Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 430 Our Intertwined

Zhou Wang didn't say anything for a while.

At this moment, Young Master Jian seemed to finally feel the invisible pressure, and also realized that there were many differences between Zhou Wang today and that day.

He had the kind of invisible aura that only their fathers had...

No wonder when they first met, Mr. Jian wanted to give Zhou Wang a hug to show his friendliness, but in the end, under the influence of Zhou Wang's aura, he unconsciously changed to a handshake.

At this moment, Jian Sihan suddenly realized.

So that's the difference.

Because Zhou Wang was slow to speak, the pressure seemed to be about to overflow like water. Young Master Jian lacked experience in dealing with such situations, and although Wang Lijia was a little smarter than him, she was not much better. After a pale explanation, she had no idea what to do.

As a last resort, Wang Lijia had to look to Xu Wenxi for help, hoping that she could save her.

But Wang Lijia was obviously disappointed.

Because Xu Wenxi just lowered her head slightly and didn't look at her.

But this glance made Zhou Wang sigh inwardly, and his expression eased a little.

Xu Wenxi naturally supported her unconditionally, and she also knew that she had no right to speak at this time, but Zhou Wang did not want to make things too difficult for her.

Besides, his attitude had already been conveyed, and there was no point in continuing to argue with these two "juniors" in front of him.

"Lead the way."

So in the end Zhou Wang shook his head and spoke.

"Mr. Zhou, this way please."

Wang Lijia breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had been pardoned. She quickly turned around and took Zhou Wang up the stairs at the end of the hall. It was at this moment that Wang Lijia realized that her back had become sticky and her underwear was very uncomfortable to wear...

A lot of sweat has actually seeped out.

Isn’t the boss Wenxi from a grassroots background? How can she have such a strong aura?
Wang Lijia smiled bitterly inwardly. She was unable to utter the many greetings she had prepared. She could only lead the way with an awkward smile.

However, Young Master Jian stood up at this time and broke the silence with a light cough: "Mr. Zhou...Mr. Zhou, I don't know what you like to eat, so my dad still booked a table at Weijing Pavilion. The Magic City dishes here are still very authentic. Anyway, they are more to my taste. You can try it later."

"You should just call me Zhou Wang."

Seeing the awkwardness in addressing Young Master Jian, Zhou Wang couldn't help but laugh.

"Really?"

Young Master Jian's eyes lit up, and he hesitated again, "But my father reminded me several times in advance that I must treat you as an elder. He also told me to use honorifics when I face you..."

"We can discuss our own things. It doesn't affect each other. You are Xixi's classmates, which means you are also my friends."

At this time, Zhou Wang squeezed the hand of Xu Wenxi, who was following silently beside him, and said with a smile, "If you think highly of me, you can also call me Brother Dog. Some of my familiar friends call me that."

"readily!"

Young Master Jian immediately relaxed a lot and patted Zhou Wang's arm happily, "Then it's a deal, I will call you Brother Gou from now on... Hey, actually you are not at a disadvantage, except for relatives, I have never called anyone Brother!"

"Do you think anyone can call me brother?"

Zhou Wang smiled faintly.

Young Master Jian, who was slightly inferior in pretending to be impressive, could only give Zhou Wang a thumbs up. The two looked at each other and laughed.

Speaking of which, Zhou Wang really likes Young Master Jian's temperament.

Although he loves to show off, he is a very loyal person. This can be seen from the last time Xu Wenqian and the others got together. Putting aside the common problems that second-generation people have, he is indeed a friend worth making close friends with...

Wang Lijia, who was standing by, looked at the two of them chatting and laughing, feeling somewhat envious.

Although Zhou Wang said the same thing to her, she still couldn't act as naturally as Young Master Jian.

Ultimately, it’s the difference in family background.

Although her father is also a businessman in Shanghai, he is far inferior to Jian Sihan's father. According to Wang Lijia's own definition, her family should only be considered middle class in Shanghai...

At this time, Xu Wenxi came over and patted her hands gently, and whispered: "Lijia, I'm sorry for what happened just now..."

"Why are you apologizing to me?"

Wang Lijia immediately said angrily, "I know you definitely want to help me, but from your perspective, you really can't say anything... By the way, Wenxi, I also brought you a gift, I'll give it to you later."

