Chapter 63
Half an hour later, Gu Yaotian returned to the Gu family.
The butler greeted him and Gu Yaotian handed over his coat, “Where are Madam and Miss?”
“Madam and Miss are in their room.” The housekeeper replied as he slung his jacket over his arm.
Gu Yaotian hmmed and headed upstairs.
In the room upstairs, Madam Gu and Gu Manyin were sitting at the end of the bed, looking at the photo album next to each other.
Gu Manyin pointed at herself in the photo, “Mum, do you remember this photo?”
Mrs Gu lovingly stroked her long hair, “Of course I remember, this is a photo taken when you were six years old. I still remember that year when you were playing hide and seek and mum couldn’t find it no matter how hard she looked, she was scared to death and thought you had disappeared, but it turned out that you were hiding in the attic and fell asleep.”
“I know, I woke up and came down from the attic myself and found you crying, mum, and called the police.” Gu Manyin recalled.
The smile on Mrs. Gu’s face faded a little, and there was even a touch of hatred under her eyes.
When she couldn’t find her child, could she not cry in anxiety and call the police, because she thought at that time that her little daughter had also been kidnapped by Rong Hao.
But in the end, it was just a false alarm.
Gu Manyin turned to the next page when suddenly, a yellowing photo floated down from the album to the floor.
She bent down and picked it up. On the picture was a baby, about a few months old, grinning with a wide grin, very cute, and one could just love it at first sight.
But for some reason, Gu Manyin did not like it at all, and instead she resented it, even hated it.
But she didn’t show it, so she took the picture to Mrs. Gu and asked with a smile, “Mom, is this my sister?”
Mrs Gu stroked the photo of her eldest daughter and nodded with wet eyes, “Yes, she is your sister Mangyin.”
Gu Manyin couldn’t help but feel a little jealous in her heart as she watched how much Mrs. Gu pined for this baby girl.
She took the photo back and clipped it back into the photo album.
Then she took Mrs. Gu’s arm, leaned her face on her shoulder and said petulantly “Okay mum, every time you mention sister you are always sad, so let’s not mention sister anymore, I believe sister doesn’t want to see you unhappy mum.”
A dead person, how dare she steal her mother’s attention from her.
No way!
“Okay, no mentioning no mentioning.” Mrs. Gu did not know Gu Manyin’s purpose and thought that her little daughter really cared about herself, smiling dotingly.
At this time, the door to the room opened and Gu Yaotian walked in with a black face.
Gu Manyin was the first to notice him and let go of Madam Gu and waved at him, “Dad.”
However, Gu Yaotian only gave her a faint glance, but ignored her.
Gu Manyin’s expression stiffened for a moment, then bit her lip in aggravation, “Dad, did I do something wrong?”
“Yes husband.” Mrs. Gu looked at her husband with dissatisfaction, “What are you doing being so cold to the child, it’s not like the child has messed with you.”
“Who says no, ask her what she actually did!” Gu Yaotian pointed at Gu Manyin.
Mrs Gu immediately looked at Gu Manyin.
Gu Manyin also had a puzzled look on her face.
When Gu Yao Tian saw that she really didn’t understand, he stopped selling the story and said with a cold face, “I already know about your plot to harm Rong Shu at the resort.”
Gu Manyin’s eyes flickered sheepishly, “Dad, how did you know?”
“How would I know?” Gu Yaotian grunted, “People have posted that piece of land on the internet to hit me in the face, can I still not know about it, tell me about you, you made a scheme, you made a scheme, and you let someone catch a handle and lose the land in, you simply ……”
The latter words, he was so angry that he couldn’t say them.
Gu Manyin lowered her head as she knew she was in the wrong.
The woman who is the owner of the land is a member of the family.
It’s just a piece of land?
Do you know how important that piece of land is to us? We’ve already invested the money and are waiting for Jingting to give us the land deed before we can start construction.
In the past few years, the Sangsheng Group had gradually gone downhill, which is why he wanted to develop a first villa area and restore the Sangsheng Group to its peak.
But now, it was all for nothing.
Gu Manyin didn’t understand the business world, so she didn’t feel that it was a big problem, and stood up and said unhurriedly, “Jingting said that the land in the north of the city would be given to you.”
Gu Yaotian almost fainted, “What can I do with the land in the north of the city? It’s in the middle of nowhere, who would buy a villa there if I built it there?
Is it that serious?
Gu Manyin finally panicked a little, “Dad ……”
“Don’t call me dad.” Gu Yaohui began to speak out of turn, “several times against others, were others caught the handle to claim benefits, this time you are even the three sheng to push the Gu family to the edge of the cliff, stupid to such an extent, really not my own ……”
“Husband!” Mrs. Gu’s face changed and she hurriedly interrupted him.
The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the situation.
Gu Manyin lowered her eyes, “Yes, I heard.”
