Li Dong had a good time during the Chinese New Year in 2006. Of course, it would be better if he did not have to sleep on the sofa all day.
After the Chinese New Year, those who needed to go out had to go out and those who needed to go to school had to prepare for school.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Cao Feng and the rest returned to Pingchuan early.
Li Dong was prepared to stay for a few more days or wait for his parents to leave together.
However, he was a busy man now. He could not control his own time. On the afternoon of the sixth day, Li Dong drove back to Pingchuan alone.
It was almost five o 'clock when he arrived at Wanyuan.
Li Dong took a shower, changed his clothes, and went downstairs to attend a party.
The venue was not a restaurant, but Lan Mountain Manor.
There was no need for navigation. If he did not know Lan Mountain Manor after staying in Pingchuan for so many years, it would mean that Li Dong had wasted his time.
Lan Mountain Manor was the best villa area in Pingchuan.
Nearby were Lan Mountain Park, Bai Cui Park, Safari Park, Bai Cui Lake, Lan Mountain Scenic Area, Jiangbei Museum …
These scenic areas made Lan Mountain Manor a real scenic manor.
Other than the beautiful environment, the facilities near Lan Mountain Manor were also top-notch.
There were Jiangbei Second People's Hospital, Pingchuan Lan Mountain Hospital, Jiangbei Women, Children's Hospital, and Pingchuan's famous private school, Lan Mountain Middle School.
Whether it was medical treatment or education, the facilities near Lan Mountain Manor were among the best in Jiangbei.
These advantages also contributed to the high prices of Lan Mountain Manor.
The entire Lan Mountain Manor covered an area of 180,000 square meters. It was mainly composed of townhouses, supplemented by single-family villas. The smallest townhouse was at least 300 square meters, while the single-family villas were at least 500 square meters.
The housing prices were the highest in Jiangbei. The average single-family villas were 12,000 yuan per square meter. Any random villa would cost at least 6 million yuan.
In 2006, the housing prices reached 12,000 yuan per square meter, which was the same as the first-tier cities in the country.
Pingchuan was only a second-tier city. The prices were not affordable for ordinary people.
Until Li Dong's rebirth, Lan Mountain Manor's 200 villas were not sold out. Of course, at that time, Lan Mountain Manor's prices were sky-high, comparable to first-tier cities.
However, according to Li Dong's understanding, the developer who had invested in the Skyfall Mountain Villa had long since gone bankrupt.
Now, the Longhua Group should take over. The Longhua Group was rich and powerful, so they weren't worried even if they couldn't sell the villas. This was the reason why the villas in the Billows Mountain Villa could be left for seven or eight years.
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When Li Dong arrived at the Skyfall Mountain Manor, the sky was already dark.
The security guards at the entrance of the manor stopped Li Dong's car. Li Dong told them the name of the person who invited him. After checking for a while, the security guards opened the gate and let Li Dong drive in.
Because the sky was getting dark, Li Dong was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery inside the manor.
Driving past the townhouses in front of him, Li Dong entered the single-family villa area.
There was a large gap between the villas in the single-family villa area, and there weren't many of them. Moreover, the signs on the road were very clear.
After a while, Li Dong's car stopped in front of the courtyard of Villa No. 16.
Zhang Lanyu, who had already received the news, came out personally to welcome Li Dong. When Zhang Lanyu got out of the car, she smiled like a flower and said, "General Manager Li, it's my honor to have you here!"
Li Dong laughed and said, "It's my honor to have you here. I'm just borrowing Miss Zhang's light. Otherwise, a country bumpkin like me wouldn't have been able to see such a good place."
Zhang Lanyu covered her mouth and chuckled. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she led Li Dong into the villa.
Li Dong looked around unhurriedly. He saw many luxury cars parked in and outside the courtyard.
With more than ten luxury cars parked together, his S350 seemed a little inconspicuous.
Especially when he saw a few supercars among them, it made Li Dong's car look even more old-fashioned.
Seeing this, Li Dong narrowed his eyes and said tentatively, "Miss Zhang, there are quite a lot of people at this gathering."
Zhang Lanyu smiled and said, "Today is Chen Rui's birthday. It's not an outsider. It's just a gathering of a few acquaintances. They're all friends in the circle, so it's impossible to not let them come. However, General Manager Li, don't worry. There are also many friends from the business world here today. I believe they'll have a common language with General Manager Li. "
Li Dong nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.
Today was Chen Rui's birthday. Logically speaking, there was no need to invite Li Dong. However, since Chen Rui invited him, Li Dong had to come.
If he didn't come, it would mean that he didn't give him face. There was no big conflict between Li Dong and Chen Rui, so it wasn't worth offending him.
Of course, even if he came, Li Dong wasn't going to make a big fuss.
He would just be an honest audience. He didn't need to worry about anything else. The biggest reason why Chen Rui looked for him was because of the project. Regardless of whether the discussion was successful or not, he believed that Chen Rui wouldn't do anything to him.
He followed Zhang Lanyu all the way into the villa.
There were already a lot of people in the hall. Most of them were young people. There were also a lot of people with red hair and green hair.
Li Dong glanced at them and didn't pay much attention to them. He looked at the group of people gathered at the side of the hall.
There weren't many people in this group. There were about five or six of them. They were all older. Some were in suits and some were in plain clothes. Looking at their temperament, they should be the business people that Zhang Lanyu mentioned.
Although Li Dong's Faraway Supermarket business was quite big, he really didn't know much about the business elites of Pingchuan.
