Chapter 112: You little scamp, daring to bring a girl home for an overnight stay?
When he heard his son's confident answer, Su Jianrong felt a sense of relief in his heart. No matter whether it was true or not, at least his son was making an effort and he could see that. The innocent look in Luolin's eyes had long since disappeared. This was the most comforting thing for Su Jianrong - at least when he was Luolin's age, he didn't have this kind of calmness.
For men, growing up early is a very good phenomenon.
"Let's eat first, after the New Year, your mom and I will go back to Yanjing, and we'll ask about the admission plan of Jinghua University this year. You need to focus on finishing the last semester, if you can reach the score line, even if it's just equal to the score line, I can think of a way to get you into Jinghua University. But you should be clear, the score line of Jinghua University is very high." Su Jianrong put a piece of chicken meat into his son's bowl, "You can't afford to make trouble during this period, and another thing, quit smoking, it's a bad habit."
"Mmm." Lorraine nodded vigorously.
After a while, Lorraine asked again: "Dad, how is the market expansion of our company in Yenching City going now?"
After the last conversation, Su Jianrong was no longer as silent as before about company matters to Luolin, but instead answered and even communicated in a way that was easy to understand.
"It's okay, I guess. Although the resistance was quite strong, we've finally managed to successfully enter the Yanjing market. Last week, we acquired a nice piece of land and plan to build our first physical project there. It should be completed in half a year, and then we'll open for business as soon as possible." Su Jianrong paused for a moment, put down his chopsticks, took a small sip of wine, and said patiently, "Of course, after we entered the Yanjing market, the first project we plan to operate is still the leisure and entertainment industry. Although this industry has already formed a certain market saturation in Beijing, it's all about innovation. As long as our service and facilities are top-notch, we should be able to attract some customers. After all, those wealthy and influential people in Beijing won't want to stick to just one place, having more options is a good thing for them too. What's important is the freshness, so we need to find a creative expert next to provide us with a feasible promotional and business plan for our first new physical leisure and entertainment industry in Yanjing. Son, if you have any good ideas or thoughts, feel free to tell me."
Although when he was young, Luoluo's impression of his father was that he was quite serious. But as he grew up and communicated with his father, he felt that Shu Jianrong was actually a very open-minded old man, at least not a pedantic person. For example, now he also threw an olive branch to Luoluo, whether it was just a casual remark or intentionally trying to encourage his son, wanting Luoluo to put his mind on more serious things. In short, for the current Luoluo, he no longer regarded him as a simple child, and now at least considered Luoluo a young man.
"Ah, don't worry, Dad. I'm fine and I like browsing the internet from time to time. If I come up with any good ideas, whether they're feasible or not, I'll definitely share them with you. As long as you don't think I'm being childish, that's all that matters." Lorin continued eating, suddenly remembering something, and said, "Oh, right, Dad! Isn't our regional manager in Zhenzhou City that guy named Zhou Dong? It seems like he's improved the company's efficiency a lot since you and Mom left Zhenzhou City all those years ago."
Jian Rong heard this and suddenly paused for a moment, then smiled and asked: "Hehe, how did you know?"
"Me? Oh, aren't I always online? On the business and finance section of our Zhenzhou City Information Network's news reports, the four big characters of our Luo Group have never disappeared, basically reporting on our news every now and then." Luolin said with a somewhat casual tone, taking a small sip of wine.
Upon hearing Lorraine's words, Su Jianrong nodded slowly and revealed a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Indeed. Zhou Dong is a talented individual. When your mother and I left Zhengzhou to conquer the Beijing market, we entrusted all management affairs here to him, mainly because of his loyalty. Unexpectedly, after a period of training and tempering, he achieved many outstanding accomplishments. With Zhou Dong's assistance in the future, the tasks I assign should be accomplished with ease."
Lorin didn't speak, but felt a slight sense of joy in his heart. Only he himself knew that Zhou Dong's exquisite plans were all completed under his guidance. Including the development project of Night Market Street, the reverse plan of Caesar Palace, and even the establishment of some business departments of State River Club, Lorin was absolutely the first contributor!
At present, Father's praise for Zhou Dong's performance is actually a disguised form of self-praise for his own vision and planning.
A man, no matter how old he is, always hopes to get the praise of the person he respects, just like his own father. This is not a childish behavior, but an inherent feeling as a son.
"If that's the case, I think Dad should consider transferring Zhou Manager to Yanjing to assist you?" Luolin paused for a moment, looked up and said, "The market in Zhengzhou is now quite stable. The managers of each department have achieved good results in their respective positions, as long as they complete their tasks on time every month, there's no need to constantly supervise them. After all, for the Luo Group, Yanjing is a troubled region, with Zhou Manager by your side, Dad, many things should be able to be handled and resolved."
