The Great War (1)
Liu Hai smiled and waved at Yan Ruyu, saying, “Xiaoyu, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you go play with my sister. What have you been up to lately? So busy?”
Yan Ruyu rolled her eyes at him and said, “I can’t be bothered with you. Please ignore me when you see me in the future, thank you.”
After speaking, Yan Ruyu walked away with Yang Chen.
Liu Hai looked at his sister in confusion, “Sis, what’s going on? Did you guys quarrel?”
Liu Qing: “It’s a long story, I’ll tell you when I have the chance.”
Younger brother Liu Yang quickly asked, “Then who is that man next to her? What’s their relationship?”
Liu Qing: “Oh, him? He’s a ride-hailing driver, just met. But Xiaoyu seems to be interested in him.”
Liu Yang: “What’s so special about a ride-hailing driver? Sis, didn’t you say you’d introduce her to me or our brother? Why are you letting her get so close to a ride-hailing driver?”
Liu Qing: “That’s what I thought, but don’t you know her temper? Her parents can’t do anything about her. Can I order her to do whatever I want?”
Although Zhang Chao accepted Liu Qing’s love, he still couldn’t forget Yan Ruyu.
Or rather, he had a love-hate feeling towards Yan Ruyu. If he couldn’t have her, he didn’t want anyone else to have her either.
Zhang Chao said with a smile, “If you two like Xiaoyu, go after her boldly. No matter what, you two are better than that ride-hailing driver, right?”
Liu Hai and Liu Yang nodded, feeling that what Zhang Chao said made sense.
With their family’s financial conditions, a ride-hailing driver was simply not worthy of being compared to them.
The brothers could compete, but they couldn’t let a ride-hailing driver get involved.
Liu Yang: “Bro, we can discuss and decide who gets to be with her, but first, let’s get rid of that annoying fly.”
Liu Hai: “Agreed!”
The brothers immediately walked over, and Zhang Chao felt a surge of dark satisfaction.
“You ride-hailing driver took my check and didn’t keep your promise. Just wait to get beaten up by these two brainless idiots. Yan Ruyu, I was so infatuated with you, but you’d rather be friends with a ride-hailing driver than accept me. Since I can’t have you, then you can’t have a good time either,” Zhang Chao thought darkly.
Liu Qing held Zhang Chao’s arm tightly, leaning her head on his shoulder and acting coquettishly, “Look, for your sake, even my sister who I’ve been friends with for over twenty years hates me so much. If you’re not good to me, I’ll really be sad to death.”
Zhang Chao suddenly felt a sense of discomfort. He suppressed his unease and forced a smile to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely be good to you for the rest of my life. It’s just that the ride-hailing driver got lucky. If he really marries Yan Ruyu, he can achieve a class leap in one fell swoop, from a low-level loser to an upper-class person. We’ve worked hard for generations to have everything we have today, and he can be like us just by marrying Yan Ruyu. To be honest, I’m really not willing to accept that. He’s only been driving for a few years, how can he compare to our three generations of hard work?”
Liu Qing: “That’s true. But I will definitely stop him from marrying Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu is for my brother or my brother, he can forget about it.”
Zhang Chao: “I have an idea, and it’s a plan that kills many birds with one stone. Do you want to hear it?”
Liu Qing blinked her eyes and nodded with a smile, “What idea? Tell me about it.”
Zhang Chao: “There are too many people here, let’s go out and talk.”
Liu Qing nodded and went out with Zhang Chao.
Zhang Chao’s idea was for the Zhang and Liu families to join forces and secretly steal all of the Yan family’s clients. A company without clients wouldn’t last long before going bankrupt.
If the Yan family’s company went bankrupt, Yan Ruyu wouldn’t be so arrogant anymore. If Liu Qing brought up making up with her at this time, she definitely wouldn’t refuse.
If the Yan family went bankrupt, it would mean they had no money. Yang Chen would definitely run away immediately, and wouldn’t marry someone with a bad temper, no money, and princess syndrome without the princess’s life.
