Chapter 662: No coincidence, no story
By the way, I asked Li Daqi what business he was in. Li Daqi didn't mention Shenghua Telecom, but just said that he was in the clothing business.
When he heard about the clothing business, Zheng Guoyuan nodded. There were indeed many self-employed people in the south who were engaged in the clothing business, and many people had made a fortune by doing so in recent years. Although he was not in this business, he still knew something about it.
While chatting, Aunt Dong suddenly remembered something, looked at her watch and asked Li Daqi why the aid from North Korea had not arrived yet? Did he not know the place? She asked Li Daqi to go out and look for it.
After hearing what Aunt Dong said, Li Daqi came back to his senses. Several minutes had passed since the agreed time, but Song Yuanchao hadn't shown up yet. This shouldn't be right!
As for not knowing the place, that was even more impossible. Jinling Hotel was recommended to them by Song Yuanchao. He had been in Jinling for several years, so how could he not be familiar with it?
But it's also strange. Based on Li Daqi's understanding of Song Yuanchao, he usually arrives early and never late. Song Yuanchao is a person who pays great attention to time. Could it be that he encountered some unexpected situation?
Thinking of this, Li Daqi apologized to Zheng Guoyuan, stood up and walked out of the private room to see if Song Yuanchao had arrived.
Zheng Guoyuan listened to the conversation between Li Daqi and Aunt Dong, and couldn't help asking, "Is there another guest?" Zheng Li smiled and told him that there was indeed another guest. This guest was a family friend of the Li family and a childhood friend of Li Daqi. The relationship between the two was no different from that of brothers. Now this person worked in Jinling, so this time they came to Jinling and took this opportunity to sit down and meet each other.
Zheng Guoyuan nodded, but was slightly stunned at the same time. Aunt Dong just said "Yuan Chao"? Although the name Yuan Chao was very common in this era, Zheng Guoyuan suddenly muttered to himself when he thought of Song Yuan Chao, whom he had just met downstairs.
"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Just as Zheng Guoyuan was thinking this, Li Daqi, who had just gone out, came back. And he didn't come back alone. Wasn't the person who came in with him the late Song Yuanchao?
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late..." As soon as he entered the room, Song Yuanchao bowed and apologized to everyone. Li Daqi smiled and said, "As soon as I went out, I saw this guy talking to the restaurant manager in the corridor. When I went over to ask, I found out that he was arranging more dishes..."
"Haha, we added two dishes. I just ran into the restaurant manager and chatted with him. He said that a batch of fresh ingredients arrived in the store today. I became interested when I heard it, and asked about the dishes. It's a rare opportunity to come here, so I might as well try their specialties." Li Daqi explained with a smile.
"Director Song...?"
At this time, Zheng Guoyuan had subconsciously stood up with an extremely surprised expression on his face.
Although he had made some guesses just now, they were just guesses. He never expected that the last guest that Li Daqi and the others were waiting for would actually be Song Yuanchao.
"Old Zheng, isn't it a coincidence? We meet again." Song Yuanchao laughed, walked up to Zheng Guoyuan and shook hands with him, giving him a wink.
Zheng Guoyuan's astonishment faded away, replaced by a feeling of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
After all this commotion, I am the one who is kept in the dark! Recalling the strange expression on Song Yuanchao's face when he heard him say the name of the private room at the restaurant door, Zheng Guoyuan now understands what is going on.
"Mr. Song, you've kept this from me for so long."
"What are you talking about? I knew this not much earlier than you did. Besides, there's an old saying that goes, 'People of the same family stick together.' Look, isn't this great? The world is so big, and your sister and my brother can actually be together. Isn't this fate?"
Zheng Guoyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, but then he thought that Song Yuanchao was right. Such a coincidence could only be explained by fate.
No one expected that Zheng Guoyuan actually knew Song Yuanchao, which surprised everyone else present. And seeing how familiar they were, the two seemed to have a close relationship. What was going on?
"Yuan Chao, you and Brother Xiao Li?"
"Brother, what are you doing...?"
Li Daqi and Zheng Li couldn't help asking, and even Zheng Li's parents and Uncle Li and his wife cast inquiring glances.
"Come on, let me introduce you." Song Yuanchao said to Li Daqi and Zheng Li with a smile: "I won't talk much about personal relationships. You should have introduced yourselves. I will talk about other things. Old Zheng is the executive vice president of our company..."
"Executive Vice President? Brother, aren't you the director of the Quanlin Factory?" Zheng Li asked in surprise.
"Not anymore. I'm working at Si Te Company now." Zheng Li had been in the south and didn't know about his job changes, so she asked: "Director Song is the chairman of our Si Te Company and my immediate superior. In fact, I'm not the executive vice president yet. I'm Director Song's assistant."
"What assistant or not, Lao Zheng, I told you before you came that the position of executive vice president is yours! And everyone has seen your hard work and achievements these days. I think you can take over the job of executive vice president as soon as possible." Song Yuanchao said seriously.
"Oh, Song... Mr. Song? I didn't expect that you are the leader of our Guoyuan!" Upon hearing Song Yuanchao's identity, Zheng Guoyuan's parents could no longer sit still. They quickly stood up and greeted Song Yuanchao, with a hint of restraint in their eyes.
