A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 92 Would you die if you weren't pretentious?

After Lü Tie hung up the phone, Xu Huaiyuan immediately asked, "Is your girlfriend asking you to come over again?"

Lu Tie nodded and smiled, saying, "It's her father's birthday today, and he wants me to come over for dinner."

Chao Bufan asked, "Is it far, Lü Tie?"

"They're over in PSH town!"

“PSH Town? It’s not that far! Your father-in-law is having a birthday celebration, why don’t you go there?” Chao Bufan said. He remembered that when he went south, he planned to go to this place, but some things happened, so he ended up here instead.

Lü Tie said with a smile, "Meijuan wants me to come over this afternoon!"

Wouldn't going in the morning show you're more sincere?

Xu Huaiyuan said something agreeable, and Lü Tie nodded and said, "That makes sense. Okay, I'll be right there... Hey, Meijuan, I'm coming right now. Yes, okay, I'll call you when I get there. Bye!"

Lu Tie hung up the phone again and said, "Bufan, Huaiyuan, I'm going out now. I won't be back tonight."

Chao Bufan smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "Alright, go on!"

After Lü Tie left, Xu Huaiyuan said, "Bufan, now it's just the two of us. Let's make do with noodles for lunch. I'll cook them."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan nodded: "Okay, the noodles are ready."

Xu Huaiyuan cooked two large bowls of noodles, each topped with two poached eggs. The two of them each had a bottle of beer and ate their fill with relish.

After finishing his noodles, Chao Bufan said goodbye to Xu Huaiyuan and then went out.

Tang Qianqian was sitting on the sofa, snacking and watching TV, when the doorbell rang. She put down her snacks, slipped on her slippers, and went to open the door. The door opened, and Chao Bufan was leaning against the doorframe, fiddling with his hair, looking like a typical loser: "Oh, darling, a day apart feels like three autumns, a few days apart feels like a lifetime, I missed you so much..."

"Oh!"

When Tang Qianqian saw that it was Chao Bufan, she was overjoyed. However, seeing his pretentious manner, she slammed the door shut before Chao Bufan could finish speaking.

"Forehead?"

Chao Bufan was immediately taken aback and muttered to himself, "No way? It was just a joke, why is she treating me like this? Sigh, an ice beauty is an ice beauty. I thought you were going to pounce on me!"

She quickly pressed the doorbell again. The door opened, and Tang Qianqian asked in a cold voice, "Can't you live without being pretentious?"

Chao Bufan grinned and said, "Wife, this is your fault. I came straight here without even going to the apartment. I wanted to surprise you, but who knew you... sigh!"

"Then what are you standing there for? Come in now."

"As you command, wife!"

Chao Bufan quickly slipped in, and just as Tang Qianqian closed the door, he suddenly grabbed her from behind...

"ah!"

Tang Qianqian exclaimed in surprise, struggling as she scolded, "Bufan, what are you doing?"

Chao Bufan lowered his head and gently blew a breath into her ear, smiling mischievously, "What do you think, wife?"

Suddenly, Chao Bufan breathed on her ear, and Tang Qianqian felt a wave of weakness wash over her, yet her heart was filled with a warm, indescribable feeling. Her face flushed slightly, and she said, "Bufan, I... um..."

Chao Bufan suddenly and forcefully turned Tang Qianqian around, then kissed her domineeringly...

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, the two woke up. Tang Qianqian turned to her side and rested her head on Chao Bufan's arm, asking softly, "Bufan, how's the investigation over there going? Have you found any problems?"

"No problems were found, everything is normal," Chao Bufan answered truthfully, and then added, "Qianqian, do you know what? I've learned so much these past few days! Oh, by the way, I've transferred Uncle Guan back to headquarters, and he'll be coming to work next month."

"Yes," Tang Qianqian said, then continued, "Dad told me a long time ago that it's time to bring Uncle Guan back. With him around, things will be much easier for us."

"Yes, with Uncle around, we will definitely have less trouble." After a pause, she continued, "Qianqian, I plan to have the company hold one or two large-scale matchmaking events every year, and give certain rewards to the couples who succeed in finding a partner. Also, should we consider grouping couples who both work at our company but not at the same company together, and also give them some preferential policies?"

“But it’s possible, it’s just that—” Tang Qianqian seemed a little hesitant, after all, the company is not decided by one or two people. She continued, “If we really want to do it that way, we have to apply to the higher-ups and hold a shareholders’ meeting.”

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "I'll handle the application to the higher-ups. Once it's approved, we'll hold a shareholders' meeting. Qianqian, do you know what? I've discovered quite a few problems during my visit to the branch in HZ! Putting aside everything else, our company's current management policy still has many shortcomings. It's not like a state-owned enterprise, nor is it like a private enterprise. This kind of semi-state-owned, semi-private enterprise has a lot of problems. So, I want to carry out a large-scale reform to completely change the traditional management style."

Hearing this, Tang Qianqian nodded and said, "Yes, that's how it should be. Now Dad and Uncle Chu have both resigned from their positions in the company. As for the reasons, you should know better than me. Right now, the company is being managed by just a few of us, so it's inevitable that there will be some bumps along the way. Yesterday, I mentioned this to Sister Ziyan and the others. We all hope to change the current situation of the company, but we don't agree. After all, it's true that Tang's Group was founded by our father, but there are many things that they have no choice in doing."

"Yes, I understand."

"Bufan, do you have any good ideas?"

“I do have some ideas,” Chao Bufan said. “As far as the Tang Group is concerned, apart from the state’s share, including you and me, there are six shareholders. As you know, the more shareholders there are, the more difficult it is to manage. In the future, there will inevitably be some disagreements and opinions on decision-making. Therefore, I want to take back some of the rights they hold.”

"Why?" Tang Qianqian asked in great surprise.

Chao Bufan said in a serious tone, "I'm only taking back their management rights. As for the shares they hold, we won't touch them. Of course, their management authority in their positions cannot be taken back. The company must be decided by the two of us. Do you understand what I mean?"

Despite his seemingly carefree and irresponsible demeanor, Chao Bufan was surprisingly meticulous in his work, considering every aspect thoroughly. Tang Qianqian suddenly felt that Chao Bufan was like a completely different person, which greatly surprised her. She wondered if the sun had really risen in the west? Could a single inspection trip have transformed him so completely? However, for Tang Qianqian, this was definitely a good thing. At least she now felt that Chao Bufan was no longer someone who hogged a position without contributing.