The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 244 - 244 244 A Meal 300 Million

244: Chapter 244: A Meal, 300 Million 244: Chapter 244: A Meal, 300 Million At the top floor of the Meishilin restaurant, in the VIP dining area.

“Ms.

Mu, gracing Meishilin is truly a great honor for me, Zheng.

When I received Jieshan’s call, I thought he was joking; I never imagined you would actually be here.” Accompanied by the vice-general manager Ding Jieshan of Meishilin, Zheng Minhe, the chairman of Meishilin Group, approached Mu Shanshan and others, smiling and bowing in greeting.

“Mr.

Zheng, you’re too kind.

My visit was just on a whim, I apologize for any inconvenience,” Mu Shanshan, who had been listening to Xu Yingying complain about Lin Fei, said as she saw Zheng Minhe bowing and approaching her.

Although Meishilin is not as large as Mu Group, Zheng Minhe does have some reputation in Zhonghai’s business world.

By addressing him as Mr.

Zheng, Mu Shanshan gave him considerable face.

Already looking kind and amiable, Zheng Minhe, cheered further by Mu Shanshan addressing him respectfully, said, “Ms.

Mu, please don’t trouble yourself for this old man.

Your presence here is a great honor for me.

If apologies are needed, it is I who should ask for your forgiveness for my staff’s misconduct.

They offended Vice Minister Lin and his two friends from your esteemed company, and I have specifically come here to apologize.

Ms.

Mu, I earnestly ask for your understanding.”

Having finished speaking, Ding Jieshan, who was standing by his side, promptly placed a small leather case on the table of Mu Shanshan and others.

“Mr.

Zheng, what is this about?” Mu Shanshan, seeing Ding Jieshan passing over a case without a word, asked with a slight frown.

Although Mu Shanshan had learned from Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao about their conflict with the restaurant’s inspector on the second floor, due to a certain financially embarrassed individual’s deliberate concealment, she was unaware of the thirty thousand yuan compensation.

“Ms.

Mu, please don’t misunderstand, this is some compensation for your company’s Vice Minister Lin and his two friends.” Zheng Minhe, unaware of Mu Shanshan’s true thoughts, thought she was seizing the opportunity to ask this question to formally address the incident for Lin Fei and his friends.

“I think, compared to such material compensation, Vice Minister Lin and Yingying might need more substantial commitments from your restaurant.

This time it was witnessed by Minister Ling, but what if next time Yingying and her friends come without anyone accompanying them and a similar incident occurs?

How will you explain it to Yingying’s parents, Mr.

Zheng?”

This strategy of offering politeness first and then advancing an argument, a common tactic in business negotiations, was perfectly employed by President Mu in this situation.

Although their contact was brief, the witch-like nature of Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao had genuinely endeared them to President Mu.

And Lin Fei, her nominal husband, despite often causing her great embarrassment, was, after all, the man she was officially married to.

In short, Lin Fei and the two girls were President Mu’s own people.

As someone reserved yet fiercely protective, how could President Mu let the matter slide with just a trivial apology from Zheng Minhe when her own people were bullied in the restaurant?

Compensation?

Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao were not short on money, and President Mu, esteemed as the Business Goddess of Zhonghai, would hardly care about any compensation.

“Could it be that these two young ladies are also friends of Ms.

Mu?” Seeing Mu Shanshan’s icy expression and discerning the subtle message in her words, Zheng Minhe’s face involuntarily took on a troubled look.

It wouldn’t be accurate to say that Zheng Minhe lacked emotional control.

Being able to own a top-tier restaurant in the highly competitive Zhonghai meant that Zheng Minhe certainly had his own strategems.

The issue regarding the manager intending harm towards Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao could be considered major or minor.

Without Lin Fei’s intervention, let alone Zheng Minhe, even Ding Jieshan, the vice-general manager of Meishilin, would not have taken Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao seriously.

Zheng Minhe coming personally to apologize to Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao was essentially because they were friends of Lin Fei, who was popular with the stern President Mu, and who happened to be at Meishilin!

Ultimately, it was the reputation of Mu Group and the personal renown of Mu Shanshan that forced Meishilin to bow down.

“I am very fond of these two young ladies.”

Mu Shanshan’s response caused Zheng Minhe, who had still harbored some hope, to look utterly disheartened.

“Xiao Shan, go tell your uncle that starting tomorrow, he doesn’t need to come to work anymore.

You too, for now just stop acting as the deputy general manager, and instead go supervise the second floor.”

“Chairman Zheng, I—”

“What are you, get out already!”

Chairman Zheng Minhe was clearly not joking and directly sent Ding Jieshan packing.

Looking at it, one couldn’t really blame Zheng Minhe for being ruthless, his actions were justifiable.

If Xu Yingying and Xu Jiao were just Lin Fei’s friends, Zheng Minhe wouldn’t have made such a decision.

However, once it involved Mu Shanshan, the iceberg president, Zheng Minhe had to explain himself to her.

Among ordinary people, it’s about giving face and letting the others down gracefully.

In the upper class, this is just the rule of the game!

Whether Zheng Minhe liked it or not, he had to do this because his bargaining chips were no match against Mu Shanshan; thus, he had to bow down.

“Today’s incident has surely been an embarrassment in front of President Mu.

It’s all due to my poor management.

However, I can guarantee to President Mu right here that such an incident will absolutely never occur again.

Vice President Lin and these two young ladies can rest assured to visit Meishilin anytime, our doors will always be open for you free of cost.”

“With Chairman Zheng’s guarantee, I feel relieved.

Let me propose a toast on behalf of Vice Minister Lin and Yingying to Chairman Zheng.”

“It should be me apologizing to Vice President Lin and the two young ladies; this toast, I dedicate to President Mu.”

Saying that, Zheng Minhe personally poured Mu Shanshan a glass of red wine.

Raising the glass, clinking, taking a sip, putting down the glass, and with that, the matter was finally settled.

It seems like a mutual toast, but actually, it was an agreement to peace.

This is the rule of the game amongst the upper class!

“The personal matter is settled, I have an official matter to discuss with Chairman Zheng, do you have time?” The reason President Mu, the grand president, had stayed in this VIP dining area without leaving was clearly not just waiting for a simple explanation from Zheng Minhe.

Her time, as the grand president, is indeed very precious.

“Being old, I don’t have much left, but I do have plenty of time.

President Mu, please feel free to speak.” Zheng Minhe was evidently also quite curious about the business matter Mu Shanshan, the business goddess of Zhonghai, had raised.

Mu Shanshan slightly raised her eyebrows, parted her cherry lips slightly, and spoke in her cool voice, “Overall, I am quite satisfied with my meal at your restaurant.

Therefore, I would like to leave three billion for Chairman Zheng.”

A meal, three billion…