My husband Can Cultivate

Chapter 580 - : The Big Shot

"Yes, that’s right. My dad handed this deal over to me. After we clinch it, we really do stand to make over a hundred million," Chen Chong said with a smile.

"Young Master Chen, can you help us out? Working in that little company is just so boring," Qin Shuang cooed, leaning closer to Chen Chong.

"No problem! For a friend like you, of course, I’ll give you a hand!" Chen Chong said excitedly. "But later, you all have to help me make a good impression on two people. I’m not on very good terms with them."

"Who are they, that even you, Young Master Chen, have to suck up to them like this?" everyone was astounded. Even Yang Qi and Yao Qing pricked up their ears.

Chen Chong gave an enigmatic smile. "This deal requires negotiating with the Qifei Group, so we have to find someone with a close relationship to them. I found out that we have two people in our class who have business dealings with the Qifei Group, and their relationship is very tight!"

"Our class has such big shots? How come I’ve never heard of them?"

"Yeah, Young Master Chen, if there were people like that, we would’ve definitely known by now!"

Chen Chong chuckled. "These two just made their fortunes recently. I heard they met a benefactor; they were in a pretty sorry state before. I didn’t even invite them to the reunions, but this time, you all have to put in a good word for me. If I can get in good with them, it won’t just be my family that benefits—every single one of you will too."

"Who are they, to be so incredible?"

"I hear that Qifei Group is a really formidable company!"

Chen Chong felt even more smug seeing how anxious everyone looked. I’m the only one here who knows people this important. Just thinking about it is a thrill.

"Alright, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. We’ve actually already mentioned these two. They used to have a good relationship with Yang Qi," Chen Chong said with a smile.

"Ah, I know! It’s Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue, right? I also heard they’ve struck it rich recently, but I don’t know the specifics. I never imagined they actually got connected with the Qifei Group," Qin Shuang suddenly exclaimed.

"Heh, that’s not all. They supposedly know the Family Head of the Kong Family. He even gifted them a villa in the Xiaoxiang Garden. How solid is that connection?" Chen Chong said with a laugh.

"Oh my God! The Xiaoxiang Garden is the most luxurious residential complex in all of Thunder City!"

"And they have a connection with the Kong Family Head? The Kong Family is one of the Four Major and Six Minor Families, and now they’re also connected to the high-profile Star Shining Society. Those two are just too amazing!"

Everyone was buzzing with shock and admiration.

Yang Qi, at the side, could only shake his head with a wry smile. These people know Guo Yuxue and Lin Tao struck it rich, but they have no idea their success is all because of me. And still, they find a way to mock and ridicule me.

Yang Qi suddenly spoke up. "Chen Chong, you just said I need to curry favor with Lin Tao. It seems to me you’re the one who needs to suck up. If you want to get on their good side, you’d better start treating me nicer. Be careful, or I might just snitch on you."

"Hahaha!" Chen Chong laughed dismissively. "I know you guys were close in college, but so what? People change. Now that they’ve made it, they probably won’t even give you a second glance. They certainly won’t want any association with a has-been like you."

"That describes you, not them," Yang Qi retorted with disdain.

"Heh, that’s why I say you’re just too naive. Just you wait. Once those two arrive, you’ll understand," Chen Chong said with utter confidence. He was certain Guo Yuxue and Lin Tao wouldn’t give Yang Qi the time of day now. They might even pretend not to know him.

"Yeah, stop dreaming, Yang Qi!" Qin Shuang sneered.

"In this world, there are only permanent interests, not permanent friends! Cooperating with Young Master Chen is what’s most beneficial for Lin Tao and the others right now!"

The small group continued to mock and ridicule Yang Qi, thinking he was a fool indulging in fantasy.

Yang Qi couldn’t be bothered to engage with them. A bunch of frogs in a well, and incredibly snobbish at that. This is exactly why I didn’t want to come to this so-called reunion. It has completely lost its meaning.

Chen Chong continued, "Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue used to have a small packaging design company, but now, with an investment from that benefactor, they’ve started establishing a chain of pharmacies throughout Thunder City. It’s said there are as many as thirty-six pharmacies, all of them large-scale. That investment alone must be in the hundreds of millions.

"In the future, Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue will probably be doing even better than me. My dad and I saw them a few days ago, and even my dad was so meek in front of them, completely losing his air of a big boss.

"My dad told me to stay in close contact with these two, that it would definitely be beneficial. So, I took the opportunity to invite them to this reunion, and to my surprise, they agreed right away."

"Oh my goodness!" everyone exclaimed, deeply shocked. In their eyes, Chen Chong was already a formidable figure, and his father was someone they couldn’t even dream of getting close to.

"I know you don’t believe me," Chen Chong said reflectively. "I used to look down on Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue, so I never even invited them to the reunions. Now I really regret it. If I’d known they would be this successful today, I would have made sure to get on their good side."

"But, will they come? Such big shots are probably afraid of the hassle, right? They must know there will be guys like Yang Qi wanting to fawn over them. Were you really able to invite them?" Qin Shuang asked curiously, taking a subtle jab at Yang Qi.

"What kind of question is that? They have to give Young Master Chen some face," someone said with displeasure.

Qin Shuang looked a little embarrassed.

Chen Chong, however, just waved his hand. "My reputation isn’t worth that much. Do you all remember Liao Fusheng? He’s been doing business in Sea City all these years. I’ve invited him every year, but he’s never come. This year, though, when I mentioned Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue, he immediately agreed to come."

"I know about that. Lin Tao, Guo Yuxue, Liao Fusheng, and Yang Qi were a tight-knit group. It’s a shame that Yang Qi is the only disappointment now, ending up destitute, while the other three are what you call truly successful people," Qin Shuang said.

"Exactly. So, when I brought up Liao Fusheng, Lin Tao and the others also agreed to come." So it seemed this guy Chen Chong was playing both sides.

"You’re lucky you didn’t bring up Yang Qi. Otherwise, they might have decided not to come," Qin Shuang said with a laugh.

"Hahahaha!" Chen Chong and the others also laughed, as if they had immediately seized the moral high ground, using it to display their own superiority.

But wasn’t this bunch of characters just waiting to brown-nose as well? Even if Yang Qi really had come to fawn over Lin Tao, he would be no different from them.

"Yang Qi, I think you should just leave!" Qin Shuang said, suddenly turning to him.

"Why?" Yang Qi asked, confused.

Qin Shuang sneered, "You just don’t get it, do you? If Lin Tao and Guo Yuxue come here and see you, how awkward would that be? Can you afford the consequences of offending these two VIPs?"