Perhaps in his previous life, faced with Zhou Na making such a request, he would have willingly given up his own future.
But he won't do that now.
He will no longer give up his future for anyone.
Zhou Na suddenly appeared to him, only to persuade him to drop out of school so as not to affect him. This selfishness of Zhou Na, who only thought of herself and disregarded others, and even brought up her deceased parents in order to persuade him, made Zhou Chen see Zhou Na's selfishness once again.
This also proves how correct his decision to separate the family and cease all contact was.
Zhou Na only cares about herself; she's like ice that can never be warmed.
Any effort put into it will ultimately be in vain.
He, Zhou Chen, was foolish his whole life; he won't be foolish for two.
Since Zhou Na dislikes his low mock exam scores, thinks he's embarrassing her, and believes his return to school is a waste of time and meaningless, then he should let his abilities speak for themselves and let Zhou Na know that he, Zhou Chen, isn't here to play around, and that he will definitely get a better score than Zhou Na.
Currently, his grades are average.
But that doesn't mean it will happen in the future.
Zhou Chen clenched his fist, his gaze resolute. He was not discouraged; on the contrary, Zhou Na's selfishness gave him strong motivation, inspiring him to work even harder.
Construction site canteen
Zhou Chen, dressed in a school uniform, sat with a group of migrant workers covered in dust, chatting and laughing.
Someone asked Zhou Chen about her life after returning to school.
Someone asked Zhou Chen about her future plans.
Some people also reminisce about the days when they worked with Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen smiled and responded to each of them, just like when they used to work together on construction sites. He enjoyed chatting with these older, more experienced workers, even though they were uneducated and occasionally used profanities.
But Zhou Chen felt very real and relaxed. The concern from these fellow workers was far greater than that from those three ungrateful siblings.
"By the way, I heard that the higher-ups are planning to sell the land for the third phase of the project."
"Really?"
"Foreman Xu knows about this too. You can ask him if you don't believe me."
All eyes turned to Xu Laoqi, who did not deny it. "It hasn't been finalized yet. From what I understand, President Sun doesn't quite agree. There's a disagreement among the higher-ups. Whether to sell or not is still undecided."
"I hope it won't be sold, so that after our project here is completed, it can be transferred directly there."
"There's plenty of land available, so there's no need to worry about that. Even if we sell it, the higher-ups will definitely acquire other land."
"We're just a bunch of ordinary workers, let's not worry about things that don't concern us. How can we, as insignificant people, make decisions for those in power?"
As everyone chatted idly, Zhou Chen, sitting among them, couldn't help but feel a ripple of emotion stirring within him.
He recalled the final outcome of that plot of land in Phase 3 of his previous life; it had indeed been sold.
The other company that bought the land had its land acquired by the government at a high price just one month later because a national railway line was planned to pass through it. This allowed the company to easily make over 100 million yuan in profit by reselling the land, making it a very good deal.
If he remembered correctly, because of this incident, General Manager Sun seemed to have been punished by the head office, and his future was ruined as a result.
Some memories in my mind are becoming clearer and clearer.
Zhou Chen vaguely remembered a piece of news: a year later, General Manager Sun took the initiative to resign. It seemed that this was because of this incident, which gave his rivals a handle to use against him, making his promotion hopeless.
It could be said that selling that piece of land prematurely ended Mr. Sun's career.
no,
He cannot let President Sun repeat the same mistake.
Zhou Chen's expression flashed, and he made a decision.
Although he wasn't familiar with Mr. Sun, the fact that Mr. Sun had given him the job of running the construction site canteen was a favor, and he couldn't just stand by and watch Mr. Sun ruin his future.
"Master, is Mr. Sun in his office right now? I need to speak with him."
Zhou Chen didn't want to delay, so he suddenly stood up and asked his master, Xu Laoqi.
"Xiao Chen, Mr. Sun is a very busy person. If it's a small matter, you'd better not bother him. Besides, Mr. Sun might not even want to see you."
Old Xu reminded him.
"Master, I have something very important to tell you."
Zhou Chen looked serious.
Um?
Upon hearing this, Xu Laoqi finally took it seriously. The others present looked puzzled, wondering what important matter Zhou Chen had that required him to personally communicate with President Sun.
"In that case, come with me, I'll take you to see General Manager Sun."
"If you go to see President Su yourself, President Sun's secretary will just brush you off."
Xu Laoqi put down his chopsticks and prepared to lead the way himself.
Zhou Chen was overjoyed and quickly said, "Master, thank you for your trouble. Let's go quickly. This matter is urgent and very important."
If he arrives too late and Mr. Sun has already agreed to sell the land, then it will be truly irreversible.
Xu Laoqi looked at Zhou Chen suspiciously, wondering what important matter Zhou Chen had, but as his master, he did not intend to ask further.
Everyone has a right to privacy, and Xu Laoqi respects his apprentice's privacy.
Not long after,
Led by Xu Laoqi, the master and apprentice arrived at the temporary office.
This is also where Mr. Sun works.
This was Zhou Chen's first time here. Before, he had only worked at the construction site and the canteen, going back and forth between the two places every day, and never had the chance to come to the area where the leaders stayed.
"Wait a moment, I'll go and inform Mr. Sun's secretary."
Xu Laoqi turned around and gave some instructions, then, under Zhou Chen's watchful eye, knocked on the door first.
Zhou Chen saw his master and the female secretary exchange a few words, then he turned around and went back. A moment later, the female secretary came out again, and Xu Laoqi waved to him repeatedly.
"You brat, you better have something important to say, otherwise, your master will be in big trouble because of you."
Upon arriving before his master, Xu Laoqi joked.
"Alright, hurry up and go in. Don't keep Mr. Sun waiting."
Without giving Zhou Chen a chance to speak, Xu Laoqi patted Zhou Chen on the shoulder and urged him to go inside quickly.
Zhou Chen nodded.
Then, following the female secretary, we entered the makeshift office.
"Your master said you have something very important to tell me? Speak, what is it?"
"You'd better finish in a minute, I'm very busy."
After Zhou Chen came in, President Sun didn't even look up, and said something while writing something on the table.
Zhou Chen was not angry about this.
He knew that as a high-ranking leader, President Sun had many things to do, and that agreeing to take a few minutes to see him was already a huge favor.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Chen didn't keep him in suspense and said directly, "President Sun, I would like to suggest that you wait a month before making a move regarding that piece of land in Phase III."
Whoosh!
Upon hearing this,
Sun Liancheng abruptly stopped writing and slowly raised his head.
"You came all this way just to tell me this?"
Sun Liancheng frowned, staring at Zhou Chen with scrutinizing eyes.
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