Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1193 Zheng Damao's True Purpose

But Liu Guangqi also understood that it would be difficult to continue arguing with Zhao Shuya.

This would only make the two quarrel more fierce, and would not solve the problem at all. The most urgent task was to collect the money as soon as possible. After thinking about it, a person suddenly flashed in Liu Guangqi's mind - Wang Weidong.

That's right. Seventy yuan was a considerable sum of money at that time. Among the people Liu Guangqi knew, the only one who could easily come up with that much money was probably Wang Weidong, the director of the Lanhua Automobile Factory.

Thinking of this, Liu Guangqi hurried back to his room, changed into clean clothes, and prepared to go out to try his luck. Seeing his actions, Zhao Shuya couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going now? You didn't even eat, what are you doing?"

Liu Guangqi's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be calm and said casually, "Oh, I'll go out for a walk to digest what I've eaten." After that, he hurried out without waiting for Zhao Shuya's response.

Liu Guangqi walked along with a heavy heart, and his steps seemed a little heavy.

After walking for a while, he finally arrived outside the courtyard. He stood at the door, took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door creaked open and Guan Tingting appeared at the door. She looked at Liu Guangqi with some confusion and asked, "Liu Guangqi, what are you doing here so late at night?"

Liu Guangqi quickly put on a smile and said, "Tingting, I want to meet Director Wang. I want him to help me with something."

Guan Tingting frowned and said, "Director Wang is still working overtime at the factory and won't be back for a while. If you have something to do, why don't you come and see him tomorrow?"

When Liu Guangqi heard this, he felt disappointed, but he was unwilling to go back like this. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... okay, thank you, Tingting, I'll go to the factory to look for him."

After saying that, Liu Guangqi turned around and left the courtyard, and rushed to the Lanhua Automobile Factory without stopping. When he arrived at the factory, he went straight to the security department, found the head of the security department, Liu Changyi, and said anxiously: "Chief Liu, I am Liu Guangqi. I have something urgent to see Director Wang. Can you help me pass it on?"

Liu Changyi looked at him, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Liu Guangqi, it's not that I won't help you. Director Wang is busy arranging important work in the laboratory right now. He has told no one to disturb him. I can't do anything about it. Why don't you wait until he's done before coming?"

When Liu Guangqi heard this, he felt like a deflated ball. He stood there, feeling helpless and desperate, not knowing what to do.

The next morning, Liu Guangqi went out to work early in the morning with a trepidation. He was thinking about how to get the money together, and his steps were heavy and slow.

When he passed by the familiar yet frightening grove, suddenly, he heard a noisy sound of footsteps. Liu Guangqi looked up and saw Zheng Damao and a few hooligans appearing in front of him with ferocious looks, blocking his way.

Zheng Damao crossed his arms, with a hint of sarcasm and impatience on his face, and said coldly: "Liu Guangqi, we agreed yesterday that you would pay me back today, where is the money?"

Liu Guangqi's heart tightened, and he said with gritted teeth: "Brother Damao, I... I really haven't collected enough money yet. Can you give me two more days? I will find a way to give you the money as soon as possible."

When Zheng Damao heard this, his eyes widened with anger. He stepped forward, pointed at Liu Guangqi's nose and cursed: "Liu Guangqi, do you think I'm a fool? I gave you one day yesterday, and you dared to ask me for grace? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Liu Guangqi was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly, his face pale, and he stammered to explain: "Brother Damao, that's not what I meant. I really encountered difficulties. Please be magnanimous and give me some more time."

Zheng Damao snorted coldly and said, "Huh, difficulties? I don't care what difficulties you have. It's only natural to pay back debts. I'm telling you, since you were honest yesterday, I'll give you one more day. If you still don't pay back the money tomorrow, don't blame me for being rude. I'll throw you into the lake to feed the fish and let you know the consequences of cheating me!"

