My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 413: Taking Advantage of Lu Youxi

Chapter 413: Chapter 413: Taking Advantage of Lu Youxi

"Boss, how do you know the negotiations won’t succeed?" Yin Yiming curiously asked.

"I figured it out," Lu Youxi replied. "Moreover, I never had much hope for Yuehaolai to begin with; meeting them was mainly to give you two some experience for future collaborations with other companies."

"So today, we’re basically here to gain experience," Lu Youxi said with a relaxed smile. "Don’t be nervous."

Hearing this, the village chief and Yin Yiming indeed felt less tense.

"Although we’re here to gain experience, since we’ve brought the rice, let’s still give it our best. Who knows? It could turn out well," the village chief said, smiling. "I understand what you mean by telling us not to be nervous, to not stress over the results. Now, I’m feeling more relaxed, just here to gain some experience, regardless of whether the business succeeds or not."

"Right," Yin Yiming nodded emphatically. "Since we’re here, we might as well try our best."

"President Fang is right; just relax, think of the worst outcome as just a failure, and it won’t make you nervous," Yin Yiming said.

"That’s true," Lu Youxi agreed, smiling. "After all, in business, it’s not often things are settled on the first try."

The three chatted and laughed, which helped the village chief and Yin Yiming fully relax.

Just then, Lu Youxi received a call from Zhou Shuyan.

"I’m in the room next door," Zhou Shuyan said. "Along with Shi Yusheng, we’re both keeping an eye out, so you don’t have to worry."

"Okay, I’m not afraid," Lu Youxi whispered.

In truth, even if Zhou Shuyan hadn’t come, with Shi Yusheng around, he wouldn’t let anything happen to her in his place.

But now that Zhou Shuyan was here personally, Lu Youxi suddenly felt much more settled and secure knowing he was next door, closely looking out for her safety.

It turned out that Zhou Shuyan being here could give her such a great sense of security.

Even in a safe environment, his presence made a significant difference.

Lu Youxi suddenly realized that in her two lifetimes, only Zhou Shuyan had given her this sense of security, making her feel utterly at ease just knowing he was there.

Lu Youxi and the Yuehaolai representatives had set the meeting for 6:30 PM, but they didn’t arrive until 6:40.

After another five minutes, the general manager, procurement manager, and an assistant to the general manager from Yuehaolai finally arrived.

Of the three, only the assistant to the general manager was a woman.

"President Hu," Lu Youxi greeted with a smile as she stood up, "Manager Wu."

"President Lu," Manager Wu exclaimed, surprised. "I really didn’t expect you to be such a young lady. Truly, a hero from youth, and women can equate men."

"Oh, it’s just helping out with a bit of family business," Lu Youxi politely replied.

Manager Wu appeared very warm and friendly, while President Hu maintained a bit of his own dignity.

The assistant handed out her business card to Lu Youxi, and also exchanged them with the village chief and Yin Yiming.

The village chief and Yin Yiming also handed out their business cards to the three representatives from Yuehaolai.

"President Hu, Manager Wu, Miss Liu," Lu Youxi called out each name, "please have a seat."

Miss Liu was President Hu’s assistant, Liu Xiaojing.

Manager Zhao, too, was keeping an eye on the situation here. Seeing that the guests had arrived, he quickly prompted the kitchen to prepare and instructed the servers to bring dishes.

Once some dishes were served, he felt it was time to bring out the steamed Hexing Rice.

Lu Youxi said, smiling, "President Hu, Manager Wu, Miss Liu, this is our Hexing Rice. We brought it specially today, asking the hotel to steam it fresh. Would you like to try it?"

"Hey, no rush," Manager Wu suddenly waved his hand largely, showing no interest in the rice. Instead, he picked up his drink, "Who eats rice at a drinking table? Rice, there’s always time for that."

"President Lu, let’s have a drink," Manager Wu said, holding up his glass. "We’ve been here a while, and we haven’t had a drink yet. A little alcohol could help us talk more openly."

Lu Youxi calmly picked up her glass; this kind of scenario, she had seen quite a few in her last life.

At that time, with an assistant to help shield her from drinks, she still inevitably had to drink a few glasses, let alone now, during the nascent stage of a small business with little imbued authority.

Just as the village chief was about to stand and shield Lu Youxi from drinking, she shook her head at him.

She hadn’t forgotten there were cameras around, and she also wanted to see if there was any connection between the surveillance and these three from Yuehaolai.

Standing up, Lu Youxi held her glass and said, "In the business world, Manager Wu is my senior. You have more experience, and I’ll take your words as lessons."

"I’ll drink this first one to President Hu," Lu Youxi declared, downing a glass of beer immediately.

President Hu also stood up, "President Lu is young but straightforward, seems smart."

President Hu also downed a glass of beer and then said, "I like to work with smart people."

Lu Youxi didn’t neglect Manager Wu, known as a tough negotiator. So, she toasted him as well.

Wu, smiling, took the glass and then turned to President Hu, "President Hu, I think President Lu is smart, don’t you see that very clearly?"

The village chief didn’t understand the cryptic messages the two men exchanged, but he felt their attitudes were somewhat insincere.

Lu Youxi downed two glasses quickly, making the village chief wonder if she was trying to get the two men drunk?

But regardless, he couldn’t let these two make Lu Youxi drink excessively.

If they intended to make her drunk, then he only had to outdrink them.

Thus, the village chief also stood up, "President Hu, it’s not only President Lu who has learned something; I also should learn more."

"President Hu, this one is for you, in the hope of learning more," the village chief, appearing older than President Hu, spoke in a softened tone.

President Hu seemed delighted and drank a glass in response.

Manager Wu certainly wasn’t forgotten.

After which, the village chief said, "President Hu, how about having some dinner now? I see you’ve been drinking on an empty stomach, which could be uncomfortable."

"Ah," President Hu said, standing up with a newly filled glass and moved next to Lu Youxi, "President Lu, I see you’re new to business, quite an impatient young one, haha!"

"This impatience, it won’t get you hot tofu faster," President Hu commented, resting his hand on Lu Youxi’s shoulder. "President Lu, you look so young, how old are you this year?"

The village chief’s expression changed. Now he could see what President Hu and Manager Wu were really up to.

They thought Lu Youxi was young and naive, here to take advantage of her!

Immediately, the village chief stood up and rushed over to Lu Youxi and President Hu, pulling Hu’s hand down and placing it over his shoulder in a brotherly manner, "President Hu, although President Lu is young, I’m quite aged."