Shui Miao arrived at the tea restaurant carrying more than a dozen packages of clothes. Upon seeing this, Director Zhang immediately understood the situation. He didn’t even need Shui Miao to explain—these clothes must have come from Chen Meiling, who was well-known for her ability to build connections and cozy up to people. However, at this very moment, the tea restaurant’s owner was also present, so Director Zhang had no time to discuss Chen Meiling with Shui Miao.
The tea restaurant’s owner was a young man in his early thirties—slightly overweight, with a pale, yellowish complexion, clearly indicating a period of bad luck. His dark eye circles and the strange glint in his eyes immediately gave Shui Miao the impression that he was a man of excessive and immoral habits.
“Come on, Mr. Huang, this is my nephew. He’s the one who can make decisions.”
Director Zhang stood up and introduced Shui Miao to the tea restaurant owner. Mr. Huang merely glanced sideways at Shui Miao without rising from his seat and coldly said, “Old Zhang, don’t play games with me. I know the properties are yours. Just hurry up and sign the property exchange agreement with me. You have to give me at least seven units. If it’s less than seven, I’ll sell it to someone else.”
The tea restaurant covered more than a thousand square meters and had three floors, once valued at over thirty million yuan when it was built. Back then, the area was still quite remote. After inheriting it from his father, Mr. Huang had been running the tea restaurant ever since. However, due to his extravagant lifestyle and poor management, the business had been declining steadily, now suffering daily losses. He had even accumulated a mountain of debt, forcing him to consider selling the property.
As for Director Zhang, excluding the one he lived in, he had given one unit to Shui Miao, leaving him with eight more. These eight units were located in the most prosperous residential area and could each be sold for between eight to ten million yuan. They were highly sought after—available only at premium prices.
Now, Mr. Huang was asking for seven units—equivalent to seventy million yuan.
Shui Miao thought to himself that for such a large tea restaurant, seventy million was a reasonable price. But judging from the current business performance and Mr. Huang’s tone, there was still room for negotiation. He also recalled that his older sister, Chen Meiling, had expressed interest in buying this tea restaurant. She had mentioned that, combined with her own assets worth around twenty million, she could raise nearly one hundred million yuan—meaning she had about eighty million in assets. However, this eighty million was in assets, not cash. If she wanted to spend seventy million on the tea restaurant, she might not be able to come up with the cash immediately, making the price seem too high. Since his uncle’s properties were easy to sell, maybe he could negotiate a lower price and do his sister a favor?
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Shui Miao silently made up his mind.
“Haha, Mr. Huang, you’re really joking. How could I possibly have that many properties? Those properties really belong to my nephew,” Director Zhang quickly denied, unwilling to admit ownership of so many properties. If word got out and higher-ups launched an investigation, all his assets would be confiscated, and he might even end up serving a prison sentence.
“Uncle, did you call me here just for this?”
Shui Miao couldn’t stand it anymore. This Mr. Huang really underestimated him. “I just went to Nanjing Road, where the mall opposite the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce is about to expire its lease and is selling off a large batch of branded clothes. I casually bought over a dozen sets. I heard the mall’s rent is only three million. So cheap—I’m thinking of renting it. You know the location well. Half a year would be enough to recoup the rent. Compared to spending so much on this poorly performing tea restaurant, I’d rather open a mall and enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle. Well then, if there’s nothing else, I need to get back to the company.”
After speaking, Shui Miao turned and left without hesitation, striding away confidently.
“This…”
Mr. Huang was stunned. As a local second-generation rich kid in Zhonghai City, he knew a thing or two about the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce, but he had never heard of this Shui Miao before.
“Sorry, Director Zhang, I’ll take my leave first.”
Director Zhang seized the opportunity and quickly excused himself.
Mr. Huang immediately stood up and grabbed Director Zhang’s arm, asking suspiciously, “Is he really your nephew? Why have I never heard of him before?”
