When it came to the banquet, An Xiaoyu began to regret that she shouldn't have brought this guy here.

Originally, An Xiaoyu was already very conspicuous, from the moment she entered the door, these people looked at this side as if they were careless, but fortunately, there was a Cheng Yan beside her, so they didn't come up to talk decisively. But there is one more Lu Yuqi, this appearance, this figure, and the appearance of cup after cup......

"How long has it been since you've been drinking?" Ann whispered with black lines all over her head.

Lu Yuqi picked another glass for a long time, gently put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, nodded with satisfaction and said, "It didn't take long, but you also know that the Wei family's wine is good wine." I've been spending my own money here these days, but of course I can't buy it that good, and I can't drink it well. ”

An Xiaoyu was speechless, she had to drink good wine, and she had to drink happily, a typical wealthy man.

Today's banquet is held in pairs, the purpose is to resolve the grievances between each other this year, and discuss the overall plan for the next year, a bit like the martial arts conference in the TV series. Because of this nature, no one usually chooses to say anything before the host of the banquet appears.

Just when Lu Yuqi was drinking cup after cup, although the people in the hall were paying attention to these two extremely beautiful girls, they were also faintly divided into several small groups, standing in the hall in different categories, waiting for Ji Chengshuang to appear.

Of course, some people recognized Lu Yuqi, after all, Lu Yuqi's father and mother contacted many sons in provincial cities in order to sell Lu Yuqi, and they couldn't wait for everyone in the province to know that their family had a beautiful daughter who would definitely be able to become a golden phoenix in the future.

There are also people who know how many years Lu Yuqi has been away from home, and the insiders are whispering, looking in the direction of President Lu and Mrs. Lu from time to time. The two people are not together, President Lu and the members of the court stand together, and Mrs. Lu stands in the middle of the female entrepreneurs.

Lu Yuqi's current actions are probably to put aside this strange feeling, so An Xiaoyu will let her go, at least for now, it is not a big problem in Lu Yuqi's opinion. If you really want to get her drunk, it will take an hour.

However, Ji Chengshuang didn't let them wait for an hour, and it didn't take long for a middle-aged man in a white suit to come out from the direction of the backstage, stand still on a section of the steps of the banquet hall, the megaphone was suspended in front of him, and looked at the people below, Ji Chengshuang smiled first.

"Everyone, I haven't seen you for more than a year, and you really have the same style!"

Everyone likes to say flattering words, not to mention that it is the richest man in Hirakasa City who speaks, and the other guests immediately responded with two nice words, and the atmosphere that was slightly heavy before suddenly relaxed a lot. Immediately afterwards, Ji Chengshuang made a summary report.

The summary report includes the economic development trends of Hirakasa City this year, as well as the changes in some industries, as well as the role of the imperial government policy. Of course, because of the chaos in the Nine Directions, the impact on Siwei Province near the imperial capital is not small, and the economic situation is not optimistic.

However, Ji Chengshuang's words were very agitatory, linking the opening of the great world of cultivation and the approach of war, and he said some ideas, which sounded high-sounding, which could not only make them rich, but also ensure the income of the people in the troubled times, and make the situation of urban development very good.

No one can be offended by a typical person, and such a person is too typical.

An Xiaoyu listened for a while, looking at Ji Chengshuang's appearance, compared with those second-order or third-order merchants in the imperial capital, there was no big difference. Lu Yuqi drank another glass of wine, and saw that Ji Chengshuang had already started to summarize, so he said: "The show is about to start." ”、

Fun? An Xiaoyu suddenly became interested.

Lu Yuqi dragged the two of them towards the corner of the banquet hall: "Let's go, let's change places and see the excitement." ”

Because the composition of this banquet is very complicated, many people bring their families and even friends, so a lot of sofas and tables are placed in the corners of the banquet hall for those who have nothing to talk about, and there are all kinds of exquisite snacks on the tables.

