The smile on his plump face was nothing short of genuine, with no trace of his earlier arrogance.

His actions vividly demonstrated the phrase "flexible yet steadfast."

Anyone who can reach the position of manager must have some skills.

Jiang Tao noticed his father-in-law continuously making eye signals at him, knowing he didn’t want the matter to escalate further.

Besides, it was Wang Xingguo who suffered the loss just now, not him.

Wang Xingguo got beaten up and even took the initiative to apologize to him.

For Jiang Tao to keep holding on would seem petty, taking advantage of the situation while pretending to be innocent.

"No worries, sometimes it takes a fight to get acquainted."

Jiang Tao remarked lightly, signaling his stance on the matter.

"How about this? Xiao Wang treats us to lunch to bid farewell to Old Xu, we’ve been colleagues for so many years, let’s part on good terms." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Zhu Haibin suggested with the smoothness of a seasoned general manager.

"Sure, President Zhu! Absolutely, Brother Xu, you must give your younger brother this face."

Wang Xingguo’s way of addressing Xu Wencheng changed from "Old Xu" to Brother Xu, and his smile grew more enthusiastic.

"It’s settled then. Xiao Wang, go book the hotel. Old Xu, President Jiang, let’s talk in my office."

Zhu Haibin didn’t give anyone a chance to refuse or argue, cheerfully ushering Jiang Tao and Xu Wencheng upstairs.

The pair didn’t stand on ceremony with Zhu Haibin, following him up the stairs to the third floor and entering the general manager’s office.

The Jinwei Welding Materials office building didn’t appear very high-end from the outside, only a short three-story structure without even an elevator.

However, Zhu Haibin’s office looked quite impressive.

In the 100-square-meter-plus office, there was a large solid wood desk.

The reception area had a set for tea drinking with a tea table and tea set.

After entering, Zhu Haibin invited the pair to sit at the tea table and warmly poured tea for both.

As they drank tea and chatted lightly, they soon came to today’s main topic.

"Our tasks for the first two quarters this year at Jinwei Welding Materials have been completed nicely across the board."

"Here are our sales report and financial statement, please have a look, President Jiang."

"Based on my observations and analysis in recent months, the welding materials industry will see some development in the coming years."

"Currently, our company’s production capacity is somewhat lacking, with many orders needing outsourcing to other factories."

"Therefore, after discussion among several company shareholders, we decided to expand capacity..."

While talking, Zhu Haibin handed over various sales reports and financial statements he had prepared earlier for Jiang Tao to inspect.

It was evident that Zhu Haibin had come well prepared.

Jiang Tao, in reality, didn’t understand the welding materials industry at all, nor could he make sense of sales reports or financial statements.

His confidence in Jinwei Welding Materials came entirely from the information provided by Brother Tongzi.

Hence, he only pretended to flip through the reports without actually processing them.

Zhu Haibin recounted the past sales performance of Jinwei Welding Materials, the promising state this year, and his confidence in the future.

While listening, Jiang Tao nodded in approval.

An hour later...

"This time, we plan to raise 5 million to purchase land and production equipment."

"How much does President Jiang intend to invest?"

Feeling somewhat drowsy, Jiang Tao perked up instantly when Zhu Haibin finally hit the critical point, readily responding:

"Is 5 million enough? Then I’ll invest the whole amount."

"President Jiang, you are truly straightforward!"

Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Zhu Haibin was both surprised and delighted.

Generally, for investment projects reaching around the 5 million mark, people tend to be relatively cautious.

Investors would conduct project surveys and feasibility reports, which would take at least ten days to half a month.

In real life, after all, 5 million is indeed a large sum.

Unlike in online novels where tens of millions or billions are thrown around casually.

In a small town like Ping County, companies that can earn 5 million in a year can be counted on two hands.

For someone like Jiang Tao to agree instantly to invest 5 million, either they are a personal friend or have immense confidence in their capabilities and the project.

Or they’re affluent and money isn’t an issue!

