Unexpected Changes

Suddenly, the prepared event was canceled? Jiang Fan didn't care much about the planning; he cared about the money. From the way Su Qing looked yesterday night, it didn't seem like she would suddenly cancel it. Walking into Su Qing's office, Jiang Fan sat down on the sofa with a frown and angrily said,

"We stayed up late, exerting effort and energy, and now it's suddenly canceled? Su, even if you change your mind, you should give us a reason. Are you taking us for fools?"

Su Qing frowned and glared at Jiang Fan, then picked up the teapot to make tea and placed it before him. She then instructed Yang Xuan to keep an eye on any movements outside the door.

This action caused Jiang Fan to pause slightly, then he lowered his head and whispered,

"Is there trouble?"

Su Qing squatted down before the tea table opposite Jiang Fan, furrowed her brows, poured two cups of tea, and whispered,

"It's not really trouble. Your plan hasn't been canceled; it's just that the opportunity for you to leak the information has been canceled. I've been running to the General Department these days, and I worked overtime again yesterday night. Someone has already noticed something is up. There are too many people in this company who want me to step down. Now that we know this land will go to Rongyao, if we fail, I'll have to pack up and leave to become a goldfinch. If we succeed, I can continue staying in the company. Jiang Fan, do you think it's more beneficial for you to have a different general manager, or for me, Su Qing, to be here?"

Jiang Fan scratched his head, and Su Qing continued,

"When I went home this morning, I received a call from a government agency. There will be a dinner party for government units and businessmen tonight, and the bidding will also be at this dinner party, which has been moved forward. I didn't tell the higher-ups what meeting we would have in the morning. They have indeed prepared the materials, especially the people from the Project Department and Investment Department. It seems like they were just waiting for me. Sun Ya from the Public Relations Department also said they had contacted the government agency early on."

Jiang Fan scratched his head again, puzzled,

"This doesn't seem right. The Changxiang side just confirmed not long ago that it wouldn't fall on them, and they even mobilized their connections. You mean to say it was decided very early on, or that your Rongyao took over this project by yourselves, but you didn't know, so the government unit gave Changxiang the green light?"

"That's right. If they knew about the plan today, Gao Lvxing would definitely spread the news. Even if we got the land, we would bleed money. Now I'm considering it for you. If your plan gets leaked, the price of the land will increase, and Rongyao can give up, but you won't get a single penny. How will you explain it to Yang Jin and Chen Yi then? Don't think that I, Su Qing, only know how to scold people. You lack money, and I need to silence those who doubt me. So do you understand now?"

"You want me to trust you after you get the land?"

"You're from my General Department. I saw you and Chen Yi eating box meals on the ground, and I saw Yang Jin drink a pound of Baijiu. How can I not trust you? You're working hard, and I doubt you? I don't know if you're gambling, but I am. I'm betting that you, Jiang Fan, won't let Su Qing who puts her heart into it lose."

"I feel like you're confessing to me."

"Believe it or not, I'll hit you with this teapot and kill you."

Jiang Fan leaned back, frowned, and chewed on Su Qing's words. What she said did make sense, and she gave a time and promise that she would get that land. It would be confirmed tonight. Jiang Fan still felt like he was being tricked. If he couldn't get the whole land, he wouldn't get a single penny, but it didn't seem like a loss either. Su Qing didn't even know the specific plan now.

This was Jiang Fan's kind of precaution.

Now Su Qing was expressing her sincerity, and Jiang Fan was纠结whether to believe her or not.

"I want a deposit. I promised Chen Yi and Yang Jin that I would give them their hard-earned money today. Give it to me, and I'll continue to trust you."

Su Qing was also very decisive. She turned around and went back to her desk, taking out a paper bag from the drawer. Jiang Fan sat on the sofa, watching Su Qing's actions with envy. How good it would be if he had a day like this too.

Su Qing took out two stacks of money and returned to the tea table, continuing to squat in her original position and looking at Jiang Fan as she spoke calmly.

"Twenty thousand yuan. If the planning proposal is successful, I will still owe you 380,000 yuan. If it fails, this twenty thousand yuan will be your hard-earned money. Jiang Fan, I've said it, I want to continue sitting in this position, and as long as I sit in this position, I won't lack this small amount of a few hundred thousand yuan. Do you understand what I mean? If you don't believe it, you can come to the party with me tonight. By the way, I lack a male partner."

"No, I'm going home to cook."

Jiang Fan took the money and turned to leave without making any promises to Su Qing. Yang Xuan looked at Jiang Fan with a gossipy expression. Jiang Fan told Yang Xuan to call Yang Jin and ask her not to worry about coming home, to wait for her downstairs, and at the same time, he dialed Chen Yi's number on his phone.

At the main entrance of Rongyao Group, Jiang Fan saw two people. He threw a stack of money to Chen Yi, who smiled and put it in his pocket without caring about the remaining one. Yang Jin, however, frowned and asked Jiang Fan what was going on. Jiang Fan told Yang Jin that they might have to wait until tomorrow's high-level meeting.

Yang Jin didn't take the money. After receiving it, she put the cash in Jiang Fan's pocket and said softly, "What I do is what my position requires. You are also very hard-working. I can't take this money."

Jiang Fan persisted in refusing.

"No way. Let's just say yesterday, Jin, you helped me drink a pound of Baijiu. You should take this money. Ten thousand yuan is not much. Just consider it as my New Year's money for Beibei. If you don't take it, I'll give it to Yang Xuan, and she'll take it for you."

"Okay, if the planning proposal is approved tomorrow, I'll take it then. Is that fine?"

Yang Jin's very firm attitude made Chen Yi feel a little embarrassed. Just as he wanted to take out the ten thousand yuan he had just received, Jiang Fan kicked him on the butt and scolded him to get lost. After confirming with Yang Jin that he would collect the money tomorrow, he felt relieved, turned around, and took the elevator to the 14th floor. Instead of going to Su's office, he sat outside and chatted with Yang Xuan. He really didn't want to return to the General Department.

Of course, the snacks were bought by Jiang Fan. They didn't go downstairs for lunch. Yang Xuan knew that Jiang Fan was avoiding Liu Jiulong from the General Department. She was busy with her own work, while Jiang Fan continued to sleep. He slept until after 2 p.m. when he was awakened by his phone. Jiang Fan answered the call in a daze.

"What's up? Do you want to order some dishes again?"

"Jiang Fan, I might have to go to the party prepared by the government unit tonight and will be coming home late. If you don't want to cook, I'll bring something back for you."

Hearing Tang Wan's voice, Jiang Fan suddenly sat up and frowned.

"The party at Weijing?"

"Yeah, actually, I don't want to go. I wanted Lao Tang to go, but he said he wanted me to get some exercise. What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."

"Tang Wan, I might also go tonight."

There was silence on the other side, and then Tang Wan screamed angrily, "Jiang Fan, tell me, do you work at Rongyao? Jiang Fan! I'll never make peace with you. When I get home tonight, I'll deal with you!"

Tang Wan hung up the phone, and Jiang Fan again recalled the old man's threat.

It was also a sentence, "Wait until you get home!"

What bad habits are these?