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上海火车站

The Liu brothers got off the train and left the train station with the crowd.

"Brother, shall we go directly to MCA?"

On the train, the two discovered a problem: they were in Shanghai, a place they didn't know, and couldn't buy or sell treasury bonds.

After discussing it all the way, the two decided to go find Ma Hua.

"Of course we're going to find him. Didn't we already agree on that?"

Liu Guangfu looked worried: "The MCA and we don't have a good relationship. I'm just afraid they won't talk to us anymore."

Liu Guangtian said, "It's alright. It was our dad who offended Brother Zhu, not us."

His problem with our dad has nothing to do with us.

"That's true, I also have some issues with our dad."

The two asked someone for directions and quickly found out where the restaurant was.

Ma Hua was in the kitchen supervising the chefs when he heard someone looking for him, so he came out out of curiosity.

"Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, what brings you here?"

Liu Guangtian smiled ingratiatingly: "Ma Hua, we came to Shanghai on some business and just stopped by to see you."

I didn't expect you to be so impressive in Shanghai. The restaurants here look even better than the Chaoyang Hotel in Beijing.

The MCA hates the Liu family because Liu Haizhong followed Yi Zhonghai to deal with He Yuzhu.

He himself had no personal grudges against the Liu family.

"It was all thanks to our friends here. Aren't you two running errands for Xu Damao?"

Why did you come to Shanghai?

Liu Guangtian didn't dare to hide anything and told Ma Hua about the treasury bonds.

Upon hearing this, Ma Hua smiled gently and said, "You mean this? I know."

"Could you introduce us to some people who want to buy treasury bonds?" Liu Guangfu looked at the MCA expectantly.

After thinking about it, Ma Hua didn't refuse and agreed.

In less than a day, MCA introduced the two to someone who sold their treasury bonds.

Neither of them expected things to go so smoothly.

“MCA, thank you so much. Here, my brother and I will treat you to a drink.”

Ma Hua shook his head: "Let's forget about it."

"No, please. We'll need your help later, and we'd be so embarrassed if you didn't agree."

The two insisted on treating MCA to drinks.

Ma Hua had no choice but to agree to their request and they found a small restaurant.

"You two made this trip and only got this little bit of treasury bonds. What were you after?"

Liu Guangtian laughed and said, "You don't understand. Our little bit of money can't compare to what you have for running a restaurant."

He's far better than most people.

Liu Guangfu put down the wine bottle: "That's right. On our very first day in Shanghai, we sold all the treasury bonds."

If we come here more often, little by little, we can make a fortune.

Ma Hua manages the restaurants in Shanghai, and his perspective has long since changed.

He saw the problem at a glance.

"Are you going back to Beijing?"

"correct."

"Didn't you think about how much time it takes to travel from Shanghai to Beijing and back?"

"Uh... I've thought about it. But are there any people in Shanghai selling treasury bonds at low prices?" Liu Guangfu said regretfully.

Ma Hua said with a smile, "There aren't any in Shanghai, but there are quite a few places around Shanghai."

"If you go to the provinces surrounding Shanghai to buy treasury bonds and then bring them to Shanghai to sell, it won't take as long as it does to go to Beijing."

The Liu brothers were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

Even a fool knows that acquiring assets in the Shanghai area is much more convenient than going back to Beijing.

The two had a good idea, so they didn't drink much. After dinner, they went back to the small hotel.

"Guangfu, what do you think of MCA's idea?"

"Is that even a question? How many days does it take us to go back to Beijing, and how many more days to go to Anhui?"

"Staying here is definitely more cost-effective." Liu Guangfu took out the train ticket and let Liu Guangtian check the time himself. What worried Liu Guangtian wasn't this; what truly concerned him was how to explain things to Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

"Don't forget, Uncle Yi and Uncle San are still waiting for us to bring the money back."

They'll probably keep going.

“We can’t just stop making money ourselves to take care of them,” Liu Guangfu said reluctantly.

Liu Guangtian was also unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui are not a threat; what troubles him is Liu Haizhong.

If they don't go back, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui will definitely not let them off the hook.

When the time comes, if the two of them whisper a few random words in Liu Haizhong's ear, Liu Haizhong will definitely get angry with them.

Liu Guangtian voiced his concern.

Liu Guangfu also started to have a headache. After a while, Liu Guangfu made up his mind.

"I think we still can't go back."

"Aren't you worried about Dad..."

"Brother, do you remember why we ran away to resell treasury bonds?"

"Of course I remember. We were trying to get rid of our dad."

Liu Guangfu nodded: "That's right, it's to get rid of him."

Now is a good opportunity.

Here's what I'm thinking: let's start by reselling treasury bonds around Shanghai.

When business gets bad, we'll bring some more goods from Shanghai back to Beijing.

We've become quite familiar with the train station by following Brother Da Mao.

Once we sell the goods, we'll have money in our hands.

At that time, would we still care about Dad getting angry?

The Liu family members all have a ruthless streak in their bones.

Liu Guangtian was no exception.

Liu Guangfu's idea was exactly what he had in mind.

Without hesitation, he said, "You're right, let's do it this way. We'll resell treasury bonds first, and when business gets bad, we'll import a batch of goods from Shanghai."

Liu Guangfu nodded: "Tomorrow, we'll send the money back to Uncle Yi and Uncle San, so they won't keep thinking about us and talking badly about us in front of Dad every day."

Without further ado, the two went to the bank the next day and transferred the money to their home account.

Then the two of them went to the restaurant and used the restaurant's phone to call Liu Haizhong.

The two men didn't say anything else, only that the money for Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui had been deposited into their accounts.

Yi Zhonghai was quite happy to learn that the money had been returned.

To be honest, he had absolutely no trust in the Liu brothers. He hadn't slept well at all during the few days the Liu brothers were in Shanghai.

Yi Zhonghai would be much more satisfied if he could get all the money back.

"Old Liu, once the money is withdrawn, I'll get some drinks and food to properly thank you."

Liu Haizhong looked nonchalant: "Old Yi, you're too kind."

Yan Bugui sensed something was amiss: "Old Liu, how much money has your family made?"

Liu Haizhong's face immediately fell. Even if he were stupid, he wouldn't tell others how much money his family had.

Yi Zhonghai also felt that Yan Bugui shouldn't have asked that question, and stepped in as a peacemaker: "Old Yan, why are you asking this?"

Yan Bugui realized he had asked the wrong question. Although he was curious about how much money Liu Haizhong's family could make, he knew he shouldn't ask so directly.

In reality, you don't make much money from treasury bond trading on a single basis.

What Yan Bugui wanted to know wasn't that: "You've misunderstood. What I meant was, how much money did Guangtian and Guangfu remit back?"

Let's discuss together how to purchase treasury bonds next.

Liu Haizhong didn't quite believe Yan Bugui's words.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Old Yan, you really are something else, you can't even speak clearly."

Old Liu, don't hold it against Old Yan. When we're drinking later, make him drink an extra glass as punishment, what do you think?

Give me some face."

"Should we punish him or reward him for drinking more?" Liu Haizhong joked.

He and Yan Bugui had been friends for decades; they wouldn't really have a falling out over such a small matter. (End of Chapter)