Chapter 1314 Returning to the Yellow River Road, Conflict between Jin Meilin
Early morning!
Xuezhixiang leaned against Zhou Chen dripping with sweat, her breathing a little heavy. After a while, she couldn't help but talk about what happened during the day.
"Today..., I didn't expect to meet him in the restaurant..."
Listening to Xuezhi talking about Ah Bao coming to Hong Kong, Zhou Chen was not surprised. Ah Bao's current foreign trade business has been affected and he needs to come to Hong Kong to find opportunities.
He just didn't expect that Xuezhi was even taken out of the Peninsula Hotel by him. During Abao's trip to Hong Kong, he actually met Xuezhi, still in Xuezhi's restaurant.
"You have already said that it was more than ten years ago. How could I care? If I really cared about your past, we wouldn't be together now."
Xuezhi understood what Zhou Chen meant. Zhou Chen didn't even care that she was married or divorced, so how could he care that she had a first love.
Although it was a good thing for her that Zhou Chen didn't care, seeing that Zhou Chen really didn't care made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Women all like men to be jealous of them. She never thought about marrying Zhou Chen, but even if she was Zhou Chen's lover, she still wanted Zhou Chen to care about her.
When Zhou Chen saw that she was silent and looked at her expression, he suddenly understood.
"But I know A Bao, Mr. Bao on the Yellow River Road. Although I haven't had much contact with him, I have heard a lot of rumors about him. He is a romantic figure. I heard that he has several confidantes.
So I think you should be careful when communicating with him, otherwise I will be angry."
Zhou Chen held the treasure in his hand and deliberately showed a wary and suspicious expression.
However, Xuezhi just fell for this, holding Zhou Chen's hand with a smile, letting Zhou Chen play with it, and mouthing assurances.
"No, he and I have become a thing of the past, and now we are just old friends. With you, how can I like anyone else again?"
What she said was not false. Although A Bao was doing very well in his career and she looked at him differently, no matter what, A Bao was the one she had abandoned. A woman would never look at a man she had abandoned.
Probably equal.
If she was not living a good life, she might feel unbalanced in her heart, but now that she is living a good life like Zhou Chen, she will naturally have no thoughts.
Zhou Chen didn't stop moving his hands, and lowered his head to kiss: "I believe in you, so let me reward you well."
Zhou Chen stayed in Hong Kong for more than two months. After the Xuezhi Restaurant stabilized, he left Hong Kong. However, he did not return to Shanghai, but flew to Shenzhen City. After such a long time, the business in Shenzhen City and the north also needed
Let him integrate it well.
Shanghai, Fuxing Road.
Li Li didn't know why she came here. Maybe she was too tired recently and wanted to find a place where she could relax and rest, so she came here unknowingly.
Zhu Mei, who was watering the flowers in the yard, saw Li Li, immediately put down the kettle and walked over.
"Is Miss Li Li here to see Mr. Li?"
"Is your husband back?"
"Not yet. Miss Li, please come in and sit down. My husband has told me that if you come, you can enter his study. Except for himself, only I can go in and clean the study. No one else is allowed to enter."
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Inexplicably, Li Li felt a little better and showed a natural smile.
"I won't go in until he comes back. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
After leaving Fuxing Road, Li Li took the car directly to Huanghe Road. Zhou Chen had been away for more than two months. In fact, today was not her first time here during this period, but she had never been to the door of the old house before.
She didn't know why, but in such a big Shanghai, the place where she really felt at ease and relaxed was not the old apartment she rented, but Zhou Chen's place.
Several times before, when Zhou Chen drank tea and basked in the sun, she would fall asleep without realizing it. This was something she couldn't do in other places. Even in her own apartment, she would stay vigilant.
Before coming to Shanghai, she never thought that she would have such emotions for another man. The more times and time she had contact with him, the more she discovered that Zhou Chen was different and the more out of control she became.
are attracted.
