First spoiled, then love

Chapter 586 Demanding Accounts
Tang Xiaoru looked back at him, a little speechless, "Don't show your teeth, your teeth are almost broken, they are so shiny, especially shiny, they are almost blinding my eyes."

"You're so perfunctory."

Chen Qingrong was somewhat dissatisfied.

He walked over and sat next to Tang Xiaoru, took a look at the computer, and asked, "Are you designing the packaging for sanitary napkins?"

“And the logo.”

"So anxious to design?"

"Because I'm about to start my own business." Tang Xiaoru smiled, "This is my first time starting a business alone. I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to this sanitary napkin brand becoming a big hit."

Chen Qingrong pouted, "Is this your first time starting a business? Then what is Chen Tangguan?"

Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him, "That was when we started a business together as a couple, but this time you're not here, only me and Bingbing and the other girls, so how can it not be considered as starting a business on my own?"

"If you need my help, I can help you."

"What do you know about sanitary napkins, as a grown man?"

"But nowadays, sanitary napkins on the market seem to be made by men, right? Otherwise, why do I often see those stupid women online calling for women to make sanitary napkins?"

"So we are doing it." Tang Xiaoru said with some pride and high spirits, "This time we will set up the first all-female sanitary napkin studio in the country. The sanitary napkins we make will definitely be very popular among the sisters."

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Chen Qingrong couldn't help but laugh.

Tang Xiaoru glanced at him and said, "I'm telling you my ideal seriously, why are you laughing?"

Chen Qingrong chuckled, "I respect your ideals, but I find it funny to hear you say the word 'all-female'."

"I remember that there were a lot of all-female restaurants and all-female gyms that were exposed online before, but they all ran away with the money. This caused me to instinctively find it ridiculous when I heard about projects that started with all-female people."

Tang Xiaoru felt a little embarrassed.

Because she had also seen those news.

So she decisively changed the subject, "Don't bother me, go out and have fun, I have to continue designing."

Chen Qingrong said, "It would be great if I could stay here with you."

"Not good." Tang Xiaoru glanced at him, "I can't calm down if you stay by my side. You should go out and don't bother me."

"Okay." Chen Qingrong stood up. "By the way, my previous editor will come to Shanghai in two days. I want to entertain her then."

"She has already resigned, but you are still in contact with her."

"Work is work, and personal relationships are personal relationships. When I wrote for her before, she helped me a lot. I can't be so heartless."

"I know. Let's go out."

"Good good."

Chen Qingrong went out obediently.

After dinner was ready, Chen Qingrong called Tang Xiaoru out to eat.

Wang Xiu'e received a phone call while she was eating at the table. She didn't know what the other end of the phone said to her, but she looked very unhappy.

"Mom, what's wrong? Who called you?" Chen Qingrong asked.

Wang Xiu'e said with an unpleasant expression, "It was your fourth aunt who called. She said that when she was working in the fields these two days, she found that our small piece of land in Nanshan was getting smaller and smaller. A lot of it was plowed away by your uncle Long's family when they were plowing the land."

Chen Qingrong was stunned. "Hasn't our land been prepared for our relatives to work on?"

"Yes, but what I discussed with your father is to give the family land to your sixth uncle. After all, he is a lazy person and has no other source of income except farming. If we give him the land, he can also make more money."

"But now, your uncle Long is doing this kind of trick while we are not at home and plowing the land. It's really shameful."

Lao Chen said directly, "I will go back to my hometown to find him."

"Forget it." Wang Xiu'e persuaded Lao Chen, "Just tell Uncle Six about this and let him go find him. Our relationship with Uncle Long's family is okay, there's no need to create a big conflict. Uncle Six and Uncle Long's relationship has always been bad. If Uncle Six knew about this, he would definitely not let Uncle Long go."

Lao Chen nodded, "Okay, I'll call Uncle Six later and tell him what we're doing by renting the land to him."

"Ah."

Lin Yue asked curiously, "Sister Xiu'e, did that Uncle Long occupy your entire piece of land?"

Wang Xiu'e shook her head. "No, it's just that our two fields are together. When he was farming, he deliberately used the machine to plow a little more on our side. Although it was just a little more each time, over time, our field would become smaller and smaller, and theirs would become larger and larger."

