9: Chapter 9 Preaching

Zhao Jian saw that the person who arrived was a Middle-aged Man.

He was wearing a navy blue suit and had a buzz cut. He wore glasses.

His first impression was that this man was very capable.

The square-faced woman in charge of the interview went up to meet him and whispered a report.

During this, she also used her eyes to gesture toward Zhao Jian.

Unsurprisingly, she was speaking ill of Zhao Jian.

But Zhao Jian didn't care; he was neither an employee nor did he intend to join the company.

Snitching was useless against him!

Wang Peng's face, however, was full of smugness.

He felt that Zhao Jian was about to be humiliated!

He whispered mockingly: "Zhao Jian, you're finished. You smelly piece of trash, just wait to be kicked out by security."

Zhao Jian couldn't stand his gloating appearance and was about to retort.

But Zhang Tao took a step ahead, knitting her brows: "Don't be so quick to conclude who will be kicked out; maybe it will be you?"

The Middle-aged Man, the boss, listened to the report and walked over with a smile.

When he passed by Wang Peng, Wang Peng took the initiative to reach out and said with a reserved smile:

"Hello, President Qin, sorry for the trouble. Don't worry, these two outsiders won't affect our cooperation."

The Middle-aged Man, addressed as President Qin, walked past him.

He smiled and reached out to Zhang Tao: "Miss Zhang, my apologies, I was delayed by a private matter just now. Shall we go to my office to talk?"

Zhang Tao looked at the tissue, not responding.

She also didn't shake his hand.

President Qin noticed her gaze, awkwardly withdrew his hand, and whispered an explanation: "I washed it, I washed it."

"President Qin, since you have already secured investment, I think there's no need to talk further." Zhang Tao's eyes turned toward the suppressively angry Wang Peng.

"Miss Zhang, you're joking. What kind of investment is that? I'll kick him out right now."

Compared to the investment represented by Zhang Tao for President Li, Wang Peng's investment was like playing house.

"Call security and show him out." President Qin pointed his finger at Wang Peng.

"Kick me out? Are you crazy, Qin? I brought an investment of 1 million! I'm representing eighteen trading companies in Xiong City to discuss cooperation with you! You're kicking me out?"

Wang Peng's clamoring had no effect.

1 million was a lot to him, but compared to President Li's 30 million investment intent, it was too little.

Until he was dragged out the door, he said bitterly:

"Zhao Jian, you poor wretch who only knows how to live off women, let's see how long this woman can protect you. I have more money than you, sooner or later I'll play you to death, you poor wretch!"

Not necessarily.

Zhao Jian thought to himself, I have an intelligence system; getting rich is only a matter of time.

By the time he returned home, it was already seven in the evening.

He bought some steamed buns on the way, and they were still warm when he brought them back.

While eating, he planned to send a message home to let them know he was safe.

But his mother's incoming call alert lit up first.

"Hello? Mom, have you eaten yet? Why did you think to call me?"

With his mouth stuffed with a bun, his voice sounded a bit muffled.

He actually knew that his parents ate early; to save on electricity, they had already finished dinner before it got dark.

And went to sleep early.

Day after day, it was always like this.

But other than this, he, being not good with words, couldn't find a more appropriate topic.

There was no immediate response on the phone.

It seemed like there was whispering on the other end.

Only after he swallowed the bun in his mouth did he hear his mother say:

"Xiao Jian, Mom is asking you. Did you really find a job?"

"Really, Mom, why do you ask?"

"A while back when it was raining, your dad was in a hurry on his bike, drove against traffic, and scratched someone's car. He borrowed some money from your second uncle to compensate them. Last night, he came to ask for the money back."

"I told him you found a job and would pay him back in a couple of months after you earned money. He said he called your classmate and asked, and they said you were idle every day, borrowing money to get by. He told me to talk to you and find a proper job."

Who was spreading gossip?

Zhao Jian immediately thought of Wang Peng.

"Mom, how much do you owe him?"

He still had over twelve thousand on hand.

"Still owe thirty thousand. I just gave him the five thousand you sent yesterday."

What kind of car is so expensive to scratch?

Zhao Jian was worried his parents were being scammed and subtly asked about the car model that was scratched.

"I heard it's called a Rolls-Royce, Mom doesn't understand. The traffic police said the 35,000 was because the car owner saw we weren't well-off and voluntarily lowered the price."

Alright, then the compensation really wasn't much.

He transferred ten thousand over first.

And told his mother not to worry, he would be getting paid soon.

By the time the call ended, it was nearing midnight.

He was sleepy, but Zhao Jian looked at the only window and didn't want to sleep.

Time passed quietly while he was dazed.

It was only five seconds until midnight.

3 seconds!

1 second!

【Today's Intelligence (White): Yesterday, Loves Lock Heart spent all her living expenses to buy spicy cloth. She is currently listing a bracelet gifted by a suitor for 500 yuan. The buy-back price of this old beeswax bracelet at an antique store is at least 30,000 yuan.】

Zhao Jian's breath hitched!

Then his eyes stared brightly at the gradually fading light screen.

Thirty thousand!

He was determined to take advantage of Miss Lock Heart!

Unable to care about sleepiness, he opened the trading platform and searched for Loves Lock Heart in the transaction records.

He clicked to confirm the transaction.

The transaction method was local face-to-face, and the location was still the library. Zhao Jian couldn't get the bracelet yet.

When he was satisfied and wanted to sleep, a private message was sent through the transaction backend.

"Why is it you?" A furious emoji followed immediately under the message.

Did he openly want to take advantage of her bracelet?

That wouldn't do.

He replied: "After trading with you during the day, I couldn't stop thinking about it and couldn't sleep. I want to make it up to you."

"Then transfer one thousand back to me?"

"I'm sleepy, good night."

After saying that, Zhao Jian put down his phone.

On the other end, Loves Lock Heart looked at the text on her phone and muttered disdainfully:

"A profiteer trying to trick me, isn't that just reselling!"

Of course she knew the bracelet was worth more than 500 yuan.

Based on her knowledge of that suitor, if bought, it would be at least over one thousand!

But in order to sell quickly, and since it was second-hand jewelry.

So she estimated it at five hundred.

She just didn't expect it to benefit Zhao Jian.

In the morning, Zhao Jian opened his eyes reluctantly from a sweet dream.

After washing up, he didn't care about eating, immediately went out, and took the bus to the library.

The time he and Loves Lock Heart agreed upon was nine in the morning.

For a transaction involving a huge sum of 30,000 yuan, going early wasn't excessive.

At 8:50, the bus went through rush hour traffic jams and detours due to road construction.

Finally, like a tottering old man, it crawled to the station.

Zhao Jian, however, was very energetic.

He walked briskly toward the library.

From afar, he saw a splash of brilliant blue. When the sunlight shone on it, it faintly revealed a green glow.

Like wearing a green hat.

"Did you bring the item?" Zhao Jian got straight to the point.

But Loves Lock Heart didn't answer immediately, instead whispering: "Eww, we look like spies meeting up."

Zhao Jian ignored her.

What spies? With his upright features and sunny temperament, at worst he was an undercover agent infiltrating a thief's den.

Loves Lock Heart took out the bracelet, showed it, and said: "Big Brother, how about you transfer me one thousand?"

It was marked as five hundred on the trading platform.

"No way, I only placed the order because I felt sorry for you. This kind of plastic jewelry is only worth a few bucks."

"What are you talking about? This is amber, do you understand or not?"

The girl who was rejected by Zhao Jian was not discouraged; soon she had a new idea.