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

Although there were only two days left until the wedding, Pi Yangyang still arrived at the company early in the morning.

The decoration of the wedding room was entirely handled by Liangyuan Wedding Planning Company, so he didn't have to worry about it at all.

Moreover, Su Xueqing and Shen Yi had been keeping a close eye on things. With them around, even if he wanted to interfere, he couldn't.

Upon arriving at the company and entering the office, Lan Bowen brought in the tea gift bag that Du Hongyu had given him the previous night.

Pi Yangyang was slightly taken aback when he saw the gift bag in his hand.

Since I met Lan Bowen, I have never seen him give me anything.

Is this unprecedented today?

Just as he was wondering, Lan Bowen greeted him and then placed the gift bag directly on his desk.

"Mr. Lan, what do you mean by this?"

Pi Yangyang looked at Lan Bowen and asked suspiciously.

Lan Bowen smiled slightly, not in a hurry to answer, but slowly untied the gift bag and took out a tightly wrapped paper package inside.

The paper package was tightly bound with red string, and it was square and didn't look like a tea bag at all.

Then, Lan Bowen untied the rope, revealing stacks of bright red banknotes in front of the two of them, a total of fifty stacks.

Pi Yangyang was even more dumbfounded.

He knew, of course, that it couldn't have been Lan Bowen who sent him the gift.

“Chairman, this was given to me last night by Du Hongyu, the chairman of Hongyu Infrastructure.” Lan Bowen then revealed the origin of the money. “I originally intended to refuse, but then I thought that if I refused then, things might get ugly on the spot. So, I brought this back…”

Pi Yangyang suddenly realized, "The classmate who invited you last night was actually invited by Du Hongyu to make a date with you?"

“Yes, my classmate is the deputy director of the Infrastructure Office of the Urban Construction Bureau,” Lan Bowen nodded and said. “Logically speaking, he is our superior at Shanhe Infrastructure. But I haven’t seen him since I dropped out of school.”

Pi Yangyang asked with some curiosity, "When you founded Shanhe Infrastructure back then, didn't you do anything for him?"

"No, back then he was just an ordinary clerk, and he wasn't even in the infrastructure office yet. He only became deputy director in the last few years."

Lan Bowen shook his head and said.

Pi Yangyang's gaze fell on the stack of cash, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. "This Du Hongyu... he really knows how to scheme."

Lan Bowen chuckled and said, "I was originally quite optimistic about Hongyu Infrastructure, but I didn't expect them to pull this stunt on me. They wanted to put pressure on me through Du Zhiyuan, and they also wanted to bribe me to make things easier for them in the bidding process..."

Pi Yangyang asked calmly, "So what do you think?"

Lan Bowen said bluntly, "What else can I think? He's out of the running with me."

Pi Yangyang nodded. "So, what do you plan to do with this money?"

Lan Bowen said, "Since he's being so generous, I naturally can't return it. On the day of the bidding, I'll donate this 500,000 to charity in the name of Hongyu Infrastructure."

Pi Yangyang chuckled softly, "Good idea. But this way, you'll offend Du Hongyu and your classmate..."

Lan Bowen thought for a moment and said, "As long as the chairman isn't afraid of me causing you trouble, I'm not afraid."

Pi Yangyang's eyes flickered slightly. "I won't wait for them to cause me trouble."

Lan Bowen's heart skipped a beat; he naturally understood the meaning behind Pi Yangyang's words.

"Keep this money safe for now. When the day comes, donate it to an orphanage in front of Du Hongyu."

Pi Yangyang thought for a moment and then said.

Lan Bowen smiled calmly, "An orphanage? Mr. Pi, are you referring to that Hope Orphanage?"

Pi Yangyang nodded and said, "Yes, the dean is He Panliu, a very remarkable philanthropist."

Lan Bowen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I've heard about it. The chairman and President Su often visit her orphanage to see the orphans. Okay, then it's confirmed to be Hope Orphanage."

After the matter was settled, Lan Bowen carried the bag back to his office.

Pi Yangyang tapped his fingers lightly on the table a few times and muttered to himself, "Interesting..."

Just as he was about to turn on his computer to check some information, Zheng Li walked in and respectfully asked, "Chairman, someone requests an audience."

