After the divorce, I started to transfer

Sun Xiaorui was unsurprisingly late for work in the afternoon.

However, at her level, the company's attendance system is obviously useless to her.

Upon arriving at the office, Sun Xiaorui immediately sent the verified information to the alliance group.

As everyone's previous speculations have been confirmed by Chen Feng himself.

As soon as the message was sent out, the group chat immediately became lively.

Guo Mengyao, the group admin, immediately sent out several random red envelopes for everyone to grab.

Sun Xiaorui grabbed the red envelope with ease and received 160 yuan, which shows that the red envelope was very generous.

Following that, Liu Ying sent out 10 lucky draw red envelopes in one go, and everyone joined in the fun to grab them.

Sun Xiaorui was lucky; she managed to snag a bargain of 180 yuan this time.

After the two people finished grabbing the red envelopes, Guo Mengyao happily sent a voice message in the group: "[Sisters, I think we need to celebrate. Let's get together for dinner in the next couple of days.]"

Jin Xinyan was the first to respond, saying, "That's a great suggestion, how about we get together tonight?"

After thinking about it for a moment, Liu Ying surprisingly agreed: "I have no problem. You set the time and place, and I can come anytime."

Hong Xiaodan chimed in: 【I'm OK too.】

Sun Xiaorui hesitated for a moment, but ultimately declined: "I have to leave work on time every day. I might have time on weekends, but not on weekdays."

Yu Xiaohui chimed in: 【I'd love to get together with you guys, but I can't make it.】

Lin Yujiao, who had been lurking online, didn't really want to join the gathering, but Jin Xinyan messaged her privately, inviting her to come along, so she reluctantly replied: "Count me in."

Guo Mengyao: [Okay, today's a bit rushed, how about tomorrow noon? The location is the Marriott, I'll book a private room, what do you think?]

Jin Xinyan, Liu Ying, and the other women all expressed that they had no objections.

Of course, only Sun Xiaorui and Yu Xiaohui remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Guo Mengyao specially sent a voice message saying: "Xiao Rui, come over here too. You're a big contributor to our group, you can't miss it."

After hearing this, Sun Xiaorui typed a reply: 【I'll try my best.】

Guo Mengyao sent another voice message saying: "Just make up some excuse not to go home for lunch tomorrow. I doubt Chen Feng will pry into it."

Seeing that she had already said that, Sun Xiaorui had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I understand."

Yu Xiaohui said with a hint of envy, "You guys have it so good, you can get together and chat and laugh. I'm all alone in Lushi, I'm so bored."

Guo Mengyao said, "You can just bring your two children and settle down here. You're not short of money, and it should be better for your children to study here than in Lushi."

Yu Xiaohui smiled wryly and said, "The problem is that the child's grandparents don't agree."

Guo Mengyao said, "Then why don't you just leave both children to them to raise, and you come and live in Xiuzhou yourself."

Yu Xiaohui said helplessly, "It's not that easy. After all, I'm the mother of two children; it's impossible for me to completely abandon them."

It's not that I'm telling you to ignore them, but rather to interfere less. You've already said that both children were raised by their grandparents since they were little, so you, as their mother, haven't had much involvement. Instead of wasting your time in Lushi, why not come to Xiuzhou and live the life you want?

Yu Xiaohui listened to Guo Mengyao's words. But the reality was that she was currently somewhat held back by her two children.

Yu Xiaohui sighed, "I want to, too, but the children's grandparents clearly don't want me out of their sight, and they don't want me to have a new romantic relationship. Now they've tied my life to the two children, and I can't resist. Everything is for the children's good, so now I have no choice but to stay with them every day."

Liu Ying sent a voice message saying: "From your in-laws' perspective, you can't say they're wrong. Your two children are still quite young and naturally need your companionship. Of course, it's not wrong for you to pursue your own new life; it's up to you to choose and weigh the pros and cons."

Deep down, Liu Ying certainly didn't want Yu Xiaohui to live in Xiuzhou, because having one more monk meant one less bowl of porridge.

