Chapter 24 (1/2)
Translator: Shunraiki
Editor: Naeda
In the previous chapter, I translate Liang Deyou's illness as second stage illness but after I recheck back in this chapter, I realize it actually was chuunibyou, I'm sorry. I've corrected the previous chapter. Enjoy this chapter （‐＾▽＾‐）.
Chapter 24: The little expert in digging pits.
In the evening, the three of them discussed how they were going to deal with tomorrow's bidding without offending the local company. After the discussion, they retired for the night.
When Lu Chengyu came out of Yan Mu's room, Chen Jin and Liang Deyou were no longer in the corridor. Even if they were, those two people probably wouldn't want to see him that much either. It was better for the two sides to not meet often since they were both tired of each other.
Early the next morning, Lu Chengyu and the other two went downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast. At the buffet, Lu Chengyu realized that Liang Deyou was standing beside him. He laughed and whispered, ”Mr. Liang is here to partic.i.p.ate in the bidding this time?”
Liang Deyou sneered and did not look at Lu Chengyu: “Why? You don't dare to fight with us Liang s.h.i.+[1]?”
[1]氏 [shì]: clan name
”Mr. Liang doesn't know that my current employer is Huading International, the Huading that is well-known in the industry?” He took two steamed dumplings on the tray and sighed slightly, ”Although Liang is rapidly developing these recent years, it is still far behind our Huading. With Huading here, Mr. Liang, you are doomed to run for nothing.”
“What, Huading?” Liang Deyou sneered, “The company, whose share prices had fallen to the lowest level in the stock market some time ago, have the nerve to compare with us Liang s.h.i.+?”
”Huading is a big family that has been handed down for many years. As the saying goes: 'a lean camel is bigger than a horse',” Lu Chengyu put down the tongs and glanced at Liang Deyou, flas.h.i.+ng him a smile. ”Mr. Liang probably has little contact with the upper circle of Beijing and doesn't know what it values. Yan Jia[2] is not comparable to some enterprises that have made a fortune in a short period of time.”
[2] 家 [jiā]: family; household; home; a person or family
Lu Chengyu's sentences were enough to dig at Liang Deyou's heart. Although the Liang family had made a lot of money in recent years, it had not officially entered the upper circle of Beijing. On the basis of fame, it was not as good as Huading's Yan Jia. For this kind of thing, it was okay if not said out loud, but once someone does, it simply made Liang s.h.i.+ lose face.
He gritted his teeth and sneered, ”I want you to see which is stronger in the end: a dying camel or a galloping horse.”
”Oh, I'll rub my eyes and wait[3], but it's better for Mr. Liang to not be too confident.” Lu Chengyu smiled at Liang Deyou, gracefully striding to the side for the milk. As for Liang Deyou's face, what did it have to do with him?
[3] 拭目以待 [shìmùyǐdài]: lit. to rub one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see; keep your eyes open and wait for the eager expectations or close attention to the movements and outcomes of the situation.
Yan Mu was looking at them in a happy face, he hope to get married with Chengyu soon
Not far away, Cao Jingshen pushed up his gla.s.ses, looking sympathetically at the Liang Deyou who was rus.h.i.+ng out of the breakfast hall in anger. He walked to Lu Chengyu and asked, “Hey, what did you say to that young master to make him look like that?”
“I told him a story about a camel and a horse. He didn't like camels and went off angrily. Who knew he had such a small stomach [4]?” Lu Chengyu put a gla.s.s of milk on Cao Jingshen's tray and smile brightly at him, “A gla.s.s of milk in the morning is good for your health.”
[4] small stomach: low tolerance; narrow-minded and relatively stingy.
Looking at the milk on his tray, Cao Jingshen raised his eyebrows. The more he got to know Lu Chengyu, the more he felt that this person was not all graceful or elegant. A sharp-tongue, mean-minded expert in pitting people is who Lu Chengyu really was.
Yan Mu, who had already picked his breakfast, sat at the table waiting for Lu Chengyu and Cao Jingshen. After they sat down, he asked in a low voice, “What's wrong?”
”Just digging pits and waiting for someone to jump in,” Lu Chengyu said in a low voice as he looked around. ”That Liang young master has such a wonderful personality. If I don't dig a little pit for him, I'll feel sorry for my conscience.”
Cao Jingshen looked at him suspiciously. A thing like a conscience, did Lu Chengyu really have it?
Yan Mu nodded and didn't comment on Lu Chengyu's behaviour. But, after a while, he suddenly said, “Liang is our rival in the industry. If Liang's successor keeps doing this, sooner or later, he will waste all of his father's efforts.”
Lu Chengyu, while drinking milk, did not speak. He didn't know much about Liang's family in his previous life but vaguely remembered that Liang Deyou took over after a few years. At that time, Liang Deyou's temperament was much calmer than it is now. Although his EQ was not high, his IQ obviously increased throughout the years.
Liang Deyou might experience something in the future that would temper his att.i.tude. Otherwise, with his current manners, he would kill himself even before Huading lifted a finger.
Cao Jingshen suddenly whispered, “Although the economy here is not very developed, the hotel's grade is not low.”
“Ordinary people can't afford to spend money, but there are always people willing to spend money that is not their own,” Yan Mu tone was somewhat complicated. “Sometimes, the direction is determined as good, but if someone decides to abandon that direction, the result can only be lost.”
Lu Chengyu and Cao Jingshen both knew what Yan Mu was alluding at. At the thought of Yan Mu's mother's family background, they both exchanged glances and led the topic elsewhere. There were things that they couldn't afford to hear and couldn't afford to interfere with.
Yan Mu didn't seem to want to continue this topic. He drank a mouthful of milk and began to eat what was on the plate. Halfway through the meal, he observed that Lu Chengyu liked to eat Luo Hanguo fruit, so he gave him the Luo Hanguo on his plate and continued to eat silently.
Luo Hanguo
Noticing his movements, Cao Jingshen looked at Lu Chengyu, who was sitting beside him. When he saw that Lu Chengyu naturally said thanks to Yan Mu, Cao Jingshen quietly took back his sight.
Jingshen already know his boss has fallen in love with Chengyu and buried his feelings
M County's bidding venue was about 20 minutes away from the hotel. Because there weren't as many vehicles on the road compared to Beijing, leading to no traffic jam, Lu Chengyu and the others arrived a little earlier than expected.