Lu Yuqi directly snatched a whole bottle of champagne and three wine glasses from the waiter's hand, took An Xiaoyu and Cheng Yan to the sofa in the corner and sat down, and said while eating and drinking: "After a while, my dad will come to the stage to make a summary, it won't be too long, and then the court officials will go to a separate table inside, leaving people from the business world and the underworld here to settle grievances, and then there will be a look." ”

An Xiaoyu was also curious, Cheng Yan had never participated in such a banquet, and of course she was very excited. Cheng Fatzi looked at the three little girls here, and knew in his heart that his good daughter had been planted with the seeds of rebellion, but he couldn't do anything about it.

He himself needs to stand on the side of the business world, Ji Chengshuang sits on it, and he, who is second in line, is always not good at sneaking away by himself, and he has to take the lead. Otherwise, not only Ji Chengshuang will be unhappy, but other people will also think that Cheng Guofu is easy to bully, and he will be in trouble in a short time.

sighed in his heart, and when he heard President Lu's speech end in a hurry, Cheng Guofu knew that today's drama was coming. It is said to solve the contradictions of one year and plan the development of the next year. In fact, for these people, solving grievances is the most important thing, planning and development, that is the business of these people who leave to go behind.

When the people in the court court arrived at the conference room on the second floor, the smile on Ji Chengshuang's face began to become less kind, and he said: "Over the past year, you have accumulated a lot of emotions between you, so you don't need me to take the initiative to say it, right?" Lao Jiu, just the two of you are having a good time, let's talk about how you want to solve it today? ”

The person called Lao Jiu, although he was wearing a dress, was very burly, and he held up the whole dress so much that the two buttons on the neckline couldn't be buttoned, and I don't know whether he deliberately chose such a thin dress or because he bought the wrong model.

He had a scar on his face, which was then covered up with a tattoo, turning into a long centipede, and with that big bald head, it looked particularly fierce. When Ji Chengshuang called out his name, he raised his head suddenly and shouted loudly: "How else can it be solved?" With me without him! ”

"Lao Jiu, do you have to be so unreasonable?" A tall man standing on the other side said gloomily.

The person who spoke later didn't look like Lao Jiu who looked like he was thirty or forty years old, and he had a rather young face, but An Xiaoyu could see that this was a cultivator, and his age should be about the same as Lao Jiu, but because of his health preservation, he looked like he was in his twenties, and he looked a little handsome.

However, cultivation is also commonplace, but it is a bright body.

Lu Yuqi pinched a piece of plum blossom cake and said: "The old nine is named Xu Wangjia, the family's industry is half black and not white, the largest industry is a timber factory, he is the ninth child of their generation." The other person is called Shengfang, who is making furniture, and he used to have a good relationship with Lao Jiu, and the two of them cooperated a lot, but then they showed their fox tails. Shengfang relied on Lao Jiu's relationship to find out the business of the timber mill, and he contracted a piece of mountainous land and a timber business, and the two began to match. However, Lao Jiu is black and white, and the lumber mill is just an industry on the surface, and many of the workers in it are mixed with black, because they are lumberjacks and have a chainsaw, so they are called the Sky Splitting Gang. The winning side is far behind, he is a foreigner, and he does not have the support of underground forces, but fortunately, his brain is easy to use, and he often makes Lao Jiu have nowhere to speak, these two old enemies. ”

She knows all these ways in Hiragasa City, and there is also a father in the family who has an economic development, and he will know more or less. But as for why these two people are fighting endlessly now, it is not for Lu Yuqi to know, she hasn't come back for a long time.

Lao Jiu pointed at the winning side's nose and scolded loudly: "Damn! You slept with my daughter shamelessly, and gave her food, and finally my daughter died, and now you are happy? If I can't kill you today, Lao Tzu will have your surname! Aren't you a practitioner? I'm going to duel you! ”

Shengfang shook his head and said: "Brother Jiu, I have already explained it to you, and everyone here knows that it is not your daughter who I took the initiative to provoke, and I am not in the business of powder." Your daughter wants to add ingredients, and I can't stop it. Besides, you don't know what virtue your daughter has? ”

"Shut up!" Lao Jiu was annoyed and ashamed, his face turned red, but he didn't dare to do it directly, but looked at Ji Chengshuang: "Mr. Ji, I apply for a duel with him, life and death don't matter!" ”

An Xiaoyu admired this Ji Chengshuang a little, such a reckless man, he was about to do it, but because Ji Chengshuang was next to him, he endured it stiffly, it seems that if Ji Chengshuang disagrees, he will continue to endure it, it seems that Ji Chengshuang is indeed saying nothing in Hiragasa City.

