"Haha, so you’ve gone to join Jiang Tao. That’s fine, that’s fine."

"Working with your own son-in-law is definitely better than at Jinwei."

Ma Baoguo also smiled at Jiang Tao, his smile full of approval.

Although he didn’t know what Jiang Tao was currently doing, he knew that Jiang was definitely doing well in Beijing.

This afternoon, at the Baiyulan Hotel parking lot, Zhu Haibin and Wang Xingguo’s attitude towards Jiang Tao.

It was definitely not the attitude of a company president towards an ordinary person.

Jinwei Welding Materials, valued at over 60 million and supporting more than 100 workers, is nothing in a big city.

But in a small county like Ping County, its strength ranks within the top 20, and it’s considered a star enterprise.

President Zhu Haibin also has a certain influence in Ping County.

"Oh right, Jiang Tao, I noticed that President Zhu and President Wang of Jinwei were quite polite to you. Can you speak up over there at Jinwei?"

After testing the waters with a few sentences, Niu Baoguo went straight to the point and discussed business with Jiang Tao.

"Oh, godfather, is there something I can help with?"

Jiang Tao spoke respectfully to Xu Li’s godfather.

Although he wasn’t very familiar with Niu Baoguo and hadn’t interacted much.

He remembered when he married Xu Li. While most friends and family gave around one or two hundred,

Xu Li’s godfather gave a gift of 1,000 yuan.

"Ahem, this is a bit embarrassing to bring up."

Niu Baoguo scratched his head and chuckled, then said:

"Jinwei generates quite a bit of waste every day. There’s cardboard, and some discarded welding wires too."

"My idea is to ask you to talk to President Zhu and see if they can let us handle Jinwei’s waste recycling."

"In terms of pricing, we definitely won’t offer less than the current person in charge, and we’ll keep the site cleaner and more sanitary."

After finishing his sentence, Niu Baoguo looked at Jiang Tao with anticipation.

If this works out, earning over ten thousand yuan more a month would be great!

"Sure, I’ll ask for you."

Without hesitation, Jiang Tao agreed after hearing Niu Baoguo’s request.

He agreed on the spot and took out his phone to call Zhu Haibin in front of Niu Baoguo.

Upon hearing the topic of their conversation and Jiang Tao making the call, everyone in the room fell silent.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Jiang Tao.

Niu Baoguo and Liu Haiqin’s hearts began to race.

This matter was too important for both of them.

Beep beep beep—— 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The phone rang several times before it was answered, and a deep, confident male voice came from the other side.

"President Jiang? Sorry, I was just washing my hands."

"Sorry for the sudden call, hope I didn’t disturb President Zhu."

"No, no, does President Jiang need something?"

"It’s like this, President Zhu. My wife’s godfather..."

Jiang Tao explained Niu Baoguo’s situation and his desire to take on the waste recycling from Jinwei Welding Materials.

"Haha, sure thing. Since President Jiang is asking, I definitely have to give face."

"Let Mr. Niu come to our factory tomorrow morning and find Manager Huang from the production department."

"I’ll inform Manager Huang that from now on, Jinwei’s waste recycling will be handled by Mr. Niu."

On the other end, Zhu Haibin agreed without hesitation after hearing Jiang Tao’s words.

He directly agreed to let Niu Baoguo take over the waste recycling work.

"Thanks a lot, President Zhu. Tomorrow evening, I’ll host, and I’ll introduce you to my godfather."

"Let’s meet at Baiyulan Hotel, don’t miss it."

Jiang Tao was not a stingy person. Since Zhu Haibin gave him face, he wanted to show some gratitude as well.

"Hahaha, sure, sure, see you tomorrow."

Zhu Haibin, wanting to build closer ties with Jiang Tao, also readily accepted the invitation.

"I won’t keep you any longer, President Zhu. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow, President Jiang."

After confirming the dinner, Jiang Tao and Zhu Haibin ended the call.

"Thank you so much, Jiang Tao! Tomorrow, let me host the dinner."

"You’ve already helped us so much; we can’t let you spend more!"

Upon seeing that Jiang Tao hung up the phone, Niu Baoguo happily took over the responsibility for the dinner.

He was in charge of the waste recycling work at Baiyulan Hotel and knew a bit about it.

