Chapter 148: North Crane Flying South
Jiang Ying finished making tea in the kitchen. She was about to head upstairs when she saw Qi Yu coming in from the front door.
She said, surprise, “I heard from Xiao Feng that you were already back by nine o’clock. I thought you were taking a shower upstairs. Why were you outside?”
Qi Yu: “Just went out for a walk. You haven’t gone to sleep yet?”
“I slept the entire plane ride here. Now I’m not sleepy yet. I just made a pot of Oriental Arborvitae tea for your dad. You can drink some too.” Jiang Ying returned to the kitchen, took a mug and poured the entire first pot for him.
Qi Yu asked, “Dad isn’t sleeping yet either?”
Jiang Ying gave him a “en” and reminded him. “It’s a little too hot. Let it cool a bit before you drink it.”
Qi Yu took the mug and said, “I’ll go up and find him.”
Jiang Ying quickly gave him a meaningful look. “Maybe not tonight. I’m sure it can wait until tomorrow morning.”
Qi Yu suddenly remembered what he’d overheard his parents talking about. She understood. “Alright, then I’ll go back to my room first.”
Early the next morning, Qi Yu told his father that the Technology Development Department wanted to recruit Su Jing into Si Yuan.
Qi Yuancheng approved of their plan. He also explained to him a few of the things he ought to watch out for during the negotiation process. When Qi Yu was about to leave, maybe he remembered what they’d talked about last night, he suddenly said, “Qi Yu, you and Fu Yansheng… ”
Qi Yu’s heart tightened. He waited calmly for her father to speak, but Qi Yuancheng finally waved his hand before saying anything, “It’s nothing, go ahead.”
During the day, Qi Yu and Fu Yansheng handled their work at the Technology Development Department and Shanyu respectively. At around 5 o’clock in the evening, they met up at the Si Yuan Group to discuss their specific strategy for negotiating with Su Jing that night. They then set off together for the restaurant where they were to meet. That night, Ye Qinru also brought along Wu Shuang.
This time, Ye Qinru booked a private restaurant with an independent private room. It was a lot more hidden than the Japanese restaurant last time.
After entering the restaurant, Qi Yu looked around the interior, noting the decoration style. He asked, “Are we going to eat Hubei cuisine?”
Ye Qinru smiled and taking credit for the move, said, “Yes, I heard that Su Jing’s ancestral home is in Hubei. I specially chose a Hubei cuisine restaurant to make him feel at home.”
They took their seats in the private room and Fu Yansheng asked Ye Qinru, “What time did you set the appointment with him?”
“Half past six.” Ye Qinru turned on his phone and glanced at the GPS app. He said, “He’s almost here, about a kilometer away.”
Wu Shuang asked in a low voice, “How can tell where he is?”
Ye Qinru put away his phone, “I booked a car specially for him so of course, I know where he is.”
Wu Shuang: “…”
After waiting for half a minute, Wu Shuang asked again, “Chief Ye, should I go down and pick him up?”
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Ye Qinru looked at Wu Shuang, “You know, you’re really smart but you can be really dumb sometimes… Think about it, whose man is Su Jing? He’s Lin Huan’s. If Lin Huan and FIA are working together, then that makes them our biggest competitor. We want to poach him now, can we meet Su Jing so blatantly?”
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Ye Qinru’s lips twitched. “I’m the one who arranged to have you picked you up from the airport and the one who booked your hotel. And you’re not letting me have a meal with you?”
Su Jing smiled: “So you were the one who arranged it all. I was wondering why the driver who came to pick up was wearing sunglasses. And the hotel I’m staying at won’t even register my ID card. It felt like I was coming to Haicheng to have a meet up with a spy or something…”
Ye Qinru & Wu Shuang: “…”
Qi Yu said, “Su Ge, come and sit. All of these people are all trusted aides. There’s no need to be restrained.”
Su Jing sat down in the vacant seat beside Qi Yu. He looked at them a few more times, and said, “I’ve met Chief Fu and Chief Ye met last time but who’s this little guy?”
Ye Qinru joked, “This is my little fan.”
Wu Shuang said, “Hello, President Su, I am Wu Shuang.”
Qi Yu introduced: “Wu Shuang is the administrative assistant for the Technology Development Department. He also serves as Chief Ye’s secretary.”
Su Jing nodded at him then rolled his eyes at Ye Qinru. “You came to dinner with me and brought along your fan. What’s the matter? Do you want to prove that the 3.5 million fans on your Weibo aren’t just fake fans?”
