Chapter 41: The Billionaire (Rushing to the Top, Seeking Support)

  Tang Zheng's words fell. The crowd around him suddenly let out a collective gasp of shock.

  "This young man is too greedy. All of this, it's 45 million, what's not to be satisfied with? And yet he won't sell? Moreover, this stone, if I must say so, still belongs to the previous boss. This is written on the stone itself."

  "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Since you know this stone belongs to the old boss from earlier, you should also know the rules of this trade. I think these two came together. I reckon this young man doesn't want money."

  Other people's words did not affect Tang Zheng and Li Chunyu. Li Chunyu's expression at this moment was extremely calm, and although he had not been in contact with Tang Zheng much, Li Chunyu believed that his ability to read people still had some foundation. Tang Zheng was not the kind of person who would forget righteousness for personal gain.

  At this moment, Tang Zheng shook his head and said: "Spring brother, I cannot take this money. The stone was personally selected by you, and the money was paid by you. This jade naturally belongs to you."

  Tang Zheng paused for a moment, then continued: "As I was saying, didn't these bosses around us just say that according to the rules of the jade industry, when I cut the stone, I didn't say I wanted to buy this piece of jade. It was just Spring Brother letting me try it out. So, this piece of jade is still yours. I can't have it."

  At the time of refusal, Tang Zheng's heart also beat a lot faster, although Tang Zheng's nerves were strong, but his heartbeat accelerated.

  This is 450 million, not 40 thousand or 4 million. But 450 million. If he wanted it for himself, Li Chunyu would definitely write a check without hesitation.

  However, Tang Zheng has his own principles. Although poor and from a rural village, his parents have always taught him that what is mine I will not let go of, and what is not mine, no matter how enticing it may be, I must not covet. One must have a clear conscience.

  "Little brother, are you stupid? Li Chunyu is not short of money. Money to him is like toilet paper, he doesn't want it for free and wants more after taking it. 45 million can do a lot of things. In Zhonghai, buy a villa, decorate it, and that's about it. How can you say no just because someone says so? I feel like you're even more stupid than him." Xiao Qiankun said from the side.

  Tang Zheng shook his head resolutely and said, "Kun Ge, don't say any more. This money, even if heaven collapses, I still can't take it. If I took it, my heart would be uneasy."

  "Get out!" Li Chunyu scolded. Looking at Tang Zheng's eyes, however, was an expression of utmost admiration. He had indeed not misjudged him.

  Li Chunyu walked up with a smile and said, "Let's not talk about taking it or not for now. Let's go eat first. This time, we won't go to some private kitchen, but to a five-star hotel to have a big meal, and I'll introduce you to a few friends."

  Li Chunyu said with a hint of teasing: "Younger brother, do you want to call your younger sister over too?"

  When it comes to his sister, Tang Zheng's face showed a somewhat embarrassed expression. In his mind, Li Fei's appearance naturally emerged, her cute and almost perfect figure. Not even a single stroke of the eight characters was written yet. Tang Zheng shook his head and said, "No need. She's working the night shift today. I won't call her."

  Shanghai Grand Hyatt, standing on the banks of Huangpu River in Shanghai. Next to it, the Oriental Pearl Tower stands tall. This is the most prosperous central area of Shanghai.

  Two cars, under the command of the security guard, stopped at the parking lot and took the elevator from underground to come up. On this side of the hotel's Western restaurant. In a luxurious private room. As soon as they entered, two people were already waiting inside.

  When they saw Li Chunyu and his two companions walking in, both of them stood up, with bright smiles on their faces: "Hello, Brother Chun."

  The two people were roughly the same age, around twenty-four or five. One of them was over 1.8 meters tall, with a sturdy build and a robust physique. The other had a typical southern facial features.

  Li Chunyu looked very calm and composed. He nodded slightly and said, "Lei Zi, Xiao Liang, let me introduce you to this handsome guy next to me. My little brother Tang Zheng, the Tang of Datang Shengshi, the Zheng of Zhennian years. He's in the middle of the sea, so take care of him later."

  "After finishing speaking, he pointed at Xiao Qiankun and said: 'This guy next to me is Xiao Qiankun. He's the nephew of Vice Mayor Xiao of Zhonghai City.'"

  Two introductions, the difference between light and heavy is clear at a glance. The two people in the private room also stood up. They all have a great background. Knowing Spring Brother is also a coincidence for these two people. However, they are still very aware of Li Chunyu's power. Being able to establish a relationship with him and calling him "Spring Brother" is already giving them a huge honor.

  And this unassuming young man next to him is actually Spring Brother's younger brother, he must be flattered. Moreover, this one also has a huge background, Deputy Mayor Xiao's nephew, it is said that Deputy Mayor Xiao's elder brother, has a great hope of entering the Nine Cauldrons, serving as the head of the political and legal affairs department. Isn't this the future prince of the political and legal affairs department?

