Chapter 224: Temptation of Interests

The bosses had been talking for a long time before, but they were just afraid that Lin Xi would ruin their reputation.

At this moment, they understood for the first time what Lin Xi's purpose was.

"You sound nice," Wu Minjian didn't believe Lin Xi's words at all, "When the time comes, you, Lin Xi, will dominate the market and all of us small shops will be squeezed out by you."

Everyone immediately stood on Wu Minjian's side again. What he said made sense. Just think about it, if Lin Xi integrated all these stores together, none of them would be able to surpass Lin Xi in scale.

"Boss Wu, are you thinking too much? People in Lianggu County can't afford what I produce, so I sell it outside." Lin Xi said.

However, to other bosses, this sounded like complete pretense.

"Boss Lin, what you said is very interesting. I really don't know what kind of paper the people in Lianggu County cannot afford. Could it be that there is gold mixed in it?" Wu Minjian said sarcastically.

Lin Xi hated people like Wu Minjian the most. There was nothing wrong in the first place, but this guy made a lot of trouble out of it.

"As long as my paper is produced, someone will naturally pay for it. Besides, this is not a problem that you should be concerned about, Boss Wu," said Lin Xi.

Wu Minjian snorted coldly, "You'd better give up on this idea. No matter how high the price you offer, we will never sell the shop to you."

Lin Xi glanced around. Wu Minjian sounded very powerful, but the more she looked around, the more she felt that many people were shaken.

It's not that she thinks she is so powerful, but it's true that Wu Minjian, who is so arbitrary and likes to make conclusions for others, can easily arouse dissatisfaction.

"Boss Ma, right?" Lin Xi stood in front of a boss. "I heard that your eldest son is good at studying. It just so happens that I am very familiar with Mr. Shuer of Shuer Academy. With just a word from me, your eldest son will be exempted from the exam."

Boss Ma opened his eyes wide and knew that his eldest son was indeed gifted in studying, and he had always wanted his son to go to a good school.

Shuer Academy became famous after the provincial examination. Many families wanted to send their children there, but the competition was too fierce and he was not sure.

But now Lin Xi has given him a chance, and it would be a lie to say that he is not tempted.

Wu Minjian didn't expect Lin Xi to adopt the method of defeating each one separately, and hurriedly said, "Boss Ma, don't listen to this woman's nonsense. Whether she knows Mr. Shuer is just her one-sided statement. How can you believe it! If you sell your family's shop, how will you support your children's education in the future?"

Lin Xi looked at Wu Minjian coldly, "Boss Wu, I'm trying to find a way out for someone else's child. You're trying to stop me. I can only understand that you can't stand seeing others succeed. I heard that your two children are also studying. I'm afraid they're also eyeing a place at Shuer Academy."

Wu Minjian was furious. He didn't mean that at all. Lin Xi was completely distorting his meaning!

"That's not what I meant, stop twisting it!"

"Boss Wu, I'm talking to Boss Ma. If he's worried, he can just sign a contract and wait for his son to successfully enroll in Shuer Academy before selling the shop to me. In this way, how can Boss Ma lose anything?"

Lin Xi's words completely dispelled Boss Ma's last bit of worry.

But if he was the first to betray in front of so many people, wouldn't he be looked down upon?

Lin Xi could guess what Boss Ma was thinking and said with a smile, "Boss Ma, you are also the boss of your own shop. You make all the decisions. No matter how big Boss Wu's business is, he won't interfere in your Ma family's affairs."

This sentence immediately woke up Boss Ma. Lin Xi was right. He was the head of the Ma family. He could make any decision alone. What did it have to do with Wu Minjian?

Lin Xi still felt that the effort was not enough, and said, "Boss Ma, to be honest, I have very limited places, and there are many people who want me to help send their children in. If you hesitate any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

This kind of rhetoric is a common tactic used in sales, and Boss Ma naturally understands it. However, when he heard Lin Xi say this, he couldn't help but get nervous.

Everyone knows how popular Shuer Academy is. If Lin Xi really has such ability, there must be many people looking for him.

"I really didn't expect you to be so hesitant. Well, I won't force you." Lin Xi sighed, as if he was about to turn around and leave.

Boss Ma suddenly became anxious, "Wait a moment."

"Boss Ma!" Wu Minjian also became anxious.

"Boss Ma, you say." Lin Xi said with a smile.

"I..." Boss Ma hesitated.

"Let's sign the contract." Lin Xi didn't give Boss Ma a chance to finish his words and directly took the things out.

Everyone has to save face. It is enough that Boss Ma has expressed his position to this extent. Let Lin Xi do the rest of the work.

In this way, under Lin Xi's "coercion", Boss Ma signed the contract reluctantly.

Among the group of people, Wu Minjian was the most angry, "Okay, now you are going to betray us!"

Lin Xi ignored Wu Minjian and continued to walk to Boss Wang, "Boss Wang."

Boss Wang usually speaks up for Wu Minjian, but he held his head high and didn't even look at Lin Xi.

"I heard that you like to collect jade artifacts. I happen to have a warm jade bracelet here." Lin Xi showed her wrist, and there was indeed a bracelet on it.

But Boss Wang was quite disdainful, "Boss Lin, there are so many fakes of this thing, and it is almost impossible to tell the difference from the appearance. Please don't show it to me. If it is a fake, it will be embarrassing for everyone."

Lin Xi chuckled and took off her bracelet. "It's easy to test whether it's genuine. A real warm jade bracelet will heat up when you touch it. You'll know if you try it."

After saying that, he nonchalantly put the bracelet into Boss Wang's hand.

Feeling the warm temperature coming from the palm of his hand, the expression on Boss Wang's face relaxed a little, as if this really was warm jade.

He picked up the bracelet and looked at it again and again, his face changed drastically. Yes, it was indeed warm jade.

Over the years, he has only seen Nuan Yu at the home of a big boss in Beijing, and this is the second time.

Boss Wang's voice was filled with excitement, "Where did you get it from?"

Lin Xi quickly took back the bracelet and put it back on her hand, "It's not convenient to say."

Boss Wang looked at Lin Xi. The other party's purpose was to buy the shop, not to drive them out.

However, he couldn't offend Wu Minjian for Lin Xi.

"You," Boss Wang seemed to have made up his mind, "Just forget it if you don't want to say it."

Lin Xi looked at the other person with amusement and said forget it, but his eyes kept glancing at Lin Xi's wrist, and it was obvious that he liked this bracelet very much.

"Since Boss Wang is not interested, just ignore what I said." Lin Xi turned to look at the other bosses.

Before coming here this time, Lin Xi did her homework. She knew exactly what everyone's shortcomings and weaknesses were.