Song Xingyao finally understood. It turned out that Old Qiao had sent his granddaughter over. Old Qiao loved collecting calligraphy and paintings all his life. Before Old Wu retired, he would often visit to inquire about her and invite Old Wu to write a piece of calligraphy for him.
Ever since attending the banquet hosted by Mr. Wu, I have greatly admired Song Xingyao. I think that a young girl like her can calm down and learn from him, which is very different from the restless young people of today.
So he was extremely annoyed to see his granddaughter running around having fun every day. He asked someone for a favor and sent her over. It wasn't that he wanted to take her as an apprentice, but he just hoped she could help with some things. If she could learn even a little bit, that would be even better.
When Qiao Yiming was in college, his family sent him to study abroad. The food there was so bad that he couldn't stand it anymore. Several times, he was taken to the police station for drinking with his friends at night, and they had to send people to bail him out.
Therefore, the Qiao family did not really intend to send Qiao Yiming abroad. They just knew she was unwilling, so they used this as a pretext to threaten her into staying quietly with Old Wu.
After Qiao Yiyang finished speaking, she prepared to leave, but the woman on the stool immediately greeted her and slipped away, saying that today was just a visit and that she would officially come to help tomorrow.
After everyone left, Old Wu invited Song Xingyao to sit down. "Feeling better? You saw how nervous that Fu family boy was, yet he was willing to let you come so early."
Song Xingyao smiled helplessly. Fu Siming was indeed unwilling and wanted her to rest for a while longer, but she was always thinking about things and couldn't sit still. She begged for a long time, and after the doctor said there was no problem with both examinations, he was finally willing to let her come.
"I'm much better now. He was just too nervous this time. I've been so bored at home."
Old Wu joked, "I rarely see him like this. I've seen his grumpy face since I was a child, and he never shows any other expression. It's because he cares about you too much."
"By the way, you want to ask about this girl from the Qiao family, right? Although she is a bit straightforward and spoiled by her family, she is not a bad person at heart."
Not a bad person at heart? Thinking back to the first time I met her, she slapped me and almost scratched my face...
Old Wu was unaware that they had already harbored some grudges before that. This time, Old Master Qiao insisted on doing a favor by sending the person here, and Old Wu couldn't refuse.
"It's alright, Teacher Wu. Having one more person to help isn't a bad thing. We do have a lot of work to do these days!"
Jiangcheng City Government Conference Room.
Today is the day for the bidding of land in the south. There aren't many people in the conference room, but those present are all well-known large enterprises in Jiangcheng. Everyone knows the purpose of this development and is eyeing it covetously. If they can get support, it will be easier for them to grow bigger and stronger.
Qin Liangshan and his assistant, along with the experts from the bidding committee, were already seated in the front row. Pei Jing sat in the second row. Fu Siming had not yet arrived, and the person sitting next to him was from the Oran Group.
A company of this size shouldn't be here.
But everyone was curious about how it got the ticket and was confident enough to sit in the second row; perhaps it was just there to join in the fun.
The person in charge who came today was the same one he had met last time. Qin Liangshan looked at him and didn't feel that Oran attached much importance to this bid. He wondered what trump card Oran had up his sleeve to be so calm and collected.
There was a constant murmur of discussion in the room. They heard that someone from Country S had arrived today. Foreign investment seemed to be more in line with the purpose of this development. Could they be a dark horse?
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Fu Siming and an extremely flamboyant man entered the conference hall side by side. The man was wearing a pure black silk shirt, which not only did not have any formal feel, but also made him look like a noble young master who frequented brothels... a bit slovenly.
He exuded an aura of freedom and unbridled spirit... Everyone thought he must be some rich kid from some company who had come to listen in.
But under everyone's gaze, he walked to the nameplate of Si Ge and sat down.
There was an uproar. He was the representative of the overseas investment. Sure enough, the atmosphere of openness and freedom was everywhere. Some people were extremely contemptuous and secretly said that he did not understand the rules at all.
Fu Siming glanced at it only once before turning back.
After the municipal government leaders finished their polite speeches, the group then presented and explained the prepared tender documents.
The person in charge of Oran Group performed unexpectedly poorly, yet it seemed to make sense. Everyone thought that such a small company was planning something big, but it turned out like this.
Si Ge was the last to go up, because of the weighted score, he was specially arranged to be last.
After everything was presented, the experts left to discuss, saying that the results would be available on the spot, so everyone waited inside.
Fu Siming felt something was off. Gu Mai's eyes revealed undisguised ambition, yet he also appeared confident of victory.
The person in charge of Oran seemed incredibly shrewd, yet his performance was surprisingly unexpected.
During the break, everyone was exchanging pleasantries. In fact, after listening to the conversation, most of the people present could analyze from their own conditions whose chances of winning were greater. They were busy flattering and exchanging pleasantries with each other. They were all shrewd businessmen, and there was an undercurrent of tension in their exchanges.
Tiansheng's overall proposal was arguably the best among all the proposals, but Sige's spending was staggering. It can only be said that while clever strategies have their merits, the power of money is unparalleled.
Tiansheng isn't unable to afford the money, but there's really no need to spend beyond what they can generate to acquire this land.
Besides policy support, this land also facilitates the expansion of influence and lays the foundation for developing overseas business. Even without this land, Fu Siming had already planned to expand his overseas business.
When Qin Liangshan came out with the experts, his expression was not good, which Fu Siming noticed.
The chief of the expert committee held the evaluation scores and called his assistant to project them onto the big screen. To everyone's surprise, two names were listed on the winning bid list.
One was Tiansheng, and the other was Sige. No one was too surprised, since everyone had guessed pretty much the same thing.
The leader calmly took the microphone and began, "Tiansheng's proposal is the best among them, and its overall score is indeed higher. However, considering that this involves overseas economic and trade cooperation and development, a second discussion should have been held in the event of a tie. But after discussion by the committee, it was decided that Huahai, Tiansheng, and Sige would jointly participate in this event."
Even Fu Siming hadn't expected that even with Hua Hai's intervention, Si Ge would still be able to get a share of the pie; it seemed he had underestimated him.
He turned around and saw that Gu Mai was still in his seat, looking completely at ease. When he heard the notification of winning the bid, he simply stood up and politely thanked him.
Congratulations rang out from everyone, but Pei Jing looked at Fu Siming's cold face.
Then, the head of the Oran Group, who had been completely silent, walked onto the stage with a brown paper bag and handed it to the leading expert, whispering something in the expert's ear.
After saying that, he stuffed the paper bag into the hands of the expert who was still standing there in a daze, and then stepped off the stage to leave, leaving a room full of people looking at each other in bewilderment.
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