Li Se did not act humble. He smiled and said, "I can't really say I'm successful. I just make some money. Currently, I run a small company. It's not very big, but it makes some money. Besides, I'm a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine myself, so I also opened a small clinic in the capital."
In truth, these words were already quite humble. Li Se's Mu Zi Group was far from small. It had already gained some recognition in the capital due to its excellent products and collaborations with major international corporations. His pharmaceutical company also partnered with the military, and he himself was an imperial physician. By saying this, he was being extremely low-key.
However, when these words fell into the ears of Yang Feng and his family of three, they interpreted them differently. They clearly felt that Li Se was showing off. They couldn't help but feel a touch of disdain. "A small company, what are you showing off about?"
Moreover, they suspected there was exaggeration involved, perhaps the company wasn't even a proper company, but merely a studio.
"Then it truly can't be called successful!" Yang Feng nodded with a smile. "Unlike me, I've just returned from advanced studies abroad and will soon be the financial director of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. The annual salary isn't high, just over a million, so it's rather in-between."
"Oh, the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce?" Li Se expressed some surprise.
"It seems you're not entirely ignorant either. You even know about the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. That's rare," Yang Feng sneered, clearly implying that Li Se was a bumpkin. Kuaishu Ge.
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Weiwei, your family is also involved in a chamber of commerce. When Feng'er doesn't understand anything, you'll have to teach him. This Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce is the largest in all of Jiangbei, so no mistakes can be made."
"Uh..." Qiao Weiwei didn't know what to say. If nothing unexpected happened, she would likely become the mistress of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce.
At this moment, Yang Boxin commented, "Feng'er, an annual salary of a million is nothing. Your path is still long. Being a financial director is merely your beginning. You need to have a more long-term vision."
"I understand, Father," Yang Feng nodded humbly, not forgetting to glance at Li Se. "Did you hear that? This financial director position is just a starting point for me, while for you, it's something you can only dream of reaching."
Alas, perhaps this was the difference between people.
He believed that after this conversation, Qiao Weiwei would certainly look up to him. After all, fresh out of studies and earning a million annually. Of course, relying on this million-dollar salary to impress Qiao Weiwei was clearly unrealistic, as she wasn't short of money herself; a few million meant nothing to her.
"Weiwei, has your Qiao Corporation considered expanding into the capital? If so, I can help you connect with the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce. I believe through my connections, it will definitely be possible," Yang Feng said, impatient to show off.
"Feng'er, you still need to be more low-key. You've just joined the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, so you can't casually introduce connections. This could create a bad impression with the higher-ups," Yang Boxin continued to dictate.
"Father, if Weiwei needs it, then even if it creates a bad impression, I will do it without hesitation," Yang Feng declared, patting his chest.
"Actually, it's not necessary at all!" Li Se said at this moment.
"What do you mean by that?" Yang Feng became displeased. "I'm talking here nicely, and you have the nerve to interrupt?"
Yang Boxin and Aunt Xue also frowned at Weiwei. Did this kid even understand the importance of connections? Their son was about to become the financial director of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, which carried considerable weight. Yet, this fellow claimed it wasn't necessary. Did it need his say-so?
"Young people nowadays truly don't know their place. Does it need you to say whether it's necessary or not?" Yang Boxin said with displeasure.
In his opinion, among all of them, their statuses were different, and Li Se, he felt, should be a notch below his family. He should speak cautiously, not here making wild claims.
"The Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce will soon be mine, so Weiwei will be its mistress soon. Then, any cooperation will be a simple matter of a word," Li Se was not one to deliberately stay low-key. Since the Yang Feng family was being so ostentatious, he didn't mind putting them in their place.
"Pfft..." As soon as these words came out, they were met with laughter from Yang Feng and his family.
This guy was truly shameless, daring to say that the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce would become his? How much had he drunk to dare utter such rebellious words? If he had even a grain of common sense, he wouldn't be like this.
"You're quite amusing. The Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce becoming yours? If you could become the boss of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce, then our Yang family could become a top family in the capital. This is simply ridiculous!" Yang Feng said dismissively.
Aunt Xue frowned and said, "Weiwei, your boyfriend is not very reliable. How did you find a man like this?"
Qiao Weiwei felt helpless. Explaining at this point would likely not be believed by this family. However, she still smiled and said, "Aunt Xue, I will soon become the mistress of the Jiangbei Chamber of Commerce."
This was bad. She was too deeply deceived!
Aunt Xue's frown deepened. She felt that Qiao Weiwei had been deceived. No wonder she had suddenly come to the capital; she must have been tricked into coming. She didn't find it strange at all. Qiao Weiwei had limited experience in the world and it wasn't strange for her to be deceived by someone like this. She was probably scammed out of money and affection.
"Weiwei, you need to be careful. There are many people out there who scam for money and affection recently!" Aunt Xue said indirectly.
Qiao Weiwei found it both amusing and exasperating. She knew Aunt Xue was implying Li Se was a con artist. However, even if this guy was scamming her out of money and affection, she seemed willing.
"Aunt Xue, it's not that exaggerated," Qiao Weiwei still felt the need to explain.
"How is it not exaggerated? You child have had too little time in society, and your father protected you too well. From today onwards, you will live at Aunt Xue's house and are not allowed to go anywhere else. As for this young man, tell him to leave the way he came. I already felt he was a骗子 (liar) just now, and now it seems I was right!" Aunt Xue said coldly.
Yang Boxin shouted sternly, "Young man, if you don't get lost, we'll call the police!"
Yang Feng sneered repeatedly. "So he's a con artist. Daring to scam my sister, are you looking for death? I warn you, if you don't leave, I'll have someone beat you up!"
Li Se remained calm and said faintly, "What? You dare to hit your future boss? Don't you want your financial director job anymore?"
There he goes again, still pretending!
"Then I'd like to see how you're going to stop me from being the financial director!" As he spoke, Yang Feng already threw a punch towards Li Se's face.
But how could this guy be Li Se's match? Li Se reached out and grabbed his arm easily, his tone turning slightly cold. "Since that's the case, then you shouldn't be the financial director anymore!"