Chapter 60: Brother Tongzi and I Are Inseparable
Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Brother Tongzi and I Are Inseparable
In the private room occupied by Zhang Yan’s group of four, the remnants of their meal had been cleared away and replaced with an assortment of side dishes and desserts.
"Yan, you mentioned we’re waiting for a friend. Who is it?"
According to his daughter, Chi Xinyue, Zhang Yan was born and raised in Meng City. Today was his first time visiting Bai City, so logically, he shouldn’t know anyone here.
"He should be here any minute. We call each other friends, but we only just met today."
Zhang Yan had barely finished speaking when a knock came at the door.
"Come in."
Ren Jintian pushed the door open. Seeing a group consisting of a young man, a young woman, and two middle-aged men, he figured he had found the right place this time.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Zhang Yan?"
"That’s me. You must be Mr. Ren Jintian, right?"
Ren Jintian walked over and enthusiastically shook hands with Zhang Yan, who had stood up to greet him. Accompanying Ren Jintian was a woman who looked like a secretary. She appeared to be in her early thirties and carried a certain elegant charm.
"When I heard Mr. Zhang was in Bai City, I thought it would be a shame not to meet up and take advantage of this fortunate connection! I just didn’t expect Mr. Zhang to be so young. And these folks are...?"
Ren Jintian had a sharp eye. With a single glance, he could tell that the two middle-aged men couldn’t possibly be the direct elders of this generous Zhang Yan. More likely, they were related to the beautiful young woman.
"This is my girlfriend, along with her father and uncle. We were just having a casual family meal."
Ren Jintian nodded, thinking to himself that his guess was spot on. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he swiftly got down to business.
"Mr. Zhang’s delegated team has already ironed out the terms with mine. All that’s left is for you and me to give final authorization. If you have any additional clauses or concerns, we can discuss them right now."
On Brother Tongzi’s side, a commercial trust institution had been commissioned. Through the mediation of Xingcheng Law Firm’s team, they had conducted online negotiations with Ren Jintian’s team and had already signed a preliminary letter of intent.
For ease of sale on Ren Jintian’s end, the property rights of all the storefronts on this street were registered under a shell company. Selling the equity of this company made the transaction much more convenient. Upon learning that the buyer, Zhang Yan, happened to be in Bai City as well, Ren Jintian made a prompt decision to come over for a face-to-face meeting to finalize the deal.
Xingcheng Law Firm had previously sent over detailed relevant documents, but Zhang Yan had only glanced at them briefly before closing the file. This was definitely not because he couldn’t understand them, but because he completely trusted Brother Tongzi!
"The fact that Mr. Ren was willing to make this trip in person shows plenty of sincerity. I have no objections to the terms we’ve negotiated."
Upon receiving Zhang Yan’s final authorization, the team on the other side worked with exceptional efficiency, finalizing the contract signing on the eSign platform.
Getting the confirmation notification from his team, the enthusiasm on Ren Jintian’s face grew by three points. "Younger Brother Zhang, you are truly a straightforward man! A ten-million transaction, yet you didn’t even bat an eyelid!"
Zhang Yan hadn’t even noticed that his seniority had been invisibly elevated, as things were not quite finished on the legal team’s end.
"Mr. Zhang, the equity transfer has been confirmed on our end. Would you like to process the other equity transfer commission now?" a message read.
"Can it be handled directly online?" Zhang Yan typed back.
"Yes, Mr. Zhang. You just need to download the eSign app..."
Zhang Yan pondered for a moment. This had to be Brother Tongzi’s final arrangement. He needed to present this betrothal gift to Chi Xinyue’s family within a week.
After a moment of thought, he looked at Father Chi sitting nearby and said gently, "Uncle Chi, didn’t you ask me about Yuyu’s betrothal gift earlier? Now is the time for me to give you my answer!
"Please come over and cooperate with this equity transfer. From now on, this entire street belongs to you."
Ever since Ren Jintian and his secretary entered the room, the three members of the Chi family had stayed silent, not wanting to intrude. It was obvious at a glance that these newcomers were big shots accustomed to high status! Seeing Zhang Yan chatting and laughing so effortlessly with such people, they secretly admired him while naturally listening with rapt attention to the discussion.
When they heard that the transaction involved a staggering ten million, all three gulped in unison.
One million was still barely within the realm of what an ordinary person could earn through a lifetime of hard work. Ten million, however, completely defied the imagination of an ordinary person. Even if someone worked themselves to the bone for their entire life, they wouldn’t even come close to scraping the edges of such wealth.
Yet, at this moment, Zhang Yan suddenly announced that the entire street of storefronts he had just bought for ten million was to be given to the Chi family as a betrothal gift.
Their inner feelings could no longer be simply described as shock. If forced to sum it up in one phrase, it would be—utterly bewildered.
Hearing his name mentioned, Chi Chenghu was currently lost in that bewilderment, wondering if he was having auditory hallucinations. It took him quite a while to realize that everyone in the room was staring at him.
His right hand unconsciously rose to point at himself. "M-me?"
"Of course it’s you. Yuyu’s closest relative—who else could it be but you!"
Father Chi looked at his daughter helplessly. Clearly, this betrothal gift was simply too massive, so massive that he was a little afraid to accept it.
Naturally, Chi Xinyue was also shocked. However, having spent some time with Zhang Yan, she had grown somewhat accustomed to his astonishing displays of generosity. She was the first to recover her wits and gave her father a firm nod.
"Please position your face within the frame... Please blink... Please nod..."
After a series of verifications, the equity was smoothly transferred. From this moment on, Chi Chenghu became the landlord of all the shops on this street.
While the three members of the Chi family still felt a sense of unreality and excitedly shared their joy, Ren Jintian found his estimation of Zhang Yan rising once again.
During the authorization process just now, he had noticed that Zhang Yan wasn’t acting as a proxy for family funds, but genuinely possessed sole decision-making power over that money. This meant he was either an only child or the heir to his family. Furthermore, his family was the type that could casually invest tens of millions into a low-yield property in a remote border city without batting an eye.
Yet now, he was giving this property away as a betrothal gift to an ordinary family of clearly mismatched social standing.
Even an investment with the lowest return rate was still an investment; at the end of the day, it was business. But gifting it—especially not for a powerhouse alliance marriage—demonstrated a scale of financial power that was entirely on another level.
Ren Jintian looked at Zhang Yan with even greater enthusiasm.
"Younger Brother Zhang, you’ve truly broadened my horizons again.
"During the negotiations, your team hit my weak points at every turn, as if they knew exactly where my psychological bottom line lay!
"If they hadn’t, we wouldn’t have ironed everything out so quickly.
"I thought it was just a coincidence before, but seeing you here, I realize this was all the result of your on-site inspections and careful deliberation.
"Youth truly breeds brilliance! I am deeply impressed!"
Zhang Yan silently straightened his back. That’s right, he had been the one directing things from behind the scenes! He and Brother Tongzi were as thick as thieves, so was there even a need to distinguish between them?