Lu Yuqi gossiped to An Xiaoyu again: "Lao Jiu is in his forties this year, and his daughter has just entered her third year of high school, because she has the support of the Sky Splitting Gang behind her, so she doesn't study well, she is more arrogant than her bear father, and the family can't control it. ”

Where did Cheng ** come into contact with these things, and after hearing this, his smiling face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his head.

Lu Yuqi continued: "As for the fact that the winning side slept with Lao Jiu's daughter, I haven't heard of it, but the winning side gave her such a thing, and Lao Jiu can say it. When that girl took the medicine, I hadn't even gone to college yet, and who in the whole Hirakasa circle didn't know? ”

An Xiaoyu was surprised: "Now that you are in the third year of high school, you started it when you didn't go to college, didn't you start when you were only thirteen or fourteen years old?" I can survive until now. ”

"Who's to say it's not?" Lu Yuqi said: "Because she was stained too early, this girl did not develop well, and it is estimated that she is about as tall as ions, and she is very thin, thanks to the money in her family to give her supplements, as well as high-end cosmetics, so that she can sleep with so many men." ”

"Hmm......" Cheng Yan finally couldn't help it, and begged in a low voice: "Sister Lu, don't say it!" ”

Lu Yuqi chuckled twice and patted Cheng Yan's head: "Okay, don't say it!" ”

An Xiaoyu didn't continue to ask anything, just looked at Ji Chengshuang on the stage, not knowing what he would decide. Now that Lao Jiu's daughter is dead, everyone knows in their hearts that she is not attracting fans because of the winning side, but if you want to say that the cause of death has nothing to do with the winning side, no one believes it.

Since the winning side dares to provoke Lao Jiu, there must be some backhand, or he is waiting for this time. Of course, people like Ji Chengshuang can see that what he wants to do is not to mediate the conflict between these two people, but to decide the direction of Hiragasa City in the next year.

"If Ji Chengshuang agrees to Lao Jiu's request to let him and the winning side, it means that Ji Chengshuang chose Lao Jiu, which means that in the timber market, the winning side is still not able to steal the mainstream market. If you don't agree, but let the two people reconcile, it means that Ji Chengshuang is happy to see the two of them competing with each other, but it's best for both parties not to go too far, and this time the matter will not be an example. And if he chooses to let Lao Jiu die, it will be to let the winner replace Lao Jiu. An Xiaoyu said: "But I don't think Lao Jiu will be given up." ”

Lu Yuqi chewed the plum blossom cake and chewed An Xiaoyu's words, and suddenly felt a little wrong: "Are you saying the opposite?" Since everyone knows what Lao Jiu's daughter is like, the role played by the winning side in this matter is also obvious, according to what you said, the winning side must be trying to test the attitude of Ji Chengcheng, he must be ready to deal with Lao Jiudu, isn't it agreed to Lao Jiu's duel, is it agreed that the winning side will suppress Lao Jiu to occupy the timber market? ”

An Xiaoyu smiled: "Actually, how to choose what it represents, it's all two things, but you can't guess it right when you look at the winning side and Lao Jiu." The choice is made in pairs, and the implications of various choices should be determined according to the mind and habits of counting. ”

Lu Yuqi pursed his lips: "You are not familiar with Ji Chengshuang, how do you know that you are not?" ”

"A high-ranking person like Ji Chengshuang occupies the entire Hirakasa City, a big guy who eats both black and white, and his way of thinking must be on the overall situation. I don't know how to make a difference, but I understand the big picture. A person who always has his eyes on the big picture must think differently from ordinary people. ”

An Xiaoyu saw that Ji Chengshuang was in harmony with the mud, Lao Jiu and Shengfang began to scold each other again, and continued to say to Lu Yuqi: "You see, now he is acting coyly, acting as if he wants to confuse this matter, but in fact, on the one hand, he is even more angry with Lao Jiu, on the other hand, he hangs on the appetite of Shengfang, and on the other hand, he wants to show his identity and status. ”

"Since everyone knows that the winner has been prepared for a long time, how can Ji Chengshuang not know this? It is impossible for him to make a decision according to the arrangement of others, even if everyone knows it, and such a person will say the other way around when the final decision is made. In this way, you can show that he is always different, and you can also show that your mind is difficult to figure out. ”

"Isn't that asking for trouble?" Lu Yuqi said disdainfully.

