"Let's not talk about them. Shall we find a place to sit for a while?" Qin Yi waved his hand and said.
"Sure!" Luo Hao readily agreed. "We haven't seen each other for years. We didn't drink enough just now, let's find another place to continue!"
At this moment, Zeng Qiuxiang said, "If you want to go, go yourselves. I'm not going!"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Luo Hao's face. He quickly pulled Zeng Qiuxiang aside.
"Qiuxiang, can you give me some face and not make a scene..."
He whispered and persuaded Zeng Qiuxiang for a good while before she reluctantly agreed.
Luo Hao returned, and with a touch of awkwardness, said to Qin Yi, "Heh, Qiuxiang is just like this. Qin Yi, don't mind her!"
Qin Yi smiled, indicating it was okay.
Later, Qin Yi, Luo Hao, and Zeng Qiuxiang found a roadside barbecue stall, ordered some skewers and a bottle of beer, and ate while they chatted.
"Qin Yi, what are your plans for the future?"
After they clinked glasses, Luo Hao said, "If you're looking for a job, I can try to introduce you to our company!"
"Qiuxiang and I are designers at a decoration company. We were in the same major, and your grades were even better than mine, so it's definitely no problem!"
Before Qin Yi could reply, Zeng Qiuxiang interjected, "What do you mean 'definitely no problem'? Luo Hao, he just got out of jail, do you think our company would hire an ex-convict?"
"You're just a junior designer at the company, not a leader. You have no power, so what are you bragging about!"
"What ex-convict? Qiuxiang, why are you speaking so harshly?" Luo Hao glared at Zeng Qiuxiang. "And so what if I'm not a leader? I've been working at the company for several years, I can still recommend someone to join!"
"If you were recommending a normal person, there'd be no problem, but Qin Yi is an ex..."
*Clang.*
Luo Hao slammed his glass onto the table, interrupting her. "Qiuxiang, if you keep talking like this, I'm really going to get angry!"
"You're going to get angry? I want to get angry too!"
Zeng Qiuxiang stood up directly from her seat, unyieldingly retorting, "Which part of what I said is wrong? Didn't Qin Yi go to jail? Isn't he an ex-convict?"
"In the middle of the night, you ask me to come with you to drink with an ex-convict. I really don't know what you're thinking!"
"You guys drink slowly by yourselves!"
With that, she turned and left, completely ignoring whether Luo Hao was angry or embarrassed.
"You..."
Luo Hao watched Zeng Qiuxiang's retreating back, both angry and helpless.
This time, he didn't try to persuade her. He let her leave.
Because he realized that with her present, there would be no pleasantries or kind words, and it would be awkward for both him and Qin Yi to drink.
Turning back, Luo Hao apologized to Qin Yi again. Qin Yi simply waved his hand, not bothered at all.
Qin Yi even deliberately changed the subject, saying, "Haozi, actually, I already have a job. I'm working at Xinfa Industrial Company, so I appreciate your kindness!"
"Really? That's great!"
Luo Hao refilled his glass, and they drank another toast.
"Qin Yi, if you ever need anything from me in the future, don't hesitate to ask. Don't be polite! If you're polite to me, you're not treating me as a brother!"
Hearing the sincerity in his voice, Qin Yi, despite knowing he wouldn't need Luo Hao's help, was still touched.
Later, they continued eating and chatting. Qin Yi asked Luo Hao if he needed anything from Xu Honggang.
He had heard everything Luo Hao and Zeng Qiuxiang had said in the private room.
After a few bottles of wine, Luo Hao was a bit tipsy. He didn't even think about how Qin Yi knew he needed Xu Honggang's help and replied, "Isn't Xu Honggang the deputy manager of Mile Technology Company? Mile Technology is planning to move to a new office location recently, and the new office needs renovation!"
"Qiuxiang and I want to secure this renovation contract for them. You know, Mile is a company under Hanshi Group, they have a lot of money. As long as we win this contract, the commission for our company will be very high..."
Qin Yi understood.
He then asked, "What did Xu Honggang say? Will he give you the contract?"
Luo Hao shook his head. "I don't know. When I talked to him, he didn't directly agree, but he didn't refuse either..."
"However, I think the possibility of him signing the contract with Qiuxiang and me in the end is still eighty to ninety percent!" Luo Hao said with confidence. "After all, we're old classmates!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yi was noncommittal.
Would someone like Xu Honggang care about classmate relationships?
If he did, he wouldn't have mocked and squeezed him in the private room like that!
Of course, Qin Yi didn't say these words to Luo Hao.
They drank at the barbecue stall for about two hours before heading home separately.
The next day.
Qin Yi had initially wanted to take leave to take care of Zheng Shufen, but due to her strong insistence, he couldn't and was sent to work.
When Qin Yi arrived at the company, he found that Huang Shanshan had taken leave and wasn't there.
Qin Yi thought for a moment and felt that Huang Shanshan had probably taken leave to avoid him.
After all, yesterday, she had broken the bird's nest worth 800,000 yuan bought by Han Xin at their house. She was probably worried about seeing him and him asking her to compensate for it!
The facts were indeed so. Currently, in a certain residential area in Haicheng.
Liu E and Huang Shanshan were at home, checking the time repeatedly, their hearts filled with anxiety.
"Shanshan, do you think we'll really get into trouble if we don't pay?"
Liu E sat there and said, "Qin Yi's girlfriend said she'd give us a day. Now the day is almost up!"
Huang Shanshan thought for a few seconds and shook her head. "No! She said if we don't pay, she'll make it impossible for me to move in Haicheng, and she'll also put you in jail..."
"How is that possible! Who is she to talk so big!"
Liu E still showed a hint of worry. "But she can afford to buy 800,000 yuan worth of bird's nest as a gift, which means she's very rich..."
"Even if she's rich, she can't possibly ban me, can she? And for you, is prison her family's business, that she can put whoever she wants in?"
Huang Shanshan pouted, "If she were really that powerful, why would Qin Yi still be working at our company? Why would Qin Yi's family be living in someone else's house?"
Saying this, Huang Shanshan felt she had a point, and her anxiety instantly vanished.
Her confidence surged!
Hearing this, Liu E also felt it made sense, and her worries dissipated significantly.
For the rest of the morning, the two stayed at home, not going anywhere, waiting for the day to pass.
As the one-day deadline set by Han Xin yesterday approached, and with nothing happening, Liu E and Huang Shanshan's hearts finally relaxed.