Chapter 18 Borrowing Money
Only the two of them remained in the private room. The singing outside drifted in through the crack in the door, ethereal and seemingly floating in the clouds.
Under the dazzling neon lights, the two people who had just been putting on an act in front of Lou Hongjian revealed their true colors.
The dancer looked worried: "He is, after all, the son of Commander Lou. If he tells Commander Lou, we'll be in deep trouble."
Young Master Feng exhaled smoke, and a cunning and scheming look, completely different from his previous expression, appeared on his ordinary face.
It turns out that although they were friends with Lou Sanshao, they actually had ill intentions from the beginning.
"He won't tell."
Are you so sure?
Young Master Feng looked confident: "I've seen plenty of young masters like him. He's the third child in his family, with two older brothers and a younger brother. His older brothers are so outstanding, and his younger brother is young and pampered. He himself is studying some useless art, so he's stuck in the middle, not good enough for anything else, and just wants to achieve something."
"It's good that people want something; that's when they're easy to fool. Look, I talked to him about investing, and he immediately fell into the trap, didn't he?"
“Since he took the bait, it’s because he wants to make a name for himself and won’t reveal much until he achieves something.” Young Master Feng squinted, looking through the smoke at the dazzling light of the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, as if he could see the brilliance of money shining before his eyes: “Three hundred thousand is not enough for his family’s circumstances to make a big fuss. He can squeeze it out.”
Seeing how confident he was, the dancer felt relieved.
“However, he is, after all, the son of Commander Lou…” the dancer continued, “He will find out we are liars sooner or later. What will we do then? We’ve never fooled someone this clever before.”
“By the time he realizes what’s happening and goes to complain, we’ll have already run away.” Young Master Feng squeezed her hand, already having a plan: “I’ve already bought two tickets to England. Lou Wenshan is all-powerful in Haicheng, but his influence doesn’t extend overseas.”
The dancer nestled into his arms: "Will it really go smoothly?"
Fortune favors the bold.
Young Master Feng said smugly, "Just wait and see, wait for that idiot to come and give us money."
...
Lou Hongjian was thinking about how to raise money.
Three hundred thousand is neither a lot nor a small amount.
He can't afford it for now, at least not for the time being.
He originally planned to raise the money himself, and then tell his family to surprise them. However, things didn't go as planned; before he could raise the money, the amount he needed had increased.
After returning home, he tallied up his savings. He was a spendthrift who never saved money. He had spent some of the 40,000 he won from horse racing, and it was too late to auction off his valuable antiques, artworks, and other valuables. Pawning them would result in a significant discount.
No matter how much they scraped together, they still couldn't reach 300,000.
I had no choice but to borrow money.
Having just been beaten, he dared not risk offending Commander Lou. Fortunately, he had two older brothers.
Upon hearing that he wanted to borrow money, Lou Fengju retorted, "Are you itching for a beating again?"
"Brother, I really have something serious to say this time." Lou Hongjian raised his hand and swore to the heavens: "My friend and I are planning to go into business together. If it goes well, we can sit back and count our money. But you know, I never save money."
"You've already spent all 40,000 you earned from horse racing?"
"That's not enough, brother. Business requires capital. You have to invest more to produce more."
Lou Fengju narrowed his eyes dangerously, scrutinizing him for a long time with eyes similar to his own. Just when Lou Hongjian thought he was about to fail, Lou Fengju snorted coldly, took out a checkbook from the drawer, and filled in the amount with a pen.
Holding the freshly issued check, Lou Hongjian was still a little dazed: "Big brother, are you really going to lend it to me?"
"Remember to write an IOU." Lou Fengju smiled playfully. "I don't care what you do, if you lose all of this 100,000, consider it a lesson learned. You'll have to work like a slave to pay it back. Don't forget, I'm not as lenient as your father."
Lou Hongjian: "Don't worry, brother, I'll definitely pay you back!"
He said the same thing to Lou Heming.
He borrowed another 20,000 yuan.
But that's still not enough.
Lou Hongjian then went to borrow money from his younger brother.
