Chapter 485: Tang Bushi also gets tricked one day
It was still the same place. Tang Bushi was sitting in the wheelchair, looking refreshed, making tea with his slender fingers.
"Tell me, you gave me such a good thing directly. I don't think it fits your personality." Tang Buci glanced at the jade bracelet on the corner of the table, pinched the tea bowl with two fingers and took a sip, squinting his eyes as he enjoyed the fragrance of the tea.
Ye Xiaomei rubbed her hands together, feeling a little helpless. She muttered to herself, "Twenty million! Oh my god!" She was too embarrassed to even say it out loud. She drank some tea to calm her nerves.
"I want to lend you some money."
Isn't it more tactful to say this than to ask directly? Knowing how stingy he was, Ye Xiaomei didn't even dare to mention the amount directly.
Even if you risk your entire life on this number, you may not be able to pay it back.
Tang Buci was extremely alert. Surprise flashed in Danfeng's eyes. He looked at the bracelet again:
"You gave me such a good thing, but you asked me to borrow money. I guess the amount of money you borrowed was not small."
Ye Xiaomei chuckled: "What do you mean?"
Tang Buci squinted his eyes and looked Ye Xiaomei up and down, and suddenly felt like he was looking at a fool:
"Although I am so poor that I only have money left, based on my many years of experience in gem appraisal, this bracelet is priceless. If I meet someone who is destined to buy it, it will be worth at least this amount. So, the amount you borrowed must be more than this, otherwise you will have to sell it yourself, what will happen?"
Tang Bushi held up three fingers.
Ye Xiaomei did not ask how much it was exactly, but it couldn't possibly be worth 20 million.
"You're right. The money I borrowed is definitely more than the price of this bracelet."
Look at Tang Buci again. He leaned lazily against the back of the chair. The stack of money was worthless in his eyes, which was quite infuriating. The key point was that he was particularly picky about it. Don’t you think it’s infuriating?
"How much?" Tang asked subconsciously.
Ye Xiaomei was a little embarrassed to say directly: "To be honest, it's quite a lot."
"I think you are usually quite powerful and efficient, but why are you so fussy today? Tell me a number and I'll think about it." Tang Buci glanced at Ye Xiaomei. It feels good to have money, and seeing this girl being so humble, it really makes people happy.
"Twenty million..." Ye Xiaomei said with a wry smile, her mouth almost split.
"Puff!" Tang Buci suddenly spat out a mouthful of tea: "Twenty million?"
Ye Xiaomei opened her mouth awkwardly and then closed it again, nodding vigilantly. In this day and age, it is hard to find someone who can casually spend 20 million, even with a lantern. No wonder Tang Buci reacted so strongly.
Tang Buci had a tangled expression. He picked up the bracelet and pointed at him, stressing again: "You're using this bracelet to borrow 20 million from me? Are you crazy?"
Ye Xiaomei knew it wouldn't be that easy, so she snatched the bracelet and put it on her hand: "If you don't want to lend it to me, forget it."
But then I thought, I really won’t be able to find anyone else if I don’t borrow from him.
Just as she was about to change her words, Tang Buci softened her tone in advance: "I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask, what do you want two thousand for? Buy a city and become the queen?"
Ye Xiaomei followed the steps he gave her and got off the donkey. She recounted the key points of what had happened recently:
"You know, I went to the White Snake Base for the first time this morning, and I saw the roots of the red maple tree. They were too big. I wanted to transport the roots back, but Liu Shiguo said that it would require a lot of funds."
Ye Xiaomei repeated everything Liu Shiguo had said about the Tiger Mecha transport vehicle and the airplane.
Tang Bushi listened the entire time, not even interrupting for punctuation.
When Ye Xiaomei talked about the roots of the red maple trees in the base, a light flashed in Tang Bushi's eyes:
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Isn't that what I'm saying?" Ye Xiaomei couldn't tell whether he thought she hadn't mentioned it earlier and was talking about the red maple tree roots or the purpose of the money.
Tang Bushi stood up and paced back and forth, thinking for a long time before he sighed and said:
"To be honest, I don't have that much money in Chaocheng. I opened the Changshou Department Store this year, and you know how much money I lost from running the hotel. Also, if you had told me two days earlier, I might have had 20 million."
