Shen Xuehua's attitude was indeed much better tonight.
However, if one were to say that she liked her mother-in-law and son-in-law more and more, then one could only say that Li Dong was overthinking.
After a few words at the beginning, Shen Xuehua once again returned to her usual coldness.
She became cold, and Li Dong felt a lot more comfortable.
The meal continued in this way. Li Dong always felt that Shen Xuehua should have something to say to him tonight.
However, after waiting for a long time, Shen Xuehua still did not say anything.
In the end, Li Dong did not care anymore. He ate and drank as he should. He was indeed hungry.
As the meal came to an end, Shen Xuehua, who did not speak much, suddenly said, "Li Dong, have you read 'Great University'?"
Li Dong looked embarrassed and said helplessly, "Auntie, although I did not finish university, I think …"
At this time, it was Shen Xuehua's turn to be speechless. Did I say this university?
Well, she did not express it clearly.
Shen Xuehua was a little helpless. She paused and repeated, "I am talking about 'The Book of Rites: Great University', which is one of the four books, 'Great University'."
Li Dong suddenly understood and quickly said, "Auntie, I have read this. Uncle Du gave me a copy of 'The Wealth of Nations'. Since then, I have been reading it. One is never too old to learn. This is what we young people have to do … "
Shen Xuehua frowned and looked at him. Are you pretending or did you really not understand what I mean?
Even Shen Qian could not help but glare at Li Dong. Can you stop being so stupid?
Being stared at by the mother and daughter opposite him, Li Dong finally came to his senses.
After recalling the content of 'Great University', Li Dong suddenly understood and felt that his answer just now was really stupid.
What was' Great University 'about?
Cultivate one's moral character, manage one's family, rule the country, and bring peace to the world!
Cultivation was up to the individual, and it was not Li Dong's turn to govern the country. In other words, the Faraway Group could be regarded as Li Dong's country.
What else did he lack?
Naturally, it was the Qi family that was lacking!
Shen Xuehua didn't want to be too direct. On one hand, Shen Qian was a woman after all. Since the female's parents took the initiative to mention this, and the Du Family wasn't a small family, Shen Xuehua naturally wouldn't do this.
Her goal was to bring up this incident so that Li Dong could answer the question himself.
Unexpectedly, Li Dong did not react for a long time, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
At this time, Li Dong was also helpless. He really wasn't pretending just now. Of course, at this moment, the two people opposite him might think that he was pretending.
Since he understood, Li Dong did not dare to continue pretending.
After a moment of silence, Li Dong said, "Auntie, marriage can't be rushed …"
When he said this, there was a flash of anger in Shen Xuehua's eyes.
On the other hand, Shen Qian was a little sad.
Did he still not make up his mind?
It had been three years since she entered Far Away in 2005. It had been three years since then.
At that time, she was 28 years old, and now she was 31 years old.
These three years, for a woman, were the best time and years.
And three years later, he was still evading and vague …
Shen Qian sighed slightly in her heart. She lowered her head and absent-mindedly took a sip of the soup.
Seeing that Shen Xuehua was glaring at him, and Shen Qian was also distracted, Li Dong quickly said, "But Auntie, don't worry. I won't let Qianqian down. It's just that the company is too busy now, and there are too many things to do Far Away. I'm afraid I really don't have the time to stop and plan these things. How about this, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer this year at most. "
Shen Xuehua looked at him suspiciously. Was this guy stalling for time, or was he really going to talk about marriage after he was done with his work?
But Shen Xuehua couldn't ask in detail. After all, if she continued to ask, it would seem like she couldn't wait to see her daughter off.
After Li Dong finished speaking, Shen Xuehua nodded gently and didn't say anything.
Shen Qian, on the other hand, raised her head and looked at him. What are you thinking?
Li Dong was all smiles as he squeezed a big smile at Shen Qian.
Shen Qian rolled her eyes at him. At this time, her mother was beside her, so she didn't want to say more.
After this sentence, the dinner was completely over.
Li Dong took the initiative to send Shen Xuehua back to the Provincial Party Committee Courtyard. As soon as Shen Xuehua entered the courtyard, she said that she was tired and wanted to rest. She went into the house and left the space for Li Dong and Shen Xuehua.
After waiting for her mother to enter the house, Shen Qian wanted to say something, but in the end, she sighed and didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Li Dong held her hand and said, "Don't worry, I, Li Dong, am not the kind of person who will pull up his pants and run away …"
Originally, Shen Qian thought that he would say something sweet, but she didn't expect him to suddenly say something like this.
Shen Qian choked for a moment. Then, she glared at him and said angrily, "You're not serious at all!"
Li Dong smiled and said, "I'm speaking from the heart, you know."
"I don't know!"
Shen Qian snorted and said after a while, "Forget it, I wanted to ask you a few questions, but now I don't want to. That's it. I'm also tired, I'm going back to rest. "
"Then rest early. Auntie is here, I won't ask you to stay the night …"
"Get lost!"
