Just when Zhao Chengqiang was full of doubts and worries, the sales manager downstairs ran up in a panic.
As soon as he opened the door, he panted and said hurriedly, "Boss Zhao, that Boss Qiao is here again..."
Zhao Chengqiang frowned and asked in confusion, "Again? What's going on?"
The sales manager quickly responded, "He said he wanted to check out!"
"Ah?" Zhao Chengqiang's heart sank suddenly, and a strong ominous premonition instantly surged into his mind.
Without thinking too much, he immediately took the sales manager downstairs to meet Qiao An.
At this time, under Li Lin's patient guidance, Qiao An has completely recognized Zhao Chengqiang's true face.
When we met again, he had completely lost his previous politeness and courtesy.
He had a cold face, his eyes fixed on Zhao Chengqiang who was jogging down, and said in a low but firm voice, "Mr. Zhao, please help me return the house."
Zhao Chengqiang was puzzled and asked, "Brother Qiao, are you dissatisfied with the house? Why... do you want to check out suddenly?"
Qiao An sneered inwardly, I almost fell for your trick, you old fox, and almost harmed my brother. Now you are still pretending in front of me, it's so despicable!
But he remained calm on the surface and said calmly, "Oh, I don't have enough money, so I won't buy it."
Hearing this, Zhao Chengqiang smiled easily, trying to save the situation, "I don't think it's a big deal. Money is not a problem. Just give it to me when you have it. You can live in the house first... If you don't have money to renovate it, I can find a construction team to help you for free..."
"No need!" Qiao An interrupted him coldly, "Return my deposit to me as soon as possible."
"This..." Zhao Chengqiang was a little at a loss for a moment, staring at Qiao An blankly, wondering in his heart, it's already half the price, and I can't win you over?
But this was in the sales office lobby, in front of so many employees and customers, and many things were really inconvenient to say. If he said too much, it would definitely damage Mr. Zhao's dignity and face.
So Zhao Chengqiang stopped trying to persuade him to stay, nodded, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Okay, I'll have someone help you with the refund. Brother Qiao, would you like to come upstairs and have a cup of tea?"
Qiao An had a serious expression and refused mercilessly, "No, I have something else to do. I'll leave as soon as I get the money. Please hurry up, Mr. Zhao."
As the richest man in Shannan, Zhao Chengqiang has always been very polite and given enough face by both the deputy county magistrate Ma Qingyuan and the county party secretary Liu Yong.
He never expected that he would be treated so coldly by a small driver today and be humiliated in public... He frowned slightly, suppressed his inner anger, sneered, nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Qiao, wait here for a while, it will be over soon."
After saying that, he stopped looking at Qiao An, turned around and went straight back upstairs.
Seeing that their boss was so polite to Qiao An, the salesmen in the sales department naturally did not dare to neglect Qiao An in the slightest.
In just a few minutes, the deposit was returned to Joan.
A group of people were very attentive and kept seeing Joan off the door, but he never looked back until Joan got into the car.
Zhao Chengqiang was upstairs, looking at Qiao An's determined back as she left without any reluctance, and his mouth twisted with anger.
At this moment, he finally understood that Li Lin must not let Qiao An buy his house, which meant that Li Lin rejected his "good intentions"!
Thinking of this, he had a rough idea about his meeting with Li Lin tomorrow.
Although he didn't know what Li Lin wanted to talk to him about specifically, he knew in his heart that it was definitely not a good thing!
What should he do? Just ignore Li Lin and not meet him?
But if you think about it carefully, doing so is tantamount to cutting off one's own development path in Shannan County.
After all, which official would dare to get close to or have dealings with a businessman who has a bad relationship with the county magistrate?
Zhao Chengqiang fell into a deep dilemma. An unprecedented panic surged into his heart like a tide and he couldn't get rid of it.
After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth, picked up the phone and called Liu Yong.
He thought to himself, how dare Li Lin, the county magistrate, disobey Liu Yong?
As long as Liu Yong is willing to speak up for him, what is there to be afraid of Li Lin?
The call was quickly connected, and Zhao Chengqiang immediately put on a flattering smile and said, "Secretary Liu, did I bother you?"
Liu Yong asked, "Oh, Lao Zhao, what's up?"
Zhao Chengqiang smiled and said, "It's like this. There was some unpleasantness between County Magistrate Li and me. I would like to ask Secretary Liu to mediate."
Liu Yong smiled and said, "You are also a shrewd person who has been working in the business world for many years. How could you offend County Magistrate Li?"
Zhao Chengqiang smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just a small misunderstanding, nothing serious."
"Oh?" Liu Yong thought it was funny. How could a small misunderstanding scare you, Mr. Zhao, into this state? Since you don't want to explain clearly, I don't care.
So Liu Yong said, "Since it's just a minor misunderstanding, I think you should find an opportunity to explain it to County Magistrate Li in person. From what I know about County Magistrate Li, he is a very generous person. As long as you are sincere, he will not hold on to your shortcomings."
"But……"
"I have something else to do, so let's leave it at that for now."
Liu Yong didn't give Zhao Chengqiang any chance to explain and hung up the phone directly.
Zhao Chengqiang, who had sought help in vain, was stunned again. The county leaders hung up on him one after another, and his self-esteem suffered a great blow. He even fell into self-doubt and his self-confidence was severely undermined.
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