12dz Chapter 1146 A Dignified Exit
Chapter 1146 A Dignified Exit
Xu Feng looked at Liang Cheng with a half-smile, "Give me your phone."
He's going to investigate this himself today and then make a decision.
Liang Cheng, confused, took out his own phone and handed it over, saying, "What's so interesting about my phone? Yours is much better!"
"Give it to me!" Xu Feng snatched Liang Cheng's phone, then unlocked it and checked the call log. "Oh my, Xiao Linghua, the call log... a total of 25 calls, 8 of which were initiated by Linghua! Let me check the text messages, 1234... This is outrageous! In less than 20 days, you've already sent hundreds of text messages!"
Liang Cheng rolled his eyes and grabbed his phone back. "Everyone says it's about pursuing things fairly. Is it wrong for me to take the initiative?"
Xu Feng gritted his teeth inwardly, "When I texted Linghua, she almost never replied immediately! It was always half a day or a day before she would send me a text message back, and the content of the message was very polite and distant! I just saw your text message conversation. Although it was all about work, you discussed a lot of things, which is enough to prove that you are getting to know each other."
Liang Cheng raised an eyebrow. "What can I do? I'm just too handsome."
Xu Feng shoved Liang Cheng, "Get lost! Am I not more handsome than you? Sigh, I can already tell from this that Linghua isn't interested in me!"
Liang Cheng neither kicked him while he was down nor made any comments. "Anyway, matters of the heart are based on feelings!"
Xu Feng sighed, "I also want to persevere and forge ahead, but the other party has already distanced themselves from me and is only polite. If I do that, it will only annoy them! There are also Liu Yibang, the Liu family, and the Fu family in between. If I do this, it will only make things difficult for more people! And it won't be dignified for me either!"
Hearing this, Liang Cheng smiled broadly, "That's the right way to think. Whether two people are mutually attracted depends on whether they can get along from the start!"
Xu Feng punched Liang Cheng's arm. "Alright, stop showing off! I may be unlucky in love, but I'll be lucky in politics! This time, I'm going to attract as much investment as possible!"
Liang Cheng nodded, "Sure! Actually, the specific situations in the places we're in are different, so we can help each other! I'll introduce you to projects that I think are suitable for you, and you can introduce me to projects that you think are suitable for me! This way, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort, isn't that great!"
Xu Feng nodded. "That's true! Let's go, we've been traveling all day, we're hungry and tired!"
People have self-awareness. Although Xu Feng was very reluctant, he also knew that matters of the heart couldn't be forced. A dignified exit was better than anything else!
If they remain stubborn and fail to catch up with Linghua, they will not only lose a good friend of many years, but also break the alliance between the Xu and Liang families, which would be a huge loss.
From childhood, through the teachings and example of their elders, they learned after being exposed to politics that the essence of politics is struggle and compromise, and only in this way can they obtain the greatest benefits and consolidate their gains.
Liang Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief. He trusted Xu Feng's character; if he said so, he would do it.
The alliance between the Xu and Liang families is insufficient to convince Xu Feng to lie about this matter.
They drove their rented van straight to the hotel that had been converted from a guesthouse.
Xu Feng booked a room next to Liang Cheng's, quickly took a shower, and then went to eat with Liang Cheng.
Liang Cheng had arrived here a while earlier, and Linghua had taken him to eat a lot of good food here, all from time-honored shops—the food was delicious and the prices were reasonable.
If you're not a local, you simply won't find these places. Tourists from other places, or those unfamiliar with the area, tend to go to crowded, large restaurants, spending a lot of money, but the food may not be as authentic as the restaurants here.
Liang Cheng asked, "Would you like to drink?"
Xu Feng shook his head. "Let's have a beer, but no baijiu! I have to meet with investors today, I need to stay absolutely sober!"
Liang Cheng agreed, "Okay! Then let's have two bottles of beer and talk while we drink!"
Putting aside personal feelings, Liang Cheng and Xu Feng exchanged many views and discussed matters that needed attention when attracting investment.
Liang Cheng handed Xu Feng the contact information and business cards of the companies he had gathered over the past few days. "You have a lot of apples in your area, but the price of apples hasn't been very high in recent years, especially during harvest time when prices are often driven down! This is a dried fruit factory; they can definitely process your apples into dried fruit and make them into snacks!"
Xu Feng took it. "Does anyone eat dried apples?"
Liang Cheng took out a bag of dried fruit snacks from his bag and handed it over, replying, "It's not the kind of dried apple that you brought back for me from over there before, it's this kind—using new technology to remove the moisture from the apple, leaving the sugar inside, turning it into a crunchy snack!"
Xu Feng's eyes lit up when he saw the bag of snacks. He immediately tore open the packaging, pinched off a piece of dried mango, and exclaimed, "It looks like it's coated with a layer of icing sugar!"
Liang Cheng replied, "There is indeed some sugar, which may be done to improve the taste, but most of it is the sugar from the fruit itself! If mangoes can be made like this, why can't apples? I think dried apples taste better than mangoes! After all, apples have a wider appeal, and everyone can eat them! I've heard of people being allergic to mangoes, but I've never heard of people being allergic to apples!"
Xu Feng stroked his chin. "That makes sense! Although many cold storage facilities have been built locally to store unsold apples during the harvest season, a lot of apples are still being sold at extremely low prices, which is a real shame! If we could bring this apple drying factory back, it would not only create jobs but also boost the local apple growing industry!"
Liang Cheng nodded, "That's right! There are also various spare parts projects. Many of the factories over there aren't doing well, but their technology for making various parts is actually not bad. As long as we can attract investment and introduce some technology or equipment, we can get started."
Liang Cheng genuinely considered Xu Feng's needs and sincerely offered his help.
There were seven or eight business cards in total, all carefully selected by Liang Cheng. After Xu Feng carefully examined them, he confirmed that they were indeed suitable for their local situation.
He looked at Liang Cheng with a complicated expression. "Liang Cheng, are you doing this to make up for what you did to me?"
Liang Cheng shook his head. "I don't owe you anything, why should I compensate you? Don't use Linghua as an excuse. She's a person, not something we trade! It's her freedom to choose whomever she likes, and it has nothing to do with what I'm doing. Helping you was just a small thing. I hope we can both grow together and support each other in the future!"
Xu Feng smiled, "Thank you! These business cards you gave me saved me the trouble of doing preliminary investigations. I appreciate your help!"
Liang Cheng nodded, "That's more like it! Since we're using public funds to come here on business, we can't waste the money. We need to achieve results and bring back investment—that's the key!"