Outside the ward.
The two of them found an empty aisle and lit up a cigarette each.
Wang Jie took a deep breath and sighed: "I haven't smoked for a while. I just quit, but I was led astray by you."
Li Dong rolled his eyes and snappily said: "Go away, if you don't want to smoke then pinch it. Don't pour dirty water on me."
Wang Jie chuckled and continued to smoke happily.
Li Dong was too lazy to care about him. He took a few puffs and asked: "Say, what's the matter? Are you having an affair?"
Wang Jie's face was full of black lines: "Don't talk nonsense, am I that kind of person? Besides, I'm going to be a father soon. I don't have time to think about this. "
After that, Wang Jie took another puff and blew a smoke ring: "This matter actually has nothing to do with me. It's about you."
"Me?"
"Well, I was hesitant to tell you before, but I thought about it for a while. I really have to tell you."
Li Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If you have something to say, why beat around the bush? Is there something shameful about me?"
Wang Jie snorted and didn't rush to speak. After a while, Wang Jie put out the cigarette and slowly said: "Yuan Xue is back."
"Huh?"
Li Dong raised his eyebrows and was surprised: "Is there a holiday this time?"
"It's not a holiday."
"It's not a holiday? Is it the exchange time? "
Yuan Xue is an exchange student at Renmin University. The exchange time is usually one to two years. But last time Yuan Xue said that she has applied to study in the US.
If the application is successful, then Yuan Xue doesn't have to go back to Renmin University.
Now that he heard that Yuan Xue is back, Li Dong's first thought was that Yuan Xue's application was rejected.
"No." Wang Jie shook his head: "It has nothing to do with her studies. Her family had some changes, so Yuan Xue came back."
"Changes? What changes? "
Wang Jie didn't rush to answer, but asked: "Do you know what Yuan Xue's family does?"
Li Dong snappily said, "Nonsense, don't her parents run a clothing store? I heard that you've taken over a few stores in Qingyang City, and it looks like you're about to develop into a chain store. How could I not know? "
Hearing this, Wang Jie smiled and said, "You've inquired quite clearly. That's what I wanted to tell you today. Her family's business is in trouble. Her parents are about to go bankrupt. They're so anxious that they're about to jump off a building. Do you think Yuan Xue won't come back? "
Li Dong was confused. "Bankrupt? Wasn't her family's business doing quite well? I haven't been to Qingyang, but I know about Dongping. Their clothing store's business was very good. How did it suddenly go bankrupt? "
"I don't know the specifics. I heard from Chen Yue …"
"Wait!"
Li Dong suddenly interrupted him and frowned, "Are you still in contact with Chen Yue?"
While saying this, Li Dong also deliberately looked outside the aisle. Seeing that there was no one, he continued, "Meizi is about to give birth. Even if you want to do something, don't rush it at this time. It's not good if you know. Besides, Chen Yue kicked you before. Can't you remember it? Now you're hooking up with her again? "
Wang Jie glared at him with a black face. He gasped and snorted, "Don't treat me like you! I'm a man with a family. Don't slander me! Chen Yue looked for me because of you. She was the one who told me about Yuan Xue's family's accident. I know what she means. She knows that you're rich and wants to ask you for help. But Chen Yue was embarrassed to look for you directly, so she came to me in a roundabout way. Meizi also knows about this, and now you're lecturing me? "
Seeing him glaring at him, Li Dong laughed dryly, "Okay, I misunderstood. But how did this matter involve Chen Yue? And Yuan Xue didn't call me to tell me. "
Wang Jie acted as if he didn't know him, "Li Dong, are you my classmate or not? Don't you know the class leader? Even if she has something, she won't tell us. She will only keep it in her heart. Even Chen Yue only heard it from others. Later, she went to the class leader's house and learned about it. Otherwise, do you think the class leader will tell others about this? Did she tell others after returning to China? You still expect her to call you? Dream on! "
Being despised by Wang Jie, Li Dong gloomily said, "Fine, fine, fine. Just pretend I didn't say anything. Let's get down to business. You just said that Yuan Xue's family is about to go bankrupt. What's going on? "
Wang Jie was too lazy to say more to him, and said the whole story with a crackling sound.
In fact, Wang Jie didn't know the specifics. What he said was what Chen Yue told him. After that, Wang Jie said, "I can't guarantee whether it's true or not, and I don't have time to verify it. But Chen Yue shouldn't lie to me. I was thinking about you and Qin Yuhan before, so I didn't want to tell you. But then Meizi said that you should ask for your own opinion. I thought it was right, so I told you this time, so that you won't blame me later. "
Li Dong nodded and didn't say anything. He lit a cigarette and smoked.
In fact, what Wang Jie said was very simple. There were only a few reasons for business to go bankrupt.
And the biggest reason for a small business to go bankrupt to the point of jumping off a building was that it was cheated, just like Wang Jia's father.
This time, Yuan Xue was almost the same. Her parents were also cheated.
