In Kyoto at the end of April, the weather was hot and people were restless.
Chu Yiqing sat in the teahouse, pulling the teacup in his hand, and could clearly hear the noise outside.
The door curtain opened, and Wang Jianan walked in wearing a dark blue jacket. Before he could see his wife's expression, he smiled gently.
"The sun is rising from the west today. Why do you want to drink tea?"
Chu Yifeng raised his eyelids and said, "If you don't like drinking, go out."
"Other things, wife."
Wang Jianan guzzled the wine. He knew his wife wanted to chat with him.
This is a good thing. No matter how busy he is, he has to accompany her to relieve his stress. Otherwise, he should find someone else to drink and chat. His family can do this. It's not like he hasn't done it before.
"Jian'an, listen to this. The world outside is so chaotic."
Wang Jianan squinted his eyes and looked at the streets where people were marching with banners and shouting slogans. It felt like déjà vu from more than a decade ago.
"Most people are panicking. How's the situation at Xiaofeng Club?"
Chu Yiqing sighed, "Bi Yue ordered it to close a week ago. There are a lot of foreigners going there. She said we don't know what they're discussing. There's no need to argue just to make money. From what she said, it seems like this is being instigated by foreigners, or am I overthinking it? Is she afraid of the foreign media?"
Wang Jianan quickly turned around to look at the tea room door and waved to his wife to interrupt him.
He chose a career in politics. Even if his life was mediocre, he would rather be cautious and make no progress, and he would firmly keep two principles in mind.
First, whatever policies the country issues are good. Second, you can discuss people's livelihood and the economy, but never discuss current affairs and politics.
Chu Yiqing nodded, knowing she couldn't say more. She was most reassured by Wang Jianan's point. They were all people who had come through that era more than a decade ago with such trepidation, and their sensitivity was extremely high, so she stopped talking about the previous topic.
But she smiled:
"I really admire Bi Yue now. She's like a prophet. See, I was right when I said she was sharp-tongued, wasn't she? At this very moment, when everyone was just closing their doors, she ran a thousand miles away, avoiding the trouble."
"Well, my sister-in-law has always been lucky, it's always a coincidence."
"I hope she'll always have good luck, and I can benefit from it. Like this time. Jian'an, why do I get so scared just thinking about it?"
"Why?"
"Last year, my uncle came back and suggested to me that since Sihai is a conglomerate company with a presence in all walks of life, it needs to expand and strengthen to capture the market and strive to be the first to win word of mouth. He wanted to inject capital.
I understood that he was actually trying to give some money to our mother, me, and even Xiaofeng from Bi Yue's side. He also wanted to do business with his Chuangtian Industrial. Bi Yue refused.
You know me. I'm very wild.
You can imagine how great the temptation is in front of me. I am such a greedy person. I don’t have Bi Yue’s energy. I almost gave it my all and did a great job this year.
But look at the current situation. Not to mention the chaos, the economic situation has also plummeted.
The reason I hesitated was ridiculous. It was because I had paid close attention to my sister-in-law's movements, including Li Tiantian, because that woman never took detours or suffered losses.
The way they were acting made me feel quite confused, so I put the two proposals in March on hold and didn't talk to my uncle about the cooperation.
Now that I think about it, the loss has to be postponed. Several projects need to be launched at the same time. If the loan cannot be obtained, the capital chain will be broken. Jianan, I will be in such an embarrassing situation with so many employees and families who depend on me for their livelihood.
well!
I'm thankful, though. After all these years in business, I'm also quite disappointed. I have a feeling that maybe I'm not as good as my younger siblings.
Is my keen sense of smell failing me? Didn’t you always say that I was a businessman in my previous life? Humph, bullshit!
Wang Jianan was wronged, he really didn't lie.
His wife was so capable that when Kyoto City was just beginning to expand, he didn't tell her anything when he got home, and she could guess almost exactly where it was going to be built.
He asked his wife how she guessed it. Did she hear the news? She replied, "I guessed it based on reports of leaders' inspections." After all, leaders always wander around. In short, he was praising her out of genuine admiration.
Wang Jianan smacked his lips and pondered for a moment. "Well, my sister-in-law isn't just lucky. Perhaps she's more perceptive about current affairs than you or I. Look at how she's been doing. She started out by taking shortcuts to get rich, but now she's working diligently on her career. She's like two different people now, bold yet careful. Her Moon Bay is doing pretty well, isn't it? Haha, she's quite capable. She's not in Kyoto."
Chu Yiqing nodded in admiration:
"I've been running this business for so many years and I didn't dare let go. Look at her?
How many people are like pigs before things happen and wise after things happen? She was able to walk steadily before and after things happened.
Yesterday, I ran into one of her subordinates, Tang Aihua, and asked her a few questions. This year, Jingdu Moon Bay is probably just expanding the surrounding area with two buildings and busy with renovations. It might seem like small steps, but Jian'an, across the country—in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, and now she's sent people to Changsha—all are under construction at full speed.
I did the math for her. By the time the construction is complete and the business officially opens, her total assets will have doubled by how much? After all this time, she's been silent, not missing a beat, and keeping a low profile.
Wang Jianan poured his wife a cup of tea. "Yeah, you big bosses, you think you own more land than your sister-in-law, but that's just a look. She's already working hard to expand her business nationwide. Haha, she's not even bothered raising your brother's kids. With a mobile phone and two or three phones, she can plan and win battles from afar. But you have to say, Yiqing, she's very open-minded and dares to hire people. She trusts people when she hires them, and doesn't hire people when she doesn't trust them. If she gets suspicious, she'll be too busy to handle the scattered people across the country."
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