Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Part 2
After the press conference, the two returned together.
At this time, everyone in the family was either studying or working. After Qiao Wu remotely spoke to the servant to confirm that everything was fine at home, he went to the foundation to hold a weekly meeting and tentatively decided on the projects that could only have cooperation intentions that week. At dinner time, he went to meet with Qin Tianrui again.
This place doesn't have private rooms, but the second floor is partitioned off so it's not too noisy.
"I borrowed the legal team from my brother." Qin Tianrui was eager to prove himself after taking his seat. He handed Qiao Wu all the company information he had recently compiled. "It's rare that he didn't say I was messing around."
Although he felt that a large part of it was because his brother knew that Qiao Wu had agreed to invest.
It's a bit outrageous that the Qin family's actions still depend on the Lu family's choices.
All of Qiao Wu's past experience was just theory. Apart from the foundation, this was the first time he had a real understanding of the company's activities.
Fortunately, she had already gotten a general understanding of the situation when Lu Jinzhi returned to China during the handover. Setting up a small entertainment company was not a difficult task, and it did not require a lot of investment.
Although she is not a professional lawyer, she has a general understanding of the relevant legal details and there are no problems with all the company information.
"Let me see the contract."
Qin Tianrui hurriedly took out the joint venture contract and said, "It was all compiled by my lawyer. Don't worry, it's no worse than the Lu family's."
"You'll have to see it to find out."
Qiao Wu was watching seriously, and Qin Tianrui felt a little inexplicably nervous just by staring at her, so he had to look around to calm himself down.
Then I saw a group of people walking in from outside.
A group of college students whose youthfulness is just fading. None of them are short. Among them, there is a taller one with particularly prominent yellow hair who looks so familiar that it makes people want to bite him.
This place is owned by Jiang Yuan. Since it was newly opened, he came here to show his support. Unexpectedly, he met Lu Yingchi.
He glanced at Qiao Wu who was still looking at the contract.
Forget it, for the sake of our partner, I won’t argue with the little brat.
From now on he is Mr. Qin, but Lu Yingchi is still just Lu Yingchi.
Finally won!
"Lu Yingchi." He reminded.
Hearing this, Qiao Wu raised his head and looked downstairs following his gaze.
Sure enough, I saw Lu Yingchi and his classmates sitting downstairs. Some of them looked familiar. I had seen them before. He said that he was having a basketball game with his classmates and would not be going home for dinner today.
He only glanced at Qiao Wu and then looked away: "Yeah."
Um?
Qin Tianrui felt strange.
Didn’t Qiao Wu protect Lu Yingchi like the apple of his eye in the past? Why didn’t he even say hello when he saw him today?
"Did you have a fight?" he asked in a joking manner.
If there is a quarrel, just dig him up and bring him to the Qin family.
Then he is more awesome than his brother!
"No." Qiao Wu didn't look up, and even sat inside for a while, his expression natural. "He has his own normal life, I won't interfere."
If she had greeted him, Lu Yingchi would not have sat down and eaten the meal, and she couldn't guarantee that Lu Yingchi would go crazy if he saw her sitting with Qin Tianrui.
Qin Tianrui lost interest: "Oh."
Lu Yingchi, who was downstairs, was sitting at the outermost edge. Now the boys in their class would call him when they played basketball. Today they had a basketball game with the students from the neighboring college. He thought about the previous incident during the autumn outing, and if there were any foolish people causing trouble, he could keep an eye on them, so he went too.
After winning the game, everyone said they wanted to go out for dinner. He thought about it and realized that he had not attended any of the dinners since the meeting, so he decided to take this opportunity to invite his fellow basketball players to dinner. It just so happened that Jiang Yuan had opened a new restaurant.
While his classmates were ordering food, he took out his cell phone and sent a message to Qiao Wu.
He boasted about getting first place today, and said openly or secretly that he had started to get along with his classmates and consider the interests of the group.
His words and deeds all show that he wants a reward.
But it took a long time for Qiao Wu to reply after he sent it: "Well done."
He added, "I'll pick you up after school on Friday and go to Jingshui Villa together."
What kind of reward is this!
What he wants is the same as last time, to pay for his victory at the zero circle line!