【Her in-laws are so selfish. They raised both children, and now that their son has died because of something shameful, they actually want Xiaohui to be a widow in his place. What kind of logic is that? Xiaohui, I support you coming to live in Xiuzhou. Don't worry too much about your in-laws or societal opinions.】

Guo Mengyao, on the other hand, seemed much more magnanimous, actively persuading Yu Xiaohui to come to Xiuzhou. The main reason was probably that she felt a sense of kinship with Yu Xiaohui, as they were both single mothers. Moreover, Yu Xiaohui was a single mother of two, making her even more remarkable.

In addition, of course, it's because Yu Xiaohui poses no threat to her; there is no direct competition between the two.

Yu Xiaohui was somewhat touched by Guo Mengyao's support and immediately sent a voice message with a smile: "Thank you for your support. You're right, I can't stay a widow for that bastard ex-husband forever. So, I'll only last until this summer vacation. After summer vacation, I plan to go live in Xiuzhou. If the children's grandparents agree, I'll take the two children to Xiuzhou to study; if they don't, then so be it, I'll live alone in Xiuzhou."

Okay, that's more like it. We're not young anymore; it's time to think about ourselves.

After the two talked for a while, Jin Xinyan typed a message in the group chat asking everyone: "Do you think Wu Mengting has finally given up?"

Liu Ying was the first to respond with a voice message: "She hasn't given up, she's just temporarily afraid to pressure me into marriage."

Guo Mengyao also said: "[She definitely won't give up. It's just that Chen Feng's attitude is very firm—he won't marry her. She has no choice but to settle for second best and get the company's shares first. Although these 10% shares are what she deserves, they're worth three or four hundred million yuan, making her a multi-millionaire overnight. With the title of the second-largest shareholder of Fengmang Films, plus the titles of top producer and screenwriter, her status in the entertainment industry will instantly rise significantly. Anyway, Wu Mengting really profited from this move.]"

Liu Ying felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this and sent a voice message filled with dissatisfaction: "[She's just a hypocritical, manipulative woman. Before, she pretended not to care about money, and when Chen Feng offered her shares, she acted all high and mighty and refused. Her only goal was to marry Chen Feng and get more. Now that Chen Feng has firmly stated he won't marry her, she immediately and shamelessly accepted the company shares. What she's doing is truly disgusting.]"

After she said that, everyone else in the group fell silent.

Without a doubt, Liu Ying was the one in the group who harbored the most malice towards Wu Mengting.

……

While Guo Mengyao and the others were chatting enthusiastically in the group, Chen Feng drove over to Zhao Zixuan's place.

In the villa's lobby, three women were present: Zhao Zixuan, Gong Huize, and Shi Huili.

Upon seeing Chen Feng enter, Gong Huize was the first to stand up from the sofa, smiling as he said, "Today is the first day Huili and I moved in, and also the first day the three of us started our new life. That's why we asked Zixuan to invite you over. First of all, thank you for agreeing to let Huili and me move here; secondly, thank you for your trust in our startup team, actually transferring 4000 million yuan of investment directly to our company account in one go. I'm really touched."

Gong Huize's words were sincere, especially Chen Feng's decision to make a one-time payment of 4000 million, which clearly showed his trust in Chen Feng.

Otherwise, if things were done according to the contract, Chen Feng's promised investment of 4000 million yuan would have only required a maximum of 1000 million yuan in the first installment, instead of the full 4000 million yuan.

However, Chen Feng clearly didn't want the other party to appreciate his kindness, and just smiled and shook his head, saying, "I just didn't want the trouble, so I paid it all at once. I'll have to pay you back sooner or later anyway."

Gong Huize pretended to be serious and said, "I know you have money, but I didn't expect you to be so reckless. Aren't you afraid that if we send so much money over, we'll squander it?"

Chen Feng shook his head and smiled, "I believe you are not that kind of people."

Gong Huize laughed and said, "You have good taste. The three of us 'Three Musketeers' are all people of integrity, and we certainly wouldn't squander the investors' money."

"Alright," Chen Feng waved his hand, changing the subject, "Didn't you say you prepared lots of delicious food? Where is it?"

Zhao Zixuan smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "It should be delivered soon."

Shi Huili smiled and said, "We ordered food from a Michelin-starred restaurant and also ordered a lot of pastries from a pastry shop."

