Chapter 80 Mind

Chapter 80 Mind

Chapter 80 Mind
Apart from setting off firecrackers downstairs of Tao Shuxin's house, Xu Mingyuan had never been to this place. Later, when the new campus of No. 3 Middle School was built, he visited her home several times.

Kanghua Home is a new property built after the millennium. The area is generally larger. Judging the area is Xu Mingyuan's forte. This house is a lot bigger than his, about 120 to 130 square meters.

"Hello Uncle Tao, hello Teacher He."

Xu Mingyuan greeted him with a smile and handed over the bag in his hand.

It was just the usual set of cigarettes, alcohol and tea, and then he bought a set of cosmetics for He Qiong.

But He Qiong didn't take it, and just said calmly: "Teacher can't accept gifts."

Xu Mingyuan was embarrassed on the spot.

No wonder he was promoted to vice principal the next year or the year after. He is still a vice principal after working for almost twenty years.

No matter how capable your elders are, your future is basically over.

"Come if you want to. What gifts do you have? Come in and sit down. Where's Taotao? Didn't you see your classmate coming?"

Tao Changming took the gift bag and walked in with his arm around Xu Mingyuan's shoulder.

Of course Tao Shuxin saw it, and she was stunned.

She was extremely panicked now and had no idea what Xu Mingyuan was doing here.

Without any warning, he walked into her house out of the blue, as if he was shopping in the vegetable market!
It would be better to tell you in advance if you don’t want to be so sudden!

If you come so early, my mom will skin me alive!

Tao Shuxin's mind was blank at this moment. She threw a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet over to him and kept winking at him.

Xu Mingyuan pretended not to see it and continued to argue with Tao Changming.

"Go back to your room and do your homework!"

When He Qiong saw the silly look on the girl's face, she felt angry.

"Oh."

Tao Shuxin ran away as if she had been pardoned.

Being in such a tense and strange environment, Tao Shuxin had no idea how to deal with it and had to run back and act like an ostrich.

Anyway, Xu Mingyuan has a lot of ideas, so just leave it to him.

Xu Mingyuan was speechless about her behavior of leaving him and running away. If it weren't for you, how could I be so passive.

Knowing that Tao Shuxin would definitely be eavesdropping at the door of the room, He Qiong didn't say anything to save face for her daughter.

But he didn't give Xu Mingyuan a good look. He acted like a teacher and looked him up and down.

Compared with Tao Changming, Xu Mingyuan is more familiar with He Qiong. If he talks to her, it will be easier.

And Tao Changming patted his shoulder affectionately, and it felt like a weasel wishing a happy new year to a chicken.

These are all smart people who have made it to the top. Xu Mingyuan considers himself smart, but he doesn't think he is smarter than them.

After chatting for a while, Tao Changming put his arm around Xu Mingyuan's shoulders and led him to the tea room, where he closed the sliding door.

The door is made of transparent glass, through which you can directly see the living room outside, making the tea room appear more spacious.

"I heard from your teacher He that your school is not a safe place."

Tao Changming asked calmly and boiled the water in the kettle.

"I'm a well-behaved person in school. This is just a rumor spread by others."

"Really? Why don't you talk to your teacher He about it? How can you say bad things about students behind their backs?"

Tao Changming made a joke.

"That's not necessary. The teacher is always right. How dare a student refute him?" Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"You have a good relationship with Tao Tao?"

"Yes, she is very good. She often tutors me and helps me improve my grades a lot. I am very grateful to her."

Xu Mingyuan continued to speak in a bland and polite manner.

If Tao Changming didn't get to the point, Xu Mingyuan would definitely not be in a hurry.

If this conversation could last until midnight, Xu Mingyuan wouldn't mind staying overnight at Tao Shuxin's house. After all, he has become as thick-skinned as a city wall.

The water in the kettle was boiling. Tao Changming pressed the switch and took out a box of tea from the gift bag sent by Xu Mingyuan.

"Oh, it's Maojian, not bad."

Tao Changming tore open the small bag, poured it all into the teacup, and then casually rinsed it with water and poured two cups.

Xu Mingyuan took it with both hands, took a sip and found it was hot, so he put it back on the table.

Tao Changming stood up and opened the window a little, picked up the cigarette box from the table, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then took out another cigarette and handed it to the other side.

"Have one."

"Uncle Tao, I don't smoke."

"fine."

"I really don't smoke."

"Tsk."

Tao Changming frowned.

He refused once last time and refused, but this time he still stretched out his hand after being refused twice. Xu Mingyuan couldn't refuse anymore and leaned forward to let him help light it.

Xu Mingyuan, who hadn't smoked for some time, felt a little dizzy after the first puff of cigarette.

Looking at Tao Changming, Xu Mingyuan was complaining in his heart, it is you old guys who have brought bad habits, and you guys also control social resources, there is no way to refuse, so you can only be in collusion. Tao Shuxin was in no mood to read at this time, and when she heard her mother knocking on the door, she pretended to be doing the questions seriously.

