Chen Li and the others were laughing and making fun of each other. Zhang Xiaotian greeted Cao Lin, Fan Hongwei and the others. Regardless of whether Qi Rui and Zhao Yang were embarrassed when they met, they took Qi Rui and sat down to Chen Li and Zhou Bin, and took out a pack of giant pandas and distributed cigarettes to Chen Li, Zhou Bin, and Zhao Yang.

"I just answered Cao Lin's call and said, would you be embarrassed if you meet Tang Xiao tonight? I didn't expect you to bring your new girlfriend to show off your power." Zhang Xiaotian enthusiastically hammered Chen Li's chest.

Chen Tong glanced at Chen Li with pride, as if she had followed her and helped Chen Li a lot.

"Where is it? I just pulled Zhou Bin to have dinner at home. When I received a call from Zhao Yang and Cao Lin said that I would come over to drink, so I came over to have fun together." Chen Li said with a smile, watching Zhang Xiaotian bring Qi Rui to come over, showing off his power and power is even more powerful.

When Zhang Xiaotian relied on his family's wealth in high school, he pursued Tang Xiao and Qi Rui, but he was defeated by Chen Li and Zhao Yang one after another. I don't know how he did it. Now he has developed into a boyfriend and girlfriend with Qi Rui, so he will inevitably drag Qi Rui over to express his anger.

Chen Lihun doesn't mind. I believe Zhao Yang should have been open-minded and wouldn't mind making Zhang Xiaotian feel a little proud. Zhao Yang is currently serving as vice president of Xinrui City Project Company. Although he doesn't hold much shares in Xinchaorui Business and Jinjiang County Government, he is far from comparable to those of classmates who have just graduated and entered the society for two years.

Zhang Xiaotian's family is well off. His old man Zhang Hengshan has a close relationship with Qi Rui's father Qi Hong. They both run coal transportation and coal trade. They should have made a lot of money in the past two years, but what good is Zhang Xiaotian worthy of Zhao Yang's envy or shame?

Even though Qi Rui was present, everyone was chatting politely, listening to Zhang Xiaotian showing off his newly bought Rolex Green Water Ghost Watch, Audi A4, and a 200-meter duplex apartment he and Qi Rui had just bought as a wedding room as a wedding room. Zhang Xiaotian also enthusiastically invited Zhao Yang, Zhou Bin, and Chen Li to visit his and Qi Rui's wedding room if he had time, and to give suggestions for the decoration of the wedding room. They prepared 500,000 yuan for the decoration of the wedding room, as if tonight they would think about retrieving the glory that was suppressed by Chen Li and Zhao Yang in three years of high school.

The booming coal market in the past two years has made a considerable number of Qingquan rich, but most of Chen Li and his high school class, together with their parents, work ordinary. To be honest, they wore 60,000 or 70,000 yuan in watches, drove nearly 300,000 yuan in car, and moved into a duplex apartment that cost more than 1 million yuan after renovation. They are indeed enviable.

Everyone also likes to come over and listen to Zhang Xiaotian showing off.

"Zhao Yang, I heard that you and Chen Li both joined a real estate company. Real estate is also very popular now. Qi Rui and I both asked us to buy a wedding house in Yulong Home. As a result, the housing prices were not much cheaper. The housing prices have doubled compared to last year. They have increased by more than twice in the past two or three years. Your income should be not low, right?" Zhang Xiaotian asked Zhao Yang.

"Where is it? The boss has earned all the money, and we only earn four or five thousand yuan a month, and we can make a living." Zhao Yang glanced at Qi Rui and said perfunctorily.

"Yes, there is no boss who doesn't eat bones now. It would be good to leave some bones for employees," Zhang Xiaotian said with emotion. "I just graduated from school. My father still wanted me to take the civil service exam, but he didn't think about it. The monthly salary of a civil servant is not enough for me to spend half a month's cigarette money. I am working by myself and opening a financial company. You can come and work with me. You can't guarantee that you will get rich. The monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan is guaranteed."

"Is that so, your company can pay employees such high wages?" Zhao Yang asked in disbelief.

"You are still in Qingquan. Don't you know how popular it is to open a financial company in Qingquan now?" Zhang Xiaotian saw Zhao Yang's distrust, and said, "I'll tell you, my father gave me one million to open a financial company. It would be a profit of two cents if I release it. This money alone is an income of two cents per month. In addition, if someone puts the money here, I give one cent and two cents of interest, and if I release it, it would be a profit of two cents. Eat eight cents of the price difference between 8 cents. I have more than five million in my hand now, and I'll give it all to eat interest. You can calculate, how much income I have in a month now? Do you really think that the money I bought with Qi Rui and I bought a wedding house and a car was given by my father? You have to have the ability to attract funds. Think about it, how could your income be low."

