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Chapter 706 Dumplings
Not long after Suning sent Xu Hongdou back to Room No. 6, he heard the proprietress Xie Xiaochun shouting for a dinner party. Because there were new guests in "Youfeng Xiaoyuan" today, they specially prepared a welcome dinner to welcome Suning and Xu Hongdou, the new guests. This is also the best tradition of their "Youfeng Xiaoyuan".

Suning and Xu Hongdou quickly walked out of the room, and then, with the introduction of the proprietress Xie Xiaochun, they got to know other residents and staff, such as Lin Na, the receptionist at the coffee shop near "Youfeng Xiaoyuan", Hu Youyu, a resident of "Youfeng Xiaoyuan" and also a resident singer at Yunmiao Village Bar, online writer Damai and "meditating man" Lao Ma.

"Suning, you and Xu Hongdou are boyfriend and girlfriend, so why don't you live in the same room?" At this time, Lin Na, the receptionist of the coffee shop, looked at Suning and Xu Hongdou in confusion and asked, which was also the question that everyone else was most curious about.

"Haha, actually I'm pursuing Xu Hongdou, so we're not boyfriend and girlfriend in the full sense of the word. Besides, even if we were real boyfriend and girlfriend, we still need our own private space." Suning looked at the somewhat shy Xu Hongdou, then explained to everyone with a smile.

"Suning, you are so considerate. Come! Let's all toast Suning and Xu Hongdou and welcome you to live in our 'Windy Courtyard.'" At this time, Lin Na raised the wine glass in her hand with a smile, and the others followed suit and raised their own glasses.

"Thank you."

Everyone took a sip of their wine. At this time, the proprietress Xie Xiaochun brought a plate of dumplings and placed it next to Su Ning. "Mr. Su, I know you are from the north, so I made a plate of dumplings specially for you."

"Thank you, boss lady."

Looking at the plate of dumplings in front of him, Suning fell into memories, and his thoughts went back to the New Year's Eve twenty years ago, because that was the beginning of his magnificent life.

Back in Shenzhen on the eve of the 01 Spring Festival, Suning was making dumplings with his cousin, brother-in-law, and nephew Lin Xiaochen. Lin Xiaochen's face was covered in flour because of his mischief. "Xiaochen, stop it! Look at your face, it's all flour."

"Ha ha."

"Xiaochen, come with your mother to the bathroom and wash up." Seeing her son Lin Xiaochen still acting mischievously, Wu Ting's face immediately turned cold and she pretended to be angry.

"Oh?" Lin Xiaochen was most afraid of his mother, so he obediently followed his mother Wu Ting to the bathroom.

"Aning, how is the business of your mobile phone store recently?" After Wu Ting left with her son, her cousin-in-law looked at Su Ning and asked.

In 2000, Suning came to Shenzhen to live with his relatives, and then opened a mobile phone store with the help of his relatives. This was Suning's initial business, so Suning was grateful to his cousin Wu Ting and cousin-in-law Lin Haibo from the bottom of his heart.

"Brother-in-law, the mobile phone store business is very good, and I have established a mobile phone accessories factory in the new district. During the Spring Festival, the mobile phone accessories we produce ourselves can be sold in the store." Suning explained to his cousin-in-law Lin Haibo with a smile on his face.

"What?" My cousin's husband, who was wrapping dumplings with a smile on his face, suddenly stopped moving. He looked at his brother-in-law with a blank expression and asked, "Aning, it takes so much money to open a factory. Where did you get the funds from?"

"Brother-in-law, I received investment from a foreign capital, and then I had the money to open a factory." Suning had anticipated other people's doubts, so he gave a simple explanation without any details.

"What? Foreign capital?"

"Yes! With the addition of foreign capital, I will not lack funds and technology, so it will be very easy to do anything." Suning nodded again in confirmation, and then explained to his surprised cousin-in-law.

"Aning, why would foreign capital choose you?" Lin Haibo couldn't help swallowing hard, then asked his brother-in-law in front of him blankly.

"Haha, brother-in-law, it was actually a coincidence that I was able to come into contact with this foreign capital. During our conversation, they were very impressed with my analysis of the general trend of the next twenty years, so they invested in my projects. The mobile phone parts factory is one of my projects."

"Ah? Aning, you are so lucky." Lin Haibo couldn't help but envy his brother-in-law in front of him.

"Haha, brother-in-law, luck is sometimes also a part of strength." Suning said with some disapproval.

