On the third floor of Kalai Hotel, Su Tianyu, Su Tianbei, and Yu Mingyuan waited from around three in the afternoon until about seven-thirty in the evening, but did not see You Yifan himself. In fact, except for the room attendant who brought them water twice, no one else came into the room to talk to them or say hello.
In the guest room, even Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan, who were very patient, became a little impatient at this moment. They kept looking at their watches, smoking, and drinking cold tea.
Su Tianbei was an impatient person. If he had been like that before, he would have left by now. But this time was different, because what Lao Tong said was very clear. Whether Wei Xiangzuo could take the position or not, the navy had a lot of say, and whether the association could survive also depended on whether Lao Wei could take charge of Zhanan. Only if he became the assistant leader, could the maritime trade be reopened, and Tongji Association would have a stable income to support its staff.
Taking all the above reasons into consideration, even though Su Tianbei had been waiting for several hours, he did not complain at all. He was just a little distracted and fell asleep on the sofa.
At the beginning, Yu Mingyuan and Su Tianyu were still communicating, but by the end they were numb. No one spoke to each other and just stared blankly at the door.
It was past eight o'clock. The door, which had been quiet for a long time, finally heard footsteps. The young man who had greeted them in looked at everyone in surprise and said, "Hey, you haven't left yet?"
"Haha, yeah." Yu Mingyuan smiled awkwardly and stood up.
"I thought you guys had all left a long time ago. You were so busy that you forgot there were people in this room." The young man came over and said with a smile, "Excuse me, Brother Fan is playing business mahjong with a few friends. We just finished playing and we are going to an entertainment city in Longkou. Otherwise...you guys should leave first and we can meet again later?"
Yu Mingyuan suppressed the negative emotions in his heart and asked with a smile on his face: "Brother, when will Brother Fan finish his social activities? We can follow him and wait for a while."
Yu Mingyuan was so humble, but he had no other choice. If he didn't meet You Yifan today, he would have to make an appointment tomorrow, which would trouble Old Tong who had already left. Most importantly, it was uncertain whether he could make an appointment. So he wanted to meet You Yifan today, regardless of whether it would work out or not, he had to meet him and get to know him first.
"Haha, so anxious?"
"Yes, we really want to talk to Brother Fan!"
"Then you guys follow me, we're going to Dingzun Casino." The young man looked down at his watch and said, "But I can't say for sure what time it will end."
"Okay, that's fine. We'll wait." Yu Mingyuan nodded immediately, walked closer to the young man, and whispered to him, "Please remind Brother Fan in time to chat with us later. We can exchange contact information and get together privately later. I will definitely thank him in person... because I really didn't prepare anything today."
This was a very blatant statement, but the young man didn't seem to appreciate it. He just smiled and said, "Just talk to Brother Fan. I can't make the decision."
After saying this, the young man did not say anything more to the crowd, but quickly left the room.
After Yu Mingyuan watched the other party leave, he turned his head and glanced at Su Tianyu: "Let's go?"
"Well, let's go!" Su Tianyu hadn't eaten since the afternoon and had been sitting on the sofa drinking tea. He was already very sleepy, but he still forced himself to stay awake and nodded.
The two called Su Tianbei, quickly left the hotel, and drove directly to Dingzun Entertainment City in Longkou District.
In fact, Su Tianyu and others arrived at the entertainment city less than five minutes later than You Yifan and others, so they took the opportunity to open another small package next to the latter's box and ordered some drinks.
In order to express his sincerity, Yu Mingyuan called the sales manager of Dingzun Entertainment City and directly swiped a reserve fund of 50,000 yuan into the other party's account system, and told him that all the consumption in You Yifan's private room tonight would be deducted from his account, and the excess would be refunded and the shortfall would be supplemented.
The manager must be a sensible man. When he went to You Yifan’s box to toast, he specifically mentioned this matter, but You Yifan just smiled and said nothing.
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In the small private room, Su Tianyu stared at Yu Mingyuan blankly, and suddenly said: "It seems that you have matured a lot overnight."
Yu Mingyuan took a sip of beer and replied calmly: "No one can help me at all costs."
Su Tianyu was silent.
"Order some takeout. I'm hungry." There was no sadness on Yu Mingyuan's face. Instead, he said with a smile.
Su Tianyu nodded and took out the phone to order some takeout.
After Yu Jinrong's sudden death, Yu Mingyuan's temperament changed completely. He lost his dandy airs, his lavish spending power, and his calmness and ease when sitting in the boss's chair. Instead, he looked like a grassroots entrepreneur who was cautious and humble in everything.
Yes, society is so cruel, and there is no willfulness in the adult world. Today, Yu Mingyuan is like a real estate salesman carrying a briefcase and running around. Customers are difficult to deal with. If you dare to turn your face away or turn around and leave, you will have no food to eat tomorrow.
In the past, with You Yifan's attitude, Yu Mingyuan might have thrown a glass of wine in his face, but today, he not only had to bend down, but also had to pay the room fee for him.
Time and experience will always make you grow.
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The three brothers sat in the box eating takeout and waited until about one in the morning, when You Yifan finally showed up. He didn't know if he was pretending or if he was really drunk, but his face was flushed and he walked in with a very floating step.
