Chapter 57
"Mr. Xiao, do you know my sister?" Xu Xuanming saw Xiao Chenyue as soon as he entered. After all, in a private room, the most beautiful person is always the most eye-catching.
"I don't know them personally, but I know a little about them. After all, they are all well-known companies in Haixi."
"Mr. Ma, Mr. Xiao, you may not know this, but Leguang's business is too large. In recent years, Mr. Xu has been focusing his energy on other matters, so he asked the second young lady to help keep an eye on the Haixi area. In fact, the company's decisions still depend on Mr. Xu."
Dai Feng was incredibly astute; he immediately realized that this CEO Xiao definitely knew the Second Miss. His words weren't just for Xiao Chenyue's ears, but also for Ma Tianquan's.
"That's great, that's great. It's fate that we all know each other." Ma Tianquan became even more enthusiastic after hearing this. Chengye was just an aristocrat in the new energy industry, while Leguang was a large enterprise group whose every move shook the ground.
"Didn't President Xu want to drink three cups of wine as a penalty?" Xiao Chenyue looked at Xu Xuanming with a smile.
Xu Xuanming was a little confused by that smiling look. He was just saying it casually, and there was no wine on the table, so he could have easily chosen not to drink.
"Waiter, open a bottle of red wine." He called out cheerfully, and the waiter immediately brought over a bottle of red wine and four wine glasses.
Dai Feng didn't stop him, which was considered a sign of masculinity in their northern community, and further demonstrated that he was straightforward and trustworthy. The more he drank, the better.
Today's event is a door-knocking banquet. The main purpose is not to discuss business, but to build relationships. They originally wanted to arrange a dinner, but these southerners insisted that they were not free in the evening and only gave them time at noon.
Ma Tianquan is a native of the South, and he has achieved his success step by step through hard work. He's not used to drinking so much at midday. But having seen it all before, he certainly wouldn't stop the host from drinking.
Xu Xianming, displaying the demeanor of a great general, poured himself a full glass. He tilted his head back, downed the glass in one gulp, and then went on to drink a second and a third. He must have been fulfilling his "promise."
"Look, not a drop left." After finishing the last sip, he turned the cup upside down and showed it to Ma Tianquan and Xiao Chenyue.
"Clap, clap, clap." Xiao Chenyue clapped her hands slowly. "President Xu has a good capacity for alcohol."
"Since we've started drinking, why don't Mr. Ma and Mr. Xiao have some too?" Xu Xianming followed the lead. Dai Feng had told him before that the people at Chengye didn't drink, but after three cups, he realized that no one at the table would sit down and not drink.
"I won't drink. I'm just a worker, I have to go back to work." Xiao Chenyue curled her lips and casually rejected Xu Xuanming's invitation.
Upon hearing her say that, Xu Xuanming became even more certain that she was just like his sister, a pretty face, and that pretty faces in the South probably didn't need to drink alcohol.
"Mr. Ma, would you like a drink?"
"I won't drink anymore. I have a group management meeting this afternoon, and I have to go back and chair it. Next time, next time."
Ma Tianquan quickly refused, saying that he would collapse in less than ten minutes if he drank like that.
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Ma and Mr. Xiao are both busy, let's make arrangements next time. Let's eat first," Dai Feng stepped in to smooth things over.
It was 12:15 when Xiao Chenyue finally got to eat a hot meal. At this moment, she began to miss the meals that Li Ye had treated her to. They were so to her liking, punctual, hot, and served in an elegant environment, unlike this smoky and chaotic place.
After much toasting and drinking, Dai Feng finally spoke, "President Ma, our group's new energy division is expanding its production capacity, and we'll be cooperating with Chengye in many areas in the future." This was something Xu Xuanming should have said, but seeing that he was already somewhat tipsy, Dai Feng decided to say it himself.
"Of course, of course, that's for sure. This specific matter is under the jurisdiction of our General Manager Xiao. In the future, if General Manager Xu or Elder Dai have any questions, they can contact General Manager Xiao directly. She knows the details of this matter much better than I do."
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Dai, it's getting late. Mr. Ma and I have other matters to attend to this afternoon. We'll have to discuss this in more detail another time."
