Zhang Long and Wu Erma's sudden kneeling shocked Qin Chuan, who almost instinctively jumped up from his chair and retreated far away.
"What are you doing? Get up!"
"Brother Qin Chuan, you're the only one who can save us now!"
"Boss Li Ya is going to blacklist us in the entire market, and we can't do business anymore!"
Zhang Long and Wu Erma cried, a scene witnessed by Old Feng, who had just brewed tea and was carrying it out. He was so startled that he almost dropped the teapot.
Who was this young man, to make Zhang Long and Wu Erma abandon all dignity and beg on their knees?
Qin Chuan also frowned tightly. "Why are you coming to me for this? I'm not even familiar with Boss Li Ya!"
"If you really want to confess, go kneel to her. Kneeling to me is useless!"
"No!"
"Brother Qin Chuan!"
Seeing Qin Chuan refuse, Zhang Long and Wu Erma became desperate. "You are the only one who can save us!"
"We know you are a great benefactor to Li Ya. You helped her overcome the inventory crisis at Butterfly Garment Factory with your advice."
"If you are willing to help, we are sure it will work!"
"We can't even see Boss Li Ya right now..."
Looking at Zhang Long and Wu Erma kneeling on the ground, begging for salvation, Qin Chuan couldn't suppress his anger and chuckled coldly. "Why should I help you? We don't seem to know each other!"
He despised people who were wishy-washy and had no principles. The betrayal by these two was still fresh in his memory.
"Besides, didn't you defect to the Guo family? Go find the Guo family! Isn't their influence even greater?!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of Zhang Long and Wu Erma, who were kneeling on the ground, became even more bitter, like frost-bitten eggplants.
Had they not sought help from the Guo family? However, the Guo family wouldn't even let them in the door, and even threatened to break their legs if they dared to show up again!
"We... we went, but the Guo family wouldn't help!!"
Finally, Wu Erma said weakly.
"Hahaha!!"
Qin Chuan couldn't help but burst into laughter, tears streaming from his eyes.
The situation was clear. These two were just disposable pawns used and discarded by the Guo family.
Now they were in a predicament, having offended Li Ya and being abandoned by the Guo family.
They were truly pathetic!
However, Qin Chuan felt no pity. Such opportunists deserved to be abandoned.
"Sorry, I can't help you with this matter!"
"Goodbye!"
After saying this, Qin Chuan turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, before he could even exit the room, his legs were grabbed by two people, rendering him unable to move.
Zhang Long and Wu Erma lunged forward, their faces full of pleading. "Brother, please, save us!"
"We have families to feed. Without business, our families of seven or eight people will starve to death!"
"What's that to me!"
Qin Chuan was cold and unmoved.
"At worst, you can move your families out of this county. In this era, you won't starve to death by doing anything."
The faces of Zhang Long and Wu Erma grew even uglier. This was their roots, where they had children, houses, relatives, and friends. It wasn't something they could just abandon.
Moreover, they were unfamiliar with the big cities outside, and nowhere was as comfortable as their hometown.
"Qin Chuan, we can give you money!"
"If you help us this time, I... I'm willing to give you five thousand yuan!"
Suddenly, Wu Erma gritted his teeth and said loudly.
"Hm?"
Qin Chuan showed surprise and looked at Wu Erma, who had gotten up from the ground.
He felt he had underestimated this person. Five thousand yuan was not a small sum back then, and not everyone had the courage to take it out so readily.
"I... I'm also willing to give five thousand yuan!"
At this moment, another voice spoke up. It was Zhang Long.
His face was also filled with determination, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Qin Chuan finally hesitated. Although he didn't particularly like these two, he couldn't resist the amount of money they offered!
Just a chat with Li Ya could earn him ten thousand yuan. This was a very profitable deal.
Furthermore, Zhang Long and Wu Erma were rather interesting. They weren't as useless as he had initially thought, and they might be useful in the future.
In the business world, there were never permanent enemies. Qin Chuan intended to do business himself in the future and needed to expand his network. This favor wouldn't be too much, and it might be beneficial to him in the future.
Weighing the gains and losses in his mind, Qin Chuan feigned hesitation. "You... this puts me in a difficult position!"
"Brother Qin Chuan, we're really counting on you this time!"
"You wait here. We'll go get the money for you now!"
Zhang Long and Wu Erma were also experienced businessmen. From Qin Chuan's every move, they could tell he was tempted.
They immediately took action. Before leaving, they shouted to the tile shop owner, "Old Feng, please entertain Brother Qin Chuan well. If he leaves, we'll hold you responsible!"
With that, the two disappeared.
Only Qin Chuan and Old Feng remained in the tile shop, looking at each other.
"Brother, please sit! Sit down! I'll pour you some tea!"
Old Feng was also a shrewd businessman. After a moment of daze, he quickly reacted and enthusiastically invited Qin Chuan to sit and have tea.
"You're too kind, Boss!"
The two sat opposite each other and enjoyed the tea.
Old Feng was good at creating atmosphere. Although they were meeting for the first time, he always found topics to make the atmosphere harmonious.
"Brother Qin Chuan, may I boldly ask, where are you making your fortune?"
Finally, Old Feng couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked.
"You guess!"
Qin Chuan played coy. He couldn't tell the other party that he was still unemployed. That would be completely self-sabotaging.
Once he had painstakingly raised his status, how could he do something so foolish?
"I can't guess!"
Old Feng shook his head. Qin Chuan's silence made him seem even more mysterious and high-class, and his attitude became even more attentive.
At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded. It was Zhang Long and Wu Erma returning with the money.
Seeing Qin Chuan drinking tea with Old Feng, the two breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, they simultaneously placed a thick stack of money in front of Qin Chuan. All were hundred-yuan bills, neatly stacked. It was exactly five thousand yuan, totaling ten thousand!
This was a considerable windfall, enough to be tempting!
"Brother Qin Chuan, as long as you help us this time, this money is yours!"
Wu Erma spoke first.
Qin Chuan's expression was calm. The teacup never left his lips, as if he hadn't even seen the ten thousand yuan on the table.
After a long while, when Zhang Long and Wu Erma were anxiously waiting, he slowly said, "Alright!"
With that, he stood up, picked up the ten thousand yuan from the table, and casually put it in his pocket.
"Take me to Li Ya!"
This sentence made the two, who had been tense, completely relax. They had been wondering how to tell Qin Chuan that they wanted to go with him.
After all, this was ten thousand yuan. If Qin Chuan was a骗子 and ran off, they would be at a total loss.
Unexpectedly, Qin Chuan asked them to lead the way, directly resolving their biggest concern...