"Hello!"
Zhou Shengyu responded gently, and Xu Yanshu's calm and composed reaction made him give Xu Yanshu an approving look. However, he still couldn't understand why Lao Huang would have a friendship with such a young upstart for no reason.
"How did it go? Was everything taken care of?"
"Yes, it's basically all settled. I plan to officially set off there in a few days."
Zhou Shengyu couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Xu, what direction are you planning to focus on?"
"I plan to start with building materials."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Shengyu and Huang Dongsheng exchanged a knowing glance. The high profits in the building materials industry were common knowledge.
"You can tell, can't you? This kid's got ambition," Huang Dongsheng joked with a smile, then waved to Xu Yanshu, "Hey, it's rare that Jay Chou is in Kyoto these days, so don't rush into anything."
"Stay in Kyoto a little longer, so Jay Chou can give you some pointers when he has time."
Xu Yanshu hesitated slightly, then nodded in agreement and replied politely, "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Zhou to give me your guidance."
He didn't want to have too much to do with Zhou Shengyu, but Huang Dongsheng was saying this to pave the way for his own future.
It would be incredibly rude of me to refuse on the spot.
Xu Yanshu secretly weighed the options in his mind. If it wasn't appropriate to refuse now, he would have to bring it up with Huang Dongsheng alone later. In any case, he couldn't linger in Kyoto any longer.
Zhou Shengyu nodded in agreement, his gaze toward Xu Yanshu filled with a hint of inquiry as he pondered what was so special about this man that Huang Dongsheng would go to such lengths to pave the way for him.
Xu Yanshu seemed to sense something and raised her eyes, meeting the other's probing gaze with neither humility nor arrogance, the corners of her lips curving upwards in an ambiguous way.
He could roughly guess what the other party was thinking at this moment, which was nothing more than doubting what means he had used to get close to Huang Dongsheng, a powerful backer.
Cough cough—
Zhou Shengyu coughed awkwardly twice before belatedly realizing that he had gone a bit too far.
Huang Dongsheng observed all of this without showing any emotion, and then spoke to himself.
"Yan Shu, if you're not busy later, why don't you stay for dinner? I'd also like to hear about your business plan!"
Xu Yanshu frowned slightly, feigning difficulty. "I'm afraid that won't work. I've already made plans with a friend. How about I come and bother you another day?"
Since they had already put it that way, Huang Dongsheng couldn't press the matter any further, so he readily agreed.
Seeing Xu Yanshu leave, Zhou Shengyu spoke slowly and deliberately, his tone intriguing, "You really can't judge a book by its cover. I didn't expect this little Xu to be so unique."
It's often said that the dinner table is the easiest place to build rapport, and most people would be eager to do so.
Recalling Xu Yanshu's reaction just now, Zhou Shengyu's eyes deepened imperceptibly, as if he really did have some courage.
"Anyone who can achieve great things has a temper."
Huang Dongsheng spoke nonchalantly, then waved his hand dismissively, "Don't overthink it. I just feel a connection with this person."
"That's why I thought I'd lend a hand and see how much he could accomplish. There's no other reason. Don't overcomplicate things."
At first, he did want Xu Yanshu to work for him, but seeing that the other party didn't seem to have that idea, he didn't intend to force him any further.
Rather than dealing with old foxes like Xie Junyang, it's better to help out the younger generation and do them a favor.
"Okay, okay, I understand," Zhou Shengyu was slightly taken aback when the other party actually defended him. He agreed with a wry smile, then brought up the previous topic again, "But you should also keep what I told you in mind!"
“We’ve known each other for so many years, so naturally your business is my business.”
Huang Dongsheng paused halfway through his sentence, gave the man a meaningful look, and continued, "But Lao Zhou, we've seen plenty of ungrateful wretches who can't be satisfied, so you'd better be careful!"
Although he had only met Zhou Zehao two or three times, he was deeply impressed by the man's ambitious eyes. He didn't think that someone as ambitious as Zhou would care about the debt of gratitude owed to his parents when faced with the prospect of personal gain.
Zhou Shengyu nodded thoughtfully. He knew there was some truth to what he said, but Xiao Hao was, after all, a child he had watched grow up, and he was unwilling to think so badly of him.
It was originally just an excuse to get away, but Xu Yanshu had barely stepped out of the Huang residence when he received a call from Xie Huanyu.
Considering that the other party had helped him out of that predicament that day, after some hesitation, he agreed to meet and talk.
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