Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Sixth Update

Lin Wan didn't expect Fu Xiuhuai to arrive so quickly.

Before going to the nightclub, she was worried that something might go wrong, especially not knowing whether the suspension of the contract would cause dissatisfaction among Hong Kong businessman Wang Tianwei and lead to any conflict. Before leaving, Lin Wan still left a message for Fu Xiuhuai to inform him, as a precaution.

In a split second of conditioned reflex, Lin Wan had to give in. In just over a month, the sense of security and trust that Fu Xiuhuai brought to people had become her subtle instinct, and he was the first guarantee and support she thought of at critical moments.

This has never happened in my twenty-plus years of life.

Fu Xiuhuai received a message on his pager, called back the voice station to listen to the message, and then drove directly to the Paradise Nightclub.

Although Lin Wan was brief and to the point due to the word limit on messages, Fu Xiuhuai still guessed the whole story immediately. This was because the message Yang Minghui mentioned last time should arrive in the next few days. He called the company directly and listened to Jiang Li's explanation of the whole story. Then he understood.

The nightclub was a mixed crowd, and Fu Xiuhuai was not sure whether Lin Wan went there alone. Although he believed that Lin Wan was capable and would rationally call someone along at a time like this, he still felt uneasy.

Temporarily slowing down the work at hand, Fu Xiuhuai rushed to the door of the nightclub and walked more than ten meters along the corridor. He saw Lin Wan, his nephew Fu Mingjun with a nervous look on his face, and their wrists crossed.

The two men stood face to face, their eyes locked, secretly competing with each other. Fu Mingjun, in particular, was drunk or something else, but his eyes were red, as if they were on fire.

Fu Xiuhuai, dressed in a suit and tie, looked very elegant, which was in sharp contrast to them.

Finally, Lin Wan broke free from Fu Mingjun's grip on her wrist and regained her freedom. She whispered, "Thank you for just now."

Fu Mingjun found the thank you jarring.

When Lin Wan finished speaking, Fu Xiuhuai gradually withdrew his hand.

"Are you okay?" Fu Xiuhuai looked Lin Wan up and down to make sure she was safe. Then he looked away and nodded to Secretary Sun beside Lin Wan.

"No."

"Have you informed your elder brother? Hong Kong businessman Wang Tianwei is such a liar." Lin Wan knew that Fu Xiuhuai could come here because he must have contacted Jiang Li and learned about the information Yang Minghui had reported.

Fu Xiuhuai was not in a hurry: "There is no rush to notify them later. Their factory has not had too deep contact with Wang Tianwei yet."

"That's good." Lin Wan was busy with her work and didn't want to stay in the nightclub filled with the smell of cigarettes and alcohol. Just as she was about to leave, Fu Xiuhuai spoke first.

"I drove here. I'll take you back to the factory. The smell of cigarettes and alcohol here is so strong that it's uncomfortable for you." Fu Xiuhuai invited Secretary Sun, "Secretary Sun, let's get in the car together."

"That's troublesome."

Fu Mingjun stood there in a daze, realizing that he couldn't get a word in with the conversation between Lin Wan and Fu Xiuhuai. He couldn't understand what they were saying, and it was even related to his father.

Several brothers behind him came over to arrest him and prevent Fu Mingjun from sneaking away, but they saw him looking towards the end of the corridor with a sad face: "Hey, Fu Mingjun, what are you looking at? Are there any beautiful women?"

Fu Mingjun returned to the booth and drank half a bottle of wine dejectedly, muttering to himself: "My girlfriend was kidnapped. What should I do?"

When the brothers heard this, they immediately got excited: "Damn it, who dares to steal your girlfriend? You have such a rich family that you can walk sideways in Jiangcheng. Everyone in Jiangcheng knows the Fu family and your uncle's name! How dare they steal your girlfriend?"

"You're handsome and your family is rich, how could someone really snatch your girlfriend away from you?" The good friend was puzzled from the bottom of his heart, "Is your girlfriend blind? How could she be snatched away from you!"

Fu Mingjun said viciously, "I was too stupid to give him the opportunity! When our relationship ran into problems, I wanted him to help, but... he turned out to be so despicable!"

The brothers were furious when they heard this: "Fu Mingjun, find your uncle and get him! Help you get revenge!"

Fu Mingjun was already depressed, and when he heard this, the beer almost got stuck in his throat, choking him so much that he almost coughed up tears.

My heart feels even worse!

