The next morning.
Gao Fei received a call from Liu ngyao.
"Gao Fei, tell the truth! How did you discover those drug traffickers?" Liu ngyao asked.
"Well, it's a long story, but to cut it short, I found them by accident," Gao Fei laughed. "How about it? Did you catch those drug traffickers?"
"Caught them, more than thirty people." As she said this, Liu ngyao's tone beca excited, "Do you know how much drugs we found on their boat?"
"How much?"
"Tens of tonnes."
"Tens of tonnes? That's a lot!"
"Gao Fei, you've made a great contribution this ti. Our chief said he would reward you handsoly," Liu ngyao laughed.
"What about you? Did you get any reward?" Gao Fei asked. "You led the team to catch the drug traffickers this ti and scored no small rit yourself."
"Yes, they said they would promote to deputy chief," Liu ngyao said.
"Deputy chief? That's a big rank!"
"It's the deputy chief of a sub-bureau, with a full division-level administrative rank, just a very small official position." Southern City is the provincial capital, with administrative ranks half a level higher than ordinary prefecture-level cities.
The chief of the city police bureau is at the deputy departnt-level, the head of a sub-bureau is at the deputy division-level, and so, a deputy head of a sub-bureau is at a full division-level.
"Regardless, you're now a leader in the bureau; you have to take care of in the future."
"No problem! I will definitely take care of you! Gao Fei, you are my benefactor. Without your help, I couldn't have been promoted so quickly. Last ti you helped catch the mass murderer, which led to my promotion to deputy captain of the criminal investigation team, and this ti with your help again, I caught a bunch of extrely vicious drug traffickers and seized a large amount of drugs.
After that, I was exceptionally promoted to deputy chief of the sub-bureau. Thank you, really, thank you."
"We are friends, helping each other is only right."
"Gao Fei, can I discuss sothing with you?"
"Go ahead, as long as I can, I will definitely agree."
"Help crack more cases in the future, so that I can keep getting promoted and getting pay raises."
"…" Gao Fei laughed, "You're really not shy about asking."
"You just said that we are friends, and helping each other is only right. The higher the rank I hold, the greater the help I can offer you." Liu ngyao said, "Think about it, if I could beco the big chief of the city bureau, in charge of all the police in Southern City, how prestigious would that be?
If you got into trouble, I could help you out even better." Then, Liu ngyao added, "Helping is the sa as helping yourself. It's mutually beneficial and makes everyone happy."
"I've just realized you're quite eloquent, spinning a good yarn." Gao Fei laughed, "Alright, I'll try my best to help you more in the future, striving to make you the big chief of the city bureau sooner."
"I knew you'd agree!" Liu ngyao laughed happily, "I'll treat you tonight, a big dinner, you pick any restaurant in Southern City."
"Okay, I'm going to eat you into bankruptcy tonight! I'll have you lose sleep for a month worrying about it," Gao Fei joked nacingly.
…
Despite talking tough, Gao Fei still chose a small restaurant in the end.
As before, they ordered so simple hostyle dishes and a few bottles of beer, then the two sat at the dinner table, chatting and laughing while eating and drinking.
"I'm planning to start a company soon," Gao Fei said while putting a piece of braised pork in his mouth and then washing it down with a gulp of beer, the taste of pork with beer, it was just refreshing, "A company dealing with jewelry and antiques."
"Congratulations, you're going to be a big boss soon," Liu ngyao laughed, "When your company opens, I'll definitely give you a big red envelope."
"No need for a red envelope, just co and support the grand opening," Gao Fei smiled.
"No problem, I will definitely be there to support you," Liu ngyao nodded vigorously.
"Ding-a-ling…"
Liu ngyao's phone, lying on the table, suddenly rang. She glanced at the screen and saw it was her mother calling, quickly picking up, "Hello? Mom, what is it... I'm eating out with a friend... You're overthinking, it's just a regular friend... What?
Blind date? I'm not going... No matter what you say, I won't go on a blind date... Okay, that's all." Liu ngyao hung up the phone, feeling rather annoyed.
"What's wrong?" Gao Fei asked.
"It was my mom, she wants to go on a blind date tomorrow," Liu ngyao said grumpily.
"That's a good thing," Gao Fei laughed, "You're not getting any younger, it's ti to find soone."
"What do you an? I'm only 28, still very young."
"Back in my hotown, a 28-year-old woman would already be the mother of several children."
"Where's your hotown?"