When a large amount of overflow capital flows into the real estate and private lending market without better investment channels, it becomes an inevitable trend. Qingquan's situation should be more serious than other places. Chen Li did not expect that there were people in his high school classmates who could buy and sell interest spreads.

No matter how much Zhang Xiaotian said, Chen Li, Zhao Yang and Zhou Bin were definitely indifferent, but Fan Hongwei, who was reckless, Cao Lin became active and came to join Zhang Xiaotian and did not leave. He asked about the current market conditions of the Qingquan private lending market, where the funds were placed, and whether there was any risk to be able to eat such high interest rates.

The main part of the capital in Qingquan private lending market has flowed into real estate development, and a considerable part of it has flowed into coal property transactions. As for the current situation, the real estate and coal market conditions are still rising, and there is no big problem with bearing financial costs of 20% or even higher.

As long as the prices of new houses in Qingquan City continue to rise, Chen Li believes that the financial companies established by Qingquan will likely spend a considerable amount of their funds on real estate speculation and will not lend them entirely to real estate developers.

After all, the rise in new house prices is a factor, and holding the property rights of the property in your own hands seems to be able to control risks more.

The problem is that Zhongyuan Province is a central province and city after all, and its economic foundation is much different from that of the eastern coastal areas, and it is even more incomparable to first-tier cities. In the end, it is reflected in the real estate market. There will be a big difference between Shangdu and first-tier cities like Pujiang.

The housing prices in Qingquan, supported by the hot coal market, will continue to rise in 2005 and 2006, not only will they tie the Shangdu capital, but may even surpass Shangdu capital. Once the coal market declines, the previous good situation of rapid progress will no longer be due to the serious imbalance of the economic structure, some serious problems will inevitably be exposed.

While Chen Li was thinking randomly, he used his mobile phone to send a text message to He Wan to chat.

He Wan was already walking around the mall outside alone at this time. Shen Tong accidentally glanced at the text message on Chen Li's mobile phone and said, "Sister He Wan is shopping in the mall, then I'll go out to accompany her to the mall first..."

Listening to Zhang Xiaotian bragging around there, Shen Tong felt very bored. Now he took out his cell phone to contact He Wan and ran out to find He Wan to visit the mall together.

Shen Tong had just left for a while, and the door of the box was pushed open again. Chen Li looked up and saw Tang Xiao walking in wearing a white down jacket and a red scarf. The rose-red cashmere scarf made Tang Xiao’s face look particularly fair and beautiful. He had not applied any lipstick on his lips, but he was extremely rosy and delicate.

Tang Xiao saw Chen Li the first time he entered the private room and smiled. Although everyone was young, he felt indifferent after experiencing vicissitudes of life.

As soon as Tang Xiao walked in, he attracted everyone's gaze in the box. Zhang Xiaotian and Cao Lin stood up at the same time and called Tang Xiao to sit over.

Tang Xiao sat next to Qi Rui, and Zhang Xiaotian smiled and said, "If you came here earlier, you would see Chen Lixin's girlfriend. She looks almost as beautiful as you." Zhang Xiaotian thought that Chen Tong had left because he was going back first, as if he was afraid that Chen Li and Tang Xiao's old love would rekindle, so he couldn't help but gossip first.

"Yes, Mr. Li was here just now? It's a pity that I didn't see him." Tang Xiao resigned from Bisha Real Estate and left Shangdu. He also thought Chen Li and Li Meng were dating. When he heard Zhang Xiaotian say this, he thought Li Meng was here just now.

After hearing what Tang Xiao said, Cao Lin, Fan Hongwei, and Zhang Xiaotian were shocked and asked Tang Xiao: "Do you know Chen Li's girlfriend?"

"Well, I am the company boss when I just graduated and worked." Tang Xiao said.

"You kid can't hide it," Zhang Xiaotian grabbed Chen Li's hand and revealed the Cartier watch he wrist, and said in surprise, "I was confused just now. When did you kid become rich? You kid can wear a watch worth more than 100,000 yuan. It turns out that it's true! You kid is with a rich woman!"

This Cartier watch was a gift from Chen Tong to Chen Li when she came back from the UK two years ago. It looked far less conspicuous than Zhang Xiaotian's Rolex Green Water Ghost. It has a delicate and simple shape, but the tax exemption is indeed more than 160,000 yuan.

Seeing Zhang Xiaotian, Cao Lin mistakenly thought he was a slutty little boy. Chen Li also smiled bitterly, thinking that he had not put on the Jiang Dan Shiton that He Wan brought him back from Hong Kong last time, otherwise he would not know how to shock Zhang Xiaotian and the others.

Chen Li pulled his hand back and explained to Tang Xiao: "My cousin was here just now, and he was having fun with everyone. Cao Lin thought she was my girlfriend."