At this time, either Liu Hai or Liu Yang could easily win her over.
After all, she was used to a life of luxury, and she definitely couldn’t stand suddenly becoming poor.
As long as someone could let her live her original luxurious life again, she would definitely be tempted.
This was Zhang Chao’s dirty and dark plan to kill many birds with one stone.
Liu Qing: “But if we steal their clients, will she still accept my brother and my brother?”
Zhang Chao: “Starve her for a while, and everything is negotiable. And it depends on how you persuade her. If you say that marrying your brother or your brother will get her half of your family’s property, can she not accept it?”
Liu Qing: “With my understanding of her, she will definitely accept it for revenge.”
Zhang Chao: “That’s right. Let me tell you, as long as people are hungry, everything is easy to discuss.”
Liu Qing was also a fool without principles, otherwise she wouldn’t have done such a series of stupid things.
The two hit it off and decided to do it.
No wonder Yan Ruyu said they were “idiots and dogs, a match made in heaven”, they really stank together.
Before this pair of adulterous couple could finish discussing, Liu Hai and Liu Yang, who had provoked Yang Chen, were forcibly expelled by the security personnel on the scene.
Liu Qing quickly stepped forward and asked, “What’s going on?”
The security personnel said, “They deliberately provoked the guests, and President Xue ordered them to be expelled. Listen carefully, we are the security personnel of Starlight Defense. Don’t cause trouble at the ball we are responsible for security. If you mess up the order here, Starlight Defense will definitely investigate to the end!”
After speaking, several security personnel went back.
Liu Qing quickly asked, “What did you two do?”
Liu Hai: “We didn’t do anything, just reminded that ride-hailing driver to stay away from Xiaoyu.”
Liu Yang: “That’s right, we didn’t say or do anything excessive, they’re making a mountain out of a molehill.”
Liu Hai: “Xiao Chao, Xiao Qing, you two go talk to President Xue. We just reached a cooperative relationship, this is too disrespectful to us. If people know we were expelled, where will we put our faces?”
At this moment, Zhang Chao and Liu Qing had not realized the seriousness of the problem.
Zhang Chao: “Okay, don’t worry, you must not offend Starlight Defense, that’s Boss Yang’s company.”
Liu Qing: “Yes! Be patient, Zhang Chao and I will go in and find President Xue now.”
Liu Hai and Liu Yang nodded and went to the bathroom to smoke, feeling depressed.
Zhang Chao and Liu Qing came to their parents and told them about Liu Hai and Liu Yang being expelled.
When Liu Heng heard that his two sons had been expelled, he quickly got up and went to find Xue Yinong, who was chatting with the guests.
Liu Heng: “President Xue, I’m sorry, excuse me.”
Xue Yinong greeted the guests and then walked aside.
Liu Heng quickly said, “President Xue, my two sons were kicked out for no reason. I don’t know why?”
President Xue: “Those two brothers just now were your sons?”
Liu Heng: “Yes, yes, yes. I hope President Xue can let them come back for the sake of our newly established cooperative relationship. If they did anything wrong, I will let them apologize to President Xue.”
President Xue: “They deliberately provoked the guests and disrupted the order of the ball. So many guests came today, if they mess it up for me, where will I and Jinjiang Development Group put our faces? You can stay, they don’t need to come in.”
After speaking, Xue Yinong walked away.
Liu Heng naturally refused to give up and quickly chased after her again.
“President Xue, can’t you really be flexible? You said there are so many guests today, and only they two were kicked out. How will they face people in the future? I hope President Xue can be more tolerant, I will let them come in and apologize to you. Please.” Liu Heng requested again.
Xue Yinong’s face gradually darkened, and she said, “We, Jinjiang Development, value the spirit of contract, so I didn’t vent my anger on you and your company. If you continue to be so ignorant, our cooperative relationship will end here. We have already given you the greatest goodwill, you better be sensible.”
