Chapter 16, shall we give it a try?
The rising sun pierced through the thin mist, casting its first rays of morning light.
Ding ding ding dong, ding ding dong.
Tang Ran closed her eyes, reached for her phone, and turned off the alarm.
Ding ding ding dong...
The alarm clock rang again, and Tang Ran frowned, reaching for her phone once more.
After the sound stopped, she turned over, then suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.
Grabbing her phone, glancing at it, Tang Ran hurriedly threw off the covers and got out of bed.
I quickly did a full face of makeup and went to the dressing room to change out of my cartoon pajamas.
A cream-colored polo shirt paired with sapphire blue casual pants creates a look that is both relaxed and sophisticated.
Tang Ran looked in the mirror and felt that something was missing.
Tang Ran took a platinum and diamond-encrusted cheetah brooch, pinned it to her clothes, and carefully examined it before leaving the dressing room with satisfaction.
Calculating the time, Tang Ran took the coffee to the balcony.
only.
After finishing a cup of coffee, Tang Ran even touched up her lipstick, but there was still no movement from the opposite balcony.
I glanced down at my watch.
7:10.
It's almost time, why hasn't Song Zhixu come out to water the flowers yet?
Standing up in confusion, Tang Ran walked to the glass railing and peered out.
The balcony has a limited angle; at most, you can only see a corner of the sliding door and not the inside of the house.
Tang Ran pricked up her ears, unsure whether the house was too soundproof or if there was no one inside at all.
I didn't hear anything.
Tang Ran sighed sadly.
Could it be that Song Zhixu has already left?
She deliberately set her alarm half an hour earlier to come and bump into him.
It can't be that unlucky, can it?
Five more minutes passed, and Song Zhixu still hadn't come out.
Tang Ran felt that she probably wouldn't run into her today.
She yawned, lazily propping her chin up and staring blankly at the flowers on the opposite balcony.
The flowers across the street are grown so well.
For some reason, Tang Ran suddenly remembered that she first met Song Zhixu in the garden of the Song family's old house.
I forget whether she was four or five years old, but she went to visit the Song family with her mother.
Tang Ran remembered that she cried in the Song family's garden at that time.
She couldn't remember why she was crying, or even what happened afterward, only vaguely recalling that she seemed to have met a beautiful older woman.
And that beautiful older sister is Song Zhixu.
The reason Tang Ran still remembers this incident is not because she had a memorable first encounter with Song Zhixu, but because she really cried very sadly that day.
Later, Ms. Tang Wanru confirmed that she had cried herself to sleep that day and didn't wake up even when she was carried home.
Tang Wanru even teased her, saying that the Song family all knew she was a crybaby.
Tang Ran felt a little embarrassed when she thought of that title.
She really cried a lot when she was little.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound of a door opening next door.
Before Tang Ran could react, Song Zhixu had already arrived at the balcony.
Unexpectedly, their eyes met.
Thinking about her undignified actions, Tang Ran felt like crying.
She got up early, put on beautiful makeup, and carefully chose her outfit, all to make a good impression of maturity and composure in front of Song Zhixu.
But what happened was that Song Zhixu saw her at her laziest!
Tang Ran coughed lightly and stood up straight calmly.
She can salvage the situation.
She smiled brightly, her eyes crinkling, "Good morning, Sister Song!"
Song Zhixu replied with a slight smile, "Good morning."
Tang Ran's gaze fell on the flowers behind her, and she complimented, "The flowers you grow are so beautiful."
"Do you like them? I can give you a few pots," Song Zhixu said generously.
"No, thank you." Tang Ran waved her hand. "I don't know how to grow flowers, and I'd probably kill them in a few days."
She'd like to grow some, but let alone flowers, she can't even keep a cactus alive.
Song Zhixu smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice, "It's not difficult; you just need to understand their habits."
Looking at the countless varieties of flowers on her balcony, Tang Ran felt that Song Zhixu's statement that it was not difficult was only true for herself.
If it were her, remembering the habits of so many flowers would be no different from memorizing chemical formulas in a high school textbook that are just different arrangements.
Song Zhixu turned around, picked up a flowerpot full of small pink, white, yellow, and orange flowers, and walked to the balcony: "Want to try it?"
"So cute."
The flower that Song Zhixu brought was so girly and perfectly suited Tang Ran's aesthetic.
"This is a sunflower, it's very easy to grow, and it's drought-tolerant and sun-loving."
Song Zhixu patiently explained, "It doesn't need any special care; it just needs to be watered every other day to survive."
"Really?"
Tang Ran spoke with a lack of confidence, but her eyes remained fixed on the potted flower.
"Seriously, if you feel you can't raise it properly, then send it back to me."
"Want to give it a try?" Song Zhixu looked at her encouragingly.
"Okay, I'll go get it now."
No special care is needed, it can survive just by watering. Isn't this the perfect flower specially prepared for her, a person with no crafting skills?
What's there to hesitate about?
If the flowerpot hadn't been so heavy, Tang Ran would have reached out to take it.
Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Ran arrived next door like a whirlwind.
Song Zhixu just happened to open the door and come out.
Tang Ran took the flowerpot, her eyes crinkling with a smile, "If I encounter any problems while growing flowers, can I ask you for help?"
She was willing to accept the flower, not only because it was beautiful, but also because she wanted to have more contact with Song Zhixu through growing flowers.
"Of course, feel free to ask me any questions."
The flower was carefully nurtured by Song Zhixu, and he hoped that Tang Ran could also take good care of it.
"Then let's add a green bubble," Tang Ran said with a smile, taking out her phone.
The carefully prepared balcony chat ended perfectly with Tang Ran receiving a potted plant and Song Zhixu adding a green bubble.
Tang Ran's good mood started in the morning, and in the afternoon she received another piece of good news.
The Song family and Da Ning have already held a second round of negotiations.
Just as Tang Ran had thought, Song Wuqi took it upon himself to change the acquisition plan in the second round of negotiations.
Even before the negotiations began, Song had set a bottom price, which was higher than the initial offer.
According to the original plan, if Da Ning still insists on not lowering the price in the second and third rounds, Song will appropriately raise the price.
After confirming the Ning family's funding shortfall, Song Wuqi immediately revised his offer.
She did not raise the price as originally planned.
The price offered is the same as the first round, but the signing deposit and down payment ratios have been increased.
In this way, although the total price received by the Ning family remains the same after the contract is successfully signed, the funds they receive in the initial stage are roughly the same as the initial amount they requested, which is enough to fill Ning Hao's hole.
Based on the previous negotiations and the information she gathered about the Ning family, Song Wuqi was quite confident that Da Ning would agree to her proposal.
Song Wuqi did not report the matter of revising the quotation proposal in advance to Song Zhixu.
The acquisition was an opportunity for her to prove her abilities.
For Song Wuqi, if the acquisition is ultimately completed according to her revised plan, without her aunt's participation and decision-making, then the credit for the acquisition will belong to her alone.
Moreover, she was able to acquire Da Ning for a lower-than-expected price, which would surely make her stand out to both her grandfather and the board of directors.
Having confirmed the news of the second round of negotiations, Tang Ran took out her phone and sent a message to the green bubble icon with the loquat tree avatar.
[They've already taken the bait.]
The other end replied with a single word: "Mm."
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