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Last time, he finalized the investment cooperation intention with Zhao Bailu's adoptive mother, Lucy Zhou, in a few words.

Ms. Zhou has already started to fully prepare for the establishment of the law firm, and has even initially selected the location of the office, which is in the Pyramid Building, the tallest building in San Francisco, with an area of about 270 square meters, which should be enough for the initial stage.

With the conditions of Zhao Bailu's adoptive parents' family, they can barely afford the expenses of establishing a law firm on their own. However, at their age, they will naturally not be impulsive enough to put all their chips on the table at once. They should always consider their life after retirement. Therefore, Lucy Zhou introduced Chen Linzhi as a partner, and the two hit it off immediately.

In addition to valuing Chen Linzhi's investment, Zhao Bailu's adoptive mother is also eyeing Chen Linzhi's network of contacts.

She had heard her daughter say that she had met the children of many bigwigs when attending parties. The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener did. This made Ms. Zhou full of expectations for Chen Linzhi's potential. In the legal profession, relationships are too important. Often the most profitable are corporate clients, and Chen Linzhi, in her eyes, is undoubtedly already one of the well-known wealthy businessmen in Northern California.

It's hard to say when Chen Linzhi's friends will think of their law firm when something happens, or when they talk to someone in the business world, they might sign a long-term corporate client.

Zhao Bailu's personality is a bit similar to her adoptive mother. They have been together for a long time and have been influenced more or less. They both belong to the type of women who are deceptively sweet on the outside but are actually strong women.

Perhaps worried that Chen Linzhi would change his mind, one day in mid-February, Zhao Bailu invited him to dinner at a newly opened Hunan restaurant on her behalf.

The location is not in Chinatown, but in the Sunset District, where there are slightly more middle-class Asians.

Chen Linzhi initially planned to refuse, but couldn't resist Zhao Bailu's pleas, telling him that this might be the last time they meet until the summer vacation, as she was about to return to college to continue her studies.

With his character of being susceptible to soft tactics but not hard ones, even if he guessed that there would be nothing to talk about if they met, he still agreed to Zhao Bailu's invitation...

The next day, Chen Linzhi rushed to the hospital for a physical examination, spending thousands of dollars, examining almost every item that could be checked.

Drinking, staying up late, smoking, unhealthy eating habits, and a chaotic private life are all breeding grounds for disease. When he is drunk, he doesn't think about it, but when he calms down, he can't help but worry, fearing that he will be gone before he can spend all his money.

Spending more money on a package has its benefits. Most of the examination items came out quickly, and he learned in the evening that everything was normal. He immediately put his heart back in his stomach. In the evening, he came to the Hunan restaurant and poured himself half a glass of red wine to savor slowly.

The so-called quitting alcohol after being drunk is just drunken talk after all. A little drink is not a big problem.

"Little Chen, here's the menu for you to order. I could have asked the chef to prepare it earlier, but I don't know if you can handle spicy food. The names of the dishes will be marked with whether they are spicy or not. I came here with a client last time, and the taste was quite good."

Just polite words.

If Zhao Bailu hadn't told her that Chen Linzhi liked to eat Chinese food, how could her adoptive mother, Lucy Zhou, have chosen a delicate Chinese restaurant so far away.

Zhao Bailu was very calm when getting along with Chen Linzhi, but since it involved business, it was difficult for her adoptive mother to treat Chen Linzhi as a junior. It's always right to be more formal.

Chen Linzhi was not polite. He really missed eating spicy food. After taking the menu, he smiled and asked the mother and daughter opposite him if they could eat spicy food, and then waved to the waiter to order four dishes and a soup.

The menu returned to Zhao Bailu's adoptive mother, and she added a large dish of chopped pepper fish head.

Hearing the other party calling him "Little Chen" repeatedly, Chen Linzhi always felt awkward. Waiting for the dishes to be served, he said, "Don't call me Chen, just call me Little Chen. It's just that I made some money by luck. I'm not the CEO of any big company."

"Your Mandarin is so standard. Where are your ancestors from?" Ms. Zhou asked.

It was really because she was bored and had nothing to talk about. They had only met a few times, and Zhao Bailu was not the type to liven up the atmosphere at the dinner table, so only her adoptive mother and Chen Linzhi were left awkwardly chatting.

Chen Linzhi had the illusion of being investigated. He honestly replied, "My parents passed away early, so I'm not sure where they were from. When I was a child, I lived in an orphanage with Zhao Bailu and came into contact with all kinds of people, so my accent became mixed. In order to do business on the other side, I also specially learned Mandarin."

Zhao Bailu was already sensible when she was adopted, so there was no problem talking about this topic in public. Seeing that Chen Linzhi was obviously perfunctory with her mother, she smiled happily, thinking that once the two of them started a business together, she would have more opportunities to see him in the future.

Men are easily attracted to outstanding girls, but in fact, girls are the same. Zhao Bailu always meets some naive alumni at school who think that outstanding athletic ability and a wealthy family mean everything. Compared with Chen Linzhi, the difference is obvious.

Judging from her performance in recent meetings, Zhao Bailu has actually been expressing her affection in her own way, but she is too subtle, so Chen Linzhi has not noticed it.

