Chapter 500 Yesterday's Flowers (Subscription Request)

After the autumn wind, through the seasons of Cold Dew, Frost Descent and Beginning of Winter, the city of Xingcheng Lijin has gradually turned into another world.

The grass and trees are withered and the weather is cold and frozen.

The lush green summer and colorful autumn seemed to have become a distant past. The city made of steel and concrete became increasingly cold and desolate in the biting northwest wind. As usual, a few wisps of weak light blue smoke were floating in the sky above the city. The sun was listless, the streets were silent, and there was no more anxiety and heat in the air.

This old land of Hunan and Chu seems to have closed its eyes in the wind and frost, quietly recalling the passing years. However, the land of Xiangnan University will never be at peace.

This place is full of the atmosphere of youth and excitement!

Su De and his men injured a total of 11 Hunan University faculty members and students in one night. Among them, Liu Sanmin, a staff member of the school's security department, was knocked unconscious on the spot and was seriously injured. He is now receiving emergency treatment in the hospital.

After a morning of fermentation, the news of this brutal act had spread throughout Hunan University, and even to several colleges in Lijin Yuelu University Town, shocking countless students from Hunan and Chu. However, the most intense reaction came from the Northwest Building of Hunan University.

Eat Chinese food, read Chinese books, sleep with Chinese women, and beat ordinary Chinese people?
How dare they?

Why are they so rampant?
Things shouldn't be like this!
At least, the group of students in the Northwest Building thought that things shouldn't be like this.

Students who can enter Xiangda University cannot be said to be the chosen ones of this era, but they should be regarded as intellectuals who have read the books of sages. For them, it is too far-fetched to talk about taking the world as their own responsibility. There are not a few people in the university who love to be lazy and hate to work, and whore and gamble. Humans are complex animals. They have all the bad qualities of the Chinese people mentioned by Mr. Lu Xun, but they also have the noble virtues that have been passed down by the Chinese nation for 5,000 years. In a sense, they are rational, but today they are unwilling to be rational.

They just want justice today!
In the Northwest Building, everyone was outraged.

The boys have already flocked to the corridor of the dormitory where Hun Sen, the sports minister of the Student Union, is staying. Hun Sen is the leader of this matter. Jin Shengze saw Ma Rulong giving advice inside the crowded dormitory, looking like a military strategist.

Jin Shengze was a little anxious, and he squeezed for a long time before pulling Ma Rulong out. Then he told him that Zhao Wenxuan was in love with Su De, the instigator of this incident.

Ma Rulong was speechless for a long time. Finally, he threw away his cigarette butt and said, "Some women are just cheap! But she has nothing to do with this matter. We must act quickly, or those sons of bitches will run away!"

At noon, the northwest wind was blowing strongly.

Under the gloomy sky, more than 200 Hunan University students, holding wooden sticks and bricks, holding high the slogan "Severely punish the murderer", poured out from the northwest building like a tide and advanced towards the student dormitory where Su De was located.

As they went along, this group of students was like an army of ants passing through a flood, with more and more people being drawn into it. By the time they arrived at Brother Ni’s dormitory building, the huge team had reached nearly 500 people. They surrounded the entire dormitory building and demanded that the Xiangda management, who were already on high alert guarding the dormitory gate, hand over the people immediately, otherwise they would bear the consequences.

It was already 2:30 in the afternoon.

The sky was already very gloomy, when suddenly there was a loud roar of thunder, and the northwest wind blew up the dense winter rain from the top of Lushan Mountain, bringing with it a bone-chilling chill. Only the indignant voices of the young people still resounded throughout the sky of Hunan University!
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When the west wind is strong.

Zhang Yunqi was eating at a farm restaurant.

The host was Qiao Zhiwu, and the restaurant was an old farmhouse restaurant in the mountains called "Qiaokou Yezhen".

The dishes were some wild delicacies, pheasant, wild boar, wild rabbit and wild mushrooms. The taste was very good, especially the wild rabbit meat cooked with camellia oil and winter radish, which had a rich sweet taste and left a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.

Zhang Yunqi made two small bowls of rice and ate them very comfortably.

Ji Ling and Zhao Yihan were also eating at the same table. Zhao Yihan was very quiet in such an occasion, silently shoveling rice into his mouth. This big foodie looked particularly well-behaved.

Ji Ling was not at all restrained. She sat next to Zhang Yunqi and ate the wild mushrooms and winter radishes he had picked up. When she saw Qiao Zhiwu glancing back and forth between her and Zhao Yihan, she glared at him.

Qiao Zhiwu withdrew his gaze.

He was in a very good mood. By acquiring the land in advance, he had already grasped Zhang Yunqi's weakness. As long as Zhang Yunqi was still thinking about the Qiaokou Town project, he would have to fall into the trap he had set.

Qiao Zhiwu lit a cigarette and said, "It seems that Mr. Zhang already knows about my acquisition of the land."

