Upon seeing this, the two men each raised their glasses, smiled and offered a few words of blessing, and then drank them down in one gulp.
Jiang Shuya noticed that Wang Ziliang wasn't in high spirits, so she asked with concern, "Ziliang, what are your plans for next year? Is there anything you want to accomplish?"
Wang Ziliang was a little embarrassed by her sudden question and forced a smile:
"I most want to invest in our boss's company. The boss said at a meeting before the new year that the country is now strongly supporting private enterprises."
He also wanted to expand the company's scale, believing that the future development trend of the logistics industry would become increasingly clear. I worked under him during his most difficult time, and he wanted to share in the profits with me. He offered me 2% of the shares if I invested 200,000 yuan, and I was the only one with such an opportunity.
When he first started this logistics company, the initial capital was 2 million yuan. Now its market value has reached over 10 million yuan. He's willing to share some with me because of the friendship we had years ago.
Wang Ziliang's boss was both shrewd and had some conscience. Out of consideration for the employees who had followed him in the past, he was willing to share meals and soup with Wang Ziliang and let him spend 200,000 yuan to buy the shares. This not only won people's hearts but also made Wang Ziliang work for him wholeheartedly, which was equivalent to working for him.
Jiang Shuya rested her chin on her hands and nodded, saying:
"This is definitely a viable business. The future of logistics looks very promising. The key question is, do you have the money?"
Seeing the look Jiang Shuya gave him, Wang Ziliang felt both embarrassed and helpless. He shook his head, picked up his glass again, and drank it all in one gulp.
At this moment, a tall and slender figure appeared before him. Wang Ziliang, who had been half-bent on his head, suddenly perked up upon seeing the newcomer. He abruptly stood up and stammered:
"Hey bro, you've been really busy lately! I've been looking for you for ages."
Jiang Shuyue felt a slight tremor in her heart when she saw Lin Moxiao appear in front of her.
Lin Moxiao's eyes remained fixed on Jiang Shuya, her gentle and bright eyes tinged with a hint of gloom. She hung her head, remained silent, and fiddled with her wine glass, showing no emotion whatsoever because of his arrival.
Lin Moxiao quickly concealed her disappointment, went to Wang Ziliang's side, and swiftly took off her black pilot coat with the iconic pattern, placing it on the chair behind her.
He was also wearing a blue-black pilot's uniform. Wang Ziliang quickly brought him some cutlery and poured him a glass of wine, saying:
"Brother, don't tell me you came straight here after you got off the plane! You're such a busy person, it's really not easy to get an appointment with you. Come on, let's drink until we drop tonight."
"Yes, I took a short flight today, one round trip."
Lin Moxiao casually placed the gift she brought on the table and handed it to Jiang Shuya:
"This is a New Year's gift for you."
Sitting next to her, Jiang Shuya immediately noticed the strange looks from Wang Ziliang and her cousin. She forced a relaxed smile and politely declined.
"Thank you, but I don't need it."
She really didn't understand why, even though she had clearly rejected him that day, she would still blatantly give her a gift in front of her cousin. This was clearly telling others that she was entangled with him.
Seeing her polite refusal, Lin Moxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice:
"This is a New Year's gift, so I can't refuse it. If you feel it's inappropriate, you can give me a gift in return."
Jiang Shuya didn't dare to look at him, keeping her head down, cursing him a thousand times in her heart: He's such a clingy pest, I can't get rid of him no matter what, has this person gone mad?
Lin Moxiao ignored the two people beside her, looked at her indifferently, and whispered:
"I told you, that night, being with you was my..."
Jiang Shuya suddenly stood up and covered Lin Moxiao's mouth with her hand.
He gave the two men an awkward smile, then pinched Lin Moxiao's lower back with his other hand and whispered:
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will no longer be your friend."
The warmth of his hand was soft and fragrant on Lin Moxiao's lips. Lin Moxiao deliberately blew a breath into his palm, which startled Jiang Shuya, who immediately lowered her hand and nervously glanced at him.
After a moment, seeing that he had stopped talking nonsense, Jiang Shuya chuckled awkwardly twice and changed the subject:
"Where were we? You wanted to become a shareholder, right? Well, after the New Year, I'll help you make some money and give you a place in that logistics company."
Neither of them took her words to heart. Jiang Shuya then looked at her cousin and said:
"Cousin, what is your New Year's wish?"
Jiang Shuyue raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment:
"I want to follow the company and have the opportunity to go abroad, participate in international fashion exhibitions, learn about foreign fashion culture, and bring the most fashionable designs to China."
Jiang Shuya rested her chin on her hand, somewhat helplessly:
"Sigh! You can only achieve this wish on your own. Good luck!"
She took the wine glass in her hand, toasted her cousin, and drank it down with a pursed lip.
Although Jiang Shuya was reborn, she couldn't do everything. She knew nothing about the internal affairs of other companies and couldn't help at all, unlike Wang Ziliang, who came directly and only needed money, which would get him out of his predicament.
At this moment, Lin Moxiao, who seemed to be invisible, spoke up: "Is your company called Yunshang Garment Co., Ltd."
Seeing that Lin Moxiao seemed to know something about her company, Jiang Shuyue nodded and asked:
"You know our company?"
Lin Moxiao nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "I know, I know the founder."
Jiang Shuyue feigned surprise. In her mind, Lin Moxiao wasn't the type to pry into things casually, much less be so bored as to investigate and guess that he might have relatives working at that company. So she leaned forward and asked:
"Our company's founder is Ms. Liang Yin, who is now over seventy years old. Our company has been established for over forty years. Are you related to the boss?"
Lin Moxiao remained expressionless, finished her drink, and said calmly:
“Ms. Liang is my maternal grandmother. I’ll talk to her about your idea when I have time. It shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Jiang Shuyue was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped, and she nearly dropped the wine glass in her hand.
She had long heard that Lin Moxiao came from a wealthy family, with a musician mother and a highly educated father. She never expected that her current boss was also related to her old classmate.
If she had known this earlier, why would she have let those hypocritical and incompetent leaders lead her by the nose, working overtime to finish design drawings, often pulling all-nighters, only to have her work easily stolen by others, who then reaped the rewards?
She was the only one missing from the list of attendees when the team went to Paris to see a fashion show. She approached the higher-ups several times, but they just brushed her off, offering her a raise or a slight increase in salary, while she was never mentioned in any team honors.
Jiang Shuya, sitting next to him, seemed uninterested in these things. She took out a bank card from her bag and gave it to Wang Ziliang.
"This is my advance payment for the express delivery. After the New Year, you can send me the bill every month and the money will be deducted from it. I know you are short of money, so take it first. If it's not enough, I'll find a way later."
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