Since Ma Tianquan had already said that, Xiao Chenyue would definitely have to accept his offer, but she didn't want to continue talking to these half-drunk men today.
Xu Xuanming and Dai Feng then realized that this President Xiao was not just there to have dinner; he actually had some purpose.
"Okay, okay, I'll make an appointment with you again next time. I hope Mr. Xiao will do me the honor. Mr. Xiao, would it be convenient for you to leave your contact information?" Xu Xuanming's playboy demeanor was almost showing.
Xiao Chenyue took out a business card from her bag and handed it to Xu Xuanming. In this day and age, exchanging business cards without adding each other on WeChat was something Xu Xuanming had never encountered before.
Dai Feng quickly said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Ma and Mr. Xiao. We'll treat you another day."
Dai Feng hadn't been drinking and was perfectly sober. He regretted sitting too far away from Xiao Chenyue and not talking to her much. But the meal was already coming to an end, and the two senior executives from Chengye Group kept saying they had things to do in the afternoon and couldn't continue the conversation. It seemed they would have to wait until next time.
After the meal, Xiao Chenyue and Ma Tianquan rode together in one car back to Chengye Group's office in Shanghai.
"Chenyue, what do you think?" Ma Tianquan asked.
“Leguang Group is a giant. This industry needs money. The more money you have, the higher you rank. They may not seem remarkable at the moment, but if they concentrate their efforts for a few years, they will definitely stand out from the crowd.”
"That's what I think too, so you should pay more attention."
"Chairman, rest assured, that's for sure. And the land we've got our eye on is also in the hands of Leguang Group."
"Oh? I didn't know that." Ma Tianquan, who had been half-lying in his seat, sat up straight immediately upon hearing this.
"Okay, then you'll be fully responsible for this matter."
"No problem, Chairman, I will report the progress to you in real time." What Ma Tianquan appreciated about Xiao Chenyue was that she always gave him face, whereas those second-generation officials with no real power were the ones who showed off all day long.
Xiao Chenyue was thinking that, based on her understanding, Leguang Group was now completely in Xu Wanyi's hands. She wondered where this cheap CEO Xu had come from and what his purpose was. She would have to investigate him thoroughly when she got back.
However, she decided to wait until after the holiday; she was leaving for her trip tomorrow. Thinking this, she looked out the window and smiled, a smile that truly touched her heart.
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Li Ye was caught off guard by Xiao Chenyue's attack. After hearing her orders, she sat for a while, thinking that she couldn't just go like that, right? Judging from what President Xiao said, it seemed like she wanted to invite her on a New Year's trip. So what should she buy for her?
This is such a headache!
After thinking for a long time without coming up with anything, I strolled over to the common area and ran to Jiang Yu and the others' workstations, looking around and hoping to get some inspiration from these young people and see what's popular these days.
She wouldn't normally come here, especially after An Yue confessed her feelings to her in tears.
"Li Lu, what are you looking for so suspiciously?" Jiang Yu had just finished printing the contract and was walking over with a stack of documents in her hands, with An Yue following behind her.
"Attorney Jiang, Attorney Li has been wandering around here for ages, I wonder what she's looking for. She keeps muttering to herself, 'What's trending these days?'" Wang Xuan said, covering her mouth with a laugh.
"Attorney Li, blind boxes are all the rage now, like figurine blind boxes and doll blind boxes." Although Jiang Yu is a hard-working person, she still enjoys having fun when the time is right and is quite savvy about trends.
"Really?" Li Ye was completely confused. Blind boxes?
“Yes, Li Lu, I also have many friends. Are you giving someone a gift? What kind of person is it? How old is it? What do they usually like?” An Yue was very perceptive about these things and could tell at a glance what Li Ye was up to.
"Uh, I was just asking casually."
Li Ye didn't want to make a big fuss about sending a gift to Xiao Chenyue to his lawyers, because that would confirm the rumors that she was being kept by a sugar daddy, especially since An Yue had pointed at him and said something like, "A client like President Xiao..."
She walked around and came back, feeling that what these young men and women were saying all at once was not quite right. Xiao Chenyue was much older than them, and Li Ye had a gut feeling that she wouldn't like what they were saying.
