After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Teacher Hu's words were truly made from Xu Bo'an's perspective and out of consideration for Xu Bo'an.

Xu Bo'an looked at Teacher Hu's kind face and said, "Teacher Hu, thank you for considering my situation. Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory is still expanding. Many small pharmaceutical factories in our city that are not doing well want to be merged into Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. Now is the time when we need people, so please rest assured!"

Xu Bo'an said this to comfort Teacher Hu and to prevent him from worrying. Usually, Lin Kangtai would report to him on major company matters, such as finances and acquisitions. Lin Kangtai would not usually report on minor matters like the canteen, so Xu Bo'an had no idea what the canteen at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory was like.

However, Xu Bo'an felt that the development of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory had recently moved from a steady stage to a stage of continuous expansion, and it should need a lot of manpower. Even if it didn't need manpower, it would be easy for him, as the boss, to place Hu Yong'an.

The placement of people like Hu Yong'an, who works in the canteen, and Li Ruiming, who works in logistics, are all people who make a living through manual labor and skills, which is very different from those who do scientific research.

For example, the researchers at the Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory Research Center are not people who can just get in. Although Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory is currently able to take off thanks to Xu Bo'an's hangover remedy, it is also developing other drugs, which requires people with real talent and ability. If someone is just randomly placed in, it will cause a lot of trouble, and the consequences will be very serious.

However, jobs like cooking and logistics, which rely purely on skills and hard work, can be done by anyone with relevant experience. It doesn't matter who does these jobs, which is why Xu Bo'an made the arrangement this way.

After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Teacher Hu felt relieved and said to Xu Bo'an, "Then I'll leave the matter of Yong'an to you!"

Xu Bo'an said, "Teacher Hu, you don't need to be so polite with me!"

After chatting for a while, Xu Bo'an noticed that it was getting late, so he and Li Ruiming said goodbye to Teacher Hu and prepared to leave.

Teacher Hu and Hu Yong'an insisted that Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming stay for dinner, but Xu Bo'an made an excuse that he had something to do and left with Li Ruiming.

Because Li Ruiming was going to his company to resign from his job, Xu Bo'an gave him a ride to his company. The two brothers hadn't seen each other for many years, and Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming agreed to have a meal together after Li Ruiming resigned from his job.

Li Ruiming went inside to resign from the company, while Xu Bo'an parked the car in a suitable spot and sat inside, casually browsing where they would go for a meal later.

For temporary delivery riders like Li Ruiming, quitting is relatively easy. He finished in less than twenty minutes and got into Xu Bo'an's car. Xu Bo'an then drove his cousin Li Ruiming to the restaurant he had booked.

Upon arrival, Xu Bo'an parked the car and led Li Ruiming towards the restaurant. The restaurant Xu Bo'an chose was one of the best Chinese restaurants in Dongjiang City. The dishes here were Chinese food that men liked to eat, and the dining environment was also very elegant.

Li Ruiming, who had always struggled at the bottom of society, had never been willing to pay for such a high-end occasion out of his own pocket.

Upon arriving here, Li Ruiming felt extremely awkward due to the overly enthusiastic service from the waiters. The elegant and unique dining environment also made him feel out of place.

Even though the food was delicious, Li Ruiming, who was under a lot of mental stress, couldn't really taste anything special after the meal.

When it came time to pay the bill, Li Ruiming initially wanted to pay, but when he saw the bill for over three thousand yuan, he immediately deflated. In the end, Xu Bo'an paid the bill instead.

After paying the bill, Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming walked out of the restaurant. Xu Bo'an originally planned to go straight home after the meal, but just as Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming were about to reach where Xu Bo'an had parked his car, Xu Bo'an suddenly saw Tang Muyang and a girl walking into a KTV next to the restaurant where they had just eaten.

Upon closer inspection, Xu Bo'an discovered that the person next to Tang Muyang was actually Zhang Wenzhong's daughter, Zhang Panpan. When did the two of them become so familiar? This was something Xu Bo'an never expected.

