Chapter 831 Demanding Money at the Door
Evening, at the Bo family's old residence.
"Master, Mr. Xu requests an audience," the butler whispered in Old Master Bo's ear.
Xu Yi?
What is he doing here?
Old Master Bo, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them: "Quickly, invite them in."
"yes."
The housekeeper led Xu Yi into the living room, then brewed a pot of health tea, poured it for them, and then left the living room.
Old Master Bo stared at him quietly and asked, "Xu Yi, haven't you always hated the Bo family the most? What brings you here today?"
"Mr. Bo, I'm here today out of sheer desperation." Xu Yi's expression turned somewhat gloomy as he said irritably, "Your son, Bo Jinyan, has really gone too far. He lent Xu Chen five million, but we're asking him to return fifty million! And in US dollars no less! Tell me, isn't that going too far?"
"This is outrageous! Unheard of!"
Although he didn't want to spend the money, Xu Chen was, after all, his only son. If something happened to Xu Chen, who would take care of him when he got old?
Upon hearing this, Old Master Bo frowned, somewhat puzzled: "Ayan lent Xu Chen five million? And you want to repay fifty million US dollars? Who else besides you is 'you'? Don't you need to explain the whole story to me?"
How can he draw conclusions without explaining the cause and effect clearly?
Moreover, it concerns Ayan, who is his most beloved son. He is not the kind of person who would meddle in other people's business, so why would he lend money to Xu Chen?
There are too many suspicious points in this matter, and it's difficult for people to judge without clarifying the situation.
"It is said that it was initially because Ah Chen's fiancée, Lu Nanchu, saw him selling a house for Wen Qingyi and, in a fit of anger, cut off all of his credit cards. Since all of Ah Chen's credit cards were issued by Lu's Bank, cutting off his credit cards was equivalent to completely cutting off his source of income."
He paused, then continued, "Later, Ah Chen probably really ran out of money, so he went to Bo Jinyan to borrow money. Ah Yan lent him five million. I don't know how their loan agreement was signed, but he used Lu's Bank's shares as collateral. Now the Lu family all know about it, so they are demanding compensation from me, but the amount of compensation was proposed by Ah Yan!"
"They said they want fifty million US dollars! They absolutely won't let Ah Chen go without fifty million US dollars! Old Master Bo, this is the good son you raised! It's because of him that the Lu family wants to break off the engagement with our Xu family!"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Bo roughly understood what was going on, but asked, "So what brings you here today? Do you want me to teach Ayan a lesson?"
If everything he said is true, then the whole thing is a family matter between the Xu and Lu families, so what does it have to do with him?
He didn't go to Ayan, but came to find him...
There must be another purpose behind it.
“There’s no need to teach Ayan a lesson, but I think you should help me with these 25 million US dollars!” A hint of greed flashed in Xu Yi’s eyes: “Old Master Bo, the Lu family and I have discussed it. The two families will each contribute half, 25 million US dollars each. But for me, this is an undeserved disaster!”
"Aren't you going to have to bleed a little to make up for my losses?"
The Lu family insisted that he pay the money; if he didn't, then all of the Xu family's previous investments in Lu's Bank would be wasted!
Entering the North American market is the most important business expansion for the Xu family right now. If they get stuck here, the Xu family will suffer huge losses!
Moreover, he also felt it was very unreasonable.
Hearing this, Old Master Bo suddenly found it somewhat amusing, glancing at him sideways: "You want me to compensate you for your losses? What does that have to do with me? Shouldn't you be negotiating with A-Yan? Coming here... you must have come to the wrong person, right?"
From his perspective, he should discuss this matter with Bo Jinyan.
What's the point of coming here to say all this?
Even if this matter had nothing to do with him, given his attitude of demanding compensation, the fact that he didn't kick him out was already out of consideration for their kinship.
“I haven’t come to the wrong person. I’ve been looking for you, Mr. Bo.” Xu Yi smiled faintly, but there was no smile in his eyes. Instead, his eyes were filled with coldness. “Ayan is your son. It’s one thing for the children to quarrel sometimes, but now that things have gotten like this, shouldn’t you spend some money to manage things?”
Clearly, in his eyes, taking care of children is equivalent to spending money.
But for Old Master Bo, it was clearly not like that: "Xu Yi, spending money is spending money, and taking care of children is taking care of children. These are clearly two different things. How can you conflate them?"
"Furthermore, it's not that I don't care, it's just that this is a dispute between you two. This old man has long since retired and doesn't concern himself with worldly affairs. You might as well go directly to Ayan instead of me."
Trying to make money off him? You really think he's some kind of retired old man who doesn't care about anything and only knows how to enjoy life?
He's not even dead yet! And he's already showing this kind of ugly side...
It's truly disheartening.
"So, Old Master Bo is completely uninvolved?" Xu Yi seemed surprised by his decision, a hint of astonishment in his eyes. "Then could you ask Bo Jinyan to take back the fifty million US dollars? My request isn't unreasonable, is it?"
"Grandpa, we're relatives, and I'm Xiaoyu's older brother. Even if it's just for Xiaoyu's sake, please help me this time, okay?"
When Old Master Bo saw that he had even brought up Xu Xuyu, his face fell: "You've even brought up Xiaoyu to avoid paying back the money? It seems you really value this marriage agreement with the Lu family."
"In that case, alright, but I can only say let's give it a try. I can't guarantee what the specific results will be."
This was a concession he had to make out of consideration for his deceased wife.
They also believed that harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things.
Don't ruin the relationship you've worked so hard to maintain over something so trivial; it's not worth it.
"Alright, I'm relieved to hear the old man say that." He then raised his wrist to glance at his watch. "It's getting late. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. Goodbye."
After saying goodbye, Xu Yi left the Bo family's old house without even having a sip of tea.
...
Meanwhile, Qinyuan Bay.
Sang Ruo had just finished coaxing Song Linlin to sleep in her room when her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID and answered immediately: "Hello, Dad, why are you calling me so late?"
"Oh, Xiaoruo, I feel a bit uncomfortable in my chest today. Could you come to the old house and take a look?"
The caller was none other than Mr. Bo. As he spoke, he was panting and seemed to be in a bad mood.
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