"Is that all?" he asked persistently.
After a few seconds, Qiao Wu transferred money to him: "You and your classmates won the competition, so I'll treat you to a meal."
Lu Yingchi looked at the money.
It was not as much as the amount he transferred to Lu Ning to buy photos.
It seemed to have the same meaning as the zero ring line, but it also seemed not to be. He couldn't tell what was wrong.
The classmates poked his elbow and asked, "Brother Lu, what are you eating?"
"Anything is fine."
Lu Yingchi ordered a few dishes at random. Ever since he'd eaten in the village, he'd decided to try anything except dishes he wasn't used to. What if they were delicious? He wasn't even that particular about what he wore anymore; as long as they were comfortable, that was all.
Seeing the drink menu, he asked again, "Would you like some wine?"
"No more drinking." The students shook their heads.
The dishes here are not cheap. Most of them are children from ordinary families. It is ok for one or two people to eat here and split the bill, but today it is Lu Yingchi who is treating. So many people have ordered dishes and it has already cost a lot of money. Why do they also ask them to buy wine?
The wine in this kind of restaurant is much more expensive than the food.
Lu Yingchi was rarely sensitive. During the previous autumn outing, these guys couldn't enjoy themselves without drinking. Today, when they won the basketball game and talked about having a dinner together, they said they wouldn't go home until they were drunk. Why didn't they drink now?
He looked at everyone's reserved expressions and suddenly remembered that the last time he went to the village with Qiao Wu, those village cadres treated him the same way.
He hasn't gone to the private room today and is sitting in the lobby, making everyone uncomfortable.
He cursed under his breath.
But since everyone was sitting here and had already spoken to Jiang Yuan, it would be inappropriate for them to leave.
"Have a drink." He threw the menu away. "This is a new place opened by my friend. I get a discount here, and I used to have a lot of beer stored there."
beer?
Is this place for beer?
The classmates looked at him in shock, obviously not believing it.
Lu Yingchi picked up his phone and called Jiang Yuan. Before Jiang Yuan could even open his mouth, he said, "Friend, I'm sitting in your shop. Can you bring me two bottles of beer I had stored there?"
Others might be confused, but who is Jiang Yuan? He is a person who slips like a fish in the eyes of all the wealthy people.
He had planned to milk the young lady from the Lu family when she came, so taking two bottles of beer was nothing.
So he reacted without any hesitation: "Okay, I'll have someone get it for you later."
Hearing him being so sensible, Lu Yingchi asked again: "How much discount do you offer at your new store?"
Discount?
The young masters, ladies and bosses who came to his shop to support him never asked for discounts, and they even gave him more money to pay for the wine.
Jiang Yuan said in a very natural tone: "50% off, business isn't very good, thank you for your support."
Originally, Lu Yingchi thought Jiang Yuan was a money-minded philistine, but now he suddenly felt that he was a really good person. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, we will enjoy it."
He hung up the phone and looked at his stunned classmates with a bit of pride: "See, eat with confidence. His business is not doing well, so if he can't finish all the fresh ingredients today, it will be wasted."
Now the classmates immediately believed that he was indeed a close friend of the boss, and naturally relaxed a lot. No wonder the store seemed to have so few people, it turned out that business was not good.
"I think the price might be too high," Ye Liang said. "There's no new store promotion advertised at the door. You can tell your friend about it."
Fei Jingming also nodded: "We can make some set meals or something like that to attract people in first."
Lu Yingchi leaned back in his chair and nodded in agreement: "I'll tell him to give us another bottle of wine as a thank you for your advice."
"Then there's no need!"
Because there were not many people in the store and they were sitting right below Qiao Wu, they could hear some of the noise.
Qiao Wu smiled silently.
Everyone knows that Lu Yingchi is stubborn, but I didn't expect him to be so capable today.
Qin Tianrui, who was standing opposite her, saw all the changes in her expression. "You look like you have a sense of accomplishment, like a grown-up son."
Qiao Wu: "Actually, I think you are the same."
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"The contract is well done." Qiao Wu took out a pen and signed his name. "It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Qin."
Qin Tianrui felt refreshed when he was called "Mr. Qin".
He found that he really enjoyed the feeling of standing up in Qiao Wu's eyes, probably because she had stepped hard into the mud before.
