Chapter 69
The sun slowly climbed up the mountain, and golden rays of light scattered from the clouds. The mist on the entire mountain peak seemed to have been completely absorbed by the light in an instant.
Facing the sunlight, Shen Tiantian’s little face was illuminated, and the ends of his hair seemed to be shining with a little golden light.
He squatted in front of a row of house cards, propped up his little face, and looked at the several small cards with difficulty.
Besides the first-place presidential suite and the last-place tent, which were easier to distinguish, it was hard to tell which of the remaining three rooms was better from the cards.
Qi Nanhuai’s son, Zhaozhao, also learned from Hutou and squatted next to Tiantian. His breathing had not yet calmed down after climbing the mountain, and he was panting particularly hard.
“Tiantian… which… which room are you choosing? Let’s… let’s be… neighbors, okay?”
Tiantian turned his head, thought for a moment, then turned his little face to look at the last-place big sister Xiaowan.
He looked away, and Tiantian couldn’t help but say:
“This game is not fair. Big sister Xiaowan and big sister Xixi are girls. They’re not as strong as me.”
With that, Tiantian raised his little arm, which had very little meat, and patted it.
“I’m very fast at climbing mountains.”
Hearing this, the other children were silent for a moment.
You know, among the children, Shen Tiantian was the youngest. Xiaowan was already over seven this year and was half a head taller than Shen Tiantian.
In the group of children, Shen Tiantian was also a short, stout, and round little sugar bean.
The little sugar bean said he was very strong.
Not to mention the children, even the adults were having a hard time holding back their laughter at this moment.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Tiantian, choose a house. You don’t have to worry about these things.”
Tiantian saw that everyone did not agree with what he said. His head was full of confusion, and he could only puff out his cheeks and say:
“Alright then, I’ll choose this one.”
Holding a card for an ordinary double bed room, Tiantian returned to his daddy’s side.
While the other children were choosing their houses, Tiantian looked up, held onto his daddy’s clothes, and held out his hand.
“Daddy, hold me. I’m so tired I can’t breathe.”
Shen Yuanchuan chuckled, patted his strong little arm, and teased:
“Aren’t you a very strong little child? Do you still need Daddy to hold you?”
Tiantian’s little face was dyed a fiery red, and his ears were as red as ripe persimmons. He reached out and scratched his little head.
“I’m… not that strong. My arms are still skinny.”
Shen Yuanchuan knew that the little one was really tired. He picked him up and pinched his little nose.
“You’re just a little tyke, but you talk big.”
Tiantian lay on Shen Yuanchuan’s shoulder, giggled, and closed his little eyes to rest for a while.
But after he closed them, when he opened them again, time had flown by to noon.
Shen Tiantian didn’t even know how he had gotten down the mountain. His little head was a little dazed from sleep. He sat on the bed and reacted for a long time before he slowly climbed down.
“Daddy?”
Tiantian, with his messy, chicken’s nest-like hair, walked out in a daze.
He walked past several compartments and inexplicably came to a small private room behind a screen, where he stared at the several people who were eating inside.
“Why isn’t Mr. Shen here yet?”
“Who is this child? How did he get into our private room?”
Shen Tiantian accurately caught the words “Mr. Shen” and couldn’t help but pat his slightly wrinkled bread coat after waking up, and ruffled his weed-like hair.
“I am Mr. Shen’s heir. My name is Tiantian.”
Tiantian, whose image was barely considered neat, looked at the several uncles in suits and ties sitting upright and quickly climbed onto a chair to sit down.
The several people who were in the middle of a business discussion exchanged glances and said, puzzled:
“Mr. Shen seems to have a son, but I remember he’s not this young, right?”
Shen Tiantian’s little legs were neatly held together. The table was too high for his small hands to reach, so he had to place them obediently on his knees.
“I also have big brothers, but those are not important. I will still inherit the company.”
The several bosses didn’t know much about Mr. Shen’s family situation. Hearing this, they said “oh” in understanding and couldn’t help but say:
“Then where is your daddy? We’ve already brought the contract and are just waiting to discuss it with him.”
Shen Tiantian held out his small hand, his chubby little face filled with a hint of seriousness and propriety.
“Let me see. I don’t know where Daddy has run off to play. He’s not reassuring at all. I’ll discuss it with you.”
The several uncles: “…”
“Are you sure?”
A certain boss looked at Shen Tiantian with a hint of familiarity, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he asked.
Shen Tiantian nodded his head, his features exquisite, and he tried his best to speak in a formal manner.
“Of course. I have a lot of say.”
The little boss, Tiantian, who had a lot of say, took the contract, glanced at the title, and his little eyes went dizzy.
It’s over. He doesn’t even recognize the first word.
But Shen Tiantian was not flustered at all. He cleared his throat, looked up with his little face, and said:
“What are we going to discuss? Selling snacks or milk? We can also sell toy cars. I have two big brothers who can come and work without a salary.”
A certain boss almost spat out the tea in his mouth. He looked at the little one’s childish appearance, and his shoulders shook with laughter.
