I followed Liu Qingzhong all the way into the car.
The changes in the surrounding scenery did not lead me to a so-called "nearby" restaurant, but took me around half of Hezhou to the suburbs.
"Shen Fan, with such strength at such a young age, why are you willing to open a court in Hezhou?"
In the car, Liu Qingzhong looked at me and said slowly, "Or do you have some unknown past?"
"No, I just like peace and quiet."
I shook my head slightly, "A quiet life suits me."
"I came from the capital and took the train to Huaihua."
"After a few days of picking up leaks, can you open the door?"
Liu Qingzhong read out the contents of the meeting while looking at his mobile phone.
To me, it feels less like a question and more like a threat - I can find out everything about you!
"I see that your life is not very peaceful either."
He spoke slowly, still admiring in his eyes.
I kind of knew his purpose - to get me to join him and follow him.
If I were simply a small citizen, it might be too late to be happy.
At this moment, I have already thought about rejecting it!
Liu Qingzhong didn't say anything about asking me to follow him, but took me all the way to a villa in the suburbs.
This seems to be a high-end hotel, with many well-dressed people coming and going with their female companions.
My casual attire looks extremely tacky in comparison.
After parking the car, I followed Liu Qingzhong to a unique private room with a sliding door and surrounded by ancient style.
Two mats are placed in front of the coffee table, which is quite reminiscent of the ancient times when people were discussing heroes over wine.
"Eat whatever you want, just order whatever you want."
Liu Qingzhong smiled and then sat down cross-legged.
“Secretary Liu’s order is better, it’s safer.”
I know very well the tricks of this kind of person. They let me have the final say in everything, and then drag me into their group. If I refuse, they start talking about how tolerant he is.
"All right."
Liu Qingzhong nodded and ordered the food.
"You're still too reserved."
"If you want to call me Brother Liu or Uncle Liu, that's fine."
While drinking tea, he reminded me again, but he didn't ask me to follow him.
When he was almost done eating, he spoke slowly.
"Shen Fan, I have a relatively large restaurant. I wonder if you are interested in being the boss?"
Liu Qingzhong spoke slowly, "You don't have to worry about funds or anything else. You can make your own decisions including goods."
"What do I need to do?"
I put down my chopsticks and spoke slowly, "If you give me so many benefits, you will always have something you need me for."
"We'll talk about this kind of thing later. I think you are a talent and should be taken care of."
Liu Qingzhong still had a smile on his face, "And if you take care of my store as the boss, wouldn't it also lead to a peaceful life?"
But, what I know is - there is no free lunch.
The more he gives me now and the better treatment he gives me, the more dangerous things he wants me to do will be.
Maybe even killing people and selling goods for him.
Tao Ronghua has already smuggled things, and the deputy secretary Liu Qingzhong behind him may be doing more!
"think about it?"
Seeing my silence, he slowly asked.
"I'd rather run my own small business."
After a long while, I bowed my hands and said, "I originally planned to stand up for myself and make a living. I have no interest in Secretary Liu's matters."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Qingzhong's smiling face showed a hint of disharmony.
To be precise, it's disgust.
"Is it because Tao Ronghua has given you a stumbling block that you are particularly resistant?"
Liu Qingzhong took a sip of tea, as if deliberately calming himself down, "If you want, Tao Ronghua will not appear in Hezhou tomorrow, and you can win all his business!"
"I'm just not interested in Secretary Liu's business."
I spoke slowly, "I just want to be a common man. Why bother, Secretary Liu? If there is anyone who needs my help, I can do my best, but if I am asked to follow Secretary Liu and become a successful person... I can't bear it."
As I said that, I stood up and said, "Secretary Liu, I'm really sorry for the treat. I'll pay for this meal."
"Well, since you don't want to follow me, I won't force you."
Liu Qingzhong sighed as he spoke, but the way he looked at me was very wrong.
That is the attitude of the uncle towards Shang Yang: if you don't get it, destroy it.
"Thank you, Secretary Liu."
After paying the money to the waiter, I quickly left the villa.
This place is really not a place for people like me. One meal cost me ten thousand yuan, and I wasn’t even full!
I didn't even take Liu Qingzhong's car. I took a taxi at the door and returned to the hall.
Time came in the afternoon, and I walked in with the badge and flag I received from the Antiques Association.
"How about it?"
Chen Cheng immediately came up anxiously to ask.
I smiled slightly and waved the flag in my hand, and she knew the result.
"Lu Yunchuan hang up the things."
I said, casually throwing the badge in at the front desk of the hall.
I am not interested in Liu Qingzhong's invitation, nor am I interested in the Antiques Association.
While there were no customers in the store, I briefly told Chen Cheng and the others what happened at the Antiques Association.
"It's so thrilling!"
Lu Yunchuan didn't know my strength, so he was frightened.
"By the way, Xiao Chen, Xiao Luo, I may recruit some people myself later, you just go back to Boss Li's place."
I thought that after such a period of training, Lu Yunchuan's theoretical and practical knowledge should be enriched.
Except for the need to strengthen the appraisal aspect, being a buddy is more than enough.
"Brother Shen, actually we discussed it with Boss Li."
"Um?"
I looked at the two of them.
"We decided to stay in the store."
"Brother Shen, you are so excited here!"
They both said in unison, and then we all started laughing.
At this moment, Zhou Jianguo came over, "What's so funny? Brother Shen, did you just chat with Secretary Liu all afternoon?"
He must have come to ask me what I talked about with Liu Qingzhong.
"We can't reach an agreement. He wants me to strike."
I shook my head slightly, then shrugged and laughed, "But I just want to be a common man and speak out."
Reopen the hall, make a comeback, and return to the capital.
This thing can only rot in my heart.
"It's also a good thing."
Zhou Jianguo nodded slightly, "I'm not here to talk to you about Secretary Liu."
As he said that, he took out an invitation and said, "This is the invitation for Uncle Seventh's seventieth birthday. The venue is Haoyan Villa in the Central Garden of Hezhou. Bring some gifts and dress decently."
As he spoke, he looked at my clothes—dirty casual clothes.
"Definitely come."
The invitation in my hand nodded slightly.
In the past, this kind of process was indispensable in Beijing.
I have to prepare something good.
Anyway, everyone is doing business in the store, so just pay attention when Chen Cheng and I go to buy the goods.
So the next day, Chen Cheng and I went to the antique wholesale mall to see what good stuff there was.