The corners of his mouth were almost stretched to the back of his head, and he still held out his hand pretending to be very happy: "It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Qiao."
They were not outsiders, so there was no need to discuss business over the dinner table, so the two signed the contract before starting to eat.
The dishes from upstairs and downstairs were served almost at the same time, and the group of men sounded much more relaxed, talking and laughing.
Although she said that she wanted to help Lu Yingchi and the others quit smoking, compared to Qin Tianrui in front of her, Qiao Wu paid more attention to the downstairs. In fact, her ears were always on guard, and she would subconsciously look down if there was even the slightest reaction.
So when someone came in at the door, she glanced at them casually, and then her eyes suddenly fixed.
The people who came were Hu Zhuo and Hong Cheng, who had been taught a lesson by her on the Zero Ring Line. There were four of them in the group, two of whom were strangers, but it was obvious who was the center of the group.
The young man standing in the middle had a sharp look in his eyes, his hands in his pockets, and was completely self-centered.
The flattery on Hu Zhuo's face could not be hidden.
It must be someone Hu Zhuoxin had hooked up with, so Qiao Wu ate a little slower.
Hu Zhuo, who had just entered the room, naturally saw the conspicuous Lu Yingchi. Lu Yingchi's height and appearance have always stood out in the crowd.
However, the current Lu Yingchi is very different from the impression he had of him. In the past, Lu Yingchi's clothes were always neatly arranged, and he was covered in luxury goods. From head to toe, he exuded the unruly aura of a rich kid who was the most awesome one.
But now Lu Yingchi was wearing a black jersey over a white sweatshirt, with a sports antiperspirant headband tied in his hair. He was listening to his companions talking with his sleeves half rolled up. When he heard something interesting, he raised his eyebrows and smiled. There was a relaxed expression on his face that he had never seen before. He looked like a passionate and popular schoolboy on the university campus, full of vitality.
And those classmates around him who were obviously like him, their goblets were filled with beer?!
Drinking beer in a place like this?!
No, does Jiang Yuan’s store have beer?
Hu Zhuo was still in amazement when he heard someone beside him ask coldly, "Is this the stylish place you told me about?"
"No, no." Hu Zhuo stuttered.
The person next to him is a wealthy young man who came to the mainland from Hong Kong to develop his career. He finally got the chance to meet him.
He hadn't been there since the accident on the Zero Ring Line. It was difficult for him to see Jiang Yuan normally, but this time, he took the opportunity of the new store opening to bring the young master to meet Jiang Yuan.
If you want to develop in the mainland, Jiang Yuan’s connections are really important.
I finally managed to get an appointment with both parties, but ended up meeting Lu Yingchi right away.
Enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Hu Zhuo gritted his teeth and explained, "Stores like his aren't usually like this."
"Then why not now?" the young man said impatiently.
He naturally understood Hu Zhuo's intentions, but sometimes it was easier to do business by stepping on such people, so he didn't mind giving them a little sweet treat, but now he felt that he had been fooled.
Hu Zhuo praised the place called Jiang Yuan to the skies, but no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like a place where people would often come for high-end business meetings. Even though the decoration was nice, it looked like a place for college students to gather.
"Maybe it's just a gathering of friends," Hu Zhuo said. "They're not making too much noise, so it won't cause any trouble."
That being said, Lai Shen used to chat with anyone of status, even at private gatherings, in extremely private places that ordinary people couldn't get in. So in his opinion, the so-called Jiang Yuan was no longer a very important person.
He turned and was about to leave.
"Master Lai, have you heard of the Lu Group?" Hong Cheng beside him suddenly said, "The one sitting on the outermost side is the fourth young master of the Lu Group."
Lu family?
Lai Shen had heard his father mention a top figure in the mainland business circle.
Recently, I heard that the Lu family has a new president, who is the second young master of the family, so I took this opportunity to let him come to the mainland to try his luck. After all, they are all young people.
Lai Shen had seen the appearance of Lu’s new president on the Internet, and he did look a bit like him.
But his fourth young master is so... unkempt and unruly.
"Right!" Hu Zhuo said hurriedly, "Lu Yingchi is a playboy himself. How can we expect him to do anything good in a place like this? We won't bother with him."
