Chapter 120: A Blind Cat Catches a Dead Rat

Su Zheng understood that for someone of Cheng Hui’s status, setting aside his pride to apologize to "little people" like him and Chen Muxue in front of so many friends was truly commendable. Furthermore, he could tell that Cheng Hui’s attitude was remarkably sincere.

One must realize that once a person reaches a certain level of social standing, they often find it easy to pick things up, but incredibly difficult to lay them down. Because of this, he couldn't help but feel a sudden surge of goodwill toward Cheng Hui.

"Thank you, Brother Zheng!"

Cheng Hui felt a rush of excitement. He truly hadn't expected Su Zheng to be so broad-minded; had it been anyone else he had insulted like that, they surely would have made life difficult for him! By forgiving him so readily, Su Zheng had allowed him to save face in front of his peers.

"Remember, be humble in the future. After all, there is always someone better, and a sky beyond our own," Su Zheng said, looking at Cheng Hui with a faint, meaningful smile.

"Brother Zheng is right to lecture me!" Cheng Hui nodded hurriedly, accepting the advice with humility.

He was now genuinely impressed by Su Zheng. Suddenly recalling something, he turned back to Chen Muxue. "By the way, sister-in-law, you can leave the distribution of your Qingcheng Technology products to me. If you have time tomorrow, come to my company and we’ll sign the partnership agreement!"

"Uh... okay, okay!" Chen Muxue was stunned, her pretty face filled with disbelief. It felt as if happiness had arrived too suddenly—could such a major matter really be decided so easily?

"Young Master Cheng, you... shouldn't you consider this further?" Chen Muxue asked hurriedly.

"Consider what? I have the channels in the Qingyang cosmetics market, and you have the products. Rather than distributing someone else's brand to make money and benefiting outsiders, I might as well help my own people, haha..." Cheng Hui said with a hearty laugh, then looked toward Su Zheng. "Consider this my way of making amends to you and Brother Zheng!"

"Then... then thank you so much..." Chen Muxue nodded in a daze, her face glowing with gratification and joy.

After Cheng Hui and Chen Muxue agreed on the time and place to sign the contract the next day, Su Zheng and Chen Muxue bid farewell to the group and turned to head out of the hotel. Chen Muxue went to the parking lot to get the car, while Su Zheng stayed at the entrance to say goodbye to Wang Tao.

Today's events had left Wang Tao thoroughly impressed, and his tone was filled with newfound respect as he spoke to Su Zheng. After a round of polite exchanges, Wang Tao turned and left.

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng, please wait!"

Just as Su Zheng was about to leave, he heard a shout. He turned around, and upon seeing who it was, his brow furrowed with a strange expression. It was the man with the handlebar mustache.

Damn, this guy must be forty, right? And he’s still calling him "brother"—it was just too shameless!

"Brother Zheng, you left so quickly earlier that I didn't get a chance to speak with you, heh heh..." The man with the mustache approached, his face full of sycophantic charm. "You truly opened my eyes earlier. If it weren't for you, such good raw material would have gone to waste. How about this: I’ve decided to waive all processing fees for the three jade pieces you unearthed. I only hope that if Brother Zheng has time, you could come to our company to hold a training session. Would that be convenient?"

"As for that, let's wait until I have time. I can't promise you anything right now," Su Zheng said, pondering for a moment before speaking calmly. "However, I should thank you. If your raw materials weren't of such good quality, I wouldn't have won the bet."

The man’s face darkened; the thought of the value of those three jade pieces made his heart ache with frustration. Yet, he quickly adjusted his mindset, looking at Su Zheng with burning eyes and bowing as he smiled, "Understood. With your word, Brother Zheng, I’ll thank you on behalf of the company. I’ll negotiate a good price for those three jade pieces as soon as possible and transfer the money to you!"

Su Zheng nodded in satisfaction, effectively agreeing to the arrangement. He had no particular attachment to these jade pieces and had no intention of keeping them to make jewelry. After all, with his level of skill, if he really wanted to make jewelry for Chen Muxue, he would go to a much larger workshop and select only the finest, top-tier jade.

"Brother Zheng, please leave your contact information. My name is Wei Xiang, and people in the circle like to call me 'Beard Xiang.' If Brother Zheng ever needs anything in the future, just give me an order!"

"Mn." Su Zheng did not refuse. He took the business card, left his phone number for the man, and turned to walk away.

"Take care, Brother Zheng!" the man called out from behind, still bowing and scraping.

Su Zheng and Chen Muxue returned to the company. Since they had reached a verbal agreement with Cheng Hui, they needed to draft a written partnership agreement as soon as possible and prepare a plan detailing the characteristics of the Youth-Preserving Cream and its market pricing. Consequently, they remained busy until evening before heading home.

When they heard that Chen Muxue’s negotiations with Cheng Hui had been a great success and that Su Zheng had played a significant role, Chen Jianguo and Lü Hongmei looked at Su Zheng with a bit more favor.

"I didn't realize you were actually good for something!" Lü Hongmei gave Su Zheng a subtle glance, a flicker of joy on her face. Come to think of it, if she looked closely, her son-in-law was actually quite handsome; in terms of appearance alone, he was certainly worthy of her daughter.

"Hmm, your performance today was indeed good, but... why didn't your mother and I know you had this talent before? Where did you learn stone gambling?"

Chen Jianguo suddenly looked up, his eyes sharp and piercing as if he wanted to see right through Su Zheng.

"Haha... I had nothing to do at home before, and being bored, I liked to flip through some medical books and books on antiques. I read a bit of everything, so I know a little." Su Zheng remained calm. He had decided not to reveal his secrets to others; after all, even if he told the truth, it would only be dismissed as a lie. No one would believe it.

"Hmph, then you really just got lucky—a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse!" Chen Jianguo nodded, then said with a serious expression, "Although you helped Muxue a lot today, don't lose sight of your place. You won't have such good luck every time you do something!"

With that, Chen Jianguo broke tradition and placed a piece of pork rib into Su Zheng's bowl for the very first time. In his mind, this was the highest reward he could bestow upon his useless son-in-law.

"Liar!" Chen Muxue glanced at Su Zheng while holding her bowl and chopsticks, knowing that everything he said was a fabrication. She refused to believe that one could just flip through a few books and then touch a stone to find jade with their eyes closed—that was simply impossible! This jerk, Su Zheng, must be hiding some secret from her!

"Muxue, what did you say?" Lü Hongmei hadn't heard her daughter clearly and asked with suspicion.

"Nothing, I'm full!" Chen Muxue said, setting down her bowl and chopsticks before standing up. She straightened her hair, and with a cold tone, said to Su Zheng, "Get to sleep early tonight. We're leaving early tomorrow morning, you hear me?"

With that, she turned and headed into her room. She had to go sign the contract with Cheng Hui tomorrow, and since Cheng Hui had strongly invited Su Zheng to join them, she had decided to bring him along.

"Isn't Muxue going to sign the contract tomorrow? You... are going too?!" Chen Jianguo asked, his eyes full of vigilance.