Chapter 827
Misunderstanding
Qu Feifan is not short of money. In fact, 100,000 yuan is nothing to him, and he also knows that whether or not the principal is returned is meaningless to Xu Bo'an!
If Xu Bo'an were just a money-grubber, there would have been no need for him to ask them to buy those houses with him in the first place! If he had bought them all himself, wouldn't all the demolition compensation have gone into his own pocket? Wouldn't he have made even more money that way? Xu Bo'an was only willing to help them buy those houses because he respected them.
Qu Feifan did this to teach Li Zhiqi a lesson!
Li Zhiqi was overjoyed to have received his principal back and said to his son, "You little rascal, your old man has gotten his principal back. Don't you dare invest recklessly with others again!"
After hearing her father's words, Li Jiayin looked at him with a lifeless expression and said, "Dad, please look carefully, who transferred this to you!"
Li Zhiqi was quite happy to finally get his principal back. His son was finally willing to listen to him. He picked up his phone and saw that it was indeed his son who had transferred the money to him.
When Qu Feifan asked Li Jiayin to transfer money to him, Li Zhiqi thought it was just a joke between young people. He didn't expect to see the transfer information and find that the money was indeed transferred to him by his son.
Li Zhiqi was completely bewildered. He looked at his son and said, "Son, what's going on? Why did you transfer this money to me? Didn't you use the money you asked for to buy those dilapidated houses? How come you still have so much money?"
Li Jiayin said to her father sullenly, "Now you know to ask me? Too late!"
Li Zhiqi looked at his son with great puzzlement and said, "The principal is already in hand, so why is it late? You didn't do something outrageous behind my back, did you? Explain yourself to me right now."
Li Jiayin said to her father, "Under your pressure, how could I dare to do anything out of line? I just told you that the batch of old houses that Brother Xu and I bought made money!"
Li Zhiqi looked at his son with a puzzled expression and said, "Are you telling the truth?"
Li Zhiqi thought about how his son could casually transfer nearly four million yuan to him, and now he was starting to believe that what his son said was true. However, in order to verify the truth of the matter, he still had to question his son.
Li Jiayin then took out his phone, opened his account balance, and showed it to his father, Li Zhiqi. Li Zhiqi was stunned to see that his son Li Jiayin had more than six million yuan in remaining funds in his account.
Afterwards, Li Jiayin showed his father, Li Zhiqi, the source and details of the transfers. Only then did Li Zhiqi believe that what his son said was true, and that he had indeed made a lot of money from the batch of old houses he bought.
Now that the facts were laid bare, Li Zhiqi had no choice but to believe it was true. But even the Zhong family, the most business-minded family in the city, didn't value those old, abandoned houses in the suburbs of Jiangcheng. How could this unknown young man have such discerning eyes? This was enough to prove that this young man's abilities were extraordinary.
But I had already agreed with the person that as long as I got my principal back, the six million I had earned would have to be returned to them according to the rules.
Although the Li family is quite well-known in Jiangcheng and has considerable assets, this six million was earned in just two months, and only through such simple reselling. For my company to earn more than six million in pure profit, it would require many more steps.
In short, Li Zhiqi felt that earning these six million was much easier than doing business himself, and he was quite heartbroken to have to return it now.
Most importantly, he had also lost an opportunity to befriend such a talented young man. At this moment, Li Zhiqi deeply regretted his actions.
He angrily said to his son, "You little bastard, why didn't you tell me sooner? What's the use of telling me now?"
Hearing her father scold her like that, Li Jiayin said aggrievedly, "When I tried to explain to you just now, you wouldn't listen to anything I said, and you even tried to intimidate me with your fatherly authority. How was I supposed to explain to you? I didn't even have a chance to explain to you!"
Li Zhiqi pointed helplessly at his son and said, "You..."
Before Li Zhiqi could finish speaking, Lin Shan's voice rang out from the crowd, "Brother Bo'an, I've been looking for you everywhere! Oh, so you're here!"
Because Xu Bo'an and Lin Shan were standing opposite each other, while Li Zhiqi was standing with his back to Lin Shan, and Zhu Jiewen was standing behind Li Zhiqi, Lin Shan did not see Li Zhiqi, but only Xu Bo'an.
