Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 889 - 884 Two-faced and treacherous business association

Chapter 889: 884 Two-faced and treacherous business association

At that moment, Xiong Qianyang also turned his head and looked at his current boss.

Then he seriously addressed his boss, saying,

"President Qin, I’m sorry, but a few friends have arrived, and I might need to entertain them a bit."

His tone was filled with a pleading sense as he spoke to President Qin.

However, the audience did not have any significant reaction after hearing this.

On the contrary, at that moment he disdainfully glanced at Gu Chen.

Then he formally continued to speak.

"The company’s money isn’t just blown in by the wind.

You want to entertain someone today, someone else tomorrow.

If we go by what you’re saying, should the company just close for the day just for you?"

His attitude in speaking was also quite aggressive.

It felt as though Xiong Qianyang owed him money. Xiong Qianyang, upon hearing this, awkwardly smiled and then addressed President Qin,

"I’m truly sorry, President Qin.

I assure you, just this once."

He sounded as if he was begging.

After he finished speaking, President Qin merely scoffed.

He did not continue speaking, which seemingly approved the small leave Xiong Qianyang asked for today.

Just then, President Qin turned his head, apparently ready to leave.

However, all of a sudden, he seemed to remember something and turned back to Xiong Qianyang saying,

"Today’s salary will be halved."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Qianyang did not express any objections.

Instead, he just nodded his head and then smilingly said, "Thanks, boss."

Gu Chen, seeing such a humble demeanor, felt an uncanny unfamiliarity.

It was utterly unlike the Xiong Qianyang he knew.

Xiong Qianyang would actually bow down for a bit of rice, something Gu Chen could never have imagined.

After leaving the company, Xiong Qianyang still felt quite embarrassed.

He then addressed Gu Chen,

"I didn’t expect that after such a long time of us not meeting,

our first encounter would turn out to be this awkward.

By the way, Boss Gu, how’s the baijiu business going?"

He then laughed while speaking to Gu Chen,

as if it was their first meeting.

But at that time, Gu Chen felt he was very insincere.

It felt like all he said was disingenuous.

Yet now, seeing him again, Gu Chen’s heart no longer held that initial feeling.

He felt that, at last, Xiong Qianyang had that sincerity Gu Chen always felt was missing.

Somehow, their chat then felt like one between true old friends.

Gu Chen knew this feeling, oddly enough.

And faced with his question, Gu Chen responded very formally,

"The company’s situation is still okay; we have already collaborated with Maotai liquor.

So currently, the small baijiu is not worried about sales."

When Gu Chen finished speaking, Xiong Qianyang seemed very surprised.

Then he appeared very delighted as he addressed Gu Chen,

"That really is good news.

Originally, I always felt that your small baijiu would make it.

Now, it seems it really turned out as I had initially thought."

He addressed Gu Chen very earnestly.

Gu Chen did not know how to respond to his remark.

He also was not clear in his heart.

At the beginning, did Xiong Qianyang genuinely hope that his baijiu business would take off?

He did not know this.

Even then, according to Gu Chen’s guess,

Xiong Qianyang was likely to retaliate against his company soon.

But he had yet to see Xiong Qianyang’s next move.

He even thought that Xiong Qianyang had forgotten about him.

He had not expected it was because such a significant issue had arisen within Xiong Qianyang’s company.

At that moment, Miss Mei wasn’t sitting idle either.

Instead, she directly asked him.

"Xiong Qianyang, are you slaving away in this company for others right now?"

The question Miss Mei asked was quite straightforward.

It was so straightforward that Gu Chen was a bit startled.

He had thought that no matter what, Miss Mei would phrase her question a bit more tactfully.

But it seemed that Miss Mei didn’t care much about Xiong Qianyang’s feelings at all.

At that time, Gu Chen gave him a look,

clearly wanting to tell him not to speak like that.

However, after hearing the question,

Xiong Qianyang showed no signs of anger on his face.

Instead, he smiled, nodded his head, and said very seriously,

"Actually, there’s nothing to it. I’m very satisfied that they gave me this opportunity.

After all, if it hadn’t been for their help,

I probably wouldn’t have been able to find a job at all right now.

Basically, everyone who sees me steers clear of me,

fearing any association with me, worried about retaliation from others.

But I understand why they are saying this.

After all, my current situation is very awkward; having contact with me doesn’t promise them a good future.

They might as well take cover now while they can,

lest something happens later on."

When Gu Chen heard him speak so at that moment, he was somewhat surprised.

He could tell that he wasn’t lying at that moment,

but was very serious about what he was saying.

It seemed as if, to Xiong Qianyang, what his former friends were doing now was all very normal.

This was actually somewhat incomprehensible to Gu Chen.

Logically speaking, all the people in the business association were the ones he had helped out before,

/logically speaking, now that Xiong Qianyang was in trouble,

shouldn’t they also be stepping up to lend a hand?

Not to say going head-to-head with Yancheng,

but at the very least they should come forward; they shouldn’t just watch as Xiong Qianyang gets bullied.

Gu Chen was actually somewhat unable to understand it.

Even from his perspective, it could be said that Xiong Qianyang’s friends had secretly betrayed him at this time.

Yet Xiong Qianyang was naively counting money for others.

But when facing this issue,

the attitude Xiong Qianyang displayed

truly made Gu Chen respect him more.

If it had been someone else, they would probably have lost their composure by now.

But Xiong Qianyang was different; he was still able to keep his composure.

Gu Chen could guess what might be the reason behind this.

He felt that if he wasn’t mistaken,

then in Xiong Qianyang’s heart, he must still see a chance for a comeback.

That’s why he was choosing to endure at this moment.

He felt that once the timing was right,

he would be able to return to his former status.

Everything he had lost now might all be regained.

Of course, these were just Gu Chen’s own speculations,

and he wasn’t sure if what Xiong Qianyang was thinking was the same as what he was thinking right now.