Chapter 911

Jian Zhengrong couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You were going to go find the second sister-in-law to put in a good word for them anyway, so this counts as resource recycling. That little fox is too cunning; I'm letting him take a small loss now to save him from taking a big loss later."

Zhao Ping also laughed: "Then do you know what Qiuqiu said to me after you two left?"

Only then did Jian Zhengrong notice that the smile on Zhao Ping's face was wrong—it was somewhat gloating—and his heart skipped a beat.

"What did she say?"

Zhao Ping tilted her head and looked at Jian Zhengrong: "I'm afraid you'll get worked up if I tell you."

Jian Zhengrong's mood turned completely sour: "Just say it, I can take it."

"Alright!" Zhao Ping nodded: "Qiuqiu told me that RT-Mart plans to expand into seven cities within two years, and Dongguan is one of them."

Jian Zhengrong fell silent. Zhao Ping looked at him and said with a smile: "Come, let me interview you; tell me about your mood right now."

"……"

"My mood is quite good." Jian Zhengrong put on an indifferent air, "I achieved my goal, and I didn't take a loss."

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Zhao Ping clicked her tongue and said: "Some people just have to be stubborn. You've spent your whole life hunting hawks, only to have your eyes pecked by a little sparrow this time. It would be a wonder if your mood were actually good."

As she spoke, Zhao Ping burst into laughter: "And 'resource recycling'—you recycled nothing but air."

Jian Zhengrong's face turned black instantly, and he quickened his pace toward home, while Zhao Ping's laughter behind him became even more unbridled.

That little fox must be hiding somewhere right now, calling me a moron.

………………

Because it was still early, there weren't many customers at the first bar.

Zhou Andong first called Guan Shengjie at the bar counter: "Hello, what are you busy with?"

Hearing Zhou Andong's voice, Guan Shengjie was clearly stunned for a moment: "When did you get back?"

"I've been back for a few days." Zhou Andong leaned against the bar counter, "I'm at the first bar, want to come over for a drink?"

"Sure!" Guan Shengjie agreed without hesitation, "Wait for me, I'll be there right away."

"No rush!" Zhou Andong said: "Just get here by four o'clock; I have to talk to someone about something at three."

"So seeing me was just an afterthought." Guan Shengjie was very dissatisfied, "I'm not going."

"You'd better think it over." Zhou Andong's tone was full of temptation, "I have big news in my hands."

"Not going is impossible." Guan Shengjie said without hesitation: "Four o'clock, I'll be there on time."

After saying that, he didn't give Zhou Andong another chance to blather on and hung up the phone very decisively.

"Beep beep beep..."

A busy signal came from the receiver, and Zhou Andong muttered a curse: "That brat, I still had more to say."

Still at the same old spot, Jian Qiu had already ordered beer and asked for a glass of juice for Jian Mingfan.

The kid was drinking the juice, but his eyes kept glancing at the beer on the side.

"Sister, let me have a bottle of beer."

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

Jian Qiu and Jian Yue raised their hands at the same time and slapped Jian Mingfan on the head, saying in unison.

"Looking for a beating?"

Jian Mingfan rubbed his head and said very dissatisfied: "I'm already an adult."

"You won't be eighteen until next year, you think I don't know?" Jian Yue hummed, "If you want to drink, drink juice; don't go looking for trouble, you hear me?"

"I hear you!" Jian Mingfan sighed. He had no human rights at home, and he still had none when he went out; this life was impossible to live.

Zhou Andong returned and saw Jian Mingfan looking like a wronged little wife: "What's wrong?"

Jian Yue said: "He wanted to drink beer, and we didn't let him."

"Beer isn't hard liquor, it's not a big deal, if you want to drink..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhou Andong felt a murderous aura, like a small knife, scraping back and forth across his face.

"How can a child drink alcohol?" Zhou Andong raised his hand and also gave Jian Mingfan a whack on the head.

Jian Mingfan looked at Zhou Andong with tears in his eyes: "Brother-in-law, you really aren't a human being."

Zhou Andong sat down next to Jian Mingfan, secretly glanced at Jian Qiu, and then leaned into Jian Mingfan's ear and whispered.

"Brother-in-law would love to be a human being, but in this world, it's too hard to be one."

"……"

Jian Mingfan looked at Zhou Andong speechlessly, then let out a mournful sigh.

"What are you whispering about?" Jian Qiu glared at Zhou Andong.

"Nothing." Zhou Andong said with a grin: "Just asking him when school starts."

Jian Qiu didn't believe it at all, but she didn't press for details: "Back then, when you went out with the uncle, what did he say to you?"

Zhou Andong said: "The uncle said that as long as I agreed to go to Dongguan to invest, he would have the aunt persuade my future mother-in-law to agree to our relationship."

Jian Qiu blinked: "Do you know what the aunt said to me?"

"What did she say?" Zhou Andong picked up his beer and took a sip.

The smile on Jian Qiu's face was very bright: "When you two went out, the aunt told me that our relationship was left to her to handle, and she would definitely convince my family's 'Old Buddha'."

Zhou Andong was also stunned: "So, even if I didn't agree to go to Dongguan, the aunt would still help us?"

"Right!" Jian Qiu nodded, then raised her beer bottle, "Come, Mr. Zhou, who is always one step ahead, let's have a drink for your miscalculation this time."

"Ha!" Zhou Andong laughed: "That old fox." Then he shook his head, "It doesn't count as a miscalculation; at most, we're tied, and neither of us got the better end of the deal."

At this time, Tang Bei arrived, and Jian Qiu opened a bottle of beer for her: "How did the talk go?"

Tang Bei took the beer and put it on the table: "Quite pleasant. We'll handle the travel documents to Taiwan tomorrow, then organize a team to go over for an inspection. The details of the cooperation will have to wait until after the inspection to be discussed."

As she spoke, she looked at her wristwatch, "Before I came out, Yu Shiming called me. He's quite far from here, but he should be arriving soon."

The few of them chatted idly, and after about ten minutes, a young man of thirty-five or thirty-six, wearing a suit, entered the bar.

He stood at the entrance and scanned the room. After seeing Tang Bei, a smile appeared on his face, and he walked over quickly.

"President Tang!"

Tang Bei stood up and shook hands with the young man: "Director Yu, let me introduce you. This is the Chairman of the Yugong Group, Mr. Zhou Andong."

"Chairman Zhou!" Tang Bei then introduced him to Zhou Andong: "This is Director Yu Shiming from the Beijing office of Arawana."

"Director Yu, hello!"

"Chairman Zhou, hello, hello!"

Yu Shiming kept a very low profile and seemed to respect Zhou Andong very much.

The day before yesterday, he received a call from Tang Bei saying she wanted to discuss the Arawana discount again, and he had originally intended to refuse.

Because for this RT-Mart opening welfare event, the discount Arawana had already given was significant enough.

But when he heard that it was Zhou Andong who wanted to see him, he agreed without a moment's hesitation.

Zhou Andong wasn't someone just anyone could see; regardless of whether he could give a higher discount or not, he had to come.

Not to mention him, even his boss would have to give Zhou Andong this much face.