Chapter 5: The Vain Male Wife of the Domineering Boss
After the banquet, Mingyao left through the VIP channel and arrived at the parking lot.
The driver was standing beside the car, looking at him as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
The driver looked increasingly nervous when he saw his boss approaching, so he bent down and whispered, "My wife was in the car, I didn't stop her."
As Mingyao's exclusive live-in driver, Uncle Wang certainly knew Lin Zhi. When he saw him, he tried his best to stop him from getting in the car. However, Lin Zhi said that if someone saw it and the relationship between him and Mingyao got out, he would not be responsible. Uncle Wang felt nervous.
The special assistant helped Mingyao open the car door. A young man in a black suit was dozing with his eyes closed on the seat. When he heard the noise, he raised his hand and greeted them with such a natural attitude as if he was the owner of the car.
Mingyao said simply: "Get out of the car."
"Since it's on the way, let's take a ride and go home together."
Lin Zhi raised his hand and rubbed his temples. Even his neck was red from the alcohol, and his eyes were a little misty when he looked at Mingyao.
Mingyao didn't want to get involved with the drunkard any more. His special assistant wasn't driving today, so it would be inappropriate to throw Lin Zhi into another car.
Mingyao's car has been modified with a device that makes it easier for wheelchairs to get in and out. There is also an open space inside for parking wheelchairs, and it is equipped with safety buckles.
The car door closed and the special assistant sat in the passenger seat.
The baffle rises to isolate the front and rear spaces.
Uncle Wang and the special assistant looked at each other, and neither dared to speak.
The light from the car lights casts a faint shadow on people.
"This is your second time crossing the line. As punishment for violating the agreement, you will not receive the $200,000 next month."
Mingyao was thinking that he didn't seem to give Lin Zhi the impression of being good-tempered, but Lin Zhi actually crossed the line again and again. Cutting off the payment for a month would be considered as a lesson for Lin Zhi.
Ming Yao acted decisively and quickly, pinching the contract wife's weak spot. If the original owner was here, she would probably have been scared. But if it were the original owner, he would not dare to get on the car at all.
"Then I'll ask grandpa for it. Grandpa is not as stingy as you."
In fact, Lin Zhi didn't ask for anything from the old man. The bracelet was given to him by the old man on his own initiative. He just said that on purpose.
When it comes to his relatives, Mingyao feels a little upset.
"Grandpa is not a tool for you to make money."
“But you also treat me as a tool.”
This sentence made Mingyao stunned, and the atmosphere became a little cold.
"But I volunteer to be this tool. After all, you pay me well."
Lin Zhi tilted her head to look at Ming Yao. The light cast a shadow on Ming Yao's profile, which was pleasing to the eye.
"It's just that everyone wants to move up the ladder. My goal is not to be the real Mrs. Ming. I just want to make more money. I get paid to do things. Grandpa cares about you, so I care about you on his behalf. I'm too far away from you, so I don't have anything to tell him."
"You have the initiative. You can send me away whenever you want a divorce. But I would be happier if you could give me more."
Lin Zhi knew Mingyao would believe it because he had no reason not to believe it.
"I'm easy to deal with, Mr. Ming."
Because of the effect of alcohol, Lin Zhi's voice became soft, as if it had also been soaked in alcohol.
Those innocent eyes sparkled and sparkled, easily making people want to pity them.
It is a kind of seductive softness that attracts people to get lost in the world full of flowers.
Mingyao tightened his grip on the armrest. The strange feeling in his heart was fleeting, leaving him no time to capture or think about it.
He found that Lin Zhi's appearance was somewhat different from what he had previously thought, but it was hard to say whether it was because his true nature was no longer hidden.
But in order to please my grandfather, he does have some ability to disguise himself.
Ming Yao stared at the young man who was a little drowsy due to drunkenness for a while, then looked away.
Lin Zhi was actually quite drunk and barely had the strength to get out of the car.
He staggered beside Mingyao and held on to the edge of Mingyao's wheelchair to steady himself.
"Good night, husband."
Lin Zhi bent down slightly, smiled softly at Ming Yao, and got on the elevator with unsteady steps.
The driver and the special assistant had fallen into deathly silence, one looking at the ceiling and the other at the ground, both trying hard to reduce their presence, wishing they would become deaf on the spot.
The veins on the back of Mingyao's hands bulged and he suppressed his emotions.
