Chapter 111: Sun Zhenghao's Greasiness

General Manager Sun glanced at Chen Weiqiang.

He naturally recognized that Zheng Qian's attire was that of a vice president; he couldn't possibly be an assistant, could he?

He just wanted to shake Xia Xixi's hand, but he hadn't expected Chen Weiqiang to interrupt him.

Chen Weiqiang hadn't actually thought much of it; he had simply forgotten to introduce Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian looked at this frivolous, bloated, middle-aged man with glasses, who was practically the definition of sleazy.

Seeing a woman and wanting to touch her?

Zheng Qian analyzed that this person did not hold a high position, yet he was full of airs.

However, it was easy to understand; General Manager Sun came from a state-owned enterprise, and some state-owned enterprises specialized in producing such people.

"Hello, General Manager Sun."

"Mm, hello."

General Manager Sun hadn't managed to touch Xia Xixi's hand and was a bit irritated. Although he still had a smiling face, his tone was slightly impatient.

"General Manager Sun, let's head over to the company first. We'll arrange your itinerary for today and, while we're at it, you can inspect our company's internal operations."

The three of them arrived at Zhengxin Shipyard and sat down on the sofa in Chen Weiqiang's office.

Xia Xixi was well-versed in the tea ceremony, so Chen Weiqiang had her stay on the side to brew and pour tea for the three of them.

Chen Weiqiang stood to the side, holding the prepared itinerary and explaining it to General Manager Sun.

He had already arranged for General Manager Sun to stay at the best hotel in Yebai. After the internal inspection of the company, they would head to the pier to take a look at their cargo ships.

General Manager Sun's attention was actually entirely on Xia Xixi, the woman brewing the tea. He watched Chen Weiqiang's mouth open and close, not taking in a single word, but he would grunt a response every now and then.

General Manager Sun planned to take the opportunity to touch her hand when Xia Xixi handed him the tea later.

Xia Xixi was very focused on brewing the tea. The second brew was ready, and she poured the first cup for Chen Weiqiang.

"General Manager Chen, your tea."

Next, it would be his turn.

But unexpectedly, to show courtesy, Chen Weiqiang gave his cup of tea to him.

"General Manager Sun, please, after you."

"Ah... alright."

This disrupted General Manager Sun's plan, but he couldn't say anything about it.

"General Manager Sun, that's the itinerary for today. Xixi's tea skills are excellent; let's drink our tea first, and after we finish, we'll go look around outside."

By the time General Manager Sun snapped out of it, he realized Chen Weiqiang had already finished explaining the schedule. He hadn't heard a word Chen Weiqiang said; his attention had been entirely on Xia Xixi.

"So her name is Xixi, what a lovely name!"

He thought, since there was no opportunity, he would create one.

After a while, General Manager Sun used the excuse of an empty cup to push it in front of Xia Xixi, wanting to use the moment she reached out to pour tea to touch her hand.

Zheng Qian, who was on the side, had long since seen through everything; he recognized General Manager Sun's intentions.

He hadn't expected Chen Weiqiang's guest of honor to have such filthy and lewd thoughts. Zheng Qian felt it was truly impossible to work with him.

Zheng Qian couldn't bear to watch Xia Xixi being taken advantage of, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to teach General Manager Sun a lesson.

Just as Xia Xixi was about to pour tea for General Manager Sun, Zheng Qian was quick-witted and pushed his own teacup forward, directly knocking over the teapot in Xia Xixi's hand.

At that moment, General Manager Sun happened to be reaching out with his lecherous hand. The scalding hot tea spilled from the teapot, leaving General Manager Sun's hand bright red.

"Ouch..."

General Manager Sun quickly retracted his hand, hurriedly wiping it with his sleeve and blowing on it continuously.

Xia Xixi was stunned by Zheng Qian and quickly apologized to General Manager Sun. She hadn't realized General Manager Sun's intentions toward her: "General Manager Sun, I am so sorry, I didn't hold it steady."

"General Manager Sun, my cup was out of tea just now, so I wanted to ask Secretary Xia to pour some for me too. I didn't expect to knock over the teapot. It's my fault, please forgive me."

General Manager Sun shot a venomous glare at Zheng Qian.

This brat did that on purpose, didn't he!

He didn't push it early, he didn't push it late, but he just had to choose this exact moment.

But looking at Zheng Qian's sincere attitude, it seemed like it was unintentional.

Looking at his scalded red hand, General Manager Sun couldn't really say anything.

"Forget it, forget it, I won't drink anymore." General Manager Sun said, unwillingly. "General Manager Chen, what was the arrangement again? We're going to the pier, right?"

Chen Weiqiang wanted to curse.

He had just explained so much; it was as if this guy hadn't taken in a single word.

"General Manager Sun, let's go outside first to look at our company's internal facilities." But Chen Weiqiang couldn't get angry; after all, this person was from China Airlines. No matter how disgusting General Manager Sun was, he had to endure it.

"Fine, then let's not sit around. Time is tight and the task is heavy."

The group first toured the company's interior, accompanied by Chen Weiqiang, Zheng Qian, and Xia Xixi. Chen Weiqiang personally explained the company's annual financial report and the plans for the second half of the year.

He explained it in great detail, but didn't mention Yamei Group at all, let alone the fact that they had just started a price war with Yamei Group.

General Manager Sun just nodded; no one knew if he had actually listened.

After touring the company, the three of them accompanied him to Yebei Pier.

Because they were hosting the three shipping lines of the Five Shipping Alliance over these two days, Chen Weiqiang had specifically postponed shipping tasks. He had assembled all of Zhengxin's ships at the pier, including the second-hand ships they had just acquired, all of which had been refurbished and lined up neatly at the pier to demonstrate the company's strength.

After walking around the pier and taking a look at a few of the ships, General Manager Sun looked disdainful.

"General Manager Chen, your ships are a bit small. They can't carry much tonnage, can they?" He didn't even bother to hide it and said it directly.

"General Manager Sun, these are all new ships. The engine room, the boilers, the decks—they are all brand new."

"Even if they are new, added all together, there aren't many of them!" The disdain in General Manager Sun's eyes grew stronger.

"General Manager Sun, compared to China Airlines, our scale is indeed small. After all, the company was just established half a year ago and is only just starting out." Chen Weiqiang felt that for a shipping company established just over half a year ago, having this scale was already quite good.

But compared to a state-owned enterprise like China Airlines, it was still small-time.

But after all, Chen Weiqiang didn't have that much money to run the company. Liu Shiqi and Zheng Qian's contributions could at best be considered personal investments; they couldn't compare to an enterprise within the system like China Airlines.

"Alright, let's just leave it at this for now."

It was almost lunchtime, so Chen Weiqiang invited General Manager Sun to a hotel.

At the dining table, after a few glasses of Feitian Moutai, Chen Weiqiang finally dared to ask: "General Manager Sun, how do you feel about this inspection visit? Can we reach a cooperation agreement with China Airlines?"

General Manager Sun heard this and shook his head: "I can't make a judgment on that just yet. I need to think it over carefully."

"Of course, of course." Chen Weiqiang was soft on the outside but hard on the inside.

Damn it, you came over and wandered around for a whole morning, and you don't even have a basic judgment, and you still need to think it over carefully?

If you can't make up your mind, then what did you come here for? A damn paid vacation?

At this moment, General Manager Sun revealed a lecherous grin.

"General Manager Chen, you spoke too fast during the day. I actually didn't hear you clearly."

"How about... you have Secretary Xia bring a copy to my room tonight?"

Chen Weiqiang: ???

Xia Xixi: ???

Zheng Qian: ???