"Haibo, Aning, what are you talking about? You are so happy?" At this time, Wu Ting, who helped Lin Xiaochen wash up, came out and immediately heard Su Ning's hearty laughter, and then looked at the two of them with some surprise.

"A Ting, Aning actually obtained investment from foreign capital and opened a mobile phone factory in the new district." Seeing his wife and son coming out of the bathroom, Lin Haibo explained to them with a wry smile.

"Ah? What?" Wu Ting's eyes widened in surprise. She looked at her cousin in disbelief and asked, "Aning, how did you do that?"

"Haha, to put it bluntly, it's nothing more than my eloquence and a detailed project plan."

"Oh, right! I just received a call from my dad. He asked us to go to his place to celebrate the New Year this year." Wu Ting first looked at her cousin in a daze, then remembered another thing and said.

"Oh? What are you thinking, Dad?" Lin Haibo also looked very surprised.

This so-called old man is the backer of Lin Haibo and Wu Ting. He has been of great help to their career in Shenzhen, so the couple has always been afraid of this old man. The old man's sudden invitation today made Lin Haibo and his wife feel very surprised.

"I don't know! You'd better pack up quickly." Wu Ting shook her head blankly, then said to Suning and Lin Haibo.

"Sister, I won't go. Uncle Tai and I are not familiar with each other." Su Ning thought about how uncomfortable she felt every time she went to Chen Tai's place, so she didn't want to go.

"That's good." Wu Ting was a little surprised at first, but after thinking for a while, she agreed.

Then Wu Ting and her family of three drove to her godfather Chen Tai's mansion and found it very lively. Chen Tai looked at Wu Ting and Lin Haibo puzzledly and asked, "Wu Ting, Haibo, isn't your cousin Suning here with you?"

"Haha, Dad, Aning has a cold. She just took some medicine and is resting at home!" Wu Ting quickly explained to Chen Tai with a smile.

"Oh? That's a pity. I was hoping that we could all get together this year!" Chen Tai showed a regretful expression.

"Haha, Dad, there will be a chance."

"Well, Aunt Wang, when A Ting leaves later, bring her some dumplings and ask her to take them to Aning." At this time, the boss Chen Tai turned his head and looked at his servant Aunt Wang and instructed.

"Yes! Master."

"Ah? Dad, that's not necessary." Wu Ting wanted to refuse quickly because she felt too embarrassed.

"Wu Ting, although Aning and I are not very familiar with each other, I will still love him as my own child." At this time, the big boss Chen Tai said to Wu Ting disapprovingly, and the closeness in his words was evident.

"Thank you, Dad." Wu Ting and Lin Haibo looked at each other helplessly, and both realized that Chen Tai had something to ask for.

"Wu Ting, the little girl next to Zhou Qiqiang is his sister Zhou Qilan." Chen Tai suddenly pointed at the girl next to his godson Zhou Qiqiang and introduced her to Wu Ting.

"Sister Wu, she's my sister, Zhou Qilan. She's currently a medical student at the Medical University. You can just call her Xiaolan." Zhou Qiqiang looked at Wu Ting with a simple smile, his pride for his sister clearly visible on his face. "Ah? Hello, Xiaolan."

"Hello, Sister Wu." Zhou Qilan responded to Wu Ting with a somewhat restrained smile.

"Wu Ting, I originally thought that Aning and Xiaolan were of similar age, and maybe the two young people could chat with each other, but I didn't expect that Aning would get sick." At this time, Chen Tai showed a regretful expression and explained to Wu Ting.

"Haha, Dad, Aning can't even get into university, how can she chat with Xiaolan, a top medical student." Wu Ting guessed Chen Tai's thoughts at once, and then said with shame.

"Sister Wu, I heard that Suning is only 19 years old after the Chinese New Year this year. In fact, he still has a chance to go to college." At this time, Zhou Qilan looked at Wu Ting and said with a smile.

"No! Aning's mind is already wild now, it's impossible for her to focus on studying." Thinking of her cousin who was naturally lively, Wu Ting explained with a helpless smile.

"Ah? That's a pity."

"Wu Ting, did you come up with the name of your mobile phone store, or did your cousin Aning?" Chen Tai finally couldn't help but get to the point, and Zhou Qiqiang on the side couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"Ningyuan communication? Aning got it himself." Wu Ting was a little stunned by the question for a moment, then answered with a smile.

"Oh? Did he say why?" At this time, Chen Tai, Zhou Qiqiang and the other two couldn't help but feel nervous.

"No! I suppose it was just a random name."