Zhang Yunqi stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth and said, "Since you can bribe even the people in my company, there's nothing to hide. But you invited me to dinner, aren't you just showing off?"

Qiao Zhiwu waved his hand: "I invited you here to discuss cooperation."

Zhang Yunqi was a little surprised: "Is there still room for us to cooperate?"

Qiao Zhiwu said happily: "No one can resist money." Zhang Yunqi nodded: "That makes sense."

Qiao Zhiwu took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I have never really understood it. You have reached this level at such a young age, so you must have a very good business sense. For example, your DVD player project has been very popular recently. You can see your ads on the streets, so making money should be a matter of minutes. Why do you still have to work hard on a few muddy fields to do agriculture? It's so hard. Of course, this is good for ordinary people. It seems that Mr. Zhang has a kind heart."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered a story. The weather was cold, and the Bodhisattva only had a cotton-padded jacket. In front of him was a poor man who was about to freeze to death. So he ran under the Bodhi tree, closed his eyes, and meditated on the big problem, thinking of ways to save all living beings, but he would never take off his cotton-padded jacket and froze himself."

Qiao Zhiwu was delighted: "He is down-to-earth, thoughtful, and doesn't think too highly of himself. He is indeed a top student of Hunan University."

Zhang Yunqi said, "I don't deserve it. Although we are from the same school, I am an undergraduate and you are a doctor. Compared with Dr. Qiao, the gap in realm is still quite large."

Qiao Zhiwu naturally heard Zhang Yunqi's sarcasm, but he didn't mind it at all. There was no need for someone who was sure of winning to mind it. He smiled and said, "My doctorate is just for show. How can it compare with your real talent? Mr. Zhang, is there any deal worth investing in recently?"

Zhang Yunqi replied: "There is a deal that is worth investing in at any time."

Qiao Zhiwu asked: "What business?"

Zhang Yunqi said, "Real estate. Buy as many buildings as you have money."

Qiao Zhiwu laughed out loud: "Now that banks are tightening their lending, I can use the money I use to buy the building to lend to real estate developers who want to build buildings. Wouldn't it be faster to compound the interest? Buying a house and waiting for it to appreciate in value is something that ordinary people have always done."

Zhang Yunqi nodded: "That makes sense. Let's talk about business. You have acquired so much land?"

Qiao Zhiwu smiled and said, "1250 acres."

Zhang Yunqi asked: "How much did it cost?"

Qiao Zhiwu said: "I have paid the rent for twenty years, a total of 4.2 million."

"How much do you plan to sell it to me?"

"I don't want a cent, I'll give it all to you."

"what would you like?"

“30% equity in the Qiaokou Town project.”

"The investment amount for this project is 30 million."

"Mr. Zhang, you must understand the principle of rare goods being valuable. I have been quite fair. The premium is only doubled. With Mr. Zhang's ability, I estimate that he will make back the money in two or three years. Of course, you don't have to give it. Even if you really give up this project, I don't care. Those lands are good lands. I can rent them back to farmers and slowly recover the cost. But you can't get more than a thousand acres of land, and your project can't go on."

Wang Jingshan's expression next to him turned gloomy.

Obviously, Qiao Zhiwu was telling the truth, and Zhang Yunqi could not refute it. Although the current land contract management rights do not have complete property rights, in any case, Qiao Zhiwu's acquisition of land complies with the law of circulation, and the circulation price given to ordinary people is not low. Under such circumstances, Liansheng has no way of bypassing Qiao Zhiwu's land to promote this project.

Zhang Yunqi put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and changed the subject, saying, "You said it's easy for me to make money. It's indeed easy, and it's legal and compliant, and faster than you lending money at high interest rates."

Qiao Zhiwu was very interested in this kind of thing and asked with a smile: "For example?"

Zhang Yunqi took a sip of tea and said, "I've recently taken a fancy to a stock that has been half-dead before, and now the market price is only four yuan a share, but I have inside information. In name, it will be reorganized into a high-tech enterprise. But no matter what, I can ensure that within two months, this stock will rise sharply and the final price will reach 40 yuan. In other words, if I buy one million now, I can get ten million in two months. It will be easy to fill your hole."

When Zhang Yunqi said this, there was a sudden thunderclap outside the window, as if the whole world trembled, followed by a fine winter rain. He felt a chill coming from outside the window, looked at Qiao Zhiwu, and said, "Dr. Qiao, if I tell you the name of this stock, are you willing to transfer the land you bought to me for free?"

"Can consider it."

"But I don't want to do that."

"why?"

"Because getting rid of you is much more meaningful than making money." Zhang Yunqi stood up and said, "You can take the land, but I will definitely do the project. I know that your backer is Secretary Song Zijian. But in two months, you will understand the meaning of the phrase 'yesterday's flowers'."

As Qiao Zhiwu narrowed his eyes, Zhang Yunqi had already turned and left the box: "Thank you for the treat, it tastes good. Doctor Qiao, when you eat prison food, I will arrange for someone to improve your food."

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(End of this chapter)