Chapter 656 Little lazy cat, Su Meng takes the bait
Facts have proved that Mr. Guan is indeed not an old fool, and the time he said was right.
The reason why it hasn't arrived yet is because there was a slight problem with the plane, which caused the flight to be delayed.
Zhou Chen told Mr. Guan that they had no choice but to continue waiting in the waiting hall.
However, they didn't wait too long. Before four o'clock, the plane finally arrived at the airport safely, and Zhou Chen and Mr. Guan also quickly picked up the plane.
"grandfather."
"well."
Seeing his granddaughter, Mr. Guan, who had always been shy and downcast, suddenly showed a loving smile, hugged his granddaughter vigorously, and patted her gently.
Zhou Chen looked at the loving grandfather and grandson from the side. He knew that this young woman was one of the main supporting characters in the plot, the little lazy cat Guan Xiaoguan.
He had already learned from Mr. Guan that Mr. Guan's son had quarreled with his father many times in order to be with his wife.
Even after Guan Xiaoguan was born, the relationship between Mr. Guan and his daughter-in-law still did not ease.
Later, his daughter-in-law took a sudden step and, together with her husband, took the old man's money and took their daughter and ran abroad.
During that time, Mr. Guan fell seriously ill, but fortunately Han Chunming took care of him and he recovered.
Even after so many years, the relationship between them has still not eased. Only Guan Xiaoguan would often send letters to Mr. Guan.
Mr. Guan no longer has any expectations for his son. All his family affection is now placed on his granddaughter, so he is so excited to see his granddaughter back.
Seeing the grandfather and grandson standing together talking, Zhou Chen didn't bother him, and just waited quietly.
I looked at Guan Xiaoguan carefully. When I watched a TV series before, I found that the heroines and supporting characters in this TV series had average looks. Many people said that Guan Xiaoguan was the most beautiful one.
Zhou Chen has been in this world for seven years. He has seen many female characters in TV series. Looking at Guan Xiaoguan now, he has to admit that Guan Xiaoguan, who is young, beautiful, fashionable and exquisitely dressed, is indeed better than the others.
Women should be more beautiful.
"Zhou Chen, come here to get your luggage. What are you doing standing there?"
When Zhou Chen heard Mr. Guan's call, he shook his head helplessly. This old man had forgotten about him since he had a granddaughter.
However, he still walked over, picked up Guan Xiaoguan's two suitcases, and led the way.
Guan Xiaoguan, who was walking behind, held his grandfather's arm, glanced at Zhou Chen, and asked, "Grandpa, who is he? Why did he come with you to pick me up?"
"He is a junior whom grandpa knows. Grandpa, I don't have a car to pick you up, so I called him."
"oh."
Guan Xiaoguan nodded, not paying much attention.
But Mr. Guan said again: "Little lazy cat, don't underestimate him, this kid is a talent."
Guan Xiaoguan said with a smile: "Since grandpa said so, I believe in grandpa's vision."
"Haha, grandpa is not joking with you. You have just returned to Yanjing and are not familiar with the place. This boy will definitely be able to help you in the future."
Guan Xiaoguan was a little more curious now. She came back from abroad, and she felt that her vision was much higher than that at home. She felt that she was very capable, and most people didn't take her seriously at all.
But she also knew that her grandfather had a very accurate eye on people and rarely praised others.
"Grandpa, I don't need help from others. I can gain a foothold in Yanjing on my own."
Mr. Guan laughed: "Of course grandpa believes in the abilities of our little lazy cat, but China is different from foreign countries. Humanity and sophistication are indispensable. Grandpa will slowly teach you in the future."
Although the old man has never been abroad, he knows what the situation is like abroad, which is completely different from the sophistication at home. He knows that his granddaughter has been abroad for a long time and must have learned the tricks of foreign countries.
But if he wanted to gain a foothold in the country, it would be difficult for him to adopt foreign methods. However, he knew that his granddaughter's character could not be convinced with just a few words.
Zhou Chen drove Mr. Guan and Guan Xiaoguan to the small yard and prepared to leave.
