Chapter 857 : Discussing Business

On ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the flight back to Beijing, Chen Fan glanced at Su Ruochu who was still sleeping on his shoulder and smiled slightly.

This ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍time he came to Beijing for two reasons: first, to send Su Ruochu off to start school, and second, to meet someone here.

The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍person in charge of Nokia's Greater China region, Jenny.

He ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was preparing to pave the way for Hongfan Electronics.

Now ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chen Fan held 100% of Hongfan Electronics' shares. The internal reform had been completely finished before the New Year, and after the holiday, the new production line was also installed.

Everything ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was just waiting for a new beginning.

This Jenny was introduced through Ma Yun.

Before coming, Chen Fan had looked at her profile. This woman was a Chinese-American with an impressive resume.

She graduated from Columbia University, an Ivy League school. After graduation, she worked successively at JPMorgan Chase on Wall Street, Citigroup, and Microsoft. Two years ago, she resigned to join Nokia, directly parachuting in as the head of the Greater China region.

She was only 31 years old.

A veritable career woman.

Chen Fan's purpose in meeting her was to obtain part of Nokia's mobile phone lithium battery manufacturing business.

Although Ruofan Group was now very famous, Hongfan Electronics was truly just a small, insignificant factory in the eyes of the whole country, and it had no experience at all. Trying to win the battery business for the world's best-selling mobile phones was not a simple matter.

So Chen Fan's ambition this time was not big. Meeting with her, having a chat, his goal was to get just a small part of the battery business, just to give Hongfan Electronics some practice.

Moreover, in Chen Fan's plan, Hongfan Electronics was not ultimately meant for manufacturing batteries.

In the future, this factory had a grander goal and ambition.

After getting off the plane, Chen Fan took a taxi with Su Ruochu to Dingfuzhuang No. 1 Courtyard.

This place was closest to the Communication University of China, and it was also a place where he often stayed with Su Ruochu every time he came to Beijing.

In the evening after dinner, the two cuddled on the sofa watching TV.

Chen Fan asked about those few houses he had bought before, whether Su Ruochu had stayed in them.

Su Ruochu explained somewhat embarrassedly that she wasn't good at managing these things normally.

Except for those few villas and large apartments, which she would have cleaners come to tidy up regularly every month, all the other houses were handed over to real estate agents to help rent out.

Chen Fan smiled and pinched her nose: "See? This shows you have quite a business mind."

"Using the rent to hire cleaners to clean the houses, not bad, not bad."

Su Ruochu stuck out her tongue: "It doesn't need that much money. Those keys you gave me, just the monthly rent from the houses is a large sum. I don't dare to use it usually."

"Why don't you dare to use it? What's given to you is yours. I was even worried that you wouldn't eat well or dress well alone in Beijing."

Chen Fan said with a smile: "You're my wife, my money is your money. So use it generously. Money only realizes its true value when it's spent. Otherwise, if it just sits in a bank account, it's really just a string of numbers."

"I'm thinking, should I take this opportunity to hoard another 8 or 10 houses, and then hand them all over to you. When you graduate, you can become a landlady."

Su Ruochu immediately pouted: "No way."

Chen Fan seemed to recall the image of the landlady from Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle.

He described it to Su Ruochu, then joked teasingly.

"Imagine, every month wearing a nightgown, flip-flops, with your hair permed like instant noodles, a bunch of keys hanging at your waist, collecting rent from building to building... Isn't that cool?"

"Just like those landlords who specifically collected rent in ancient times!"

Su Ruochu angrily pinched Chen Fan's ear: "Oh yeah? So this is how you see me in the future."

"Ouch, have mercy, fair lady."

The two laughed and played around for a while, then Chen Fan hugged Su Ruochu in his arms, and his hands started to misbehave again.

Su Ruochu's face flushed red, she bit her lip, trying hard not to make a sound.

"You... just like to bully me."

"Wife, how about I give you a car?"

"Hm?"

"I was thinking, your school is so big, it must be inconvenient for you to get around every day. I see some students at your school driving cars too, why don't I buy you a car? It'll be more convenient for you to get around daily."

"If you think it's too flashy, we can buy a more low-key one."

"No!"

As expected, Su Ruochu immediately objected.

"You should understand me. I don't like being high-profile or showy. For me, I just want to quietly spend my graduate school years."

Chen Fan hugged her tightly.

"I just care about you."

Su Ruochu wrapped her arms around Chen Fan's neck: "You're already good enough to me. If you continue to spoil me like this, I'm afraid I'll really get carried away."

Chen Fan teased: "Isn't a fairy supposed to be ethereal?"

Su Ruochu humphed: "Smooth talker, with such a sweet mouth, tell me, what are you up to now?"

"Hehe, you know."

Chen Fan picked Su Ruochu up in his arms and walked towards the bedroom.

"Just thinking about not being able to see each other for so many days again, I can't sleep at night. I just want you to graduate soon."

Su Ruochu hugged Chen Fan's neck tightly: "We haven't showered yet."

"Let's skip it?" Chen Fan immediately put on a pitiful look.

Su Ruochu burst into laughter.

"How about... we shower together?"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Since you put it that way... I guess I'll have to reluctantly agree."

...

The next morning, Chen Fan sent Su Ruochu to school, then took a taxi alone to the Second Ring Road.

Arriving at the agreed cafe, Chen Fan found a seat by the window.

The waiter came over: "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

"I'm waiting for someone, I'll order later."

"Alright."

After the waiter left, Chen Fan took out his phone and looked through the photos in his album.

There were photos taken during the New Year trip to Hainan, as well as photos taken on campus today.

Looking at Su Ruochu's bright and sunny smile in the photos, Chen Fan felt very content.

Suddenly, a phone call came in, and Chen Fan quickly looked up.

Sure enough, at the stairway, a short-haired woman wearing a Chanel ladies' casual suit was standing there looking around with her phone.

Chen Fan quickly stood up and waved.

The woman saw Chen Fan and was obviously surprised. She put down her phone and walked over.

"Mr. Chen Fan?"

Chen Fan smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's me. Hello, Miss Jenny. Please have a seat."

Jenny looked at Chen Fan with surprise, "To be honest, I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be so young. It's really quite unexpected."

Chen Fan smiled: "I'm equally surprised by how beautiful Miss Jenny is."

"You certainly know how to talk."

The two sat down, and Chen Fan called the waiter over. Jenny ordered a coffee with a name Chen Fan had never heard before, while Chen Fan smiled and said to the waiter: "Just a glass of water for me, please."

"Certainly. Please wait a moment."

After the waiter left, Jenny placed her Chanel handbag aside and elegantly crossed her legs.

"To be honest, I wasn't very interested before coming."

"But after meeting Mr. Chen, I'm actually quite curious about our meeting today."