“Mr. Huang, your father and I have been friends for decades. We’ve known each other for over ten years now, and our families have always maintained a good relationship. I trust you. In principle, I should tell you this secret, but…” Director Zhang looked troubled, “Forget it, forget it. I’d better not say anything more. If anything happens…”
“Uncle, I swear on my life I won’t tell anyone, okay?”
Mr. Huang raised his hand, ready to take an oath.
Director Zhang quickly interrupted, pulling Mr. Huang aside and lowering his voice. “He is the son of my brother Chen Yiren. He was only recently found. My brother left some properties to me, but now his son has returned. Tell me, how could I not return the properties to him? This matter is too big. Except for you, I won’t tell anyone else. You understand my thoughts, right?”
“You know what, now that I think about it carefully, he really does resemble Uncle Chen!” Mr. Huang’s eyes lit up. “Great! My father was also wronged by that gang from the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce. If it weren’t for those bastards, I’d have at least a billion in assets by now. Now that Uncle Chen’s bloodline has returned—Uncle Chen was a business elite who created miracles in Zhonghai’s commercial world—his son must be just as capable!”
“You’re absolutely right. This kid has only been back a few days and already started his own business. The factory in Jing Shui Village is under construction and will soon open his biotech pharmaceutical company. Then I’ll unite all my brother’s old friends and fight the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce together. We’ll make sure to destroy those bastards!”
What Director Zhang said was indeed true. Although Mr. Huang was lustful and frivolous, his father had also been victimized by the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce, so he could be considered one of their own.
Mr. Huang became excited. “Great! I want to join in. But Uncle Zhang, you have to help me with one thing. As long as you help me with this, I’ll invest all my assets into our partnership. Together, we’ll crush the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce!”
“What thing? Don’t tell me you want to borrow money from me?”
Director Zhang knew Mr. Huang’s intentions well and waved his hands repeatedly. “I have no money. If you need a loan, ask Shui Miao. He’s the one with money. I’m just helping him as a middleman.”
“Well then, what are we waiting for? Let’s chase after him!”
Mr. Huang gritted his teeth, genuinely determined to give it a shot. If it worked out, he would avenge his father. If not, he would accept his fate.
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Shui Miao hailed a taxi and returned to Jing Shui Village.
A group of beautiful women happened to be idle when he returned and rushed over to help him carry the packages. The more than a dozen clothing bags were quickly snatched up and shared among the women.
To win back Shui Miao’s heart, Sister Xiao Tang also lowered her pride and joined the crowd around him.
“Wow, these clothes are amazing! They’re all limited edition imported men’s wear!”
Lin Zhiling was a fashionable career woman with a special passion for clothing. Her pure Taiwanese-accented Mandarin was especially charming to listen to.
“Shui Miao, put them on so I can see…”
To show her closeness with Shui Miao, Sister Xiao Tang reached out to take off his jacket and change him into the new clothes.
Just then, Director Zhang arrived in a black Mercedes-Benz.
Behind the Mercedes was a sports car worth over ten million yuan, Mr. Huang’s dedicated womanizing vehicle.
“My goodness…”
Seeing the crowd of beauties around Shui Miao, each one a top beauty, especially Xiao Shuang and Lin Zhiling, Mr. Huang’s eyes immediately went wide—he couldn’t even get out of the car…
“Uncle, why did you bring him along too?”
Shui Miao was surprised and walked toward Director Zhang.
Director Zhang smiled slightly and whispered, “He wants to join us, but his assets are limited, and he’s heavily in debt. Other than chasing women, he doesn’t have much capability. If we can buy his tea restaurant for this amount—five million—it would be a sure profit.” He raised five fingers—five million yuan.
“I understand…”
Shui Miao nodded and looked toward Mr. Huang, only to find the latter’s gaze completely fixated on Lin Zhiling, unable to look away.
“Ugh! This little bastard, his lustful nature is impossible to change!”
Director Zhang clicked his tongue in annoyance and impatiently gestured for Mr. Huang inside the car to hurry up and get out.
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