Tang Qi replied, "Because I heard that Tianbao Group will be settling in our county town soon."
"So this invitation is also considered their initial contact with us."
"Settling in our county town?" Hearing Tang Qi say this, Wu Tian felt even more confused.
"That's not right. If Tianbao Group were really coming, wouldn't they go to the city? What are they doing here?"
Tang Qi shook her head and said, "If you ask me, I really don't know, but I've heard whispers that this was the request of the Bai family's young lady."
"Originally, Tianbao Group was going to settle in the city, but the Bai family's young lady insisted on opening a branch here, so it turned into this situation."
"So that's how it is," Wu Tian nodded.
That Bai family young lady really didn't play by the rules.
Wouldn't the city be better for development than here? Why insist on opening a branch company in this place?
However, Wu Tian didn't dwell on this issue. After all, how could he guess the thoughts of wealthy people?
Afterward, Wu Tian stopped discussing this matter with Tang Qi and turned his attention to the stone gambling大会 (dǔ shí dà huì - stone gambling convention).
The so-called stone gambling convention was actually very simple, not much different from an ordinary banquet, except for the addition of a stone gambling project.
On the banquet hall stage in front, many undeveloped raw stones were placed.
Anyone interested could go up and try their luck at stone gambling, and it didn't cost anything.
Many wealthy individuals hired professional stone gambling experts to cut out good jade, so as to win the admiration of those present.
During this process, Wu Tian also saw that Shen's Group had sent representatives to attend the banquet.
After watching for a while, Tang Qi smiled beside Wu Tian and said, "How about it, are you interested in trying it out?"
"You're so good at appraising treasures, you must be good at stone gambling too, right?"
Just as Wu Tian was about to answer, a laugh came from nearby: "President Tang, why are you here? What a coincidence!"
Wu Tian followed the sound and saw a young man in a suit, holding a glass of red wine, walking over with a smile.
Upon seeing the person, Tang Qi also showed a polite smile.
She smiled and said, "So it's Young Master Li, I didn't expect you to be here too."
The young man sighed and said, "There's no way around it. Who would dare not come when invited by Tianbao Group?"
"My grandfather was busy, so he sent me to attend."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Wu Tian: "And who is this?"
"Him? He's Wu Tian, a friend I specifically invited for stone gambling!"
Tang Qi smiled and made the introduction, "Wu Tian, this is Li Chen, whose family runs Li's Jewelry."
"Li's Jewelry?" Wu Tian had heard of this company. It was one of the top jewelry companies in the county.
It was said that their jade business was comparable to that in the city.
In the spirit of being friendly, Wu Tian extended his hand to Li Chen and smiled, "Hello, President Li. Nice to meet you for the first time."
However, in the face of Wu Tian's goodwill, Li Chen did not reciprocate the handshake.
He looked at Wu Tian with confusion and then asked Tang Qi, "President Tang, is this your friend? You can't be joking, right!"
"You are the daughter of Tangren Catering. Shouldn't your friends all be outstanding talents? How did you get to know such a loser?"
Hearing this, Wu Tian's expression immediately soured.
Tang Qi also frowned slightly: "President Li, what do you mean by that?"
"Wu Tian is my friend. Are you going too far by saying that?"
Li Chen smiled and said, "Too far? President Tang, I don't think I've said anything wrong!"
"Look at this person, he exudes an air of poverty all over. He's clearly a loser!"
"President Tang, aren't you afraid of lowering your status by associating with someone like this?"
Given the relationship between Tang Qi and Wu Tian, Tang Qi naturally couldn't tolerate someone speaking about Wu Tian like that.
She had been polite to Li Chen out of respect for Li's Jewelry.
But since Li Chen said such things, she no longer needed to give him face.
Her pretty face turned slightly cold as she said, "Young Master Li, I'll tell you one last time. Wu Tian is my friend, and I won't allow anyone to speak about him like that."
"Do you have anything else, or if not, I'll take my leave."
After speaking, Tang Qi took Wu Tian's hand, intending to move away from Li Chen.
But at this moment, Li Chen spoke up again: "Wait, President Tang, what do you mean by that?"
Tang Qi turned her head, looking displeased, and said, "What do I mean? What do you want to say?"
Li Chen looked at Tang Qi's hand with displeasure and said, "President Tang, you are so noble, how can you hold his hand!"
"With so many people watching, isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"
Tang Qi said angrily, "What does it have to do with you what I do? Who are you to interfere so much in my affairs?"
She was truly giving Li Chen no face with her words. Although Li's Jewelry was large, it was still somewhat inferior to Tangren Catering.
As the head of Tangren Catering, she was not afraid of offending Li Chen.
Li Chen was surprised that Tang Qi would speak to him like this for Wu Tian.
In his eyes, Wu Tian was a loser, not even comparable to a single hair on his head.
But hearing Tang Qi's words, it seemed he was even worse than a loser? This truly angered him.
What's more, Tang Qi was unaware that Li Chen had always had romantic intentions towards her.
After all, Tang Qi was so beautiful and had inherited Tangren Catering. If he could win her over, wouldn't his own company also soar?
He had come to greet Tang Qi this time with the intention of showing his favor, but he hadn't expected that the existence of Wu Tian would ruin everything.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a gloomy expression, "President Tang, I am the young master of Li's Jewelry, after all. Speaking to me like this is rather inappropriate, isn't it?"
"Although Tangren Catering and Li's Jewelry do not have direct business dealings, they have always been on good terms."
"By doing this today, aren't you damaging the relationship between our two families?"
Tang Qi said coldly, "Don't shift the blame to me. If you hadn't spoken about Wu Tian like that, why would I have said that to you?"
"Li Chen, you'd better not underestimate others."
"If your vision is only this limited, then Li's Jewelry will likely remain stagnant under your leadership."
Li Chen felt even more annoyed.
If Tang Qi had only spoken unkindly to him before, then now, Tang Qi was completely mocking him!
For such a loser, Tang Qi would go to such lengths? Was it necessary?