Chapter 63

  All I could hear was a faint quarrel outside the door.

  A middle-aged man with a full breath and a very strong tone said: "This money must be returned to me as soon as possible! No room for negotiation!"

  "Big brother, I'm really short of money lately and I'm busy expanding the store. Where can I find the money to pay you back? You're not in a hurry to use the money, so next month when I have more leeway, I'll definitely pay you back." This voice was very familiar.

  At this time, Ai Zi Qing felt the person behind her stiffen, turned around to take a look, and saw Xiang Yao staring with wide eyes, looking shocked. She then remembered that this was clearly Xiang Yong Kang's voice!

  "Outside the door, the impatient voice of the man from before came again: "No money? No money and you're expanding your store? Old Xiang, it's not me saying this, but how could that small shop of yours possibly survive?! I only lent you the money because my sister asked me to, now when I want you to repay me, you can't even come up with it! What does this mean?"

  "Big brother, we're family, can't you tolerate me for just half a month? I've just prepared the tuition fees for Yaya's next semester, and my hands are a bit tight. The money to expand the store is also borrowed from others, how can I use their money to repay debts?"

  Xiang Yongkang remembered Ai Ziqing's instructions. Although she was a shareholder of this store, it was not convenient for her to show up now, so she asked Xiang Yongkang not to reveal her identity. If someone inquired, he could say that he borrowed money from someone else.

  Xiang Yongkang was also somewhat angry when he heard this. Just last month, he had borrowed some money from his wife's brother to stock up on goods, and now that he had just finished paying for his daughter's tuition fees, the money hadn't even started circulating yet. He said he would pay it back next month, but this big brother refused to listen. Seeing that he seemed to have some money to expand his store, he came up with this idea.

  But who knows, as soon as he finished saying this, Wang Donglai said indifferently: "What's wrong with that? Anyway, you're taking from Peter to pay Paul, first return it to me, can't owe me and benefit others!"

  "You... big brother, we must speak with a clear conscience! How can you be so unreasonable?" Xiang Yongkang was really angry this time.

  He knew his wife's family had always looked down on him, thinking he was just a roast goose shop owner with no skills.

  As for the old lady's brother, Wang Donglai, he had made a lot of money by partnering with others in import and export trade, so he was even more unlikely to take himself lightly.

  "You're really asking for it, aren't you? I only called you 'big brother' because of Xi Qing, but now you're insulting me?! You think I'm some kind of loser who's always taking from others? When have I ever done something like that?! Now that I've started my own business, not only are you not supporting me, but you're also coming after me for money?! Can you honestly say that I've ever borrowed money from you before?! It was actually the other way around - when you were struggling with your trade and lost money, it was me who lent you the cash! Now that you're doing well, you think you can just look down on me and say my store won't make it?! Well, today I'll show you whether or not I, Xiang Yongkang, can really make it happen!"

  After finishing speaking, Xiang Yongkang punched the wall with a dull thud. In his heart, an indescribable sense of humiliation surged up.

  "How many years has your roast goose shop been open? Don't you have a count in your heart? If you could make money, you would have made it long ago, why do you need to borrow from me? I'm telling you, Old Xiang, don't be obstinate, or you'll lose all the money and won't that be seeking death? Listen to me, first get back the money from your partner, then return my money. Later, I'll find a job for you to do, it's definitely better than running that roast goose shop." Wang Donglai suppressed his anger, lit a cigarette, took a hard drag, and said.

  "What do you mean? You want me to cheat people?" Xiang Yongkang's eyes widened in incredulity, his face flushing bright red. He had previously thought that Wang Dong just hoped he would pay back the money soon, but unexpectedly, he was actually thinking of using him to expand his shop!

  "What's the point of deceiving people or not, your roast goose is good but after all it's just a roast goose. If you invest this money in something, I guarantee you'll make a fortune. Do you know who has money and still does business? Business can only earn a little money?" Wang Donglai began to comfort him.

  His words made Ai Zi Qing in the bathroom sneer, investment? Does he think anyone can do it? This kind of talk is just to deceive outsiders who don't understand the industry. Although making money from a real business may be slower, as long as you're familiar with it, if you really get into it, at least it's a stable industry.

