Chapter 168: One hundred sixty-eight Go to the street to buy a mobile phone_1 Chapter 168: One hundred sixty-eight Go to the street to buy a mobile phone_1 It was clear that someone was upstairs, and most likely engaged in some business with Old Zhao.

If he went up, what if he disturbed them?

Mr. Gu was never a thoughtless person.

Having lived through life once more, he understood the ways of the world even better.

Upon hearing this, the young lad who had been working scratched his head and gave a hesitant smile.

“Okay, then I’ll go and inform the boss,” he said.

After finishing his sentence, he turned and ran into the company.

The boss had been mentioning Mr. Gu for several days now; now that the man had finally shown up, it was certainly necessary to notify the boss.

There was a large office on the second floor, elegantly decorated with a posh mahogany desk and bookcase.

Underneath the window was a tea table that looked quite sophisticated, set with various kinds of teaware.

At that moment, Old Zhao and a man who appeared to be in his thirties were chatting and laughing merrily.

Although it was unclear what exactly they were discussing, they both seemed to be in a very good mood.

Just as Old Zhao’s laughter from teasing the ladies had stopped, he heard footsteps coming upstairs, followed by his employee who had run up.

“What’s up?”

Old Zhao set down his teacup and looked towards the young man’s face.

The young man nodded politely and then spoke, “Boss, Mr. Gu has arrived.”

When he heard that Mr. Gu had arrived, Old Zhao’s eyebrows twitched, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He then put down his teacup and smiled at the middle-aged man who was also enjoying his tea across from him.

“Xiao Sun, it’s just as they say, ‘Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.’ Mr. Gu is the young man I was telling you about, the one with the top-quality goji berries.”

Hearing that the young man who was delivering goji berries had arrived, the man known as Xiao Sun also revealed a pleasant expression.

“This is really quite the coincidence. Should we show him the finished product we’ve come up with?”

Boss Zhao hesitated for a moment.

“No rush; let’s talk about it later,” he said.

Xiao Sun ran a medium-sized advertising company, and a while ago, Old Zhao had asked him to create some fancy packaging that looked high-end to contain the goji berries Mr. Gu had delivered.

Of course, such packaging wouldn’t come cheap.

Today, Xiao Sun had brought along the luxury gift packaging boxes, which had already been designed, for Old Zhao to see if they were suitable.

The black square frosted metal box looked both elegant and textural.

Old Zhao took a liking to it with just one glance.

He hadn’t expected that after just a few words, Mr. Gu, the young man, would arrive with the delivery.

It really was a coincidence.

Having said this, Old Zhao stood up, straightened his gray suit, gave Xiao Sun a smile, “Please wait a moment, I’ll go down and meet him.”

To tell the truth, Old Zhao didn’t want Mr. Gu and Xiao Sun to meet, at least not right now.

Pian Ran was standing off to the side smoking with Tian Laosì when he saw Old Zhao hurriedly coming down the stairs.

He then approached with a friendly smile.

“Ah, brother, you’ve finally arrived. If you hadn’t come soon, I really would have had to pay a visit to your house!”

It had been many days since Mr. Gu had delivered anything; if it weren’t for the partnership contracts at hand, Old Zhao might have thought the young man had changed his mind and skipped town.

Mr. Gu gave a polite nod and a smile, “You exaggerate, Boss Zhao.”

After speaking, he glanced at Tian Laosì beside him and introduced, “This is my brother Tian, and this gentleman is my boss, General Manager Zhao.”

Hearing Mr. Gu call him ‘boss,’ General Manager Zhao feigned anger and gave him a stare.

“What are you saying, deliberately hitting me in the face? You’re a shareholder with a twenty percent stake! We’re partners here.”

Tian Laosì looked at the two men, his expression a mix of amazement and shock.

Wow!

Partners?

Shareholder?

Although he was a countryman who hadn’t seen much of the world,

he hadn’t eaten pork but had seen pigs run!

Chenzi was actually a partner and a shareholder with such a big company’s boss, what a champ!

It seems like it’s really time to swap the sparrow for a cannon and soar to the sky!

Mr. Gu chuckled in cooperation.

“Whatever you say is fine, right?”

After saying that, he pointed to the sacks that a few workers had unloaded onto the ground.

“This is the goji berries for this time, all here. I have something else to take care of, so I’ll be leaving first. If there are any problems, just talk to my brother Tian Laosì, and he can let me know later.”

Hearing that Mr. Gu was leaving, Boss Zhao hurried to keep him, “What’s the rush? Come up for a cup of tea, you’ve come all this way.”

Mr. Gu shook his head, “My wife is in the hospital, so I’ll have to pass on the tea.”

After speaking, he patted Tian Laosì’s shoulder, “Brother Tian, thanks for the hard work.”

Tian Laosì frowned slightly, “What are you talking about? It’s what I should do. You go to the hospital with peace of mind.”

He and Ji Pianran were neighbors, after all. Even if it wasn’t for Mr. Gu, he couldn’t let Ji Pianran down.

Besides, Mr. Gu had been so generous toward him, casually handing out a hundred bucks.

He would definitely watch over Mr. Gu’s goods without blinking an eye!

Mr. Gu smiled, “Alright, Boss Zhao, Brother Tian, I’ll be off then.”

Seeing that both nodded, he finally got into the car and, with Candy, headed towards the city hospital.

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The hospital is located in the city center, the further you go towards the middle, the busier it gets.

There are large hot pot restaurants, dining places, as well as CD shops and mobile phone stores, and clothing stores. The variety is vast, and the crowd is substantial, making it look very lively.

When Mr. Gu passed a mobile phone store, he pulled the car over.

Candy was using her little hands to peer out at the bustling scene outside the window when she realized her father had stopped the car. She turned her head around, looking at Mr. Gu curiously, “Daddy, are we there yet?”

In her mind, a car stopping meant it was time to get out.

Seeing his daughter’s innocent and clueless little face, Mr. Gu leaned over, supported Candy’s head with his hand, and gently brought their two heads, one big, one small, together in a tender touch.

Mr. Gu affectionately rubbed his forehead against Candy’s.

His voice was gentle, “We’re at the mobile phone store, Daddy wants to buy a phone for himself and one for Mommy.”

“With phones, it’ll be much easier for Candy to find Daddy in the future. Whenever you want to talk to Daddy, just tell Mommy to call him. How does that sound?”

As he spoke, he mimed holding a phone, “Just like this, press it and you can hear Daddy’s voice.”

The little one didn’t know what a mobile phone was, but she understood that with just a press, she could hear Daddy’s voice.

Excitement shone in her eyes.

Lately, Daddy was always away during the day, and she missed him and wanted to talk to him every day.

But there was no way to do so.

If she had a mobile phone, she could talk to Daddy any time!

That would be really great!

“Yes, yes, buy the phone, Daddy buy the phone!”

The little girl happily clapped her little hands together.

Mr. Gu reached out tenderly and scooped his daughter into his arms, then pulled open the car door.

“Then let’s go buy a mobile phone!”

With that, he got out of the car holding Candy.

After locking the car door, he walked towards the row of mobile phone stores in front of them.

The most eye-catching among them were the Motorola and Nokia stores.

Brand impact was the first draw. As for the second, it was because both stores faced each other, each trying to outshine the other’s branding.

Your sign is bigger, huh?

No problem, my store has lights, and they’re flashy!

You draw customers outside your store, good for you, but my store directly uses scrolling text, new products 10% off!

Standing in the middle, Mr. Gu could feel a faint killing intent. Are they selling mobile phones or fighting a duel?

But Mr. Gu found it quite interesting.