45: Zhang Wei and his son's scheme

"Xiao Wei, from the moment the meeting started, I noticed you were staring at the young man next to Mayor Ren. And I saw that young man seemed to have looked at you a couple of times as well. So, do you two know each other?"

Zhang Zhicheng, as expected of an old fox who had been in the business world for many years, had seen countless people. His judgment was incredibly sharp, and he immediately saw that his son seemed to know Qin Shou.

"Hmph, you could say we were university classmates. We were in the same class before, but we weren't close friends."

Zhang Wei snorted coldly, and a trace of displeasure immediately flashed across his face when Qin Shou was mentioned.

"Looking at your gloomy face, as if someone owes you millions, it seems there's some bad blood between you two?"

How could Zhang Wei's change in expression escape his father, Zhang Zhicheng? He saw through his son's thoughts at a glance.

"Well, there was a small conflict. Something unpleasant happened at a class reunion recently."

Zhang Wei nodded and didn't hide anything. He then told his father about what happened at the class reunion some time ago, adding fuel to the fire.

"Haha, I thought it was something major. You've been holding a grudge over such a trivial matter?"

After listening to his son's account, Zhang Zhicheng couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment, saying earnestly:

"I've told you many times, you're just too young and impetuous, you can't keep your cool. You always like to compete and show off in front of others.

This time, you deliberately made things difficult for him, and as a result, he couldn't stand it and taught you a lesson. What's wrong with that? What, do you still want revenge?"

"Dad, why are you helping him speak? This guy pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger, won hundreds of thousands from me, and made me lose face in front of the campus belle. Isn't he hateful?"

When Zhang Wei heard that his father was not only not sticking up for him but also scolding him, he became even more annoyed.

Zhang Zhicheng said indifferently, "What's wrong with me helping him speak? I usually spoil you too much, making everything go smoothly for you since childhood, without experiencing any setbacks. Occasionally suffering a small loss is also a good thing for you, so you don't cause bigger trouble outside in the future. By then, it won't be as simple as just being taught a lesson."

"Dad, what's wrong with you today? What do you mean?"

"Haha, you kid, you're such a blockhead, you just don't get it!"

Zhang Zhicheng sighed, seeing that his son still didn't understand his meaning.

"I specifically brought you to such an important occasion today because I want you to see more of the world and learn to read people. Haven't you noticed that your university classmate has an unusual relationship with Mayor Ren?"

Zhang Wei was startled by the remark and then suddenly realized. He carefully recalled the scene from earlier.

Qin Shou indeed followed closely behind Mayor Ren into the conference room, and when Mayor Ren got up to leave, Qin Shou immediately followed, clearly indicating that their relationship was not ordinary.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wei suddenly remembered the bentley that picked up Qin Shou that day. Could it be that Qin Shou already knew Mayor Ren?

"Dad, then what do you mean?"

Zhang Wei roughly guessed his father's thoughts.

"Haha, Xiao Wei, let me tell you, as a man, if you want to achieve great things, you must have a broad vision and a generous heart. Make more friends and fewer enemies."

Zhang Zhicheng continued earnestly, "What's more, there's no deep-seated hatred between you and Qin Shou. Isn't it just a campus belle? What's the harm in letting him have her? A woman is nothing; as long as you have enough career and achievements, what kind of woman can't you find?"

"I..."

Zhang Wei opened his mouth, wanting to retort something, but ultimately didn't say it. He knew his father made sense.

"You should find a suitable opportunity to get in touch with your university classmate more often, give him some benefits, and try to get close to him."

Zhang Zhicheng continued.

"I still don't quite understand what you mean. Why do we have to do this? Could he possibly help us get the land?"

Zhang Wei still felt a bit disgruntled, not understanding why his father valued Qin Shou so much.

"Foolish!"

Zhang Zhicheng was somewhat disappointed that his son was still so clueless, feeling like he was trying to hammer iron into a useful shape.

"Think about it, he can follow Mayor Ren, and Mayor Ren trusts him so much, even bringing him to such an important occasion. What does this mean? It means he must be someone very close to Mayor Ren, someone who can even speak on his behalf!

Let me tell you, Xiao Wei, your father is determined to win this development project for the commercial district around the science and technology industrial park. We absolutely cannot miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

However, Shengshi Group is not the only one participating in this bid. The other people attending this meeting are all giants in the City's real estate industry, with strong financial backing, and many of them are even stronger than Shengshi Group.

Besides that, I estimate that when it comes to the bidding, there might even be real estate developers from other regions coming to get a piece of the pie.

Do you think that if we don't take some special measures, and only rely on normal bidding, can we successfully win any of these five plots of land?"

"This—!"

Zhang Wei still hesitated a bit, still somewhat reluctant to actively approach someone he once looked down upon, and even having to deliberately curry favor with them, which made him even more unwilling.

Seeing that his son was still indecisive, Zhang Zhicheng's face immediately darkened, and a hint of disappointment and dissatisfaction appeared in his eyes. He had lost his patience and deliberately spoke in a cold tone:

"It seems you're still not as good as your elder brother, Zhang Yida! If Yida were in the country, he could at least share some of my burden, and I wouldn't have to work so hard."

As soon as Zhang Wei heard his elder brother Zhang Yida's name, his expression immediately changed slightly, and he made up his mind, saying:

"Dad, don't worry, I know what to do. I will definitely do my best to handle this matter and will never let you down. I will definitely take care of Qin Shou!"

"Hehe, not bad, not bad, that's more like my son!"

Zhang Zhicheng saw that his son had finally made up his mind and patted Zhang Wei's shoulder with relief, his tone softening.

Qin Shou naturally didn't know about the schemes Zhang Zhicheng and his son Zhang Wei were cooking up. His mind was currently filled with thoughts of how to quickly get a few houses in the North City Suburbs, then wait for demolition, and get rich overnight.

Ren Jing walked to the office door, turned around, and instructed Qin Shou, who had been following her:

"You wait outside and don't wander around."

Then she turned to her personal secretary, Yao Qing, and said, "Xiao Yao, you come in with me and report the planning details of the Science and Technology City's surrounding commercial district development project to me in more detail. I still have some key issues that I need to confirm carefully with you."

"Yes, Mayor Ren."

Yao Qing respectfully nodded upon hearing Ren Jing's instructions, then quickly walked to Ren Jing's side in her professional high heels. As she entered, Yao Qing didn't forget to close the office door behind her.

Qin Shou followed at the very end, his mind currently filled with demolition, land, buying houses, and getting rich.

Qin Shou was completely immersed in his own thoughts and didn't hear what Ren Jing had just said to him. He walked straight into the Mayor's office, and with a "bang," his head directly hit the door, instantly forming a large bump on his forehead.