Liu Guangqi felt a chill running down his spine after hearing this. He knew Zheng Damao was definitely not trying to scare him, but he really had no other options now. His body was trembling slightly, his eyes were filled with fear and despair, and he whispered, "Brother Damao, I understand. I will definitely find a way to pay you back."

Zheng Damao glanced at him and walked away with the gang of hooligans.

Liu Guangqi was extremely panicked and helpless, but suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of his father Liu Haizhong. Liu Haizhong was a seventh-level blacksmith, a technical backbone in the factory, with a stable salary of 70 to 80 yuan per month, and he must have a lot of savings. Liu Guangqi thought that maybe asking his father for help could temporarily help him get through the current difficulties.

So, he rushed to the forging workshop of the steel rolling mill in a hurry. In the workshop, the machines were roaring, the furnaces were blazing, and the workers were busy working at their respective posts. Liu Guangqi anxiously wandered at the door of the workshop for a while, stopped a worker passing by, and said with a smile and a bit of urgency: "Master, please help me call Master Liu Haizhong to come out, I am his son, I have something urgent to ask him."

The worker looked at him, nodded, and walked into the workshop. After a while, Liu Haizhong came out with a puzzled look on his face. He was still wearing heavy work clothes and had a little sweat on his face. When he saw Liu Guangqi, he frowned and asked, "Guangqi, why are you not at your post so early in the morning? What happened?"

Liu Guangqi looked at his father Liu Haizhong, his eyes full of pleading, and said carefully: "Dad, I want to borrow 70 yuan from you. I really need it urgently. Please help me."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, his already serious face suddenly became even gloomier. He knew that most of his salary was spent on drinking, and he didn't have much savings on weekdays, so how could he lend money to Liu Guangqi? And even if he had some money, he really couldn't bear to lend it to this useless son so easily.

Liu Haizhong was silent for a while, then said unhappily: "You kid, you're not doing your job all day, I don't know what you're doing outside, where can I lend you the money? I don't even have enough money of my own to spend."

When Liu Guangqi heard this, he felt disappointed, but he still said, "Dad, please think of another way. I'm really in big trouble this time. If I didn't have this 70 yuan, I really don't know what I would do."

Liu Haizhong waved his hands impatiently and said, "Alright, stop crying poor to me. I can give you an idea. Go and see your brothers Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian. They don't have big expenses on a daily basis, so maybe they can help you."

Liu Guangqi was a little hesitant after hearing this, after all, he and his brothers were not particularly close, but at this moment he really had no other choice, so he nodded and said, "Well...Okay, Dad, I'll go find them first and try. Thank you."

Liu Guangqi rushed to the new workshop anxiously, thinking about how to borrow money from his brothers. When he finally arrived at the workshop door, Xu Damao stopped him.

Liu Guangqi frowned and said anxiously: "Da Mao, I have something urgent to discuss with Liu Guangfu, please let me in." Xu Damao stood at the door calmly, crossed his arms, and said seriously: "Guangqi, you know that the workshop is in production now. This is a critical time. Workers cannot leave their posts at will. This is the factory rule. I cannot violate it."

When Liu Guangqi heard this, he was furious. He was anxious about the money issue like an ant on a hot pot. He was full of anxiety and helplessness and had nowhere to vent. Xu Damao's obstruction was like adding fuel to the fire. He widened his eyes and angrily scolded: "Xu Damao, don't be so pretentious with me here. I have something important to do with my brother. If you delay my business, can you bear the responsibility? Who do you think you are? You are pretending here all day and using the factory regulations to pressure others."

Xu Damao was a little angry and embarrassed by Liu Guangqi's sudden scolding. His face turned red and he shouted: "Liu Guangqi, what's wrong with you? You are making trouble for no reason! I am doing things according to the regulations, and you scold me. Do you have any manners?"

Xu Damao refused to give in. Liu Guangqi had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and wait outside the workshop.

Time passed by minute by minute, and finally it was noon, when the workers in the workshop got off work. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu walked out of the workshop talking and laughing, and Liu Guangqi's eyes lit up and he immediately rushed over.

