How could a secretary be so rich? She must have taken advantage of Chu Xiaoxin's incompetence and embezzled money from the business while he trusted her.
Song Tianyao could swindle money from Chu Xiaoxin, and Chen Judy thought she could too. After all, as Songstress, she didn't expect to marry Chu Xiaoxin; her goal was to make as much money as possible.
"So, are you going to help or not? If not, fine, let my brother continue selling fruit." Chen Judy said in a coquettish voice, turning away as if she had been wronged. "She's incredibly kind to her friends and subordinates, but when it comes to me, all she does is shake her head."
"It's nothing, don't give me that look. I didn't say I wouldn't help you. A-Yao will be in charge of recruiting in a couple of days, I'll have him arrange it." Chu Xiaoxin put his arm around the woman's shoulder and casually agreed, "Come on, have a few more drinks with me. I can't sleep with you tonight, A-Yao told me to go home and get some money, business is more important."
Chapter 72 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Oysters
The next day, when Chu Xiaoxin returned to the Dulles Hotel to have breakfast with Song Tianyao, he brought 100,000 yuan with him. Moreover, it wasn't him who came; it was Chu Family's butler, Uncle Yan, who personally came with Chu Xiaoxin and handed over the 100,000 yuan and the IOU belonging to Chu Xiaoxin to Song Tianyao in front of Chu Xiaoxin.
Song Tianyao thought to himself that if Chu Xiaoxin were replaced by Chu Xiaozhong at this moment, Chu Xiaozhong would probably feel his face was already swollen and burning with pain from his Dad. But looking at Chu Xiaoxin's completely indifferent attitude, he knew that his boss probably hadn't even thought about the deeper meaning behind Uncle Yan's accompanying him to deliver the money.
It was clear that Chu Yaozong was unhappy that Chu Xiaoxin only found out about Likang's bribery of officials in the Commerce and Industry Department when Song Tianyao spent money. That's why he had Uncle Yan send money to Song Tianyao to slightly hurt Chu Xiaoxin's pride and make him more attentive to Likang Trading Company.
It was a pity that Chu Yaozong's painstaking efforts were in vain. When Uncle Yan put down the money and IOU and said goodbye to the two of them, his second son was still smiling and saying goodbye to Uncle Yan, without feeling embarrassed at all.
Chu Xiaoxin called to the waiter to fry two oysters. Song Tianyao took out his prepared purse, put the money and IOU in it, and asked in surprise, "Didn't you go home to sleep last night? You need oysters even though you didn't touch Miss Judy?"
"Kid, don't meddle in adult matters. Listening too much will give you a nosebleed," Chu Xiaoxin said with a laugh to Song Tianyao, teasing him.
Seeing Chu Xiaoxin's hearty smile, Song Tianyao was actually a little envious of this boss. For this boss, there were only two moments in the world that made him uncomfortable: first, when he went home to get money when he was out of money and was advised by his father and older brother; second, when anyone seriously discussed business with him.
At any other time, this second young master Chu was a truly carefree person. Moreover, Chu Xiaoxin was not really ignorant. Although he lacked business acumen, he was absolutely knowledgeable when it came to Cantonese opera, songs, and movies—arts related to entertainment. Coupled with his cheerful and generous nature, if Chu Xiaoxin were in the Republic of China era, Song Tianyao believed that he would definitely be a romantic figure like Yuan Hanyun, a young master from Tianjin.
To put it bluntly, he's a good-for-nothing, but in the quiet of the night, Chu Xiaozhong probably envies his good-for-nothing brother who lives such a carefree life.
Song Tianyao casually took out a cigarette and handed one to Chu Xiaoxin, saying, "My nose is bleeding? Are you worried about yourself? Eating oysters so early in the morning, be careful you don't have a stroke."
"Are you rebelling? Are you trying to embarrass your boss? Do you want me to stop paying you?" Chu Xiaoxin lit a cigarette and glared at Song Tianyao.
Song Tianyao patted the briefcase beside him. "Stop it. I don't care. At worst, I'll take 100,000 yuan and go to Japan to have some fun before coming back to see you. Anyway, the IOU is in your name, not mine. When Chairman Chu collect the debt, he'll only come after you."
The two chatted while waiting for breakfast. Angie Perlis walked in from the restaurant entrance, still dressed in the same outfit as last night. Song Tianyao winked at Chu Xiaoxin: "Hey, boss, sit down next to me."
With his back to the restaurant entrance, Chu Xiaoxin hadn't seen Angie Perlis yet. Seeing Song Tianyao's expression, he frowned. "Wouldn't it be more convenient to chat sitting across from you? You're not a woman, why would I need to be so close to you?"
"Foreign Girl lawyer, do you want to see this more clearly?" Song Tianyao gestured towards the restaurant entrance. Chu Xiaoxin glanced back and immediately stood up to sit next to Song Tianyao, giving up the seat opposite him.
Song Tianyao then raised his hand and called out to Angie Perlis, "Here."
Angie Perlis walked over gracefully, glanced at Song Tianyao, then at Chu Xiaoxin beside him, and smiled at Song Tianyao, saying, "Good morning, Mr. Song."
"This is Mr. Chu. Chu Xiaoxin, the boss of Likang." Song Tianyao first introduced Chu Xiaoxin to Angie Perlis, then said to Chu Xiaoxin, "This is the lawyer Angie Perlis I told you about."
Chu Xiaoxin stood up, having long forgotten his frivolous demeanor during his earlier chat with Song Tianyao. He now extended his hand to the Britain woman with an air of righteous indignation. "My name is Chu Xiaoxin. Hello, Attorney Perlis."
Angie Perlis and Chu Xiaoxin shook hands and then sat down opposite each other. Just then, a waiter brought over two fried oysters. Angie Perlis looked at the oysters with some surprise, seemingly wondering who had such a good appetite to eat such things in the morning.
Without blinking, Chu Xiaoxin had the waiter bring the oysters to Song Tianyao, then spoke to Song Tianyao in a serious, old-fashioned tone:
"A-Yao, you should eat less of this kind of thing, or you'll get a nosebleed."
Song Tianyao nodded, grunted, picked up his utensils, forked a piece of oyster, and put it in his mouth while saying, "The Foreign Girl doesn't understand much Cantonese, and doesn't know what a nosebleed means. If you want to strike up a conversation, try to speak English, Big Brother."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoxin immediately lost interest. His spoken English was so poor that even if he spoke slowly, the waiter at the Dulles Hotel could barely understand him. Asking him to flirt with a Foreign Girl in English was far too difficult.
Seeing that Song Tianyao, that good-for-nothing, had actually finished both of the oysters he ordered, Chu Xiaoxin sullenly drank a cup of coffee, ate a piece of French cake, and got up to leave. After saying goodbye to Angie Perry, he didn't forget to say to Song Tianyao, "High standard, it's okay if I can't handle it, you know you can do your best. I'm going to the theater to choose something better. You good-for-nothing, couldn't you have just said you couldn't eat two and given me one?"