"Well," Zhang Yufei chuckled, "There is a bit of that."
Zhang Zhiqiang laughed even louder. Fortunately, he finally turned into a man today, otherwise even his own niece would look down on him. His laughter ca to an abrupt stop as he gratefully looked at Luo Chao and said, "Luo Chao, I really can't thank you enough. You helped find such a large project."
"You're too kind," Luo Chao laughed, "You're Yufei's uncle, we're all family here, no need to be so formal, Uncle Zhang."
Luo Chao's words made Zhang Yufei's cheeks flush with joy and bashfulness, and she held onto his arm even tighter.
"But," Zhang Zhiqiang thought of sothing and lowered his head, a bit troubled, "I've only ever taken on projects worth hundreds of thousands, the most being over a million. Suddenly, there's a multi-million project, and I don't have the resources to invest."
In construction, paynt is typically settled after completion. Even if so projects offer prepaynt, for such a large project, you need to complete roughly half of it before requesting progress paynts from the client. Yet, even to reach the halfway point, Zhang Zhiqiang would have to exhaust all his savings.
Luo Chao displayed a aningful smile, "Uncle Zhang, I've already thought this through. So, I've arranged for Manager Wu to sign a contract with you, paying a progress fee upfront for your construction. Once that's used up, we'll pay another installnt, and so on, until the project's completion. Does that sound doable?"
Zhang Zhiqiang was dumbfounded upon hearing this, staring at Luo Chao in disbelief. After decades in construction, he never imagined such a thing—getting paid before work?
"This is wonderful, Lu—Xuan, you've thought everything out so thoroughly. I'm truly grateful, I don't know how to repay you," Zhang Zhiqiang was so excited he beca tongue-tied, this was like a golden opportunity falling from the sky. No need to invest heavily upfront, and he could make a tidy profit!
Luo Chao chuckled, "Uncle Zhang, you're speaking as if we're strangers again, no need to be so formal with ."
"Yes, yes, I misspoke," Zhang Zhiqiang lightly tapped his mouth and shifted the topic, "Yufei, you've found yourself a wonderful boyfriend, I'm happy for you too. Make sure to keep an eye on him, such an outstanding man is a rare find."
Upon hearing her uncle's words, Zhang Yufei was both shy and happy, "Uncle, I know!"
"Luo Chao should have t your parents by now, right?" Zhang Zhiqiang continued.
Zhang Yufei guessed what her uncle was asking and nodded, "Yes, Luo Chao has visited our ho, and my parents like him a lot too."
"So when are you planning to get married?" Zhang Zhiqiang asked playfully.
However, upon hearing this, Luo Chao's heart skipped a beat—marriage? That was a bit too far off!
Zhang Yufei's beautiful, watery eyes glanced at him with a ripple of emotion, "I'll marry him whenever he's willing to take as his wife."
But with Uncle Zhang's gaze fixed on Luo Chao, he was at a loss for words, scratched his head, and said, "A man should prioritize his career, and then family, so maybe in a year or two."
After all, Zhang Zhiqiang was Zhang Yufei's uncle, not her father, so it's better not to say too much about their relationship lest he scare away such a perfect niece-in-law.
"Yes, that's true," Zhang Zhiqiang nodded, didn't say more, while Zhang Yufei pouted her rosy lips unhappily and pinched Luo Chao's waist, whispering, "You've even t my uncle, when will you take to et your parents?"
"Um!" Luo Chao exclaid in surprise, whispering back, "You've t them already, haven't you?"
"That doesn't count!" Zhang Yufei huffed. That ti was completely about dealing with the rogue officers and underworld forces in Nanning Town, hence she went to Luo Chao's ho, and Ning Wanxi, Luo Chao's prospective wife, was also there.
At this mont, Luo Chao was also at a loss for words. He wasn't sure what his relationship was with the police flower; it seed like they were boyfriend and girlfriend, yet it was out of necessity he agreed to be her boyfriend.
Moreover, there was the police flower's one-year promise—to find a boyfriend for her, and she would leave, but Luo Chao wasn't foolish enough to believe this would happen.
Although Luo Chao was coerced, the police flower was absolutely stunning, with a sizzling figure—it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved. Hence, Luo Chao wasn't sure how to handle his relationship with the police flower; he'd have to play it by ear.
The violent police flower might seem temperantal, but she could be just as gentle as Shen Birong. Therefore, she's soone who presents as violent but possesses a tender heart—a woman with a formidable charm!
"Ding ding." Just as Zhang Yufei was preparing to continue pressing Luo Chao, Zhang Zhiqiang's phone rang, and after answering, his brows furrowed deeply, "What, the health departnt claims our restaurant's hygiene isn't up to standard, wants us to close down for rectification?"
These words also startled i Xi, who was cooking in the kitchen, causing her to rush out in a panic, "Old Zhang, what's going on with Zhang Chen there."
Zhang Zhiqiang replied with a stern face, "The health departnt claims our restaurant's hygiene isn't up to standard and wants us to close down. The health departnt officials are still there, I'll go check."
How could it be the health departnt officials instead of the local bureau, causing such a fuss? Luo Chao felt sothing was fishy. The new district should have a local health bureau, yet health departnt officials were inspecting—that's curious!
"I'll go too," i Xi was very anxious. The restaurant was her effort and passion!
Zhang Yufei softly said, "Luo Chao, let's go too and see what's really going on."
Luo Chao nodded, "Yes, let's go!"
Zhang Yufei quickly said, "Uncle, aunt, we drove here, let's go together."
"That's great," Zhang Zhiqiang said, and the four of them quickly took the elevator downstairs, got into the company car Luo Chao borrowed, and drove towards the pedestrian street in the new district together.
The company car was a Honda business car that could seat 7 people, with plenty of space and very comfortable, Zhang Zhiqiang and i Xi thought it belonged to Luo Chao, secretly impressed that Luo Chao was such a low-key person, only buying a car worth over 200,000.
After a while, the Honda business car arrived at the new district's pedestrian street—a marketplace, with clothing stores and various snack shops lining the road, and i Xi's restaurant located here.
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