The atmosphere quieted down. Du Heng and Yang Chang were both worried that the other's plan was better than their own, but they were also worried that the overlap would be too great and that they would end up fighting.
Jiang Wanqing calmly waited for their reaction, and less than ten minutes later, Yang Changxian's eyes widened.
"My God! Comrade Jiang, what kind of wildly imaginative ideas are you having? I thought the plans you gave me were amazing enough, but I never expected this..."
"Me too... It's incredible. No wonder you want to cooperate with both sides. If we only cooperate with one side, to be honest, with our current size and technology, we can't handle so many groundbreaking innovations." Du Heng swallowed.
The ideas in the plan were so advanced that before he could recover from the shock, Yang Chang pinched him, making him gasp in pain, and then pinched him back.
"This is all real, I'm not dreaming!"
“It’s true.” Jiang Wanqing smiled faintly. “Don’t bite off more than you can chew. The two plans I’m giving you can completely help you build a complete system without any conflicts. We can all get what we need, and no one will lose out.”
“Wait a minute… I have a question.” Du Heng raised his hand, swallowed hard, “So far, there doesn’t seem to be any problem, but… Comrade Jiang, you also said that this is just an experiment. What if it fails? Even if it succeeds, you’ll start your own business, won’t you become our competitor?”
"Yes, Comrade Du's concerns are my concerns too. Comrade Jiang, you are very capable, that's true, but you are, after all, just a person, really..."
He didn't want to raise too many questions for fear of upsetting people, but he had to speak, so he stopped halfway through. A smart person would naturally know what he wanted to say next.
Jiang Wanqing pursed her lips: "I am confident, and the experiment will not fail. The risk does not come from me, but from your own side. Can you fully cooperate with me and mobilize all your resources to accomplish this important task? Even if the experiment ends, I have a way to maintain a win-win situation with you. I have more ideas than just these. You eat your meat, I cook my food, and we will not interfere with each other. Now it depends on whether you can accept this."
This is a matter of great importance. Du Heng is relatively okay, as he has more decision-making power and can basically make the final decision. However, Yang Chang is in a bind because he also needs to consult the other party's opinion, since their business is a joint public-private partnership...
"Ahem... Comrade Jiang, this... could I go back and discuss it? Give me some time."
Yang Chang didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, but being cautious was also the right thing to do.
At the same time, Du Heng nodded, indicating that he had the same idea, and looked at Jiang Wanqing with a slightly apologetic expression.
"Comrade Jiang, I also need some time to go back and digest the plan you gave me, and discuss it with the management to make a final decision. I'm sorry... you may need to wait for my feedback."
After all, he had made such a solemn promise that he would fulfill any request Jiang Wanqing made, and now he was having some trouble accepting it.
“I understand. I’ll give you three days. Three days later, at the same time, here again, we’ll meet again. If you all agree, then we’ll proceed with the current plan. If one of you disagrees, then I’ll cooperate with another. If none of you agree… then I only need about a year. When we meet again in the future, we’ll probably be competitors. I hope you go back and think it through carefully.”
Jiang Wanqing was confident. It wasn't that she lacked ability, but rather that she was new to the area and wanted to test the waters first. Once things stabilized, she would then launch her own grand project and, incidentally, help her partners make some money. Of course, this also depended on fate, and Jiang Wanqing wouldn't force them.
"Thank you, Comrade Jiang. It'll be three days then. See you in three days." Yang Chang took a deep breath and fell asleep.
"Um."
After saying goodbye to them, Jiang Wanqing rested in the private room for a while. Things weren't progressing as smoothly as she had imagined, but they weren't too bad either. It was alright, but the process was taking a bit too long, and she still needed to wait three more days.
She mentally went through the possible scenarios three days from now, and made a preliminary revision of the plan. There was still a lot she hadn't written down...
After finishing all this, it was already late when she left. Cheng Ran had to go back to the military base today and probably wouldn't be home until the afternoon.
Jiang Wanqing didn't want to go back and face the Cheng family elders alone, so she simply strolled around outside and got to know the area better.
As she strolled around, time flew by. She bumped into two women who were coming out of the residential compound to buy things. She invited them for a cup of tea, and they chatted for a while. Before she knew it, half a day had passed.
When she returned to the courtyard, it was almost evening, and she and Cheng Ran came back one after the other.
The house smelled delicious; Cheng's mother had killed another chicken. She had heard that roosters were very nourishing for men, so she kept many large roosters in the yard and would slaughter one from time to time to make soup for Cheng Ran.
Jiang Wanqing also ate quite a bit, as well as many other of Cheng's mother's specialty dishes.
These past few days, they haven't complained about the food, but while Cheng Ran's parents usually eat the chicken soup, today neither of them touched it. Moreover, Jiang Wanqing found the taste slightly different from usual, so she stopped eating after a while.
"Mom, what did you add to this chicken soup today? It tastes... weird."
Upon hearing this, Cheng's mother's eyes flickered, but she quickly composed herself, scooped the food with a spoon, and smiled.
"Hey, you're overthinking it. This is just the same stewing method as usual, except I added some goji berries and a little flavoring powder today. If you don't like it, I won't add it next time. Just make do with it for today."
The goji berries were visible to the naked eye, but Jiang Wanqing wasn't sure if it contained the spice powder, though there was indeed powdery sediment in the bowl.
The fact that they let Cheng Ran eat it proves that the soup should be fine and that they wouldn't have specifically tried to poison her.
Thinking this, Jiang Wanqing felt relieved and continued eating. The two of them finished the whole bowl of chicken soup, soup and meat. They couldn't have eaten that much, but Cheng's mother took the initiative to serve them soup and meat, as if afraid they wouldn't have enough to eat.
Jiang Wanqing was so full after eating that she could hardly contain herself. Finally, Cheng's mother let them go to rest.
After they left, Mr. Cheng tugged at his wife's sleeve: "Wanqing is so smart, she'll definitely think it was us when the drug takes effect. You, you..."
"Don't panic. For our son's future happiness, what's wrong with making some sacrifices? Whether it works or not depends on tonight!"
Cheng's mother looked incredibly spirited, like a warrior who had just returned from the battlefield. Cheng's father couldn't bear to watch and could only pray that what had happened today wouldn't get out...
That evening, Jiang Wanqing felt very hot even before taking a shower. When she asked Cheng Ran, he said the same thing, which puzzled her.
"Has it gotten warmer today?"
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