When Li San arrived at the designated location, Situ Ming and the others had already arrived.
"Greetings, Ninth Young Master."
Li San, 35 years old this year, is the current general manager of Jiangcheng Real Estate Company. He's a typical case of someone who's smart enough but physically weak.
"Sit down," Situ Ming said.
In the small conference room, there were only the four of them. Situ Ming didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
"Manager Li, what are your thoughts on that piece of land in the suburbs of Beijing?"
Li San looked at his boss, who remained expressionless, and his sharp eyes lit up. "Got it?"
Fang Yan didn't speak, but was only responsible for recording the important points of the meeting. Ninth Brother was quite bold this time; it's not easy to fool this person.
Duan Yunfei didn't dare to speak either. He just watched to see how Situ Ming would break the deadlock.
"Manager Li, I know your capabilities, but I need a guarantee. I can't just let my money go down the drain, can I?"
Li San tapped the table lightly with his pen. "I'm planning to find someone to invest in us. The pie is too big; with our current funds, we can't take on that much right now."
"Are there any people interested in collaborating?" This was the question Duan Yunfei asked.
After a long silence, Li San said, "Besides the Fang family, there's only the Xiao family in Kyoto."
Fang Yan panicked upon hearing this; his family members were not people he could work well with.
Seeing that the other two were silent, he swallowed his words.
Situ Ming asked, "What are your thoughts?"
Li San calmly recounted, "The Fang family is the largest family in the capital, with enough strength to contend with other families; the Xiao family is very famous in the underworld, but Xiao Lao Er is cunning, treacherous, and shrewd. I'm afraid he'll get involved, and we won't be able to extricate ourselves."
Situ Ming looked up and gestured to Fang Yan, "What do you think?"
Fang Yan said urgently, "Li San, Manager Li, are you alright? Haishi is such a big place, isn't it enough for you to cause trouble? You had to go to that place to mess around. The Fang family seems big, but it's all empty talk. They're always scheming against each other. They're all petty people. Not one of them is capable of taking on any important task."
After rambling on and on, he said, "As for the Xiao family, haven't you found out enough? They're a den of drug addicts!"
Fang Yan took a sip of water and continued, "If you've had enough of living, please head straight to the crematorium. At least we can see your ashes. Cooperating with Xiao Lao Er is like throwing a meat bun to a dog—it's a one-way trip!"
Li San frowned in thought, "I was too hasty."
Duan Yunfei twirled his pen, "First, we need to find partners and material suppliers in Haishi, these..."
Situ Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li San was not planning to develop Kyoto at this stage.
Next, they focused all their energy on Chenjiatun, emphasizing its development, and entrusted the construction work to Li San.
Having invested two-thirds of all his available funds and left enough for working capital, Li San also told Situ Ming about the fast food chain company, noting that it had been doing well in terms of both development and profitability over the past two years.
"Hand over the fast food company to reliable people. You focus on the first phase of the project. Yunfei and I will discuss the cooperation." Situ Ming's voice was firm. "We don't have a second chance, so we can't afford to lose!"
This meeting finalized the basic direction for development and the company's trajectory over the next three years.
Looking at the spirited young men, Li San sighed, "The future belongs to them."
Monday morning, small apartment
Hou Taotao brought over a tall and burly man; he was really big!
Zhao Xiaoyue was stunned. Was this the "acceptable" person she had described? She clearly meant someone handsome, not burly!
There's nothing we can do; all the handsome hunters have gone to mining.
Faced with such a large double-door refrigerator, Zhao Xiaoyue asked curiously, "Does he have some kind of talent?"
Hou Taotao said confidently, "This season's youngest martial arts champion among the hunters. He can protect you no matter where you are. Plus, he speaks four languages."
"Okay, let's go with him!"
On Monday, the first class was taught by Teacher Fan. First, she checked whether homework had been done, and then the results of the math Olympiad competition came out.
According to Teacher Fan, both the champion and runner-up are from Shanghai, and the students will discuss which school it is.
Ms. Fan was so happy that she gained weight. As expected, they lived up to her expectations. "Class, quiet down! Now let's give a warm round of applause to our champion, Lan Caihe, and our runner-up, Zhao Xiaoyue! Everyone, please welcome them!"
A round of applause erupted, and the two exchanged a helpless glance before politely deferenceing each other as they stood on the stage.
Just give a token speech; leave the rest to Teacher Fan.
And so, Teacher Fan gave a passionate 30-minute speech on the podium, along with many bowls of inspirational platitudes, which made the students feel like they had been injected with chicken blood.
Zhao Xiaoyue was truly impressed; no wonder she was a teacher.
At noon, Lan Caihe went home for some business, and Zhao Xiaoyue walked alone on campus.
She has one more week of vacation left, and she's going to Huanhai Town to see her master.
"Excuse me, how do I get to the high school?" Zhao Xiaoyue stopped a student who looked older and asked.
The boy saw that it was a cute girl, and shyly pointed in a direction before running away.
Zhao Xiaoyue: "?? Are you sick? Why are you blushing? I didn't do anything."
Following her inquiries, she arrived at Situ Ming's class, Class 13 of the first year of high school, a class whose students' grades were neither particularly good nor bad.
Zhao Xiaoyue peeked into the classroom and exclaimed, "My goodness, what are all these things? Delinquent girls, non-mainstream, oh my god?!" Their boisterous fighting was louder than the clucking of chickens and ducks in the market.
Situ Ming sat quietly at the last table, the warm winter sun shining through the window, illuminating the boy who was sleeping on the table.
Zhao Xiaoyue went around to the back door and walked in along the wall. Good heavens, how could this child be asleep in such a noisy environment?
Situ Ming talked to Li San about something yesterday, and he also had to study books on architecture and law. He barely got a nap before coming to class.
I'll be so sleepy.
Looking at the chaotic environment, Zhao Xiaoyue wondered if high school students dressed this casually.
A girl who was putting on makeup accidentally saw Xiaoyue standing not far away through the makeup mirror. She turned her head, her face showing surprise and curiosity, and asked loudly, "Oh my, where did this little girl come from? Who are you looking for?"
This was a perfectly ordinary question, but Zhao Xiaoyue still answered politely, "I'm here to see a friend."
Upon hearing this answer, the girl who was wearing makeup immediately revealed a malicious smile and said in a flippant tone, "Oh, so you're here to see a friend. Is it your boyfriend? You're so young and you dare to come to a high school to see your boyfriend. You're really wild, hahaha."
Her laughter echoed in the air, attracting the attention of almost the entire class.
Some boys started to stir, saying in a frivolous tone, "This girl is so young, can she really be played with by us high schoolers? Maybe her boyfriend has already taken advantage of her, hahaha."
A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd, mixed with various teasing remarks: "Why don't you go up and give it a try? Hahaha."
Zhao Xiaoyue's face was terribly gloomy. This is really ruining a century-old prestigious school.
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