At this moment, she thought of someone who was very suitable to give advice—Xu Wanyi was somewhat similar to Xiao Chenyue. Although their ages, experiences, and family backgrounds were different, they both came from wealthy families.
But she didn't have the guts to ask.
If you don't dare ask Xu Wanyi herself, you can ask her assistant! Li Ye suddenly realized that Feng Jing had been with Xu Wanyi for so many years, she probably knew what this woman liked better than Xu Wanyi herself. And Xiao Chenyue probably wouldn't dislike anything Xu Wanyi liked either.
That's what we'll do!
"President Feng, what does Chairman Xu like in private? I'm not talking about very personal things, but the kind of gifts clients give him." Without saying a word, he picked up his phone and sent a message.
Feng Jing thought to himself, "Could it be that Attorney Li is going to give a gift to the chairman? This is not a good idea. The chairman has seen all sorts of novelties and eaten all sorts of delicacies. He hardly has the reaction that a normal woman should have when he sees a gift."
She likes cats, but she can't expect Attorney Li to send her a cat, can she? Besides, according to Attorney Li's statement about "gifts for clients," in this day and age, who sends a cat as a gift? That's just too strange.
After much thought, Feng Jing could only think of a handbag that wasn't too expensive, not too special, practical, and met Attorney Li's requirements—not too personal.
Most importantly, she remembered that this was the only gift Xu Wanyi had ever received from a client.
“Li Lu, the only gift the chairman has ever accepted from a client is a handbag, I think it’s Hermes.”
"Okay, received, thank you Mr. Feng!"
“Li Lu, um, I just wanted to tell you that the chairman doesn’t accept gifts very often. No matter who gives him a gift, he almost always returns it unopened.” Feng Jing then sent another message.
Li Ye looked at his phone, both amused and exasperated. It seemed there was more to the misunderstanding than met the eye. But there was no need to worry about Miss Xu refusing the gift; it wasn't meant for her anyway.
"Uh, don't worry, it's not for Chairman Xu. She doesn't need gifts, she needs people to do the work." Li Ye didn't want to cause any misunderstanding, so he simply explained it to Feng Jing.
"Then?" Feng Jing was shocked. Could it be that the two of them had really broken up this time, and that Attorney Li had fallen for someone else?
"She's a client, a woman from an extremely wealthy family, just like Chairman Xu, so I'm asking her about it. I'm fine with other gifts, but not so good with this kind of person, so I'm asking for your advice."
"Well then, I wish Attorney Li success in delivering the gift."
"Ding~" A message came in. Feng Jing looked at it and saw that Li Ye had sent a "success" emoji. This made it seem even more plausible. Could it be that Attorney Li really didn't want my chairman anymore?
Li Ye decided to follow Feng Jing's advice and buy a bag for Xiao Chenyue. She recalled that every time she saw Xiao Chenyue, Xiao Chenyue was indeed carrying a different bag, but none of them were big. She must like small luxury bags.
Li Ye went straight to Hermes, picked out the most popular small bag of the season, and even bought some other items, such as several cups and two scarves.
Now she should be able to repay the favor of Mr. Xiao's invitation to the trip to Japan. She doesn't want to owe Xiao Chenyue anything; that woman is vindictive and will make a scene over the smallest thing.
"What are you looking at? You're frowning." Just as Feng Jing was deep in thought, Xu Wanyi returned from outside and casually asked.
"Oh, it's Attorney Li. She's asking me what kind of gift would be good to give to a client."
What did you recommend to her?
"Bags".
Xu Wanyi had two black lines on her forehead. She knew that she had only received one gift in all these years, and it was a handbag. Could it be that Feng Jing mistakenly thought that a handbag was the most suitable gift to give to someone else?
"The bag is quite nice. I think Attorney Li should thank you properly." Xu Wanyi said this before entering her office, leaving Feng Jing bewildered.
Actually, Xu Wanyi had another question. Feng Jing was a person who would give gifts based on the recipient's taste. Her recommendation of the bag to Li Ye meant that the person Li Ye was giving the gift to was most likely someone who would be suitable to receive such a gift.
So, who exactly is Li Ye going to give the gift to?
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