Chapter 254: Chapter 246 Su Manhan Wants to Call Qiao Jing Sister
Zhan Qipei saw the video and replied, “I know, she has already spoken to me about it.”
When Su Manhan saw Zhan Qipei’s reply, her eyes widened with disbelief. After confirming that she wasn’t seeing things, she immediately made a phone call, preempting him with, “Qipei, are you saying you knew about her going to this company?!”
Zhan Qipei hummed in affirmation but didn’t say anything further.
“Is she going there to seduce the boss? How can you be so calm?! How could such a person be allowed into the Zhan Family? You have been defending her, even to the point of falling out with your cousin! Is she worth it?” Su Manhan’s voice was filled with resentment.
“The matters of Zhan Nan and Zhan Bei are their problems, and the victim is Qiao Jing,” Zhan Qipei said, somewhat angrily and with a colder tone, pinching the bridge of his nose, continuing, “Mom, she went there for medical treatment, and she had informed me beforehand.”
He knew the real reason Qiao Jing had gone there, but due to her identity, it was inconvenient to say, so he found another excuse.
“Hmph, with her half-baked medical skills, can she even cure anyone? You’re still protecting her at this point! Forget it, I’m hanging up now, remember to come home for dinner tonight.” Su Manhan did not persist and hung up the call.
When Qiao Jing arrived at the Zhan’s, she noticed that Zhan Yao’s expression was not too good. She followed Zhan Qipei’s side without speaking.
Su Manhan didn’t give Qiao Jing any good expressions either, only Zhan Nanqing’s gaze lingered on her, “Brother, Qiao Jing, come and eat.”
Zhan Qipei sat down across from Su Manhan with Qiao Jing.
“Qipei, how is the progress with that batch of raw materials for the medicine?” Zhan Yao started the conversation.
He had heard some news too and wanted to see what Zhan Qipei’s version would be.
“That company is an overseas one, right? What is Wonderful Hall’s stance on this?” Su Manhan glanced at Qiao Jing.
She remembered that the company Qiao Jing went to was the Overseas Group Company that competed with Zhan Corporation for pharmaceutical materials.
Could it be that she went so far as to seduce the boss who is hostile to Qipei?
Upon hearing the words “Wonderful Hall,” a ripple of emotion emerged in Qiao Jing’s eyes as she glanced at the man sitting beside her.
“An overseas company has stepped in. What we know now is that this company has an advantage because they have some connection with the secondary shareholder of Wonderful Hall. They have already agreed on terms, and only the contract signing is pending; currently, our company is at a disadvantage,”
Zhan Qipei explained.
Zhan Yao also furrowed his brows, unable to think of a good solution to the problem.
“Then what should we do? Should we try offering them a higher price?” Su Manhan suggested.
Zhan Qipei pinched the bridge of his nose, “I’ve already tried; the secondary shareholder of Wonderful Hall won’t agree. They have ties with that overseas company and are unwilling to give in to us.”
The whole family was thoroughly vexed by the situation, and during the meal, Zhan Nanqing suddenly remembered something.
Last time, Qiao Jing brought out a nearly century-old ginseng that was given to grandfather. Given the age of that ginseng, it was likely Wonderful Hall’s treasured item!
Considering Qiao Jing’s connections, acquiring it wouldn’t have been difficult, but she must know someone from Wonderful Hall to have managed to get the ginseng from them.
“The ginseng you gave to grandfather last time, wasn’t that Wonderful Hall’s treasured item? Do you know someone like a top executive from Wonderful Hall’s store?” Zhan Nanqing asked aloud,
Qiao Jing put down her chopsticks and was about to speak when,
Su Manhan interrupted her, her words dripping with mockery.
“What capabilities could she possibly have? Our Zhan Family can’t even finalize the deal, and Nanqing, you actually think she can just contact someone from Wonderful Hall and it will be settled? That’s a huge joke.”
Zhan Qipei gathered his brows, which were like long branches of wistful willows, a hint of dissatisfaction in his dark eyes, as he put down his chopsticks.
Su Manhan saw the look on Zhan Qipei’s face and reined in a bit.
“I can do it.” The certainty in Qiao Jing’s tone almost made Su Manhan believe her.
But Zhan Nanqing had some belief in Qiao Jing. She knew the other’s identity well; what if she really could land this deal?
Su Manhan let out a scoff, “Heh, if you can clinch this deal, I might as well call you ‘Sister’.”
When Zhan Yao heard Qiao Jing’s words, a skeptical look appeared on his face, and he frowned at Su Manhan’s somewhat thoughtless remark.
Zhan Nanqing glanced at Su Manhan, who sat beside her, then looked back at Qiao Jing.
She had a premonition that if Qiao Jing actually succeeded in negotiating the deal, wouldn’t her mother really have to call her ‘Sister’?
Qiao Jing made a phone call right in front of them, “Let Zhan Corporation handle the pharmaceutical materials matter…”
Seeing Qiao Jing’s demeanor, Su Manhan still couldn’t help but speak up, “Oh, who do you think you are? Wonderful Hall will just listen to you with one phone call?”
A hint of indifference and coldness appeared in Qiao Jing’s eyes as she looked at Su Manhan.
The sound of a ringing mobile phone broke the silence. Zhan Qipei picked it up and saw it was Tang Yan calling. He pressed the answer button.
The quiet dining table allowed Tang Yan’s voice to be heard clearly.
With joy in his voice, Tang Yan raised his volume, “President Zhan, the matter with Wonderful Hall has been settled; they said they want to cooperate with us.”
“Mm, you go and talk to the other party,” Zhan Qipei ended the call and reiterated the conversation, “Wonderful Hall has agreed to collaborate with us.”
He naturally trusted Qiao Jing, but that she could wrap up the deal for him with just a phone call was beyond his expectations.
The disdain on Su Manhan’s face had not yet receded and was now frozen in disbelief as she looked at Qiao Jing.
Qiao Jing had actually done it?!
Her casual words could secure such a deal? Wonderful Hall was so amenable to her?
At this moment, Su Manhan’s face felt burning hot with humiliation, conveniently ignoring the statement she made about calling Qiao Jing ‘Sister’.
Zhan Yao looked at Qiao Jing with a complicated expression in his eyes.
“What’s your relationship with Wonderful Hall? What kind of connection do you have with their people? How can a single phone call change their mind?!” Su Manhan still found it hard to believe.
Qiao Jing replied indifferently, “It’s none of your business.”
Su Manhan was left speechless by this retort, aware that she was in the wrong, and she silently lowered her head to continue eating without recalling her earlier words about calling Qiao Jing ‘Sister’.
The table couldn’t stay quiet for a minute before Zhan Nanqing looked at Su Manhan with a very peculiar gaze and poked her.
Su Manhan felt the persistent poking at her arm and turned to look at Zhan Nanqing, only to be met with that odd look.
Why was her daughter looking at her like that?
But Zhan Nanqing kept poking Su Manhan, the strange look never leaving her face, prompting Su Manhan to finally speak up, “What’s the matter? What do you want to say?”
Zhan Nanqing glanced at Qiao Jing, then at Su Manhan, her expression complicated as she looked at her mother with that peculiar gaze.