***

The Santana driven by Fu Xiuhuai stopped at the entrance of the garment factory. Secretary Sun trotted back to the factory to do some work. Lin Wan got out of the car and said goodbye in a hurry: "You go back first. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. I'm sorry for taking up your time."

"You're being so polite." Fu Xiuhuai curled his lips. "You were planning to go to the nightclub today to stop the signing, but you only called me?"

Lin Wan saw the smile in the man's eyes, so she could only say honestly, "Yeah."

The man didn't seem very happy with the long and sincere thank you, but a simple word instantly filled his eyes with a smile.

"I'll go in first. There's still a lot to do." Lin Wan reminded him, "Don't forget to tell your eldest brother."

In the next few days, the foreign investment that the garment factory had spent a lot of time, energy and money to introduce went down the drain. The factory leadership team used their connections and found out that several cities in the south had been cheated by Hong Kong businessmen with different names. Although the aliases were different, the facial features they reported were consistent, especially the mole on the tip of the nose, and their behavior was exactly the same.

After several state-owned factories faxed the group photos taken by Hong Kong businessmen during their visit, Director Wang Fu was finally completely certain that it was indeed Wang Yuanzhong, no, it was Wang Tianwei!

The garment factory quickly reported the case, but it was a pity that Wang Tianwei got the news from somewhere and ran away quietly, disappearing without a trace.

"That Wang Yuanzhong, no, it was Wang Tianwei who ran away too fast!" The people in the garment factory were not happy for a few days, and were immersed in the anger of being deceived and the frustration of the failure of foreign investment.

Qin Fang, a recent college graduate, had no idea the world was so dangerous: "I was hoping for investment, for the factory to improve, and for a pay raise. Now, everything is gone."

Sister Yang sighed: "What kind of investment is this? Our factory has saved the money and was not cheated. This is already a blessing in disguise."

"That's all thanks to Comrade Xiaolin. Otherwise, the loss would be huge. I'm afraid everyone's salary would be a few dollars less."

Feng Tianjiao listened to everyone in the factory office talking at once, and felt both happy and worried. They discovered the deception before it happened, and no greater losses were incurred. The two or three thousand yuan she had spent on entertaining Wang Tianwei would be wasted. But she was also worried. After repeated setbacks, could the garment factory still find foreign investment?

Lin Wan was also worried. The garment factory seemed to be having bad luck this year. The process of seeking foreign investment was bumpy and full of setbacks, which was really discouraging.

This time, even a government official in Jiangcheng was deceived by Wang Tianwei and introduced to the garment factory for investment. Who could have imagined that?

It would be frustrating for anyone to work so hard only to end up working for nothing.

The case of Wang Tianwei pretending to be a wealthy Hong Kong businessman was finally filed at the Public Security Bureau. However, this man is good at escaping, and no one knows where he has escaped to at the moment. We can only hope that he can be caught in the future.

As for investment, Deputy Factory Director Wang Zhilin was like an indestructible cockroach, vowing to open his eyes and fight again. Before soliciting investment, Deputy Factory Director Wang did not forget to praise and reward Lin Wan.

"Comrade Lin Wan, thanks to your timely discovery and prevention of the signing, the factory has recovered its losses." Deputy Director Wang has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Even though the garment factory didn't gain anything this time, he still had to reward where he deserved. "To recognize your outstanding contribution, the factory has decided to increase your salary by one level and give you a 50 yuan bonus. As for the year-end advanced achievement award, you will also be included."

Lin Wan had just graduated and, because she had a college degree, she was paid the salary of a second-level worker directly when she entered the factory, which was one level higher than the average new employee in the factory. This time, if she were to be promoted again, her salary would increase by 80 yuan per month, reaching the salary level of a third-level worker.

"Thank you, Deputy Director Wang." Lin Wan didn't expect that the salary upgrade would come so quickly. Next month, she would be able to get more than 400 yuan.

"When we seek foreign investment in the future, I will have to take you with me." Deputy Director Wang was determined that Comrade Lin Wan was a useful talent!

And the turning point came at this time.

Lin Wan received the bonus and returned home with the joy of a salary increase. When she saw Fu Xiuhuai, she felt a little conflicted for a moment.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Wan took a shower and changed into a light purple silk nightgown. She was combing her hair in front of the dressing table, looking at the man behind her in the mirror from time to time.

I don’t know whether Fu Xiuhuai is worthy of such a small amount of money, but Lin Wan has to do it, otherwise she will feel guilty.

