Inheriting A Divine Cultivation Clan At The Start, All My Juniors Are Empresses-Chapter 622 - 242: Bu Huoran’s Arrival! The Zhangsun Family’s Loan! _6

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In the council hall, Yuchi considered the sentiment from when Wei Jiunuan had interceded on behalf of the Zhangsun Family, contemplating what matter they could have.

The current Patriarch of the Zhangsun Family saw Yuchi seated at the head of the council hall, and he couldn't help but feel a twinge of fear, repeatedly saying, "President Yuchi, I am the current Patriarch of the Zhangsun Family, I am Changsun Hongyun."

Yuchi nodded and held his teacup, "I've heard of you."

Such perfunctory politeness made Changsun Hongyun's heart skip a beat, and he dared not waste time with idle talk, immediately saying, "President Yuchi, I've come to the Wei Family seeking your assistance with a matter. The Zhangsun Family currently lacks funds for business ventures, and we're hoping the Wei Family might lend us some silver."

Borrow money? You say this, now I'm not sleepy anymore, Yuchi squinted his eyes and asked, "Your Zhangsun Family is still a member of the Xufu Town United Commerce Association. As members, you can directly borrow from the association. The association has funds, so there's no need to bring this to me," he said.

One of the association's roles is to lend money, specifically to its members. The association's interest rates are much lower than those outside, and sometimes there are interest-free loans during crucial moments. So if the Zhangsun Family is short on funds, they can directly borrow from the association. Once the association confirms the borrower's ability to repay, the loan is granted with very high efficiency.

If the Zhangsun Family can truly repay the loan, and the association's clerks believe it wise to lend to the Zhangsun Family, they could receive the funds within half a day, far faster than any pawnshop.

But now, Changsun Hongyun coming to Yuchi likely means they're unable to secure funding from the association?

Yuchi's conjecture was accurate. Upon hearing his response, Changsun Hongyun felt slightly embarrassed and stammered, "President Yuchi, we indeed want to borrow money from the association, but the approval has been delayed indefinitely, yet we're in urgent need of silver, so I've come to your residence hoping that your esteemed self could offer some assistance."

Changsun Hongyun's meaning was simpler. Though Yuchi wasn't actively involved in the association's day-to-day functions, with the role gradually transferred to his elder brother, Wei Zhe, Changsun Hongyun knew that Yuchi's consent would swiftly prompt the association's release of funds!

Yuchi understood and started searching his sleeves, "How much? I can lend to you personally."

"One hundred thousand taels..." Changsun Hongyun wiped the sweat off his forehead. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"I don't have a hundred thousand taels."

Yuchi curbed his mischievous attitude and responded straightforwardly, "I can't assist with this matter. Although I'm the president of the association, I'd disrupt its operational logic if I intervened directly. If today you bypass the association to borrow from me, other families might follow suit tomorrow, and what would that mean for the association in the end?"

"But..." Changsun Hongyun was anxious.

"No buts."

Yuchi stood up, "Please go back and organize the Zhangsun Family's documents properly, then attempt to borrow from the association again. If your family is sound and the business is positive, the association is certainly willing to lend to you, even supporting you interest-free."

On this point, Yuchi wasn't joking. Conversations with his elder brother Wei Zhe concerning the association revealed it had, indeed, acted this way. Some families weren't the strongest, but they were enthusiastic and managed to find various channels.

Coming to borrow from the association was simple for them.

Exaggeratedly speaking, the association was eager to stuff silver into their mouths, allowing them to leave without a word.

"Please, President Yuchi, for the sake of Changsun Mei, help us," Changsun Hongyun was more frantic.

"No can do."

Yuchi shook his head, "For ten taels or twenty, I can lend to you personally, but not for a hundred thousand. Moreover, Changsun Mei is no longer part of the Zhangsun Family, she's now with the Wei Family, so she has little to do with you, given you sent her away from the Zhangsun Family."

This was absurd. Previously, when the Zhangsun Family borrowed money, they couldn't repay even thirty thousand taels, pretending they didn't see anything, leading Wei Jiunuan to come to the Wei Family. Now that Wei Jiunuan came, you start saying this?

What makes you think others owe you?

Changsun Hongyun was even more anxious now, blurted in confusion, "President, this isn't righteous! You took our family patriarch, confining her at the Wei Family, causing us to lose a pillar! So either lend us money or we'll take this public for everyone's judgment!"

"How can the association bully people? When did it start to feel like using power to oppress?"

"We're not convinced!"

Changsun Hongyun became increasingly angry, blurting out a stream of heated words.

After finishing, his heart skipped fiercely, realizing who he was speaking to as he stared at Yuchi and took a step back in dread.