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Chapter 534: First Appearance [1]

"Thank you." Shi Donglei took the Coke, opened it and took a sip, then glanced at the living room again, smiled bitterly and said, "Song Yi, we can't afford this house! Not only is the price you gave us too low, but the decoration of this living room alone costs hundreds of thousands. It makes my scalp numb just looking at it. What if it gets damaged, we can't afford the compensation!" He is not the kind of person who has never seen the world. He has seen a lot of luxury houses. He is not afraid, but he feels that it is not appropriate.

For a house like this, even in Xingjiang where the house prices are very low, the rent of two thousand per month is really too low. Shi Donglei didn't want to take advantage of others, and he felt that such a bargain would not be so easy to take!

Song Yi was stunned and asked doubtfully: "Is it as expensive as you said?"

She really didn't know that this living room was worth so much money. She only knew that the home appliances were all famous brands and worth some money.

Shi Donglei pointed to the ground and said, "This kind of solid wood flooring costs at least fifteen hundred yuan per square meter. This living room should be about 40 square meters, so the total is 60,000 yuan." He pointed to the coffee table, wine cabinet, wardrobe, antique shelf, etc. and quoted the prices one by one. Finally, he came up with a total price: 550,000!
Song Yi was a little stunned by what Shi Donglei said. It was the first time she had seen such a professional person who could actually quote the prices of everything in the room. Moreover, she knew the prices of two pieces of furniture, which were almost exactly the same as what he said. His quote was amazing!
Song Yi was full of admiration and said, "Brother Lei, you are amazing. Aren't you in the building materials business? How come you are so familiar with the prices of these things?" She felt that Shi Donglei was a very talented person, not the kind of boastful person that she hated.

Shi Donglei smiled faintly: "What's so great about it? It's just a professional requirement. I work with stone and ironwork in Qindu. Since these two building materials have certain particularities, if you want to do a good job in business, you must know a lot of other knowledge. After doing it for a long time and having more exposure, you naturally understand a little bit of everything. It's just the basics, nothing surprising!" Although Shi Donglei was humble in words, he was still very proud in his heart. His erudition and professionalism were number one in his original unit. That was the result of his many years of accumulation and learning!
"Brother Lei, you are too modest. With your ability, you can scare people." Song Yi took a sip of Coke, changed the subject, and said seriously: "Brother Lei, I was a little hesitant at first, worried that the house would be messed up after being rented out. But now I am not worried. Brother Lei knows what is going on with this house, unlike those people who know nothing and mess it up. Brother Lei, it doesn't matter whether it is rented or not. This is my aunt's house. She has gone abroad and will not be back for a year or two. She is reluctant to sell it, and she can't find anyone to look after the house. I think your family should just move in and look after this house!"

Shi Donglei felt bad, but Song Yi didn't give him a chance to speak, and continued, "Originally, I wanted to live here, but my parents wouldn't let me because they were worried it was unsafe. Now it's all right, you guys move in, and I can move here and live with Xiaoyu!" She showed a pleading look and said, "Brother Lei, don't hesitate, this is not a fire pit, just jump down bravely!"

"Giggle."

"whee."

"Haha."

"hehe."

The four little girls and Shi Donglei who returned to the living room were all amused by Song Yi's words, and the matter was settled. In fact, the happiest people were not Shi Donglei who had taken advantage of the situation, but Shi Yu and the five little girls.

The five little girls have already booked a room and plan to move in and live with Shi Yu when school starts.

The six little girls have a very good relationship, and being able to live together is the most beautiful thing for them!
After everyone left the yard, Shi Donglei still felt that today's good luck came too suddenly.

He really doubted whether his luck had improved because he was reborn.
This question was too profound. Shi Donglei thought hard all the way, but when the business car stopped in front of a tall building in the oil compound on the south bank of the Xingjiang River, he still hadn't figured out the correct answer to the question.

"Brother Lei, come in with me. Xiaoyu, you guys wait in the car for a while!"

Song Yi greeted the little girls and brought Shi Donglei to the front of the building. She waited for a while in front of the password-controlled monitoring door before entering the building.

When going upstairs, Shi Donglei heard Song Yi say that her third uncle's house was on the third and fourth floors, a split-level residence, and it was a full two floors! Not to mention, Song Yi's third uncle Song Guanghui also had several houses in this city and several houses in the provincial capital. From these, Shi Donglei could imagine that Song Guanghui was a very wealthy man.

