In the days following the meeting, Feng Yuxuan was really good to her younger brother.
Feng Yiping honestly felt a little uncomfortable not hearing a single mocking word from his sister for a day or two.
What's more, during their evening chats, his sister mentioned when they were young and how she had fought with other people to protect him.
Feng Yiping had really forgotten about this incident. It seemed that his sister had fought those fights with him to protect him. However, he touched his forehead, where there was a shallow dent the size of a fingertip, a mark left by the bullying he had suffered at the hands of the children in his village when he was young.
To say that the children in the countryside are tough is an understatement. When he touched that spot later, he was a little scared himself. Although he could no longer remember who had hit whom and how, he was certain of two things: at the time, his skull must have been broken, and besides, not even the village barefoot doctor had been consulted, let alone a hospital. It was probably not taken seriously by his parents at the time.
Then, it healed on its own, leaving just such a small pit.
Feng Yuxuan saw her younger brother touch the spot on his forehead, and her face flushed again. She and her younger brother were four years apart, and while he was still crawling on the ground and playing with mud, she was almost about to start primary school. When he started elementary school in the village, she was already in the fourth grade at the township school. They had always been in two different circles.
Even after school and during holidays, she basically only played with people her age. She didn't want to be the centre of attention. In retrospect, she felt that she had not fulfilled her responsibility as an older sister when they were young, and had not protected her younger brother. The mark on his forehead was proof of that.
She could not say anything else. 'I'm a bit tired, I'm going to go to bed,'
she said, and then, once the guest room door had closed, she asked with a smile, 'Oh, so you liked to fight when you were little?'
'I was the one who got beaten up,' Feng Yiping said. "What's wrong with my sister? Has she said anything to you in the past two days?'
'What do you mean? She seems fine to me." In fact, when Feng Yuxuan asked them about their relationship with Jin Ling that day, her sister Huang Jingping had already guessed something, and Feng Yuxuan's actions over the next two days had confirmed her suspicions.
It's quite interesting to think about.
When the people who had come to the capital for the meeting returned to the provincial capital, Feng Yuxuan once again took her younger brother aside and, without getting tired of it, said, 'You will be busy before the New Year and will definitely be late returning home, so let Jingping go home first. You must think about her parents. She is a girl, and the days she will spend at home will only get fewer and fewer each year.
After Jingping goes home, you can live across the street from the university. It'll be convenient, and you won't have to drive back and forth for an hour every day. The apartment is also very nice, with everything you need. Don't just muddle through when eating alone. Tianjiao Ju is good. Don't be afraid to spend money on food.
Also, if you don't like down jackets, you've been afraid of the cold since you were little. When you go out, it's okay to wear sweaters on top of each other. What does it matter if you're bulky? Just be warm.
The most important thing is, never drink and drive, and never get angry while driving...,'
she went on and on, sounding a lot like Mei Qiuping.
The employees there for the meeting looked at the group boss, being told off by her sister while holding her hand, and they all found it quite funny.
'I know, you go in, have a safe trip,'
Feng Yiping really wasn't used to his sister's behaviour these past two days, it was a bit unusual.
As an older sister, Huang Jingping somewhat understood Feng Yuxuan. Although she sometimes found her younger sister quite annoying, she would probably feel a bit jealous if she returned home and found that Qinping was closer to other girls.
...
On December 20th, Jin Ling, who was completely unaware that she had been regarded as a rival by Feng Yuxuan, was also returning to the provincial capital. She would first attend the annual meeting organised by the provincial chamber of commerce the next day, and afterwards, she would begin inspecting various companies.
Liu Jishan has been bursting with the same enthusiasm he had when he first started his business these past two months. He has been working full-time on the construction site of the Xiangjiang Manor, sometimes even going there for a midnight inspection. Every time he thinks about the apartment buildings that will soon rise from the ground, his heart fills with passion. This will be the start of a new journey for him, and it will surely be a glorious beginning.
He also had a balance sheet in his mind that he had repeatedly calculated many times. This real estate project covers an area of 150 mu. Since it is all 25-storey buildings, he has found connections, and the approved plot ratio is 4. The total construction area is nearly 400,000 square meters. After deducting various expenses, it will at least bring him a profit of more than 60 million yuan.
Thanks to his activities, the pre-sale permit will be issued next summer, and it is expected that after National Day next year, the collected house payments will enable him to start the next project.
This year's annual meeting of the Provincial Chamber of Commerce is very important to him. Apart from calculating the expected income, he is more confident than ever. Compared with the past, he has one more title: Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Tourism Chamber of Commerce!
However, with this title from his current activity, naturally he could not sit on the podium at a meeting with provincial leaders in attendance. But looking at the leaders of the chamber of commerce, big and small, who were also on the podium, he firmly believed that in the near future, he would also have a place up there.
'Have you seen anyone from Jiasheng?' he asked his older brother Liu Jizhong, who was sitting next to him.
'No, and you?'
Liu Jishan shook his head and looked around. Then, thinking about what he had heard about the background of the female president of Jiasheng, he narrowed his search to the first two rows.
Sure enough, in the left-hand front row, the vice-president surnamed Mei, whom he had met at the Jiasheng Holiday Inn last time, was talking to a long-haired woman next to him. That must be the daughter of Director Jin of the Provincial Planning Commission.
After the not-so-interesting conference, there was a reception hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. What upset him was that this reception was actually a dinner gathering, and the venue was conveniently located at the Jiasheng Holiday Inn.
Although at the end of the year, everyone's family is full of things to do, but on an occasion like this with the participation of provincial leaders, none of the bosses left early, and they all obediently followed to the banquet hall at Jiasheng.
This dinner gathering was actually no different in nature from a class reunion. It was said to be a way to strengthen relationships and to find and discover possible opportunities for cooperation. In fact, it was mainly a platform for companies that had performed well and been very successful this year to show off their achievements. Liu Jishan was eager for such an opportunity.
However, this gathering had a slightly larger circle, more participants, and was of a slightly higher class.
Liu Jishan's table was mainly made up of people from the tourism industry, and it was mainly made up of people from private companies. The old-guard bigwigs from CITS and CYTS were at a different table.
However, this was good. At this table, Liu Jishan was considered the leader. At least on the surface, his Dongcheng Group had the biggest presence, covering three fields.
Liu Jishan was flattered by the compliments and flattery from the other CEOs at the table. The affirmation from his peers was as gratifying as calculating the tens of millions of profits that were about to come his way.
After the leaders of the chamber of commerce, accompanied by provincial and municipal leaders, had symbolically toasted each table, they mingled between the tables, and those who knew each other took the opportunity to exchange pleasantries and have a drink.
He picked up a bottle of wine from the table and held his glass, 'Excuse me for a moment, I'm going to go find some friends. Don't just sit there, everyone. This is a rare opportunity, so it's good to meet a few more people,'
It's one thing to flatter him, and in the business world, everyone is fawning over each other and praising each other. But he was putting on airs and lecturing people. Everyone at the table was a boss, so who wouldn't feel good listening to that?
The people at the table looked at the two Liu brothers who had left the table. One boss suggested, 'Come, let's clink glasses and wish everyone a smooth year with good weather and stability.'
'Right, we don't have the ability or ambition to expand everywhere. It's good to do a good job with the tourism industry,'
'Yes, everyone's life is getting better and better, more and more people are travelling, and there is also more and more support from the government. Our industry has a bright future,'
one person reminded, 'President Xu is here,'
Everyone looked and saw Xu Bin from the Jiasheng Hotel, also holding a glass, smiling and walking over, 'Hello everyone!'