Chapter 42: Good and Bad
Old Monk Sanbao looked at the bamboo sticks in his hand, his eyes becoming distant and profound.
"Madam, I can't say whether this fortune is good or bad. This is the first time I've seen it in all these years."
"You'd better look at it yourself."
As he spoke, Master Sanbao handed over a bamboo stick, and Pinggu took it carefully.
The old lady of the Xie family put on the reading glasses handed to her by Pinggu and muttered word by word, "The rise and fall of fate are always determined by heaven, but by chance, we are happy to be safe. We have understood the meaning of life and death, and we are halfway to the mortal world and half to the immortal world."
"Master Sanbao, this..."
This fortune is different from the usual ones, and I can understand it at a glance.
Even though the old lady of the Xie family was well-educated, she was still confused.
"Is this considered auspicious?" Mrs. Xie asked tentatively.
"It's half good and half bad."
Hearing that it was half good and half bad, the old lady became worried. "Looking at the words written above, which talk about both life and death, it's scary. Will my granddaughter-in-law and grandson be in any danger?"
"Old Madam, you've lived for most of your life. Remember this: your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Even if you're a family member, you can't replace the karma of others. Now that it's here, make the best of it. Everything is the best arrangement."
Master Sanbao is not the kind of monk who likes to be mysterious, so what he said this time was ambiguous. After all, he had his own ideas, and the old lady of the Xie family did not force him.
After instructing Pinggu to add incense money to the temple, he prepared to have a vegetarian meal with the monk.
"Go and call Ranran in to have dinner together."
"Yes, ma'am."
When Pinggu found Tu Ran, she had a plum blossom in her hand, which happened to match her clothes perfectly.
"Grandma, there are plum blossoms on the hill behind this temple. They are so beautiful."
"Come on, come on, eat something first. It's too cold."
The old lady of the Xie family waved her hand and called Tu Ran to sit next to her.
"Fusheng, go call Xiao Gu to come and have some vegetarian food."
"Master, Mr. Gu has left."
"Oh? Gone?" Master Sanbao was slightly stunned.
"Well, he came out of the Ksitigarbha Hall. Seeing that you were still meeting him, he didn't disturb me. He gave me a few instructions and left."
"Okay, let's eat then."
Tu Ran noticed the "Little Gu" mentioned by the abbot and carefully recalled that the man had just said his name was Gu Xixing.
That must be him...
There are not many young people who come to the temple to pray at such a young age, especially on a snowy day like this.
Lin Group President's Office
"Mr. Lin, are you looking for me?" A female financial director in her forties wearing glasses knocked on the door and came in.
"Sit down." Lin Chen put down his phone and raised his head.
"How much money is left in our company's account?"
"About seven million."
"Why is it so little?" Lin Chen frowned slightly.
"Boss Lin, all our group's investments this year have failed. We still have two projects that haven't received any payment yet, and our recent deals with Shengshi have all been rejected."
“Who rejected it?”
"It is said that President Xie personally rejected it."
"Xie Nancheng?"
"yes."
"What does this bastard want to do? Is he trying to be ungrateful?" Lin Chen was very angry.
In his opinion, our family has already married Tu Ran to you, and now you are playing this trick on me?
Even if Tu Ran is an adopted daughter, then Xie Nancheng is still half-son-in-law of the Lin family, right?
The cooperative project was not even approved. How can you be so disrespectful?
"Mr. Lin, do you have any new investments?"
"Yes, transfer all the money in your account to my card before this Friday."
"Boss Lin, the situation this year is quite severe. I suggest you don't act rashly. It's better to make plans after the new year."
"Director Wang, you are the boss and I am the boss?" Lin Chen's face was dark.
"I'm just trying to give you some good advice."
This female director has been with Lin Chen's father since he started his business and is also the company's most powerful veteran.
She is a very upright person and is highly regarded by the Lin family, but now Lin Chen dislikes her more and more.
"Just follow the boss's orders. Don't say anything useless. Get out."
"All right."
Lin Chen took a deep breath and leaned back in his boss chair.
Thinking about the call from my good friend just now, I seized the opportunity to set up a Ponzi scheme and use leverage.
If you are lucky, the money can be multiplied several times or even dozens of times.
Today, the virtual currency market is booming and becoming popular all over the world.
Some European countries and regions have even recognized the value of Bitcoin and can directly exchange it for items.
Lin Chen felt that this was an opportunity.
After taking over Lin's from his father, he also tried to engage in industry in the past few years, but he suffered losses.
Now I just want to change track and give it a try.
Thinking of this, he dialed Lin Siyao's number——
At six o'clock that evening
Lin Siyao and Lin Chen, brother and sister, made an appointment to meet at a high-end Western restaurant in the city.
Lin Siyao was still dressed luxuriously, wearing a dark brown fur coat.
She walked in carrying a Hermès bag worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and wearing black boots.
"Why are you here so late?"
"Just finished playing cards."
"Haven't you been working recently? All you do is play cards?" Lin Chen glared at his sister.
Lin Siyao was a little-known singer before. She was born with a good voice. The Lin family also spent money to cultivate her for many years. She also wrote a few songs herself. With some packaging, she is still pretty good.
Before, I would at least attend some evening parties or some fashion dinners.
But since she married Peng Yuan, she has become more and more decadent.
"Why should I still work? The Peng family is so rich, it's not like they can't support me."
"Besides, my parents-in-law don't like me to show up in public." Lin Siyao fiddled with her newly done nails.
"I ordered steak for you." Lin Chen said.
"Just tell me what you want to say." Lin Siyao has always understood her brother. He is not a person who cares about family affection at all. If he can take the initiative to ask her out for dinner, he must have something to ask for.
Seeing that Lin Siyao was so straightforward, Lin Chen didn't bother to pretend.
"Lend me some money."
"Are you kidding? You want to borrow money from me? Mr. Lin, stop it." Lin Siyao laughed out loud.
"I'm not kidding."
"What? The company went bankrupt?" Lin Siyao continued half-jokingly.
"no."
"Then why are you borrowing money from me? The company belongs to you alone, so you can use it however you want."
"The company's balance sheet is low, and many projects haven't paid back. I need it urgently."
"What's the urgent need?"
"Don't worry about these. Just tell me whether you want to lend it to me or not." Lin Chen also lost his patience.
"How much?"
"How much do you have?" Lin Chen held the red wine glass and looked at Lin Siyao.
"I can't lend you all I have. I have to survive, right?"
"Then lend me 10 million."
"Are you kidding me? Ten million, do you think I'm a bank?"
The number of 10 million really shocked Lin Siyao.
She thought that everyone would only ask for two or three million for temporary cash flow.
"That's eight million, too."
"I don't have even eight hundred. If you need it, the maximum is two million." Lin Siyao directly revealed her trump card.
"You can't tell Peng Yuan."
"Peng Yuan? Can I count on him? You probably don't know the Peng family's situation. Do you think the Peng family is stupid? They all have a family fund. The entire Peng family only gives each person 50,000 yuan in pocket money every month, okay? It's the same for Peng Yuan, and it's the same for me. The two of us only get 100,000 yuan a month. You come up and ask to borrow 10 million. Where can I get 10 million for you?"
"Peng Yuan can't be without it, you should talk to him." Lin Chen urged.
"Why don't you go find Tu Ran? Isn't Xie Nancheng richer?" Lin Siyao's eyes moved quickly and directly shifted to Tu Ran.
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