Chapter 337 Sold for Money
"Why are you here?" Zhang Liming looked a little unhappy.
"Brother Liming, don't be angry. I wanted to call you first, but no one answered the phone in your office. Plus, this matter is urgent, so I can only wait for you here with Minglei..." Wang Juan hurriedly explained. She knew why Zhang Liming was angry. Why did Zhang Liming live in this place? Wasn't it just to mingle with ordinary people?
If people like Wang Juan and Zhao Minglei come to see him every other day, how will others see him, Zhang Liming? Moreover, Zhang Liming is a very cautious person. He has always believed that the details can determine success or failure.
It is said that those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the moment ; those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a region.
Zhang Liming has had great ambitions since he was young and he cares a lot about these details, so he never entertains outsiders at home and all matters are discussed outside.
Since they were here, they couldn't be chased away. And looking at the expressions of Wang Juan and Zhao Minglei, they knew something urgent must have happened. Zhang Liming thought for a moment and said, "Let's go upstairs," and took them both upstairs.
When he got upstairs, the tube-shaped building was filled with the aroma of delicious food. It was the time when everyone went home to cook after get off work. The neighbors living next door were busy inside and outside. When they saw Zhang Liming coming back, they greeted him enthusiastically and subconsciously glanced at Wang Juan and Zhao Minglei who were following behind him.
Compared to Zhang Liming, who was dressed simply, Wang Juan and Zhao Minglei were dressed much more fashionably. Zhang Liming greeted the neighbors with a smile and explained a few words casually. When they arrived at his door, he took out the key and opened the door. He turned around and motioned them to come in with his eyes.
Zhang Liming’s home here is not big. After entering the door, there is a small living room of about five square meters. Inside is a bedroom of more than ten square meters, which serves as Zhang Liming’s room and study.
The house is not big, but it is very clean and tidy.
Gesturing to Wang Juan who was walking behind him to close the door, Zhang Liming placed the bag in his hand and the vegetables he had just bought on a table in the small living room, and then took the two of them straight into the bedroom.
"Sit down!" Zhang Liming said casually after entering the bedroom and sitting down in his chair.
Wang Juan and Zhao Minglei looked around. The only place in the small bedroom was the chair under Zhang Liming's buttocks. As for other places where people could sit, it was only Zhang Liming's single bed.
If it was just Wang Juan, she would definitely sit on his bed, but today she came with Zhao Minglei, and what she was going to talk about was not an ordinary matter, so Wang Juan, feeling nervous, just stood there. As for Zhao Minglei, he hung his head and stood in front of the teacher without saying a word, like a primary school student who had made a mistake.
"Tell me, what happened?" Seeing them like this, Zhang Liming stopped talking and asked directly.
"Something happened in Dazhalan. This... Zhao Minglei, you tell me what happened." Wang Juan said.
Zhao Minglei opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not daring to. Seeing him like this, Wang Juan felt very angry. He was such a hopeless case. She secretly kicked him. Zhao Minglei then came to his senses and started talking.
As Zhao Minglei spoke, Zhang Liming looked a little stunned at first, then showed a hint of anger, and then became thoughtful.
Zhang Liming is not Zhao Minglei. He sensed the problem when Zhao Minglei just started talking. After Zhao Minglei finished half of his story, Zhang Liming was sure that his judgment was correct. This fool Zhao Minglei was deceived.
Zhang Liming had met Mr. Steven and his party, and had also learned about this person in private, but Zhang Liming was always cautious and meticulous in doing things, and he would not fully trust even the most reliable person.
So when Zhao Minglei and Steven first started working together, Zhang Liming reminded him a few times, and Zhao Minglei did exactly what Zhang Liming told him at that time. But as time went on, Zhang Liming saw that Zhao Minglei was doing a good job and stopped paying attention to it. As for Zhao Minglei himself, he gradually relaxed his vigilance after several successful collaborations.
It was precisely because of this that Zhao Minglei never expected that he would be cheated by Steven, the big boss from Hong Kong. Not only did they lose all the profits they had earned before, but they even owed a large sum of money.
What's even worse is that most of the money earned before has gone into the pockets of Zhang Liming and Wang Juan. This time lost his own money. In addition, he misappropriated this month's dividends and received advance payments from customers. The consequences are extremely serious.
"Minglei, you have an unshirkable responsibility in this matter. Why are you so careless?" After listening to Zhao Minglei's story, Zhang Liming's expression had returned to calm. Although he was very angry with Zhao Minglei in his heart, on the surface Zhang Liming acted as if nothing had happened.
Zhao Minglei's forehead was sweating again. If Zhang Liming had scolded him or even beaten him, Zhao Minglei would not have done this. But now Zhang Liming said this in an outsider's tone, which made Zhao Minglei suddenly feel that he was being abandoned.
"Li...Brother Liming, this is my fault. I was stupid. I was blinded by greed and shouldn't...I...I'm a bastard! You...you save me, you must save me! If this gets out, I'll be torn to pieces..." Zhao Minglei knelt down with a plop and crawled towards Zhang Liming on his knees, tears and snot flowing.
