National Tide 1980

To be honest, Ning Weimin, who was in Cannes, France, did not do anything at all. He really did not provoke anyone.

But the third generation of the rich Gucci family took the initiative to find him and used his personal equity to lure Ning Weimin into getting involved in the turmoil of the Gucci family.

This can only mean that Ning Weimin's physique is quite special.

Perhaps it is because time travelers are lucky ones favored by God and are too unique in this world.

While he was making huge amounts of money and acquiring scarce resources, he was always inevitably involved in major conflicts in the world.

Therefore, since he attracts both wealth and trouble, it is no wonder that he is always targeted, plotted against, and hated by others.

Think about it from another perspective. This may be the destiny of every rich person.

He who is not envied by others is a mediocre person; a man who is innocent is guilty of possessing a treasure.

When a person has too many precious things, especially when some of them are unique in the world, even if he wants to maintain harmony, he will always attract all kinds of hostile eyes.

Temporary peace is usually just because one knows how to keep a low profile and hide well, and has not been discovered by the enemy for the time being.

Or maybe they have a certain level of strength, enough to deter villains.

But the problem is, there is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

As the saying goes, we are not afraid of no good things but we are afraid of no good people. Just like what happened right before our eyes, this kind of thing happened in the capital.

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"Master, excuse me for interrupting you."

A woman wearing a red raincoat walked directly into the office of the director of the Temple of Heaven.

She walked all the way to Gong Mingcheng's desk in her clacking high heels.

The heavily made-up face pretended to smile charmingly, "Can I come for a visit? My great director..."

To be honest, although her outfit was a bit ostentatious and exaggerated, and although crow's feet appeared at the corners of her eyes when she smiled, making her look no longer young, she was still pretty and charming.

In fact, she is at the level of being able to flirt with young and handsome guys and make them willingly “not want to work hard”.

But please don't get me wrong, this woman and Gong Mingcheng do not have any improper relationship, but is his first wife, the legitimate wife of the director of the garden.

So even though she came uninvited, and even broke into the house, Gong Mingcheng was still not angry when he saw his wife coming in. He just smiled and said, "Of course, welcome, welcome, it's an honor."

Seeing her husband being so funny, the director's wife felt even better and simply put her purse in front of his desk.

He looked around the room in a relaxed manner, at the books on the bookshelf and the paintings and calligraphy on the wall, and exclaimed as he looked, "Ming Cheng, this place is nice. It's much better than your previous place. Do you use this big office all by yourself?"

"Of course not." Gong Mingcheng was also somewhat complacent.

Even though he had been trying to find out the details of the Temple of Heaven Park recently, he still had to say that even though he had been extremely optimistic and had high hopes before coming here, it turned out that he still underestimated this place.

If nothing else, the Temple of Heaven Park has an imported Crown car exclusively for the director, as well as two vans, which is incomparable to other parks.

He is really rich and has great potential. He is now very grateful that his father's face was useful and helped him get this position.

He even thought, a little foolishly, that being the top leader was much more practical than being a director.

Even if my career cannot go any further in the future, it doesn’t matter.

As long as he can sit comfortably in this seat for another twenty years, he will be content.

But he didn't need to tell his wife these things, so he asked instead, "Why did you come here? You didn't even call me? Is there something wrong?"

"Yes, two things."

The headmaster's wife seemed to be deliberately teasing him in a joking tone, "Well...it can actually be considered a thing."

"What's the matter? Don't keep me in suspense."

"There's a restaurant I want to go to, and I have a friend who wants to meet you..."

In this day and age, the housewives of ordinary families, besides working, of course take care of children and do housework at home.

However, Gong Mingcheng's family is a little special. His father is of a high status, and his friends are all from similar families. The wife he married also follows the principle of marrying someone of equal social status.

Especially since his father-in-law's family had few children, only one son and one daughter, and they lived in a military compound.

The government not only provided the old man with a nanny, but also a driver and an orderly. There were very few chores at home and he didn't even have to cook for himself every day.

Therefore, children from such families spend their time socializing from an early age.

Even after growing up and getting married, they are willing to continue living with their parents.

And continue to maintain his own small circle with his childhood friends.

The most popular term now is "Salon", which usually means a large gathering of more than ten people every week.

Everyone is very particular about everything from their words and actions to their makeup, hair and clothing.

In addition to eating, drinking and bragging, getting together is also for the purpose of mutual convenience and exchange of resources. It is not a pure waste of time and energy.

