After a while, Ma Xiaofeng continued, "Before my mother passed away, she told me that no matter what, I must never cut off contact with my grandfather. Because of this, our two families have maintained contact over the years. My uncles were very mean to us, but my grandfather was really good to me."

"Then what?" Tang Xiaobao asked.

Ma Xiaofeng sighed, "Later, Grandpa grew old and had less and less say. Although the family members respected him on the surface, you can imagine how frustrated he felt after his power was stripped away."

Tang Xiaobao said, "Oh," and asked, "You still haven't gotten to the point."

"The last time I asked you to go to the banquet with me, it was actually because my uncle owed the Jin family a favor. We have a business partnership, and the Jin family has contributed a lot to his high status in the family. So, he wanted to marry me to Jin Hongwei, and coincidentally, the latter also liked me." Ma Xiaofeng said, "But I really don't like him. I like you."

Tang Xiaobao was a little embarrassed: "Go on."

"After the last incident, my uncle and the Jin family were very angry. The Jin family has always been engaged in the real estate business. In order to retaliate and force me to submit, with the support of my uncle, they expanded their business to this city and opened a Blue Sky Real Estate, confronting us in every way.

To be honest, they had been planning this since I rejected them last time in Yanjing. Perhaps my uncle really wanted to suppress our family. After all, he had a strong opinion of Dad back then, and Mom's passing only made him even more dissatisfied."

Ma Xiaofeng continued, "Blue Sky Real Estate has been suppressing us recently. We can't sell our houses, and all our funds are tied up in the project. Our capital chain is seriously disconnected. Several important projects that we had almost agreed on were snatched away by Blue Sky Real Estate. My dad is under a lot of pressure lately."

Tang Xiaobao suddenly realized: "Is it because of this?"

"That's not even the most important thing," Ma Xiaofeng said. "My uncle has used his connections to collude with the bank to keep us from getting out of this situation. Not only are they refusing to lend us money, they're even urging us to pay it back, saying they'll auction off our property if we don't. Workers at several construction sites are rioting and on strike because they can't get paid. The whole company is in chaos!"

Tang Xiaobao wiped his sweat and said, "Damn, the business world is really like a battlefield. It's so insidious and cruel."

马小凤有些恼怒的道：“更让我生气的是，前天，金洪卫居然又来找我父亲，要挟我父亲同意把我嫁给他，哼，可惜，被我父亲当面骂了一顿，差点揍人。”

"This contradiction is really deep-rooted." Tang Xiaobao sighed.

"My dad said that for my freedom and happiness, he would never compromise even if he had to become a gangster again."

"I admire him very much. His decision is right." Tang Xiaobao said sincerely.

Ma Xiaofeng said sadly, "But am I being too selfish? I also think they're really crazy and bullying us too much. We're competing fairly, and losing is acceptable, but they're doing a lot of tricks behind the scenes, using despicable means to suppress us, even going so far as to break industry rules. It's really infuriating."

"It's really infuriating!" Tang Xiaobao nodded repeatedly.

Ma Xiaofeng stopped talking.

After a while, Tang Xiaobao looked up: "No more?"

“No more.”

"Is that all?" Tang Xiaobao blinked. "Just because I'm so angry at you, you're going to get drunk?"

Ma Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Isn't this enough?"

Tang Xiaobao said, "I didn't think it was a big deal. It's just a funding problem. Come to me and I'll help you."

"You want to help us?" Ma Xiaofeng said with a wry smile, "Forget it. Do you know how much money we need right now? We need at least 200 million. That's only enough to get us out of this predicament. Even if we get a few more hundred million, we might not be able to survive."

"It's okay, I'll take care of the money issue. Where's your dad? Let's go talk to him together." Tang Xiaobao stood up.

Ma Xiaofeng's eyes widened. "You really want to help? But how can you help? Aren't you starting a business? You're short of money, right? You even asked me to borrow money a few days ago."

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'A man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence?'" Tang Xiaobao chuckled and said, "I've made a small fortune recently. Let's go. We'll talk about it when we see your dad. Don't ask anything now."

…

As the biggest real estate tycoon in Bazhong, Ma Ming has been really successful in recent years.

Having made a lot of money, he naturally also had a lot of real estate.

For example, in Bazhong, I have my own company and villa.

At this time, he was losing his temper in the company's office.

"Old Liu, we haven't been friends for a year or two. You used to keep asking me to take out a loan, and now that I'm in trouble, you're urging me to repay the loan every day. I haven't paid the interest for just one month, and you're foreclosing on my house. Are you trying to push me into a desperate situation?"

Ma Ming said angrily to the middle-aged man beside him.

Liu Feng was the head of the bank and had known Ma Ming for many years. However, he said with some embarrassment, "Old Ma, you can't blame me for this. The people above me forced me to do this. If I don't turn to you, who else can I turn to? You should also understand my difficulties!"

"I don't understand shit!"

Ma Ming slammed his hand on the table and said, "I don't have any money, but I have my life. I will quickly gather the money to pay the interest. You can go now."

Liu Feng remained indifferent, frowning and saying, "Boss Ma, I've always respected you as a man of character, but what's the point of you slamming the table and slapping me now? If you really want to do this, we can only let the court intervene."

"You're scaring me?" Ma Ming said harshly, "Do you think I was scared?"

"A man of honor never brags about his past achievements," Liu Feng said coldly. "If you have the time to argue with me, you might as well think about your future. I think you might as well sell Dongshan Community to Blue Sky Real Estate. At least you can get some money back."

Ma Ming snorted, "I give it to them? Then I'm really at a loss. Liu Feng, I'm not dead yet. As the saying goes, dying of starvation is better than begging, and living will always lead to success. If you really want to force me like this, then we really can't be friends anymore."

"That's nothing we can do." Liu Feng said, "It's useless to say anything this time. Three days, I'll give you another three days. If you don't pay back within three days, I can only apply to the court for compulsory execution."

"you--"

Liu Feng stood up and sneered, "Don't blame me. If you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have offended. Goodbye!"

Ma Ming pushed a stack of documents on the table to the ground, then picked up an ashtray and smashed it against the door.

Bang!

"Oh my god! What the hell!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Tang Xiaobao and Ma Xiaofeng walked in together.

"Oh, Uncle Ma, what's wrong with you? Why are you angry?" When Tang Xiaobao saw the situation in front of him, he knew that Ma Ming must be in real trouble.

Ma Xiaofeng also frowned and silently picked up the documents on the ground.