"Of course, of course, I didn't pamper you for nothing. Haha!” replied Old Master Qiu with exhilaration as he smiled from ear to ear and looked at Qiu Mu-Ying and Chu Wen-Fei with approval and satisfaction.
"I am so proud to have Yingying as my granddaughter and so happy to have a grandson-in-law like Wen-Fei. Yingying and Wen-Fei, thank you both! If it weren't for you, I would probably never be able to get past the Expo doors and attend the Entrepreneurs' Dinner in my life!" said Old Master Qiu as he almost broke down in joy.
He had worked hard all his life. Now that he had many descendants, and his business was successful, not being invited to the Entrepreneurs' Dinner was his only regret.
After all, it wasn't merely a meeting.
It represented glory, social recognition, and ultimate prestige.
Old Master Qiu could only righteously say that he, Qiu Zheng-Lun, was a great
Chinese businessman after leaving through the Entrepreneurs' Dinner's doors.
"Yes, even I managed to attend it because of you both," said Qiu Guang as he beamed. He was so moved that he could join for dinner.
"Then can Grandpa give me your incense burner?" Since Old Master Qiu was in such a great mood, Qiu Mu-Ying pounced on the opportunity to ask for the incense burner again.
Qiu Mu-Ying wanted to get her grandfather to give her his incense burner after they dined with Wang Xing-Duo previously.
But that incident made her grandfather furious, so Qiu Mu-Ying didn't dare to mention this again.
Now Qiu Mu-Ying jumped on the chance to bring up the incense burner and asked Old Master Qiu for it once more.
"You have natural business acumen and simply refuse to lose. Okay, I'll give you the incense burner once we get back,” replied
Old Master Qiu generously as he agreed.
"Thank you, Grandpa," said Qiu Mu-Ying as she beamed instantly.
In her heart, Qiu Mu-Ying estimated that her grandfather's incense burner was worth approximately $1.8 million and enough for her to repay a part of their debt.
Yes, Qiu Mu-Ying and Chu Wen-Fei still had a $4 million debt on their shoulders.
When Qiu Mu-Ying broke two vases, Shen Meng demanded an $8 million compensation. Zhang Li forked out $1 million while Chu Wen-Fei and Qiu Mu-Ying only came up with less than $2 million after selling everything they could.
They still owed a total of $5 million, and Shen Meng said he would make a police report if they didn't pay up.
Chu Wen-Fei had no choice but to call his friends and borrow $4 million from them. In the end, Shen Meng reduced the debt by $1 million on account of Chu Wen-Fei's
friend.
Old Master Qiu and the rest of the Qiu family were kept in the dark.
Of course, Qiu Mu-Ying didn't dare to utter a word since most of the money came from the company. If she brought it up, they would suspect her of embezzlement.
Chu Wen-Fei didn't dare seek help from the Chu family either since his mother, Zhang Li, was already furious about the whole incident that night. How could he ask for money? Chu Wen-Fei simply didn't have the gall to ask.
So he could only borrow money from his peers.
Chu Wen-Fei was always generous and had made plenty of friends from relatively good families.
Among them was the Yunzhou mayor's son, Wu Yong.
Chu Wen-Fei borrowed most of the $4 million from Wu Yong.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Man In Rage