They are both the fourth child in the family, and it seems nothing special, but Lai Shen's eyes flashed with sarcasm.
"His name is Lu Yingchi?"
"That's right," Hu Zhuo said. "He just likes drinking, playing with cars, and hanging out with all sorts of people. He hasn't achieved anything."
"He has a bad temper." Hong Cheng belittled him back and forth, "When we went on a yacht together before, he got upset and poured wine all over Hu Zhuo."
Lai Shen is not interested in any grudges between these people.
But it was obvious that these two people didn't like the fourth son of the Lu family, so he liked these two people.
"There's no comparison at all." The others who came with Lai Shen glanced at the so-called fourth young master of the Lu family and said, "Our Mr. Lai is a man of honor."
Lai Shen raised his lip, not in a hurry to leave. He walked straight to the seat next to Lu Yingchi and the others and sat down: "Sit here."
Hu Zhuo really didn't want to appear in the same frame with Lu Yingchi: "How about we go to the second floor?"
Lai Shen gave him a cold look and said, "Right here."
Okay, we are both the fourth child, and we both have the same stubborn temper.
The waiter brought the menu up, and Lai Shen said without even glancing at it, "It's the same as their table."
"Isn't it too much?" Hu Zhuo asked.
Lai Shen felt that this man was born to be a lackey, with no sense at all. He sneered, "I can't afford it?"
Now Hu Zhuo didn't dare to speak.
Fei Jingming and others naturally knew that Lu Yingchi and Hu Zhuo had broken up. At the beginning, Lu Yingchi was angrily saying in the car that he and Hu Zhuo should not be lumped together, so when they saw Hu Zhuo coming, they gave Lu Yingchi a look.
Seeing Lu Yingchi looking sideways, Hu Zhuo straightened his back reflexively, but the next second he looked away without any emotion.
There was no previous rage, nor any resentment, she just treated him as a transparent person.
Hu Zhuo felt as if all the shame on his face had fallen off in an instant.
Lu Yingchi really didn't bother to care about Hu Zhuo. He felt that kind of person was dirty and his appetite would be ruined just by looking at him.
He has been in a good mood recently and his image in Qiao Wu's eyes has also improved. He doesn't want to cause trouble for the time being.
Lai Shen saw the brief confrontation between the two men. What he cared about was not Lu Yingchi's disregard for Hu Zhuo, but that man's disregard for himself.
He didn't see his face just now, but at that moment he clearly saw the appearance of the fourth son of the Lu family.
Even though he was wearing an ordinary jersey, the overwhelming impact he felt the moment his eyes swept over him made him feel uncomfortable, as if he had met an unknown but powerful opponent.
He was sitting next to someone like Hu Zhuo, and yet Lu Yingchi could still ignore him?
Lai Shen was very unhappy.
After a while, the dishes came up one after another.
He glanced at the table and frowned: "Where's the wine?"
"Sir, you didn't order any drinks." The waiter handed over the drink menu. "Would you like to order now?"
Lai Shen flipped through it casually and didn't see any beer on it. So, was that beer just for Lu Yingchi and the others? He was even more upset.
"I told you to make it the same as them, didn't you hear me?" He threw down the drink menu. "If there's no beer, go find some. I'll get mine the same way they got it."
Being able to work under Jiang Yuan, the waiter was also very flexible and immediately said, "Sir, please wait a moment."
But when she arrived at the kitchen, she immediately called Jiang Yuan.
It felt like the guests at that table were looking for trouble.
Hu Zhuo asked someone to tell Jiang Yuan that someone from the Lai family in the port area was coming today and wanted to meet him.
So even if he looked down on Hu Zhuo, he had to give face to the Lai family.
But now as soon as I received the call, I knew that the other party might have run into Lu Yingchi.
Hu Zhuo didn't dare to offend Lu Yingchi, so how did the fourth son of the Lai family have a grudge against Lu Yingchi? I haven't heard of it.
He said, "Ask each side separately if they are willing to go to the second floor."
The waiter understood, so he asked under the pretext of apologizing for serving wine.
Lai Shen definitely doesn't want to leave.
