He won 900 million in the lottery.

Qiuya: "Boss, the municipal company's bylaws have been finalized, and we'll prepare to process the permits on Monday."

Me: "So fast?"

Qiuya: "They have a mature framework over there. I sent it to Manager Sun's team, and there were no problems."

Me: "Don't sign yet, give me all the documents, I'm going out for a bit."

Who should I contact?

It must be Zhou Minyi.

Over the weekend, I called her directly: "Nuonuo, where are you?"

Zhou Minyi: "My uncle is here."

I shamelessly said, "What a coincidence! I was also thinking of coming back with you for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Zhou Minyi: "Give me a break. The moon is fullest on the 16th, and the 17th has already passed. You're only coming to deliver mooncakes on the 18th."

However, women are still very sensible.

Zhou Minyi: "I'll send you the location, come over, it's right at his company."

I felt a little smug. Could this girl have gone to ask her uncle about me?

It took only 15 minutes to reach the location where Zhou Minyi posted.

A very grand storefront in the East District.

The first floor is filled with Jun porcelain ornaments, which are open to the public for sale. In the past, when I passed by, I would sigh that they were rich people who couldn't sell their products. They've been running a shop here for so many years, they must have too much money to burn.

Well, it turns out it's his uncle's company.

Zhou Minyi came downstairs to pick me up.

Zhou Minyi: "What, are you stunned?"

Me: "Your uncle's?"

Zhou Minyi: "Yes, you used to pick me up from school nearby."

Me: "Let's go."

Zhou Minyi glanced at me: "You're dressed so formally today, oh, and you even brought tea?"

Me: "Of course, if I went empty-handed, I probably wouldn't even be able to get lunch."

Zhou Minyi rolled her eyes at me: "Let's go, I'll take you upstairs."

Going up the stairs, I saw about a dozen red statues of Guan Yu along the way.

Upon opening the door, the first thing I saw was a bald man, quite tall, with a large belly, dressed as if he had just returned from a casino in Macau.

Well, he's completely different from what I expected. He's not refined at all; he exudes a strong sense of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry).

This is the kind of contractor I remember. Someone like Chen Hangtian, though refined, just doesn't seem like the type.

Zhou Minyi: "Tianyi, this is my uncle."

Me: "Hello, Uncle."

Zhou Minyi walked up to her uncle and placed the tea leaves in front of him: "Look, he brought you a gift. He is Tianyi."

Zhou Minyi's uncle: "I saw it. You kept talking about it while we were eating in the provincial capital during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Ugh, I'm feeling a bit stressed.

Uncle Zhou: "Tianyi, come and sit down."

Me: "Thank you, Uncle."

Why do successful people like to write calligraphy? A successful person with a strong sense of social interaction is writing calligraphy on his desk, but the characters don't even look good...

This usually happens either because someone is showing off or because they're bored.

Uncle Zhou: "Tianyi, what do you think of my handwriting?"

Me: "I don't really understand, but judging from your free and easy brushstrokes, your calligraphy is flowing smoothly; you must be a master."

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Uncle Zhou looked up at me and asked, "What did Tianyi do before?"

Me: "Just wandering around aimlessly, I just got back this year."

Uncle Zhou: "You've made a lot of money outside?"

Me: "I didn't make much money, but I gained several years' worth of experience in making mistakes."

Uncle Zhou: "It's good to suffer losses. How can you remember things if you don't suffer losses?"

Me: "Uncle is right."

Uncle Zhou: "I didn't lecture you. You just came back to your hometown, haven't even laid a solid foundation, and you already want to learn how to do engineering? You're really something else."

Click on me!

Isn't this the perfect opportunity to back down smoothly?

Me: "I consulted Nuonuo before playing, and she said I had experience, so I dared to give it a try."

Uncle Zhou threw the brush on the table, and the half-written characters instantly blossomed.

Rude, extremely rude.

Uncle Zhou walked to the sofa in the reception area and sat down. I stood up and went over to stand beside him.

I can't sit down here. If I do, I'm doomed. This isn't a social gathering or a business meeting; it's meeting the parents. It's normal to be assertive normally, but to be assertive in front of your woman's parents is no different from arguing with your elders.