"etc."
Mr. Guan suddenly pulled Zhou Chen aside.
"What's wrong, old man, is there anything else?" Zhou Chen asked doubtfully.
Mr. Guan asked: "Boy, what do you think of my granddaughter?"
Zhou Chen didn't know why, so he said truthfully: "It's pretty good. She's pretty. It's up to you."
"Stop telling me that you don't have these things, and you still follow me? How did you see that?"
Zhou Chen secretly smiled, looking at Mr. Guan's frowning look, and then looking at Guan Xiaoguan's smooth and tender skin and delicate and delicate features.
Well, I really can’t see any resemblance at all.
"Zhou Chen, I think you are pretty good, and my granddaughter is also very good. Do you want me to match you up?"
Zhou Chen trembled violently and said hurriedly: "No, old man, don't scare me."
Mr. Guan immediately became angry: "Why, do you think my granddaughter is not worthy of you?"
He was really angry. In his eyes, his granddaughter Guan Xiaoguan was the best in the world. If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Chen was young and promising, and very much in line with his own wishes, he would never have said it.
Such words.
Another reason is that he feels that if his granddaughter finds a man in China, she will definitely stay in China and spend her old age with him.
He knew many young people, but Zhou Chen was definitely the best one, so he wanted to match them up.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Chen was frightened by his good intentions.
This made him feel that Zhou Chen looked down on his granddaughter, how could he not be angry.
Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said: "I really don't think so, old man, your granddaughter is beautiful and smart, and she came back from abroad. It's me who is not good enough for your granddaughter."
After hearing Zhou Chen's explanation, Mr. Guan calmed down his anger.
"It's okay, I think you are quite pleasing to the eye, and you are a good match for my granddaughter."
Seeing that the old man still refused to give up, Zhou Chen could only say: "Old man, I think you should stop messing around. You don't look at the actual situation. I am thirty-one this year, and she is only in her early twenties, right? Let's
There is a difference of nearly ten years, so this is not appropriate at all."
But Mr. Guan sneered and said: "Don't say it's less than ten years old, even if there is really a ten-year age difference, so what? In our time, it was normal for a couple to be ten years apart. This is not the case at all.
It’s not a big deal.”
Zhou Chen made him smile bitterly: "Old man, I think it's a good thing that you want to find a boyfriend for your granddaughter, but I think you should think about other people, and I'll forget it."
"You also said that you don't look down on my granddaughter. Boy, if you don't speak clearly today, don't think about me helping you in the future."
Mr. Guan glared at Zhou Chen angrily. He really couldn't understand why Zhou Chen didn't agree with his granddaughter being so outstanding and beautiful.
Zhou Chen asked the old man why he insisted on breaking the casserole. After thinking for a while, he could only say: "Old man, to tell you the truth, I actually already have a partner."
Mr. Guan looked unbelieving: "You have a partner? How come I haven't heard about it, and I haven't heard that guy Chunming mention it."
Zhou Chen said: "Actually, Chunming knew it. The reason why he didn't mention it to you was because he was embarrassed to say it. Because my partner is his second sister, that is to say, I will soon be his brother-in-law, so he was embarrassed.
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"Really?" Mr. Guan was confused, a little unbelievable.
Zhou Chen said: "It's true. If you don't believe it, wait until Chunming comes to see you next time and ask him yourself."
Mr. Guan was dubious, and waved his hand impatiently: "Let's go, let's go, I've messed up a good thing for you."
"This has nothing to do with me. Who would have thought that your thoughts are so out-of-the-box."
Zhou Chen is still helpless. You didn't discuss it with me in advance. Who knew you would suddenly come up with such an idea.
Although the little lazy cat Guan Xiaoguan was young and beautiful, with a good figure and beautiful appearance, which made him feel itchy, but when he thought about the troubles he would get together with Guan Xiaoguan, he thought it was better to forget it.
Guan Xiaoguan's parents are really the best of the best. Whoever gets them will be unlucky. Anyway, he doesn't want to have this bad luck.
