After the divorce, I became a god that my ex-wife couldn’t reach.

Pi Yangyang glanced at him indifferently, but couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

It's really hard on him; with such a big belly, he can still bend over.

Although his face was flushed red, he still tried his best to bend over, appearing very humble.

Pi Yangyang took the business card, glanced at it casually, and said with a slight smile, "Chairman Du, I've heard of you. Hongyu Infrastructure Group was built under your leadership and successfully went public last year, right?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Du Hongyu's face, and he quickly said, "Yes, I didn't expect that Chairman Pi would know about my small company. It's a great honor."

Pi Yangyang maintained his calm smile, "Chairman Du is too modest. I had the honor of meeting your wife once, and from her, I could tell that Chairman Du is no ordinary person."

"Really?" Du Hongyu was astonished again. "You've actually met my wife?"

Pi Yangyang didn't elaborate on the matter further, but said naturally, "Chairman Du, I have something to attend to today and can't stay with you for long. If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll have a good chat with you then."

Du Hongyu quickly said, "Chairman Pi, please go about your business! If I need your help in the future, please give me some face."

Pi Yangyang chuckled softly, "Okay."

Tie Niu had already opened the car door, and Pi Yangyang got in.

Du Hongyu quickly stepped forward, reached out to block the top of the car door, and then closed the car door with a fawning smile.

Only after Pi Yangyang's car left did he stand up straight and let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, a woman in her early thirties standing beside him said with some surprise, "Chairman, I didn't expect that the chairman of the Yan Group, which acquired Xingyi Industrial Park, would be so young!"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Du Hongyu's eyes as he said, "He's now a legendary figure in Beijing's business circles. Countless companies and families will stop at nothing to get on board the Yan Group's coattails. This is also an opportunity for Hongyu Infrastructure."

"If we can secure even a portion of the Xingyi Industrial Park project, our group will be able to move to a higher level. Therefore, I hereby instruct everyone in the group to work together with one heart and strive to take down the Yan Group as soon as possible."

The woman said thoughtfully, "I just heard Chairman Pi say that he seems to know your wife. Judging from his tone, he seems to admire your wife quite a bit."

Du Hongyu's expression brightened, and he asked with some surprise, "Really? How did you figure that out?"

The woman said, "Chairman Pi just said that he could tell from your wife that Chairman Du is no ordinary person. This shows that your wife left a very good impression on him."

Du Hongyu recalled what Pi Yangyang had just said and said with deep agreement, "That makes sense! I never expected that my stupid woman who only knows how to walk the dog and play mahjong all day would actually know Chairman Pi!"

He seemed somewhat excited, not even bothering to think deeply about why his arrogant and domineering wife had won Pi Yangyang's favor.

"Let's go to Yan Gui Lou for lunch today!"

He was in a very good mood and said to the woman.

"Okay, Chairman."

This woman is his secretary, named Fan Qingxiang.

Accompanying them were He Yuejin, the group's general manager, and two department executives.

The group immediately got into the car and headed to Yan Gui Lou.

"Chairman, we've investigated, and Yan Gui Lou is also a subsidiary of the Yan Group. Although it's not very large, almost all of the Yan Group's banquets are held there."

After getting into the car, Fan Qingxiang said to Du Hongyu.

Du Hongyu immediately said, "Okay, spread the word that all of our group's banquets in Beijing will be held at Yanguilou from now on! Remember, make sure the person in charge of Yanguilou knows that it is Hongyu Infrastructure."

"No problem, we can just hold a signing ceremony with Yan Gui Lou later."

Fan Qingxiang replied.

"Hmm, that's a good idea." Du Hongyu nodded in satisfaction.

After lunch, Pi Yangyang returned to the company.

Today's groundbreaking ceremony went very smoothly, and Su Xueqing, Lan Bowen, and the company's senior executives all breathed a sigh of relief.

Back at the company, Pi Yangyang called Lan Bowen over.

"Chairman, what are your orders?"

Upon arriving at the chairman's office, Lan Bowen respectfully inquired.

Pi Yangyang sat down on the sofa in the reception area and pointed to the sofa opposite him, saying, "Please sit down, there's something we need to talk about."

Lan Bowen sat down with some suspicion and asked, "Chairman, what happened?"

