Chapter 301 Meeting

On the second day, the Rong family notified everyone to hold a collective meeting.

All the shop owners who attended the meeting gathered in the lobby on the top floor.

Among the more than one hundred shop owners of different ages, two beautiful girls appeared, and everyone looked at them with complicated eyes.

Those present who can become big bosses are not stupid. Besides, in the business circle, in addition to the well-known female businessman Madam Xia, Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan, two rising stars, are also attracting much attention. Xia Ruwan at least has a strong Madam Xia to teach her step by step, but Qin Huiyin is a dark horse who has made a fortune from scratch. Everyone inquired about her background and knew that this woman was definitely not as harmless as she seemed, and they also knew how powerful her backers were.

Another woman walked in.

When Xia Ruwan saw this woman, she frowned and asked, "Am I dazzled?"

"You're not dazzled." Qin Huiyin drank her tea and said lazily, "Li Jingyan is here too."

"Didn't Li Congxiao show up? What is Li Jingyan doing here?"

Li Congxiao sat next to Xia Ruwan, with a table between them. On the table were two cups of tea, one for her and the other for him.

Xia Ruwan came over and asked Li Congxiao: "You haven't fought against that idiot Li Jingyan yet, have you? Aren't you the eldest son? Why are you still letting Li Jingyan ride on your head?"

Li Congxiao looked bitter and said aggrievedly: "Wanwan doesn't know..."

"Bah, did you call me Wanwan?" Xia Ruwan picked up the teacup and was about to throw it over.

Li Congxiao quickly pressed down her finger and stopped her action with a smile: "Boss Xia, please calm down."

"explain."

"Although I am the eldest son, I am born out of wedlock. She is the legitimate daughter, and even though she is a woman, her status is higher than mine. Besides, the business world now knows that you two are the best women, and they are not so opposed to women doing business. Of course, her status in the Li family has also improved a lot."

"We worked so hard to gain a position in the business world, but in the end, that idiot Li Jingyan got the benefits."

Xia Ruwan glared in the direction of Li Jingyan.

Li Jingyan also saw Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan.

"Who is the person next to Li Jingyan?"

"His fiancé is second only to the Young Master Fang of the Rong family."

"One has a deer head and the other has rat eyes. They are indeed a good match."

Li Congxiao chuckled: "Thank you, Mr. Xia, for being so kind to me."

Qin Huiyin pulled Xia Ruwan's sleeve and said, "Wan'er, look who's here."

Xia Ruwan turned around and saw Rong Wenxuan, who was as gentle and elegant as jade.

Rong Wenxuan also saw Xia Ruwan and nodded at her with a smile.

The young man in front of Rong Wenxuan is Rong Jingbo, the helmsman of the Rong family and the president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Rong Jingbo was young, and looked serious, like an old man. However, as the head of the Chamber of Commerce, he was indeed very prestigious.

"I believe you all know the purpose of gathering everyone together this time." Rong Jingbo said, "There is a war on the border, and there is no food supply. When the court allocates food, I don't know how many soldiers will starve to death on the border. Since ancient times, merchants have been the lowest of the lowest nine classes. This time I want to show the important status of merchants, and I hope all the bosses can lend me a hand. Rong is weak and alone, just a small feather. If all merchants work together, we can become a big roc."

"President Rong, it is our honor to contribute to the border war. As long as you give the order, we will definitely support you with all our strength."

"Yes, we definitely support it. We businessmen have nothing else but money."

"Hey, that's not the way to put it. We still have patriotism, not just money."

Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan looked at each other.

Li Jingyan said calmly, "Boss Qin and Boss Xia haven't expressed their opinions. Do you not want to contribute? You two have been influential figures in the past two years, and your shops are making a fortune every day. Now that we need you to contribute, you are so reluctant. You really don't have the demeanor of a big businessman."

"Miss Li, you have a grudge against us, that's something we should discuss in private. Now everyone is discussing business, and we haven't said anything yet, how do you know what we are thinking? Oh, are you the worm in our stomach?" Qin Huiyin chuckled. "This is not the place to argue. If Miss Li wants to make trouble, we can go out and talk slowly later. But seeing that you are so rich, the Li family should give a huge sum of money this time."

"Our Li family has always been happy to help the court." Li Jingyan said, "This time I will pay 50,000 silver on behalf of the Li family."

"Fifty thousand! The Li family is really wealthy."

"There are two young masters of the Li Company present today. The other young master hasn't spoken yet. Does Miss Li have the final say?" Xia Ruwan asked.

Li Jingyan glanced at Li Congxiao with disdain: "Of course. I have full authority this time."

"Mr. Li, since Miss Li is in charge of this meeting, isn't it a bit redundant for you to come here?" Xia Ruwan raised her eyebrows.

Li Congxiao chuckled, tapped Xia Ruwan's forehead with the fan in his hand, and said, "Miss Xia, please don't set a trap for me. I'm afraid of heights, and if I jump down, I won't be able to climb out. Since my sister has already spoken, if I say no, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Li family? Therefore, whatever she says is what it is. Just pretend that I don't exist, I'm just here to join in the fun."

"It's useless." Xia Ruwan glared at him.

"There's nothing I can do. My status in the Li family is limited..." He pinched his fingernails.

Li Jingyan was very proud and said something to Mr. Fang next to her.

Master Fang looked at Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan unkindly.

"My future brother-in-law is not scary, and neither is the Fang family behind him. They just have a little more money than ordinary merchants. What's really scary is that there is someone behind the Fang family. That person is from the palace and is not easy to mess with. So you'd better not confront Li Jingyan head-on and avoid her as much as possible. Anyway, I'm responsible for the business in the county, and she can't take it away for the time being, so she won't go to the county to cause trouble for you."

"If we are unlucky, shouldn't you be happy?" Xia Ruwan said.

"I never said that. I have always been kind to women. If the two little beauties were bullied by my vicious younger sister, I would be very distressed."

The Li family asked for 50,000 right away, which put the other shop owners in a difficult position.

Among the more than 100 merchants present, not all of them were as wealthy as the Li family. However, the first person offered a sky-high price, which was too much for the other merchants to bear and too little to bear.

"My colleagues all know what happened with the Xia family. I am not afraid of you making fun of me. My father took away 90% of the Xia family's property, and the rest are just some empty shops. Our Xia family is starting from scratch, so our financial resources are not as strong as the Li family. I will just pay 15,000 taels of silver!"