Chapter 519: Chapter 519 Smart and Decisive
Elder Hu wasn’t wrong, the service industry just doesn’t do well when it’s purely state-owned.
But Feng Jun had made up his mind not to cooperate with state capital. However, facing the amiable pillars of Yuyuan, it wasn’t proper for him to speak ill of state capital, so he tactfully indicated— I’m not interested in such petty cash.
How should we look at this answer? In fact, it was what Hu Changqing had hoped for—a young man, just over three years out of university with a fortune of over ten billion. How could his aspirations be limited to the small Yuyuan?
After chatting for a few more sentences, Zhang Caixin finished steeping the tea and poured a round for everyone.
Elder Hu glanced at her and slightly nodded; although he was over seventy years old, he hadn’t seen many beauties of her caliber.
“This is Caixin,” President Chao said with a smile. She had co with her brother, and her mory was quite remarkable.
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Zhang Caixin smiled faintly, put down the teapot, picked up a cup of tea, and downed it in one gulp.
—This was an unmistakable hint: I made the tea as a friend, not as a tea master.
Chao Ying glanced at Yang Yuxin again, “This is Director Yang from the capital… currently helping President Feng.”
In fact, from all the beautiful won Feng Jun brought last ti, she only rembered the exotic Caixin and Director Yang from the capital.
Elder Hu nodded slightly and didn’t pay special attention to Director Yang but curiously asked, “Xiao Feng, you’ve been doing so well… what business are you in?”
The origination of Feng Jun’s fortune was a mystery to most people—everyone knew that in the information age, there’s often sothing unsavory in the first bucket of gold.
The problem was that few could clearly state what Feng Jun’s main business was now.
“Jade trading,” Feng Jun replied with a smile. “But in the near future, I might also venture into selling health products.”
“Health products are good,” Hu Changqing nodded. At his age, he was precisely in need of health products.
Therefore, he had quite an understanding of the health product industry. “Our country’s health product industry still has a lot of gaps to fill, but… don’t go for those superficial ones. You need to deal with real, substantial products.”
Hearing this, Chao Gang imdiately chid in with a joke, “Elder Hu, Xiao Feng is also doing industrial business. He’s been manufacturing a machine in Yuyuan lately, and it’s for export.”
For export… Feng Jun picked up a cup of hot tea, guzzled it, and then his face twitched twice as if he had been scalded by the tea.
“Is that so?” Hu Changqing was quite surprised. “A thriving industry enriches the nation; this is a good thing… To where are you exporting?”
Feng Jun looked helplessly at Chao Gang, his eyes clearly conveying, “How co I don’t know about this?”
“It seems…” Mayor Chao hesitated for a mont, as he had only heard a ntion of it and knew it was another one of Feng Jun’s businesses, “It seems to be third-world countries… Xiao Feng, where are you exporting to?”
“I don’t know either,” Feng Jun answered with a smile. “Soone else helps with the sales; I just handle the production. Let’s not talk about this anymore.”
“Just to third-world countries,” Hu Changqing clicked his tongue with slight regret.
Actually, given Yuyuan’s industrial base, exporting to third-world countries was already quite an achievent. If it had been twenty years earlier, it would have been a dazzling achievent, unlike today, with Huaxia becoming the world’s factory, where Huaxia’s products sell everywhere and foreign currency is abundant enough to go buy foreign bonds.
But Elder Hu imdiately had another thought—could this be a confidential order?
Then he rembered sothing else, “I heard you have connections with the Gu Family?”
Feng Jun rolled his eyes inwardly. Oh, my dear Elder Hu, what happened to being reserved? You’re just going to co right out and ask?
However, honestly speaking, he preferred this kind of direct dealing—face-to-face without beating around the bush.
So he lit a cigarette, and while lighting it, he glanced at Yang Yuxin, intentionally or unintentionally.
Lately, he had felt that Yang Yuxin handled social interactions very appropriately, much better than he could.
Unexpectedly, this very secretive glance of his was clearly caught by both Elder Hu and Mayor Chao.
How could they let any detail slip by?
Yang Yuxin, on the other hand, was willing to take responsibility—if worst cos to worst, she could just not take on this project and go play contractor in the capital instead.
So she asked very straightforwardly, “Elder Hu, what do you need the Gu Family connections for?”
She had the confidence to ask—If you dare to probe directly, I dare to inquire directly, what do you want from my family?
Elder Hu had rely glanced at her earlier, but he had already rembered two key words: capital, director.
So he didn’t show any surprise but asked with a smile, “Does Director Yang have connections with the Gu Family…?”
Yang Yuxin replied very directly, “My surna is Yang, my child’s surna is Gu.”
The daughter-in-law of the Gu Family! Elder Hu understood instantly, then he smiled slightly. “It’s nothing serious; when Director Yang last visited, I received the news too late and didn’t get to host properly. I felt it a bit impolite.”
His face wore a smile, but inside, a storm was raging—how could the Gu Family’s daughter-in-law, be walking with this young fellow?
As a man who had lived more than seventy years, he fundantally did not believe that there could be a platonic friendship between an adult man and woman. The Gu Family’s daughter-in-law still had her charm, Feng Jun was young and handso, could their relationship really be that innocent?