If Lin Zhi hadn't already gone upstairs, he would have emphasized that he was not allowed to call him that again.
Ming Yao was very upset by what happened tonight. Although the bed had been changed after he entered the bedroom, he still remembered the way Lin Zhi lay on him that day, and his mood became even worse.
Mingyao was taking a shower with a tense face. The mirror, covered by mist, vaguely reflected the man's red earlobe.
As summer approaches, the weather gradually becomes hot and humid.
Although Mr. Ming didn't say it, he really cared about the results of Lin Zhi's first career.
"How's your ice cream going? Is it working?"
The old man didn't hear anything, but he thought it was normal. No matter how a small ice cream factory was doing, it was impossible for the news to alarm him, so he simply asked Lin Zhi directly.
Although ice cream can be sold in winter, it is only sold in some northern regions, and the market time is summer.
"What ice cream?"
Mingyao happened to walk in and heard the old man's question.
Lin Zhi, who was watering the flowers in the yard, turned around and met Ming Yao at the door.
This was the first time they met at the old man's place in such a long time.
Of course Lin Zhi knew that Mingyao was coming, after all, he had a Mingyao locator in his head.
"Zhizhi bought a small ice cream factory and wanted to try his luck."
"It's just a small business that's not worth mentioning. Because I had no experience for the first time, my grandfather was worried about me."
Lin Zhi put the kettle back to its original place and stood next to the old man, looking well-behaved.
Compared with the Ming family's industry, this business is indeed not worth mentioning. I guess the first project Ming Yao took over was more challenging than this one.
Mingyao looked at them expressionlessly, somewhat confused as to who was the grandfather and grandson.
'Weaving weaving'? The old man never called him by a double-word. He was a strict person when he was young and always called him by his full name.
Mingyao didn't ask any more questions and played chess with the old man before dinner.
Because Lin Zhi was there, Mingyao did not report on the company's recent situation or discuss some projects this time. The dinner table was unprecedentedly quiet.
Lin Zhi felt the atmosphere was awkward, and this awkwardness was not just because of him, but also because Mingyao was not a young person who liked to talk about tenderness, and the old man was not the kind of person who would say soft words to show concern for the younger generation. Even though they cared about each other, the grandfather and grandson were not very close.
"Grandpa, you've already eaten four. If you eat more, you'll get gout."
There were shrimps on the table. The old man was craving for them, but Uncle Jin wouldn't let him eat them. Occasionally, when Lin Zhi came to eat, the old man would specifically ask the kitchen to prepare some, and he would take the opportunity to eat two. Because Lin Zhi was watching him, Uncle Jin would turn a blind eye.
The old man's chopsticks holding the shrimp stayed awkwardly in mid-air. He felt even more embarrassed in front of his eldest grandson Mingyao. He laughed dryly twice and put the shrimp on Lin Zhi's plate.
"I'm putting this in for you. You seem to have lost weight because of your busyness lately."
Lin Zhi ate it in front of the old man, ignoring his eager look.
Mingyao became more and more silent, eating quietly as if he were an outsider.
Uncle Jin is right, the old man is indeed in much better condition and is really happy.
If the old man saw Lin Zhi confidently trying to raise the price, he probably wouldn't have praised him for being likable. Mingyao snorted in his heart, but didn't intend to expose this.
After all, he knew that the old man was really lonely, and it would be nice to have someone to keep him company.
After dinner, the old man wanted to visit an old friend, so he didn’t keep Lin Zhi and the others and sent them back.
Because the old man was watching over him, Lin Zhi got another ride.
Mingyao was looking at the report, and Lin Zhi was communicating with the person on the other end of the phone.
He has moved the ice cream factory to a new building and added a few production lines, and since the goods have been in the warehouse, the agency manager is a little anxious and stressed about what will happen next.
[Lin Zhi]: Don’t worry, even if you don’t believe me, you should believe your daughter.
[Jong Kook]: I’m just worried that she’ll mess it up.
【Lin Zhi】: Relax your mind.
After returning home, Mingyao asked someone to check Lin Zhi's ice cream factory to see what was going on, because based on what Lin Zhi had said before, it was hard for him not to think that this was something the old man had invested in him.
However, the result was somewhat unexpected to him. There was no involvement of the old man. Lin Zhi even borrowed a sum of money from the bank to add production lines, but there were not many orders at present.
