478: Chapter 471 Brothers Gathering 478: Chapter 471 Brothers Gathering “Inoue Keiko?
Who is that?”
On the phone, the news from Xiang Dong made Chen Hai pause.
He knew very little about the Toyota Group.
It was only because he had that mortgage loan agreement in his hands that he took the time to look up information about this Japanese company online when he was bored.
Wealth that would seem terrifyingly immense to the average person was, in his eyes, just so-so.
After all, in his current view, both money and power were like floating clouds.
If it weren’t for the worldly concerns that he couldn’t yet let go of, he would meditate and retreat in seclusion, and before he knew it, decades or even centuries might have passed.
Given his situation, no amount of wealth or power seemed particularly useful to him.
For this reason, after his visit to Four Seas Holding and learning that he owned shares in many major Japanese companies, he remained supremely calm.
After handing over the matters to Xiang Dong and the others, he didn’t stay in the Capital City for more than a few days before hurrying back to his hometown in Liuyuan County.
To him, dealing with these trivial matters seemed less appealing than dancing in the square with Ye Qingqing.
“Boss, that Inoue Keiko is the chief secretary of Toyoda Shonan, the current head of the Toyota Group.”
“She has come here with full authority to deal with the agreement on behalf of Toyoda Shonan.”
“If you are willing to meet her, I can convey a message and let them go to Liuyuan County themselves…”
Xiang Dong spoke again on the phone.
If it were any other domestic entrepreneur, knowing that the chief secretary of Toyoda Shonan had come personally, they might have flown directly to the Capital City without a second thought.
But their boss?
Unless the sun rises from the west, he wouldn’t fly to Capital City to meet that Inoue Keiko.
“Concerning thirty percent of the shares of the Toyota Group, what could be more important to the Toyota Group than this?”
“Toyoda Shonan doesn’t come himself but sends a secretary to meet me; what does he mean by that?”
“Is he looking down on me, or does he not take me, Chen Hai, seriously?”
With dissatisfaction, Chen Hai huffed.
Money, he didn’t care about; what truly mattered to him was respect.
Even if the thirty percent share of the Toyota Group represented immense wealth, that was only relative to the average person.
If Toyoda Shonan had shown better respect and willing to humbly help him out…
His mood would improve, everything would be negotiable, and he might even generously cover the round-trip airfare for Toyoda Shonan and his party!
No help for it, someone like Chen Hai, from a high-income, high-quality group, was just that generous.
“Boss, you mean you don’t want to meet Inoue Keiko?”
“If so, then I’ll simply find an excuse to dismiss them!” Upon hearing Chen Hai’s words, Xiang Dong quickly responded on the phone.
Having been in the Bitter Kiln for over a decade, he understood many things very clearly.
Although he wasn’t aware of his boss surviving a nuclear bomb with his physical body, just the things he did know were enough to prove how immense and terrifying his boss’s power was!
Having the fortune of clinging to such a thick thigh, he naturally prioritized Chen Hai’s opinions in everything he did.
As for offending people, he didn’t care at all.
To Xiang Dong, with his boss around, no one could do anything to him; all problems weren’t really problems.
“Forget it, that Inoue Keiko, since she traveled all the way from Japan, as a visitor, she deserves courtesy.”
“Since I’m bored anyway, let me give her a chance to meet, see what she is really up to.”
“You can give her my contact details, let them come to Liuyuan County themselves; once here, they can just call me!”
After hesitating, Chen Hai instructed.
Hospitality is a traditional virtue of Yanhuang Country.
Although he wasn’t particularly fond of that Inoue Keiko, after some thought, he finally decided to meet her.
“Alright, Boss, I will go reply to them right now!” Xiang Dong nodded in response.
Soon, the phone call ended, and Chen Hai put his phone back into his trouser pocket.
After spending the morning with his mother, Jiang Meixian, and leaving her in the care of a nanny and professional medical staff, Chen Hai grabbed his fishing rod, having nothing better to do, and went to the Yuan River.
As for Ye Qingqing, she went to the beauty salon.
Standing next to Chen Hai, she felt she didn’t match up; she went to the salon to make herself look younger.
Chen Hai understood her thinking.
A simple and ordinary life indeed needed something to pass the time.
Although going to the beauty salon wasn’t cheap, their family wasn’t short on money; it was just beauty treatments, not plastic surgery, so Chen Hai naturally let her be.
Carrying the fishing rod to the Yuan River was also his way of killing time, wasn’t it!
The scorching sun could peel the skin off an ordinary person.
