Chapter VII: Crisis
Recently, she found that the old man and Mu Qing came back later and later, and the two of them spent more and more time discussing things in the study, and even Yuehua was busy. She finally couldn't help but be curious, and waited until there was movement in the next room at night, and knocked on Mu Qing's door.
She asked bluntly: "Brother, have you been so busy lately?" It's business......"
Mu Qing sighed: "There is nothing. ”
She walked over: "Brother, don't hide it from me, something must have happened, don't worry me." Just tell me! ”
"Lan'er...... You...... Well, alas...... As we said before, I didn't expect it to come true. This Li Shaowen has become more and more powerful, since he took the helm of Zhihe Commercial Bank, he has taken the path of Chief Sun, many merchants who used to cooperate with our Wande have now turned to Zhizhi over there. Not only that, his actions are aimed at us step by step, we have not only lost many years of partners, but recently some big customers are being lost, he and his father Li Zhiyuan compared to the rapid and accurate shot, just when we talk about the Echeng branch with the most nervous money, he is really powerful. Dad had a headache. ”
"Li Shaowen? He?! Zhilan exclaimed.
"That's right, it's him." Mu Qing rubbed her eyebrows.
Zhilan said in his heart that he really started his so-called plan, and what he said was true: "Then what now?" “
"I don't know. It is also ironic that when Li Shaowen first became the manager of Zhihe, Li Zhiyuan specially visited his father, and talked to his father about his willingness to continue to cooperate, hoping that his father would bring Li Shaowen more.
In the past ten days, Li Shaowen suddenly made a difficulty, and now that I think about it, they have been laying out for a long time, but we are too careless! He caught us off guard, we didn't have time to raise funds, and it would take some time to get a large amount of money back.
And now the newly opened branch in Echeng still needs to be invested, I am afraid that the capital chain is tight, it is really not good, the market in Echeng may have to give up, and what is even more terrible is that I don't know his intention to make trouble, if the situation deteriorates, the Wande Commercial Bank store may also have to be dragged down...... "Mu Qing said, with a long sigh, his eyes were full of solemnity.
"Is it really such a difficult situation? Does Dad have any countermeasures? ”
"I have asked my aunt to intercede, and I asked Li Shaowen to take care of his relatives and raise his noble hand, but as soon as the eldest aunt mentioned this, he prevaricated with words, and in the end he was stunned to no avail." Mu Qing shook his head, "We have to expect that there will be some money turnover in Yinlou, and the eldest brother is already raising it." I'm afraid that Li Shaowen has already mastered us......"
Zhilan already knew Li Shaowen's intentions, if he guessed correctly, this is just the beginning, no wonder he said that he would change the future of Wande, so it is. Looking at Mu Qing, who was at a loss, she hesitated in her heart whether to tell Mu Qing what Li Shaowen meant?
"I ...... Maybe you know what he means......" Zhilan muttered hesitantly.
"How do you know?" Mu Qing asked strangely.
Zhilan saw that she couldn't hide it, so she explained Li Shaowen's appointment with her in detail.
The more Mu Qing listened, the more gloomy his face became: "So his target is actually you?" This is a self-evident sentence, he looked at Zhilan with an apologetic expression hanging in front of him, and slammed the table with his hand, damn!
An inexplicable emotion rose in his heart, as if it had broken the embankment, this kind of emotion could only be seen when Zhilan and Tang Rong were standing by the lake together, and finally the matter was over, and he suppressed his feelings for so long, and Li Shaowen broke his work again. What's more, Li Shaowen is not Tang Rong, how should he protect her this time?
The opponent's intentions are clear, and how to dismantle the move, you have to think of a way.
"Lan'er, do you like Li Shaowen?" This is a question that must be asked.
Zhilan shook his head.
"Well, don't talk about this again, don't tell anyone, not even your father. Leave it to me, I'll figure it out. It's not early, you can go back to your room and rest. As long as Mu Qing got her words, she was relieved for no reason, and her goal was clear, at least she was not passive.
"Okay." Zhilan believes in Mu Qing the most, as long as he promises that he will definitely do it. Undoubtedly.
After Zhilan left, Mu Qing's thoughts were chaotic, and it turned out that the root of the crisis and anxiety was her. What to do? He poured himself a glass of red wine, which was brought to his lips and gently lowered.
For the next few days, Arashi closely observed the atmosphere in his home, and it seemed that the crisis had not been resolved. Seeing that the old man's heart was getting heavier and heavier, from the unwillingness of everyone in the family to Mu Qing and the old man, they stayed in the business house all day and all night, and even Yuehua in the silver building was so busy that he couldn't return home at night. She knew that the situation was getting more and more serious, and Wande must be in an emergency, and she couldn't help but sigh that Li Shaowen was really a sharp character.
When the Zhou family was in turmoil, the initiator came to the door for the first time.
A car went straight to the gate of the Zhou Mansion, the driver Lao Chen got out of the car first, opened the door for Li Shaowen in the car and asked him to get out of the car. Lao Chen took out a gift from the car and handed it to him.
Many maids and servants in the Zhou Mansion squeezed out to see the excitement, and everyone thought he was chic and imposing.
"My nephew Li Shaowen came to visit Uncle Zhou." Li Shaowen said loudly.
"Please!" When Old Man Zhou heard the report, he couldn't help frowning, he didn't know what this demon king of the mixed world had to do, and his heart sank. The old man is deeply determined, and no matter how much he thinks in his heart, he will not show it on his face. Mu Qing beside him secretly said that it was not good, he already knew his intention, but he couldn't say it.
Zhilan listened to Yancui talk about Li Shaowen's visit in the room, and fidgeted in the room.
Everyone sat down on the sofa, and Li Shaowen personally presented the gift.
"What did you do today, nephew?"
