Chapter 447: This Kid is Truly Ruthless

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: This Kid is Truly Ruthless

"Of course, I’m willing!" Wang Chenning agreed without hesitation. "I’ve been wanting to visit your grandfather and your father for a while now!"

"Really?" Lin Anning’s face immediately lit up with a pleasant surprise. "Then I’ll go back and tell them today. I’m sure they’ll be willing to meet you!"

The topic quickly shifted. Wang Chenning brought up his investment plans from his trip to Jiangnan and asked Lin Anning if she was interested in participating.

"Of course I’m interested, but I don’t have much money at my disposal!" Lin Anning seemed to have thought of something, her beautiful, large eyes widening. "I’ll talk to my grandfather about this. I hope he’ll agree to let me represent the Lin family to cooperate with you and participate in your investment!"

"You’re so smart!" Wang Chenning gave Lin Anning a thumbs-up, then said with considerable emotion, "When I first met you, I thought you were a lawless, spoiled little brat. But after getting to know you better, I’ve found that you’re actually quite charming!"

"What do you mean, ’after getting to know me better’?" Lin Anning rolled her eyes, then snorted proudly. "I’ve always been exceptional. I just didn’t want to work and planned on just having fun for a few years."

Wang Chenning pinched Lin Anning’s cheek. "You said earlier you had something to ask me for help with. I forgot to ask what it was!"

"Actually, it’s about my grandfather. His health isn’t great, and I was hoping you could check on him!" Lin Anning said, a bit embarrassed. "If you agree, I’ll talk to my grandfather. I’m sure he’ll accept your help!"

"No problem!" Wang Chenning agreed readily once again. "Anything you need, if I can help, I will!"

"Thank you!" Lin Anning breathed a sigh of relief.

She originally had a lot more she wanted to say to Wang Chenning, but after all the things he had hinted at today, she felt she should go back and ask for her grandfather’s and father’s opinions first.

Additionally, she was afraid of people gossiping, so she didn’t stay much longer. She left first, using the excuse of not wanting to disturb Wang Chenning’s work.

After Lin Anning left, Wang Chenning sent a message to Luo Yuqing, Yang Xiaofei, Li Fuzhen, and Li Yanxian, inviting them over for tea and dinner.

Li Fuzhen and Li Yanxian were taking a flight back to Seoul after 7 PM tonight. They had been quite tired these past two days and had matters to attend to, so they hadn’t disturbed Wang Chenning all day.

After receiving Wang Chenning’s message, the women all agreed to come for dinner and also hash out some things that needed discussing.

Wang Chenning instructed Zheng Qiuhang to make proper preparations and to entertain these honored guests well later.

He then sent a message to Wu Jingyi, asking her to bring Lv Qinglan, Zhang Manxin, Lin Qingyan, and Chang Qingfeng over as well.

Wu Jingyi soon arrived with Chang Qingfeng, Zhang Manxin, and Lin Qingyan.

The three women had also dressed up meticulously, subtly seeming to want to compete with the others in beauty.

Wang Chenning told Zheng Qiuhang that in the future, he would gather them here to discuss important matters, and that when these people arrived, she should just let them in directly.

Zheng Qiuhang naturally agreed and enthusiastically greeted them, trying to get familiar with them as quickly as possible.

The three women were also very envious of Zheng Qiuhang. This woman wasn’t any more outstanding than they were, yet she had somehow earned so much of Wang Chenning’s trust.

They had a rough idea of why Zheng Qiuhang had earned Wang Chenning’s trust and couldn’t help but sigh at how rare such an opportunity was.

A short while later, Lv Qinglan also arrived.

While the others had yet to arrive, Wang Chenning assigned some tasks to them.

From now on, technical matters would mainly be the responsibility of Lin Qingyan, Zhang Manxin, and Chang Qingfeng. Wu Jingyi’s work would focus on management, with Lv Qinglan as her assistant.

Wu Jingyi felt quite proud to be regarded more highly by Wang Chenning than the others.

After assigning the tasks, Wang Chenning instructed them that if he wasn’t in Yandu but things needed to be handled or funds were required, they could go to Zheng Qiuhang.

Zheng Qiuhang could handle many matters on his behalf.

This made Zheng Qiuhang ecstatic once again.

After Wang Chenning finished his arrangements and they had chatted for a while, Luo Yuqing, Yang Xiaofei, Li Fuzhen, and Li Yanxian arrived one after another.

After these women arrived, Wang Chenning had Wu Jingyi give a summary of the recent Jiangnan tour, and then he explained his own plans and intentions.

When Yang Xiaofei and Luo Yuqing heard Wang Chenning say he planned to let Li Mingchao’s Li family participate, they weren’t particularly surprised.

But when they heard Wang Chenning was preparing to pull in the Lin family as well, their faces showed their astonishment.

Luo Yuqing’s first reaction was that Wang Chenning had gotten together with that tomboy, Lin Anning, but on second thought, it didn’t seem likely.

In front of the others, she didn’t question Wang Chenning about it.

Wang Chenning didn’t give them a chance to question him, either. Instead, he explained his reasons from the perspective of the bigger picture.

He not only wanted to bring in the Lin family, but he also wanted to establish some sort of connection with all the other influential families.

Then, Wang Chenning said with a grin, "The great families of Yandu are all fighting amongst themselves. We can use their struggles to our own advantage, for our own profit. In other words, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!"

Although Wang Chenning spoke subtly, Luo Yuqing and Yang Xiaofei both understood his hidden meaning.

He wanted to survive in the cracks, making good use of any and every family he could.

Connecting this to the recent events in Yandu, the two women came to the same conclusion: Wang Chenning wanted to stir up conflict between the great families while he sat back and watched them fight, or even reaped the benefits like a fisherman catching fish after a struggle.

’This kid is truly ruthless!’