Xue Yinong had already said such serious words, and Liu Heng dared not pester her anymore.
Depressed, Liu Heng could only quickly go out to comfort his two sons.
Seeing his father come out, Liu Hai and Liu Yang quickly ran over.
“Dad, how is it? Can we go back?” Liu Yang asked anxiously.
Liu Hai: “Gao Cheng just laughed at us for being kicked out, it’s really too embarrassing, I was so angry that I wanted to beat him up.”
Liu Heng: “What did you two do? Why did you provoke others?”
Liu Hai: “He’s just a ride-hailing driver, coming in to freeload, and he’s with Yan Ruyu. We just wanted to teach him a lesson.”
Liu Heng: “Then you can’t cause trouble on this occasion, can you? You can do it after he leaves the ball. President Xue is very angry now and refuses to let you go back. If I dare to mention this matter again, she will cancel our cooperative relationship and kick me out.”
Liu Yang: “Ah! How can it be so serious!”
Liu Heng: “So many guests came today, if you two mess it up, not only will President Xue and Jinjiang Development lose face, but the big boss, Boss Yang, will also lose face. Do you think it’s serious? You two don’t go in, go play somewhere else.”
Liu Yang still wanted to fight for it, but was stopped by his brother Liu Hai.
His father had already said it very clearly. If he continued to pester, their cooperative relationship with Jinjiang Development would be canceled, and his father would also be expelled. Then they would be even more embarrassed.
“Dad, you go back, I’ll take my little brother out for a walk. When it’s almost over, call me and we’ll come back to find you immediately,” Liu Hai said.
Liu Heng: “Okay. You two be honest and steady, don’t be so rash.”
Liu Hai: “Got it.”
Liu Heng sighed and quickly returned to the ball.
At this time, a man in his thirties walked up to Xue Yinong with a rose.
“President Xue, you look beautiful tonight. This is for you, congratulations to Jinjiang Development for gaining so many partners,” the man said.
Xue Yinong subconsciously glanced in Yang Chen’s direction, and then clearly refused, “Chen Yulong, you better restrain your behavior. Take the flower away and don’t appear in front of me.”
Chen Yulong: “Although we haven’t seen each other for more than ten years, we are old classmates after all. Is it not okay for an old classmate to give a flower? This is very normal in the United States, don’t overinterpret it.”
Xue Yinong: “This is not the United States, your behavior will cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Also, I have a boyfriend, you will destroy our relationship by doing this.”
Chen Yulong: “Where is your boyfriend? Can I meet him?”
Xue Yinong: “Sorry, you are not qualified to meet him. Maybe your dad can… No, your dad has to be promoted one more level to be qualified to see him.”
After speaking, Xue Yinong walked away.
Seeing that the people next to her were looking over, Chen Yulong smiled awkwardly and hid the flower behind his back.
“My dad is already the president of the provincial branch of the bank, and he has to be promoted one more level to be qualified to see him. Who is her boyfriend? Is his identity so noble?” Chen Yulong thought to himself.
Since it was a ball, there would naturally be a dance session.
As the absolute protagonist of the night, Xue Yinong would definitely show off her skills.
Xue Yinong changed her clothes and came to the stage again, saying, “Everyone, please be quiet. Thank you for your cooperation. The theme of our night is a ball, so there will naturally be a dance session. I am a straightforward person, so I will start by throwing a brick to attract jade [offering a humble contribution to elicit valuable ideas]. Next, I will randomly select a male partner to dance with me, as a way to add to the fun for everyone. I hope everyone can have fun next.”
The guests immediately applauded and cheered.
Xue Yinong: “Please turn off the lights! Spotlight on!”
The lights were immediately turned off, and a beam of light focused on Xue Yinong.
Xue Yinong: “Next, this beam of light will jump randomly around the room. When I say stop, the guest locked by the light will dance with me. This is effective for both men and women. Okay! Start!”
