"Good morning, what's the matter with you? You're not asking us to help you look at the house again, are you? Didn't you just come back yesterday?" Sam was more sensitive to Hong Tao's attitude, and he never greeted him like this.
"No, no, I'm not planning to go out for a while. But I really want to discuss something with you. Do you have time?" Hong Tao usually can't stop talking, but when it comes to business, he is a bit disabled.
"What's the matter? Are you so serious? Did you and Irene quarrel? We can't control this. You need to solve it yourself. However, I can provide you with some advice. Why don't you invite me to eat skewers tonight?"
Sam's guess couldn't be accurate, but at least it was reliable. However, his attitude was so bad that he actually planned to use his daughter to go to Menghongtao for a barbecue.
"Hong Tao, come in and talk. We still have some time, but you have to hurry up. We both have classes in the morning." Mrs. Burgess was more meticulous than Sam. She saw that Hong Tao might really have something to say and stopped her.
She ignored her husband's push of the bicycle and let Hong Tao into the house.
"Has Irene called these days? She's fine, right?" Hong Tao still couldn't figure out how to explain his purpose of visit tactfully. He felt that no matter how he said it, it seemed inappropriate.
"Have you never been in contact?" Mrs. Burgess was now the main attacker. Sam dragged his cheeks and looked at Hong Tao without saying anything.
"Oh, there is a connection, there is a connection, this is it..." Hong Tao mustered up his courage several times, but in the end he still didn't say anything.
"You have to hurry up, we still have 20 minutes..." Sam finally spoke and pointed to the watch on his wrist.
"I plan to marry Irene... I want to ask your opinion..." Hong Tao was so depressed. He finally summoned up the courage to talk to Irene's parents about the marriage, but he had to rush for time. Why?
Such a carry!
"Get married!" Sam's eyes immediately widened, but not at Hong Tao, but at his own wife. Mrs. Burgess looked the same way. The two of them stared for several seconds before turning their heads.
"You and Eileen proposed?" It was Mrs. Boggis who spoke first this time.
"Not yet. According to the custom of us Chinese, it is best to ask your parents first about things like marriage." Hong Tao is calmer now, as if he has been holding in a fart for a long time and finally let it out. The smell can't be covered up anyway.
Stay here, do whatever you want!
"What if we don't agree?" After Mrs. Burgess said this, she held Sam's hand. Sam wanted to speak, but stopped.
"Don't agree!? If you don't agree, I'll ask Eileen again. If she agrees, I think we can sit together and discuss it carefully." Hong Tao was stopped by Mrs. Burgess's question.
He really never thought that Sam and his wife would disagree. If they didn't agree, why would they have gone there all these years ago?
"Hahahaha, we will respect Eileen's decision. In fact, Eileen has been waiting for you to propose for a long time, right? Sam!" Mrs. Burgess and Sam are really a couple, and they don't forget to joke about this kind of thing.
"Hey, boy, come on. If you lower the rent a little more, I will say nice things about you to Eileen. Now, you go and prepare to propose to my daughter. We are going to class!" Sam said proudly.
They winked at Hong Tao, then pulled Hong Tao out of the door, pushed their bicycles and left, leaving Hong Tao alone in the yard.
"Fuck! Is this the end?" Hong Tao pondered the words for the whole night, but couldn't use even a single sentence. His future father-in-law and mother-in-law looked a bit unreliable!
After communicating with Eileen's parents, it is only the first step of marriage. The next step is to talk to Eileen in person. However, this step is not easy because Eileen is far away in the United States. It is definitely not possible to say on the phone.
It's appropriate. It's too far to go to the United States, so Hong Tao plans to wait and discuss this matter, because Irene will go to China for a business trip in October. Although the location is Shanghai, it is much closer than the United States.
In fact, Hong Tao has also thought about a more romantic scenario, which is to sneak to the United States and suddenly appear in front of Irene with a diamond ring in hand, and then propose to her in front of their colleagues. However, Hong Tao does not know the address of Irene's law firm, let alone
Ask Sam and the others. After this inquiry, Eileen may know about this in 10 minutes.
