Wang Xiaoqiang's slight blush and his naive expression made the three girls giggle. With each giggle, Wang Xiaoqiang grew even more awkward.
"Little Qiang, let introduce you. This is Feng Xiaoyu, and this is Li Chuni. They are clerks at Shunfeng Driving School…" Zheng Shuang generously introduced the other two girls to Wang Xiaoqiang.
Since the boss was so enthusiastic, the two clerks couldn't be any less so. Feng Xiaoyu and Li Chuni quickly got to their feet to shake hands with Wang Xiaoqiang in a rush.
The girls sat on either side of Wang Xiaoqiang, almost simultaneously reaching out to shake his hand. Seeing their enthusiasm, Wang Xiaoqiang naturally couldn't be discourteous and imdiately reached out as well...
but, seeing both arms extended towards him, choosing one would neglect the other, so Wang Xiaoqiang just extended both of his hands, left hand to Feng Xiaoyu, and right hand to Li Chuni. It ended up looking less like a handshake and more like holding hands, which made his actions seem flirtatious, prompting Zheng Shuang to laugh.
At this mont, the donkey at with smashed noodles was served, but only one bowl was brought out. The three girls had arrived first, so the server naturally placed it in front of them. Both clerks, Feng Xiaoyu and Li Chuni, deferred to their boss, Zheng Shuang, but she pushed the bowl of noodles in front of Wang Xiaoqiang, saying, "Little Qiang, you eat first…"
Wang Xiaoqiang didn't stand on ceremony but also didn't start eating right away; he waited for everyone's noodles, then began eating with the three girls. His politeness gained him another point of favor from the girls.
In the anti, Zheng Shuang called the server back and ordered four dishes, two at and two vegetarian, along with a case of Snow beer.
Feng Xiaoyu and Li Chuni understood that these dishes and the beer were for entertaining Wang Xiaoqiang. They were happy to benefit as well, but since Zheng Shuang didn't make it clear it was for Wang Xiaoqiang, he couldn't refuse.
Once the dishes and beer were all served, Zheng Shuang opened the beer and filled Wang Xiaoqiang's glass, then said, "Little Qiang, I am really happy to have t you today. Let express my thanks with this drink. Thank you for healing my father and helping him regain the use of his legs…"
Zheng Shuang spoke from the heart. As the boss of two big factories, ever since Zheng Dana's leg injury, not only was his daily life inconvenient, but working was even more so. Add to this his pride and concern about face, it directly affected his mood.
When in a bad mood, he would lose his temper with the workers at the factory, and at ho, it was the sa with his family, leading to widespread grumbling among his employees, and his family was quite unhappy too. Now, with Zheng Dana's complete recovery, his mood had improved; he no longer yelled at people in the factory and even smiled at ho.
Seeing her father back to his old self certainly made Zheng Shuang happy. So, inviting Wang Xiaoqiang for a drink was the least she could do, and she still worried that he might find the food and drinks lacking.
Wang Xiaoqiang had guessed that the food and drink were ordered for him, and seeing Zheng Shuang say so, he also didn't stand on ceremony, replying, "Don't keep thanking so much; it doesn't matter, really. Co on, let's all drink together…"
Zheng Shuang and the other girls also drank beer, and by the looks of it, they probably could outdrink Wang Xiaoqiang. After filling their glasses, they clinked them with Wang Xiaoqiang's, and started to eat and drink—savoring the delicious donkey at with smashed noodles, fine dishes, refreshing chilled beer, and chatting with the three girls…
During their conversation, Wang Xiaoqiang learned from Zheng Shuang that Shunfeng Driving School was founded with Zheng Dana's investnt, though Zheng Shuang was the legal representative. Managed by Zheng Shuang, the new driving school's main task was to recruit students. Thus, Zheng Shuang, the boss, was distributing flyers with her clerks.
From their conversation, Zheng Shuang and the others also learned that Wang Xiaoqiang was now contracting farmland in the countryside and building a Chicken Farm. At such a young age, both a landlord and a boss, this impressed them greatly. Zheng Shuang owed her position to her father's capital, while Wang Xiaoqiang had made everything himself, so by comparison, he had more substance.
Zheng Shuang felt admiration and a touch of envy.
"Little Qiang, co learn to drive at our Shunfeng Driving School. I'll make it free for you…" Zheng Shuang said earnestly.
"It's a bit far, not very convenient…" Wang Xiaoqiang modestly declined.
"No problem, I can drive you there…" Zheng Shuang offered, winking at Wang Xiaoqiang: "But this would be a special case. Ordinary students don't get this kind of treatnt…"
"No, that wouldn't be right. It'd be convenient for , but troubleso for you, plus, as a big boss managing so many things, you can't always be driving a student around, can you…" Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hands and shook his head.