He is a layman and also likes beautiful women. Is this wrong?
It can only be said that Guan Xiaoguan has not yet reached the level of a beautiful and beautiful woman who can ignore these troubles.
Zhou Chen left Mr. Guan's small yard, first returned the car to Zhao Lijie, and stayed in the library for a while.
We were originally planning to treat Zhao Lijie to dinner, but Zhao Lijie was temporarily busy, so the plan had to be shelved.
A few days later, Han Chunming found Zhou Chen and asked excitedly: "Zhou Chen, are you in love with my second sister?"
Zhou Chen was not surprised and just asked: "Did your master ask you?"
"Yes, okay, Zhou Chen, you finally have the idea. It's not in vain that my second sister has been waiting for you for so many years."
Han Chunming has matured a lot compared to four years ago, but he still looks a little careless, but at this moment, he is really happy.
"My mother's hair has turned gray because of my second sister's marriage. Now she can finally relax."
Zhou Chen sneered: "Are you sure your mother's hair is graying because of worry, not because of you, but because of your second sister?"
Han Chunming smiled brightly and said: "What I'm talking about now is the matter between you and my second sister. Why did you involve me?"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Is this why you came here?"
"Definitely. What can be more important than my second sister's lifelong event?"
Zhou Chen looked disdainful: "Han Chunming, I know very well who you are, so stop pretending and tell me if there is anything else."
Han Chunming knew that he couldn't hide it from Zhou Chen, so he said, "I have a business recently and I need your support."
"What kind of business, old things? No, if you have such a good thing, you will definitely not remember me."
"Hey, hey, Zhou Chen, am I this kind of person in your eyes?"
"Then over the years, I have asked you for so many things, but have you ever given them to me? Instead, you took several things from me."
"I took something from you, but I gave you money."
"Is writing an IOU also called giving money?"
"Then I will pay you back afterwards. Besides, you will be my brother-in-law soon. Do you still want to settle old scores with me?"
"Okay, okay."
Zhou Chen waved his hand impatiently: "Hurry up and talk, I don't have time to be here with you."
Han Chunming then straightened his expression and said in a low voice: "I have a business recently, which is a batch of goods shipped from Guangdong Province. I plan to eat this batch of goods and then sell it to a shopper I know.
, According to my estimation, this purchase and sale can make at least a 40% profit."
Zhou Chen said: "That's good."
"Of course it's good, but the problem is, I don't have enough funds on hand now. I've borrowed part of it, but it's still short of part, so I came to you."
"Chunming, do you think too highly of me? Whenever you need money, you come to me. Am I a banker?"
Han Chunming smiled sheepishly: "In my eyes, you are the bank. I have never admired anyone. My master is one, and the second one is you. Zhou Chen, brother, I really can't do anything this time.
, I can only come here to beg you, please help me and give me some money."
"How much are you going to borrow?" Zhou Chen asked.
"Three to twenty thousand."
"Twenty thousand? Han Chunming, you are really loud. When you open your mouth, it's twenty thousand. Do you really think of me as a bank?"
Zhou Chen was really shocked by Han Chunming's lion's big mouth. It's 82 years now.
In the 1990s, households worth 10,000 yuan were still the envy of everyone, let alone in 1982. The purchasing power of 20,000 yuan now is almost the same as that of 2 million yuan in 20 or 30 years.
"No more than 20,000."
In fact, he still had 20,000 Zhou Chen, but if he gave it to Han Chunming, he would not have enough money left.
He is used to spending money lavishly. If he doesn't hold some money in his hand, he will feel a little uneasy.
After all, now he needs to spend money to buy antiques, not to mention his plan to buy a huanghuali post box from Su Meng, plus the funds needed to help his sister open a store, which all require money.
Han Chunming said 20,000, but he actually asked tentatively. When Zhou Chen said no, he didn't care.
"That ten thousand really can't be any less, otherwise we won't be able to afford it."
Zhou Chen said: "If it's ten thousand, I can borrow it, but there is no free lunch in the world, you know."
