The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 365 Misunderstanding within Misunderstanding
what?
Zhang Guangzheng was stunned for a moment.

Although he didn't know what Yang Muye meant by suddenly mentioning Wang Niulang, he still instinctively followed Yang Muye's lead.

"Brother Wang hasn't resigned yet, but it'll be soon."

"Why don't you call him 'Master' too, and let him quit his job and work with you?"

Zhang Guangzheng dared not continue the conversation.

"Okay, I'll go back and ask him what he thinks."

"Okay, that's it."

Just as Yang Muye was about to hang up, Guan Yuqing on the other end of the line frantically tried to signal to Zhang Guangzheng with her eyes.

Before Zhang Guangzheng could react, Zheng Youen reached out and snatched the phone away.

Guan Yuqing stood up with her phone in her hand and walked to the side.

"Mr. Yang, it's like this, I'd like to inquire about my brother and his friends performing on stage at the New Year's Eve gala..."

Zhang Guangzheng had just turned his gaze away when he looked up and met Tong Nana's eager gaze.

"You have a colleague at the hotel who's also planning to quit their job and start their own business?"

Well--

Zhang Guangzheng glanced at Zheng Youen out of the corner of his eye, then steeled his resolve.

"Yes, he's a hotel doorman, a native of Beijing. I got to know Mr. Yang through him... Now that I'm planning to start my own business, I've brought him along too."

Just as Tong Nana was about to nod after hearing this, Zheng Youen suddenly spoke up.

"It's clear that General Manager Yang values ​​your colleague quite a bit."

"Yes, Mr. Yang thinks highly of my colleague."

It's quite strange that a doorman could catch Yang Muye's eye.

I really want to see what that doorman looks like.

The moment Tong Nana had this thought, Zheng Youen had already begun to put it into action.

"Nana, don't you still have a ticket to the New Year's Eve party?"

Before Tong Nana could speak, Zheng Youen's voice continued.

"Give me that ticket."

Tong Nana looked completely puzzled.

Don't you already have a ticket?
Zhang Guangzheng on the other side was even more anxious.

What does it mean? Buying tickets with Tong Nana means she won't be going to the New Year's Eve gala with him?
Jung Yoo-eun spoke first:
"Don't get me wrong, I bought the ticket to give someone a gift."

"To whom?"

Tong Nana and Zhang Guangzheng asked in unison.

Zheng Youen looked at Zhang Guangzheng with an open and honest expression:
"I'll take him to your friend! He's quitting his job soon too, so we can go see the New Year's Eve show together. We can even get a double room at the hotel, which will save us a lot on room fees."

Zhang Guangzheng's lips moved, but he hesitated to speak.

Did Zheng Youen buy a ticket and give it to Wang Niulang?
What does this mean?

"It doesn't mean anything, I just feel that since you invited me to the New Year's Eve party, I'll invite your friend too, it'll be more lively with more people... unless you don't want to invite him."

Of course I don't want to!

I wanted to go to the New Year's Eve gala with you alone, so what's the point of bringing Wang Niulang along?

Did they bring a light bulb because they thought the concert lights were too dim?

Zheng Youen spread his hands and spoke with conviction:

"Because I also invited a friend to go with me, to be fair, I think I should invite your friend to go with me too."

Zhang Guangzheng was completely speechless.

He had even guessed what would happen on the day of the New Year's Eve party.

Zheng Youen will definitely switch her tickets so that she can sit with Tong Nana and herself can sit with Wang Niulang.

They're practically telling you their hand outright.

There's no chance for us!

Zhang Guangzheng's mood instantly plummeted.

When Guan Yuqing returned after making the phone call, the food was just served.

Once all the dishes were served, Guan Yuqing told Yang Muyi the information she had learned from him.

"My brother and his friends probably won't have much of a chance this time, but Mr. Yang also said that the main purpose is to let them broaden their horizons and also to build a good relationship with Hunan TV."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tong Nana eagerly asked, "Are you still going?"

"Go ahead, if you two go, I'll definitely go too."

After all, it was Guan Yuqing who first dragged Zheng Youen along, and then Zheng Youen invited Tong Nana along.

It would be outrageous for Guan Yuqing to back down at the last minute.

Zheng Youen also revealed that he had bought the extra ticket from Tong Nana and given it to Zhang Guangzheng.

Guan Yuqing was somewhat surprised after hearing this and was about to ask for clarification.

Zheng Youen gave Guan Yuqing a wink, indicating that he would explain to her later.

-

After finishing the meal, Zhang Guangzheng insisted on paying the bill.

The reason given was that Zheng Youen had already given Wang Niulang tickets to the New Year's Eve party, so it was only right that he should treat him to this meal.

After paying the bill, the four of them left the restaurant together.

Zheng Youen and Tong Nana both left in Guan Yuqing's car, and the two waved goodbye on the roadside.

Zhang Guangzheng watched Zheng Youen get into the car until the taillights disappeared at the end of the road before reluctantly turning his gaze away.

