Chapter 164 What are you doing here?!
Back at the hotel, Chu Xiong looked at his son and asked with a smile, "How was your first business meeting?"
Chu Yan took off his suit jacket, rolled up his shirt sleeves, brought his father a cup of tea, poured himself one, took a sip, and sighed, "Even though I did a lot of research and data beforehand, it was still difficult, but also very exciting. The more I talked, the more excited I became, and the clearer my mind became. But I'm still too young and not composed enough. However, I really enjoy this feeling of negotiation; it really ignites my ambition! Give me time, and next time, I'm sure I can come alone!"
Chu Xiong admired his son's resilience and determination in the face of setbacks. He wasn't a reckless fool who charged headlong into things, but someone who would reflect on his failures, identify his shortcomings, and strive to improve himself.
"It's alright. You just lack experience, so they found a loophole. Once you've done a few more sessions, you'll be close to learning business tactics. Like you said, it's just a matter of time. Will you continue to lead tomorrow's negotiations? I'll sit back and relax."
Chu Yan raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you afraid I'll fail?"
Chu Xiong took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, "It's alright."
Chu Yan chuckled: "That's a 10 billion project! Not a million!"
Chu Xiong was baffled: "The future of the Chu family is yours. I'm just working for you now. If you're worried about that 10 billion, then you have to do everything you can to get this project done. Anyway, I don't care. If we go bankrupt, I have your mother to support me! You don't have a wife, so you'll have to go out and pick up trash yourself!" Anyway, we can't go bankrupt.
Chu Yan: "...Are you proud of being a kept man?"
Chu Xiong didn't care: "I love being a kept man! You can't have one even if you want to!"
Chu Yan silently got up and walked towards the study.
"Where are you going? Aren't you going to eat?"
Chu Yan waved his hand: "Go look at the data. Who told me I can't live off a woman! I have no choice but to work hard, otherwise what am I supposed to do but pick up trash!"
Chu Xiong smiled, had the hotel prepare lunch, sent Chu Yan's portion in, and then came out.
After studying the materials for half a day, and even dreaming about the negotiation table at night, Chu Yan was ready to stand at the table and talk with the other party if his phone hadn't rung!
Chu Yan turned on the bedside lamp, and thinking of the out-of-control scene in her dream, she smiled helplessly. She picked up her phone and saw that it was Gu Shu calling. She answered with a puzzled look: "What's wrong?"
When he heard the other party invite him to their home, Chu Yan was extremely annoyed: "I'm abroad right now, and I don't know when I'll be back. I won't have the chance this time. If I go back before school starts, can I come over then?"
After receiving confirmation from the other party, Chu Yan chatted with them for a while longer before hanging up due to the time difference.
The negotiations on the second day ultimately failed, and Chu Yan was somewhat disappointed.
Chu Xiong patted him on the shoulder: "You still have a chance, what are you sad about? Let's go, even if we fail here, we can make it back from other projects, go to the airport, go to the next country."
That's how confident the Chu family is! The Chu family's wealth wasn't acquired overnight; it was earned penny by penny through the trials and tribulations of their ancestors, through war and hardship—clean, hard-earned money! The descendants of the Chu family have the ability to try and fail; this ability was earned by generations of ancestors with their blood and lives!
Chu Yan took a few deep breaths, nodded, and then in the car, on the plane, and in the hotel, he never looked up. His laptop was always on. Failure is not scary; what is scary is someone who has the courage to try again!
In Lijia Village, at six o'clock in the morning, Li Mengxin, Li Xiang, and the old lady got up to cook porridge and dishes, while the men took sickles to the fields to cut rice.
After the family meal was prepared, the children got up.
"Ah Shu, are you going to town to pick up your senior later?" Li Xiang asked as she packed the bowls and chopsticks into the bamboo basket.
"No, I'm going to the fields too. He'll call me when he's ready to go to town, and I'll pick him up then!"
Gu Hua was surprised: "Isn't it inappropriate to take people to the fields right after arriving?"
Gu Shu shook his head with a smile: "It's okay! We're very close, we're both on the basketball team, and we often study together in the reading room, brother! Besides, I already told him, he chose it himself! City people are curious, he might not be able to get out of bed tomorrow!"
Seeing that he said that, everyone stopped worrying.
Harvesting rice usually begins at dawn and ends at dusk, so food is prepared in the morning.
They pulled out their handcart and put in two pots of porridge. It was hot, and they were sweating from working, so they couldn't eat rice at all. Porridge was the only thing they could eat! Yes, they just brought the pots over because they didn't have large lunchboxes, so they had to bring the pots along with the porridge. There were also seven or eight bowls and chopsticks, stir-fried dried soybeans and dried fish with chili peppers and tomatoes, stir-fried bitter melon, cucumber salad, pickled vegetables, and other side dishes. They prepared five or six kinds of side dishes, all of which were good to eat with the porridge and would whet the appetite!
After getting ready, just as she was about to leave, Li Li came over. He came to ask Li Mengxin for the keys, as he was going to town to help out at the shop while the Gu family was busy these past two days.
After closing the door, the three adults and Gu Shu pulled and pushed the cart, while Gu Yin and the other two rode the cart towards the fields.
When they arrived at the destination, one-third of a one-acre field had already been harvested.
Gu Jianguo had already drained the water from the fields a few days ago, so the fields are dry now, and without water, there are no leeches.
Gu Yin parked the car, took off her shoes, picked up a sickle, and went to the rice paddies to start cutting.
The sun has just risen a little while ago, so it's not very hot yet. If we hurry up, we might be able to finish this acre by morning and then go to another field in the afternoon!
After the cart arrived, the three men went to eat and rest for a while before going back to bring the threshing machine over, while the others joined in harvesting the rice.
Many hands make light work. By 10 o'clock, one-third of the land had been harvested, and Gu Shu's phone finally rang.
"Arrived? Okay, wait for me, I'll be right there!" After hanging up the phone, Gu Shu put away his sickle, said goodbye to his family, and rode off on his bicycle.
When Gu Shu arrived at the station, she saw her senior carrying a backpack, wearing a baseball cap and a black tracksuit. There was a large watermelon at his feet, and a bag next to him contained fruit and a lot of popsicles.
Gu Shu asked in confusion, "Where did you buy that?"
Qin Heng pointed to the fruit shop next to the station: "There, let's hurry up, or the popsicles will melt!"
Gu Shu turned the car around: "Why are you being so polite? You have everything at home, why did you buy this? You're still a student, it's a waste!"
Qin Heng laughed and said, "It's not like we're taking it home. Everyone's in the fields, it's so hot. It's good to eat something cool to beat the heat. This watermelon is chilled too. Quick, quick, hang it up! Let's go!"
Helpless, Gu Shu tied everything up, afraid the watermelon would fall off halfway. Qin Heng had to carry the watermelon himself and sit in the back. That six-pound watermelon almost pushed him off the bus! Only half of his butt was still on the bus!
By the time they reached the fields, Qin Heng's buttocks were numb.
Gu Yin and the others looked up at the roadside when they heard the bell.
Qin Heng put down the watermelon, looked up at everyone, and was about to greet them when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
He exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here!"
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