Chapter 30 of 100
Chapter 30
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When Chen Kai heard this, his face immediately turned red and his neck swelled: "I can't afford it? Xiao Li, you should have a limit to your boasting. I bet you've never even seen what the exhibition booth looks like, right?"
Li Yi said earnestly, "Xiao Chen, it's not a big deal to be a frog in a well, but it's wrong to put on airs. At tonight's exhibition, I advise you to look more and talk less. Don't try to buy my things with five million, or you'll be laughed at."
"Am I a frog in a well?" Chen Kai was instantly amused and angry, "Fine, since you say that, I'll really go to your booth tonight. What's your phone number? I'll call you tonight."
Li Yi shook his head, "Sorry, I haven't set up a business number in the country yet, and I don't give out my personal number to just anyone. If you want to find me, you can see me at the exhibition tonight."
Showing weakness, huh? Not even willing to give a phone number, what kind of act is this?
Chen Kai's anger flared up, and he was determined to challenge Li Yi. He turned to Lin Ruxue, "Xiao Lin, your husband won't give me his phone number. Considering we've been classmates for so many years, can you give me your number?"
Lin Ruxue's phone number wasn't a secret. If Chen Kai wanted to contact her, he could always find out through other means, after all, they were classmates.
Lin Ruxue was conflicted. She thought that if Chen Kai called her tonight, all her lies would be exposed. Bringing Li Yi here not only didn't help her face, but it would make her lose all her dignity. She gave him her phone number, but she didn't even have the energy to glare at Li Yi.
"Xue Xue, since your classmate is coming, you must attend the exhibition with me tonight," Li Yi said to Lin Ruxue.
Lin Ruxue didn't say anything, but she kicked Li Yi hard under the table.
I told you not to boast, but you still did! You're about to make me lose all my face!
At this moment, another person entered the private room, it was Ma Leyou.
"Welcome, Director Ma!" Chen Xinli was the first to stand up.
"Director Ma is here? Please sit down quickly!" Chen Kai also hurriedly stood up and offered his seat to Ma Leyou.
He didn't dare to let Ma Leyou sit by the door, and his current seat was next to Li Yi, which made him feel uncomfortable. Giving it to Ma Leyou was just right.
Seeing Chen Kai and Chen Xinli stand up, the other classmates also stood up, after all, Ma Leyou was a high-ranking official, and they had to give him some face.
Lin Ruxue also wanted to stand up, but Li Yi held her back. Seeing her nephew's calm and composed eyes, Lin Ruxue was seething with anger but had no choice. She decided to go all in and sat back down.
"Oh, we're all classmates, no need to be so formal!" Ma Leyou waved them off and finally sat in Chen Kai's seat.
Then, this high-ranking official noticed a young man sitting in the main seat on the left. He only nodded slightly to him, without even standing up, exuding a leader's demeanor.
"This guy has a strong official aura!"
Having been in the government for a long time, Ma Leyou was no longer the bookish person he used to be. He had become a shrewd person and was particularly sensitive to the aura of leaders. Although Chen Kai and Chen Xinli had also done well, they were businessmen and didn't pay much attention to this aspect.
"This guy looks young, why does he give me this feeling?" Ma Leyou wondered as he glanced at Li Yi. He didn't know that Li Yi had been an emperor for millions of years in another universe, and even if he tried to hide it, this aura couldn't be concealed.
"Who is this?" Ma Leyou asked hurriedly.
"Oh, my husband, Li Yi," Lin Ruxue introduced.
"Hello, hello, Mr. Li, where do you work?" Ma Leyou's attitude was particularly warm.
"I'm currently managing the family conglomerate and planning to invest in Tangshui City soon. As a local official of Tangshui City, Director Ma, please give me your support!"
Li Yi extended his hand, shook hands with Ma Leyou in a superior manner, and then withdrew it, a faint smile on his face.
"This tone of voice..."
Ma Leyou was very familiar with this tone. It was a typical polite tone used by big shots in the officialdom. On the surface, it seemed warm, but in reality, it meant they didn't care about you at all, and you were nothing to them!
After savoring Li Yi's tone, Ma Leyou began to ponder the meaning of Li Yi's words... Hmm, managing a family conglomerate? So he's not a high-ranking official? How is that possible?
For Ma Leyou, the aura, age, and identity of the person in front of him were completely out of sync, exuding an indescribable strange feeling, distorting his common sense.
"How is that possible? I, Ma Leyou, am known for my ability to read people, even leaders admire me. I don't believe I can't figure him out!"
Ma Leyou frowned and thought hard, trying to figure out what identity could match Li Yi.
This person gives me the feeling of... like an emperor in disguise?
Thinking of the term "emperor in disguise," Ma Leyou couldn't help but laugh. In today's society, there are no emperors... No, wait, many countries like Japan, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, and Thailand still have kings. Could it be...
Impossible!
Ma Leyou quickly dismissed his thought. How could a foreigner speak Chinese so fluently?
"Family conglomerate? Mr. Li comes from a prominent family?" Ma Leyou asked curiously.
"Oh, the family isn't big, just a bit of assets," Li Yi continued in a casual tone.
For some reason, Ma Leyou felt the sense of an emperor in disguise even more strongly. He hurriedly smiled, "Mr. Li is planning to invest in Tangshui City? How much? If there's anything I can help with, just let me know!"
Ma Leyou's attitude stunned Chen Kai and Chen Xinli.
You, Ma Leyou, when we usually ask for your help, you always find excuses, but now you're saying "if there's anything I can help with, just let me know"?
You have no principles at all!
Chen Kai's eyes were filled with disdain. Old Ma, you really misjudged this guy. He's just a liar, and he can boast to the sky!
"Our conglomerate plans to invest one billion in the initial project to test the market. If the results are good, we'll continue to invest more," Li Yi smiled, his demeanor still full of authority, "As for help, we will definitely need a lot of support from your Land Bureau in the future, so please give us your support!"
"See, boasting to the sky again!" Chen Kai thought, "One billion? You probably haven't even seen ten thousand!"
But Ma Leyou smiled and agreed, "Sure, sure!"
"Director Ma is here, let's order some dishes!" Chen Kai didn't want to see these two getting closer, so he called the waiter.
Unexpectedly, something even more frustrating happened. After Ma Leyou took the menu, he didn't order any dishes but handed it to Li Yi with both hands. Li Yi, without hesitation, passed it to Lin Ruxue.
Seeing Lin Ruxue order the first dish of the day, Chen Kai was seething with anger. It turns out I'm treating everyone to a meal for a dog!
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