DF Chapter 121

Chapter 121: Saying That Makes Us Sound a Little Ambiguous Again

Wang Huiqiu’s remains were buried in Yunze. There was even a QR code on the tombstone, which, when scanned, played music made from her bones.

Sheng Jia and Song Ningqiu stayed in Yunze for three days to handle the funeral arrangements. Sheng Jia recalled Li Meng mentioning the inheritance distribution, but when she brought it up, Song Ningqiu, who was standing in front of Wang Huiqiu’s tombstone holding flowers, simply said, “She won’t want it.”

It was the same answer as Sheng Jia’s.

“I will make her want it,” Sheng Jia said with a smile, standing shoulder to shoulder with Song Ningqiu. “Since we promised Old Mrs. Wang, I will try my best to fulfill her last wish.”

“Is it only because of her last wish?” Song Ningqiu’s slightly reddened eyes curved into a smile. She said softly, “Jiajia, go ahead.”

She turned her head to look at Sheng Jia. Her deep eyes seemed to see through many things, or perhaps it should be said that she was a smart person from the start. The guidance from Fu Minglang and Wang Huiqiu, coupled with her own keenness, had allowed her to discover many things she had never noticed before at the moment when the clouds parted and the fog cleared.

Sheng Jia met her gaze. “Is that full support?”

Song Ningqiu nodded. “Of course, it’s support full of trust.”

She squeezed Sheng Jia’s cold hand. “If you need anything, contact me at any time.”

“Okay,” Sheng Jia said. “I won’t be polite with you.”

Song Ningqiu smiled. “That’s great.”

This was the way of getting along that they had both come up with. Mothers and daughters could also be friends, and friendship was the beginning of heartfelt connection.

Sheng Jia didn’t need condescending gazes or cautious treatment. What she needed was stable support and an equal attitude, and Song Ningqiu understood that at least.

“Mom is very happy you said that,” Song Ningqiu replied.

On the third day, the two set off separately again. Song Ningqiu’s project in Africa had come to an end, and it was just in time to reconnect with the natural gas development in Norway that Sheng Jia and Song Ji’an were involved in. As expected, Hilda did not disappoint Sheng Jia. In just two weeks, Hilda had argued strongly in the board of directors and won the conditions they wanted for her. The remaining cooperation details would be negotiated and carried out by talents within Song’s Heavy Industry, with Song Ningqiu making the final decisions on the overall direction.

And Sheng Jia returned to Jingjiang.

Since Hilda was reliable, the conditions she had reached with Hilda early on would naturally be honored.

This time back in Jingjiang, she went straight to Meng Yeran’s racetrack.

Meng Yeran and Dong Zhen both came to Wang Huiqiu’s funeral, but Sheng Jia was busy and didn’t have much time to greet them. After she and Song Ningqiu flew to Jingjiang, Meng Yeran didn’t leave, and even took Dong Zhen, who had also been in Jingjiang accompanying Fu Minglang, with her.

It was sunset when Sheng Jia arrived at Qu Pan Yuan. Dust flew between the winding mountain roads, and the cheers and screams of the crowd rushed towards her. Among the six speeding cars, she saw two familiar license plates. The waiters here knew the wealthy people who came here very well, and immediately came to greet her with juice.

“Little Sheng,” the waiter said with a smile, “Are you here to see Director Meng? She and Miss Dong Zhen are racing on the track. Would you like to go to the viewing platform to take a look?”

Sheng Jia took the orange juice, thanked him, and didn’t refuse the waiter’s suggestion. She went up to the viewing platform. Meng Yeran had always driven with a bit of madness, her car taking the lead and rarely slowing down even on curves. Dong Zhen seemed familiar with this as well, closely following Meng Yeran.

Sheng Jia took a sip of the orange juice. The cold, sweet taste was especially refreshing at the end of summer. When she looked up again, Meng Yeran had already crossed the finish line, and the cheers in the arena were even louder. After she got out of the car, the waiter whispered something in her ear, and her gaze immediately shifted to Sheng Jia on the viewing platform.

