Chapter 448 Lin Siqi, the Good Tool, is Coveted?
Chapter 448 Lin Siqi, the Good Tool, is Coveted?
On the afternoon of the same day that he learned that Ye Zonglin would no longer need to transfer schools or go abroad, Fu Chengyi excitedly ran to the Fu residence in Taipingshan to share the good news, only to learn from Butler Tan the bad news that Sister Yan Yan had something to do and would be returning home late.
Fu Chengyi: (???︿???)
Tan Wu watched with amusement as the young master Yi suddenly looked dejected. He took the double-skin milk pudding brought by the maid and placed it on the coffee table in front of Fu Chengyi: "Young master, will you wait for Miss to return? The Lego brand just delivered a new series. Shall I take it out for you?"
Tan Wu also felt a bit of affection for the young lady's beloved cousin.
Fu Chengyi shook his head: "No, I'd better go home first. Please ask Uncle Tan to inform my sister." His sister has important business to attend to and might not be back until late at night. How long would he have to wait here?
Thinking about the new game console that would be delivered to his home today, Fu Chengyi felt he couldn't wait any longer. He quickly finished the dessert in front of him, put on a smile, waved, and left.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped outside, a black Mercedes stopped in front of the Fu residence. The car door didn't open, but the window rolled down first, revealing a beautiful face. She greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Yi, is your sister home?"
Fu Chengyi blinked and quickly recognized the person: "Sister Junya, are you here to see my sister too? She's not home today."
"Then I've come at an inopportune time." Lin Junya said as she got out of the car, took a leather suitcase from the trunk, and handed it to Tan Wu, who was following behind Fu Chengyi, with a smile. "Uncle Tan, please give these to Sister Fu."
She chuckled and explained, "I was on a business trip and came across something interesting that I thought Selene might like."
Lin Junya knew very well that even among friends, relationships needed constant maintenance. Gifts weren't about being expensive, but about the thought behind them. Especially now that Fu Ziyan had more and more businesses under her name and her work was mainly focused on the Yuanxi Hotel, she had very few opportunities to meet with Fu Ziyan. To maintain their relationship, she had to take the initiative.
Tan Wu nodded and said politely, "Miss will be very happy to know that you remembered to bring her a gift while you were away."
Fu Chengyi was about to leave, but since his sister had guests, he took it upon himself to help her receive them: "Sister Yunya, would you like to come in and sit down?"
"No, since she's not here, I'll go to the company to see her tomorrow."
Fu Chengyi smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled Sister Yunya. Take care."
After watching Lin Junya's car drive away, Fu Chengyi also got into his car and left.
Fu Ziyan had just returned from a business banquet when Tan Wu came over and briefly explained what had happened that afternoon: "The things Miss Lin sent have already been put into your room by Ah Hong."
Fu Ziyan raised her hand and handed the hot towel back to the Filipino maid beside her, nodding with a smile: "I understand, thank you Uncle Tan."
Seeing Titi return, Fu Qiyuan, who had come downstairs specifically to check on her, suddenly spoke up: "The Lin siblings, you've put Titi to good use. I remember their parents were brought to Hong Kong, do you know what kind of work they're doing now?"
Mr. Lin passed away shortly after the incident, and Lin's aunt got divorced. Now, Lin Junya's parents and aunt are the ones who have come to Hong Kong.
Fu Ziyan smiled slightly and looked at her father: "Dad, you don't mean to use their parents, do you? I remember they've worked hard for many years and their health isn't very good."
Fu Qiyuan shook his head and reminded his daughter, "Since you're using the Lin siblings' services, you should pay a little attention to the situation of their elders."
“I occasionally have Mu Mu send bird’s nest supplements to the Lin family.” Fu Ziyan said proudly, feeling that she had done a good job in winning over her employees.
"If the Lin family members want to work, you can make arrangements."
Fu Ziyan thought her father meant to ensure that his capable assistant had no worries. As a "daddy's girl", Fu Ziyan followed her father's instructions and asked Mu Mu to check on the living conditions of the three elders of the Lin family and whether they were willing to work. Unexpectedly, a few days later, she discovered another "meaning".
