Chapter 1838 - 1924: Cooperation
There’s four hundred thousand in cash in here." Tang Zhenwei took the money, walked up to Su Xuan, and said with a serious face.
"Mr. Su, I’m really sorry. This is my sincerity!"
Su Xuan helplessly shook his head and said softly,
"Tang Zhenwei, forget the money. You know I don’t care about this. Give it as a reward to that girl. If your hotel had a few more waiters like her, it would’ve been a five-star place already!"
Saying that, Su Xuan stood up and said,
"Bro, let’s go eat at a street stall instead!"
After Su Xuan said that, Dong Jianwen was still in a daze, like he was dreaming. He never imagined this guy Su Xuan would be so terrifying. Just what kind of person was this guy, to be this formidable?
When Su Xuan reached the door, he suddenly stopped, looked at Tang Zhenwei, and said,
"President Tang, I was really unhappy eating at your hotel today, but I do appreciate the way you handle things. I can give you a chance to cooperate with me, but on the condition that the one in charge has to be that girl!"
After saying that, Su Xuan left. At first, Tang Zhenwei didn’t even react. With things developing to this point today, in his view, there was absolutely no chance of cooperation left. He didn’t expect Su Xuan to throw out such a golden line for him at the last moment.
The real reason Su Xuan said that was because of that kneel from Tang Zhenwei. As the saying goes, a real man can bend and stretch. Tang Zhenwei was very clear that if he didn’t swallow his pride today, there’d be no luck to count on, so his stance was crystal clear. From the moment he walked in, all the way to just now, he’d been focused on apologizing. That style of handling things really impressed Su Xuan and made him willing to give him a chance.
What happened today actually had little to do with Tang Zhenwei himself. It was his brother-in-law and that waiter who stirred up the mess. Su Xuan wasn’t some brainless guy; he knew perfectly well what was in his favor and what wasn’t.
And another reason was that Su Xuan truly admired that girl’s service. At first he thought she knew his identity and was doing it on purpose, but from what happened later it seemed she actually didn’t know. In this materialistic society, to serve people without disdaining the poor or fawning on the rich, and to really do the job right—this kind of person is the real deal in the service industry.
"Thank you, Mr. Su, thank you..."
At that moment, Tang Zhenwei was so excited he almost didn’t know what to say, and he felt genuinely lucky on behalf of that good waitress of his. If it weren’t for her, none of this would’ve been possible.
After Su Xuan left, only after a long while did Tang Zhenwei slowly recover that decisiveness and dominance of a man who makes the calls!
"Husband, you must be joking, right? You said I’ll always be the boss lady of Imperial Chef Restaurant!"
"Hmph! I never joke. Let me be blunt: from today on, if you behave yourself, we’re still husband and wife. I used to care too much about you lot, and you actually turned my hotel into a complete mess. That useless, good-for-nothing brother of yours can roll as far away as he can!"
After speaking, Tang Zhenwei looked at the waitress who’d been singled out by Su Xuan and said,
"Thank you for today. Secretary Liu, from now on she’s the lobby manager. In the next few days, you help her out and introduce her to the relevant people!"
Of course, in his heart, Tang Zhenwei wanted to cooperate with Su Xuan. His biggest wish in this life was to build a five-star hotel, but getting a five-star rating is actually very hard. Su Xuan’s financial strength was formidable. If he could cooperate with him, a five-star hotel would only be a matter of time.
Since Su Xuan insisted that this girl be the manager, he naturally had no objections.
"Brother-in-law, you can’t do this to me. I’m your brother-in-law, I’m the manager!"
Lin Feng had already gone crazy. He never thought he’d be stripped of his position just like that. He really couldn’t accept it.
"Brother-in-law, he’s just a migrant worker. We’re the real family. You can’t do this!"
"Hmph, a migrant worker? You idiot who only grows in height but not in brains, do you have any idea who he is? Do you know who destroyed the Huo Family? Who wiped out the Shi Group? You brainless fool, the empire I’ve built up over more than ten years was almost ruined by you siblings. Lin Feng, for the sake of you being my brother-in-law, I won’t make you pay compensation, but from now on, the blood tie between us is cut. We go our separate ways!"
Tang Zhenwei spoke very seriously, his voice filled with unprecedented ruthlessness.
Tang Zhenwei started from the bottom. Getting to where he was today hadn’t been easy, so naturally he cherished it more than anyone.
Lin Feng was completely stunned. He was fired just like that. What could he even do now? He’d been calling the shots at Imperial Chef Restaurant all these years—without it, what else could he do?
Meanwhile, after Su Xuan and Dong Jianwen left, they went to a street stall. Dong Jianwen let out a long sigh of relief and then said,
"Now this is the kind of place where you actually eat. That kind of place is way too stiff. By the way, bro, how come you’re such a badass foreman? That boss actually knelt down to you!"
Dong Jianwen really did admire Su Xuan.
"Ahem... Bro, who told you I’m a foreman?"
"The color of your helmet is a foreman’s, isn’t it?" Dong Jianwen pointed at Su Xuan’s helmet.
"Uh... fine then."
Su Xuan finally realized why Dong Jianwen kept calling him a foreman. Turned out the helmet he’d put on this time was the kind a foreman wears—no wonder the guy thought that.
"Actually I’m not a foreman. I’m the boss."
Su Xuan wouldn’t hide this kind of thing from his brother-in-arms.
"I know. We call the foreman ’boss’. Our wages are all paid out by the foreman!"
Dong Jianwen said with a curious look.
"Alright then."
Su Xuan scratched his head, thinking to himself that this brother was really interesting.
"So, do you want to be a foreman?"
Su Xuan grinned mischievously as he spoke. A comrade-in-arms, of course he had to look after him.
"That’s my goal. But I’ll definitely work hard. I believe I’ll become an outstanding foreman in the future!"
"Haha, that’s the spirit. Here’s to you becoming an outstanding foreman one day—cheers!"
Su Xuan grinned wickedly and raised his glass to Dong Jianwen. The two of them were eating and drinking to their heart’s content at that street stall. No one would ever imagine that this guy Su Xuan was worth several billion.
"By the way, what brought you to the Imperial Capital?"
Su Xuan remembered that Dong Jianwen’s home wasn’t around here. Nowadays, although salaries in the Imperial Capital were a bit higher than in third-tier cities, overall it kind of evened out, since the cost of living in the Imperial Capital was so high.
"Sigh... Do you still remember Deng Xiaolu?"
"Deng Xiaolu? Yeah, of course. He’s in the Imperial Capital too?"
Of course Su Xuan remembered Deng Xiaolu. They’d been in the same batch of new recruits. Among that batch, Su Xuan, Deng Xiaolu, and Dong Jianwen were a few of the ones who got along best.