Inheritance of Two Trillion
Chapter 622: The Important Person "Prince" _1

Chapter 622: Chapter 622: The Important Person "Prince" _1

Elder Xia escorted Bai Xiaosheng and Lin Weiwei to the entrance of the alleyway.

"You can stop here, we can walk the rest of the way," Bai Xiaosheng said to him with a smile.

"My car is right here. Where do you want to go? I can have someone take you there," Elder Xia still insisted warmly.

"No need, we want to stroll around a bit more before heading to the station," Bai Xiaosheng tactfully declined.

Lin Weiwei also smiled, "Yeah, we prefer walking on our own, it’s more comfortable. Uncle, if you drive us, it would feel like you’re hurrying us to quickly leave Linshen."

With that, Elder Xia laughed heartily but did not persist.

"Well then, this is where we part. But I feel we will meet again in the not so distant future," Elder Xia said with a smile that hinted at something deeper.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled without saying a word.

Lin Weiwei joked with a smile, "Then next time we meet, Uncle, you’d better have recovered from your illness, and you can’t forget my Xiaosheng. You’ll have to treat us to a meal!"

"Haha, of course!" Elder Xia laughed heartily.

Afterward, they said their goodbyes.

Bai Xiaosheng led Lin Weiwei back the way they came, passing through the streets and into the alley they had come from.

A few minutes later, when Lin Weiwei looked back, she could no longer see the alley where they had parted, nor the quite amusing Elder Xia.

"What an interesting old man!" Lin Weiwei said with a smile to Bai Xiaosheng, "He seems so ordinary at first glance, nothing special, but he has a sense of humor that makes him likable."

"Ordinary?" Bai Xiaosheng said with a meaningful smile, turning his head to glance in that direction.

Even though he couldn’t see anyone, Bai Xiaosheng continued, "Weiwei, he is anything but ordinary!"

Hmm?

Lin Weiwei was startled and curiously asked, "What’s so extraordinary about him?"

This girl is usually so sharp, but now she seemed a bit silly.

"His dress, speech, and manners, are all out of the ordinary!" Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile, "Especially when that rock fell and almost hurt him, didn’t you see the seven or eight people who stood up on both sides, berating the kids on the wall? Those seven or eight people must have been with him!"

Lin Weiwei was taken aback.

Thinking back, she remembered the tense expressions of those people, and how they dispersed with just a casual word from the old man.

It struck her as unusual.

"Could it be that we helped a very important person?" Lin Weiwei couldn’t help but say.

Bai Xiaosheng just shrugged, smiling indifferently.

Important person or not, he wasn’t really looking for a reward.

Lin Weiwei also laughed.

Her Xiaosheng had never decided whether to save someone based on their status.

Desirelessness is firmness.

Whether Elder Xia is ordinary or extraordinary, it made no difference to them.

As Bai Xiaosheng walked away, she quickly caught up to him, asking, "So, where are we going to have fun now?"

...

Elder Xia watched as Bai Xiaosheng and his companion walked away until they were out of sight, still with a smile on his face.

"Who would have thought, this Bai Xiaosheng, so talented, so interesting!" Elder Xia murmured.

If Lin Weiwei were there, she would have been surprised.

They had never mentioned Bai Xiaosheng’s full name to Elder Xia, and she had only called him Xiaosheng.

Yet, Elder Xia knew Bai Xiaosheng’s last name was Bai.

"I have reviewed the profiles of thirty candidates, and this young man is particularly special. In just six months, he rose from deputy general manager of a direct subsidiary to general manager, quite impressive!"

"The key is that the appointment came from within the Group, no simple feat!"

"I’m also lucky to have been curious and remembered his appearance, to think I would bump into him here, talk about fate..."

Elder Xia sighed for a while, then muttered in a barely audible voice, "He saved my life, makes me almost want to give him a pass."

"But...it’s not right, I should be impartial..."