Ye Qinru: “…”
Su Jing picked up the small cup of buckwheat tea in front of him and downed it in one go. He hurriedly asked Qi Yu, “I didn’t fly here to beat about the bush with you so tell me, just what exactly happened with Si Holdings?”
Ye Qinru interrupted him: “Why are you so impatient! We haven’t even ordered anything yet. Let’s order first.”
Su Jing opened the menu and asked in surprise, “Hubei cuisine?”
Ye Qinru waved his hand: “Yes, aren’t you from Hubei? Pick what you like.”
Su Jing laughed. “My dad’s from Hubei, but my grandmother is from Fujian. Since I was a kid, I basically ate the Hokkien dishes she made. At fifteen, I went to attend USTC‘s Junior Class. There, I also ate mostly Cantonese dishes…”
Ye Qinru’s lips twitched again. He grabbed the menu and said, “Forget it, I’ll do it.” He flipped through a couple of pages of the menu and muttered, “This restaurant doesn’t only serve Hubei cuisine, it seems they have some Cantonese dishes too.”
Su Jing smiled at him and said, “I’m not picky, you can order whatever you want.”
After speaking, he turned to Qi Yu again and said, greatly interested, “Your Chief Ye’s going all out. Why? You really want to poach me for some big battle?”
Qi Yu: “President Su, I expressed to you my intention two months ago. I’m not going to be giving any lip service today. I called some of my closest subordinates to come with me so that they could talk with you as well.”
Fu Yansheng said, chiming in right on time, “Chief Su, will you drink?”
Su Jing: “I already going to eat Hubei cuisine, can I not drink? Let’s have some Baijiu.”
Ye Qinru asked, “Maotai?”
Su Jing: “They don’t have Yellow Crane Tower?”
Ye Qinru glanced at the wine list and said with a smile, “Not only is there ‘Yellow Crane Tower’, but there is also ‘ Baiyunbian ‘, ‘ Yellow cranes fly never to return, for thousands of years only white clouds float in the sky. ‘ … En, the names of these wines are very in line with the meaning of ‘The north crane flies south, never to return’. How about we order a bottle of Yellow Crane Tower and a bottle of Baiyunbian?”
Black lines covered Su Jing’s face. “You sure do know how to use any pretext to make a fuss…”
Ye Qinru smiled, turned to Wu Shuang next to him and said, “Go call the waiter. We’re ready to order.”
The waiter came in and Ye Qinru ordered more than ten dishes — dishes such as steamed Wuchang fish, Dongpo pork, tofu skin, pork ribs and lotus root soup. He considerately remembered to instruct the chef to make it less spicy.
When the food and drink arrived, the four of them had a round of drinks before returning to the main topic.
Fu Yansheng knew that Si Holding’s incident was Su Jing’s biggest concern for whether he would come over to Si Yuan. So he poured a cup of wine for him and took the initiative to explain, “President Su, Si Holding’s current incident won’t have a big impact on the Si Yuan Group. Rather, you could say it’s a good thing.”
Su Jing: “Why do you say that?”
Fu Yansheng: “Qi Yu’s father is the Si Yuan Group’s largest shareholder. But the position the Si Family has within the whole group could clearly be seen from the Group’s original name. The Si Family didn’t use to hold power within the Group before. Firstly, because Mei Wei’s overseas profits account for half of the group’s revenue and Chairman Qi has personally been in charge of their overseas operations. Secondly, the Si Holding’s business is too large, they’re spreading themselves too thin. But since last year, Si Yuan has begun making plans to transfer its business focus back to China. This Technology Development Department is to be the core department of the group’s future development. Once this department was established, the Si Family immediately placed their own people in it, which also proved that they had no intention of letting go of this piece of meat. When you were hesitating whether to work with the Si Yuan Group, you must have been worried that the Si Family’s power was too great and if it grows even bigger in the future, Qi Yu wouldn’t be able to control the Technology Development Department, right?”
“Yes, the first time I met Chief Si and his people, they all seemed like arrogant hypocrites. They acted like I should be honored that your Si Yuan Group wanted to buy my HZ Technology…” Su Jing snorted and said, “If I hadn’t met with Qi Yu later, I wouldn’t have a good impression of your Si Yuan Group at all.”