"What are you doing? Get up! If people see you, they will think I did something to you..." Zhang Liming was stunned and said quickly.
"Brother Liming, I..." Zhao Minglei seemed to want to repeat the same trick he used to deal with Wang Juan. But when he saw Zhang Liming's sharp and cold eyes sweeping over him, the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. He opened his mouth with a tangled look on his face, but finally stood up slowly under Zhang Liming's gaze.
"What a jerk!" Wang Juan cursed in her heart. This Zhao Minglei is really a piece of shit. He used this trick against her before, and now he is trying to drag Zhang Liming into the water. Who does he think he is? Is Zhang Liming so easy to be fooled? It's just a dream.
Cursing in her heart, Wang Juan glanced at Zhang Liming, who was still sitting steadily in the chair with a calm expression. Her eyes were full of tenderness and affection. This was a real man. The man she loved most was the best and most capable man in the world!
Compared with Zhang Liming, who is a rare talent among men, Zhao Minglei, who has a smart face but a stupid mind, is simply a pile of dog shit!
To be honest , Zhang Liming really didn't want to get involved in this matter. In Zhang Liming's eyes, Zhao Minglei was nothing at all. Although Zhao Minglei was also considered a child of a wealthy family, there were so many children of wealthy families in the entire Yanjing. How could Zhang Liming look down on a small fry like Zhao Minglei?
If it wasn't for Wang Juan's introduction, Zhang Liming wouldn't have helped Zhao Minglei. Although Zhang Liming benefited from the deal in Dashilar, Zhao Minglei wouldn't have been able to do the deal without Zhang Liming's help.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Luo Yang.
Although the Luo family is worse than the Zhang family, it is not much worse. What's more, Luo Lin and Lin Yuhang are about to get married. The two boys of the Lin family have been at odds with Zhang Liming since they were young, especially the eldest brother Lin Jianhang, who once beat Zhang Liming severely when they had a fight when they were young.
The marriage between the Lin and Luo families is no trivial matter. If it weren't for Zhang Liming's tricks, Luo Yang would never have been able to withdraw from the Dazhalan business on his own. If they really came to a head-on confrontation, even Zhang Liming would not be completely sure.
For Zhao Minglei, Zhang Liming used his power through Luo Yanhua to force Luo Yang to withdraw from Dashilar, which led to Zhao Minglei's involvement in the Dashilar business. From this point of view, Zhang Liming's share of the money was justified, because without him, it would be impossible for Zhao Minglei to enter this industry, not to mention making so much money later.
Since it was an exchange of interests, Zhang Liming didn't owe Zhao Minglei anything. Both parties just got what they needed. So whether Zhao Minglei was dead or alive didn't matter to Zhang Liming at all.
However, Wang Juan was also involved in this matter. Zhang Liming had always known what Wang Juan was thinking of him, although Zhang Liming did not have that kind of intention towards Wang Juan, and Wang Juan's private life was a bit messy, so Zhang Liming, who had always been clean and self-disciplined, would not look down on Wang Juan.
But no matter what, everyone in the circle knows that Wang Juan is his, Zhang Liming's person, and Zhang Liming also feels guilty towards Wang Juan. After all, they grew up together, and they have a friendship and affection for each other. If Zhang Liming doesn't even care about Wang Juan, then who will trust him, Zhang Liming, in the future?
From this point of view, although Zhang Liming did not want to interfere in this matter, he had to intervene. At least he could not make it a big deal and cause trouble.
For the sake of Wang Juan and the filial piety shown by this dog Zhao Minglei before, Zhang Liming had to help.
"It's already happened. It's useless to ." Zhang Liming asked Zhao Minglei to stand up. After thinking for a while, he said, "The other party is clearly a liar, and a liar from Hong Kong. The money has already fallen into his pocket. It's too late to say anything. It's impossible to get it back. So you don't have to think too much about the money."
"Brother Liming, this... this is not a small amount. Such a large sum of money, can't we get it back through connections?"
Zhao Minglei asked unwillingly. Zhang Liming frowned slightly. Before he could say anything, Wang Juan beside him spoke first: "Zhao Minglei, are you stupid? Find him back? Where to find him? Go to Hong Kong to find him? Is Hong Kong our territory? Going to Hong Kong is like going abroad. You are unfamiliar with the place, let alone finding someone. With your brain, you'd be lucky if you don't sell it to someone in Hong Kong!"
"Oh, I haven't told you yet that you haven't finished misappropriating dividends. How dare you be so bold as to even take Brother Liming's..."
"That's enough!" Zhang Liming interrupted Wang Juan before she could finish her words. He used a warning look to remind Wang Juan not to talk nonsense, and then turned to Zhao Minglei and said, "Juanzi is right. Hong Kong is not our territory, and we can't get things done just by saying hello. At least I don't have that much face. So the money will definitely not be recovered. The most important thing now is how to solve the problem behind it."
