Chapter 103: Strange Fellow

  After eating and resting for a while, Zhang Yanbin received a call from the manager of his family's company. It turned out that the manager had already arrived at the restaurant.

  They got the name of the private room, and the manager quickly found the place. However, everyone did not expect that the manager was actually a very beautiful young woman. As soon as she entered the room, Chu Chen saw Zhang Yanbin swallow a mouthful of saliva.

  At this sight, Chu Chen couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Zhang Yanbin looked quite refreshing, but he was a bit too much. Previously, there was a pretty waitress, and when Zhang Yanbin saw her, his eyes would always glance at the waitress, making that waitress look worried and afraid every time she came in with dishes.

  The young woman walked in and spoke to Zhang Yanbin in a very urgent tone: "Manager Liu, what's the matter that you called me over so suddenly? I was just discussing business with a client!" Looking at her cold expression, it seemed like if Zhang Yanbin didn't have a satisfying reason, she wouldn't hesitate to be rude.

  Zhang Yanbin smiled and told her about the contract, then asked: "Sister Zhou, did you bring the seal and a copy of the business license?"

  When it came to work, the young woman's tone was no longer so cold: "I've brought everything, would you please take a look at the contract, Manager Zhang? And Mr. Chu, could you also bring out that piece of jade material?"

  However, she continued in a cold tone: "Also, Manager Zhang, I'd appreciate it if you could call me Director Zhou. The title 'Sister Zhou' is one that I do not dare to accept!"

  It's clear to anyone with eyes that the two of them have a conflict. After she finished speaking, Zhang Yanbin shrugged his shoulders and handed the contract to the young woman, while Chu Chen also took out the glass powder spring material.

  Director Zhou saw the glass-like powder in front of her, and her eyes lit up instantly. After careful examination, she said to Chu Chen: "Mr. Chu, I don't know if you can change..."

  "Sorry, Director Zhou, I understand what you mean, but this is already my bottom line." Chu Chen said firmly after interrupting her.

  Director Zhou also knew from Chu Chen's tone and expression that it was impossible to persuade him, so he could only give up with a reluctant face.

  Next, things became simpler. After the contract was handled, everyone came to the bank to transfer money together. Originally, Chu Chen wanted Hou Yuanming and Liu Zhicheng to pay after the bracelet was made, but neither of them would agree. In Hou Yuanming's words, only after paying the money could they feel at ease.

  After Director Zhou and a bodyguard carefully took the material away, Zhang Yanbin sighed and told everyone what had happened between him and Director Zhou.

  Unexpectedly, the two of them, due to Zhang Yanbin's flirtatious nature, had several run-ins, resulting in that Director Zhou going from love to hate. The two girls present at the scene, after hearing about this grudge, both involuntarily expressed sympathy for Director Zhou, and in their hearts, they cursed Zhang Yanbin with the same two words: "Despicable person!"

  After settling the contract, everyone prepared to go to the friend's quarry that Hou Yuanming had mentioned earlier. The quarry was not far from Jade Stone Street, so they decided to walk there together.

  Liu Zhiqing walked and asked Chu Chen, "Little Chu, what you're carrying on your back is the woolen goods we bought this morning, right?"

  "Yes."

  "Hou Yuanming clapped his hands and said, 'Hey, how come I didn't think of it earlier? I was even wondering, Xiao Chu, where did you get such an old backpack from? Quickly tell us, what's the good stuff inside? Won't be glass seeds again, will it?'"

  "There's a piece of yellow salt sand velvet inside, as for the glass kind, I'd like to think so, but it hasn't been opened yet, even gods don't know what's inside, how would I know if there's jadeite or not, let alone glass kind." Chu Chen said with some helplessness.

  "How is it, Little Chu has already opened several glass kinds?" Zhang Yanbin asked with a somewhat surprised expression.

  "Wen Yuting spoke up first, 'This is the third time already, isn't our Chu Ge awesome!' As she said this, her face was full of pride and satisfaction, as if she were the one who had come up with the glass kind."

  Liu Zhiqing said with a surprised face: "Huh? Little Chu, when did you plant another piece of glass again? I didn't hear about it?"

  Chu Chen smiled and said: "It was last time when I went to Xijing, I opened a piece in Hou Ge's store."

  Li Guodong continued: "You must not have thought that before, when Xiao Chuan opened the glass species in Xijing, it was a piece of what kind of wool." Then, he added oil and vinegar to tell the story of Chu Chuan opening the glass species again.

  Zhang Yanbin listened and directly gave Chu Chen a thumbs up: "Five hundred yuan of thunderbolt material solved the glass species, I can only give you one word, awesome!"

  "It's all luck!"

  Zhang Yanbin patted Chu Chen's shoulder and joked, "You're really lucky! In this line of work, we lose nine out of ten times. Without good luck, how can you make a fortune? Honestly, I'm so envious of your luck that it's making me hate you!"