"Ah Sui, I know you have money. You don't spend much money, and you've been saving all the allowance your parents give you." Lou Hongjian clasped his hands together and bowed to his younger brother as if worshipping a god of wealth. "Lend me the money, and once my business succeeds, I'll pay you back with interest, really!"
Lou Yansui looked suspicious.
Mao Mao sat beside him, her big, dark eyes wide open, looking at him curiously.
Lou Yansui remained skeptical of her unreliable third brother: "You're in business? What kind of business? Is it reliable?"
“I have a friend who’s going to open a factory in Haicheng. I’ve visited his factory and heard his business plan. He’s very reliable,” Lou Hongjian assured him, patting his chest. “Once I make money, I’ll definitely come back to repay you… and of course, Mao Mao too.”
Lou Hongjian pinched the soft flesh on the face of the little girl next to him who was listening in a daze, and teased, "When your brother makes money, he will buy a Western restaurant and make you cream cakes every day."
Mao Mao exclaimed in surprise: "Really?!"
Lou Yansui also asked, "You're not lying?"
Lou Hongjian: "When have I ever lied to you?"
Lou Yansui lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.
Just when he thought Lou Yansui was about to agree, Lou Yansui suddenly shouted, "Mom—Mom—"
Lou Hongjian: "..."
The first wife rushed over upon hearing the noise: "What's wrong, Ah Sui?"
"Mom, Third Brother is cheating me out of money," Lou Yansui complained. "He's trying to cheat me out of my money."
Lou Hongjian: "..."
Lou Hongjian was so angry that he laughed at himself.
Lou Hongjian retorted angrily, "Why would I lie to you? I really want to do business!"
"What kind of business?" the first wife asked, puzzled.
Lou Hongjian rolled his eyes at his younger brother, then sat down and explained to his mother.
He hadn't originally intended to tell his parents about this, hoping to give them a final surprise, but now that his first wife knew, he didn't hide it anymore. From the moment he met Young Master Feng, he recounted everything, big and small.
The first wife had known for some time that he had been associating with the young master of the Feng family in Lingcheng, but she did not know that his gambling on horses was also to raise money for investment. After hearing the whole story, she couldn't help but sigh: "Since you really are doing something legitimate, why are you hiding it from us? If you want to do business, the family can help you with the money. If you had told us earlier, you wouldn't have had to get whipped by your father."
Lou Hongjian touched his back through his clothes.
The whip marks on my back have scabbed over, but they still ache slightly.
"How much money do you still need?" the first wife asked.
Lou Hongjian counted: "In cash only, we are still short 150,000."
“I will make up the 150,000 for you,” the first wife said.
Lou Hongjian was taken aback: "So many?"
“I don’t usually need much money. I’ve saved quite a bit over the years, but I don’t really need it anyway.” The first wife smiled and said, “It’s a good thing that you’re willing to focus on your business. If you do it well, your father will be happy.”
Lou Hongjian was deeply moved.
He opened his arms and rushed over to hug his mother tightly: "Mom, you're so good to me!"
The first wife exclaimed "Oh dear!" and was caught off guard as she was embraced tightly.
All her sons were adults, and they were usually not this close. When she saw her third son's face coming closer and wanting to kiss him, his handsome face looming in front of her, the first wife quickly pushed him away: "No, don't try that foreign thing on me."
But after receiving the check for 150,000 yuan from her, Lou Hongjian still excitedly gave her a French kiss on the cheek.
Once he has successfully raised enough money, he can start investing!
Lou Hongjian told Young Master Feng on the phone that he had raised the money and arranged to sign the contract with him at the Yuexian Hotel.
He walked out, humming a song, with three checks in his pocket.
"elder brother!"
Before leaving the house, Mao Mao carried a big cookie box and ran towards him with her short legs.
"Brother, brother!"
The cookie box was huge. She held it in her arms, and the large cookie box blocked her view. The little dumpling came running over, looking like a cookie box with two short little legs.
Lou Hongjian quickly stopped the long-legged cookie box to prevent her from bumping into the wall because she wasn't looking where she was going.
"What's wrong? Mao Mao, what do you need me for?"
"Brother, here you go." Mao Mao held up the cookie box high, revealing her innocent and adorable round face underneath.
"All of Mao Mao's money is yours!"
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