My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 211: Be a bit more kind-hearted in life!
Meanwhile, at Li Ruijing’s home, Fan Xiuran and Zou Shengrong were visiting.
"Old Li, I’ll say this once: either you fleece them for all they’re worth, or you walk away from the deal. Our Kang City Business Alliance will gladly take this piece of land off your hands. Either way, you won’t lose out," Zou Shengrong said with a sneer.
"Rest assured, the Kang City Business Alliance’s business is my business! I guarantee I’ll get the job done!"
As a Jianghu thug, Li Ruijing naturally hoped to gain the support of the Kang City Business Alliance. It’s always easier to get by with powerful backing, after all.
"Alright, that’s enough talk. We have to visit another company. The Qifei Group isn’t just setting up a factory; they’re also looking to buy new equipment. The company they’ve contacted happens to have some connection to our boss!" Zou Shengrong grinned. "This time, we’re going to bankrupt the Qifei Group completely. Let’s see what backing Yang Qi has left then!"
With that, the two men left.
Outside, Hao Ziyun was waiting, dressed provocatively.
"Care to have some fun together tonight?" Zou Shengrong and Fan Xiuran exchanged a glance and laughed.
"You two are so wicked!" Hao Ziyun said, but she didn’t object. Her coy expression was a clear sign of acceptance.
As soon as Fan Xiuran and Zou Shengrong had left, Li Ruijing gave his orders. "There can be no mistakes with this. If we succeed, we’ll curry favor with the Kang City Business Alliance, and our lives will become much easier. Notify the men. Everyone must be here tomorrow. I hear that Yang Qi knows some Martial Arts, but we have far more men who can fight!"
Pride filled Li Ruijing’s expression. He himself was a Martial Arts Master and had hundreds of men under his command, nearly all of them martial arts practitioners.
Of course, Li Ruijing was unaware that Yang Qi had defeated the five Independents. The Liang Family, wanting to save face, had suppressed the news. Otherwise, he likely wouldn’t have waded into these muddy waters.
A man beside him frowned. "Boss, I heard that Yang Qi has close ties to the Lin Family of Jingzhou. If we make a move, won’t the Lin Family intervene?"
"Don’t worry, I’ve looked into it thoroughly. That kid was delusional, a toad trying to eat a swan’s flesh. He ended up getting beaten up by someone from Jingzhou, and Lin Qingxuan left him. He has no connection to the Lin Family of Jingzhou now," Li Ruijing sneered. "Proceed as planned. We can’t miss such a great opportunity!"
「Early in the morning.」
Yang Qi set out with Li Qingyan and the others.
On the way, Li Qingyan explained the situation. "This Li Ruijing is full of bullshit. He just preliminarily signed the agreement yesterday, agreeing to a price of fifty million for the land. Now he’s suddenly jacked the price up to one billion. Not even a rocket flies that high that fast!"
Yang Qi smiled. "That’s to be expected. Someone’s pulling his strings, and lackeys like him love doing this kind of dirty work. Don’t worry, I’m here."
"Just make sure you don’t get violent when we arrive," Li Qingyan warned. "Brute force can’t solve every problem."
"Fine. If you can handle it, I won’t lift a finger," Yang Qi said with a wave of his hand, leaning back in his seat and closing his eyes to rest.
Half an hour later, their car pulled into an abandoned tractor factory. The owner was desperate to sell, which was why the Qifei Group had a chance to pick it up for a bargain. However, with the Kang City Business Alliance’s intervention, the deal had become much trickier.
In a dilapidated office, Li Ruijing sat with his legs propped up on the desk, smoking and waiting. More than a dozen men stood behind him, their temples bulging—a clear sign of skilled fighters. Outside, hundreds more martial arts practitioners were gathered. This hardly looked like a negotiation; it was more like an ambush.
One of the lackeys chuckled. "When Yang Qi sees this, he’ll probably be too scared to even come inside, right?"
"Heh, it’s better if he doesn’t. We won’t have to waste our time," Li Ruijing laughed.
He had barely finished speaking when Yang Qi walked in with his entourage. The other members of the negotiation team were trembling with fear, but Yang Qi and Li Qingyan were the picture of composure, acting as if nothing was amiss.
Li Ruijing smirked. This kid’s got some nerve.
"You’re Yang Qi?" he asked, blowing a puff of smoke in Yang Qi’s face.
"That’s me. Let’s sign the contract," Yang Qi said, placing the prepared contract on the table.
This was the contract the Qifei Group and Li Ruijing had agreed upon just yesterday, to the satisfaction of both parties. Today, however, when Li Ruijing took the contract, he immediately set it on fire with a lighter, burning it right in front of Yang Qi.
"What are you doing!" Li Qingyan exploded with anger.
Yang Qi stopped her. "Don’t get angry yet. Let’s see what he’s planning first."
Li Qingyan froze. She had assumed Yang Qi only knew how to solve problems with violence. Yet in this situation, he was far calmer than she was.
Li Ruijing took another contract from one of his men and threw it on the table. "The contract has been changed. Sign this one."
"Take a look," Yang Qi said, handing the new contract to Li Qingyan. It was better to let a professional check it to save time and effort.
Just then, a burly man beside Li Ruijing slammed his fist on the table and roared, "What’s there to look at? Just sign it!"
"The contract has been changed, so we have to review it," Li Qingyan retorted, frowning. "How else are we supposed to know if the terms are acceptable?"
She paid no mind to the threat and began flipping through the contract. As she read, her expression darkened.
"Li Ruijing, what is the meaning of this?" Li Qingyan demanded furiously. "Yesterday, we agreed on fifty million, and we’ve already paid half of the deposit. Why has the price suddenly become one billion?"
Hearing this, the negotiation team was stunned. One billion? Has he lost his mind? A price hike from fifty million to one hundred million would be understandable, but jumping straight to a billion? That’s insane! Everyone turned to look at Li Ruijing, hoping for a reasonable explanation.
Li Ruijing sneered. "What’s so surprising? Yesterday the price was fifty million, and you didn’t buy it then. Today it’s one billion. Perfectly normal. Take it or leave it."
"Boss Li, that’s rather underhanded," Yang Qi said with a faint smile.
"So what if it’s underhanded?" Li Ruijing scoffed. "I’m a businessman. I only care about money! Last night, someone called me and offered to buy this dump for a billion. I’m only giving you first refusal because you came to me first. And you’re calling me underhanded?"
"Fine! In that case, we won’t buy it," Li Qingyan stated. "Return our deposit."
That kind of land wasn’t easy to find, but it wasn’t impossible, either. They might have to pay a bit more, which the Qifei Group could certainly afford, but they were not suckers.
"Deposit? What deposit?" Li Ruijing asked with a chuckle. "I don’t recall any such thing."
Li Qingyan frowned. "Boss Li, you should have some decency. You can raise the price, and we can choose not to buy. But refusing to return the deposit is going too far. You’re the one who violated the agreement first. Even if we take this to court, we will win!"
