Chapter 337: Women are strange creatures

Guan Tingya looked at Zhou Andong, her large eyes blinking. "Brother Dong, is it true?"

Zhou Andong said, "Yes!"

"Wow!" Guan Tingya mimicked a Hong Kong-Taiwan accent and exclaimed dramatically, "You are so amazing!"

Zhou Andong's face was covered in black lines. "Can you speak normally?"

"I'm just expressing my inner shock," Guan Tingya said with a grin. "This song is really good. Who sang it?"

Zhou Andong said, "An Jing!"

Zheng Xiyan asked, "The An Jing who sang 'Cheers, Friend'?"

Zhou Andong nodded, opened the car refrigerator beside him, and took out a bottle of water.

Zheng Xiyan curled her lip and said nothing more.

Guan Tingya, however, was very excited. She hugged Zhou Andong's arm and shook it. "Brother Dong, I especially love the song 'Cheers, Friend.' It was because of this song that I started liking Jiang Xiaobai, and then I had a change of heart for Jiang Xiaomei. If there's a chance, could you introduce An Jing to me?"

"What's there to get to know?" Zheng Xiyan said unpleasantly. "She doesn't have two heads and four legs."

"Huh?" Guan Tingya sensed the tone in Zheng Xiyan's voice was off and turned her head to look. "You know An Jing?"

Zheng Xiyan said dismissively, "Who is she? I don't know her."

Zhou Andong's curiosity was piqued; it was obvious Zheng Xiyan was being insincere. Besides, she was born and raised in Jingcheng and was familiar with Jian Qiu; it was impossible for her not to know An Jing.

Guan Tingya laughed. "Zheng Xiyan, I can tell you're lying. You know An Jing."

Zheng Xiyan immediately denied it. "I don't know her."

Guan Tingya continued to provoke her. "You definitely know her."

"I said!" Zheng Xiyan glared at Guan Tingya. "I don't know any An Jing."

"Fine, don't know her then!" Guan Tingya said with dissatisfaction. "What are you glaring at!"

The car arrived at the hotel, and the rooms were already arranged. Zhou Andong stayed in the same room as last time. He threw his backpack onto the bed and went into the bathroom to take a leak. Before he could even pull up his pants, the door was knocked on.

Zhou Andong went out while pulling up his pants and fastening his belt. He opened the door, and Gu Bing walked in from outside.

"Yang Ming has arranged a table at the restaurant. Let's go up."

"No rush!" Zhou Andong went back into the bathroom to wash his face, then sat on the sofa, took out a cigarette, lit it, and asked curiously, "What's going on with Zheng Xiyan and An Jing?"

"I guessed you'd ask." Gu Bing laughed. "Don't you think Yanzi is very pretty and feminine?"

Zhou Andong took a puff of his cigarette and nodded.

Gu Bing also picked up a cigarette and lit it. "When Yanzi was a child, she wasn't exactly ugly, but she didn't have a single edge of prettiness. Plus, her skin was dark, and she kept her hair short—she was just a tomboy."

"At that time, we were all in the same compound. Because of her personality, Yanzi liked playing with the boys. Later, Qiuqiu started elementary school and met An Jing."

"She would often bring An Jing to the compound to play. Back then, An Jing was like a porcelain doll—she could sing, draw, and dance. The boys in the compound would revolve around An Jing all day and wouldn't play with Yanzi anymore..."

Zhou Andong understood and said with a chuckle, "Because of things from childhood, Yanzi is still holding a grudge?"

"I'm just giving you a simple understanding." Gu Bing shook his head. "The two of them were at odds until Yanzi came here for college. From now on, whenever they meet, just watch—they'll definitely clash."

Zhou Andong asked, "Hasn't Qiuqiu talked to them about it?"

"That I don't know." Gu Bing said, "However, I guess Qiuqiu probably has, but it likely didn't do much good."

Zhou Andong chuckled. "The personalities of Yanzi and An Jing are both the cheerful and generous type; they aren't petty or narrow-minded people."

"Who knows!" Gu Bing said with great emotion. "Women are a strange species."

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Brother Dong, let's go, time to eat." Song Mao's voice came from outside.

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong stood up and walked out.

In a private room at the New Century Seafood Hotel in Fengjing, Lin Guosheng, Seeing Tong Huaiyu, and Tong Xiao were eating.

"Uncle Lin!" Seeing Tong Huaiyu put a shrimp into his mouth. "It seems you're in a good mood today. Is there some good news?"

"There is indeed good news!" Lin Guosheng picked up his wine glass and took a sip. "This time, whether it's the Jiangzhou Distillery or Zhou Andong, they won't escape this catastrophe."

Seeing Tong Huaiyu's spirits lifted. "What's going on?"

Lin Guosheng explained Qin Changzhi's plan and then sighed with emotion, "You have to hand it to Qin Laosan; you can't help but admire him."

"Clack!" Seeing Tong Huaiyu slammed his chopsticks on the table, then laughed loudly, picked up his wine glass, and downed the wine in one gulp. "I knew Third Brother wouldn't let me down."

Tong Xiao pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared on her face as well. Jiangzhou was now an iron bucket; whether internally or externally, it would be extremely difficult for Qin Changzhi to poke a hole in it.

She really hadn't expected Qin Changzhi to find a way out so quickly by taking a knife to the distillery. And once he moved, there was a high probability he would dig up the roots of Cheng Zhanjun and Zhou Andong.

Especially Zhou Andong; he probably wouldn't dream that those 12% of shares would become a sharp knife that, instead of bringing benefits, would end up hurting himself.

"Big Brother, with Third Brother Qin here, I'll head back to Jingcheng tomorrow."

Seeing Tong Huaiyu said, "Not staying to play for a few more days?"

Tong Xiao shook her head. "I've been here for almost a month, and I don't know anyone. What's there to play with?"

Seeing Tong Huaiyu said, "I'll have Han Long drive you back."

"No need!" Tong Xiao said, "I'll take the car back myself."

"That won't do!" Seeing Tong Huaiyu said, "The train is too chaotic; I'm not at ease with you alone."

Tong Xiao said, "Then I'll drive back myself. I'll leave early, and if I'm tired, I'll find a place to stay for the night."

Lin Guosheng nodded and said, "For the past two years, the national highway from Fengjing to Jingcheng has been under high-pressure crackdowns on road bandits, so it's relatively safe. Driving back yourself is fine. Enjoy the scenery along the way, don't rush, drive slowly, and if it gets late, find a place to rest for the night."

Seeing Tong Huaiyu originally wanted to say something else, but upon hearing Lin Guosheng's words, he nodded. "Fine, take my car back."

Tong Xiao did not refuse and lowered her head to start eating.

The next morning, past seven o'clock, Tong Xiao got up, went out to get something to eat, and then drove away in Seeing Tong Huaiyu's Mercedes-Benz.

Past twelve o'clock at noon, Tong Xiao parked the car at the intersection entering Jiangzhou city, then sat in the car, looking at that road, her heart struggling violently.

Time ticked away, and after more than an hour, Tong Xiao muttered, "I'm a bit hungry. I'll go to Jiangzhou to get something to eat, and then I'll leave." ===== CHAPTER 338 =====