"They want to catch me, but they'd better have the ability."
Li Yang said confidently, already planning to investigate personally.
After dinner, Li Yang and Qing Luan parted ways, and he first took Shui Xiang back to the shop.
When they returned, the bank manager had already visited and reinstated the loan limit for the Rich Gambling Stone Market.
The clients who had previously wanted to terminate their contracts with Shui Xiang had all been reinstated.
However, Shui Xiang was considering whether to accept their cooperation.
After Shui Xiang brought Li Yang to the office, she looked at him seriously and said, "Li Yang, after you return to Jiangcheng this time, will you be leaving again after completing your mission?"
"Yes, I've already opened an antique shop in the provincial capital. Since I'm going to do big business, I have to go back," Li Yang replied.
"Then I won't cooperate with them. After you finish your mission, I'll sell this shop and go with you. I don't want you to venture out alone anymore. I want to be with you all the time," Shui Xiang said firmly, holding Li Yang's hand tightly.
"But selling this shop will result in a huge loss, and this gambling stone market is the culmination of your half-life's work. Are you really willing to give it up like this?" Li Yang asked with a frown.
"For you, I can give up everything. Anyway, you're so capable now, you can support me, right? You wouldn't consider me a burden, would you?" Shui Xiang asked seriously.
"How could I? Sister Shui, you are the love of my life. I would never consider you a burden. Since you've made up your mind, I agree to let you come with me. However, there's no need to sell the shop."
"This shop is quite profitable. You can hire a professional manager to help you manage it, just like my antique shop. I'm often not there, but it's still open, isn't it?" Li Yang advised.
"That works too. As long as you let me be with you, that's enough," Shui Xiang said softly, leaning on Li Yang's shoulder.
Li Yang gently embraced her, and they couldn't help but become intimate in the office.
Just as they were getting deeper into their affection and preparing for the main event, Shui Xiang's office door was pushed open again. This time, it was Shui Xiang's assistant who entered from outside.
Shui Xiang quickly separated from Li Yang and asked sternly, "What are you doing? Why didn't you knock before coming in?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, boss. I'm here to report some news. The customer who wanted a batch of jade roughs a couple of days ago is back, and they explicitly instructed that you receive them, otherwise, they will place their order with another company," the assistant said directly.
"Hmph, then let him go. With his demanding conditions, I'd like to see if he can find anyone in Jiangcheng to supply him," Shui Xiang snorted coldly, seemingly unconcerned about the order.
Li Yang was a little curious and asked casually, "Sister Shui, what's going on? Isn't it good that this person is buying roughs? This is business falling into our laps."
"You don't know, this person is a scoundrel. He initially asked for a batch of roughs, and I provided him with a batch. After he got them, he deliberately found fault with my roughs and wanted to bargain."
"Bargaining is normal, you could have given him a small discount and been done with it. But guess what he said? He directly asked for a 50% discount, or he wouldn't take the goods. I was so angry that I took the goods back and told him to find supplies elsewhere."
"I suspect he's looked around and couldn't find what he wanted, so he's come back to me," Shui Xiang said indignantly.
"I see. There are many people like this. There's no need to get angry with him. Why don't you take me out to see him? I'll handle him for you," Li Yang said with a faint smile.
"You can handle him? Oh, right, your martial arts are so good. If he makes any more tricky or harsh demands, you can help me beat him up," Shui Xiang said, her eyes gleaming as she clenched her fists.
Now, whenever Shui Xiang saw that guy, she felt angry and wished she could kill him.
Shui Xiang had no other recourse; now she could only rely on Li Yang to teach him a lesson.
Li Yang just smiled and got up to walk outside.
Shui Xiang, along with her assistant, also came downstairs to watch the commotion.
"Boss Shui, how have you been? Do you still remember me? I'm Old Jin, who came to buy a batch of roughs from you last time."
As soon as Shui Xiang came down, she saw an old man in a suit, looking respectable, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, walking towards them from the entrance.
He completely ignored Li Yang and walked straight up to Shui Xiang, saying.
"Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you I'm not selling my roughs to you? Go find roughs elsewhere," Shui Xiang said decisively.
"Boss Shui, why wouldn't I do business that comes to my door? To be honest, after I left last time, I felt very regretful. I searched for two days, and in the end, I still felt that the quality of your roughs was the highest."
"You can rest assured, I am sincerely here to buy roughs today, and I will absolutely not bargain unreasonably," Jin Shi said with a bright smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, our shop..."
"Boss Jin, I am the second shareholder of this shop and the person in charge of roughs sales. You can discuss your needs with me. As long as the price is right, I will sell you the roughs."
Just as Shui Xiang was about to continue refusing, Li Yang decisively stepped forward and interrupted her, smiling as he spoke to Jin Shi.
"Oh? Young man, are you sure you can make the decision? I need tens of millions worth of goods, hundreds of rough stones. If you still need to get Boss Shui's approval in the end, I'd rather discuss it directly with Boss Shui," Jin Shi said, showing some disbelief in Li Yang.
"Don't worry, what I say counts. Tell me your requirements first, and I'll send someone to get the stones for you," Li Yang said with a faint smile.
"Alright, with your words, I can be at ease!"
Hearing Li Yang say this, Jin Shi immediately slapped his thigh and said decisively, "The quality requirements for the batch of roughs I want will be a bit high. I want those with over seventy percent water content, and they cannot be artificially enhanced roughs."
"Secondly, the stones I want must weigh over fifty jin each, meaning they are high-quality goods as seen in the market, the kind that makes people immediately recognize the high quality of the roughs here."
"If you can meet both these requirements, no matter what price you quote today, I will not bargain, nor will I pick out flaws in the stones."
"You're dreaming!"
Before Li Yang could speak, Shui Xiang stepped forward and said angrily, "You're asking the impossible. If I had such good stones, I could sell them at a high price myself, why would I sell them to you?"
"Furthermore, people like you have no integrity, and I will never do business with you."
"Boss Shui, the gentleman just now said he wanted to sell to me. Won't your shop go back on its word? If this reputation gets out, it will be ruined," Jin Shi said with a cold laugh, calmly.
"You..."
Shui Xiang was furious, but upon hearing his words, she dared not retort.
What Li Yang had said earlier was indeed something he had to follow through on, otherwise, he would face condemnation from his peers.
"Don't worry, I, Li Yang, stand by my word. Since I've agreed, I will never go back on it," Li Yang said, stepping forward.