Chapter 7: Alienating Su Jinshui and Winning Over Wang Mingfeng
Shanshui Dajiu Building is a relatively famous restaurant in Shanshui County, where the inside is always crowded with customers, and the private rooms need to be booked in advance. Even the tables in the main hall are sometimes fully occupied, and some people have to stand by and wait for a table to become available. During peak dining hours, it's often one wave of customers leaving and another arriving, which shows how thriving the business is.
Yun Jian's dinner gathering today was at the Shan Shui Da Jiu Lou, and he usually invites clients here because it's upscale and the owner is an old acquaintance of his.
The boss of the Shan Shui Hotel is surnamed Su, named Su Jinshui, and is as old as Yun Jian. The two have known each other since they were young and have been friends for many years. He is a very generous and open-minded person, with a personality that can make friends all over the world, which is why he was able to start from a small roadside stall and become a big hotel owner.
"Lao Yun, you're here! The private room has been prepared for you long ago, it's the best Peony Room! You said today's guest is quite important, that must be a big shot, and you have to introduce me later!"
Su Jinshui was smiling and greeting guests in the hall, when he saw Yun's family of three coming, he hurried over to greet them and shook hands with Yun Jian.
Yun Shui thought that Su Jinshui was really someone who would never forget to find opportunities to curry favor with others, and he could talk, one sentence that made people remember him.
Yun Jianxiao smiled and said: "Definitely, definitely. In a moment, I'll have all the good dishes and fine wines here brought over. This time's guest is to be treated with utmost hospitality. If they're well taken care of, I'll thank you again later."
Su Jinshui's eyes lit up, and he smiled and nodded. Then he greeted Xiang Fang again, and finally laughed at Yun Shui.
"Shui'er, you look really beautiful today. Is that a new outfit your dad bought for you? By the way, I brought back a crystal necklace from my trip to another place, and it's said that wearing it will make one more and more beautiful. You'll definitely like it. How do you feel? Are you happier now? Do you like Uncle Su even more?"
"Thank you, Uncle Su."
Yún shuǐ lǐ mào de shuō.
Translation: Cloud water politely said.
In the past, Yunshui also liked this person very much and affectionately called him Uncle Su. Because Su Jinshui was very good to her, that affectionate attitude was not inferior to Yun Jian's father. He always said that he had no daughter, but he liked her as a delicate and lovely daughter, and he would be willing to exchange his only son for her. This made Yunshui very happy at the time.
It's just that the warmth is all gone now, and Yun Shui doesn't like Su Jin Shui anymore. It's because of what her uncle Su said before - he was willing to trade his son for this daughter. After she was no longer a daughter of the Yun family, his attitude towards her changed, and he became extremely affectionate with Shen Zhen Zhen instead. He even went out of his way to pair up his son Su Qiang with Shen Zhen Zhen. Before that, he had also said that he wanted Yun Shui to be their daughter-in-law, saying that a daughter-in-law is just like a daughter who doesn't need to get married away...
If it weren't for rebirth, Yun Shui wouldn't have known that her uncle, who was so kind to her, was actually being hypocritical and only treated her well because she was Yun Jian's daughter, which could bring him closer to Yun Jian. Whether it was her or Shen Zhenzhen, as long as she was Yun Jian's daughter, he would be good to that girl.
Yun Shui didn't like this feeling, and she wasn't disgusted with Su Jin Shui either. This was just a worldly person.
Su Jinshui saw Yun Shui only politely thanked him, but didn't show the usual warmth, and found it strange. He asked: "Yun'er, aren't you happy today? You don't seem as excited as when you usually see your uncle. Did something upset you or are you uncomfortable? Tell your uncle and I'll help you solve it!"
Yun Jian didn't hide it from him and said, "Can you tell? This girl wasn't paying attention today, fell down, hit her head, so she's a bit out of spirits."
Su Jinshui suddenly came back to himself and was concerned for a moment, then let the three people go upstairs, he continued to be busy downstairs.
They arrived at the peony suite upstairs, where no one was inside yet. A family of three sat down and soon, guests started to arrive.
There were three guests, one was a middle-aged man with a big belly, who had a young girl with makeup on his arm, another was a thin and tall man in his 40s, looking very ordinary, but he looked very spirited, especially those eyes, black and shiny, giving people a feeling of being upright and having a strong sense of purpose.
Yun Shui looked at this person, her heart racing with excitement, she thought that he had indeed come again!
"Boss Zhao, you're here! Come on over and take a seat. The wine and dishes will be served immediately. Let's chat first." Yun Jianzhu smiled as he greeted the man with a protruding belly, then looked at the tall man and asked with a smile: "Boss Zhao, is this brother a friend of yours? Why don't you introduce him? We're friends from the moment we meet!"
Mr. Zhao burst out laughing and said, "This friend's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Mingfeng. Brother Wang, this is the Mr. Yun I wanted to introduce you to. You're looking for someone to cooperate with, right? Mr. Yun is a wealthy man, if you can cooperate with him, then you won't have any worries."
It seems that Wang Mingfeng is looking for a partner to do business, and Zhao Boss has brought people over. Today is specially inviting Zhao Boss, since it's his people, naturally have to give some face, no matter what business, first listen, if there's interest, he'll put out some money. But thinking again, if this business is good, why doesn't Zhao Boss take a share? This Zhao Boss is someone who won't be happy without making money.
Mr. Zhao seemed to have noticed what Yun Jian was thinking and said, "Yun younger brother, Wang older brother's project is not bad, but my funds are all invested in other businesses now and can't be withdrawn. So I thought of you, and I won't force you to put out money. You discuss with Wang older brother, if you're interested, you can cooperate, if not, don't worry about saving face for me."
Wang Mingfeng also smiled and said, "What Boss Zhao said is right, I'm sincere in wanting to find a cooperative partner. If it's not meant to be, I won't force it. Even if the deal doesn't work out, we can still consider each other friends."
"What the Wang brothers said."
As soon as he heard this, he felt at ease. He thought that Zhao's boss saying that the funds couldn't be withdrawn back might be a lie, maybe he looked down on Wang Mingfeng's business and didn't want to do it, but didn't want to offend Wang Mingfeng's face, so he became an intermediary instead.
Yun Jian thought that Wang Mingfeng was someone special, and Boss Zhao wanted to find a partner for him but didn't force others to cooperate with him. It's most likely that someone introduced Wang Mingfeng to Boss Zhao, and Boss Zhao didn't want to lose face in front of that person, so he gave up on the business himself but found another home for it.
Yun Jian's guess was correct, but Wang Mingfeng gave him a reliable feeling, thinking that this business might be feasible. Even if it couldn't be done, making friends with him wouldn't be bad either, as Wang Mingfeng seemed to match his taste and temperament.
Next, Yun Jian introduced Xiang Fang and Yun Shui to Wang Mingfeng. There was no need for Zhao Laoban to introduce himself, as they all knew each other.
As soon as Yunshui saw Wang Mingfeng's gaze turn over, she immediately made preparations and put on a gentle smile on her face. This time, she was determined to help her father win Wang Mingfeng over!
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