Chapter 175

Zheng Hongyu also had no way; who let them have no money now?

In this world, without money you can't move an inch.

Soon, the news that Lu Chi had gold in his hands quickly reached Lu Jingqing's ears; Secretary Li at the side said: "Already following Boss Lu, your order, we have driven people out from the hotel side, and the real estate agency side also got news that although Lu Chi's hands have no cash, they have gold said to be worth three million, but they think Lu Chi definitely has more than three million worth of gold in his hands."

"Lu Chi absolutely couldn't possibly spend all his money on buying a house; he still has to pay tuition for the second half of the semester, still has to go to university, still needs to live; if it were me, I should have at least five million worth of gold in my hands."

Lu Jingqing said: "Go and tell all the major gold shops and banks that if Lu Chi goes to exchange his gold for cash, they must all refuse."

"Yes, Boss Lu."

Secretary Li was very clear about Boss Lu's methods.

This time it seems they don't intend to give Zheng Hongyu and her son a way to survive.

But that's also right; initially Zheng Hongyu also didn't give Boss Lu and his mother a way to survive.

Now all of this is what they deserve.

Early the next morning.

The real estate agency then called Lu Chi, saying they could buy the house for three million in full payment, but it must be in cash.

For this reason, Lu Chi had to immediately go with Zheng Hongyu to the bank to exchange the gold in his hands for cash.

But after going to several banks and gold shops, they all refused.

"Take a closer look, okay? This is real gold; do you know goods or not?"

Lu Chi completely didn't believe that the gold in his hands could not be exchanged for cash.

And the other side had already given a reason.

"We're really sorry, our shop currently has no cash, so we can't accept your gold. Please try elsewhere."

Lu Chi had never been this unlucky; he and Zheng Hongyu had run to over ten gold shops and banks back and forth, but the result was still that they couldn't exchange the gold for cash.

If that's the case, then the gold they hold almost has no value at all.

Zheng Hongyu said anxiously: "I think we should find a private buyer; if these gold shops and banks won't take it, we can't just sleep on the streets, can we?"

By now it was already evening, and they still hadn't dealt with the gold.

Gold is inherently heavy, and they now have no strength left to go looking for nearby banks and gold shops.

At that moment.

Lu Chi and Zheng Hongyu walked out of the last bank.

Who would have thought a man in a suit walked up to Lu Chi and said: "You want to sell gold, right?"

Seeing that the other party knew he wanted to sell gold, Lu Chi felt the person looked somewhat familiar.

From earlier, this man had been following them; it turned out he had already discovered they had a lot of gold. To prevent him from snatching his gold, Lu Chi shifted his backpack back and said: "What do you want to do?"

"Nothing much, I'm also in the gold trade; let me tell you, these days you definitely can't get rid of the gold, I advise you to sell it to me; those banks and gold shops won't come up with that much cash, only we private buyers can give you money."

"I have gold worth five million in my hands; can you afford that?"

"You really underestimate me; however, your gold worth five million, if you can't sell it, it's just a lump in your hand, like a brick; I can buy your gold, but definitely not for five million."

The private buyer directly held up four fingers and said: "I can only give you four million."

Upon hearing that the other party actually wanted to buy the five-million-worth gold at a discount of four million, Zheng Hongyu was the first to object: "Four million? You clearly know we hold gold worth five million, yet you only give this little money—are you sending off a beggar?"

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing to be done; anyway, it's getting dark, I see you two have nowhere else to go, and at night there are many vagrants eyeing your wallets; I advise you to just hand over the gold to me now—we'll do a hand‑for‑hand exchange, absolutely fair and square, and I can guarantee you that within Hai Cheng you won't be able to cash out."

The other party said this with extreme arrogance.

Lu Chi, however, frowned: "What makes you so certain?"

"I'm certainly certain, because someone is deliberately messing with you; how could they let you just get rid of the gold like that?"

Upon hearing what the other party said, Lu Chi instantly understood; this must be a trap set by Lu Jingqing.

No wonder the hotel manager who had them stay yesterday suddenly wanted to kick them out, and no wonder all the gold shops and banks today refused them.

It turns out the crux lies with Lu Jingqing.

"I'm going to go settle accounts with Lu Jingqing right now."

Lu Chi had originally wanted to go find Lu Jingqing, but who knew the other party would directly grab Lu Chi's arm and say: "Young Master Lu, what kind of person is Mr. Lu? How could he possibly see you? This time I'm willing to help you is taking a risk; you say this one‑million risk fee is expensive? Not at all. Don't believe me? Go ask someone on the street—probably no one would dare take your gold worth five million."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hongyu flew into a rage: "What exactly does Lu Jingqing want to do? Must he oppose us like this? What did I do to provoke this ancestor! I'm furious!"

"Can't help it; who let them have power and influence?"

The other party helplessly shook his head and said: "Whether you sell the gold or not, if you don't, I'll leave; after all, I'm also taking a risk to help you. If you don't appreciate it, go find a buyer yourselves, but I tell you, you definitely won't find one—what kind of person is Lu Jingqing? One sentence can make the whole Hai Cheng tremble; surely now no one is willing to help you."

Lu Chi clearly knew the other party's words were true.

If they don't get rid of the gold now, they might really end up sleeping on a pillow of gold.

"... Okay, I'll give it to you."

"Son!"

Zheng Hongyu stared at Lu Chi, dumbfounded.

They were holding gold worth five million; were they really going to sell it for four million?

Lu Chi coldly said: "But you can't cheat us; I need to see the money now, and it must be cash withdrawn from the bank—don't try to pull tricks on me."

"Of course; I'm very particular about integrity—as long as your goods are good enough, I will definitely not short you a single cent."