I thought I had misheard and asked, “What did you say?”
“I said you can ask Wenbei Su if he needs me to help him support the market. Understand?” Leon Hua said.
“You want to help him support the market? It requires a huge amount of money.” I said.
“So you think I’m too poor to do it?” Leon said with a cold smile.
“Of course not. I know you’re rich. If you were poor, there wouldn’t be any poor people in the world. I mean, would you spend a lot of money to help Nanhe Group?” I said.
“I do it mainly for your sake. You are my wife and Wenbei’s sister, so Wenbei is my brother-in-law and Jiye Su is my father-in-law…” Leon said.
“Stop! Just stop talking about nonsense and get to the point.” I said.
Leon smiled and said, “You don’t want me to tell you the truth, do you? Why don’t you believe I do it for the sake of you? Of course, I have a condition.”
“You say what’s your condition first and I will tell Second Brother.” I said.
Leon frowned and said, “I don’t like the way you don’t trust me. Do you think I will trick Wenbei?”
“This matter is not my personal affair. If it’s my personal affair, of course I trust you completely. But it’s a matter of two families and I have to make it clear. You should understand my difficulties.” I explained.
“Well, my condition is simple. As I will help Wenbei, he should help me if I need him in the future. That’s it.” Leon said.
“OK, I got it.” I said.
I called Second Brother and told what Leon said to Second Brother. Second Brother was hesitated and didn’t agree immediately. Second Brother asked to speak to Leon directly.
I gave the phone to Leon and they talked for nearly 20 minutes on the phone. At last there seemed to be an agreement.
Leon gave the phone back to me and said, “Deal. I’m going to get ready now, so you go on with your work.”
I was still a little worried and asked Leon, “Does it really not need the approval of the board of directors that you mobilize so much money to help Nanhe Group?”
“Do you think the directors will agree if they know that?” Leon asked.
“Of course not. But it’s not good to keep it from them. What if the they find out?” I said.
“Don’t worry. I have my tools. And I won’t use the money of the group. I have other options.” Leon said.
“What other options do you have?” I said.
“I’m going to find some old friends to do that. You’ll find out later.” Leon said.
…
At 6, 30 p. m., Leon called and asked me to go to a restaurant to meet his old friends.
When I arrived at the restaurant, I found it’s quite empty. Leon should make a block booking.
Leon mentioned me to sit down and said, “The braised tofu is good, as is the homemade green plum wine. You can eat more.”
“Haven’t you made an appointment with your old friends? Why are you alone?” I asked Leon.
“Take your time. They’ll be here soon.” Leon said.
As soon as Leon said, someone came in. The person came was in black and handsome and elegant. He’s Mu Chen.
“Leon, Nala Yao, sorry to have kept you waiting.” Mu said. Mu’s words and deeds always seem to be appropriate.
“No, we just arrived.” I said with a smile.
“Nonsense, we’ve been waiting for two hours. Isn’t it long enough?” Leon said.
Leon can talk nonsense without missing a beat. We just arrived, but he said we’ve been waiting for two hours.
Mu smiled and said, “Leon, it’s impossible for you to wait for someone for two hours.”
“Exactly. Don’t listen to his nonsense. We just arrived.” I said with a smile.
“Leon, what’s the reason that you ask me to come today? You dislike me so much that you wouldn’t have invited me to dinner if nothing had happened.” Mu said calmly.
“I just want to see if you are still alive.” Leon said.
“A scourge lasts a hundred years. A bad man like me won’t die temporarily. Sorry to let you down.” Mu said calmly.
“That’s right. Last time you promised my sister that you would never get married, can you really do that?” Leon nodded and said.
“Of course. Getting married is not a thing I have to do. It’s not difficult not to get married. It’s difficult not to drink.” Mu nodded and said.
When they two were talking, another man came in. He is Jiannan Lyu. After seeing Leon and Mu were there, Jiannan stood there with hesitation and was unwilling to come over.
“Both of you are here. Yon don’t want to gang up on me, do you?” Jiannan said with an evil smile.
“Are you scared? Don’t come here if you’re afraid.” Leon said disdainfully.
“I’m a little scared. Neither you nor Mu can match me. But I’m afraid you will gang up on me. After all, you two are shameless and you’ll gang up on me if you can’t defeat me.” Jiannan scolded.
“If you’re scared, just go away. Don’t stand there and keep talking. You disturb our pleasure in drinking.” Mu waved his hand and said.
“But I couldn’t bear to leave when I see Nala.” Jiannan grinned cheekily and said.
I was a little embarrassed. Such words are most likely to provoke Leon when someone says in front of him.
But Leon was not angry this time and he was calm. “Since you are here, don’t be afraid. Come over.” Leon said.
But Jiannan still didn’t come over. “Will you gang up on me?” Jiannan said.
“Not today. Just relax.” Leon waved his hand and said.
Jiannan then approached slowly and warily. “Leon, are you so kind to invite me to dinner? Is there no conspiracy?” Jiannan said.
“It seems that you heart is still fluttering with fear. You’re so scared of me. Are you still the little devil?” Leon said with a smile.
Jiannan walked to the table and then sat down next to me. He moved the chair a little closer to me.
“Can you stay away form my wife? If you don’t want to be ganged up on by us, you’d batter behave yourself.” Leon y said angrily.
“I’ve been far away from her. Don’t be so stingy.” Jiannan said. The he moved his chair a little further away.
Leon mentioned the waiter to start serving dishes and wine.
“Nala, how are you doing? Are you in good mood? Do you have appetite? Do you sleep well?” Jiannan fired questions at me like a maniac.
Leon gave him an angry stare and he pretended not to see it. “You don’t look well. Is there something that’s bothering you? Tell me and I’ll help you…”Jiannan said.
“Jiannan, it’s enough!’ Leon stared him and said.
“It’s none of your business that I care about Nala. Don’t make a show of authority in front of me.” Jiannan said.
Leon was angry and Mu said, “Let’s talk some business. Don’t be angry.”
“You two have business? Will you gang up on me?” Jiannan asked warily.
It seemed that he was really worried about that Mu and Leon would gang up on him and he couldn’t be relaxed.