Chapter 78 The couple bargains



Xiao Fangqi is receiving treatment in the hospital. Some netizens asked whether donations are needed. The local Women's Federation issued a statement saying that kind-hearted people have taken full responsibility for the child's medical expenses. People are advised not to believe in any form of donations and be wary of being deceived. At the same time, the statement mentioned that a hospital in S City sent two experts to Liuxian Town People's Hospital to participate in the treatment. It is believed that Xiao Fangqi will overcome the difficulties and recover her health.

[Wow! Who's this kindhearted person? They're actually covering all my medical expenses!]

【There are still many good people in the world! 】

[I wanted to donate, and the money is ready.]

[Which hospital in City S sent the expert? I'm so touched——]

【Hope the child gets better soon! 】

In the hotel, Zhan Yang knitted his brows together and leaned back in his chair, relaxed. He hadn't slept much in two days, and his eyes were sore.

Yawning, he patted his cheeks to cheer himself up, and sent a few instructions to the public relations manager of Lin Group on QQ.

The fact that this child abuse incident could ferment so quickly on the Internet must have a driving force behind it. After the incident expanded in influence, the public relations department sent high-quality internet trolls to conduct benign control of comments.

As for the background of Zhang Man and her husband, it was not something they dug up, it was completely the spontaneous behavior of netizens.

Seeing that Xinghong Company was related to the forced demolition incident of Lin Group, Zhan Yang immediately called the company's legal department and asked them to collect evidence and prepare for prosecution.

The reputation of the Lin Group was almost ruined due to the forced demolition incident. Fortunately, President Lin came in person to save the situation, sacrificing some profits in exchange for the Liuxian River Corridor Project.

At that time, the police arrested the murderer, the case was closed, and no further investigation was carried out. Now that they know that Xinghong Company is the real mastermind behind the scenes, they naturally cannot let them go.

"Beep--" The QQ button in the lower right corner of the computer is flashing, and there is a new message.

Zhan Yang clicked on it and received the file sent by the other party.

[WYP: This is all the information I found. Remember to pay the balance. ^ ^]

Zhan Yang smiled and replied: OK, wait two minutes.

After receiving the file, he double-clicked the icon and a WORD document popped up.

This document contains the information of all of Fang Qi's relatives. Mr. Su wants to adopt the child, so he must obtain the consent of these relatives. Zhan Yang's task is to persuade these relatives to give up their custody of Fang Qi.

Touching his chin, he slid the mouse and was surprised to find that the entire document was only two pages.

Um?

So little?

The first one is Fang Qi’s grandmother: Fang Han, who died at the age of 45.

From the photo, she looked like a kindly old woman, still handsome despite her age. A native of H City, she had once been the top scorer on the provincial college entrance exam. At nineteen, she enrolled in the Finance Department of S University in S City. She suddenly dropped out the following year, experiencing a strained relationship with her parents. She settled alone in a rented apartment in Liuxian Town. Eight months later, she gave birth to a baby boy, Fang Yuan, the father of little Fangqi.

She raised the child alone, and her relatives thought it was shameful for her to have a child out of wedlock and were unwilling to have any contact with her. So, when something happened in Fang Qi's family later, most of the relatives turned a blind eye. Only Zhang Man, a cousin from afar, coveted the Fang family's inheritance and fought for custody of the child.

In second and third place are Fang Qi's parents: his father, Fang Yuan, who died at the age of 27, and his mother, Ji Fu, who died at the age of 26. Both were top students at B University, dating early and marrying during college. After graduation, they became executives at the largest company in Liuxian Town, earning 200,000 to 300,000 yuan annually. They took out a loan to buy a new house a year ago, but unfortunately, fate played a trick on them, and they died in a car accident two months ago.

The above three are deceased and can be ignored.

The next two are Fang Han's parents, who are in their seventies and eighties. They are very old and currently live in H City. They live on pensions and it is basically impossible for them to adopt a child.

The last one is Fang Han’s younger brother Fang Tai, who is 44 years old and has a successful career in H City. He knew that Fang Qi was abused by her adoptive mother and was admitted to the hospital. He was reluctant to pay the huge medical expenses and was unwilling to come forward.

“Beep—”

There is another message on QQ.

[WYP: Have you finished reading? You can pay the balance now.]

Zhan Yang typed: We are old acquaintances, are you afraid that I won’t pay?

[WYP: Even brothers have to settle accounts, let alone netizens? Account: XXXXX, hurry up.]

Zhan Yang laughed and transferred money to him using mobile banking.

WYP: It's been a pleasure working with you. ^^ Next time you need any work, be sure to look for me!

Zhan Yang shook his head, intercepted the transfer information and documents, and sent them to Mr. Lin's email.

After doing all this, he got up, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and fell asleep directly on the bed.

The Su Family's Old House in Shixi Village

After dinner, Su Ling and Lin Feng sat together in the living room to entertain the village chief.

The village chief came here mainly to deliver the account book to Su Ling.