Pi Yangyang frowned. "Who is it?"

"They're from Qingjiang. Luo Qiang, chairman of Nanjiang Construction Company, and Shu Zhengchu, general manager."

Zheng Li replied.

Upon hearing the name Nanjiang Construction, Pi Yangyang's expression shifted slightly.

"Please come in."

He said calmly.

Having lived in Qingjiang for over twenty years, I have a very special feeling for that place.

Therefore, knowing that they were from Qingjiang, they naturally felt a sense of kinship.

Soon, footsteps could be heard outside. Zheng Li entered first and reported to him, "Chairman, Chairman Luo and President Shu have arrived."

"Okay, go in!"

Pi Yangyang said decisively.

As he finished speaking, two middle-aged men walked in.

One of them was carrying a striped woven bag, and looked like he was working outside.

Although Pi Yangyang had never directly interacted with them, the two had visited the Su Group when it was building its new factory, and Pi Yangyang had seen them in Su Xueqing's office.

Walking in front was Luo Qiang, chairman of Nanjiang Construction.

After he entered, he did not approach immediately, but stood at the door and respectfully called out, "Chairman Pi, am I disturbing your work?"

Pi Yangyang stood up, smiled, and said, "No."

He then pointed to the sofa in the reception area and said, "Please come in and sit down."

Luo Qiang and Shu Zhengchu then came in, and waited until Pi Yangyang sat down first before sitting down opposite him.

Shu Zhengchu carefully placed the bulging woven bag aside and greeted, "Hello, Chairman Pi."

Luo Qiang said, "Chairman Pi, let me introduce myself. My name is Luo Qiang, I'm from Qingjiang, and I work at Nanjiang Construction Company. This is my colleague, Shu Zhengchu, the general manager of Nanjiang Construction Company."

Pi Yangyang smiled calmly, "President Luo, we've met before."

Luo Qiang said, "Yes, when we were bidding for the Liziping new factory project, we met Chairman Pi in General Manager Su's office. We were very grateful to General Manager Su for entrusting the project to us."

At this moment, Zheng Li brought over three cups of tea and placed them in front of the three of them.

"Yes, Mr. Su was right to choose you. Your company's project in Liziping was also very well done."

Pi Yangyang said sincerely.

Luo Qiang was in his fifties, with graying temples, deep forehead wrinkles, and dark skin.

His knuckles, in particular, were noticeably slightly deformed.

Moreover, his fingers had thick calluses, making him look more like a construction worker than a company CEO who sits in an office all day.

He always wore a slightly humble and honest smile, and his words and actions were always cautious.

It's clear that this person is the kind of person who is completely dedicated to their work.

Hearing Pi Yangyang's praise, he smiled sheepishly, "Thank you for such high praise, Chairman Pi. Now that we've taken on this job, we'll naturally do our best to do it well."

Pi Yangyang nodded and asked calmly, "What brings President Luo to Beijing this time?"

Luo Qiang said somewhat embarrassedly, "Chairman Pi, the reason we're here this time is actually... to bid for the Xingyi Industrial Park project. Although there are still a few days before the bidding, we... we came to the site in advance to understand the situation and find the most suitable bid for our company."

"Oh, Mr. Luo is interested in the Xingyi Industrial Park?"

Pi Yangyang was not surprised.

"To be honest, we were very confident before we came here, thinking that we could secure some of the projects without much trouble. But after we got here and saw the site, we lost some of our confidence."

Luo Qiang spoke with a hint of humility.

Pi Yangyang asked curiously, "Why?"

Luo Qiang said, "The scale of Xingyi Industrial Park exceeds our expectations; the investment is simply too large. Small companies like ours really lack competitiveness. Before coming here, we did our research, and several of the companies participating in the bidding are industry leaders..."

He was clearly somewhat self-conscious when he said this.

Pi Yangyang glanced at the woven bag and asked, "So you thought of coming to me first, thinking that we are from the same hometown and have cooperated before, and wanted to use this relationship to compete with them?"

Luo Qiang was taken aback, then said somewhat nervously, "Chairman Pi, you've misunderstood! We came to see you today for absolutely no reason..."

Pi Yangyang's gaze sharpened as he looked at the woven bag, and he said in a low voice, "Then what does this mean?"