"Rural areas."
"The mindset of rural areas is different from that of cities. In big cities, there are plenty of won over 30 who aren't married yet."
Gao Fei nodded, "You're right, won in big cities do tend to marry later."
"Sigh..." Liu ngyao let out a sigh, "You have no idea. These past two years, my mom has been pushing to find soone. It's been so annoying."
"Your mom cares about you," Gao Fei said, "don't take your blessings for granted."
"I know she cares, but I really don't want to find soone right now," Liu ngyao said, frustrated.
"Then you should take the opportunity to have a good talk with your mom, tell her your thoughts, so that she won't keep urging you in the future."
"I've talked to her many tis, but it's no use."
"Try to communicate more. No matter what, your mom is doing this for your good. You can't hurt her feelings."
"Yeah, I know," Liu ngyao nodded helplessly, "Right now, I'm just dragging it out day by day. If I really can no longer put it off, I'll just have to find a boyfriend."
From different perspectives, one sees things differently. In Liu ngyao's view, being 28 is still young, and there's no rush to find a partner. However, in her mother's eyes, at 28, she's already quite old, and if she doesn't hurry to find soone, she might end up being labeled as an 'older leftover woman'.
Once labeled as an 'older leftover woman,' it would be dangerous.
After a satisfying al, Gao Fei and Liu ngyao got up and left the restaurant. The al cost over two hundred, paid for by Liu ngyao.
...
The night passed without event.
The next morning, Gao Fei walked into a real estate agency, a sizable one with many plaques on the wall awarded by authoritative institutions.
"Hello, sir," a female sales associate greeted him politely, "Are you looking to rent or buy?"
"To buy," Gao Fei said, "I'm thinking of starting a company and wonder if you have any suitable comrcial buildings for sale."
"Starting a company?" The sales associate's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, yes, we have a lot of comrcial buildings." As she spoke, the sales associate brought over a stack of flyers, "These are the introductions of comrcial buildings. Do any of them interest you?"
Gao Fei took the flyers and looked them over carefully. After a while, he pointed to one and said, "This building looks good."
"You have good taste, sir. This building has just been completed. It's in a great location and the selling price is very reasonable..." praised the sales associate.
"Can you take to see it now?" Gao Fei asked.
"Of course, this building is not far from here. We can walk there," the sales associate stood up and led Gao Fei out of the agency.
A few minutes later, Gao Fei saw the building from the flyer, a 33-story tall building with a narrow top and wide bottom, crowned with a straight lightning rod. The outer surface of the building was painted a light blue, and there was a spacious parking lot in front. The exterior looked nice, but it was yet to be seen what the inside was like.
"Let's go, let's take a look inside," Gao Fei stepped into the building.
The sales associate hurried after him, sensing big business on the horizon. If the deal went through, she would receive a hefty commission.
The first floor was the lobby—simple, bright, and clean. From the second floor up were office spaces. Gao Fei rode the elevator to all thirty-three floors, then nodded in satisfaction, "Nice, very nice, this building is very good."
"This building is in the central area of the city. It's absolutely convenient to open a company here," said the sales associate.
"Alright then, I'll take it," Gao Fei was always decisive. Having taken a liking to it, he was ready to pay on the spot, "How much for this building?"
"Which floor were you interested in, sir?" asked the sales associate, "Different floors have different prices."
"I plan to buy the whole building," Gao Fei said.
"Uh... Oh..." The sales associate's eyes widened in shock, "Sir... What did you say... You want the whole building...?"
"Is there a problem?" Gao Fei asked.
"No problem! Not at all!" the sales associate said, struggling to contain her excitent, "The whole building will be thirty-six billion. What do you think of that price?" If she sold the building today, she would get a commission big enough to live on for a lifeti.
"Thirty-six billion? Hmm, that's not too expensive. Get the contract ready, I'll buy it," Gao Fei, now financially powerful, was ready to spend tens of billions without a blink.
"Great, great, I'll get the contract now. Please wait a mont," the sales associate was overjoyed. She took out her phone and called her colleague, urging them to bring two copies of the contract over as soon as possible. This was a huge deal and nothing could go wrong.
About ten minutes later, a man brought the contracts over.
After giving them a quick glance and confirming there were no issues, Gao Fei signed his na and began the process of transferring the funds.
The thirty-six billion was quickly transferred to the agency's account and from that mont on, the thirty-three-story building belonged to Gao Fei.
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