A group of young people stayed at Northern Ocean Company until after six in the evening. Zhou Tonghui then began to arrange dinner for everyone.

The group walked together to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, eating until around nine in the evening.

As soon as it got dark, the enlightened Zhou Tonghui immediately gave Da Bai a look, and the latter instantly understood what he meant.

Da Bai sat in his chair, frowning as he asked, "Are we going out with the company executives later?"

"Yes," Zhou Tonghui immediately nodded in response. "They're all future participants in the management association. I've already arranged a place."

"Ah!" Da Bai replied, turning to look at Wa Wa and An Qiqi next to him. "There might be another engagement later."

"Oh, okay, we don't have anything planned today," An Qiqi replied naively.

Da Bai scratched his head, looking a little exasperated, and kicked Su Tianyu under the table.

"Oh, why are you so dumb?" Wa Wa pouted at An Qiqi, saying sarcastically, "Don't you get it yet? They're going out for some 'flower wine' and didn't plan to take us."

An Qiqi suddenly understood, "Ah, so that's what you meant?"

"It's all men, and it's a business venue... it's not very convenient for you to be there," Da Bai explained softly. "I personally suggest you go home..."

"So, we were just called here to be drivers?" An Qiqi pouted, turning to look at Su Tianyu. "Alright, President Su, you guys go have fun. We'll take our leave."

"...Don't go, if you want to come, then come along!" Su Tianyu said through gritted teeth.

As soon as he said this, the other men in the room looked at Su Tianyu like he was their father's killer.

"Okay, then let's go together," An Qiqi replied, looking at Su Tianyu.

The two looked at each other, and Su Tianyu blinked, "What I mean is, if, as much as possible, if you can go home... it's still..."

"Tsk,渣男 (scumbag)!" Wa Wa said through gritted teeth.

"Hmph, we're still an eyesore. Let's go, let's go!" An Qiqi said sarcastically, but she also knew that dealing with a "company" like the Zhou family meant that business banquets were unavoidable, so she didn't feel any resentment. She just got up decisively and beckoned to Su Tianyu, "Come down here with me."

"Alright," Su Tianyu immediately put down his chopsticks and followed the two beauties out like an old eunuch.

"Are those two sparking?" Zhou Tonghui asked Da Bai.

"You're only just seeing it now?" Da Bai pursed his lips, teaching him softly, "Someone like Gouzi is just a fool. Why do we have to find a girlfriend so early at our age? Doesn't that mean giving up the whole pond? Let me tell you... a man needs experience to have flavor. I personally suggest, go see prostitutes first, learn first..."

Zhou Tonghui looked at him eagerly, "Is it still too late for me to learn now?"

"It's never too late. Tonight, I'll teach you how to turn to the first page of the book of life experience!" Da Bai was full of smooth talk.

...

Downstairs, Su Tianyu happily sent An Qiqi and Wa Wa back to the company entrance.

An Qiqi opened the trunk and took out a very delicate gift box, stuffing it haphazardly into Su Tianyu's hands. "This is for you."

Su Tianyu looked at the tightly wrapped gift box and immediately asked with a silly smile, "What is it?"

"You'll know when you open it," An Qiqi seemed a little embarrassed, and hurriedly opened the car door, getting into the driver's seat. "Okay, we're leaving."

Su Tianyu held the gift box in his hands, feeling delighted, and stepped forward, bending over to stare at An Qiqi's delicate face without saying a word.

"What are you doing?!" An Qiqi dodged back a little, feeling like Su Tianyu was going to kiss her.

"If you don't want me to, I don't have to go tonight," Su Tianyu said deeply.

An Qiqi immediately curled her lips. "Aren't you being a little hypocritical, brother?! Go, go, hurry up and go do what you need to do!"

"I really don't have to go," Su Tianyu said tenderly. "If you say one word, I'll castrate myself."

"Hahahaha!" Wa Wa burst out laughing from the back seat. "I have to say, when it comes to being ruthless, you're still the most ruthless!"

"I'm feeling a little nauseous..." An Qiqi waved her hand, her pretty face blushing. "Go, go, hurry up and go do whatever you need to do. We're going to find a place to watch a movie."

"Thank you for the gift," Su Tianyu said with a smile. "Drive safe!"

"Yeah, you... don't drink too much either," An Qiqi said, then immediately closed the car door and drove away.

Su Tianyu watched them drive away, looked down at the gift box, and said with a grin, "Hehe, basically got her."

...

Dragon City.

Jing Yan led Zhang Ming out of a high-end restaurant and got into the car.

During this time, Jing Yan had attended many development meetings in the city, and had also met and dined with people from the city council, the Zha Nan port, and the police department.

After a round of visits, the information Jing Yan received was very consistent.

The police department, the city council, including the navy, customs, and coast guard at Zha Nan port, all implicitly supported Wei Xiangzuo.

Jing Yan knew in his heart that with Wei Xiangzuo's power, he definitely couldn't ask so many big shots to speak for him, so the one who was really using connections and spending money was definitely the Yu family.

From this perspective, Jing Yan even more did not want Wei Xiangzuo to be the top dog in Zha Nan. But the reality was that Wei Xiangzuo had already gained momentum. If you didn't recognize him, then Zha Nan would not be stable. If it escalated further, the Dockworkers' Association would have a hard time reporting back to their superiors.

In the car, Jing Yan put his hands together and said softly, "Lao Zhang, I think we should settle the Zha Nan matter first!"

"Give it to Wei Xiangzuo?" Zhang Ming asked.

"If we don't give it to him, Zha Nan will definitely continue to cause trouble," Jing Yan sighed, replying, "If it really gets to the point of being unmanageable, Wei Xiangzuo can directly announce that he's pulling his team out and breaking away from your Dockworkers' Association. What can you do?!"

Zhang Ming nodded slowly.

"Let's stabilize things first," Jing Yan said, putting his hands together. "It's just one Zha Nan. Let him have it. I want to see what waves the Yu family can make."

"Things may not necessarily develop for the worse," Zhang Ming added. "Wei Xiangzuo, after all, is also one of us. Cooperating with the Yu family back then was purely out of necessity. If we stabilize him and allocate some benefits to Zha Nan, Wei Xiangzuo might not necessarily stick with the Yu family through thick and thin."

"Yeah," Jing Yan nodded slowly, pondered for a long time, and then said, "Now that Wei Xiangzuo is coming up, we have to arrange someone for the Longkou district as well. I've decided to let Gu Baisun be a 'helper' (bang dai), and I'll parachute in a 'sitting hall' (zuo tang) for him. In the future, you will keep an eye on this area."

"You think Gu Baisun isn't an idiot?" Zhang Ming asked straightforwardly.

"If he has the ability, then Longkou is really his; if he doesn't have the ability, it's not too late to replace him in the future," Jing Yan said, looking out the window. "Whether he's a stone or real gold, it will be clear after putting him in Longkou for a while."

"Okay."

...

That night, Zhang Ming called Gu Baisun again, informing him of the news that he would soon take over as the helper of Longkou district.

An hour later, Zhang Ming's secretary once again took away a pair of valuable antiques from Gu Baisun's home.

So far, the small treasury accumulated by Gu Tongshan during his lifetime had been squandered by Gu Baisun by eighty percent in less than half a year.