Movie: Get Alpha Dog at the start

Chapter 768 Bad fate

"Of course it's true. He told me himself." Seeing Wang Mingzhu's surprised expression, Abao felt that he had saved a lot of face.

Wang Mingzhu counted on her fingers and said depressedly: "The annual membership fee of Hema is 100 yuan, which is equivalent to my two months salary."

"That's okay. I'll ask Ahao to make one for you for free later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Mingzhu shouted: "Don't try to give me that. I've already said that I'm a civil servant. Don't even think about bribing me!"

Ah Bao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing Wang Mingzhu walking upstairs again, he quickly shouted behind her: "Hey, don't forget my order."

"Stop shouting and just stand in line."

Helplessly, A Bao could only continue to queue. As a result, he spent another day in the Foreign Trade Building but still did not see Chief Jin.

On the other hand, Qin Hao's progress was relatively smooth. He received a warm reception at the China Merchants Group, and Director Zhao praised the investment plan he wrote.

“If Mr. Qin’s commercial complex plan can be implemented, it will definitely be another landmark building in Shanghai.”

Qin Hao said modestly: "In fact, developed countries such as Europe and the United States already have very mature experience in commercial complexes. I am just copying others' ideas."

"Well, now that the country is vigorously developing its economy, it is necessary to learn from advanced foreign experience. Mr. Qin's plan is just right, just right." After hearing that there were successful precedents in Europe and the United States, Director Zhao became more optimistic about this plan.

"But if we follow this plan, the entire project will probably cost at least HK$1.5 million in budget."

Qin Hao said seriously: "Don't worry about the funds, Director Zhao. As long as this plan can be approved, raising the money in Hong Kong will not be a problem. Together with Hema's partners, I can invest 100 million Hong Kong dollars."

Director Zhao silently calculated that if there was a guarantee of 100 million Hong Kong dollars, the project would basically be stable, and the remaining tens of millions could be solved by bank loans. According to existing policies, it would be easy to get loans for Hong Kong businessmen to invest in the mainland.

"Okay, I'll bring this plan to the meeting for discussion later. Mr. Qin, please go back and wait for news."

"Then I'll trouble Director Zhao."

"It's not a problem. We are all serving the people."

Not long after Qin Hao returned from the China Merchants Group, he received a call from Tao Tao.

"Ah Hao, last time you asked if you still wanted that old western-style building?"

Although Taotao seems to be lazy and uninterested in everything on weekdays, he is actually very loyal and always regards his brothers' affairs as top priority.

"Yes, where are you now?"

"I'm on Shaanxi South Road. The owner of the house is right next to me. Can you come over now?"

"fifteen minutes."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Hao hailed a taxi and immediately rushed to Shaanxi South Road.

As soon as he arrived at the intersection, Qin Hao's eyes lit up. There was a row of old houses with a strong sense of history. The plane trees on both sides of the street were thriving and tall, and many branches had extended into the courtyards of some of the old houses. Sitting under the shade of the trees and drinking tea in the summer must be a unique experience.

"Ahao, here." Taotao waved at Qin Hao at the door of a restaurant.

"This is a nice place. Where did you find it?" Qin Hao put his hand on Tao Tao's shoulder.

Tao Tao whispered, "An elderly couple, their son settled there after studying abroad. Since the elderly couple are getting old, they want to take them over to live with them in their old age. Since the old house is empty anyway, they decided to just sell it."

Qin Hao nodded. This situation is quite common in Shanghai.

After arriving at the box, Qin Hao met the old couple. The man was a retired engineer and the woman was a university teacher. They both looked well-mannered. They did not ask for a high price, but just hoped that Qin Hao could treat the old house well. Qin Hao naturally agreed, as he had not originally planned to make drastic renovations.

In the end, Qin Hao bought the old villa from the old couple for $1.5. If it was paid in RMB, it would be more expensive, after all, it is very troublesome to exchange currency in China. After learning that Qin Hao could pay in US dollars, they gave him a discount.

The next day, Qin Hao completed the transfer procedures with the old couple and got the key to the old house.

It can be seen that they still have deep feelings for this house. They cleaned the upstairs and downstairs spotlessly, and gave all the mahogany furniture in the house to Qin Hao. In their words, they couldn't take it away anyway, so they just kept it.

After seeing the old couple off, Taotao lay down directly on the mahogany sofa.

