Chapter 558 Those people from the past
Jiang Wen seemed mature when she just started her sophomore year, but in fact she still had some of the innocence of a college student.
In just three years, although she has not yet shed her identity as a college student, Jiang Wen has now fully revealed her feminine charm. No matter how she dresses or how she speaks and does, she does not look like a student wherever she goes.
Dai Ying and Lu Yuanyuan are different. Although they are about to graduate from their senior year and have also experienced internships, they still have a strong student vibe.
Is this the difference between developed and undeveloped?
There was a square table in the box, with four people occupying each side. They were all old acquaintances, so there was no need for polite greetings when they met. They just started eating directly, chatting at the same time.
"Luo Yang, have the few people in your dormitory not returned to school yet?"
Dai Ying is a foodie. If others don't talk to her, she will always focus on bullfrog legs, corn and rice cakes. Although Lu Yuanyuan's relationship with Luo Yang has eased a lot, they still don't talk much, so only Jiang Wen asked.
"I just received a call from my class teacher before I got off work today. Lu Hao and Chen Xufeng should be arriving at about the same time as me. They are still on the construction site right now. Even if they have to return to school, I estimate it will be around Thursday."
Luo Yang ate the squid and shrimp dry pot slowly.
He responded while eating: "As for Changsheng, this guy is a local. I guess he won't show up until Friday."
"Friday is good, then we can all come out for a meal together."
Jiang Wen said with a nostalgic expression: "Thinking back to the time when we had gatherings together, we needed a round table to sit down. I really miss the lively scenes back then."
"Uh, let's just forget about Gao Jiayu, right?"
Luo Yang interrupted, "It will save Xufeng from being unable to bear it and even suffering a second time."
As soon as the words fell, Dai Ying and Lu Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing out loud, especially Lu Yuanyuan, who had a low sense of humor.
"I heard that you guys went to a KTV before you broke up last semester, and Chen Xufeng sang "Prisoner Bird," expressing all the emotional pain he'd suffered in high school and college in his voice. He sang it with a throat-piercing voice."
Jiang Wen also giggled and revealed a secret.
My goodness, this matter was 100% because Chang Sheng didn't keep his mouth shut and told Shi Huining, and then the news reached Jiang Wen's ears.
"Oh, by the way, now that you're back to school, have you seen Gao Jiayu?"
Men also gossip, and Luo Yang is no exception.
"Her."
Speaking of Gao Jiayu, Jiang Wen had complicated emotions. After all, they lived in the same dormitory. Although they didn't spend much time together in their junior and senior years, they actually lived in the same dormitory for two years during their freshman and sophomore years.
"Anyway, I haven't seen him in the dormitory, and we haven't had any contact recently."
Jiang Wen curled her lips and said, "She is nowhere to be seen in the class group, as if she has disappeared."
"I heard a piece of gossip."
At this time, foodie Dai Ying spoke up: "Gao Jiayu failed several of her core exams. It seems like she is using money to find connections, hoping to get it back in the final make-up exam. She still hopes to get her diploma."
Only a fool would not want a diploma from a 211 university.
Gao Jiayu should have made some money in the past two years and has the ability to do so, so the gossip that Dai Ying heard may not be groundless.
Of course, it is normal for this woman to avoid Jiang Wen, because she knows the relationship between Jiang Wen and Luo Yang. Every time she sees Jiang Wen, she can't help but think of Luo Yang.
Whether it was at the Caesars nightclub or at the peace dinner, Gao Jiayu always showed his most humble side in front of Luo Yang, so it was normal for him to avoid Jiang Wen, who had a relationship with him.
"Where's Liu Qian? Has she returned to school?"
After skipping over this insignificant woman, Luo Yang thought of Lu Hao's girlfriend again, so he asked curiously, "I heard from Lu Hao that she was called back to her hometown by her family to take the civil service exam. Are you still in touch?"
Huh?
Is there any gossip in what Luo Yang described?
Dai Ying, a foodie, had already picked up her chopsticks, but after hearing what Luo Yang said, she immediately put down her chopsticks with shining eyes.
"Liu Qian is the girlfriend of your dormitory boss. Why does she have to go through us to get in touch with him?"
She stared at Luo Yang with full curiosity and asked, "Is there something wrong with the relationship between these two people?"
A stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Jiang Wen and Lu Yuanyuan immediately looked at Luo Yang.
When women start gossiping, that's scary.
".Anyway, that's what happened. If Liu Qian hadn't been so determined to resist her family, her fate with the eldest brother would have ended."
Luo Yang talked on and on, explaining the whole story between Lu Hao and Liu Qian.
"What a pity that is!"
Jiang Wen was the first to comment: "During the four years of college, Lu Hao and you had the best relationship. With your support, he is not a billionaire, but it is not a problem for him to buy a house in Shanghai and earn a million dollars a year. He will definitely live a top middle-class life in the future. If Liu Qian can't see this clearly, she will regret it in her life."