He grabbed Liu Guangfu's arm, smiled and said in a flattering tone: "Guangfu, and Guangtian, I'm in big trouble this time and I need money urgently. Can you lend me some money for the emergency?"

Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian looked at each other, with a look of embarrassment on their faces. Liu Guangfu scratched his head and said, "Brother, it's not that we don't want to help you, but we are married now, and the expenses at home are high, so we really don't have much money."

Liu Guangqi was disappointed when he heard this, but he still said, "Brother, I know it's not easy for you, but I really have no other choice this time. You can think of another way to lend me some money."

Liu Guangtian hesitated for a moment, took out twenty yuan from his pocket, and said, "Brother, we have only these twenty yuan after we pooled our money together. You can use it first. We can only help you up to this point."

Liu Guangqi looked at the twenty yuan with a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but he still hurriedly took it and said gratefully: "Thank you, brothers, this twenty yuan is life-saving money for me. I will definitely return it to you as soon as possible."

Liu Guangfu patted Liu Guangqi on the shoulder and said, "Brother, don't be too anxious. If there is any problem, just solve it slowly. We will definitely help if we can."

Liu Guangqi nodded

With these twenty dollars, maybe I can delay things a bit.

After get off work in the afternoon, Liu Guangqi followed Chen Huai with a heavy heart, walking towards the grove in silence. With every step closer, Liu Guangqi's heartbeat became faster and faster, and his heart was full of anxiety and uneasiness, but at this point, he could only bite the bullet and face it.

When they walked into the grove, Zheng Damao was sitting in the old place with a few hooligans, smoking cigarettes and looking impatient, obviously having been waiting for a while. When he saw Liu Guangqi appear, Zheng Damao immediately stood up, walked a few steps to Liu Guangqi, and asked with squinting eyes: "Liu Guangqi, is the money ready?"

Liu Guangqi's hands trembled slightly as he took out the twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Zheng Damao, stammering, "Brother Damao, I... I have only collected twenty yuan now. Can you give me another week? I promise that after one week, I will pay back the remaining fifty yuan in full, not a penny less."

When Zheng Damao heard this, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly, and his eyes, which were already full of ferocity, now looked like they were about to spit fire.

He threw the twenty yuan that Liu Guangqi handed over to him to the ground and shouted angrily: "Liu Guangqi, do you think this is a charity? The money I lend out has interest. The money you have is not even enough to cover the interest for the past two days! Humph, you still want me to give you another week, you are dreaming!"

Liu Guangqi stepped back in fear, his face pale, his eyes wide, and he said in horror: "Brother Damao, I... I really didn't know there was such a thing as interest before. Please... please be kind and give me some more time. I will pay the money back as soon as possible."

Zheng Damao sneered, took a step forward, pointed his finger at Liu Guangqi's chest, and said viciously: "You don't know? It's too late to know now! I don't care about you that much. If you can't get the money together today, don't blame me for being ruthless.

What did I tell you before? If you can't pay the money back, you know the consequences!"

The hooligans around also followed suit, shouting, "That's right, you can't cheat!"

"You must pay back the money today, or you will be in trouble!"

Liu Guangqi looked at Zheng Damao's ferocious look and the surrounding thugs who were following suit. He felt his legs go weak and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He knew in his heart that if he couldn't come up with the money today, Zheng Damao and his gang would definitely not let him go easily, but he was really powerless now.

Just when Liu Guangqi was filled with despair, Zheng Damao suddenly changed his face.

With a sly smile on his face, he said slowly: "Liu Guangqi, actually, if you really want to forgive this debt, there is a way. As long as you can get the printer technology from the Orchid Automobile Factory, our matter will be written off."

When Liu Guangqi heard this, his eyes widened and his heart skipped a beat.

Only then did I suddenly realize that I had fallen into their carefully designed trap from the very beginning.

He hurriedly shook his head and said anxiously: "Brother Damao, I am not an employee of the Lanhua Automobile Factory. How can I get the factory's technology? You are making things difficult for me."