Sometimes, some scarce resources and important information are exchanged through such salons, which can allow many transactions to be completed without anyone noticing.

So although Gong Mingcheng was unwilling to participate and waste time on such things, he did not forbid his wife from participating.

After all, it's good for him.

Besides, he is very busy at work, and if his wife has something to kill time and distract her attention, she will be more friendly to him.

However, the only drawback is that the status in this circle is determined by the man’s strength.

Men either have power or money.

Women usually compete with each other to see if they have married well, and they have to rely on their husbands to bring honor to them.

Maybe it was because Gong Mingcheng's position in the past was neither high nor low, his wife had always been suppressed in this circle, and she often complained to Gong Mingcheng that his position was too low and that so-and-so's husband was such and such.

Because of this, Gong Mingcheng suffered a lot of trouble.

But also because of this, when he saw his wife today, he immediately thought that perhaps his wife came this time to let him meet the so-called friends, and also because of his promotion this time, making her the director's wife, and it was her turn to be praised.

She wanted to show herself off and be proud of herself.

Deep down, everyone has vanity, and Gong Mingcheng understands his wife's demands for emotional value.

However, due to his cautiousness, he had to find out the truth about this matter. He did not want to meet people in a confused state.

His status is different now, and getting involved with some people and some things will bring him trouble. He is afraid that his wife will not know the seriousness of the matter and introduce some unnecessary people to him.

So he frowned and didn't agree right away, but asked first, "Where are we going to eat? Who are we going to meet?"

"To meet one of my sisters and one of her current friends, a Singaporean."

"What sister? What Singaporean? Explain yourself clearly. What's going on?"

"What's there to be confused about? Well, it's just a meal. Let me tell you, you've seen Sui'er from our compound, right? We went to her wedding, which was held in our compound cafeteria. She married a university teacher."

"Yes, it's her! I have some impression of her. She used to work in the general affairs department of our compound, right? Her father is a junior cadre of the Capital Brigade."

Gong Mingcheng had some impression of this person, but now he thought about it, he was even more indifferent, "Why would she be so good to meet? Besides, she's divorced, isn't she? You told me about it, and it seemed like it happened a few years ago. You still consider this person your friend?"

However, his wife did not give up persuading him, but continued to explain.

"Don't underestimate her. Sui'er got divorced and resigned. She was gone for two years. But later, through her father's connections, she was transferred to the Shangri-La Hotel as a lobby manager. She also hooked up with a vice president of Shangri-La and became his mistress. I heard that the man was willing to divorce his wife for her and take her back to Singapore to settle down. Shangri-La, you know it? The second five-star foreign-related hotel in Beijing..."

"Hmm? I don't think I've heard of it..."

Gong Mingcheng's words made his wife so angry that she was stunned, but she was in a hurry to talk about the matter and didn't take it too seriously.

He only complained, "You are such a country bumpkin," and continued, "I just mentioned your promotion to the director of the Temple of Heaven casually, and Sui'er was in high spirits when she heard it. She said we should celebrate and asked me to take you to their restaurant for dinner, and she would pay the bill. I originally thought she was just being polite, but who knew she called me again today and said she was waiting for you anytime. And the vice president of Shangri-La Hotel, the Singaporean, also wants to meet you. Oh, by the way, today the Singaporean told me personally on the phone that their hotel has a cooperative relationship with the Tan Palace Restaurant, and they will soon open a Tan Palace Restaurant in their hotel. So they are also a partner with the Temple of Heaven. For this reason, they really want to meet you and make friends. I think the other party is very sincere. What do you think? Let's go?"

Hearing this, Gong Mingcheng was shocked. He never expected that this matter would go around in circles and end up back at the Tan Gong Restaurant.

This damn restaurant seems to be a stone that I cannot get around, and it always brings me embarrassment and awkwardness unexpectedly.

He felt upset and it was reflected in his expression. Although Gong Mingcheng had acquired a certain ability to control his emotions during his career, his wife was the one who knew him best and she noticed something was wrong immediately.

"What's wrong? You don't want to? Why? This is a useful friend. It won't bring shame to you..."