The Baiyulan Hotel is undoubtedly the top high-end hotel in Ping County.

A casual meal there can cost two to three thousand, even three to four thousand.

The type of lunch Jiang Tao and his group had today could exceed 10,000.

In Ping County, where the average salary is less than 3,000, it’s definitely a top luxury restaurant.

Ordinary people really can’t afford it!

People like Xu Wencheng, who can earn over ten thousand a month, can barely afford it, but they are reluctant to spend.

Jiang Tao helped him a lot today, so Niu Baoguo naturally couldn’t let Jiang Tao spend money to treat him at the Baiyulan Hotel.

"Thank you so much, Jiang Tao, you really helped us a lot today!"

Liu Haiqin also looked grateful to Jiang Tao, her eyes filled with respect.

With just one phone call, President Zhu of Jinwei Welding Materials handed a business worth hundreds of thousands of annual revenue to their family.

This shows that Jiang Tao’s influence at Jinwei Welding Materials is extraordinary!

This godson has really made something of himself now!

"Godfather, godmother, don’t be so formal with me. I invited you to dinner not just for your matter."

"I have some cooperation with President Zhu. He treated me yesterday, so I’m treating him tomorrow, it’s just reciprocity."

Jiang Tao smiled and politely declined Niu Baoguo’s invitation to dinner, as his intention was enough.

A meal at the Baiyulan Hotel is really nothing to Jiang Tao.

This time he helped Niu Baoguo secure the scrap recycling business with Jinwei.

Take it as a little repayment for the care he has given Xu Li over the years.

Xu Li also smiled and said, "Godfather, godmother, don’t compete with my husband. Save your money for retirement."

"Look, look, our Lili is the most considerate, much better than those two heartless boys of ours."

After hearing Xu Li’s words, Liu Haiqin gently patted her hand, moved to the point of tears.

Xu Li’s two godbrothers both became overly submitted to their wives after marriage.

Their eyes are only for their wives and children, completely ignoring their parents.

Today one runs out of money to repay credit cards and asks the old couple for five thousand.

Tomorrow the other one needs money for baby formula and asks for another five thousand.

The old couple scrimps on food and clothing, working diligently.

Most of the money they earn every month is spent on their two sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

Yet, their daughters-in-law don’t appreciate the old couple’s kindness.

They complain they never babysit and grumble that the money they give isn’t as much as their friends’ in-laws.

"Hey, why mention those two on such a good day!"

Niu Baoguo waved off his wife’s words, not wanting to talk about their sons.

Honestly, he’s really envious of his old pal Xu Wencheng now.

Even though he has no sons, only two daughters, those daughters are far more filial than sons!

Niu Baoguo and Liu Haiqin’s biggest regret in life is not having a daughter.

They took Xu Li as their goddaughter to compensate for this regret.

After talking about serious matters, everyone continued to chat, drink, and eat casually.

The meal started around 8 p.m. and went till after 10 p.m.

Originally, it was supposed to be Xu Wencheng treating since Niu Baoguo was visiting his home, and they were dining right at his doorsteps.

As the host, it’s not customary to let the guest pay.

However, Niu Baoguo managed to secretly pay the bill while pretending to go to the bathroom.

Moreover, the two old friends, slightly drunk, almost got into a scuffle at the restaurant door.

They even threatened to sever ties with each other.

In the end, Jiang Tao and Xu Li had to pull the two apart.

As for breaking ties, naturally, it’s not happening.

This pair has "broken ties" more than ten times, but once they sober up, they get back to being friends as if nothing happened.

After saying goodbye at the hotel entrance, Liu Haiqin drove a van to take Niu Baoguo back to the recycling station.

Jiang Tao, Xu Li, and their child also went back with the in-laws to their home.

The starting point of Ping County’s first Health Run that Jiang Tao is participating in tomorrow morning is less than 500 meters from the in-laws’ house.

Staying at their place tonight makes it easier to head to the event in the morning.

After returning home, everyone washed up and went to their respective rooms to sleep.

Jiang Xue was once again sent to sleep with her aunt.

Xu Li and Jiang Tao went back to their room and quietly cuddled for over an hour before sleeping.

Even though they have to be up by 5 a.m. to head out for the Health Run.

Jiang Tao waited for the updates at midnight before going to sleep.