She obviously came to Shanghai to make money, but something like this happened, which made her already calm heart become troubled again. She didn't know how to describe this feeling, but what was certain was that she didn't hate it.
This feeling of missing someone.
The Shenzhen Nanguo Investment Qiang Mujie team that she has been working with recently is preparing to sharpen its knives on the Shanghai stock market. If it were before, she would definitely be eager to take advantage of the situation to make a fortune, but now she finds that she is actually interested in this kind of situation.
Things are getting a little boring.
Zhou Chen went to Shenzhen City and then to the north. In more than half a year, the business here has provided him with a lot of funds. The situation in the north is becoming more and more chaotic, and more and more people are fishing in troubled waters.
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But he knows that this is not the most chaotic time there. In a few years, when the ruble depreciates the most, the situation will be even more turbulent.
In this year, a major event that shocked the world occurred on the border, that is, the Great Train Robbery. Even though several months have passed, it is still being circulated, causing a great impact.
After autumn, Zhou Chen, who had been away from Shanghai for several months, finally returned to his old bungalow.
When Zhou Chen came back, Zhu Mei immediately served a large table of food and informed Zhou Chen while he was eating.
"Sir, during the days when you were away, many people came to the house to look for you, and also made many phone calls, including official ones, company calls, and... Miss Li also came several times, but I asked her to
When she came in, she didn't come in."
"I understand. I'll take a rest and let Wang Yuan prepare the car. I'll use it in the afternoon, so I won't make dinner."
"Okay, sir."
After the meal, Zhou Chen went back to his room to rest. He had been traveling back and forth for several months, especially during the period when he went north. Although he didn't do anything important, he was still quite tired from traveling all the way. It was definitely not as good as resting outside.
Rest at your own home.
After three hours of sleep, Zhou Chen felt refreshed and the fatigue left over by the past few months was gone.
Home is a magical place. Although this is not his true home for Zhou Chen, in this world, this is his home, making him more comfortable and secure than any other place.
"Wang Yuan, go to Huanghe Road."
"Yes, sir."
After a few months, I visited Huanghe Road again. Although it was only after four o'clock, Huanghe Road was already very lively, just like before.
As soon as Zhou Chen's car appeared on Huanghe Road, it was immediately spotted.
"Mr. Zhou is here."
In the past, the fool on the Yellow River Road always shouted "Mr. Bao is here". Since Zhou Chen's rise, he has added "Mr. Zhou is here". However, the number of times he shouted "Mr. Zhou is here" is far more.
It's better to say 'Here comes Mr. Bao'.
"Mr. Zhou..."
As soon as Zhou Chen got out of the car, he was surrounded by several people to say hello, and he responded with a smile.
"Mr. Zhou, you haven't eaten yet. Jin Meilin has reserved a private room for you. When will you come over?"
Zhou Chen turned around and saw Lu Meilin who was greeting her warmly. He and Lu Meilin were not friendly, but every time they came to Huanghe Road, Lu Meilin would greet him warmly. Although it was driven by interests, she was indeed more open-minded than others.
You have to save face.
Making money is not shabby.
He waved at Lu Meilin and said, "Save the private room, I'll go there later."
Lu Meilin actually just asked casually out of habit and didn't have much hope, so after hearing Zhou Chen's reply, she was startled for a moment, and then the smile on her face blossomed like a chrysanthemum.
"No problem, Jin Meilin's largest private room tonight must be reserved for you, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Chen smiled and then walked towards the cigarette paper shop on the roadside.
Lu Meilin yelled at the waiter next to her: "Why are you still standing there? Go get a private room for Mr. Zhou."
When Zhou Chen came to the cigarette paper shop, Jing Xiu greeted Zhou Chen cheerfully through the small window.
"Mr. Zhou, I haven't seen you for a few months, but you are still as handsome and personable as ever."
"You are still as poor-mouthed as before."
"I haven't seen you come to Huanghe Road for a few months. I feel that there is a lot of fun missing on the Yellow River Road. I heard that you went to Hong Kong some time ago and went to make a fortune again?"
