Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 138 Unclear and Unpredictable

Lu Youyou was surprised that Chen Cheng could borrow so much money, and she also didn't expect him to be so honest, telling her the details of the loan.

She just didn't expect that there would be another girl who would lend Chen Cheng a million, just like her.

Although she was very curious about Chen Cheng's relationship with the other person, she had too many questions to ask today and was too embarrassed to ask any more.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Lu Youyou said to Chen Cheng, "Let's go, my dad has probably gone home by now."

"it is good."

Chen Cheng nodded and went back to the car with her.

Lu Youyou's home is in a newly developed villa area in the south of the city.

She drove steadily to the front of a three-story detached villa. The villa had a large yard, at least five or six hundred square meters, and the front yard was basically paved.

Lu Youyou drove her car directly into the yard and parked it next to Lu Zhixing's Mercedes. Her mother, Xiao Suqin, was cooking in the kitchen on the first floor. When she caught a glimpse of her daughter driving in, she quickly urged Lu Zhixing, who was helping her, "Chen Cheng is here. Go and greet him."

"it is good."

Lu Zhixing nodded, washed his hands, and walked out of the kitchen. Lu Youyou had already led Chen Cheng into the living room.

Lu Youyou's home is decorated very tastefully, without the glitz and glamour favored by the nouveau riche of this era, but rather with great care in every detail.

Chen Cheng changed into slippers, and Lu Zhixing walked over, smiling as he said, "Little Chen is here, come in and sit down."

Chen Cheng said politely, "Hello, Uncle Lu."

Lu Zhixing invited him to sit on the sofa and said with a smile, "Your Aunt Xiao is cooking, it will be ready soon."

Xiao Suqin then came out to greet Chen Cheng: "Chen Cheng, sit with your Uncle Lu for a while, we'll be eating soon."

"Okay, Aunt Xiao."

Lu Zhixing picked up a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from the coffee table, took one out and put it in his mouth, then looked at Chen Cheng and asked him, "Does Xiao Chen smoke?"

Chen Cheng initially wanted to say he didn't smoke, but then he thought that Lu Youyou knew he smoked, so he smiled and said, "I smoke very little."

Lu Zhixing nodded, then pulled out another cigarette to hand to Chen Cheng. Noticing Lu Youyou beside him, he subconsciously asked, "Youyou, can Xiao Chen smoke?"

Lu Youyou looked embarrassed: "Whether he can smoke or not is none of my business..."

"Oh oh."

Realizing he had asked the wrong question, Lu Zhixing handed a cigarette to Chen Cheng and said with a smile, "Have one."

Chen Cheng thanked him and took the cigarette, lighting it.

Lu Youyou then said to the two of them, "You two can smoke, I'll go help my mom."

After saying that, he turned and went to the kitchen.

Lu Zhixing pushed the ashtray towards Chen Cheng and said with a smile, "By the way, Chen, I have some good news to share with you. Another distributor who supplied coal to Fancheng Power Plant has withdrawn. I met with their director this morning, and when they heard that Yuanteng Group had given them a credit line of 60,000 tons, they took the initiative to give me the supply share of another company as well. I thought I would have to give them gifts and go through some procedures, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

Chen Cheng asked curiously, "Didn't the other suppliers who were waiting with their money take this opportunity to get involved?"

Lu Zhixing smiled and said, "The main reason is the golden brand of Yuanteng Group. Their director also knows that the power plant's settlement is unstable. It's easy for outside distributors to come in, but it's not so easy to stay afloat. If they can't afford to advance the funds, they have to find another one temporarily, which makes it difficult to stabilize. If they give it all to me, it will be more secure for them."

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Since their settlement is not so stable, they must still hope to find a strong supplier. You and Yuanteng have a deep cooperation, and the power plant is more at ease with your deep partnership."

At this moment, Xiao Suqin called out to them, "It's time to eat. Let's chat in the restaurant."

Lu Zhixing stood up and called to Chen Cheng, "Come on, Chen, let's eat and chat."

In the restaurant, Xiao Suqin had already prepared a sumptuous meal, and there was also a bottle of Moutai liquor on the table. When Chen Cheng and Lu Zhixing came in, she had just unscrewed the bottle.

Seeing Chen Cheng come in, she smiled and said, "Little Chen, if you can drink, you can have a drink with your Uncle Lu at noon. If you can't, then let him have a drink by himself."

Chen Cheng nodded, not wanting to spoil the mood, and said, "It shouldn't be a problem for me to drink a little with Uncle."

