Chapter 193 The Past of the Zhang and Mu Families
Mu Yuting frowned, and already had an idea in his mind.
Ye Chen called at this time, probably still about the issue of the overseas project.
In recent years, more and more people have been traveling abroad. A year ago, the Mu Group and the American company G jointly invested in a piece of real estate and planned to build a special resort center. Ye Chen has been in charge of this project.
The initial cooperation went smoothly. However, two months ago, Company G suddenly withdrew its investment on the grounds that it could not see any prospects for the project.
The Mu Group had previously sent people to Company G to coordinate this matter, but to no avail as the other party was firm in their attitude.
Mu Group has invested more than 10 billion yuan, and the early stage of the project is progressing very smoothly. If G Company has financial problems at this time, the project will have to be suspended, and Mu Group's previous investment will be wasted.
Although this is not enough to bankrupt the Mu Group, it is definitely a big blow to it. Moreover, this is the first cross-border cooperation of the Mu Group. Domestic and foreign media are keeping an eye on this project. If this cooperation ends in failure, the media will definitely exaggerate and publicize it, and the stock of the Mu Group will inevitably be affected.
Although the other party had breached the contract, because it was a cross-border matter, it would not be easy to sue the other party. The current situation was not favorable to the Mu Group and the matter was rather tricky. Mu Yuting and Ye Chen had come up with many plans before, but none of them had a chance of winning.
Company G was willing to withdraw its investment even at the cost of offending the Mu Group. Mu Yuting and Ye Chen guessed that the reason behind this was definitely not as simple as the other party's claim that they "could not see the prospects of this project."
Ye Chen originally wanted to fly to the United States, but Mu Yuting said that he could not fight a battle without confidence. Only by finding out the cause could he prescribe the right medicine.
So Ye Chen has been secretly investigating this matter these days, and the call he received now must mean that he has some clues.
Mu Yuting picked up his phone and stood up from the dining table. "Nuannuan, I'm going to the study to answer a call. It might take a while, so don't wait for me. Eat more."
Xiao Nuan replied with a smile, "You go and do your thing. I'll go across the street to draw the design after I finish eating and clean up."
"So good." Mu Yuting kissed Xiao Nuan on the forehead and turned to go to the study.
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When the call was connected, Mu Yuting said coldly, "Speak."
Ye Chen couldn't hide his excitement in his words, "Yu Ting, no wonder G Company is so determined. I finally found out who is behind this. I've sent the information to your email."
Hearing this, Mu Yuting also breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother, thank you for your hard work."
Ye Chen raised the corner of his mouth in a beautiful arc, thinking to himself that everything is different after getting married. He speaks politely now and is not as arrogant as before. His sister-in-law really taught him well.
Mu Yuting sat down at the desk and opened his notebook. When he saw the contents of the email, his eyebrows moved slightly. "Ye Chen, are you sure it was the Zhang family who did this?"
"Sure." Ye Chen answered quickly and decisively on the phone.
In fact, Mu Yuting himself felt that asking this question was a bit redundant, as Ye Chen's ability to get things done was unquestionable.
Without 100% evidence, Ye Chen would not have sent this information.
However, when Mu Yuting saw the three words "Zhang Huaishan" in the email, he was indeed a little surprised. If it was anyone else who did this, Mu Yuting would have sneered at it, but it was the Zhang family that made Mu Yuting unable to bear to take action.
Let’s first talk about the story of the Mu family and the Zhang family.
The relationship between the Mu family and the Zhang family is extraordinary and they have a great connection.
Mu Yuting's grandfather Mu Zhenxing came from a very poor mountain village. When he was fourteen years old, his family had no food to eat. In order to change his fate, he carried a bag and begged all the way out of the mountains and came to Jiangcheng.
It's not easy to survive in the outside world. Mu Zhenxing started out by carrying bags at the dock. He wanted to fill his stomach first and then find a shop to be an apprentice.
Unexpectedly, the local thugs bullied him because he was an outsider. Not only did they steal his wages, they also beat him up and left him black and blue. In the cold winter, they stripped him of his cotton clothes and threw him on the street.
In that era, no one cared about fights and brawls. Local tyrants were in power. To put it bluntly, the streets were full of people who died of freezing, starvation, and bullying, and he was not the only one.
