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Chapter 1161: Chapter 1019: Goodbye, Just as Strangers (Please Subscribe!)
The thought of an 800-million RMB investment about to land.
And it was Tang Kai who made the investment.
Feng Hai could hardly contain his excitement; it seemed he had come to the right place, and by the end, he estimated he might even snag some fruit wine to drink.
"Boss Tang, this, do you have that... dollar investment?" Feng Hai carefully looked at Tang Kai, attracting foreign capital, increasing exports, and converting foreign exchange were tasks they inevitably had to fulfill.
Tang Kai understood as well.
"Mayor Feng, in this investment, I can use some dollars, but it won’t be much since I import my equipment from abroad, which takes up sixty-five percent of the investment."
"That’s fine, how much can you provide?"
Feng Hai hadn’t thought to use all dollars.
Tang Kai kicked the ball back: "How much do you think is appropriate?"
After some thought.
Feng Hai stretched out two fingers, the year’s end was nearing, and the city still had a task of over twenty million dollars to complete. Adding in other contributions, they wouldn’t be criticized this year.
"This... twenty million dollars, would that work?"
"Alright, it’s settled then," Tang Kai agreed on the spot.
Feng Hai joyfully said, "Haha, Boss Tang is so straightforward."
To this.
Tang Kai smiled without a word.
Such an amount of dollars put no pressure on him.
He had spoken that way just now because he didn’t want Feng Hai to see him as a "dollar exchanger." Previously, some city’s investment promotion department had sought him out, suggesting they exchange dollars for investors to fulfill their tasks.
They even offered a not inconsiderable "bridge" interest.
Now his electric car sales were booming in Southeast Asia and Africa, and he was making inroads into the European and American markets. Just the electric car company alone had no less than a hundred million dollars passing through its accounts each month.
Even if he had some spare cash.
He wasn’t willing to engage in that kind of business.
...
In the afternoon.
He had a splendid time drinking wine.
Feng Hai left.
He had a meeting tomorrow, and the thought of announcing this news there made Feng Hai quite eager—the privilege of securing a project from Tang Kai was something only Qingyan City in the province could boast.
Feng Hai had just left when.
The villa welcomed an "uninvited guest."
"Boss Tang, I’ve come to offer a formal apology."
Seeing Lei Peng.
Tang Kai was very displeased, "Director Lei, haven’t I said before? Let’s call it even on our past; I won’t pursue it any further. What are you doing here?"
Lei Peng had stood at the doorway for half an hour.
Insisting on seeing him.
Tang Kai had no choice but to let him in.
"Yes, Boss Tang is magnanimous. However, I owe you a formal apology—it’s always been a hurdle in my heart. If there’s anything you need in the future, please don’t hesitate to ask," Lei Peng said, bowing low.
Tang Kai said helplessly, "Alright, are you planning to pester me to death?"
"The saying goes, ’a smile can wipe away long-standing grievances,’ Boss Tang, I hope I can have the opportunity to become friends with you," Lei Peng said.
"Do you think, with our history, we could be friends?" Tang Kai’s expression turned cold.
"We don’t have any knot that can’t be untied," Lei Peng said.
Tang Kai persisted, "But we also don’t have the foundation to be good friends."
"It seems I was overthinking," Lei Peng said, disappointed.
Tang Kai stared at Lei Peng.
"Director Lei, do you know? Although there’s no life-or-death enmity between us, every time I see you, I’m reminded that it was you who gave me the chance to achieve what I have today. However, you also deprived me of seeing my parents for the last time."
"So, it’s better if we see less of each other in the future. The hurdles in people’s hearts need time to be smoothed over. Your presence would make my family and me quite unhappy."
Hearing this hurdle.
Lei Peng sighed deeply; it appeared that they really couldn’t be friends with the Tang Family. The Tang Family’s influence was too great, and he simply didn’t measure up. After running into a bit of trouble, he had decided to make this personal visit.
