Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 454: The "Hope" that Everyone Expects

The young man who had peeked in was stunned for a moment when he saw the scene in the room, then his face showed surprise.

Then he turned around and waved his hand, said something to someone, then pushed the door open and walked in, half closing the office door.

"Xiao An, you are here?"

Zhou Wang looked at the people in the room and asked with a smile, "I didn't even see you just now. If Sister Ran hadn't reminded me, I would have almost walked over."

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry. I should have told Sister Ran in advance because something unexpected happened..."

Xiao An didn't expect Zhou Wang to appear suddenly. She breathed a sigh of relief but then quickly explained with embarrassment on her face.

To be fair, Xiao An was the one who was most reluctant to let Zhou Wang see his current appearance...or rather, he didn't want Zhou Wang to see Du Huaian.

This mentality is somewhat similar to that of Xu Wenxi in the past. She was afraid that Zhou Wang would misunderstand her, and she was also afraid that Zhou Wang would suddenly realize that she was a "married woman" and thus dislike her even more.

She just assumed that Du Huaian could solve the problem by giving money, and this psychological influence might have been in her subconscious.

Mr. Zhou?
Hearing Xiao An's address, everyone in the room was somewhat bewildered, and for a moment they had no idea of ​​Zhou Wang's identity.

Only Du Huaian frowned, as if Zhou Wang looked familiar to him. However, he was very sure that he did not know him. This was really strange...

However, Director Wang looked behind Zhou Wang nervously after he came in. After discovering that no one else seemed to have followed him in and there was no movement in the corridor, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Before Zhou Wang could speak, Director Wang asked, "Excuse me, who are you? Sorry, we are working here. Can you please leave for a moment?"

After all, Zhou Wang came with the inspection team, so Director Wang was still a little cautious and was quite polite when speaking.

"Work?"

Zhou Wang, who really couldn't figure out the situation, looked at Xiao An when he heard this.

"I'm helping Xingxing, my daughter, get admitted to school. It's just that it wasn't the teacher that Sister Ran helped me contact. It was... it was Director Wang that my ex-husband contacted himself. He also gave 200,000 yuan, no, it was 500,000 yuan..."

Xiao An explained it hastily, trying to use brief language.

"What nonsense are you talking about, woman? Two hundred thousand or five hundred thousand!"

Director Wang's face changed and he quickly scolded.

Du Huaian was still thinking hard and didn't come back to his senses for a while. However, Xiao An's parents panicked when they saw that Director Wang was about to get angry.

Xiao An's father opened his mouth and scolded: "Xiao Yun, shut up, you have no right to speak here!"

"That's right, men are doing things, why do you, a woman, have any say in that?"

Xiao An's mother also glared at her and reached out to grab her.

Zhou Wang narrowed his eyes and asked in confusion: "What are these two..."

"They are my parents..."

Xiao An explained with some shame, not even daring to look Zhou Wang in the eye.

"Your parents? Your own?"

Zhou Wang was stunned for a moment.

"What do you mean? Xiaoyun is of course our biological daughter!"

Xiao An's father immediately said unhappily, "Who are you, and what is your relationship with our daughter?"

Zhou Wang remained silent for a moment, just rubbing his forehead, digesting the information he had received in this moment.

Through Xiao An's few words and interactions with several people, he finally figured out the general cause and effect of the matter.

Originally, Zhou Wang saw that the room seemed to be noisy, and Xiao An, who was with her daughter, looked sad. Because he couldn't figure out the situation at the first time, and there were a lot of people following him, Zhou Wang didn't want anything to embarrass Xiao An, so he instructed Lin Ran who was guarding the door, and then walked in alone.

He really didn't expect that such a "farce" would happen in the office of the Teaching Department.

Zhou Wang looked at Xiao An with some pity and raised his hand to stop her before she could say anything.

Because at this time, he still had one last question to figure out.

"I just heard that you are Director Wang. Excuse me, which department are you the director of?"

Zhou Wang looked at Director Wang.

"What does this have to do with you?"

Director Wang became alert again.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Xiao An's boss. She's working for me now. Her daughter was originally going to be enrolled today, and I was the first to contact Teacher Meng, but it was delayed because of the inspection. I didn't expect that her ex-husband would also contact you. I thought it was quite a coincidence, so I said let's get to know each other..."

Zhou Wang remained calm and smiled faintly.

"Do you know Mr. Meng? Meng Lefeng?"

After hearing Zhou Wang's answer, Director Wang, who automatically made up his mind for the rationality, was completely relieved. His expression was no longer so gentle, but frowned, and his tone became reserved.

