Before long, Cao Ming was completely drunk.
After all, not everyone could handle high-proof vodka as well as Tian Xiaowu.
Chen Lei personally saw Lin Feng and the others out.
He also called his driver over. "Take Xiaofeng and his friends home."
After giving the driver his instructions, Chen Lei said to Lin Feng, "Come hang out again when you’re free. After all, not many people hold their team-building events at my bar."
Hearing Chen Lei’s joke, Lin Feng smiled and nodded in agreement. "Don’t worry, I’ll be back to support your business!"
Although Lin Feng and Chen Lei had met through Yang Qiniang,
Chen Lei had a frank and forthright personality.
He and Lin Feng got along well.
And with the massive investment from his older brother, Chen Jun,
Chen Lei and Lin Feng’s relationship had grown quite close.
Just before Lin Feng left, Chen Lei called out to him.
"Hey, Xiaofeng, I wanted to give you a heads-up about something."
Hearing the tone in Chen Lei’s voice, Lin Feng paused.
’It seems there was a reason Chen Lei suddenly showed up at the bar tonight.’
’He probably came specifically for me.’
’The security guard did say Chen Lei hadn’t been here in a long time.’
"What is it?"
Lin Feng told the driver to take the others home first, planning to talk with Chen Lei himself.
Chen Lei said with a smile, "It’s nothing major, really. It’s just that my brother’s huge investment caught my mom’s attention."
"My mom has some spare cash, and she’s thinking about making an investment in your company too, after my brother’s funds are officially transferred."
Lin Feng smiled with understanding.
’It seemed Chen Jun’s 500-million-yuan investment had unintentionally become a form of promotion for him.’
Lin Feng had learned from Yang Qiniang before that Chen Jun was seen as the "golden child" in their social circle.
"Since your mother wants to invest, I’ll certainly handle it with care."
Lin Feng nodded in agreement.
But he looked up and saw Chen Lei hesitating, as if he had more to say.
Chen Lei smiled and added, "You know my brother is the benchmark in our circle. So, when my mom mentioned his investment to her friends,"
"now all the wealthy ladies around her are clamoring to invest with you too. My mom put me in charge of it and told me to get in touch."
Lin Feng hadn’t expected this.
’It looked like his investment company was starting to make a name for itself in this circle.’
Although these wealthy ladies didn’t hold corporate power,
they weren’t short on cash.
The fact that they were willing to put their money into Lin Feng’s company was a form of validation.
Chen Lei continued, "But their situations are a bit more complex. My mom, for example, is serious about investing."
"But some of her friends are probably still in a wait-and-see phase, so the amounts they’ll invest will definitely be all over the place."
Lin Feng understood, of course.
’The others were surely just testing the waters.’
"Don’t worry. I’ll pool the ladies’ investments together and allocate returns based on the amount each person puts in."
Chen Lei nodded.
His mother had asked him to contact Lin Feng to prepare for these investments.
That’s why Chen Lei had rushed over when he heard Lin Feng was at his bar.
"You should head home and get some rest. I won’t keep you. I’ll come find you again once they’ve made their decisions."
Lin Feng said his goodbyes to Chen Lei and left in the car.
In the car,
Lin Feng thought quietly to himself. It seemed his investment company’s reputation was finally taking off.
’He probably wouldn’t be short on investment funds from now on.’
’What he needed now were suitable investment projects.’
’Making money make money was the wisest approach.’
Du Hai and Tian Xiaowu first dropped Cao Ming off at his school dormitory.
Jiang Chao came down to get him, wearing baggy shorts and a bathrobe.
He was surprised to see how much Cao Ming had drunk.
During their earlier conversation, Tian Xiaowu and the others had learned that Jiang Chao also worked at Lin Feng’s company.
They were all going to be colleagues from now on.
After Tian Xiaowu and Du Hai returned home, they couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.
Tian Xiaowu stared at the rental apartment he shared with his father, a blazing fire igniting in his eyes for the first time.
It was the fire of ambition for the future.
"Dad, once I get my salary next month, let’s move into a bigger place."
Uncle Tian was soaking his feet. Smelling the alcohol on his son when he returned, he just assumed the boy was drunk.
He chuckled and placated him, saying,
"Alright, alright, whatever you say."
"Just don’t drink so much next time. You reek of alcohol. I put the things you brought back on the table."
Uncle Tian said with a smile.
Tian Xiaowu grinned foolishly as he took the items out. "These are all things President Lin bought for us during the team-building event."
"A good company really is different. Look at these benefits! You have to work hard for President Lin!"
Looking at the pile of obviously expensive items, a gratified smile appeared on Uncle Tian’s face.
Tian Xiaowu smiled and said no more.
After returning home, Du Hai lay in bed, also unable to fall asleep for a long time.
His mind replayed his discussion with Lin Feng about the Cyan Mountain Town land project.
He thought back on his previous interactions with Lin Feng.
’This is a leader with true courage.’
Du Hai was absolutely certain.
While Lin Feng was holding the team-building event with his staff,
Cyan Mountain Town was also quietly undergoing some changes.
As a town whose economy had always been middling, the leaders of Cyan Mountain Town had spent years trying to find solutions.
After all, if he could improve the economy, he would be in a good position for a promotion.