"Oh!" Tang Xiao wanted to talk to Li Meng, but didn't know where to start, so he sat aside and started chatting with Qi Rui. Zhou Bin and Zhao Yang just thought that Chen Li had some woman hidden from them, but they didn't think of Li Meng's head.

After listening to Tang Xiao and Qi Rui chatting, Chen Li learned that Tang Xiao is now working in a company in Pujiang. Although he is currently clear that Pujiang will be the main business direction for Xinchaorui to expand its real estate business eastward in the future, thinking that the relationship over the years has disappeared, he and Tang Xiao are already people from two worlds, and they have not come over to ask anything.

Zhang Xiaotian and Cao Lin were extremely enthusiastic about Tang Xiao's arrival. Zhang Xiaotian ignored Qi Rui's presence and even talked exaggeratedly, saying that he would go to greet Tang Xiao before the New Year.

Tang Xiao's father, Tang Jingwen, was the vice principal and director of the teaching department of the No. 1 Middle School of the City when Chen Li was studying. Tang Xiao's mother was also a Chinese teacher at No. 1 Middle School of the City. Although she did not teach Chen Li and the others correctly, she also gave them a period of classes.

It is not impossible to really go to greet Tang Jingyi, but Zhang Xiaotian was too enthusiastic; Qi Rui was not necessarily happy to see Zhang Xiaotian like this, so Tang Xiao ran to other corners and chatted with other female classmates.

Just after ten o'clock, Chen Tong walked into the box with several bags of things in his arms, walked in and stuffed the things into Chen Li, Zhou Bin, and Zhao Yang's arms: "Sister He Wan said that the afternoon meeting was too hasty and he didn't prepare gifts. Now he bought you a bunch of things, and I'm so tired-"

He Wan just bought several gifts in the mall for Chen Tong to bring them. In addition to Zhou Bin, Zhao Yang, and Chen Li, there were a bunch of them. Chen Tong said that he had prepared gifts for his uncle, second uncle, Chen Tong, Chen Tong's family, the old man, his parents, his brother and sister-in-law Zhao Lingshan, but he avoided suspicion and did not prepare them for him.

"Not even have my gift, but I have to bring so many things back." Chen Li "complained".

"Chen Li, your ex-girlfriend can't get through today? If I can't see anyone, I'm going to go back to bed." Chen Tong came over tonight and was thinking about this.

"No, you're not there!" Fan Hongwei joked and pointed at Tang Xiao sitting in another corner to Chen Tong.

Tang Xiao was also curiously looking over at this time.

Everyone was chatting in the private room, the music was very low, and the lights were bright. Seeing Tang Xiao's face that looked 70 to 80% similar to Zheng Bingyang, Chen Tong was stunned for a long time before sitting next to Chen Li: "She is Tang Xiao, I really didn't see it?"

"Are you a surprise?" Zhou Bin asked jokingly.

"..." Chen Tong opened her mouth for a long time before saying, "Sister He Wan said just now that she saw a girl who looked very much like Zheng Bingyang and was walking around the mall for a long time. I thought why Sister Wan was talking nonsense, but I didn't expect it to be true..."

Chen Li glanced at Tang Xiao and found out that Tang Xiao had already arrived at Xinchaorui City Square for a while before entering the private room. But she didn't know why she couldn't come in, and finally walked in again.

Tang Xiao sat for a while and said he would leave first if he had something to do. He also ran over to Chen Li and Zhao Yang said goodbye. Zhang Xiaotian stood up and said to Tang Xiao, "We are leaving too, I'll drive you back, right?"

"It's rare for classmates to chat together. We have nothing to do. Let's sit for a while." Qi Rui was unhappy with her boyfriend Zhang Xiaotian so enthusiastic about Tang Xiao, so she resisted her unhappiness and said.

"Then you sit here for a while, I'll take Tang Xiao back first." Zhang Xiaotian ignored Qi Rui's emotions at all, wanted to throw Qi Rui down and send Tang Xiao home alone.

Seeing Tang Xiao’s embarrassment and not being able to stand Zhang Xiaotian’s unscrupulous entanglement with Tang Xiao, Zhou Bin stood up and said, “We are almost leaving. Zhao Yang happened to have a car parked underground. Let’s take you back.”

Although we are embarrassed to meet Chen Li, it is better than being entangled by Zhang Xiaotian's rogue. Tang Xiao nodded, waiting for Chen Li and the others to pick up their things, and walk out of the box together.

When they walked out of the private room, Chen Li and the others went to the cashier, preparing to settle the fee for the private room tonight before leaving. After Zhou Bin took out his bank card and was about to check out, Zhang Xiaotian, Cao Lin, Fan Hongwei and Qi Rui walked out.

