Break out of the courtyard

Does Zhang Heping need money?

Of course, we don't lack any!
The bodyguard who went to find Biaozi casually handed over a roll of magnesium, which cost 1!
Even if you exchange it at a bank, it would still be over 47,000 RMB!

If you exchange it on the black market, you'll get tens of thousands more RMB.

This amount of money is enough for those dozen or so poor relatives to have a prosperous New Year!

But why should Zhang Heping give them money?
Putting aside the fact that Zhang Heping had never dealt with these relatives before, just considering that these people came empty-handed to ask for a free meal, Zhang Heping would not tolerate them!

So when the police entered the Zhang family's courtyard and asked Zhang Heping if he knew those people outside, Zhang Heping simply asked in return, "If your family had relatives visiting, would you block them from entering?"

The proper understanding of this statement should be: We won't shut out our relatives!

But the police weren't stupid. Judging from the clothes of the dozen or so people who had lost their ID cards and letters of introduction, they must be related to this Consultant Zhang.

In particular, those people claimed to be from Zhangjiakou, the same place of origin as Zhang Bing in this courtyard.

However, Zhang Heping's attitude of not answering but asking questions, and the fact that the bodyguards at the door wouldn't let those dozen or so people in, clearly showed that he didn't want to acknowledge those poor relatives.

"Consultant Zhang, if I may ask, are your parents home?" the middle-aged man leading the group asked again.

Although the middle-aged man guessed the reason, he knew that even an upright official couldn't settle family disputes. It was better to let the older generation of the Zhang family handle some matters to avoid making things look bad, as it would be difficult for them to be caught in the middle.

Zhang Heping glanced at the laptop in front of him and casually replied, "They went to Shenzhen to spend the Chinese New Year there."

Hey!
Real hammer!
The elderly couple went to Shenzhen to hide from their poor relatives!

Because the higher authorities had instructed the local police station to pay special attention to the Zhang family's area.

The reason for this is none other than the wealthy and skilled consultant Zhang in front of me.

So, as the middle-aged man leading the group was leaving, he casually remarked, "It seems those people really are vagrants; we'll have to send them back to their hometowns for now!"

Zhang Heping didn't respond and continued with his work, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Once the noise outside had subsided, the bodyguard who had gone out on business brought Biaozi back in.

After Biaozi came in, he hurriedly took out the roll of magnesium and a stack of ID cards and placed them next to Zhang Heping's computer. "Brother Heping, you gave me advice on doing business and buying the yard before, and I haven't repaid you yet. What would I be if I took your money for such a small thing?"

Zhang Heping told him to destroy the letters of introduction and ID cards of those poor relatives. The middle-aged man, wearing a black woolen overcoat with a sheepskin coat underneath, played a little trick and left his ID card behind to curry favor.

"If you don't want it, just give it to your underlings and those 'red-sleeve aunties,' and send a banner to the police station to express your gratitude!" As Zhang Heping spoke, he picked up the roll of magnesium and tossed it directly to Biaozi.

“This…” Biaozi hesitated only slightly before thanking him and accepting the money.

Seeing that Biaozi didn't immediately say goodbye and leave, Zhang Heping casually said, "Please, sit wherever you like!"

"Yes!" Biaozi responded and hurriedly went to the side to bring over a chair.

Seeing Zhang Heping wave his hand, the bodyguard immediately went outside.

Biaozi sat down next to Zhang Heping, glanced at the line drawing on the laptop screen, and didn't realize how important the engineering drawing was.

"That person from No. 95 Nanluoguxiang came here a few more times afterward," Biaozi said to Zhang Heping, sitting properly with his hands on his knees.

"However, before my men could make a move, they were arrested by a group of plainclothes officers."

"A few days later, those people were released, but they never came back here again."

Zhang Heping gave a noncommittal "hmm" and continued drawing part diagrams for the immersion lithography machine.

"Brother Heping!" Seeing that Zhang Heping had no interest in responding, Biaozi decided to get straight to the point. "I heard that a stock exchange has been established in Shenzhen. Does this mean that policies in the south have become more relaxed?"

"You're thinking of going south to do business again?" Zhang Heping asked without looking up.

"Hehe!" Biaozi chuckled sheepishly, "My men had nothing to do, and a while ago they even went to the Northeast behind my back to make a deal with the Russians."

“I felt that kind of transaction was speculative, so I stopped them from doing it again.”

Zhang Heping remained silent for a while, which made Biaozi a little uneasy. He wondered if Zhang Heping minded things like speculation and profiteering.

