I roughly calculated in my mind that even if this agreement was ultimately lost, there would still be a debt of 48 million. For a poor kid like me who had struggled all the way from the countryside and finally got out of it, this was an unimaginable amount of money. Even after deducting various complicated taxes and costs, it is conservatively estimated that at least 40 million will be pocketed. Even if this money is used to make up for the losses in Lin Xun's gambling in the future, it should be more than enough.
On the other hand, the negotiations between Qihang Investment and Lin Xun were also proceeding intensively. Based on the detailed financial data of recent years provided by the company's financial department, Lin Xun, like an experienced chess player, carefully planned the game on the complex chessboard and finally determined a performance target that would not only make Qihang Investment feel bright and beautiful, but also would not bring too much pressure to Daxun Company. If Daxun fails to achieve this goal, Lin Xun will compensate Qihang 5 yuan per share as agreed. This goal is the best choice reached by both parties after repeated weighing and intense discussion, like finding a delicate balance point on the two ends of a scale.
When this long and arduous negotiation finally came to an end, I picked up my calculator again and did a careful calculation. If Lin Xun lost the bet, he would need to compensate Qihang for the 7.5 million shares, totaling 37.5 million yuan. This would offset the 40 million yuan that could be accounted for earlier, and I would still have 2.5 million yuan left on the books.
Looking at this number, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, muttering, "This number is so damn auspicious! After working hard for several years, in the end, the amount of money on the account has become '250'. Maybe this is my destiny."
However, at this moment, I sincerely hope that Shi Fu Hongjun will "lose" the bet, so that I can successfully get the transfer money; and Lin Xun will "win" the bet, so that Daxun can successfully achieve its goal.
If Daxun can be successfully listed before the end of the year, it will undoubtedly be a major positive for me. It was a natural and logical thing for me to succeed Liu Xiu as the executive deputy county magistrate.
Of course, apart from two important signing ceremonies which I attended in person, I did not participate in the specific negotiation process. I deliberately maintain an aloof identity, like a director hidden behind the scenes, only controlling the overall situation but downplaying my role on stage. After all, the business world is like the officialdom, full of subtle networks of relationships and conflicts of interest. I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble and add variables because I am too conspicuous.
Taking advantage of this rare "leisure" time, I poured all my energy and tenderness into Xu Tong without reservation. As the due date approached, her originally calm heart began to ripple again, and she was once again entangled in the dilemma of whether to have a natural birth or a cesarean section.
Xu Tong looked at me with her watery, pitiful eyes, which were full of worry and uneasiness. She said in a low voice, "Hubby, let's have a cesarean section. Natural birth sounds too terrible. I might suffer less with a cesarean section. Look at my age. I'm really afraid that the baby won't be born smoothly. What if something unexpected happens..." As she spoke, her eyes gradually turned red, as if she was going to cry in the next second.
I quickly reached out and gently held her somewhat cold hand, and gently comforted her: "Don't think like that, your age is not considered old at all now. In our countryside, many women in their 50s give birth as if it were a piece of cake, and none of them are as frightened as you are. Relax and don't scare yourself."
Xu Tong pouted, with a hint of blame on her face, and said coquettishly: "It's not that it hurts you, so it's easy for you to say that. But I heard that during a normal birth, the pain is just like breaking ten ribs at the same time. I'm afraid that I won't be able to bear the pain and won't be able to hold on."
I approached her with a smile, my eyes full of doting, and then said comfortingly: "Look, you are tall and have a wide pelvis, which are natural advantages for natural childbirth. When the time comes, maybe the baby will come out easily with a 'thump' sound like a little angel." As I said this, I deliberately exaggerated the movements.
Xu Tong was amused by what I said and burst out laughing, with a hint of shyness on her face, and scolded me with a smile: "You shameless bastard, I'm just a kitten or a puppy, and you still make that kind of sound, you are so shameless." However, I could clearly feel that her frown had relaxed a lot, and her anxious mood gradually dissipated in the laughter.
After a while, she seemed to suddenly think of something interesting, her eyes sparkling, and she changed the subject and said, "Honey, do you think our baby will look like you or me when he is born?"
I put my hands together, pretending to pray devoutly, and said seriously: "God bless, God bless, the baby must look like her mother, and never look like me. If she looks like me and looks ordinary, how will she find a husband when she grows up?"
Xu Tong was lying on the bed, laughing so hard that she almost rolled over on the bed. She said angrily, "Guan Hongjun, please don't talk so badly. You're not that bad, are you? How can you be so mean to yourself?"
I laughed secretly in my heart. Of course I knew I was not that bad. I just wanted to use this slightly exaggerated way of humor to make the beauty smile, so that she could laugh more and have less worries during this slightly nervous wait.
But deep down in my heart, I sincerely hope that my daughter will look like Xu Tong. After all, Xu Tong's appearance is really outstanding, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes, like a flower blooming in spring, delicate and charming. It would be so lucky if my daughter inherited her beauty.
However, fate always seems to play tricks on people, and reality is contrary to my expectations. When I heard a loud cry in the delivery room, I finally saw the baby for the first time with full of expectations and trepidation. At that moment, I felt a chill running from the soles of my feet to my forehead, and I froze in place - those little eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as mine, as if God had taken my appearance and carefully carved that child's face.
Lin Xun held the child in his arms, with a familiar, slightly mischievous smile on his face, and said jokingly: "Guan Hongjun, you can finally put your worries to rest. Look at this child, she is simply the female version of Guan Hongjun, they are exactly like each other, you don't even need to spend money on a DNA test."
The corners of my mouth pulled up a helpless and bitter smile, and my heart felt like a bottle of five flavors turned over, with all kinds of tastes surging and intertwined. I couldn't help but think to myself that the eldest son, Guan Ningyu, looked very much like Zhang Fangfang; and the second daughter, Guan Ningxi, was like a replica of Zhu Qingwan. But now this little daughter, Xu Anqi, looks so much like me. This similarity is simply telling the world clearly that this child is the "ironclad evidence" that I, Guan Hongjun, had a child out of wedlock.
I complained helplessly in my heart: Honey, honey, you are afraid that others will want to find "handle" on your father but have no evidence, so you have to carve our relationship clearly on your face so that others can see it clearly.
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