I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 367, Section 366: "Who rules the fate of this vast land?"

Fang Qingye did not leave.

"Huang Hua, I'll treat you to dinner tonight on the 53rd floor of this hotel. There's an outdoor terrace restaurant there, and the ambiance is quite nice."

Huang Hua smiled and said, "Then thank you, Brother Fang."

Fang Qingye was a little uncomfortable being addressed as "Brother Fang" by the unfamiliar young man, but when he thought that this guy also called Qiao Yongfeng "brother," he let it go.

"Let's go straight to the restaurant at 6:30 pm," Fang Qingye added.

Huang Hua ate a lollipop and then made an OK sign.

Fang Qingye returned to her room and first made a phone call to reserve a table. After thinking about it, she realized that it wouldn't be fun for just the two of them, so she decided to invite Miao Wei along.

Miao Wei has officially started working and has rented an apartment near Laoximen in Puxi. He takes the subway to the company every day.

Although Fang Qingye has been staying in Shanghai almost all the time recently, she has never had a private chat or meal with Miao Wei. After all, he is Miao Hongbin's son, and it is necessary to keep in touch. Today just happened to be an opportunity.

So he called Miao Wei.

"Miao Wei, are you off work yet?"

"Mr. Fang, I'll be right down."

"Are you working overtime tonight?" Fang Qingye asked again.

No overtime.

"Okay, don't rush back. Come to the 53rd floor of Building A at 6:30. There's an outdoor terrace restaurant there. Let's have a meal together."

"Okay, Mr. Fang."

At 6:30, Fang Qingye arrived at the outdoor restaurant on the 53rd floor. In the summer, it gets dark later. He saw that Huang Hua had already arrived and was looking around on the balcony. He was still dressed the same as before, but he wasn't eating a lollipop.

Seeing Fang Qingye come over, Huang Hua said with a smile, "Brother Fang, this place is great. You can see the Huangpu River and the entire Bund from below. It really gives you the feeling of 'Who will rise and fall on this vast land?'"

Oops
That's a high level of understanding.

Others see the glamorous world and think about how to enjoy it, but you think about control!

You wouldn't guess that this seemingly carefree young man harbors a deep sense of pride and dominance.

Young people in the capital?
Fang Qingye didn't say much, just smiled and nodded, then invited him to sit in the reserved seat. At this time, Miao Wei also arrived, still wearing his work shirt and trousers, but without a tie.

He was taken aback when he saw Huang Hua sitting with Fang Qingye.

"Miao Wei, come here, let me introduce you," Fang Qingye greeted him with a smile.

"This is Huang Hua. He's from Yanjing. He's a student at the Central University of Finance and Economics, a junior majoring in financial engineering. He's here for a summer internship at our company."

"Hello, my name is Miao Wei. I studied computer science at Shanghai University and just graduated this year. I've been hired by the company's IT team. Welcome!" Miao Wei said, extending his right hand warmly.

Huang Hua stood up and shook hands, but it seemed somewhat perfunctory.

The two sat down, and Miao Wei called Fang Qingye "President Fang" but Fang Qingye corrected him.

"At work, you can call me General Manager Fang. After get off work, you don't need to be so formal; just call me Brother Fang."

“Okay, Brother Fang.” Miao Wei immediately changed his tune.

“He’s from my hometown,” Fang Qingye added to Huang Hua.

Huang Hua seemed interested in this question and asked Miao Wei, "Are you also from Nanxin?"

“Yes, I’ve known Brother Fang since I was a child. He’s a few years older than me, and we often hang out together,” Miao Wei replied.

Fang Qingye chuckled inwardly. Actually, he didn't know Miao Wei at all before; he only got to know him after becoming acquainted with Miao Wei's father, Miao Hongbin.

This Miao Wei is quite clever.

Sure enough, Huang Hua's attitude was not as perfunctory as before, but he actually asked about Nanxin.

Why are you, an intern from Yanjing, asking us about things in Nanxincheng?

Fang Qingye interrupted their conversation in time: "Don't rush to talk, let's eat first, order for yourselves."

Huang Hua didn't stand on ceremony at all and expertly ordered: "Grilled seafood platter, French oyster set meal. Wine, waiter, do you have a cocktail called Gentleman and Bastard?"

"I'm sorry, sir, no." The waiter standing next to him looked apologetic. "All the wines are on the menu."

"Never mind then, just have any drink, you have something special here."

"How about Negroni?" the waiter asked.

"can."

When it was Miao Wei's turn, he hesitated. Although his family was not poor, it was Nanxin County, and he had never been to such a high-end hotel to eat this kind of Western-style food.

Fang Qingye noticed his predicament and said with a smile, "Why don't you eat the same thing as me?"

After finishing her order, Fang Qingye ordered two servings of Indonesian-style chicken fried rice, two servings of crispy golden wheat lobster balls, and crispy Australian beef ribs with scallions and peppers, as well as two Negroni.

The three chatted and ate. Fang Qingye found Huang Hua to be very talkative, with the air of a Beijing chatterbox. Miao Wei, though not as talkative, was still the son of the county magistrate and was studying in Shanghai, so he wasn't shy. The two chatted about interesting things in their university life, and after a couple of cocktails, they became more familiar with each other.

“Miao Wei, come to Beijing sometime. I’ll treat you to drinks at a bar. There’s a bar in Sanlitun that makes really unique cocktails called ‘Gentleman and Bastard.’ That’s the kind of kick a real man should have!” Huang Hua said.

Miao Wei's face turned slightly red, but his words were clear: "To be honest, I don't like this cocktail. If you go to Nanxin, I'll treat you to my hometown's Hualu Shao, paired with jellyfish head and edamame, it's absolutely amazing!"

"You mean hometown liquor? Then our Erguotou from Yanjing is undoubtedly the best."

"Erguotou? I've had it before, damn, it's strong!"

"Haha, that's exactly the taste I wanted."

Fang Qingye sat to one side without saying a word.

Damn it, two young men younger than me are actually discussing wine, which isn't my strong suit.

These two guys each finished three cocktails, but he hadn't even finished his own.

After dinner, the two exchanged phone numbers and added each other on WeChat, which had just become popular. Then they went to their respective rooms. Before leaving, Qingye reminded Huanghua to be at work on time the next day.

Although he was just an intern, he was introduced by Fang Qingye, and it wouldn't be good to be late on the first day. Fang Qingye didn't want to make any special arrangements for anyone.

"And what about your clothes?" Fang Qingye looked at his shorts and sandals again.

"I know, I know the rules. Don't worry, Brother Fang." Huang Hua patted Fang Qingye on the shoulder after saying that.

Since that was the case, Fang Qingye didn't say anything more. The three of them waited for the elevator when he suddenly heard Huang Hua say, "I heard from Brother Qiao that you got scammed in the Shanghai rubber futures market?"

Ok?
Fang Qingye couldn't help but glance at Huang Hua, thinking he was talking nonsense because he was drunk. Unexpectedly, although his face was flushed, his eyes were very clear.

Not drunk?

Qiao Yongfeng actually told him all about this?
It seems their relationship is quite special.

I don't know if they told me the details.
Fang Qingye glanced at Miao Wei, who was looking somewhat curious, and simply replied, "Yes, someone deliberately used that reporter's pen to slander me and disrupt the market."

Huang Hua smiled and said, "Do you want me to help you find out if this company has some internal secrets?"

(End of this chapter)