"There are many unscrupulous people in the countryside who would do this, but most of them are trying to make the whole family rich. Normal people wouldn't do this in a situation like ours where we're just temporarily away from home, but Grandpa Long is not a normal person."

Lin Yue understood, "Then this matter is quite serious."

"It doesn't matter if it's a big deal or a small one. We're all villagers and relatives. We can't make it too ugly."

Wang Xiu'e was also somewhat helpless.

It is like this when living in the countryside. When people in a village talk about unity, they really mean it. When they say distant relatives cannot compare to close neighbors, then it really is true.

But at the same time, there are many strange things in the village.

Not all rural people are so simple. That is a stereotype that came from somewhere and is too idealistic.

As long as there are human beings, as long as they live in groups, there will definitely be frictions and conflicts.

After dinner, Chen Qingrong received a call from Gao Qiang, who asked him to meet up and do him a big favor.

Chen Qingrong asked what the favor was, but Gao Qiang insisted that he could only tell him after they met.

So Chen Qingrong talked to his parents and his baby Xiaoru, and then drove out.

When he arrived at the agreed location, Chen Qingrong discovered that it was actually a billiard hall.

He got out of the car and saw Gao Qiang running towards him from the other side.

"Why did you ask me to come to the billiard hall to do this? You're not at home accompanying your wife to prepare for pregnancy, but you come to a place like the billiard hall. Aren't you afraid that your wife will scold you if she finds out?"

"I'm not here to play, I'm here to find someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Speaking of which, this matter is still related to our company's performance." Gao Qiang sighed helplessly, then took out a cigarette, "Want one?"

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "I can't let your sister-in-law smell cigarettes on me. You should also stop smoking. Smoking makes it more difficult to get pregnant."

"It's okay. I'm under a lot of pressure, so I just want to have one occasionally. Susu can understand me."

As he spoke, Gao Qiang lit a cigarette for himself.

Chen Qingrong asked, "So what exactly did you want to do by calling me out so late? Just so that I can admire you smoking?"

Gao Qiang shook his head. "How is that possible? Didn't I just say that? I called you out for the sake of our company's performance." "Let me be frank. I recently got in touch with the vice president of a foreign company in Shanghai. Their company has a 3 billion project to do and is now recruiting partners. After I heard the news, I wanted to get this project."

“Which foreign company?”

"Fatbaby."

"Hmm? The one that makes tires?"

Chen Qingrong reacted immediately.

Gao Qiang nodded. "Yes, Fatbaby specializes in tires. Whether in Shanghai or at home and abroad, the tires of this company are very popular, so they are quite famous. That's why I think it's profitable."

Chen Qingrong hesitated for a moment and said, "Go on."

Gao Qiang hummed, and continued, "Anyway, I gradually became familiar with the vice president. During this period, I naturally invited him to dinner, drinks, and go to KTV to find girls. I won't go into details. Anyway, after I became familiar with him, he gave me an opportunity to get the upper hand, which was to come to this billiard hall to collect debts."

"Debt collection? But you are not a debt collector."

"I'm not a debt collector, but if I can get this project, I can be one."

Gao Qiang showed a determination to face death head-on.

Chen Qingrong asked him, "Why do you come to a place like the billiard hall to collect debts? Does the owner of the billiard hall owe money to the vice president?"

Gao Qiang nodded, "The vice president told me that he had a personal debt with the owner of the billiard hall. The owner of the billiard hall asked him for 35 yuan. He told me that if I could get the yuan back from him, he would submit our company's business plan first."

"-Mr. Chen, don't underestimate him because he is just a vice president. His words carry a lot of weight in this foreign company."

Chen Qingrong frowned, "If even he can't get the money back, are you sure you can get it back? I'm afraid the owner of this billiard hall is a tough guy."

In Chen Qingrong's opinion, if the money was really that easy to get, he would not have asked Gao Qiang for the money.

Since the vice president asked Gao Qiang to collect the money, it means that there is a certain degree of difficulty in doing so, especially when collecting the money in a place like a billiard hall where all kinds of people gather.

Anyone who has been in society knows that entertainment venues like billiard halls are not something that ordinary people can open. If you don't have some connections in society, you would have been smashed up long ago.