As the two girls started to talk and laugh, the atmosphere returned to normal. Lin Ran, who had been unable to blend in, joined the two girls. While looking around at the historical interior decoration, he asked curiously:

"Ms. Wang, there should be more than one restaurant here, right?"

"Well, the Waldorf Astoria is a five-star luxury hotel after all, so of course it has more than one restaurant."

Knowing that the mature woman in front of her was also one of Zhou Wang's assistants, Wang Lijia did not dare to neglect her and immediately explained with a smile:
"The Western restaurant Pelham's here has a Michelin chef. Among the Chinese restaurants, Linglong Magic City and the Pink Oyster restaurant with only one table are both very unique, especially the Pink Oyster... because it can only seat eight people. Next time if there is a chance, I will invite you and Wen Xi to come and try it together."

"Yeah!"

Amid the chatter of several women, the group soon arrived at the fifth floor of the building, which was a Chinese restaurant called Weijingge.

"This is the top floor of the Waldorf Club. When this was the Magic City Club, the upper class stood here and looked down at the historical changes of the Magic City and the flowing river... In other words, in the first half of the 20th century, this was one of the centers of Magic City's social life."

When they got here, the waiting room steward took over the explanation and deliberately took everyone on a tour.

This kind of session was actually a bit boring for Zhou Wang. It was nothing more than creating an atmosphere for the first-time guests and showing how high-end the place was.

But now Zhou Wang’s mentality is completely different. He has a tendency of "wherever I stand, that place is high-end", so in response to the private room butler's attentive introduction, he just smiled and said nothing.

It was only when the room steward led everyone to the corridor leading to the room and happened to see Jian Zhuoran holding wine glasses and another middle-aged man in a suit and tie retreating from another private room that Zhou Wang finally understood.

It turned out that the private room manager was deliberately helping the two people to delay some time in order to avoid embarrassment.

"Mr. Zhou!"

Seeing Zhou Wang, Jian Zhuoran and the other man, who already had smiles on their faces, turned around in surprise and came to greet him.

"Sorry, sorry. Lao Wang and I met some business friends and were unable to go downstairs to greet Mr. Zhou in person. I will drink three cups of wine as punishment and apologize to Mr. Zhou later..."

"Mr. Zhou, I'm Wang Yan, the father of Wang Lijia. I'm doing foreign trade business in Shanghai. I've heard of your name for a long time, I've heard of your name for a long time..."

As the two men shook hands and greeted Zhou Wang enthusiastically, Zhou Wang glanced at the door of the private room next to him that was closing. In that quick glimpse, he saw a slightly familiar figure, and he couldn't help but be startled.

"The people inside are..."

Zhou Wang asked subconsciously.

"They are all friends doing business in Shanghai... Could it be that Mr. Zhou also knows the people in this private room?"

Noticing that Zhou Wang's eyes were not right, Jian Zhuoran was stunned for a moment and then couldn't help but probe.

"I seem to have seen one of them before, but I'm not very familiar with him." As the door of the private room closed, the sounds of chatting and laughing inside were blocked out. Zhou Wang withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

"Oh, I see."

Jian Zhuoran, who had originally had some inexplicable expectations, suddenly felt relieved.

Come to think of it, any one of the people sitting there could overpower him, especially the landlord Qi Kai. Although he was not a local, he had a wide network of friends in Shanghai and was very powerful. It was because of him that Jian Zhuoran had to pull Wang Yan in to toast him with two glasses of wine just now...

"Then Mr. Zhou, shall we go back to the private room first? The friends I invited here can't wait to meet Mr. Zhou."

Jian Zhuoran smiled at this time.

"Well, let's go."

Since Jian Zhuoran and Wang Yan's attitudes were impeccable, Zhou Wang did not dwell on their minor impoliteness. He nodded and motioned for the two to lead the way.

……

"Duoduo, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly in a daze?"

In the lounge area in the corner of the lobby of the Waldorf Club, Yu Fei, who was waiting for his parents to arrive, turned around and saw Yu Duo standing beside him in a daze, and he couldn't help but wave his hand in front of her.

Yu Duo withdrew her gaze from the stairs and stammered, "I... I think I saw him..."

"Ok?"

Yu Fei became more and more confused, "Who did you see?"

"Oh, nothing."

Yu Duo then came to her senses and shook her head.

She was actually not sure, because she always felt that the figure was familiar, but also seemed to be getting more and more unfamiliar.

