"Brother Zhou, how about we make a deal? Look at this huge rock, how about you reluctantly part with half of it and give it to me? My old man is turning eighty at the end of this month, and I can send him a whole old longevity statue then. That would be the most auspicious gift!"

Zhou Aixu glanced at Wu Ye, and just then Jiang Zhi and Su Ran came over, so she said, "Little girl, come here."

As soon as Su Ran entered the restroom, she heard Grandpa Zhou's voice. She pointed to herself uncertainly, and only walked over after seeing him nod. "Grandpa Zhou."

Zhou Aixu nodded, briefly summarizing Wu Ye's meaning, and then looked at Su Ran, "What do you say?"

Su Ran was somewhat surprised. Although she was the one who suggested buying the material, it was ultimately the old man who paid for it. "Old Master Zhou, you paid for it, so it's your decision. You don't need to ask me."

After all, she was just offering a suggestion. If he disagreed, there was nothing she could do because she didn't have the right to bid and couldn't participate.

Therefore, this piece of material was arranged by the party that provided the funds.

But Zhou, the shipping magnate, shook his head. "That won't do. You, little girl, chose this piece of material. Now that Mine Owner Wu wants it, you can make the decision."

Seeing the old man's firm gaze, Su Ran stopped shirking her responsibility and looked at Mine Owner Wu.

He had heard of this man before. Although he had blood on his hands, he was a grateful man, and his business here did not involve fraud or drug trafficking.

"How about this, Mr. Wu, I'll give you half of the material, but I have one condition."

Zhou Aixu and Jiang Zhi stood aside without saying a word, and Wu Ye did not immediately agree either. "Little girl, what are your requirements?"

Su Ran replied with a smile, "I owe Jiang Zhi a favor. Don't worry, Mine Owner Wu, I won't let you do anything against humanity."

Su Ran's request was simple. After all, in northern Myanmar, humanitarianism was far more important than the law. With this favor, she might have an extra life.

Zhou Aixu and Jiang Zhi remained silent upon hearing this. Jiang Zhi looked at her with some shock, but ultimately said nothing. Zhou Aixu also hadn't expected that her request was related to Jiang Zhi.

She, a young girl, didn't keep the favor from a powerful figure in a lawless area, but instead gave it to Jiang Zhi. With this kind of boldness, he couldn't help but think more highly of Su Ran.

Wu was shocked for a moment after hearing this, but he quickly realized what was going on. He didn't say anything, but just chuckled softly, "Alright, little girl, I'll grant your request. I'm doing you such a big favor, so I'll just take the Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity for free."

Su Ran smiled and nodded, "Then, Mine Owner Wu, you can cut it as you see fit."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ye didn't bother to choose; he simply had his men divide the spoils in half, and he took half.

After seeing Wu Ye and the others off, Zhou Aixu turned her gaze to Su Ran, and couldn't help but feel more curious about the identity of the young girl in front of her.

"Where is the young lady from?"

"A person from Sichuan."

Hearing the girl's composed and confident reply, he was somewhat satisfied and looked at Su Ran with even more kindness. Then he looked at Jiang Zhi and said, "Xiao Jiang, this girl is very good. If you want to be friends, get along well with her."

Jiang Zhi nodded, Su Ran didn't say anything, and Grandpa Zhou, who was also getting on in years, went back to his room to rest after a short while.

The next morning, the people sent by Wu Ye arrived, and the group got into a car and headed to the top-grade material area to look at the materials.

There weren't many top-quality materials available, and they finished looking at them in no time. The group returned to the hotel to rest and prepare for the evening's cocktail party.

......

The party started at 7 p.m.

Su Ran and Jiang Zhi changed into evening gowns prepared by Zhou the Ship King, preparing to head to the top floor for a cocktail party in the premium food section.

Not long after she went inside, someone came over with a wine glass and started talking to Zhou Aixu.

The people around him were of prominent status, and there were connections between the various prominent families.

Su Ran and Jiang Zhi followed Zhou Aixu, listening to a series of professional terms. It felt like she was back in the state where Su Bufan asked her to handle documents.

A series of technical terms came out, leaving him completely bewildered.

Jiang Zhi, who was standing beside her, watched Su Ran's movements and said, "If you're getting tired of listening to this, why don't you go out for a walk?"

Su Ran was somewhat tempted by the offer, but when she thought about her unknown constitution, which meant that as long as she stayed away from her elders, there would inevitably be idiots around who would try to annoy her, she was honestly a little reluctant.

But having her around wasn't fun at all, and before long Su Ran's attention was drawn to the delicious food nearby.

After all, according to today's makeup artist, eating less would make it easier to wear an evening gown, so the aroma did indeed tempt Su Ran.

Jiang Zhi also received a phone call, and Su Ran seemed to hear Sheng A Yang's voice.

He gave Jiang Zhi a knowing look and then walked towards the dining table on his own.

Jiang Zhi glanced at it and then left the party to answer the phone.

Su Ran walked to the side, picked up the pastries on the table and ate them by herself, but the theorem that someone would always find fault with her whenever she was alone remains unchanged.

"Oh ho ho, which family's young lady are you? And you're following Vice Commander Jiang around?"

Hearing an unfamiliar female voice in her ear, Su Ran felt helpless, but she chose not to hear it.

"Are you deaf?! I'm asking you a question!"

The spoiled and unreasonable young lady's voice rang out again, and Su Ran's heart tightened. Was her presence really that strong?

Now she's lost all interest in enjoying delicious food.

She looked up and almost spat out the food in her mouth.

She thought it was a well-behaved girl in a princess dress, but what appeared in front of her was a boy in a suit with a gloomy face?

Isn't it true that Jiang Zhi's sexual orientation is spreading so quickly these days?

She looked the man up and down a few times and finally came to a conclusion.

Jiang Zhi doesn't like this one.

What a waste of that waist, what a waste of that pretty face.

When the man saw Su Ran's face, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then he seemed to think of something else and immediately turned cold.

How did you meet Deputy Jiang?

"What's your relationship with Deputy Jiang?"

"How did you end up here? Did Vice-Commander Jiang bring you here?"

"Where did Deputy Jiang go?"

The man bombarded her with four questions in a row, leaving Su Ran somewhat bewildered.

The man in front of her didn't look familiar to her; she hadn't seen him anywhere before.

Upon hearing his question, Su Ran had a plan in mind.

"Jiang's mistress called, but she's outside answering the phone."

Su Ran, with a look of schadenfreude, directly passed the question to Jiang Zhi.

really.

The man looked angry upon hearing this, and then stormed outside.

Su Ran watched the man's retreating figure with a smile on her face. Before she could wipe the smile off her face, she saw the man turn around and walk towards her.

Oh no, this is a miscalculation!

It seems like this kid is actually quite intelligent?

This was her first reaction when she saw the man turn around and walk back.