My Life with Narration

Chapter 593 - 584: The Assertive Su Qing

Work has come up, and it’s true, wanting to take a break is really not easy.

But he didn’t complain, after all, he was the one who proactively took on this matter back then, and there’s no reason to drop it at the last minute.

Besides, given the current situation of Ding Qiang’s family, which is in poverty, why not try to get a bit more money?

Even though he has money, Ding Qiang naturally wouldn’t accept it directly from him, but if it’s compensation, then Ding Qiang’s family can accept it with peace of mind, which is the least he could do by checking it out.

After all, he’s not too busy right now and he’s not out of town, so it’s necessary to go over during times like this.

He quickly changed clothes, went straight to the basement, and drove towards Xining.

To save time, he took the highway this time, and drove at a very high speed.

Last time, he was following the hearse, so the speed naturally couldn’t be fast, but this time Shen Yi’s over two million Mercedes finally showed the true power of its engine.

Whereas last time it took more than three hours, this time he made it in just over two hours, as he was more familiar with the route now.

When he parked in front of Ding Qiang’s house, he saw Ding Qiang greeting a man in a suit who had just gotten out of the car.

"Qingzi!" Ding Qiang saw his car and immediately waved!

Seeing this, Su Qing parked the car and got out immediately: "Not too late, am I?"

"No, they’re still sitting inside. Oh right, let me introduce you, this is Brother Qu, he contacted me a few days ago, saying that President Wen sent him, and he’s been helping me run around these days." Ding Qiang explained.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing glanced at the man in the suit, who was in his early thirties, wearing glasses, giving off a vibe of a social elite.

Before he could speak, the man quickly extended his hand: "Hello, President Su, I’m Qu Hongfei, the project manager from President Wen’s company. I’ve met you at the Jiang City project before."

The man’s attitude was very respectful, even though he was at least over ten years older than Su Qing, he still felt like a subordinate seeing a superior; such an attitude couldn’t engender any dislike.

But then again, Qu Hongfei had no option but to be respectful, as President Wen had repeatedly instructed him to pay attention to this matter, and he had seen firsthand at the project how this young man and his boss would laugh and talk together.

Although he didn’t know the specifics of his identity, he was sure that he couldn’t offend this person as a mere supervisor.

"Hello, thank you for your trouble during this time," Su Qing said with a smile as he shook hands with him.

After a moment of thought, he realized why the other party had such an attitude towards him, simply put, they had no personal relationship, and the other person was just here for work.

But seeing him still made him feel grateful.

"It’s my duty, truly, I haven’t been much help!" Qu Hongfei adjusted his glasses and smiled.

Meanwhile, Ding Qiang, watching the conversation between the two, suddenly felt that his classmate seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

Was this the same Qingzi who used to hang out online and get into fights with them every day in high school?

Every time they reunited before, he never felt this ruler’s demeanor from Su Qing.

But thinking about it, he understood, Su Qing couldn’t show such airs with them, after all, they knew each other’s backgrounds and were friends, not superiors and subordinates.

However, now facing outsiders, Su Qing’s superior aura seemed to take form, not on purpose, but because Qu Hongfei had first lowered his attitude, creating this contrast.

"Alright, then let’s go in and meet these people. Don’t worry, Da Qiang, with me here, I’ll see what they want." Su Qing said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiang nodded. Over time, he realized that those people had been probing for information about him and Wen Jingqi.

Ding Qiang’s mother didn’t understand any of this and directly said she didn’t know them, which immediately changed their attitude, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly how.

So, heart full of resolve, he directly called Su Qing, figuring it would be better to have someone who could handle the situation to talk.

He had full trust in Su Qing, after all, if he couldn’t trust Su Qing, he didn’t know who else he could trust.

With that, the three walked into Ding Qiang’s yard. Today was the first seven days after Ding Qiang’s father’s passing. In the morning, the family organized people to visit the tomb, and even invited some relatives for a meal, so they were finally relaxed by the afternoon, though there were still signs of mourning throughout the courtyard.

Soon, the three entered the house. They immediately saw three men, one of whom was sitting and chatting with Ding’s mother, while the other two were standing.

From this, one could see the status differences among them.

Su Qing took a casual glance and immediately received a mental note regarding the identity of the three.

Then he looked at Ding’s mother and smiled, "Auntie, I’m here!"

"Little Su, you’re finally here, come sit, come sit!" Ding’s mother said, quickly pulling him to sit down.

"Ah, alright!" Su Qing nodded with a smile.

Then Ding’s mother also offered Qu Hongfei a seat, but he politely declined, saying he was fine standing.

As a seasoned workplace veteran, in this setting, when his superior is present, how could he be sitting?