Han Chunming said without saying a word, "Of course, I understand. I will definitely not forget you when I make money. How about 10% interest?"
Zhou Chen gave him a straight look and snorted coldly: "With 10% interest, I might as well go to the bank and deposit it in the bank. I'll lend you 10,000 yuan and pay back 14,000 yuan later."
"Are you kidding me?"
Han Chunming jumped up anxiously and exclaimed: "I only earn this little in total. If I give it all to you, wouldn't it mean that my work was in vain?"
"Stop pretending in front of me. You don't just take my ten thousand, but what about your own capital? Do you think I don't understand what you are doing? In your line of work, the profits you make once or twice are not important. What's important is
The most important thing is to open up connections. Even if my money cannot help you make more money, it can help you expand your connections. This is what is more important to you."
Zhou Chen said calmly and calmly.
Han Chunming said with a sad face: "Brother, we don't bring this kind of food. Even if you eat meat, you have to leave some soup for your brother."
Zhou Chen ignored him and asked, "I'm asking you for the last time, do you want to borrow it or not?"
"borrow."
Han Chunming looked solemn and answered firmly.
Zhou Chen walked into the room, gave Han Chunming 10,000, and got him paper and pen.
"Brothers, let's settle the score clearly."
Needless to say, Zhou Chen didn't need to say this. Han Chunming was not prepared to refuse the debt. He picked up a pen and paper, wrote the IOU neatly, and then happily left with 10,000 yuan.
Investing money in Han Chunming is actually a very good choice, so that he doesn't have to worry and can make good returns.
However, you can't invest too much at one time, otherwise Han Chunming is a bold guy, and if he makes any dangerous business, he will be in trouble.
Moreover, this time Han Chunming used money to do business, which was also a good thing for Zhou Chen. As a result, Han Chunming had no money in his hands.
When Su Meng's father falls ill, even if Han Chunming wants to borrow money, it will definitely be difficult. In this way, he will be more sure to get the huanghuali post box.
Huang Feilong was worthy of being a top student in the Department of Economics at Peking University. With the travel expenses given to him by Zhou Chen, he visited many factories in the cities and counties around Yanjing that met Zhou Chen's conditions and chatted a lot with their managers.
Not to mention, being a Peking University student is really useful. When people heard that Huang Feilong was from Peking University, they were very enthusiastic and promised that if they bought goods from their factory, they would give them the cheapest price.
After running for more than twenty days, Huang Feilong looked darker and thinner, but he was in very good spirits. It seemed that he had gained a lot this time.
He reported to Zhou Chen what he had gained during this period, and said that the small commodity store Zhou Chen mentioned was really taking off, and asked Zhou Chen to let him join.
Zhou Chen did not refuse. He planned to open a store and let his sister Zhou Yi manage the store. Originally, he planned to be responsible for purchasing and shipping goods for a period of time.
But if Huang Feilong joins, it will save him a lot of things, and he can completely leave this part to Huang Feilong.
After living in the same dormitory for several years, Zhou Chen had a fairly clear idea of who Huang Feilong was.
It cannot be said that he is absolutely trustworthy, but under the current circumstances, Huang Feilong still needs to rely on him, so he will definitely listen to him and not have any second thoughts.
As for the future, after the small commodity store opens and operates normally for a period of time, if Huang Feilong no longer wants to work, he can easily find a replacement at that time.
Now that the supplier has had some discussions, Zhou Chen will start looking for a storefront in the next period of time.
Fortunately, he has lived in Yanjing for many years and is very familiar with it. It is not difficult for him to find a door.
In just a few days, he found the facade and then found someone to start decorating it according to his design plan.
While Zhou Chen was busy opening the store, Su Meng's father's condition was finally diagnosed. Coincidentally, he was discovered by Han Chunming in the hospital.
Su Hongwen's illness put the entire Su family into a desperate situation. In order to treat Su Hongwen, they sold almost all the things they could sell at home, but there was still a huge gap between the tens of thousands of yuan in surgical treatment fees.
