"Didn't you want to cooperate with me? I've come to talk about cooperation with you!"

"Is that so?"

Zhou Chengzhi happily invited Zhao Hujiang into his office and said to Wu Shanshan, "Shanshan, quickly, pour some water for the deputy factory director!"

Zhao Hujiang entered the office and sat down on the sofa, saying, "No need to go to so much trouble. I'll just say a few words and leave. I won't be sitting here for long!"

"Alright, then you go ahead and say it, Deputy Factory Director Zhao!"

"Didn't you want to contract the demolition work in the development zone? I agreed, but I need a deposit of 100,000 yuan. If you don't do it, I won't be able to find someone else!"

"Okay, no problem. I'll send it to you in a couple of days!"

"No, I want it now, otherwise you're not being sincere!"

"So urgent, Deputy Factory Director!"

"Otherwise, how can I tell if you're sincere?"

"Okay, I'll get you the money right away!"

As Zhou Chengzhi spoke, he went into the bedroom, took two bundles of money from the safe, and put them in a bag.

Wu Shanshan poured the tea and brought it to Zhao Hujiang, saying, "Uncle Zhao, please have some tea!"

Zhao Hujiang glanced at Wu Shanshan and said, "Are you Wu Jianguo's boss?"

"yes!"

"Your second sister's name is Zhang Min!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shanshan sensed trouble; Zhao Hujiang was sure to bring up Zhang Min's matter. However, Wu Shanshan showed no fear of him. She smiled and said, "Yes, thank you, Uncle Zhao, for remembering my sister!"

"It's not that I remember her, it's that I think of my nephew. He's my only nephew. Although he's a bit of a scoundrel, he would visit me every year and bring me lots of things. Alas, there will be no one to visit me during the New Year anymore!"

"Since the person is gone, there's no point in thinking about them anymore!"

Zhao Hujiang seemed about to get angry, and said, "That's my own nephew!"

Wu Shanshan was also a little upset and said, "Although Zhang Min is not my biological sister, we grew up together and have a bond with each other!"

Zhou Chengzhi, who came out of the bedroom, saw the tense atmosphere outside and quickly said, "Shanshan, you can't talk to Uncle Zhao like that. It's all over now, why are you still talking to him about it?"

Wu Shanshan, her face grim, suddenly turned her head and said to Zhou Chengzhi, "Did I bring it up first? He said it first!"

"Alright, alright, go to your bedroom and rest! I'll be fine here!"

Wu Shanshan stormed into the bedroom and slammed the door shut.

Zhou Chengzhi, however, said to Zhao Hujiang with a smile, "I'm sorry, Deputy Factory Director Zhao, my wife is a bit rude. Please forgive her!"

At this moment, Zhao Hujiang saw Zhou Chengzhi holding a bag of money. Instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright. We're going to work together, how could we not be considerate of each other? Brother Zhou, don't worry, from today onwards, we're brothers!"

"well,"

Zhou Chengzhi placed the bag of money in front of Zhao Hujiang and said, "Brother, count this money. You wanted 100,000, but I gave you 110,000 to make you a little more comfortable. How about that?"

"Oh, thank you so much, brother! Don't worry, if this project really comes through, I'll give it to you 100%, I promise!"

Zhou Chengzhi replied, "Brother, don't worry. Leave the project to me, and I'll definitely handle it perfectly. I won't let you down!"

"I know your brother is involved in big projects, and I know that Vice Mayor Yan has secured many projects for you!"

"Okay, good to know. I have two more bottles of good wine here, how about we have some?"

Zhao Hujiang waved his hand and said, "No more drinking! I have things to take care of, so I won't disturb you and your wife any longer!"

"If you just leave like this, I'll feel a little rude and sorry for you."

"Brother, don't think like that! We're brothers, right? There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

"Okay, then next time we must drink until we drop!"

"Alright, let's drink until we drop! I'll be going now!"

Zhao Hujiang then left Zhou Chengzhi's room with the bag of money.

