gifted collector

Chapter 64

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the entire Little Antique Street had become quiet, except for the dim lights. The shops on both sides of the street were closed, squatting like quiet beasts.

In Boshi Studio, Zhu Bai was sitting on a chair with only a small light on, so most of his whole body was shrouded in shadow.

There are some small dishes in front of him, and a few wine bottles next to him, and the whole shop is filled with the smell of alcohol.

"squeak!"

Zhu Bai took a sip of the wine in the glass, and then filled it up for himself - although he was drinking alone, he was in a good mood.

"Hey, I really didn't expect such a good thing to happen, Zhou Yafang? Fang Ming? It's impossible for you not to bleed this time! Hmph, want to fight with me? You're still young."

Zhu Bai felt even more complacent when he thought of the ugly expressions on Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang's faces when he "kicked" Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang out during the day because he had something to deal with.

I received an antique a few days ago. I thought it was a good thing, but I didn’t expect that in the end, instead of picking up the leaks, I punched the eye, and lost 450 million in one fell swoop. Most of the money was borrowed, and it was usury , Recently, others have been pressing so hard that I have no choice but to transfer the store out.

But after posting the notice, no one paid any attention to it for several days. Just when he was desperate, he didn't expect Zhou Yafang to come, and the price he offered was quite good.

"I eat more salt than you eat rice. I can see at a glance that you want to get this shop in a hurry, hum! I just want 500 million, what can you do to me? If you have money, don't want my shop!"

He picked up the wine glass, raised Zhu Bai with his hand, and poured all the wine in the glass into his mouth at once, the hot wine rushed down his throat, and then bursts of alcohol surged up, making his head dizzy.

"Clap clap clap!"

Zhu Bai was startled by a sudden loud noise, and looked at the rolling door, only to find that someone was knocking or bumping hard.

"Damn, who is it? What do you want to do!"

While cursing, Zhu Bai staggered to stand up and walked over to open the door. As soon as the door opened, several big men rushed in from outside, each of them was topless and had huge tattoos. Coupled with that ferocious look, it doesn't look like a good bird.

"Zhu Bai, when will you pay back the money?"

The last one came in was a thin and small man with a pair of glasses and a gentle look. As soon as Zhu Bai saw him, he was so frightened that he almost sobered up, and said, "Brother Snake, you are here, please." Please sit down."

The man who came in last was called Song Min, and everyone on the road called him Brother Snake, and he was Zhu Bai's loan shark.

"You don't need to sit down, I'm here to see if my money has been wasted!"

Song Min glanced at the store, and then continued: "I just saw the notice you posted outside the door, saying that this store is going to change hands?"

"Oh, yes, Brother Snake, I plan to transfer this store so that I can pay you back."

"Oh? This is a good idea. I wonder how much money I can get?"

Song Min sat down on the chair with a golden knife, crossed his legs, Zhu Bai immediately walked over and stood beside him, bent down, and said, "Brother Snake, don't worry, I will borrow your It’s 100 million, after I sell this store, I can get back at least 400-500 million, which is enough to pay you back.”

"400-500 million? Not bad, I can pay back my money so-so."

Zhu Bai was taken aback when he heard that, and said, "Brother Snake, I just lent you 100 million..."

Song Min stared, and said, "Zhu Bai, what you borrowed is usury, which doesn't charge interest? Do you think I run a charity hall?"

"Then... there is no need to pay so much, right?"

"Not much, not much, it's only 390 million with principal and interest."

"Ah! 390 million?!"

"That's it, I'll come back another day."

Song Min stood up and walked out while walking, saying, "Zhu Bai, don't try to run away, otherwise it will be ugly, and broken hands and feet are unavoidable. By the way, there is one more thing." The thing is, I want to see money in these two days, or... Heh, you know what I do."

"boom!"

After Song Min left, Zhu Bai's body softened, and he sat on the chair with a pale face, as if a relative had died.

100 million now have to repay 390 million?It's only been borrowed for less than a month!Zhu Bai's first thought was not to pay it back, but when he thought of the words Song Min said before he left, the thought immediately disappeared again!I have a family and a small child, where can I run away?Even if he ran away by himself, what about his family?It's easy for people like Song Min to find trouble for themselves.

Suddenly, the phone rang, Zhu Bai picked it up and saw that it was Jin Xing, his best friend for many years.

"Old Jin, what's the matter? What's the matter?"

"Heh, Lao Zhu, I have something to tell you."

