9: 30 AM
Li Dong finally reached the top of Mount Lan. Li Dong exhaled a long breath and felt a little light-headed.
It took him more than an hour to climb a mountain with a vertical height of only 400 meters. It seemed that his body was really weak.
Of course, he wasn't the only one who was weak.
There were nearly 20 people in the team, but less than half of them reached the top. Li Dong found a bluestone at the top and rested for more than 10 minutes before five or six people followed him.
Hu Xiaorui, who had been full of energy, was nowhere to be seen.
Li Dong asked Zhang Lanyu, "Where's Xiaorui?"
Zhang Lanyu's face was a little pale. She smiled and said, "That girl used too much strength in the front and can't climb anymore. She's resting below."
"Chen Rui didn't come up either?"
"He seems to be a little uncomfortable, so he's also resting below."
Li Dong nodded and looked at Jia Wenhao, who was drinking water at the side, and said, "It seems that Governor Jia is the best. I'm almost exhausted, but Governor Jia's face is still not red or out of breath."
Jia Wenhao smiled, "Don't flatter me. I'm old and can't do it anymore. I can climb this kind of small mountain in half an hour in the past, but now it takes more than an hour. It's incomparable to when I was young. "
Hsu Shengzhe panted and laughed, "Is Governor Jia looking down on us?"
Duan Yong, who had been silent, also added, "We can't be compared with Governor Jia. I heard from my father that Governor Jia has to run for an hour every morning."
Jia Wenhao just smiled and didn't respond to Duan Yong's flattery.
Duan Yong didn't care about it and looked at Li Dong, "General Manager Li, you seem to be in good health."
Li Dong chuckled, "It's just so-so. I haven't exercised much in the past two years."
Duan Yong nodded, "That's true. General Manager Li is busy making money all day, so he has no time to exercise."
These words made Li Dong frown, but he also guessed Duan Yong's intentions.
Just now, when Hu Xiaorui chased him away in a domineering manner, she did not give Duan Yong any face at all. It would be strange if Duan Yong did not have a knot in his heart.
Originally, he did not have any disputes with Li Dong, but he had just lost face in front of so many people. Naturally, Duan Yong was unhappy.
However, Hu Xiaorui was just a silly girl with a powerful background. Duan Yong couldn't afford to offend her.
As for Li Dong, although his status was not bad, and outsiders even considered him and Shen Qian as one, Duan Yong was not afraid of him.
Shen Qian was Shen Qian, and Li Dong was Li Dong.
Duan Yong's father was also Du Anmin's right-hand man. Duan Yong didn't want to do anything to Li Dong. He didn't believe that Shen Qian would come to make trouble for him if he embarrassed Li Dong.
Seeing that the two of them seemed to be in a conflict, everyone stopped talking.
Li Dong was too lazy to argue with Duan Yong, so he did not pay attention to him.
Seeing this, Duan Yong said, "General Manager Li, it's boring to climb the mountain all morning. Why don't we play a game?"
Li Dong said with a smile, "What game?"
"When we go down the mountain later, we compete to go down the mountain first. How about adding a small prize?"
"What prize?"
Duan Yong said with a smile, "Governor Jia is still here. Let's not gamble. I am not a match for General Manager Li in money. None of us here is as rich as General Manager Li. Let's play something simple. "
"If General Manager Li is faster than me, then I can help General Manager Li with a small matter."
"If I am lucky to beat General Manager Li once, how about General Manager Li also promise me a request?"
Li Dong asked, "What request?"
Duan Yong looked at everyone and said with a smile, "It's nothing. Yao Li just provoked General Manager Li and was driven away. On the way back, I want General Manager Li to help him. General Manager Li can send Yao Li home on the way."
Li Dong did not say anything.
Duan Yong said again, "General Manager Li, are you interested?"
Li Dong glanced at him and asked, "What can you do for me?"
Duan Yong looked at him with a smile. The corner of his mouth moved, but he did not say anything.
It was hard to say whether others saw it or not, but Li Dong had been staring at him and understood what he meant.
After thinking about it, Li Dong nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
The others did not persuade him. After all, it was just a small bet. It was all for face. Winning or losing was actually not a big deal.
Duan Yong wanted Li Dong to send Yao Li back to make up for the face he had just lost.
As for Li Dong's promise, although everyone did not know what Duan Yong said, it must be in line with Li Dong's interests. Otherwise, Li Dong would not have paid attention to him.
Although the two had made a bet, they were not in a hurry.
Li Dong found a landmark stone building on the top of the mountain and said to Zhang Lanyu, "Mr. Zhang, if you don't mind, can you take a photo for me?"
Zhang Lanyu's expression also eased at this moment. She smiled and said, "You guys, I don't know what to say. It's such a good view, but you didn't bring a camera up here."
Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "The camera is heavy. Why did you bring that thing?"
Zhang Lanyu laughed and scolded, "I'm the only one who has to bear the burden. Well, I'll take a photo for General Manager Li. Don't look for me later."
Hsu Shengzhe snorted and said, "Only Li Dong has nothing to do. Who would take this thing?"
Jia Wenhao smiled and said, "Lan Yu, take a photo for me later."
