The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 246 Try and die
As night falls, the entire Changbai Mountain International Resort Area becomes brightly lit, with lights suddenly illuminating the sides of the winding ski slopes, like glowing veins embedded in the entire snow mountain.

At the agreed time, Gu Heng gently knocked on Wang Wanning's door.

"Wan Ning, are you ready?"

Gu Heng asked, "Should we be setting off soon?"

"Come on, come on!"

A crisp sound came from afar, and the door opened quickly.

Gu Heng's eyes lit up when he saw Wang Wanning, who was clearly dressed up carefully.

Right now, she was wearing a black fitted Chanel dress from the latest season, with a circle of tiny rhinestones around the collar. Her long, gray-brown hair, which was originally loose behind her head, was now neatly pinned up, exposing her slender, snow-white neck. She looked incredibly elegant.

That was the kind of aura that Su Lei and Wang Junjin "bought" with money, far beyond the kind of aura that ordinary girls can fake by getting cosmetic surgery, changing their faces, and using luxury goods to create.

"It's just a regular business dinner, no need to make it so formal."

Gu Heng gazed at the graceful Wang Wanning before him, his eyes filled with a smile and his voice gentle.

"It wasn't very formal."

"It's just a little bit of dressing up."

Wang Wanning blinked and responded sweetly.

"Where's the down jacket?"

"We put them on and headed outside."

Gu Heng was surrounded by many women, so how could he not see that Wang Wan Ning had put a lot of effort into dressing up? However, he saw through it but didn't say anything, and instead reminded Wang Wan Ning.

"Good~"

Wang Wanning responded, then quickly returned to the suite, carrying a long down jacket in her left hand and the Hermes bag that Gu Heng had given her in her right hand, and walked out of the suite quickly.

"Get dressed."

"Don't get cold."

Gu Heng offered to carry Wang Wan Ning's bag and gestured for her to put on her down jacket first.

Feeling the care that Gu Heng was showing, Wang Wanning's smile became even brighter.

After Wang Wanning put on her down jacket, the two walked out of the hotel.

At the hotel's main entrance, the Royal Bay Stream was already prepared.

The professional bodyguards standing guard on both sides of the car immediately opened the electric car door after seeing Gu Heng and Wang Wanning walk in together, ensuring that the two could get into the car in one step while minimizing heat loss from the car.

After the two boarded the vehicle, the electric car door closed immediately, and the entire convoy sped off towards the outside of the Changbai Mountain International Resort.

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Shanhe Farmhouse Iron Pot Stew has a restaurant exterior that is typical of Northeast China's farmhouse style, with red lanterns making the whole restaurant look extremely festive and lively.

Have you ever had Northeastern-style iron pot stew before?

Gu Heng and Wang Wanning entered the restaurant, and Zhong Hua and Xiang Ling Shuang, who were following behind them, immediately stepped forward to take the heavy cotton-padded coats that the two had taken off from their hands.

“No!”

"But I've seen it online all the time!"

"How do you say that?"

"Northeast-style iron pot stew: everything can be stewed!"

Wang Wanning looked around the restaurant with great curiosity; she hadn't expected it to be so clean and tidy.

"Hahaha……"

"A few decades ago, it was true that everything could be stewed."

Gu Heng smiled and shook his head: "But if you say that everything can be stewed now, that would be too cruel."

Nowadays, when people talk about Northeastern cuisine, they generally feel that it lacks variety and has no impressive dishes compared to the other eight major cuisines.

Actually, Northeastern cuisine does have its signature dishes.

It's just that all the hearty dishes of Northeastern cuisine are written into the criminal law. Take the now-famous "Three Treasures of the Earth" from Northeastern cuisine, for example; its original name was actually "Three Immortals of the Earth."

The ingredients for "Di San Xian" (a traditional Chinese dish) are now potatoes, green peppers, and eggplants, while the ingredients for "Di San Xian" (another traditional Chinese dish) used to be Siberian tigers, bears, and deer.

Who would dare to do that nowadays?

Even if someone dares to do it, who would dare to eat it?
That would be a death sentence if you tried it.

One bite, and you're instantly set for life.

There's also the now-famous "Chicken Stew with Mushrooms," which was originally called "Monkey Head Mushroom Stew with Flying Dragon." It's a recipe book with twelve volumes, and every volume is either in the "Wildlife Protection Law" or the "Wild Plant Protection Law."

