Chapter 854: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 854 Wang Erhai's Choice

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Actually, getting his eldest brother to help plug the hole would be the best choice.

Although Wang Erhai holds absolute control over this Shanhai Real Estate in the county town, nominally it is still a branch company of that Shanhai Real Estate in Guangzhou.

If Wang Erhai were to speak up, Wang Dashan would absolutely not stand by and do nothing.

Moreover, Wang Dashan's business is currently thriving; that Shanhai Real Estate in Guangzhou is developing steadily, and Wanjia Commodity Supply Company is growing rapidly.

On top of that, his wife Du Xiaojuan's Xiao Du Technology has already achieved quite good results.

This bit of a funding gap at the county town's Shanhai Real Estate branch company is truly no problem at all for Wang Dashan.

Plug the funding gap, clear the loans, settle the commissions; if the county town real estate developers all stop playing with Shanhai Real Estate, then just shut the doors and call it a day — take the loss if there is one, stop the loss in time and be done with it.

But Wang Erhai felt that having caused such a mess, he had no face to go seek help from his eldest brother.

Besides, he was quite confident in his own ability, feeling that he could not only solve the problem but also stage a comeback.

This moment right now is exactly like that moment back then.

Recalling those days, when Wang Dashan had just founded Shanhai Real Estate in Guangzhou, because of his cooperative relationship with Li Mingxin, he was blacklisted by the industry; the desperate straits Shanhai Real Estate fell into back then are strikingly similar to the desperate straits the Shanhai Real Estate county branch company has fallen into now.

However, back then Wang Erhai's attitude was very clear: he wanted Wang Dashan to stop the loss in time, sell the company, and walk away with that sum of money!

Yet now, with Wang Erhai inside the situation, he cannot bring himself to stop the loss in time.

On one hand, the situation at this county branch company is now more complicated; he cannot simply shut the doors and call it a day — even if he shut the doors directly, he would still owe a mountain of debt.

On the other hand, this branch company is the territory he won with his own hands; he has poured all his heart and blood into this company and holds extremely deep feelings for it.

So until the very last moment, he absolutely will not let go.

Today's Wang Erhai suddenly understood the choice his eldest brother made back then.

Some things are said lightly, but doing them is incomparably difficult, even if it is just a single decision.

Wang Erhai did not choose to seek help from his eldest brother; he could only run connections and find loans himself.

The bank definitely would not lend anymore, because the bank had already caught wind; it was absolutely impossible for them to still give Shanhai Real Estate a loan under these circumstances.

So Wang Erhai could only go ask friends to borrow money.

The first person he thought of was Zhang Sheng of Huangsheng Group.

In his view, Zhang Sheng's conduct and handling of affairs was very good.

Borrowing money from him, he shouldn't be stingy.

However, reality poured a bucket of cold water on him.

He asked Zhang Sheng out for a meal to meet.

But Zhang Sheng directly brought his wife Deng Hongyun along.

Seeing Deng Hongyun had also come, Wang Erhai for a moment actually didn't know how to open his mouth.

"Erhai, you said you wanted to discuss something with me; now it's just you, me, and my wife here — no outsiders — so just directly say it."

Zhang Sheng's face was all smiles, extremely amiable and approachable.

Deng Hongyun also said:

"That's right; back when your and Mei Qi's wedding was arranged, it was us who matched you up. Heard Mei Qi is pregnant; when is she due? When the full moon banquet is held, don't forget to send us an invitation."

Hearing Deng Hongyun's words, Wang Erhai's face was full of embarrassment.

He could only force a dry laugh and say:

"Sister Hongyun, Liu Meiqi and I have already divorced."

Deng Hongyun immediately feigned surprise:

"Oh my, how did that happen? Mei Qi is such a good girl!"

Actually Deng Hongyun had known everything long ago, but she still deliberately asked this one sentence.

It was intentionally to make Wang Erhai lose face, to secretly knock him down a peg.

Wang Erhai privately asking her husband out to meet this time was most likely to borrow money, because Zhang Sheng and Deng Hongyun both knew the funding situation of the Shanhai Real Estate county branch company inside out.

Now the Shanhai Real Estate county branch company was having the rug pulled out from under it by various real estate developers, facing a huge crisis; the first thing that had to be solved was definitely the funding problem.

"Sister Hongyun, the matter between Liu Meiqi and me regarding our feelings is all in the past; let's not mention it. This time I invited you and Brother Zhang over, actually I wanted to..."

Wang Erhai was just about to open his mouth to borrow money.

But at this moment, Deng Hongyun interrupted his words:

"Erhai, don't say your thing first; I came with my husband to see you today, actually I also want to ask you for a favor."

Wang Erhai was stunned:

"Sister Hongyun, whatever you want me to help with, just say it; if I can help I definitely will!"

Deng Hongyun then said:

"It's actually not a big deal; just, could you lend us two million?"

"Ah?" Wang Erhai was directly dumbfounded.

Deng Hongyun then explained:

"You don't know; my husband runs Huangsheng Group, looks glorious, but actually he's miserably busy; recently his capital turnover has run into a problem, but he's too embarrassed to ask others for a loan — you know, he's a big man and cares about face — so he took advantage of this meal to have me come and bring it up to you."

"Huangsheng Group is so big, yet it still runs into capital turnover problems?"

Wang Erhai's face was full of shock.

Deng Hongyun then said:

"Even a big company can have small problems. Two million isn't much. We'll pay you back very soon, and we'll give you a certain amount of interest. I know Erhai, you might not be able to come up with that much money, but aren't your eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law doing very big business in Guangzhou? We were just thinking, could you help us go ask your eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law to lend us two million?"

Wang Erhai was completely dumbfounded.

He had invited Zhang Sheng out for a meal this time because he wanted to borrow money from Zhang Sheng.

He never expected that before he could even open his mouth, Zhang Sheng's wife would speak up first to borrow money from him.

If he had the face to go borrow two million from his eldest brother, he wouldn't have had to come here and beg Zhang Sheng for a loan.

"Erhai, speaking truthfully, I'm really embarrassed to bring this up to you. If you're embarrassed, then forget it. I can go borrow from other friends. I know your company has run into difficulties recently. Sigh, every family has a scripture that's hard to recite!"

Zhang Sheng let out a long sigh, acting very considerate and understanding.

Wang Erhai could only heh-heh laugh:

"I haven't contacted my eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law for a long time. I'll help you ask when I turn back, but I don't dare guarantee we can borrow it. Their business has also run into not-small difficulties recently."

Wang Erhai saying this counted as a tactful refusal.

Zhang Sheng naturally understood the subtext, but he didn't care whether he could borrow the money or not. What he cared about was that Wang Erhai not come and open his mouth to borrow money from him:

"Is that so? Then forget it. Won't put you in a difficult spot either. I'll think of some other way myself. Anyway, two million isn't all that much. I can solve it myself."

Zhang Sheng said this one sentence.

Then he asked again:

"Right, you called me out for a meal. What matter was it?"

"Uh..." Wang Erhai didn't know how to answer for a moment. "Heh-heh, actually it's nothing. Just purely wanted to thank General Manager Zhang for a meal. Although we can't continue cooperating, General Manager Zhang's previous support for Shanhai Real Estate, I, Wang Erhai, have always kept gratitude in my heart. General Manager Zhang, I toast you a cup! I'll drink it up. You do as you please!"

Wang Erhai raised his wine glass and drank it up in one go.

This cup of wine was very strong, very harsh, very bitter, very spicy, but he could only force himself to endure and swallow it down.