"I see, I was presumptuous. Everything stems from one person. Rest assured, I will handle things properly, and from now on, I plan to retire. Regarding business matters, my son will gradually take over."
"You can rest assured, I won’t target your son." Suddenly, Tang Kai grasped the crux of Lei Peng’s words.
"Thank you, Boss Tang," Lei Peng said gratefully.
His main goal for today was achieved.
"I won’t keep you any longer, please," Tang Kai began to show him out.
"Yes," Lei Peng replied.
Watching Lei Peng’s retreating figure.
Tang Qing came over; though he had allowed Lei Peng through the main gate, he didn’t invite him into the living room.
Tang Kai said, "Tangtang, this chain of karma, it’s finally settled."
"Lei Peng can bend and stretch. For his son, he’s come to atone," Tang Qing said.
Tang Kai wondered, "Right, what did he mean by taking care of it?"
"I heard that the parents of his comatose fake son, after seeing your news, planned to have you provide for them for the rest of their lives since, strictly speaking, the incident from twenty years ago is related to you."
Tang Kai was shocked, "What? Lei Peng wouldn’t..."
"That’s none of our business now, we don’t know anything," Tang Qing said with a smile and a shake of his head.
"Maybe we should give them some money; otherwise, if they sue me..." Tang Kai was a bit worried.
"Uncle, Lei Peng won’t let them sue you. If they do, he’ll be implicated too. Remember, he took advantage of his factory director position to do quite a lot. Now, it’s not us who should be worried, Lei Peng is even more desperate," Tang Qing analyzed.
"What will Lei Peng do?" Tang Kai asked further.
Tang Qing looked at his uncle and said with a smile, "Uncle, actually, you should be able to guess. To prevent us from going after his son and their family’s assets, Lei Peng is capable of anything."
"Can we trust him? Could it involve us?"
"He wouldn’t dare."
"That’s true."
At that moment,
Tang Kai didn’t know what to say anymore.
This matter was really difficult to resolve; it wasn’t as simple as just providing for someone’s family with some money. If they made huge demands, or if someone incited a smear campaign against him, it would become major news.
In the end,
Tang Kai stopped thinking about it.
He wasn’t a paladin of justice.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been trafficking gems and jewelry between Thailand and Myanmar back then. As for this matter, better let the experienced Lei Peng handle it, though he found it a bit hard to let go completely.
As for Tang Qing,
His heart was undisturbed.
Favors and grudges.
Rights and wrongs.
Sometimes Tang Qing could clearly distinguish them.
But in the face of certain matters, he too was unable to hold on to his absolute sense of justice, like, for instance, his relatives, those who wanted to harm them; he wouldn’t let them live.
...
Lei Peng returned to the hotel.
"Chairman, how did it go?" asked Liu Zhu, the vice president of the group and Lei Peng’s distant cousin, as he approached.
"Goodbye, merely strangers." Lei Peng suddenly blurted out this phrase; he felt it was insightful. Unable to become friends with Tang Kai or enemies, then weren’t they just strangers?
Liu Zhu: "..." why are you getting literary.
"I remember Tang Kai has a relative working as a top official in the county below," Lei Peng remarked.
Liu Zhu nodded, "Yes, he’s Tang Qing’s uncle, named Qin Yugang."
"Good, send someone to check it out in the next few days, see if there are any worthwhile investment projects." Lei Peng’s recent gift had been returned by Tang Kai; this was the only way he could make amends.
"Yes," Liu Zhu agreed.
"As for those people, keep a close watch. If they act rashly, all I can say is: I’ve done all I could." They never gave any love to the child they had switched; he was kicked and beaten all his life, never knowing a parent’s affection.
Lei Peng had the heart to kill them.
Before, he had borne it for old times’ sake,
and had kept them as parasites.
Now the parasites wanted more.
And they wanted to provoke Tang Kai; if the past was dug up, both Tang Kai and he would be in trouble. So, if these few people were oblivious to the times, Lei Peng would have no choice but to take drastic measures.