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Fu Ziyan had just finished her weekly meeting and returned to her office when Mu Mu knocked on the door and came in.
"Why are you back? Weren't you going to Chunhe Trading to pick up some documents?"
Mu Mu stepped forward and reported in a deep voice: "Miss, we just received a reply from the investigation. The Lin family's aunt has a close female companion, and it seems that she intends to match this girl with Chairman Lin. After checking, we found that this girl is the young lady from the Zhai family who just returned. Her original name is Zhang Chengyu, and she is twenty-one years old this year."
"The Zhai family just recognized them?" Fu Ziyan looked puzzled. "How come I haven't heard about it?"
Although the Zhai family is facing a lack of successors, Zhai Conglin is still alive and in good health, and is estimated to live for another twenty years. The Zhai family's influence in the grain and oil industry remains strong. It's unlikely they would so quietly acknowledge a new descendant.
"This young lady came to Hong Kong last week under the pretext of visiting relatives. As soon as she arrived, she went to the Zhai family. She is the only daughter of the son of Mr. Zhai's long-lost lover in mainland China. Her father and grandmother have passed away. She came to Hong Kong with her identity documents to find her relatives. The Zhai family accepted her, but due to internal conflicts, they have not announced the existence of this young lady to the public for the time being."
Fu Ziyan nodded, thinking to herself that since the reform and opening up, not only have the markets in the south opened up, but the channels for family reunification in Hong Kong have also opened up.
How did she become acquainted with Lin Siqi's mother?
“When the Lin family was working in the mainland, Zhang Chengyu had done them a favor.” Mu Mu paused. “However, Zhang Chengyu seems to have a tendency to curry favor with the Lin family’s aunt.”
Fu Ziyan's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Has she met Lin Siqi?"
No, even if we had met, it would have been three and a half years.
Although 21 is still considered school age in Hong Kong, in mainland China, most women of that age are already married. Moreover, the places where the Lin family used to work were not prosperous areas; the poorer the area, the earlier women would get married.
Lin Siqi's mother would never try to match her son with a divorced girl. Zhang Chengyu was unmarried at her age and even came to Hong Kong alone without any adults around...
Fu Ziyan tapped her fingertips lightly on the table. Before Mu Mu could answer, she instructed her, "Find someone to investigate Zhang Chengyu's activities in the mainland, focusing on the year the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was established. See if she has done business or wholesaled goods in the Special Economic Zone."
Given her financial resources and courage to come to Hong Kong to search for relatives just one year after the establishment of the Special Administrative Region, Fu Ziyan felt that Zhang Chengyu was definitely not an ignorant girl. At least, her action of not staying in the Zhai family to adapt after recognizing her relatives, but quickly finding Lin Siqi's mother, was not a coincidence.
Having spent a long time by the young lady's side, Mu Mu quickly caught up with her train of thought and raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Does the young lady think Zhang Chengyu wants to inherit the Zhai family?"
"First, check Zhang Chengyu's experiences in mainland China this year."
Mu Mu solemnly agreed. If it was really as the young lady guessed, then Zhang Chengyu's move to get close to Lin Siqi's mother meant that Zhang Chengyu wanted to use Siyi Instant Noodles Company to take over the Zhai family for her, or to put it more boldly, she wanted to poach Lin Siqi to develop and revitalize the Zhai family together.
Watching Mu Mu leave, Fu Ziyan leaned back in her office chair. Thinking about her father's sudden reminder that day, she wondered if her father knew something, such as whether Zhai Sheng favored Zhang Chengyu as his successor, and whether Zhai Sheng knew about and condoned Zhang Chengyu's approach to the Lin family.
Fu Ziyan rubbed her temples, wondering if it was really the Zhai family who had taken a liking to Lin Siqi.
Thinking of the Shenzhen Siyi Food Industrial Park, which was just purchased and under construction, and of the clearly displayed reports and work plans of Siyi Instant Noodles Company every year, Fu Ziyan clenched her fist.
She didn't want to lose Lin Siqi, such a useful tool.
So whether it's Zhai Sheng's idea or Zhang Chengyu's wishful thinking, she has to interrupt him!
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