“If your two big brothers hear this, they’ll probably spank you.”
Shen Tiantian was very protective of his image outside. His little face was straight, although his chubby cheeks had no intimidating presence.
“Of course not. I’m the one in charge at home.”
With that, Shen Tiantian was about to agree to this contract on behalf of his father.
Unfortunately, he found a fountain pen but found that he couldn’t write his own name.
The little Mr. Shen, Tiantian, had encountered the first crisis of his career.
He couldn’t read or write.
The uncle on the side had had enough fun. He took the contract back and patted the little one’s head.
“You should go and find your daddy and let him help you with this.”
Tiantian saw that everyone didn’t seem to trust him very much. He huffed unhappily, nodded, and said:
“Alright then.”
He jumped down from the chair and, after a few turns, he returned to the small room he had just been in.
At this time, Shen Yuanchuan had already returned from outside and was frantically rummaging through the cabinets to find Shen Tiantian.
Seeing the little one standing at the door, safe and sound, Shen Yuanchuan let out a heavy sigh of relief and really wanted to catch this little thing and give him a beating.
“Why did you run around as soon as you woke up? I just went out to get something, and when I came back, you were gone.”
As expected, Shen Tiantian was hit on the head by his daddy. He huffed and, instead, glared at his daddy with disappointment.
“Daddy, you only remember to play when you’re out. Did you forget about work?”
Shen Tiantian put his hands on his hips like a little adult and questioned his daddy.
Shen Yuanchuan thought that he had pushed aside all his work to accompany this little tyke on the show. Where did this work suddenly come from?
“What work? Are you sleepwalking in broad daylight?”
Tiantian let out a heavy sigh, simply took Shen Yuanchuan’s hand, and pulled him to the private room just now.
“Look at you, you’ve even lost your career. How are you going to manage the company in the future?” Shen Tiantian said with a straight face.
Shen Yuanchuan, who had been inexplicably lectured, had the corner of his mouth twitch, and he really wanted to roll up his sleeves and beat his child.
This farm at the foot of the mountain was an integrated accommodation and dining place. The east side of the second floor was guest rooms, and the west side was a row of small private dining rooms.
Shen Tiantian pulled Shen Yuanchuan to the private room just now and shouted:
“We’re here, we’re here. Mr. Shen and his little successor are here.”
They walked into the private room, and now it was Shen Yuanchuan and the several bosses staring at each other.
An awkward atmosphere instantly spread throughout the space.
Only Shen Tiantian was confused. He looked up at everyone and said impatiently:
“Why are you all so stunned?”
Shen Yuanchuan almost laughed out of anger and reached out to tap the little one’s forehead.
“Shen Tiantian, what are you doing all day?”
The several bosses recognized that this Mr. Shen was not the Mr. Shen they were going to cooperate with, but this was the Mr. Shen of the Shen Group!
A hint of excitement was in their words:
“Are you the Mr. Shen of the Shen Group?”
“Hello, hello. I’ve heard so much about you. I didn’t expect to meet you by chance.”
Shen Yuanchuan couldn’t just discipline the little cub in front of so many people. He quickly put on a smile and said cheerfully:
“It’s all a misunderstanding. The little one was just running around after waking up. But it’s fate that we met.”
The several bosses all smiled politely and said it was nothing.
Having delayed their time, Shen Yuanchuan couldn’t just leave. He sat down, picked up the contract documents on the table, and glanced at them.
Originally, Shen Yuanchuan was not interested in this contract. These people’s companies were not famous at all, and he didn’t think there would be anything worth discussing.
But the more he looked at the contract, the more serious Shen Yuanchuan’s expression became.
The content of this new energy technology cooperation and production made him feel a chill down his spine.
From the Republic of China era to the present, although the Shen Group had been involved in many industries, its main business in modern times was automobiles.
When Shen Yuanchuan had taken over the company, he had seen the development potential of this industry and had pushed the company to an irreplaceable position in this industry.
But now, this contract felt like a blow to the head.
He didn’t dare to imagine how much of his company’s market share would be eroded if new energy really replaced the original fuel cars.
Even if the Shen Group didn’t just have the automobile industry as its main industry and had various sales industries, one thing would affect the whole, and the company would probably go downhill.
Even if they updated their technology to catch up later, it would still require countless investments and efforts, and it was not certain that the market would buy it.
Shen Yuanchuan held the contract, glanced at Shen Tiantian, who was sitting on the side, drooling over the braised pork ribs on the dining table, and suddenly laughed.
It had to be said that he had to thank the little one this time.
“The original Mr. Shen, is he still interested in signing a contract with you?”
As soon as Shen Yuanchuan said this, the several people present immediately understood.
“We had an appointment at eleven. If he really had any intention of cooperating, he wouldn’t have made us wait for an hour or two without showing up.”
He probably looked down on their small-scale company, was unwilling to cooperate, but also disdained to show up and say so.
Now, Shen Yuanchuan had just picked up an opportunity for free.