But Lu Yingchi was willing. Why wouldn't he agree if someone offered him free food? He could also avoid seeing something unappetizing.
The classmates knew that Lu Yingchi was friends with the boss, and guessed that the boss didn't want Lu Yingchi and Hu Zhuo to bump into each other, so they all cooperated and prepared to move.
Everyone stood up, and Lai Shen, who was sitting next to him, took out a handkerchief and put it to his nose: "You said the environment is good, it stinks."
"Forget it." He was willing to move now and asked the waiter to come over. "I changed my mind. I want to go upstairs too. You find the best seat."
Waiter: "Sir, all the rooms on the second floor are the same, or which direction do you prefer?"
Lai Shen glanced at the tallest boy and raised his eyebrows, "Stay away from these people."
Then he stood up and said, “Be careful when serving the dishes, don’t let people sweat in it.”
The classmates clenched their fists. They were all hot-blooded boys. How could they not know that this person was deliberately belittling them? What nonsense! They had clearly washed their faces and hands at the faucet and wiped them with wet wipes before coming here!
Lu Yingchi stood at the front, and his eyes, which had never paid much attention to the peacock, finally fell on the peacock, and a bit of hostility seeped out of him.
It turned out that it was directed at him.
No, that idiot Hu Zhuo doesn't know how explosive his temper is? How dare you mess with him?!
When Hu Zhuo saw Lu Yingchi's eyes, he immediately knew that he was doomed. He really didn't intend to provoke Lu Yingchi!
Lu Yingchi looked back and said, "You go up first."
"No." Fei Jingming and the others stood firmly behind him. "They did it on purpose."
"I brought you here because I have to take responsibility, you know?" Lu Yingchi said with a sigh, pointing at himself and emphasizing, "I am a very responsible person."
Several classmates: No, brother, is now the time to emphasize this?
There are sparks in people's eyes!
"We came together." Fei Jingming whispered, "If a fight breaks out, we have more people to help you suppress it."
Lu Yingchi looked a little strange. It was his first time fighting and he heard that someone wanted to help him fight.
He actually wanted to say that no matter who was in front of him, they would have to pay a lot of money if they were hit by a punch.
But the words came to my lips but I couldn't say them.
It’s okay, he can just pay for it later.
He turned back and looked at the trembling Hu Zhuo, saying in a bad tone: "I remember I didn't open your head last time, how come you still lost your mind?"
"You misunderstood." Hu Zhuo subconsciously explained, "We didn't mean anything else!"
Lai Shen saw this as a sign of weakness. He stood up and sneered, "Isn't it time for you to call him a dandy scoundrel with no achievements?"
Hong Cheng and Hu Zhuo's knees were weak. They couldn't afford to offend either side and were sweating coldly.
But Lai Shen didn't expect them to do anything. He narrowed his eyes slightly. The man was taller than him when he stood up, which made him even more unhappy.
"What's going on? Are you going to fight?" Lai Shen scoffed. "Is the fourth son of the Lu family really that rude?"
Lu Yingchi was not surprised that this person knew who he was. There were many people who knew him, but he was too lazy to know.
That should really show this guy what real rudeness is. He moved his wrist: "Do you want to know how I opened his head?"
At this time, Qin Tianrui, who was on the second floor, pretended to ask the motionless person opposite: "Are there going to be a fight? Are you going to do anything about it?"
As he spoke, he took out his phone and started recording.
Qiao Wu: “…”
She looked at Lu Yingchi who wanted to rush forward and resisted the urge to intervene.
She can take care of it, but before the situation becomes too serious, she wants to see what Lu Yingchi will do.
She watched the young and reckless figure step forward.
The next second, many bodyguards in black rushed in from the door and surrounded them.
Qiao Wu immediately understood that he was no ordinary person, otherwise he would not be so unscrupulous. She took out her cell phone and sent a message slowly.
Lu Yingchi downstairs didn't expect that the other side would bring people with them.
Lai Shen in front of him smiled at him arrogantly: "Lu Yingchi, do you know who I am? If you touch me today, my bodyguards will pin you to the ground and trample on you."
These were equipped by his father for his safety and were always with him.
Seeing this, even Hu Zhuo and the others became much tougher. They didn't expect that Lu Yingchi would still be humiliated.
