Kang Cheng chuckled and said, "If he doesn't make money, why do business at all? With the rent, labor, service, and the rarity of genuine wild ginseng, even if you have money it's hard to get. If he charges a bit extra to make so profit, isn't that normal?"
Huang Xiaolu was speechless. She could only sigh inwardly that she, the so-called second-generation rich, truly was not living up to the na. Here, even a bowl of porridge felt expensive, and it was indeed quite expensive, too pricey to enjoy.
Poverty truly limits one's imagination!
She used to think she was soone with money, but compared to those who frequently spend here, she really was just a poor person.
"Brother, how co you have a mbership card here?" Huang Xiaolu asked curiously.
Kang Cheng smiled proudly and said, "I didn't even know there was a porridge shop like this here. Not long ago, I helped my boss successfully negotiate a big project. My boss was so pleased that he gave this card, with more than three hundred thousand yuan balance, as a kind of benefit for ."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaolu looked at her cousin with admiration and envy, praising, "Brother, you truly are amazing. You've been excellent since you were little. Even relying solely on your own abilities in a job, you can quickly secure such good work and earn your boss's appreciation. Your boss is indeed generous, casually rewarding you with more than three hundred thousand."
But Kang Cheng slightly curled his lips and said, "This card was actually a gift from a client to him, and the balance inside is not easy to cash out, so he passed it on to . Personally, I would prefer if he'd just given money directly instead of this card."
Huang Xiaolu stuck out her tongue and said, "Brother, are you even short of money? Whenever you ask, doesn't uncle at least give you tens of thousands of spending money?"
Kang Cheng shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "I'm such an adult now, how can I shalessly ask my family for money still?"
Huang Xiaolu said with a jealous look, "I wouldn't mind asking my family for money, but they're not as generous as uncle and aunt. My dad, that miser, after begging him for ages, he at most gives a few thousand, and my mom is even stingier. I'm a girl; clothing, costics, sanitary pads, don't they all cost money? They only give twenty thousand a month, how is that enough?"
Kang Cheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You're not that young anymore. At least you graduated from college, can't you find a job and support yourself?"
Huang Xiaolu pouted and said, "I'm a girl; I should be raised in luxury. My family isn't poor, so why should I work?"
Kang Cheng glanced at Jin Xinyan and smiled, "Well, you can't just do nothing all the ti, can you? If you're not interested in working, you can learn from Xinyan and do sothing that interests you."
Jin Xinyan laughed and said, "Lu Lu is interested in food, she's a foodie. If possible, she could beco a mukbang, after all, she looks nice and can eat."
Huang Xiaolu knew she was being teased and protested angrily, "Xinyan, that's too much. I'm interested in food, but I'm not exactly a foodie, am I? I weigh only in the nineties now, while you're over a hundred already."
Kang Cheng laughed and said, "But Xinyan is taller than you, at least by three or four centiters, right?"
Huang Xiaolu glared and said, "Brother, you're going too far, siding with others. I'm your sister, aren't I?"
Kang Cheng laughed heartily and said, "Xinyan is also my sister."
"Don't call everyone your sister," Jin Xinyan rolled her eyes at him.
"Exactly," Huang Xiaolu chid in, "You just t and already want to call her sister, you're dreaming too big."
Kang Cheng chuckled, just about to continue speaking, but his expression suddenly changed slightly, looking surprised towards the door.
They were seated at the innermost table on the terrace, with Kang Cheng facing the door.
Sitting across, both Huang Xiaolu and Jin Xinyan noticed his change in expression and curiously turned to look in that direction.
They saw three people entering, two n and a woman.
Of the two n, one was a man in his forties, wearing glasses, looking refined and handso, with an academic air. The other was in his thirties, with sharp eyes, dressed impeccably, very imposing, but he was slightly behind the man with glasses by half a step, indicating a level of respect.
The woman was in her thirties, with an elegant and mature deanor. Both Huang Xiaolu and Jin Xinyan found the woman familiar but couldn't recall who she was at the mont.
The three of them scanned the area slightly and chose an empty table, just one table away from theirs.
At this mont, Kang Cheng suddenly stood up, jogged slightly, and quickly approached the three, bending over respectfully. Before the surprised eyes of Huang Xiaolu and Jin Xinyan, he greeted the younger man, "Brother Tao, hello, I didn't expect to et you here. Today is indeed my lucky day."
"You are?" Tao Yaoyang looked up at him sowhat surprised, not imdiately recognizing who he was.
Kang Cheng was not the least bit embarrassed and continued bowing and smiling, "My na is Kang Cheng, the assistant to the president of MDS Group's West."
"Oh, West. I rember, you're his assistant." Tao Yaoyang nodded with so realization, though his tone was a bit perfunctory, showing no intention to continue the conversation.
Kang Cheng, being perceptive, imdiately said, "Just wanted to say hello to Brother Tao, won't disturb you further."
After saying this, he again politely bowed slightly before returning to his seat with a smile.
"Brother, who was that just now?"
As soon as Kang Cheng sat down, Huang Xiaolu couldn't help but ask in a low voice. To be honest, seeing her cousin bow and scrape in front of that man felt sowhat embarrassing for her.
Kang Cheng smiled slightly, also lowering his voice, "He's a director of a large investnt fund, with an impressive background, at least in our East Sea Province, he's a prominent figure, well-connected in both legitimate and underground circles. He's one of the top-tier people in East Sea Province.
But he's secondary. The main person is that handso middle-aged man with glasses, he is Huo Jindong, a big na in dostic funds, a prominent figure in the financial and investnt circles. You know Tuan i and Youjueke, right? Both are companies he invested in, and his investnt fund is the largest shareholder of these two publicly listed companies..."
As the two won were stunned, they saw Tao Yaoyang opposite them suddenly exclaim in surprise towards the door, "Chen Feng," and then all three stood up and walked towards the newly arrived Chen Feng at the door.
Huo Jindong was the first to speak with a smile, "Mr. Chen, what a coincidence. To et you here. I invited you several tis before but couldn't get you out, this ti you can't escape."
Seeing this, Kang Cheng couldn't help but mutter "damn" under his breath.
Luckily, the sound wasn't loud, so only Huang Xiaolu and Jin Xinyan, who were sitting opposite, heard it.
But at this mont, there was no doubt that Kang Cheng was inwardly deeply shocked.
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