As Lin Shan spoke, he walked towards Xu Bo'an and said, "Brother Bo'an, everything is ready outside. The opening ceremony will begin in about fifteen minutes. Let's go out together!"
Xu Bo'an said to Lin Shan, "Brother Lin, I'm taking care of some things here, it'll be done soon!"
Standing behind Lin Shan, Li Zhiqi saw that Lin Shan was so familiar with this man surnamed Xu, and he immediately felt that something was wrong.
Before Lin Shan could speak after Xu Bo'an finished speaking, Li Zhiqi asked Lin Shan, "Old Lin, do you know this Mr. Xu?"
Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Lin Shan turned around and saw Li Zhiqi. Filled with apology, Lin Shan quickly said to Li Zhiqi, "Old Li, there was someone standing behind you that blocked your view. I really didn't see them. I'm so sorry! We can go out together later!" Remembering Li Zhiqi's earlier question, Lin Shan continued, "Oh, Old Li, you were asking about Mr. Xu? This is Xu Bo'an, the one I mentioned before who runs the hotel with me. He's a very, very outstanding young man!"
Lin Shan has been busy with opening a hotel lately, so he spends most of his time in Jiangcheng and has been spending more time with Li Zhiqi.
Before the hotel opened, Li Zhiqi helped with many of the necessary permits and procedures. In their spare time, the two often sat together for meals and chats. Lin Shan frequently mentioned Xu Bo'an to him and told him many of Xu Bo'an's glorious achievements, such as Xu Bo'an's transition from an engineering leader to an entrepreneur who revived Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory and the development of hangover remedies. Lin Shan introduced everything he knew to Li Zhiqi.
When Lin Shan introduced Xu Bo'an to Li Zhiqi, one could see the admiration in Lin Shan's eyes. Li Zhiqi also learned about Xu Bo'an's prowess from Lin Shan. Most importantly, Li Zhiqi's main business in Jiangcheng was also in the pharmaceutical industry, and Xu Bo'an's Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory happened to be in the same industry as him.
Li Zhiqi, who also works in the pharmaceutical industry, had heard about the hangover remedy before. He had personally experienced its effects and found them to be incredibly effective. Li Zhiqi deeply admired the person who developed the hangover remedy.
Later, after Lin Shan explained to Li Zhiqi that his partner in opening the hotel was the person who developed the hangover remedy, Li Zhiqi became even more eager to meet this amazing person who developed the hangover remedy.
So I'm not just here to show my support for the hotel today; my main purpose is to meet this remarkable person and hopefully make some acquaintance.
But Li Zhiqi never expected such a coincidence. He had offended someone before even getting to know them, which made him very embarrassed!
Li Zhiqi realized that it was his subordinate Zhu Jiewen who had misled him, causing him to mistakenly believe that Xu Bo'an was just a small-time contractor helping out at the hotel. At this moment, Li Zhiqi looked at Zhu Jiewen and said to him irritably, "Zhu Jiewen, what's going on? Didn't you say that Mr. Xu was just a small-time contractor working at the hotel? Explain yourself clearly!"
When Zhu Jiewen heard Lin Shan say that he and Xu Bo'an had opened this hotel together, he felt a little panicked. If he had known that Xu Bo'an owned the hotel, he would never have deliberately broken the mirror and then framed Xu Bo'an.
Hearing the leader's questioning, Zhu Jiewen replied somewhat timidly, "Chairman Li, I'm not very familiar with Xu Bo'an. We just know each other briefly. I saw him moving things and assumed he was here to help. I'm really sorry!"
After hearing Zhu Jiewen's words, Li Zhiqi was very angry and said to him, "Zhu Jiewen, you have really disappointed me. I trusted you so much and brought you out with me, but I didn't expect you to say that he was just a small contractor without even knowing him. How can you make such a judgment about people like that? Is this how you treat people at work?"
Upon hearing his boss's reprimand, Zhu Jiewen hurriedly apologized to Li Zhiqi, saying, "Chairman Li, I'm so sorry. It was my oversight this time. I hope you can forgive me!"