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But Su Hongwen's illness really couldn't be delayed. Su Meng, her mother, and grandma were at home, sighing and thinking of solutions.
Liu Xueqin and Su Meng sat on chairs, silent. Grandma Su in the room took out the things she had packed at the bottom of the box and put them on the table.
"Xueqin, these are the rings and bracelets I packed at the bottom of the box. You can sell them."
Liu Xueqin quickly advised: "Mom, this isn't worth much, just keep it."
Grandma Su said anxiously: "You can sell it for a few bucks even if it's not worth anything. There's nothing you can do about it now. If you can scrape together a little bit, it's worth it."
Su Meng felt very sad when she saw her mother and grandmother getting angry because of her father's illness.
"Mom, didn't you say last time that the wooden box that Chunming gave me could be sold for some money? How about we give it a try and sell it to see how much we can get for it."
Liu Xueqin decisively refused: "That's not okay. That's Han Chunming's thing. I asked you to return it to him. But you haven't returned it yet and you still want to sell it. If Han Chunming finds out, you don't know what's going on behind the scenes."
What can you say about us? No."
Su Meng said: "Han Chunming gave it to me, and it is my thing. I am qualified to deal with it. I have the final say whether to sell it or not."
Liu Xueqin still shook her head: "This is not good, we can't do this."
However, Grandma Su was concerned about her son's life and said, "Xueqin, if you don't listen to Su Meng, we won't be able to do anything about it now."
"Right, Mom, you see grandma said so. Even if I sell the wooden box, Chunming won't know as long as you don't tell me."
Although Su Meng was also very reluctant to give up, compared to her father, a wooden box gift was nothing.
Liu Xueqin hesitated and said: "But even if you sell it, it will only be an extra thousand yuan, and the surgery fee is still far behind."
Su Meng said: "Didn't you say that one thousand yuan was just the price offered by that person? Maybe the thing cost more than that at all. We can talk to him and see if he is willing to pay a higher price."
Liu Xueqin said: "But mom doesn't understand this kind of thing."
Su Meng said: "I'm going to talk to him. Mom, don't you have his phone number? Let's call him first and ask him to come out and talk."
"Okay, I'll get you the phone."
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Zhou Chen had a busy day and when he got home, he saw Wu Jingui waiting at the door of his house.
"Old Wu, why are you here?"
"Zhou Chen, there's a letter from the Su family. It's a little girl named Su Meng. She said she wants to talk to me about the huanghuali post box."
When Zhou Chen heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Okay, I've finally waited for this day."
"Come on, Lao Wu, let's go in and talk."
After listening to Wu Jingui's words, Zhou Chen realized that it was Su Meng who wanted to negotiate with Wu Jingui.
"It looks like they want to increase prices as we expected."
Zhou Chen was not surprised. It was Wu Jingui who took the initiative to come to the door to ask for something. It had not been sold for such a long time. It was normal for him to increase the price if he wanted to make a move at this time.
Wu Jingui asked cautiously: "Zhou Chen, is the huanghuali post box you mentioned really valuable? We all paid a thousand yuan, and they are still not satisfied?"
If one thousand yuan were placed in their village, they could build a very luxurious house.
Zhou Chen explained with a smile: "I told you before, in our industry, things have no price. If you find something you like, you can pay more money. If you don't like it, you won't bother to pay it no matter how cheap it is."
want."
"Then what will I say when I meet them tomorrow?" Wu Jingui asked.
Zhou Chen said: "Try not to increase the price, and ask her about her psychological price. If she is really unwilling to sell, just say you are considering it, and then come back to discuss it with me."
"Okay, then I will do as you say."
The next day, Su Meng met Wu Jingui at a small private restaurant.
Su Meng opened her mouth and said that as long as Wu Jingui gave him 30,000 yuan, she would sell the huanghuali post box to him.
Wu Jingui was almost frightened. The two talked for a long time. In the end, Su Meng paid 5,000 yuan and refused to lower it any more.
Five thousand was a large amount of money, and Wu Jingui was of course impossible to agree to it, so he excused himself and said that he would go back and think about it.