Fu Yansheng smiled and continued, “I’m afraid it will be difficult for the Si family to turn matters around this time. Although this incident will have a certain impact on the Si Yuan Group’s stock price as well as the stock price of its listed company, Chairman Qi can actually make use of this opportunity to stabilize his independent control if the company. Especially in the Technology Development Department, without Si Ze, henceforth, Qi Yu will have the final say in the department. This is a good thing for us.”
Su Jing: “Will the Si Yuan Group not suffer losses because of this matter?”
Fu Yansheng: “Si Holdings has invested and has partnerships in a wide range of companies. Once they fall, it’s impossible to say we won’t suffer losses but it is not only the Si Yuan Group who will suffer losses, but also large domestic enterprises such as the Tang Family’s FAW and Rong Real Estate. The Si Yuan Group has industrial support and more than 50% fixed shareholders. And so, it’s foundation won’t break in the twists and turns of this market reshuffle.”
Su Jing was very satisfied with his explanation and the two chatted about the recent trends in the business world. During this period, Ye Qinru and Wu Shuang also expressed some opinions, and even complained about Si Ze’s previous behavior.
“To tell you the truth, there are quite a few people in the circle who are rejoicing and taking pleasure in the Si Family’s misfortune…” As Su Jing said this, he suddenly looked at Qi Yu. He asked in a low voice, “Did you know earlier on that something would happen to them?”
Qi Yu smiled and asked, “How could I have possibly known?”
Su Jing looked at him suspiciously: “Then the messages you sent me two months ago were…”
“I just went with my dad to fight for my right to speak in the Technology Development Department.” Qi Yu narrowed his eyes at Fu Yansheng and said, “Speaking of which, during that time, Teacher Fu was with my dad, handling some work with the Group’s board of supervisors. Maybe he knows a little more than I do?”
Su Jing looked at Fu Yansheng. He saw Fu Yansheng, still as deadly earnest as before, smile mysteriously at him. He raised his cup and said, “There is no need for President Su to care about these details. As far as we’re concerned, the conclusion was good for us, no?”
Su Jing paused. He quickly downed the liquor and muttered with a smile, “Interesting…”
Qi Yu also raised his cup. “Su Ge, you should believe me now. The words I told you on WeChat at that time were sincere.”
Su Jing raised his cup to him and asked, “Qi Yu, I have a team of 12 people, all of whom are my brothers. If we come to Haicheng, will you feed us and shelter us?”
Qi Yu’s eyes lit up and he joked, “Not only food and housing, but if you’re single, I can also have Chief Ye introduce you to potential girlfriends.”
Su Jing sneered, “Him? He’s still single himself!”
Ye Qinru: “Hey, I don’t want to be hearing that. Just because I’m single doesn’t mean I don’t have resources. Yu Lian, Blooming Lotus’ founder, you know her? She’s in our Technology Development Department now, in charge of content planning. She’s got a planning team full of young and refined beauties, much more accomplished that those cookie cutter internet celebrities around Lin Huan!”
Su Jing: “F*ck…”
Ye Qinru: “Enough with the ‘f*ck’. Our Chief Qi has already given his word. We will cover your board and lodging and all the major events of our life. If you don’t immediately agree, be careful that he doesn’t make your wear tight shoes when the time comes!”
Su Jing smiled again. “I think it’s you who wants to make me wear tight shoes?”
Ye Qinru snorted, “Even if I wanted to make you wear them President Qi already said that if you come, you’ll be on an equal footing with me. I don’t have the right to make you wear anything.”
Su Jing was startled. He glanced at Qi Yu, looking visibly moved.
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【Little Theater】
Ye Qinru: Su Jing is from Hubei so we’ll be eating Hubei cuisine today.
Su Jing: I grew up eating Fujian cuisine.
Ye Qinru: I made a mistake. If I’d known earlier, I would have asked Wu Shuang to investigate.
Wu Shuang: Sigh, having him as a boss is so embarrassing. How long will I have to pretend to be his fan? ~~
Translator’s note:
I’m so sorry but no release again tomorrow. I’m not trying to make it a habit, I swear. Things have just been hectic lately. I promise to make it up to you guys with double releases towards the end! orz
no problem 😊 thanks for the chapter!
Qi Yu is really shaping up. Good job on cultivating the black belly, FY 👏
I really love these 4 people’s conversation and banter!
(((oops sorry for forgetting you Wu Shuang >-<)))
Thank you for the chapter ❤️❤️❤️
thanks for the chapter!