Chapter 2095: 2095: Meeting Chen Yiping

Capítulo 2095: Chapter 2095: Meeting Chen Yiping

After Lin Lan stayed for a while longer, she left.

After Lin Lan left, Luo Ziling didn’t stay either. He settled the bill and went home to sleep.

The next morning, Luo Xusheng left the villa early to report to the military headquarters.

The family sat together for breakfast, but Luo Xusheng was visibly awkward and didn’t say much.

After breakfast, he hurriedly left.

Luo Liansheng seemed a bit angry; his expression wasn’t very friendly, but he didn’t show it in front of Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan.

After Luo Xusheng left, he didn’t say anything. He left after finishing breakfast.

“Mom, what did you talk about last night?” With only the two of them left, Luo Ziling asked Ling Ruonan quietly, “Did you have a fight?”

“Not exactly a fight, just a difference of opinion on certain matters,” Ling Ruonan said calmly, “He rarely comes to Yanjing, and his judgment is based on assumptions. He isn’t aware of how serious the issues we’ve faced over the last six months are. He’s now focused on fulfilling his new duties, avoiding criticism, achieving success, and establishing himself in Yanjing. I understand his intentions, but the situation is subtle. Whatever you do, if you don’t consider the challenges and don’t strive for your benefits, you might lose everything.”

“Looks like dad got a scolding from you, or he wouldn’t be acting so sheepishly today.”

Ling Ruonan glared at Luo Ziling in annoyance, “I didn’t scold him; I never do. It’s just that he often listens to me.”

“In our family, women are in charge.” Luo Ziling chuckled, “Dad should have changed some of his thinking after your earnest advice, right?”

“A lot of things can only be understood through personal experience. Actually, over the years, your dad hasn’t faced many setbacks apart from being sent to the frontier twenty years ago; other things went smoothly for him. He knows I often encounter trouble but doesn’t know the real situation. He’ll understand after experiencing some things in Yanjing.” Ling Ruonan sighed, “It’s good for him to gain some experience.”

Luo Ziling nodded, agreeing with Ling Ruonan’s remarks.

Regarding handling these kinds of situations, Luo Ziling felt Ling Ruonan outshined Luo Xusheng.

Ling Ruonan is someone who can truly achieve great things, whereas Luo Xusheng can only be a career soldier, not a politician.

At least that’s the case now.

After chatting for a while, Ling Ruonan prepared to go to her ministry office in the afternoon and then to Northern Group.

These days, her schedule was almost the same.

“Tonight, let’s go have dinner at your grandfather’s place; our whole family will visit them,” Ling Ruonan instructed Luo Ziling before leaving, “Don’t make other plans, okay?”

“Got it!”

After Ling Ruonan left, Luo Ziling also headed out, preparing to go to school.

But just as he asked Wuyue to get the car ready, Wuyue told him something.

“Early this morning, Chen Yiping contacted me, asking if you had time to have a meal together!”

“Sure!” Luo Ziling thought for a moment and didn’t refuse, “But not in the evening; we have dinner at my grandparents’ tonight.”

Wuyue nodded understandingly, “I’ll ask if he has time at noon or in the afternoon.”

Wuyue immediately contacted Chen Yiping.

“He said he’s free in the morning and wants to invite you to morning tea,” Wuyue asked Luo Ziling with the phone in hand, “Is morning okay?”

“Sure!” Luo Ziling agreed, deciding to skip school again.

Wuyue promptly made the arrangements.

At nine in the morning, in a lavishly decorated tea house, Luo Ziling met Chen Yiping.

“Uncle!” Seeing Chen Yiping sitting in the private room waiting, Luo Ziling greeted as he entered, “I’m sorry for being late, keeping you waiting.”

“No worries, I just got here too. I had nothing planned for this morning, so it’s flexible,” Chen Yiping smiled, shook hands with Luo Ziling, assessed him, and praised him, “You really are a handsome and capable young man, no wonder you’re a national idol.”

“Uncle is joking; I’m just being random,” Luo Ziling smiled humbly, then directly asked Chen Yiping, “I wonder what you want from me today.”

Luo Ziling’s directness surprised Chen Yiping, who initially wanted small talk, but he laughed and got to the point, “Since you’re so straightforward, Ziling, I’ll get right to it. Recently, the Chen Family has endured much; both Chen Yining and Chen Yijing are having troubles. Our family’s business is large, yet lacks sufficient management personnel. My brother and I have been marginalized lately. We see this as an opportunity to reclaim what we’ve lost.”

Chen Yiping was more direct than expected, surprising Luo Ziling a bit.

After thinking for a moment, he replied with a smile, “I understand your intentions, Uncle, but I’m not sure I can be of much help with such matters, right?”

“Haven’t you noticed, Ziling, your influence is immense, to the point many fear it?” Chen Yiping smiled, seriously saying, “You have a voice in front of several elders whom no one else can match.”

“Uncle exaggerates; I just cause a ruckus often.”

“Your grandfather is our uncle; my father and your grandmother are siblings, very close. We siblings are close with your dad too. I think since our relationship is tight, we should help each other. You can help us gain more human resources, and we’ll share some benefits with you. A win-win cooperation, which I believe neither of us should refuse, right?” After speaking, Chen Yiping laughed again, “I’m straightforward all the time, and so are you, Ziling, so I don’t hold back. We’re disadvantaged now, and so are you. We both want more benefits, so cooperation should be our goal, right?”

While speaking, Chen Yiping didn’t mention discussing similar matters with Luo Liansheng and Ling Ruonan, nor him approaching Luo Ziling previously. He talked about his matters and thoughts transparently, giving Luo Ziling an honest, straightforward impression.

Luo Ziling heard Ling Ruonan mention Chen Yiping being more formidable and cunning than Chen Yihe.

But today, it didn’t seem like that.

Could this be one of Chen Yiping’s tactics?

Thinking this, a bit of caution arose in Luo Ziling’s mind.

He needed to keep control and not let Chen Yiping lead the conversation astray.