Although Zhao Ying did not want to doubt what Wang Xiaoyan said, and she did not want to complicate things, the facts were in front of her. She could not help but think so.
Looking at the production date marked on the box, it was recently produced. Zhao Ying sighed secretly and carefully put the box back in its original state.
She was a little sad and lost. She did not understand why Wang Xiaoyan wanted to deceive her. Even if she told the truth, what could she do? Yang Ming was very fickle. It wasn't that she didn't know. Even if she had something with Yang Ming, she wouldn't say anything. Moreover, she had no right to say anything.
But now? Zhao Ying felt like a fool who was deceived by her best friend. Zhao Ying wanted all this to be a misunderstanding, a beautiful misunderstanding, but this possibility seemed to be small.
Lying quietly in the bathtub, Zhao Ying's mind was blank. She did not know how to face Wang Xiaoyan and Yang Ming in the future … Should they be like before, or should they be strangers?
Zhao Ying was really in a dilemma …
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Huang Lele was deceived into going home. Her elder brother called and just said that her father was looking for her for something, but he did not mention a word about the marriage. It was not until Huang Lele returned home that she knew that the family's investment in Africa had a problem!
In the second half of last year, the Huang Family invested in a giant gold mine in a small country in Africa, Country X, and spent five billion dollars to buy the mine's hundred-year mining rights.
Of course, most of the money came from bank loans. In addition to the purchase funds, the mining equipment had been hired in the early stage and nearly one billion dollars were spent. The total investment of the Huang Family in this steel iron mine was more than six billion dollars.
However, according to the calculation of the original ore content of this mine, it would take less than a hundred years, about twenty years to recover the cost. After that, it would all be pure profit!
With such a huge profit, how could the Huang Family's eldest brother, Huang Rongtian, not be moved? After discussing with the family's old man, Huang Xiaofei, he put all his assets in.
However, both Huang Rongtian and Huang Xiaofei made a fatal mistake, which was to ignore the political situation of Country X in Africa! In this kind of country where the government changed faster than the season, ordinary people could not participate in it!
In just over half a year, the interim government that had signed the contract collapsed, and the former president took the money and fled. It was thought that the new government would not change the contracts signed by these businessmen in order to gain public support. In fact, most of the contracts did not change. Only the Huang Family's contract was not recognized.
The other merchants more or less had some private armed forces in the local area. No matter which government came to power, they would not easily provoke them.
However, the Huang family was different. They were just businessmen and had no one to rely on in Country X. As soon as the new interim government was established, it tore up the previous contract between the government and the Huang family. They wanted to squeeze a large amount of military funds from the Huang Family. Of course, if the Huang Family could not take out the money, it was fine. The younger brother of the newly appointed acting president, General Kars, was an iron mine owner. This mine was directly handed over to him to manage, and there was no need to buy equipment.
Due to the collapse of the interim government of this small country, the regime changed, so the contract signed by the Huang Family previously became a piece of scrap paper. If they wanted to continue the development, they had to re-sign an agreement with the new regime leader.
It was just that the other party made a very outrageous condition, and they also asked for five billion US dollars of gold mining rights. Although the contract this time seemed to be very generous, signing a two-hundred-year agreement, Huang Rongtian also understood that the two-hundred-year agreement was fake. Even if they signed an agreement for a thousand years or ten thousand years, after the collapse of this interim government, the newly established regime would still not recognize it.
For this kind of behavior of burning the bridge after crossing the river, the Huang Family would never allow it. The Huang Family was also a famous family in Singapore. They had a high social status. How could they stand such bullying?
Huang Rongtian immediately looked for General Kars to reason, but when the black muzzle was placed on Huang Rongtian's head, Huang Rongtian suddenly woke up.
In this small African country that had no diplomacy and had not joined the United Nations, there was no law to speak of. It could be said that the supreme leader here was the law. Those who disobeyed him were all killed by him.
Huang Rongtian went back carefully in the sneer of General Kars. He did not dare to mention anything else.
However, not daring to speak more did not mean that the Huang Family would not do anything! Because Huang Rongtian was not reconciled, he was not willing to let his money go down the drain. However, it was simply impossible for him to take out five billion US dollars again!
Most of the previous five billion were still mortgaged by the current industry and borrowed from the bank. Now that there was a problem with the mine in Africa, it was already good that the bank was not in a hurry to ask for a loan, let alone lend a sum of money from the bank.