Chen Hai didn’t care about such things; while other fishers were sweating profusely yet still wrapped up tight, he was bare-chested, wearing nothing but big shorts.
When fishing, he soaked everything below his thighs in the water; under the cool river’s embrace, he felt quite refreshed!
As one of the tributaries of the Yangtze River, affected by the ten-year fishing ban, you could now only fish in the Yuan River using a single rod and hook.
So, the fishermen by the Yuan River no longer used sea rods, most had switched to lure fishing.
After all, the jig head of lure fishing used just a single hook.
Running to the riverbank without a care, even though Chen Hai had only caught two fish, he still enjoyed it immensely.
In the evening, Ye Qingqing called and said she was going to play mahjong with some new friends and wouldn’t come back for dinner.
Hearing this, Chen Hai was relieved; after all, cooking was his responsibility!
With Ye Qingqing not coming back for dinner, he didn’t feel like returning either.
He stayed by the Yuan River until after eight o’clock, and as usual, it turned out to be another day without catching anything.
Near the Liuyuan shopping mall, at a night stall called Xu’s Iron Plate Burn.
“Cousin, this place…” Walking up bare-bodied, wearing flip-flops and shorts, and carrying a fishing rod, Chen Hai was greeted as soon as he arrived.
Not far away, at a table, Sun Jinzhong stood up and waved at him.
Besides him, there were two others at the table.
One was Tong Daqiang, and the other was Jiang Dalong, who had been released from prison not long ago.
Chen Hai had come here because Sun Jinzhong had called him.
Everyone at the table was an acquaintance, so naturally, he did not stand on ceremony!
The food hadn’t even been served yet, and he had already grabbed a bottle of ice-cold beer, popped the cap, and chugged down several gulps.
On such a hot day, half a bottle of ice-cold beer was, in a word, exhilarating!
“Cousin, where’s Zhang Xia?”
“Back in Myanmar North, seeing you two all fired up, I thought there might be something between you!”
“Back in Liuyuan County, I haven’t seen her.
Did you two break up?”
As his gaze fell on Sun Jinzhong, Chen Hai smiled and asked.
“Don’t even mention it, I thought she was quite nice while we were in Myanmar North!”
“But after coming back and spending a few days together, I realized our values were quite misaligned.”
“I’m used to having my freedom, but her?
She wants to control everything.
She even wants me to hand over any money I have in my pocket—who can stand that!”
“Keep her around for the New Year?
Not happening.”
Laughing dryly, Sun Jinzhong replied.
This guy, a typical jerk, despite his age, still acted this way.
Even Chen Hai found this somewhat speechless.
“You, do you really plan to stay single forever and die alone?” Chen Hai gave Sun Jinzhong a look and responded reluctantly.
“Brother Zhong, this damn guy,” you can’t reason with him.”
“I advised him several times when he broke up with Zhang Xia.”
“He told me his views on love are focused—years ago, he liked girls around seventeen or eighteen, and even now, he still likes them at that age, unchanged for decades!”
“Listening to him made me want to kick him a few times!”
Before Sun Jinzhong could reply, Tong Daqiang took over the conversation.
This guy had quit the delivery job in the Yellow Robe.
Otherwise, he would still be busy at this hour and wouldn’t be sitting here.
Hearing Tong Daqiang say this, Sun Jinzhong just chuckled dryly.
It seemed he agreed that his views on love really hadn’t changed in decades.
“You, this guy…” Chen Hai was speechless, glaring at him once more.
“Brother Long, how about you?
A few days ago, when I saw you, you mentioned setting up a KTV and asking Brother Zhong and Brother Qiang to help you!”
“How’s it going these days?
Any progress?”
Glancing at Jiang Dalong, Chen Hai smiled and asked.
This guy had billions in cash seized from his house when he was arrested.
His early release was likely thanks to Chen Hai’s influence, but the KTV project had begun before Chen Hai returned to Liuyuan County.
It seemed he still had some assets speared; the money earned had not been fully confiscated.
“It’s alright, I’ve already picked out a place, but we haven’t agreed on the price yet!”
“I asked you, Chen Hai, to invest, but you said you weren’t interested.”
“If there’s any trouble with the KTV I set up, and I need your help, you can’t refuse!” Raising his glass, Jiang Dalong toasted Chen Hai with a laugh.
“Just brothers, do you need to be a stranger with me?”
“I’ve come back to Liuyuan County for retirement, but if you really need help, I’m obliged to assist!”
Nodding his head, Chen Hai smiled and responded