Gong Huize added, "I also ordered four cups of milk tea, including yours."

Chen Feng said speechlessly, "I thought the three of you were cooking for yourselves, but it turns out you all ordered takeout. What a disappointment."

Gong Huize laughed and said, "If you want to eat our cooking, there will be plenty of opportunities. Next time, I'll show you my skills."

Chen Feng looked at her with great suspicion: "You can cook?"

"Of course I will." Gong Huize rolled her eyes at him and said, "When I was in junior high school, I started learning to cook from my grandma. I know authentic Huaiyang cuisine. For example, I'm very good at stir-fried bok choy with mushrooms and steamed lion's head meatballs. I'll cook for you sometime."

Chen Feng still expressed his doubts, but did not say anything.

Shi Huili said, "My cooking skills are just average, but I do have a few signature dishes. For example, tomato and egg soup, cucumber salad, and shredded pork with garlic sauce."

Seeing them all boasting about their cooking made Zhao Zixuan feel a little uncomfortable, because her cooking skills were really just average. Besides, Chen Feng had already eaten her dishes. At this point, Zhao Zixuan could only choose to remain silent.

Chen Feng was still very curious about Gong Huize and Shi Huili's cooking skills, so he said, "Okay, I'll come and try your cooking next time I have time."

Gong Huize nodded confidently: "Then this weekend, we'll invite you over for another good meal."

Chen Feng didn't refuse and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll come over when I have time."

Just as she finished speaking, Shi Huili's phone rang. After answering a few words, she smiled and said to everyone, "The takeout has arrived. I'll go get it."

She went out quickly and came back in a short while later carrying two large bags in her hands.

"Come and help," Shi Huili called to the two women and went over to the restaurant.

Zhao Zixuan and Gong Huize followed, and soon a table was filled with dishes.

Chen Feng walked over and asked with a smile, "Are you going to start eating now?"

It's 2:30 in the afternoon now, so it's definitely too early to have dinner.

Gong Huize nodded and said, "Yes, the three of us have been busy since this morning and haven't even had lunch yet."

"What are you all so busy with? You haven't even had lunch yet." Chen Feng looked at Zhao Zixuan with a hint of reproach.

Gong Huize chimed in, "The three of us went to the company early this morning, each taking charge of our own tasks. I'm currently mainly in charge of the company's renovation and office supplies procurement, Huili is in charge of external recruitment, and Zixuan is temporarily in charge of the company's finances and logistics. We were busy like this until noon, and then Huili and I started moving here. After that, we had to clean and tidy up, which is why it's been dragging on until now."

Chen Feng then understood what they were busy with and nodded, saying, "You guys are really busy."

“Who says otherwise?” Gong Huize stretched languidly, then glanced at Chen Feng and said, “We work so hard, but in the end, we’re just working for you, our boss. How about you treat us to a big meal next time?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng readily agreed, "Okay, next time there's a chance, I'll treat you to a big meal."

Upon hearing this, Gong Huize said with some dissatisfaction, "Isn't this too perfunctory? What do you mean by 'next time'? If there's no chance, does that mean you'll never invite me?"

"Of course not. You know I'm not short of money. Forty million was transferred directly to the company account. Would I be stingy enough to treat you to a lavish meal?"

Chen Feng's words were very convincing, and Gong Huize couldn't refute them, so he could only say, "Then you set a date. Otherwise, who knows when?"

Chen Feng said, "You said you'd treat me this week, so next week I'll treat you."

Gong Huize then happily said, "That's more like it."

Just as she finished speaking, her phone rang; the milk tea she ordered had arrived.

Soon, Gong Huize returned carrying two bags.

One of the bags contained four cups of milk tea, while the other bag contained two bottles of red wine.

"You bought alcohol?" Zhao Zixuan asked, somewhat surprised.

Gong Huize smiled and said, "Today is our housewarming day, the day the three of us start a new life together, and also a gathering of the four of us, the company founders and investors. We can't do without alcohol. That's why I bought these two bottles of Penfolds. I've had it before, and it tastes pretty good. Everyone will have a few drinks later."

Chen Feng waved his hand and refused, saying, "I just had lunch before coming here, so I won't drink it."

