Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 626: Treat others with their own medicine.

"Mr. Li, what are you saying? How could I possibly joke with you! If you don't believe me, you can go outside and take a look. That black sedan parked at the entrance belongs to my friend!" Xu Damao straightened his expression and explained earnestly.

"I see!" Upon hearing that Li Guoqiang owned a car, Li Huaide's mind stirred slightly, and his expression quickly softened.

Immediately afterwards, he bent down and looked at Li Guoqiang sitting next to him, saying apologetically, "Young man, please don't mind, the business we do is a bit sensitive, so we have to be careful."

"It's alright, please make yourselves at home. I just came along to broaden my horizons," Li Guoqiang waved his hand and said with a polite smile.

"Okay, then just ask the waiter for whatever you want to drink, it's all on me!" Li Huaide's eyes flashed, and he greeted them with undiminished enthusiasm.

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang nodded slightly, acknowledging his agreement, and then turned his attention to the stage.

Upon seeing this, Li Huaide glanced at You Fengxia without making a sound, then turned to Xu Damao and said in a deep voice, "Well, it's like this! I've got this approval document."

As he spoke, seeing the joy in Xu Damao's eyes, he turned to You Fengxia and whispered, "Fengxia, take a look at Xu Damao."

Upon hearing this, You Fengxia pretended to be somewhat reluctant and pursed her lips. Then, she took out a file folder from the handbag on the sofa next to her and handed it over.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao quickly reached out and took the item for a closer look. Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face. "Hey, Mr. Li, this quantity is impressive!"

Upon hearing this, before Li Huaide could say anything, You Fengxia retorted with an annoyed expression:

"Of course, if it weren't for the large quantity, we would have done it ourselves, and there would be no need to involve you."

"No, what do you mean today? Do you still want to cooperate?" Xu Damao retorted immediately, somewhat annoyed.

Upon hearing this, You Fengxia immediately snatched the file folder away, pointed at the entrance of the dance hall, and said in a deep voice, "Get out of here!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao was immediately put on hold.

Just as he was thinking about whether he should apologize and admit his mistake, he suddenly heard Li Guoqiang's voice in his ear.

"Let's go! This place is no fun!" Li Guoqiang stood up and said with a lack of interest.

After saying that, he didn't wait for Xu Damao's agreement or refusal, and strode out of the dance hall.

"No, Qiangzi, wait a minute!" Xu Damao was dumbfounded when he saw Li Guoqiang's actions.

He then forgot about business, quickly waved to Li Huaide, and hurriedly chased after him.

"Xu Damao, Xu Damao!" Li Huaide became anxious as soon as he saw it.

However, no matter how many times he called out, Xu Damao did not stop.

In no time, Xu Damao's figure disappeared in front of him, making his face turn somewhat pale.

"President Li, look at this." You Fengxia looked at the file bag in her hand, then at Xu Damao, who had disappeared, and a look of unease appeared on her face.

Originally, she just wanted to take this opportunity to put on a good show, to make Xu Damao more convinced of the business deal, and then get Xu Damao to find a way to put in more money.

This way they can reap greater benefits.

However, she never expected that Li Guoqiang, this young and handsome man, would suddenly stand up and leave, completely disrupting her plans.

"It's alright. Knowing Xu Damao as I do, he would never give up such a good opportunity to make money!" Li Huaide waved his hand and said with certainty.

Although he didn't know who Li Guoqiang was or how much he had money, the fact that Xu Damao had brought Li Guoqiang over proved that Xu Damao was very eager to close this deal.

In fact, he thought that Li Guoqiang's sudden move might have been a deliberate act to put them on hold so he could gain a larger share of the market.

This was exactly what they wanted; they were worried that Xu Damao wasn't bold enough to come up with that much money!
Unfortunately, they never imagined that Li Guoqiang had traveled from the future and already knew their tricks.

Furthermore, the reason he suddenly got up and left was partly because he had already seen You Fengxia, the woman known as the most alluring in the entire series, and partly because he didn't want Xu Damao, this obedient dog, to be slaughtered.

"No, why did you leave so suddenly?" Xu Damao caught up with Li Guoqiang and asked, his face full of confusion.

"Are you stupid? They're playing good cop and bad cop, practically telling you right away that this is a trap, and you're still foolishly trying to walk into it?" Li Guoqiang said angrily.

"A set? You're saying what they said is fake? That shouldn't be! I saw the document with my own eyes!" Xu Damao's eyes widened, and then he said incredulously.

"Documents? Are you 100% sure that the documents they produced are genuine?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then questioned in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao was momentarily speechless.

"Besides, what era are we living in now? Do you think it's still twenty or thirty years ago?" Li Guoqiang added somewhat irritably upon seeing this.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's heart skipped a beat, and he carefully recalled his interactions with You Fengxia and Li Huaide.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss.

Logically speaking, if Li Huaide could really get the approval, why would they involve him in a business that was guaranteed to make money?

It's worth noting that besides having some money and a few men to do his bidding, he didn't have anything particularly outstanding about him.

Why do people have to go to him of all people?
"Well? Have you figured it out yet?" Li Guoqiang saw Xu Damao's face growing increasingly gloomy, and felt a slight smile in his heart. Then he asked softly.

"Damn it, I must have been blinded by greed. After all these years, I still believe in true friendship!" Xu Damao cursed angrily.

He had originally thought that he and Li Huaide had been old friends for over ten or twenty years, and that Li Huaide had done quite well in the system, which was why he trusted Li Huaide so much.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be all a trap.

"So what do you plan to do now?" Li Guoqiang asked with some interest.

"How do you mean?" Xu Damao was slightly taken aback, then asked with some confusion.

