I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 459 Zhou Rong's Little Thoughts

In this private room, the only people Cao Tao recognized were Zhao Yuanqing and Han Jie.

He actually knew Huo Shiqi's parents, and he was also an old acquaintance of Huo Jiaxiong and Zhu Jun, but he had never met Huo Shiqi.

He didn't know Zhou Rong and Dai Yixuan, so naturally he didn't greet them.

He was used to relying on his seniority and felt that Zhao Yuanqing and Han Jie were both juniors who should be respected.

Tonight, he did indeed book the private room with Zhao Fulong at the last minute, without making prior reservations for the fancy dishes.

When Zhao Meng handed him the menu, he realized it was different from what he had eaten before, and immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, yelling at Zhao Meng.

Zhao Meng could only apologize with a bitter face, telling him that those main dishes would take two or three days to prepare.

Now that the guests have arrived, changing locations at the last minute is definitely not an option. He then thought that since Han Jie is also here, Zhao Yuanqing might have prepared special dishes for Han Jie's private room.

So he came to find Zhao Yuanqing in person, wanting to get some dishes to bring to his place to make a good impression.

"Uncle Cao, today is really unfortunate."

Zhao Yuanqing was quite helpless and explained, "We also made this reservation at the last minute. The dishes are similar to those in your private room, nothing special."

"Yuan Qing, don't lie to me. You came all the way from your own home, so the food in your private room must be pretty good!" Cao Tao persisted, "Please, think of a way to get me some decent dishes, I'm begging you!"

Zhao Yuanqing sighed, "Uncle Cao, there's really no other way. I can show you the menu."

"Yuan Qing, think of something! If all else fails, could you find me a few dishes from outside?"

Cao Tao still refused to give up.

At this point, Wei Lin, who was hosting the dinner, began to look unpleasant.

Cao Tao, the owner of another private room, rushed into his room and made a scene, demanding the main dishes, without even asking who the real host was.

Even after Zhao Yuanqing said that everyone's dishes were the same, Cao Tao continued to ramble on, which greatly affected the atmosphere in their private room.

At this moment, Dai Yixuan, who was chatting and laughing with Zhou Rong and Huo Shiqi, had to stop talking because of the intrusion of the stranger Cao Tao and his entanglement with Zhao Yuanqing.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Cao Tao and Zhao Yuanqing.

If the two of them can't finish their conversation, the banquet can't begin, which wastes everyone's time.

Wei Lin frowned and said impatiently, "Yuan Qing, take your men outside to talk!"

Annoyed by Cao Tao's persistent chatter, Zhao Yuanqing suddenly realized that his explanation to Cao Tao had affected Wei Lin's banquet.

"Uncle Cao, my friend is treating us to dinner, let's go outside to talk!"

Zhao Yuanqing half-pushed Cao Tao, leading him out of the private room while ordering, "Waiter! Bring the food straight to us!"

"Your friend? Han Jie, right? Is he treating us today?"

As Cao Tao walked out, he kept turning back to look inside, his gaze lingering on Han Jie. He said, "Han Jie is fine! His dad and I are friends. I can talk to him and ask if I can borrow a few dishes from him..."

"It's not Brother Han, it's another friend of mine!"

As they were talking, Zhao Yuanqing finally pushed Cao Tao out of the private room, asked the waiter for the menu, and handed it to Cao Tao, saying, "Uncle Cao, our dishes are almost the same. We really haven't prepared the dishes you used to eat!"

Cao Tao glanced at the menu and knew that the dishes in the two private rooms were indeed very similar.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that."

Cao Tao looked disappointed, and his mood was also a bit sour, so he suddenly asked, "The one who just asked us to go out, was he the guest we're inviting tonight? Who is he? What does he do?"

Zhao Yuanqing casually said, "My childhood friend Wei Lin makes hats."

"A hat maker..."

Cao Tao muttered something, his tone suddenly becoming somewhat disdainful: "In Linjiang City, I only know one hat maker, Zhuang Dasheng. Since he's not surnamed Zhuang, he's not from Qifeng, right?"

Zhao Yuanqing laughed and said, "That's definitely not the case."

"Your friend has no manners whatsoever," Cao Tao scoffed, then said arrogantly, "Doesn't he know who I am? He actually let you take me out?"

"Uncle Cao, alright, alright, don't hold it against my friend! Hurry back to your private room and take care of Mayor Mu! You've been out for too long!"

Zhao Yuanqing advised.

