Although Zhou Chen's tone was polite, it was obvious that he was trying to push people away.
Although Mr. Ma's face looked ugly, he did not have an attack. Now they were asking for help, and Zhou Chen's status was just higher than them, so he had no confidence to lose his temper.
As for Mrs. Ma, she was following her husband with her head lowered and did not dare to say a word.
She also saw that Zhou Chen's sudden change of expression was related to what she just said. She was eager to do something bad.
"Mr. Zhou, we took the liberty today. If there is a chance in the future, we will definitely come and apologize."
Mr. Ma is also a person who does big things. When he saw Zhou Chen driving people away, he was very determined and did not say any soft words. Instead, he took his wife and left.
Zhou Chen watched them leave, then returned to the living room and saw a small box placed where they had just sat.
He immediately understood that these should be the gifts brought by those two people, and they should have been put down when they left.
He was surprised just now. This Mr. Ma seemed to be a sensible person, not someone who was ignorant of etiquette. He came to ask for help but came empty-handed.
It turned out that he didn't come empty-handed, but brought gifts. But he didn't expect that Zhou Chen was ready to drive them away without saying a few words.
Under such circumstances, Zhou Chen would definitely not be able to accept their gifts, so he quietly put them down.
"He's a capable person, but it's a pity that it's impossible to come up with a life-saving medicine like century-old wild ginseng."
The Zhou family has a long heritage and indeed has rare medicinal materials left behind, which are well preserved.
It's just that that kind of medicinal material cannot be measured by money, but it is something that may save lives. Besides, with the current wealth of the Zhou family, is it a family that lacks that little money?
"but……"
Zhou Chen's eyes shone with wisdom, and he realized that this might be an opportunity to break the situation, but whether he could do it as he wished would depend on how things develop next.
After the Ma family couple left Zhou Chen's house, they did not leave Junyue Mansion immediately, but followed the stairs to the 21st floor.
"Mr. Ma, Mrs. Ma, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Wang warmly welcomed the two people into her home. Although she was uneducated, she was definitely not stupid. On the contrary, she was very shrewd.
She could tell at a glance that the faces of these two people were ugly, and they must have failed to get the medicine. Thinking of Mrs. Ma's ridicule on her many times in the circle of wives, she also asked deliberately and calmly at this moment.
Mr. Ma did not speak because he was not familiar with Mrs. Wang and gave the right to speak to his wife.
Mrs. Ma looked ugly and said in a dissatisfied tone: "This Zhou Chen is too arrogant. We just said a few words and kicked us out. He is really too arrogant."
Mr. Ma kept silent. In front of outsiders, he wanted to give his woman face. When he got home, he would take good care of this woman who failed to achieve anything but failed.
Mrs. Wang pretended to be surprised and asked: "No way, isn't it said that people from such a family are different from the nouveau riche? How can you be so rude?"
The corner of Mrs. Ma's mouth twitched. She was a little impulsive, but she was not stupid. How could she not understand the hidden meaning of Mrs. Wang's words.
When they were in the circle of wives before, they often laughed at Mrs. Wang, thinking she couldn't understand the dialect, so they laughed at her unscrupulously.
But now it seems that I didn’t understand it once or twice, but that doesn’t mean I never understood it.
In order to seek medicine, Mrs. Ma could only swallow her anger.
"Mrs. Wang, you and Zhou Chen live downstairs and should be close to each other. Is there any way you can help us make peace?"
Mrs. Wang evaded: "Mrs. Ma, it's not that I don't help. I'm really not familiar with him. I've only met him a few times. If he can let you go because of my face, it's already enough to give him face. No matter how much he does, he can't help me."
, I can’t do it anymore, why don’t you try to see if there are other ways?”
Mrs. Ma wanted to say more, but Mr. Ma already understood what Mrs. Wang meant, so he spoke first before Mrs. Ma could speak.
"Mrs. Wang, I'm very grateful to you this time. I won't bother you anymore. Let's go back and think of a solution."
Mrs. Wang looked guilty: "Mr. Ma, Mrs. Ma, I'm so sorry, I can't help you."
After watching Mr. Ma and Mrs. Ma leave, Mrs. Wang showed a sarcastic smile.
She had expected this situation a long time ago. How could you give life-saving medicinal materials like century-old wild ginseng to you as soon as you come to her door? They don't lack that little money.
For no other reason, as long as she saw Mrs. Ma deflated, she would be happy.
After gloating over the misfortune, Mrs. Wang looked solemn again. There was actually a true god hidden downstairs. She really didn't understand it clearly before.
