As Li Bin's words fell, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, walked in from outside.
He didn't enter the kitchen, but instead turned to observe the Tao family's residence.
Then, he adjusted his glasses and made a phone call.
"Hello, Xiao Li, find someone to assess the Tao family's property immediately and draft the contract."
"If they can't come up with the money, put it up for auction tomorrow. Execute it at once!"
The call ended, and Li Bin looked at the mother and son of the Tao family with a sinister grin.
There was a hint of mockery in his eyes.
The Tao mother and son, hearing that the ancestral home was to be auctioned, could only imagine their feelings.
The Tao mother felt her vision darken, almost passing out.
She quickly grabbed the nearby stove to steady herself, barely managing to stay upright.
She raised a trembling finger, pointing furiously at Li Bin, and cursed him with a heartbroken voice.
"You are so despicable!"
"Not only have you taken so much advantage of our Tao family, but now you're even taking our ancestral home!"
"Tao Fan was truly blind back then to not see through your true nature!"
"To think he always treated you like a brother. I! I... cough, cough."
The Tao mother's words hit a painful spot, feeling as if her heart was bleeding.
Her face flushed red, as if a pent-up grievance was suffocating her.
"Mom!"
Tao Jie, ignoring his dispute with Li Bin, rushed forward to support his mother.
He patted her back to help her breathe, his teeth gritting audibly.
Jiang Rou wished she could rush forward and kill Li Bin, but he was the most powerful force under their master.
And he seemed to have some connection with those people from Japan.
If she acted, it wouldn't just harm herself, but also the already unstable Tao family!
So, she could only clench her fists in secret, unsure of what to do.
Just then, Song Qiao stepped forward.
However, before he could speak, he was glared at by Li Bin, who threatened him.
"Get lost! Thinking of sticking up for this family, huh? Don't you know your own limits."
"Hmph! If you provoke me, you'll be waiting to collect your parents' corpses!"
Hiss~
Hearing this, Song Qiao's temper flared.
He sucked in his teeth with annoyance, his face darkening as he looked at Li Bin and said.
"Say that again!"
Li Bin already considered Song Qiao to be just a poor relative of the Tao family.
Therefore, he didn't want to waste any more time with him.
"Director Wang, so tell me, how much money does this family owe?"
The bank director, Director Wang, walked into the kitchen.
He first glanced at the Tao mother, who was clearly in distress, and then adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose.
After putting on an air, he finally replied.
"Tao Fan had borrowed a sum of money from our bank. Your family should be aware of this money."
"Over the years, including principal and interest, it totals 280 million yuan, which has yet to be repaid."
"If you are unable to repay it."
"According to regulations, we will have to forcibly collect, in order to recover our bank's losses."
Tao Jie shouted at him, his voice hoarse, "You can't do business like this!"
"I know very well the debt my father owed. The deadline was clearly at the end of this year."
"Is it within your bank's regulations to come and collect months in advance!"
Heh heh.
Director Wang chuckled twice and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses again.
Through the lenses, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
He spoke to Tao Jie without haste, "A debt of nearly 300 million, foolish child."
"If you can't pay it back now, will a few more months make it possible?"
"Our bank isn't foolish. We collect early to cut our losses, so please cooperate."
Director Wang's words, while seemingly an explanation, were actually mockery.
And his language clearly indicated he was bullying this family.
What made Tao Jie even more furious was that Li Bin mercilessly exposed their family's current situation.
"Without Tao Fan, the Tao family is nothing but a paper tiger!"
"For Tao Fan, a debt of 300 million was just a phone call away."
"But for you, mother and son..."
"Wait a minute..." Before Li Bin could finish speaking, Song Qiao waved his hand to interrupt.
He didn't try to explain anything to Li Bin, but directly looked at Jiang Rou.
"Didn't you just get 300 million from so-and-so yesterday? Quickly give it to him."
"I can't stand listening to his barking anymore! It's making my ears go numb."
Hearing Song Qiao's casual tone, Li Bin and Director Wang exchanged glances.
They were first slightly stunned, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Director Wang, still laughing, even took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from his eyes.
"Hahahaha, it seems another foolish child who has no concept of money and likes to show off."
"Let's be frank, if you can truly pay back these 300 million and successfully collect this debt for us, as the bank director, I'll even kneel down as I leave!"
"Then it's settled." Song Qiao also grinned and nodded slightly at him.
"Actually, I'm also very curious to see if a director like you, who looks so human, truly resembles a dog when kneeling!"
"You! I!" Director Wang's face instantly turned grim.
He snorted angrily and rebuked, "You're simply incorrigible! I'd like to see how you'll get out of this!"
While the two were bickering, Jiang Rou had already made a phone call.
"Accountant Yang, my master's debt is to be repaid to him now."
The call ended, and Li Bin looked at Jiang Rou and taunted her sarcastically.
"Oh, Jiang Rou, I must say, with such a good disciple, your master must be able to rest in peace in the afterlife?"
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know you're trying to brush us off!"
"If you really had this much money, why would you be dragged to the point of facing debt collectors?"
Jiang Rou met Li Bin's gaze and replied with utter contempt.
"That's because I didn't expect you to be so shameless."
"To come here and demand repayment so long before the deadline!"
Li Bin and Jiang Rou argued for a while, growing impatient.
He clearly didn't believe they could repay the loan so quickly.
So he urged Director Wang, "Quickly tell your people to come over and execute the order!"
Director Wang nodded. Just as he was about to take out his phone, the person he was looking for called.
"Hello, Xiao Li, you've arrived, right? Since you've arrived, hurry and..."
Director Wang's words came to an abrupt halt.
He stared at Song Qiao in astonishment, then shifted his gaze to Jiang Rou.
His eyes flickered back and forth between the two, his expression one of panic.
"You actually paid it back?"