When he sat in the car, he finally took a closer look at his phone.
First were the ssages from Wu ngting and Guo ngyao.
Wu ngting had sent a ssage after 9 PM last night, asking where he was. Then another one this morning at 7 AM, asking when he'd be back.
After glancing at it, Chen Feng typed, "What's up?"
A few seconds later, Wu ngting replied, "I plan to return to Xiu Zhou today. When are you leaving? Want to go together?"
Chen Feng didn't want to go back with her, so he typed, "I'll stay for another two days. My brother plans to open two more car wash shops, and I need to help him with that. Also, my mom wants to stay a few more days."
"Okay then. I can't stay any longer; there's a lot waiting for at the company."
"Alright, you head back first. I'll be back by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"Okay, where are you now? Can you co back for lunch? I'm leaving after lunch."
"I'm heading back now."
"Alright, drive safely."
"Got it."
...
After finishing the chat with Wu ngting, Chen Feng turned to Guo ngyao's ssages.
She had sent a ssage after 7 PM last night, asking where he was and if he was free tonight. This was obviously wanting to et up.
But at that ti, he was working out with Lin Yujiao, the phone on silent, and he hadn't planned to check it.
It was much the sa this morning. Upon seeing it now, Chen Feng thought for a while and replied, "I was drinking with so middle school classmates last night, got drunk, just woke up now."
After a good ten-plus seconds, as Chen Feng assud she hadn't seen it and was about to start the car, she replied.
"Really? I bet you were with another girl. Was it Yujiao?"
Well, she hit the nail on the head.
Seeing this, Chen Feng was straightforward, first sending her a thumb-up emoji, then typing, "I wanted to cover it up kindly, but since you saw through it, I have to admit it."
As expected, Guo ngyao first sent an animated emoji expressing anger, followed by "Scumbag!!!"
Chen Feng glanced at it, his mouth curling slightly, thinking, "You know I have other won, why be so mad?"
He didn't want to talk to her anymore and checked other unread ssages. There was one from Sun Xiaorui, sent this morning, asking roughly when he'd be back because she missed him.
Chen Feng replied, then turned to the last unread ssage.
Fang Xiaoyue had sent two ssages last night, one after 6 PM, while they were chatting at the ti, asking where he was, and another after 10:20 PM, asking if he wanted to go to the Shengjian restaurant for late-night snacks.
Chen Feng looked at them and, since he didn't reply last night, there was no need to today. Fang Xiaoyue should understand his intention.
Having read all these unread ssages, Chen Feng put down the phone, started the car, and headed ho.
When the car arrived at his front gate, he saw two cars parked outside, a rcedes and an Audi.
Just as he stopped the car, Three Fingers and Ai Ba walked out from inside the house.
These guys ca straight to his ho. Chen Feng recalled the promise to lend money to Three Fingers yesterday.
As Chen Feng got out of the car, both Three Fingers and Ai Ba greeted him with smiles.
"Ah Feng, you're finally back." His dad, Chen Dayong, stepped out from behind them, slightly impatient, and said, "They ca to see you. I was going to call you, but they insisted not to, so they've waited over an hour."
Guess these guys are really quite determined.
"We have nothing else to do, just ca to wait for a bit," Three Fingers said with a smile. "Sorry to delay Brother Yong from playing mahjong. Brother Yong, please don't be mad."
Ai Ba joined in with a smile as well.
Chen Dayong chuckled and said, "Look at you talking. You two visiting ans I should be a proper host; I can play mahjong anyti."
Hearing this, Chen Feng internally shook his head; his dad idling away playing mahjong daily wasn't a long-term plan. His mom definitely needed to intervene more.
"Uncle Three Fingers, as per your request, I'm ready to go to the county now."
Hearing this, Three Fingers was delighted and quickly said, "That's really great, thank you so much. Can we head there now?"
Chen Feng nodded and then turned to Ai Ba, directly asking, "Ai Ba, what do you need for?"
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Ai Ba started, "It's about the partnership with your brother. Do you think you could join too?"
Although he had settled things with Chen Rui yesterday, after discussing with his family, he called Chen Rui again to clarify, only to be told that the future cooperation would only involve him and Chen Rui, not Chen Feng.
Even though Chen Rui said Chen Feng wasn't interested in the car wash business and would still help in the future, Ai Ba wasn't reassured. So today, he ca hoping to have Chen Feng join as well, providing him peace of mind.
After all, his interest in teaming up with Chen Rui mainly stemd from valuing Chen Feng, not Chen Rui himself.
Chen Feng quickly understood his intentions, straightforwardly saying, "I'm not interested in the car wash business. But rest assured, as long as you operate legitimately, I'll help when I can. After all, Chen Rui is my brother; who else would I help?"
Although Chen Feng gave a verbal promise, Ai Ba still felt a bit unsatisfied but couldn't force Chen Feng to join.
He wanted to push further but was nudged by Three Fingers, who said, "You're fine. Teaming up with Ah Feng's brother is akin to being with Ah Feng, aren't they siblings? In case of issues, wouldn't Ah Feng help?"
Then, Three Fingers, with a cheeky smile, said to Chen Feng, "Ah Feng, let's head to the county now. Sorry for the trouble."
Chen Feng nodded, told his dad, "I'll be back soon," and went back to the car, heading towards the county. Three Fingers quickly followed.
A dozen minutes later, once in the county, they first stopped by a print shop to print out the mortgage loan contract that Lu Guancheng arranged yesterday, two copies, handing one to Three Fingers to review.
After confirming no errors, they signed but it wasn't complete since a valid property mortgage required both husband and wife to sign.
Thus, Three Fingers contacted his wife, who happened to be at their son's place in the county, ca over shortly, and once she signed, the mortgage loan contract was officially valid.
Then, through Xiu Zhou Bank's dedicated custor service, with finance officer Liu Wei's assistance, Chen Feng transferred 3 million to Three Fingers via Xiu Zhou Bank's county branch.
Declining the couple's lunch invitation and under their warm farewell, Chen Feng drove back ho again.
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