It's boring. The most important thing is that Hong Tao is not such a romantic person in his heart. If he does it too well this time, it will raise Irene's expectations, and he himself cannot guarantee that this kind of thing will happen often in the future.
It was a romantic scene, so in the end he rejected the idea. Plain and simple is the real thing!
Although Hong Tao is back, Lei Che's job is still retained. This is not because Hong Tao wants to keep a beautiful woman next to him to see if he can take advantage of it. The main reason is that he might have to get married and go on his honeymoon in a few days.
Well, instead of bothering her again when the time comes, why not let her go? Anyway, she is quite interested in her job, and she doesn’t lack her share of salary, so why not?
And we really can’t underestimate the power of beautiful women. Whenever a client comes to consult, the success rate of Hong Tao’s signing is much lower than that of Lei Che’s, although everyone is chasing Hong Tao’s fame and going abroad for fishing and hunting.
It comes from the temptation, but the feeling of having a big foreign girl and a rough man hanging in front of you is definitely different, especially for those customers with deep pockets, who often feel happy, comfortable, daydreaming, etc., and the matter will be settled.
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But things always have two sides. Being beautiful can help the company win more customers and contracts, but it also brings a lot of negative effects to the company. Those bosses, second generation people, this boss, that brother are always there.
He often came to the company for consultation, took the opportunity to chat with Lei Che, and made an appointment for dinner or something. Although Lei Che didn't agree to any of them, someone came every now and then to send flowers and care, which made Hong Tao very awkward.
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In the end, Hong Tao had to be ruthless. He would come out to fend off any clients that Lei Che didn't want to see. Lei Che hid in other rooms and wouldn't come out. Anyway, consultations require an appointment, and the yard also has a gate. It's not a surprise attack.
It's possible. But in this way, Hong Tao became a hated light bulb. For this reason, some people reported Hong Tao to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, saying that Hong Tao's company was operating illegally.
At this time, Hong Tao was no longer the same Hong Tao who had just opened a small fishing gear shop. He could not be said to be rich and powerful. At least he had met many division directors and director-level relationships through the company that flipped houses. This complaint had just been sent to the Industrial and Commercial Office of the Section.
When I was there, I was stopped. The director called me, talked about the general situation, and made an appointment to go to Tangshan when I had time. This complaint was deemed to be inconsistent with the facts.
As for why I want to go to Tangshan, it is necessary. How can officials in Beijing wander around in front of their homes? As the saying goes, rabbits don’t eat grass on the edge of their nests. Beijing is full of high-ranking officials, and a director is just a
If you are at the deputy director level, you are considered to be in a good position at most. If you see an old leader or old classmate, it would be inappropriate. So.
If you want to relax, you have to go to the suburbs recently. The safest way is to go to other places. As long as you have connections in the local area, it is no worse than Beijing. It is also safe and secure. Tianjin, Tanggu, and Tangshan are the best destinations.
The land is close, the city is prosperous enough, and the management is not so strict.
Since it is a business, it is inevitable to have troubles of one kind or another, including overt and covert attacks. Although this attack was a bit unjust, Hong Tao had to endure it. Not only could he not find the rightful owner to argue with, but he also couldn't be implicated.
Let's go to Rachel's place. We can only pretend that nothing happened.
, you have to greet me with a smile when you should, and you still have to go through various procedures when you need to help people. Anyway, Hong Tao, a consulting company, has not deviated from the laws and regulations at all. As long as it is not the revenge of killing the father, no one will bite it.
If you don't let go, the most it will do is disgust you and make you angry.
Now with the three partners and employees Gao Ming, Gao Miao and Lei Che, Hong Tao has completely become the hands-off shopkeeper. The fishing gear shop is basically left to Gao Ming to run. Although his own shares still account for the majority, except for ten
I would go there for a walk every day and a half, deliver the prepared special-effect baits, chat with the fishing friends and brag, but Hong Tao didn’t care about anything else. (To be continued...)