Putting down the wooden comb, Lin Wan walked to the wardrobe in slippers, took out a small iron box from the depths of the wardrobe, and carefully counted out the loose change, a total of twenty-five yuan.

Lin Wan smoothed out the six bills, even the edges, and gently handed them to Fu Xiuhuai who was looking at the documents.

"The factory gave us a fifty-yuan bonus for exposing Wang Tianwei's affair, and I think it was all thanks to your help." Lin Wan paused, biting her lip lightly, her almond-shaped eyes moist. "We'll each take half."

Twenty-five yuan was naturally nothing to the wealthy businessman Fu Xiuhuai, but at this moment, Fu Xiuhuai only glanced at Lin Wan, then reached out to take it, a smile on his lips, as if he had obtained some treasure: "Then I am really lucky."

Lin Wan curled her lips, her eyes and eyebrows showing joy: "You really deserve it. It's a pity that Mr. Yang has already returned to Hong Kong City, otherwise he should at least treat us to another meal."

Fu Xiuhuai thought of something and reminded Lin Wan: "Call them tomorrow and inform them about the follow-up. Mr. Yang said that his boss and his wife are very concerned."

The next day, Sunday, is a rest day.

Fu Xiuhuai dialed the international code plus the Hong Kong city code and the phone number in the living room of the villa, and after a long wait on the international communication line, he spoke to Yang Minghui.

After the call was connected, Fu Xiuhuai handed the receiver to Lin Wan, waited for her to give follow-up feedback, and then listened to her express her gratitude.

Yang Minghui's own gossip was secondary. The main reason was that the eldest young master's wife, Ms. Lin, loved gossip and was bored with making money, so she wanted to know what happened to Wang Tianwei.

It’s good that the scam was exposed, the only pity is that the people ran away.

"Ms. Lin, if Wang Tianwei is arrested someday, please notify me so I can report it to our President Lin."

Lin Wan smiled and responded, "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I will inform you as soon as possible when the time comes."

The two chatted briefly for a few words. Lin Wan felt sorry for the international call fee of more than ten yuan per minute. Just when she was about to let Fu Xiuhuai chat with Yang Minghui for a few words and then end the call, she suddenly heard a voice coming from the other end of the line across the ocean.

"Your factory has had a lot of trouble finding foreign investment, and you didn't expect to run into a liar like Wang Tianwei. Are you now planning to suspend the introduction of foreign investment?" Yang Minghui found it unbelievable. This garment factory is really unlucky.

Lin Wan spoke frankly, "No, our leaders said that we must persevere and fight to the end and never be easily defeated. We must get up from where we fell."

Yang Minghui agreed deeply: "Then our General Managers Lin and Cheng can recommend a Hong Kong businessman to you. He is one of the clothing tycoons in Hong Kong. He is rich and his clothing market is spread all over the world. Not only does he have a presence in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, he even has clothing businesses in Africa."

Lin Wan became interested: "Mr. Yang, thank you so much!"

"You're welcome." Yang Minghui held the receiver and glanced at General Manager Cheng and General Manager Lin who were listening to gossip on the side.

The couple offered advice to Yang Minghui: "Secretary Yang, talk to Mr. Chen and ask him to invest more money in mainland China to support development. The two places are like one family. Don't just focus on developing the African market."

Yang Minghui suppressed a laugh: "Yes."

***

Lin Wan brought back an investment from Hong Kong businessmen in this way.

The smoothness of the process was so astonishing that everyone in the garment factory was stunned.

After experiencing the contract trap of a foreign businessman from M country for the first time and the scam of Hong Kong businessman Wang Tianwei for the second time, this time, Deputy Director Wang followed in his footsteps. Like a person bitten by a snake, he would be afraid of the well rope for ten years and conducted a detailed investigation of the information of the Hong Kong businessman named Chen.

"I've checked and found out," Deputy Factory Director Wang's information clearly stated. "This guy is quite high-profile, has appeared in many newspapers and on TV news, and really likes to be in the spotlight. Look, there's even a report of an African government awarding him for outstanding contributions. He seems to be a reliable person!"

The investment progressed exceptionally smoothly. Mr. Chen did not even show up in person. He discussed the details with the garment factory remotely over the phone. Soon an investment contract was signed, with the first batch of investment of 8 million to support development.

Lin Wan participated in the entire process. When signing the contract, Deputy Director Wang's hand was shaking as he held the pen. He tried to write several times, but stopped several times. As if he had a psychological trauma, he asked Lin Wan: "Comrade Lin Wan, is our investment okay now?"