Given that it’s Jiang Tao’s first meeting with Zhu Haibin today, it clearly wouldn’t be the first case.

Eliminating the first possibility, it must be the second!

Consider also the Beijing-plated Benz G parked downstairs by Jiang Tao.

Zhu Haibin was more convinced that Jiang Tao was a wealthy individual unbothered by expenses!

"President Zhu, after listening to your analysis, I am quite optimistic about our project too."

"I still have some ventures to manage back in Beijing; I can stay here in Ping County for another three to five days before returning."

"During these days, could you prepare a collaboration proposal and equity agreement? If everything’s in order, let’s wrap this up promptly."

"Once the funds are ready, you can proceed with the next steps."

Jiang Tao looked at Zhu Haibin, wearing an expression of casual tranquility.

This project had Brother Tongzi overseeing it, guaranteeing a profit.

Additionally, the returns from investing in Jinwei Welding Materials could be multiplied with the use of Monopoly Dice.

Jiang Tao was even more eager than Zhu Haibin to finalize the cooperation quickly and start making a profit soon.

Zhu Haibin was also delighted and said:

"Alright, President Jiang! Rest assured, I’ll have someone draft the contract by this afternoon."

"Tomorrow morning, I can either bring the contract to you, or you can come over to my place!"

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "Tomorrow morning is no good; I have something to attend to. How about the afternoon? I’ll come over again."

"Xiao Tao signed up for our first Health Run event here in Ping County, and I see Jinwei Welding Materials is also sponsoring the event."

Xu Wencheng explained with a smile why Jiang Tao couldn’t make it the next morning.

"Ah, so President Jiang is also a sporting enthusiast! Impressive!"

"My body wouldn’t handle even a kilometer without giving up."

Zhu Haibin commented with a thumbs-up towards Jiang Tao, laughing.

Jiang Tao chuckled, "Haha, I’m just part of the atmosphere team, playing along with friends. It’s about participation."

"It’s getting late, President Jiang, Old Xu, let’s head out for a meal, continuing our talk while we eat."

Zhu Haibin glanced at his wristwatch, an IWC model, discreetly.

Unknowingly, it was already past noon.

Jiang Tao smiled warmly, "Then it will be on President Zhu this time."

"Haha, let’s let Xiao Wang cover it this time; young folks speak without thought, they act on impulse, getting some lessons will do him good."

"Later, I’ll have him toast and apologize to you and Old Xu."

"You two don’t need to hold it against him."

Although not knowing the full details of the incident, Zhu Haibin clearly backed Jiang Tao and Xu Wencheng in this wave of moves.

His actions indeed earned a significant amount of goodwill from the pair.

"No worries, no worries, what’s gone is gone."

Xu Wencheng waved his hand, indicating he didn’t mind.

At his age, the fixation on "settling scores" was long gone.

Everything was aimed at mitigating big issues into small ones, aiming for a quick and peaceful resolution.

"Let me check if Xiao Wang has it all arranged, let him take the hit this noon, consider it an apology to you."

While speaking, Zhu Haibin pulled out his phone from his pocket and called Wang Xingguo.

"Xiao Wang, have you arranged the noon reception?"

"Fine, let it be Baiyulan Hotel."

"Go ahead and arrange it first, we just finished our discussion, we will head over soon."

"Bye."

After hanging up Wang Xingguo’s call, Zhu Haibin looked at Jiang Tao with a smile and said:

"President Jiang, Xiao Wang has booked a private room at Baiyulan Hotel."

"Considering his sincere remorse, let’s put today’s matter behind us, what do you say?"

"Haha, President Zhu, you’re being overly polite, I’m not bothered by today’s incident."

Jiang Tao smiled, maintaining a composed and natural demeanor.

Honestly, the kick he gave Wang Xingguo earlier had already satisfied him.

"Alright! Let’s head out then! President Jiang, Old Xu, please."

Zhu Haibin stood up and gestured for them to proceed, and they all exited the office, chatting and laughing together.