After the Divorce, I Unlocked a Perfect Life

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Zhang Jingjing: "This is a new outfit I bought. I feel like your sense of style is much better than Liangliang’s. Give me your opinion. Is there anything I should change?"

The picture was a selfie of Zhang Jingjing, wearing a V-neck top and a denim miniskirt.

It not only showed off her pale, smooth thighs, but also a hint of cleavage.

Between a normal man and woman, sending a picture like this would carry strong flirtatious undertones, to say nothing of Zhang Jingjing’s identity.

Lin Jiang: "Not bad."

Zhang Jingjing: "Really? If you like it, I won’t return it."

’I just said it was not bad. Where the hell did I say I liked it?’

Zhang Jingjing: "Guess how much this outfit cost? The whole thing was just over 200 yuan. I want to work hard and make big money like you, so I can buy lots of pretty clothes."

Zhang Jingjing: "I suddenly had an idea to start a business. What do you think? Can you give me some advice?"

Zhang Jingjing: "I want to open a noodle shop like you. What do you think?"

Seeing Zhang Jingjing’s messages, Lin Jiang felt like laughing.

’Her game is leagues below Zhao Fangfei’s.’

Lin Jiang: "I support it. It’s a great idea."

Zhang Jingjing: "But I don’t have the skills or the recipe. That makes it difficult."

Zhang Jingjing: "What do you think I should do? Give me some ideas."

’Does she really think she’s being clever?’

Lin Jiang: "Isn’t that simple? I’ll give you the recipe, and you can just open a shop."

Zhang Jingjing: "Really? Thank you so much!"

Lin Jiang: "It’s nothing."

After replying, Lin Jiang looked at He Siyao.

"You were just kneading my calves. Moved on to the thighs already?"

"The... the calves are done, so now it’s time for the thighs..."

"And after the thighs? Are we storming the high ground?"

"Well, I was thinking..."

RING, RING, RING—

He Siyao was interrupted by the ringing of the phone.

"It’s a call from Uncle He."

"It’s my dad again..."

He Siyao pouted, seemingly annoyed that the call had come at such an inconvenient time and interrupted things.

"Don’t let me stop you. Carry on."

"Mhm."

"Uncle He." Lin Jiang answered the call and put it on speaker.

"President Lin, some of the cattle ranchers showed up. They want to cancel the contracts they signed. A few dozen of them came."

"They all came together?"

"Yes, and they have a bad attitude."

"When you signed the contracts with the ranchers, there were two types, right?"

"A purchase agreement and a letter of intent," He Xuelu said. "Right now, they want to cancel both contracts."

Lin Jiang didn’t speak, pondering for a moment.

He Siyao also stopped, listening intently and thinking about how to handle the situation.

"Keep going. This won’t affect you."

He Siyao blushed slightly but continued her work.

"President Lin, what did you say?"

"Nothing..."

Lin Jiang had reviewed the contracts with the cattle ranchers. The letter of intent wasn’t very binding; it just gave Mu Xing the right of first refusal on their fully-grown cattle.

To put it nicely, it was a contract. To put it bluntly, it was just a piece of scrap paper.

The truly useful one was the purchase agreement.

He would buy mature cattle, calves, and even unborn ones. The ranchers decided the quantity to sell, signed the contract, and could even receive a portion of the payment as a deposit.

It was like creating a PowerPoint presentation, calling it a car company, and then starting to raise funds for an IPO, except the roles were reversed.

Yesterday, He Xuelu had called to say that Yong’an had raised their purchase price. The ranchers no longer wanted to honor their contracts and were hoping to sell their cattle to Yong’an at the higher price.

Lin Jiang wasn’t too bothered by this.

After all, he had an absolute product advantage. Even if it meant paying more for shipping to buy cattle from other places, he could still dominate the market once his products launched.

But now, even though he was the one getting the short end of the stick, these ranchers had come knocking on his door to cancel the contracts. And they came all together. They were really pushing their luck.

"Their only demand is to cancel the contracts, right? Did they say anything else?"

"They didn’t say anything else, just that they want to cancel the contracts," He Xuelu said.

"After our call yesterday, I was planning to turn a blind eye and not pursue the matter. I really didn’t expect them to have the nerve to come find me, all of them shouting and yelling as if they were the ones who had been wronged. I lost my temper and didn’t indulge them. I told them that a signed contract can’t be canceled, and if they’re not happy, they can take legal action."

’I could have turned a blind eye to this.’

’I wouldn’t even have cared if they didn’t sell to us.’

’But for them to be the ones benefiting and still act so arrogantly... He Xuelu’s response was perfectly reasonable.’

"If those people cause trouble again, handle them the same way. If it gets out of hand, call the police," Lin Jiang said.

"Also, go and find out who is still willing to honor their contracts. If their willingness to cooperate is strong, we can develop them as key partners in the future and give them some preferential treatment."

"Understood."

After hanging up, Lin Jiang laced his hands behind his head and thought to himself.

"Master, I feel like this was premeditated," He Siyao said while eating.

He patted her head. "You figured it out too?"

"Li Wuyang and Liu Renming came yesterday. They know you acquired Mu Xing, so they rounded up all these people to cause trouble."

"But we’re in the right here. All they can do is annoy us. It won’t have any real effect," Lin Jiang said.

"There could still be a real impact, and it might not be small."

He Siyao looked at Lin Jiang, a trace of worry in her eyes.

"What if they go back and say our products are no good? Then word will spread. Even if it’s not on a massive scale, the nearby towns and villages will probably hear about it soon. Once they embellish the story, our reputation will be ruined. If Yong’an offers them some benefits at that point, they can build up a great image for themselves. As one wanes, the other waxes. The impact would be immediate."

"Under normal circumstances, a move like this from Li Wuyang would definitely catch someone off guard. But that trick won’t work on us."

He Siyao was still looking at Lin Jiang, her eyes filled with a deep curiosity.

"So-called schemes only work when both sides are evenly matched. They’re mostly useless in the face of absolute strength."

"Absolute strength?"

"I have absolute confidence in our quality. The market will vote with its feet."

Lin Jiang laced his hands behind his head again. "For now, let’s just let the bullets fly a little longer."

A little over an hour later, He Siyao’s "hunger" was sated. She left Lin Jiang’s office, and he had her call Chen Jingxian over.

"You two were in the office for so long. Were you up to no good?" Chen Jingxian teased.

"She was just a little hungry and had a bite to eat here. How could you call that being up to no good?"

"Oh?"

Chen Jingxian was like a curvaceous little vixen, her sly eyes darting toward Lin Jiang.

"What delicious thing did she eat? Let me have some too."

"She finished it all. If you wait a few minutes, I can whip something up for you."

"You said it."

After a bit more playful banter, Chen Jingxian sat down across from Lin Jiang.

"How much money is in the accounts right now?"

"Aside from the investment funds that can’t be touched, we have over 11 million in cash flow," Chen Jingxian said, looking at Lin Jiang.

"This money is earmarked for the renovations at Berkeley. If there’s nothing else urgent, we shouldn’t touch it for now."

Lin Jiang nodded.

The renovation and remodeling of Berkeley is a massive project. Over 11 million won’t be nearly enough, but the company’s cash flow is still healthy. We can complete the project by making payments in installments, so there’s no problem there.

Next up is the renovation and remodeling for Haojie Clubhouse. It’s really starting to look a bit dated.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK—

Just then, a series of urgent knocks on the door interrupted their conversation.

He Siyao opened the door.

"President Lin, those cattle ranchers have found their way here."