The entire Zhang family has experienced Tao Mu's methods. Even though Tao Mu was kind enough to teach them the craft now, Zhang Dafu's wife had not forgotten how Tao Mu had cheated their family in the first place.

So she had to remind Tao Haiguo and his wife about this matter. To prevent Tao Haiguo and his wife from making trouble in front of Tao Mu, and Tao Mu would be angry with them because of this.

Life finally has a purpose, and Zhang Dafu's wife really wants to live a good life.

Before Tao Mu could speak, Zhang Dafu poked his wife from behind and said with an apologetic smile, "The couple from the old Tao family are really not that good, but don't worry, Mr. Tao. I was the one who leaked the recording. Even if Tao Haiguo and his wife are really shameless and come to trouble you, I have a way to deal with them."

Zhang Dafu's head is full of one thought now, that is, he has accepted Tao Mu's benefits, and he is willing to be Tao Mu's dog in this life. What is the purpose of raising a dog? Of course, it is to guard the house. When a bad guest comes to your house, you will bite him.

If Tao Haiguo and his wife really dare to cause trouble for Tao Mu, they have to get through him first.

Zhang Dafu thought viciously, feeling that he was very conscious. Tao Mu glared at Zhang Dafu unhappily: "What are you thinking about? I told you that this matter has nothing to do with you, so you should not get involved. Give me the recording, and I promise to give you a business worth millions. Now I have found a store for you, and I have given you the skills. From now on, do your business steadily. Don't go out and fool around anymore."

Zhang Dafu glanced at Tao Mu secretly, and seeing that Tao Mu was serious, he immediately bowed his body and smiled apologetically: "Hey, I know."

Tao Mu was not too reassured, and once again reminded Zhang Dafu not to do anything behind his back, especially not to resort to those petty tricks that were not presentable. Don't threaten Tao Haiguo and his wife. Until Zhang Dafu really took it to heart. Tao Mu just left

Before leaving, Zhang Dafu suddenly remembered something and promised loudly, "Boss Tao, don't worry. I will let Han Ya quit the restaurant where she works and go back to school to repeat her studies. If she can still get into college next year, I will support her studies."

Tao Mu didn't say anything, and didn't even turn his head.

After Tao Mu left, Zhang Dafu's wife poked Zhang Dafu and asked with a wink, "What's the matter? Could it be that Mr. Tao is still interested in our Han Ya?"

Zhang Dafu sneered, "What are you thinking about? Mr. Tao is a man who has all kinds of girls around him. Take Beijing Film Academy for example. As long as Tao Mu lets on, there are countless future female stars who will rush to get close to him. Is your niece pretty? Or does she have a good figure? Or does she know how to dress up? Or is she good at speaking? She looks like a noodle in clear soup and can't even say a polite word. How can Tao Mu be interested in her?"

Aunt Zhang curled her lips and said, "Since she has no interest in your niece, why are you so eager to support that unlucky girl to study?"

"That's not a jinx. It's our family's lucky star." Zhang Dafu was rarely patient: "If it wasn't for my niece, who would Tao Mu know me? I wouldn't have the opportunity to serve him, right? Besides, when I went to find Tao Mu, I said that if Tao Mu gave me money, I would support her to finish college. Now Mr. Tao has fulfilled his promise, and even over-fulfilled it. We can't just ignore it, right?"

Aunt Zhang curled her lips and said disapprovingly: "I don't think so. If Tao Mu really didn't have that intention, who would he care about you? Maybe he just couldn't bring himself to do it. As the saying goes, a girl can easily get a boy if she chases him. As long as he's a man, there's no way he won't cheat. In my opinion, don't let Han Ya repeat her studies. Just let her come to work in our store. Opposite is Beijing Film Academy, so it's a great opportunity. Let our Han Ya lean on us whenever she wants, and I'll promote her in the store. If she can seize this opportunity, she'll be a rich man's wife in the future. Isn't it better than going to college?"

The Zhang family can also benefit from it.

