Chapter 78: Cunning

  Neither Zhang Ying nor Sima Lin explained He Lao's identity, Li Yang opened his mouth and shook his head, it was not a good time to ask such questions, he would ask Zhang Ying alone another day.

  After these old men entered the room, the hall returned to its original bustle. Zheng Kaida continued to face Zhang Ying, the manager of his Zhengzhou stone gambling, Sima Lin and Li Yang, all with smiling faces, listening to Zheng Kaida's slightly boastful narrative.

  "Li Yang!"

  Wu Xiaoli hurried over again, this time with two people following behind her. These two people were familiar to Li Yang - they were Wu Xiaoli's parents, whom he had met at the airport when they returned from Qingdao.

  "Li Yang, hello, thank you for coming!"

  Wu Xiaoli's father actively said to Li Yang, when greeting Li Yang, Wu Xiaoli's father only noticed the people sitting next to him, including Sima Lin, and looked at them in surprise.

  "Director Wu!"

  Sim Lin smiled and nodded to Wu Xiaoli's father, while Zheng Kaida stood up directly. The way they greeted each other showed the different status of Wu Xiaoli's father in their hearts.

  Wu Xiaoli's father hastily grasped Zheng Kaida's hand and said, "Director Zheng, Mr. Sima, I didn't expect you two to come as well, I've been really busy, sorry about that!"

  "It doesn't matter, you go ahead with your business, we'll just wait here to celebrate Liu Lao's birthday!"

  The speaker was Sima Lin, and Zheng Kaida didn't feel angry at all because Sima Lin spoke before him.

  "Manager Zhang, thank you for taking care of me during this period. We still have something to attend to, we'll come back and drink a few more cups later!"

  Wu Xiaoli's father finally smiled apologetically at Zhang Ying, the people at the table had their own order, some were close and some were far, but they worked together seamlessly.

  "It doesn't matter, you guys go ahead!"

  Zhang Ying also stood up, and Li Yang and Sima Lin had to follow suit. In fact, Li Yang had wanted to get up and welcome him earlier, but unfortunately he was secretly pulled down by Sima Lin from below.

  "Li Yang, come on, let's go see Grandpa together!"

  Wu Xiaoli whispered a sentence to Li Yang, her face still flushed with redness. Li Yang stared at her blankly for a moment before hastily following behind her as they walked inside together.

  Wu Xiaoli's father, Wu Liangguo, is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau in Mingyang City. The other day, he was just promoted from deputy department level to full department level, and at his age, it's not a problem for him to continue advancing in the public security bureau.

  Wu Liangguo came to Li Yang's place mainly because of the gift, that piece of chicken bloodstone square seal was too valuable. After learning about this from Wu Xiaoli, Wu Liangguo first thought of telling Liu Xuesong and letting him decide whether to keep the birthday present or not.

  At the same time, he was also puzzled that Li Yang could give such an expensive gift. He knew that Li Yang had saved his daughter in Qingdao and that Li Yang was Wu Xiaoli's superior at the company, but it didn't go beyond that. So when he learned that Li Yang gave such an expensive gift, he only felt surprised.

  Wu Liang and his wife led Wu Xiaoli and Li Yang into the room inside the hall, only to discover that it was actually quite large. There were no tables inside, just five or six elderly people, as well as several middle-aged and young people standing around chatting and laughing together.

  Li Yang's acquaintance He Lao is now sitting in the center, and Shou Xing Liu Lao is right next to him. It can be seen that Liu Xue Song's current mood is not bad.

  Wu Liangguo quietly walked to Liu Xuesong's front, bowing his head and saying something. Li Yang and Wu Xiaoli were standing not far from the door. Before long, Liu Xuesong raised his head and looked at Li Yang in surprise. He Lao, who was beside him, was also very interested and sizing up Li Yang.

  A young man suddenly walked up to Wu Xiaoli, his face still showing some excitement, and said: "Xiaoli, we were just talking about you, didn't expect you to come!"

  "What are you talking about?" Wu Xiaoli raised her head and asked, her facial expression unchanged.

  "You were the smartest one among so many classmates back then, and only you got into Tsinghua University!"

  The young man smiled and nodded slightly, this young man should be Wu Xiaoli's classmate, and he can now be in this room with the Liu family's relationship is definitely very close.

  Li Yang quietly moved a few steps to the side, Wu Xiaoli and her old classmate were reminiscing about old times, he didn't want to interrupt them.

  He hadn't even taken a step back before Wu Xiaoli grabbed him and pulled him back, looking at him in confusion: "Where are you going?"

  Seeing Wu Xiaoli grab Li Yang's arm, a flash of gloom suddenly appeared in the young man's eyes, but his face still had a smile on it. He walked up and asked: "Xiaoli, who is this? Why don't you introduce him?"

  "His name is Li Yang, a colleague of mine at the company and also my superior. Li Yang, this is Shen Hao, we were classmates from elementary school to high school, now working in the newspaper industry, an uncrowned king, also known as a journalist!"

