"I...I don't understand anything..."

A-Lian's pretty face flushed red, and she stammered a little when she spoke.

Xu Tian continued, "The start of construction means a large number of people will be coming in, and there aren't many restaurants nearby. If possible, you could organize yourselves to do some small business near the construction site."

"That's a good idea."

Father looked at A-Lian and said, "We'll talk to your mother about it later. There's nothing to do at home anyway, so setting up a stall to sell food is not a bad idea."

Ah Lian bit her lip and nodded, which was considered an agreement.

Xu Tian added, "Any unemployed women in the village can do it. You can ask them for their opinions later."

"Thank you so much, Xu Tian! You've solved most of our problems!"

Father held Xu Tian's hand tightly.

Xu Tian felt that this was all he should do; having the ability to help others was something to be happy about.

After giving his instructions, Xu Tian returned to the construction site.

At this moment, Zhao Pengfei was bowing and scraping to Su Zhen like a grandson, completely disregarding his public image.

Zhao Jing watched in stunned silence, not even noticing that Xu Tian had come to her side.

What are you doing standing here all by yourself?

Zhao Jing stared wide-eyed. "I've never seen my dad like this before. Just who is Su Zhen?"

Xu Tian couldn't help but laugh, "People from my company!"

Zhao Jing clearly didn't believe him. "Don't you think my dad is more like his student?"

"kind of."

Xu Tianchao looked at the two of them.

"Brother Su, your words today are more valuable than ten years of study!"

Zhao Pengfei looked at Su Zhen with excitement.

Since the Zhao Group became a top-tier company in Jiangcheng, its progress has stagnated. He had always thought it was because the Xu Group was too powerful, but after hearing what Su Zhen said today, he realized that wasn't the whole story.

Moreover, Su Zhen had unique insights and raised questions that Su Zhen had never thought of before, which benefited Su Zhen greatly.

"You're wasting your talents in such a small company. Why don't you come work for me? I guarantee you'll receive the best possible compensation!"

Su Zhen smiled and said, "I'm not doing this for the money, nor have I ever considered the compensation."

Zhao Pengfei was deeply shocked and felt sorry for him. Such a business genius was actually willing to follow Xu Tian and mess things up.

However, with such a powerful person protecting him, given time, Xu Tian may surpass the Zhao family and rival the Xu Group.

Thinking of this, Zhao Pengfei no longer dared to underestimate Xu Tian.

He originally thought that since Zhao Jing was involved in this big project and Xu Tian was just starting out, he would have a lot of control. But now, he had no choice but to give Zhao Jing the authority and let her do it herself.

"Jingjing, you have to learn from her more, and you're not allowed to be willful, do you hear me?"

Zhao Pengfei taught.

Zhao Jing nodded, "Okay, Dad, you should go back now."

Before leaving, Zhao Pengfei said goodbye to Su Zhen and then got into his car and drove away.

Xu Tian then assigned tasks to Su Zhen and Zhao Jing, each fulfilling their responsibilities, so that if anything happened at the construction site in the future, everyone could find the problem as soon as possible.

After saying all that, Xu Tian drove to the Xu Group. He had something else to tell Chu Lan.

Chu Lan was well-informed and had already learned this morning that Xu Tian was about to sign a contract. Although she was surprised, she was genuinely happy for him.

"congratulations."

Chu Lan opened a bottle of red wine.

Xu Tian laughed and said, "I thought you would be upset that I didn't tell you right away."

Chu Lan laughed and said, "How could that be? I will only support you and help you with whatever you want to do."

"Oh right, Mr. Zhang from Hengtong Group came to see me back then."

Xu Tian's heart sank. "What is it?"

Chu Lan continued, "It's nothing more than your business. She wants me to persuade you about the development zone project. It seems she's quite interested in it too."

Xu Tian waved his hand, "We'll talk about that later, I have something important to do."

As he spoke, Xu Tian took out a dirty, crumpled piece of paper and spread it out.

Chu Lan frowned as she looked at the densely written apologies, and was momentarily stunned.

"They asked me to write this. They originally wanted to send a representative to apologize to you in person, but they were afraid you wouldn't want to see them, so they asked me to come and tell you."

Seeing Chu Lan's low spirits, Xu Tian walked over and said, "They just don't want to lose their homeland, they're not targeting you. The kill order was just something they used to scare you, and they already know they were wrong."

Chu Lan turned her back. In fact, these things were already in the past for her, but she didn't expect Xu Tian to take them to heart. That was what moved her the most.

"Thank you."

After a long while, Chu Lan finally spoke.

Xu Tian smiled knowingly, "Isn't it just a matter of you helping me and me helping you?"

Chu Lan looked at him suspiciously.

Xu Tian scratched his head sheepishly, "Now it's your turn to help me..."

As he spoke, Xu Tian asked about some precautions regarding the project, and Chu Lan answered him without reservation.

As the two chatted, it got dark, and by the time Xu Tian realized it, his stomach started growling.

"I didn't drive today, how about we grab a bite to eat and I'll get home?" Chu Lan offered.

Xu Tian paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Sure, no problem!"

During the meal, Chu Lan told Xu Tian about the recent events in Jiangcheng.

There's a scam ring out recently, and their methods are so novel that even she's never seen anything like it before. They specifically target companies, so she told him to be careful.

Xu Tian was unconvinced. His company had just opened and he hadn't even made any money yet. What could they possibly be trying to scam?

Seeing this, Chu Lan only gave a slight reminder. After all, she had only heard about it and had not seen any real trace of that group of people. Moreover, they dared not provoke the Xu Group.

After receiving the first payment for the project, Zhang Qian did not share it with Chen Feng immediately, but instead returned to the hotel where her mother and younger brother were staying.

"You finally know how to come back! You've been leaving us here all this time without a care in the world. Do you even care about this family anymore?" Li Cui started complaining as soon as she came up.

She had taken Zhang Peng to look for Xu Tian many times before, but it was really strange. Ever since he sold the house, Xu Tian had never gone back, leaving them empty-handed.

Zhang Qian didn't say anything, but silently tossed out a bank card.

"There's 200,000 in this card. Take it and go back to your hometown first."

"Two hundred thousand?"

Li Cui looked disgusted, but Zhang Peng quickly snatched the card, his eyes filled with joy.

He needs money right now. A few days ago, Chen Feng secretly contacted him, asking him to invest in some online virtual items, saying that he had already caught the trend and made nearly 500,000 yuan.

The reason he didn't tell Zhang Qian was because he was worried she would think he was wasting his time, and Zhang Peng was most willing to do things that were profitable and not tiring.

“Two hundred thousand yuan isn’t even enough to buy a house back in my hometown!” Li Cui continued.

"It's not as good as when Xu Tian was around!"

Zhang Qian looked at her with a headache, "Your daughter is only this capable right now. You were right. Xu Tian is doing very well now that he's left me. The projects he's taken on are much more lucrative than mine!"

"Really?"

Li Cui's eyes lit up. Although the two were divorced, in her opinion, Xu Tian still loved Zhang Qian. Otherwise, how could a grown man be so humble?

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