"Hehe, that's right, the owner of this little shop is me, Li Jia." Li Jia didn't care about Chen Yi's father's tone and expression at all. She walked up to him with a smile, facing Chen Mingguang's condescending gaze and disdain with composure.
Li Jia's performance surprised Chen Mingguang somewhat. He had thought that his imposing manner would be quite intimidating to a small dry cleaning shop owner, but the well-mannered young man in front of him seemed completely at ease, which made him think more highly of Li Jia.
"My good-for-nothing daughter insisted on interning in your little town. I arranged so many branch offices for her to choose from, but she refused without even thinking. She insisted on interning here. I came here this time to see what's so attractive about this place to my daughter, and also to talk to you about her." Chen Mingguang finished speaking to Li Jia unhurriedly, then strolled to the rest area, sat on the sofa, and crossed his legs. Chen Yi's mother sat down next to Chen Mingguang with an arrogant expression.
“Mr. Li, although your dry cleaning shop is an international chain brand, it's still just a dry cleaning shop. Its annual profit probably doesn't even equal the monthly profit of any one of my branch offices. I really can't understand why Xiaoyi is still so insistent. Mr. Li, may I ask, what are your motives towards my daughter? Is it for money? Or something else?” Chen Mingguang's words trailed off, and Chen Yi's face immediately turned extremely ugly. “What are you saying? Brother Li saved my life, do you know that? What gives you the right to doubt him like this?!”
Before Li Jia could speak, the woman who had come with Chen Mingguang chimed in earnestly, "Xiao Yi, it's hard to guess what people are thinking in this society. Who knows if he deliberately set this up? You should listen to your father and go to the branch office to get some experience! That way, once you graduate, you can gradually take over your father's business."
Hearing the woman's words, Chen Yi's face darkened even more. "Shut up! My family's affairs have nothing to do with you! Even if you got a marriage certificate! Even if you've become his wife! You'll never make me forgive you!" Chen Yi was about to continue speaking when the atmosphere became tense. Li Jia reached out and stopped Chen Yi. "Go over there and chat with Xiaoyu. Leave this to me."
"Xiao Yi! How dare you speak to your Aunt Song like that!? What your Aunt Song said isn't without reason! The complexities of this society are beyond the comprehension of a young girl like you. Mr. Li, do you agree with what I'm saying?" Chen Mingguang's words were once again directed at Li Jia, and the deep contempt in his eyes made Li Jia's smile even more sullen.
“Mr. Chen, you’re absolutely right. Society is complex, and people are complex too, otherwise you wouldn’t be here today. But Mr. Chen, if I remember correctly, you’re in the building materials industry, from cement to floor tiles to paint. Your company is involved in almost every product related to building and decoration materials.” Li Jia paused slightly here. Seeing Chen Mingguang’s somewhat smug expression, she continued, “You’re very successful in business, but I wonder how you are as a person?”
One sentence made Chen Mingguang's face turn extremely ugly. At first, Li Feng thought the woman next to him was Chen Yi's mother, but after understanding the relationship, coupled with the occasional complaints about discord that Chen Yi had mentioned before, Li Jia felt extremely disgusted with the two people in front of her. Abandoning family members was an unforgivable thing in Li Jia's mind at this moment.
"Heh. Mr. Li, you're not qualified to teach me how to be a decent person. Let me be frank, I'm here to completely put an end to Chen Yi's thoughts. Name your price. What conditions will it take for you to leave Xiao Yi!" Chen Mingguang bluntly put on a stern face, resorting to the kind of problem-solving that the wealthy love most.
"Leave Xiaoyi? Give me a reason to leave her!" Li Jia's smile grew wider. Zhou Xiaoyu, who was chatting with Chen Yi behind the counter, noticed Li Jia's expression and immediately said to Chen Yi, "Brother Li is going to get angry. If you don't want your family to suffer, you should go and persuade them!"
"Tch! Who cares! I came to Brother Li's place because I believe he's invincible! That old man abandoned Mom because of that vixen. Let Brother Li teach them a lesson! Let me vent my anger! Xiaoyu, don't worry about it, let's just watch the show here!" Chen Yi finished speaking and picked up a freshly ironed garment, placing it on the counter. "One hundred thousand! I'll give you one hundred thousand, if you cut off all ties with Xiaoyi from now on, how about it?" Chen Mingguang stated his price, completely ignoring Li Jia's reasons!
"Mr. Chen should be able to understand Chinese, right? Give me a reason!" Li Jia maintained a pleasant smile and continued to stare at Chen Mingguang as she spoke slowly. The smile in her eyes began to fade, and her chilling gaze startled Chen Mingguang. The young man in front of him had such cold eyes!
"No reason, 150,000! Leave Xiaoyi! Mr. Li, you'd better think it over. 150,000 is probably almost half a year's turnover for your small shop. Don't lose more than you gain!" Chen Mingguang's threat clearly reached Li Jia's ears, and a strong sense of amusement flickered in his eyes as he looked at Li Jia.
"Hehe, your daughter is only worth 150,000? Believe me or not, I can kidnap her and take all your assets." Li Jia chuckled when he heard Chen Mingguang's words. He naturally understood the meaning behind Chen Mingguang's threat. With Chen Mingguang's financial strength, it seemed very simple for him to close down his dry cleaning shop. However, Chen Mingguang had clearly not done his homework on Li Jia properly.
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