Gao Qiqiang's face was extremely gloomy, and his voice trembled as he said, "Investigate this Shanshui Group. What is its background? How did it win the bid?"
The Old Street project was put out to public tender, but surprisingly, it didn't go to the Construction Engineering Group. Instead, it was won by the outside company, Shanshui Group.
In the office, Uncle Tai had already lost his temper several times, and Gao Qiqiang had been thoroughly scolded.
"Good-for-nothings, what a bunch of good-for-nothings! What am I keeping you around for? All you do is yell and you can't do anything right. What use are you to me?"
Gao Qiqiang's face was grim. After Uncle Tai's anger subsided a bit, he asked in a low voice, "Dad, don't be angry anymore. It's not worth ruining your health. Do you think Tang Ping might be behind this?"
"He doesn't have that ability. Don't be fooled by his money; he's just a nouveau riche. He doesn't have a place in Jinghai's social circles. I asked around through a friend, and Tang Ping's small construction company simply doesn't have the capability and has no connection with the Shanshui Group."
"So what's going on? How did a Shanshui Group suddenly appear? Dad, do you think we should do it again, like we did with the Wanshi Group last time?" Gao Qiqiang asked tentatively.
"The other party is the Shanshui Group, which is backed by Handong Province. Are you going against the province?"
Uncle Tai glared at him, then said helplessly, "Forget about the old street project. Let's prepare for the coastal highway project at the end of the year. Do your job well and don't disappoint me again."
"Yes, Father."
Gao Qiqiang hesitated for a moment, then left helplessly.
In the office, Uncle Tai rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache. Ever since he adopted this godson, nothing good seemed to have happened.
They fought with Tang Ping for so long for Bai Jinhan, suffered considerable losses, and finally spent eight million to buy him.
Now that the project in the old street has been scrapped, Uncle Tai is starting to wonder if there's a problem with the feng shui.
A moment later, someone came in.
Uncle Tai looked up and asked, "How's Chengcheng's situation?"
"I've already applied for a reduced sentence, and if things go smoothly, I should be able to get out in a few months."
"Great, it'll be just in time for the coastal highway project. This Gao Qiqiang, he talks a good game, but he's really incompetent. If Chengcheng were here, I'd have a much easier time."
Uncle Tai sighed.
Early in the morning, Tang Ping was woken up by a phone call from an unknown number.
Tang Ping didn't want to move, but Chen Shuting beside him nudged him, urging him to answer the phone.
Helpless, Tang Ping picked up his phone and answered, "Hello, who is it?"
"Still half asleep? Hehe, get up, something good is coming your way."
A familiar male voice came from the other end.
Tang Ping was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Zhao Ruilong?"
Zhao Ruilong laughed loudly, "Haha, not bad, you can still recognize my voice. I've brought you a big gift. Go to the old street in Jinghai now, someone is waiting for you there."
"What wonderful gift is it?"
"You'll see when you get there. Oh, I'm going to the airport now, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Zhao Ruilong hung up the phone in a hurry, leaving Tang Ping somewhat bewildered.
"Who's looking for you?" Chen Shuting asked.
"A friend, I'm getting up now, I have something to do outside."
Tang Ping hurriedly put on his clothes, telling Lin Yuan to go to the old street while also calling Zhao Wei to come pick him up.
"I made breakfast, eat before you leave."
Chen Shuting also got up and asked from the kitchen.
"It's too late, I can't keep them waiting. I'll just buy two steamed buns downstairs."
Tang Ping went downstairs, bought breakfast, and just as he finished eating, Zhao Wei's car arrived.
"Let's go to the old street, I'm going to take a nap."
Sitting in the back seat, Tang Ping leaned back and closed his eyes to rest.
Upon arriving at the old street, Tang Ping immediately noticed a group of construction workers busily working at the street entrance. One of the leading figures caught his attention.
She is a petite and delicate woman.
She wore a short-sleeved white shirt on top and a burgundy skirt on the bottom, her pair of fair and slender legs were very eye-catching on the construction site.
She was wearing a safety helmet, holding a rolled-up document, and pointing at the old street, as if she were directing something.
Even so, it could not conceal her beauty.
Tang Ping walked over and recognized the woman at a glance.
Gao Xiaoqin!
The chairman of Shanshui Group, a prominent figure in both political and business circles.
She's much prettier in person than on TV; her looks and figure are top-notch.
Tang Ping was surprised that Zhao Ruilong would actually send Gao Xiaoqin over.
Just then, Lin Yuan arrived and walked over to Tang Ping, saying, "Boss, the public bidding results for the Old Street project have been won by Shanshui Group."
"Shanshui Group? Could this be the big gift Zhao Ruilong was talking about giving me?"
Tang Ping muttered something to himself.
He had a premonition that Zhao Ruilong calling him so early in the morning must mean something good, but he never expected it to be about the Old Street project.
"Let's go take a look."
Tang Ping led Lin Yuan and Zhao Wei over.
Gao Xiaoqin also noticed this side, and quickly stopped her work to come forward to greet him, saying, "You must be Mr. Tang Ping? Hehe, when Young Master Zhao told me about you, I thought Mr. Tang would be a middle-aged man, but I didn't expect you to be so young. Mr. Tang is truly young and promising."
"What are you saying? You're not that old yourself," Tang Ping said with a smile.
"hehe."
Gao Xiaoqin smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Tang. Actually, this project wasn't something I wanted to do; it was Mr. Zhao who asked me to help you secure it. Let's collaborate. Specifically, I'll handle the demolition compensation and commercial/residential design, while you only need to focus on construction and building engineering. What do you think?"
Gao Xiaoqin is knowledgeable and reasonable, and her speech is very pleasant to listen to.
Shanshui Group was responsible for demolition compensation and housing design, basically handling all the major and difficult tasks, while Tangping's construction company only needed to build the houses.
In that case, it's like giving money to Tang Ping.
Tang Ping understood that this was Zhao Ruilong's intention, so he did not refuse and said with a smile, "Of course I have no problem, but I have some personal ideas about the residential design. I have designed an architectural plan, what do you think?"
Gao Xiaoqin exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? Mr. Tang is a designer?"
"Not really, I just know a little bit."
Tang Ping smiled and asked Lin Yuan to bring over the sketch drawings.
These are the designer and architectural drawings awarded by the system.
Gao Xiaoqin flipped through the pages a few times, her pretty face showing astonishment as she said, "Mr. Tang, I really didn't expect you to have such high attainments in design. I've only ever seen this kind of mixed-use residential and commercial building, surrounded by a CBD and shopping malls, in Shanghai. I heard they hired a German designer, and just hiring them for the design alone must have been incredibly expensive."
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