Manager He sighed and said, “Manager Zhao has already booked the venue. There will also be other competitors present. If we don’t try to fight for it, this big order might really be taken by someone else.”
“Do you actually know how to play or not?” Manager He brought the topic back.
Chu Jinhan: “I don’t know.”
Manager He’s cheek twitched. “You either do or you don’t. What do you mean, ‘I don’t know’?”
Chu Jinhan remained silent. Whether he could or not would only be clear once he actually tried it.
But that kind of answer clearly wasn’t convincing.
Manager He stroked his chin. Based on the young man’s previous behavior—if he couldn’t do something, he would directly say he couldn’t; if he could, he would say he didn’t know.
Roughly speaking, that meant he could.
Manager He laughed heartily and patted Chu Jinhan on the shoulder. “Young man, don’t be so modest. Come with me later.”
Chu Jinhan glanced at him strangely. “Manager He trusts me that much?”
Manager He gave him an encouraging look. “Of course. You’re the most honest and low-key person in the company. I won’t misjudge you.”
Chu Jinhan said nothing more.
Manager He told him to get ready—they would set off at nine.
Suddenly, Chu Jinhan asked, “Manager He, do you know Liu Maochai?”
Manager He paused and turned back to look at him, thinking for a moment. “The name sounds a bit familiar.”
Chu Jinhan reminded him, “Shunda Building Materials.”
Only then did Manager He show an expression of realization. “Oh, I remember now. I’ve met him twice.”
Qingcheng was a small circle. Even across different industries, well-known company owners were generally familiar to one another.
Ordinary people might not know them, but anyone in business usually did.
Liu Maochai could be considered one of the biggest building materials suppliers in Qingcheng. Although he had partners, he also owned his own construction team.
So in Qingcheng, he was quite a powerful figure.
Manager He looked at Chu Jinhan suspiciously. “Why are you asking about him?”
“Nothing.”
Seeing his serious expression, Manager He lowered his voice and asked, “Are you in trouble?”
Chu Jinhan glanced at him unexpectedly. “Why do you ask?”
Manager He wore an expression as if he had seen through everything. “I know your personality. You don’t even show respect to me as your boss. If you’re asking about him, you can’t be planning to switch jobs, right?”
Chu Jinhan neither confirmed nor denied.
Manager He earnestly advised, “You really need to work on your temper. Don’t be so stubborn about everything, or you’re the one who’ll suffer.”
“In life, you have to learn how to read the situation. Be firm when you need to be, and flexible when you need to be. What’s face worth? Can it be eaten? When it’s time to bow your head, just bow—it’s not shameful.”
Manager He sighed. Seeing Chu Jinhan’s expressionless face, he knew he was wasting his breath.
He gave up on persuading him and asked instead, “So what did you do to offend him?”
Chu Jinhan still didn’t answer. “Nothing.”
“Tch… you…” Manager He waved his hand in frustration, no longer wanting to talk to him, afraid he’d get himself angry. “Forget it. Go get ready. We’ll head to the golf course later.”
The two arrived at the golf course early, but there were already some people in the lounge.
Manager He greeted acquaintances as soon as he saw them.
That’s how small circles worked—wherever you went, there was always a high chance of running into people you knew.
However, it was clear that Manager He didn’t carry much weight here.
Others were cold and indifferent toward him, responding very perfunctorily, which made Manager He feel quite awkward.
Knowing his place, he quickly finished the greetings and stepped aside.
Then, turning his gaze, he noticed a tall, thin man sitting by the window. He lowered his voice and said to Chu Jinhan:
“See that guy? His name is Feng Tianhao. He’s Liu Maochai’s business partner. This golf course is also his.”
“The General Manager Li from Huayue whom we met at the exhibition is his uncle.”
Chu Jinhan followed the direction Manager He pointed to. By the window, three people were chatting.
Among them was a man wearing a gray polo shirt—tall and lean, about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. His appearance was average, but his temperament was calm and restrained. At a glance, one could tell he was no ordinary person.
“Li Zhe’s nephew?”
“Yes, his biological nephew.” Manager He lowered his voice, with a mix of envy and caution. “Liu Maochai was his college classmate. He’s also lucky—he latched onto this powerful connection. In Qingcheng’s building materials and earthwork industry, no one dares to easily provoke him.”
To put it simply, Liu Maochai was working for this man, handling tasks that Feng Tianhao wasn’t convenient to do himself.
Liu Maochai was just the front-facing boss; the real decision-maker behind the scenes was Feng Tianhao.
Manager He reminded him again, “It’s one thing that you offended Liu Maochai—but this person, you must absolutely not provoke. Do you hear me?”
Although he looked refined and polite, if you provoked him, the consequences would be even worse than offending Liu Maochai.
Chu Jinhan responded lightly, “Thanks for the reminder.”
At that moment, the group invited by Manager Zhao gradually arrived. Manager He ended the conversation and went over to chat with his acquaintances.
Not long after, Manager Zhao arrived with the two German clients as well.
Everyone then proceeded to the golf course under the guidance of the staff.
——
Song Yunfei went to the sales office but had no mood to work.
However, Chu Jinhan returning the slap in public had some effect—at least Li Shan didn’t come looking for trouble. Apart from occasionally rolling her eyes at her, she didn’t do anything else.
After finishing her “cult ritual,” Song Yunfei left the sales office to visit Grandma Chen.
Sitting on the bus, Song Yunfei watched the scenery pass by outside the window.
The scene from earlier kept replaying in her mind, filling her with worry.
It seemed that although Chu Jinhan had lost his memory and identity, the pride and decisiveness deep in his bones still remained.
But that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. For ordinary people, such pride could be a hidden danger—it made it easy to offend others.
If things ever reached a critical point, she would have no choice but to contact the Chu family and reveal Chu Jinhan’s identity.
Song Yunfei sighed in frustration, even beginning to worry about herself—wondering how many chances of survival she might have at that point.
The bus arrived at the stop, and she got off, walking toward the residential complex.
She didn’t have high hopes, nor did she intend to close this deal anymore. She had simply used it as an excuse to get out and clear her head, not wanting to stay in the sales office.
Before she even reached the floor where Grandma Chen lived, someone suddenly sent her a WeChat voice call.
Song Yunfei took her phone out of her bag and saw that it was Wu Wei calling.
What did this guy want now?
After thinking for a moment, Song Yunfei answered the call. Soon, Wu Wei’s face appeared on the screen.
“Wu Wei, what do you want from me?”
Wu Wei looked serious. “Sister Song, did our Chu manager offend Manager Liu?”
Song Yunfei froze for a moment. After a while, she reacted. “You mean Liu Maochai? How do you know about that?”
Wu Wei said, “A relative of mine works as a contractor under Manager Liu. He came to me and asked me to bring a few guys to teach a lesson to someone named Chu Jinhan. I called to confirm—are we talking about our Chu manager?”
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