After Wang Peng and Li Mengjiao finished breakfast, they received another call from Hu Yong, who was again inviting Li Mengjiao to a symposium.
Li Mengjiao's phone was switched off, so they could only call Wang Peng.
"Brother Peng, Brother Wang, talk to your wives and tell them to get down to business." Hu Yong sighed on the phone.
Wang Peng laughed and said, "Brother, there's no need to be in such a hurry. You know Mengjiao needs to adjust to the time difference."
"I know," Hu Yong couldn't help but complain. "My superiors just criticized me for neglecting foreign businessmen. Tell me, who can I complain to?"
Hearing this, Wang Peng was both amused and exasperated, unsure how to respond.
Hu Yong continued to complain: "Brother, I'm begging you, please let your boss, Mr. Li, show up. Let's talk business first, then we can get down to business, okay?"
“Okay, I’ll try to persuade her again.” Wang Peng shook his head. “Mengjiao has a very strong temper, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
"Just help persuade him, I trust you." Hu Yong hung up the phone without giving Wang Peng a chance to speak.
Li Mengjiao chuckled: "Brother Peng, don't pay them any mind. I've seen this kind of thing many times."
Wang Peng said in a low voice, "Would this work? It's best not to provoke them."
"No, it won't happen," Li Mengjiao said. "Come on, let's go for a walk around the company."
Seeing that she didn't care at all, Wang Peng stopped trying to persuade her, helped her carry her bag, and took her out with him.
The two went down from the fifth floor to the first floor, and five people in the lobby immediately surrounded them, with Hu Yong leading the group.
"President Wang, President Li..." Hu Yong greeted them warmly, his old face beaming with joy.
Li Mengjiao smiled faintly: "Director Hu, Mr. Wang and I have something to discuss. Can we talk another day?"
Hu Yong smiled and said, "President Li, I'm not here to talk about work. There's an awards ceremony at 3 p.m. in the district to recognize Brother Wang Peng for his contributions to the economic development of Huihuang District."
As he spoke, he winked at Wang Peng: "Brother Wang, opening Brother Supermarket in Huihuang District has been well received by the people and has made a great contribution to the economic development of Huihuang District."
Wang Peng knew that he had ulterior motives and didn't want to offend him, so he said, "Alright, I'll attend on time."
Li Mengjiao yawned: "Brother Peng, you go ahead, I'm going back to my room to rest."
As she spoke, she turned to go upstairs. Hu Yong was so anxious that his eyes widened, and he hurriedly grabbed Wang Peng's hand: "Brother, I beg you, please help me."
Wang Peng said helplessly, "Brother, although we have a close relationship, she won't let me get involved in business matters."
“I know,” Hu Yong said urgently. “Brother, I owe you a favor. I really can’t take it anymore. My boss just called and yelled at me again.”
Just then, his phone rang, and he quickly answered it. In less than three seconds, his expression turned extremely grim, and he looked utterly dejected.
Wang Peng guessed that he had probably been scolded by his superiors again.
A moment later, Hu Yong hung up the phone, still feeling utterly hopeless: "My boss called again and started cursing. Brother... have pity on me."
Wang Peng wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed to, so he said, "Brother, I'll go talk to her, but I can't guarantee there will be any results."
"Brother, use your charm to win her over. I'm in a real bind," Hu Yong sighed.
"Okay, I'll do my best." After saying that, Wang Peng turned around and went upstairs.
"Brother, I'll be waiting for your news." Hu Yong got excited and clenched his fist.
Wang Peng nodded, slowly returned to the fifth floor, and knocked on the door.
The door opened, and seeing no one in the corridor, Li Mengjiao gave a mischievous smile: "Brother Peng, is he anxious or upset?"
Wang Peng chuckled and replied, "It must be quite urgent. I just got yelled at by my boss over the phone again."
"Let's go, that's about enough," Li Mengjiao said. "Let's go to the awards ceremony together."
At that moment, Wang Peng understood. Meng Jiao was deliberately manipulating Hu Yong, much like Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's three visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, to highlight Wang Peng's importance in this matter.
Wang Peng held her hand and said sincerely, "Mengjiao, thank you for thinking so much about me."
Li Meng chuckled softly, "As long as he owes you a favor, the treatment at Brothers Supermarket will be much better, won't it?"
"Yes! Let's go!" Wang Peng felt relieved, took her hand, and walked downstairs together.
On the first floor, when Hu Yong saw them, he immediately jumped up from the sofa and walked over to them in two steps.
Wang Peng said with a smile, "Brother Hu, Mengjiao wants to accompany me to the awards ceremony..."
"Welcome! A warm welcome!" Hu Yong grinned from ear to ear, giving Wang Peng a grateful look.
He looked at Li Mengjiao and said with a smile, "This commendation meeting is to commend outstanding enterprises and outstanding entrepreneurs. President Wang is an outstanding entrepreneur, and Brother Supermarket is an outstanding enterprise."
Li Mengjiao smiled slightly and asked, "Director Hu, if James Bond builds a factory in Brilliant City, it will also have a chance to win the honor of being an outstanding enterprise, right?"
"There's a chance, a great chance!" Hu Yongle beamed with joy and gave Wang Peng a grateful look.
Wang Peng smiled and said, "Director Hu, shall we leave now?"
"Come on, get in my car." Hu Yong quickly winked at the driver, signaling him to hurry up and get in the car.
"Director Hu, I'd better take Mr. Wang's car. I need to notify the company to come over," Li Mengjiao said.
"Yes, yes, that's fine." Hu Yong nodded repeatedly, overjoyed.
The three left the hotel. Li Mengjiao got into Wang Peng's car, and Wang Peng followed the convoy to the Huihuang District Government compound.
On the bus, Li Mengjiao called Wang Xia and asked her to bring her key personnel over.
Wang Xia asked on the phone, "Sister-in-law, are you with my older brother?"
"Okay," Li Mengjiao replied. "Bring your finance team and report the financial situation to me tonight."
“Received! Hehe…” Wang Xia said with a smile, “Sister-in-law, I’ll arrange it right away.”
Li Mengjiao hung up the phone and looked at Wang Peng, who was driving: "Brother, are Dad and Aunt Hu alright?"
Wang Peng nodded: "The old couple are living a good life. It seems like Dad has experienced a second spring in his life."
When this topic came up, Wang Peng thought of Li Guifen and sighed softly.
Seeing that he was in low spirits, Li Mengjiao knew that he was thinking of Li Guifen, so she stopped talking.
At 2 p.m., the car arrived at the district committee compound. Hu Yong rushed over and opened the car door for Li Mengjiao.
Wang Peng glanced at his watch: "The meeting starts in an hour. Let's wait in the car."
"No need, no need, let's go to my office for tea." Hu Yongsheng was afraid that Li Mengjiao would run away, so he had to keep an eye on her.
Wang Peng knew what he was thinking, and then said, "Alright, then I'll trouble you."
"Brother, don't be so polite with me," Hu Yong said. "I have some good tea; let's have some tea first."
Just then, a Honda Accord pulled up beside them, the window rolled down, and Wang Chengchong smiled slightly at Wang Peng.
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