"We have to find time for Lao Wang to get to know him."
As a member of the wealthy generation, Mrs. Wang may not be as smart and capable as her husband, but she is also a shrewd person when it comes to business. Now there lives the head of an old family downstairs. It’s okay if you didn’t know about it before. Now that you know about it, of course you have to get to know him.
one time.
Zhou Chen didn't take it seriously when the Ma family couple came to ask for medicine. After they left, he started his work again.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, the circle of wives held another gathering. They all have relatively free time, and sometimes they can get together two or three times a week.
As soon as today's gathering started, everyone started asking Mrs. Ma about seeking medicine.
Mrs. Ma exaggerated the situation with a dissatisfied look on her face, and kept saying that Zhou Chen was arrogant, did not give their family face, and was not able to do things well at a young age...
But everyone only half-believed her words, but they had mixed feelings about her not asking for medicine.
Gu Jia was not surprised after hearing this. From their tone, she knew that century-old wild ginseng was very precious. How could someone like Zhou Chen take it out so easily?
Listening to Mrs. Ma's complaints, Gu Jia was very disdainful. These people were too self-righteous and thought that if they had some money, the whole world would have to follow them.
She is now thinking about whether to take advantage of this opportunity. She is a little impatient and a little worried.
She didn't know if Zhou Chen would give her face after she spoke to Zhou Chen. After all, he even rejected Mr. Ma and Mrs. Ma, and their relationship was not that deep. If Zhou Chen didn't give her face, maybe the relationship between them would be different.
Changes will occur.
Until the end of the party, Gu Jia was still thinking about it.
At night, Gu Jia, who still couldn't make a decision, asked her husband Xu Huanshan this question.
Xu Huanshan said: "I think it's better to forget it. There is no need to beg Zhou Chen in order to stand out in the wife's circle. If it doesn't work, it will not be a good thing for us to hate Zhou Chen."
Although he didn't want his wife to interact too much with Zhou Chen, he also didn't want to hate Zhou Chen. After all, if a big shot like Zhou Chen was dissatisfied with them, he could make them suffer by just tampering with them.
"This is the truth. But if it succeeds, if Zhou Chen is willing to give us this face, then I can get ahead in the circle of wives, and those ladies will no longer look down on me. Then I will tell Mrs. Yu about the fireworks in the paradise.
I believe the success rate must be very high."
In the final analysis, she still thinks about her business and her family. As a woman, she is indeed very qualified.
Seeing that Gu Jia was still hesitating, Xu Huanshan could only say: "Then think about it carefully. I'm going to bed first. There are a lot of things going on in the company recently."
Gu Jia sighed slightly when she saw Xu Huanshan turned over and began to sleep with his back to her. She knew why Xu Huanshan was like this.
Two days ago, she fired company employee Li Ke. Li Ke was the female employee who bought oranges for Xu Huanshan. She had thoughts about Xu Huanshan, and Xu Huanshan also cared about her.
Gu Jia would never allow this kind of thing to happen, so as soon as there was any sign of it, she immediately took action and drove the woman away.
Xu Huanshan was very dissatisfied about this matter, but finally compromised. On the surface, he was convinced, but he must still be a little unhappy in his heart.
Gu Jia understands Xu Huanshan's temper, which she can tolerate.
At this time, she did not take care of Xu Huanshan, who was having a bad temper, but continued to think about whether to ask Zhou Chen for help.
After thinking for a long time, Gu Jia finally made a decision. Now their business has reached a critical juncture. If it is not resolved quickly, it will only become more and more troublesome.
Now the house has been mortgaged. If the money is not paid when it is due, not only will the company not be able to recover, but the house that was finally bought with a loan will be lost.
Even though their family is still bright on the surface, it is actually riddled with holes. Xu Huanshan is not aware of it, but she understands that it has reached the point of a desperate fight.
The next day, Zhou Chen was about to go out when he heard the doorbell ring.
Zhou Chen frowned, this early in the morning, could it be that Mr. Ma was unwilling and came again.
After opening the door, he looked surprised: "Gu Jia, how did you get up here?"
The person in front of him turned out to be Gu Jia. He saw Gu Jia holding a cake box in his hand, which contained a very delicate-looking cream cake.
Gu Jia smiled slightly and said, "I climbed up from the stairs."
Zhou Chen suddenly said dissatisfied: "I'm afraid of the eighth floor. Why don't you call me first and I'll go to the elevator and press the button for you."
"It's okay, just think of it as exercise. Are you ready to go out?"