Before leaving, Su Meng also threatened to ask Wu Jingui to think clearly as soon as possible, otherwise, she might sell the things to others.
After Zhou Chen learned about this, he couldn't help but laugh.
"This Su Meng, I don't know if she really has business acumen or is forced by her father's illness to have such courage."
Su Meng's lion's big mouth did not make Zhou Chen angry. There is no standard in antique trading. Let alone five thousand, even if it is fifty thousand, as long as you dare to think about it, someone might really dare to ask for it.
But if you are not angry, you are not angry. Zhou Chen is definitely not willing to take advantage of someone like this.
He had five thousand yuan, but he couldn't give it away so easily, so he asked Wu Jingui to negotiate again.
Still in the same small hotel.
Wu Jingui looked at Su Meng and Liu Xueqin opposite, and said: "Teacher Liu, Miss Su, we have met twice, and you have all seen my sincerity. I really can't accept the price of five thousand.
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Su Meng pretended to be calm, held down her mother's hand, and said: "Mr. Wu, we won't hide it from you. Originally, we didn't even think about selling it, but because my father is sick and now we lack treatment expenses, we decided to sell it."
It has to be sold, but even if it is sold, we cannot sell it at a low price. I hope you can understand us."
Wu Jingui really didn't know about this because Zhou Chen hadn't told him about it, but even so, he was just surprised.
There are too many sick people in this world, and he can't even take care of himself, his wife and children, so how can he care about the illness of strangers?
According to what Zhou Chen told him, he said: "Miss Su, we all want to complete this transaction. In this way, you and I each take a step back, three thousand, and I will pay three thousand, and you will sell the thing to me. As long as you agree
, I’ll get you money right away.”
Liu Xueqin took Su Meng's hand. Three thousand was already an unexpected surprise to her. She was afraid that if the stalemate continued, the matter would collapse.
Even if 3,000 is not enough for the surgery, at this time, it would be great if we could scrape together a little.
Su Meng is also thinking about it. She has not graduated yet and has never made money, but these days, she understands the importance of money and how rare it is.
"Okay, I agree."
Wu Jingui suddenly smiled: "Thank you, Miss Su, you made the right choice. Did you bring your things with you? If so, we can trade now."
Su Meng said: "We don't have anything with us. You wait for us here for a while, and we will get it for you when we go home."
In the end, the transaction was successfully completed. Although Su Meng was very reluctant to part with the huanghuali post box, her sadness eased a lot when she saw the three thousand yuan in her hand.
"Teacher Liu, Miss Su, if you still have old items like this in the future, you can contact me. As long as the items are good, the price is not an issue."
Of course Su Meng and Liu Xueqin also want to have one, but now they really don't have it.
On the way home, Liu Xueqin didn't feel happy because the three thousand yuan was just a drop in the bucket for the surgery fee.
"Mengmeng, although we have three thousand dollars, your father's treatment expenses are still not enough."
Su Meng said as she walked: "Mom, I have been thinking of a way these days. In fact, I really thought of a way."
"What can I do?" Liu Xueqin asked impatiently.
Su Meng said: "We have borrowed money from all our relatives, and now we can't count on them. If we say who is the richest among the people we know, I think it should be Han Chunming."
"Han Chunming?"
"Yes, look at the whole street and alleys. He is the only one who can afford to buy a motorcycle. A motorcycle costs several thousand. Since he can afford it, it means he must be rich."
"Although he is sometimes very unconventional, he is the first person here to become rich since the reform and opening up. He must have money."
Liu Xueqin was also moved after hearing this. The most important thing now is to save her husband.
"But, how can we have the nerve to talk to them? We just sold the things they gave you, and they also paid for the hospital bills."
Su Meng said: "I have a way, Mom, leave this matter to me."
If she wasn't really desperate, she really didn't want to ask Han Chunming, but now, she had to go.
It's just that she doesn't want to go by herself, but is going to change the method and ask Cheng Jianjun to help her. It's time to let this licking dog play its role.