Chapter 551 The Disappearing Partner
At the beginning, the boss of the "partner" district called frequently to inform us of the progress.
The factory has been simply tidied up.
Bought desks, chairs and office supplies.
The machine is on its way.
Zhuang Ganmei is waiting for the machines to arrive before going to Guangdong to start working as a boss.
However, not long after, Zhuang Ganmei discovered that Boss Qu had lost contact.
As a last resort, Zhuang Ganmei prepared to go to Guangdong to take a look.
Originally, he wanted to ask Li Xiaoxiang to go with him, but one more person would mean more money. It would be better for Li Xiaoxiang to work and get paid. He had nothing to do anyway, so he just went to Guangdong.
Since he had been to Guangdong and had seen it with his own eyes, he never thought he would be cheated. However, when he arrived at the place, he found that the original factory site had become an empty lot, the original iron factory building was gone, and now it was piled with various construction materials.
The gatekeeper was an old local man. Zhuang Ganmei couldn't understand the local dialect he spoke, and she was so anxious that she ran across the street to ask a northern noodle shop owner for help.
He asked politely, "Boss, aren't there four or five tin houses across the street that were used as factories?"
The boss nodded and said, "Yes! They are only for temporary use. The owner of this land is planning to build a building! I heard that if you have money, you can buy it. Oh, if only I had money, I would buy one too."
Zhuang Ganmei felt her hands and feet go cold. "Boss... is it Boss Qu? Is it him? He told me the factory is still here! Do you know where he moved it to?"
The boss shook his head: "It's not Qu! Just ask that old man and you'll know. That old man is your uncle. If I remember correctly, his surname should be Wu!"
Zhuang Ganmei did not give up. He wondered if Boss Wu refused to rent the factory to Boss Qu, so Boss Qu moved the factory to another location.
He went to the place where Boss Qu lived before. At that time, the address he transferred money to was this address, so he had no doubts at all.
When he got there, he found that the luxurious house had been occupied by someone else. He asked the owner about it, and the owner said:
“Run away!”
"ah!"
"He rented my house and owed me a month's rent before he ran away. He also sold all my wooden sofas. I haven't been able to find him yet. I heard he went to Hong Kong Island."
The man was very angry. It turned out that this was the real owner of the house.
"What about his factory?"
"What factory does he have! He has good eyebrows and good looks, but he is a flea. Don't let me see him fall to the ground again." (Cantonese slang, I heard it said by the local elderly in Guangdong. I don't know if the younger generation still uses it now)
Zhuang Ganmei stood there in a daze.
He searched for a few more days and walked through all the places he had visited when he first came, but found nothing.
But he still didn't feel that he had been cheated. He thought that the place he had originally booked was taken back by his boss, and the district boss had moved the factory to a new location. He had to go back and wait for a call.
With this mentality, Zhuang Ganmei returned to Suzhou.
I waited and waited, but there was no call.
Zhuang's mother and Pan Yuexiang were both a little anxious. Li Xiaoxiang helped Zhuang Ganmei to persuade them not to worry. He said that the district boss had a very strong relationship with the Industrial Bureau and it was impossible for him to run away. He had factories in Dongguan and Huizhou. If there was no news after a while, they would go to those two places to inquire.
The family seemed to feel relieved again.
Zhuang Ganmei did not receive the call, but Li Xiaoxiang received messages from Lin Zhendong and Lin Zhenbei. The two told him how to appease Zhuang Ganmei and said that it would be easy to be discovered if a large sum of money was remitted now, so he should give him a hundred yuan first and then remit the money slowly later, or give him the cash directly when they return to Suzhou.
This hundred yuan was not sent to Li Xiaoxiang, but was given to him by a friend.
Li Xiaoxiang thought that the two Lin brothers were cautious. After all, as long as they transferred the money, there would be evidence, which was safer.
He took the money and felt itchy, so he called a few friends to go out for food, drinks and playing billiard.
Zhuang Ganmei was anxious and angry, and couldn't stay at home, so she went out and found a small pub to drink.
Fortunately, three of the four people in the family are earning money. Although it is not much, it is no problem to support him.
He found a seat in a corner and sat down to drink alone, fantasizing about his future life of extravagance.
It was very lively outside the window. Zhuang Ganmei looked up and saw two billiard tables set up in the open space outside the tavern. A group of young men and women were playing billiards, one of whom was Li Xiaoxiang.
