Seeing Cheng Ge's embarrassment, Hu Yuan naturally didn't say anything more about it. Instead, he casually asked what day Sixth Master's birthday banquet was.
Of course, Hu Yuan wasn't interested in this, because they hadn't invited him; otherwise, the invitation would have been in his hands long ago.
Embarrassingly, the first thing Hu Yuan saw when he returned to his office was an invitation sent by Sixth Master.
Moreover, this invitation is quite extravagant. The envelope is wrapped with three gold threads, and the words on the invitation are all handwritten. Judging from the handwriting, it is very likely that it was written by a calligrapher with some fame.
Even so, Hu Yuan, who had never planned to attend the banquet, would not change his mind because of this.
"Mr. Hu, do you have a dance partner?"
Hu Yuan had just put down the invitation when he received a call from Liu Mingfang, and the first thing she asked was this nonsensical question.
"What dance partner?"
"Don't you need a dance partner for Sixth Master's birthday party? Or are you not planning to go?"
On the other end of the phone, Liu Mingfang asked directly.
"I didn't plan to go."
Hu Yuan answered casually, saying that he felt there was no need to make excuses for such things.
"Why? Most people will attend Sixth Master's birthday banquet, which is a great opportunity to get to know him."
Liu Mingfang asked, puzzled.
Now it was Hu Yuan's turn to be dumbfounded. Liu Mingfang was a big shot, a powerful woman with assets among the top five in the province. Why would she need to curry favor with a nouveau riche?
Hu Yuan had already investigated and found that this Sixth Master used to be just a poor nobody. More than ten years ago, he was lucky and encountered several opportunities to make a fortune, which is why he gradually became a tycoon.
Even after becoming a tycoon, this Sixth Master never developed any industries or opened any legitimate companies. He simply used the most basic principle of making money from money to lend at exorbitant interest rates.
In Hu Yuan's view, this old guy was just a bit more frugal than the average nouveau riche.
Although he had been trying to get good projects from me all this time, and even followed the trend of investing in internet cafes, Hu Yuan still didn't think his judgment was anything special.
They certainly wouldn't believe that he earned this money through his own abilities.
“I know what you’re thinking, but I still have to remind you, young man, don’t get too cocky. Sixth Master’s background isn’t as simple as you think. Everything he does requires someone’s support, and not just anyone can do it.”
Liu Mingfang couldn't hear Hu Yuan's voice, so she guessed what Hu Yuan was thinking.
"Okay, even so, why would someone who's already married ask me to be their dance partner? That doesn't make sense, does it?"
Hu Yuan began to realize that this Sixth Master was indeed not a simple person.
I've already offended him with my previous actions, so I can't continue like this.
"Mr. Hu, you're too narcissistic. Who said I wanted to ask you to be my dance partner? I just wanted to introduce someone to you."
Liu Mingfang giggled.
Hu Yuan was naturally a little embarrassed, but fortunately it was over the phone, so it was alright.
"Thank you very much for the arrangements, Mr. Liu."
Hu Yuan didn't know what else to say, so he could only casually agree.
"Ignorant and narcissistic, why would I dance with such a stupid person?"
After the phone call ended, in the Ouyang family's living room, Ouyang Yuechu pouted and asked...
"Don't forget, it was this very person you call stupid who caused you to lose tens of millions. It's also because of this person that our Ouyang family has fallen to this state."
Ouyang Jierui said even more angrily.
Faced with this, Liu Mingfang could only sigh and lower her head. She never imagined that one day she would resort to such despicable means.
Yes, this is a conspiracy by Ouyang Jierui. He wants to take revenge on Hu Yuan, or to take back everything he originally had from Hu Yuan.
Liu Mingfang and Ouyang Yuechu were merely acting under his orders.
Meanwhile, Hu Yuan didn't know who Liu Mingfang had arranged for him to dance, so he didn't think much of it.
He was simply having someone reinvestigate Sixth Master's background while arranging for the cannery to be moved to the outskirts of the provincial capital.
Hu Yuan has owned the Ouyang family's orchard for some time now, and it's currently the peak season for oranges and pears to ripen.
These fruits can only enter the market at low prices, and it's difficult to even recoup the labor costs, let alone make a profit for Hu Yuan.
However, the development of the provincial capital will take another two or three years before these plots of land can be planned. Hu Yuan can't let this orchard continue to operate at a loss.
So the only solution now is to move their original cannery here, expand the factory area, hire more workers, and increase production.
Once fruit is turned into canned fruit, it becomes much easier to preserve, and the price can be increased accordingly.
In this way, both the cannery's and the orchard's profits will be greatly increased.
This is why Hu Yuan was able to succeed. Even though he now has more than a dozen projects, each of which is larger than a small cannery and more tempting than an orchard, he still will not forget them.
Having money makes these things much easier to do.
Hu Yuan directly bought another vacant plot of land in the suburbs, built a new factory area, and imported new equipment.
Although the original factory didn't have many people, each of them was an experienced veteran. Hu Yuan directly promoted all of them to team leaders or section chiefs, and had them train the newly recruited workers.
Sixth Master's birthday banquet arrived as scheduled. Hu Yuan only found out after arriving that his dance partner was Ouyang Yuechu.
This was truly a huge surprise to him.
The eldest daughter of the Ouyang family has always had a fiery temper and is arrogant. She suffered such a big setback at my hands back then, so why would she come to be my dance partner now?
"Mr. Hu, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for over an hour."
Just as Hu Yuan was wondering what was going on, Ouyang Yuechu took the initiative to speak, greeting him with a big smile.
At that moment, Hu Yuan understood completely, because her smile was so forced that her reluctance was obvious at a glance.
"That must have been hard work for you, Miss Ouyang. You look beautiful today."
Hu Yuan spoke with a smile, glancing back at Liu Mingfang and Ouyang Jierui beside him.
Liu Mingfang gave an awkward smile, then turned her head away, intentionally avoiding Hu Yuan's gaze, while Ouyang Jierui wore a "sincere" smile.
"Mr. Hu, let's go in and have a drink together. We're not leaving until we're completely drunk tonight!"
Ouyang Yuechu still wore that fake smile, and her words made it seem as if she were the hostess of the banquet. Hu Yuan felt embarrassed for her.
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