  Wu Xiaoli smiled and pulled Li Yang over to introduce the two of them. As she introduced, Wu Xiaoli's hand somehow naturally wrapped around Li Yang's arm, it was unclear whether she did it on purpose or not.

  Shen Hao's face gradually became a bit stiff, while Li Yang's face was slightly flushed. There were not only the two of them here, but also many elders around, and even when there were only two people, Wu Xiaoli had never been so enthusiastic towards him before.

  "It turned out to be Mr. Li, and at such a young age, he has become one of the leaders of the An family, he must have graduated from a prestigious university!" Shen Hao forced a smile on his stiff face and went forward to shake hands with Li Yang.

  Li Yang shook his head and smiled wryly, saying: "I'm not a graduate of a famous university, the school I graduated from is our own Mingyang University!"

  Li Yang felt a burning sensation on his face, being held by Wu Xiaoli's arm made the two of them look too ambiguous. There were many elders from Wu Xiaoli's family here, and her parents were all present. Now these old people were staring blankly at the two of them, especially Wu Xiaoli's mother, who had an incredulous expression on her face.

  "So that's how it is. A hero doesn't ask about one's background, so Mr. Li must be an exceptionally capable person! Otherwise, our heavenly princess wouldn't have looked at him with such admiration!"

  When Shen Hao spoke, he also glanced at Wu Xiaoli and saw that Wu Xiaoli's arm was linked with Li Yang's. Shen Hao's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

  "It's not that either, Xiaoli's business ability in the company is much stronger than mine!"

  Li Yang smiled wryly again, in terms of education and ability, he was indeed inferior to Wu Xiaoli, but when it came to luck, no one was better than him.

  Shen Hao was taken aback by Li Yang's response, turned his head to look at Wu Xiaoli, and Wu Xiaoli opened her mouth, wanting to say something but didn't.

  "I see, so Mr. Li must have joined the company relatively early and is an old veteran of Anshi Jewelry?"

  Shen Hao's smile gradually opened up a bit, he was very familiar with Wu Xiaoli's temperament. If Li Yang was really stronger than her in ability, she would definitely stand out to explain these things. Since Wu Xiaoli did not refute Li Yang's words, it proved that Wu Xiaoli also agreed with Li Yang's statement. However, Li Yang was actually inferior to Wu Xiaoli in business ability.

  "To be honest, Xiaoli and I joined the company at the same time, but I guess I was just luckier!"

  Li Yang smiled wryly again, and after a while, he slowly replied. The three questions from the young man in front of him made him very embarrassed. Unconsciously, Li Yang pulled his arm out of Wu Xiaoli's wrist.

  "Shen Hao, are you here for an interview today? Why ask so many questions?"

  Wu Xiaoli's face didn't look good, Shen Hao looked very enthusiastic, but every question he asked made Li Yang very embarrassed, and in a few sentences, the inside story of Li Yang's company was exposed, no wonder he was a journalist.

  "No, I put everything down for Grandpa Liu's birthday celebration. I'm just curious, that's all!" Shen Hao chuckled and his eyes sparkled as he suddenly grabbed Li Yang enthusiastically.

  "Mr. Li, I heard that An's Jewelry has very strict management, and I remember Xiaoli just started working at An's for a few months? Mr. Li, since you were able to stand out and become a leader in such a short time, there must be something special about you. I hope you can satisfy my curiosity!"

  Shen Hao's smile looked very sincere, and Li Yang's face became even more embarrassed. He indeed had a special relationship with the mayor that could lead to promotion, but these were absolutely not to be spoken of.

  "Shen Hao, when did you become so garrulous? Li Yang is my colleague!"

  Wu Xiaoli's tone became somewhat stiff, and her face looked even more unpleasant. Shen Hao's character was very clear to her - he was someone who liked to stab people in the back. Wu Xiaoli could be certain that Shen Hao had seen Li Yang's problem and knew it wasn't a good question to answer, so he asked on purpose.

  "Xiao Li, I know he's your colleague. Am I also not concerned about you? I just want to know what kind of people are around you. Is it wrong for me to care about you like this?"

  Shen Hao raised his head, and Wu Xiaoli glared at him angrily, but didn't refute. From young to old, she had never been able to outtalk Shen Hao. If they continued, who knows what other troubles Shen Hao would stir up for them? With so many of their elders present, she also didn't want to continue making things difficult for Li Yang.

  Li Yang stared blankly at the two of them for a moment, his eyes suddenly flashing with anger. Even Li Yang, who was not the brightest, could tell that Shen Hao was targeting him.

  "Mr. Shen, actually there's nothing that can't be said, I just found a batch of rare raw materials for the company."

  Li Yang's face also showed a smile, Wu Xiaoli looked at Li Yang in surprise and suddenly smiled too.

  Li Yang did indeed provide the company with a batch of high-end materials that were hard to find in the market, but those were things that happened after Li Yang was promoted. Now, even if Li Yang says it out loud, no one will go and verify it, not even if Zhang Ying is outside, no one will ask.

  Moreover, Li ** never said that he was promoted because of this point, and even if someone found out, he could still deny it.

  Wu Xiaoli discovered for the first time that Li Yang was also a very cunning guy.

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