"That's great." Lu Zhixing patted his shoulder and said, "How about this, you drink two ounces."

"Okay." Chen Cheng nodded. He had a decent alcohol tolerance and could easily drink two ounces of baijiu.

After taking his seat, Lu Zhixing poured himself a small cup of baijiu using a decanter and said to Chen Cheng with emotion, "Come on, Chen, let me toast you. Thanks to you, I not only got through this ordeal safely, but I might even have turned misfortune into a blessing."

"Yes."

Xiao Suqin also raised her glass and said with a smile, "Xiao Chen, Auntie would like to toast you too, thanks to your help."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Uncle and Aunt, you don't need to keep thanking me. Doing business is all about opportunity. This is Uncle Lu's opportunity. It can't be stopped. Even without my help, there will be other ways to turn bad luck into good."

Lu Zhixing smiled and exclaimed, "Little Chen is so good with words! Come on, let Uncle drink first!"

Xiao Suqin's cooking is delicious and visually appealing.

Chen Cheng was slightly surprised. In his opinion, Lu Youyou's mother was like a noblewoman and seemed very smart. He didn't expect her to be so good at housework. Lu Youyou's father was really lucky.

After a few rounds of drinks, Xiao Suqin steered the conversation toward Chen Cheng.

She asked Chen Cheng, "Xiao Chen, I heard from Youyou that you are very optimistic about the taxi license plate market in Jiangcheng. Can you tell me your opinion?" Chen Cheng nodded and said directly without hiding anything, "Auntie, I think that taxis, as a means of making a living and a business tool, must have certain practical value."

"In my understanding, it is another form of guaranteed job security, and its value should not fall too low. If it does fall very low for some reason, it must be temporary, and it will rise again sooner or later."

Xiao Suqin nodded and said, "Auntie originally thought that it would be a good thing for you if you could act sooner and lose less money, but after listening to what you said, Auntie thinks your opinion makes more sense."

Lu Zhixing, who was standing nearby, asked curiously, "Xiao Chen, do you have any expectations for the price of taxi license plates? For example, what time period do you think it will rise to what price, and at what price are you planning to buy one?"

Chen Cheng couldn't tell the truth either, so he gathered some information in his mind and pretended to analyze, "I have a general understanding of the current income situation of taxis. The net profit of a car per year is at least tens of thousands of yuan, so I think the target should be at least between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of yuan."

At this point, Chen Cheng added, "Moreover, taxi quotas have an upper limit. Once this thing has a certain value and cannot be issued indefinitely, it has the basic attribute of being speculated on. If someone comes in and speculates on the quotas, then I can ride the wave."

Xiao Suqin nodded repeatedly as she listened. She had originally thought that Chen Cheng's decision to do this kind of business might have been impulsive and ill-considered, but now it seemed that Chen Cheng had considered things quite comprehensively and had clearly done a lot of analysis and investigation.

In light of this, it seems that my husband and I were wrong in our previous assumptions about him, and our understanding and judgment of this matter were also likely wrong.

She began to believe that the projects Chen Cheng had chosen did indeed have the potential to make money, and she began to have more respect for Chen Cheng.

She did the math in her head: Chen Cheng currently has forty quotas, purchased at 51,000 yuan each. If the price really rises to 70,000 or 80,000 yuan, then each quota would have a net profit of about 30,000 yuan, and forty cars would be more than a million yuan.

If he can really manage a business with a two million investment and make a net profit of one million at such a young age, his future prospects are truly limitless.

Because she had a high opinion of Chen Cheng, Xiao Suqin said to him, "Little Chen, you and Youyou will both be in Jiangcheng from now on. I'll have to trouble you to take care of her for me."

Chen Cheng readily agreed, saying, "Don't worry, Auntie, I've already told Xiao Lu that we should look after each other in the future."

At the dinner table, Lu Youyou's parents didn't mention the one million yuan that Chen Cheng lent Lu Youyou, because they had already discussed that the money would be considered a kickback for Chen Cheng.

After all, what Chen Cheng saved for Lu Zhixing was an industry with an annual profit of nearly ten million, and he also helped him to get closer to Yuanteng Group.

After the meal, the two chatted with Chen Cheng for a while. Chen Cheng was going to have lunch with his grandparents and the rest of the family in the afternoon, and feeling that it was getting late, he said goodbye to the two.

