"Let’s go, let’s head inside first."
After exchanging pleasantries with a few people, Zhou Wang took Su Yajing’s hand and led the three of them into the restaurant.
Zhou Wang glanced around. This seemed to be a private dining restaurant, and the interior was indeed impressive. The courtyard-style, open garden had no so-called main hall, only independent courtyards that ensure privacy, making it very suitable for business dinners.
After speaking with the welcoming waiter, the group was led to a courtyard with a pavilion-style private room. Interestingly, from a distance, they could see a girl with a veil gently playing a guzheng in front of the courtyard, and inside the pavilion, a few people were already waiting.
Climbing the smooth marble steps, Tang Yiming, who had been chatting and laughing with Zhou Wang, suddenly remembered to ask,
"By the way, Brother Dog, we’re here to help you handle the drinking, but you have to give us some information about your opponents, right? Though we don’t care, knowing yourself and your enemy is the way to win every battle!"
"I’m not clear about Quan and Ruan, but you probably know this person, it’s..."
Zhou Wang was about to explain with a smile when a group of people emerged from the pavilion-style private room ahead, taking the initiative to greet them.
Leading the group was a middle-aged man in business-casual attire, with sharp eyes but a bright smile at the moment. Upon seeing Zhou Wang’s group, he called out loudly from afar,
"Hahaha, Mr. Zhou, it’s been a month, and you’re looking even better!"
At the forefront was Lu Conglin, the executive vice president of Yalong Real Estate, ranked number one in Yunan Province’s industry.
Aside from the time Zhou Wang collected a property, Lu Conglin had specifically brought a gift to visit Zhou Wang once more. As for the dinner invitations, those were countless, but Lu Conglin was even busier than Zhou Wang, and their schedules never aligned.
Receiving Zhou Wang’s call this time, Lu Conglin was pleasantly surprised and had put a lot of thought into today’s banquet.
Mainly, he also knew that this dinner was likely not just about deepening their friendship, as Zhou Wang specifically invited the head of a subsidiary of Yalong Group, Lu Yuansong of Yalong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., to attend...
It certainly wasn’t because Lu Yuansong was his distant cousin.
Zhou Wang released Su Yajing’s hand, quickly took a few steps forward, and shook hands with Lu Conglin with a smile.
"I also see that Mr. Lu looks full of energy; I assume everything has been going well lately!"
Zhou Wang had gradually gotten used to such social interactions, and the pleasant words flowed without thinking.
...
Just as the two were engaged in business small talk, behind Lu Conglin,
"Zhou Wang? The person Uncle is hosting is Zhou Wang? Why would it be Zhou Wang, how could it possibly be Zhou Wang!"
Lu Chen was completely dumbfounded. Even though a similar ridiculous thought had crossed his mind before, facing this reality was still a little hard for him to accept.
He didn’t know that Zhang Ruifeng, standing next to him, was even more bewildered.
His family was in the pharmaceutical business in Lucheng. They had invested in a pharmaceutical industrial park in Yunan Province, but the real estate company’s owner they worked with had run away, so Zhang Ruifeng was dispatched by his family to try to find a new partner.
Lu Chen and he met at a circle gathering, and they got along quite well. When Zhang Ruifeng came to Yunan Province for business, Lu Chen naturally came to mind as his good friend who was in real estate.
After meeting Lu Chen, he was extremely enthusiastic. Coincidentally, Lu Chen’s father had a dinner party in the evening, and Lu Chen’s uncle, one of the leading figures of Yalong Group, would also attend. Lu Chen insisted on bringing him along for dinner, making Zhang Ruifeng feel that Lu Chen was very loyal.
Together with this, the slight bitterness from the indirect humiliation by Zhou Wang before had already been forgotten by Zhang Ruifeng.
But now...
If it weren’t for Lu Chen’s genuinely shocked expression, Zhang Ruifeng might have asked Lu Chen, are you playing me?
Are you and this Zhou Wang in cahoots?
Why does he show up everywhere?
...
Meanwhile, behind Zhou Wang,
Ruan Jinghong blinked to ensure he didn’t see it wrong. After confirming the person hosting Zhou Wang was indeed the executive vice president of Yalong Real Estate, Lu Conglin, his expression naturally turned peculiar.
He glanced at Tang Yiming beside him, who was winking at him with an expression saying, "I told you so," and felt a bit embarrassed.
He had previously doubted what would happen if Lu Conglin and Zhou Wang weren’t as familiar as he imagined...
Experience proved that you could always trust Brother Dog.
Ruan Jinghong also noticed Lu Yuansong, who was looking at him with a bit of awkwardness. Though Ruan Jinghong maintained a polite smile and nodded at him to preserve his dignity, he knew his expression surely was not coherent.
For dismissing me with neglect, didn’t you say today wasn’t convenient?
Is it convenient now?
Damn it, although thinking like this is quite shameless, relying on "Dog’s" influence really feels awesome!
Ruan Jinghong thought silently.