After Jiang Hao finished speaking, he left the office.
Jiang Changqing watched his father leave, then looked at Zhou Guang beside him, "Uncle Zhou, tell me, what exactly is Dad thinking? Why does he always think I'm not as good as other people?"
Zhou Guang said respectfully, "The president only wants his son to succeed. Don't take it personally, Young Master Changqing. Besides, the president has always been very perceptive. What he says may have some truth to it."
"Truth? I haven't seen anything special about those people. He hasn't been satisfied with anything I've done all these years," The resentment on Jiang Changqing's face became deeper, "Some people say he's actually already chosen someone else to inherit the Haori Chamber of Commerce, and I'm just a decoy out in the open. I didn't believe it before, but now I feel the rumor might actually be true."
Jiang Changqing clenched his fists, "If only I were an only child like Chu Baxing!"
"Young Master Changqing, watch what you say!", Although Zhou Guang kept his head lowered, his voice was extremely stern.
Jiang Changqing snorted, "I know. I won't say it anymore."
"Young Master Changqing, not just now. Don't say it in the future either!"
"I know! I know! I just feel like no matter what I do, Dad isn't satisfied, so I wanted to complain a little."
Jiang Changqing's anger faded, replaced by a sense of grievance, "I spend less time with Dad than I do with you, so I don't understand him at all. And with the Jiang family in such turmoil lately, with all kinds of rumors flying around, I'm not sure what to think either."
Zhou Guang was silent for a moment before saying softly, "The president really does love you, Young Master Changqing. It's just that a father's love is like a mountain, and the president isn't good at putting it into words."
"Uncle Zhou, I'm not a child anymore," After hearing this, Jiang Changqing gave a bitter smile, "Love isn't some invisible, untouchable air. I can tell whether someone loves me or not."
Zhou Guang remained silent and did not answer.
Jiang Changqing shook his head and also left Jiang Hao's office.
Zhou Guang sighed and walked over to Jiang Hao's desk. He gathered the documents Jiang Hao had left out and carefully checked whether there was anything that needed to be dealt with immediately.
———
Meanwhile, Zhao Longfei was completely swamped.
From the moment the United Government announced its crystal coin issuance plan, his phone had never stopped ringing.
He could only answer calls while charging his phone.
"Hey, Commander Qin, that's not right. We're all working for the United Government and contributing to the safety zone and all of humanity. How could there be any private dealings? When you come to District 7, I'll treat you to a meal."
Zhao Longfei hung up and snorted, "Damn it! Qin the Big Guy wants crystal coins from me! Back then, he pointed at Sifang and said he wasn't good enough for his daughter. And now he has the nerve to come begging me? Bah!"
Lin Yaman smiled as she brought over a cup of tea, "Principal, you've been on the phone for several hours. Take a break."
Ring! Ring! Ring!
Zhao Longfei picked up the teacup and downed the tea in one gulp. He said helplessly, "I can't take a break. These people are calling my brother one after another. If they can't get through to him, they call me instead. Until the two of us finish taking all their calls one by one, they won't stop!"
He then glanced at his phone and answered with a smile, "President Wang, what brings you to call me? Oh, how could I possibly be making a fortune? South Glory is struggling badly. How could we compare with your mining business over there…"
Zhao Longfei's guess wasn't entirely correct.
If they couldn't get through to Zhao Longteng, they would indeed call Zhao Longfei. After all, they were brothers born to the same mother, so it didn't matter who they talked to.
But if they couldn't get through to Zhao Longfei either, they still had other options.
"Minister Cui, don't worry. I've always been a law-abiding good kid in our safety zone. I definitely won't trouble your Judicial Department!"
"Mm! Mm! Mm! Okay, let's leave it at that. Goodbye!"
Qin Siyang hung up the phone with an annoyed look.
"What the hell? A bunch of people I don't even know are calling me? Shouldn't they be going to those two baldies from the Zhao family? The Zhao Chamber of Commerce and the United Government are both issuing crystal coins, so why are they bothering me?"
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"I swear…"
Qin Siyang was about to continue cursing, but after glancing at the caller ID, he composed himself and answered.
"Minister Tang."
Tang Wanjing chuckled, ["Little Qin, your phone is really hard to get through."]
"Can't be helped. A bunch of people heard about the crystal coin issuance and are trying to cram at the last minute. When they can't get to the Buddha's feet, they come over to grab onto my monk's legs and try their luck."
["Hah! If you put it that way, I don't even know how to keep talking to you."]
"We're on the same side. Just get straight to the point."
["Okay. Little Qin, do you have an allocation of the crystal coins you're issuing?"]
"Did your Management Department run out of money?"
["Yeah. We're still being held back by those two deputy ministers. Jiang Yuanrui insists that our research halls are just wasting money and doing the same work as the research institutes, so he cut most of our funding in one go. I never told you because I felt bad bothering you again and again. But today I heard the crystal coins were going to be issued, so I thought I'd give it a try."]
"The United Government has a crystal coin allocation too. Can't the Management Department get some?"
["The Management Department can get an allocation, and I can get some too, but strictly speaking, the research halls aren't official departments under the Management Department, so they can't get a share. That's why I need your help."]
South Glory had also had most of its funding cut by Jiang Yuanrui, so Qin Siyang immediately felt a sense of shared resentment.
"Minister Tang, you're being too formal. If you hadn't helped us last time, the Zhao family wouldn't have been able to solve its immediate crisis either. I do have a crystal coin allocation, but how can I give it to you? You're a United Government department. Your funding should only be provided by the United Government, right?"
["You're right. Funding can indeed only come from the United Government. But research and development projects can be done through cooperation."]
Qin Siyang's eyes lit up, "Minister Tang, you mean…"
["Our Management Department's research halls can cooperate with South Glory University on research."]
"If we do that… will the United Government allow it?"
["You know as well as I do that the United Government's Three Prosperities and Five Virtues Research Institutes have extremely low production efficiency. The higher-ups are helpless about it and don't really have any way to deal with it. So when it comes to our Management Department conducting scientific research, they turn a blind eye."]
"I see! All right, then tell Principal Zhao about your plan. He'll definitely agree. I'll provide the crystal coins."
["Thanks, Little Qin!"]
"No problem!"
After taking a few more calls that weren't particularly important, Qin Siyang finally had some free time.
But it wasn't long before Zhao Longfei called him again.
["Hello, have you gotten a chance to rest?"]
"Rest? My phone's almost exploded from all the calls! Principal Zhao, I only stopped for less than three minutes, and now you're calling me again. What is it this time?"
["If you haven't rested, then don't rest yet. Come to the conference room next to my office."]
Qin Siyang was thoroughly annoyed, "Are you even speaking human language?"
"A few of Yan Budong's children have come from the Yan family."
["What does that have to do with me?"]
Zhao Longfei chuckled, "Don't you like gambling the most? Come over and place a bet!"
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