Seeing Zhou Bin checking out there, Zhang Xiaotian ran over and said, "How can you get the bill to pay? You quickly put away your bank card, there is no reason to let you pay."

"It's not much money, it's the same for anyone to pay the bill." Zhou Bin smiled, not taking back the bank card and letting the cashier continue to operate.

"Do you look down on the men in our second class?" Zhang Xiaotian walked over and grabbed the bank card from the cashier, stuffed it back into Zhou Bin, took out a stack of bank cards from his wallet, took out one and handed it to the cashier, and said, "Swipe my card!"

The serious KTV, even though the business is booming, the discount is very low. A luxurious private room with wine, fruit tray, and Chen Li also asked the waiter to give extra fruit tray and wine to the private room, was only more than 1,200. Seeing that Zhang Xiaotian was overstated, Zhou Bin took back his bank card and did not argue with him to pay.

"Why don't you guys play?" Chen Li asked Cao Lin with a smile.

"You are all gone, and Zhang Xiaotian said it's not interesting to chat with others. He is going to take us to change places to drink - do you want to go together?" Cao Lin said.

"It's very late, I have to go back to work tomorrow. The company has not had a holiday yet," Chen Li said.

"You bought a car, which car is parked underground? You kid said you would take four or five thousand yuan a month in the company." Zhang Xiaotian asked Zhao Yang while waiting for the cashier to check out. Zhou Bin just said that Zhao Yang had a car parked underground, and he felt it was incredible.

"A normal car." Zhao Yang said perfunctorily without wanting to pay attention to Zhang Xiaotian.

"Ordinary cars also have brands, right?" Zhang Xiaotian asked unhappily.

"Is Zhao Yang driving Santana?" Cao Lin, Fan Hongwei and Zhao Yang drove over together. After seeing the car, Zhao Yang was unhappy when he saw Zhang Xiaotian's endless tone of asking questions, he helped him answer.

Zhou Bin smiled at Chen Li without saying a word.

Although Zhao Yang also has money, he is used to saving money. The company has equipped him with a Buick Regal, so he never bought a Mercedes-Benz or BMW to decorate the storefront. Since Cao Lin said that Zhao Yang drove a Santana, it should be the Phiteng in Chen Lidiu Qingquan's company.

Now Chen Li, Zhou Bin and Zhao Yang have any cars in hand, they are driving in a different way.

"Pussan is not bad either. I didn't expect that you can do well in a real estate company." Zhang Xiaotian patted Zhao Yang's chest indifferently and said.

After Zhang Xiaotian checked and posted the account, we took the elevator to the parking lot on the second floor of the underground.

Cao Lin drove Aoto to carry Fan Hongwei and parked underground, but he didn't have the nerve to drive out at this time, but he just followed Zhang Xiaotian and said that he would take Fan Hongwei to take his luxury car today - Zhang Xiaotian seemed to be not active with Zhao Yang today. He pulled Chen Li and Zhou Bin stood in the aisle of the parking lot to smoke, asking Zhao Yang to drive the car out of the corner.

Zhao Yang drove the car out, Zhang Xiaotian glanced at Cao Lin mockingly and said, "What are your eyes? Zhao Yang's car is Passat. Although it is almost the same as Audi, it is one level higher than Poussan."

At this moment, Zhang Xiaotian felt relieved and pulled Fan Hongwei, Cao Lin, him and Qi Rui behind him and walked towards the place where they parked.

Chen Li, Zhou Bin and the others just smiled and waved goodbye to Cao Lin and the others, took a taxi in the trunk of the car, stuffed a bunch of things He Wan had just bought, and asked Tang Xiao to get on the car and take her back first.

Tang Xiao got into the car and said with a smile: "My dad is driving a Passat in school now, but it is much smaller than this car."

"This is Chen Li's car. He has left the car in Qingquan these days. I don't need it normally, so I will take it out and drive it." Zhao Yang turned around and said with a smile, looking at the car carefully, driving it uphill slowly, and leaving the parking lot.

I didn't know what to talk to Tang Xiao along the way, but Shen Tong stared at Tang Xiao all the way, which made Tang Xiao think something was on his face. Tang Xiao lived in the residential building of the No. 1 Middle School of the City. After only four or five minutes from Xinchaorui City Square, Zhao Yang drove the car into the alley where Tang Xiao's family was. Zhou Bin's eyes were pointed, turned back from the passenger seat, pointed to a black Audi parked at the entrance of the alley, and said to Chen Li in surprise: "Why is Zheng Cong's car parked here in the middle of the night?"

Although the numbers of the provincial party committee leaders were disrupted, Chen Li and Zhou Bin knew roughly what license plate the provincial party committee leader used. Chen Li turned his head and saw through the window that the black Audi at the entrance of the alley was indeed Zheng Cong's special car.
Chapter completed!