  And investing, not only requires a unique and discerning eye, but also needs to transcend the courage of ordinary people, and one careless move may result in losing everything! Is his purpose in saying this not to get his hands on Xiang Yongkang's funds?

  Obviously, Xiang Yongkang was not a fool either. He immediately said in a cold tone: "Wang Donglai, what do you mean today?"

  Wang Dong heard Xiang Yongkang's tone and was slightly angry, especially the anger that had just been suppressed, which surged up again. He coldly sneered: "I don't have any other meaning, it's just that business has been a bit tight lately, I want you to hurry up and return the money, best if you can lend me some more."

  Seeing his expression, Xiang Yongkang was already furious, and what needed to be said had already been said, so what else was there to say?

  But before he could open his mouth to speak, a rustling sound was heard, and then he saw his daughter walking quickly towards him...

  "Yao? What are you doing here?" Xiang Yongkang was stunned, not expecting to run into his daughter. As he thought about it, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart and hurriedly glanced behind Xiang Yao, and indeed saw the figure of Ai Ziqing.

  Suddenly recalling what Wang Dong said earlier, I felt a little ashamed in my heart!

  Others completely trust themselves, while their own "family members" are persuading them to harm others, and they even get caught red-handed by others. What face can they use to face...

  "Dad!" Xiang Yao's eyes were red-rimmed as she quickly walked over to Xiang Yongkang's side, glaring furiously at Wang Dong.

  "Ah Yao is here." Wang Donglai looked at Xiangyao who was getting more and more beautiful, nodded and greeted.

  But the latter snorted and said angrily: "The money I owe you, my family will pay it back to you. Please don't come to disturb my father again!"

  Wang Dong heard this and immediately felt a bit uneasy, extinguishing his cigarette butt and saying: "You kid, what are you talking about? Who speaks to their uncle like that?"

  "My uncle? My uncle wouldn't come to our house at the most difficult time to demand debt, Wang, I'm telling you, the money will be paid back to you, don't come up with those ideas that would make my father's grave be dug up after he dies! Xiang Yao was so angry that her whole body was trembling, if she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she really wouldn't have believed that this uncle could be so shameless! Although she had never liked this arrogant uncle."

  "Ayao! Don't talk like that." Xiang Yongkang scolded with a stern face, but in his heart, he wasn't really angry.

  "Dad, how much money do you owe him?" Xiang Yao asked, biting her lip.

  "Your dad's turnover is not smooth, and he took away 30,000 yuan from me. Is this a small amount? Does being my relative mean I don't have to pay back the money?" Wang Donglai hummed, still fuming in his heart.

  "Thirty thousand yuan, Dad, we can't even take out thirty thousand yuan now?" Xiang Yao murmured, turning her head to look at her father.

  Xiang Yongkang could only helplessly sigh.

  At this time, a soft and gentle female voice came slowly, very pleasant to hear, but the tone was not with a hint of ups and downs: "Uncle Xiang, return his money first."

  Wang Dong heard this and coldly laughed, saying: "Look at classmate Ya getting the principle of paying back debts, you're so old yet still not as sensible as a little girl?"

  Xiang Yongkang heard Ai Ziqing's words and looked at her with some difficulty.

  He knew what Ai Zi Qing meant, which was for him to first withdraw 30,000 from the funds for expanding the store to repay his debt...

  "This isn't too good, is it... Alright, let's do it this way." Xiang Yongkang had originally wanted to refuse, but thinking about it carefully, he would be able to make up for the money next month, so he might as well owe Ai Ziqing first and pay back Wang Dongcai's debt first.

  Wang Donglai was also surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect Xiang Yongkang, this stubborn old man, to give in so easily?

  But he didn't stop there, originally today was to take advantage of this matter to swindle him out of his cooperation and money. The fact that Xiang Yongkang wanted to expand the store had already been spread among all the family members, but he didn't think Xiang Yongkang could make a small roast goose shop flourish.

  It occurred to him that the funds needed for expanding the store were not a small sum, and that Old Man Ye's roast goose shop was also a losing business. It would be better for him to put those colorful banknotes into this venture than to let Old Man Ye continue to run his unprofitable shop. Even if he had to give some of the profits to Old Man Ye later on, it would still be better than letting him continue to lose money with his roast goose shop. Who knows, maybe in the end Old Man Ye would even have to thank him!

