someone who had been through it: "A Ci, women shouldn't get married too early. It has no benefits. You really have to be cautious about marriage."

As a result, Su Zheyuan on the side took over the conversation and said: "The benefit of getting married early is that you are also very young when you get divorced."