Zhu Bai hadn't recovered from the fright just now, so he didn't come back to his senses for a moment, but asked subconsciously: "What's the matter? You also know that I'm in trouble now, and I can't care about anything else."

"Didn't you say that Zhou Yafang wanted to buy your shop?"

"Ah, yes, this is what I called to tell you before."

Zhu Bai felt strange, he obviously told Jin Xing about this matter, why did he ask himself the other way around?

"I heard a news that Zhou Yafang and Fang Ming went to the Chengwei Museum before."

"What does it matter to me that they go to the Chengwei Museum? The legs are on them, and they can go wherever they want... Ah, what? You mean they went to the Chengwei Museum? What are they going there for?"

Zhu Bai was startled suddenly, a burst of cold sweat broke out, the last bit of drunkenness disappeared completely, he came to his senses, and then said: "This...they don't want to sell Cheng Weiguan, do they? "

On the other end of the phone, Jin Xing said: "Yes, it is said that this is the case, and He Lin has also agreed to consider this matter."

Zhu Bai sat in a daze, he didn't even know when the phone was hung up.

"How could this happen? How could that old boy He Lin interfere? Why did he transfer his shop for no reason? And don't choose this time to transfer it!"

The more Zhu Bai thought about it, the angrier he became, he stretched out his hand, swept all the things on the table to their places, and smashed them to pieces with a bang!
"Damn, it's really bad luck! First, I borrowed money from usury, then I bought antiques, and then I got meddled in selling the store!"

Zhu Bai cursed loudly, and he calmed down slowly after smashing several antiques.

"call!!!"

Zhu Bai sighed, he knew that this was Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang's "revenge" for what he had done during the day - didn't you see that I wanted to take down the shop quickly?Then I can also tell you that there is not only your Zhubai shop in Little Antique Street, no matter how much money I spend, I am not willing to buy your Zhubai Zhe shop!
"Damn it! Then I just won't sell it!"

But Zhu Bai knew that he was just thinking about it, wouldn't he sell it?Where can I get the money to return Song Min?If there is no money to return to Song Min, why didn't he cut off his hands and feet?

After much deliberation, Zhu Bai realized that he had only one solution, which was to sell the store. What was even more tragic was that he found that the only people interested in his store were Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang!

Zhu Bai regretted it, he regretted why he was so impulsive during the day: why did he just tell Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang that he had something to do and he wanted to talk about it tomorrow, as if he had been possessed by a demon?

Wouldn't it be good to have a good talk and negotiate a suitable price to transfer the store to Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang?He picked up the phone, put it down, and picked it up again. He wanted to call Zhou Yafang, but he couldn't make up his mind. He knew that calling this meant admitting defeat, and the initiative was no longer in his hands.

……

It is not only Zhu Bai who can't sleep, but also He Lin, who is also staying in the store alone at this time.There was a boxed lunch on the table in front of him, he had only eaten half of it, and the rest was not touched at all. Next to him was a pot of tea, which was full, and he obviously didn't have the mood to drink it.The calm expression that Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang saw during the day had long since disappeared. His face was full of seriousness, his right hand was resting on his thigh, tapping lightly unconsciously, and his brows were tense. Locked tightly, the whole person sat motionless for a long time.

He Lin needs money recently, and what he needs is not 01:30, but 500 million!After thinking about many ways, there is still a shortfall of 200 million.

During the recent period of time, his hair has been greyed out in order to raise the money, but there is still no way to solve it. The arrival of Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang today made him finally move his mind to sell the store.

If I am willing to sell the store, 200 million is not a problem, but this store is my heart for many years, so I just sell it like this?
When I was 18 years old, I worked as an apprentice in a pawn shop. I only had the money to buy this shop when I was 38 years old. It took another 10 years to get what it is today, but now I want to sell it?

He Lin has already regarded this store as his son, but now he wants to sell his "son".

If there is still a way, why does He Lin think so?
200 million!Not to mention 200 million, even a penny can kill a hero!
"Forget it, let's get over the difficulty in front of us first. At worst, we can go back to the burden."

At dusk, He Lin finally made up his mind. He stood up and moved his body before going out. He planned to go out for a walk, have breakfast and then call Zhou Yafang and invite her to come to his shop Let's have a good talk about the transfer.

The sun is rising higher and higher, and it will soon be nine o'clock. People in the shops on the Small Antique Street are opening their doors one after another and starting to do business.

"brush!"

As soon as Fang Ming opened the rolling shutter door, a person rushed out from the side, he took a closer look and found that it was Zhu Bai!
(End of this chapter)