Tang Jingyuan's high-profile visit to the office to have dinner with her silenced those restless mouths. At least they would behave themselves for the time being. She thought they would just have dinner at a nearby restaurant and then come back, but Tang Jingyuan took her around half of Jiangcheng and parked in the parking lot of Haiyue Building.
"Let's have lunch, no need to come here!"
"You'll know in a moment." Tang Jingyuan took Lu An Ning out of the car. When they arrived at the door, Lu An Ning saw Pei Chengyi waiting at the door from afar and couldn't help frowning.
What a coincidence?
As he approached, Pei Chengyi stepped forward and greeted them with a humble smile, a hint of surprise mixed in. He looked at Lu Anning silently and quickly looked away.
"The box is ready, let's go in and talk slowly."
Judging from Pei Chengyi's respectful attitude, this meal was probably about discussing business. Xiang Yang followed closely behind him, and the group entered the box one after another.
Lu Yunxi was talking to the waiter when she heard the noise. She turned around eagerly and her smile froze when she saw Lu Anning. Obviously, she hadn't expected Lu Anning to appear here.
"Master San, Mr. Xiang, please take a seat!"
Tang Jingyuan didn't move. Pei Chengyi coughed lightly, and Lu Yunxi smiled reluctantly at Lu Anning: "Sister, I didn't expect you to come. Sit down quickly!"
Tang Jingyuan then moved forward and pulled out a chair next to Lu Anning, and they sat down one after another.
Lu Anning said slowly: "I didn't expect you to be here."
The atmosphere in the private room was tense, everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, and no one spoke first. The waiter came in with the dishes, and when the door opened, the gloomy atmosphere nearly made her hands tremble. She simply put down the dishes and left quickly.
No one mentioned the purpose of the meal, and they actually ate in silence. Tang Jingyuan carefully took care of Lu Anning while she ate. It looked like a business dinner, but the atmosphere was unusually dull. Halfway through the meal, Pei Chengyi finally couldn't help himself.
"Uncle, I'm inviting you and Mr. Xiang to dinner today. I mainly want to talk to you about the cooperation between Feiyun Technology and Hongyue Group to develop the No. 1 Academy. I mentioned it to you once before, and I don't know what you think."
Although Hongyue Group didn't win the bid, the old man still didn't want to give up this profit easily. Since his son won the bid, there was still room for discussion on cooperation.
Tang Jingyuan chuckled: "Did the old man ask you to come to me?"
Pei Chengyi's smile froze: "We are all family, and everyone can see that the person grandpa cares about most is you."
"He's only concerned about the Pei family's interests and is afraid that I'll go against them. The project is mine, and he wants you to come to me to share some of the benefits. With this little thought, he still wants to hide it from me?"
Pei Chengyi couldn't respond, so he could only change the subject: "Grandpa's consideration is correct. It's better to keep the wealth within the family. We need to find a partner company anyway. Hongyue Group has many subsidiaries that can fully meet the needs of the entire project. It's mutually beneficial, isn't it great?"
Tang Jingyuan glanced at Pei Chengyi and said, "I only see that the Pei family has benefited. You tell me this is mutually beneficial? Pei Chengyi, you take me for a fool."
"Isn't what belongs to the Pei family yours?"
Tang Jingyuan sneered, "That's not necessarily true. Just based on all the shit the old man did before, he should be thankful that I didn't bankrupt Hongyue Group."
Lu Anning had been listening quietly at the side. When Tang Jingyuan mentioned the past, his eyes revealed hatred for the old man. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of deep hatred could there be between father and son.
Isn't it said that the old man of the Pei family values his youngest son? But she only saw that the relationship between father and son was as hostile as fire and water. She glanced at Xiang Yang secretly, only to see that he was just like her, eating peacefully, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Or maybe Lu Yunxi next to him was ignorant of the world and, seeing the tense atmosphere, mustered up the courage to interrupt.
"Third Master, don't say that! You want to have a wedding, and the old man personally gave you a full 100 million as a betrothal gift, which is enough to show how good he is to you as a father. There is no overnight hatred between father and son. If the two families cooperate, won't the Third Master have the final say in Jiangcheng in the future? What's wrong with that?"
Tang Jingyuan's eyes darkened, and he cast a sharp glance at Lu Yunxi: "When did it become your turn to say anything about the old man and me? One hundred million is nothing! Even if he sacrificed the entire Pei family fortune, it wouldn't be enough to atone for his sins."
Tang Jingyuan rarely gets angry, and Lu Yunxi was frightened for a moment. Her hand trembled and the wine spilled on the table.
Pei Chengyi took the wine glass and scolded Lu Yunxi to sit down: "Shut up!"
Lu Yunxi's expression turned grim. After all, she was half a Pei family member, and she had just spoken up for him, but he hadn't been grateful and yelled at her. She sat down in frustration, glancing across at Lu Anning. As a woman, she had no right to interrupt, so there was nothing to be proud of.
Pei Chengyi quickly apologized on Lu Yunxi's behalf: "Yunxi is ignorant and has offended my uncle. Uncle, please don't bother with her. Grandpa means that we sincerely want to cooperate. Let's put aside our personal grudges for business matters. How about cooperating with Hongyue Group? It will also save you from having to find several companies to sign contracts, which is too troublesome. We are family, and the details can be discussed. What do you think, Mr. Xiang?"
Xiang Yang then spoke up: "In that case, let's talk business. What price will Hongyue Group give us?"
"Price?" Pei Chengyi hesitated for a moment, then immediately said, "Of course, the price is the same as the general market price."
After he finished speaking, Tang Jingyuan and Xiang Yang laughed out loud.
Tang Jingyuan looked at Lu Anning and said, "Anning, tell him what the price is from the raw material supplier you negotiated with."
"The other party is willing to give a discount of 0.5 percentage points on the market price. Second Master Pei, it seems that the price offered by Hongyue Group is not advantageous."
"0.5 percentage points? That's impossible." Both parties were collaborating to make money. The old man had originally intended to raise the price to profit, but now that he had promised to match the market price, it was already a concession. The board of directors would definitely not agree to any concessions.
Tang Jingyuan put down his chopsticks and curled his lips: "Then there is no way to negotiate. Go back and tell the old man that it is impossible to raise the price and make a profit from me."
"Uncle, in Jiangcheng, no one who goes against the Pei family will have a good ending. You must focus on the No. 1 Academy project now. If you are suppressed by the group, it will not be good. Working together will be better for everyone."
"Threatening me? Who gave you the courage!" Tang Jingyuan smiled, his expression gloomy. A dangerous aura spread around him, and the chill poured in from the top of his head. Even Lu Anning could feel that Tang Jingyuan was angry.
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