Xu Bo'an's curiosity was immediately piqued. With the attitude of a bystander, Xu Bo'an wanted to follow them in to see what they were doing there and what kind of relationship existed between them.

So Xu Bo'an said to Li Ruiming, who was standing to the side, "Cousin, look, there's a KTV right here. Why don't we go in and sing a few songs together?"

Li Ruiming said, "Bo'an, what are you going there for? That's a place that burns through money. I heard that it costs several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan to go there once. It's too wasteful of money. If you want to shout a few times, your house is so big, why don't you just shout at home?"

Xu Bo'an looked at Li Ruiming with a wicked grin and said, "Could it be that you've been to a place like this before?"

Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an's wicked grin and said, "Why are you smiling at me like that? It's kind of creepy. Am I wrong? Spending that much money in one night? I don't have that kind of money! Only rich, foolish people would go there to spend it!"

It seemed that his cousin had never been to a place like this before, so he didn't know the prices. Xu Bo'an then said to Li Ruiming, "Who told you that it costs several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan for one night?"

Li Ruiming said, "It's what those junior leaders in my unit said before, that it's a lot of fun there, a great place for ordinary people to live a life of debauchery! When they said that, I thought they were so stupid, spending tens of thousands of yuan a night is just incredibly foolish!"

Xu Bo'an smiled and looked at Li Ruiming, saying, "I see. Those people who can spend 10,000 yuan a night at a KTV are ordering other hidden services. If we go, we're just going to sing a song, how could we spend that much money?"

Li Ruiming looked at Xu Bo'an with a puzzled expression and said, "Hidden services? What hidden services? Isn't a KTV just a simple place to sing?"

Xu Bo'an smiled and looked at his very simple-minded cousin, saying, "Do I have to explain it to you in a clearer way? Sigh, never mind, I'll just tell you directly: the so-called 'hidden service' means you can order the beautiful women inside!"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Ruiming looked surprised again and said, "You can actually order beautiful women here?"

Xu Bo'an smiled and said to him, "Yes, what's wrong? Are you interested?" Li Ruiming quickly waved his hand at Xu Bo'an and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not that kind of person. Those women have been with many men, and even after spending money, they're not really mine. I'd rather earn more money and marry a wife. At least she'll be mine alone! Don't you think so?"

Xu Bo'an looked at his cousin and said, "I didn't realize you were such a wife-obsessed guy. But it seems you have a pretty high level of awareness!"

Li Ruiming said, "Of course!"

Xu Bo'an wanted to go to the KTV to see what Tang Muyang and Zhang Panpan were doing. He was just bored and wanted to gossip about the two of them. However, it would be no fun to go alone. Anyway, Li Ruiming was with him now, so if he dragged him along, he wouldn't be so bored.

Xu Bo'an then said to Li Ruiming, "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. I really want to go to a karaoke bar to sing today. We're just going to sing karaoke today, it'll only cost a few hundred yuan at most, I'll pay for it! Just consider it keeping me company!"

After hearing what Xu Bo'an said, Li Ruiming finally agreed, "Alright!"

After Li Ruiming agreed, Xu Bo'an followed Li Ruiming into the KTV room, and then asked the waiter to arrange for them to sit in a room closer to Tang Muyang and the others.

Because the KTV was crowded today, all the private rooms closest to Tang Muyang and his group had been booked. In the end, the waiter arranged a private room for Xu Bo'an and his group that was relatively close to Tang Muyang's room, about three or four rooms away.

After the waiter arranged for Xu Bo'an and his companion to be seated in a private room, he left. Xu Bo'an randomly selected a number of songs, and he and Li Ruiming sang along while drinking beverages and eating snacks.

Meanwhile, in another private room, Tang Muyang and Zhang Panpan had come to the KTV to relax. Tang Muyang was in a particularly good mood after closing a big deal, and since he had no friends in Dongjiang, he couldn't find anyone suitable to celebrate with.
So he thought of calling Zhang Panpan, whom he was fairly familiar with. Tang Muyang thought Zhang Panpan would refuse, but to his surprise, Zhang Panpan agreed without hesitation after receiving Tang Muyang's call. This made Tang Muyang quite happy, so the two of them came here together.