Sheng Jia waved to her as a greeting.

Meng Yeran handed the keys to someone else, called out to Dong Zhen next to her, and the two of them walked towards the viewing platform through the crowd.

“What made you think of coming to my place today?” Meng Yeran asked from afar before she even got close. “Is Wang Lao’s matter finished?”

Sheng Jia said, “It’s finished. I came to find you as soon as it was done.”

“Don’t say that, it makes it sound like there’s something between us,” Meng Yeran laughed. “Anyone who didn’t know better would think you like me a lot.”

“It’s cold,” Dong Zhen wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. “Can you two not be so cheesy?”

“There is indeed something between us,” Sheng Jia nodded. “Something worth billions.”

“Where would we have that much money to talk about?” Meng Yeran asked knowingly.

“The contract from Norway has been finalized and sent to the mailboxes of the Song, Meng, and Fu families,” Sheng Jia stated clearly.

“Well, that’s a good thing,” Meng Yeran clapped her hands. “Our three families are going to make money.”

“That’s right, so we have to do some business that can make even more money, right?” Sheng Jia met her gaze, her eyes a little sharp. “Meng Yeran, stop changing the subject. You know what I’m here to talk about.”

“Actually, I don’t understand either. Why are you so unwilling to do something that is clearly a win-win?”

In Sheng Jia’s expectation, Meng Yeran should have understood what to do in the future to maximize profits when the contract appeared in the mailboxes of the families.

After all, Meng Yeran herself was a person who pursued profits, and most of her choices would prioritize family interests, but this time she didn’t. She could even pretend to be stupid to play riddles with Sheng Jia, which could only mean that Meng Yeran was either not satisfied with the benefits that this matter could bring, or had other requirements for carrying out this matter.

“If you want something, just say it,” Sheng Jia said.

“What do you think I want?” Meng Yeran couldn’t help laughing. “Sheng Jia, what kind of person do you think I am?”

“Someone who is greedy for profit, indulges in pleasure, likes to watch other people’s misfortunes, and always prioritizes interests?” She answered herself: “I’m quite unconvinced that I’m so easily seen through. I wanted to make it a little harder for you.”

“What is she saying?” Sheng Jia turned her head to ask Dong Zhen next to her. “Can you understand her human language?”

“She means, she’s not convinced that she’s so easily manipulated by you,” Dong Zhen laughed.

Meng Yeran had a bad personality. In most cases, she was the one who manipulated others. Apart from the cooperation with Sheng Jia five years ago, she had not had any real clashes with Sheng Jia. This time, she did not take the initiative in the Norwegian business and was even marked with the price of the transaction by Sheng Jia and Hilda long ago, becoming a link in the exchange of interests between the two. How could she agree to this matter so easily and make the cooperation go smoothly?

Of course, whether it was Sheng Jia or Meng Yeran, they both knew that this cooperation would definitely be reached in the end, because the profit was considerable, and Meng Yeran would not deviate from the profit itself. But dragging it out, making Sheng Jia and Hilda anxious for a few days, or pleasing her in order to get her nod was still no problem.

But the fact was that the person who was really anxious about this cooperation was definitely not Sheng Jia. Even Meng Yeran herself should be more anxious than her. After all, if Hilda could not reach cooperation with the Meng family, then the Meng family would only have a strong opponent. The longer this matter was delayed, the greater the pressure on the Opter family, and whether Hilda could resist this pressure remained to be seen.

Sheng Jia’s best choice should be to ignore Meng Yeran’s complaints and watch the show with peace of mind, but after hearing this, she lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before saying: “I request that Valma and Hilda come and talk to you together, can I?”

Meng Yeran was slightly stunned, and Dong Zhen also showed a surprised expression on her face.

This time it was Meng Yeran’s turn to ask Dong Zhen: “What is she saying? Has the Sheng Jia in front of us been replaced?”

“I’m also very curious,” Dong Zhen read in a flat tone: “Shouldn’t Sheng Jia be a profit-only, ruthless, and always interest-first person?”