Among the five or six people, Li Dong didn't know any of them.
Li Dong was looking at the crowd. Naturally, the crowd had already seen Li Dong, who was beside Zhang Lanyu.
There weren't many people who knew Li Dong, but Zhang Lanyu was considered half the host today. Naturally, everyone knew her.
Just now, Zhang Lanyu went out to greet the guests. Everyone knew that the people who came today were not of low status. However, before this, Zhang Lanyu didn't personally greet any of them.
Now that Zhang Lanyu went to the door to greet the guests, those who were observant naturally saw it.
However, when they saw that Li Dong was so young, most people thought that he was a second-generation son of some rich family. Only a few people recognized Li Dong. They knew that this young man in front of them was the head of Far Away, who was in the limelight last year.
Chen Rui, who was originally chatting with a few young people, saw Li Dong enter the door. He said something to the people around him and walked over.
A few steps away, Chen Rui opened his hands and smiled. "General Manager Li, you're finally here!"
Li Dong couldn't stand his enthusiasm. He quickly reached out to shake hands with him, but he didn't expect Chen Rui to directly ignore him. He stepped forward and gave Li Dong a hug.
Then he patted Li Dong's back. Chen Rui smiled and said, "General Manager Li, Happy New Year!"
Li Dong moved his body without a trace and said with a faint smile, "I should be the one wishing General Manager Chen a happy birthday."
After that, he handed the gift box in his hand to Chen Rui and said with a smile, "This is just a small gift."
"Hahaha, General Manager Li is just being polite. It's just a meal. There's no need to waste it."
Chen Rui grinned and took the gift box and handed it to Zhang Lanyu. Then he clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. When the hall was quiet, Chen Rui said loudly, "I'm afraid many people don't know this young talent next to me. Today, let me introduce him to everyone. This is the General Manager Li of Far Away Company!"
"Clap clap clap!"
A burst of applause sounded, which was followed by whispers.
Most people in the hall didn't know Li Dong, and some people didn't even know about Far Away. Naturally, they didn't know much about Li Dong.
After listening to the introduction of this person who became a billionaire at the age of 20 last year, and even had a net worth of more than one billion, everyone paid attention to him.
In 2006, billionaires weren't just common goods. They were the real deal.
Especially since Li Dong was so young, everyone paid even more attention to him.
Li Dong wasn't interested in being watched like a monkey. He nodded to Chen Rui and smiled at everyone. He found a remote corner and sat down alone.
Chen Rui rolled his eyes and whispered to Zhang Lanyu.
Zhang Lanyu nodded gently, then walked to Li Dong and sat down, while Chen Rui went to receive other guests.
As soon as Zhang Lanyu sat down, she asked with a smile, "General Manager Li, what's wrong? You're not used to it? "
Li Dong shrugged and said, "A little. We're not familiar with each other. I'm a bit of a loner, and it's rare for me to chat with someone I'm not familiar with."
Zhang Lanyu smiled again and said, "Strangers at first, then friends at second. Acquaintances are all strangers. There are a few guests here today who are very interested in General Manager Li. General Manager Li, do you mind getting to know them?"
Li Dong frowned slightly. Listening to Zhang Lanyu's tone, could it be that she wasn't looking for him today to discuss the project?
He felt that Zhang Lanyu's attitude was like a broker. Who would look for him through Zhang Lanyu?
Li Dong couldn't guess it, and he was too lazy to guess. He said directly, "Forget it. I'm here today to celebrate General Manager Chen's birthday. I won't be a noisy guest."
Zhang Lanyu's smile was a bit forced. This guy is really hard to please!
As for what Li Dong said about being a loner and not liking to communicate with strangers, Zhang Lanyu didn't take it seriously.
If he was that loner, how could he do business?
If he didn't communicate with strangers, his company would have gone out of business long ago.
However, today's invitation to Li Dong was not to be his enemy. Seeing that Li Dong was reluctant, Zhang Lanyu no longer talked about the topic just now. Instead, she changed to the daily greetings.
They talked about the atmosphere, the economy, and the officialdom.
After about ten minutes, the guests invited by Chen Rui also arrived.
Chen Rui, who was in the middle of the hall, held the microphone and said loudly, "Everyone, please be quiet. I am honored and proud that everyone can come to my birthday party today."
"Today, there are my friends, my brothers and sisters, and all the successful people …"
Don't be fooled by Chen Rui's usual appearance of not letting outsiders get close to him. He also had a head of white hair, but when it came to politeness, he was no worse than the average old fox.
After speaking for five or six minutes, Chen Rui didn't even repeat his words.
Li Dong glanced at Zhang Lanyu beside him and couldn't help but ask an off-topic question, "How old is General Manager Chen this year?"
"Twenty-eight!"
The corner of Li Dong's mouth twitched. He felt that something was wrong just now. As expected, he guessed it.
Twenty-eight!
Chen Rui was actually only twenty-eight. How old did this guy look? Li Dong always thought that he was at least thirty-four or thirty-five years old.
Moreover, Zhang Qing usually called Chen Rui Brother Chen. He didn't expect that Zhang Qing was older than Chen Rui.
Li Dong's rich expression was naturally seen by Zhang Lanyu. She laughed in a low voice and said, "Chen Rui actually has white hair, which makes him look more mature. He dyed his hair back to black, and he looks much younger."
Li Dong smiled and didn't say anything. He continued to listen to Chen Rui's speech.
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