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

Luo Qiang followed Pi Yangyang's gaze and immediately understood why he had asked that question.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Pi, don't misunderstand, this isn't anything valuable."

As he spoke, he gestured for Shu Zhengchu to open the bag.

"These are some local specialties of Qingjiang, such as cured meat and sausages that my mother personally smoked, as well as some chili sauce and spicy radishes that are only found in Qingjiang. They are all inexpensive things."

Luo Qiang looked at the opened bag and introduced it,

"I was thinking that since you and President Su are both from Qingjiang, and you now run a company in Beijing, it's rare for you to go back. It's hard to find authentic versions of these things here, so I thought I'd bring some up for you and President Su..."

As soon as the bag was opened, Pi Yangyang smelled a familiar smoky aroma of cured vegetables.

This was a fatal temptation for him.

Especially Tie Niu, if he knew, he would definitely be furious.

When he saw Shu Zhengchu carrying such a large bag, he subconsciously thought of the 500,000 yuan that Lan Bowen had just brought, and assumed that Luo Qiang also wanted to play this game.

Now it seems I misunderstood.

"Mr. Pi, I don't know if you like it..."

Seeing that Pi Yangyang didn't speak, Luo Qiang said somewhat nervously.

Pi Yangyang immediately smiled and said, "These things are really good, thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Luo Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry, Mr. Pi, these were all made by my mother herself, they're absolutely safe. If you like them, I'll have my family make some more and send them over later."

Pi Yangyang quickly said, "Don't trouble the old man, this is enough to last for a while."

Luo Qiang smiled and said, "Chairman Pi, we're just here to see you and President Su. But Secretary Zheng just told us that President Su isn't in the company today. In that case, please give our regards to President Su when you get back, and we won't bother you any longer."

As he spoke, he and Shu Zhengchu stood up.

"Oh, you're leaving already? Where are you staying?"

Pi Yangyang stood up and asked.

Luo Qiang replied, "We are staying at the Hanting Express Hotel, which is not far from here."

This surprised Pi Yangyang once again.

It's truly unbelievable that the chairman of a company of considerable size would stay in a budget hotel.

"Oh, alright then, take care, you two."

Pi Yangyang didn't ask any further questions and saw them to the door.

"Chairman Pi, please wait a moment. We'll be staying in Beijing for a few days," Luo Qiang said to Pi Yangyang after leaving the house. "We'll return to Qingjiang after the bidding process is over."

Pi Yangyang nodded, "Once this busy period is over, I'll treat you two to a few drinks."

Luo Qiang, somewhat flattered, said, "Thank you, Chairman Pi."

After seeing Luo Qiang and his companion off, Pi Yangyang breathed a sigh of relief.

He could tell that the two men were very eager for the Xingyi Industrial Park project.

But neither of them ever said anything about asking him to take care of them.

Today, his impression of visiting was that of someone from his hometown who brought some local specialties.

This feeling is great.

…………

After personally placing the bag containing 500,000 yuan into Lan Bowen's car, Du Hongyu was in a very good mood.

Lan Bowen is just an employee; as long as someone accepts his "bribes," they will inevitably favor Hongyu Infrastructure in the bidding process.

After seeing Lan Bowen off, he said with a hint of smugness, "Third brother, your classmate is a bit greedy!"

Du Zhiyuan spat and said disdainfully, "You don't know, he came from a remote mountain village. Back when he was in school, he was so poor he couldn't even afford food. In the cafeteria, he always chose the cheapest dishes, and sometimes he wouldn't even get any food at all..."

"If he doesn't get any food, what will he eat?" Du Hongyu asked curiously.

Du Zhiyuan said, "When he goes back home on the weekend and returns to school on Sunday night, he always brings some pickled vegetables, fermented bean curd, and the like from home. As long as he has these, he won't buy any other dishes; he'll just buy two ounces of rice and eat it with these things."

Du Hongyu suddenly realized and said, "No wonder he's not tall, he must be starving!"

After saying that, the two of them burst into laughter.

"Alright, he's taken your money, so there shouldn't be any problems with the bidding process."

Du Zhiyuan said with great certainty.