Just when Huang Rongtian was a little desperate, he suddenly got a very important news! The Li Family also wanted to invest in the mineral mining industry in Africa! The Li Family was also a big family, and its financial resources were comparable to the Huang Family. It was just that the businesses operated by the two families were different, and there were few opportunities for cooperation. Now that he heard that the Li Family was also preparing to invest in the mining industry, Huang Rongtian immediately became interested and found the current helmsman of the Li Family, Li Tianjia. Moreover, according to reliable news, the Li Family originally had business dealings with General Kars, which was the most important point!
Li Tianjia was about the same age as Huang Rongtian. He was the eldest son of the Li Family's old man, Li Zhicheng. Regarding Huang Rongtian's intention, Li Tianjia was very indifferent. He did not agree or disagree, but he just said that he would consider it.
Huang Rongtian saw Li Tianjia's lukewarm attitude and knew that this matter was more uncertain. After all, there was no big benefit. Why would he want to get involved with you?
In order to tie Li Tianjia to the same chariot, Huang Rongtian proposed the marriage. At first, Li Tianjia was not very interested, but when he saw the photo in Huang Rongtian's mobile phone, his eyes immediately straightened. Huang Rongtian called him a few times, and Li Tianjia was a little embarrassed and recovered.
However, Huang Rongtian did not care at all. Instead, he was a little happy. It seemed that Li Tianjia was interested in Lele, so this matter was possible.
Sure enough, Li Tianjia pretended to evade a few words and said, "Rongtian, I don't object to the marriage. Both of our families are famous families, and we are well-matched in terms of social status. However, we still have to discuss this marriage with our parents, don't we? I am in favor of it in principle, but I still have to discuss it with my father! "
"That is not a problem!" Huang Rongtian said happily after listening.
After Huang Rongtian left, Li Tianjia told his father, Li Zhicheng, about Huang Rongjin's intention. Of course, even the marriage that Huang Rongtian mentioned was not concealed. Li Zhicheng listened to Li Tianjia's narration and did not immediately express his opinion. He was different from Huang Rongjin's father. Huang Rongtian's father, Huang Xiaofei, had handed over most of the power to Huang Rongtian, but Li Zhicheng did not. He still held the decision-making power of all major events.
"Father, I think this matter is very beneficial to us!" Li Tianjia saw that his father did not express his opinion, so he couldn't help but say.
"Are you interested in the girl of the Huang Family?" Nobody knew his son better than his father. Li Zhicheng saw through his son's mind at a glance.
"I …" Li Tianjia's face was red. Indeed, as his father said, he really liked Huang Lele.
"The marriage is a big deal, and the investment in Africa is even more important!" Li Zhicheng said slowly, "Although we have cooperated with General Kars, our personal relationship is not very close. Moreover, General Kars is now in power. It is not the same as before. My face may not be useful! It is not easy to find a source of income. It is impossible to give up just because of my words, right? "
Li Tianjia nodded silently. Yes, what his father said is indeed true. After all, this is not a trivial matter.
"If we participate in this matter, there will definitely be benefits, but the key is whether it is cost-effective or not!" Li Zhicheng sighed and said, "If it is just cooperation, I may agree, but this marriage … You should be clear that once the marriage is established, then our Li Family and the Huang Family will be sitting on the same chariot. We will advance and retreat together … At that time, even if we want to get away, we can't!"
"I understand …" Li Tianjia said, "Father, I won't let my imagination run wild anymore."
"Hehe, I didn't say that this matter is completely impossible!" Li Zhicheng saw his son's appearance and said with some amusement, "Let's do this. Let me think about it and see if this matter is cost-effective or not. Then, I will find a time to talk to General Kars and see if he can give me face!"
When General Kars was fighting for the world, he received financial support from Li Zhicheng. Although his current identity was not the same as before, General Kars was a nostalgic person. When he heard that the phone call was from Li Zhicheng, he was very enthusiastic to chat with him.
However, when Li Zhicheng asked about the gold mine invested by the Huang Family, it was a bit difficult. It was reasonable to say that he should give face to Li Zhicheng, but if he gave face, then the money would be gone, so he hesitated and said, "Mr. Li, you also know that I just came to power. I need money everywhere … if …"
"I understand what you mean, but I will also participate in the partnership of this gold mine, so I hope that the rent can be reduced …" said Li Zhicheng.
"I will think about it, and then we will contact you again." General Kars still couldn't completely not give face to Li Zhicheng, so he promised to consider it.
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