Zhang Dafu was startled and quickly warned: "What nonsense are you talking about! I think you are really a mouse accompanying a cat. You are crazy about money, right? Who do you think Tao Mu is? He will be an actor and a star in the future. Have you ever seen a big star looking for an ordinary girl outside the circle as a girlfriend? If they want to find a girlfriend, they will look for a rich girl or a female star. They have to be well matched. I tell you, either you do business honestly or go home and take care of your children. Don't make trouble for me. Don't you think about it? If you dare to talk nonsense in the store and let the reporters hear it later, it will be a rumor. What happened to the old Tao family couple who spread rumors about Tao Mu? Are you crazy?"

"You really pissed off Tao Mu. I don't need anything else but to take the store back. You're destined to be poor for the rest of your life."

Aunt Zhang was also frightened when she thought about the fate of Tao Haiguo and his wife. He muttered, "What did I say... I think he just meant it..."

"If he has that intention, it's his own business. Anyway, you are not allowed to interfere or talk nonsense." Zhang Dafu said, still worried: "Go home and talk to your sister. I think you two sisters are both money-hungry and have no brains. Don't think you can climb up by following the pole, and you can become a phoenix by flying onto the branch. A sparrow is a sparrow, why are you daydreaming!"

Zhang Dafu hadn't said anything else. Tao Mu had been working at night since he was a child, and both of his fathers liked that kind of work. Tao Mu was influenced by it, who knows if he also likes that. I don’t even know whether the person she likes is a boy or a girl. Why are you climbing up like that?

Tao Mu didn't know about the struggle between Zhang Dafu and his wife. After school that night, Tao Mu called Li Xiaoheng again. Ask him out for dinner.

"You want to set up another account at Xiaoheng Capital, and you want to borrow an auditor?" Li Xiaoheng put the peeled braised prawns into Tao Mu's bowl and smiled gently, "Can I ask what you want to do?"

"It's just about the orphanage." Tao Mu swallowed the shrimp in one gulp, feeling a little embarrassed. "I used the one million to buy a shop at the back door of our school with a loan. Now I'm giving it to Zhang Dafu to do business. The money for the orphanage to build a charity fund is gone. Besides, I was negligent before. If I give one million directly to the orphanage, Dean Tao won't invest, and he will just eat up all the money. It's better to keep it in Xiaoheng Capital. Even if it's the most conservative financial management, it's better than putting it in the bank and earning interest."

"As for hiring an auditor, it's because I want to take this opportunity to check the orphanage's accounts. You don't know, Director Tao is a bit confused when it comes to money. So the accounts of our orphanage have been unclear for so many years. I asked someone to check the female accountant who helps manage the orphanage's accounts and found that she actually bought two houses in ten years. And her husband is the one who is in charge of purchasing for our orphanage. I always feel that something is wrong. So I want to check it thoroughly."

Li Xiaoheng suddenly realized: "No problem. Whenever you need someone, just call me directly."

"Then let's do it tomorrow." Tao Mu said, "I plan to donate this charity education fund in the name of Xiaoheng Capital... Don't shirk it. I'm doing this to make your audit go smoothly. You don't know, our Dean Tao is very soft-hearted. The accountant and the purchaser have been working in the orphanage for more than ten years. If the donation is made in my name, if they make trouble, I'm afraid Dean Tao will be fooled by them and will persuade me to keep quiet. It's better to make it official in the name of Xiaoheng Capital so that they have nothing to say. Besides, Xiaoheng Capital is going to shift its investment focus to the country. Establishing a charity fund in advance will also be beneficial to the company's future development and policy support."

Tao Mu likes to kill two birds with one stone when doing things, and his ideas are particularly positive. The decision he made will not be changed easily. Li Xiaoheng had no intention of persuading him. Not to mention that he really enjoys working with them, the establishment of a charitable education fund itself is beneficial to the image of Xiaoheng Capital.

"Since the fund is established in the name of Xiaoheng Capital, you can't pay for it yourself."

Tao Mu frowned and was about to open his mouth to refute, but Li Xiaoheng directly blocked Tao Mu's mouth with a piece of lotus root with chopsticks: "How about this. The two of us will each contribute 500,000 to set up this charity education fund. As for the specific management of the fund, it will be handed over to Xiaoheng Capital. The company happens to have a department dedicated to charity. However, before, most of Xiaoheng Capital's charity activities were in contact with international organizations. This is the first time to do charity in China."

