Chapter 142: Eat Some Seafood to Stay Healthy

“Alright, I see your ambition. But what does that have to do with me?”

Mei Liangxin played along with Xu Shaochen, but still showed a puzzled expression.

“Aren’t you out of a job? I’ve decided to give you an executive position. How about Chief Financial Officer?”

Xu Shaochen raised his eyebrows as he swirled the hotpot, looking at Mei Liangxin.

Mei Liangxin’s eyes lit up. “Brother, you’re my savior!”

The title of Chief Financial Officer sounded way more impressive than being a bricklayer. Mei Liangxin felt like he was on the path to the peak of his life.

“It’s only fair. We’re all friends here. If I don’t give you this opportunity, who else would I give it to?” Xu Shaochen laughed heartily, feeling a certain satisfaction in ‘helping’ his friend.

Mei Liangxin rubbed his hands together, looking a bit shy as he said, “Uh… about the salary…”

“Brothers shouldn’t bring up money. It’s a bit too formal. Talking about money ruins relationships.” Xu Shaochen interrupted him before he could finish.

If it weren’t for your low price, would I really bother finding you?

Mei Liangxin’s smile froze on his face. Brother, talking about money ruins relationships, but not talking about money ruins my life! Just then, a young man in a suit and tie walked over. He looked at Xu Shaochen and said, “Mr. Xu, hello. I’m the manager here. Our boss would like to see you in his office upstairs. Please follow me.”

“Who’s your boss?” Xu Shaochen frowned and asked.

The manager smiled slightly, a trace of pride on his face. “My boss is Jiang Cheng.”

In his mind, just mentioning this name should make Xu Shaochen immediately follow him upstairs in fear and respect.

“If he wants to see me, tell him to come down himself. You can tell him that after today, he won’t even have the chance to regret it.”

Xu Shaochen’s expression darkened upon hearing the name. He spoke coldly.

What arrogance! He expects me to go see him? Does he think he’s worthy?

Afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of everyone downstairs? Well, today I’m going to make sure you lose all your dignity.

Xu Shaochen hadn’t forgotten how the Jiang family had stomped all over his pride at the wedding.

He’s been too busy the past few days to deal with the Jiang family. But now that he’s encountered them, he might as well settle things.

The manager was stunned. This wasn’t what he expected. “Alright, Mr. Xu, please wait a moment.” Although puzzled, the manager wasn’t blind to the situation—he knew better than to offend Xu Shaochen.

As he watched the manager leave, the fire of gossip burned in Mei Liangxin’s eyes. “What’s going on between you and this Jiang guy? It looks like there’s some bad blood between you two. Why not tell me so I can have some fun too?”

“The Chief Financial Officer position is really important. You’re not mature enough for it. I think I need to reconsider the candidate…”

“Brother, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have said that! This meal is on me tonight, okay?” Mei Liangxin, who had been looking forward to the drama, immediately caved, pleading with Xu Shaochen.

Xu Shaochen’s lips curled up. You want to watch me struggle? Don’t you know that money and capital rule everything?

Since Mei Liangxin was treating, Xu Shaochen didn’t hold back. He shouted to the waiter, “Bring four more plates of fatty beef.”

“Too much of that isn’t good. It’s too greasy and makes you gain weight. Eat some seafood to stay healthy instead.” Mei Liangxin’s face changed instantly as he quickly told the waiter, “Cancel the fatty beef, give us five pounds of kelp instead.”

Xu Shaochen’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

He had a phrase on his mind that he couldn’t decide if he should say aloud.

Does kelp count as seafood? Well, technically it’s not wrong.

Calling Mei Liangxin stingy? He spends money on prostitutes like it’s nothing. Calling him generous? He tries to stretch every penny.

“Is five pounds of kelp enough? If not, add two more pounds of seaweed. Tonight’s on me, so don’t be shy. There’s plenty of seafood.” Mei Liangxin looked at Xu Shaochen with concern, patting his chest with great enthusiasm.

Xu Shaochen’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He gritted his teeth and said, “Mei Liangxin, you’re amazing, you’re brilliant, you’re out of your mind!”

“Sigh, there’s no choice. Life is tough. You rich people don’t understand our poor struggles. I’m still waiting for the demolition compensation to pay off my mortgage.” Mei Liangxin sighed, full of melancholy.

Xu Shaochen rolled his eyes. “So what about the rest?”

“The rest?” Mei Liangxin was startled, then replied earnestly, “The rest of course I’ll keep slowly paying off.”

Xu Shaochen: “…”

He wanted to know, who on earth gave this poor guy the confidence to take out a mortgage and buy a house?

………

Upstairs, in the office.

“Boss, that’s what he said.”

The manager stood respectfully in front of Jiang Cheng, carefully repeating Xu Shaochen’s words.

Jiang Cheng sat on the sofa, frowning. Guo Xue and Jiang Siyu also sat on one side, their faces filled with unease.

After hearing the news that Xu Shaochen had arrived at Liaoyuan Hotpot City, the three of them rushed over.

There was no other choice. Even the Li Family had knelt down, and Li Yang was divorcing Jiang Siyu. Every day, the Jiang family lived in fear of Xu Shaochen’s sudden revenge. They simply couldn’t hold on any longer.

Originally, they wanted to have Xu Shaochen come to the office. This way, no matter what, at least no one else would see, and the Jiang family’s last bit of face would be saved.

But now it seemed that Xu Shaochen was determined to humiliate them in front of everyone.

Sigh, they could only blame themselves for treating Xu Shaochen this way back then. Now it was too late for regret.

Who would have thought that a poor kid could hide such depths?

“Old Jiang… should we go or not?” Guo Xue’s face was full of reluctance.

Bowing down to a poor kid she had once humiliated was the greatest insult she could imagine.

Jiang Cheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “We go. If we go, we just lose face. If we don’t, we might lose our lives.”

Although Guo Xue and Jiang Siyu were extremely unwilling, under the pressure of Xu Shaochen, they had no choice but to lower their heads.

The three of them walked out of the office.

“They’re coming. That woman’s looking at you oddly. Could it be a clichéd love-hate relationship?”

Mei Liangxin pointed to Jiang Siyu, who was walking over, and looked suspiciously at Xu Shaochen.

In his mind, he had already imagined an 80-episode long ethics drama interwoven with the grudges of wealthy families.

Just thinking about it made him excited.

Xu Shaochen sneered. “Are you looking down on me? Even if that wretch lay in front of me, I wouldn’t glance at her twice. Disgusting.”

“Heh, that’s nonsense. If she really lay in front of you, you’d probably tear your pants off before you knew it.” Mei Liangxin curled his lip, seeing through the façade.

Xu Shaochen: “…”

Vulgar language! Unbearable to listen to! Am I that kind of person? Who doesn’t know that I’m the famously pure-hearted young man of Jiangzhou!