"You are quite well informed."
"It's not that I'm well-informed, but everyone on the Yellow River knows that you went to Hong Kong. During this period, I don't know how many people tried to find you, but they all came back in vain, especially the landlady of Zhizhenyuan.
Months ago, she came to inquire about you several times."
Jing Xiu asked with a gossipy face: "Mr. Zhou, can you tell me something? You and Li Li, don't worry, I'm the most stern person."
Zhou Chen glared at him angrily and sneered: "You have a strict mouth. Only money can pry it open. Give me a bottle of soda."
Jing Xiu smoothly took a bottle and handed it to Zhou Chen: "No money, I'll pay."
"You are really good at business."
Zhou Chen smiled and said sarcastically, and then started drinking.
Turning his eyes, he saw Li Li Zheng on the second floor of Zhizhen Garden, with his arms crossed and looking down at him.
With a slight smile, Zhou Chen raised the soda bottle in his hand, gestured to Li Li, drank it in one gulp, and handed the bottle to Jing Xiu.
"gone."
"Mr. Zhou, please walk slowly."
Instead of going directly to Jin Meilin, he walked into the gate of Zhizhen Garden, which actually made Lu Meilin on the opposite side frown.
"Mrs. Boss, Mr. Zhou went to Zhizhenyuan, do we still want to keep our private room for him?"
Lu Meilin turned her head suddenly and shouted with a ferocious expression: "What are you farting on? Who is Mr. Zhou? He said he would come over later and he will definitely come over. When will it be your turn to teach me how to do things? Go and do things."
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She has also been in contact with Zhou Chen many times, and knows that Zhou Chen is a proud man. He just said in front of so many people that he would come to Jin Meilin, so he would definitely not break his promise. If he didn't have such eyesight, how could he be on the Yellow River Road?
mix.
"Let the kitchen be ready. Mr. Zhou will come to order later. Cook it for him as soon as possible."
"Okay, boss lady."
As soon as Zhou Chen walked into Zhizhen Garden, Li Li brought Manager Pan to greet him.
"Mr. Zhou doesn't come to Huanghe Road for several months. Whenever he comes to Huanghe Road, he has to go to Jin Meilin to eat. It seems that my Zhizhen Garden is still not as good as Jin Meilin in Mr. Zhou's eyes?"
Looking at Li Li with a smile on his face and an angry tone, Zhou Chen smiled slightly.
"I can't help it. Lu Meilin always yells a lot every time I come to Huanghe Road. I'll give her some face today. Just because I go to Jin Meilin for dinner doesn't mean I can't come to Zhenyuan. Why, the boss lady doesn't want to entertain me?"
"How dare Li Li? Mr. Zhou please come up to the second floor and we can sit and chat."
"good."
Li Li took Zhou Chen to Man Tingfang's private room.
"what do you want to eat?"
"We're going to Jin Meilin to eat later, so let's serve some fish soup to warm our stomach."
"Okay, I'll have someone do it for you."
Li Li asked a waiter to do it, and she sat down next to Zhou Chen.
"You've been out for a few months, have things been settled?"
"That's almost it. I heard Sister Meizi say, have you ever looked for me?"
"Well, didn't you say that you can't always drink, but I don't know how to make tea myself, so I just wanted to go to your place to get some, but it's a pity that you didn't come back."
"Now that I'm back, if I want to go now, I can go at any time."
Listening to Zhou Chen's words, Li Li Zhanyan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll bother you when I have time."
Zhou Chen took out a jewelry box and pushed it to Li Li.
"I went to the north, where diamonds are abundant. One of my partners happened to be short of money, so he used diamonds to pay for it. I picked a piece for you and had someone process it. Take a look and see if you like it. If you're not satisfied,
, I will ask someone to adjust it."
"Did you bring me a gift?"
Li Li was indeed very surprised. She had a good relationship with Zhou Chen, but not enough for Zhou Chen to remember to bring a gift, let alone a precious diamond.
