Chu Nan hummed a little tune, and after getting out of the taxi, he looked at the century-old Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant in front of him.
Even though the name may sound tacky, it is a genuine restaurant signature in Beijing. Not only does it have restaurants with antique northern decorations, but it is also bustling with people and keeps coming in.
This was the place that Zhang Chao had agreed with Chu Nan on the phone. As for the time, he arrived at just the right time and followed the crowd into the Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant.
Under the guidance of the waiter, Chu Nan quickly arrived at the small box reserved by Zhang Chao. As soon as he entered the door, he found that Zhang Chao and his wife were already sitting there, and besides them, there were two old people.
The atmosphere in the box seemed a bit depressing. Zhang Chao didn't know what he was thinking. He looked serious and nervous with a frown on his face. He didn't even react when the door was opened.
"Brother Zhang, have you been waiting for a long time?"
Chu Nan could only speak out on his own initiative.
Only then did Zhang Chao react and hurriedly stood up and said, "Oh, Brother Chu, I'm sorry I was thinking about something just now and didn't pay attention.
Come on, come and take a seat next to me, you are really neglecting me."
Chu Nan smiled and came to sit next to Zhang Chao and said, "Brother Zhang, you're welcome, we are friends, we don't have to be too particular."
"Haha, no, my friend just disappeared."
Zhang Chao introduced with a smile, "These two are my father-in-law and mother-in-law. They just flew over from Southeast Province today. I'm ashamed to say that there is something wrong at home. I may ask someone to do something later. Brother Chu Nan, don't be surprised.
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"No, no, just pretend I don't exist."
Chu Nan smiled and said, "I came here today to catch up with you, Brother Zhang, and to taste the famous Beijing roast duck."
Zhang Chao nodded apologetically, looked at his watch and frowned, "It should be almost here, why is there no news yet?"
Before Zhang Chao could finish his words, someone opened the door to the private room, and a middle-aged couple walked in from the outside. The man was fat and had a big belly, while the woman was dressed in quite noble clothes. She was pretty, and no one was old or yellow.
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Seeing this middle-aged couple with unhappy faces, Zhang Chao and his family immediately stood up. He hurriedly said, "Excuse me...are you Director Yu and his wife from the Land Planning Review Office of the Ministry of Land and Resources?"
"It's us."
The man who was about to go bald among the couple glared confidently and said, "I am Director Yu Fenggong."
"Oh, hello, Director Yu. Please, please, have a seat over here."
Zhang Chao immediately flattered Director Yu and opened a seat for him. He said excitedly and happily, "I never expected that Director Yu could take time out of his busy schedule to attend the banquet. It's such an honor for me!"
"Are you the brother-in-law of that bastard Wang Lei?"
Director Yu raised his head high and said arrogantly, "You really have a good brother-in-law. You sent my son to the hospital, and you have the nerve to come to the capital to find me face to face!"
"I misunderstood Director Yu. You and sister-in-law sit down first and we can chat while we eat."
Zhang Chao hurriedly explained, "My wife and I have settled in the capital many years ago, and this meeting was only possible because my wife's parents came all the way here.
This is my business card, please accept it."
Zhang Chao handed his business card to Director Yu and his wife with an extremely humble attitude.
"Manager of R&D Department of Zhiqin Technology?"
Director Yu glanced at the business card, looked up at Zhang Chao and said, "It seems you haven't lied yet.
But Mr. Zhang, having said that, whether you came all the way to meet me or you have been living in the capital for a long time, is it true that Wang Lei vented his dissatisfaction on my son and injured him in order to steal my son's girlfriend?
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"Yes, this is indeed Wang Lei's fault. We will definitely criticize and educate him seriously."
Zhang Chao smiled awkwardly and said, "But he is still young. If he really goes to jail, his life will be stained.
Can you please ask Director Yu to help, show your support and let Wang Lei go?"
"Let him go?
