Chapter 2233: Three Against One

The morning sunlight spilled onto the dining table through the window, illuminating Zhou Qianyi's exquisite face.

Her primary task today was to visit her sister-in-law and niece, and then to tell Zhou Andong about the obstacles in acquiring the Woolen Mill's shares to see if there was any way to break the deadlock.

In her heart, Zhou Andong had always been someone who didn't speak empty words or brag. Since he said so now, he must have a plan, so she didn't dig any deeper.

After finishing breakfast, Zhang Zuo said excitedly: "Anyway, there's nothing to do in the morning, so let's not wait for the afternoon, let's start the war now?"

Zhou Andong stood up and said while walking out: "Guan Shengjie is coming over in a while, how can we have time to play mahjong in the morning? Let's wait until the afternoon. I'm going to see the baby."

Seeing this, Zhou Qianyi hurriedly followed and said softly: "Then I'll go keep sister-in-law company for a while."

The two came to the back building together, then went up to the second floor and pushed the door open gently.

Little Feather was lying on the soft baby bed, eyes tightly closed, mouth slightly open, making a slight snoring sound, sleeping very sweetly.

Jian Qiu had just finished eating, and a nanny wearing an apron was nimbly cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks. Hearing the sound of the door opening, she looked up and greeted them after seeing who it was.

"Chairman Zhou, Miss Zhou, hello!"

Zhou Andong nodded with a smile: "Sister Wang, have you eaten?"

Wang Juan stopped what she was doing, straightened up, and replied: "Not yet, I was thinking of cleaning up this room before going."

Zhou Andong waved his hand and said gently: "Go eat first. It's not too late to clean up after eating; it's not an urgent matter."

Wang Juan responded with a smile: "As the saying goes, 'Listen to advice and eat your fill,' so I'll go eat first, and I'll come back to clean the room in a while."

Jian Qiu said softly to Zhou Qianyi: "Qianyi, don't just stand there, sit down quickly!"

Zhou Qianyi sat on the sofa, looked at Jian Qiu, and said: "Sister-in-law, I didn't say it when I came, afraid you'd hit me, but I still can't help it, you've gained quite a bit of weight."

Jian Qiu raised her hand to hit her, and Zhou Qianyi dodged with a light laugh: "Don't hit, don't hit, I haven't finished speaking yet. You look more charming now; if I were a man, I would definitely like you even more now."

After speaking, the girl looked at Zhou Andong: "Right, brother!"

Zhou Andong glared at her, then grinned at Jian Qiu: "Wife, don't listen to her nonsense. No matter what you become, fat or thin, beautiful or ugly, my heart's love will always be you."

"Ha!" Zhou Qianyi kicked her legs happily: "My sister-in-law didn't say anything, look how scared you are."

"Smack!" Zhou Andong patted Zhou Qianyi on the head: "Keep it down, don't wake your niece."

Zhou Qianyi pouted: "Sister-in-law, my brother hit me."

Jian Qiu burst into laughter. She had never thought that Zhou Qianyi, this strong woman, would have such a feminine side and would actually act like a spoiled child.

"I'll deal with him in a while."

Zhou Andong didn't pay attention to these two women, went to the desk and sat down, pulled out a drawer, took out manuscript paper and a pen, and started writing quickly.

In just ten minutes or so, he put down the pen, folded the paper full of words, and put it in his pocket.

"You guys chat!"

Zhou Andong said to Jian Qiu and Zhou Qianyi, walked out of the room, and found Tang Lin in the reception hall on the third floor.

"Where are Zhang Ersha and Gu Banjin?"

Tang Lin lay on the sofa smoking: "They didn't sleep until three this morning and got up so early, they said they were catching up on sleep."

"Why aren't you catching up on sleep?" Zhou Andong took the cigarette Tang Lin handed him, sat down, and picked up the lighter on the coffee table to light the cigarette.

"I can't sleep." Tang Lin's eyes were like lightbulbs; he really didn't have any sleepiness at all.

Zhou Andong leaned lazily against the back of the sofa and took out the paper he had just written from his pocket: "Take a look at this."

Tang Lin took it, and when he saw the words written on it, his eyes were full of confusion.

"I know one, two, three, four, but what do these words written later mean?"

"What I wrote here are common phrases used when playing mahjong." Zhou Andong laughed and pointed to the word 'grab' after 'one'.

"Look at this 'grab' word after 'one'. When playing cards, if I need to 'pong' a one, I will say, 'What kind of card is this grab, it's a mess.' I am telling you that I need a one."

"The 'hit' after 'two' is the same principle. If I need a two, I will say, 'How can this card be hit...'"

Zhou Andong explained it to Tang Lin, and Tang Lin's eyes suddenly lit up like lightbulbs, and he laughed excitedly.

"Damn, if you had brought this good stuff out earlier, it wouldn't have come to this, letting that fool Zuo be so arrogant."

"This is called the Mahjong Song!" Zhou Andong smoked leisurely: "Go to Gu Bing's room, memorize this with him, we'll play three against one, and we'll make that fool Zuo leave bare-assed, not even leaving him his underwear."

Tang Lin laughed loudly again, stood up from the sofa, and rushed out of the room, disappearing.

Zhou Andong laughed: "Fool Zuo, originally I didn't want to do things too absolutely, but if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too arrogant. I hope you learn a lesson after suffering this time."

Tang Lin didn't close the door. Zhou Andong hadn't finished his cigarette yet when Sister Liu appeared at the door, with Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei standing behind her.

Zhou Andong stood up to welcome them. This was the first time both of them had come to his home, so he naturally had to welcome them.

"Old Guan, Sister Wei, come in and sit!"

Guan Shengjie and Du Youwei entered the living room. From the moment they entered the main gate, their eyes weren't enough. Entering the reception hall and seeing the decoration and furnishings inside, Guan Shengjie clicked his tongue in wonder.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you evil capitalist, this is too corrupt. The landlords and wealthy people in the old society didn't know how to enjoy themselves like you."

Guan Shengjie walked around the reception hall: "Old Zhou, brother also wants to be an evil capitalist. If you have any way to make money, you must pull brother onto the car."

"Look, brother isn't young anymore, and the family has been urging marriage. Sister Wei and I are also discussing marriage. But now I don't even have a decent house and am still living in a dormitory."

"In the future, when we have children, milk powder and diapers will all cost money. The meager salary that Sister Wei and I have is definitely enough to not starve, but buying a house is definitely not possible."

Zhou Andong laughed: "You guys are getting married? Is the date set?"

"We're discussing it!" Guan Shengjie shook his head: "We can't get married this year, it has to be April or May next year at the earliest."

Zhou Andong nodded: "If you just want to make some small money, it's naturally not a difficult thing. But if you want to make big money, I suggest you take unpaid leave."

"After all, you are a frontline reporter, different from other jobs. You need to interview and run all over the world. In this way, where would you have the extra time and energy to manage a business? It's hard to balance the two!" ===== CHAPTER 2234 =====