Chapter 144: Catching Up Over Dinner (2/2)

As for this kind sister,

Zhao Qingfeng remembered everything she had done for him.

He definitely planned to repay her, but he didn’t want to say too much before everything was realized.

“Open another store?”

Sister Lan was moved; expanding her small shop had always been her dream.

“Yes.”

Zhao Qingfeng smiled and nodded, “First, let’s stabilize things. In the meantime, you can help me with some errands. When it’s time to open the store, I’ll cover whatever money is needed, just like when you wanted to give me a computer. You don’t have to worry about the money.”

Sister Lan was moved to tears once again.

Previously, she had thought of leaving the provincial city because she felt bullied and without support here.

Now things were different.

She had a capable younger brother like Zhao Qingfeng.

Though he hadn’t expressed anything explicitly,

It wasn’t hard to see his care for her in his eyes.

“Okay!”

Sister Lan was in high spirits.

This help was already enough to make her joyful.

But she didn’t know that, in the near future, a ‘great joyous event’ would come knocking.

And it was this ‘joyous event’

That would forever link her and Zhao Qingfeng together.

“Let’s go have dinner.”

Seeing her agreement, Zhao Qingfeng took them to a nearby grand hotel for a meal, planning to catch up properly and gather some information about Cheng Ming.

During the meal,

While Sister Lan went to the restroom, he quietly assigned two tasks to Little Kun.

Little Kun frowned in confusion after hearing them.

Zhao Qingfeng didn’t explain the details, only saying that if done well, they could control Cheng Ming at will in the future.

Even if not for Sister Lan, he intended to deal with Cheng Ming.

Because he rarely forgot things, especially not ‘favors’.

…

While they were dining, a tense and thrilling negotiation was happening in a grand hotel next to Li Ming Clothing.

Shen Kuo and Wang Tieshan were accompanying Zhang Dekai, hoping Liu Li would put in a good word for them.

That morning,

They had just finished discussing with Liu Li.

According to her, the best she could do was to allow Shen Kuo and Wang Tieshan to work under her company as subordinates.

But Shen Kuo and Wang Tieshan were reluctant to be subordinate to anyone.

Left with no choice and under their earnest plea, Liu Li had invited Zhang Dekai to make a final decision.

“I understand.”

After hearing their thoughts, Zhang Dekai put down his glass, glanced at them lightly, and spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness before continuing.

“You want to establish your own team and develop alongside our Erlunsi. It’s a positive and ambitious idea, quite good.”

“But here’s the thing.”

“I’ve already made it very clear. This morning, our company just finalized the recruitment requirements.”

“The first red line is age; we do not allow anyone over 35 years old.”

“You two brothers are about the same age as me, in your forties, right?”

“To be honest, the older people get, the more cunning they become. Shen Kuo, you were a director-level figure in the factory, you know how difficult it is to manage older employees.”

“So, please don’t make it difficult for me.”

“Liu Li said it too, if you want to work, you can go to her company. There’s no need to insist on being under Erlunsi.”

Zhang Dekai’s intention was clear.

Not only did he want to reject them, but he also wanted to use this as a standard for the future, so that any older individuals wanting to join could go directly to being second-level agents.

But Shen Kuo and Wang Tieshan didn’t want this.

The reason they wanted to join now was to take advantage of the market not yet being tapped, a blue ocean, and rise with the tide!

If they joined Liu Li,

What kind of good opportunities could a small company offer?

It would be better not to work at all, or to do something else.

However,

Shen Kuo had a trump card.

He and Wang Tieshan had prepared all morning, believing it would convince Zhang Dekai.

“Manager Zhang, after we finish eating, I’ll take you to a place.”

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