Zhang Panpan initially felt that it wasn't appropriate for a man and woman to go out alone like this, and thought it would be safer to invite a few more female classmates. However, considering that she didn't have many friends in Dongjiang, she didn't invite anyone else.

Zhang Panpan already had feelings for Tang Muyang, and given that Tang Muyang was Xu Bo'an's cousin, she felt more at ease coming.

The two were a little awkward when they first entered the private room. After all, although they were quite familiar with each other, it was only because they chatted online.

Last time Xu Bo'an took Tang Muyang to Zhang Wenzhong's house, Tang Muyang drank too much and went to the wrong room. Tang Muyang vomited a lot of stuff into Zhang Panpan's sink. Tang Muyang was very embarrassed, so he exchanged phone numbers with Zhang Panpan and said he would compensate Zhang Panpan for the furniture he vomited on in the bathroom.

Zhang Panpan was angry at the time, so she exchanged phone numbers with Tang Muyang. However, she wasn't so angry afterward, since Tang Muyang's behavior wasn't intentional.

She didn't really expect him to compensate her for these things, but the next day Tang Muyang called Zhang Panpan to say that the installation workers would be coming to install them soon, so that she could be prepared.

Zhang Panpan hadn't taken Tang Muyang's offer to compensate her for the bathroom fixtures seriously, but she hadn't expected him to act so quickly.

When the installer arrived, Zhang Panpan's mother, Zhang Xiaomei, felt very strange. The house was newly bought, newly renovated, and all the furniture was new. There was no need to replace it at all. However, she couldn't say this directly to her daughter, Zhang Panpan. She simply asked her if she didn't like the furniture in the bathroom.

Zhang Panpan certainly couldn't tell her mother, Zhang Xiaomei, the truth, so she lied and said that she really didn't like the furniture inside anymore and had her eye on newer and prettier pieces.

This is the only reason that wealthy families can use: if they don't like it, they can just change it. If parents from ordinary families saw their children wasting things like this, they would probably give them a good scolding!

The installer left after installing the furniture.

From then on, Zhang Panpan developed feelings for Tang Muyang, a boy who kept his word. In addition, Tang Muyang replaced the sink and other things at home every day, and seeing these things reminded her of him. This made Zhang Panpan often involuntarily think of the close contact she had with Tang Muyang at home. Whenever she thought of this, Zhang Panpan, who was in the throes of first love, would blush and her heart would pound.

Zhang Panpan was very self-conscious about the scar on her neck, and no boy was interested in her. As a result, she never had any close contact with any boy.

After Xu Bo'an treated the scar on Zhang Panpan's neck, Tang Muyang was the first boy to have close contact with her. Although it was just a misunderstanding, it left a lasting impression on Zhang Panpan.

Since then, the two have been contacting each other frequently by phone, which has led to them developing feelings for each other.

Tang Muyang is someone who has been hurt in relationships before, and he doesn't want to easily try a second relationship.

Moreover, he is currently in the early stages of starting his business, while Zhang Panpan comes from such a good family. Tang Muyang believes that he is not good enough for her with his current abilities.

Even if he had feelings for Zhang Panpan, he wouldn't easily express them to her. So Tang Muyang had always treated Zhang Panpan as a friend, and the two of them only chatted online. They had never asked her out alone. However, today Tang Muyang signed a big deal and was really happy. Since he had no friends in Dongjiang, he thought of Zhang Panpan and that's why he asked her out.

The two people sitting in the private room were still feeling rather awkward. Zhang Panpan's face was completely flushed, but the lighting was dim, so it was impossible to tell.

Tang Muyang broke the awkward silence first, saying to Zhang Panpan, "Panpan, what song would you like to sing? Choose one!" (End of Chapter)