Du Hongyu said, "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. If this really works out, we'll have to befriend this person in the future. With him around, our group can take off with the help of the Yan family."

Du Zhiyuan hummed in agreement and said, "Alright, I'll be waiting for your good news."

The two happily got into the car and went home.

The next day, Du Hongyu returned to the company and immediately asked Fan Qingxiang to summon Niu Shangtian.

"Director Niu, how's the investigation going? Which companies are our biggest competitors?"

When Niu Shangtian arrived at the office, Du Hongyu asked while stirring the tea leaves in his teacup.

Niu Shangtian stood straight in front of him and said respectfully, "Chairman Du, the investigation is complete."

"Oh, tell me about it?" Du Hongyu asked unhurriedly.

Niu Shangtian said, "A total of twenty-three companies registered to participate in the bidding this time. After our investigation, twenty of them are not qualified to compete with our group."

"Yanjing First Engineering Company, Beichen Infrastructure Group, and Tianshi Construction Group are our group's biggest competitors in terms of company size, financial strength, and past successes."

Du Hongyu frowned at first, but immediately relaxed after listening.

"Are you sure these are the only three companies qualified to compete with us?" he asked calmly.

Niu Shangtian nodded and said with great confidence, "The other twenty companies are either too small or lack successful cases, so they are not qualified to compete with us."

Du Hongyu seemed relieved, leaned back in his chair, and said with a smile, "Then it's alright! The Xingyi Industrial Park is such a big project, our company alone can't possibly handle it!"

"The three companies you mentioned are indeed stronger than our group, and we have no intention of competing with them. This is a big pie, enough for the four of us to share."

After he finished speaking, Niu Shangtian's voice was not heard for a long time.

He looked over in surprise, and seeing that Niu Shangtian seemed hesitant, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Director Niu, what are you still thinking about?"

Niu Shangtian suddenly seemed to wake up and said, "Chairman Du, there is actually another company... that is rather special."

Du Hongyu asked, "Which one?"

“Nanjiang Architecture,” Niu Shangtian said.

"Nanjiang Construction?" Du Hongyu asked in confusion, "Where is this company? I've never heard of it before?"

Niu Shangtian replied, "This is a construction company from Qingjiang. It's a leader in the construction industry in Qingjiang and ranks well in Chu Nan as well. However, compared to our group, there is definitely still a big gap."

Upon hearing this, Du Hongyu immediately retorted dismissively, "It's just a small local company, what are you worried about?"

Niu Shangtian said, "Chairman Du, this company is from Qingjiang. According to our investigation, Nanjiang Construction has previously cooperated with the Su Group. Moreover..."

Du Hongyu frowned and said somewhat impatiently, "So what? The Su Group is in Qingjiang, and this is Beijing, Xingyi County."

Niu Shangtian said cautiously, "Isn't Chairman Du worried that they might consider the sentiment of being from the same hometown?"

Du Hongyu paused for a moment, then said dismissively, "You said it yourself, they're a small local company. How could the Yan family entrust such a large project like the Xingyi Industrial Park to them just because of hometown ties?"

Niu Shangtian thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Chairman Du is right, I was overthinking it."

"Alright, you should hurry up and finish the tender documents these next few days. Remember, you must choose projects that are easy to construct and have high costs."

Du Hongyu waved his hand and said.

Niu Shangtian agreed and left.

Immediately afterwards, Du Hongyu summoned Fan Qingxiang and asked, "Secretary Fan, has the matter of Yan Gui Lou been settled?"

"It's all taken care of. We deposited five million into their hotel account as future hospitality expenses," Fan Qingxiang replied. "When we deposited the money, I also invited two online influencers to do a live stream, and it's already received over 100,000 views..."

"You did a great job," Du Hongyu said with satisfaction. "There's one more thing. Go and prepare a gift for me; it has to be something valuable."

Fan Qingxiang knew what Du Hongyu meant by asking her to prepare a gift, and respectfully replied, "Don't worry, Chairman Du, I have already prepared one."

After Fan Qingxiang left, Du Hongyu, in a very good mood, hummed a little tune, picked up his teacup, and stood in front of the French windows.

Looking at the scenery in the distance, he looked quite pleased with himself.