"Uncle Yi, let's go!"
Zhang Liunian had long known these eight households were difficult to deal with and had only come to give up hope.
After leaving, Zhang Liunian intended to find Gu Sanqing, but unexpectedly encountered assassins again on the way.
This time, there were only ten of them, but their martial arts foundations were strong. It took Zhang Liunian a great deal of effort to drive them all away.
Just as he was fending them off, Gu Sanqing appeared with his men and kindly offered, "Do you need any help?"
Zhang Liunian wiped the sweat from his forehead and refused, "No, but thank you for your willingness to help."
Zhang Liunian was such a person himself, so he also liked people of the same kind.
"You're welcome. I didn't help with anything," Gu Sanqing said sheepishly, scratching his head.
Zhang Liunian smiled, "You helped me last time too. This time, you must let me treat you to a meal to express my gratitude."
"No need, it's what I should do."
"Let's go, it's lunchtime," Zhang Liunian said, pulling Gu Sanqing towards a restaurant without further ado.
During this time, the latter wanted to shake off Zhang Liunian's hand, but considering his objective, he endured the unpleasantness and did not act.
Fortunately, they soon arrived at a private restaurant and sat down face-to-face.
"Thank you very much, Comrade Gu, for your assistance twice. I'm treating today, so order whatever you like, and there's plenty," Zhang Liunian said, seeing the other party unwilling to speak. As the host, he took charge and handed the menu to him.
"Anything is fine with me," Gu Sanqing waved his hand, declining the idea of ordering.
Zhang Liunian smiled without forcing the issue and, based on his knowledge of Gu Sanqing's tastes from his previous life, ordered a table full of dishes he enjoyed.
However, as the dishes were served, Zhang Liunian clearly noticed the subtle change in the other person's expression.
First surprise, then displeasure, then it turned into indifference.
It seemed these dishes were not to Gu Sanqing's liking.
In fact, as Zhang Liunian had thought, these dishes were not only not to Gu Sanqing's liking, but they were all his most disliked dishes.
But he had just said anything was fine, so naturally, he couldn't show it.
"Are these dishes okay? If not, we can order another table," Zhang Liunian asked tentatively, seeing him move his chopsticks twice and then stop.
Gu Sanqing's eyes flickered, his mouth slightly opened, but in the end, he did not speak.
Instead of changing the table, he picked up his chopsticks again and said, "Anything is fine with me."
Zhang Liunian was stunned. He realized that the current Gu Sanqing was very different from the one he knew later. These dishes were clearly the ones he had revealed he liked when dining with him before, but now he could barely eat a few bites and was pretending that anything was fine.
He was lying.
These dishes were not what he liked, and perhaps they were what he disliked.
How much sincerity had the Gu Sanqing of his past life truly shown him as a friend?
Probably not even half. Forget it, in this life, he would just treat him as a stranger.
"I heard you went to the neighborhood office this morning to buy the recycling station. Is that true?" Zhang Liunian had not forgotten the most important thing, which was to inquire about the recycling station.
Gu Sanqing's movements paused upon hearing this, then he said in surprise, "How did you know?"
"Because I also went to the neighborhood office this morning for the same reason."
"..."
Gu Sanqing fell silent and did not respond.
Zhang Liunian's heart sank slightly seeing him like this, but he still asked, "Do you plan to do anything with the recycling station you bought?"
Gu Sanqing looked up and met his gaze, saying, "I want to build a factory."
"If you're building a factory, you should consider the industrial zone, not this residential area," Zhang Liunian said sincerely. Building a factory was very noisy and might cause pollution, so it was best to stay away from residential areas.
Gu Sanqing also understood this point and said somewhat sheepishly, "I originally fancied the land in Fude Village, but they wouldn't sell it, so I had to give up and choose this place.
Although the recycling station is in the residential area, it's still a bit of a distance from the residents. I don't think building a factory here would be a problem, and I'm building a garment factory, which doesn't cause much pollution."
Zhang Liunian was taken aback. Fude Village? It seemed his information was also accurate; he knew that a project was coming to Fude Village.
"Fude Village is indeed unavailable, but there are many other options."
"I just like Fude Village. The name is good, and it's quite secluded."
"..."
Alright, it seemed obtaining the recycling station from him would not be easy.
Never mind, he would go and see later if there were any alternative locations that could replace the recycling station.
As he thought this, Gu Sanqing suddenly asked, "Do you also want to build a factory at the recycling station?"
Zhang Liunian shook his head and replied, "I want to build a building."
"What kind of building?" Gu Sanqing blurted out the question.
"A department store," Zhang Liunian answered.
"But we already have a department store," Gu Sanqing recalled that their Pengcheng had a department store, which was established last year, just not in the recycling station area.
Zhang Liunian naturally knew where he was referring to, but that place was not in the same district as the recycling station, so it had no impact.
"It's not the same area, so there's no problem," Zhang Liunian said nonchalantly.
Gu Sanqing was silent for a moment, then resolutely said, "If you want the recycling station, I can give it to you, but you need to help me get a piece of land from Fude Village as an exchange."
Isn't Zhang Liunian incredibly capable? Then he would try it out. If he could get it, he would trade the recycling station.
Moreover, after this incident, Zhang Liunian would definitely consider him a friend.
Zhang Liunian was unaware of the many thoughts the other person had. He was just surprised that he was so easy to talk to.
He had thought the recycling station was a lost cause, but unexpectedly, he only wanted a piece of land from Fude Village.
He actually had it.
"This..."
Just as Zhang Liunian was about to speak, Uncle Yi grabbed his hand and gave him a look, which meant, "Wake up, don't be fooled."
"..." Zhang Liunian successfully received his message and immediately stopped the words that were about to come out.
Seeing this, Gu Sanqing's eyes flashed with a fierce light. The uncle beside Zhang Liunian seemed to hold a constant hostility towards him. Although he didn't know where this hostility came from, he knew that with this person around, it would not be easy to achieve his goal.
It seemed his knife would have to taste blood again.
"No need. Do whatever you want to do, no need to specifically exchange with me.
In Pengcheng, as long as you have money, you can open a department store wherever you want," Zhang Liunian said after some thought, still not agreeing to the other party's proposal.
After all, he no longer planned to continue being friends with Gu Sanqing, so there was no need to owe him any favors.
Money was easy to repay, but favors were the hardest.
"You're right." Gu Sanqing was disappointed that his plan did not work out, but he did not show it on his face.
"Eat your food quickly, it's getting cold." Zhang Liunian, seeing that the table full of dishes had barely been touched, urged him to eat again.
After a satisfying meal, the two parted ways with Yang Biao immediately after leaving the restaurant.
Zhang Liunian, accompanied by Uncle Yi and his bodyguards, continued to search for new locations for the department store.