Chapter 432: 428. Do it well, and you stay; do it poorly, and get out!

"I... I'll try." In the end, Gong Nan gave them this answer.

Qi Lin looked at Gong Nan, her heart feeling extremely complicated. Over these many years, in Qi Lin's heart, other than helping her with family matters, Gong Nan had been of no help at all in her career.

But when their Qi Family was facing a life-and-death crisis, they needed Gong Nan's help, which left her feeling at a loss for a moment.

Upon hearing Gong Nan's reply, Qi Guanghuan immediately said happily, "Thank you, Xiaonan, thank you. You've done me a huge favor this time."

Looking at the excited Qi Guanghuan, Gong Nan said in a low voice, "I don't know if it will be of any use. I will only mention it to my brother. As for what my brother specifically thinks, I don't care, nor can I control it."

"Haha, Xiaonan, don't worry. Since Mr. Zhang has already said so, he will definitely agree to it," Qi Guanghuan said immediately.

Gong Nan did not speak again, just silently lowered his head.

Zhang Ran woke up in the middle of the night, thirsty, and with his stomach feeling empty and somewhat uncomfortable, so he prepared to get up and find something to eat.

But he soon discovered water and a thermal food container by his bedside. After taking a sip of water to slightly ease his discomfort, Zhang Ran opened the thermal container and saw that there was porridge cooked inside.

A closer look revealed a note on top, which was a reminder not to drink it too quickly.

This was prepared for him by Huo Zhiyuan. Zhang Ran smiled, drank some porridge, and feeling a bit sleepy again, he went back to sleep.

When he woke up the next day, Zhang Ran finished washing up and came out to see Huo Zhiyuan doing her morning exercises in the courtyard.

"Girl, the porridge last night was delicious. Did you cook it?" Zhang Ran asked with a smile.

Huo Zhiyuan said, "I don't know how to cook porridge, and I don't even know where your kitchen is. I bought it."

"Come to think of it, I don't know where the kitchen is either. By the way, how are we eating breakfast?" Zhang Ran asked.

"Xiao Lu has already gone out to buy some; she should be back soon," Huo Zhiyuan said.

"Oh, what about Siyan? When did she get back yesterday?"

"Around nine o'clock. She's probably still sleeping now."

Zhang Ran found a place to sit down and chatted idly with Huo Zhiyuan as she did her morning exercises.

"Girl, you've kept your figure well over these years," Zhang Ran remarked casually.

Huo Zhiyuan beamed with joy, "Really? Actually, I feel like there's still some fat around my waist that I haven't been able to lose lately. Look..."

As she spoke, she lifted her shirt, revealing her smooth, fair skin.

Just at this moment, Liu Lu walked back and froze in her tracks.

"That... I'm not... No, I..." Liu Lu felt like she had forgotten how to speak.

Zhang Ran, however, didn't feel anything and said, "Are you tired? Why are you stuttering? What did you buy?"

"Nothing, just bought some soy milk and fried dough sticks," Liu Lu replied, casting an apologetic glance at Huo Zhiyuan.

"Go call Siyan and the others to get up and eat," Zhang Ran said.

Zhang Siyan was still groggy after being called up. She had only fallen asleep in the early hours of the morning, and when she first saw this Siheyuan, she had been stunned.

Like Zhang Sicheng, she had never expected that the house her father mentioned would be such a large and imposing Siheyuan!

However, while eating, no one asked about the situation; this seemed to have become a habit of their Zhang Family.

It was Zhang Ran who took the initiative to say, "I bought this Siheyuan back in the day, but not long after I bought it, that incident happened, so it has been left vacant here and temporarily handed over to the state to manage."

"Dad, how much is this house worth now?" Seeing Zhang Ran take the initiative to speak, Zhang Sicheng couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked.

Zhang Ran said irritably, "What? You want to sell it?"

"No, no, no, I don't have such thoughts. Even if I had to sell myself, I wouldn't sell this house," Zhang Sicheng said earnestly.

This was his true thought; even if he had to sell himself, he wouldn't sell this Siheyuan.

After the family finished eating, Zhang Sicheng and his group went out to continue sightseeing. It was their first time in Beijing, and there were still many places they hadn't visited.

Zhang Ran and Huo Zhiyuan didn't go; they had both visited those places more than once, and Zhang Ran still felt a bit dizzy and couldn't be bothered to go out.

Huo Zhiyuan wanted to stay behind to take care of Zhang Ran, so she didn't go out with them either.

However, at ten-thirty, Gong Nan brought his family over.

When Zhang Ran saw Qi Guanghuan, he guessed what the situation was; he naturally knew all the shareholders of Fengchao Company.

"Mr. Zhang, hello. Please forgive my presumptuous intrusion!" Qi Guanghuan kept his attitude very low, even knowing that Zhang Ran and Gong Nan were good friends, and he dared not act arrogant because of it.

The more he understood Zhang Ran's situation, the less confident he felt in his heart!

Qi Lin also took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry. It was my fault yesterday; I was neglectful of Mr. Zhang."

Last night, Qi Guanghuan had filled her and Gong Nan in on Zhang Ran's current situation—of course, only as much as he could understand.

But even so, it made Qi Lin never dare to show the attitude she had yesterday in front of Zhang Ran again, not to mention that they were now asking for Zhang Ran's help.

To put it bluntly, the future development of their Qi Family was held in Zhang Ran's hands.

Gong Nan looked at the two people who were acting so humble and suddenly didn't know what to say. He also had a personal realization of Zhang Ran's situation at this moment.

"Brother, I..."

Gong Nan had just started to speak when he was interrupted by Zhang Ran, "Come over and sit. It's fine. I'm your brother; just remember that."

Gong Nan nodded heavily and then said, "Brother, no matter what happens, don't put yourself in a difficult position because of me."

"Don't worry, it's just a small matter; it doesn't have the qualifications to put me in a difficult position," Zhang Ran said calmly.

He did not express an attitude toward either Qi Lin or Qi Guanghuan, nor did he reply to them, as if he hadn't heard them.

The two of them didn't dare to interrupt casually either, just standing quietly to the side, listening to Zhang Ran and Gong Nan chat.

They chatted like this for nearly half an hour. Seeing that Gong Nan was getting restless, Zhang Ran finally said, "Speak."

Qi Guanghuan breathed a slight sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, I came here this time to see if there is anything you might need me for."

He spoke somewhat euphemistically, but Zhang Ran didn't care. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I actually do have one thing I want you to do. As long as you do it well, then your shares and position can be kept. If you don't do it well, then pack up now and get out."

Qi Lin looked at the calm Zhang Ran and thought back to her attitude yesterday, suddenly laughing at herself. It turned out that in his eyes, she wasn't even worth a fart. If it weren't for her relationship with Gong Nan, she probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to see Zhang Ran.