"I happened to be passing by your mansion today, thinking about the last time I met Miss San in the theater, and I wanted to ask my uncle for a reluctant invitation. I don't know if I have the honor to invite the third lady to have a light meal together. ”
"I'm sorry, I think Sister Lan must be unwilling. Mu Qing Dai Zhilan refused, and there was three emotions hidden in his words, "Li Dashao is probably going to be disappointed this time." ”
The old man glared at Mu Qing and said to Li Shaowen: "That's it, I'll ask the little girl in person and then give you an answer." With that, he asked the housekeeper to serve tea, and went upstairs to find Zhilan.
The old man knocked on Zhilan's door and waved the others away.
"Lan'er, Dad has something to ask you for." The old man said to Zhi Lan sincerely, "Now the future of Wande is in your hands, and only you can save the Zhou family." "
Zhilan immediately understood his father's intention and was silent.
"Lan'er, saving Wande is also saving your mother, when I was young, my family was poor, went to the city to make a living, and worked as a handyman in your mother's Bai family firm, it was Xin Xin who married me without disgust, and also helped me to set up my own family business, and then your grandfather died, and it was Xin Xin who completely handed over the Bai family business to me, so that there is today's Wande. For the sake of your mother, you should do the same. I must not let Wande be folded in my own hands, otherwise I will be sorry for your mother and a sinner of Wande! The old man looked resolute.
At this point, Zhilan understood that she had no room for refusal, and it seemed that if she didn't want to go, she would be held by her father. But she had to try: "Dad... I... I really don't want to have anything to do with him. ”
"No! You are my daughter of Zhou Shixiong, you must go! This is my command! Yancui, hurry up and dress up your master! Lan'er, I'm going to see you downstairs in a quarter of an hour. The order was decided, and the old man's attitude towards Zhi Lan softened, "It's not to force you to get married, just have lunch, I'll let Qing'er pick you up at three o'clock, don't worry, you can be clever at the table to probe Li Shaowen's tone." "
Under Yancui's skillful hands, Zhilan combed her hair, painted light makeup, and changed into an improved cheongsam. Yancui praised her for her beautiful appearance and moonlight, and Zhilan's heart was desolate, and there was a kind of sadness overflowing with her heart that was treated as a transaction.
She slowly came down from the upstairs with Yancui's support, and her eyes were only on Mu Qing. Mu Qing's eyes were red and he stared at the master and servant of Zhilan, his hands clenched into fists to expose the green tendons, and his face was like ashes.
In stark contrast to the big winner Li Shaowen, he is full of spirit, and his face can't hide his smugness. Before Zhilan came down, he hurried forward and took her hand from Yancui's hand and was about to salute and leave.
"Slow, I have a request: at three o'clock, I will ask Zhou Muqing to pick up Lan'er. "
"Uncle, rest assured. Li Shaowen agreed.
Looking at Li Shaowen holding Zhilan's hand, Mu Qing hated this uncontrollable feeling, especially watching Lan'er being taken away. Before going out, Zhilan stopped and turned around, Li Shaowen lowered his head and asked gently, "What's wrong?" ”
Mu Qing couldn't help but see the complex expression of sadness, help, sadness, and despair that she conveyed.
At this time, I don't regret half my life! As soon as he thought of this, he fought hard to get up, he ran to the door and grabbed Li Shaowen's arm holding Zhilan, and met Shang Zhilan's eyes: "Don't go with him, stick to your own original intention." ”
Zhilan stared at Mu Qing's deep and emotional eyes, almost sinking into it, doing what he said......
"Qing'er, let go of your sister! The old man's words sounded at the right time, roaring in Mu Qing's ears like thunder. The word "sister" hit him accurately, and the hand that grabbed Zhilan suddenly became weak.
This sentence also had a strong effect on Zhilan, and his mind was blank, only the despair of "Why is he my brother, the huge Zhou family can't protect me...", hovering around, because he was almost dragged forward by Li Shaowen, and he was at the mercy of Li Shaowen.
"Qing'er, you go to the study with me. After Zhilan left, the old man keenly captured Mu Qing's pain and wanted to talk to him.
Sitting in the car, Li Shaowen directly instructed the driver to drive.
"Where to go? "
"Yue Gong Hotel, I have already arranged it. "
Zhilan had long heard that this was the most luxurious hotel in the city, but he had only heard of its name.
After a while, the hotel arrived, this splendid hotel is the tallest building in the city except for the bell tower of Jiangcheng Customs, standing on the top floor can overlook the scenery of the whole city, and you can also see the surging river. The waiter took them directly to the restaurant with a view.
Li Shaowen personally pulled out the chair and made a "please" gesture.
"It's just a meal, why be so grand? "
"It's really not easy to please you, hopefully we can make a new start. Shaowen smiled and waved for the waiters to serve the food.
At this time, Mu Qing was still in the old man's study.
"Dad, it's a shame for the Zhou family to let Li Shaowen take Lan'er away like this. I still have a way to fight with Zhihe, why sacrifice my sister. "
"Do you have a better way, are you counting on the return of the silver building? The old man couldn't help sighing, he knew Yuehua, and the delay in the payment of Yinlou must have gone wrong.
"Qing'er, we can't afford to wait, everything is already in place in Echeng, I can't just give up. What's more, why did he come for Lan'er? Why is it not a demonstration to swagger? But Qing'er, you remember, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and if you analyze it, if Lan'er can really achieve a positive result with him, it will be beneficial to us, not only the Wande crisis can be solved, the business pattern can be changed, and even Lan'er herself can get a good son-in-law, which can be said to be very happy. You have to know how to let go, we all let go of Lan'er to make her grow. The old man's words were sincere, Mu Qing was silent, can he let go?
He clearly heard the answer in his heart be simple, not a word.