  The two men stretched out their hands. The taller man smiled and said, "Kun Shao, nice to meet you. I am Lei Yi, the son of Lei Jun from the Zhonghai Municipal Public Security Bureau."

  They are all people in the political and legal circles. As soon as this was mentioned, Xiao Qiankun naturally wouldn't be unfamiliar with it, and he nodded knowingly: "Oh, Uncle Lei's son, it's really a case of not recognizing one's own family members. Is that Lei Yi? From now on, I'll also call you Leizi along with Chunyu. In the future, this younger brother of mine will have to rely on your group of local snakes for more care."

  Li Chunyu also spoke up at this moment: "Liang Xiaoliang, the prince of Zhonghai Jiacheng Group. The kind of person who has so much money that they can pave the floor with it."

  As a businessman, Liang Xiaoliang's temperament is completely different from that of Li Chunyu and others. With a smile on his face, he always gives people a sense of harmony and wealth. However, in reality, having grown big in business also means having extraordinary power. As the leader of Jiacheng Group in Zhonghai, even the secretary has to show some respect.

  "Where is Brother Zong now?" Authentic French cuisine. Foie gras specially air-freighted from France, caviar from the Mediterranean, and duck tongue, etc. The wine was a drinkable red wine. No need to fuss about what 82-year-old Lafite or whatever. Using Lafite's Chateau series product from 96 years ago.

  In fact, the farther away the year is, the more typical of a nouveau riche, such as Li Chunyu and others. They are all truly aristocratic families. It has long passed the stage of only choosing the expensive and not the right one. In fact, in Robert Parker's scoring system, both 1996 and 2003 Chateau Lafite Rothschild scored 100 points. The red wines from these two years were rated as perfect due to the optimal weather conditions that year. Therefore, the quality of the grapes was extremely excellent.

  A true connoisseur of wine will not simply abandon the essence for the price. This is the biggest difference between elegance and flashiness.

  Before Tang Zheng could speak, Xiao Qiankun smiled and said: "I'm a doctor, currently working at Zhonghai No. 1 Hospital. Probably won't be long before I get transferred to the Zhonghai Municipal Cadre Sanatorium. However, I haven't graduated yet."

  Tang Zheng also smiled and said: "Kun Ge, you're right. We'll be graduating soon anyway."

  This sentence made Lei Yi and Liang Xiaoliang look at each other in surprise. To say that working in a hospital is nothing surprising. Entering the Cadre Health Bureau as a doctor, this is not something that can be achieved by power alone. The importance of the Health Bureau, I believe everyone understands. This shows that Tang Zheng is indeed not an ordinary person. At such a young age, his medical skills are already so high. The two of them had even more thoughts of getting to know him better. People will inevitably get sick, having a friend with such high medical skills is undoubtedly a guarantee for life.

  The two of them had a predestined friendship. On this side, Tang Zheng was also not an arrogant person, and after one meal, the host and guest were naturally delighted.

  Xiao Qiankun didn't notice any of this, his eyes fixed on the delicious food on the table. But in reality, Xiao Qiankun was still very surprised. Li Chunyu had actually brought Tang Zheng to the banquet and introduced him with such grandeur, indicating that Li Chunyu truly acknowledged Tang Zheng from the bottom of his heart. Not to mention Li Chunyu, Xiao Qiankun himself felt the same way. The fact that Tang Zheng could remain unmoved in the face of such enormous benefits already spoke volumes about his character. This was a brother worth getting close to.

  At this time, Li Chunyu put down the knife and fork, very elegantly, wiped his mouth with a napkin, took out a checkbook and pen from his pocket. With a few swift strokes, he tore off a check, placed it on the table, and handed it to Tang Zheng himself. This detail was enough to prove Li Chunyu's sincerity.

  This made Tang Zheng somewhat perplexed. He picked up the check on the desktop and took a look, 200 million?

  Tang Zheng immediately stood up and pushed the check back: "Spring Brother, I don't want it. Same as before. I don't want this money."

  Li Chunyu didn't catch any unexpected windfall. If he really wanted to, Tang Zheng would have taken it long ago. Earlier, 45 million wasn't even enough, let alone the current 20 million.

  Then, smiling, "Xiong Di, don't rush to push it out. Listen to me say one sentence. If not for your accidental choice, today this stone, didn't we all lose? Am I going to lose 30 million?"

  Tang Zheng nodded, this was indeed an indisputable fact.

  "This is it. This money isn't your reward. It's a gift for my little brother to celebrate our meeting. Today we cut out 450 million yuan worth of jade. I'm giving you this gift." Li Chunyu said with a smile, seeing Tang Zheng wanting to speak up, Li Chunyu directly said: "Little brother, you must accept it, if not then that's looking down on me as your older brother."

  At this point, Tang Zheng couldn't say anything more. He knew Li Chunyu's personality, that was absolutely a word of honor. He nodded immediately, very crisp and refreshing, took the check and said: "Brother Chun, since you put it that way, I'll take it."

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