Lin Wan shook her head: "Director Wang Fu, no problem."

"Hmm." Wang Zhilin held the pen and put it on the paper. The ink soaked into the white paper, but the pen tip paused again. "Is it really okay?"

Lin Wan: QAQ

"It's really okay now."

Deputy Director Wang continued writing, and just as he was about to write with great fanfare, he stopped. Seeing that he seemed to be turning around to ask another question, Lin Wan quickly replied, "Deputy Director Wang, no problem."

Deputy Director Wang: "..."

"Comrade Xiao Lin is able to answer questions quickly. I'm just thinking about how to make my signature look better." Deputy Director Wang laughed awkwardly.

Lin Wan: “…”

The three words "Wang Zhilin" were written at the bottom of the contract, and then stamped with the official seal of the garment factory, and that was it.

The garment factory attracted investment from Hong Kong businessmen and received support in terms of funding and design technology. The workers in the factory were very excited and even had more energy to go to work.

The same thing happened to Lin Wan. Not long after she received the award, Deputy Director Wang mentioned that he wanted to commend her. After all, attracting investment was a big deal. Seeing that she had only been in the factory for less than half a year, she was about to achieve a triple jump. Lin Wan became a big celebrity in the garment factory.

Everyone in the factory office congratulated Lin Wan. Qin Fang was even more happy for her schoolmate, feeling proud to be part of the group. "Please have some candy, please have some candy!"

"Of course I'll treat you." Lin Wan was very generous in this regard.

"Hey, everyone's congratulating you, but Feng Yan is quite disdainful." Qin Fang didn't have a good impression of Feng Yan, who had insisted on taking on a job even though she didn't have the skills. "Look, she's gone like the wind again. She slipped away before the bell even rang."

Lin Wan naturally also noticed Feng Yan's abnormal behavior during this period. She used to be an advanced worker, but now she likes to be late for work and leave early after get off work. It is really out of character.

Especially when she thought about the last time she saw her in a nightclub with a foreigner, Lin Wan was confused for a moment.

The five o'clock bell for the end of get off work rang, instantly interrupting Lin Wan's thoughts.

Nothing makes people happy after get off work, so let’s go!

Riding a bicycle, Lin Wan took advantage of the gradually chilling breeze to return to the Fu family villa. At the dinner table, Fu Xiutong took the initiative to mention the help of his brother and sister-in-law: "Our factory sought foreign investment and also contacted Wang Tianwei. Fortunately, you exposed his scam, otherwise we might have been deceived."

Fu Xiuhuai used a serving spoon to scoop a spoonful of egg custard into Lin Wan's bowl. Upon hearing this, he said nonchalantly, "This guy is really good at cheating. He has many victims before. It's hard to guard against him. Big brother, you two should look for foreign businessmen again. I can also ask around among the people I know for you."

"Then I'll really trouble you, second brother." Zhang Meiying was delighted to hear this, and enthusiastically gave Lin Wan a spoonful of egg custard.

Lin Wan: QAQ

Thanks to Fu Xiuhuai, how can I add more dishes to my meal with such enthusiasm?

At the dinner table, everyone was talking about the recent hot foreign investment events, but Fu Mingjun couldn't get a word in and couldn't join the conversation at all.

Fu Mingjun frowned more and more, and suddenly said, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to find a job and do it well."

Hearing about her son's ambition, Zhang Meiying's face almost broke with laughter. "That's great. What do you want to do? Join your father's steel mill, or go to one of your uncle's companies?"

"Neither of us will go." Fu Mingjun smiled slightly. "After all, I am a graduate of Jiangcheng University. I won't use the backdoor. I plan to apply for the garment factory. There are more than a dozen of our alumni in the garment factory. I will have company once I get in."

With a clang, Zhang Meiying's chopsticks fell on the porcelain bowl. She almost lost her composure and wondered in her heart if this kid was crazy. Wasn't this a blatant provocation to his uncle?

Everyone at the table who knew the situation looked at Fu Xiuhuai. Even Lin Wan felt something was wrong. Didn't Fu Mingjun say that they had broken up? What was he doing now?

Was there any hidden story behind the breakup?

Fu Xiuhuai unhurriedly peeled a shrimp for Lin Wan and placed it in the bowl. Then he looked up at his nephew Fu Mingjun. His voice was low and hoarse, but his tone was calm yet revealed a hint of ruthlessness: "Why, Mingjun, do you want to go to the garment factory where your aunt works?"