Uncle Zhou: "Relying on women? Relying on others? Is this your confidence in this battle?"

I suffered ten years of defeats trying to rely on myself... and that's when I learned that I still had to rely on women and others.

I am."

I have only one word to say: Uncle Zhou is speechless.

Zhou Minyi, seeing that the initial conversation was almost over, changed the subject: "Uncle, why don't you sit down and have some tea that Tianyi brought? Don't you like tea too?"

Uncle Zhou remained silent.

As Zhou Minyi unpacked the tea I had brought, she said, "Tianyi, please sit down too."

As soon as Zhou Minyi finished speaking, I plopped down on the sofa on the other side.

I have to take the initiative to break the deadlock I just created.

Me: "Uncle, I have a plan, the key is to leverage your influence."

Uncle Zhou's tone wasn't so harsh: "Let me hear your plans."

Chen Hangtian's goal was to get me to invest more money so he could then take advantage of me.

Then I'll play along.

Going it alone won't work; we need to form alliances. I'll be one group, Zhou Minyi's uncle will be another, and my fourth uncle will be yet another. Three against one, I refuse to believe we can't defeat him!

After listening, Uncle Zhou asked, "Have you inquired about Chen Hangtian?"

I glanced at Zhou Minyi: "Know yourself and know your enemy. Nuonuo told me about Chen Hangtian, and I summarized the Chen family's way of doing things. The small ones rely on violence, and the big ones rely on connections."

Uncle Zhou: "Do you have any trump cards up your sleeve? Don't end up working for someone else's benefit."

I looked up at Zhou Minyi's uncle. He was my last trump card. Apart from him, no one else could defeat Chen Hangtian in the final battle. I came here today to test the power of this trump card.

Uncle Zhou couldn't understand what I meant; it was such blatant exploitation. He was both annoyed and amused: "Did you bring the materials?"

Me: "I brought it."

Uncle Zhou took a look at the materials in my hand. They were all unimportant documents, except for the company's articles of association, which he flipped through a few times.

Uncle Zhou: "Did you sign any other agreements?"

I shook my head.

Uncle Zhou: "If I personally refuse to participate, but I can lend you money and a construction team, plus your fourth uncle, that should be enough. Are you willing to take on this project?"

Me: "It's all thanks to you, Uncle. If you hadn't been involved, I wouldn't have been able to do this job, nor would I have."

Uncle Zhou patted me on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll do it."

We need to see this through. Who is the key to success or failure, and who is the scapegoat? My struggle with Chen Hangtian is secondary; the main issue is the project payment. Neither I nor Chen Hangtian can make that decision. We are both just doing the hard work.

Uncle Zhou: "But I want to tell you in advance, young man, don't fight to the death. We're all in the same area, we'll run into each other all the time, so leave some room for maneuver in your actions."

Me: "I understand, Uncle. It's just a matter of who wins and who loses."

I glanced at Zhou Minyi. It's just a matter of who wins and who loses. What I want is to reveal my hand and set the bar.

Uncle Zhou glanced at me and Zhou Minyi. He was angry before I arrived, but my performance was enough to impress him. So what if I used Zhou Ren (Zhou Minyi's uncle) as a pawn? As long as I'm not stupid, he'll definitely help me.

Uncle Zhou: "Alright, it's time for lunch."

At lunchtime, needless to say, drinking with people from the underworld requires three things: boldness, the ability to guess matchmakers, and the capacity to drink until you vomit.

It has to be said that Uncle Zhou has a high alcohol tolerance; you really can't outdrink him.

After dinner, Zhou Minyi drove me back to the company.

Zhou Minyi: "Was your performance alright today?"

I hugged her and gave her a kiss: "Don't you even know who I am?"

Zhou Minyi: "Ugh, you smell of alcohol on your breath. You rest here, I have to go now."

I chuckled and said, "Go up to the second floor, there are rooms."

Zhou Minyi: "Get lost. My uncle saw me off. I have something to do this afternoon and I need to go back to his place."

I looked pitiful and said, "Let's go back, let's go back. Impressions are the most important thing."

Zhou Minyi pinched my nose: "I'm going on vacation in a couple of days, and you'll get what's coming to you then."