Suning, who stayed alone at the Lin family's house, cooked dumplings for himself. When his cousin and her husband came back, he saw that his cousin had brought him a portion of dumplings. Suning looked at this with a helpless expression.

"Sister, I just ate dumplings."

"Aning, this is the hospital meal that your father asked me to bring you." Wu Ting explained to Suning as she handed over the dumplings.

"What? Sick meal?" Su Ning took the dumplings handed to him by his cousin and showed a surprised expression.

"Yes! When Dad asked about you, I explained that you had a cold." Wu Ting explained with a wry smile.

Su Ning took the dumplings from his cousin Wu Ting, picked up one and started eating it. Then he looked at his cousin and brother-in-law with a surprised expression, "Hey! The dumplings made by the boss taste just as good as those made by ordinary people!"

"Okay! Aning, stop acting weird and tell me what's going on!" Wu Ting looked at her lazy cousin with some annoyance.

"Sister, brother-in-law, it's actually very simple. I met the owner of a foreign capital by chance. We discussed some economic viewpoints, and he agreed with mine. So he agreed to invest in me to start a company. I only own 25% of the company's shares."

"What? Twenty-five percent? That's so much!" Wu Ting and Lin Haibo looked at each other in shock.

"So, I don't think highly of my brother-in-law's business at all."

"Aning, no wonder you don't want to have anything to do with my business." Lin Haibo, who understood everything at this time, also showed a wry smile.

"Aning, do you think your brother-in-law's business is dangerous?" Wu Ting also heard what Su Ning meant. After all, Lin Haibo's business involves sand and KTV, and the things he needs to deal with on a daily basis are still very troublesome.

"Yes! Sister, I plan to arrange for you to manage this mobile phone accessories factory in the new district, and it will soon be upgraded to a mobile phone factory. We will then have our own mobile phones." Suning nodded helplessly at first, and then told Wu Ting about his arrangements.

"Will your company's major shareholders agree to this?" Although Wu Ting was very excited at this moment, she still looked at Suning with some concern.

"Yes! In addition to the 45% stake held by foreign capital, the remaining 30% is in the hands of three other shareholders, so I am the second largest shareholder of this company." Suning explained to them complacently.

"Aning, then tell me, what should I do next?" At this time, Lin Haibo also realized his dangerous situation.

"Brother-in-law, I think you only have two options now. One is to give up all your current businesses and immigrate overseas with your family. The second is to go all the way and never have anything to do with my business or my sister's. Then you can kill any god you meet or any Buddha you meet. In the end, your ending will be the same."

"Uh" Wu Ting and Lin Haibo were both a little confused.

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The first dinner party at "Windy Courtyard" ended quickly. Seeing that everyone left and returned to their rooms, Suning and Xu Hongdou waited until they helped clean up the place before returning to their rooms.

And Xu Hongdou keenly discovered tonight that after the proprietress Xie Xiaochun brought out the plate of dumplings, Suning became absent-minded, and then came to Suning's room number five with some concern.

"Knock knock knock!" Xu Hongdou gently knocked on Suning's room number 5, and soon Suning opened the door.

"Hongdou? You haven't slept yet? Come in." Su Ning looked at the beauty outside the door with some surprise, and then quickly let her into the room.

"Suning, I noticed that you looked worried just now. Is there something that makes you unhappy?" The beautiful lady Xu Hongdou looked at Suning in front of her with a worried look on her face.

"Well, when I saw the plate of dumplings just now, I suddenly remembered some past events." Suning explained with a nonchalant smile.

"Suning, can you tell me about it?" Xu Hongdou couldn't help but ask Suning curiously.

"Haha, it's a long story. Hongdou, are you really willing to listen to it?" This time, Suning did not reject Xu Hongdou. Instead, he asked Xu Hongdou a question in return.

"Of course! I just want to get to know you better." Xu Hongdou nodded with a smile. She was indeed very curious about Suning.

"Hongdou, that was February of the millennium, and the Spring Festival of that year had just passed." Seeing that the beauty Xu Hongdou in front of him was so curious, Suning began to tell his story.

"Because I failed to get into the university of my dreams, my parents arranged for me to go south to Shenzhen to live with distant relatives. Then, at the age of 18, I took a train and began my wandering life."

"But when I arrived in Shenzhen, I discovered that this distant relative of mine was quite influential in the city. With the financial support of this relative, I opened the first 'Ningyuan Communications' mobile phone store, and my thorny life began."

(End of this chapter)