The light immediately began to jump, and after about half a minute, the spotlight had swept across the entire room. Xue Yinong then shouted loudly, “Stop!”
Unsurprisingly, the light locked on Yang Chen, who was eating king crab claws.
Seeing Yang Chen eating the claws with a dazed look, Xue Yinong couldn’t help but laugh.
“This guy is really hungry, look at how he’s eating. Hehe…” Xue Yinong thought to herself.
Yan Ruyu said excitedly, “Brother Chen, you’ve been chosen to dance with President Xue! Hurry, hurry, stop eating. Go up and dance with President Xue, this is a good opportunity for you to rise to the top, you must seize it.”
Xue Yinong: “Lights on!”
The lights in the entire venue turned on.
Everyone looked at Yang Chen, who was chewing on crab meat, and couldn’t help but laugh.
Those who knew Yang Chen’s true identity laughed because they rarely saw President Yang looking so cute.
Those who didn’t know Yang Chen’s true identity laughed because they thought this person was so uncouth, coming to this kind of occasion just to eat.
And those who knew that Yang Chen was a ride-hailing driver laughed because they thought that low-level people were just low-level people, and people who had never seen the world were so embarrassing.
Xue Yinong: “This handsome guy, how do you like our food?”
“Haha…” The whole audience laughed.
Yang Chen: “It’s okay! I can’t dance, can I not dance?”
Xue Yinong: “Then you can’t let me dance with someone else, can you?”
Yang Chen thought it was right, he couldn’t let another man hug Xue Yinong and dance, could he?
Yang Chen: “Then wait a moment, I’ll finish this claw.”
“Haha…” Everyone laughed.
Zhang Chao deliberately made trouble, saying in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, “He’s a ride-hailing driver, he usually can’t eat these things, it’s understandable.”
The people next to him heard it and immediately started discussing.
“Ah? Is he a ride-hailing driver? How did a ride-hailing driver get in here?”
“Didn’t they say that everyone who can come to the venue today is a partner of Jinjiang Development Group? How could they let a ride-hailing driver in?”
“No wonder he’s eating like that, if he doesn’t seize the opportunity to eat more now, he won’t have the chance to eat it in the future.”
…
Xue Yinong’s face sank, and she said, “The guests who came to the ball today are all VIPs of our Jinjiang Development Group, and also VIPs of me, Xue Yinong, and President Yang. Of course, we have to ensure that the guests eat, drink, and have fun.”
Xue Yinong deliberately glared at Zhang Chao when she spoke, scaring him so much that he quickly lowered his head.
Yang Chen finished eating the crab claw, wiped his hands with a wet wipe, and went up to the stage to Xue Yinong’s side.
“Are you full?” Xue Yinong asked with a smile.
Yang Chen: “Almost. President Xue wants me to dance with you, but I have a condition.”
The guests were in an uproar.
“Is this kid too ignorant? Being able to dance with President Xue is a blessing he has cultivated in eight lifetimes, and he dares to make conditions!”
“No wonder he’s a ride-hailing driver, ignorance is fearless. He probably doesn’t know what President Xue’s identity is, being able to dance with President Xue is such a great honor.”
“I don’t know how many people dream of getting close to President Xue, and a ride-hailing driver got such an opportunity, and he dares to make conditions, he really doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth [doesn’t know his place].”
…
Xue Yinong: “What conditions? Tell me.”
Yang Chen: “They said I’m ignorant, and being able to dance with you is a blessing I have cultivated in eight lifetimes. I want you to kiss me for a minute, let them see that my blessing is more than just dancing with you.”
The whole place was silent. This kid probably doesn’t know how to write the word “death”, does he?
Is the richest woman in Haicheng someone he can flirt with casually?
Is he trying to evaporate from the world?
Chen Yulong immediately said loudly, “Isn’t this kid too much? Is a ride-hailing driver worthy?”