"Your old man is a good one."
Dai Ying commented: "He is the most reliable one in dormitory 306!"
Ok?
Luo Yang stretched out his chopsticks and immediately clamped Dai Ying's chopsticks that were reaching for the squid and shrimp pot. "Wait a minute, you said in front of me that Lu Hao is the most reliable in 306, and I don't care about my face? Jiang Wen, do you still care?"
"Pfft!"
Jiang Wen was amused by this scene and laughed so hard that she covered her mouth.
Lu Yuanyuan was even more unbearable, her shoulders were shaking with laughter.
Given her usual bad impression of Luo Yang, she added with a smile: "Well, I think Yingying is right. In dormitory 306, Lu Hao is the most reliable, Chen Xufeng is the most infatuated, Chang Sheng is the most slippery, and you are the most philandering!"
Haha, you’re being besieged, right?
"That's called fraternity, not fickleness!"
Luo Yang retorted: "Since ancient times, a minority of people have owned most resources in society, just like houses and fields. Some people own thousands of houses and tens of thousands of acres of land, but some people have no place to live."
"Crooked and evil!"
Lu Yuanyuan snorted in dissatisfaction and retorted: "You consider all women as resources? This is discrimination against us women."
"When ancient nomadic tribes fought each other, the victorious side would kill all male captives taller than the wheels of their carts, leaving behind children, women, cattle and sheep to take back to the tribe. Tell me, is this considered resource plunder?"
Luo Yang revealed the cruel facts: "Even in today's society, if you go to Eastern Europe, Central Asia and West Asia, not to mention Africa, this kind of thinking still exists in the minds of the majority of people. Can you say they are wrong?"
This is indeed the case. Later, when the Great Mao and the Second Mao fought, Europe divided up the Second Mao's land and women as resources.
Peel off the cloak of civilization and you will find the bloody and cruel facts underneath.
"Humph, you are making a crooked argument. I won't talk to you anymore!"
Lu Yuanyuan pouted and looked at Jiang Wen and said, "Wenwen, you have to keep an eye on this guy in the future, he is very fickle!"
Jiang Wen: “.”
I took the initiative to drag my sister into this, and you are telling me this?
"Everyone knows that in the three years I've been in Songjiang University Town, I've only had one girlfriend, Jiang Wen. With my looks and wealth, if I'm really a playboy, I'm not bragging, it might be difficult to date 100 girls, but 50 is definitely not a problem, right?"
Luo Yang said in confusion: "Lu Yuanyuan, I have never been unfaithful to you, why do you look at me like this?" Lu Yuanyuan seemed to remember something, her face slightly reddened, and she turned her head away without saying anything.
Seeing that the two sides were talking in different directions, Jiang Wen quickly interrupted to ease the atmosphere.
She shook Luo Yang's arm: "Okay, I know you are a handsome guy, young and rich, it's easy for you to find a girlfriend, but you stick to your heart and are honest, you are not a playboy!"
Then he said to Lu Yuanyuan: "Luo Yang is so outstanding in all aspects, it's normal for him to have a few women around him, and no matter what, he is your brother-in-law, and he treats you well. From the perspective of a friend, it's already very good, don't you think?"
"Well, Wenwen is right about this."
Before Lu Yuanyuan could speak, Dai Ying interrupted: "From my personal point of view, I feel that I am not worthy of Luo Yang. Because of Wenwen, I became friends with him. I didn't feel the arrogance and high profile of a rich man from him at all. I still feel quite comfortable getting along with him."
"So it is said that all grudges can be wiped out with a smile!"
Jiang Wen stood up at this time, walked to the corner of Luo Yang and Lu Yuanyuan's table, and took one hand each of them: "Shake hands, just consider that all the previous misunderstandings have been resolved, and we will still be good friends in the future!"
"No!"
Luo Yang didn't shake hands.
Before the three girls could change their expressions, he raised his little finger: "I only accept a pinky promise of hanging for a hundred years!"
"Pfft!"
At this moment, Lu Yuanyuan was the first one who couldn't hold it anymore. She turned her head and laughed with her shoulders twitching.
But Jiang Wen forcibly pried open her little finger and hung it on Luo Yang's little finger. She also helped recite the nursery rhyme before returning to her own position.
After this commotion, the atmosphere in the box suddenly became better.
Everyone was talking about things at school. There were so many weird things, so there were a lot of jokes. For the rest of the time, the four of them were laughing constantly.
"I'm staying in the dormitory tonight."
After leaving the restaurant, Jiang Wen took Luo Yang's arm and whispered, "Xiaoxue is at home."
"My parents moved to Songjiang, so I have to stay back tonight."
Luo Yang thought it would be better not to bother Jiang Xue. After all, she had classes tomorrow and he himself had an important meeting tomorrow morning. If he got too excited, it would easily lead to mistakes.