I originally planned to take a taxi back to the hotel.

On second thought, I decided to take the subway.

Every penny saved is a penny earned.

Guan Yuqing drove Tong Nana back to the airline dormitory first, and then drove Zheng Youen home.

On the way, Guan Yuqing asked Zheng Youen what he really wanted to do by giving Wang Niulang New Year's Eve party tickets.

Instead of answering directly, Zheng Youen asked Guan Yuqing about her opinion on Tong Nana's boyfriend.

"To be honest, although I was quite unhappy when you compared my brother to him at the dinner table, from the perspective of a colleague and friend, I also feel that Nana's boyfriend is not someone worth entrusting your life to."

"Card!"

Zheng Youen imitated the tone of a film director and shouted "Cut!" Then he took out his phone and waved it triumphantly at Guan Yuqing.

“I recorded it all, and I’ll send it to Nana later… Our Captain Guan has already spoken; if she continues to be stubborn, you’ll make things difficult for her!”

Guan Yuqing initially thought Zheng Youen had actually recorded the conversation, but upon hearing the following words, she realized that the other party was joking.

"Stop beating around the bush, just tell me, what exactly do you want?"

Zheng Youen gave Guan Yuqing a deep look.

Still you understand me.

"Directly advising Nana to break up with her boyfriend won't work, so I'm thinking of changing my approach. If Nana meets a man who is more trustworthy than Yu Peng, will she stop being so hung up on him?"

Guan Yuqing gripped the steering wheel with both hands, her brows furrowed.

"You mean Zhang Guangzheng's colleague? But he's not—"

Zheng Youen answered quickly:

"What's wrong with being a doorman? Although it doesn't sound good, a doorman at a four-star hotel earns just as much as an ordinary white-collar worker."

"Can--"

"But didn't you hear what Zhang Guangzheng said? The other party is a genuine Beijing local resident. One of the reasons Nana took a liking to Yu Peng was that they could get Beijing residency after getting married, right?"

Guan Yuqing nodded.

That makes sense, but we can't just focus on household registration, can we?

If that's the case, there are plenty of people who would be a good match for Nana.

Zheng Youen continued, "I saw Yu Peng's photo on Nana's phone. Although Nana praised him as very handsome, in my opinion he's just so-so... nowhere near as good as Zhang Guangzheng."

Guan Yuqing's eyes widened after hearing this.

Who was it that previously claimed to have no interest in blind dates?
Why are you praising Zhang Guangzheng?
"Let me give you an example... Zhang Guangzheng, as the lobby manager of Fairfield Hotel, is quite good-looking, so you can imagine that the quality of the doormen at Fairfield Hotel will not be low either. It can be basically confirmed that he is a handsome guy and no more than thirty years old."

With these conditions, plus a Beijing residency permit.

They would be highly sought after in the matchmaking market.

Zheng Youen boldly asserted.

Guan Yuqing disagreed with this.

"You don't even know anything about the other person's family situation. Isn't it too arbitrary to draw such a conclusion?"

Zheng Youen retorted confidently, "Even if his parents are dead and he lives in one of the most dilapidated tenements in Yanjing, just because Yang Muyi values ​​him now, he won't do too badly in the future."

Of course, this is all predicated on Wang Niulang seizing the opportunity.

Even Guan Yuqing was speechless. Zheng Youen later explained that he wasn't the kind of person who would randomly matchmake people.

After a while, find another opportunity to have Zhang Guangzheng arrange a meeting with Wang Niulang, and she can help Tong Nana vet him then.

-

Zhang Guangzheng returned to the hotel's underground dormitory at around 8 p.m.

As soon as he entered the room, Wang Niulang, who was lying on the bed listening to music with headphones on, immediately sat up.

"Hey, Manager Zhang, why are you so late? Was there traffic on the way?"

Knowing that Wang Niulang was teasing him, Zhang Guangzheng sat down without saying a word and began to change his shoes.

Wang Niulang took off his headphones: "What's wrong? Did your date not go well?"

It was quite unsuccessful.

Zhang Guangzheng took off one shoe.

"I thought it would just be her and me after dinner, but she also invited three colleagues. What was supposed to be a blind date turned into a colleagues' gathering."

Wang Niulang clicked his tongue in amazement after hearing this.

That's really quite tragic.

However, based on Wang Niulang's understanding of Zhang Guangzheng, this kid could get even worse.

"Don't tell me she called three colleagues over, and you ended up paying the bill."

"Yes, I paid the bill."

As soon as Zhang Guangzheng finished speaking, a magazine landed on his head.

It didn't hurt, it just came out quite suddenly.

Wang Niulang, still not satisfied after throwing the magazine, began loudly berating Zhang Guangzheng:

"It's obvious they don't want to go on a blind date with you, so they asked two colleagues to mess it up. And you, on the contrary, offer to pay the bill. You're not the kind of person to be a sucker, are you?"

Just as Zhang Guangzheng was about to explain, his phone suddenly vibrated.