  That's why there is today's scene of Wang Dong coming to force debt repayment.

  But before he could finish speaking, who would have thought that Xiang Yongkang actually agreed to return the money...

  Wang Dongcai immediately put on a different expression, a sincere and honest look, and sighed: "Old Xiang, it's not that I don't want to help you as your brother, but let's put this matter of returning the money aside for now. However, what I told you earlier..."

  Before he could finish, Xiang Yongkang interrupted him in a cold voice: "Wang Ge, that's it for this matter. I'll send the money over to you this afternoon, and then we're even." After saying that, he turned to leave.

  Wang Donglai himself is not a person of any level, feeling that he is really suffocating today, enduring Xiang's surname for so long, and finally getting nothing in return!

  "Damn it, what are you? I lent you money with good intentions, and now you're giving me attitude when I ask for it back? Your whole family is uneducated! I'm telling you, that roast goose shop of yours is a losing business. Let's see if you can even get it started!"

  Xiang Yongkang stopped in his tracks, turned around and angrily said: "Whether my Xiang Ji loses money or not is none of your business, we'll settle our own accounts from now on!" After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

  At this time, the door of the private room next to it opened, and two men with tattoos on their arms walked out, looking very arrogant, blocking Xiang Yongkang and turning to ask Wang Dong: "What's going on, Brother Wang? This guy doesn't know how to behave?"

  Wang Dong came to see the situation, and sneered: "Xiang Yongkang, you'd better not pretend to toast but not drink, or you'll be punished with a fine. I've tolerated you for so long because of that silly girl Xi Qin marrying you. Now I'm giving you an idea to make money, if you don't appreciate it, then forget it! You're acting like I owe you now, damn it, it's suffocating! In short, I'll help you manage the money, as a brother, I don't want to see your tens of millions go down the drain. Don't be ungrateful now, in the future, you can thank me later."

  "You! What do you mean by this?" Xiang Yongkang raised his hand and pointed at the two tall men, angrily questioning Wang Dong. But one of the men slapped his arm down.

  "It doesn't make any sense, I've made it clear to you, think about it yourself and give me an answer." Wang Dong said disdainfully, then shut his mouth and waited for Xiang Yongkang's response.

  Xiang Yao was also shocked and furious, she didn't expect Wang Donglai to be so despicable! He had designs on her own home, and he even wanted to use force? Before she could say anything, Li Hui spoke up from the side, "Get out of the way, if you don't I'll call the police!" As she said this, she took out her phone from her canvas bag and pretended to dial.

  One of the men reached out his hand to grab the phone, saying disdainfully: "Damn it, the police station is my family's! Reporting to the police is useless."

  But the hand stretched out was suddenly blocked by Aizi Qing, just as he was about to use force...

  Just then, another private room door opened and Han Mu Li and Tang Feng appeared at the entrance one after another. The former slightly raised an eyebrow: "What's going on?"

  Two Hong Kong garrison officers, now Kim Moo-ryeol's guards, emerged from a nearby private room and easily passed through the two big men to arrive at Ai Zi Qing's side.

  "Damn it, let me go on March 8th!" The man who was caught by Ai Ziying's arm burst into a loud scolding and struggled to break free.

  But before he could even finish his curse, the person had already flown out in a streamlined shape and crashed into the wall with a dull thud.

  The man fell to the ground, curled up and clutched his abdomen tightly, with a bout of dry vomiting.

  This sudden turn of events stunned everyone.

  Of course, apart from Li Hui and a few others who had already witnessed the skills of these two guards, Han Mu and Li.

  "What are you doing? What is this?" Wang Donglai was shocked and furious, pointing at the guard with a trembling hand. But his words immediately turned into screams.

  Wang Dong covered his dislocated arm, his forehead sweating profusely as he leaned against the wall, a look of terror on his face, but he didn't dare point at the other person again.

  "What do we want to do? Shouldn't it be what you want to do?" Xiang Yao saw the situation and gained confidence, pulling her stunned father to her side, standing up straight and coldly smiling.