Yan Ruyu quickly reminded, “Brother Chen, don’t mess around! If you anger President Xue, I don’t have the ability to protect you.”
Seeing the opportunity, Liu Qing next to her immediately shouted, “How dare you, a ride-hailing driver, be so rude to President Xue. You are so bold, don’t you know how to write the word “death”?”
Zhang Chao: “President Xue, to thank you for choosing to cooperate with us, I will help you solve this ignorant thing.”
Saying that, Zhang Chao walked over.
Xue Yinong suddenly turned her head and glared at Zhang Chao, saying in a slow and gloomy tone, “Is it your turn to speak here? Zhang Ligang, you have failed to teach your son!”
Zhang Chao’s father, Zhang Ligang, quickly said, “President Xue, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I have failed to teach my son, I apologize to you. Xiao Chao, don’t you hurry up and apologize to President Xue? Who told you to speak without authorization? President Xue is here, is it your turn to handle it?”
Zhang Chao was so scared that he was like a grandson, and quickly bowed and apologized.
“President Xue, I’m sorry, it’s my fault, I was being nosy. Please forgive me, please forgive me…”
Xue Yinong glared at him again, and then asked Yang Chen, “Besides kissing you for a minute, are there any other conditions? If there are, bring them up all at once.”
Yang Chen: “In principle, I shouldn’t interfere in the daily management of Jinjiang Development Group. However, I don’t think these arrogant and domineering people should become partners of Jinjiang Development. Because if they cause trouble in the future, others will say that “a partner of Jinjiang Development Group, a certain company, has had something happen”, and Jinjiang Development Group will be implicated. Boss Yang personally has no flaws, and these partners who make money with him cannot tarnish his reputation. Does President Xue think I’m right?”
Xue Yinong: “I think you’re right. I now formally announce, in my capacity as the chairman of Jinjiang Development Group, that the cooperative relationship between Jinjiang Development Group and Zegang Real Estate and Hengyuan Real Estate is terminated. Since there is no cooperative relationship, please ask the security personnel to clear out the irrelevant personnel.”
The Zhang and Liu families were in an uproar.
Zhang Ligang: “President Xue, don’t, we have already apologized. If President Xue feels that it is not sincere enough, you can ask for it, we will definitely do our best to satisfy it, don’t cancel it.”
Liu Heng: “President Xue, my daughter was ignorant and said too much, I will let her apologize to you quickly, you are generous and don’t be as knowledgeable as her. You bastard, don’t you hurry up and apologize to President Xue and beg for President Xue’s forgiveness?”
Liu Qing hurriedly bowed to Xue Yinong to apologize.
“President Xue, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have said too much, you are generous, don’t be as knowledgeable as an ignorant little kid like me. I bow to you, I bow to you…”
Xue Yinong was too lazy to communicate with them, and immediately said loudly, “Security, expel them! Don’t make me say it a third time, otherwise I will tell President Yang and have you all fired!”
The security personnel of Starlight Defense were frightened and immediately stepped forward to pull and drag all the people from the Zhang and Liu families out.
Seeing that the opportunity to rise to the top was about to fly out of their hands, Zhang Ligang and Liu Heng naturally refused to leave like this.
Zhang Ligang stepped forward and kicked his son, scolding, “Bastard! What a good thing you have done! You have to kneel down and beg for President Xue’s forgiveness, otherwise I will skin you!”
Liu Heng was the same, pushing his daughter, saying, “You also have to kneel down and beg for President Xue’s forgiveness, otherwise I don’t have a daughter like you!”
Don’t think that Zhang Ligang and Liu Heng are too much, not leaving face for their son or daughter.
In fact, everyone knows that the real estate industry has entered a cold winter. Even big brands like Hengda and Green Guiyuan can’t hold on, let alone those small developers?
In the first half of the year alone, more than 300 developers have gone bankrupt, all of which are small developers like Zegang and Hengyuan.