Pi Yangyang said calmly, "It's nothing, just a casual chat."

"Please speak, Chairman." Lan Bowen knew, of course, that Pi Yangyang wouldn't have called him in for a chat for no reason.

Pi Yangyang thought for a moment and said, "The groundbreaking ceremony has been completed today, and the first and fourth sections have officially started construction. You once said that you wanted to take advantage of the Xingyi Industrial Park project to expand the scale of Shanhe Infrastructure. I wonder what stage it's at now?"

Lan Bowen then realized that Pi Yangyang wanted to know about Shanhe Infrastructure's situation. In fact, he was worried about whether the progress of the Xingyi Industrial Park would be affected.

“We have already contacted three top domestic heavy machinery companies to understand the current market situation for new types of machinery and equipment,” Lan Bowen replied. “According to their quotes, they are indeed a bit beyond our budget. This time, Shanhe Infrastructure is expanding its scale, and the amount of machinery and equipment it needs to purchase is too large. Purchasing it all at once will put a lot of pressure on our finances.”

Pi Yangyang nodded. "Yes, we mobilized funds from the four major families for the Xingyi Industrial Park project. While that solved the project's funding needs, we've now partnered with Guanghui Group to acquire some shares in the Meichuan Iron Mine."

"As a result, the funds must be invested in a dispersed manner, which will indeed put pressure on us. Now that things have come to this, it seems inappropriate to ask the four major families for help. They are also short of funds to maintain the development of their own family groups."

Lan Bowen said, "The chairman is right. Our group's development to where it is today is inseparable from the support of the four major families. But we cannot rely on them completely; we must forge our own path."

Pi Yangyang's eyes flickered, and he asked again, "Besides expanding the infrastructure of Shanhe ourselves, have you thought of any other solutions?"

Lan Bowen said, "I have discussed this with several department executives, and we all agree that it is necessary to seek cooperation with external infrastructure companies. This will reduce the pressure on cost investment."

Pi Yangyang actually knew about the public bidding for the Xingyi Industrial Park.

Although it was only a preliminary plan, Lan Bowen had reported it to Su Xueqing when Pi Yangyang went to Africa.

After returning to China, Su Xueqing mentioned it once.

At the time, Pi Yangyang didn't think much about it, feeling that he didn't need to personally get involved, as Lan Bowen and Su Xueqing could handle it.

But seeing the scene at the groundbreaking ceremony today, and knowing that Du Hongyu had specifically sought him out, he knew that the news of the public bidding had already spread.

The entire groundbreaking ceremony was practically turned into a business meeting.

"So, do we already have a cooperation target?" Pi Yangyang asked calmly.

Lan Bowen replied, "Currently, we are quite optimistic about five infrastructure companies: Yanjing First Engineering Co., Ltd., Beichen Infrastructure Group, Tianshi Construction Group, Hongyu Infrastructure Group..."

Upon hearing the name Hongyu Infrastructure Group, Pi Yangyang frowned slightly.

Lan Bowen noticed that Pi Yangyang's expression was a bit off, and subconsciously stopped, asking suspiciously, "Does the chairman know about Hongyu Infrastructure?"

Pi Yangyang smiled calmly, "Go on, who's the other one?"

"There's also Nanjiang Construction Company from Qingjiang, Hunan."

Lam Bowen added.

Pi Yangyang was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously repeated, "Nanjiang Construction Company?"

Lamb said, “Yes, we investigated this company. Although they are the smallest of the five companies, the quality of the projects they have undertaken has never had any problems.”

Pi Yangyang hummed in agreement. "We must conduct a thorough investigation of these companies; we cannot blindly cooperate with them."

Lan Bowen nodded and said, "That's for sure. I've already sent out several investigation teams to investigate the projects these five companies have undertaken in the past. If they have any bad records, they'll be eliminated immediately."

"Okay, I trust you to handle things."

Pi Yangyang breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "Go ahead and get busy."

After Lan Bowen left, he went to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked into the distance, and seemed to be deep in thought.

He certainly knew about Nanjiang Infrastructure; they were the ones who built the new factory for the Su Group.

Pi Yangyang and Su Xueqing were very satisfied with the quality of their construction.

I never expected that they would come to Beijing to participate in the bidding for the Xingyi Industrial Park project.