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Chapter 678: Chapter 582: Tang Qing’s Status (Seeking Subscription!)_1
In everyone’s astonished gaze.
Tang Qing really did finish all that bowl of noodles.
As a result, besides being mysteriously backgrounded in the impression they had of Tang Qing, his appetite was also quite a mystery. Being able to brag about general talents is commendable, but bragging about being able to eat? It felt like mockery at their first meet, leaving them uncertain of what to say. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
However, Chai Ren wasn’t overly concerned about it, he was close with Tang Qing and decided to mock him: "Haha, Little Tang, your appetite is as big as ever. If your family were ordinary, I bet you would eat them into bankruptcy."
Tang Qing unhappily passed Chai Ren a ’you underestimate me’ expression and said casually: "Mr. Chai, you seem to suggest that if my family weren’t ordinary, I wouldn’t be able to eat them into bankruptcy. Isn’t that doubting my capacity?"
No sooner did he finish speaking than everyone present was momentarily taken aback. Once they understood the logic behind the joke, they burst into laughter.
"Hahaha..."
"Pfft..."
"I can’t handle it, Little Tang. You’re too funny, hahaha..." Zheng Lin laughed his head off, holding his belly. The others also laughed so hard that they almost fell off their seats.
Seeing this.
Tang Qing felt helpless.
They couldn’t even take a joke.
They were easy to amuse, the poor souls of ’05.
Lin Jiaxue couldn’t stop giggling either. Seeing her significant other chatting joyously with these second-generation kids made her happy. After all, her family were merely business people. She was aware of their social standing in the country and feared that Tang Qing might suffer from low self-esteem.
But now that she saw that Tang Qing had a balanced mentality, she felt relieved.
After the tables were cleared by the wait staff.
"Alright, now that the meal is over, you all can leave. Thanks for coming today. Come back tomorrow for a drink." Tang Qing finished eating, and Chai Ren started to bid farewell.
Although these second-generation kids came from powerful families, they were still considered juniors. They didn’t have any business dealings with him. It was a rare occasion that Tang Qing visited Beijing, and Chai Ren had much to discuss with him; the presence of others wasn’t convenient.
Zheng Lin also began ’"kicking" them out.
Knowing that these elite second-gens had something to talk about, they all discreetly left, bidding farewell to Tang Qing, saying they were pleased to meet him and extending invitations for future gatherings. Tang Qing...had no expectations.
It was just polite talk.
If you took it seriously, you lost.
But neither could he snub them, so he went along with the act.
After everyone else had left.
Only Chai Ren, Mu Jian, Shen Yi, and Mu Jian were left in the private room, along with Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue. A total of six people. Many others had to attend to their elders, so Chai Ren was spared the effort.
"Little Tang, you don’t often come here, so you should stay a few more days." Chai Ren settled back down.
"Forget about it, we’ll have class on Monday. We’ve already bought our plane tickets for Sunday evening." Tang Qing flatly refused.
The last time they returned from Bangkok, they stayed in Beijing for a few days. After exploring the place, they decided it wasn’t all that special. They tried the local roast duck but found it wasn’t something their fighters couldn’t cook themselves, and even do a better job at it.
Having tasted the food made by the fighters.
He didn’t feel like eating out anymore.
Despite Tang Qing’s refusal, Chai Ren wasn’t annoyed. A person with no substance would have tried to flatter him. He didn’t have many friends with Tang Qing’s kind of personality, yet Tang Qing was certainly one of them.
Since he came from a wealthy family, and his uncle was even wealthier.
And one of his friends had such great influence in Africa that it almost scared him.
My god, he could legally equip his security personnel with Potassium transport vehicles. His weaponry was very advanced and he even managed to handle those annoyingly difficult tribal forces. It was said that behind every mineral deposit there was bloodshed.
The "withdraw if you’re unconvinced" operation really gave him the chills.
In Chai Ren’s mind, Tang Qing’s status kept escalating, from a friend to a business partner, and now to someone he dared not offend lightly. This kind of power was better utilized in maintaining friendship. If they were enemies, he feared that he wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.
Even considering the potential profit of the Africa United Mining Group’s for this year’s fourth quarter, which might surpass 1.5 billion RMB, Tang Qing’s friend was like a financier for their family. This constituted over half of their family business’s total income and was the major source of their earnings.
Mining.
It was really profitable.
Chai Ren shrugged and said: "Well, if my villa weren’t being used as a new house and couldn’t be inhabited right now, I would have asked you guys to live there. But it still doesn’t compare to the U.S. Jian, I envy you, owning such a vast farm."
"You could buy one yourself." Mu Jian responded somewhat irritably.
"It’s too expensive." Chai Ren muttered.
"Then cool off over there." Mu Jian shot back at him.
Zheng Lin had just recently met Mu Jian and didn’t have much else to say so he turned the focus back on Tang Qing, laughing, "Haha, Little Tang, when will I get an invite to your villa? Shen Yi tells me it’s huge, even bigger than the bridegroom’s villa."
"Welcome, but I’m only free on weekends, I have classes at other times," Tang Qing said.
"What are you going to school for? You’re so rich. It’s better to manage a company or travel around," Chai Ren interrupted once again.
"Well... It’s normal to have hobbies, you mortals won’t understand." Tang Qing spoke in a serious tone. This wasn’t a formal occasion, it certainly wasn’t right to discuss serious topics, so Tang Qing just rambled on.