"So you, young man, have connections with Old Meng. Well, a major shareholder is here to inspect today. He is a representative of outstanding teachers and is really busy... I am Wang Lin from the Teaching Department. You can ask Old Meng later and he will know who I am."

Du Huaian, who was standing next to him, felt something was not right, but at this moment he was more concerned about the identity revealed by Zhou Wang, that is, he was the new boss behind An Xiaoyun.

Although Zhou Wang's age made it difficult for people to take him seriously, because he appeared with the group of shareholders' inspection team, and there was a vague sense of familiarity, Du Huaian still had some concerns.

But when he heard that the other party was just a teacher at the school who knew him and was there to help his daughter, and they just met by chance, and that Director Wang must be the immediate superior of that Teacher Meng, and he could completely suppress him, Du Huaian naturally felt relieved.

Moreover, through this moment of recollection, Du Huaian has confirmed that he and Zhou Wang do not know each other, so why would he have any concerns?
"So you are An Xiaoyun's boss?"

Du Huaian suddenly realized what was going on and questioned Zhou Wang directly, "No wonder I felt that the way she looked at you was wrong just now. Tell me the truth, has this bitch slept with you?"

Zhou Wang didn't expect Du Huaian to use such an insulting name, and Xiao An's parents didn't say anything at all. Instead, they just smiled awkwardly, as if they were thinking about how to calm Du Huaian's anger...

He looked at Xiao An again, tears welling up in her eyes. How could he indulge Du Huaian?
"What do you say?"

So Zhou Wang asked softly, while avoiding the child's sight, he reached out and rubbed Xiao An's soft full moon.

Zhou Wang deliberately slowed down his movements so that he could clearly see the wrinkles on Xiao An's skirt. Combined with Xiao An's soft hum and her red face, the whole scene was like a sharp knife, instantly piercing Du Huaian's psychological defenses. "You bastard, do you dare to tell me your name? You dare to go against me, Du Huaian. I think you are tired of living..."

Du Huaian's eyes instantly turned red and he started cursing.

Du Huaian, who started out in the building materials business, was not a law-abiding citizen in his early years. He looked ferocious and imposing at this moment. Even Xiao An subconsciously stood in front of Zhou Wang, fearing that Du Huaian would do something impulsive.

Only Zhou Wang didn't even raise his eyelids, because although Du Huaian was shouting fiercely, his feet did not move at all. It was obvious that he was very self-aware in his heart. How could he be a match for himself who was tall and strong with hard body lines?
To be honest, Zhou Wang didn't think he needed to be happy or even ask Xiao Wang to help this kind of guy, as he should be able to handle it single-handedly.

"What are you guys doing? What are you guys doing?"

Director Wang spoke unhappily at this time, "I want to ask you, do you still want to enroll your daughter in school... And you, young man, if you have nothing else to do, just leave quickly and don't make trouble here!"

"I'm sorry, Director Wang, I didn't mean it. Don't worry, I promise to control my emotions, control my emotions..."

Faced with Director Wang's outburst, Du Huaian changed his expression again and quickly expressed his opinion with a flattering smile. Xiao An's parents also apologized repeatedly.

Only Xiao An lowered her head slightly. Even though Zhou Wang made some jokes, the sadness in her heart did not subside much.

Zhou Wang shook his head at this time and sighed at her, "I'll help you solve it, okay?"

Xiao An didn't realize there was another layer of deeper meaning in Zhou Wang's words, but at this time when she was most lonely and helpless, she didn't think too much about it and just nodded subconsciously with a sob.

"Well, Mr. Zhou, I, I will listen to you..."

"Sister Ran!"

Seeing Xiao An nodded, Zhou Wang turned around and shouted directly to the door.

Under the confused eyes of Director Wang, Du Huaian and others, Lin Ran, who had been standing quietly by the door for half a day, quickly pushed the door open and walked in.

"boss?"

"You should have heard what happened. Let Principal Luo and the other vice principals come in. Oh, yes, and Director Wang from the Education Department, call him as well... Hey, I'm really fucking curious, how come there are two directors in the Education Department?"

When Zhou Wang was giving loud instructions to Lin Ran, the people around him were all at a loss.

What do you mean?
What on earth is this man talking about?
But soon, they understood.

As Lin Ran turned around and shouted, the sound of chaotic footsteps sounded again. Amidst the dull eyes of several people, several men in suits and ties, sweating profusely, hurried into the office.

The serious-looking man who had realized something was none other than Luo Yongkang, the principal of Pinghe School, a member of the Magic City XX Consultative Conference, and a man with many dazzling honors...