Of course, Shi Donglei didn't think that a big contractor like Song Guanghui would be a poor man. But now, he wants to raise Song Guanghui's wealth to a higher level, and at the same time increase the scale of his engineering team and projects several times!
As soon as Shi Donglei and Song Yi reached the third floor, they saw a luxurious security door wide open. A bald, slightly fat middle-aged man stood at the door, looking at them with a smile.

"Second uncle, why did you open the door to welcome me? Haha." Song Yi walked over with a smile, followed by Shi Donglei. When they arrived in front of Song Guanghui, Song Guanghui glanced at Shi Donglei, nodded slightly, patted Song Yi's shoulder, and said lovingly: "Yiyi, you haven't been here for a long time. Your second aunt was just talking about you. As a result, she just went out for beauty treatment, and you came, haha."

Song Yi said with a smile: "I'm inviting my second uncle and second aunt to dinner tonight." After she finished speaking, she pointed at Shi Donglei and said: "Second uncle, this is my good friend's brother Shi Donglei, who just came back from Qindu. Didn't I just tell you that you can talk to each other on your own? Second uncle, I'm sure that if you use Brother Lei, you will not regret it, and you will be grateful to me for introducing you to a good talent in the future!"

Shi Donglei nodded slightly to Song Guanghui at the right time, smiled neither humbly nor arrogantly and said: "Hello, I am Shi Donglei!" He saw that Song Guanghui had no intention of shaking hands, so he did not extend his hand.

It's not that Shi Donglei is afraid of being ignored if he extends his hand, but it's the etiquette requirement of extending a hand. The person who extends his hand first is the main character, and he is just a supporting role now. The other party can decide whether his work can be done or not with just one word!

Song Guanghui nodded: "Hello. Don't stand outside, come in!" He went into the house first. Song Yi glanced at Shi Donglei, smiled at him, and walked into the room with him.

Song Yi changed her slippers and brought another pair of slippers to Shi Donglei. Shi Donglei thanked her and changed into cotton slippers. Stepping on the long-haired carpet in the living room, he felt as if he was stepping on the clouds, and felt a little unsteady.

"Come and sit down." Song Guanghui motioned to Shi Donglei to sit on the sofa. Song Yi greeted Shi Donglei and went upstairs.

Shi Donglei sat down, took the tea handed over by Song Guanghui, said thank you calmly, and drank a sip of tea slowly. Song Guanghui was also drinking tea, slower than Shi Donglei, and at the same time, a pair of sharp eyes were observing Shi Donglei's behavior.

A melodious song rang out from upstairs. It was Stoneley's favorite song, "The Sound of Silence". Not only did he like to listen to this foreign song, he could also sing it, and he sang it very well, not inferior to the original version. However, the original version was sung by two people, while he was just one person.

Song Guanghui put down the teacup and suddenly asked, "Shi Donglei, right? I'll call you Xiao Shi. Xiao Shi, what's your educational background?" He lit a cigarette, but did not hand it to Shi Donglei. Instead, he smoked it by himself, leaning on the sofa with his legs crossed and his eyes squinted, looking very arrogant.

Shi Donglei felt that Song Guanghui's attitude change was a little too abrupt, which made him suspect that the other party did it on purpose to test his reaction. He had experienced such things before, and it was not strange or rare. "I have a college degree and studied mechanical manufacturing." Shi Donglei would naturally not be frightened or feel uncomfortable by Song Guanghui's attitude. He smiled again: "If you don't mind, I can briefly introduce myself. Do you think it's okay?"

"Of course!" Song Guanghui lowered his eyes and said casually.

"I studied at a technical secondary school, and then at a university, both of which were majors in mechanical manufacturing. When I was studying, I used my spare time to work part-time, working as a loader, riding a tricycle, making signs, and doing small business. I worked as a lathe operator, welder, and fitter in the school and off-campus factories." Shi Donglei said while observing Song Guanghui's reaction. At the same time, he kept thinking about his past life, trying to find memories of this person in his memory.

Song Guanghui's reaction was very cold, almost like no reaction at all. Shi Donglei also didn't recall any memory of Song Guanghui.

He continued, "After graduating from technical secondary school, I first worked in the service industry in Linghe... I was engaged in the business of stone and iron products. I often went to construction sites and had a certain understanding of this aspect."

Shi Donglei deliberately spoke in a slow manner to see Song Guanghui's reaction.