Upon hearing this, Li Hong's mother first showed a smile, then glanced at Luo Jianrong and said: "Old Luo, my son agrees with you."
"Hehe, yeah." Su Jianrong chuckled and took a sip of wine, clearly not wanting to delve deeper into the topic. He waved his hand, "Alright, son, finish dinner, take a bath, and get some rest early. I have to go to the company tomorrow morning, you can't be lazy either. Early to bed, early to rise, that's how you maintain good health, got it?"
Listening to her father's serious and heartfelt words, Lorraine nodded obediently, then went to take a bath and retreated into her bedroom.
He turned on the computer and casually browsed the internet, thinking about going to Yanjing. Unexpectedly, his father had the same idea as him, sending Zhou Dong to Yanjing to assist with the plan to open up the capital city. This way, Luoluo could directly pass on some of his ideas and suggestions to his father through Zhou Dong, which would be more convincing. And Luoluo was happy to be the behind-the-scenes mastermind for the Luoshi Group's plan to open up the capital city, after all, it was his family's business, so there was no need to worry about his efforts being in vain.
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Mei Mei slept for a while, and when she woke up, snowflakes were already floating outside. Lorraine looked at the time, it was just 7 o'clock. In winter, daytime comes late, so Lorraine adjusted her sleep by an hour more. The sky was dimly lit, Lorraine put on her winter sports suit and left home. At around 8 o'clock, Lorraine bought breakfast from outside and pushed open the door to return home, where she saw her parents who had just gotten out of bed and were washing up. She smiled and placed the breakfast on the dining table: "Dad, Mom, I brought you breakfast, hurry up and wash up, eat it while it's hot."
Seeing his son grow up and understand things, Shu Jianrong felt a wave of emotion as he came out of the bathroom. His son had grown up... and he himself had also gotten old. Perhaps letting his son go to Yanjing University was the wisest choice; if the company developed well in the Yanjing market later on, he could let his son directly enter the company's internal training, and after a few years with some experience and achievements, he should be able to take over his position.
Alas, time waits for no man! In the blink of an eye, my own son has grown up so big.
Seeing his son bringing breakfast back from outside, Su Jianrong's nose slightly sour, he clearly remembered that when he started his own business, his wife gave up marrying into a wealthy family and followed him to spend her life. When they were young, it was his wife who bought breakfast from outside every day to take care of his food and drink. Now that his career is getting bigger and bigger, and he's getting older and older, his son is also getting bigger and bigger.
"Son, go exercise?" Jian Rong stepped forward, trying to make his expression look calm.
"Ah! Dad, soy milk and fried dough sticks, plain tea and simple food, nutritious and good for the body! Just make do with eating a bit, I've been having this every morning lately." Lorin called out to the bathroom with a smile, "Mom, come eat breakfast quickly!"
At this time, Li Hong came out of the bathroom and looked at Lu Lin with a slightly strange gaze: "Little Lin, your dad and I haven't taken care of you for several months, have you learned to be cunning? No news is good news, either treacherous or thieving. Say, what guilty thing have you done?" Before she finished speaking, she had already walked into the dining room and sat down beside Zhu Jianrong.
"?!?" Jian Rong and Luo Lin were both taken aback. What's going on? Why did his wife (mother) suddenly say that?
"How are you going to talk to your son like that?" Su Jianrong put down the fried dough stick, slightly frowning at Li Hong's choice of words.
"Yes, Mother, what's wrong?" Lorin Bais was puzzled.
Li Hong's eyes, like a hawk's, stared at Lorraine for half a day before suddenly saying: "Alright, this kid has grown up and become bold. Old Luo, your son is more daring than you! We didn't start dating until university, but this young man, who's only just turned 18, dares to bring a girl home overnight!"
"What? What?" Lorraine's eyes widened and she opened her mouth, "Mom? I...I don't have one! What are you talking about?"
Jian Rong also furrowed his brow, and after a brief moment of stunned silence, he said seriously: "Don't talk nonsense, kid. Your son is only eighteen years old this year."
"I didn't say anything wrong." As she spoke, Li Hong tossed the ladies' khaki-colored bathrobe onto the sofa beside her. "I've never even worn this bathrobe before, so how could it have a woman's scent and hair on it?" Before she had even finished speaking, she reached out and gently plucked something from the bathrobe, pinching between her fingers a long, black strand of hair - longer than Li Hong's own hair.
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