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Chaoyang Hotel
Xu Damao had just invited Liu Guangtian and the others in when Liu Lan blocked them at the door.

"Everyone says you, Xu Damao, are very lucky with women. Seeing this today, it's true."

Xu Damao was startled by Liu Lan's words and quickly explained, "Liu Lan, don't talk nonsense."

They helped me out a couple of days ago, and I wanted to thank them specifically.

Liu Lan didn't tease Xu Damao too much, and said directly, "I know you've made a fortune, but you don't need to show off like this."

Xu Damao knew that Liu Lan had let him off the hook, and quickly said, "It's my fault. I'll give you something nice tomorrow."

Liu Lan rolled her eyes at him: "What a character, acting like someone's precious possession."

If I want it, I'll just call Zhang Yan directly; I guarantee it will be much better than what you're offering.

The private room is upstairs, you can go there yourself.

Xu Damao didn't dare to talk back, and led a few people to a private room.

Tang Yanling and the others were too scared to speak until they entered the private room.

"Aunt Liu is really amazing."

Tang Yanling's eyes were filled with envy; her two best friends' eyes were also filled with envy.

Liu Lan's job was exactly what they dreamed of. And among all the people they knew, Liu Lan was living the best life.

Xu Damao thought to himself, "What's so impressive about this? You're so ignorant."

Tang Yanling snapped out of her daze and asked, "Is Uncle He at the restaurant?"

Xu Damao said, "He's not here, he's on a business trip. You shouldn't be too ambitious."

Xu Damao didn't tell Tang Yanling, but he did mention something to her.

Xu Damao had already guessed what Tang Yanling was thinking.

Xu Damao's assessment can be summed up in four words: outlandish.

Tang Yanling's behavior is just as unrealistic as Qin Huairu's back then.

No one can say for sure what the root cause of the conflict between He Yuzhu and the Jia family is.

The only thing that can be clearly explained is that the conflict between the two sides is very deep and cannot be resolved.

Tang Yanling thought she could soften He Yuzhu's heart with her beauty, but that was just a pipe dream.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Liu Guangtian quickly asked, "What shall we eat today?"

Inside a hotel, a beautiful young woman walked into a room.

This person was You Fengxia, Li Huaide's business partner.

"Huai De, what shall we eat?"

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Of course we'll eat Sichuan food. We're here in Beijing, and we're not doing anything else but eating Sichuan food."

"Is it the Sichuan cuisine made by He Yuzhu?" You Fengxia had heard Li Huaide mention it many times.

She simply couldn't understand what it was about He Yuzhu's Sichuan cuisine that could make Li Huaide crave it for so many years.

Li Huaide said mysteriously, "You'll know once you've tasted his cooking."

I believe that when it comes to cooking, no one in the world can compare to He Yuzhu.

You Fengxia had always wanted to see He Yuzhu.

Having spent several years in Hong Kong, they were well aware of Ho Yu-chu's influence there.

Every time Li Huaide mentioned that he and He Yuzhu were as close as brothers, You Fengxia was somewhat skeptical.

This is a good opportunity to meet He Yuzhu and see if what Li Huaide said is true.

"Then let's go. It would be even better if he could do business with us."

Li Huaide was very self-aware and knew that He Yuzhu would not cooperate with him.

Given He Yuzhu's status, he wouldn't even look down on the businesses he was involved in.

He's down on his luck now, but he doesn't want to lose face in front of He Yuzhu.

"Forget about it. Our little business isn't worth his attention."

You Fengxia said, "Of course I know he doesn't like me. I was just trying to get on his good side."
With his endorsement, we won't have to worry about our business being investigated.

At that time, we will be able to expand our business.

"Isn't that what all those children of officials do?"

Li Huaide put on his clothes and said, "You don't understand. What others can do, he may not be able to do."

Listen to me, you won't go wrong.

There are so many wealthy people in Beijing, why should we offend him?

The two went out, hailed a taxi, and arrived at Chaoyang Hotel.

The driver was an old Beijinger who was particularly good at chatting.

Li Huaide's greatest skill was building relationships with others, and he quickly struck up a conversation with the driver.

You Fengxia interjected, "Tell us about the owner of Chaoyang Hotel." The driver, intrigued, replied, "I don't know anything about other things, but I know all about this."

When mentioning Chaoyang Hotel, one cannot help but think of its aroma that permeates half the city…

After listening, Li Huaide said, "Lou Bancheng isn't as amazing as you say."

"Isn't that amazing?" the driver asked, puzzled.

Li Huaide snorted: "He took a lot of money with him when he left the steel rolling mill."

The driver said with dissatisfaction, "Do you have a grudge against Lou Bancheng?"

Li Huaide said calmly, "We have no grudge. I knew him back then."

I was also working at the steel rolling mill when he withdrew his shares.

Li Huaide said no more.

He's fallen on hard times now and is too embarrassed to make a big fuss about it.

We soon arrived at the Chaoyang Hotel, and the driver stopped the car at the hotel entrance.

"arrive."

Li Huaide got out of the car and saw Liu Lan standing at the door.

"Liu Lan."

Liu Lan recognized the voice and looked over curiously.

After thinking for a while, I finally remembered who this was.

"Director Li."

Li Huaide was quite pleased to see that Liu Lan still recognized him: "It's me. Liu Lan, it's been more than ten years, but you haven't changed at all."

Liu Lan laughed and said, "No way. I'm getting old, my hair is all gray."

"It's been over ten years since I last saw you. Where have you been all this time?"

The driver was surprised to see that Li Huaide actually knew Liu Lan.

Just now in the car, he thought Li Huaide was bragging.

You Fengxia walked over: "Huai De, who is this?"

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Fengxia, this is Liu Lan, my colleague at the steel rolling mill."

Liu Lan, this is my business partner, You Fengxia.

Liu Lan sized up You Fengxia and began to guess her identity.

Liu Lan knew Li Huaide's personality all too well.

"Hello, Miss You."

You Fengxia had naturally heard of Liu Lan. Li Huaide mentioned Liu Lan's name many times when he talked about He Yuzhu.

She even thought that Liu Lan and Li Huaide had once had an affair.

"Hello, Ms. Liu."

Liu Lan smiled and said, "Director Li, since you're here, why not try our restaurant's cooking and give us your feedback?"

Li Huaide said, "How could I not trust Zhu Zi's skills? Is he even at the restaurant?"

Liu Lan said, "His cooking skills are naturally excellent. However, he stopped cooking a long time ago; Duan Zicong does the cooking now."

Li Huaide smiled and said, "That's true. Before he went into business, he rarely cooked either."

After all these years away, I still really miss his cooking skills.

By the way, where is he?

Liu Lan explained, "That's a bit unfortunate. He went home with his father-in-law to visit relatives a few days ago."

I don't know when he'll be back. If you want to see him, leave me your contact information.

"When he gets back, I'll have him contact you."

Li Huaide said, "I just got back and I'm still staying at a hotel. I'll talk to you after I've settled in."

Liu Lan personally led Li Huaide to a private room on the second floor.

As I passed by Xu Damao's private room, I heard some familiar voices inside.

Who's inside?

Liu Lan said, "Xu Damao, do you remember the projectionist from our factory?"

Li Huaide naturally remembered Xu Damao, who was one of his most capable lieutenants back then.

"I'll go see him."

Liu Lan happened to be at the door. She opened the door and called out to Xu Damao, "Xu Damao, come out here. See who's here."

Xu Damao came out curiously and recognized Li Huaide at a glance.

"Director Li." (End of Chapter)