It was reasonable to say that a clothing business couldn't cheat much money, not to mention that the Yuan family had a lot of capital before, so they wouldn't go to the point of jumping off a building.
But this time, Yuan Xue's parents were really cheated.
At the end of the day, it was all because of greed.
Yuan Xue's parents had been doing quite well in the past few years. They had opened four stores in Qingyang City alone and two in Dongping. Their total assets might not be too much, but it was definitely at least two to three million yuan.
But because of this, the couple became fat meat in the eyes of the swindlers.
In the first half of this year, a big boss came to the Yuan family's clothing store and bought clothes worth tens of thousands of yuan in one breath.
This was 2006, and the Yuan family's clothing business was low-grade. Tens of thousands of yuan was an authentic luxury.
Yuan Xue's parents naturally had to receive the luxury guests in person.
After a few exchanges, the big boss claimed to be a businessman from Lingnan, and now invested in a factory in Qingyang.
These clothes were bought for the staff's work clothes.
And this was only the first batch. The big boss said that if they were used well, he would buy more clothes from the Yuan family in the future. Ten thousand yuan was just a small amount. If he used all the clothes from the Yuan family as work clothes in the future, even a hundred thousand yuan was not much.
Encountering such a generous potential customer, Yuan Xue's parents hurriedly flattered him. They didn't have time to think about why such a big customer came to their store instead of the clothing factory.
And the customer didn't cheat the Yuan family. After he bought the first batch of clothes, he came twice more.
These two times, the big boss from Lingnan was equally generous. He didn't even bargain and spent another twenty thousand yuan to buy another batch of clothes.
In a few days, he bought thirty thousand yuan worth of clothes. At this time, no one would think that he was a swindler.
Because the big boss said that there were at least ten thousand yuan worth of clothes to be bought later, Yuan Xue's parents had been waiting for him to come.
But they waited for three months. Three months later, the big boss came again.
This time, it was the same trick. He went to buy clothes, but it was changed from spring clothes to summer clothes.
Yuan Xue's father asked in a roundabout way where the big boss had been. Didn't he say that he wanted ten thousand yuan worth of clothes? Why didn't he come later?
The big boss didn't hide it. He explained that he was busy with work and had been talking about business these days.
He bought the last batch of clothes, but unfortunately, his staff went to buy them themselves. The big boss also forgot to tell them to buy from him.
Now, Yuan Xue's parents regretted it. That was ten thousand yuan worth of clothes, and they lost twenty or thirty thousand yuan of profit.
Then, Yuan Xue's parents were afraid that the big boss would go on a business trip and cut off the business, so they didn't know how many good words they said.
As they chatted, the big boss seemed to inadvertently mention that a big customer in his factory wanted to buy a batch of furs. Coincidentally, Yuan Xue's parents were in the clothing business, so the big boss asked them if they had any channels to buy furs.
Yuan Xue's parents were only in the low-end clothing business. They had never been in the fur business.
When the couple said they didn't have any channels, the big boss began to sigh again. He said that if they had channels, it would be good. If they did the business well, it would be easy to earn hundreds of thousands of yuan.
In the end, they didn't know how they talked, but Yuan Xue's parents were a little tempted.
They might not be able to make hundreds of thousands of yuan of profit even if they did this kind of business for a year, let alone changing it.
The big boss didn't rush them. He left after buying the things. He was gone for another month.
In September, the big boss came again. This time, it was the same old trick. He continued to buy clothes, and the clothes changed from summer clothes to autumn clothes.
It was still the same words. He said that he was busy on a business trip, so his staff found their own channels to buy the clothes. The big boss also told Yuan Xue's parents that he probably wouldn't buy winter clothes from them.
Because his staff found a way to get the fur he needed from the clothing store he talked to. In the future, he would probably order clothes from that store.
Hearing the big boss's words, Yuan Xue's parents were a little anxious.
The big boss came to the store five times. Each time, it was a transaction of tens of thousands of yuan. They spent almost sixty thousand yuan five times.
In addition, he didn't bargain, so the profit was almost half, which was an income of about thirty thousand yuan.
And this was just a small start. In the future, this business would happen every year. If it was done well, it would probably be more than a hundred thousand yuan a year.
How could the couple let such a big customer go? In the end, they gritted their teeth and made a promise. If others could get fur, they could do it too!
In fact, fur was not difficult to buy. The key was that the big boss said that his friend was in the upper class business, and all he wanted were good fur. It was best if they wanted imported mink coats. They didn't want domestic ones.
Moreover, the big boss said that money was not a problem. He guaranteed that a mink coat from Yuan Xue's parents would at least make more than two thousand yuan, and he would buy as many as he could.
In order to gain the trust of Yuan Xue's parents, the other party threw down a hundred thousand yuan on the spot, saying that it was a deposit.
And then …
And then it was simple. Money could move people's hearts.
Yuan Xue's parents really went to find a channel, but the other party had already prepared a trap. The reaction of Yuan Xue's parents was carefully calculated by the other party.
