Chapter 144 The Choice

On Guangji Island, Su Tianyu held a beer and retorted with a grimace, "Damn, I don't want to answer that question. You're making things difficult for me."

"Is it that difficult to ask who you're closer to?" Yu Mingyuan lay on the ground and waved his hand. "Forget it, your lack of a direct answer is an answer in itself."

"You have to force me, don't you?" Su Tianyu asked.

"I want to hear the truth."

"…!" Su Tianyu turned his head, gazing at the seaside scenery. He replied decisively, "If that day ever comes, I'll support you and go with you!"

Yu Mingyuan was visibly stunned by this answer. He then pointed at Su Tianyu, and teased with a laugh, "Hehe, you old dog, no one can ever figure out what you're really thinking!"

"Look, I said I didn't want to answer, but you had to ask. Now that I've answered, you're cursing at me?" Su Tianyu glanced at him and retorted, "So whatever I say is wrong? Aren't you an old dog yourself? Don't you have things you're hiding from me too?"

As soon as he spoke, the two stared at each other for a long time.

Yu Mingyuan looked at Su Tianyu very seriously, "I'll ask you one more time, what's your choice?"

"Hehe, I'm with you!"

...

The next morning.

Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan returned to The Dragon City. After the two separated, the former made a call to Li Mingsheng.

"Hello?"

"We talked. We can leave Gu Baishun alone for now, but there are a few conditions," Su Tianyu replied.

"Speak."

"In addition to the people you've placed, the Tongji Association must also have high-level members enter the stevedore association." Su Tianyu said softly, "Key positions may need to be filled by some of our people."

Li Mingsheng frowned, "The stevedore association has just stabilized, and you're already trying to plant people. What will the branch presidents think?"

"The slots have to be freed up. We can infiltrate slowly. It's not like we're saying we'll make them vacate their positions tomorrow." Su Tianyu paused and said, "Here's what I was thinking, leader. After the stevedore association stabilizes for two or three months, have the Municipal Workers' Association take the lead in holding a meeting to get everyone together and acquainted. Then, take the opportunity to establish a new management unit and slowly place people in the stevedore association. That way, it'll seem like the association is being taken over by the municipality, rather than us, the Tongji Association, trying to usurp their power."

Li Mingsheng thought for a moment, "That's a good suggestion, but we can't rush it."

"No problem."

"Alright, draw up a complete plan later, and we'll study it." Li Mingsheng replied.

"Okay! That's it then, leader!"

"Yes, that's it!"

After speaking, the two ended the call.

Su Tianyu sat in the car, pondered for a long time, and then dialed Bai Hongbo's number, "What are you doing?"

"Damn, I was doing *jù lóng zhuàng jī* (a night of vigorous sex) all night." Da Bai yawned and replied, "My back hurts. I'm here looking for a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to prescribe two plasters."

"Can you be a little serious?" Su Tianyu was exasperated.

Da Bai immediately exploded upon hearing this, "How am I not being serious? When you talk about cooperation, you have to have business banquets, right? And you have to have evening entertainment, right? Do you think I'm having a good time? Since I got here, I haven't had a moment to rest! I'm about to get an IV drip and head to the entertainment city! How old do you think I am? And you're still using me like this!"

"... Alright, alright, you've worked hard."

"Not hard, at most it's making the best of a bad situation." Da Bai shamelessly replied, "Speak, what do you want to do?"

"I'm just asking when you guys are coming back. I'm short on people here."

"It's not that I don't want to go back, but Miao Miao and Gui Mengjun have been flirting every day, and she's not making any move to leave." Da Bai said helplessly, "I estimate their affair should be settled soon."

"Ah?" Su Tianyu was a little confused.

"Tonight, Gui Mengjun is taking Miao Miao home. They're even preparing to meet the parents."

"...!" Su Tianyu scratched his head, "Alright, then finish your business quickly and come back. I have something to arrange for you and Tianbei to do."

"Okay, I got it."

After the two communicated, they ended the call.

Sitting in the car, Su Tianyu sent a text message to Third Sis, "Sis, it's okay to be in love, but let's try to be a little more reserved."

"Your sister is stunningly beautiful. It's absolutely impossible for me to be a simp!" Miao Miao quickly replied with an Empress Wu Zetian's domineering emoji.

Su Tianyu smiled at the message and drove away.

...

Around six o'clock in the evening.

Old Triangle, Hanoi's capital. Su Miao Miao had her beautiful hair styled up, wore very light makeup on her pretty face, and wore a simple white dress. She was tall and looked around at the street scene with radiant eyes.

Next to her, Da Bai was wearing a crotch-strangling black suit, standing next to Miao Miao with his hands behind his back, feeling somewhat dejected, "It's just outrageous that you asked me to attend this dinner party! I feel like I'm attending my ex-girlfriend's engagement party. Do you know how much my heart aches?"

Su Miao Miao rolled her eyes, "Can you get lost? You're so nauseating!"

"But seriously," Da Bai continued incessantly, "I'm actually quite happy to see you marry into a good family. The main thing is that Gui Mengjun is really good to you... You said he's so rich, and he has social status in Hanoi... If it were someone else, they'd be playing Russian roulette every day...!"

"Why are you talking about other people? Aren't you talking about yourself?" Su Miao Miao looked at him speechlessly, "Da Bai, we've been childhood friends. You've been indulging in your free-spirited ways all these years. Haven't you had enough yet?"

"Alas." Da Bai sighed, "Actually, the more promiscuous people are, the more they value relationships, and they're afraid to give their intense love to others easily. It's not that I don't want to find someone, it's just that there's no right person."

"Stop talking, I'm going to throw up."

"...!" Da Bai didn't explain, "Maybe this is my fate, destined to grow old alone."

"Squeak!"

As the two were chatting, three cars stopped by the side of the road. Gui Mengjun stepped out in a suit and greeted softly, "Hello, Miss Su. I now formally invite you to be a guest at my home."

Su Miao Miao smiled, "Granted!"

"Alas." Da Bai looked at the formally dressed Gui Mengjun and said in a serious tone, "President Gui, you have to take good care of my sister in the future! Miao Miao has been the goddess in the hearts of us bad kids in Zhan Nan District since she was little...!"

"Definitely!" Gui Mengjun smiled and nodded, replying in a teasing tone, "Let's go, little brother-in-law!"

Everyone got in the car and headed to the Gui family together.

...

In the Dragon City Municipal Building.

Ouyang Zhen looked at Li Mingsheng with his hands behind his back, somewhat helplessly saying, "You killed more than a dozen of their soldiers in the city. Can't you speak a little softer? What's wrong with approving a bit of land for them outside the city? Is it going to cost you a piece of flesh?!"

Li Mingsheng sat on the sofa and pointed outside, asking, "I'm asking you, even if I approve a hundred acres of land for Tan Hengqiang, can he be friends with us in the future? Can he?!"