Gu Yaotian said nothing more and left with a shrug.
After he left, Gu Manyin took Mrs. Gu’s hand, “Mom, what did Dad mean by that just now, not kissing what?”
A voice in her heart was telling her that this sentence must be clarified.
Otherwise the outcome, must be more than she could bear.
Mrs. Gu’s eyes flashed for a moment, she quickly straightened her expression again, smiling and straightening Gu Manyin’s hair, “It’s nothing, your father said something nonsense, don’t care, well you rest first, don’t you have to go out for dinner with Jing Ting in the evening, mum will go coax your father.”
After saying that, she also left.
Gu Manyin looked at the door, her eyes dark and uncertain.
Since her mother was not going to tell her, she would go and find out for herself.
And Rong Shu, last time she didn’t get killed and let Rong Shu escape, next time she won’t be so lucky!
……
At Tiansheng Group, Rong Shu and Lu Qi had just come out of the meeting room after the meeting when Tong Xi stopped in front of them.
She first stole a glance at Lu Qi, covering up the sentiment in her eyes, before reporting to Rong Shu in a proper manner, “Mr. Rong, San Sheng Group has just called, saying that their General Manager Gu wants to see you.”
“Gu Yaotian wants to see me?” Rong Shu raised her eyebrows.
“Yes, he is on his way here now.”
Lu Qi sneered, “Baby, he’s not even giving you the chance to refuse, right, did he say what he wanted to see baby for?”
“That’s not true.” Tong Xi shook her head down and replied, her tone slightly softer than when she was talking to Rong Shu.
Neither of them heard it though.
Rongshu nodded, “In that case, then let’s meet, Secretary Tong, you go make tea first.”
“Okay.” Tong Xi nodded her head.
Rongshu and Lu Qi walked towards the office.
On the way, Lu Qi rubbed his chin and guessed, “Gu Yaotian came to look for you, it wouldn’t be about that piece of land, right?”
“It should be, apart from that, I don’t think there will be a second reason.” Rongshu pushed open the door of her office.
Lu Qi took a step behind and closed the door behind him, “I see, he probably wants the land back.”
Rong Shu laughed a little, just in time to answer, when Secretary Tong pushed the door open a crack and poked her head in, “Mr. Rong, Mr. Lu, Mr. Gu is here.”
Chapter 64
“Came pretty fast.” Lu Qi turned his chair rollers, a lazy look on his face.
Rongshu closed the file in her hand and put it aside, “Invite him in.”
“Yes.” Tong Xi answered.
Soon, Gu Yaotian came in, his gaze sharply looking at Rong Shu.
Rong Shu was already used to encounters in the workplace, and was not nervous, making an inviting gesture with a faint smile, “Mr. Gu, please have a seat.”
“You’re quite steady!” Gu Yaotian said in a seemingly complimentary manner, pulled out the chair opposite her and sat down.
Lu Qi, on the other hand, sat next to Rong Shu.
Rong Shu gently pushed the tea brought by Tong Xi in front of Gu Yaotian, “Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Gu, please use the tea.”
Gu Yaotian lowered his eyes and looked at the tea in front of him, not meaning to lift it up to drink.
Rong Shu didn’t care, and crossed her fingers on the table, “I wonder what the purpose of Mr. Gu’s visit to Tiansheng is?”
“Since you’ve asked, I’ll be straightforward, that piece of land in the city centre, I want it back.” Gu Manyin stared at her closely.
The rest of Rongshu’s light locked eyes with Lu Qi and quickly withdrew, smiling, “Take it back? I’m afraid that won’t work, after all, that land has already been transferred, it completely belongs to me, it doesn’t belong to Mr. Gu, how can Mr. Gu say take it back.”
Gu Yaotian also realised that what he said was a bit inappropriate and immediately changed his tone, “Miss Rong misunderstood what I meant, when I said take, I actually meant buy, not take in the sense of meaning.”
Speaking of this, he was a little angry.
Obviously this piece of land, he could have gotten it for free, but just because Mangyin got that one spot, the free one became the one that cost money, which really made people spit blood.
“So that’s how it is, then it seems that I misunderstood.” Rongshu took the hair that had fallen down on the left side of her face and gently pinned it behind her ear, “Then how much is Mr. Gu prepared to pay to buy it back?”
“I won’t say anything in plain sight, one hundred million.” Gu Yaotian looked at her and held up a finger.
Lu Qi rolled her eyes and finally couldn’t help but speak up, “Mr. Gu, one hundred million and you want to buy back the land in the city centre, are you being funny? And you’re saying it’s because your Sangsheng Group is broke and can’t get the money?”
Gu Yaotian listened to his sarcasm and his face sank down, “Mr. Lu, you have to pay legal responsibility for talking nonsense!”
Lu Qi was not afraid of this and brushed aside his mouth, “Why am I wrong, otherwise why would you only take 100 million, you are looking down on someone!”
