After Zhao Jinmin left, someone deliberately cozied up to Gao Cheng.
"I’m saying, Manager Gao, I heard that this Manager Zhao used to be with your Fenghua Company. You guys really have an advantage being the closest to the water. It seems that there’s no need to even mention it; the bid will surely go to Fenghua," this voice, this tone, no matter how you listened to it, was dripping with sarcasm.
Gao Cheng felt a headache coming on, trying so hard to keep a straight face that it nearly twitched in frustration, and he couldn’t help but want to curse out loud,
Who doesn’t know how Zhao Jinmin left Fenghua? There are many connections within the company; everyone is well aware. When Zhao Shimin left, it was earth-shattering, almost as if he was driven out, and people at Fenghua never expected him to make a comeback.
But now, not only has he turned things around, he has risen again and become the manager of the enviable cafe brand. Although they are both titled managers, the significance is quite different, as the cafe brand only has this one manager.
So now Zhao Jinmin’s status is such that he could handle all the operations of the entire cafe brand, and whoever can cling to the coattails of the cafe brand will depend on Zhao Jinmin’s choice.
Sure enough, at the dining table below, the conversation was all private and not business-related. Everyone’s laughter over their cups of wine grew bolder, and it was as if they were all brothers. But who knows which one will stab you in the back or betray you.
Throughout the event, Zhao Jinmin never even gave Gao Cheng a glance, even though Gao Min tried to ingratiate himself with a long face. But some people, intentionally or unintentionally, kept interrupting. So it goes to show, the business world is like a battlefield; although it may not be a slaughterhouse with blood and severed limbs, it is still full of gunpowder, life, and death.
Although it’s just a meal, this meal was indeed hard to swallow for everyone. Even if they managed to eat, they likely had to deal with indigestion for a few days.
After Zhao Jinmin went back, he sought out Qin Xiangnuan and showed her the information from the various companies.
The bids from these companies were actually quite similar, around 30 percent, with the highest being 38 percent from a company of average size. Zhao Jinmin was interested in a company that offered a 35 percent share. As for Fenghua Company, he didn’t even consider them. Indeed, Fenghua is nationally renowned and surpasses many others in scale and workforce. But having experienced its internal affairs, Zhao Jinmin knew that if they really cooperated with Fenghua, unexpected issues could arise later. The best strategy was to keep his distance from Fenghua, even if it meant choosing a company that was inferior in many aspects. As long as the company is stable, working with them is much better than working with Fenghua.
Qin Xiangming also disliked Fenghua, not because of anything Zhao Jinmin had said; rather, in her past life, the later development of the company was indeed not that great. Though large, the numerous internal conflicts led it to become a third-rate clothing company within a few years.
However, Zhao Jinmin’s eye was good. The company he had chosen developed extremely well later on, especially since their clothes were top sellers on a certain online platform. So, that was the company they would go with.
Knowing Qin Xiangnuan’s current physical condition, Zhao Jinmin didn’t stay long after making his visit. Since the company had been settled on, the rest of the follow-up would come naturally, and just thinking about Gao Cheng’s drawn-out donkey face made him so damn satisfied.
The resentment accumulated over the years was instantly released, truly exhilarating.
Qin Xiangming touched her belly; the two kids were growing quickly, having grown so much already. Tomorrow, she would go for a prenatal checkup and see the two little ones again. She had been taking the medicine provided by the system daily, really hoping to give birth to two beautiful and cute babies.
The Jians’ genes were quite excellent, even to the point of bullying others. As long as the children took after Jian Zhiqing and didn’t inherit her lack of height, everything would be fine. And with their father being so tall, it’s unlikely they’d be too short.
She had handed over all matters of the clothing store to Zhao Jinmin, and he was doing very well, giving her peace of mind. Now, all she needed to do was draw a few more designs and slightly steer the trend whenever she was free. The rest, she didn’t need to manage too much.
Inside the hospital, Qin Xiangnuan had already had her prenatal checkup. It was nice having acquaintances; no need to wait in line. She had done it first thing in the morning. Li Zhengxi even asked if she wanted to know the gender of the babies, offering to bend the rules. However, Qin Xiangnuan felt it was unnecessary, as she already knew they were boys; let Jian Zhiqing and his parents fantasize a bit.
Jian Zhiqing didn’t seem to understand the test results, flipping through them over and over, a pleased curve on his lips. Qin Xiangnuan thought she wouldn’t want to know such a foolish Jian Zhiqing, really.
Just then, it seemed someone called out Jian Zhiqing’s name.
Jian Zhiqing looked up and met that person’s gaze.
What a coincidence, an acquaintance.
"Song Wang, you’re here too?" Jian Zhiqing put away the report neatly into the pocket on the side and stood up. It was none other than Song Wang who had arrived. In fact, if close enough, he and Song Wang could have been like brothers. But the people from the Qin Family were different, and Qin Xiangnuan had long been unrelated to them. Although both surnamed Qin, they each walked their own paths and were irrelevant to each other.
"Yes," Song Wang smiled awkwardly, still the same as before, not much had changed. However, his hair was combed rigidly to the right and firmly fixed with hair gel. Despite looking handsome with that face and not unattractive, the hairstyle just seemed a bit odd.
Others might not know, but Jian Zhiqing knew that he wasn’t as fortunate as Qin Xiangnuan when it came to his head. He had been injured, leaving a large scar, a place where hair did not grow. If his hair were combed to the left, the scar would be visible to all.
Such a hair-covering style was a necessity.
And Song Wang would forever remember who smashed his head, leaving him with this scar and who became the despised and loathed presence in his life – Qin Xiangmei. Yet, just when he had decided to divorce, fate played a cruel joke on him.
Qin Xiangmei turned out to be pregnant, and even though he was reluctant, and his parents didn’t want to, the marriage didn’t end in divorce. But in his heart, he sneered. He wouldn’t be as open-hearted towards Qin Xiangmei as before, handing his bleeding heart over to be trampled.