Vincent: "I'm very sorry, my flight was delayed and my connecting flight took an extra day. Otherwise, I should have been here yesterday to attend the meeting with you."
Li Zhong was somewhat surprised by the man who suddenly barged in.
Ou Yunchen generously introduced, "Allow me to introduce Mr. Vincent, the Purchasing Department Minister of Coop Group, and Mr. Li Zhong, the head of the food processing plant responsible for crayfish processing."
Vincent took out his business card and handed it to Li Zhong. This completely dispelled Li Zhong's doubts. He now fully believed everything Ou Yunchen had said, and that the Purchasing Department Minister from the world's top 500 company, Coop Group, was indeed real.
Coop was a very famous large supermarket chain in Europe. Due to policy influences, they had to help consume the overabundant crayfish. However, Europeans, not being skilled cooks, preferred to buy pre-processed ready-to-eat meals that only needed a quick heat-up.
It was now obvious that Ou Yunchen and Glenn Glace's plan had solved their problem at its root. Every party involved seemed to be able to gain substantial returns from this predicament. So, who wouldn't want to join in?!
Vincent, finally seeing someone willing to help them with the crayfish, excitedly extended his hand: "Mr. Li, I very much welcome you to cooperate here."
Li Zhong also extended his hand and shook it.
It seemed that opportunities were not always readily available; sometimes they had to be created through ingenious methods.
Li Zhong quickly responded, "If the products we process can be selected by Coop, it would truly be our honor."
Vincent also said politely, "Of course. If it weren't for Bern recommending Mr. Ou, I believe our cooperation with Guolian Aquatic, such an excellent aquatic product processing plant, would also be our honor."
Li Zhong looked at Ou Yunchen: "Mr. Ou, I apologize for my previous rudeness."
Ou Yunchen pursed his lips and smiled: "No need for apologies. However, I do have a request."
Li Zhong's attitude became even more sincere: "Mr. Ou, as long as it's within my ability, I will do my utmost to help you."
"I wish to become an investor in Guolian Aquatic's export processing trade," Ou Yunchen stated his demand unceremoniously.
"This..." Li Zhong began to hesitate.
Vincent interjected, "Mr. Li, I believe you need an investor. Coop's payment period is very long, typically taking a year. This is a pain point that prevents many small and medium-sized processing enterprises from reaching agreements with us."
Ou Yunchen also chimed in, "Yes, considering this point, even if Guolian Aquatic has sufficient funds for procurement, can you really afford to wait for the sales party's payment period?"
Li Zhong nodded: "So that's how it is. Then I will definitely choose ATL as my investor!"
At this moment, the waiter brought champagne, and Ou Yunchen was the first to raise his glass.
"Then, I'll preemptively wish us a pleasant cooperation between the three parties."
Li Zhong and Vincent: "Pleasant cooperation!"
When the gathering dispersed, Li Zhong and Yang Anqi specifically escorted Ou Yunchen to the hotel entrance. They had already expressed their thanks many times.
"Mr. Li, there are some things I wish to discuss with you alone."
Ou Yunchen smiled at Yang Anqi, who became nervously tense. Li Zhong patted Yang Anqi's hand, signaling her to return to her room. Although Yang Anqi verbally agreed, she lingered by the elevator, looking out.
Li Zhong asked, puzzled, "Mr. Ou, is there something important?"
Ou Yunchen walked alongside Li Zhong: "It's not about work. I just want to finish what I couldn't say today."
Li Zhong looked at Ou Yunchen, bewildered.
"It's about your wife," Ou Yunchen began slowly.
"Anqi? What about her?"
Ou Yunchen spoke slowly.
"I've heard some rumors. Your mother is very eager to have a grandson, but you and Sister Anqi have been married for so many years without fulfilling her wish. Therefore, your mother is already very dissatisfied with Sister Anqi."
"To be frank, that is indeed the case," Li Zhong nodded embarrassedly.
"Sister Anqi asked for my help out of desperation. If she can't give you a child, she'll be forced to divorce you. That would be too devastating for her. So, she had to find a way to do something for you, perhaps to make a good impression on your mother."
Ou Yunchen pondered for a moment, then added, "Perhaps she wants to be a woman who is helpful to your family's business."
Li Zhong sighed: "I grew up in a very traditional family. Sometimes I listen to my mother more than to Anqi."
"My mother has indeed said that if my wife cannot bear children for the Li family, then these family businesses will have no heir in the future. Guolian Aquatic is not a small enterprise. My ancestors started with nothing and built it up to hundreds of millions in assets today. This is the glory of generations of the Li family, and it cannot end with me."
Ou Yunchen nodded: "Mr. Li, I'm telling you this today with no ulterior motives. I've simply seen Sister Anqi's hardship. Even if you decide to divorce Sister Anqi one day, at least remember that she came to me for help today."
Li Zhong sighed softly. He had already promised his mother that if Yang Anqi couldn't have a child within three years, he would divorce her.
Ou Yunchen felt that Li Zhong had heard him. He gently patted Li Zhong's arm and walked alone into the night.
Only after Ou Yunchen disappeared from sight did Yang Anqi approach Li Zhong, who was still standing outside the hotel.
Li Zhong asked in surprise, "Why haven't you gone up yet?"
Yang Anqi smiled and linked her arm through Li Zhong's: "I was waiting for you. What did Ou Yunchen say to you?"
"Nothing, let's go," Li Zhong said as he took off his suit jacket and draped it over Yang Anqi's shoulders. This action surprised the tense Yang Anqi; Li Zhong hadn't shown her this much care in many years.
Yang Anqi cautiously probed, "Are we returning to China tomorrow?"
"No."
"Still having meetings?" Yang Anqi pressed.
"Anqi, I've thought a lot. I've been so busy with work all these years that I've neglected you. I've even forgotten how much I loved you back then, to the point of marrying you against my family's objections."
"Husband..."
"I know you've been wronged these past few years."
"It's my own fault..."
"Tomorrow, we'll go to the best hospital here. We will definitely have our own child."
Yang Anqi's mouth hung open. She couldn't fathom what had caused Li Zhong to change his attitude so suddenly, nor could she understand what Ou Yunchen had said to him. But regardless, Yang Anqi felt a brief sense of security, and she secretly vowed that no matter what, she would conceive a child!