Gong Huize immediately glared and said, "That won't do. You can skip the meal, but you have to drink the wine. Otherwise, you're disrespecting the three of us. Zixuan, Huili, don't you agree?"

Shi Huili smiled and nodded: "Yes, all three of us women are drinking, it would be a bit unreasonable for you, the only man, not to drink."

Zhao Zixuan also chimed in with a smile, "Yeah, Chen Feng, why don't you have a drink? Otherwise, you won't feel like you're really involved."

Seeing this, Chen Feng shrugged and said, "Alright then, I'll just have a drink."

So the four of them sat down around the dining table, and Gong Huize quickly opened two bottles of red wine and poured them for everyone.

Chen Feng hadn't eaten; in front of him was only a glass of wine and a pair of chopsticks.

He didn't stand on ceremony and was the first to pick up his chopsticks and try the so-called Michelin restaurant dishes. The taste was not bad, but it wasn't particularly amazing.

Gong Huize suddenly raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's toast to Mingjian Venture Capital making a fortune in the future!"

Upon hearing her say this, Shi Huili and Zhao Zixuan both raised their glasses in response, showing her great respect.

Seeing this, Chen Feng had no choice but to raise his glass as well.

Gong Huize clinked glasses with each of the three of them in a very ceremonial manner before raising his glass and drinking it all in one gulp.

Actually, her glass was only about a third full, not a full glass, which is the usual practice when drinking red wine.

Shi Huili also downed a third of her glass of red wine, and Zhao Zixuan, seeing this, naturally followed suit.

So, all three of them turned their gazes to Chen Feng, who hadn't even drunk anything yet.

Chen Feng didn't feel any pressure and smiled, saying, "Could I just drink half a glass?"

Gong Huize immediately shook his head and said, "That's definitely not going to work. The three of us have all finished drinking, so of course you should too."

Chen Feng didn't bother to argue and downed his drink in one gulp.

The three women laughed at this, and Gong Huize even gave Chen Feng a thumbs up and praised him, saying, "That's more like a man. Here, let me pour you some more."

Chen Feng really couldn't refuse, so he went along with it. He was very confident in his alcohol tolerance, and besides, there were only two bottles of red wine here, and four people were sharing them. Even if Gong Huize urged him to drink more, he couldn't drink much.

Next, Gong Huize stopped chugging her food and started eating. She also chatted with the other two women about makeup and handbags. Chen Feng, being a grown man, naturally couldn't get a word in edgewise and had no interest in joining in.

So, after they had each eaten a small bowl of rice, they started drinking again.

"This toast is to Chen Feng, our company's largest shareholder, to thank him for his trust in our team. Come on, Chen Feng, boss, I'll drink first."

Gong Huize seemed to know how to handle things well. After speaking, he tilted his head back and drank first.

Chen Feng smiled and said to her, "Since you're thanking me, then I'll take it easy."

After saying that, Chen Feng raised his glass and took a small sip as a gesture.

Seeing this, Gong Huize was naturally a little unhappy and pouted, saying, "I said before that you were like a man. Why have you shrunk back now?"

Chen Feng said irritably, "A real man doesn't need to prove himself by drinking. Also, it's not acceptable to urge others to drink anymore. In the future, when you dine with others, be careful not to urge them to drink, understand? Otherwise, if something happens, you'll be held responsible."

Gong Huize said speechlessly, "How did I urge you to drink? You've only had one drink."

Shi Huili said with a smile, "Huize, since the boss doesn't want to drink, let's not try to persuade him. We have to understand his predicament."

"Difficulties? What difficulties?" Gong Huize asked with some confusion.

Chen Feng and Zhao Zixuan also looked at Shi Huili with curiosity.

Shi Huili laughed and said, "In my opinion, the main reason why men quit drinking or stop drinking is that they have health problems, especially those related to male ability."

Chen Feng, Gong Huize, and Zhao Zixuan were all stunned by her words.

Chen Feng then realized what she meant and glared at her, somewhat annoyed and embarrassed, saying, "I don't want to drink because I know alcohol is harmful to the body, not because of any male ability."

Upon hearing this, all three women simultaneously stifled their laughter. (End of Chapter)