An Xiaoyu said: "It's just a habit, and now this situation may seem like a fool, but what about when everyone doesn't know what the other party thinks, and they don't know what Ji Chengshuang thinks?" Whether it can work wonders depends on how to operate in pairs. ”

Lu Yuqi began to have a headache, and this kind of deeper thinking was still a big difficulty for her.

An Xiaoyu didn't embarrass her, but Cheng Yan was smarter, and she was thoughtful after hearing it. At this time, Ji Chengshuang had already begun to mediate this matter, and sure enough, just like An Xiaoyu said, Ji Chengshuang did not mean to give up Lao Jiu, but he did not give up the winning side either.

In the end, the two people stopped with a paper agreement, and the winning side compensated the compensation that should not have been responsible, and handed over the largest order of the year to Lao Jiu. Of course, the order for furniture production is wood, which can not only allow Lao Jiu to get benefits from the winning side, but also suppress the winning side's own wood production, killing two birds with one stone.

Although Lao Jiu is not very satisfied, it is quite good to be able to have such a result as he is now. The victor also smiled, as if it had never happened at all.

Lu Yuqi was a little confused; "One mountain can't tolerate two tigers, these two people have been making trouble, why don't I let one of them dominate?"

An Xiaoyu explained in a low voice: "Lao Jiu is a hereditary timber merchant, and his family background is definitely not simple. How many years has the winner been here? Wanting to defeat Lao Jiu is still lacking, so it seems unwise to support the winning side now. And Lao Jiu himself is a reckless man, and it is of little use to Ji Chengshuang, but the wealth of the family should not be underestimated, which is the key to the problem. ”

"Where the industry is hereditary, there will always be some problems, either monopoly, or hegemony, or provocation to the majesty of the superiors. Of course, Ji Chengshuang wants to change the timber business and replace it with a new person, so that they can all get a piece of the pie from the change, and it can be convenient to indirectly control the Hirakasa market. ”

"But if the newcomer doesn't give his best, it is impossible for Ji Chengshuang to suppress Lao Jiu by himself. So now he's actually waiting. If the winning side is really a piece of material, there will be a day when he replaces Mangfu, and if it weren't for this material, Ji Chengshuang would not have given him more support too early. ”

"Because Ji Chengshuang himself is not a timber, supporting a puppet is not what he wants, he wants an elite who can be controlled. And if you support the winning side early, then the people in Hirakasa City will know that it was Ji Chengshuang who helped the winning side crush Lao Jiu, and when the time comes, everyone will be in danger, and Ji Chengshuang's position will not be stable enough. ”

Lu Yuqi rubbed his temples: "Don't say it!" Stop it! My head hurts! ”

An Xiaoyu and Cheng Yan snickered.

Immediately afterwards, some people jumped out, or the contradictions in the underground world, or commercial disputes, and finally they were "resolved" under the adjustment of Ji Chengshuang. said that it was a dispute to mediate, but it was more like the ashes of Ji Chengshuang to consolidate his position, and he was bored to see An Xiaoyu.

Next, it's time for a light-hearted meeting.

The top people from all walks of life in Hiraka City were all invited to the second floor by Ji Chengshuang, and it was estimated that they were going to have some contacts and negotiations with those officials of the court. At this time, a waiter came to An Xiaoyu and whispered, "Miss Yuwen, Mr. Ji invites you to go upstairs for a detailed discussion." ”

An Xiaoyu looked up and saw Ji Chengshuang standing on the second floor looking at herself.

Nodding to him with a smile, An Xiaoyu stood up and walked in the direction of the second floor.