Cao Xinmin treated Shen Dapeng unkindly, but he turned to glance at Cao's mother in the co-pilot, with a faint smile in his eyes. It was obvious that the couple had a good relationship, "Su Xin, what do you want to eat?"
"Everything is good. I've been in Qingshu County for so long and I haven't eaten outside yet. I guess everything I eat will feel fresh!"
Mother Cao smiled, as if she took everything very lightly.
"Auntie, your name is so nice, Su Xin, Shu Xin. I guess life will become more comfortable as time goes by after my uncle marries you as his wife, right?"
Shen Dapeng put his arms on the back of the passenger seat and took a close look at Cao's mother. The name Su Xin was indeed apt, and the reassuring smile alone was enough to comfort her.
"Haha, your mouth is so sweet!"
Mother Cao smiled even more happily and glanced back, "What's your name?"
"Mom, his name is Shen Dapeng. The Pengyu Food Factory that his family runs is the cannery that used to be in the county. Now it has turned waste into treasure and has come back to life. It is doing very well. It has also accepted projects for unfinished buildings and industrial parks in the county.
Chengyu Real Estate also belongs to their family..."
"Ahem!"
Cao Xinmin coughed twice, interrupting his daughter's endless praise of the Shen family. Cao Mengyuan was his biological daughter, and it was obvious to her daughter's little cleverness. She just wanted to praise the Shen family in front of her mother.
Hoping to win an alliance among women.
"It turns out to be the Dapeng of the Shen family. I have often heard your uncle mention it, saying that your family has helped him a lot. I am really grateful. If you are not in a hurry to return to the capital, I must treat your family to a meal.
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Although what Su Xin said was sincere, it was obviously impossible. Cao Xinmin was a high-ranking county official and was about to serve as deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. How could he take the initiative to invite a small private enterprise owner to dinner?
"We came right to pick up Su Su today. Although we didn't have the chance to treat your family to a meal, I can treat you to a meal today as a way of saying thank you!"
Su Xin's attitude towards Shen Dapeng was more enthusiastic than before, "Young man, it's time to grow taller. Eat more in a while, Lao Cao, find a serious restaurant!"
"good!"
Even though Cao Xinmin had every wish, he still nodded in agreement to his wife's words. He seemed to have a destination, stepped on the accelerator, and drove faster.
"Dapeng, how are your academic performance? There will be no problem in getting into a good university, right?"
Su Xin turned around again, first looked at her daughter, then turned to look at Shen Dapeng.
"It's not bad, almost the same as Mengyuan!"
Shen Dapeng responded with a smile.
"Then you have to work harder. Mengyuan is a Beijing candidate, and the score requirements are not that high. Mengyuan said she wanted to be admitted to Beijing University, but students from other provinces need more than 600 points to get in."
Su Xin suddenly mentioned that her daughter was going to be admitted to Beijing University, but Shen Dapeng was stunned.
"I try my best. After all, there is still a gap between me and Mengyuan. It takes time and effort to make up for it."
Shen Dapeng made a pun, not only responding to Cao's mother's words, but also speaking to Cao Xinmin, and the "gap" he mentioned was not just a gap in academic performance, but a strong contrast in family background.
“It’s a good thing to be motivated, but you also have to act within your capabilities!”
Cao Xinmin didn't even look at Shen Dapeng, his expression and tone were extremely dull. He was a child who grew up in the family. He knew better than anyone the impact of family background on a person, especially in the business world and career.
Add fuel to the fire.
Cao Xinmin is a collateral branch of the Cao family in the capital. He has been ignored and ridiculed by the direct line of the Cao family since he was a child. Even after he graduated from college and had abilities that surpassed those of his peers in the Cao family, he was still not taken seriously, so his official career often failed.
, but since Cao Xinmin married Su Xin, the eldest daughter of the Su family, the Cao family has given him strong support, both covertly and overtly, and his official career has been on the right track, but this is only in exchange for the friendship of the Su family.
Now it's time for the daughter to be used as a profit tool to marry into the Huang family. If it were before, how could the Huang family like him, a side branch of the Cao family? In the end, they still like the strength behind the Su family, even if the married daughter is Po
The water that went out was that the Su family did not agree with the marriage of Cao Xinmin and Su Xin back then, but Cao Mengyuan, the fruit of their love, was the granddaughter of the Cao family after all. As long as Huang Bin and Cao Mengyuan could get together, it would definitely be profitable.
Cao Xinmin will have a profound understanding only after he has experienced it. In today's society, if you want to become a master, you can only take two paths: business and official career. In his opinion, in terms of official career, Shen Dapeng's uncle is the only one in his family.
His father was a minor official in the county, and he was promoted by Cao Xinmin. Without a family background, Shen Dapeng had almost no chance of reaching the top of his official career. Even if he tried hard, it would be difficult to reach the top.
As for doing business, although he had witnessed Shen Dapeng's extraordinary insights beyond his peers, after all, they were just insights and ideas. Among the industries of the Shen family and the Liu family, whether it was a food factory or a pure water plant, or they had begun to develop in the county.
The budding Chengyu Real Estate has nothing to do with Shen Dapeng, so how can it hope to flex its muscles in the business world?
In short, from the moment he learned that his daughter and Shen Dapeng were getting closer, he never thought about the outcome. Anyway, no matter how hard Shen Dapeng tried, he could not reach the heights of the Huang family in the capital in the business world, and he could not be satisfied in the political world either.
The demands of the Cao family, such strong pressure, are enough to become a huge stone in the chest that makes people unable to breathe.
Fumin Restaurant, a two-story building similar to a farmhouse, is located at the intersection of the county road from Qingshu County to Jinghu City. However, unlike the bustling restaurants in the county, Fumin Restaurant was brought by the family's old couple.
It is opened by children, maybe because the older generation does not have the endless greed, so after the ingredients purchased by the boss are used up every day, no matter the time, it will be closed for a rest. Therefore, most of the guests who come here to eat are leisurely people.
Cao Xinmin came here because he was far away from the county. He would not meet colleagues or friends in the government, nor would the hotel owner recognize him as a senior county official and give him a free bill. When the car parked in the courtyard, he would ask for whatever he wanted.
After entering a private room, he silently took his wife and daughter in without even looking at Shen Dapeng.
“Welcome, we don’t order food in our private rooms, you can order food in the lobby!”
The waiter put down the four sets of cutlery and the teapot with hot water and left. This kind of service attitude was quite unflattering.
"Old Cao, I'm going to order food, you guys can chat first."
Su Xin put away her purse and stood up to leave.
"Mengyuan, go order food with your mother. Do you know what dad likes to eat?"
Cao Xinmin tried his best to keep a smile, but there was a bit of doubt in his tone.
"oh!"
Cao Mengyuan nodded slightly, but turned to look at Shen Dapeng, blinked, and shook her head almost imperceptibly, signaling Shen Dapeng not to argue with her tough father.
In response, Shen Dapeng responded with a reassuring smile. He was not a fool. Who would be violent with his future father-in-law? After all, he is an elder and a relative. How could he care about his elders?