Wang Wanning was clever and quick-witted, and naturally she could hear the hidden meaning in Gu Heng's last words. She smiled and said, "Then it seems we shouldn't cook anything haphazardly. Safety is the most important thing."

Guided by the waiter, the two quickly arrived at their reserved private room amidst laughter and conversation.

The waiter knocked on the door and, after receiving permission from inside, opened the door to the private room.

Gu Heng and Wang Wanning entered the room and saw a huge round table in the center of the spacious private room, with four iron pots placed on it. Each pot was covered with a wooden round lid, and steam would occasionally shoot out from the reserved gaps, accompanied by a rich aroma.

On either side of the oversized round table were sofa areas for people to relax and have tea. When Gu Heng and Wang Wanning walked in, both sofa areas were full of people, some wearing executive jackets and others wearing business suits.

"Hey!"

"Chairman Gu, you've arrived!"

Fan Hong, who was originally sitting in the central seat, immediately stood up from the sofa when he saw Gu Heng and Wang Wanning walk in. As Fan Hong's voice rang out in the private room, most of the people in the room also stood up.

The many middle-aged men in business jackets looked at Gu Heng's extremely young and handsome face and couldn't help but show a little surprise.

Although they knew well in advance that the chairman of Zhencui Group, who was planning to invest, was very young, they did not expect him to be this young.

So young, can he be reliable?
Some people couldn't help but have their own doubts.

Facing the attention of the crowd, Gu Heng calmly glanced around.

"Chairman Gu, let me introduce myself to you."

Fan Hong quickly stepped forward, his tone respectful and eager.

"This is Zhao Hongbo, the deputy director of our Changbai Mountain Management Committee."

The first person Fan Hong introduced to Gu Heng was the middle-aged man who had just been accompanying him. The man only slowly stood up from the sofa after Gu Heng walked towards him.

The Changbai Mountain Management Committee, officially known as the Jilin Gaoguan Baishan Protection and Development Zone Management Committee, is a provincial-level agency with a departmental-level administrative structure. This means that the middle-aged man in front of you is at the deputy departmental level, which would be roughly equivalent to the position of deputy mayor in a typical prefecture-level city.

"Director Zhao, this is Mr. Gu Heng, Chairman of our Zhencui Group."

Fan Hong then formally introduced Gu Heng to Zhao Hongbo.

"Director Zhao, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Gu Heng extended his hand proactively, displaying neither servility nor arrogance.

To be honest, with the assets he currently possesses, unless one is a powerful deputy director-general in the central government, an ordinary deputy director-general is really not enough to compete with him.

Moreover, he came here with the intention of investing, making him the absolute client.

"Chairman Gu, you are truly a promising young man!"

Zhao Hongbo grasped Gu Heng's right hand with both hands and said warmly, "Director Huang originally planned to come today, but unfortunately there was an emergency meeting in the province, so he had to return to the province this afternoon. Before he left, he specifically instructed me to take good care of Chairman Gu and not to let him down!"

It is obvious that the Director Huang mentioned by Zhao Hongbo should be the director of the Changbai Mountain Management Committee, and only the other party has the right to instruct Zhao Hongbo on his duties.

As for how much of what Zhao Hongbo said was true and how much was false, that remains to be seen. In any case, what he said was indeed watertight, leaving no room for criticism.

"Understand, understand."

Gu Heng exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhao Hongbo, and then, with Fan Hong's introduction, exchanged pleasantries with the other important leaders who had come to the banquet that day.

The county heads of Fusong County and Jingyu County, two major production areas of Chinese medicinal herbs under the Changbai Mountain region, personally attended the event. In addition, there were also many other leaders related to this investment, such as the director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of the Changbai Mountain Management Committee, the director of the Changbai Mountain Chinese Medicinal Herb Resource Protection Center, and the director of the Changbai Mountain Environmental Protection Bureau.

In addition to Fan Hong, the person in charge of this project, Zhencui Group also sent several department directors from the group headquarters, which shows that they attach great importance to this business dinner tonight.

After Gu Heng, this important figure, arrived, the atmosphere immediately changed. With Fan Hong acting as a bridge between the two sides, they quickly became acquainted through pleasantries and then moved to the central round table to officially begin the evening's banquet...

(End of this chapter)