Chapter 1469

"Ah!"

Cao Yi let out an 'ah', picked up the apple left on the coffee table, finished eating it, and threw the apple core into the wastebasket nearby.

Hu Lan hugged Cao Yi's arm and said seriously: "Xiao Yi, let me tell you, although we are not a wealthy family, we don't lack food or clothing.

You studied abroad for so many years, and the family didn't lack anything for you. We absolutely cannot find an old man ten or twenty years older just for money, letting people laugh at us."

Cao Yi's face turned red, and her expression suddenly became a bit bashful.

Seeing this look, not only Hu Lan, but even the hearts of Cao Mo and Deng Yuzhi thumped, as if they had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

Cao Yi was the kind of girl who was extremely confident and had a particularly cheerful personality; she never knew what blushing was.

It was even more impossible to see such a bashful expression on her, so all three of them had bad thoughts rise in their minds at the same time.

"Dead girl!" Deng Yuzhi's face became a bit unsightly: "Did you really find an old man ten or twenty years older than you?"

Hu Lan pulled Cao Yi's arm: "Xiao Yi, we cannot make a mistake."

"I'm telling you, Cao Yi." Deng Yuzhi's voice raised several degrees: "Even if you can't get married in this life, I will not agree to you marrying an old man."

"It's not what you think!" Cao Yi's expression became even more bashful: "I... I am older than him, and... and..."

Cao Yi slowly extended five fingers and said with a lack of confidence: "Five years older than him."

Deng Yuzhi, who was already prepared to scold, Hu Lan, who had already opened her mouth to persuade, and Cao Mo, who was rolling up his sleeves wanting to go find that old man to settle the score, all froze there at once.

"Ah!" After a long while, Deng Yuzhi let out an 'ah', got up, and walked toward the study: "I was just painting, and I haven't washed the brush yet. I have to go tidy up, otherwise, your dad will nag again when he comes back."

"Mom!" Cao Mo put down his sleeves and quickly chased after her: "I'll help you wash the brush."

"Hehehe..." Hu Lan laughed, slowly moved to the side, and then stood up: "Well, I'm going to the restroom."

Cao Yi rolled her eyes significantly, and then snorted very proudly.

You all thought it was an old cow eating tender grass, but it really is an old cow eating tender grass.

………………

At this time, Zhou Anbei, this little blade of tender grass, was holding a video camera and filming everywhere.

Originally, Zhou Anqin was filming, but this girl wasn't wearing gloves, and her hands were frozen numb, so she handed the camera to Xiaobei.

Zhou Andong took everyone to wander around the square, then wandered around, and went for a stroll inside the Forbidden City.

After coming out, they went to Qianmen and bought a bowl of 'big bowl tea' for everyone.

Seeing that it was noon, Zhou Andong called several yellow 'mian' (minivans).

After instructing the drivers to go to Darunfa, he began to arrange for people to get into the cars.

These yellow minivans would be banned next year; if you want to ride one, it won't be easy to find in the capital.

Arriving at Darunfa, everyone got out of the car and saw that there was actually a very long line at the entrance of this large shopping mall.

Yuan Ying looked curious: "What is this mall selling? Why are so many people lining up?"

Zhou Andong smiled and said: "Let's go, let's go inside and take a look, and then we'll eat here."

"There's a restaurant in the mall?" Liu Hao was very surprised: "Let's hurry and line up."

"No need to line up." Yuan Zhe said proudly: "Darunfa is opened by Big Brother. We'll walk through this gate and then enter from the back of the mall."

The security guard at the gate saw Zhou Andong, stood at attention with a 'pah', saluted, and then another security guard pressed the switch for the electric gate.

Zhou Andong greeted them with a smile: "Xiao Qin, Xiaobei, you take Big Uncle and the others to stroll around the supermarket, go to the clothing section, and buy some clothes and shoes for the children."

Zhou Anqin agreed, took a group of people to stroll around the supermarket, and Zhou Andong entered the office building and knocked on the door of Tang Bei's office.

"Come in!" Tang Bei's voice came from inside.

Zhou Andong pushed the door and entered, seeing a box of rice on the desk, and Tang Bei was lowering her head, eating while flipping through documents.

"If you're eating, eat properly. It's not like you're in that much of a rush."

Tang Bei looked up, saw it was Zhou Andong, and smiled.

"Arrived early this morning." Zhou Andong walked to the sofa and sat down, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"There are only three days left until the New Year, so I just thought about finishing the work on hand as soon as possible."

Tang Bei closed the document, put down the spoon in her hand, got up, and poured a glass of water for Zhou Andong.

Zhou Andong took the water glass: "What day are you returning to Xiangjiang?"

"Not going back." Tang Bei sat opposite Zhou Andong: "We still have to open for half a day on the morning of New Year's Eve, and we only get one day off on the first day of the New Year. Why go back?"

Zhou Andong reached out to take the ashtray and placed it in front of him: "If you're not going back, then come to my house for the New Year. With so many people, one more won't make a difference."

"Okay!"

Tang Bei didn't decline; she was just worrying about how to spend New Year's Eve alone.

Zhou Andong picked up the water glass and took a sip: "I heard from my uncle that the district agreed to sell Jinghua to us?"

Tang Bei nodded: "Their original intention was still to cooperate with us, and they only agreed to sell to us after I refused. It is said that this matter is very controversial, and I am still hesitating whether to acquire it."

Tang Bei is a Xiangjiang person after all; even though she has been working here for more than half a year, she still has a lot of vigilance about dealing with the government.

"Since they have already decided to sell, then we will buy." Zhou Andong flicked the ash: "Didn't they say a city leader spoke up? Although I don't know who it is, we have to give this face."

"Since you said there's no problem, then there's no problem." Tang Bei nodded: "However, this matter will have to be discussed after the New Year."

"When negotiating, we can make concessions on the price. We don't have to give others face, but we must give face to that city leader who spoke up.

But concessions are concessions; we must make them in the open. We must let them understand that we are not stupid with too much money, but are giving face to that city leader."

"Crackling—bang—thump—"

The sound of firecrackers came from afar, and Zhou Andong looked out the window but saw nothing.

"Fireworks are banned this year, why is someone still setting them off?"

Tang Bei said with a smile: "People have been setting them off for the past two days. I saw with my own eyes two young men being taken away by the police."

"If you want to set off firecrackers, go outside the Second Ring Road." Zhou Andong shook his head: "It's not worth it to be scolded if you get caught, and you'll also be fined."

Tang Bei said with some confusion: "It makes no sense to not allow fireworks during the Spring Festival. I really don't know what the capital government is thinking."

"I also think it makes no sense." Zhou Andong sighed: "But this is not something we ordinary people can manage."

Zhou Andong took a puff of his cigarette: "By the way, when negotiating, tell them that we will retain the name Jinghua."