Tao Mu...Tao Mu was already stunned.

He bit the lotus root in his mouth dully and swallowed it with a crunch. It took him a long time to come back to his senses: "Brother Li, I can't wait for you to be like this."

How can you use food to shut someone up before they have finished speaking?

Li Xiaoheng smiled and asked knowingly: "What's wrong with me?"

Before Tao Mu could speak, Li Xiaoheng asked again: "Let's talk about you first. Why are you so good to the Zhang family? You taught them skills and found a shop. I remember that the girl from the Zhang family was rescued from the human traffickers in H Town by you, right? You were a hero saving a beautiful girl and helping her family with capital to do business. You are not in love with that girl, are you?"

What does this have to do with anything?

Tao Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that this partner of his, who always looked like an elite, was actually so gossipy in private.

"I don't like her. How can we fall in love if we are of different genders?" Tao Mu sneered and glanced at their partner: "But I didn't expect that you, Brother Li, who usually looks serious with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are actually so gossipy."

Li Xiaoheng was already boiling with anger from the bottom of his heart. I didn't hear Tao Mu's teasing at all. My mind was full of Tao Mu's words "different genders, can't fall in love". Resisting the throbbing in his heart, Li Xiaoheng asked seriously, "Do you like men?"

"Yeah." Tao Mu didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It's 2002, and the country has allowed same-sex marriage for many years. There is nothing to hide about sexual orientation.

Besides, his father Yao and Xiao Qi’s father are in a same-sex marriage. Tao Mu glanced at Li Xiaoheng: "Why, is Brother Li a conservative?"

No matter what stage of society development, there will always be people who fear and reject people or things they don’t understand. Not to mention 2008, even ten years later, there are still a large number of people who hate homosexuals and believe that homosexuality is a mental illness. Especially in the entertainment industry, it is rare to find artists who dare to disclose their sexual orientation.

For the sake of his future acting career, Tao Mu did not plan to announce his sexual orientation to the world. But Tao Mu didn't intend to hide it from the people around him.

However, Tao Mu did not expect that Li Xiaoheng, a capital tycoon who returned from abroad, was also a member of the conservative faction. It’s a bit of a headache to think about it, if Li Xiaoheng is really the kind of person who is disgusted by homosexuality. Then he had to consider whether to be more careful in front of Li Xiaoheng in the future -

"No." Li Xiaoheng suppressed his surging emotions and said with his ears red, "I'm the same as you."

Li Xiaoheng said, putting the two shrimps he peeled excitedly into Tao Mu's bowl, and said solemnly with an inexplicable look: "I like men, too."

Tao Mu: "..." If you like it, then just like it. Why do you look so serious and have such a scary aura?

Tao Mu secretly complained in his heart. Suddenly I came to my senses - weren't the two of them discussing the establishment of a charitable education fund? How did the topic turn to sexual orientation?

——It turns out that you can’t be a partner with your best friends. The topic always tends to go off track when we talk.

Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, "It's dinner time anyway, why don't you chat? We can arrange another time to discuss serious matters."

"By the way, do you have any plans after dinner tonight?" Li Xiaoheng suddenly looked refreshed and took the initiative to suggest, "If not, how about we go to the movies together?"

Watching a movie again?

Tao Mu raised his eyebrows, not very interested in the movie.

"Then what do you want to do?" Li Xiaoheng put down his chopsticks, and his face, with a warm smile, actually revealed a hint of eagerness to try.

Tao Mu wanted to say that he would go back to work at Feixun.com, but when he saw Li Xiaoheng like this, he felt a little embarrassed to speak.

After thinking for a while, he suggested, "Why don't you come back with me to Songji? Recently, my old man has been busy studying recipes and cooking dishes for ancestor worship. I also want to learn eight dishes."

"If you have nothing else to do, you can come with me. I can let you taste my cooking skills." Tao Mu said, and couldn't help boasting: "I have made good pea yellow and kidney bean cakes recently. Tonight I will learn how to stew deer tendons and shredded chicken with white fungus in a casserole. How about treating you to a midnight snack when it's done?"

Li Xiaoheng smiled and agreed immediately: "Okay."