Zhou Chengzhi escorted Zhao Hujiang to the office door, then turned around and closed the door. He sat back down on the sofa, picked up a cigarette from the table, lit it with a lighter, and took a puff.

Only when Wu Shanshan heard that there was no more noise outside did she open the door and come out, saying, "Zhou Chengzhi, you've got some nerve. You just gave him 110,000 yuan like that without even a receipt. What if things change? Who will you complain to and ask for your money back?"

Zhou Chengzhi took a deep drag on his cigarette and said, "You woman, what do you know! You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!"

"You're being too generous! Be careful you don't end up losing more than you gain!"

Zhou Chengzhi said confidently, "Don't worry, wife. I have a plan!"

"What right do you have? Zhuang Zhennan took 50,000 from you, Zhao Hujiang took 110,000 from you, and our family has 300,000. You've squandered more than half of it. You should know that you're a bad person now, a bad person who does bad things. How come you're here to learn from Lei Feng?"

Hearing Wu Shanshan's words, Zhou Chengzhi's heart was naturally stirred. He himself began to lose confidence, so he looked at Wu Shanshan and said, "So what do we do now, wife?"

"How would I know what you're going to do? Anyway, I think it's a bit risky for you to give Zhao Hujiang that 100,000. What if he denies it? I wonder what you'll do then? There's no proof!"

Zhou Chengzhi realized something was amiss, so he suddenly picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.

This is the phone number for another construction site office of Zhou Chengzhi. He instructed Liu Wu and Hao Liu to keep an eye on it, so Liu Wu and Hao Liu naturally dared not neglect their duties.

The phone rang twice, and Liu Wu, without even putting on his pants, ran to the phone, answered it, and said, "Hello, who is it?"

"I am Zhou Chengzhi!"

"Oh, boss! What's up?"

"You, hurry up and take Hao Liu this way from Fuqiang Street. If you see an old man with a bag on the way, rob him. There's 100,000 yuan in the bag. I want you to get it back for me!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away, don't worry, boss!"

"Hurry up, get it over with, or they'll be gone in a second!"

"yes!"

Meanwhile, Xiang Pengfei and Huang Zijuan entered the alley and arrived at Zhuang Tunan's house, where they found that Zhuang Tunan and his family had already eaten and were watching TV.

As soon as Xiang Pengfei and Huang Zijuan entered the house, Anna greeted them with a smile, "Cousin, cousin, hello! It's already dark, what brings you here to visit?"

Xiang Pengfei said, "It's like this, we just got back from the hospital, and my aunt asked me to send a message to Tu Nan!"

Zhuang Tunan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, moved the wheelchair forward a little and said, "What's wrong, Pengfei? You can tell me what's wrong!"

"Here's the thing, Brother Tunan, your aunt has agreed to have the surgery, so she can't come back for the time being. She told me that your family's property certificate is in the small house next door, and asked you to be careful so you don't lose it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan hurriedly said, "Oh no, Zhuang Zhennan is next door! I need to get the property certificate!"

As soon as Zhuang Tunan spoke, Xiang Pengfei naturally sensed that something was wrong. He quickly turned around, opened the door, went to the next room, and pushed open the door to take a look.

The next room was a mess, with all sorts of things scattered around. Xiang Pengfei immediately knew that someone had rummaged through the place.

He called out casually, "Zhuang Zhennan!"

No one in the house paid him any attention. Anna ran over from next door and, seeing the mess on the floor, angrily exclaimed, "What's wrong with Zhuang Zhennan? How did he make such a mess of the house?"

Xiang Pengfei immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, turned around and went back to the next room, asking Zhuang Tunan, "Brother Tunan, why is Zhennan living next door!"

Zhuang Tunan, who still didn't know what was going on, said, "He said he had nowhere to go for the time being, so he wanted to help me run the newsstand. I kindly took him in. What's wrong with him?"

"The place next door has been ransacked; he must have stolen something again!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Tunan's head buzzed and he exclaimed, "Property ownership certificate, property ownership certificate!"