Chapter 146 (2/2)
The teacup in Cheng Yannan’s hand, who was sitting next to him, fell to the floor and broke into pieces. However, she didn’t seem to be aware of it as a look of disbelief hung over her beautiful face as she stared at Kang Xia. Her lips opened and closed for a few times, but not even the slightest voice came out.
Tang Xiu frowned and asked her, “Cheng Yannan, what happened to you?”
Cheng Yannan turned her head with difficulty. After her sight moved and caught Tang Xiu within her line of vision, only then did she reply with a rushing breath, “Only now have I finally figured it out, as to why I felt that Kang Xia’s name sounds familiar. Isn’t she that outstanding genius of the business world, the Kang Xia who came back from the World Financial Center, Wall Street?”
“Yes!”
Tang Xiu nodded.
With an interested expression, Kang Xia looked at Cheng Yannan as she said with a smile, “I didn’t expect that my name would be that famous! Even this beautiful young girl also has heard my given name. I’m extremely honored and flattered!”
Cheng Yannan stood up suddenly as she shouted with a disbelieving expression, “How could it be possible… for you to work under Tang Xiu? A-aren’t you the business genius a lot of domestic major enterprises have always been wanting to hire? But you, you…”
Tang Xiu asked faintly, “What’s wrong? You think that I’m not qualified enough to hire Kang Xia?”
In that instance, Cheng Yannan immediately realized that her words were improper and quickly said, “That’s not what I meant! I was just shocked that Kang Xia would unexpectedly come to Star City, to even work for you, that is! Tang Xiu, you have no idea. Even my Second Uncle has repeatedly visited and personally invited her three times, only to get refused.”
With a ruminating expression, Tang Xiu asked, “Who’s your Second Uncle?”
Cheng Yannan said, “Cheng Jianguo.”
Kang Xia said with a smile, “Ah, so you’re Cheng Jianguo’s niece. Your uncle did visit me thrice. Hoping that I would go to your Cheng Family’s Company Group to take over the CEO position. But your family intervenes too much in the company’s matter and put a lot of constraint on me.”
Tang Xiu asked, “Is the Cheng Family very famous?”
Kang Xia said, “Yes. They’re quite famous. The Cheng Family does have a spot amongst those big families in Beijing. Not only do they have quite a big influence in the political circle, they also have quite a particular standing in the business world. If my memory serves me correctly, Cheng Jianguo also acts as the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce for the Northern Region.”
With an astonished expression, Tang Xiu looked at Cheng Yannan and asked, “Since your Cheng Family is so famous in the capital, how come you moved to Star City and are studying here? Also, why would your older sister work in the Star City’s Criminal Investigation Division? By reason and your status background, you would have developed better if you stayed in Beijing.”
Cheng Yannan was silent.
As the saying goes, each and every family has to go through their own problems.
The Cheng Family indeed was a big family with a big enterprise and a lot of assets. However, they too had a lot of family members that had the rights to speak. If it were not for the intervention from her grandfather, the Cheng Family could have been torn apart. There were a lot of schemes and underhanded conducts for the struggling of wealth and power within the family, all of which were particularly quite severe. Unwilling to become a sacrificial victim for political purposes, her older sister rejected an arranged marriage proposed by her family and moved to Star City, and got a job relying on her own ability. As for her, she followed her older sister to move here.
Tang Xiu was not the kind of person who liked to get to the bottom of anyone’s matters and secrets. Upon seeing that Cheng Yannan didn’t want to say anything, he no longer pried further about it, and instead, got up and looked at Kang Xia. “Anyway, I still have things to do tonight, so I’ll go home first. About those words I’ve said, I would feel at ease in giving this company to you to manage.”
A few minutes later…
Along with Yuan Chuling and Cheng Yannan, Tang Xiu left the Magnificent Tang Corporation’s office. Not only must he give tutoring courses to Yuan Chuling and the other three tonight, he also must use the time to study and prepare the health care products.
At the gate of the Oriental Gold Seat…
A Mercedes-Benz slowly stopped as a woman with black high-heels, silk stockings, floral skirt, and pink sunglasses came out from the back seat. On the other side of the car, a young man with a reluctant expression on his face also slowly got off.
“Big Sis, how many times do I have to tell you? I really neither have the talent nor the interest in business! I’m usually fine in getting second-hand goods blindly, and selling them for some pocket money. But if I have to manage a big business of our family’s, that’s simply impossible! Please cut me some slack, will you? Besides, those two guys, Hu Wanjun and Xue Renfei, have been waiting for me at the Super 4S Auto shop!” Zhang Yongjin rubbed his shiny head as he spoke with a helpless and desperate expression.
Zhang Deqin narrowed her eyes and said lightly, “Fine! You can go to that Super 4S Auto shop. But within two minutes after you leave, I will cancel all the bank cards you have and cut you off from your sources of income. Besides, a few days ago a pregnant female college student came to our house and I’ll disclose this news to our parents. And you, you gotta prepare yourself to become a groom!”
“What?”
Zhang Yongjin’s body trembled, and he quickly pulled up a smiling expression, saying, “Big Sis! My blood sister wouldn’t do such dirty moves, would she? Fine then. I’ll listen to everything you say. If I don’t go to work for the company, then I’ll stay at home. No problem. Now, what do you want me to do?”
A smile outlined on Zhang Deqin’s lips as she said, “Remember, this is what you wanted. I have never forced you to do it, understood?”
“Yes! Yes! Yes!”
Even though he secretly rained down criticism and curses inside his heart, Zhang Yongjin did not even dare to spit them out with his mouth. Ever since he was still an infant, his parents were too busy, and did not have much time to educate or control him. But his 7 or 8 year older Big Sis had become his important guardian, and the only one who was able to control all the things he had, either the important or minor matters.
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Zhang Yongjin’s eyes focused on one direction as his pace also abruptly stopped. His eyes fixated on Tang Xiu who had just come out from the inside.
“Enemies are really destined to meet again, huh!”
Zhang Yongjin coldly snorted. Although he did have some fear toward Tang Xiu, but since his Big Sis was with him at this moment, his courage was boosted up.
On the other hand, Zhang Deqin could keenly sense her younger brother’s unusual acts. She followed his line of sight as her complexion also slightly changed afterward. Nowadays, there were only a few young men that could leave a deep impression on her, and Tang Xiu was definitely one of them. She also recalled the last gambling house she had with Long Zhengyu. If it were not because this young man in front of her, she definitely would have been the final winner.