Liu Guangfu's eyes were resolute, as if he wanted to die with Li Huaide, and he said through gritted teeth, "Yes! Anyone who doesn't is a coward!"
Li Huaide left him there to ponder for about the time it takes to smoke a cigarette before pretending to relent and saying, "Fine, since you've come to me for help, I'll give you a simple test."
Liu Guangfu hurriedly said, "Chairman, how are you going to test me?"
"Okay, I'll give you two days. Bring the Smiling Tiger to the company, and you'll pass the test."
Liu Guangfu wondered to himself, "Has the Smiling Tiger offended Li Huaide?"
They've actually run a small business together over the past few years, and they often eat and drink together.
But this did not stop Liu Guangfu from selling him; after a little thought, he readily agreed.
After he left, a well-hidden small door was pushed open behind the bookshelf behind Li Huaide, and You Fengxia came out, her clothes disheveled. She sat on Li Huaide's lap with a woman's characteristic languor and asked in a coquettish voice, "Is he alright?"
Li Huaide reached out towards a familiar spot, a sinister smile spreading across his face: "I heard he's been married for over twenty years and still doesn't have any children. What do you think?"
You Fengxia's smile froze, as if she had thought of something unpleasant, but she quickly hid it in her heart and nestled against Li Huaide's chest, saying, "If we close this deal, let's go abroad."
While grabbing at something to ease his anxiety caused by tension, Li Huaide said, as if answering You Fengxia, but more like talking to himself, "I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the capital for much longer..."
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Yu Li was the happiest person when Chen Mengqi's winter vacation started.
I have to drag her out of bed before dawn, then wash her up, eat, get dressed, and get her ready before we go to work at Qili Pavilion together.
Chen Mengqi protested, but Yu Li was right: "Whose name is the first character of our family's restaurant?"
Well, what can you do when it's her family's property?
Yu Li said earnestly, "You're a sophomore now, you should start learning to dress up. When I was your age..."
At this point, Yu Li suddenly couldn't continue. What was she doing when she was 20?
That was in 1961, the most difficult time for her family, when they sent her to her aunt's house in Taiyuan.
Yu Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "Right? Many people get married and have children, and teachers don't teach these things, so you have to learn them on your own."
Chen Mengqi scratched her head. Her mother was right. Just like this outfit, it's not taught in universities or in books, so you have to listen and observe more on your own.
In her class and among her roommates, who wouldn't envy her!
I envy her fashion sense. Even though the clothes are ordinary, Chen Mengqi wears them in a way that makes her look more comfortable than others.
Those who are close to her often seek her advice on important occasions, such as being introduced to a potential partner or participating in a cultural program.
After each time I asked her for help, she would always ask, "Qiqi, you're so amazing! How do you know all this?"
She couldn't have been born with that knowledge; she needed a master to teach her by example!
It's the same now. Chen Mengqi will have to start working sooner or later. How will she get along with her superiors and colleagues in the future?
She still remembers what her father said back then: to do business, in addition to knowing math, you also need to know economics, management, military training, and be proficient in the art of PUA (personal interaction)...
Take management for example. Who would dare to put a recent college graduate in management? Where would they get the work experience?
Come to your own house! Everyone in Qili Pavilion knows what the first character on that plaque means, right?
Back then, Chen Mengqi was just a young girl, so naturally she didn't understand why doing business required military training and mastery of that so-called PUA art.
Chen Mengqi finally understood that the military training was to make everyone run a big lap around Qili Pavilion in the morning.
Whether she can "greet the new day's work with full energy" is unknown, but Chen Mengqi truly felt the same way when her mother stood on the second-floor railing watching her employees run laps.
And PUA is even more important. Mom would occasionally give Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Sister Xiaodang, Sister Huaihua, and Lou Xiao'e's mom a heads-up to let them know who the real kings and queens are in this family.
Dad was so prescient! No wonder they call this field of study an art!
By the way, speaking of Chen Fang, she's also married. Her husband is a businessman who looks like a round dumpling, and looks like he's easy to bully.
Chen Fang lived up to his expectations, giving birth to a healthy baby boy less than two years after their marriage.
"..."
Fatty came with Xu Damao today.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I saw my daughter sitting listlessly in the center, glancing out every now and then.
Once she was sure no one was watching, she would sneak a small yawn.
The fat man chuckled and walked over to her, ruffling her hair before asking, "Where's your mom?"
Chen Mengqi pouted, "Going to slack off." She didn't forget to greet Xu Damao, "Hello, Uncle Damao!"
When Xu Damao saw him, he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear: "I've been watching you the whole time, how come you've suddenly grown into a young lady?"
The fat man grabbed him by the neck and started walking away: "We need to talk about something. Tell the waiter not to worry about us."
Enraged, Xu Damao protested, "Fatty! Can't you just give me a coffee with ice cream?"
Coffee is nothing new; it existed as early as the beginning of the People's Republic of China.
Now it's gradually becoming more and more popular. As soon as the fat man saw that there was fertile ground for it, he immediately started making modern tea coffee and milk coffee.
Since coffee beans are grown in Stardew Valley anyway, it's practically free, which almost wiped out all the coffee shops, big and small, in the capital!
Who wants to drink your bitter and sour coffee, which doesn't even have the Yunnan coffee beans to stand out? It's mainly made from substandard products with poor roasting processes that are difficult to import.
Once inside the fat man's office, he casually tossed Xu Damao a bottle of Robust before asking, "So, what's the rush to see me about?"
Xu Damao then told him about how Li Huaide had invited him to dinner here and, incidentally, to plot against his second and third uncles' families.
After hearing just the beginning, the fat man realized that this was the episode in the TV series where they were dealing with color TVs.
This is great news! If it weren't for this, it would have been incredibly difficult for Fatty to acquire these two houses.
Only when they are all in dire straits, and then you take the money to ask them if they are willing to sell their houses, can you truly offer help in their time of need.
After saying all that, Xu Damao said to the fat man in a mysterious tone, "Do you know that Sha Zhu has been doing something big lately, or rather, that Uncle has been doing something big lately?"
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