"You're not thinking of just letting this go, are you?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and asked with a hint of amusement. "Let it go? How could that be!" Xu Damao immediately showed an angry expression upon hearing this.

However, he was only angry for a moment, and then he asked somewhat awkwardly, "But, given what they're doing, it seems like there's nothing I can do besides yelling at them!"

"Haven't you heard the saying 'an eye for an eye'?" Li Guoqiang chuckled to himself and asked.

"You mean..." Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes slowly lit up.

Since Li Huaide and his gang wanted to swindle him out of his money, he could also devise a way to kill Li Huaide and You Fengxia.

However, he certainly couldn't do it on his own; he would need Li Guoqiang to come up with a solution.

"Just do this later." Seeing that Xu Damao understood his meaning, Li Guoqiang immediately stepped forward and whispered his instructions.

After saying that, before Xu Damao could react, he walked to the back of the Santana, opened the trunk, and, under the cover of his vision, took out a suitcase from his private space. Then he waved to Xu Damao.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao hurriedly stepped forward, and was immediately drawn to the neatly stacked and overflowing banknotes in the suitcase, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"There must be at least several hundred thousand in there, right?"

“That’s right. To be precise, there’s a total of 50 here, and each stack is 1.” Li Guoqiang nodded, then snapped the suitcase shut.

"No, you usually keep that much money in your car?" Xu Damao looked at the suitcase, suddenly realized something, and asked in shock.

If it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night if he had that much money in his car.

Li Guoqiang's previous behavior showed absolutely no sign of worry, as if the 500,000 yuan was nothing compared to the 50 cents in his pocket.

This made him feel deeply impressed and also gave him a deeper understanding of Li Guoqiang's wealth.

If Li Guoqiang hadn't already made it clear that he wouldn't involve him in business dealings, he probably would have wanted to kneel down and cling to Li Guoqiang's leg right now.

"Alright, these things are none of your concern. Just do what I asked you to do." Li Guoqiang waved his hand and shoved the suitcase into Xu Damao's hands.

“Alright, then you just wait and see. This time, I’m going to make them understand what it means to try to steal a chicken but end up losing the rice instead.” Xu Damao nodded and then excitedly agreed.

After all, that's 50!

Now this money is right there in front of him, blatantly obvious.

Although you have to return it to Li Guoqiang after you're done using it, at least you had it once!

Soon, he took the box of money and led Li Guoqiang back to the dance hall, back to Li Huaide and You Fengxia.

"Well, Mr. Li, I'm sorry! My friend is used to big events in Hong Kong and really has no interest in this place. But after my persuasion, he's willing to put in the money and work with us to make a big splash."

With a hint of apology on his face, Xu Damao began to explain in a serious tone.

"Oh, I see! It's alright, I understand!" Li Huaide glanced at the suitcase Xu Damao was carrying, his eyes flashed, and then he chuckled and waved his hand.

"Mr. Li is so generous!" Xu Damao gave a thumbs up and praised him, then led Li Guoqiang to sit down, and also placed the suitcase in front of Li Huaide and You Fengxia.

"What's this?" Li Huaide gestured with his chin toward the suitcase, then tentatively asked.

“Oh! My friend said that in Hong Kong, doing business is all about sincerity. You see!” Xu Damao raised an eyebrow and said with a hint of pride.

After saying that, under the somewhat puzzled gazes of Li Huaide and You Fengxia, he gently opened the suitcase, revealing a gap about a foot wide.

Through the gap, Li Huaide and You Fengxia could clearly see the stacked banknotes inside the suitcase.

When Li Huaide and You Fengxia saw the stacks of hundred-yuan bills in the suitcase, they were instantly stunned.

You should know that even though they've made a lot of money over the years by skirting the law, it doesn't add up to as much as the money in this suitcase.

At this moment, Xu Damao felt a surge of pleasure as he looked at Li Huaide and You Fengxia's stunned expressions, and at the same time, he felt even more admiration and gratitude for Li Guoqiang.

If Li Guoqiang hadn't given him the money, he wouldn't have had this opportunity to show off.

"Da Mao, is your friend really willing to invest so much money?"

After a while, Li Huaide suddenly came to his senses, grabbed Xu Damao's arm, and asked excitedly.

"I'm willing, but he needs to take 8%, and there's another condition!" Xu Damao nodded, then said somewhat awkwardly.

"What are the conditions?" Li Huaide was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly asked.

"It's my friend. He really admires You Fengxia and wants to ask her to dance and sing with him!" Xu Damao whispered in Li Huaide's ear.

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide's face instantly darkened.

After all, You Fengxia was his woman. If he were to give You Fengxia to Li Guoqiang, wouldn't he become a big bastard?
“Mr. Li, please listen to my advice. My friend here has tens of millions of yuan in funds. If we can cooperate smoothly this time, how much money can he make in the future?” Xu Damao immediately advised with a sincere face when he saw Li Huaide’s reaction.

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide's heart pounded instantly.

If Li Guoqiang really invests tens of millions of yuan in him, how much money could he make?
By then, with so much money, what woman wouldn't he want?
Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision. He hurriedly got up and sat down next to You Fengxia, leaning close to her ear and saying, "Fengxia, you saw that just now. There's at least five or six hundred thousand in the box. If we can get them to invest all their money, we'll make a fortune."

"Mr. Li, just tell me! What do you need me to do?" Upon hearing this, You Fengxia immediately understood Li Huaide's underlying meaning and asked in a cold voice.

"It's very simple, as long as you can win over that pretty boy!" Li Huaide was overjoyed and quickly replied.

Upon hearing this, You Fengxia unconsciously raised her head and looked at Li Guoqiang sitting on the other side, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)