The fat man said, "Okay, let's drink. My dad has raised 500,000 yuan. I'll go and see tomorrow. If it doesn't work out, I can just give the store to them. If I keep this business going, I can also support my family. At least we won't starve. It's okay!"
"Okay, let's drink."
Luo Yuzhu wanted to say something.
Tang Xiaobao winked at her and told her not to speak.
After drinking six bottles of wine, the fat man was obviously drunk. He declined Tang Xiaobao's kindness and did not ask the latter to send him home. He took a taxi back home.
Tang Xiaobao and Luo Bing also walked towards the hotel.
It's already twelve o'clock and the night wind is blowing.
Luo Yuzhu finally couldn't help herself and asked, "Brother Tang, why don't you help him?"
"How can I help? Should I lend him money?" Tang Xiaobao said with a wry smile.
"Yes, you two are good friends." Luo Yuzhu said, "I can see that he's a nice guy and doesn't want to bother you. Otherwise, he would have come to you a long time ago. If it were someone else, with a friend like you, he would have moved you out long ago. Who would dare to bully him?"
Tang Xiaobao sighed, "You might be right. If it were someone else, they would have come to me for help a long time ago. This makes friends like him even more precious."
"That's right."
"So, lending him money definitely won't solve the problem," Tang Xiaobao said. "And it would only hurt his self-esteem. Don't you see, he has a very strong sense of self-esteem?"
Luo Yuzhu frowned and said, "But they're going to close their store at ten o'clock tomorrow."
"Don't worry, now that I know it, I will never let those insidious villains succeed!" Tang Xiaobao said with a smile.
"Then how are you going to help him?" Luo Yuzhu asked curiously.
Tang Xiaobao took a cigarette and lit it, then smiled slightly: "I haven't thought about it yet."
sweat.
Luo Yuzhu was suddenly speechless.
Along the way, she kept muttering, but Tang Xiaobao kept it a secret and refused to say anything.
Xiang Wang took a taxi and returned to the south of the city.
His house has been sold, and Xiang Yanming really tried his best for that business.
It's no wonder, then, that as a businessman, an honest one, yet constantly striving for wealth, he often overlooks risks once he sees profit. In the past two years, business has been tough, and to expand the company, Xiang Yanming and his wife, Cao Jianghua, have been investing heavily, eventually trading their duplex for a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, and finally a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.
But I didn't expect that I would suffer such a terrible defeat this time.
In desperation, he had to sell the house to Yan Ming to pay off his debts. Because he was in a hurry to get rid of it, the house that was worth more than 300,000 yuan was finally sold for only 250,000 yuan. After scraping together all the family savings and paying the interest, he only had 500,000 yuan left.
But tomorrow, the creditor said that if he couldn't come up with one million, the store would belong to someone else.
Xiang Yanming and his wife sat in the rented house, feeling disheartened.
The fat man was knocking on the door outside.
"My son is back." Cao Jianghua said as he went to open the door.
"Oh, why do you smell like alcohol? Didn't you quit drinking?"
Cao Jianghua helped the fat man into the house, and Xiang Yanming also went over to help. He first helped his son sit down on the sofa and poured him a glass of water.
The fat man took the water and drank it in one breath, but he chuckled and said, "Never mind the creditors, come on, let's drink more."
"Who did you drink with to get so drunk? It's really unbearable." Cao Jianghua said with some heartache.
Xiang Yanming sighed, "My son has become sensible. You have to understand that he is also worried about our business."
The fat man's mind was a little unclear at the moment. Hearing this, he said, "I was drinking with Tang Xiaobao tonight. This guy kept getting me drunk. Dad, it's okay. I've thought it through. If they don't want to tomorrow, we can just give the store to them. Don't we still have 500,000 yuan at home? We can buy a new apartment. You guys don't have to do business anymore. Take good care of yourselves in the future. Your son will support you. My business is doing well now. I earn 3,000 to 4,000 yuan a month, which is enough for our family to eat."
After saying that, he fished out over two hundred yuan from his pocket, slammed it on the table, and said, "Look, this is my income tonight. After deducting the cost, I made one hundred and twenty-five yuan. That's over three thousand yuan a month, okay?"
Cao Jianghua's eyes turned red and tears started to flow.
Xiang Yanming's eyes also felt a little sore, and he sighed heavily.
Suddenly, Cao Jianghua's heart moved and he asked, "Hey, husband, what did our son just say? Drinking with Tang Xiaobao?"
"That's right." Xiang Yanming said with some caution: "You're not thinking of asking Tang Xiaobao for help, are you? I'm telling you, don't even think about it."
Cao Jianghua said, "Isn't he our son's best friend? I heard they've been desk mates for three years. Tang Xiaobao even came to our house for dinner several times before. Our son was very kind to him back then. Now that he's a billionaire, it's no big deal for him to help us out."
"If he is really willing to help, he would have helped tonight. If he doesn't help, don't count on it, okay? People should live with dignity. Besides, he doesn't owe us anything, right?" Xiang Yanming sighed.
Cao Jianghua hesitated to speak and finally said nothing.
The fat man fell asleep.
The couple sent the fat man into the room to lie down, and then went back to their own room to sleep, but they couldn't fall asleep.
Neither of them said anything. After a long while, Cao Jianghua called out softly, "Husband?"
"what?"
Xiang Yanming couldn't sleep either.
Cao Jianghua said, "Tell me, will Niu Xiaoming really do such a ruthless thing? Giving him 500,000 yuan shows that we are doing our best to raise money. How about saying something nice and giving us another half month? I'll go collect the payment and find a way to borrow some more money."
"it's useless."
Xiang Yanming said in a muffled voice, "They're clearly trying to take advantage of us. To put it bluntly, they're attracted by our store's great location. How could we possibly be soft-hearted? Besides, even if we give them another half month, we won't be able to get the money. The bank won't lend us money now. When people are in trouble, neither banks nor individuals will look upon us in the eye. You saw your sister's attitude yesterday, so why bother? As for the payment for those goods, how many times have we urged them? It's useless. They don't have the money to pay. What can you do to them?"
"Then I'll just stay at their company and not leave!" Cao Jianghua said anxiously, "They're almost closing in on our store, and you've been such a nice guy all your life."
"As a human being, you must be kind. I believe that good people will be rewarded!" Xiang Yanming said stubbornly, "Besides, time is running out. Tomorrow morning is the deadline. Besides, even if we kneel down and beg for mercy, it will only make us more embarrassed. Do you think they will show mercy?"
Cao Jianghua suddenly cursed: "Du Niu Xiao is really a piece of shit!"
Xiang Yanming said nothing.
"That Peng Hui is not a good guy either!"
Xiang Yanming remained silent.
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