Chapter 80: Return to Hometown

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"What's going on I don't want my daughter to like someone who has ulterior motives," Zhang Binghao said.

"Alright, Comrade Dad, I'll tell you the truth." Zhang Miaomiao looked dejected as she recounted everything from when she first provoked Wang Zheng.

"So that's how it is," Zhang Binghao laughed. "It looks like Wang Zheng wasn't trying to get close to you for any special reason; it was my precious daughter who threw herself at him. Ah, once a girl grows up, there’s nothing you can do about it."

"Dad, look what kind of things you say," Zhang Miaomiao's face flushed red.

"However, speaking of the matter, one thousand mu isn't an insignificant amount. Especially around Jin Yang Lake in Zhangjiagang—it is a sensitive area." Zhang Binghao mused.

"Dad, hasn’t Wang Zheng already said before our bet that he would pay eighty percent of the land cost Besides, I never intended to help him secure all one thousand mu."

"Alright, this time I'll help you. These one thousand mu will serve as my gratitude for saving my daughter. As for planning and design diagrams, he needs to come up with a reasonable proposal. Any costs related to demolition also need to be covered by him. This is the limit of what I can do," Zhang Binghao said.

"Great, Dad, I knew you loved me most." Only in front of her parents did Zhang Miaomiao shed her aloof mask and revert to her true self as a little girl.

"But there's one more thing," Zhang Binghao spoke seriously. "You don't know what kind of person Wang Zheng is, so you shouldn’t be too hasty. After all, love is about feelings; I'm afraid that just like how quickly it could come, it might also go away quickly. Besides, society can be cruel in ways unimaginable to you, and you must be extra cautious."

Zhang Miaomiao snorted: "None of your business. You always have a preachy attitude; didn’t my mother end up with a henpecked husband anyway"

Zhang Binghao was at a loss for words, finding no way to deal with his little daughter. “Speaking of your mom, she’s been frantic upon hearing the news that you’re in hospital. She was conducting project investigations in Hong Kong but dropped all her business and is probably already on her way back now.”

"What Mom's coming" Zhang Miaomiao said with a miserable expression, "Oh no, oh no. This time I might get grounded."

Zhang Binghao laughed: "This might not be such a bad thing after all. Give yourself some time to settle down; you're no longer a little kid running around outside every day. How about this When your injury heals, I'll have Mom arrange a position for you in her company to give you some training experience. What do you think"

Zhang Binghao thought Zhang Miaomiao would refuse, but instead his rebellious daughter surprisingly said: "Sure! That's exactly what I was thinking too. Playing around all day is getting tiresome anyway. But I don't want to work at Mom's company; I'll find my own job. What do you think, Dad"

Zhang Binghao was taken aback: "Is the sun shining from the west today It seems that the power of romance is truly formidable."

Then he quickly amended himself: "No no no, it's actually the power of unrequited love that's so strong. Haha."

"Dad! I'm not talking to you!" Zhang Miaomiao turned over in anger and refused to acknowledge her father who was a high-ranking official.

"Hahaha, okay," Zhang Binghao glanced at his watch: "I have an important committee meeting soon. Whatever you want to eat, tell Sister Li at home to make it for you. I've already arranged a computer and TV set up for you, but you'd better think about how to handle your mom this afternoon." After saying that, Zhang Binghao laughed as he opened the door and left.

Lying down on her bed, Zhang Miaomiao covered her face, muttering to herself: "When will you come see me"

After lying there for a while, she turned over and asked herself: "Is this love at first sight"

"This absolutely isn't love at first sight. It's my domineering aura that made all women submit to me," Wang Zheng said with a smile as he rubbed his nose.

“But she is, after all, a beautiful woman and has some background too; you'll just have to make do with her for now,” Shishi Shi teased.

"Alas, being good-looking is also a mistake. Having too many romantic debts can be very tiring," Wang Zheng said苦惱地.

The two people discussing this were not Zhang Miaomiao but Li Xiaoli's young cousin once removed.

Li Xiaoli's young cousin once removed had just returned from studying abroad and was interning at the international procurement department of Zhao Li Company. Unluckily, she encountered Wang Zheng getting out of a Maybach and could no longer take her eyes off him, insisting that her big cousin arrange for Wang Zheng to have dinner with her.