But seeing Director Yang’s deanor, looking absolutely deferential towards Feng Jun, clearly at a disadvantage, he couldn’t help but secretly speculate—how did this young man do it?
Yang Yuxin’s reply was very appropriate, she smiled faintly, “It’s not about being rude, I just followed along for fun.”
For fun… Would you invite the current number one of Yuyuan to make an appearance? Or have you been chard to the point of losing your soul?
Elder Hu’s curiosity was piqued, so he decided to make another bold move, “How did Director Yang and Xiao Feng… get to know each other?”
Honestly, this kind of question could only be asked by him, leveraging his age to be so bold. Chao Ying and Chao Gang couldn’t help but exchange a look—”Elder Hu’s move, we truly can’t learn it.”
Yang Yuxin’s answer was even more straight to the point; she smiled faintly at Elder Hu, “Hehe…”
You’re not talking? Then I won’t ask, Elder Hu thought. At his age, nearly everything could be taken in stride; he wouldn’t mind being ignored and instead asked another question with genuine interest, “If Xiao Feng is contracting the mountain area, will Director Yang co often?”
This question, Yang Yuxin truly dared not to answer lightly. She knew very well that the retreat Feng Jun prepared for his parents wouldn’t be inferior to Luohua Manor. Luohua Manor had two magical places; surely Chaoyang couldn’t be lacking either?
Of course, she wanted to co often, but without Feng Jun’s permission, all she could do was glance his way.
This glance did not escape the notice of the three old hands. Elder Hu could not help but give rise to a bizarre association: “Lü Bu… reincarnated?”
Feng Jun certainly couldn’t stand the strange looks from the three of them; he cleared his throat, “About that… Director Yang also has many matters to attend to, we’ll discuss it later.”
Yang Yuxin did not want to embarrass Master Feng, but hearing him say this, she couldn’t hold back and added, “I’m here to cooperate with President Feng’s work. If things in Chaoyang go smoothly, President Feng will also often return to his hotown to visit.”
She didn’t ntion herself, but it was as if she had hinted at sothing; after all, she never lacked the skill to speak in ambiguously clear terms.
She wasn’t afraid that Feng Jun would be annoyed by this because, after all, she was pressuring him, wasn’t she?
Elder Hu laughed, turning his head to glance at Chao Gang, “It seems that we need to speed things up, Little Chao, rember to push it along.”
Mayor Chao nodded with a smile, sparingly uttering two words, “Of course.”
What followed was a ti for casual conversation; Elder Hu seriously discussed jade stones with Feng Jun, as well as the Da Hong Pao they were drinking. After half an hour of enjoyable talk, he got up to take his leave.
Feng Jun and his two companions also left, ostensibly to see Elder Hu off, but they went straight downstairs and checked out of the hotel.
He definitely did not want his folks back ho to misunderstand that he gained the Gu Family’s favor by selling his attractiveness.
As soon as the two groups descended, the hotel’s manager ca over—he was a man who truly relied on the official system for his living.
Feng Jun escorted them to the parking lot in the back courtyard and then took his leave, his car was parked in the front courtyard.
Elder Hu wasn’t in a hurry to leave but turned to glance at Chao Gang, “Mayor Chao, what do you think?”
Mayor Chao pondered for a mont and finally shook his head, “This… it feels like Director Yang is very accommodating to him.”
Isn’t that stating the obvious? Elder Hu glanced at him and then at the hotel manager, “When did they book the room?”
The manager imdiately replied with a smile, “They booked two hours ago and have checked out now… They were waiting for you, weren’t they?”
Upon hearing this, Hu Changqing nodded, “The young man isn’t totally without sense.”
In his youth, he was a person who haggled over every little thing. Now that he was older, he had llowed out quite a bit, but still couldn’t help caring about such little issues.
At the very least, Feng Jun had booked a room specially to wait for him, which gave him sothing to show the curious onlookers—I might have paid a visit, but the young man showed great respect.
“I found out,” Chao Ying ca over excitedly, unable to wait to show off, “Yang Yuxin, that family’s third daughter-in-law… the third son died in a car accident.”
Elder Hu and Chao Gang exchanged glances, both sowhat enlightened: No wonder!
But Chao Ying looked down upon Yang Yuxin a bit—should she act recklessly just because her husband died? So she couldn’t help but add, “She’s her own person, and might not represent him, right?”
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Chao Gang glared at her irritably and then turned to the hotel manager, “Director Zhang, you’re quite curious, aren’t you?”
Director Zhang had been eavesdropping, and caught, could only force a laugh, “I’m off to get water for the leaders.”
After his departure, Mayor Chao finally spoke, educating his sister, “Do you think she could have managed to secure the ‘Smooth Sailing’ from the municipal party committee on her own?”
Chao Ying suddenly realized: The widow of Third Young Master Gu might still have so influence in the capital; to direct the local lords below, it would mostly depend on Eldest Gu’s clout.
But having realized this, she beca even more puzzled, “Then what does this an? Could it be that Feng Jun’s relationship with the Gu Family doesn’t hinge on this Director Yang?”
At this mont, Elder Hu laughed heartily, “Things are getting more and more interesting, but first, we have to get our own affairs in order… The construction of Yuyuan needs to be stepped up.”
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