Chapter 851: 845. Gone Crazy with Joy (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Zhang Sicheng pondered for a moment and said, "It's like this: I have some matters here that I need your help with, but I'm not sure if you're willing."

From the very beginning, Zhang Sicheng had not been optimistic about Liu Ming and Siyan; it wasn't that he didn't want Liu Ming and Siyan to be together.

Liu Ming was his childhood friend and also his good brother; he trusted him completely, both in terms of character and integrity.

It was just that from the start, he had seen through some of his father's mindset.

Because of the matter with the Goddess of Destiny, Zhang Ran had perhaps been absent from their lives for over twenty years, so in many things, although he hadn't explicitly stated it, both Zhang Sicheng and Siyan could feel that Zhang Ran carried a sense of compensation.

Although Zhang Ran wouldn't truly dote on them excessively, giving them whatever they wanted, that was based on Zhang Ran knowing that excessive doting would harm them, especially since they had suddenly become wealthy.

In fact, Zhang Sicheng knew very clearly that as long as it was something they wanted and did not violate laws or morality, Zhang Ran would basically agree to it.

Moreover, if anyone dared to bully them, Zhang Ran would definitely not let that person off; Zhang Sicheng could feel this from the time Siyan was kidnapped because of a classmate's affair.

Only the father of Siyan's classmate survived; all the others died!

Therefore, Zhang Sicheng had known from beginning to end that if Liu Ming were to treat Siyan poorly in the future, or if he were to harbor other intentions later on, the outcome would be very miserable.

This was one of the reasons why he had never been optimistic about Liu Ming pursuing Siyan.

Of course, there was also the fact that Siyan had no plans to remarry for the time being, and he didn't want Liu Ming to keep waiting like this.

The rest was Zhang Ran's attitude; previously, Zhang Sicheng didn't know what Zhang Ran's actual attitude was, or whether he could even look favorably upon Liu Ming.

But now, his father Zhang Ran seemed to have relaxed his stance; although Zhang Ran was only making preparations for Siyan's future, it could still be considered a good thing.

Hearing Zhang Sicheng ask this, Liu Ming was momentarily speechless and said, "Why are you being so polite with me? If there's a favor, just say it; I definitely won't refuse."

After saying this, he asked with some curiosity, "But what difficult matter could you possibly have for me to help with now? You're the Big Boss, the son of the richest man; what could possibly stump you?"

Zhang Sicheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't mock me like that."

"I'm mocking you? I've actually had people mock me like that before."

"Alright, no more joking. I really do have something I want your help with," Zhang Sicheng said seriously.

Liu Ming realized that Zhang Sicheng seemed to really have a matter at hand, and his expression gradually became serious. "Go ahead, what is it that I can help with?"

"Before that, I want to ask you a question first: how is your work going right now?" Zhang Sicheng asked.

"Don't you know my situation? I've already resigned from my previous company, and now I've just found some random company; how should I put it, it's barely enough to make ends meet," Liu Ming said.

"Then, if you were asked to go work in South Africa now, would you be willing?" Zhang Sicheng asked.

"South Africa? I'd be crazy. It's so far away, and it's abroad; I'd have to be crazy to go," Liu Ming said without a second thought.

Of course, another reason was that he didn't want to leave Shanghai; right now, he could still come over here to bum meals and see Siyan whenever he had nothing to do. Never mind South Africa, he didn't even want to leave Shanghai.

However, he quickly reacted and asked with some hesitation, "The favor you want me to do involves going to South Africa?"

Zhang Sicheng nodded and said, "That's right, South Africa."

Liu Ming hesitated, but soon gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, tell me, what is it? Just make sure it doesn't take too long."

In his view, even if there was a task, it would probably take a month at most.

But who would have thought that Zhang Sicheng would say, "That's hard to say; it might require you to stay there for thirty or fifty years."

"Haha, stop joking. Seriously, about how long?" Liu Ming just assumed Zhang Sicheng was joking.

But after he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Sicheng looking at him with a completely serious face, which immediately caused a bad premonition to well up in his heart.

"Hey brother, no matter how much you object, you wouldn't go this far, would you?" Liu Ming's complexion looked a bit bad; he seemed to have associated this with something unpleasant.

Zhang Sicheng didn't react at first, but he quickly understood and hurriedly said, "Da Ming, you must not misunderstand; it's not what you're thinking."

Liu Ming said with a stiff expression, "Mm, then..."

"Forget it, I'll just say it directly: this time, it was actually my dad who asked you to go." As soon as he finished, he saw Liu Ming's hands start to tremble. Not daring to keep him in suspense any longer, he hurriedly explained, "Listen to me finish; this is a good thing."

"It's like this: my dad wants you to go to South Africa to serve as the Investment Department Manager of a bank. This has many similarities to your previous work, so it won't be hard for you to learn.

Over there, you will represent the interests of our Zhang Family, which is to say, you will also be considered one of our Zhang Family."

"I've said so much; you should understand what I mean, right?" Zhang Sicheng finished speaking at the fastest speed possible.

Liu Ming was stunned for a moment, but then his hands trembled even more violently, though this time it was out of excitement.

"You... you mean?" Liu Ming caught some meaning from Zhang Sicheng's words, but he didn't dare to be sure.

Zhang Sicheng nodded and said, "That's right, you didn't guess wrong."

"You aren't lying to me, are you?" Liu Ming truly couldn't believe it; he had already given up hope.

"What benefit would I get from lying to you about this? To make us break off our friendship completely?" Zhang Sicheng said irritably.

Once these words were out, Liu Ming immediately reacted; indeed, no matter what, Zhang Sicheng would never joke with him about this.

"Hahaha, really? I'm going, I'll go immediately, I'll go pack up right now." Liu Ming acted as if he had gone crazy with joy, jumping up and down.

Liu Lu, who was on the side, was stunned watching this; she hadn't expected Liu Ming to be so uncomposed at this moment.

Although she knew some of the situation from chatting with Zhang Sicheng, she hadn't experienced it herself, so she didn't understand Liu Ming's feelings.

But Zhang Sicheng knew that Liu Ming had liked Siyan since they were in school; even Liu Ming probably didn't know exactly when it started.

Perhaps it was high school, perhaps middle school, or perhaps he started liking her back in elementary school.