“Mr. Gu, I am on A Qi’s side on this point, one hundred million, too low!” Rongshu said with an unchanging smile as she lifted the tea in front of her and gently took a sip.
Gu Yaotian also knew that the price he gave was indeed not enough, and was silent for a few seconds, “Then how much do you want?”
“One bite price, two billion!” Rongshu put down her teacup and gave a figure.
Not to mention Gu Yaotian, even Lu Qi was stunned.
Gu Yaotian slapped the table, “Miss Rong, two billion, you’re really asking a lot.”
“I admit, my price is a bit high, but it’s not much higher. That’s a piece of land in the city centre, the initial estimate is around 1.5 billion, and when the surrounding development becomes more prosperous in the future, the price of that piece of land will only go up. Rongshu said with a smirk as she looked at him.
Gu Yaotian laughed in anger, “Who knows how many years from now the price of that land will rise to two billion, now you are asking me for two billion, can I a*sume that you don’t want to sell it to me?”
Rongshu shook her head, “No, as long as Mr. Gu gives me that price, I will immediately give you the land deed, it’s just that you don’t want to give it, that’s why you feel that way, since that’s the case, then I’d better keep it for myself to build a factory.”
“Then I’d like to see your factory building, whether it can be built smoothly or not!” Gu Yaotian gave a grim hum.
Rongshu narrowed her good-looking eyes, “General Gu, are you threatening us?”
Gu Yaotian did not reply and turned to leave.
Lu Qi looked at the door that he had vigorously flung shut, “Baby, you’re not really playing him, are you?”
“No.” Rongshu continued to calmly drink her tea, “I’m telling the truth, as long as he gives me this much money, I’ll sell him the land, he can’t afford it to think that way, I can’t help it.”
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the market.
“So yeah, I’ll just keep it for myself.” Rongshu smiled.
Suddenly, the mobile phone on the table rang.
Rongshu put down her cup of tea, picked it up and looked at the caller ID, her eyebrows furrowed, “Hello.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Rong, our engineering team has a problem, so we may not be able to help you build the factory, so you can find another company.”
The person on the other end hung up the phone after saying that, not giving Rong Shu a chance to speak at all.
“What’s wrong baby?” Lu Qi looked at her with a bad face and asked with concern.
Rong Shu’s lips twitched and before she could speak, the phone rang again, this time from the machinery company.
“Hello, is this Miss Rong?”
“I am.” Rong Shu gripped the phone tightly, her voice low and muffled as she returned the two words, her heart already guessing about what the other party was going to say next.
“It’s like this Miss Rong, our machinery factory has recently received a big overseas business, so we may not be able to help you a*semble the machine, I’m really sorry, please forgive me.”
After saying that, this person also hung up the phone, as if Rong Shu was some kind of flood beast, if she hung up slowly she would be pestered.
“Baby, what’s going on?” Lu Qi saw her face getting ugly, and his whole body was anxious.
Rong Shu slowly put the phone down, her small face as cold as ice, “Gu Yaotian has spoiled the engineering team and machinery company we found in order to prevent us from building the plant smoothly.”
“What?” Lu Qi pounded his fist on the table in anger, “That old dog is too shameless, how dare he use such dirty tricks, no, I’ll try contacting other companies.”
“I’m afraid it’s useless, Gu Yaotian is bent on blocking us, he will definitely inform the other families as well.” Rongshu squeezed her palms together.
Lu Qi was silent for a moment, “No matter what, let’s give it a try.”
With that, he walked to the side and started making phone calls.
Rong Shu rubbed her brow tiredly, then opened her friends circle and posted her mood at the moment.
Just as she finished posting it and was about to put her phone down, a message suddenly popped up at the top of her phone.
What’s wrong with zh?
It was him!
Rong Shu’s heart skipped a beat, and she didn’t know what was wrong with her, seeing that the person who sent the message was this zh, she had an indescribable mood.
But Rong Shu didn’t think much of it, taking a deep breath before typing a reply What’s wrong with what?
zh your friend circle.
The other party had seen her circle of friends and then sent a message over.
The heart warmed up, and the corners of Rongshu’s mouth smiled slightly as she replied, “Are you concerned about me?
When Fu Jingting saw this sentence, his thin lips pursed.
He didn’t know why he had run to ask her when he saw her message, and by the time he reacted, the message had already been sent.
As for withdrawing it, that would just be a case of the other side still seeing it and asking him what he had sent, so it might as well be like that.
If you say yes, you can.
I’ll take that as a yes.
I’ll take that as a yes.
The actual fact is that you really want to know what happened to me just now?
The actual fact is that you can choose not to say anything.
The actual fact is that you can’t be sure that you’re going to be able to get a good deal on your own.
She laughed a little and didn’t know for what reason, she subconsciously treated the other party as a listener and voiced out Gu Yaotian’s dilemma just now.