"It's okay, the driving school is not like a corporation, it's pretty relaxed…," Zheng Shuang said: "How about this, after we eat, I'll take you to our school to have a look. Get to know it first…"
Wang Xiaoqiang didn't refuse as he had already planned to learn to drive.
After dinner, he arrived at Shunfeng Driving School on the eastern outskirts of the county town with the three girls. Indeed, the scale of Shunfeng Driving School was no small matter. The newly constructed office building had three floors with more than a dozen offices, and the driving practice area was vast. There were over a dozen school vehicles parked for students to practice with.
However, since the driving school had just started operating, there weren't many students to be seen around.
Wang Xiaoqiang originally intended to just take a look, but unexpectedly, when he ca to the driving school's office building, he found Zheng Dana sitting on a sofa in the lobby on the first floor.
This "sworn brothers" reunion was inevitably emotional for both, especially for Zheng Dana, who was not only excited but also grateful to Wang Xiaoqiang.
Initially, Zheng Dana thought that Wang Xiaoqiang's massage techniques would only allow him to walk without crutches and could not fully restore his legs to their original state. To his surprise, after receiving treatnt from Wang Xiaoqiang and doing so exercise himself, his legs kept getting better and eventually returned to their normal state.
This unexpected and exhilarating developnt naturally made him very grateful to Wang Xiaoqiang. Over the past few months, he had ntioned Wang Xiaoqiang's dical skills to his family more than once, to the point that Zheng Shuang had grown calluses from hearing his na so often.
So much so that when Wang Xiaoqiang introduced himself, she almost reflexively asked if he was the Wang Xiaoqiang from Sanmiao Village.
After so subtlety, Zheng Dana asked how Wang Xiaoqiang and Zheng Shuang had co to know each other. Zheng Shuang naturally recounted the serendipitous encounter at the restaurant, causing Zheng Dana to laugh heartily and exclaim, "It's all fate!"
Upon hearing the word "fate," Zheng Shuang's face turned slightly red, and she said to her father, "Dad, Little Qiang is here today because..."
"What? Little Qiang..." Upon hearing his daughter address his sworn brother as Little Qiang, Zheng Dana imdiately lost his smile and glared at her, saying, "Is 'Little Qiang' also how you address him?"
Startled by her father's glare, Zheng Shuang stuttered nervously but innocently replied, "Dad, what's wrong with that nickna? Little Qiang looks younger than . Can't I call him by his na?"
"No, you can't!" Zheng Dana's face turned red as he said in all seriousness, "Little Qiang is your father's sworn brother; you should call him 'Uncle'!"
"What?" Zheng Shuang felt stifled at the prospect, "You two are sworn brothers..."
Seeing her father insist that she address Wang Xiaoqiang as Uncle, Zheng Shuang felt it was odd, considering Wang Xiaoqiang was younger than her. How could she bring herself to say it?
At this mont, Wang Xiaoqiang interjected, "You don't have to call that; it makes sound old..."
"No way, Zheng Shuang, you must call him 'Uncle'!" Zheng Dana said firmly without room for debate.
"Cough, then... Little... Little... I'll call you 'Uncle' from now on then!" Zheng Shuang, playing the obedient daughter, imdiately went along with her father's wishes and addressed Wang Xiaoqiang as such. She knew all too well that although her father loved and valued her, she wasn't the only daughter in the family.
She had a younger sister who was attending university, studying managent, and set to graduate the following year. If she displeased her father, the legal ownership of the driving school could easily be transferred to her sister's na. Because, in terms of education and talents, that sister was more fit to be the boss of this driving school.
Wang Xiaoqiang, noticing Zheng Shuang's awkwardness, gave her a nod of acceptance without further ado.
Seeing her father's great respect and consideration for Wang Xiaoqiang, Zheng Shuang hastily explained to her father the purpose of Wang Xiaoqiang's visit. Zheng Dana, learning that Wang Xiaoqiang wanted to learn to drive at Shunfeng, was naturally overjoyed. He lowered his voice and said to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Brother, this is our school.
When you co to learn to drive, treat it like your own ho, and all your fees, waived!"
Without waiting for Wang Xiaoqiang to agree, he instructed Zheng Shuang to process Wang Xiaoqiang's admission imdiately. Wang Xiaoqiang, though wanting to refuse and not willing to accept free lessons, attempted to pay the fees but was forcefully rebuffed by Zheng Dana, "Brother, rember, never talk about money in front of . You healed my leg, which helped so much.
You're indirectly contributing to my business's revenue. How could I possibly charge you?!"
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