Just as Biaozi was about to take his leave, Zhang Heping said calmly, "Before you go to Shenzhen, you can go to Haicheng first."

"Haicheng?" Biaozi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly stood up and thanked him, "Thank you for your guidance, Brother Heping. We'll go there after the New Year."

Zhang Heping nodded slightly and reminded him, "Remember this: don't bite off more than you can chew!"

"Don't bite off more than you can chew!" Biaozi pondered for a moment, then bowed again to express his gratitude before leaving with a smile.

While Zhang Heping was talking to Biaozi, the group of poor relatives who had lost their ID cards and letters of introduction were being interrogated separately at the police station.

When Old Hua saw the interrogation statements of these people and realized that they had come to extort money from him, he couldn't help but look constipated.

"Let's just treat it as a case of vagrants!" Old Hua's tone sounded helpless; he didn't have a good solution for this kind of family matter.

As far as he knew, Zhang Heping had never been to his hometown of Zhangjiakou, but his father, Zhang Bing, would occasionally return to his hometown.

Therefore, Elder Hua did not want anyone to interfere in the Zhang family's affairs.

……

Shanghai Stock Exchange, first floor lobby.

A group of people followed behind an elderly man, speaking softly to him about the history of the stock exchange, from its initial planning to its operation over a month ago.

Just as everyone was about to escort the old man upstairs to visit the computer room, the old man walked up to Zhang Nian, smiled, and extended his right hand, saying, "I met your father in the capital a few days ago."

Zhang Nian, somewhat flattered, extended her right hand and shook hands with the old leader.

Then the old man said to the others, "Her father was a very bold and farsighted businessman!"

"Back in 1987, his father had his eye on Pudong! Last May, he even signed an investment agreement with Pudong worth 10 billion US dollars!"

The old man then expressed some expectations to Zhang Nian before going upstairs.

Zhang Nian, whose immense wealth had been exposed in public, looked somewhat annoyed at the back of a young man who didn't even glance at her!
"Miss Zhang, you don't need to look anymore!" A young woman wearing an orange wool coat and a black turtleneck sweater stood in front of Zhang Nian, looked at the crowd ahead, and whispered with a smile, "Zhu Chen won't be with you for the sake of his future!"

"Excuse me, I'm not some rich young lady!" Zhang Nian put her hands in the pockets of her long white down jacket, stepped forward, and said coldly:
"I am the Third Miss!"

The woman in the orange coat was taken aback by these words, never expecting that the other party would be so indifferent to her status as a capitalist's son!
After the inspection team left, Zhang Nian clearly felt that her colleagues were looking at her differently, and many were avoiding talking to her. During the preparation for the Shanghai Stock Exchange, although her father, Zhang Heping, had visited several times, he was always received by members of the preparatory team.

Therefore, only a portion of the management at the Shanghai Stock Exchange knew Zhang Nian's true identity.

However, everyone present today knows that Zhang Nian has a billionaire father!
"Zhu Chen, I have something I want to tell you!"

After get off work, Zhang Nian went straight to this young man who caught her eye.

Zhang Nian doesn't consider herself a coward!
Back when she was studying at the Capital University, she was always nervous about speaking in public!
However, when she met the man who made her heart flutter, she became somewhat insecure and anxious.

Especially her family background!

In the eyes of some people in mainland China, capitalists are still taboo, which makes Zhang Nian hesitate about whether to take the initiative to confess her feelings.

But things are different now; her family background has been exposed to the public!

There are only two possible outcomes: success or failure!
Something happened that plunged Zhang Nian's spirits to rock bottom!

The young man named Zhu Chen completely ignored Zhang Nian calling his name, pretending not to hear anything, walked to the bicycle parking area next to him, and rode away!

"Yo!" The woman in yellow, who seemed to be haunting him, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Watching Zhu Chen ride away on his bicycle, she sneered, "It's really strange that a man would look down on a capitalist's third daughter."

"If I were that man, tsk tsk... Too bad, I'm not a man!"

Being ignored by her crush already made Zhang Nian angry.

At this moment, she was still being sarcastic and unfriendly by a woman who seemed to be haunting her. She couldn't take it anymore and retorted, "You little bastard! You're not a man, you're a transvestite!"

The woman in yellow was unaware of the term "ladyboy" in Thailand, but upon hearing the words "little bastard," she understood that it was an insult directed at her.

"Damn it..." The woman in yellow was about to retort when she saw Zhang Nian raise his right hand and call over a black sedan with the brand name Heping.

Immediately afterwards, two women dressed in black got out of the front seat of the car.

To the woman in yellow's heart skip a beat, Zhang Nian turned around and glanced at her, then said something to someone next to him.