The last time Su Ling fell ill and hurried back to S City, he left many matters to the village chief. He recorded everything in a notebook, including the share of the livestream sales, the sales share of vegetables and rice fish, the wages of villagers hired to grow late rice and greenhouse vegetables, and the cost of investing in village tourism and developing the Phoenix Mountain scenic spot. He then handed it to Su Ling for review.

Su Ling opened the account book, glanced at it roughly, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Village Chief."

With the help of the village chief and the village committee, everything went so smoothly and saved him a lot of trouble.

"Don't you want to calculate carefully?" asked the village chief, stroking his beard.

Su Ling said: "No, I trust the village chief."

The village chief laughed and said, "Your personality is really similar to Old Man Su's. No wonder he chose you as his heir."

Su Ling asked: "Actually, I'm quite curious, why did Second Grandpa choose me?"

He came here with his father when he was a child, and they have not been in contact since then. Just based on this one meeting, his second grandfather is so sure that he will inherit the estate?

The village chief shook his head: "You have to ask him, I don't know."

Su Ling sighed. The more he understood his Second Grandfather, the more he felt sorry for him. However, once something was missed, it was missed; the past could not be reversed.

"By the way, there is something I need to discuss with you." said the village chief.

"What's the matter?" Su Ling came back to his senses and asked.

"The last tea mountain advertisement was well shot, and more and more tourists are coming here. I'm thinking about whether we should cooperate with the travel agencies in the town, standardize tourist routes and scenic spots, train villagers to be tour guides, and provide more services for tourists." The village chief suggested.

"Sure!" Su Ling's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands in praise, "The village chief is really thoughtful!"

Phoenix Mountain is a vast area, and the tea mountain is just one of the scenic spots. Without a guide, tourists have no idea where to start. The travel agency has a professional team, and working with them is mutually beneficial and complements each other!

Su Ling was in high spirits. He turned around and asked Lin Feng, "How is the decoration of your hotel?"

Lin Feng was frowning as he read an email on his phone. When he heard Su Ling's question, he said, "It will be completed by the end of the month at the earliest."

Su Ling touched his chin and said, "It's almost the end of the month. So... after we successfully negotiate with the travel agency, how about making the Hyatt the designated hotel in the tour project?"

Lin Feng said: "After renovation, the Hyatt is equivalent to a five-star hotel, and the price is not cheap."

"Uh..." Su Ling was stunned, "Why are you pretending to be so nice?"

Is it necessary for a hotel in a small town to meet the standards of a five-star hotel? Who will spend the money? They really don't mind wasting money!

Lin Feng analyzed, "Once the Liuxian River Corridor is developed, the entire area will be upgraded to a special tourism zone. Liuxian Town, as the center of the special zone, will develop on a scale comparable to a second-tier city. Investors, major brands, and outstanding talents will flock here. They will become Hyatt's future customers."

Su Ling was stunned and looked at his man with admiration.

As expected of the head of Lin Group, he has a big vision and a long-term perspective. Even though the project has just started, he has already made plans for the future.

Lin Feng clasped his hands together and looked at Su Ling tenderly. "Of course, during the early stages of the hotel's operation, the prices can be discounted. I'll have Zhan Yang give the travel agency a discount."

Su Ling leaned closer to him and blinked, his eyes sparkling. "How much is the discount? 10%? 20%? Or 30%?"

Lin Feng was unmoved by his charm and said sternly, "Upgrading to five stars is expensive, so the best I can do is 10% off."

Su Ling bargained: "A 10% discount is the same as no discount at all, why not a 30% discount?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "A 30% discount would mean a loss."

Su Ling avoided the embarrassment and took a step back, saying, "Okay, then 20% off, no more!"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "20% off for standard rooms, 10% off for single rooms and presidential suites."

Lidya Su pouted slightly and tugged at his sleeve coquettishly: "Can't you be flexible? Husband~"

Lin Feng was ruthless. "No."

Su Ling looked at him steadily for a while, then he slammed the table and said, "Okay, deal!"

The village chief, who watched the couple bargaining throughout, said: …

We haven't even started collaborating with the travel agency yet, but we've already negotiated the price for the designated hotel. Young people's minds are so quick!

The matter was settled, and the village chief got up and left.

Su Ling sent him to the gate of the courtyard and returned to the living room. He saw Aunt He vacuuming the carpet in the living room. The two little pets followed the vacuum cleaner curiously, causing Aunt He to exclaim frequently.

"Little ancestors, don't come close, or I'll suck your fur in."

"Woof woof~" King stepped back and saw Lion still standing there. He opened his mouth and bit its neck and dragged it back to the den. He still remembered that Lihua couldn't run around and had to rest.

The Lion was so angry that he meowed and scratched with his claws. The two little pets were having a lot of fun playing in the nest, biting me and nibbling me, so intimate.

Su Ling walked up to Lin Feng and asked him, "What are you looking at? So serious?"

