Chapter 960 - 962: I Have Powerful Backing Too
Gong Ruini got up early to tidy up, some things needed to be stewed in advance, and then she sat quietly by the stove.
Although yesterday, when Zhao Guangran came back after sending the invitations and said that at least half of the people would show up, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"At least it won’t be too embarrassing." Gong Ruini was really anxious; what Zhao Guangran said the day before was putting a lot of pressure on her.
"Don’t worry, not many people are short-sighted, they just get a little cocky." Zhao Xuran rubbed his eyes as he walked into the kitchen to help Gong Ruini.
It’s clear this girl definitely won’t rest well. People say she’s the composed type, no matter how big the issue, she’s never shown a moment of panic.
Having Zhao Xuran know this, this man is just so aware of her little quirks, "I just feel a bit regretful, they are actually quite good people."
"No matter how good, they can’t change that their parents are brainless, and they are brainless too." Zhao Xuran didn’t want Gong Ruini spending too much time on people he considered strangers.
"If you have time, why not care about me instead." Zhao Xuran expressed that he was really hurt that his girlfriend would rather focus on others than check how he’s feeling.
Caring about Zhao Xuran? Isn’t this guy usually in a good mood? "What’s up, is there some problem over there again?"
"Yeah, they feel that just my promise is a bit unreliable; they hope I can give them a commitment." Zhao Xuran was getting a bit angry.
A commitment? Gong Ruini couldn’t understand how those people thought, why a new drama every moment, "They’re worried you won’t follow through."
"Not only that, they’re actually concerned that the income I promised won’t be much." Frankly, Zhao Xuran didn’t even know how long it would take to recoup the investment in the Hot Spring Villa he was building.
Now he has to worry about the villagers’ income, Zhao Xuran felt like cursing, thinking they see him as some kind of god.
If he really were a god, he would have already prayed for his family to have lots of money without doing anything.
Worried about not earning enough? Gong Ruini laughed, "What is considered enough income?"
"Go ask Guang Ran, a year ago, what was his income expectation, five years ago, what was his income expectation."
"Maybe my dad used to feel that if he earned tens of thousands a year, it was a considerable income, allowing him to live a comfortable life, but now with much more income, does he still feel it’s a lot?"
Gong Ruini knew making a commitment was possible, it was just a goal, but if they gave in now, would there be more and higher demands in the future?
"I’ve already turned them down; if that’s the case, what’s the harm in it being taken away by others." Zhao Xuran would rather it be taken away than indulging them.
"Initially, I thought about lending a hand here and there since we’d all be neighbors in the future, but they can keep on pressing step by step, and I’m tired of it."
"If it wasn’t for not wanting to break ties, I wouldn’t even want to hire anyone from that village to help with the work." Zhao Xuran was quite helpless.
Ah, still hiring those people for work? Gong Ruini was trying to say that Zhao Xuran really has a big heart, anyone else wouldn’t hire villagers again, what if they mess things up?
"Actually, the main construction work is still done by professional construction teams." Zhao Xuran didn’t want the villa he meticulously designed and built to be ruined by a few troublemakers.
Turns out some logistical work was outsourced, Gong Ruini thought about it and felt this was a good suggestion, "This way, they won’t be able to sabotage, and they can only feel grateful."
"Not only that, I want them to realize missing out on me is their loss." Zhao Xuran actually just wanted to know Gong Ruini’s attitude.
"In the future..."
What will happen in the future, Gong Ruini wasn’t worried, "I just know if we give in now, anyone in the future can just take advantage of us because they’ll know we’ll eventually give in anyway."
"Great, I’ll talk to Guang Ran. I expect he’ll have the same attitude." After aligning with Gong Ruini, Zhao Xuran planned to find Zhao Guangran.
Yawning, Zhao Guangran walked in and upon hearing his brother wanted to discuss something, muttered in a daze, "What do you want with me?"
His brother wasn’t planning to assign him some heavy task today, right? If that’s the case, he’d really be put to tears.
Yesterday, Zhao Guangran spent quite some time preparing inside his room, just for today’s good performance, to show them that he is a handsome guy.
If he had to do odd jobs, then all his glorious image would be gone, which made him really nervous.
Seeing his younger brother so nervous, Zhao Xuran quickly explained the situation.
Zhao Guangran was stunned, then disbelief followed, "Brother, you’ve never been so nice to me."
Zhao Guangran couldn’t help but reflect, whether his elder brother was just very nice to outsiders and not to his own siblings, like him.
"If I was nice to you, you would probably drift off. Quickly, tell me your thoughts." At this time, who still cares about these trivialities, Zhao Xuran said irritably.
His thoughts, his thoughts are, "Brother, why did you agree in the first place, was your brain flooded?"
Zhao Guangran didn’t care whether his brother would get mad, "I wouldn’t agree if it were me, I mean, the money for renting the land is already there, if they disagree, we could just build our own road!"
"It’s not like we don’t have money."
"Brother, anyway, we can’t give in this time." Zhao Guangran said angrily, "As for the future, we should have no worries, we’re not relying on the Chu Family, it’s not like we don’t have backing."
A different backing? Gong Ruini didn’t know when they had such a so-called solid backing, how come she didn’t know.
Clearly, the adults would discuss family matters, did she space out one day and miss out on lots of important news?
"Don’t talk nonsense, this backing isn’t for us to do bad things." He gave Zhao Guangran a sideways glance.
Zhao Xuran explained to Gong Ruini about this backing that couldn’t be openly mentioned, Zhao Guangran just pouted, his parents and brother were always so cautious, though he was dissatisfied, he could only stay quiet.
No way, oh my, Gong Ruini knew Zhan Jing’s ointment was good, just didn’t expect she would connect early with the most lovely people, and even managed to market this thing.
You know there was a big demand, especially with that department supporting it, promoting it had a ready example, although it might not make tons of money, the brand was big enough.
"This is great, seems like Aunt Zhan also knows capable people." Once again, Gong Ruini recognized her future mother-in-law’s networking skills.
"This is thanks to Rui Wen." Zhao Xuran wouldn’t steal credit; the credit should go to whoever deserves it.
Her brother’s credit? When did he get to know those high-level people, wait, he may not know them, but he knows the granddaughter of the high-level person, Chu Ling.
Could it be that he persuaded Chu Ling? But there wasn’t any hint before.