"Yi Feng, I have great news! Director Tan has signed a contract with me. It's a ten-million-dollar deal!
That's twice the amount the owner of Jing Tian Grand Hotel promised me if I sold him all my vegetables.
And after signing, Director Tan immediately had his finance department transfer three million as a deposit to my company account.
He'll settle the remaining balance once the goods arrive.
You truly did me a huge favor. I must treat you to a meal. How about tomorrow?" Liu Kai Chen asked.
Liu Yi Feng felt genuinely happy for him, "It's good that you've signed the contract. Now the head office won't think you're incapable of holding your position.
But you can't thank me entirely. It's mainly because your company's product quality is up to par, otherwise, Director Tan wouldn't have signed the contract so quickly.
As for the meal, let's talk about it later. I'm quite busy lately." Liu Yi Feng still had to find locations for the agritainment farm and planned to venture into the mountains again to find wild mushrooms for Grandpa Zhao.
After all, it was a promise he had made and he intended to keep it.
Liu Kai Chen was a little disappointed, "Alright, then... but please contact me when you have time. We brothers will drink until we're drunk."
Liu Yi Feng nodded, "Okay, I'll let you feast then, as long as you don't hold back."
"How could I? Even if you ate all my savings, I'd be happy." Liu Kai Chen knew he would probably have to rely on Liu Yi Feng for many things in the future, so why would he be reluctant? This could be considered an investment.
"Then it's settled. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I'm still washing dishes!" Liu Yi Feng placed his phone on the stove, continuing to talk to Liu Kai Chen.
Liu Kai Chen nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll hang up then. I'll contact you another day!"
Emerging from the kitchen, Liu Yi Feng shared the good news with his father to alleviate his worries.
As expected, Liu Chun Sheng's mouth couldn't stop smiling after hearing it.
Those who didn't know would have thought it was his son who signed the contract.
He was so happy not just because Liu Kai Chen signed the contract, but also because his son had facilitated it, proving his son's growing capabilities.
Even a five-star hotel owner was giving his son face, and a ten-million-dollar deal was signed just like that.
Meanwhile, Zhao Qing had been busy at the kindergarten until late. She still made time to visit her father's house.
This was because she suddenly had an idea.
"Daughter, why are you here?" Grandpa Zhao was watching a spy drama in the living room when he saw her daughter walk in from the entrance, looking somewhat surprised.
His daughter had only visited once a couple of days ago, and she had her own family. It was rare for her to visit so frequently.
"Dad, are you watching TV? Have you eaten?" Zhao Qing walked over and asked.
"It's already eight o'clock, of course, I've eaten! But you're so busy with work every day, you probably haven't had time to eat, have you? Wait here, I'll go make you some shredded pork noodles," Grandpa Zhao put down the remote and stood up, preparing to head to the kitchen.
Zhao Qing quickly stopped her father, "Dad, I've eaten a boxed lunch at the kindergarten. I came here to tell you something.
That Mr. Liu's son you recommended to me has passed the kindergarten's assessment. He can start classes on the first."
"If he passed, he passed. Why did you specifically come to tell me? Honestly, our two families aren't related in any way," Grandpa Zhao didn't show much reaction.
Zhao Qing helped her father sit down, "Dad, if it were just that, I wouldn't have made this trip. You might not know, but Mr. Liu's son is no ordinary child. He can definitely be called a genius. I'll show you two things, and you'll know."
With that, she opened her bag and took out three A4 papers. Two of them were Tong Tong's drawings, and one was Tong Tong's arithmetic problems.
Zhao Dewang took them and immediately put on his reading glasses to look. "These drawings were done by your kindergarten teacher, weren't they?
They are indeed excellent, especially in capturing the spirit of the paintings. It's as if the paintings have been given souls. It's difficult for ordinary painters to achieve this. As expected of a fine arts graduate."
After evaluating the drawings, he looked at the arithmetic problems. The problems were neither easy nor difficult, especially the multiplication and division, which would be hard to calculate without a calculator.
But there seemed to be nothing special about them. He looked at his daughter with confusion, "These are?"
"I made these problems. If you were to solve them, could you do it mentally?" Zhao Qing asked.
"I could, but it would take some time," Zhao Dewang replied.
"But do you know how long it took Tong Tong to solve them?"
Zhao Dewang's eyes widened immediately, "You're saying that Liu's son solved these problems?"
Regardless of how long it took, being able to solve such complex addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division was impressive.
After all, this child hadn't even attended kindergarten yet.
Zhao Qing held up one finger, "Dad, to be honest, for these problems, including the final equations, he only took one minute. That is, he immediately calculated the results upon seeing the problems.
If this isn't genius, what is?"
Only then did Zhao Dewang take it seriously. He looked at the problems again, "This child's intelligence is indeed very high. With proper cultivation, he will definitely become part of Yan Jing University's Tian Ji team in the future. That's a nationally key nurtured talent."
"Dad, if it were just this, I wouldn't say anything. But do you know these two paintings? They are also by his hand."
"What..." Zhao Dewang's eyes widened with extreme shock. He picked up the paintings again, his hands trembling with excitement.
"Dad, haven't you always said you have no worthy successor and haven't met talented students? I think Tong Tong is quite good. This child, at such a young age, has such high talent. In the field of painting, he will definitely become an influential representative.
In the future, he can even participate in international painting competitions and bring honor to the country." This was the purpose of Zhao Qing's visit.
After carefully considering it that afternoon, she realized that the sketch artists at her school weren't as good as Tong Tong. If Tong Tong were to be taught by them, there might not be much room for improvement.
But her father was different. Her father was the former president of the Calligraphy Association, and his painting skills were top-notch.
Many of his paintings had brought honor to the country and won international awards.
But truthfully, foreigners seemed to have more imagination and challenged norms.
Their paintings were also more visually appealing.
Therefore, the country was in dire need of geniuses like Tong Tong.
However, even the most talented individuals, without postnatal learning, would end up like Zhong Yong and eventually blend into the crowd.
After hearing his daughter's suggestion, Zhao Dewang slapped his thigh, his eyes gleaming with excitement, "You're right! I must meet this child!"
Whether or not he would take him as a disciple still depended on the child's character. As the saying goes, "A three-year-old shows what an elder will be, a seven-year-old shows what an old man will be."
If the child's character was flawed, and he only possessed talent, Zhao Dewang would not accept him.
Because when he takes on disciples, character is what he values most.
"Don't worry, in a few days, Mr. Liu will bring his son to pay his respects. Thank you for introducing us!" Zhao Qing said with a smile.
"Oh, and this child is a good prospect. Your kindergarten is lucky to have him choose it. Reduce the tuition fees as much as possible, don't try to make this money," Grandpa Zhao added.
"Dad, don't you trust me? I've already thought of everything you've thought of. I've waived all of this child's tuition fees. Essentially, he won't have to spend a single cent for these four years."
Grandpa Zhao nodded with satisfaction and then resumed admiring Tong Tong's paintings, his expression as if he had found a treasure.
"I never imagined that in my lifetime, I would encounter such an extraordinarily talented child. If I can cultivate him, I can die with no regrets."