Luobu gave Chen Yiyang a brief introduction to Chuanyin Company.
Chuanyin was originally a knock-off phone company. When the domestic market entered the smartphone era, the company realized it couldn’t compete with local counterparts and decided to explore a new path, heading off to Africa to sell phones.
No one there really cared if the technology was advanced; what mattered was the low price and good value for money.
So, Chuanyin, struggling in the domestic market, was somehow thriving smoothly in Africa.
However, when they expanded their market to Central Africa, they encountered some trouble.
To put it simply, Central Africa has always been a French sphere of influence, and Chuanyin making money there made some French companies envious, leading them to instruct environmental agencies to attack Chuanyin, causing Chuanyin to be investigated in several countries in Central Africa.
No wonder Chuanyin’s small shareholder wanted to sell off their shares.
Probably scared, worrying that Chuanyin would face the same accusations and attacks elsewhere, even to the point of having assets in Africa confiscated.
But there was really no way for me to help Chuanyin solve this issue.
I don’t have many connections domestically, let alone the ability to affect France.
But since the intel said buying the shares would be a steal, it seems that this issue will eventually be resolved, so let’s go ahead and buy the shares first.
So Chen Yiyang sent a message using the contact information provided in the intel to confirm the meeting time.
Although the three of them enjoyed the game, the seven-hour time difference with the French guy ended up wearing out Chen Yiyang and Luobu.
So after playing until three in the morning, Chen Yiyang logged off and went to sleep with Luobu.
Chen Yiyang checked the time on his phone.
There was still a lot of time before his scheduled meeting with Chuanyin’s shareholder.
So he continued to laze around on the bed.
But it wasn’t long before the door across from him was knocked.
"I’m ordering delivery, do you want anything?!"
It was that German girl Luobu. She stayed in the guest room as it was too late after playing games last night.
"Order something for me too," Chen Yiyang replied.
Then continued to laze around on the bed.
Only after the delivery guy dropped off the food did he wash up and open the door.
In the dining room, Luobu was already eating.
"What did you order? It wouldn’t be pork knuckle, would it?" Chen Yiyang curiously walked over.
"Germany isn’t only about pork knuckle." Luobu exclaimed displeased.
Chen Yiyang sat down to have a look.
In the middle of the day, Luobu ordered a bunch of sausages with potatoes for lunch.
"Well, your Germany also has sausages, now I know." Chen Yiyang resignedly picked a piece of sausage that looked less greasy to eat.
"Are you going to play games today?" Luobu suddenly asked.
"No, I have some business to handle today." Chen Yiyang thought about today’s schedule.
Besides meeting Chuanyin’s small shareholder, he had to pick up Sun Xingguo.
After more than two months, Sun Xingguo finally won his divorce case, regaining quite a bit of his property.
Then he sent a message saying he had something important to give me.
Chen Yiyang initially wanted him to mail it, but he decided to come directly to Shan City to deliver it in person.
Chen Yiyang is also curious about what Sun Xingguo wants to give him.
Sun Xingguo is the third opportunity Chen Yiyang picked up after having insider information.
Unfortunately, there’s been no return so far.
"Well, forget it." Luobu disappointedly swallowed a piece of meat.
"I originally wanted to ask you to keep gaming. I think we get along well. If you weren’t Chen Xiao’s boyfriend, I’d even consider pursuing you."
Germans do speak rather directly.
But upon hearing Luobu’s words, Chen Yiyang’s mind froze for a moment, then he asked, "Who’s Chen Xiao?"
"Uh." Luobu gave an expression as if asking "Are you kidding me?"
"Wasn’t it Chen Xiao who introduced us?"
"Oh, so her name is Chen Xiao." Chen Yiyang finally realized.
The Chen Xiao Luobu mentioned turned out to be the leather jacket girl.
He and the leather jacket girl are acquainted.
They’ve even spent the night together.
Chen Yiyang only now learned the true name of the leather jacket girl was Chen Xiao.
"You Huaxia people are nearly as ’romantic’ as the French."
Confirming that Chen Yiyang indeed didn’t know the leather jacket girl’s name before, Luobu sincerely lamented.
Of course, the ’romantic’ in her words wasn’t a compliment.
"That’s different, French people don’t marry but still have children. We young people in Huaxia don’t marry or have children."
Chen Yiyang immediately refuted Luobu’s words.
After chatting with Luobu for a while, Chen Yiyang saw Luobu off and then got Li Dingjun to drive him to pick up Sun Xingguo.
"Why did you bring so many things?" Chen Yiyang curiously eyed Sun Xingguo carrying a big backpack and leading a huge suitcase.
"I came to Shan City this time to take refuge with you, Chen." Sun Xingguo exhibited an awkward expression.
"Didn’t you win the divorce case? Why would you need to take refuge with me?" Chen Yiyang grew even more curious.
"It’s a long story." Sun Xingguo glanced at Li Dingjun next to Chen Yiyang and didn’t continue his explanation.
Thus, Chen Yiyang could only let Sun Xingguo onto the car.
Once they arrived at the apartment, Chen Yiyang let Li Dingjun go first and then arranged for Sun Xingguo to stay in the guest room.
"Before, I was so poor that I didn’t even have money for food. Thankfully, Chen took me in at the time, otherwise, I’d probably have frozen to death on some street."
After arriving, Sun Xingguo began to reminisce about the past with Chen Yiyang.
"If you have anything, just say it, we’re old friends now." Chen Yiyang was genuinely curious about what trouble Sun Xingguo was facing.
It was urgent enough to force him to rush to Shan City overnight.
No one from Jin City had informed him of any recent special occurrences in Jin City.
"Chen, take a look at the heirloom of my family first." Sun Xingguo still didn’t answer Chen Yiyang’s question.
Instead, he turned around and took out a large lump made of silver to give to Chen Yiyang.
"An ancestral silver ball. The elders said that back then, to avoid disaster, they melted the family silver into a silver ball to preserve it."
Chen Yiyang took the silver ball from Sun Xingguo and carefully examined it.
This silver ball indeed had a very rough craftsmanship, fitting the workmanship of the Qing Dynasty common folk.
But Sun Xingguo’s explanation had issues.
If their ancestors wanted to avoid chaos and hide the family silver,
they should have cut the silver into small pieces and stored them separately.
That way, even if one storage spot was exposed, the silver in other places could still be preserved.
Why bother to painstakingly make a silver ball?
Chen Yiyang tapped the silver ball with his fingers and found it didn’t seem hollow either. Latest content published on novel※fire.net