"No, no, you two are my elders. We are not talking about work here, but personal relationships. I feel embarrassed for you to be like this, Uncle Li, Aunt Dong, what do you think?"
"Yes, my dear relatives, Yuanchao is one of us. I have seen this kid since he was a child. He is not an outsider. You can rest assured that your Guoyuan works in Yuanchao's company. I know Yuanchao's character well and he will never treat Guoyuan unfairly." Uncle Li said this quickly and pulled Zheng Guoyuan's father back to sit with a smile.
After Uncle Li's explanation, Zheng Guoyuan's parents finally put their minds at ease and their demeanor returned to normal.
But think about it, this is a good thing. My son works in the company of my son-in-law's good friend, and he is also my son's immediate superior. Isn't he one of my own? The leader of the unit is one of my own, which is not a bad thing. Wasn't Zheng Guoyuan kicked out of Quanlin Factory because there was no one above him? Now it's good. With the chairman Song Yuanchao taking care of him, Zheng Guoyuan will be able to gain a foothold in the new unit in the future.
For a moment, the two old people were happy that their son had someone older than him, and that someone was their own, and smiles appeared on their faces.
Song Yuanchao's words surprised Li Daqi and Zheng Li. They never thought that Zheng Li's elder brother Zheng Guoyuan would be the executive vice president of Si Te Company.
Zheng Li was surprised that her elder brother was the director of Quanlin Factory, so how could he suddenly go to Si Te Company to be the executive vice president? Moreover, he was working under Li Daqi's good friend Song Yuanchao, which was really surprising.
Li Daqi was also surprised. In addition, the major shareholder of Si Te Company was Shenghua Group, and Li Daqi was a shareholder of Shenghua Group. From this point of view, he and his brother-in-law were actually working in an affiliated company. Moreover, based on his understanding of Song Yuanchao, his brother-in-law was appointed as the executive vice president, and based on his understanding of Song Yuanchao, it was definitely not because Zheng Guoyuan was Zheng Li's elder brother.
After all, Zheng Guoyuan went to Si Te Company first, and they met today later. From their conversation, it is not difficult to judge that they did not know about this relationship before. So Zheng Guoyuan's important position in Si Te Company means that Song Yuanchao values him. Could it be that his brother -in-law is a rare talent?
"Li Daqi, my best friend and partner." Song Yuanchao formally introduced Li Daqi's identity to Zheng Guoyuan, telling him that Li Daqi was not only his good friend, but also his partner, a director of Shenghua Group, the president of Pengcheng Shenghua, the chairman of Xiangjiang Shenghua Telecom, and the executive director of Pengcheng Shenghua Electronics...
The series of titles made Zheng Guoyuan dizzy and stunned for a moment.
He subconsciously raised his hand and pointed at Li Daqi, opened his mouth as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end said nothing.
Finally, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Li Daqi: "Boy, is this the small business you were talking about?"
Li Daqi was very embarrassed and didn't know how to explain for a moment, but Zheng Guoyuan didn't continue to blame him. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are actually a director of Xiangjiang Shenghua? So you are actually my superior, right?"
Now Li Daqi was even more embarrassed and looked to Song Yuanchao for help.
Song Yuanchao laughed and smoothed things over: "Okay, everyone knows each other. Today is a private banquet. I am an outsider just here to join in the fun. Come on, come on, everyone sit down and eat and chat."
The dishes at Jinling Hotel are very good and we had a very enjoyable meal.
Especially when we met today, I discovered such a coincidence in the world, which was a pleasant surprise.
After learning of Li Daqi's true identity, Zheng Guoyuan felt a little differently about his brother-in-law. It was not because his identity was superior to his, but mainly because Li Daqi was Song Yuanchao's good friend, and Zheng Guoyuan had always admired Song Yuanchao's character. With Song Yuanchao's guarantee, he was completely relieved about Li Daqi being his brother-in-law.
The banquet was held in a cheerful and harmonious atmosphere. Both parents were very satisfied and took the opportunity of meeting today to naturally talk about the marriage of Li Daqi and Zheng Li.
When the banquet was almost over, the wedding arrangements had been finalized. Since the two young people were in love freely and had an emotional foundation, it was inevitable that things would come to fruition. As elders, as long as the children were doing well, what else mattered?
So the wedding was scheduled for the end of the year, to be held on New Year’s Day next year.
Considering that the bride has many relatives, Uncle Li and Aunt Dong generously agreed to hold the wedding in Jinling, at the Jinling Hotel where we had dinner today.
This suggestion was approved by the Zheng family. After the banquet, Zheng Guoyuan's parents held the hands of Li Daqi's parents and talked a lot. They also warmly invited them to visit their home tomorrow. It would be inappropriate not to go home after coming to Jinling, and it would be more appropriate to entertain the in-laws at home than here.
Uncle Li and Aunt Dong readily agreed, and both parties agreed to visit them tomorrow. They saw them off from the hotel and then waved goodbye.
Zheng Li returned home with her parents, and Zheng Guoyuan went with them, declining Song Yuanchao's suggestion to drive them there.
After the Zheng family left, Song Yuanchao glanced at Li Daqi who was standing beside him. Li Daqi shook his head and smiled at him, saying, "Come up and have a cup of tea?" Song Yuanchao understood what he wanted to ask and agreed immediately. The two went to Li Daqi's guest room upstairs in Jinling Hotel.