But no one expected that Lu Yingchi suddenly laughed, and laughed very happily.
"I don't care who you are."
He first glanced around, then scanned the people around him, and finally leaned over with his hands in his pockets to look at Lai Shen, saying in a very mocking manner: "Then do you know who I am? Idiot."
Lai Shen's face changed.
His upbringing prevented him from saying such words.
But he never allowed anyone to insult him like that, so he turned cold and said, "Catch him for me."
Several tall and strong classmates immediately stepped forward and asked: "What are you doing?"
While everyone was busy stopping the bodyguard, only Lu Yingchi, who had his hands in his pockets, moved. He suddenly grabbed the peacock's well-dressed suit and rushed out before anyone could react, overturning all the chairs around him as he walked.
Lai Shen didn't expect that he dared to attack him. He staggered and fell forward, and was finally dragged out by Lu Yingchi.
The bodyguards who were stopped by other students immediately changed direction and chased after him, but were blocked by the chairs scattered all over the place and were a few seconds late.
Qin Tianrui was startled by this sudden change: "Fuck!"
Before he finished speaking, Qiao Wu, who had been watching the show, stood up and went downstairs, and he hurried to follow him.
When everyone arrived at the door, they saw Lu Yingchi suddenly let go of his hand, pushed Lai Shen, who was dragged to the ground with his clothes disheveled, and stepped on the corner of his clothes with one foot.
Looking at the bodyguards rushing towards him, Lu Yingchi raised his eyebrows, took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted to the people around him: "Help! Come and see! Someone is playing a game here! They are ganging up on the weak and bullying innocent college students! This is against the will of heaven and the law!!!"
Everyone: “???”
It was dinner time and there were many people walking around. When they heard the sound, they immediately gathered around, picked up whatever was at hand and glared at the bodyguards in black.
The bodyguards froze in their tracks.
The other students also reacted and started howling like ghosts.
Lai Shen had never been so embarrassed in his life. He curled up and covered his face: "Lu Yingchi!!!"
Lu Yingchi squatted down at this time, and others thought he squatted down out of fear.
In fact, he lowered his head and looked lazily at the peacock.
"My name isn't Lu Yingchi." His defiant eyes held a hint of pride. "I'm Lu. Socialist successor. Yingchi. What's up? Didn't anyone in your family let you watch legal channels?"
"My family has one." Lu Yingchi boasted, "It's a pity that you don't have this blessing. I have to let the people and the police educate you."
Seeing this scene, Qiao Wu, who was holding his breath, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He leaned against the door and breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really worried about this tiger thing.
Qin Tianrui hadn't expected such a scene: "He's crazy!"
The dog in the crowd twitched its ears slightly.
It seemed like I heard a familiar, annoying voice.
Lu Yingchi instantly caught the source of the sound, and then saw the person leaning against the door, looking at him with a smile.
He was startled and immediately stood up, raising his hands to prove his innocence.
Lai Shen, who was stepped on by him in a panic, howled in pain again.
"Fuck." Lu Yingchi immediately moved a few meters away, "Don't try to scam me, I didn't hit you!"
As he spoke, he leaned towards Qiao Wu, trying to prove his innocence: "I really didn't hit him, don't be angry!"
Qiao Wu laughed: "I see."
Only then did Lu Yingchi notice the direction she was heading, which could only mean she was coming out of the store.
"You've always been here!" Lu Yingchi's eyes suddenly lit up, and his tail began to wag. "You've always been watching me, right?"
He said that Qiao Wu couldn't be so cold to him!
He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did I perform well this time?"
Qiao Wu praised him without reservation: "Great."
"That's right." Lu Yingchi said proudly, his tail raised even higher, "I have always been the first in the assessment."
Qiao Wu couldn't help it and gently raised his hand to touch his soft hair: "How come my brother is so smart."
The familiar scent of books once again rushed into Lu Yingchi's nose, which made him, who had been furious when Lu Xuan slapped him on the head, stunned for a moment.
He leaned forward subconsciously, but his head tilted upwards slightly.
As I wished, I touched those hands through my hair and even vaguely felt the slightly cool warmth of their hands.
He blinked and rubbed the other person's palm unconsciously.
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