Liu Dayong said he wanted to protect Li Xiaoxia and laughed out loud after saying that.

Zhou Yuan and Li Xiaoxia couldn't laugh, so they quickly took the opportunity to pay the bill and leave.

Liu Dayong reacted and quickly shouted, "Hey, Director Li, why are you walking so fast? It's not safe for you to wander around outside alone."

Li Xiaoxia turned around and snorted angrily: "It's not safe to be with you. Stay away from me and don't meddle in my business."

After saying that, she even took Zhou Yuan's hand and walked out of the coffee shop like a young couple.

As they walked out of the shop, Zhou Yuan looked at someone and said, "Hey, we're already out of the coffee shop, you can let go now. If you keep doing this, I'll call for help."

Zhou Yuan was joking, but Li Xiaoxia suddenly hugged him, holding him tightly and saying, "Go ahead and call them over. I'll accuse you of molesting me, and see if they believe you or me."

"They don't trust anyone but their own eyes." Zhou Yuan said this angrily, broke free from someone's hand, and walked forward with big strides.

Seeing that Zhou Yuan didn't want to pay attention to her, Li Xiaoxia angrily shouted, "Zhou Yuan, you heartless little bastard, don't you want to do the next project?"

"If you let me do it, I'll do it. If you don't let me do it, I won't do it. But I want to tell you that work and personal feelings are two different things."

Zhou Yuan stopped, looked back at someone and said with a smile.

Li Xiaoxia dodged her foot for a moment and said unhappily, "Even if we don't talk about personal feelings, can't you be a little gentle with me? At least I'm your sister, right?"

"Okay, okay, you are my sister, come on, come on, sister, please get in the car."

Zhou Yuan came to his parking space, opened the car door, and made a gesture of invitation to Li Xiaoxia.

This time, Li Xiaoxia looked at someone and said with satisfaction, "That's pretty good."

But she didn't drive as far as she did last week, because the coffee shop was very close to her factory, just a few steps away.

No need to take a car at all.

What she wanted was Zhou Yuan's kind attitude towards her. When Zhou Yuan's attitude towards her changed, Li Xiaoxia naturally changed as well.

He nodded with satisfaction, thought for a moment and said, "Bring the documents to my company tomorrow to sign the contract. The project has been delayed for so long, and we can't delay it any longer. You have to hurry up for me from now on, understand?"

"I understand, sister. I have always been very clear about the quality of the project and the time of completion."

The two of them joked a few times and talked about the project.

Zhou Yuan drove back and was just about to take a look around the construction site when Ouyang Xiaomei, the newly appointed manager of the airport project department, called and asked him what to do about the lack of staff in the project department.

"If we're short on manpower, we can hire more. We're keeping a tight rein on the quality and progress of the airport project. We absolutely can't afford to delay!"

Zhou Yuan said into the microphone, "Little sister, you're the person in charge of the project department over there. You have to make decisions on your own about any work issues. You need to be independent. Do you understand?"

"I see, Boss. It's not that I can't handle it on my own. I'm just asking for your advice."

Ouyang Xiaomei muttered softly. He had just finished work and was afraid that Zhou Yuan would cause trouble for him if he didn't do a good job.

So it is always right to ask for instructions more often.

But Zhou Yuan felt that since you are the boss of the project department, you should not go to him for everything. There is a small misunderstanding between the two of you, or you have different ways of handling work.

After finishing his phone call with Ouyang Xiaomei, Zhou Yuan planned to lie down on the sofa and rest for a while. He had insomnia last night and was too tired today.

All this was done by Li Qiaoer. She turned against him without warning, leaving him completely unprepared and feeling very uncomfortable.

At this moment, the phone rang again. Zhou Yuan thought someone was calling to bother him again, but it turned out to be an old classmate of his.

The person on the phone laughed and said, "Old classmate, I have a project here, do you want to do it?"

"If there's a project, of course I want to do it, but you have to tell me what it is? Can I make money?"

"Of course I can make money. Let's talk about it in person, okay?"

"Okay, no problem. Just tell me the address and I'll drive over."

The other party quickly gave an address, which was in the same city, not far from Zhou Yuan’s construction company.

When Zhou Yuan drove there, the other party had already arrived.

The two met, shook hands, and exchanged a few pleasantries. Zhou Yuan said to the other party with a smile: "What do you want to eat? It's my treat today."

"Whatever, I'm not picky, whatever you think is okay."

The other party spread his hands and looked very easy-going.

So Zhou Yuan ordered some stir-fries, and because everyone had to drive and couldn't drink, he ordered a bottle of drink.

After the dishes were served, the two ate and chatted. The old classmate named Chen Xiaohua told Zhou Yuan:

"Their company is a foreign enterprise that has come to China to develop. They bought a piece of land and planned to build a factory and residential buildings. The building area is quite large, totaling tens of thousands of square meters.

It's just that the floor isn't very high. He asked Zhou Yuan if he was interested in this project.

"Of course there is, old classmate, didn't I tell you that? But your company also said that, does that count?"

Zhou Yuan was most interested in the buildings of this type of company because the floors were not high, the construction was relatively easy, and not too much construction equipment was required.

All it takes is a tower crane that isn't too tall, a few lifting frames, the initial civil engineering work and various materials, and construction can begin as soon as the groundbreaking ceremony is over.

"Of course I have the final say. Otherwise, what on earth would I be doing? To be honest with you, the company has given me full responsibility for the construction of the factory and dormitory building.

As long as the quality is guaranteed and the price doesn’t exceed the price my boss quoted me, I have full authority.”

"That's great, looks like we're going to make a small profit this time." Zhou Yuan laughed and then, according to industry rules, hinted to give his old classmate what he wanted.

The old classmate was very satisfied and immediately made the decision, asking Zhou Yuan to go back and prepare the documents. He went back to prepare the contract, which was officially signed three days later.

Then we'll find someone to choose a date and hold the groundbreaking ceremony.

However, he concluded, "Because it is a foreign-funded enterprise, and such enterprises are now strongly encouraged to invest in the mainland, the groundbreaking ceremony must be grand, and many local people must be invited, as well as some foreign guests to come and support.

Zhou Yuan's company will be responsible for on-site security."

"Okay, isn't it just security? No problem." Zhou Yuan agreed readily, "You're a large foreign company. Your CEO is back from abroad. Don't you consider security issues with him?"

"Of course we have to consider it, but I'm afraid we can't handle it as a single company. This is a serious matter, so we must also work together on this."

Chen Xiaohua picked up his drink and said, "Come on, old classmates, let's drink to our happy cooperation!"

Zhou Yuan picked up his glass and clinked it with the other person's, then said happily, "Okay, cheers!"