So Chen Qingrong was not very optimistic about this matter.

Gao Qiang smiled helplessly and said, "If it were that simple, would I still call you over?"

Chen Qingrong glanced at him and said, "So you called me over here just to get me to give you courage?"

Gao Qiang nodded, "Yes, if I were to go in alone, I would definitely feel embarrassed. If you come with me, then I will have the courage."

Chen Qingrong sneered, "When you get beaten, I can also get beaten with you, right?"

Gao Qiang rolled his eyes. "Look at what you said. Can't you expect something good from us? Maybe today is going to be a particularly smooth day. Why do you have to think about getting beaten?"

Chen Qingrong did not continue the conversation, but just shook his head and said, "Although I am not optimistic, since you are wholeheartedly committed to the company, whether out of personal friendship or for the company's sake, I will definitely go with you."

"Come on, let's go in."

Gao Qiang chuckled, threw the unfinished cigarette butt on the ground, and then put his arm around Chen Qingrongrong's shoulders.

"Old Chen, I know you are the most considerate person."

Chen Qingrong didn't say anything, but followed Gao Qiang into the billiard hall.

It was already a little after 10 o'clock in the evening, and the billiard hall was doing its busiest business. As soon as they entered, they could hear some people swearing.

There are more than a dozen billiard tables in the billiard hall. There are four or five people playing billiards in front of each table. They are all young men in their 20s with dyed blond and red hair.

There were both men and women. The men were as thin as bamboo poles and looked like energetic young men. The women had big wavy hair, and wore short skirts, shorts, and heavy makeup.

The spirited young man and the spirited young girl are a perfect match.

"Two handsome guys are here to play. You two look a little unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?"

As soon as Chen Qingrong and his companions entered, a girl wearing black stockings came over and greeted them with a smile.

Gao Qiang coughed dryly, then said, "Hello, we are here to see your boss, Brother Biao."

The girl looked at them both in surprise and asked, "What do you want to see our boss for?"
Gao Qiang laughed, "Boss Jiang asked me to come here. Boss Jiang said your boss owed him money, and asked me to ask when the money can be repaid."

The girl's expression suddenly changed.

"So you're here to collect debts. Fine, fine, fine. You wait there for a moment. I'll go call our boss."

The girl looked at them meaningfully, pointed to a bench not far away, and asked them to sit over there.

Then she turned and left.

After waiting for about 5 minutes, the girl came here with a middle-aged man wearing a leather jacket and smoking a cigar.

As soon as the middle-aged man appeared, the energetic young men who were playing ball stopped playing and quickly gathered around him.

In such an instant, Chen Qingrong and the others were surrounded.

"Who came to me to collect the debt?"

The middle-aged man is the boss here, Brother Biao, whose real name is Zhang Biao.

This brother Biao dropped out of school at the age of fourteen or fifteen and went out into the society. He accumulated a certain network of contacts through his own hard work, and then opened a billiard hall. He is considered a tough guy who rose from the bottom.

Because he is a brother in society, he brings a sense of momentum when he appears.

You know what, it's really a bit scary.

Chen Qingrong patted Gao Qiang's thigh and asked him to stand up.

Gao Qiang took a deep breath and stood up.

"Hello, Brother Biao, let me introduce myself. My name is..."

Before he finished his self-introduction, Zhang Biao waved his hand to interrupt him.

"I don't want to know your name, I just want to ask you, did Mr. Jiang really ask you to come and collect the debt?"

Gao Qiang smiled awkwardly, "Of course, if President Jiang didn't tell me, how could I know about this?"

Zhang Biao said coldly, "Impossible. I have told Mr. Jiang before, and Mr. Jiang also said that I will pay the money back slowly. There is no rush. You can go back. If Mr. Jiang wants the money, let him come by himself."

Gao Qiang suddenly looked bitter. He thought to himself that if Mr. Jiang could come by himself, he would not have come to me. Okay.

So he looked at Chen Qingrong as if asking for help.

Chen Qingrong sighed helplessly and stood up.

"Brother Biao, hello. It was indeed Mr. Jiang who asked us to come here to collect the money. Please help me, Brother Biao. Give me the money. After all, your business is so big, and three hundred thousand yuan is just a small amount of money for you, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)