Chapter 170: Uncle Zhao's Late Night Visit

When Zhao Fang heard that Qin Ze was going to buy them a house, she was excited.

She walked to the sofa in two steps, sat down:

"Really?"

"You're going to buy us a new house?"

Qin Ze nodded:

"Really."

Zhao Fang excitedly slapped her thigh:

"Oh! My good son!"

"Mom didn't love you in vain!"

"Your dad and I have long been tired of living in this old house!"

"Originally, I didn't expect to be able to change to a house, I just planned to spend the rest of my life like this..."

She turned to look at Qin Shougang:

"Old Qin, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Qin Shougang rolled his eyes at her:

"I only just found out now!"

"Weren't you out playing cards? How was I supposed to tell you?"

Zhao Fang smiled from ear to ear:

"Playing cards is nothing!"

"Buying a house is the big deal!"

"When are we going tomorrow?"

Qin Ze said:

"Tomorrow morning."

"I'll drive you there."

Zhao Fang nodded repeatedly:

"Good, good, good! We'll go tomorrow morning!"

She walked around the living room excitedly:

"Jinxiu City! That's considered the best residential area in our entire Qingshui County now!"

Qin Ze looked at his mom's excitement and smiled too.

But just at this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

Qin Ze was stunned for a moment.

It's so late, who would come knocking?

Zhao Fang was also stunned for a moment, walked over, and opened the door.

Outside the door was Zhao Yutong's father, Uncle Zhao.

Uncle Zhao was holding a bottle of white liquor, smiling and saying:

"Is Old Qin home?"

"I got a bottle of good liquor and want to find Old Qin to have two drinks!"

Qin Shougang stood up from the sofa, smiling and saying:

"Old Zhao is here? Come in, come in!"

Zhao Jianguo walked into the house, saw Qin Ze and Jiang Wan, and smiled even more brightly:

"Yo, Xiao Qin is home too?"

"Haven't seen you for a long time, you're getting more and more spirited!"

Qin Ze stood up and greeted politely:

"Hello Uncle Zhao."

Zhao Jianguo nodded, and then his gaze fell on Jiang Wan:

"This is..."

Qin Ze said:

"My friend, Jiang Wan."

Zhao Jianguo smiled meaningfully:

"Oh, friend, I understand, I understand!"

Qin Ze knew he had misunderstood, but didn't explain.

Zhao Jianguo sat down and placed the liquor bottle on the coffee table:

"Old Qin, I got a bottle of Moutai today, shall we have two drinks?"

Qin Shougang's eyes lit up:

"Moutai? Old Zhao, did you get rich today?"

Zhao Jianguo smiled:

"Get rich? No..."

He paused, looked at Qin Ze, and said again: 【1

"I just heard that Xiao Qin is back, so I wanted to come over and chat."

Qin Shougang heard this and roughly understood what was going on.

But he didn't expose it; instead, he went to the kitchen and brought out two glasses:

"Alright, let's have a couple of drinks, brother!"

The two poured their drinks and clinked glasses.

Qin Ze sat to the side, watching the two drink and chat.

He knew that Uncle Zhao definitely hadn't come over today just to drink.

Sure enough, after three drinks, Zhao Jianguo's conversation began to shift toward Qin Ze.

"Xiao Qin, Uncle heard that you're quite something now."

"You opened a big company in Jiangcheng?"

Qin Ze smiled:

"It's not a big company, just a small one."

Zhao Jianguo waved his hand:

"Don't be so humble!"

"My daughter Yutong told me everything!"

"You invested over a million in her company; you're her major shareholder!"

"She praises you to everyone she meets, saying you're young and promising!"

Qin Ze knew clearly that Uncle Zhao was laying the groundwork.

He wasn't in a rush, just waiting for Uncle Zhao to state his true intention.

Sure enough, Zhao Jianguo took another sip of wine and continued:

"Xiao Qin, you and Yutong grew up together; you could say you're childhood sweethearts."

"It's not easy for her to start a business now. Since you've already invested money, could you..."

He paused and glanced at Qin Ze:

"Could you invest a little more?"

"Her company is currently in a period where it lacks funds."

"If you could invest a few more million, her career could reach the next level!"

Before Qin Ze could speak, Qin Shougang spoke up.

He put down his wine glass, looked at Zhao Jianguo, and said with a half-smile:

"Old Zhao, do you remember?"

"Back then, you said you wanted to introduce your daughter to my son."

"What was it you said?"

Zhao Jianguo's expression instantly became somewhat awkward.

Of course, he remembered this matter.

Back then, Qin Shougang had indeed suggested that the two children should date.

But at the time, Zhao Jianguo felt that although Qin Ze was a decent kid, his family's circumstances were average and he wasn't good enough for his daughter.

So he politely declined.

Thinking about it now, he wanted to slap himself twice.

Qin Shougang looked at Zhao Jianguo's awkward expression and continued:

"Back then you said my son wasn't good enough for your daughter."

"What about now? You have a request for my son Qin Ze, so you know how uncomfortable it feels, right?"

Zhao Jianguo's old face flushed bright red.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.

Qin Shougang didn't continue to mock him, but turned to look at Qin Ze:

"Son, you make the decision on this matter yourself."

"Don't listen to us old folks meddling."

Qin Ze nodded.

He knew his dad was helping him out of a tight spot.

He looked at Zhao Jianguo and said earnestly:

"Uncle Zhao, I'll be honest with you."

"I've already invested over a million in Yutong's company."

"And currently, I'm the only one who has invested in the entire company."

Zhao Jianguo was stunned:

"Just you alone?"

Qin Ze nodded:

"Yes."

Zhao Jianguo's expression became even uglier.

He was silent for a while, then said:

"Then... what do you mean?"

Qin Ze sighed:

"Uncle Zhao, Yutong and I grew up together; of course, I hope she succeeds."

"However, business is business, and personal favors are personal favors."

"I can invest money once because of a personal favor, but I can't keep investing money because of personal favors."

"Yutong's company currently has three problems."

Zhao Jianguo looked at him:

"What problems?"

Qin Ze said:

"First, she has no entrepreneurial experience."

"This is her first time starting a business, and she doesn't understand many commercial matters at all."

"Second, her business partners have problems."

"Finally, their business model has problems."

"A company like this is very hard to keep alive."

After listening, Zhao Jianguo was silent.

He knew that what Qin Ze said was the truth.

Although he hadn't done business, he had lived for so many years and still had some insight into people and matters.

Seeing Zhao Jianguo not speaking, Qin Ze said again:

"Uncle Zhao, I've already invested over a million."

"I really don't have any more money."

"This isn't a question of whether I want to invest or not."

Zhao Jianguo was silent for a long time.

He picked up his wine glass, finished it in one gulp, and then stood up:

"Xiao Qin, Uncle understands."

"Thank you for telling Uncle these honest words."

"Uncle won't disturb you all anymore, I'm leaving."

Qin Ze also stood up:

"Uncle Zhao, I'll see you out."

Zhao Jianguo waved his hand:

"No need, it's just a few steps."

After saying this, he pushed open the door and walked out.

After the door closed, it was quiet in the living room for quite a while.

Qin Shougang sighed:

"Old Zhao is not having an easy time either."

"He only has Yutong as a daughter, and he's single-mindedly thinking about her succeeding."

Qin Ze nodded:

"I know."

"But Dad, business is business."

"I can't throw money into the water just because of personal favors."

Qin Shougang nodded:

"You're right."

"You have to make your own decisions for your own business."

"And I think that girl Zhao Yutong looks down on you to some extent!"

"I saw it when she came over for dinner last time! After studying abroad, she's quite arrogant!"