"..."
Zheng Lin found it somewhat funny. Tang Qing had quite the guts, talking so freely with them. But it was precisely because of this that he admired Tang Qing even more. A friend who can make jokes is a real friend.
That’s called mutual respect.
That’s called interest.
Zheng Lin didn’t know about Chai Ren’s cooperation with the fighter, just that they had acquired many mines in Africa recently and made a lot of money, but the exact amount was unknown, even the company name. Because it was a secret for the Chai family, and only the upper echelons of the family knew about it.
Tang Qing’s friend is a big shot.
The Chai family values him greatly, but without promoting it widely. Those who knew at the top level didn’t care about the interests. As long as it benefits the country, it’s okay.
"And yes, what are your plans for the long holiday in October?" Mu Jian suddenly asked.
Chai Ren laughed and said, "I know you want us to go to your winery to drink your red wine again, but I’m not going. And don’t bring us gifts, especially the old red wine from your family."
Bringing this up, Chai Ren was both laughable and somewhat annoyed. Last time, he thought that Mu Jian was simply joking, he didn’t expect him to bring so many actually, graciously claimed as ’heavy gifts’. Of course, it was indeed heavy, it was all water.
"What’s wrong with my family’s red wine? It tastes pretty good, it’s normal red wine," Mu Jian was unwilling.
"Why do I feel it’s not normal red wine again..." Chai Ren doubted.
"You’ll know when you try it at home." Mu Jian snorted.
"Okay, half a bottle per person." Chai Ren said with a smirk.
Mu Jian’s eyes moved quickly and he laughed: "Let... let’s go back to discussing our vacation plans..." Although it was indeed ordinary red wine and it tasted okay, he drank it every day and was about to throw up.
"Pfft..." Lin Jiaxue couldn’t help but laugh. Mu Jian was indeed quite amusing.
"I told you, you must have sent some shady red wine again. Alright, consider it as a collection, twenty years later, at your daughter’s wedding, I will send it back." Chai Ren’s expression was clear, I’ve seen through you already.
"... You’re ruthless." Mu Jian gritted his teeth.
Being able to make Mu Jian deflate was a joyful thing. Chai Ren laughed, "Haha... no joking now, how about we group up and go to Hawaii for the long holiday? By the way, we can visit Mu Jian’s farm. The scenery there is indeed beautiful, provided that no red wine appears."
"I have no objections." Zheng Lin nodded. There was no faster way to improve relationships between people than going for a trip aside from seeking ’stimulation’ together.
Chai Ren turned to Tang Qing and said, "How about you, Little Tang? Let’s go together, there’s not much place interesting to go in our country anymore."
"Well... alright, I’ve never been abroad, it’s good to go and play." Tang Qing thought for a while and agreed. Since he didn’t have anything else to do, it would be good to go out and have some fun.
"Good, I’ll show you around Beijing for the next ten days starting from tomorrow, the 17th. Once Little Tang’s school is out for the holidays, we’ll fly directly to the United States. You better make some nice arrangements for Little Tang and your red wine should absolutely not appear," Chai Ren reminded again. He still held a grudge towards those ’heavy gifts’ from Mu Jian’s house.
"I got it, what’s with you and my red wine." Mu Jian looked helpless.
"Haha..."
Mu Jian suddenly brightened up and said, "Speaking of wine, I’m now interested in this kind of newly emerging fruit wine, it is really delicious. I am also trying to brew it, the taste is somewhat similar. Please try it when it’s done."
Chai Ren glanced at Tang Qing, then turned to Mu Jian and said, "You want us to be your guinea pigs again."
"Not at all, I just don’t know how they brew it to make it so delicious, it even has detoxifying properties. There must be some magical and unknown drugs in it, otherwise it wouldn’t have such a miraculous effect, but it’s so hard to buy, my stock is only a few... they’re all gone." Mu Jian abruptly stopped speaking.
This stuff is too popular now, he only managed to get a few bottles, and he can’t let others drain his bottom line.
Chai Ren nonchalantly said, "Stingy, I’ll bring some over, see how stingy you are."
"You can’t bring liquids on board an airplane," Mu Jian reminded.
"Yo, going to your place, you have the nerve not to invite us on your private jet?" Chai Ren said sarcastically.
"... My poor heart, it hurts so bad. Flying once wipes out my spending money for the month, oh my." Mu Jian held his chest with both hands, his face showing the expression of a heart attack.
"You’re stuck with it anyway, you dare to let us take those crowded flights." Chai Ren would never let go of a chance to take a shot at a local tyrant. Both sides were not short of money. For ordinary people, this money would be their life savings, but for the two of them, it was just like the money ordinary people spent on a roadside meal.
Hearing this, Mu Jian immediately revived on the spot, and said pitifully, "Alright, no problem, but sad for you, you won’t benefit from it, I will borrow an airplane, and even save the rent and fuel money."
By the end, Mu Jian could not help but feel proud, thinking about who to ’cry poor’ to. Seems like... his father-in-law’s private jet is quite good, yes, that’s it.
"Stingy."
"Hehe, this is called wisdom."
Tang Qing really felt the conversation was quite relaxing, chatting, talking rubbish, cracking jokes.
Time flew quickly, it was getting late and they decided to leave, especially for Chai Ren, he was going to be busy tomorrow.