  "What kind of people are they?" Wang Donglai ignored her question and asked Han Mulie and others. His uninjured right hand took out his mobile phone to make a call, which made Ai Ziqing frown slightly.

  "What's going on?" Tang Feng asked Ai Zi Qing, who had already walked over, feeling a bit bewildered by the sudden escalation of the standoff.

  Ai Zi Qing simply explained what had happened and finally laughed: "It's really going on everywhere."

  "You know too." Tang Feng's clear and cold eyes were filled with a smile as he looked at Ai Zi Qing, who had raised the corner of her lips.

  This scene made Han Mu Li raise an eyebrow again, imperceptibly grasping Ai Zi Qing's right hand, with their fingers tightly interlocked, exchanging a smile.

  "That guy called, do you want me to get some people to give him a hard time?" Tang Feng saw Wang Dong hastily taking out his phone and dialing, feeling helpless, jokingly asked.

  Han Mu slightly shook his head, indicating that this matter could be handled by two officers from the Hong Kong garrison.

  "Little... Little Qing, this matter will get out of hand if it gets any bigger. Wang Dong has a lot of connections, you guys shouldn't mess with someone like him." Xiang Yongkang hesitated for a moment, and still decided to address Ai Ziqing by her original nickname.

  Although he knew Ai Zi Qing had some skills, he also didn't want her to offend Wang Donglai for no reason.

  Wang Donglai was well-connected in both the underworld and official circles, but he didn't have high-level connections, so when Xiang Yongkang got into trouble, he didn't even look for him.

  Xiang Yongkang knew that Wu Lao San and the head of the Public Security Bureau were on a level that was also beyond Wang Dong's reach.

  Ai Zi Qing smiled and said: "It's okay, Uncle Xiang. Some troubles will have to be solved sooner or later, otherwise they'll lead to even more trouble."

  ……

  But in less than two minutes, the police sirens sounded outside, and then a string of police officers rushed into the restaurant. Under Wang Dong's fabricated lies, several people were taken to the Deepwater Police Station.

  "I'm doomed. If my dad finds out I went to the police station, he'll kill me." Li Hui looked pitiful and resentful, never expecting that Wang Dong would be so despicable as to report her to the police!

  While Ai Zi Qing and others could have avoided going to the police station, they did not refute Wang Dong's slander at all.

  The police officers seemed to be familiar with Wang Dong, chatting with him on the road, and the latter also swept a triumphant glance at Xiang Yongkang and others, thinking: Want to fight me? You're still too tender!

  Upon arrival at the police station, the differential treatment was even more apparent!

  Ai Ziqing and several others were brought to the interrogation table, while the police officers were either drinking water or eating melon seeds, completely ignoring them.

  Wang Donglai, on the other hand, was given a cup of hot water by someone, and the police officers were also enthusiastically chatting with him, occasionally glancing at Ai Ziqing and others with an extremely playful expression.

  "Wang Donglai seems to have a good relationship with the police officer on this side, we're in a bit of trouble." Xiang Yongkang said with a frown.

  Xiang Yao grasped her father's hand and said lightly, "Dad, don't worry, Zi Qing and the others will be fine." Since she had witnessed Ai Zi Qing and Han Mu Li's abilities, Xiang Yao naturally wasn't worried about these minor situations.

  Not mentioning Han Mu's identity, just talking about Tang Feng's identity as the boss of Fengjin Group, how dare these police officers do anything to them?

  As he spoke, a middle-aged man wearing a police uniform walked into the interrogation room, and the room fell silent.

  He looked at Han Mu Li and others after sizing them up, then turned to face Wang Dong, walked over and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

  "Zhao Ge, little brother almost couldn't make it to see you today, you have to take charge. These few guys are being too arrogant, you have to help me teach them a lesson." Wang Dongcai stood up and also walked over to the man's side, casting an angry glance at Ai Ziqing and the others.

  The two tattooed men who were in cahoots with Wang Donglai also looked at Ai Ziqing and the others with cold smiles, their eyes filled with undisguised complacency.

  Especially the man who was just kicked down by a security guard, shouted: "I demand medical examination, I feel nauseous and vomiting now, maybe I need to be hospitalized! They have to pay compensation!"