  "I don't think Xiao Chu's success is just due to good luck."

  Liu Zhiqing said up to here, and then recounted the scene of Chu Chen's first time opening the glass species, after which he said with a face full of admiration: "Little Chu's good luck is one aspect, but you see, every time isn't it that he discovers details that we haven't noticed? So I say, Little Chu's good luck is one thing, his eyesight is even better!"

  Everyone nodded in agreement after listening to Liu Zhiqing's words, making Chu Chen feel a bit embarrassed.

  As they walked and talked, Zhang Yanbin pulled Chu Chen to one side and asked him in a low voice, "Little Chu, tell me the truth, is Xiao Lan your type?"

  Chu Chen shook his head and said: "We are just ordinary friends, how about you, do you want to pursue her?"

  "Really?!"

  Zhang Yanbin saw Chu Chen's sincere expression and felt that he was not telling a lie, so he said happily:

  "Xiao Lan is such a beautiful and charming girl with a noble temperament, how could I not be moved? Brother, do you know what Xiao Lan's family situation is like? If you know, tell me! When we get together, I'll definitely give you a big red envelope."

  Although Chu Yulan is indeed the kind of girl who can be called a closed moon and a shy flower, Chu Chen really doesn't have any feelings for her. When he heard Zhang Yanbin's request, he didn't get jealous and said straightforwardly: "I'm not too familiar with Xiaolan's family, but his grandfather was a founding general and is still exerting his influence."

  Zhang Yanbin heard this and suddenly became like a deflated balloon. Chu Chen saw his appearance and asked strangely: "Brother Zhang, what's wrong with you?"

  Zhang Yanbin cried with a sad face and said, "I didn't expect my beloved goddess to be a red third generation. A family like this is beyond my reach!"

  Chu Chen said speechlessly: "I'm telling you, Zhang Ge, don't put on this expression."

  Zhang Yanbin shook his head and said, "Xiao Chu, you don't know that I also have a few friends who are the sons of powerful officials. After getting to know them, I realized that being the son-in-law of such a family is not easy at all, and I like to be carefree. There's another thing I won't mention, but the key point is that if you don't have a certain amount of power, then forget about having any romantic entanglements."

  "You also know what kind of moral integrity I have, not to mention being chaste and pure is even harder than ascending to heaven. And she's a goddess from a prominent family, someone like me wouldn't dare to make a move. Alas, poor me, I finally met a goddess, but it's like trying to grasp the clouds in the sky - beautiful yet unattainable."

  Chu Chen heard his reason and couldn't help but laugh and cry, the reason for not pursuing girls was that he couldn't flirt with women, based on his zero emotional intelligence, this reason was too ridiculous. Correspondingly, he thought Zhang Yanbin was also a very ridiculous person.

  Chu Chen saw Zhang Yanbin's dejected appearance and changed the subject, asking: "Zhang Ge, it seemed like you had some disagreement with that Ma boss earlier?"

  "Hey, that guy is just a petty person who takes advantage of others' misfortunes." Zhang Yanbin immediately changed from sighing to being somewhat indignant.

  Chu Chen actually has some gossip potential, and upon seeing this, he asked with great interest: "Oh, what's going on?"

  "It was five years ago, I had just graduated, and at that time I happened to have some spare money. Coincidentally, it was my grandfather's birthday, so I wanted to give him a better gift. At that time, the timing was tight, but one day I met someone who took out a piece of ice jade Fu Lu Shou, which wasn't too big and could be made into a pendant, just right for me."

  "So I begged several bosses next to me, give me a face, let me buy it down, other bosses see my family's face, and this piece of wool is not big, also agreed to let me have it. But that kid refused to agree, I said I can compensate him with two pieces of ice- dyed fabric, he still didn't agree."

  Zhang Yanbin said here, indignantly: "In the end, I almost had to kneel down and beg him, but he still didn't agree. In the end, I didn't have enough money, so that piece of fabric was taken away by him right before my eyes. Xiao Chu, you say this person is hateful or not? So I swear, as long as I'm around, he won't be able to buy a good piece of woolen fabric."

  Then he sneered, "And I also told my friends not to give him any more materials. Recently, I guess he was in a hurry and actually asked one of my friends to bring me a letter saying that he wanted to make amends. I spat on it! He wants to make amends? Can't he say it to my face? With such sincerity, it's too late! His jade store is just waiting to go bankrupt!"

  Chu Chen listened to this grudge and could only shake his head. That Ma boss was really not wise, didn't he know that doing business required harmony and wealth? For a small piece of ice-colored three-color jade, he brought himself a powerful enemy. Chu Chen could only give him five words: Brain damage!

  Maybe he was really in a difficult situation at that time, but after the incident, you apologized sincerely, and asked someone to bring a letter. What kind of sincerity is this? If it were me, I wouldn't forgive either.