But Cyan Mountain Town had no mineral resources and wasn’t famous for anything.
Boosting the economy was no easy task.
In recent years, developing the tertiary industry had been Cyan Mountain Town’s main strategy.
The focus was mainly on tourism.
But although Cyan Mountain Town had done some advertising for tourism and launched a few projects,
the main visitors were still just people from the surrounding big cities.
It remained obscure and lukewarm.
This was the biggest headache for the leaders of Cyan Mountain Town.
It wasn’t good, but it wasn’t terrible either.
"We must get tourism right."
After another meeting with the higher-ups, the leader of Cyan Mountain Town returned and issued a direct order.
A town at the same administrative level as Cyan Mountain Town had more than doubled its economy last year by developing tourism around its ancient architecture.
How could the other towns not be green with envy?
Especially now, with stable economic development, tourism held great promise.
"Have your people find more experts to come and study the situation."
"And put more effort into regional planning."
The leader of Cyan Mountain Town was determined this time. He was going to make tourism a success.
The residents of Cyan Mountain Town didn’t know what the higher-ups were planning.
They were focused on that plot of land from Boss Tian and what would be done with it in the future.
If factories were built, they could go there to find work.
But now that the old factories were all demolished, they hadn’t seen any new ones coming in.
Everyone was saying the land probably wouldn’t be leased to factories this time.
Once that possibility was off the table, the residents of Cyan Mountain Town started to worry about future employment.
For the town’s residents, the old light-industry zone had at least provided jobs for the young and able-bodied.
Now the industrial zone had moved away.
It was such a huge plot of land, and no one knew what it would be used for.
Young people were already reluctant to stay in a small, less-developed area like this.
Now, with no job opportunities over at the light-industry zone,
some of the youth were no longer in a wait-and-see mode.
They were preparing to leave Cyan Mountain Town to look for opportunities in bigger places.
And one such representative was Hu Dawei.
As a resident of Cyan Mountain Town,
and a former employee at one of the factories,
with the relocation of the factories,
Hu Dawei had been unemployed at home for two months.
In those two months, he hadn’t found a single suitable job opportunity.
On this day, after finishing dinner with his parents, Hu Dawei made up his mind, put down his chopsticks, and said,
"Mom, Dad, I’ve decided. In a few days, I’m going to leave. There are more opportunities up north, and I want to go try my luck there."
Hu Dawei’s father, Hu Zhanyong, sighed softly.
"There really aren’t many job opportunities out there right now. It’s understandable if you want to go try your luck elsewhere."
When it came to his child’s future, Hu Zhanyong would certainly not stand in the way.
But deep down, from a parent’s perspective, he naturally hoped his son would stay close by.
Hu Zhanyong looked at his son and asked, "When are you planning to leave?"
Hu Dawei thought for a moment and said, "I’ve already wasted so much time. I want to leave sooner rather than later. If nothing unexpected comes up, I’ll probably be gone in the next day or two."
In fact, Hu Dawei was fine with leaving tomorrow or the day after.
But seeing the reluctance on his father Hu Zhanyong’s face, he hesitated and decided to spend a couple more days with his parents.
Unexpectedly, on the third day, just as Hu Dawei was planning to leave, he suddenly received a call from an old classmate.
"Old Hu, I just up and quit my job, and I’m planning to come hang out with you for a couple of days."
"Are you home now?"
On the other end of the line was Hu Dawei’s junior high classmate, Liu Bowen.
Back when Liu Bowen came to study at Cyan Mountain Town’s junior high, he was a visiting student.
It seemed to be for family reasons.
He was a decent student and was said to have later attended a good university.
Back in junior high, Liu Bowen and Hu Dawei had a good relationship.
They had kept in touch all these years.
Hearing that his old classmate was coming to visit, Hu Dawei hesitated for a moment.
"Well, since you’re coming, I happen to be free for the next couple of days."
’Anyway, I don’t have a job right now,’ Hu Dawei thought. ’Since Liu Bowen is coming to Cyan Mountain Town for a couple of days, I might as well play the part of a good host.’
’It would also be a chance to spend two more days with my parents.’
Liu Bowen’s main reason for coming to Cyan Mountain Town was to experience its scenery.
He also planned to stay at his good friend’s house for a couple of days.
Speaking of which, Liu Bowen had quit his job so abruptly this time precisely to free himself from the pressure of his hectic work life.
The reason he chose Cyan Mountain Town
was largely because he had spent time there during junior high.
He knew that life in this small town was quiet and peaceful.
This trip was mainly for relaxation.
Liu Bowen now resembled one of those trendy backpackers.
He arrived with just a large backpack and a camera.
When Hu Dawei went to pick up Liu Bowen, he was a little surprised to see him traveling so light.
"Didn’t you say you were coming out to really relax this time? How come you only brought this much stuff?"
Liu Bowen said with a laugh, "Traveling light makes it easier to have fun, don’t you think?"
Because his son had given him a heads-up, Hu Zhanyong had already prepared a meal at home.
It was a way of welcoming his son’s friend who had come from afar.
Just as Hu Dawei was taking Liu Bowen home for the meal,
Lin Feng received a notification from the system.
[Ding...]
[Reminder to Host: Significant progress has been made on the Cyan Mountain Town land project. Everything is proceeding smoothly.]

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