Now the country will only save big developers such as Hengda and Green Guiyuan to avoid systemic risks.
As for those small developers who are struggling, the country is eager for them to go bankrupt and liquidate as soon as possible.
Because the smaller the developer, the more difficult it is to guarantee credit, the higher the possibility of unfinished projects, and the lower the quality of the projects.
The real estate industry has passed the golden development stage, and it is time to eliminate many small developers and only retain large developers.
The reason why Zegang and Hengyuan wanted to climb up to Jinjiang Development Group by unscrupulous means was because they encountered big trouble. If they could not have new business development, they would have to declare bankruptcy by the end of next year at the latest.
The reason why Jinjiang Development is willing to take out projects worth hundreds of billions to find these small developers to cooperate is actually to slow down the bankruptcy speed of small developers.
According to the meaning of the Haicheng Municipal Government, small developers can go bankrupt, but they cannot go bankrupt at the same time in a certain period of time, but must go bankrupt in batches, so as to avoid major risks.
Yang Chen is just using a part of the profits of Jinjiang Development to help the Haicheng Municipal Government alleviate this part of the pressure.
As for who goes bankrupt first and who goes bankrupt later, this is not important, it completely depends on the choice of Jinjiang Development.
Therefore, Zegang and Hengyuan are kicked out, and two partners can be re-recorded.
There is a saying that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
Yang Chen has developed to this state today, and naturally has to bear certain social and national responsibilities.
Of course, with Yang Chen’s character and ideological awareness, he is also willing to help the country and the government solve some problems. There is no such thing as being forced.
As for how to solve it, that is up to him.
Zhang Chao and Liu Qing had no choice but to kneel down quickly.
Their kneeling was not only to beg for Xue Yinong’s forgiveness, but also to beg for a future for their two families.
Unfortunately, Yang Chen had already spoken, so how could Xue Yinong accept their apology?
Xue Yinong: “Drag them out! Don’t make me say it a third time, otherwise I will talk to President Yang and have you all fired!”
The security personnel of Starlight Defense were frightened and immediately stepped forward to pull and drag all the people from the Zhang and Liu families out.
Xue Yinong asked with a smile, “How is it, are there any other requirements? Bring them up together.”
Yang Chen: “These two newly vacated cooperation spots cannot be without supplementary recordings. I request that President Xue immediately announce that Yanshi Real Estate will be supplemented and become a partner of Jinjiang Development Group. As for the other spot, President Xue can make her own decision.”
Yan Ruyu immediately clenched her fists excitedly, and her two short legs kept jumping.
Xue Yinong: “Okay! I now formally announce that Yanshi Real Estate will replace Zegang Real Estate as a partner of Jinjiang Development.”
Yan Ruyu: “Yay! Brother Chen, thank you!”
“There are still conditions…”
Before Xue Yinong could finish speaking, Yang Chen hugged her and kissed her.
“Wow…” All the guests on the scene widened their eyes in shock and couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
The guests’ psychological activities were very intense.
“I’m shocked! He really dares to kiss! This guy is really brave!”
“This ride-hailing driver is really brave, I admire him a little.”
“The sky is big and the earth is big, but nothing is bigger than courage. This guy is on the road to the pinnacle of life.”
“Xue Yinong is not angry at all? At least give him a slap and then find someone to cripple him.”
“Alas… President Yang and President Xue really know how to play, and they still have this kind of sentiment, oh, no, it should be fun.”
…
If you say kiss for a minute, then you must kiss for a minute, not a second less.
Yang Chen looked at the time, and after a minute, he immediately let go of Xue Yinong, who was still not satisfied.
Everyone looked at Xue Yinong with anticipation, waiting for her to slap Yang Chen.
The guests’ psychological activities were like this.
“Hit him! Hit him!”
“Slap him! If you don’t slap him, are you still Xue Yinong?”
“Slap him quickly, I’m so angry, why can a ride-hailing driver kiss Xue Yinong! I’m shocked!”