Chapter 572: 568. So as not to disappoint his father (Please subscribe and vote for monthly tickets)

By the time Zhang Ran and the others returned, Gu Panpan and Liu Kai seemed to have shed some heavy burden; they hurriedly returned the children to their respective parents and then quickly slipped away.

"Were you being naughty? Look at how you scared your aunt," Liu Lu said to her son, sounding annoyed.

"No, we were all very well-behaved," Zhang Xiaotao said, looking very bewildered.

The other three children were the same.

"You children, oh you... forget it, I don't even want to talk about you anymore. Go take a bath and go to sleep," Liu Lu said.

After returning, Zhang Sicheng came back into the conference room, and Zhang Ran sat down as well.

"Alright, it's time for the result. Hou Xinming, what is your choice?" Zhang Ran asked.

Zhang Sicheng and Liu Qingyan were both watching him with some nervousness; at this moment, he would decide the candidate for team leader.

Hou Xinming looked at everyone, smiled, and without any stalling, said directly: "I vote for Zhang Sicheng."

Liu Qingyan did not seem surprised to hear this answer; she only sighed slightly, then straightened her expression and said: "Since that is the case, then our team leader is Zhang Sicheng."

She was also a straightforward person; although she was a bit disappointed, she would not stir up any trouble at this time.

Zhang Sicheng clenched his fists suddenly, his expression somewhat agitated; he had finally not brought shame to his father!

Actually, Zhang Ran did not know that the reason Zhang Sicheng had such a great change and chose to take the initiative to stand up and fight for the position of team leader at this time—

—was actually for the sake of his father's face, and because he did not want to disappoint him.

Zhang Sicheng himself had no great ambitions, but from a young age, he had always admired this father of his.

Even though he had never met his father, this remained true.

When his father truly appeared before him, he saw everything Zhang Ran did, which made him admire him even more.

Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, everything he did was actually just to avoid disappointing his father.

Zhang Ran smiled: "Hou Xinming, can you tell me the reason?"

Hou Xinming smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, the reason is actually very simple: it is that slap Zhang Sicheng gave Mu Yuan today."

"Oh? Doesn't this just show that Zhang Sicheng is too impulsive?" Zhang Ran said.

"Perhaps a bit impulsive, but this also represents that Zhang Sicheng has such courage. I also believe that at critical moments, he will be 'impulsive' enough to do some things to protect our interests. That is completely enough," Hou Xinming said in a calm tone.

This was the answer he gave.

In fact, in the end, the conditions Zhang Sicheng offered were far behind those of Liu Qingyan, but Hou Xinming still made this choice.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingyan's eyes flickered, and she did not say anything more, though deep in her heart she was reflecting on herself: was her own courage insufficient?

"Alright, since it has been decided, then let it be so. You all prepare as well; we start work tomorrow," Zhang Ran said as he stood up.

"Start tomorrow?" Hou Xinming said with some surprise, so fast?

Zhang Ran smiled: "Since the decision has been made, dragging it out is meaningless. It just so happens that the New Year is coming soon; strive to fire the first shot before the New Year, and make it a beautiful one for me, understand?"

"Understood!" Zhang Sicheng and the others said in unison, while at the same time, they all felt nervous inside. What followed would be a true capital war; a slight mistake could mean losing a lot of money.

"Go to sleep quickly, stop looking at the documents," Liu Lu had already woken up from a nap and, seeing Zhang Sicheng still sitting at the desk looking at documents, spoke up to persuade him.

Zhang Sicheng rubbed his brow, put down the documents in his hand, and sighed: "I finally know what it means to be under immense pressure."

"Don't put so much pressure on yourself, and besides, if it really doesn't work out, isn't Dad still here?" Liu Lu comforted him.

"I can't rely on my dad for everything either. He is tired, and he is so lazy," Zhang Sicheng said, and at the end, he laughed.

He now knew his father's personality; he was truly lazy, and he rarely intervened in matters he could hand over to others.

Liu Lu laughed upon hearing this; she also felt that her father-in-law was very different from other wealthy people.

Although Liu Lu had not encountered many wealthy people, she still knew about some interviews and such regarding them.

In her eyes, wealthy people should be busy every day, and working ten hours would be considered easy.

But her father-in-law?

If one really calculated it, could he even have one hour of work time per day?

"Then why don't you learn from Dad and be a little lazy too?" Liu Lu teased.

Zhang Sicheng hugged Liu Lu and said: "I want to, but I don't have that ability yet. When I have the same ability as my dad, I will be lazy every day too."

"Alright, talk about that when you have the ability. Go to sleep," Liu Lu said.

The next morning, as soon as people woke up, the business world, which had been slightly settled as the New Year approached, was shaken once again.

Many people had already sensed something.

At the same time, large amounts of capital began to gather toward Hong Kong. Those with intent only needed to investigate slightly to discover the source of these funds.

Galaxy Capital also made corresponding responses, but at this time, the influence of those who had sided with Zhang Ran the previous night became apparent.

Qiu Qianyang's casino was targeted by the Wang Family's casino at the first opportunity, making it difficult for him to move the funds he had already prepared.

Moreover, Wang Chen, despite his age, still had plenty of courage.

Since he had chosen to side with Zhang Ran, he did not hide anything and truly went all out.

Furthermore, for some reason, some small casinos actually united and joined in the siege against Qiu Qianyang's casino, leaving him unable to attend to everything.

For a time, Qiu Qianyang could only support a small amount of funds, as most of his capital had to remain in the casino just in case.

Qiu Qianyang expressed deep regret over this and even specifically called Mu Jinyuan to apologize.

Mu Jinyuan also expressed his understanding; at a time like this, Qiu Qianyang had already done well enough.

In an office of a casino in Macau.

Qiu Qianyang sat alone in the office, the smile on his face uncontrollable; he had originally been worried that he would invest a large amount of capital, which would pose some unnecessary threats to Zhang Ran and the others.

But now it seemed that Zhang Ran must have considered these things long ago, even without Wang Chen.

This situation was something Zhang Ran had intentionally created, leaving him with a large amount of funds, which would have an unexpected effect in the end.

He was in a very good mood at this moment, but when someone came in to report the situation, Qiu Qianyang's expression immediately became serious.

Ever since that incident, Qiu Qianyang did not trust anyone, and this even included his own wife; he warned himself every moment not to let his guard down.

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