Gu Jia specially chose the weekend to come here because she was afraid that Zhou Chen would not be there.
"Yes, but it's nothing big. I'm just going to the company to have a look. Are you okay?"
"This weekend, I made some cakes. Thinking of the precious tea sets you gave us last time, I made more and sent them to you. I hope you don't dislike my craftsmanship. Compared with those chefs, I am definitely better.
I am willing to accept the defeat."
Gu Jia raised the cake in her hand and explained to Zhou Chen with a natural expression.
"That's what I said, you come in first."
When Gu Jia arrived, Zhou Chen was not in a hurry to go out, but welcomed Gu Jia into the living room.
This was the first time for Gu Jia to come to Zhou Chen's home. When she saw the luxurious decoration of Zhou Chen's home, she was also very surprised. It looked more magnificent and tasteful than Mrs. Wang's home upstairs. The overall feeling was better.
It's more comfortable than Mrs. Wang's place.
"Come, sit down, you're welcome, Mother Yang, help me get a glass of water."
"Yes, Master."
Yang Ma quickly poured the water and placed it in front of the two of them, then stepped away, leaving the living room to Zhou Chen and Gu Jia.
Gu Jia also opened her cake, cut a piece, and pushed it in front of Zhou Chen.
"Try my handiwork."
Zhou Chen was not polite, picked it up and took a bite.
"Well, that's right. I didn't realize you had this skill. Mr. Xu is so lucky."
The taste is pretty good, but with Zhou Chen's experience, it's not top-notch, but I still have to say something about the scene.
"It's not as good as you said. I still know my level very well."
After eating a piece of cake, Zhou Chen put down the plate and his expression became serious.
"Gu Jia, when you come here today, you should not just bring me a cake. We are all friends. If you have anything to say, you can just tell me."
Seeing that Zhou Chen took the initiative to change the topic, Gu Jia stopped covering up.
"Zhou Chen, I came to see you today because I have something to do. Since you regard me as a friend, I will tell you the truth."
"Our fireworks company has encountered a crisis recently. The reason is related to the Mr. Wan you met last time."
Zhou Chen pretended to be surprised and asked: "Then Mr. Wan is giving you a hard time?"
"That's not true. It's just that he used to be our company's largest customer, but now he doesn't give us orders. In addition, our company has financial problems, so the company is now in jeopardy. To tell you the truth, we can't even
All the houses are mortgaged.”
"Is it such a big crisis?"
Zhou Chen looked solemn and said softly: "Gu Jia, if you need funds, I can help."
But Gu Jia shook his head and said: "This is not a problem that money can solve. Our company is short of money now, but what is even more difficult is the lack of orders. If there are no orders, no matter how much money is invested, it will be useless. Your kindness will be appreciated
I understand."
"Then how do you want me to help?"
Gu Jia didn't want money, but Zhou Chen was relieved.
If Gu Jia really wanted money, it would be really difficult to realize the next plan. Fortunately, Gu Jia still had some self-respect and was too embarrassed to ask Zhou Chen for money directly.
Gu Jia sat upright and behaved elegantly. Although she was seeking help from Zhou Chen, she did not let herself be too low-profile.
She did not express her thoughts directly, but asked Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, did someone come to you a few days ago to buy century-old wild ginseng?"
Zhou Chen looked surprised: "Are those two your friends?"
Gu Jia: "Friends don't really count. I recently joined a circle of wives, and Mrs. Ma is a member of the circle of wives. I also heard that she wanted to come to you to ask for medicine, but later I heard that you rejected her.
"
Zhou Chen frowned slightly and asked, "Are you here to help them make peace?"
He frowned on the surface, but he was actually very satisfied in his heart. Gu Jia came to him after all, and everything was going according to his ideas.
Gu Jia: "I'm not talking about peace. In fact, my goal is not Mrs. Ma, but another person in the circle of wives. It's just that I am not taken seriously in the circle of wives, and the other party is not willing to cooperate with our company, so I want to
I need to show my energy and let her see it, which is very important for us to get the next order."
"Zhou Chen, I really need your help this time, but I also know that this approach is too difficult, but I really have no choice but to ask you for help."
"I understand what you mean. I won't hide it from you. I do have century-old wild ginseng here, but the preciousness of this kind of thing cannot be measured by money."
"I need to think about it."
Gu Jia immediately said: "I understand, that's why I feel very embarrassed. Zhou Chen, I really didn't mean to coerce you. Regardless of whether you agree or not, we are still friends."
Zhou Chen didn't speak, he just tapped the coffee table table gently and closed his eyes to think.