On the other hand, her adoptive mother can clearly see the difference in her daughter. After all, Chen Linzhi is probably the only opposite sex that Zhao Bailu often mentions at home.

After chatting about some family matters, Ms. Zhou felt that Chen Linzhi had a good personality and tentatively said, "It's not appropriate to call you Little Chen. Just call you by your English name, Allen. My daughter has mentioned you a lot at home. She doesn't like socializing and has pitifully few friends. You two can interact more when you have nothing to do, and she can learn how to invest from you."

Seeing the topic suddenly turn to herself, Zhao Bailu instantly lost her smile. She had the illusion of being sold, especially since she had already heard that Chen Linzhi had a girlfriend, and her expression was slightly awkward.

Chen Linzhi generously agreed, and after the dishes were served, he took the initiative to ask about the details of establishing the law firm. He guessed why he was having this dinner tonight. It was to reassure Zhao Bailu's adoptive mother.

Chen Linzhi really didn't care much about a small investment of 500,000 US dollars, but since he decided to invest, it was better to ask about some details first.

It is said that they are planning to poach people through headhunting companies, and several well-known lawyers are also jumping ship with Ms. Zhou, bringing some client resources with them.

It doesn't involve specific legal matters, purely business management. Chen Linzhi understood and immediately agreed to replace the current lawyer and switch the orders to the new company that was about to be established.

Counting Newman, who is facing litigation, Chen Linzhi has already brought in two businesses before the law firm is even set up.

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In the next few days, Chen Linzhi tried to quit smoking, refused to attend any parties, went to bed on time at night, and went out for a morning run in the morning.

Except for occasionally running and ending up in bed with his female neighbor, Matia, his life did start to become healthy, his body became lighter, and his thoughts became clearer.

Under these circumstances, Chen Linzhi applied for a visa to the other side and booked a ticket to Hong Kong City next week in advance... Last time, he finalized the investment cooperation intention with Zhao Bailu's adoptive mother, Lucy Zhou, in a few words.

Ms. Zhou has already started to fully prepare for the establishment of the law firm, and has even initially selected the location of the office, which is in the Pyramid Building, the tallest building in San Francisco, with an area of about 270 square meters, which should be enough for the initial stage.

With the conditions of Zhao Bailu's adoptive parents' family, they can barely afford the expenses of establishing a law firm on their own. However, at their age, they will naturally not be impulsive enough to put all their chips on the table at once. They should always consider their life after retirement. Therefore, Lucy Zhou introduced Chen Linzhi as a partner, and the two hit it off immediately.

In addition to valuing Chen Linzhi's investment, Zhao Bailu's adoptive mother is also eyeing Chen Linzhi's network of contacts.

She had heard her daughter say that she had met the children of many bigwigs when attending parties. The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener did. This made Ms. Zhou full of expectations for Chen Linzhi's potential. In the legal profession, relationships are too important. Often the most profitable are corporate clients, and Chen Linzhi, in her eyes, is undoubtedly already one of the well-known wealthy businessmen in Northern California.

It's hard to say when Chen Linzhi's friends will think of their law firm when something happens, or when they talk to someone in the business world, they might sign a long-term corporate client.

Zhao Bailu's personality is a bit similar to her adoptive mother. They have been together for a long time and have been influenced more or less. They both belong to the type of women who are deceptively sweet on the outside but are actually strong women.

Perhaps worried that Chen Linzhi would change his mind, one day in mid-February, Zhao Bailu invited him to dinner at a newly opened Hunan restaurant on her behalf.

The location is not in Chinatown, but in the Sunset District, where there are slightly more middle-class Asians.

Chen Linzhi initially planned to refuse, but couldn't resist Zhao Bailu's pleas, telling him that this might be the last time they meet until the summer vacation, as she was about to return to college to continue her studies.

With his character of being susceptible to soft tactics but not hard ones, even if he guessed that there would be nothing to talk about if they met, he still agreed to Zhao Bailu's invitation...

The next day, Chen Linzhi rushed to the hospital for a physical examination, spending thousands of dollars, examining almost every item that could be checked.

Drinking, staying up late, smoking, unhealthy eating habits, and a chaotic private life are all breeding grounds for disease. When he is drunk, he doesn't think about it, but when he calms down, he can't help but worry, fearing that he will be gone before he can spend all his money.

Spending more money on a package has its benefits. Most of the examination items came out quickly, and he learned in the evening that everything was normal. He immediately put his heart back in his stomach. In the evening, he came to the Hunan restaurant and poured himself half a glass of red wine to savor slowly.

The so-called quitting alcohol after being drunk is just drunken talk after all. A little drink is not a big problem.

"Little Chen, here's the menu for you to order. I could have asked the chef to prepare it earlier, but I don't know if you can handle spicy food. The names of the dishes will be marked with whether they are spicy or not. I came here with a client last time, and the taste was quite good."

Just polite words.

If Zhao Bailu hadn't told her that Chen Linzhi liked to eat Chinese food, how could her adoptive mother, Lucy Zhou, have chosen a delicate Chinese restaurant so far away.

Zhao Bailu was very calm when getting along with Chen Linzhi, but since it involved business, it was difficult for her adoptive mother to treat Chen Linzhi as a junior. It's always right to be more formal.