"Hey, it's all because of the Tangong Restaurant. You don't know, although the Tangong Restaurant is invested by our Tiantan, it's full of troublemakers and they don't obey the management. And with the special care of the old director, they have now become their own kingdom. It's like a knife can't be inserted and water can't be poured out. I feel uncomfortable when this restaurant is mentioned. Until now, I haven't eaten a meal there, even though they gave me a lot of meal coupons. So I didn't know anything about the cooperation that the Singaporean talked about. Why should I go there? Will I be laughed at if I go? If I really talk about this matter, I will know nothing about it and can't interfere in anything. Isn't that embarrassing..."

Gong Mingcheng was only willing to confide his grievances to his wife.

However, this was equally incredible to the director's wife. She had no idea about the situation and asked in surprise, "How is it possible? Since it was invested by your Tiantan, aren't they your subordinates? It's just a restaurant, and you are the biggest person in charge, at most a section chief. In terms of rank, you are rarely seen. You give them an order and they are so happy. How could they not listen to you? If they are so ignorant, you can exercise your rights. Just remove their person in charge, old director? You are the new director. Do I need to tell you that a new emperor appoints new officials?"

"This matter is not that simple." Gong Mingcheng frowned. "I kept my distance from the old director. That was not to give him face, but to give face to my father. As for the owner of the restaurant, his surname is Ning. He is also very capable and not an ordinary person. You don't know that he opened restaurants in Japan and opened three restaurants. The annual profit is more than 1 billion yen. And he also married a Japanese wife. That is Matsumoto Keiko. Think about it, can I control such a person? Being out of reach is an unsolvable problem. Not to mention, there are three shareholders of the Tan Palace Restaurant, including the District Service Bureau. The other two investors particularly trust this Ning. Tiantan only holds one-third of the shares, so there are many concerns..."

After hearing these inside stories, the director's wife fell silent.

She didn't expect the situation to be so complicated, and she couldn't even handle such a small matter. After thinking about it, she said unhappily, "But I have already promised Sui'er, it's not good to go back on my word, right? Not to mention, if I break my promise, she will definitely tell others nonsense and make up something behind my back. Oh, how come you can't even handle such a role. What kind of director are you? If people really know about it, you are not ashamed, but I am..."

By the end of the conversation, Gong Mingcheng felt like he was being humiliated.

But he had no choice but to sigh and express his helplessness at his wife's complaints.

"Why can't I deal with him? I must deal with him. But I have to do it slowly and remove the fire from under the cauldron. How about this, you give them a call and tell them I really don't have time. Some other day, when I'm done with this, I'll treat them to dinner at the Tan Palace Restaurant. Is that okay?"

Gong Mingcheng's intention was to delay the process, which naturally made the director's wife unhappy.

But as the saying goes, if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door.

In this matter, the director's wife undoubtedly shared the same hatred as Gong Mingcheng.

The key point is that the director's wife is not an easy person to get along with either.

Just because of this incident, Ning Weimin, who was far away overseas, bore a grudge against him.

The old saying that women have the most vicious hearts is not false when it comes to her. She rolled her eyes, still unwilling to give in, and gave Gong Mingcheng some advice on the spot.

"No, no, you really have to go to this dinner today. The more this is the case, the more you have to go. You really have to think about this from another angle. Although you can't do anything about the Tan Palace Restaurant, the other party doesn't know about it. Right? You are the director, this is true, right? When the time comes, you just need to pretend that you just took office and can't take care of these things, how can the other party be suspicious? The key is that you have met this Singaporean, and you have a connection with Shangri-La, which may cause some trouble for the Tan Palace Restaurant and make things difficult for the person who doesn't obey you. If the Tan Palace Restaurant does something that makes Shangri-La dissatisfied in the future, you can just govern impartially and carry out your plan of cutting off the source of the problem. So, if you go today, you can not only learn more about the Tan Palace Restaurant, but also make friends with an ally who can be used. Why don't you go?"

Not to mention, Gong Mingcheng thought about it carefully and realized it, so he clapped his hands, stood up and laughed.

"Madam, you are wise. What you said makes sense. I was thinking the wrong thing. All right, let's go to the appointment and have a good talk with this Singaporean today."

"That's right." The director's wife smiled. "Hey, there's one thing. We have to ride the Crown today. I won't ride in your lousy van. It's ridiculous enough."

"Okay, okay. I will listen to you, Madam. I understand, only the crown is worthy of you, Madam."

At this time, Gong Mingcheng completely followed his wife's lead, just like Guan Xiaohe who comforted Da Chibao in the TV series "Four Generations Under One Roof".