Is it because we haven't seen each other for so long that I can no longer recognize him at a glance from such a distance?

Yu Duo felt inexplicably sad.

There were too many people around him. Yu Duo had stretched her neck but still couldn't see the other person's face. However, it seemed that the back of the young lady next to him looked somewhat familiar to her.

In short, Yu Duo felt that either she had seen it wrong, or she had developed some kind of hallucination because of her overflowing longing.

But, so what even if it really was him?

She would still hide in the corner like she did that day beside the fountain in front of the Bulgari Hotel, not daring to go up and recognize him.

In fact, Yu Duo knew in her heart that what she was really afraid of was not the reunion, but the fear that once she really met him, she would lose him forever...

It’s like as long as you keep hiding, there will always be a glimmer of hope, but if you really come into contact with it, this last glimmer of hope may be cut off.

"Duoduo, I always feel like something is not right today..."

Qi Fei, who had no idea that his sister had so many emotions in her heart, frowned.

"Ok?"

Yu Duo, who was still thinking about her own things, looked at Qi Fei in confusion.

"Look, my parents have already received Mr. Qi's invitation. Logically, Mr. Qi should have called my parents in advance to confirm it today."

Yu Fei analyzed: "As a result, our family was waiting at home early, but Mr. Qi never called. Later, my father couldn't help it and took the initiative to call Mr. Qi, and then we rushed over..."

"But Uncle Qi shouldn't have forgotten such things. So, brother, what you mean is that Mr. Qi...may not want us to come?"

Although Yu Duo always looks naive, she is still quite smart.

The experience of wandering during this period of time also caused some worldly thorns to bloom in the little girl's heart, which was originally full of flowers. She immediately thought of something.

"I'm not sure, but it's a possibility."

Yu Fei sighed, "After you brought it up that day, I thought about it carefully... Indeed, although my parents always say that Mr. Qi is their best friend and has watched us grow up, but after our family fell into poverty, what has Mr. Qi done?"

"We sold our original house to him at a low price, and also gave him the factory title deed and a large amount of medicine. He said he was helping us find a way out, but a month or two has passed. Where is the way out?"

"But, brother, it seems we have no choice..."

Yu Duo said dejectedly.

"Yes."

Yu Fei smiled bitterly, "At this point, we have no choice but to trust him... In fact, my parents should also be aware of the hidden dangers, but like you said, we don't have any choice anymore."

"No matter what, we are here for this super important banquet. Maybe today will be the day for a turning point!"

Yu Duo smiled and waved her fist at Yu Fei, "Brother, we all need to cheer up!"

"Haha, well, we should cheer up, there is always a way out!"

Yu Fei, who was infected by Yu Duo's smile, couldn't help but laugh.

At this time, accompanied by hurried footsteps, Yu Zetao and his wife walked in from the lobby door carrying large and small bags. Yu Fei and Yu Duo hurried to greet them.

"You bought so many things again?"

When Yu Fei saw the colorful gift bags in his parents' hands, which contained all kinds of high-end cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, he was surprised and felt a little distressed.

I don't know how much these things will cost...

Given their family's already difficult financial situation, this is undoubtedly making the situation worse.

Yu Fei even speculated that Yu Zetao might have found a way to borrow money from someone, which was why he refused to take them with him. In fact, it was because he didn't want his children to see his embarrassment.

Originally, the gifts for today's banquet had been bought in advance, but after Yu Zetao called Qi Kai just now, no one knew what Qi Kai said on the phone that day. After the couple arrived, they went out to buy things again, so Yu Fei and Yu Duo were waiting here.

"Your Uncle Qi said that the guests he invited today were unusual, so he asked us to make more preparations, so we bought these."

Yu Zetao took a few breaths and explained with a tired look on his face. Then he glanced at the clock in the lobby and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go up quickly. We are already late... Yu Fei, you and Duoduo should remember to be smart later. No matter what, you must not lose your manners!"

"Don't worry, Dad. This isn't the first time I've gone out with you for a social event. As for Duoduo, I've already told her in advance that she won't hold you back."

Facing Yu Zetao's serious instructions, Yu Fei nodded quickly.

"Dad, Mom, the restaurant is on the fifth floor. I've just asked the front desk."

Yu Duo raised her hand.

Yu Zetao nodded, and the family of four immediately carried some gift bags and hurried upstairs...

(End of this chapter)