If they do nothing, they will definitely suffer losses. Mingyao doesn't think that someone who loves money like Lin Zhi would do such a thing, and Lin Zhi doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
What caught Mingyao's attention even more was that the apparent factory manager was not Lin Zhi, but a middle-aged man named Zhong Guo. Before becoming the person in charge, he was just an ordinary insurance salesman.
Mingyao was somewhat curious about what Lin Zhi was going to do next, so he asked people to wait and see.
He didn't have to wait long for the answer. Not long after, a domestic girl group talent show was broadcast on major platforms.
If Lin Zhi’s ice cream factory wasn’t related to a certain segment here and many accounts were pushing it, Ming Yao wouldn’t have paid attention to it.
In the clip, a beautiful and talented girl with the letter 'A' on her body is answering the tutor's questions.
"I joined the audition by accident. I was actually planning to promote my factory to the store over there that day. After I passed the audition, I heard that the factory was going to close down. My father told me not to promote it anymore. Since I passed the audition, I might as well join the competition."
The girl's tone and expression were full of helplessness, but it made the scene full of fun. The instructors and students were all laughing, and even the subtitles were marked with the emoticon "miserable".
This is also one of the clips for variety show promotion, and the program team also bought a hot search for it.
#Since you are here, let’s do the audition well#
This kind of plot twist where a girl was preparing to promote her family's products but accidentally entered an audition, and after passing the audition she found out that her family was bankrupt, so she simply continued to compete with no desire at all has always been considered an interesting highlight. Soon netizens began to discuss which factory her family belongs to, and some netizens made a joke about a leather factory, and the heat spread spontaneously.
About a few hours later, everyone found out that this cute girl who could sing and dance actually had an ice cream factory at home, selling the "Xiao Yunshan" ice cream that could be seen on every street corner.
Hot topics are always being pursued. In this online world where even the smallest things will be forwarded by major marketing accounts, Xiaoyunshan ice cream began to be mentioned by everyone.
#How long has it been since you last saw Xiaoyun Mountain? #
#In my memory, Xiaoyunshan used to be 50 cents a stick, but now it’s only 1 yuan a stick after 10 years#
In this era where ice cream has been hard to come by for a long time, facing the increasingly expensive prices of ice cream, netizens are beginning to miss the affordable ice cream of the past.
The official account of Xiaoyunshan Ice Cream was discovered, and the clean production line and delicious-looking affordable ice cream were liked by everyone.
You can click to purchase it online, and offline supermarkets have also started to stock Xiaoyunshan ice cream, and major food reviewers have been promoting it.
"White ones are one yuan each, green ones are two yuan each, blue ones are three yuan each, and purple ones are five yuan each. Remember this, look for the Xiaoyunshan brand and remember the colors, and you will never be afraid of ice cream assassins!"
"Let's just say, thank you Ice Cream Man."
Ice cream assassins refer to those ice creams that don’t look that expensive but are actually incredibly expensive. Xiaoyunshan’s classification is clear and its slogan is that the quality is worth the price, which is indeed the case. Its reputation exploded in a short time.
The chain reaction was completed in a short period of time, with a well-paced rhythm, layer-by-layer preparation, and perfect timing for distribution of goods. The marketing method was perfect.
Mingyao has a keen business sense. He knew from the beginning that this was no accident. It was a carefully planned process, from the audition to the search to the breaking of the news. Each step was extremely close, pushing everyone forward.
I guess even the variety show producers didn't expect that this clip would lead to such a follow-up, because they must have thought that it was an ice cream factory that was about to go bankrupt. Even if this member could make it to the final step and debut as the spokesperson for their family's ice cream factory, it would not have much effect at all, as they didn't know that others were using them as a free stepping stone.
"Where is Lin Zhi?"
Mingyao asked the housekeeper at home, and the housekeeper replied: "The wife is in the small hall on the third floor."
Mingyao was a little surprised that he didn't go out, and called up the surveillance footage of the public areas at home on the company computer.
The afternoon sun shines into the small hall through the floor-to-ceiling windows. A young man in a loose T-shirt is reading a book on a recliner, giving people a quiet and harmless feeling.
Like a predator skilled in weaving a web, this victory was of no importance to him.
The unfamiliar feeling of excitement surged up and filled his brain nerves with joy, so much so that Mingyao's heartbeat temporarily paused.
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