Chapter 391 Tough Days (1/2)

Chapter 391: Tough Days

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Being the director the organization, Ma Zhi-an carried the application forms and recommendation letters with him wherever he went.

Hence, after Chen Haonan had filled in the recommendation letter, and Li Du had filled in the application form, Ma Zhi-an signed his name; Mr. Li was now a member of an organization.

Putting the forms away, Ma Zhi-an extended his hand with a smile. ”Welcome to our organization, Brother Li. I hope that we’ll help and support each other as we make our mark in America.”

Li Du shook his hand. ”Definitely.”

Ma Zhi-an was someone who knew his place, and did not overstay his welcome. After helping to accomplish this matter, he finished the beer in his glass and then left.

After a few minutes, a Native American man came over and placed a dozen glasses of fresh beer on their table.

Li Du said, ”Excuse me, we didn’t order this.”

The Native American man smiled, ”It’s a treat from James. He asked me to send you a dozen of the freshest stout.” James was Ma Zhi-an’s English name; Li Du’s impression of him was even more positive now.

But when the Native American left, Chen Haonan told him solemnly, ”Forget about the food and drink. Li, let me give you a piece of very, very, very sincere advice: be wary of Ma!”

”Why?” Li Du asked. ”Does he have an evil scheme for me?”

From the interaction they’d just had, Ma Zhi-an did not seem like such a person. However, Li could not only consider appearances—who was to say what kind of a person he really was?

Chen Haonan nodded and then related more negative incidents having to do with Ma Zhi-an.

But he spoke too much, and Li Du thought that he could have been overstating things.

Disregarding the fact that he had met Chen Haonan first, Ma Zhi-an had given him the impression of being more reliable than Haonan. However, Haonan had closed a business deal with him successfully. In this regard, Chen Haonan would seem more trustworthy.

It was never easy to read someone’s character, and Li Du had never been good at assessing people’s personalities. After all, he’d been merely a half-settled university student not even a year ago.

After making another round at the food market, they returned to Chen Haonan’s villa to rest. The next day they got ready to head back after breakfast.

Chen Haonan could not bear for them to leave. ”Could you guys not stay on for a while longer? My hosting at the Food Market was inadequate; let’s go dine at the Hilton Hotel tonight.”

Li Du smiled. ”It’s not like the food market was filled with low-standard street stalls. The food there is probably better than some five-star hotel. Let’s meet again another time.”

Haonan still wanted to dissuade them, but Hans told him that they had to leave to attend to business matters. Chen Haonan could not refute that, and so he asked pitifully, ”Then will you come when your beads are ready?”

Li Du was somewhat perplexed. He understood the guy was lonely, but there were plenty of Chinese in Phoenix: Chen Haonan did not have to solely depend on him.

But Haonan indeed looked very pitiful, so he said, ”Of course, call me when the beads are ready and I’ll swing by here again to hang out.”

In the car on the way back to Flagstaff, Hans took out an address and said, ”Buddy, head here. Let’s go to the storage company to take a look. There are auctions the next couple of days.”

Li Du asked in surprise, ”There’s really an auction? At Smith Storage Company?”

”Of course—did I not say that when I rejected your countryman’s request for us to stay?”

”I thought you were only trying to find an excuse to decline.”

”Of course not. I was sincere.”