Sheng Jia raised her orange juice cup and touched the drink bottles in their hands. She said leisurely: “Because I think, there is no need to care so much with friends.”

Meng Yeran quickly pulled Dong Zhen back two steps, looking her up and down suspiciously, “Either she has something dirty on her body, or she must have some trap waiting for me to jump into.”

“I think so too, maybe she’s brewing some idea behind her back that will make you lose even your last pair of underwear.” Dong Zhen nodded in agreement.

Sheng Jia couldn’t help laughing out loud, “Then you still think I have something dirty on my body is better.”

“Whether you want to provoke Hilda and Valma to continue fighting internally, or you want to trick Valma into the country and do something else, I will help you achieve it, but the condition is that the Meng family and Opter must start cooperation. Now, I guess I’m the only one who can lift Valma’s ban on travel? For you, I can let bygones be bygones with her.”

“Saying that makes us sound a little ambiguous again. You can let bygones be bygones with such an important thing? Aren’t you very vengeful?” Meng Yeran did not continue to talk about the suspicion, but just joked like this, obviously Sheng Jia’s proposed conditions made her very satisfied.

“I am more ambiguous with money. The sooner you cooperate, the sooner I will make money,” Sheng Jia replied: “I can wait for you to finish what you want to do, but it’s best not to make me wait too long. As for revenge? Do you think Valma really has anything worthy of me to take revenge on? I don’t really like catching someone and bullying them.”

In their eyes, Valma was indeed the one who was being bullied and played around, even if her methods were vicious and venomous, in fact, most of the time she could not really hurt others.

What’s more, in the first place, Valma was indeed escorted to China by the old grandmother of the Opter family to apologize to Sheng Jia sincerely and earnestly, and ceded a large amount of benefits to Sheng Jia, she had already stopped caring.

She could talk to Valma peacefully on the ship, and whether she came to China or not would not be a loss to Sheng Jia.

After saying that, Sheng Jia did not stay long. She came here just to mention this matter to Meng Yeran. Now that the matter was over, she still had other things to do.

Meng Yeran and Dong Zhen leaned on the handrail, looking remotely at Sheng Jia getting into the car and starting the engine, accompanied by the dim setting sun going down the mountain, until they could not see the shadow of the car anymore, Dong Zhen said thoughtfully: “She seems to have changed.”

“Isn’t it the most normal thing for Sheng Jia to change? Her career is now thriving, her family affection is gradually becoming normal, and even her relationship with Song Ji’an has reconciled.” Meng Yeran did not show the exaggeration and surprise she had just shown, but smiled casually, “In the past, she had to be careful and cautious, because she had to do what she wanted to do. After returning to the Song family, she always wanted to do everything well, because she was afraid of being said that she was not worthy of being the successor of the Song family, not as good as the former Song Ji’an, and even more afraid of being disliked by Aunt Song.”

“So she desperately learned and worked hard for five years after returning to the Song family, she didn’t want people to say that she was not worthy.”

“But now, obviously these problems of hers have begun to not be problems anymore.”

When a person loses pressure and has a new goal, she cannot still be the same as before, there will always be changes.

It’s just that Sheng Jia’s change is more surprising compared to her original appearance.

After all, none of them had imagined that the word “friend” would come out of her mouth.

At least before this, Meng Yeran never thought that Sheng Jia would one day regard herself as a friend, and she never really regarded Sheng Jia as a friend, as if the word had never existed in their dictionaries.

“It sounds like you know her very well,” Dong Zhen said with a smile that was not a smile, “Is it because you are the same kind of person, or because you are envious of her?”

“If I could live in the Song family’s environment now, I would change even more than her.” Meng Yeran said slowly, with a smile in her eyes.

“But you have changed a lot since you came back from Iceland,” Dong Zhen said meaningfully: “I am now more curious, where will you three end up in the end.”

“Who knows?” Meng Yeran said softly.

She also did not know where she and Valma Hilda would end up.

She could only take one step and see one step at a time.

But at least, this time with Sheng Jia’s intervention, she got absolute initiative among the three.