As soon as she left, Tao Shuxin immediately stuck to the door again, listening to every move outside with his ears perked up.

After hearing her mother's door closed, Tao Shuxin stealthily opened her own door, carefully took off her cotton slippers, and tiptoed forward wearing only her socks.

Then she saw her biological father sitting in the tea room with Xu Mingyuan, smoking.

Tao Shuxin widened her eyes and no longer hid her feelings. She angrily opened the sliding door of the tea room.

Under Xu Mingyuan's dull gaze, he snatched the cigarette from his father's hand and put it out, and at the same time pulled the cigarette butt out of his father's mouth and threw it directly into the teacup in front of him.

"Dad! How could you teach my classmate to smoke? It's fine if you don't learn it well, but you also don't let him learn it well!"

Tao Shuxin shouted, interrupting the conversation between the two.

He Qiong heard the voice and came over.

"Mom, come and see! My dad is teaching you students how to smoke!"

Tao Shuxin felt that he was right and became bolder. He put his hands on his waist and started to complain.

However, He Qiong didn't say anything. After glaring at her, she grabbed her ear and left.

After her disturbance, the atmosphere that Tao Changming had just created was completely destroyed.

With a slightly embarrassed look on his face, he pushed away the teacup in front of him and replaced it with a new cup and filled it with tea.

"Mingyuan, what does your family do?"

"Well, my grandfather used to be the director of a steel factory, and later he became the director of the Nanxi Plastic Steel Factory, and then he co-operated a sponge factory."

"It's Director Xu. He has a very good vision. I heard that few people were optimistic about plastic-steel materials at that time, but he was the one who developed the business. Now Nanxi Plastic Steel is very famous in China." Tao Changming was surprised.

"Ah."

Xu Mingyuan nodded.

Seeing this, Tao Changming didn't mention it again. His father had gone to pay his respects that year. It seems that this kid has inherited the old man's style.

"What about your father?"

"My dad, ha, was sent to prison for fleecing socialism."

"Embezzlement of public funds?"

Tao Changming was stunned and asked with a frown.

"Stealing cables from the Electricity Bureau."

Xu Mingyuan felt extremely embarrassed.

This is a completely different situation...

"hiss……"

Tao Changming narrowed his eyes. This kid definitely didn't tell the truth. At the very least, he was charged with abusing his power for personal gain.

Currently, not only are large-scale construction going on in cities, but village-to-village road construction projects in the countryside are also progressing at a rapid pace, and many people are eyeing the profits.

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan's demeanor and behavior were quite mature, his father would not be an ordinary person either.

He guessed correctly. Xu Jun was indeed not an ordinary person, and ordinary people would not be a father like this.

"I got the study materials that Taotao printed. You can take them back and deal with them. It's not good for them to be leaked out."

Tao Changming took out a stack of study materials from the drawer and put them on the table.

"It doesn't matter. No one will notice it except Uncle Tao. Just let her look at it and don't bring it out." Xu Mingyuan said.

Seeing that this kid was good at Tai Chi, Tao Changming thought he would talk about it for a long time, but he didn't expect him to admit it, which made him feel certain.

"What do your elders want to do? Can you introduce them to me? You see, Tao Tao is your classmate, so I am also your elder."

Tao Changming naturally didn't believe that all this was done by Xu Mingyuan alone. He just thought that it was a conspiracy between people closely involved in his family.

Xu Mingyuan shook his head and refused, "Uncle Tao, do you want to go the joint venture route and start your own business?"

Tao Changming was stunned by the question. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "I do have this idea."

"I don't have a good solution, Uncle Tao, didn't you go to Huajie Group?"

"Yes, they don't seek cooperation with outsiders, so I came to ask you if you have any cooperation with them."

Tao Changming frowned. Things were already awkward at the beginning. There was no chance for further contact, so how could they talk about cooperation?

"Well...how about we go find Zhang Chengjie alone and try?"

Xu Mingyuan thought for a long time and came up with a solution that was not a solution.

"It's useless. Their relationship as brothers is too good."

Tao Changming understood what Xu Mingyuan meant and shook his head.

"The two brothers have a good relationship, but hasn't their son grown up?" Xu Mingyuan said.

There have been several farces of splitting up in the Huajie Group, but they were all suppressed by the Zhang brothers. However, the old enterprise had too many problems of its own and ended up in a mess.

The feelings that the elders have worked hard for together are one thing, but the younger generations do not feel the same way, and it is sometimes difficult to talk about emotions when it comes to interests.

Tao Changming thought about it for a long time and felt that this was a solution.

He raised his head again and looked at Xu Mingyuan, and something in his mind began to stir.

You are a scheming boy, but my girl is not that scheming!

(End of this chapter)