She opened the jewelry box curiously, and then saw the huge red diamond necklace inside.
The diamond is as bright as blood and looks very gorgeous.
At just one glance, she fell in love with this diamond necklace. It was so beautiful.
But she quickly calmed down.
"It's too precious, I can't keep it."
Zhou Chen said: "I brought it specifically for you. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to give it to others. With such a good diamond necklace, you wouldn't want me to just throw it around the corner to gather dust, right?"
Li Li looked troubled. She was actually not the kind of person who cared too much about unexpected things. Although this red diamond necklace was very beautiful, she really didn't know whether she should accept such an expensive gift from Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen saw her confusion and said again: "Take it, this is my intention, no matter how precious it is, it is not as important as your intention, right? If people knew that I, Mr. Zhou, would not even be able to give gifts
Wouldn't it be too shameful to go out? We have known each other for so long, why do you have to give me this face?"
Li Li smiled helplessly, closed the jewelry box, and thanked: "In that case, I will be disrespectful."
"This is the Li Li I know. He is not sloppy."
Zhou Chen praised him and started chatting with Li Li again.
After a while, the waiter came up with fish soup. Zhou Chen served a bowl for himself and another bowl for Li Li.
Li Li smiled slightly, accepted Zhou Chen's kindness, and drank fish soup with Zhou Chen.
At five o'clock on the Yellow River Road, the sky was slightly dark, and the Yellow River Road was even more lively. The lights were brightly lit, just like daytime. There were countless people coming and going, with greetings and shouts coming and going.
Zhou Chen walked out of Zhizhen Garden, took steps towards Jin Meilin opposite.
Lu Meilin, who had been staring at the gate of Zhizhen Garden, was overjoyed when she saw Zhou Chen approaching, and went to greet him from afar.
"Mr. Zhou, you are here. Please come in quickly. The private room has been prepared for you."
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Thank you very much, boss lady."
"It should, it should."
Lu Meilin's attitude was very humble. Although Zhou Chen rarely came to Huanghe Road now, his reputation was there. Others wanted to invite Zhou Chen to dinner, but Zhou Chen never paid attention. Jin Meilin came to eat with her this time.
, which made her feel very proud, and her steps became lighter.
Zhou Chen followed Lu Meilin into Jin Meilin, looked at the lively Jin Meilin, and said with a smile: "What a good day it is today, it's so lively, and there are people queuing up."
Lu Meilin said with a flattering smile: "No matter what day it is, when Mr. Zhou comes, it is the best day. I, Jin Meilin, can be as lively as I am today, all because of Mr. Zhou's support."
"The boss lady was joking. Jin Meilin is where he is today because of the boss lady's ability. I only played a small role."
Just as he was going to the private room, Jin Meilin's boss Jin came over. When he saw Zhou Chen, he even looked more flattering.
"Mr. Zhou, your arrival has really made our Jin Meilin Pengpi shine. Please come quickly, please come quickly."
Boss Jin is a gambler, and everyone knows that Zhou Chen made his fortune from stocks, so he has always wanted to find opportunities to communicate with Zhou Chen more, but he has never had the opportunity before.
Zhou Chen had also stayed with Jin Meilin before, so he naturally knew what kind of person Boss Jin was. He could deal with Lu Meilin, but he was not even in the mood to deal with Boss Jin, and just responded lightly.
Lu Meilin also looked down on her man and knew what Boss Jin was thinking, so she didn't want Boss Jin to pester Zhou Chen, so she immediately pushed him aside and led Zhou Chen into the private room.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you want to eat tonight?"
"Just serve the dishes at the low price in the private room, and grab a bottle of Maotai by the way."
"No problem, just wait and it will be delivered soon."
After the waiter left, Lu Meilin asked Zhou Chen with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, you haven't been to Huanghe Road in the past few months. We all thought you would never come back."
