Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 72 Danger in the Slightly Tipsy Spring Breeze

Hearing Jin Yuanbao's words, Dong Xiaoran felt a little embarrassed and said unhappily, "Teacher Jin, it's rare for someone to take a liking to your tree, which is why they repeatedly asked me to come and talk to you."

"So what?" Jin Yuanbao brought out a plate of cucumber salad, only to hear this conversation, and was extremely annoyed. "Didn't I already say that this tree is absolutely not for sale?"

"The price is still negotiable, for example, 1.5 million is possible," Dong Xiaoran said with a smile.

"Miss Dong, didn't I already say? No, I'm not selling! Can't you understand what I'm saying? Is your Mandarin really that bad?" Jin Yuanbao's face had turned very dark. "If you mention selling trees again, please leave and never come back here."

Jin Yuanbao actually gave her the order to leave, which put Jin Yuanyuan in a difficult position. After all, Dong Xiaoran wanted to collaborate with her on a new product, so she couldn't just leave.

"Dad, don't be like that. Xiaoran was just asking for the client's sake, she didn't mean anything by it." Jin Yuanyuan immediately tried to smooth things over.

"If Miss Dong is here to eat, please sit down and eat. If you still want to talk about selling osmanthus trees, then don't come again, and don't come again in the future." Jin Yuanbao was extremely firm, completely dispelling Dong Xiaoran's idea. Jin Yuanyuan was also a little unhappy, as she had indeed considered selling osmanthus trees.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhuoran had already come over and pulled Jin Yuanbao to taste the tea; otherwise, things would have been very difficult to handle.

Dong Xiaoran sighed and whispered to Jin Yuanyuan, "Actually, I heard a rumor that Jinjia Village is going to be demolished and redeveloped, especially your old town area. It's very likely that it will be announced in the second half of the year. If you sell this tree before then, it will probably still be worth something. But if it's announced, it will immediately become worthless, and even if you want to sell it, no one will buy it, or they will try to drive the price down to an extremely low level."

"Forget it, there's no turning back once my dad's mind is made up. Let's just leave it at that. If that day ever comes, so be it." Jin Yuanyuan sighed and pulled Dong Xiaoran to study the ancient pattern book again. She found it more and more interesting the more she studied it, and even had many new ideas.

Seeing his daughter chatting so enthusiastically with Dong Xiaoran, Jin Yuanbao stopped looking sullen and politely invited them to come and eat. During the meal, Jin Yuanbao talked to Uncle Qin and Uncle and Aunt Long about retirement, asking them if they could cook and do grocery shopping at Jin Yaya's small restaurant after retiring from the hosiery factory. He suggested that it would be a good idea to cater to the current demand for age-friendly catering in Jinjia Village and set up a small dining table for the elderly, which would also be quite tiring.

The eyes of these veteran employees lit up, and they all said they would consider it.

Jin Yuanyuan remained silent because she clearly remembered that she had never discussed with Jin Yuanbao the idea of ​​having the older employees resign or retire. Yet he had brought it up on his own initiative and even suggested a way out for them: still working at Jin Yaya, but in a more relaxed and comfortable manner, which everyone was naturally willing to accept.

Actually, it's more practical to do things at Jin Yaya Restaurant, since it can solve all three meals a day, and family members can also come to eat. In particular, Uncle Long and Aunt Long's parents-in-law are not young, and they have to cook for them every day and deliver the food to them... So, if Jin Yaya Restaurant opens an age-friendly catering service, the elderly in Jinjia Village will also have a guaranteed place to eat, which would be a very good thing.

However, this project requires initial funding, though not a huge amount, it's still necessary. For example, updating some equipment, adding age-friendly walkways, dining tables, chairs, and tableware, etc... Thinking about these things, Jin Yuanyuan sent Zhang Dali another WeChat message, asking him about loans.

Zhang Dali replied exceptionally quickly this time, saying he had a friend who could lend her 20 million yuan at the same interest rate as the bank. If Jin Yuanyuan was interested, she could go directly to the lobby of the Hangzhou Building tomorrow; he and his friend would be there.

Upon hearing this, Jin Yuanyuan was overjoyed and called Cao Xiaoyu to explain the situation. Cao Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Yuanyuan, is this Zhang Dali's friend reliable?"

"It should be alright, he said it was his college classmate."

"How about we wait for the other banks to respond? I think the small fire in our warehouse shouldn't be enough to prevent us from getting a loan. The police investigation is quite thorough, so it's unlikely there will be any problems."

"But Zhang Dali said no," Jin Yuanyuan heard the hesitation in Cao Xiaoyu's tone. "Do you still think Zhang Dali is a bad person?"

"Well, actually, well, anyway, I don't like him." Cao Xiaoyu was very careful with her words.

"This is official business, it has nothing to do with his personal character," Jin Yuanyuan comforted him, while also thinking about the matter herself. However, she had indeed already sided with Zhang Dali, because of those touching moments, those halo of first love from her youthful days.

Spring in Hangzhou already carried a hint of intoxication. Standing at the entrance of the Hangzhou Tower, Jin Yuanyuan looked at the dazzling sunlight and felt as if she had stepped into another world. This city is filled with modern high-rise buildings and is one of the earliest cities in China to implement "facial recognition" technology. Moreover, the workforce here is relatively young. For example, she had previously visited the Alibaba campus, where the average age of the staff was 25. She could be called "auntie" there.

Time changes extremely quickly. In this highly competitive era, age is no longer an advantage for her. However, her experience, courage, and innovative ideas still enable her generation to have the best creative ability and seize the best opportunities of the times.

It was as if, although she had left the prestigious international public relations firm more than half a year ago, everything seemed to have changed, yet nothing seemed to have changed at all. It was an extremely subtle personal feeling that made her even more appreciative when she looked at the people working in the shared café downstairs.

Zhang Dali, dressed in a black suit, looked very capable. When he saw Jin Yuanyuan, he acted quite ambiguously, even holding her hand and asking her if she had eaten and if she wanted a cup of hot tea. This made Jin Yuanyuan feel a little awkward.

His friend Li Zequn was also very energetic. When he saw Jin Yuanyuan, his eyes lit up, and he immediately extended both hands to shake hers, saying very politely, "Ms. Jin, Dali told me about you, and we've also looked at your information before. Rest assured, we are a legitimate financial company, specializing in funds, options, and pure bond investments, because we are fully capable of providing you with the highest quality service. Of course, since you were introduced by Zhang Dali, we will definitely treat you with VVIP standards."

"Oh, thank you." Jin Yuanyuan was a little overwhelmed by Li Zequn's enthusiastic attitude, but she still sat down and looked at the loan cooperation memorandum he handed her. "I can just sign it here? Twenty million? The interest rate is only three percent? How can it be so low?"

"Because we have enough outstanding financial talent who monitor the global stock market 24/7 and can adjust their strategies in a timely manner whenever there are changes, we have enough funds to provide more funding for talented and creative individuals like Ms. Jin to develop and expand their careers..."

(End of this chapter)