When Du Huaian realized that things were not simple, Zhou Wang took a last deep look at him and smiled faintly.

"Don't you want to know my name? Remember, my name is Zhou Wang, the 'Zhou' in Zhou Gong Tu Bu, and the 'Wang' in popular opinion."

……

boom!
Following Zhou Wang's formal self-introduction, Du Huaian was startled as if he had suddenly been enlightened, and a scene suddenly flashed through his mind.

Some time ago, through the introduction of a former comrade-in-arms, Du Huaian, who was planning to expand his business to Beidu, got to know a big shot in the Beijing circle.

He stayed in Beidu for a month or so, trying all kinds of ways to please the boss, with good intentions, and spending a lot of real money, and finally he established a relationship with the big boss.

The big boss was quite reliable. Seeing that Du Huaian was at least sincere, he really introduced him to a business. It was a top-notch club that had just opened and was doing a secondary renovation. It happened to need a batch of building materials. The big boss introduced him to the manager of the club and got the business.

Originally, Du Huaian had some complaints because this business... made almost no money.

Yes, because it is a secondary renovation and only part of the facilities are refurbished, the budget is only a few million.

It doesn't sound like a small amount, but for a top club, this amount of money is no different from renovating the toilet at home.

Especially the club manager named Zhang whom Du Huaian contacted was too shrewd and obviously an expert. Even if Du Huaian wanted to pass off inferior products as good ones, it was impossible and his profits were squeezed to a meager level.

Du Huaian wanted to quit for a while, until the boss quietly told him -

How much money you make is not the point. The point is that through this relationship, you can at least have the hope of becoming an ordinary member of this club. Even if you are not successful for the time being, it is good to know more people.

Du Huaian was confused at first, until he personally led the workers who transported the building materials to make several trips and witnessed with his own eyes many bigwigs in Beijing who he had only seen on TV and in newspapers, all of whom appeared in that club, chatting and laughing with the manager named Zhang and another incredibly beautiful woman...

At that moment, Du Huaian realized how exaggerated the power of this club was.

Even though the big boss who introduced him to the club was worth over 100 million yuan, he was just a small-time Karami in that club. He was only able to introduce him to this business because he had a previous relationship with Manager Zhang of the club.

From then on, Du Huaian became obsessed with it, and he spent almost every day in the club during the renovation period. What's more, through his maneuvering, he actually got to know several wealthy businessmen with good fortune and successfully made several deals, making a fortune.

It was also because of this that he was able to sell his previous BMW X5 as soon as he returned to Shanghai and bought a brand new Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

During the time he spent in that top club, what impressed Du Huaian the most was the beautiful woman who appeared in the club from time to time.

Du Huaian didn't know her name. Even though he was extremely jealous every time he saw her, he knew his limits and didn't dare to ask Manager Zhang more. He only knew that her last name was Jiang, and she seemed to be the woman of the boss behind the club.

Because Manager Zhang is neither humble nor arrogant to everyone, except to her, he is humble in his bones.

And this woman surnamed Jiang was also very arrogant. She almost never smiled. No matter who she was facing, at most she would just smile faintly, revealing a sense of arrogance, which always made Du Huaian have many evil fantasies.

Once, Du Huaian, who was delivering building materials, saw the woman surnamed Jiang again. She was standing at the front desk, accompanying another man, and chatting with several customers.

Du Huaian was surprised to find that not only did she lose her former arrogance, the smile on her face became much softer, and even her standing posture was so well-behaved, with her eyes all focused on the man next to her.

Du Huaian realized that the man she was accompanying might be the mysterious boss behind the club. He couldn't help but want to get closer, but unfortunately due to the distance, he still couldn't see the man's appearance clearly.

But because he was closer, he could still vaguely hear the conversation between several people.

"...By the way, I don't know how to write your name, Mr. Zhou. I'm afraid I saved it wrong. Mr. Zhou, could you tell me?"

"Hahaha, simple... Zhou Wang, the 'Zhou' as in Zhou Gong Tu Bu Bu, and the 'Wang' as in the popular expectation."

At this moment, when the man's figure overlapped from the vague memories and the reality before his eyes, countless cold sweats soaked Du Huaian's back in an instant, his legs trembled, and his head felt dizzy.

So the Zhou Wang in front of him is the behind-the-scenes boss of the Jingwang Club, An Xiaoyun's boss, and the major shareholder of Pinghe School? !
What stupid thing did I do...

"Boss Du, Boss Du..."

Du Huaian's eyes went dark and he couldn't stand steadily. Amid the screams of Xiao An's parents, he fell on his back with a thump.

(End of this chapter)