"what?"
Jiang Wen screamed and covered her mouth.
Her eyes rolled around for a long time, her face turned pale, and she asked with trembling lips, "Jiang Fan has moved in too?"
This is what she fears most.
"How can it be!"
Luo Yang reached out and scratched her nose. "My dad is now a shareholder of Cathay Industrial Real Estate and also serves as the company's vice president of production. He now works at the headquarters in Shanghai. My mom comes with him to take care of him. She will still go back to Yang City on weekends, and this situation will not last for a few years."
"call"
Jiang Wen let out a long sigh, feeling relieved at last.
Then I walked with her from the west end to the east end of the commercial street, which was considered as sending her back to school.
Now no one in 306 has returned to school, and there is not even a quilt in the dormitory. It is definitely not possible to live in the school. The original rented house has been returned, and Jiang Fan has given the house he bought in Songjiang to his parents.
It seemed that only Cao Zixi could take him in for the night.
When I called this little woman, she was not at the mahjong table. She was very happy that Luo Yang was coming to stay overnight.
"Why don't you have anyone to play mahjong with tonight?"
"Sunshine Real Estate recently gave me a business order and they need me to take care of it."
Cao Zixi replied to Luo Yang while busy making tea: "And I recently bought two more stores and am planning to add two more chain stores. Plus, I'm busy with the villa renovation. I don't have time to invite them to play mahjong."
"Sunshine Real Estate's business list?"
Luo Yang was slightly stunned: "Do you know Wei Chaoping?"
"How can I be qualified to meet a big boss like Mr. Wei? It was Sister Qingling who brought in the business. I'm giving her a 5% commission."
The Sister Qingling that Cao Zixi mentioned is Luo Qingling, a capable subordinate of Qiao Shian, and now also her mahjong friend.
Ever since Qiao Shian focused his energy on Jiang Xiaobai, the cultural industry company he founded was basically left to Luo Qingling to helm. Based on Luo Yang's understanding of her, this woman is very wild.
Therefore, it was not difficult for her to get in touch with Sunshine Real Estate by leveraging Qiao Shian's connections.
"Well, this is good too. You don't have to worry about the subsequent works anyway."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Don't refuse the business that comes to your door."
After placing the teacup on the coffee table, Cao Zixi, wearing royal blue pajamas, sat down next to Luo Yang. She took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer under the coffee table, opened it, skillfully popped a cigarette out and put it in her mouth to light it, then pinched the cigarette holder and put it in Luo Yang's mouth.
"Now that there are Japanese food chains, I think it doesn't matter whether I accept the landscaping project business or not."
The little woman pulled her white jade-like tender feet out of the furry slippers, crossed them and placed them on the sofa. Then, as if she had no bones, she wrapped her arms around Luo Yang's waist and snuggled into his arms.
Luo Yang understood Cao Zixi's feelings.
Greening and landscaping projects were originally a very profitable sub-item. After a 500 million contract was signed, the gross profit would not be less than 50%.
But then again, after taking on the project, not only do the layers of arrangements have to be made in the middle, but the duration is also long. This does not mean that the construction period is long, but that the greening and landscaping project has a relatively long maintenance period. Basically, after a project is completed, it is considered good if 80% of the payment can be settled.
The key is that the subsequent maintenance period is as long as two years, not to mention the survival rate of seedlings and lawns. Money will be deducted in the subsequent audit settlement. Even if everything goes smoothly, the balance will not be received until the end of the two-year maintenance period.
It was very important to Cao Zixi before, so important that he even sacrificed himself and devoted himself to Luo Yang.
But now it seems that such a project that others are eyeing with envy is not as profitable as the annual profit of a Japanese restaurant, not to mention the ease of comparison, because everyone who has worked on the project knows it.
The two stores that were acquired are already under renovation. Once they are opened for business, Cao Zixi will have eight chain stores in his hands.
It's really not easy for these 8 chain stores alone to make or million in profit a year.
"Well, just be happy. If you feel that the municipal company doesn't want to run it anymore, you can slowly wind it up or let your relatives do it."
Luo Yang didn't care about her little money: "Put all your energy into the Japanese food chain store, and try to open 15 to 18 stores in one or two years, and then you can easily become a billionaire."
"Yes, I will help you guard the small treasury."
Cao Zixi, who had experienced the turmoil in the municipal company, understood that a small woman like her, who had a large sum of money in her hands, would sooner or later be eaten without any bones or residue if she had no one to rely on. Only by wrapping around a strong tree trunk like a vine could she live a comfortable life.
Maybe she is pure and cowardly, but she is definitely not stupid.
Even have a little bit of thought, like having a child or something.
So while Luo Yang wasn't paying attention, he climbed up the tree trunk with his little hands.
(End of this chapter)