I received a new text message.

When I picked it up, I saw that it was sent by Zheng Youen.

Zhang Guangzheng didn't even have time to read the text message before excitedly looking up and announcing the good news to Wang Niulang.

"Master, Youen sent me a text message!"

Wang Niulang was completely speechless.

It's just a text message.
As for getting that excited.

Even if... what if Zheng Youen texts you to tell you that there's no chance for us?

Zhang Guangzheng vehemently denied it.

That's not possible.

Because before the meal, Jung Yoo-eun had already made it very clear.

There's no need to send another text message to explain.

She must have contacted me for something else.

Isn't this the best proof that their relationship is progressing?

With this thought in mind, Zhang Guangzheng opened the text message, but the content there left him dumbfounded.

When Wang Niulang saw Zhang Guangzheng's appearance, he simply laughed.

See? I was right.

Zhang Guangzheng suddenly raised his head.

"Master, You'en asked me about you. How should I answer her?"

"What? She asked you about me?"

Wang Niulang looked shocked.

No, how could Zheng Youen know him?

Did Zhang Guangzheng say that?
It shouldn't be.

Just as he was wondering, Zhang Guangzheng began to explain.

After hearing this, Wang Niulang was dumbfounded.

Zhang Guangzheng had quite an exciting meal, and what was even more exciting was that Yang Muye actually helped cover up the lie.

Of course, things aren't entirely without clues.

Wang Niulang guessed that Yang Muyi must have learned about Zhang Guangzheng's blind date by impersonating the hotel lobby manager from Yang Tao.

For reasons unknown, he helped Zhang Guangzheng.

To be precise, I saved the kid's life.

Otherwise, if he were exposed on the spot, Zhang Guangzheng would truly suffer social death in front of Zheng Youen!

The only thing Wang Niulang couldn't understand was why Yang Muyi had dragged him into this too.
Zhang Guangzheng's voice suddenly rang out.

"Master, why don't you call General Manager Yang and ask him?"

Wang Niulang almost laughed out of anger.

What did he say when he called Yang Muye?
Thank you, Yang Muyi, for not exposing Zhang Guangzheng?

This is embarrassing enough as it is; why make another embarrassing call?

After thinking it over, Wang Niulang finally picked up his phone.

It wasn't a call to Yang Muye, but a call to Yang Tao.

As soon as the call connected, Yang Tao spoke first, asking Wang Niulang if he had come because of Zhang Guangzheng's matter.

"Manager Yang, you already knew?"

"I know, Mr. Yang told me everything. He even said I would probably call him, and he actually guessed right."

After hearing this, Wang Niulang remained silent for a moment.

"Manager Yang, I—"

"It's like this, didn't Mr. Yang mention to you before that he wanted you to be the housekeeper at Youfeng Courtyard? Now the plan has changed a bit. After Mr. Yang's mother acquired Fairfield Inn, the Youfeng Courtyard project will also be incorporated into the hotel group."

The promises Yang Muyi made earlier still stand.

Yang Tao told Wang Niulang over the phone that he now had two choices.

First, after Gao Yunyue finishes integrating Fairfield Inn, she recommends Wang Niulang to be the housekeeper of Windy Courtyard.

Secondly, I should resign now and join Yang Tao in creating a travel photography platform.

“Wang Rui, why don’t you come and work for me? You’re almost thirty. Do you really want to be a doorman at a hotel for the rest of your life? That’s not a long-term solution.”

Yang Tao advised over the phone.

Wang Niulang was deeply moved after hearing this.

He knew this wasn't just Yang Tao's idea; Yang Muyi probably thought the same thing.

"Manager Yang, I'm not a very capable person. What have I done to deserve your and General Manager Yang's attention?"

"Don't underestimate yourself... I'm going on a trip soon and should be back before the end of the year. Think it over and give me an answer then."

"Row."

Wang Niulang responded in a deep voice.

Zhang Guangzheng stood aside, dumbfounded.

He heard every single word of Wang Niulang and Yang Tao's conversation.

While feeling envious, a bold idea began to sprout in my mind.

"Master, why don't I quit my job too and go with you to work for Manager Yang?"

Wang Niulang glared at Zhang Guangzheng.

You're quite adept at taking advantage of people's misfortunes.

Wang Niulang himself hasn't decided whether to resign yet, so of course he won't rush to give an answer.

"Have you forgotten something?"

Zhang Guangzheng blinked a few times, completely bewildered.

Wang Niulang gestured angrily at the phone in Zhang Guangzheng's hand.

Zhang Guangzheng then suddenly realized what was going on.

Oh no, I was so focused on talking that I forgot to reply to Zheng Youen's text message.

She won't just keep waiting, will she?
Thinking of this, Zhang Guangzheng quickly picked up his phone, but only realized a problem when he was about to type.

How should I reply?

Just as he raised his head, Wang Niulang's voice rang out.

"Don't you know my family situation? Just tell me the truth, but you should ask her first. Why are you asking about this?"

(End of this chapter)