"Hehe, let’s see how far this youngster can go!"

Elder Xia mumbled to himself.

From the alley, a group of men and women emerged, and after coming out, they quietly stood behind the old gentleman.

They were the same people who had been sitting along the roadside eating.

Someone stepped forward, "Mr. Xia, about that wooden board engraved with ou-kai calligraphy, do you think, perhaps we should take it back..."

Elder Xia had a fondness for calligraphy.

This meal was also because of that.

"No need, let the restaurant keep it," Elder Xia smiled lightly, pulling out a sticky note from his pocket, covered in tiny, fine script.

"With this, I have enough!" The old man admired the small characters on it, finding more to like the longer he looked.

"Oh, right, the piece of bluestone he wrote on the ground, dig it out for me, I want to take it with me!" Elder Xia muttered.

He really couldn’t bear to leave a single word behind.

"Yes."

The person who had stepped forward immediately retreated to take care of this matter.

"All right, we’ve eaten, and unexpectedly met an interesting young fellow, and even acquired some excellent calligraphy—it was a trip worthwhile! Let’s head back," Elder Xia said, hands behind his back, as he turned to walk towards his vehicle.

That custom extended Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Everyone followed.

"Prince, please wait a moment!"

Just as Elder Xia reached his car, someone nearby called out loudly.

He looked over, puzzled, to see a group of people hastily approaching.

The one leading the group, with a broad smile across his face, was none other than Zhang Heran.

Zhang Heran’s Zhang Family were no small name in Linshen.

Xiahou Qi naturally recognized him.

"Oh, it’s Mr. Zhang! What brings you here, you came for a meal too?" Xiahou Qi asked with a smile.

Of course not!

The old restaurant in this alley served unparalleled food, but it was not something everyone could appreciate.

Some people preferred dining in lavish environments with a band at their disposal, cutting into a rare piece of meat with a knife and fork, considering that to be more stylish.

"Prince, I already had my meal. This time, I came specifically to see you," Zhang Heran said with an earnest smile, his tone as if he had become a different person entirely, without the usual brevity in his words.

"Is that so." Xiahou Qi nodded, "Then, let’s talk in the car."

As he spoke, someone opened the car door, and the old gentleman got in.

Zhang Heran hurried to the side of the car door, personally shielding the car roof with his hand to prevent Xiahou Qi from bumping his head.

Only after Xiahou Qi got into the car and settled down did he follow suit.

The car door closed.

The two extended Rolls-Royce became a soundproof reception room.

The others waited outside, waiting for the conversation to end.

Zhang Tianze watched everything with a curious eye, the car, the accompanying personnel.

Just who was this old man, to make his own father so deferential!

He had never seen his father with such an attitude before!

Of course, Zhang Heran seldom took him to meet people of this stature.

"Also, why did my dad sternly warn me not to trouble someone with the surname Bai, even asking me to steer clear of him in the future. It must be because of this old man, too!" Zhang Tianze thought to himself.

Zhang Tianze was not someone oblivious to the depths and heights of society.

After feeling slightly irritated, he decided to heed his father’s advice and avoid provoking that Bai in the future.

After all, he’s in Zhongjing! The chances of us meeting are almost as good as none! Zhang Tianze reassured himself internally.

The conversation in the car continued for half an hour, after which Zhang Heran got out, his expression respectful yet smiling.

It seemed the talk went well.

The Zhang Family people stood with their hands at their sides, watching as Xiahou Qi and the others’ cars drove away.

"Dad, what’s his background exactly?" Zhang Tian pressed forward, asking his father.

Zhang Heran dismissed those around him and spoke to his son in a lowered voice.

"This Mr. Xiahou Qi, everyone has given him a respectful title—’Prince.’ He has many identities, but the most crucial one is..." Zhang Heran looked towards the direction where the cars had disappeared, his voice filled with reverence.

"President of Zhenbei Group in the Greater China Region!"