Although Su Qing isn’t a direct supervisor in his company, he still has to call him President Su, after all, the man is the investor in their current project.

Everyone settled down nicely, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly quieted.

"This is Su Qing, Su Little Brother, isn’t it?" Suddenly, Han Wei, who had been sipping tea, spoke up.

Since Su Qing entered, he’d been observing, and could tell at a glance that Su Qing was the man in charge, not that thirty-something in a suit.

And since yesterday till now, he hadn’t been idle. Naturally, he looked into Su Qing based on information from his subordinates, and combined with what he tricked from Ding’s mother in these two hours, he roughly understood the relationship here.

Firstly, the Ding family doesn’t have a deep background, but Ding Qiang has an unusual classmate who works at the Jiangcheng City Public Security Bureau, is even a huge internet celebrity, and invested 80 million in the hottest movie these days.

Not to mention, the information he found was enough to surprise him. He’s indeed quite a character.

Wealthy, with official backing, but he is more concerned about the things he couldn’t find, like, what’s this person’s relationship with Wen Jingqi?

What scope should he use to handle this matter?

"Han Wei, Boss Han, what advice do you have?" Su Qing took a sip of the water poured by Ding’s mother, and tilted his head looking at Han Wei with a smile.

At this, Han Wei was stunned: "Little brother knows me?"

To this, Su Qing smiled and shook his head: "I don’t know, but I do my research. If I don’t investigate, how can I file a lawsuit, don’t you agree?"

Although Su Qing was smiling, his tone wasn’t friendly, his entire presence was aggressively imposing, even somewhat overbearing.

With these words, the atmosphere in the room became a bit awkward, Ding Qiang’s eyes widened. It was the first time he’d seen Su Qing like this, it was almost a world-changing feeling.

"Su Little Brother, you’re joking. Last time, it was our fault, the decision was made by the people below without permission. This time I came with sincerity to resolve this matter, hoping Su Little Brother will be satisfied," Han Wei said in a deep voice. After speaking, he glanced at Zhao Zhengguo.

Zhao Zhengguo caught on quickly, immediately apologizing to the Ding mother and son with a bow:

"Sorry, it was the fault of the subordinates acting without permission. I’ve already dealt with them. We deeply regret Mr. Ding’s incident and are willing to offer another one million in compensation, hoping you will accept it."

It must be said, the sincerity this time was indeed much greater than last time, and with the previous advance of 150,000, it was already 1.15 million, close to a top-tier compensation package.

Additionally, this time, they did not mention Ding Dashan’s failure to comply with construction safety standards as an excuse.

It must be said, this was all due to Wen Jingqi exerting pressure on the other side.

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiang and his mother both looked over. One million meant a lot to an ordinary family, though they had significant debts, at least some would remain.

Of course, at first, the other side’s offer was too low, so suddenly handing out this amount did make them tempted a bit, but Ding Qiang knew that since he’d entrusted this matter to his classmate, they’d definitely have to see what Su Qing would say.

Seeing their gaze, Han Wei also turned his eyes over, smiling as he asked: "What does Su Little Brother think?"

After all, he’d realized that whether this matter succeeded entirely depended on this young man’s decision.

In response, Su Qing glanced at Ding Qiang and his mother, sighed in his heart; if he hadn’t come, this might have been the final outcome.

Then, he looked at the balding Zhao Zhengguo and sneered: "The two people who came last time said they couldn’t decide, just wage earners. Now it seems, the one looking to embezzle my classmate’s couple’s death compensation, is probably you?

Honestly, doing such a thing, aren’t you afraid your son and grandson would get hit by a car when they go out?"

With these words, everyone in the room felt a wave of pressure, especially Zhao Zhengguo and Han Wei.

At this moment, they both felt they were undoubtedly facing no ordinary young man; such pressure was something ordinary people could not exude.

Han Wei himself was slightly better, merely feeling as if he had no secrets before this young man, but Zhao Zhengguo couldn’t handle it, his forehead even began to break out in cold sweat.

Even Ding Qiang and his mother turned their angry eyes over.

"I..."

Seeing this, Han Wei quickly spoke up: "That’s why we came with sincerity, to resolve this matter."

Upon hearing this, Su Qing chuckled aloud, then set down his glass, directly meeting Han Wei’s gaze, without even giving Zhao Zhengguo beside them a glance, coldly said:

"I don’t see the sincerity; instead, it feels like a compromise after running out of options. What, ran into tough spots in the project, or think we can’t stir some trouble? This is Jiang City, not your Shanxi Province!

Also, this compensation is what we deserve, and you act like you’re doing us a favor. You don’t really think we care about this little sum of money, do you?"

With these words, Han Wei was suddenly shocked inside, knowing he’d run into a difficult person.

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