"Oh, Mr. Yu, I'm really sorry. Two of our superiors have come to District 1, and I have to make some arrangements. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." You Yifan said with a smile and clasped his fists.
"Haha, it's okay, we can just take a break here for a while." Yu Mingyuan shook hands with the other party.
You Yifan grabbed Yu Mingyuan's hand and said with a swaying body, "I drank too much. I vomited twice. I lost my composure, I lost my composure!"
"Sit down and rest for a while." Yu Mingyuan offered his seat.
"No, no, I have to see my friends off." You Yifan waved his hands stiffly, and said with a drunken breath, "Don't worry about the matter you talked to me about... I'll take a day off to talk to you alone later. Oh, we're all friends, and we can get things done with just a word! Well, it's getting late... I'll see them off first, you give the phone to Mingming, and I'll call you later. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."
After saying that, You Yifan walked out unsteadily, and his follower came over with a cell phone and whispered, "Boss Yu, give me the phone."
Yu Mingyuan smiled widely: "Okay, okay!"
"I'll pay you later."
"What are you talking about? Isn't this a slap in my face? Please remember my phone number..." Yu Mingyuan said as he exchanged contact information with the other party.
On that day, the three brothers waited for about ten hours, but in the end they only met You Yifan and didn't even have a chance to talk.
The three men left.
Su Tianbei sat in the car, frowned and asked: "What does he mean?"
"It's hard to say." Su Tianyu's eyes turned red from sleepiness. He looked up at Yu Mingyuan and said, "Prepare some money. This is definitely right."
"I prepared a hundred of them!" Yu Mingyuan replied.
"Not enough." Su Tianyu shook his head.
In another car, You Yifan closed his eyes, half asleep and half awake.
"Brother Fan, what do you think about the Yu family's situation...?"
"Let them wait until the decree is issued." You Yifan replied impatiently.
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After the three brothers returned home, they continued to wait for You Yifan's call, but what made them devastated was that a week had passed and the other party had not contacted them.
During this time, Su Tianyu called Lao Tong several times and asked him to ask in a tactful way what You Yifan meant, but Lao Tong said that it was difficult for him to talk to You Yifan and asked Su Tianyu to wait. If there was no follow-up movement, he would then go and ask the other party out again.
If You Yifan doesn't give in, they won't dare to reopen trade at the port. The association will have no income and can only rely on the small profits earned by the sanitation company and the Zhou family's investment to maintain its operations.
But doing so is not a long-term solution, so Yu Mingyuan was so worried at home that his hair almost turned white.
That morning, Zhou Tonghui, who had rushed over from Huadu to start a business, prepared breakfast for the five lazy guys and yelled, "It's time to eat!"
Since Zhou Tonghui moved into the Yu family and took on the title of vice president, his basic job content is to cook, refuel the car, and clean the house.
At first, Yu Mingyuan was very embarrassed and wanted to hire two new nannies, but Zhou Tonghui was quite enthusiastic about the job. He didn't seem to care about this kind of thing, but enjoyed it. He even took time to look at the information of the sanitation company and learn about the association.
Zhou Tonghui's humility and optimism are engraved in his bones. After he left home, without the supervision of various elders and three or four older brothers, he became a lot more relaxed and felt happy every moment.
"Xiao Zhou, you are so diligent, you are playing us a bit, making us look like losers." Dabai came down from upstairs: "You are a pure black second-generation, you don't stay at home to eat, drink, gamble and whore, but do some capital crime business, you have to come here to suffer with us, aren't you sick?"
"I think it's pretty good. My teacher said that I have a service-oriented personality."
"Then why don't you become a gigolo? It's fun and you can provide service."
"Get lost!" Zhou Tonghui cursed, waved his hand and shouted, "Come and eat."
Hearing the sound, everyone came over and bent down to sit beside the dining table, while Su Tianyu habitually turned on the TV that was half the size of the Yu family's wall and watched the morning news.
"Today, the Autonomous Regulatory General Assembly of District 1 and the Autonomous Government of Longcheng City jointly issued the Foreign Trade Control Order No. 1 of the New Era 63. Due to the continued escalation of the war in Sinaloa, Casaro and other areas in the south of Longcheng, the situation in most areas is chaotic, which has seriously affected the security of our city and the border of District 1. After many fruitless negotiations, the Government of District 1, the Military and Political Department, the Autonomous Regulatory General Assembly, the Autonomous Government of Longcheng City and other units have negotiated and jointly decided to completely cut off the trade and transportation relations with Monan and Sinalo areas, and to recall the workers who have been active in the Sinalo area for a long time..."
Su Tianyu looked at the news with a frown on his face: "It's over! The upper echelons are fighting with the Sinaloan army!"
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In an apartment in Tianhong Port, You Yifan rushed into the living room with a toothbrush and asked excitedly, "Did you give the order?!"
"Yes, it's closed." A man in the living room nodded and smiled.
In a mountainous area of Sinaloa, at the Chi Army headquarters, Zhao Weihu slammed the table and stood up: "Damn it, they're finally here!"