Chapter 279 Greasy Pickup Line!
After Gu Jianguo returned that evening, the village chief arrived shortly after. Before they could even exchange a few words, Li Tian knocked on the Gu family's door again, this time accompanied by other villagers.
"Hey, the village chief's here too!" Li Tian greeted him with a smile, then casually pulled over a few stools and sat down.
Gu Jianguo tapped his pipe, looked at Li Tian, then at the men behind him, and chuckled, "What brings you all here? Have you eaten yet?"
The group couldn't stop laughing: "We ate a long time ago! Thanks to Boss Li Tian, everyone got their share of the money today. We went to the market at noon and bought a big pig's head to drink with. We even invited the village chief, but he was busy and couldn't go. Grandpa, you're not home today, otherwise we would have invited you too!"
Li Tian waved his hand modestly: "You're all too kind! We're all from the same village, and I'm just a worker. I don't deserve to be called the boss!"
That's what he said, but the smile that almost stretched from his mouth to the corners of his eyes was enough to prove that he really enjoyed everyone's compliments!
Then came another round of flattery, leaving Gu Yin utterly speechless.
She looked at Wang Yanzhi, who seemed a little sleepy, and asked, "Why don't you go wash up first and then go back to your room to rest?"
Wang Yanzhi was a bit tired, having driven for quite a while today, but seeing that person who seemed to be a conman arrive at the Gu family's house, she managed to persevere!
"It's alright, let me take another look!"
Seeing her looking like she was watching a melon seed, Gu Yin paused for a moment and didn't insist anymore.
After enjoying everyone's praise, Li Tian looked at Wang Yanzhi. He had come here tonight mainly for her.
The villagers might not know what brand of car she was driving, but he worked in a first-tier city, and he recognized the brand of that car at a glance—it must cost at least two million!
I don't know who this person is or what his relationship is with the Gu family. If he can persuade the other party to invest his money in him, then he'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life! Just thinking about it makes me excited!
"Who is this lady? She looks unfamiliar, but she has a good temperament and is very beautiful. She doesn't seem to be from around here." Li Tian brushed aside his bangs, which were held in place by hairspray, revealing what he thought was a handsome profile, and stared straight at Wang Yanzhi.
"Pfft! Cough cough! Cough cough cough!!" Gu Yin had just taken a sip of tea and hadn't even swallowed it yet when she suddenly heard Li Tian say that, which startled her so much that she immediately spat it out!
What a cheesy and slick pickup line!
The Gu family, who knew Wang Yanzhi's age, and the villagers, who did not know her age, were all stunned!
Wang Yanzhi didn't feel anything. In Hong Kong, there were many people even more greasy than Li Tian. As soon as she heard Li Tian's words, she knew what he was thinking.
"Although I'm happy that you call me 'sister,' it means I don't look very old. But kid, I'm old enough to be your grandmother!"
Li Mingfang chimed in, "His mother is about the same age as us." Although Li Tian's generation is the same as Gu Shu's.
Wang Yanzhi changed her tune: "I'm old enough to be your mother!"
Li Tian was completely stunned! He had originally thought the other person was around forty years old! He never expected her to be an old lady!
Wow, they're definitely rich! They must have had a lot of beauty treatments! There aren't even any wrinkles on their face.
"Excuse me, you look too young!" Li Tian smiled awkwardly.
Then he looked at Gu Jianguo and said, "Grandpa, what have you thought about? Do you want to invest with us? Today is the last day to register. Tomorrow I'll go to S City and then to Gangcheng. It's only because your house is old that I've been trying to persuade you again and again! Don't think I'm being annoying. We're just from the same village. If someone else asked me, I wouldn't even bother to say it!"
Gu Jianguo smiled and said, "I know you're a good person, a kid who cares about the villagers, but my family really doesn't have any money! If we had money, I would have invested long ago, and you wouldn't have needed to come and call us!"
Li Tian stretched out his legs and smiled helplessly: "Grandpa, you're taking advantage of me because I don't come home often. Who in our village doesn't know you have a shop in the city? You're hiding it because you don't believe me! Fine, fine! If you don't want to invest, fine. But since you're not investing, can you lend me a little? It's not much, just 50,000! I'll pay you back with interest in three months! How about it!"
"I'll borrow some too!"
"Me too!"
"I'll borrow ten thousand too!"
So many people came here, so that's what they were planning!
The old man chuckled and shook his head: "Hehehe, I already said I don't have money. If I had money, wouldn't I invest myself? Why would I push away a money-making opportunity? If I don't have money to invest, how can I lend you money? Besides, that shop hasn't even broken even yet! Half of the profits are taken up by the monthly rent, and the rest has to be paid to the employees and to buy more goods. If we were really making money, my wife and I wouldn't still be staying in the village doing farm work. We'd be enjoying our retirement!"
The other villagers, upon hearing this, thought it made sense and looked at Li Tian.
Li Tian isn't someone from the village who's never been far from home. What's the point of starting a business if you're not making money?
Seeing that Gu Jianguo was unmoved by reason, he felt resentful and looked at Wang Yanzhi.
"Auntie, would you like to invest? Low investment, high returns! Invest now, and your money will increase tenfold in three months!"
Wang Yanzhi raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What do you do? Such high returns, don't you think it's illegal?"
Li Tian felt a pang of unease, and after thinking for a moment, he cautiously said, "I don't understand this either. These big bosses make investments, why would they tell me? I'd be lucky to get even a small share! They invest billions each time!"
Gu Yin bent her head: "The big boss he mentioned is Boss Zhou from Hong Kong, the richest man."
Wang Yanzhi asked in surprise, "You know the richest man in Hong Kong??"
Seeing her like this, Li Tian puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Well, I only helped him with a small favor, so we don't really know each other!"
Wang Yanzhi smiled and said, "I'm very interested in this Boss Zhou. Tell me about him. What's his name? What does he do? And how did you meet him? I'm curious."
Everyone in the courtyard was also curious and looked at Li Tian.
Seeing this, Li Tian did not hesitate: "His name is Zhou Fangsheng. In Hong Kong, he is known as the 'Shipping King.' He's in the shipping business! As for how I know him, I can't say, as it involves his privacy. However, I can reveal a little bit: he came to the mainland to find beautiful women behind his wife's back. Later, he encountered a swindler and got kidnapped. Don't tell anyone, or it will be bad if his wife finds out!"
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