In the first eighteen years of Xia Sanghuan's life, she thought that rich people would always bring a glamorous female companion to any event to add luster.
Of course, she got this impression from the novels she read in junior high school.
Looking at her overly serious little face, Leng Chuanjin couldn't help but chuckle.
Who on earth taught this little girl all these strange things?
Could it be Fu Moning and Fu Youqing?
He curled his finger and gently tapped her on the head.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I let you do such things?"
"Moreover, even if no one helps me carry my bag, do you think I won't look 'high - class'?"
She reached up and rubbed the place where he had tapped her, then continued to bury her head in her meal, feeling a bit guilty.
Leng Chuanjin, who had been a bit impatient because of the venture - capital company, instantly felt in a better mood after chatting with her for a few words.
Seeing the involuntary smile on the young master's face, Yun Ye suddenly felt a bit scared.
It seemed that the young master's mental state was getting more and more abnormal recently.
He used to not only rarely smile but also rarely talk.
It could be said that if a sentence could be finished in five words, don't expect to hear half a punctuation mark more from his mouth.
However, since Miss Xia came to live in the Leng family, Young Master Leng not only talked more but also smiled more often.
Yun Ye didn't know if this was a good thing or not for a moment.
But anyway, it was better than before when he always had a cold face that made people want to avoid him.
The venue of the bidding conference was far from the city center. It would take about an hour's drive to get there.
After dinner, while they still had some time before arriving at the venue, Leng Chuanjin briefly explained the process of the bidding conference to Xia Sanghuan and also analyzed the materials for her, so as to prevent her from being completely clueless when they got to the venue.
Fortunately, Xia Sanghuan was smart. She quickly remembered the key points he had explained and even came up with a few worthy questions by drawing inferences from one instance.
Just before getting off the car, he magically took out a briefcase that looked very expensive from behind and told her to put any necessary things in it.
She looked back at the black schoolbag on her back and thought it really wasn't appropriate to carry it into such a place.
When they finally arrived at the venue, although she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt a bit nervous after getting out of the car.
There weren't too many people in the venue, and the atmosphere wasn't like the party atmosphere she had imagined.
Instead, it was more solemn, and everyone had a rather solemn expression on their faces.
Even Leng Chuanjin beside her was no exception.
As soon as he got out of the car, he put on a straight face. There was no trace of the gentle and amiable feeling he had in the car.
He lowered his head slightly and whispered to her, "Don't be afraid."
"Just stand beside me."
"I'll lead you."
After saying that, he straightened up, looking straight ahead. His whole body exuded a king - like aura of looking down on everything. Even the people in front couldn't help but make way for the three of them.
Led by the staff arranged by the organizer, they took their seats.
Most of the people around were dressed in black suits like Leng Chuanjin. They also whispered to each other in each other's ears. The huge venue was so quiet that you could even hear a pin drop.
Xia Sanghuan was a bit nervous and unconsciously clenched her hands.
Suddenly, a pair of big hands covered hers.
It was Leng Chuanjin.
His hands were much bigger than hers, and his palms were warm, which quickly warmed up her cold hands.
Just like at the entrance of the venue, he leaned over and whispered in her ear.
"Don't be afraid."
These three simple words were like a reassurance pill, making her calm down instantly.
Although she didn't know exactly what a bidding conference was all about, she couldn't show her fear too obviously. Otherwise, she would embarrass Second Brother.
After everyone had entered and taken their seats, the initiator of this bidding conference, who was also the major shareholder of this new company, gave a short speech on the podium, roughly explaining the requirements and process of the bidding conference.
After it started, each representative of the bidding companies was required to submit the bid bond.
After all the bonds had been submitted, the organizer announced the start of the bid - opening.
Seeing that the two people beside her didn't move, Xia Sanghuan was a bit anxious and gently pinched Leng Chuanjin's hand.
"Mr. Leng, why aren't we going up to pay the money?"
His hand hadn't been taken away since it covered hers, so it was easy for her to pinch it.
Hearing her call him Mr. Leng, his originally serious mood became a bit amusing.
"Silly girl, our representative has already paid."
He pointed at a man sitting in front of him on the left.
"Look, it's him."
"He just drove here by himself because it wasn't on the way."
Hearing this, she let out a sigh of relief.
Just now, seeing Leng Chuanjin and Yun Ye sitting still, her heart was in her throat. She thought he was just here to watch the show.
She even thought that maybe he didn't bring enough money and was too afraid to go up and make a fool of himself.
Fortunately, he was much more reliable than she thought.
The bidding conference proceeded smoothly according to the process until the last round, the bid - evaluation.
After the bid - evaluation, the company that won the bid was usually determined. If other companies wanted to bid again, they would need to change their bidding plans and wait for the next procurement opportunity.
However, just when everyone thought it was about to end, the representative of the organizer suddenly spoke up.
"Everyone, in order to find the most perfect bidder for our company, we have decided to hold a Q&A session before the bid - evaluation."
The venue instantly fell into a commotion. People around were complaining, "Wasn't the Q&A session already held before the bid - opening? Why are we having another one during the bidding conference?"
The representative patiently waited for the venue to quiet down again on the podium and then explained the reason.
"The previous Q&A session was for us to answer your questions. This time, our company hopes to switch roles with you. We want you to answer our questions."
"However, after comprehensive consideration, this would take too much time, and I'm sure you wouldn't agree."
"So our company plans to hold a small speech contest. Each company's representative should introduce their company within five minutes, as well as what benefits they can bring to our company, what benefits our company can bring to you, and why you chose to bid for our company's shares."
"The speech contest will be held in twenty minutes. Your speech order will be arranged according to the order in which you submitted your bid bonds."
"What do you think?"
The venue was filled with discussions again. Most of them were dissatisfied, but they didn't show it too obviously.
After all, the companies that could participate in this bidding conference were all powerful big companies screened out by this new company. If they seemed petty here, it would inevitably damage their image.
Finally, tempted by the shares, everyone compromised.
During this period, Leng Chuanjin kept stroking his chin without saying a word. No one knew what he was thinking.