In the end, Yuan Xue's parents got the goods, and according to the inspection of many "experts", they were all authentic imported mink coats.
It was the first imported mink coat this year, and the cheapest one would cost a few thousand yuan. Moreover, the ones Yuan Xue's parents bought were not cheap.
The purchase price was eight thousand yuan, and the couple bought a total of three hundred!
As for why they bought so many, on the one hand, it was because of the mink coat seller, and on the other hand, they called the big boss. The big boss said that not to mention three hundred, even five hundred would not be a problem.
Afraid that they would not take the bait, the big boss was very generous and paid another three hundred thousand yuan as a deposit!
The big boss paid four hundred thousand yuan for the purchase price of 2.4 million yuan. At this time, the couple were immersed in the fantasy of making money, and did not think about anything else.
They hurriedly withdrew all the one million yuan in savings at home, and borrowed five or six hundred thousand yuan from a friend. In the end, they were still short of two million yuan. The couple thought about it again and mortgaged a house in Qingyang to a friend. Only then did they raise two million yuan.
When they came back with the goods and called the big boss again, the phone was turned off.
At first, the couple did not think much about it. After all, the big boss had left four hundred thousand yuan as a deposit, which was not a small amount of money. Who would be so generous as to not want four hundred thousand yuan?
But one month passed, two months passed, and the big boss still did not appear.
At this time, the couple could not sit still. After all, when they borrowed the money, they agreed that they would be able to pay it back in a month at most. At this time, their friend also came to ask for the debt.
The big boss did not come, so the couple gritted their teeth. Fine, if you don't come, then we can only sell the mink coat.
But here came the problem. The originally agreed mink coat, when in the hands of a real expert, turned out to be a weasel coat!
The expert told the couple that there were many weasel coats disguised as mink coats, and ordinary people might not be able to see through it.
When the couple asked about the approximate price, they were told that the purchase price of this kind of fur generally did not exceed three hundred yuan. At this time, the couple finally came to their senses.
They had been cheated!
In fact, the cost of 2.4 million yuan of goods was less than one hundred thousand yuan!
Moreover, the three hundred coats could not be sold in Qingyang at all. Over and over again, even after deducting the four hundred thousand yuan left by the big boss, they had almost lost 1.9 million yuan!
Moreover, the one hundred thousand yuan of fur was smashed in their hands, which meant that the two million yuan they took out was almost lost.
Not to mention that their savings of many years were gone, the house in Qingyang was also taken away. In this way, the couple still owed five or six hundred thousand yuan in debt.
Five or six hundred thousand yuan was not a small amount.
If these people could slow down, they still had a total of six clothing stores in their hands, and they could still afford it in two or three years.
But blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone. Because they had no liquid funds, the contracts of the two stores in Qingyang had expired, and the rent had increased. They had no money to rent a house.
The landlord would not be polite to them. If they had no money to rent a house, then leave!
The couple looked around. At this time, everyone knew that they had been cheated, and no one was willing to lend money to them.
In the end, the couple had no choice but to close the two stores.
After the two stores were closed, the others were not at ease at the moment. Several friends who had agreed to slow down came again to ask for the money.
This time, Yuan Xue's parents could not hold on and suddenly fell ill.
If it were not for the glimmer of hope that they still had four stores in their hands, the couple really wanted to die.
It was in this situation that Yuan Xue returned to China. Her parents fell ill, and people came to the door to ask for money. The business of the store had plummeted. At this time, if she did not come back to deal with it, no one could help her.
…
Seeing that Li Dong only smoked and did not speak, Wang Jie said gloomily, "Can you give me a response? Can you help? "
Li Dong still did not say a word. Wang Jie shrugged and said, "Anyway, I have conveyed what should be conveyed. It is up to you whether you want to help or not. But even if you don't help, they will not starve to death. In any case, they still have four stores. It should not be a problem to transfer them to pay off the debt. Dongping also has a house, and Yuan Xue is about to graduate. Living is not a problem. The reason why I did not tell you before is that it is not urgent. Anyway, the two of them do not have to worry about food and drink. "
Li Dong glanced at him and said angrily, "Are you trying to provoke me? Did I say that I will not help? "
Wang Jie curled his lips and said, "Who is provoking you? I am telling the truth. In fact, whether you have money or not, life is not like this. You are so rich, but I have not seen you live any better than me. "
"I have no common language with you!"
Li Dong said contemptuously. He put out the cigarette and said, "I know. You don't need to worry about it. I will think about how to deal with it later."
In fact, the matter of Yuan Xue's parents is really not a big deal in Li Dong's eyes. It is only a debt of hundreds of thousands. If Li Dong helps, it is really easy.
But helping also depends on the strategy. If he rushed to help pay off the debt, not to mention whether Yuan Xue is willing or not, it is also uncertain how her parents will see it.
This matter needs to be thought about again. Anyway, as Wang Jie said, the two of them will not starve to death for a while.
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