Zhao De played for a while and was a bit tired, so he came over, sat down, and rested.
He started to say, "Second brother, it''s such a waste that you aren''t playing professionally, even though you''re not very tall, you''re agile."
Qin Hao smiled and shook his head, "I''m not interested in that." Continue reading stories on empire
The two chatted for a while, and soon it was past ten o''clock. Qin Hao''s phone rang, it was Xu Siyao calling, "Qin Hao, where are you?"
Qin Hao, "I''m at the basketball court."
Xu Siyao said, "Then wait for me, I''ll come over."
Qin Hao, "Okay, sure."
After hanging up, Zhao De curiously asked, "Second brother, was that Xu Siyao?"
Qin Hao nodded, "Got some business to handle."
It was not quite five minutes later
when a silver gray BMW sedan parked outside the basketball court.
People on the playground turned their heads when they saw it.
A slim beauty in a light purple dress stepped down from the car, looking around as if searching for someone.
"Wow, she''s so beautiful, and the car too, must be the latest BMW model right? Costs three to four million, do we have so many wealthy beauties in our school?" someone stared at Xu Siyao with fiery eyes.
Someone nearby said, "That''s Xu Siyao from the Computer College, the stunning beauty from the campus beauty rankings, no idea what she''s doing here at the playground."
"Is she here to watch us play basketball?" someone playing basketball speculated.
Qin Hao saw her get out of the car, stood up, and walked over, his expression calm without any ripples.
Xu Siyao saw him, a smile appeared on her face, and then she waved her white-jade-like arms towards him.
Many people at the basketball court followed her gaze.
When they saw Qin Hao, they sneered, is he the one?
Qin Hao had met Xu Jiekang and Xu Jiejian before, but he hadn''t seen the other woman. She sat next to Xu Jiejian, likely his wife.
When Qin Hao entered, the three stood up.
Xu Siyao announced, "Dad, Qin Hao is here."
Xu Jiekang said, "Qin Hao, come and sit."
Qin Hao walked to the sofa and sat down, Xu Siyao sat next to him, dutifully pouring tea for everyone.
Xu Jiekang smiled and said, "Qin Hao, try this, it''s genuine Da Hong Pao from Wuyi Mountain."
Qin Hao chuckled, "Mr. Xu, I don''t know much about tea."
Then he sipped gently, indeed the tea tasted great.
"I''ve always heard Jiekang talk about you, didn''t expect you so young, and you''re schoolmates with Siyao, truly young and promising, oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I''m Siyao''s aunt," said the middle-aged woman next to Xu Jiejian.
This middle-aged woman had a certain authoritative presence, somewhat similar to the aura of Xu Jiejian; she must also be a figure from the political field, and in a rather high position too.
Qin Hao smiled and responded, "Auntie, you flatter me, there are many who are more capable than I am."
"Jiekang calls you older brother, and you call me aunt, isn''t that messing up the seniority? Why don''t you call me big sister instead?"
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Xu Siyao displayed a speechless expression; if you and Qin Hao are of the same generation, doesn''t that make me a generation lower than him?
Qin Hao, chuckling, said, "SiYao and I are classmates which technically makes me a generation younger, Mr. Xu, please don''t call me little brother."
Xu Jiekang laughed, "Alright, then you shouldn''t call me Mr. Xu either; it sounds too distant. If you don''t mind, call me Uncle Xu."
Qin Hao was not pretentious; after all, he had to build his network in Jianghai City and needed such a powerful ally.
He began, "I came here today to discuss a matter with Uncle Xu, about the procurement of medicinal herbs, I want to collaborate with you on it."
Xu Jiekang smiled and said, "That''s a minor matter, I''ll instruct someone later. I invited you over today because I need your help with something."
Qin Hao curiously asked, "Uncle Xu, please feel free to tell me what it is."
He said, "I want to ask you to take a look at my father''s illness."