"Hey, this sofa is too hard and old-fashioned. You should get a spring-loaded one someday."

Qin Hao smiled and shook his head: "If you think it's too hard, just get a cushion. If you change the sofa to a new one, the feeling of the old house will be gone, you know."

"What's so good about old houses? If I want to buy a house, I'd rather buy a building with an elevator. I want to buy the highest floor so I can directly see the Huangpu River from home."

Just as the two were chatting, the door rang. When they opened the door, they saw Abao holding the door frame, panting.

"Oh, is this the new house you bought, Hao? It's quite nice."

"Not bad, Tao Tao said it's old-fashioned."

"He knows nothing. It's called style."

Before he could finish his words, Taotao grabbed his neck and the two of them started fighting.

Qin Hao glanced at the time and said, "Let's go, have dinner, and then go to Nanjing Road to buy some daily necessities."

They found a small restaurant nearby and the three of them ate and chatted.

"Abao, how are things going over there?" Taotao asked curiously.

A Bao sighed helplessly: "Oh, don't mention it. I just now realized how hard it is to make money in foreign trade. Just this first level has held me up for several days. I heard that some people stayed there for more than a month, but in the end they left empty-handed."

"Didn't you give gifts to others? Why don't you give them some gifts after they get off work? I heard from the bosses on Huanghe Road that you can't get anything done without gifts these days."

When talking about this, Abao was both angry and amused: "Don't even mention gifts. Miss Wang from the Foreign Trade Building, I said I was bribing her when I asked her to have a meal. Ahao saw it. Oh, the girl is amazing."

Qin Hao couldn't help laughing when he thought of Wang Mingzhu with her hands on her hips, speaking righteously.

"This Miss Wang is really interesting."

Tao Tao smacked his lips: "Oh, Hao, are you attracted to her?"

"What's not allowed?"

A Bao and Tao Tao thought Qin Hao was joking and teased him for a while.

After eating and drinking, the three of them headed straight to Nanjing Road to do some shopping. What Qin Hao felt most deeply during the entire shopping process was: tedious.

Most of the goods are placed on shelves, and customers are always separated from the goods by a counter. If you want something, you have to ask the counter clerk to give it to you. If there are many people, the clerk will be too busy to handle it, and customers can only wait there.

This shopping experience made Qin Hao even more convinced that the department store model would be quickly replaced by supermarkets.

They were busy until the sun went down, and Qin Hao and his three companions had to take three taxis before they could barely fit their things in.

"Oh, I'm so tired, Ahao. I don't want to go home tonight. I'll just sleep here with you." Taotao was so tired that he fell directly on the sofa and didn't want to get up.

"Okay, there are plenty of guest rooms anyway, you can choose whatever you want." Qin Hao looked at A Bao: "Why don't you stay tonight, A Bao? I'll go buy some food and cook a few side dishes for you myself."

"Give me a few more bottles of Qibao Daqu. I'm not used to Maotai or anything like that."

Just when Qin Hao came back from buying vegetables, he suddenly found that there was an extra person in the old villa. Fangmei greeted Qin Hao gracefully, but Taotao hid in the room directly, saying that he was tired and wanted to take a nap.

Qin Hao pulled A Bao into the kitchen: "What's going on?"

"What else could it be? It's just what you guessed." A Bao bent his two thumbs and touched them together. The meaning was very clear, Tao Tao and Fang Mei had already confirmed their relationship.

Qin Hao could only sigh that the gears of fate meshed so tightly. Tao Tao's current situation had changed a lot from the original drama, but the two of them ended up falling in love with each other.

"Brother Hao, do you want to cook? Let me help you." As Fangmei spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen.

"Okay, then help me wash the vegetables." Qin Hao did not refuse. Fangmei is essentially a good person. In the original drama, Taotao lent his belongings to Abao twice to start a business. Especially after the first failure, Fangmei did not divorce Taotao, which shows that she still likes Taotao very much. It was just because of the miscarriage of the first child and she wanted to have another one, which led to pushing Taotao too hard and making Taotao afraid to go home.

Ah Bao came out of the kitchen and found Tao Tao peeking through the crack of the door. He said unhappily, "Hey, everyone is here, why are you pretending to be a grandson?"

Tao Tao said with a bitter face: "How would I know she would come today? I just said I would help Ah Hao move today."

"Then how did she know the address?"

Taotao remained silent.