Shen Qian was so angry that she laughed. She pinched him hard and said angrily, "Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking just because you're joking around. Continue to pretend, I want to see how long you can pretend!"
After saying this, Shen Qian went straight into her small courtyard.
Li Dong rubbed his waist and sighed. "Why does no one believe me when I tell the truth? Besides, I'm not pretending, women!"
After sighing for a while, Li Dong shook his head and went back to his small courtyard.
…
On the 2nd of May, the global CEO of Carrefour, Du Lan, arrived in Shanghai.
Luo Guowei personally went to pick her up. The media met her at the airport and wanted to interview her, but Du Lan and Luo Guowei declined.
That day, Du Lan did not go anywhere. She did not appear after entering the headquarters of Carrefour, Hua Xia.
Until the 3rd, Carrefour made an announcement to the public. After a discussion at the headquarters of Carrefour, Carrefour decided to withdraw from Hua Xia.
This announcement was not noticed by those who did not care about it, but those who cared about it received the news instantly.
Of course, withdrawing from Hua Xia was not something that could be done in a short period of time.
According to Carrefour's plan to withdraw from China, it will be completed by the end of 2008, and it will be after 2009 if it is slow.
As soon as the news came out, the entire retail industry was shaken.
Even the Ministry of Commerce was paying close attention to this matter.
The world's second largest retail company, a multinational conglomerate in the top 500, suddenly decided to withdraw from Hua Xia. It was hard not to pay attention.
Even if they withdrew, they had to deal with the aftermath.
Whether Carrefour's stores should be closed or handed over, and how to solve the employee problem … All these needed a comprehensive plan.
They could not let Carrefour leave just like that.
Carrefour had tens of thousands of employees, and at least 7,000 to 8,000 of them were still working at the moment.
If Carrefour left, what would happen to these people?
In addition, they also needed to consider who would take over Carrefour's business.
The Ministry of Commerce did not do anything, but the Shanghai Commerce Commission had sent someone to communicate with Carrefour. Even a deputy mayor of Shanghai had contacted Du Lan personally.
As the headquarters of Carrefour, Hua Xia, Carrefour's annual sales reached 30 billion RMB, and it was not a small company in Shanghai.
If the withdrawal of such a large, world-renowned conglomerate could affect the entire investment environment in Shanghai.
No one knew what the Shanghai government and Carrefour talked about.
But since Carrefour had made an announcement, it was obvious that their withdrawal was inevitable.
The next step was to deal with the aftermath and minimize the impact of Carrefour's withdrawal. This was the main goal of all parties.
… …
On the afternoon of the 3rd, Li Dong, who was far away in Pingchuan, received an invitation.
The person who sent the invitation was Du Lan. Du Lan would be holding a private banquet in Shanghai and invited Li Dong to attend.
When Li Dong received the invitation, he knew that this banquet was the time to share the fruits of victory.
Far away might not be able to get the fruits of victory.
Although Li Dong was full of confidence and did not dare to let anyone take the fruits of victory, things were not that easy.
Carrefour had been developing in Hua Xia for 13 years, and its history was much longer than Far away.
After they withdrew from the Hua Xia market, the value of their assets was very high.
Li Dong did not believe that he was the only one who saw this.
China's top retail companies, such as China Resources and Bailian, would definitely be there. Other companies like Wal-Mart and RT-Mart would also be there.
There might even be more people attending. This was a piece of juicy meat.
Before the e-commerce industry had a large scale impact on supermarkets, the profit margins of large supermarket chains were not low, and their businesses were doing well.
Other than the retail industry, other tycoons might also want to enter this industry.
In 2008, everyone's business was not doing well.
At this time, many tycoons were diversifying and transforming their companies.
This was not the first time that tycoons from the real estate industry had entered the retail industry.
This was not the first time that tycoons from the real estate industry had entered the real estate industry.
In terms of complementarity, retail and real estate were really quite complementary. Yurun was doing real estate and retail, Suning was doing retail and real estate, as well as Wanda, Distance, and Gome …
These real estate and retail companies were expanding in both areas at the same time.
This time, Carrefour had withdrawn from Hua Xia, and this was placing a piece of juicy meat in front of everyone.
Although everyone knew that this piece of meat was not easy to swallow, they could not just stand there and watch.
Putting aside whether they could eat it or not, if they were too lazy to even move, it was obvious that they would not let this piece of meat come to them.
On this day, many people had received invitations.
Some people did not receive invitations, but they had heard the news from various channels, and they were preparing to go to Shanghai.
They knew that even if one did not receive an invitation, as long as one was capable enough, Carrefour would welcome everyone to attend the banquet. It was fine even if one did not receive an invitation.
Li Dong received the invitation and was preparing to go to Shanghai to meet Chen Lang on the 4th.
Although the banquet was held on the 6th, Li Dong knew that everyone would not wait until that day.
During this period, some people would definitely contact Du Lan and her team.
This was indeed the case. Some people had arrived earlier than Li Dong, and they were rushing to Shanghai on the same day.
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