pappabearbooks Chapter 571 Are you the genius?
Chapter 571 Are you the genius?
Meng Ping and Ma Xiaochuan looked at each other and saw shock and disbelief in each other's eyes. They turned to look at Ma Zhengguang, who had not spoken just now.
Ma Zhengguang sighed and said, "Lanlan is right. Hu Yong is not really a fool, and Li Zhenming is even less so. Since ancient times, no woman has ever sought benefits for her husband's family after being engaged but not yet married."
"Even if this matter is handled well, and Xiaochuan uses the title of future brother-in-law to greatly improve his relationship with Li Zhenmin in a short period of time, he will not ask Li Zhenmin to help directly within ten days or half a month?"
"If we open that door, it's tantamount to telling Li Zhenmin directly that everything we do is for profit. Even if Li Zhenmin finally gives in and helps Xiaochuan, the relationship between us will be completely gone. What's the point of that?"
There are some things that you might do to help even if you feel unhappy about it, but this is obviously a temporary solution, as it is like betting everything on it, which is totally not worth it.
You know, Li Zhenmin's power is terrifyingly great.
You took advantage of him, and he may not care about it for now because of Hu Yong's relationship, but don't expect him to recognize you in the future. With his power, it is not difficult for him to secretly take away the benefits you have gained.
And even if Li Zhenmin didn't do this secretly, Ma Xiaochuan would lose a powerful backer and would not be able to make any progress in the Power Bureau in the future.
Upon hearing this, Meng Ping and Ma Xiaochuan's faces suddenly fell, especially Ma Xiaochuan. When he saw Ma Lanlan looking at him with a foolish look, he was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.
But Ma Lanlan would not miss such an opportunity to ridicule. Seeing Ma Xiaochuan lowering his head, she mocked him directly: "Oh, our street genius, this is your brain. Where is your brain when you took the 8th grade electrician exam? Isn't it overdrawn and burned out?"
Ma Xiaochuan gritted his teeth and almost vomited blood.
But he was not as good as Malanlan in speaking, so he certainly couldn't win the scolding, and now he needed Malanlan's help, so no matter how harsh Malanlan's words were, he didn't retort.
On the contrary, Meng Ping, seeing her older son being scolded by her daughter who lost money, couldn't help but chime in and said, "How can you talk like that, you little bitch? You..."
"Stop!" Ma Lanlan waved her hand, interrupting Meng Ping and continued, "I don't want to talk to someone like you who has his eyes set on the asshole. It's getting late. I'll leave after I've said what I think."
"My idea is that getting married now is impossible. The only thing I can do is to visit Hu Yong's home in the next two days, show my face, and then mention the marriage."
"If they have this intention, then the marriage can be arranged within half a month. Then you should not do anything out of the ordinary and do not make any strange requests."
Ma Lanlan then turned her gaze towards Ma Xiaochuan and said, "You'd better use this relationship to get along with Li Zhenmin more often, and use the excuse of asking for advice to talk about the relationship. If Li Zhenmin wants to visit Zhao Yuanshan, you can go with him to say hello, but don't be too deliberate."
"Don't hint at any job promotions. Even if they ask you about it, you have to hold it back. You know your own worth. Don't show off your so-called talent in front of professionals. Don't forget that Li Zhenmin was an 8th-level electrician more than ten years ago and was even featured in the newspapers."
"As for Zhao Yuanshan's promotion before he retires, don't think too much about it. But as long as you handle the relationship well, you can visit him during the holidays. Even if he's retired, he still has a lot of power. If you can get a little from him, it will be enough for you to make a living."
Although Ma Lanlan's tone and speaking posture made Ma Xiaochuan feel very aggrieved, he had to admit that it made sense.
Ma Zhengguang also nodded: "This is indeed the safest idea. It is much better to maintain a good relationship with Li Zhenmin and Zhao Yuanshan than to force a step up now. They all have great power and can help you with a word at a critical moment, but the premise is that you have to work hard to manage the relationship."
"Okay, I'll listen to Dad." Ma Xiaochuan nodded and agreed.
"You won't thank me? Didn't I say that first?" Ma Lanlan sneered. Seeing Ma Xiaochuan gritting his teeth and his face as red as liver, she felt very happy inside, but she didn't continue to mock him. She waved her hand and said, "Forget it. I don't need your thanks. But I still advise you to calm down. Now is not the time to be happy."
Meng Ping was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Ma Lanlan poured herself a glass of water, then found a bag of sugar and poured nearly half of it into the glass. She took a sip and looked very happy: "Hiss... it's really sweet."
Meng Ping felt bullied on the chest. Looking at the scene where there was more sugar than water and Ma Lanlan's arrogant behavior, she wanted to rush over and tear Ma Lanlan's face apart.
Ma Lanlan did not give Meng Ping a chance to lose her temper, and spoke first: "What I just said is just an ideal situation. It was based on the premise that the Li family is satisfied with me and supports the engagement. With this condition, there are a series of possibilities later."
"But...what if I go to visit them and get tested? Or rejected? I can promise to behave properly and not make trouble, but what if they just don't like me or feel they need to consider it? What will you do?"
this...
The same scene appeared again, and the room fell silent. Meng Ping looked at Ma Xiaochuan, and Ma Xiaochuan also looked at Meng Ping. The two looked at each other and saw shock and fear in each other's eyes.
Then the two of them turned their attention to Ma Zhengguang.
But this time Ma Zhengguang didn't understand as much as before. In fact, he was just happy and didn't think about the second possibility mentioned by Ma Lanlan.
He frowned and said, "Lanlan, you have met Li Zhenmin several times these days, what is his attitude?"
Ma Lanlan drank some sugar water and said indifferently: "Last time when Hu Yong changed his position, we had dinner together. At first, he was obedient, but after three rounds of drinks, I thought our relationship was almost over, so I hinted that my current position was very tiring and that I wanted to change my position, but Li Zhenmin just pretended not to hear and ignored it. What do you think of his attitude?"
The other three were silent.
Obviously, if Ma Lanlan did not lie, Li Zhenmin felt that she was not the kind of person who would do anything to save face and help just because someone was flattered.
Just ignore it. Ma Zhengguang and the other two can understand this attitude very well.
They have dealt with leaders a lot, and even get to meet big leaders occasionally. Aren’t those big leaders like this?
If they don't want to help, those with good tempers will politely refuse or change the subject, while those with harder tempers will just ignore you directly. Pretending not to hear is already giving you face, while others will feel there is no need to even be perfunctory.