"Yeah." Song Guanghui raised his eyelids and exhaled a puff of smoke: "Xiao Shi, how much did you earn when you were doing business?"

"Not bad, more than 10,000 yuan at most, 4,000 or 5,000 yuan at least, but the cost is a little higher." Shi Donglei said calmly. He suddenly remembered fragments of his memories about Song Guanghui, which made his heart tremble, but he remained calm on the surface.

Song Guanghui hummed again, and after a long time he said, "I have a construction site working right now, and I'm short of a project manager. I need someone who can get started right away. Xiao Shi, you don't seem to have any experience in this area. Moreover, I need someone who can work for me long-term and steadily. From your introduction just now, it seems that you change jobs very frequently!" After saying that, he also glanced at Shi Donglei.

Shi Donglei smiled: "I am indeed not suitable for this job, and I do like to change jobs frequently. You should find a more suitable person to do this job. By the way, I want to ask, Mr. Song, your construction site should be in Linghe, right?"

Song Guanghui was stunned for a moment, then relieved. He thought it was Song Yi who had told Shi Donglei this. He nodded slightly, thinking Shi Donglei's reaction was a little strange: why did he seem relieved when he was not used? Could it be that he was a useless person and could not accomplish anything great?
"You are probably working on the project for the Grand Hotel, right?"

"Yeah, what?"

Song Guanghui felt that Shi Donglei's smile was more and more weird, which made him feel very uncomfortable in his heart. It was an indescribable feeling!

Shi Donglei became calmer and his smile became more mysterious. He took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "Mr. Song, the owner of the Golden Splendid Hotel, do you know him?"

Song Guanghui said somewhat displeasedly: "Of course I know him. How could I have completed this project without knowing him? What do you want to say?"

Shi Donglei felt that there was no need to keep the secret, so he said, "The man you know is not the owner of the hotel, he is just a cover. The real owner of the Splendid Hotel is the eldest son of our province!"

"What?" Song Guanghui was surprised, but then quickly regained his composure. He said calmly, "I don't know whether what you said is true or not, but whether it is true or not, it has nothing to do with me. I just want to get the money. Anyway, we have signed a contract, and they also gave me money!"

Shi Donglei's smile deepened: "I'll make a bold guess, the money that person paid you must not be very much." His smile suddenly disappeared, and he said solemnly: "When I was in Qindu...Mr. Song, do you think if the same thing happened, would there be money to pay you?"

Song Guanghui's face changed again and again. He had already paid a large sum of money for this project, and the amount he had received back was pitifully small. He thought to himself, if what this guy said was true, then if I continue to do this, I will lose a lot of money!
Song Guanghui doesn't want to waste decades of hard work. He has a family to support and can't afford to take such a risk!
Although he started to tremble in his heart, Song Guanghui was, after all, a man who had experienced many storms and seen big scenes, and his psychological quality was extremely good, otherwise, he would not have been able to achieve such a big success today.

"Xiao Shi, your story sounds good, but it's just a story. It won't become reality. Xiao Shi, if you want to work, you can't do anything crooked. You have to fight for it with your own strength."

Song Guanghui looked displeased and said sarcastically.

Shi Donglei chuckled, stretched himself, yawned, stood up, and without even looking at Song Guanghui, he seemed to mutter to himself, "Ah, in this world, rich people are still the best. They can throw away millions of dollars without blinking an eye. Since you don't care, there is no need for me to say more. Anyway, even if I get their money back, it will never reach my hands. Ah, rich people are the best."

"Song Yi, I'll go downstairs first!" Shi Donglei shouted upstairs, walked to the door and started putting on his shoes.

Song Guanghui sat there, looking at Shi Donglei's back with a changing expression. Seeing that this kid who made his heart beat wildly was about to leave, he finally couldn't help but stand up and said with a forced smile: "Xiao Shi, why are you leaving like that? I was just joking. Come and sit down. Let's have lunch here at noon today!"

Song Yi came down from upstairs, and Song Guanghui said, "Yi Yi, do you have any friends downstairs? Go downstairs and drive to pick up your second aunt. On the way, go to Fu Man Lou to order a table of food and have them deliver it. You can eat here at noon today!"

Song Yi looked at Shi Donglei who took off his shoes and walked over to the sofa to sit down, and her second uncle who had a strange expression on his face, and she always felt that something was wrong.

But she didn't understand what was going on, so she agreed and asked Stoneley to sit down. She put on her shoes and clothes and went downstairs.

(End of this chapter)