Chapter 945: Waste is Shameful

"That won't do!" Jia Hongbin said with a smile, "We must set our goals higher. You don't need to be able to run, but you must be able to walk like a normal person. When that time comes, I'll treat you to a drink. With one phone call, you'll be able to stroll right over."

"Hahaha..." Old Zhou laughed happily, "You definitely won't be able to escape this drink."

After chatting about family matters for a while, Zhou Andong, Jian Qiu, and Jia Hongbin came out.

Then they saw Old Four trot over, tilting her little head to ask Jia Hongbin and his secretary.

"Uncle, Brother, are you drinking Iced Bing Hong Cha or Very Cola?"

Zhou Andong said with a smile, "This is my Old Four, my youngest sister."

Jia Hongbin looked at Old Four's chubby, cute little face and rubbed her head, "I'll have Iced Bing Hong Cha."

"I'll have Iced Bing Hong Cha as well," the secretary also said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Old Four trotted to the refrigerator, climbed onto a stool, and opened it. Only then did Zhou Andong notice that the two bottles of Iced Bing Hong Cha and two bottles of Very Cola inside had all been opened.

The little girl took the two opened bottles of Iced Bing Hong Cha, jumped off the stool with a thud, trotted over, and placed the tea on the coffee table.

"You guys drink up."

Then she ran back, climbed onto the stool, took the opened Very Cola, and looked regretful.

"Sigh, they're all opened. It would be such a waste if they aren't finished."

After saying this, she hugged the Very Cola and gulped it down.

Zhou Andong's face darkened; these two bottles of cola must have just been opened.

Jian Qiu chuckled, walked over quickly, and snatched the cola from Old Four's hands. Upon looking, half the bottle was already gone.

"Hiccup!"

Old Four let out a hiccup, then looked at Jian Qiu and giggled foolishly.

"I'll drink the remaining half tonight, otherwise it'll be a waste."

Jian Qiu's mouth twitched, and she pinched Old Four's chubby little face.

"You aren't allowed to drink it tonight either."

Old Four blinked her eyes, "Wouldn't that be a waste? What a pity."

As she spoke, she patted her bulging little belly with her hand, "It's better to store it in my belly so it isn't wasted."

"Waste is waste," Zhou Andong snorted coldly, "It's produced by our own family; we don't care about wasting a bottle or two."

"Hiccup!"

Old Four let out another hiccup, then sighed heavily as she climbed down from the stool, looking at Zhou Andong with a serious expression.

"What a shameful act waste is, Big Brother. You can't be like this. Even a child understands this principle, why don't you?"

"Hahaha..."

Jia Hongbin couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter, "Chairman Zhou, the child is right. You must learn to be frugal; you cannot be wasteful."

"Mm!" Old Four pursed her little face and nodded vigorously, "Uncle is right."

Then, the little girl turned her head to look at Jian Qiu, "Sister-in-law, put it in the fridge quickly, I'll drink it tonight."

Jian Qiu bit her lip, the corners of her eyes curving into crescents as she looked at Zhou Andong.

"Waste is indeed very shameful. How about we leave this half bottle for her to drink tonight?"

"Sigh!"

Zhou Andong let out a long sigh. In his previous life, Old Four was very good at sophistry; even if she did something wrong, she could argue her way into being three-tenths right.

It's just that that was after she started middle school. In this life, why did this mode start so early?

"Fine!" Zhou Andong said helplessly, "But just this once. Next time, even if it's a waste, you aren't allowed to drink it."

"Hee hee!"

The little girl nodded vigorously, "Okay, I promise not to drink it next time."

Zhou Andong glared at her fiercely and said to Jia Hongbin, "She's been spoiled rotten by the family."

Jia Hongbin said with a smile, "If I had such a smart, cute, and quick-witted daughter, I'd spoil her too."

Zhou Andong joked, "Then take her away and be her father."

"Okay!" Jia Hongbin agreed immediately, "I'll take her away in a bit and make her my daughter."

"Huh?"

Old Four widened her eyes, looked at her Big Brother, then at Jia Hongbin, and turned to run into the inner room.

"Mom, Big Brother wants to give me to someone else to be their daughter, go hit him quickly."

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Andong and Jia Hongbin burst into another round of laughter, and Jian Qiu was laughing until she was out of breath.

After a while, they started talking about serious business, and Zhou Andong lit a cigarette for Jia Hongbin.

"The Qiudongfang headquarters building and urban complex project has been studied and passed by the city."

This had long been within Zhou Andong's expectations, "I will call Yuxi Real Estate immediately and send a team over to negotiate with you."

Jia Hongbin asked, "Aren't you going to negotiate with us personally?"

Zhou Andong shook his head, "I'm going to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow to handle a very important matter."

Jia Hongbin was very disappointed, although he had only interacted with Zhou Andong twice, and the total time didn't even add up to two hours.

But he just felt that negotiating with Zhou Andong would be very easy; after all, he was the boss, and he could make direct decisions on some matters.

"How about we wait until you come back from Xiangjiang to negotiate?"

Zhou Andong smiled, "If you can wait, that's fine too."

Jia Hongbin asked, "When will you be back?"

Zhou Andong thought for a moment, "I'll be back in October to attend an entrepreneur forum in Guangdong Province, and then I'll be leaving again. It probably won't be until the end of the year that I'll have time."

"No, that's too long." Jia Hongbin shook his head vigorously, "You'd better let someone else come to negotiate."

In his mind, waiting ten or eight days was fine, but waiting several months was not.

A long delay means many hitches; it's better to finalize this matter as soon as possible.

Zhou Andong said with a smile, "Then I'll notify Jiangzhou and have them send a negotiation team over."

"Okay!" Jia Hongbin agreed, and they chatted for a while longer.

Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu saw Jia Hongbin off, and after returning, they called Gu Qing, telling her to immediately organize a negotiation team to come to the capital.

After finishing lunch, seeing it was past twelve o'clock and Zhang Shenghui's call still hadn't come, Zhou Andong said.

"It's looking grim for Old Zhang's side."

"Let's not wait!" Jian Qiu said, "Let's send the child's clothes and diapers over."

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong got up and went into the inner room, "Mom, the clothes and diapers for the child are in this bag, right?"

"Yes!" Yuan Liying nodded, "There's also a baby bottle and a can of milk powder."

"Mom!" Jian Qiu said, "We're going to send these things over, and we won't be back tonight."

"Go ahead!" Yuan Liying waved her hand.

Zhou Andong carried the bag, and he and Jian Qiu left the hospital ward, arrived at the elevator, and pressed the button.

"Ding!"

The elevator door opened, and Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu were stunned when they saw the person inside.

"Uncle An!"

An Congwen stepped out of the elevator, "Where are you two going?"

"To Courtyard Number Six!" Zhou Andong asked, "Do you have something on your mind?"

"Nothing major!" An Congwen got back into the elevator, "Let's go, we can talk as we walk."

The three of them left the hospital, and only then did An Congwen say, "The Academy of Fine Arts invites you to attend the opening ceremony and give a speech on stage." ===== CHAPTER 946 =====