Since Zhou Haide doesn't believe Zhou Na can beat Zhou Chen in business, why does he still support Zhou Na in starting her own business?
Secretary Wang's eyes flickered, a big question mark forming in his mind.
Could it be out of a sense of indebtedness to Zhou Na?
Or perhaps they wanted to train Zhou Na?
Secretary Wang shook his head secretly, unable to fathom Zhou Haide's thoughts.
But soon, after getting to know Zhou Chen better, Secretary Wang had to admire Zhou Haide's discerning eye, because of Zhou Haide's high praise for Zhou Chen.
He discovered that Zhou Chen was truly extraordinary!
Looking at Zhou Haide in front of him, Zhou Chen was honestly not entirely calm.
Because in the previous life, this event never happened.
He didn't even know what Zhou Haide looked like. It was only after Zhou Ling let it slip that he learned some information about Zhou Haide, but very little. The three siblings had clearly conspired not to let him know too much.
Now, Zhou Haide has come to see him in person, and makes no attempt to hide his identity as the father of the three ungrateful siblings, a development completely different from the previous life.
Although Zhou Chen's heart was in turmoil, he appeared outwardly calm.
As Zhou Chen quietly observed Zhou Haide, Zhou Haide was also observing Zhou Chen. The more carefully he observed Zhou Chen, the more he felt that this young man was extraordinary. Facing him, Zhou Chen only showed composure. He could feel that it was not an act, but a natural one. What did this mean? It meant that Zhou Chen's inner self was extremely strong and confident.
Based on this alone, Zhou Haide became even more certain of his previous judgment.
"As their father, I should thank you and your parents. Without your family, I don't know if the three of them would be alive or dead now."
“I am aware of what the three of them did and everything you did for them, and I hope I can make it up to you.”
“If I just offer you money, you probably won’t be interested. So, I have some business and connections in Hong Kong. If you’re interested, I can help you establish yourself there. With your abilities, you’re sure to have great potential in Hong Kong. What do you think?”
Zhou Haide finished speaking with a smile and waited quietly for Zhou Chen's response.
However, Zhou Chen's answer greatly surprised him.
“I have no interest in Hong Kong Island. I’m a rather materialistic person; I just like money. Since you are aware of what those three have done and know the sacrifices our family has made for them, then I don’t need to explain further. You can just give me money as a reward.”
They immediately started making grand promises to him and introducing him to connections in Hong Kong. Did they really think Zhou Chen was someone who had never seen the world?
Is this how you repay someone who helps raise your child?
Zhou Haide clearly wanted to get something for free, without paying a single penny.
How could Zhou Chen let him have his way? Since Zhou Haide took the initiative to come to his door and claimed to be here to thank him, then sorry, he would be letting his deceased parents down if he didn't give them a good beating.
Those three ungrateful wretches, they lived in their house for so many years.
They should take what they're entitled to. Why shouldn't they? Pretending to be generous and indifferent? Sorry, that doesn't apply to Zhou Chen. Only an idiot would do that. Only a fool would refuse money offered to him.
He not only wanted money, but he wanted a lot of it.
then,
Zhou Chen continued:
"Given Mr. Zhou's status and position in Hong Kong, he certainly wouldn't be able to come up with too little money, let alone tens of millions."
"Besides, our family has helped Mr. Zhou support three of his descendants. As the saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. Mr. Zhou, I will never think it is too much for you to give me."
At this point, Zhou Chen smiled slightly.
A glint flashed in Zhou Haide's eyes. He hadn't expected Zhou Chen to refuse so vehemently and to ask for money so directly.
The most crucial point,
Zhou Chen flattered him so much that he couldn't afford to spend too little money, otherwise it would be like slapping himself in the face.
Zhou Chen appears to be someone who is only interested in profit and obsessed with money.
Zhou Haide knew that Zhou Chen just wanted to rip him off. He admitted that he had underestimated Zhou Chen; Zhou Chen was smarter than he had imagined.
However, Zhou Haide was not one to let others make exorbitant demands. After a moment's thought, a bitter smile appeared on Zhou Haide's face. "Nephew, you think too highly of me. To be honest, I only run a small business in Hong Kong. It's not as big as you think. Let alone tens of millions, it's not easy for me to even come up with a few million."
"Not even a few million. It seems Mr. Zhou's connections are quite limited. Fortunately, I'm not interested in developing my career in Hong Kong. Otherwise, introducing me to someone would probably be of no use."
Zhou Chen laughed, his tone dripping with sarcasm. Just now, Zhou Haide had said he could introduce him to connections, but Zhou Chen used Zhou Haide's feigned poverty to directly contradict Zhou Haide's own words, mocking him for boasting.
Zhou Haide was slightly taken aback, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
But he quickly recovered, forced a smile, and said, "My nephew is really straightforward. I don't have tens of millions, but I can squeeze out a few million."
"This is my bank card number, Mr. Zhou. You can transfer the money now."
As soon as Zhou Haide finished speaking, Zhou Chen quickly took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Haide, which really stunned Zhou Haide.
"Hehe...nephew, you're... quite direct!"
Zhou Haide continued to force a smile.
"Okay, I'll have someone transfer the money to your account right now."
Despite a slight twitch at the corner of Zhou Haide's mouth, he still picked up the phone and arranged for someone to transfer the money.
Not long after,
Zhou Chen received a notification on his phone that the money had been deposited.
Seeing that it was only a mere three million,
Zhou Chen wasn't angry. He could tell what kind of person Zhou Haide was from his ability to make empty promises; he had no intention of getting much money at all.
Anyway, every point deducted is a point.
"Boss Zhou, I've received the money. It seems those three siblings aren't that important to you. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
With the money in hand, Zhou Chen and Zhou Haide had nothing more to say and prepared to leave. However, before returning upstairs, Zhou Chen made one last sarcastic remark.
"Hehe, nephew, you're busy."
Zhou Haide seemed not to have noticed, still smiling, and said nothing.
Zhou Chen turned and left, mentally calling him a smiling tiger, before going upstairs with Tang Wu.
Zhou Haide watched Zhou Chen disappear.
The smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy expression.
Only at this moment did his dissatisfaction and anger truly surface.
"Secretary Wang, it seems we all underestimated him."
"Yes, he is much smarter than we thought. He saw through your intentions at a glance, Mr. Zhou. Miss is indeed no match for him."
"But in the end, I still won. I just lost face, but what's face worth anyway?"
Zhou Haide sneered.
Secretary Wang remained silent. He thought that since they had already lost face, they shouldn't have given Zhou Chen even three million, but he didn't dare say it aloud.
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