newbobooks Chapter 290 Brings Good News to Li Huaide
Chapter 290 Brings Good News to Li Huaide
Chapter 290 Brings Good News to Li Huaide
Li Qin glanced cautiously back towards the office door, and after confirming that no one was passing by, he whispered to Li Huaide:
"Uncle Li, my friend has agreed to meet with you."
As he spoke, Li Qin carefully took a small piece of paper out of his pocket and placed it in front of Li Huaide.
Upon seeing this, a glint of light flashed in Li Huaide's eyes.
Without hesitation, he took the note and slowly opened it.
Li Huaide noticed that an address was clearly written on it.
Seeing Li Huaide open the note, Li Qin continued;
"Uncle Li, this is the place my friend arranged to meet you at. The time is 8:30 tonight. If you have no problem, I will get back to him."
Of course, if you have something to do tonight and can't make it, we can always reschedule.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, Li Huaide's expression immediately changed, and he promptly said:
"It can be done today, no need to reschedule."
Li Huaide was still somewhat wary of the friend Li Qin mentioned.
The fact that the other party agreed to meet was already a great favor to Li Huaide; if he were to ask them to reschedule,
Wouldn't that be incredibly tactless?
It might even make people think that he looks down on the other person.
This is a very bad impression.
Li Huaide, who was interested in establishing connections with Li Qin's friends, would naturally not do something so unwise.
Upon hearing Li Huaide's words, Li Qin no longer insisted, but nodded slightly.
"In that case, I'll go and get back to my friend later. Uncle Li, just go to the address tonight, he'll be waiting for you."
At this point, Li Qin suddenly seemed to have thought of something.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face;
"After talking for so long, I forgot to tell you my friend's name, Uncle Li. I'm so sorry."
Li Qin had already prepared a disguise for this identity;
Both its appearance and name are the complete set, just like the pseudonym Qin Li used to trade with Wang Li and others.
"My friend's name is Meng Yuan."
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, a glint of light flashed in Li Huaide's eyes;
Meng Yuan!
Li Huaide silently recited the name in his heart, while recalling his memories, but found no recollection of anything related to the name.
This shows that Meng Yuan and he had never crossed paths.
Li Huaide was not surprised by this.
His current position is mainly due to the influence of his father-in-law, in addition to his own abilities.
However, he now has more contact with people in steel rolling mills or the Ministry of Metallurgy.
It's normal not to know Meng Yuan.
However, through this incident, he was basically certain that Meng Yuan was not someone connected to the industrial sector.
It should belong to other circles, not others.
Li Huaide suddenly looked at Li Qin at this moment;
"Aren't you coming with me tonight?"
At first, he didn't realize it, but now Li Huaide did.
Li Qin's words seemed to imply that he did not intend to directly participate in tonight's conversation.
This surprised Li Huaide.
At the same time, Li Huaide still had some doubts.
After all, this is the first time dealing with a completely new person with a powerful background. It would be helpful if Li Qin, someone familiar to both parties, were involved.
Communication should be much easier.
Li Qin nodded directly and said:
"Yes, I was only responsible for relaying messages and making connections; now that this matter is basically completed, I will no longer participate in your conversations."
Upon hearing this, Li Huaide instinctively wanted to say something.
But Li Qin suddenly raised his hand to stop him, and then said meaningfully:
"Uncle Li, let me be frank with you. Through our interactions over this period of time, I've discovered that my friends have extraordinary abilities, especially when it comes to procuring supplies:"
Just from what I've seen, whether it's something that flies in the sky or swims in the water, whether it's grain or vegetables, whether it's fruit or meat and eggs.
They can get their hands on them, and if needed, the quantity can be terrifyingly high.
As Li Qin spoke, the expression in Li Huaide's eyes grew increasingly serious.
At this time, it is difficult to obtain supplies from all over the country, or even from abroad, and to transport them smoothly to Beijing.
Li Huaide was very clear about the numerous steps involved and the difficulties of the process.
The fact that the other party could do that means that these people have even stronger connections than he imagined.
At this point, Li Qin continued:
"Uncle Li, you are the leader in charge of the logistics of the steel rolling mill. If needed, you can reach more cooperation with them. However, I am not in a position to get involved in these matters. So, I will drop you off at a nearby place and then leave."
As for the rest, that's up to you, Uncle Li, to discuss with Meng Yuan.
After hearing Li Qin's words, Li Huaide nodded subconsciously.
He was an ambitious man; otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to get involved with the friend Li Qin mentioned.
It seems that his level is still somewhat low.
Becoming friends with the other party might be difficult, but if a cooperative relationship can be established, it would still be a great help to him.
Thinking of this, a smile immediately appeared on Li Huaide's face.
"Xiao Qin, what you said makes sense. Let's do it your way. Tonight, you can take me to the vicinity of the agreed place, and I'll go in by myself afterwards."
At this moment, Li Qin felt a sense of relief.
In this way, the initial fabrication of a friendship can be considered resolved.
Furthermore, it is believed that after Li Huaide and "Meng Yuan" cooperate several more times, he will no longer doubt the other party's identity, background, or influence.
Most importantly, when difficult times come, Li Qin can use Meng Yuan's alias to transfer the supplies within the space.
A large quantity was sold through steel rolling mills.
However, Li Qin knew in a short time that Li Huaide would not purchase a large amount of supplies through Meng Yuan.
This wasn't due to distrust of Meng Yuan, but rather because the timing was wrong.
In the short term, Li Huaide will most likely only purchase some high-value supplies from Meng Yuan.
According to Li Qin's plan, if the opportunity arises in the future, he will even try to sell more supplies little by little through Meng Yuan's pseudonym.
Of course, Li Huaide wouldn't be the only person he was interested in.
As far as Li Qin knew, there were quite a few large units in Beijing.
Textile factories, ceramic factories, steel mills...
These large factories are all Li Qin's targets.
However, that's for the future. Right now, Li Qin's main task is to stabilize the steel rolling mill as the foundation.
Li Qin wasn't in a hurry.
Anyway, he still has plenty of time to proceed steadily.
After settling the arrangements for the evening, Li Qin stayed in Li Huaide's office for a little while longer before getting up to take his leave.
Li Qin told Li Huaide to contact his friend and inform him that Li Huaide would be able to keep the appointment on time that evening.
Li Huaide knew this was a serious matter and couldn't be delayed, especially since their relationship was already quite good.
So she didn't try to stop Li Qin, but instead tossed him a few boxes of cigarettes she had saved and let him leave.
Li Qin, who had just slapped Hua Zi, left the steel rolling mill with a big smile.