Then, she saw the two women in black suddenly rush towards her.

The woman in yellow originally wanted to run away, but she panicked when she turned around and tripped on the stone steps behind her, falling sideways on the steps.

But that wasn't all. Two female bodyguards in black rushed up, grabbed the woman in yellow by the long hair, and attacked her from both sides!
Snapped! Snapped……

"What are you doing!" A colleague who had been watching the commotion quickly spoke up to stop them, "If you don't stop, we'll call the police!"

A man who usually liked to hang around the woman in yellow rushed up to her, intending to play the hero and save her, but was instead thrown over the shoulder by a female bodyguard and landed on a marble slab, leaving him stunned for quite some time.

"If I hear you curse my master's wife again, I'll kill you!" another female bodyguard threatened, grabbing the woman in yellow by the hair and throwing her aside.

Those who were watching the commotion only dared to help the woman in yellow and her male colleague after the two women in black got into the car and left.

"Did anyone see which way Zhang Nian went?" The person in charge of the Shanghai Stock Exchange rushed out in a panic, completely unaware of the two people who had just been beaten.

Those around who were still confused quickly pointed to the right, exclaiming, "She got into a car and escaped that way!"

"Chairman, Zhang Nian had people beat me up, sob sob..." The woman in yellow, her cheeks and lips swollen, mumbled her complaint, but before she could finish, the top leader ran to the right.

The second-in-command of the stock exchange, who was a step too late in leaving, frowned as he looked at the woman in yellow whose lips were split and still bleeding. "Just now, you said who hit you?"

Those watching the commotion immediately suspected something was amiss when they saw the leader run to the right, completely ignoring the woman in yellow.

At this moment, the second-in-command and other department heads came out again, and the onlookers subconsciously dispersed to the left and right, no longer standing behind the woman in yellow.

"General Manager, it was Zhang... Zhang Nian who hit me!" The woman in yellow cried again after saying Zhang Nian's name, filled with immense grievance.

The general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange said impatiently, "Which department does this person belong to? Take him in and find out what's going on!"

"General Manager!" A female secretary jogged back from the roadside and whispered to the second-in-command, "The Chairman has gotten into a taxi, and judging from the direction, he should be heading to the Peace Hotel!"

"Ask the others!" The general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange casually pointed to the employees around him who were trying to slip away. "See if anyone knows why Zhang Nian resigned!"

Yes, after Zhang Nian got into the bodyguard's car, she called the chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, said "I want to resign," and then hung up.

To put her parents at ease, Zhang Nian was allowed to stay in a suite at the Peace Hotel in Shanghai with four female bodyguards.

Just like when I was in college, I accepted those three roommates who had security duties.

For the sake of her crush, she would ride her bicycle to and from get off work every day, with only her bodyguard following her at a distance.

However, when she had no reason to stay in Shanghai, she left with unusual decisiveness.

When the car arrived at the road next to the Shanghai Hotel, the bodyguard in the driver's seat simply honked the horn once and drove straight over.

The other two female bodyguards on their days off followed closely behind in their vehicles, heading towards the airport.

As for the luggage in the suite, Zhang Nian didn't care, only asking the bodyguard to take her passport.

~
That night, when Zhang Heping learned about his third daughter Zhang Nian's situation, the girl was already at her home in Villa No. 1 of Heping College in Shenzhen.

"Honey, do you think that old man deliberately revealed Xiao Nian's identity?" Chen Shuting's indignant voice came through the microphone.

Zhang Heping laughed into his phone, "He didn't know Xiao Nian had a crush on someone, so why would he do it on purpose?"

"I really want to send someone to beat up that guy surnamed Zhu. It's his good fortune that my Xiao Nian is interested in him, and he dares to ignore her!" Chen Shuting on the other end of the phone became more and more angry as she spoke. "No, I'm going to call Shanghai and have them fire that man and woman!"

"That's enough about this!" Zhang Heping frowned and said, "Whether someone likes it or not is their own business. You don't need to make such a fuss."

"Moreover, Zhu Chen's father is no ordinary person; there's no need to provoke him."

"I'm just a little angry!" Chen Shuting sighed.

"That's it!" Zhang Heping said forcefully. "Don't worry about Xiaonian's matter these next few days. She'll be fine once she figures it out herself!"

"Oh!" Chen Shuting responded in a low voice, then asked, "Honey, haven't you confirmed your return date yet?"

Zhang Heping softened his tone and said, "The war in the Middle East will be over soon, and I will try my best to come back before New Year's Eve."

...(End of chapter)