Chapter 118 Being Xenocentric (1/2)
Seeing that Qin Haodong accepted his invitation, Zhao Changyang let out a sigh of relief. He became happier after he hung up the phone. Taking the notebook on the table with him, he walked into the next meeting room.
Qin Haodong accompanied Zuo Lanzhi all the afternoon in shopping and bought some new clothes, golden rings and earrings for his grandmother, wanting to give her a new look.
It was almost six o'clock in the evening when Qin Haodong drove Zuo Lanzhi home. After that, he headed to Murraya Hotel, where he had just left yesterday. That was because Wufeng County was just a small county with the hotel being the only excellent one there.
His mobile phone rang soon after he went back into his car. The call was from Lin Momo.
”Papa, I miss you so much.”
Qin Haodong felt his bone limp as he heard Tang Tang's voice. He answered with a grin, ”I miss you too, sweetie.”
”Where are you, Papa? Mommy and I will come to you,” said Tang Tang eagerly.
Qin Haodong told Tang Tang to let Lin Momo answer the phone and said to her, ”I'm going to attend a middle school reunion. Come with me.”
”Is it appropriate for me to go?” Lin Momo asked timidly.
”Of course, it is. Take Tang Tang with you. Those people will envy me so much when they see me accompanied by two beauties.”
After a little while in thought, Lin Momo replied, ”Okay. Give me the address and I'll start off with Tang Tang right now.”
”You're unfamiliar with the place. I'll let you locate me through GPS on the phone when I arrive there,” said Qin Haodong, ”What have you been busy with this afternoon?”
”Our group want to set up a jade processing factory in Wufeng County. We've fixed upon a site and bidden on it.”
”How was it going? Lin's Group is powerful and rich, so, it won't be a problem for you to get it,” said Qin Haodong.
”It's hard to say. I'm not quite optimistic about it.” Lin Momo's voice was a little deep as she spoke.
”How? Is there any enterprise more powerful than your group in Wufeng County?”
”Well, you don't know about the business. It's very complicated, and one's power could not decide everything as other factors, such as interpersonal relationship, also matter.
”Our main opponent is Pon's Group, a local enterprise in Wufeng County. They may in a small size but has a close relationship with all the organizations of the county. So, I don't think we can win them.”
Qin Haodong asked, ”Do you need my help?”
”There is nothing you can do in terms of business. Leave it to me.”
Though Qin Haodong was a native in Wufeng County, in Lin Momo's eyes, he was only a student from a humble family who could hardly help her.
Qin Haodong smiled and did not refute what she said but just answered, ”Okay, let's talk about it when I see you later.”
Though the reunion was yet to start, there were seven to eight people in the No.1 VIP room of the Murraya Hotel.
All of these people were Qin Haodong's classmates at middle school. Without a college education, most of them had started making a living after they graduated from middle school, including Ma Wenzhuo, who worked around to earn his living.
These people chatted with each other with a family of three sitting in the center of them. The woman was called Zhu Linlin, a boy about three or four years old in her arms. Different from other children, the boy had dark skin and curly hair, identifying him as black people.
The boy's father, namely Zhu Linlin's husband, had even darker skin. He was 1.9-meter tall with big muscles, looking very strong.
”Linlin, I'm so jealous of you that you have married a foreigner.”
The speaker was Zhang Xiaohui, a chubby girl. She was the ex-girlfriend of Ma Wenzhuo.
”Marrying Cafu was the best choice I ever made. He is nice to me and rich,” said Zhu Linlin complacently, showing the diamond ring on her right hand to others. ”Xiaohui, I heard you were going to marry a Japanese. I'm so happy for you.”
These words exhilarated Zhang Xiaohui, who answered with a smug look, ”Yes, my fiance works as an architect in Japan. He has been preparing for our wedding, which will be held the next year in Japan.”
”You're being too xenocentric! What are you girls thinking about exactly? Now, our country is getting stronger; is it really so great to marry abroad?”
This time, the speaker was Ma Wenzhuo. He arrived early that day and had been quiet all the time sitting aside. He could not bear to listen to these girls' xenocentric words, so, he yelled at Zhang Xiaohui, ”A Japanese should never be your choice even though you want to marry a foreigner. Your fiance, Kameda Jiro, I heard he was a man shorter than 1.5 meter with bowlegs, and that his parents made a living by pig farming. Do you really want to join their career after marrying Kameda Jiro?”
On hearing the words, Zhang Xiaohui immediately shrieked like a cat whose tail had been stamped on. ”Ma Wenzhuo, what bullshit are you talking about? He is rich, so, it doesn't matter he is a short pig breeder. Anyway, he greatly surpasses you, a pauper who works around for others. I was so blind to start a relationship with you.”
Dissatisfied that Ma Wenzhuo talked her as a xenocentric girl, Zhu Linlin glared at him before chiming in, ”Ma Wenzhuo, never thought you were a cynic. Nevertheless, this foreigner is much richer than you. Make more momey if you can and save us from marrying abroad.”
”I still think Xiaohui's choice right. Don't be jealous because you less excellent than them.”