80: Unexpected meeting

Li Ou walked them all the way out of the Office building, watched them get into the car, and then turned back.

After knocking again and entering Chen Yuqing's Office, she couldn't help but ask, "President Chen, our company is doing just fine with the trading business. Why do you suddenly want to invest in a tourism project?

Tourism development projects carry significant risks."

"Sister Li, which of our businesses doesn't carry risks?

The reason I want to branch into other industries is to improve the company's resilience against risks.

Do you think we can keep smooth sailing just by sticking to the trading business?

Our company has over 100 million in funds in our accounts. Leaving it in the bank just to collect a bit of interest is not as good as taking it out for investment!

You shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket. No one can guarantee that focusing solely on one type of business will never run into trouble."

Chen Yuqing stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the endless stream of traffic on the road below, and said indifferently.

"President Chen, you truly have a broad vision and look to the long term!"

"Sister Li, given our relationship, there's no need to flatter me."

"President Chen, I'm not flattering you; I'm speaking from my heart.

President Chen, this Secretary Lin is so young to have become the Secretary of a town. Does he have a powerful background?"

Li Ou asked, expressing the curiosity in her heart.

"Based on what I know, it's actually the exact opposite. This Lin Zifeng was born into a very ordinary family.

His parents are both ordinary teachers, and his mother has already retired."

"President Chen, you know so much about him. Are you and he…?"

Speaking of this, Li Ou didn't continue, looking as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Chen Yuqing chuckled, "Sister Li, you're quite gossipy today, but I'm in a good mood, so I'll satisfy your curiosity!"

Li Ou smiled without speaking, waiting for her to continue.

"My former husband, who existed in name only—you're no stranger to him. Lin Zifeng was the Secretary when Zhang Yuhao was County Magistrate; we met through Zhang Yuhao."

Chen Yuqing revealed the answer.

"So that's how it is. Why do I feel that this Lin Zifeng is even more outstanding than Zhang Yuhao?

Whether in looks or future prospects, I feel Lin Zifeng is a cut above.

Don't look at the fact that Zhang Yuhao's current rank is much higher than Lin Zifeng's; I believe Lin Zifeng will surpass Zhang Yuhao sooner or later.

Not to mention anything else, his age is Lin Zifeng's greatest advantage."

Li Ou said this earnestly.

Chen Yuqing certainly understood what Li Ou meant, and she also understood that the other party was looking out for her.

So she smiled, shook her head, and said, "Sister Li, thank you for your kind intentions, but I truly have no plans to remarry in this lifetime.

Don't bring up such things in the future; whether he is outstanding or not has little to do with me.

The focus of my concern is whether this investment cooperation can succeed, and whether this investment project can bring long-term benefits to the company."

Hearing her say this, Li Ou nodded and swallowed the words she had intended to use to persuade her.

The three of them, Lin Zifeng, did not return directly to the investment promotion conference site. Seeing that it was almost noon, at his suggestion, Li Qiang parked the car in front of a noodle shop.

After getting out of the car, the three of them walked into the noodle shop and ordered three bowls of hand-pulled noodles. Lin Zifeng and Jiang Yufei sat at a small table, while Li Qiang sat in a vacant seat in front.

While eating the noodles, Jiang Yufei kept looking at him with an expression of wanting to say something but holding back; she had maintained this expression for quite a while.

Lin Zifeng looked at her appearance and found it somewhat amusing. Fearing she wouldn't even be able to eat her lunch properly, he took the initiative to ask in a low voice, "Yufei, are you very curious about the relationship between me and Chen Yuqing?"

Jiang Yufei nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Actually, I was quite surprised to see her today. I had no idea before that she was the boss of this trading company."

"Then how do you know her?"

Jiang Yufei's tone was a bit urgent.

"You know that before I went to work in Heping Town, I was the Secretary for the former County Magistrate Zhang Yuhao. Chen Yuqing is Zhang Yuhao's ex-wife. Now you know how we met, right?"

"Oh, so that's how it is. I didn't expect that County Magistrate Zhang's ex-wife would be so young and beautiful. How could County Magistrate Zhang bear to divorce such a beautiful wife?"

While feeling relieved in her heart, Jiang Yufei asked curiously.

"That's a long story, and it involves personal privacy, so don't be so curious."

He didn't want to tell Jiang Yufei about the two of them.

"Oh, you're right, then I won't ask.

Yuqing Trading Company, if it can really invest in our tourism development project, we will be partners. It is very necessary to protect her privacy.

If her privacy were spread far and wide and she found out, it wouldn't be easy to explain.

Zifeng, this project also has to do with you. If we can secure this investment, you will have made a great contribution to Heping Town!

I didn't expect that our participation in this investment promotion conference would go so smoothly."

When no one else was around, Jiang Yufei changed her way of addressing him again.

"Yufei, you can't say it like that; this is the result of everyone's hard work together.

In front of others, don't say such things again; it's easy for people to misunderstand."

"You, you never claim credit for anything. While this spirit is commendable, sometimes, if you keep doing this, you will be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives."

Jiang Yufei said meaningfully.

The two chatted in low voices while eating their noodles, and soon they finished their lunch.

The three got back into the car, and Li Qiang drove all the way to the site of the investment promotion conference.

Returning to the investment promotion conference site, Cao Shuang and the others gathered around with expectant faces.

Cao Shuang couldn't help but ask, "Secretary, how did it go? Any gains?"

"It can be considered a trip worth taking! We signed a Letter of Intent to Invest, but I don't know if we can reach a final cooperation."

"Not only that, what the other party is interested in is our tourism development project, and the amount in the signed Letter of Intent to Invest is 50 million.

The other party also indicated that if they decide to invest after conducting a site visit, and if the 50 million investment is not sufficient, they can add another 10 million in investment."

Jiang Yufei followed up and added.

Hearing the news brought back by the two, everyone showed excited expressions. If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, they would have jumped up and cheered.

Seeing everyone so happy and excited, Lin Zifeng smiled and said, "Don't be too happy and excited; there is still a lot of work to do before the project lands!

It's already noon, hurry up and go have lunch! We already ate on the way back."

Several people agreed and went to eat happily, chatting and laughing.