Haha, then does it mean that my son’s beating by him was in vain?”
Director Yu slammed the table and said angrily, "My son has been obedient since he was a child, and I didn't even bother to beat him. However, your brother-in-law was so lucky that he was beaten and kicked so hard that he ended up in the hospital. Do you think it would be me instead?"
, would you agree?
Humph, if I don’t give this guy Wang Lei some strength, it’s hard to understand the hatred in my heart!”
"That's right, my husband made it very clear that our Yu family is not an ordinary family in Beijing. Now we are being bullied by a young man from the local area. Do you think you can let it go?"
Director Yu's wife also expressed her dissatisfaction, "That boy Wang Lei deserves what he deserves. The court will sentence him however he wants. We will not forgive him!"
"This..." Zhang Chao didn't expect Director Yu and his wife to be so resolute in their attitude. They didn't give any room for negotiation. They were bent on getting rid of it! Chu Nan took a sip of tea. He knew the whole story after hearing it.
Almost.
To put it simply, Zhang Chao's brother-in-law Wang Lei was caught beating someone, and the parents of the victim were the director and his wife. Now the Wang family wants to put an end to the matter.
The matter is quite simple, but it is very difficult to handle.
At first, Director Yu had a tough attitude. It seemed that his son had been beaten and injured. He was extremely aggrieved and had difficulty communicating.
Secondly, it was indeed Wang Lei who was at fault in the first place, and he was seeking forgiveness from the victim, but he was a respectable person, so it would certainly be difficult to get him to bow his head.
Director Yu is the director of the Ministry of Land and Resources. Although Chu Nan is not in the capital, he naturally knows how much power the director of this department has. With Zhang Chao's strength, it is simply difficult to force him to give in.
Ascend to heaven.
The fact is also true. No matter how Zhang Chao and the Wang family lowered their posture and said nice things, or how hard they begged, Director Yu and his wife were as stone-hearted as not to be moved at all.
Zhang Chao saw that Director Yu and his wife couldn't make sense through talking, so he could only grit his teeth and said, "Director Yu, if we speak openly, Wang Lei will be beaten. Even if you are really imprisoned, it will not do you any good.
Besides, your son suffered only superficial injuries. If you hadn't intervened and identified a minor injury, the matter would not have become so serious.
Well, can you tell me how we can drop the charges?"
Director Yu glanced at Zhang Chao and said with a smile, "What?
Do you mean to compensate me?"
"Yes, how can I compensate you for talking? As long as you are happy."
Zhang Chao knew that he couldn't pass this test, so he could only speak like this.
Director Yu and his wife looked at each other and seemed not to have thought about this problem.
After hesitating for a moment, Director Yu knocked on the table and said, "Manager Zhang, my son was injured. As a parent, I am very sad. I am so angry that I can't wait to settle the score with Wang Lei myself.
I also told you clearly that I came here today just to see what kind of family background Wang Lei has and what kind of strength he has, so as not to provoke people who shouldn't be provoked.
But now it seems that you don’t have the strength to make me afraid, so I still say that there is no need to talk about this matter!”
What Director Yu said was straightforward enough, and simply put, it was disgusting enough.
His meaning was very clear. The reason why he came to the banquet was not to negotiate, but to get a feel for the Wang Lei family.
After all, there are too many powerful people in the capital. The sudden appearance of Wang Lei's brother-in-law made Director Yu a little wary. He was afraid of provoking someone who shouldn't be provoked, so he came to take a look at Zhang Chao.
What is so sacred about it?
After the results came, it was discovered that Zhang Chao was just a manager of a small Internet company, and he immediately felt free of any burden.
In other words, Director Yu and his wife looked down on Zhang Chao, and even looked down on the Wang family, so they would not compromise on this matter.
"No wonder you were so polite when I called you before. It turned out that you were worried about my background..." Zhang Chao felt so aggrieved but helpless to be looked down upon like this.