But in Li Xiaoli's eyes, what status did Wang Zheng hold He was the senior vice president of Jirong International Group; how could her young cousin once removed possibly match up However, if this promising young vice president took a fancy to her young cousin once removed, it would undoubtedly be an enormous boon for Zhao Li Company in its future development.

Unfortunately, Wang Zheng, the great CEO, had no interest whatsoever in this young cousin once removed and outright rejected her dinner invitation. However, the young cousin once removed was tenacious, even claiming she would go to Beijing to find Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng drove off in his Maybach with Shangguan Shishi inside, while behind him stood this young cousin once removed, looking longingly after them until the Maybach disappeared from sight. She then wiped away a tear and murmured, "I must go to Beijing to find him."

Standing behind her, Li Xiaoli sighed.

"It seems Jiangsu is truly a place of good fortune for me!" Wang Zheng chuckled. "At the very least, it's a place with abundant romantic luck."

Shangguan Shishi rolled her eyes: "Whether it’s romantic luck or romantic misfortune hasn’t been determined yet."

The lie detector test at Zhao Li Company went smoothly without any issues. Therefore, all the suspicious points were focused on Liu Xiwei, who had recently left his position as department manager of quality assurance.

Wei Wentao was quite efficient and had already located Liu Xiwei’s daughter studying in the UK, but he dared not alert her just yet. He could only send people to secretly follow them and see if Liu Xiwei would show up.

Naturally, the reporter Chen Bowen who caused trouble at the press conference had also been identified through covert investigations. It turned out that this fellow had suddenly received 50,000 yuan and was instructed to cause a disturbance during Jirong Group’s press conference. Upon successful completion of his task, he would receive another 50,000 yuan. Such windfall gains literally fell from the sky; there was no reason for him not to do it.

A reporter who can be bought with money is also easily subverted by it. Wei Wentao preemptively gave this reporter a large sum of money before he could make any unfavorable statements. The effect was obvious; the reporter changed his previous tough stance and instead began to subtly praise Jirong International.

However, the person behind the scenes was doing everything too discreetly and cleverly, making it difficult to track them down for now.

Wang Zheng found this opponent quite vexing. Although they were only engaging in small-scale attacks, it still felt like a formidable challenge. A single misstep could plunge Jirong International into deep trouble. Wang Zheng felt as though the other side was playing Go, placing stones here and there without drawing much attention but gradually tightening their grip on the central formation.

Perhaps the person hiding behind the scenes was also building up for a decisive strike, but Jirong International was such a large target that any attempt to attack it would inevitably find an exploitable weak point. Wang Zheng even put himself in the attacker's shoes and concluded that if he wanted to bring down Jirong International with sufficient resources at his disposal, it wouldn’t be too difficult.

Thinking about how to strike others while also worrying about defending against their moves was truly exhausting. Wang Zheng rubbed his temples, feeling quite complex emotions.

"Did you call Sheng Fei" Wang Zheng asked as he drove.

"I did. Big Sister Sheng Fei left the capital today too. Based on her pace, we should arrive on the same day if nothing goes wrong," Shangguan Shishi said.

Wang Zheng planned to visit Sheng Fei's hometown with Shangguan Shishi. It was also on their way, so he could accompany his good sister and see her mother and other family members.

Since Old Sheng's passing, Sheng Fei’s mother had been living alone in a village in northern Jiangsu, taking care of her parents-in-law. She refused to move to the capital with Sheng Fei, saying she was not used to city life but more likely unwilling to leave her hometown and unable to bear parting from her kin and the land where she grew up. She also did not wish to visit the place where Old Sheng had once served as a soldier.

Sheng Fei found this situation frustrating too. All she could do was earn money and send it home, visiting only during the Spring Festival when her busy schedule allowed. However, due to participating in a design competition in Sweden last year, she hadn't been home for two years.

Of course, Sheng Fei’s hometown was also somewhere Wang Zheng wanted to visit but dared not do so openly.

This time, Big Killer Wang steeled his nerves to face Old Sheng's widow directly, finally fulfilling a long-held minor wish of his.ough to convince me," Wang Zheng still stated firmly: "Being a soldier means preparing for war, not fearing it. If they can’t handle such unexpected situations, then let them retire from the special f...