Li Zhiqi was furious at the moment. He was angry because Zhu Jiewen had made him mistakenly believe that Xu Bo'an was a small contractor. If it weren't for Zhu Jiewen's misunderstanding, Li Zhiqi wouldn't have misunderstood Xu Bo'an, and the series of embarrassing things that followed wouldn't have happened.
Before he had even made any acquaintance with Xu Bo'an, he had already offended him. Li Zhiqi never expected that his first meeting with Xu Bo'an would be like this!
Li Zhiqi said to Zhu Jiewen, "I'll deal with you later!"
Then he said to Xu Bo'an, "Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry about earlier. Lin Shan had mentioned you to me many times before, but I really didn't know that you were the one who partnered with Lao Lin to open a hotel. I hope you can understand the misunderstanding!"
Qu Feifan, standing to the side, said to Li Zhiqi, "Chairman Li, you were quite rude to our Brother Xu just now, insisting on getting your principal back. Now that the principal has been returned and I have received my 100,000 yuan reward, it's just that the other money you earned hasn't been returned as agreed. Quickly have your son return that money to Brother Xu!"
Lin Shan, unaware of the reason, asked Qu Feifan, "What happened?"
Qu Feifan said to Lin Shan, "We bought some houses with Brother Xu. Li Zhiqi insisted that Brother Xu was a swindler who cheated his son out of his money, and demanded that Brother Xu return the principal. However, we made a lot of money from the houses we bought with Brother Xu, and we have already returned the principal to him. He should keep his promise and return the money he made!"
Upon hearing what Li Zhiqi had just said, and with Qu Feifan's explanation, Lin Shan immediately understood that there had been a misunderstanding between Li Zhiqi and Xu Bo'an!
Li Zhiqi looked at Lin Shan and said, "Old Lin, the misunderstanding arose because I said I didn't know Mr. Xu. We've known each other for so long, you know my character. Please explain to Mr. Xu quickly!"
Lin Shan has known Li Zhiqi for so long that he understands Li Zhiqi's character and knows that he is a person worth befriending. Moreover, Li Zhiqi has helped him a lot behind the scenes in opening his hotel. Lin Shan is friends with Xu Bo'an and also with Li Zhiqi. When a misunderstanding arises between the two, Lin Shan will certainly not stand idly by.
He immediately smiled at Xu Bo'an and said, "It's all my fault in the end. If I had introduced you two beforehand, you definitely wouldn't have had this misunderstanding."
However, it's still not too late to introduce you two. After all, this misunderstanding arose without your knowledge, and I believe that once I introduce you, the misunderstanding will be easily cleared up.
"Brother Bo'an, Chairman Li is also a friend of mine. We've known each other for a long time. His main business in Jiangcheng is also in the pharmaceutical industry. He's been very helpful with our hotel lately. You two should talk it over and clear up the misunderstanding."
After hearing Lin Shan's words, Li Zhiqi said to Xu Bo'an, "Yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding. I hope you won't hold it against me, Mr. Xu! Also, I will keep my word and return all the money my son made from buying the house to you, Mr. Xu!"
After speaking with Xu Bo'an, Li Zhiqi looked at his son and said, "Jiayin, your father is not a man of his word. Quickly return the money you earned to Mr. Xu!"
Hearing her father's words, Li Jiayin became anxious and looked at him. Li Zhiqi said in a resentful voice, "I am a loyal follower of Brother Xu. This money was earned by myself by following Brother Xu with my discerning eye. You didn't want people to talk about returning the money, so I didn't say anything. If you want to return it, go and return it yourself! What does it have to do with me?"
Li Zhiqi was very angry when he heard his son say that, and looked at him and said, "You little brat, get right to your place!"
Li Jiayin strongly resisted, saying, "This money is something I worked hard to earn with Brother Xu. If I return it, I'll be penniless. I was planning to use this money to invest with Brother Xu and make more money. If I return it for you, how will I make money? And if I ask you for it back later, you'll interrogate me relentlessly. That's too difficult. I won't do it. Besides, the fault doesn't lie with me. You misunderstood Brother Xu, which caused this mess. You should just pay for it yourself!" (End of Chapter)