After Wang Wenwen finished helping pour the tea, Wu Xinmin stood up and bowed.
"Young friend Ye, I must sincerely thank you here... Last time, if you hadn't reminded Old Zhang at Old Wang's place, he would probably be on his way to see the King of Hell right now. Zhang, he fought against crime his whole life. If... alas, it's all thanks to you!"
For the dignified Prefect to personally bow and thank Ye Yun, especially since Ye Yun was an ordinary person, not much older than his own daughter, it was truly rare.
It was precisely because Zhang Jinzhong, though a subordinate, had earned his respect.
"Mr. Wu is too kind. I also deeply admire Captain Zhang, and besides, Captain Zhang has thanked me before. It's nothing," Ye Yun said with a smile.
"Since Old Zhang came to me himself, I won't interfere too much. However..." Wu Xinmin said meaningfully at this point, "I know that kid's temper. I'm afraid he didn't just bring some things, but drank quite a bit."
Wu Xinmin's interruption did a lot to ease the atmosphere.
Old Wang chuckled and said, "Alright, Xiao Wu, don't mention Old Zhang's matters. Young people have their own ways of interacting."
Old Wang's words immediately silenced Wu Xinmin. Although with his current status, he didn't need to show deference to Old Wang anymore, as a teacher for a day, Old Wang still held a very high position in his heart.
"Haha, yes, yes. Even if he did bring something, with your assets, that little gift probably wouldn't catch your eye," Wu Xinmin said with a laugh.
This made Ye Yun glance at Wu Xinmin again. As expected! The other party was seeing him precisely to acquire the land in Gaohai Village! This talk... was likely meant as a prelude, a way to break the ice!
"Heh heh, Xiao Wu, don't beat around the bush like this. You want to ask about the land in Gaohai Village, don't you?" They were all cunning foxes; if Ye Yun could see through it, how could Old Wang not? He was just pretending to be oblivious earlier.
Wu Xinmin gave a wry smile. He had carefully gathered Ye Yun's information and could almost recite it from memory. A little over a month ago, Ye Yun was undoubtedly a scumbag, a degenerate... Wasted the prestigious undergraduate and master's program at Jinling University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Wasted marrying such a beautiful wife. They said phoenix men, phoenix men. But Ye Yun, who had toiled for twenty years in education, had a winning hand that he had almost ruined himself. Just a small setback and he became self-abandoned, sinking to the bottom of society, indulging in drinking, gambling, and losing his fighting spirit... It was bad enough that he was decadent, but he also dragged his beloved wife and daughter down with him, even being apprehended a few times for crackdowns on prostitution and gambling. Just a month ago, he even stole his own daughter's tuition fees to gamble and lose, and then was hounded by loan sharks. Yet, such a person, in just one month, was living in a luxurious mansion in Ying Tian Prefecture and driving a luxury car worth millions. Furthermore, relying on his so-called intuition, he had guided many people from danger to safety. Intuition? Was this a joke! It was the 21st century, and people still believed in such things? If this were in the past, anyone who told him this would be treated as a charlatan and likely handed over to Old Zhang for re-education. But now, the facts were right before his eyes. He couldn't help but believe! Previously, one could have said Old Wang was losing his good reputation in his twilight years, with the entire Wang family colluding to enrich this kid? But what about Gaohai Village! This matter was tightly guarded; no more than three people in all of Jinling knew about it. And these three would absolutely not leak it. Moreover, what about Old Zhang's situation? The time, the place... Ye Yun had predicted it all correctly! It was uncanny! Too uncanny! Wu Xinmin shook his head with a wry smile and returned to the main topic.
"Young friend Ye has truly surprised me. The land in Gaohai Village is indeed a treasure. But regarding the news of the extension of Metro Line 13, I truly cannot understand how you knew about it. And you even brought along that Lin family kid, along with Meiling and Wenwen, the two young girls, to acquire the entire plot."
"Ah?"
As soon as Wu Xinmin finished speaking, Wang Wenwen on the side exclaimed. Metro Line 13 extending? Was it going to extend to Gaohai Village? Following Mr. Ye, she was going to get rich again?
However, Wu Xinmin ignored the exclaiming Wang Wenwen and continued, "Honestly, I, Wu Xinmin, graduated with a master's degree from Huaguo People's University. I have some education. I studied hard for many years and have never stopped learning since I started working. I've read many books and met many people. But someone as miraculous as you, young friend Ye, is truly the first in my life. I've had the chance to interact with Jack Ma, Ma Ba Wan, and these top domestic billionaires. But their foresight, to be honest, is far inferior to yours. If your story got out... tsk tsk, going from owing hundreds of thousands to being worth hundreds of millions in a month, who knows what kind of public outcry it would cause. If nothing else, dominating the trending searches would be easy."
Old Wang on the side just smiled and said nothing. His judgment of Ye Yun was the same as Wu Xinmin's. In fact, he evaluated Ye Yun even higher than Wu Xinmin! It was all because he had personally experienced the miracle of the licorice medicine!
Ye Yun pretended to be unconcerned, watching Wu Xinmin. "Mr. Wu flatters me. It's just that my intuition was a bit accurate and I had some luck."
"Alright, alright," Wu Xinmin said, waving his hand with a smile. "Don't try to play coy with me, kid. Among those present, who doesn't know if it's your ability or your luck? I must say, when my teacher first mentioned you to me, my first reaction was whether he had become senile, believing in superstition in the 21st century, and saying you would surely become a new star in China's business world. I truly didn't take it seriously then... I just didn't expect that in just a few days, you would convince me."
Wu Xinmin looked lost, shaking his head with a wry smile. With his position, he shouldn't have been so easily convinced by someone. But the events that happened to Ye Yun were too fantastical! Otherwise, with his experience, why would he behave like an old neighbor? It was clear that he himself was restraining his authoritative demeanor.
Wang Wenwen on the side listened, her little eyes sparkling. Mr. Ye should indeed be so formidable! Uncle Wu recognizing him was the right thing to do! He should shine like this! Jack Ma and Ma Ba Wan were incomparable!
"Mr. Wu, please don't praise me too much. If your words get out, many people in Jinling might think I'm a joke," Ye Yun said with a wry smile.
"Oh? Is that so?" Wu Xinmin looked at Ye Yun with a half-smile, his expression seeming to say, "You're faking it. Don't you think so yourself?" He then glanced at Wang Wenwen and said with a smile, "But I think no one present would like to spread rumors, right?"
"Uncle Wu, I swear, I didn't hear anything just now!" Wang Wenwen raised two fingers, looking exceptionally cute.
"Hahaha!" Wu Xinmin burst into laughter. He then looked at Ye Yun, who had remained neither humble nor arrogant from beginning to end, and frowned with curiosity. "Young friend Ye, your move to acquire Gaohai Village was a good one. But I don't understand why you offered such a high price of 1.5 million? As far as I know, even if you could guess the extension of Metro Line 13, Gaohai Village is a suburban area. Even if the news got out, the demolition compensation there would be at most 2 million!"