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Xu Shengzhe's face was filled with helplessness as he muttered in a low voice.
They ignored him. After taking the photo, Li Dong said to Duan Yong, "Let's go?"
Duan Yong said indifferently, "It's up to you. If General Manager Li wants to stay and enjoy the scenery, it's fine."
"That's not necessary. Let's go!"
Li Dong said and walked down the mountain calmly. Duan Yong was not in a hurry and followed him leisurely.
…
As the saying went, it was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down.
Although it was easier to go down the mountain than up the mountain, it was much more dangerous and it was not easy to control the center of gravity.
When Li Dong arrived at the foot of the mountain, his legs were a little weak. It was not because he was scared, but because he was really tired.
Going up the mountain consumed a lot of energy, and he had to carefully control his center of gravity to not lean forward when going down the mountain. Now that he stopped, Li Dong felt that his legs were not his own.
When Li Dong went down the mountain, Duan Yong also came down.
Compared with Li Dong, Duan Yong was even worse. Sweat kept dripping from his forehead.
Seeing Li Dong looking at him, Duan Yong panted and said, "General Manager Li, I lost. I'll help you with that thing later."
Li Dong smiled and said, "Thank you, Young Master Duan."
"Calling me Young Master is embarrassing. If General Manager Li doesn't mind, you can call me Duan Yong."
Li Dong nodded and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Towards Duan Yong, Li Dong did not have any deep hatred. The reason why the two of them had such a small fight was not because of enmity, but because they were fighting for face.
Now that Duan Yong lost, if he continued to pester him, his reputation would be ruined.
People like Duan Yong also had an advantage. If he had any grudges, he would solve it directly. He rarely schemed in the dark.
Although Li Dong was not afraid of Duan Yong, it was better to squash enmity than keep it alive. There was no need to make an enemy for no reason.
The two chatted for a while, but they did not talk about what they wanted to do. Li Dong believed that Duan Yong could do it well. If he was not confident, Duan Yong would not have mentioned it.
After sitting down and resting for a while, Jia Wenhao and the others also went down the mountain.
Li Dong saw that the real estate developers were surrounding them, but he did not join in the fun. He walked to Hu Xiaorui and said, "Xiaorui, I am leaving first. Tell Governor Jia later."
Hu Xiaorui nodded and then said, "Why don't I go too? Sister Lele is not feeling well. My car is not as stable as yours. Can you help me send her off?"
Li Dong heard this and glanced at Zhou Lele. Probably because of the cold wind, Zhou Lele's face did not look good.
Her fracture injury was not completely healed. Today, she came with Hu Xiaorui to join in the fun. When she was blown by the wind, her body was even worse.
After all, Zhou Lele's injury was related to him, and it was on the way. Li Dong nodded and said, "Let's go together."
When Zhou Lele heard this, she whispered, "Thank you, General Manager Li."
"You're welcome."
Li Dong said politely and looked at Hu Xiaorui. "As the host, you are leaving so soon. Aren't you afraid that everyone will say that you are not loyal?"
Hu Xiaorui said angrily, "They all came for Brother Wenhao. When I went up the mountain, no one talked to me. It was not interesting at all. I regret it. I don't care about them now."
Li Dong could not help but smile and nodded. "Then let's go together."
As soon as they took a step, Hsu Shengzhe hurried over and said, "Li Dong, I can't leave now. I will look for you later."
Li Dong knew that he wanted to talk about the new city, so he nodded and responded.
As soon as Hsu Shengzhe left, Hu Xiaorui complained, "I told you last time that the treacherous official Xu is very bad. Why did you still play with him?"
Li Dong laughed and said, "You have to face all kinds of people when doing business. Just like your father. He can't stop doing business just because he is bad. "
Hu Xiaorui was a little depressed. "That's true. The fatty who came to our house last time was very disgusting. I told my father not to do business with him, but my father still wanted to sign a contract with him. I was so angry."
Li Dong was speechless. Fortunately, this was not his daughter.
He did not know how much work Hu Ming had delayed all these years because of this troublesome daughter of his, but Hu Ming was probably happy about it.
It was difficult for people without children to understand the feelings of parents.
Li Dong was not young in heart, but he was single in both his previous and current lives. He had never married, so naturally, he could not experience the joy of being a parent.
The three of them did not say anything else and walked to the parking lot.
As soon as they reached the parking lot, Li Dong saw a crowd gathered in a circle. Everyone was gathered to watch the show.
Li Dong did not plan to join in the fun, but Hu Xiaorui suddenly said, "This seems to be the place where I parked my car. What are these people doing?"
Because there were many people watching, Li Dong did not know what was going on.
He gently patted a young man at the periphery of the crowd and called out, "Brother, what's going on inside?"
The young man who was patted had a face full of pimples. He was a little anxious because he could not squeeze in, but when he heard Li Dong's question, he hurriedly boasted like a machine gun. "You didn't see it. They're fighting inside! Young people these days are really hot-tempered. If they say they'll do it, they'll do it. More than ten people surround one person and beat him up. That's really tragic … "
Li Dong's face darkened. Damn it, after talking for so long, did you get to the point?
They're young, but you're not. You have so many pimples for nothing!
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