Ye Xiaomei could tell that Tang Buci really wanted to help when he heard the red maple tree root, but:
"Why? Why did you lose money again these two days?"
Tang Buci sat down on the wheelchair and sighed: "Master Yuanyi, no, my master, wants to rebuild the Taoist temple. I don't know how he knew I was rich. I guess that guy Li Yao let it slip. People like me don't like to show off our wealth in public. Well, I paid 8 million..."
"..." Ye Xiaomei's forehead was suddenly filled with black lines, and she couldn't speak clearly. She stammered to confirm again: "Repairing...repairing a Taoist temple, does it cost so much money?"
Could it be that Master Yuanyi put the money into his own pocket?
"Who knows?" Tang Buci pinched his brows and became melancholy. "If I don't pay the 8 million, if Changshou Department Store is sold, I can still make 20 million in total."
Ye Xiaomei took a deep breath and said, "What should we do? How much wealth do you have now?"
Tang Buci waved his hand and said, "At most there are 10 million left."
"Ten million..." Ye Xiaomei muttered to herself, "Didn't you just say that this is all you have in Chaocheng? What about other places? Don't you still have the Tang Family Residence as a real estate?"
As soon as these words came out, it was as if he had stepped on Tang Buci's tail. He stood up and pointed at Ye Xiaomei and said:
"The red maple tree is certainly important, but don't set your sights on my Tang Family Mansion. I won't touch it even if I die."
Ye Xiaomei quickly shut up.
Watching Tang Buci pacing back and forth, I finally felt comforted, because it showed that he was also racking his brains to think of a solution.
He suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Xiaomei's wrist:
"Xiao Mei, please sell this bracelet."
Ye Xiaomei's pupils shrank: "Even if I sell this bracelet, I may not be able to complete the set. Who would spend all their money to buy this broken bracelet?"
Tang Buci suddenly raised the corner of his lips and said strangely: "If I can find this sucker, will you sell him to me?"
Sucker? Ye Xiaomei chewed on it suspiciously:
"Where can you find a fool who has a lot of money?"
Tang Buci sat down again and said mysteriously, "In fact, I found this bracelet to be extraordinary the first time I saw it. If I remember correctly, I saw it at an auction in Kyoto a few years ago. There should be a pair of this bracelet.
At that time, the auction price had been raised to more than 6 million, but if it was a pair, the price would be even higher. Later, it was bought by a wealthy businessman for 6.5 million. I can try to contact the wealthy businessman and it should not be a problem to sell it for 10 million."
Ye Xiaomei's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, please contact me."
Tang Buci didn't rush to make the call, but suddenly changed the subject and asked, "I guess it will take some time to wait for the news. When do you plan to go to Changshou Village?"
Ye Xiaomei pondered for a moment and said, "But even if I go, I'm afraid I can't go with you."
Ye Xiaomei told Ma Qijun about his plan.
Tang Buci nodded: "That's fine, see you in Changshou Village then."
That's what he said, but Ye Xiaomei remembered that Ma Qijun said he would inform her once the arrangements were made, but she didn't know the exact time to go.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaomei's gaze fell on the bracelet.
Suddenly I remembered what Zhang Sanmao said at that time.
Ma Qijun asked him to keep the bracelet for himself, saying that it would definitely be useful in the future.
Is it useful now?
But how did Ma Qijun know that this bracelet would be useful one day?
Tang Buci held the tea bowl in his hand for a long time without putting it down, and he pinched his brows with a worried look on his face:
"Ye Xiaomei, I'm not afraid of spending money, but I have to know how to earn it."
Ye Xiaomei was instantly brought back to reality: "How to make money?" She, Ye Xiaomei, still wanted to make money.
Tang Buci said suddenly: "Do you still remember who is the boss of Changshou Department Store?"
"Isn't it you?" Ye Xiaomei blurted out, and suddenly remembered the promise he made: "Oh, it's me, it's me."
I actually forgot about it for a moment.
"Now that you are still losing money, do you feel responsible? I don't care. If you can't get your money back within six months, you're doomed."
As expected, it’s you, Tang Bu Ci.
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