Chapter: 6388

Given his current comprehensive social skills, he might still fall short compared to someone with three to five years of social work experience.

Moreover, he has no progressive spirit at all, always falling down where he stands and never wanting to move forward, except for recently when he wanted to be the head of the Calligraphy Association. He is day and night consumed by this thought, but if he manages to become the head of the association, everyone else will have to resign.

However, Ye Chen doesn't care about this anymore. His initial concern was that his old man and Zhang Bi Mao might use violent means to target Zhou Liyuan, as Zhou Liyuan has no roots in Jinling and would not be able to resolve the problem through violence.

Now that the crisis is completely resolved, Zhang Bi Mao will no longer help his old man target Zhou Liyuan. His old man has lost the support of violent means, while their recent commotion has actually helped Zhou Liyuan establish a foothold in Jinling Antiques Street, which will definitely make Zhou Liyuan's development in Jinling smoother.

So Ye Chen asked him, "What are your plans next, Uncle Zhou?"

Zhou Liyuan replied, "I didn't initially plan for this level of exposure. I just wanted to open a small shop on Antiques Street and take it slow. But suddenly there's been quite a lot of interest, with many people coming every day to have me appraise their items. It's like having two sharp swords, isn't it? Next, I plan to slow down the pace a bit, opening later in the morning and closing earlier in the evening, and receiving fewer customers each day. I estimate that after another month or so, this buzz will die down."

As he spoke, Zhou Liyuan continued, "Once the excitement dies down, I'll just live life like Buddha, not caring about making money or building a big business. The pace of life in Jinling is slower anyway, and people should be able to slow down too. So, I plan to just take it easy here and enjoy my old age."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "The Rothschild family is relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Clear Stream Society is still paying attention to your affairs and those of the Four Treasures Association. If we could somehow eliminate the Clear Stream Society in the future, you would be completely free."

Zhou Liyuan smiled and said, "I believe that day will come soon with Ye Chen's abilities."

Just then, Zhou Liyuan remembered something and exclaimed, "Ah yes, Ye Chen, I think you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Would you like to join me for a bite? There's a small restaurant nearby serving local dishes that are very good. We can even send it directly to the shop if you don't mind."

Ye Chen laughed and said, "Great! My wife has been busy with work these few days, so I've been working late every night. It would be nice to take a break and eat with you."

As he spoke, Ye Chen suddenly thought of someone else and turned to Zhou Liyuan and said, "Oh yes, Uncle Zhou, there's an old acquaintance in Jinling who owes you a favor. You should add a few more dishes for him, and I'll invite him over as well!"

Ye Chen laughed and said, "Great! My wife has been busy with work these few days, so I've been working late every night. It would be nice to take a break and eat with you."

As he spoke, Ye Chen suddenly thought of someone else and turned to Zhou Liyuan and said, "Oh yes, Uncle Zhou, there's an old acquaintance in Jinling who owes you a favor. You should add a few more dishes for him, and I'll invite him over as well!"

He then called Hong Wu and said, "Hong Wu, it's me, Xiao Chongkun."

Hong Wu asked calmly, "What brings you to my attention, Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Chongkun hurriedly explained, "It's like this, Hong Wu, I was thinking of asking our chairman over for dinner tonight, but I don't know if it's a good idea."

Hong Wu politely refused, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao, but we have some important guests at Tianxiang Manor tonight, and we can't accommodate any visitors. Maybe some other time?"

Xiao Chongkun didn't expect this. Hong Wu had always been so pleasant in the past, but now he was being so unfriendly that his heart sank greatly. He could only say, "Okay, Hong Wu, if it's not convenient then, we'll schedule it for another time. Thank you."

Hong Wu nodded and said, "I don't have anything else to attend to. I'm busy right now."

After they hung up, Xiao Chongkun sat in the taxi behind him, feeling extremely dejected. He couldn't help but think, "I never thought this would happen, and even Hong Wu doesn't want to see me now. If I had known this earlier, I should have just taken that twenty thousand dollars and gone on a nice vacation in Dubai! Then not only would I have the twenty thousand dollars, but the association wouldn't know about these troubles, and Hong Wu wouldn't have an opinion about me either..."

Filled with regret, Xiao Chongkun sat alone at the back of the taxi, his eyes welling up with tears.

Hong Wu looked at the driver quietly checking himself out in the rearview mirror and quickly turned his face away, then pulled out his phone to call Pei Huilong.

Pei Huilong answered after one ring and asked, "Chongkun, how's the situation going? Has Zhang Erma resolved things?"

Pei Huilong was waiting for Chongkun to pressure Hong Wu into getting Zhang Erma to take action. But Chongkun knew in his heart that taking action would be futile, so he could only awkwardly say, "Pei Huilong, the situation with Zhang Erma is a bit complicated. This guy has already made up his mind to confront me, and Hong Wu's efforts are of no use either. Moreover, Hong Wu told me about the difficulties involved, and Zhang Erma is his teacher, so he's caught in the middle and it's not easy for him to intervene." JrNovels.com