Xiao Suqin wanted to drive Chen Cheng home, but Chen Cheng politely declined. So Lu Youyou volunteered, took the car keys, and offered to drive Chen Cheng home.

Lu Zhixing and Xiao Suqin saw the two out. After Chen Cheng left, Xiao Suqin frowned and pondered for a long time before asking Lu Zhixing, "You said that Xiao Chen's father works in a cigarette factory and his mother works in a food factory?"

"Correct."

Lu Zhixing nodded: "That's what he told me in the car."

Xiao Suqin asked doubtfully, "How could he know in advance that the street where the restaurant is located was going to be demolished? This kind of thing is usually kept under a very high level of secrecy."

Xiao Suqin was convinced that the restaurant owner gave Chen Cheng so much money because Chen Cheng had revealed the details of the demolition project to him at the farewell dinner.

If Chen Cheng's parents were officials in the city, it would be possible for him to know the news. But his parents are not in the city and have nothing to do with the demolition. So where did Chen Cheng get the news?
Lu Zhixing casually asked, "Could it be just talk? Didn't Youyou say that he was egged on by some classmates to pay the bill that day, but he might not have brought that much money with him, or he might have just decided to trick the restaurant owner on a whim?"

Xiao Suqin said in bewilderment, "That's even more outrageous. He made up a lie on a whim and managed to convince the boss to believe him without question? The key is that he actually guessed correctly later on. That's just too unbelievable."

Lu Zhixing thought for a moment but couldn't come up with a reasonable assumption, so he asked, "Maybe he's just that lucky?"

Xiao Suqin shook her head: "I don't think so. Although this child's thinking pattern and underlying logic are much more mature and rigorous than his peers, he is not a cunning person. He would not fabricate a false message and make others risk one or two million just for a meal or for some potential benefit."

Lu Zhixing agreed with his wife's judgment and said seriously, "What you said makes sense. Maybe he came to this conclusion through his own analysis."

Xiao Suqin sighed, "I don't know, and I can't guess."

Lu Zhixing laughed and said, "There are many things I can't figure out. I still can't understand how he could become such a close friend of President Zhang despite the age gap. You can't possibly know President Zhang when he was in middle school in Fancheng, right? President Zhang wouldn't even bother with the business in Fancheng. Maybe he only met President Zhang recently in Jiangcheng. But if that's the case, why is President Zhang giving him so much face?"

Xiao Suqin sighed and smiled wryly, "It's interesting that a young man has stumped us."

Lu Zhixing nodded and waved his hand, saying, "I might as well go and think about it."

Xiao Suqin said seriously, "I was thinking about it for Youyou's sake. Youyou puts all her energy into studying, so she's no match for him."

"Look at what you're saying." Lu Zhixing laughed. "Youyou also said that she and Xiao Chen are not dating. I feel like there's still a thin veil between them. Let the two kids get to know each other slowly. It's not a matter of who's the better match for whom. Don't be too nervous."

Xiao Suqin said with great certainty, "You can't tell, but I can tell that Youyou definitely likes him."

Lu Zhixing took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff before saying, "I'll say it again: the child is in Jiangcheng, not by our side. There's no point in worrying so much. Let them get along on their own. Xiao Chen is a good person. From that point of view, you don't need to worry about Youyou being taken advantage of."

Xiao Suqin nodded.

Lu Youyou drove Chen Cheng home, then drove back alone. As soon as she entered the house, her parents eagerly asked her if she had told Chen Cheng that the one million yuan didn't need to be repaid.

Lu Youyou then said, "I told him, but Chen Cheng said he would pay me back the million if he made money, but he wouldn't pay me back if he didn't."

Xiao Suqin knew that Chen Cheng was very confident in the taxi business, so his words to his daughter were definitely a polite way of rejecting her family's offer of help.

She wasn't surprised by Chen Cheng's confidence, but she was somewhat taken aback by his attitude. She asked in surprise, "The restaurant owner gave him a bag of money, and he accepted it without batting an eye. Why did he refuse when we offered him a million?"

Lu Zhixing also looked bewildered: "One million! How come Xiao Chen, an eighteen-year-old boy, isn't even tempted?"

Lu Youyou recalled what Chen Cheng had said and said to her parents with undisguised joy, "Chen Cheng said that he helped Dad not for money, but because I had helped him before. He helped Dad out of respect for me, as a way of repaying a favor."

Xiao Suqin nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that Chen Cheng really cared about his daughter. Her husband was right; he was a good person and wouldn't let his daughter suffer.

(End of this chapter)