"Think it over carefully. It's getting late. I'll go to my room to get my luggage and wait for you in the lobby." With that, He Wenlin got up and left.
As soon as He Wenlin left, Tan Mingyuan said irritably, "Your sister is really cunning."
I'll take that as a compliment.
“Meiling, how about this, you lend me your money, my brother and I will partner up to run a car dealership, and you can borrow money from her to sell those adult health products?” Tan Mingyuan suggested.
Hu Meiling remained silent, lost in thought and hesitant.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Tan Mingyuan knew that He Wenlin's words had tempted her, so he continued, "Meiling, we agreed on this from the beginning. I've already discussed it with my brother, and he's already taken several cars. If I go back on my word, how am I supposed to explain it to my brother?"
Hu Meiling thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you 60,000 yuan, and you can consider it my investment. We'll write it down clearly in black and white."
Tan Mingyuan was taken aback. Hu Meiling had never insisted on things being clearly written down in black and white before.
Tan Mingyuan inwardly complained about He Wenlin.
Tan Mingyuan suppressed his displeasure and said with a smile, "You don't believe me?"
Hu Meiling knew that what she said was actually very hurtful to the relationship between the couple.
Hu Meiling smiled and said, "How could I not believe you? But your partner also has your brother. Linlin was right about something: even the closest siblings can fall out when money is involved. You and your brother probably can't be too clear about things, but it's different with me involved. You can tell your brother that it was my request, and your brother won't blame you."
Tan Mingyuan's smile froze slightly.
However, Tan Mingyuan readily agreed: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's write it down in black and white."
Seeing that Tan Mingyuan readily agreed, Hu Meiling breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he probably wasn't the kind of scumbag He Wenlin had described last night.
Tan Mingyuan felt even more resentful towards He Wenlin. If it weren't for He Wenlin, Hu Meiling would never have thought of writing it down in black and white.
Tan Mingyuan thought it best to avoid talking to He Wenlin in the future.
After breakfast, when they went downstairs, He Wenlin was sitting on the sofa in the lobby with her suitcase.
He Wenlin strolled around Honghu, focusing on visiting a supermarket in the Ugly Country, which was their first store in China.
After having lunch nearby, He Wenlin went to Dongguan with them.
It took almost two hours to reach Hu Meiling's rented room.
She also rented a private house, but the room was relatively large. However, she still had to use a public toilet and the bathroom was also shared.
"Linlin, please stay here for a couple of days."
“Sister, your environment is pretty good. When I first went to Shaocheng, I lived in my mother’s factory, and the environment was much worse than this,” He Wenlin said.
"Linlin, Meiling, my brother called. I'll go check on him. You two can take care of yourselves tonight. I won't be coming over for dinner. Call me if anything comes up," Tan Mingyuan said.
He Wenlin said with a smile, "You've worked hard these past two days, Brother Mingyuan."
Even though this person is a conman who cheated her sister out of money in her past life, he hasn't been exposed yet, so He Wenlin has to be polite to him. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for her sister to be caught in the middle.
As soon as Tan Mingyuan left, He Wenlin immediately said to Hu Meiling, "Sister, when I went to pack my luggage this morning, did he ask you for money? Did he also say he was going to the car dealership?"
Hu Meiling looked at He Wenlin with some surprise: "You noticed that?"
Then, Hu Meiling said with a smile, "Linlin, you're too nervous. Not everyone is bad. After you told me about that last night, I also tested him. I said I would give him money as an investment, and I would ask him to calculate my shareholding in black and white. He agreed."
"Sister, agreeing and doing are two different things. I'm not trying to sow discord between you two, but I think since you're not married yet and money is involved, it's better to be careful."
If he asks you for money, I'll say it again: first, write an IOU, or specify your share of the loan. Since his brother also has a stake, the agreement should also have his brother's signature and fingerprint.
After that's settled, transfer the money to him, but don't give him cash. Let him withdraw the money using your bank card. If he hesitates or refuses to write it down, be careful.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
He Wenlin felt that Hu Meiling's reply was somewhat perfunctory.
Hopefully she really listened.
I won't be staying here for more than a few days, and she's busy too. I can't possibly keep an eye on her alone. If she gets scammed again, there's nothing I can do.
~
Tan Mingyuan returned to his home.
His whole family makes a living in Dongguan. They rented a house in another village, where all five family members lived together.
“I’ve found a good location. It’s over 180 square meters, and the rent is 16,000 yuan a year,” said Tan Mingyuan’s brother, Tan Mingqing. “I think the location is good. Why don’t you go take a look and decide on it?”
"The initial funding may not be as much as we previously mentioned," Tan Mingyuan said, letting out a sigh.
"Why?"
“Meiling’s sister came and persuaded her to start an adult health product business. Meiling was interested and wanted to keep some.”
Tan's mother said irritably, "What kind of business can a woman do? It's better to just go to a regular job."
“That’s right, making money in business is our business. Her current job pays quite well, why is she thinking so much?” Tan Mingqing said. “You should give her some advice.”
"Let's go look at the shop first. If it's okay, we can reserve it. If we don't have enough money, I'll go talk to her. Her uncle's family is rich. That underage cousin of hers is really damn rich. She's only fifteen and she's already buying land. She spends fifty or sixty thousand at a time."
Tan Mingyuan was extremely envious.
"So rich at fifteen?" The Tan family was shocked and could hardly believe it.
“I went with you, how could it be fake?” Tan Mingyuan said. “Let’s go, let’s look at the shops first, we can talk about the rest tomorrow.”
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That evening, Hu Meiling took He Wenlin to the night market in Dongguan. It has to be said, it was really chaotic.
He Wenlin witnessed a bag snatching and a motorcycle gang pulling ears.
Because the woman was wearing gold earrings, the biker gang stopped next to her and yanked her ear hard, causing the woman to cover her ear and cry loudly in pain.
“Robbery, pickpockets, and thieves are rampant, and they even dare to wear jewelry; they're really bold,” Hu Meiling said. “I usually don’t dare to carry too much money on me; I’ll only carry a hundred yuan at most.”
"It's too chaotic, sis, let's go back early." He Wenlin genuinely felt terrified.
It's really not as safe as Shaoxing.
In fact, He Wenlin didn't really care about going to the night market. She went out to shop partly because Hu Meiling wanted to, and partly because she wanted to see if there were any opportunities to make money.
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