Lin Feng handed him the phone. "It's information from Fang Qi's relatives."

Su Ling took it and read it carefully. "So... as long as Fang Tai gives up custody, we can have sex?"

"Yes." Lin Feng said, "I'll ask Zhan Yang to find someone to contact him."

Su Ling said: "I hope everything goes well."

Lin Feng said: "Yes."

Su Ling returned the phone to him. Noticing that his brows were still furrowed, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you worried about something?"

Lin Feng slid the screen of his mobile phone with his thumb and checked the message from Fang Qi's grandmother Fang Han again.

"Fang Han, this name seems familiar."

Su Ling was confused: "Have you ever met before?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "No, but I remember seeing this name somewhere."

Su Ling said: "There are many people with the same name in the world, it's nothing strange."

Lin Feng's fingertips tapped on the word "Fang Han", then swiped to "S University Finance Department". Slightly startled, he exited the document interface and made a phone call.

Su Ling was confused and opened his mouth to ask something, but Lin Feng raised a finger to silence him.

After two beeps, the other party picked up the phone.

"Xiao Feng? Why are you calling me at this time?" Rong Siqiu asked.

"Mom, do you still remember where you put my brother's diary?" Lin Feng asked in a deep voice.

"Your elder brother's diary? What's wrong with it?" Rong Siqiu was puzzled.

"Don't ask first, I'm useful." Lin Feng said.

"So mysterious, so..." Rong Siqiu grumbled, but she still went to look for him. Her eldest son's belongings were few, and she had kept them all in a box in her study. In the first few years after her son's death, she often took them out to recall him, but over time, she gradually let them go.

Lin Lihong was reading in the study. When he saw his wife come in, he asked, "Didn't you say you were going to bed?"

Rong Siqiu said, "Xiao Feng insisted on reading his elder brother's diary."

Lin Lihong put the book down and frowned, "What's wrong? It was fine if you read it when you were a kid, but now you're so old, you still want to read it?"

Rong Siqiu found an old box from the cabinet, placed it on the desk, opened the lid, and took out a few notebooks. "They say they're useful."

"You're the only one who spoils him." Lin Lihong said unhappily.

"You don't spoil him enough?" Rong Siqiu glanced at him. After Xiao Feng was born, he was held in his arms every day and reluctant to let go!

Lin Lihong's old face turned red, and he picked up the book and continued reading as if to cover up his mistake.

Rong Siqiu placed four notebooks on the table and called Lin Feng back.

"The diary is found, then what?"

"Mom, take a look at my brother's last diary. Does he mention anything about his girlfriend?" Lin Feng asked.

"Girlfriend..." Rong Siqiu put on his reading glasses, opened the notebook, and searched page by page. On page ten, he found the diary entry about his girlfriend. "Yes, she mentioned it."

She has an impression of her eldest son's girlfriend.

My son was precocious and intelligent, and had always loved studying. He didn't start dating until his senior year. The girl was two years younger, a sophomore with excellent grades. They met in the library, often reading together. After dating for a month, they confirmed their relationship and became boyfriend and girlfriend.

Sadly, the son died unexpectedly just before graduating from his senior year. On the day of the funeral, the girl came, standing at a distance, her eyes vacant. At the time, overwhelmed by the grief of losing her son, she didn't approach to greet him, and later, she paid him no attention. After all, the girl was only twenty years old, with a long road ahead of her. She couldn't let her son's death jeopardize her future.

Twenty-seven years have passed now, and I wonder if the other person is living a happy life now.

"Mom, did big brother write his girlfriend's name?" Lin Feng asked.

"Let me see." Rong Siqiu pushed his reading glasses and read the name word by word until he found it. "It's... Fang Han."

"Fang Han? Which two words?"

"The fang in square, the han in handan, the han with grass radical."

Lin Feng was on speakerphone, and Su Ling also heard what his mother-in-law said. He opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Is she also a student of the Finance Department of S University like my elder brother?" There was a strange light in Lin Feng's black eyes.

"Yes, they are from the same department, but she is two years younger than your eldest brother. Why are you asking so much?" Rong Siqiu said, "She should be forty-seven years old now. She should have already started a family and a career, and her children are probably in their twenties. You must not disturb her life."

Lin Feng said: "Yes, I know."

Then he hung up the phone.

Rong Siqiu stared at his phone and muttered, "I wonder who I got this temper from!"

Lin Lihong poked his head out from behind the book: "He definitely won't follow me."

Rong Siqiu: ...

The father and son are of the same character!

On this side, the living room was unusually quiet, with only the sounds of cats and dogs playing.

After a while, Su Ling held Lin Feng's hand and asked uncertainly, "There shouldn't be such a coincidence in the world, right?"

It was so unbelievable that he couldn't believe it.

Lin Feng was calmer than him and shook his hand back. "I believe science will give us an answer."

Fang Qi is most likely the grandson of his eldest brother!

The author has something to say: Phew, I finally finished this thread! Yay~

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