Chapter 148: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 148: Changing the Entrepreneurial Direction
The phone rang three times before being answered.
However, the voice on the other end was not Xiaocheng's; it was a unfamiliar woman's voice, polite and courteous.
The woman introduced herself as being from the hotel.
After hearing the introduction, Bai Lu immediately said, "Hello, could you please transfer me to a guest room? The guest's name is Xiao Cheng, and there are two friends staying with him, one named Luo Shiliu, and the other named Xiaodashuang."
"I was just on the phone with Xiao Cheng, and the signal was bad and got cut off. We have some very important things to discuss that we haven't finished. Xiaocheng is my husband, and I am his wife, Bai Lu. I appreciate your help. Thank you."
In a standard hotel, any issues involving customer privacy are usually kept confidential, let alone transferring a call.
The female front desk, guided by professional ethics, initially intended to decline. However, after hearing Bai Lu's urgent and sincere tone, she made an exception and provided an answer within her authority.
"Sorry, madam, we cannot transfer calls to guest rooms. Let me check if the guests you mentioned have checked into our hotel."
"If they have, I will notify them to call you back. Please wait a moment, and thank you for your call."
After the call ended, Bai Lu and Xiao Wei stood motionless in front of the high table, anxiously waiting for Xiao Cheng's call.
Time sometimes passes quickly and sometimes drags on, blinking away in the fast moments and lingering in the slow ones.
The clock on the wall ticked away, and it seemed like it had circled many times.
"Ding Ling Ling—"
Finally, the phone rang.
Bai Lu quickly picked up the receiver. "Ah Cheng, I didn't hang up the phone just now; my hand slipped, and the handset fell off. I didn't intentionally hang up on you."
In the smoky room, the dim red light was clearly pinched by slender fingertips, then extinguished by the man sitting on the chair, the cigarette butt drowned in layers of ash.
"Let Xiao Wei find Wang Hao to listen to the phone," he said calmly, devoid of any emotions.
Bai Lu paused and asked tentatively, "Is there something going on that requires Wang Hao to listen?"
"Work-related matters."
"Alright... Do you want me to hang up and call you back later? Xiao Wei and I will go get Wang Hao."
"No need to hang up."
Bai Lu didn't ask any further. She placed the receiver on the table and went with Xiao Wei to find Wang Hao.
Chen Chunli was so tough; if Xiao Wei went alone, he might be bullied. It was better to go together.
Any explanations could wait until Xiao Cheng and Wang Hao finished discussing work matters.
As expected, when Bai Lu and Xiao Wei arrived at Wang Hao's home and knocked three times, a roar erupted from inside.
"Why the knocking! Are you rushing to be reincarnated? If you break my door, will you compensate me? Knock again, and I'll..."
As the door opened, the fierce roar instantly disappeared, and Chen Chunli, looking at Bai Lu blocked by Xiao Wei's small frame, cleared her throat unnaturally.
"What are you here for?"
"Xiao Cheng asked Wang Hao to answer the phone."
As soon as Bai Lu's words fell, Wang Hao came out from inside, holding a notebook.
Clearly, he had been prepared for this.
Chen Chunli didn't say anything, didn't send anyone off, and didn't block anyone. She just stood by the door and watched.
Wang Hao, Bai Lu, and Xiao Wei walked several steps before hearing the door close, without the sound of it being locked.
Xiao Wei had to go to school, so after returning home, he continued his meal. Bai Lu poured a cup of tea for Wang Hao and sat back at the dining table, not eating, openly listening to the phone call.
Wang Hao reported on the situation of Pingcheng and several surrounding counties' marketplaces, including the status of shop rentals.
Also, a few real-time pieces of information, such as the monthly and daily sales volumes and prices of several electronic appliance stores.
As for which city, which street, was controlled by someone from above or the martial world, those who had been mixing outside all year round knew it very well, needless to say.
It seemed that Wang Hao had not been idle at home. Before Xiao Cheng left the province, he had assigned him a task.
Investigate the market situation here. Was Xiao Cheng planning to develop in Pingcheng?
Bai Lu was a bit surprised; Xiao Cheng's entrepreneurial path in this life was completely different from the previous one.
Pingcheng was the nearest county to Nanshi. Nanshi was the capital of Province G, and Xiaocheng's social resources were all here. In the future, with the expansion of his career, entering Nanshi from Pingcheng and spreading across the province and even outside the province, he could become a business emperor right here.
However, it was unknown whether Xiaocheng had impulsively decided or had planned in advance to develop here in the future.
Bai Lu rarely inquired about Xiao Cheng's business matters. Regarding the matter of the cedar wood, it was one morning when she woke up and saw Xiao Cheng holding a piece of parchment, sitting by the window reading. She greeted him good morning, and he told her about it.
At that time, just waking up, she was still in a daze under the quilt, listening in a daze, and all she could think of was the landlord's silly son, the landlord's silly son...
Yes, that's right. The former tyrant inherited the family business, transformed into a new landlord, and owned the entire cedar mountain.
In the next life, the price of cedar did not fluctuate much. In other words, it had always been high.
In the market on this side of Nanshi and Pingcheng, it was suppressed and oppressed by industry giants. The price of cedar was as low as scrap wood.
Xiao Cheng was able to smoothly transport the entire mountain of cedar out of the province and trade it in another province. At least it could sell for hundreds of thousands.
Hundreds of thousands of startup funds would be enough.
Although Xiao Cheng was trapped in his first business venture in another province in his previous life, he would not be this time.
In this life, Xiao Cheng started his business on his own territory, so it would definitely go smoothly, and the first pot of gold would come earlier than in the previous life.
While Bai Lu was lost in thought, Wang Hao, who had finished reporting, shouted, "Sister-in-law."
With a face full of apologies, looking at Bai Lu, who was confused, Xiao Cheng had scolded someone again?
He didn't even dare to drink water; after greeting her, he asked if there was anything else, and then left when she said there was nothing.
Bai Lu asked Xiao Wei, who had finished his meal, to send him off.
Xiao Wei was about to go to school soon, so he picked up his little school bag and chased after him, starting from the doorway and delivering him outside.
Bai Lu picked up the handset again, and it was silent on the other end, with no sound.
"Xiao Cheng?"
"Yeah," he answered.
The tone was indifferent, the voice was indifferent, and the emotions were indifferent.
Bai Lu guessed that he was still angry. She explained softly, "Just now, the handset really slipped off on its own. I didn't hang up on your call intentionally; I swear."
"I know." The fact that Xiao Cheng could say these three words meant that he accepted this explanation.
Silence began to spread silently.
But it was soon interrupted by Bai Lu's soft and gentle voice, "Are you coming back?"
"In a few days." He didn't specify the exact time.
Thinking of what Wang Hao had just reported, he might have to negotiate orders with the electronics manufacturers. After hesitating for a while, Bai Lu couldn't help but advise, "If you're going to discuss cooperation outside, try to drink less alcohol."
After a mocking chuckle, Xiao Cheng's voice, dark and measured, came word by word, "I haven't drunk."
"Alright, alright, I know. You didn't drink. I misunderstood you."
Bai Lu immediately changed the subject, "Did you say anything just before the call was hung up?"
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