"Okay, you're not too old anymore, it's time to start a family."

"You're talking about me, what about you?" Tao Tao strangled A Bao's neck with his right hand: "Are you still waiting for Xue Zhi to get a divorce? Don't let me look down on you, kid."

"It's none of your business." Po angrily slapped his claw away.

In the kitchen, Fangmei washed the vegetables quickly, and Qin Hao asked her to go outside to rest.

"Brother Hao, you and Taotao grew up together, so you should know him very well, right?" Fangmei asked casually.

Qin Hao smiled and nodded: "That's about right. He's a man who shows everything on his face. A-Bao and I don't have to guess what he's thinking."

"So what do you think he's thinking now?"

"You should be thinking about what I am talking to you about."

"Haha~~~"

After joking, Qin Hao said to Fang Mei seriously: "Actually, Tao Tao is a very good person, but he is too proud and afraid of trouble. You should just go along with him and give him some face in front of outsiders. Don't push him too hard."

Fangmei nodded thoughtfully: "But if I don't force him, he always hides from me."

"Then why don't you try to back off and not talk to him for a week, let alone help him look after the shop."

"Is this really okay?"

"People are like this. They don't know how to cherish what they get easily. They will regret it only after they lose it. Let him try to live without you. When he wakes up, he will naturally come to you on his own initiative."

"Yeah, that makes sense. Thank you." Fangmei smiled happily after getting the "secret book".

Qin Hao teased, "No need to thank me, but don't tell Tao Tao that I taught you this trick, or else this kid will probably hate me for the rest of his life."

"Haha~~~"

Taotao seemed to have heard laughter in the kitchen and couldn't help but run over out of curiosity.

"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?"

Qin Hao and Fang Mei smiled at each other, and Qin Hao joked, "Let's talk about you still wetting the bed in the second grade of elementary school."

"You remembered it wrongly. It was clearly Po who wet the bed."

"You're the one who wet the bed. You've been wetting the bed all year long."

A Bao, who was innocently involved, also fought back, making a mess in the kitchen and almost overturned the casserole. In the end, the two troublemakers were driven out by Qin Hao.

"It's time to eat."

Taotao couldn't wait to eat the food.

"I'm really exhausted today. I need to eat more to replenish my body."

"Wow, this braised pork is absolutely delicious. It's fatty but not greasy. It's no worse than those restaurants on Huanghe Road."

"Well, this fried shrimp has a crispy shell and tender meat, it's really a must."

Qin Hao calmly accepted the compliments from the three people. His cooking skills were accumulated over more than a dozen worlds. To put it bluntly, if he opened a restaurant, those chefs on Huanghe Road would be no match for him.

"Come, thank you all for helping me move today. I don't have anything special to treat you, just a few side dishes and plenty of wine." Qin Hao raised his glass and clinked it with the three of them.

Tao Tao rolled up his sleeves and said, "You said it, I'm not going back tonight. I'm going to make you drunk."

"That's right, I won't go home until I'm drunk."

In view of Qin Hao's drinking capacity, A Bao decided to join forces with Tao Tao.

However, in the end, they both fell down drunk, and Qin Hao's face was only slightly red.

"Okay, Fangmei, you go back first. I'll take care of those two." Qin Hao called out to Fangmei who was cleaning up the dishes. After all, as a girl, it was not good for her to stay out all night.

"Then Brother Hao, I'll go back first."

The next day, A Bao got up in a daze, looked at his watch, quickly got up from the bed, put on his clothes, casually said hello to Qin Hao, and ran out.

I hailed a taxi to the Foreign Trade Building and ran in breathlessly.

Wang Mingzhu glanced at the time, put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "Do you know how precious our section chief's time is? I said so many good things on your behalf, and she only agreed to give you a few minutes, and you almost got late."

A Bao knew he was in the wrong, so he had to accompany Xiao Xiao: "I'm really sorry, Hao was moving to a new house yesterday, and I had two extra drinks."

"Hmph, come up with me. Our section chief only has five minutes to give you."

After going up to the third floor, Wang Mingzhu knocked on the door and after getting permission, she opened the door to let Abao in.

Jinhua didn't even raise her eyelids and asked casually, "Who introduced you here?"

A Bao thought of Qin Hao's instructions, swallowed the words that came to his lips, and reorganized his words: "Don't you have to go through No. 27 first to do foreign trade?"

(End of this chapter)