Normal, Li Xiaoxiang especially likes playing billiards and has good skills.
Zhuang Ganmei didn't bring much money today, so he shrank behind the window, not wanting Li Xiaoxiang to see him, so as to avoid having to buy them soda again.
"Brother Xiang is still generous!"
"Brother Xiang, you have such a big business, why are you still working in a factory? How much do you make a month?"
"Oh, business is not urgent yet. When it gets busy, I will take you all to Guangdong to make a lot of money!"
"Thank you, Brother Xiang!"
Amidst the compliments, Zhuang Ganmei couldn't help but look up, and saw Li Xiaoxiang taking out a decent wallet from his pocket. When he opened it, it was full of great unity.
Zhuang Ganmei thought she was seeing things, so she rubbed her eyes and looked carefully. She was right. There were at least a hundred yuan.
As far as he knew, although Pan Yuexiang doted on her son and Li Xiaoxiang was indeed generous, it was not often that he had so much money.
The last time he went to Guangdong with others, Pan Yuexiang took all the money he earned immediately because she was afraid that he would spend it recklessly, so he had to keep twenty yuan.
He is now working in the factory, having been promoted from an apprentice to a worker. In his first year, he only earns more than 30 yuan a month. It's still several days before his salary is paid. Where does he get the money?
The more Zhuang Ganmei thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
After all, although it was not Li Xiaoxiang who directly arranged to open a factory in Guangdong, he was the one who started it.
But, the fucking money is in there too!
Zhuang Ganmei became confused as he thought about it. He gulped down the wine in the glass and went to find Li Xiaoxiang.
Li Xiaoxiang saw that Zhuang Ganmei was not panicked and greeted her with a smile:
"Uncle, let's play a game."
"Xiao Xiang, come on, I have something to talk to you about."
Seeing his serious expression, Li Xiaoxiang panicked, but immediately calmed down and said that the two brothers of the Lin family had taught him the rhetoric long ago.
Zhuang Ganmei realized that it was not easy to talk outside, so she wanted to pull Li Xiaoxiang home, but Li Xiaoxiang was having fun and didn't want to leave. Zhuang Ganmei was so angry that she wanted to overturn the billiard table.
Li Xiaoxiang was embarrassed and raised his club but stopped. He remembered what the Lin brothers had told him, so he gritted his teeth and called out to his brothers:
"My uncle needs me for something, so I'm going back now. Today's bill is on me, boss. I'll settle it with you tomorrow!"
After saying that, he and Zhuang Ganmei went home.
Pan Yuexiang saw that both of them had grim faces, so she asked what was going on.
Zhuang Ganmei pointed at Li Xiaoxiang and said, "Ask him if he's in cahoots with that District Boss and whether he's ripped us off!"
He also talked about the fact that Li Xiaoxiang had money.
Pan Yuexiang was shocked and hurriedly searched Li Xiaoxiang's trouser pockets, and sure enough, she saw dozens of dollars.
"Xiao Xiang, where did you get so much money?"
"Uncle, please don't wrongly accuse me. I didn't introduce Boss Qu to you. Boss Chen introduced him to you. How can I be on the same page with him? Besides, my mother's money is in there! How can I cheat her out of her money?"
After Li Xiaoxiang finished speaking, he said to Pan Yuexiang:
"Mom, my uncle was worried because he couldn't find Boss Qu and was afraid he'd been cheated, so he wanted to put this on me. He knew we were an orphan and a widow and would be easy prey! He was the one who decided to open the factory, so how could he blame me? We even gave him our full support! My kindness was truly taken for granted!"
"Then where did you get all that money?" Zhuang Ganmei asked angrily. "Who knows if you took bribes and deliberately cheated us out of our money?"
Pan Yuexiang looked at her son.
Li Xiaoxiang hesitated for a moment, and the two became even more anxious. Only then did Li Xiaoxiang say:
"I played a few games with friends and won!"
When Pan Yuexiang heard this, she picked up the clothes hanger nearby and hit Li Xiaoxiang:
"You're such a bad student! How could you do such a thing? I'll beat you to death! I told you, it doesn't matter whether you study or not, you can do whatever you want, but you can't do this! Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
She pumped with all her might until Zhuang Ganmei and her mother came to persuade her to stop.
The matter about money came to nothing.
However, Zhuang Ganmei never received a call from Boss Qu, but instead received a call from another group of people.
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