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Chapter 429: Chapter 347: Buying Land with a Loan (Please Subscribe!)_1
Yang Kai was sitting next to Liu Qian as if on pins and needles, constantly drinking water to hide his anxiety, occasionally glancing at his watch as if casually checking the time, his heart extremely restless.
All the leaders have taken their seats and were almost through with the cold dish appetizers. Tang Qing still hadn’t arrived, and with so many leaders waiting, Yang Kai didn’t know if he should announce the start of the banquet or say that they should wait a bit longer.
Unable to get through to Tang Qing on the phone, Yang Kai had sent a text message only to get a response saying he would be there in a bit.
In a bit.
Such a vague answer.
But how long is ’in a bit’?
Yang Kai didn’t dare to call and hurry Tang Qing. All he could do was wait.
Besides Yang Kai, Liu Qian and Feng Hai were also feeling nervous.
Liu Qian was sweating bullets over Tang Qing’s actions.
Real audacity lies in great artistry.
Bro, I’m begging you.
Please come quickly.
Meanwhile.
Inside the campus.
As soon as the last class ended, Tang Qing quickly bid Wang Yan goodbye and made his exit, but Li Kai, thinking that there might be something exciting happening, chased after him.
"Old Tang, why the rush? You didn’t even wait for me." Tang Qing wasn’t in a hurry, but Li Kai chased after him like a missile and caught up with him in no time.
"I’m in a hurry to go and eat." Tang Qing answered, not halting his steps.
Li Kai immediately perked up, his face full of expectancy, "What dinner, I want to go too."
"You can forget it. There are many leaders there. Are you going there to have a toast?" Tang Qing replied with a glance, dismissing him. He saw these tedious dinners as boring and would avoid at all cost unless related to his own company. While the grandiose performance and schmoozing were touted as a cultural exchange, he never quite got the hang of it.
Hence, he usually didn’t attend such dinners if he could avoid it.
As soon as Li Kai heard how boring it was, he lost interest.
He’d seen enough of such dinners at his family’s restaurant; they made him feel uneasy even while eating. He’d rather go to a banquet where he could freely enjoy the meals.
"Well, Old Tang, this kind of arduous task is better suited for you, I’d rather not go just to feel uncomfortable." Li Kai declared with an air of righteousness, as if Tang Qing was taking a great advantage of him.
Tang Qing scuffed with amusement at this and chuckled.
"Get lost, go eat at the cafeteria." Li Kai had always been this way, even in his previous life. He was always ecstatic with his peers and frequently partied. He earned the title of a clubbing prince, but all he ever indulged in was flirtation and nothing more. This made him a unique character in Qingyan City.
This outgoing and sociable Li Kai was extremely averse to going out and socializing with his father.
"No, today I am taking our Lan Lan to eat something good." Li Kai said smugly.
"Lan Lan? You’re moving pretty fast." Tang Qing teased.
"Of course, I’ve been cultivating my celibacy for decades for this very moment when I can claim... " Li Kai enthusiastically began his spiel.
"Goodbye." Tang Qing, cutting him off midway, started to jog away.
So much for your celibacy...
Why don’t you say that your chicken hasn’t grown yet?
"Hey, I haven’t finished speaking. I prepared a long speech, and I only had three sentences left..." Li Kai yelled after him, but he didn’t follow. Instead, his Lan Lan had already caught up with him.
Li Kai shook his head in disappointment. He decided to save the rest of his speech for the next time.
"Li Kai, where’s Tang Qing going?" The ’Lan Lan’ mentioned by Li Kai walked up to his side and asked.
"He’s going to eat. I think it might be a dinner engagement or something." Li Kai responded.
"A dinner engagement? What could a student be engaged in?"
"Ahh, you wouldn’t know. Old Tang’s family is quite wealthy. As for how wealthy? Uh, they could easily fund the construction of ten schools or such." After some thought, Li Kai said this although he wasn’t really sure about Tang Qing’s financial situation or the market value of Sheng Tang Group. To him, it was completely out of his concern.
"That much?"
"Of course." Li Kai declared smugly.
Leaving Li Kai behind, 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Tang Qing quickly began to move towards the Audi parked at the school gate.
Upon seeing Tang Qing,
Sun Chao, who was standing by with his arms crossed, immediately rushed to open the door. Many students had grown used to the sight already. They weren’t clear about the details, but the fact that Tang Qing was a living, breathing local tycoon was certain.
Starting the car,
he drove at a normal speed and did not exceed the limit. Within 10 to 15 minutes, he arrived at the hotel.
Today, the entire first floor of the hotel was booked.
A few employees from the Sheng Tang Group stood at the door, checking the invitations and maintaining order. Seeing that the time of the banquet was approaching, they too were extremely anxious, much like Yang Kai.
He dare not delay.
Seeing their chairman’s car arrive, one of them hurriedly greeted him.
"Hello, Boss Tang, this way, please."
"Mm, hello."
Under the guidance of the Sheng Tang employee, Tang Qing entered the large hall on the first floor.
There sure were a lot of people...
At least twenty tables or so.
That’s a lot of money.
Looking at the bottles of Wuliangye on the table, Tang Qing felt an urge to produce his own wine.
Behind him, Yang Kai, who had been watching the door nervously, rose hurriedly from his seat.
At that time, Tang Qing was not wearing his school uniform; he had changed clothes in the car. Among those present, there were only a handful whose financial status would be considered above his. If he were to undermine them all by wearing a school uniform, it would be way too much.
His attire consisted of a custom-made outfit from Sheng Tang, which looked dazzling on him.
When Yang Kai stood up, many curious onlookers followed his gaze.
Is that the chairman of Sheng Tang Group?
Very young.
This was everyone’s opinion.
Guests from the other tables looked on with intense curiosity but the people at Zeng Quan’s table only had weird expressions. They already knew about Tang Qing’s age and that he was still studying, so there was nothing surprising about it to them.