Upon hearing this, Cao Tao stopped making a fuss and turned to go to his private room.

……

"Brother Han, who is he?"

Wei Lin grinned and said, "He came up here wanting to change our dishes, but he only greeted you. He seemed pretty pretentious."

Han Jie sipped his tea and said slowly, "Cao Tao, his company makes cables, Aoyuan."

Cao Tao and his father knew each other, but they weren't particularly close.

He had met Cao Tao several times at various business meetings, and each time Cao Tao acted like an elder, which made him feel uncomfortable. However, he was shrewd enough not to have any conflict with Cao Tao.

"Aoyuan, they make cables, I understand."

Wei Lin nodded slightly.

This company is indeed quite large in Linjiang City. Cao Tao, Zhao Fulong, and Zhuang Dasheng are all entrepreneurs of the same level. No wonder they can directly ask Zhao Yuanqing for vegetables.

At this moment, Zhao Yuanqing returned.

He didn't say anything to anyone else, but first apologized to Dai Yixuan: "Miss Dai, I'm so sorry. My uncle was being a bit noisy and disturbed you."

He didn't explain to Wei Lin or say anything to Han Jie because their relationship was close enough that there was no need for excessive formalities.

Dai Yixuan said calmly, "It's nothing."

"I'm sorry, let me offer you all a toast as an apology!"

Zhao Yuanqing began, picking up his wine glass to set the mood.

……

Zhou Rong smiled brightly, elegantly holding her wine glass, and sized up the young people in front of her.

This situation made her feel relaxed and happy.

In the past, she mostly appeared in private rooms like Cao Tao's, exchanging polite pleasantries with a group of older men and women.

At this moment, looking at Wei Lin, Han Jie, Zhao Yuanqing, Dai Yixuan, and Huo Shiqi, she felt that she had become younger as well.

"Han Jie is calm and composed, Zhao Yuanqing is bold and generous, Wei Lin is unrestrained and unconventional, Shi Qi is sensible and considerate, and Dai Yixuan is poised and elegant. These young people are all good and will definitely be outstanding figures in the future."

"No, it already is!"

"Having more contact with them will also help my career."

Zhou Rong pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered Ling Yao, the beautician in the shop.

According to Zhao Lianyun, Wei Lin was extremely generous to his women, to an almost exaggerated degree.

Moreover, Zhao Lianyun also told her that Wei Lin intended to help Ling Yao open a beauty salon, and had carefully asked Ling Yao if she was interested.

"If Ling Yao really decides to go into the beauty salon business, with Wei Lin's resources supporting her, it's not impossible for it to succeed in the future."

"If her beauty salon takes off, wouldn't she become a rival to me, Irina?"

"Competitors are always rivals. Will Ling Yao and I be competing for clients? Will we have to fight each other openly and secretly? If I fight Ling Yao, wouldn't that be fighting Wei Lin?"

Zhou Rong pondered deeply.

After a while.

"Wei Lin".

Zhou Rong approached with a smile, first clinking glasses with Wei Lin, then whispering, "I met Ling Yao before I came and told her I wanted to promote her to supervisor."

Wei Lin's expression shifted, and he smiled, "Sister, you're so thoughtful."

He knew without asking that Zhou Rong must have found out about his relationship with Ling Yao through other means, otherwise she wouldn't have done this.

Are you serious about Ling Yao?

Zhou Rong's expression was serious.

Wei Lin thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Sis, her abilities might not be enough for your supervisory role. Um, do you want to reconsider?"

Zhou Rong continued, "You said you wanted to open a beauty salon for her, you're not joking, are you?"

Wei Lin smiled and explained, "Sis, she runs a small shop, it won't affect your Irina, you don't need to worry about it."

Zhou Rong shook her head and said, "It might be a small shop at first, but with your help, it will only grow bigger and bigger. Wei Lin, instead of that, why don't you let her invest in my shop? What do you think?"

Wei Lin was stunned.

"How about Irina from Linjiang City? You invest some money in her, and I'll give Ling Yao some shares! What do you say?"

Zhou Rong, on the contrary, seemed somewhat anxious.

Her Irina has several stores in other cities, and many of her businesses are linked to several of Wei Lin's top online influencers, including the brand owner Dai Yixuan, who is right on the table.

Giving Ling Yao a share of the company would be absolutely beneficial to her.

Wei Lin pondered for a moment, then smiled brightly and said, "Okay, we'll talk about this properly later!"

……

(End of this chapter)