Zhou Chen said: "I just heard Jing Xiu say that everyone on the Yellow River Road knows that I went to Hong Kong, but the boss lady doesn't know?"
"I have heard people say it, but I generally don't believe what others say. I heard someone say before that Mr. Zhou intends to hold the third venture capital meeting, don't you know?"
"Who did you listen to?"
Zhou Chen had never had this idea at all. He knew that Lu Meilin was testing him. Sure enough, Lu Meilin called him to come to dinner not just for the sake of eating, but also for her own purpose.
"I haven't heard of it, it's just rumors from outside. I'll just say that if Mr. Zhou wants to do it, he will definitely do it with great fanfare. Rumors won't spread before it starts."
Lu Meilin laughed. In the past six months or so, Jin Meilin's business has been better than in previous years, but the emergence of Zhizhenyuan has taken away a lot of business on the Yellow River Road, and Jin Meilin has also been greatly affected.
They had dealt with Li Li, but because of Zhou Chen, they didn't succeed. They didn't dare to make any more moves, so they could only think of ways to compete fairly with Zhi Zhen Yuan.
But the weakness of the hardware conditions was there. If she didn't think of other methods, she would not be able to defeat Zhizhenyuan, so her idea was directed to Zhou Chen.
"I don't have this idea yet. If I do, I will definitely inform the landlady."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou. I have to go out to entertain guests, so I won't disturb Mr. Zhou's meal."
Not getting what she wanted, Lu Meilin could only leave in disappointment. Although the venture capital meeting was hopeless, it was already a good start for Zhou Chen to come to dinner.
Although Zhou Chen has not been to Huanghe Road for a long time, Chenxing Venture Capital has dinner parties and will come to Huanghe Road most of the time. Zhou Chen eating at Jin Meilin is a good signal to many people.
Sitting alone in a private room and eating a large table of food may seem luxurious to others, but Zhou Chen has long been used to it.
After all, Jin Meilin is not as good as Zhizhenyuan. In Zhizhenyuan, at least Li Li can come to accompany him to drink and eat. But in Jin Meilin, forget about Lu Meilin, not to mention Boss Jin, it is better to eat and drink alone.
of comfort.
I was leisurely drinking old wine, eating vegetables, and thinking about the company in the private room.
It has been more than half a year since Chenxing Venture Capital opened. The company has invested in more than 30 projects, but less than a quarter of them have actually started to make profits, and most of them are small investments. The profits are profits, but in fact they do not even cover the cost.
They haven't been taken back yet.
Therefore, venture capital companies are really not something that ordinary people can play well. If you don’t have enough funds and vision, no amount of money will be enough to compensate you.
Just when Zhou Chen was halfway through eating and drinking, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from downstairs, as if someone was making trouble, which made him frown slightly.
The sound insulation effect of Jin Meilin's package is still a bit poor.
He put down his chopsticks and walked out of the private room, just as a waiter passed by.
"etc."
"Mr. Zhou."
The waiter obviously knew Zhou Chen. Hearing Zhou Chen's cry, he immediately stopped.
"What are your orders?"
"What's going on down there? There's a quarrel?"
The waiter immediately explained: "Mr. Zhou, it was our boss Jin who was beaten. This customer seems to have come with Miss Wang. The boss lady is down below preparing to seek justice for boss Jin."
"That's it, okay, I understand."
After learning the whole story, Zhou Chen was very surprised. He didn't expect that on the first day he came to Huanghe Road after returning to Shanghai, he would encounter a famous scene in the plot.
During this period, Miss Wang was temporarily depressed, and Lu Meilin was a snobbery. Wang Mingzhu hit her at this time, so Lu Meilin would not be polite to her.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhou Chen walked downstairs. Wang Mingzhu was his future investment target. If he didn't improve his favor at this time, how could he improve his favor at this time?
The atmosphere downstairs was very bad. A group of people surrounded the hall. Wang Mingzhu returned to her previous appearance, with wavy hair and glasses, and was confronting Lu Meilin.