In the freezing snow, Mu Zhenxing knocked on every door, begging people to have pity on him so that he could go in and get warm, but no one dared to offend those ruffians, and no one dared to take him in.
He was curled up in the corner, his body almost frozen and dying, when he met Zhang Huaishan. At that time, Zhang Huaishan and Mu Zhenxing were about the same age, both fourteen or fifteen years old.
Zhang Huaishan was moved by pity and carried Mu Zhenxing back home.
Zhang Huaishan's family is well-off. His parents are both businessmen and have strict family education. They would definitely not agree to Zhang Huaishan bringing an unrelated stranger home.
Zhang Huaishan didn't dare tell his parents, so he secretly hid Mu Zhenxing in the side room, gave him hot water to drink, brought the brazier from home to warm him, rubbed his body with his hands, and ran back to his room to get a quilt to wrap Mu Zhenxing.
A few hours later, Mu Zhenxing regained consciousness. Zhang Huaishan stole cotton clothes and cotton shoes from home and put them on him. The next morning, fearing that he would be discovered by his family, he let him leave quietly.
The deep friendship between the two old men was formed at that time.
Later, with the help of Zhang Huaishan, Mu Zhenxing worked as a clerk in a tea shop. He had a very good business mind and was diligent and down-to-earth. With the opportunities that followed, he took steady steps and founded the current Mu Group.
As for Zhang Huaishan, he inherited his father's business and was influenced by it since he was a child. Naturally, he was not bad in the business world. When they were middle-aged, they once joined forces to dominate the real estate industry in Jiangcheng.
The two are both friends and partners, and one can imagine how deep their relationship is, but the two families do not have much in common.
Later, Mr. Zhang Huaishan settled in the United States, and the two old men had fewer opportunities to meet.
On Mu Zhenxing's 68th birthday, Zhang Huaishan traveled thousands of miles back to China to celebrate his birthday. His granddaughter Zhang Yinuo also accompanied Zhang Huaishan.
This is Zhang Yinuo’s first time to visit the Mu family.
That year, Mu Yuting, who had just joined the army for a year, also took leave from the army to come back to celebrate his grandfather's birthday. It was also at that time that Zhang Yinuo fell in love with the handsome Mu Yuting at first sight.
Zhang Yinuo is Zhang Huaishan's only granddaughter, so he naturally loves her like the apple of his eye.
That day, Zhang Yinuo's eyes seemed to be glued to Mu Yuting and never left him. Zhang Huaishan naturally saw it, and Mu Zhenxing also saw it.
At that time, Mu Yuting was 19 years old, and Zhang Yinuo was one year younger than Mu Yuting, having just turned 18. Moreover, neither of them had a boyfriend or girlfriend. The two old people were very happy to see this and intended to bring them together.
After the birthday banquet, Grandpa called Mu Yuting aside and said, "Yuting, your Grandpa Zhang is so old, and he flew back to celebrate my birthday. We can't neglect him. I'm old and not in good health. I'll stay at home with your Grandpa Zhang. You take Yinuo out for a walk. It's a rare opportunity for him to return home. You should accompany him well. We can't let him say that our Mu family doesn't know how to entertain guests."
Mu Yuting usually listens to his grandfather the most, and that day was his grandfather's birthday, so he definitely agreed happily.
When he came back from the army, he took three days off and spent the next two days with Zhang Yinuo.
Although Zhang Yinuo is a lady from a wealthy family and a little delicate, she does not have the willful temper of a lady and is very easy to get along with. During those two days, Mu Yuting took her to visit all the famous attractions in Jiangcheng.
Although Mu Yuting was just playing the role of host and completing the task assigned by his grandfather, in Zhang Yinuo's heart, he had already fallen in love with this brother who was one year older than him, and silently decided that he was his other half.
Three days later, Mu Yuting returned to the army. Zhang Yinuo watched him reluctantly from the side. He wanted to say something but stopped because there were so many people around.
After Mu Yuting left, Zhang Yinuo told his grandfather, "I don't want to go back to the United States. I like him. I want to study in China and wait for him to be discharged from the army."
Girls tend to develop feelings earlier than boys. Although she was only 18 years old at the time, she was very determined in her feelings for Mu Yuting.
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