Chapter 284: Luring the pyramid scheme leader out for a meeting

He nodded with difficulty.

'Okay, then tomorrow morning, I'll call Manager Wang and we'll meet near the bank, with the contract in one hand and the money in the other.'

'Good!' Li Haitao nodded.

It was almost 7 o'clock when they left the teahouse. It was probably too late to transfer money to the pyramid scheme company at this hour. The clouds in the sky were burning red from the setting sun, reflecting a large area of red light.

The street was full of people, everyone walking with their heads down in a hurry.

Gu Chentian looked up at the sky full of morning glory, and the image of his eldest brother, Gu Zhigang, appeared in his mind.

He sighed, Big Brother, don't worry, I will definitely find you!

He hailed a taxi on the street and got in.

It was 8 o'clock in the evening when he returned to the hotel.

Tangtang had played all afternoon and went to sleep like a little pig as soon as she lay down. She hadn't moved for hours and was still asleep.

Ji Pianran took advantage of the little one's sleep to take a shower and change into a new outfit.

Lying on the soft big bed, she felt incredibly comfortable as she blew on the hotel air conditioning.

She wondered when they could buy a flat in Haicheng. After all, the hard bed was really uncomfortable to sleep on, and Tantan was almost three years old and would soon be going to kindergarten.

But Gu Chen was starting his own business, so if she proposed selling the flat, would that put pressure on him?

She had been thinking about this and that all afternoon, and gradually became a little drowsy.

She was lying there, feeling very sleepy, when she suddenly heard someone knocking gently on the door.

She was startled and sat up immediately, looking warily towards the door.

'Who is it?'

'It's me.'

Gu Chen's voice was a little tired.

Hearing it was Gu Chen, Ji Pianran hurriedly got out of bed and went to open the door barefooted.

She was wearing a silk pajama top that she had just bought today, pure white, the fabric extremely close-fitting, bringing out the tenderness of her fair skin.

It looked really good, but Gu Chen didn't have much of a mind to appreciate it at the moment.

He had to sign the contract tomorrow and transfer money to that pyramid scheme.

If all went well, he would be able to see his brother tomorrow.

As soon as Gu Chen entered the door, he threw himself on the bed.

Ji Pianran saw that he was exhausted, and reached out to take off his shoes so that he could sleep more comfortably.

As soon as she reached out to touch Gu Chen's feet, he sat up abruptly.

'No, I can do it myself.'

Ji Piran looked at Gu Chen's somewhat yellowish face and felt extremely distressed. 'It's okay, I'll do it, just lie down.'

After saying that, she gently removed Gu Chen's shoes and socks.

At this moment, it was getting dark outside, and the lights were just being turned on. The light outside shone on her body and face, giving the whole person an indescribable tenderness.

'I'll go wash the socks, you just lie down and rest for a while,'

Her tone was indifferent and casual.

Without waiting for a reply, she finished speaking and then took his socks into the bathroom.

As he watched her gentle back, a strange emotion welled up in Gu Chen's heart.

It was an indescribable sense of reality and stability.

His lover was washing his socks in the bathroom, the sound of the water rushing, while his well-behaved daughter slept nearby.

Outside, there was the faint noise of the bustling traffic.

Everything seemed extraordinarily real and reassuring.

Early the next morning, Gu Chen got up early and wandered around the spacious living room.

Then he went straight to the bank and transferred 8,000 yuan to the bank account of the pyramid scheme leader, Mr. Huang.

That's right, 8,000 yuan.

That's 3,000 yuan more than the original 5,000.

The amount is not absurdly large, but it is certainly a lot.

Gu Chen hoped that the 8,000 yuan would unsettle Mr. Huang.

He wanted Mr. Huang to feel that he was a potential investor.

After transferring the money, he called Mr. Huang.

The phone rang twice before it was answered.

In a stiff, broken Mandarin, the man said, 'Oh, it's Tian Laosi. I just received the 8,000 yuan. You can see that you have a talent for this.'

This was the first time he had earned 8,000 yuan in less than two days, which was indeed rare and impressive.

However, he did not suspect anything.

After all, he had just received the money. If he really transferred 10,000 or 20,000 yuan to himself at once, there would definitely be a problem.

Eighty thousand yuan, in all likelihood, was money he had cheated.

After all, he knew nothing about Gu Chen, and from his introduction, he was just a vegetable seller.

He was an old hand at this, and he had seen it all.

He was more than enough to deal with a vegetable seller!

Huang always felt that this Tian Laosi had great potential and if he could dig a little deeper, he might be able to bring in even greater profits.

On hearing this, Gu Chen on the other end of the phone laughed.

'Oh, Manager Huang, you have no idea. Several of my friends who sell medicinal herbs want to get in on the act. After listening to me, one of them gave me 2,000 yuan, and the four of them gave me a total of 8,000 yuan. They also said that if it's a good business, they would like to be like me and become department managers directly. After all, this is a high-level position and it's easy to get things done.'

Upon hearing this, Mr Huang's eyes lit up with excitement.

'Great, no problem, as long as you do a good job, you can also be promoted to manager, vice president, and even become a shareholder!'

'So can I be a manager now?' Gu Chen pretended to be very excited.

'Yes, you are already a manager,' Mr Huang smiled, 'this afternoon I will go to the general manager and submit a promotion form for him to sign, officially appointing you as manager.'

'What a load of crap! A worthless appraisal form? Why would a company like this even bother with something like this?"

Gu Chen cursed in her heart.

But she was friendly and enthusiastic on the phone, 'Oh, by the way, Mr. Huang, I'm going to Huacheng this afternoon. My flight leaves at two o'clock. A relative of mine is sick and is staying there. I'm going to go and see him. I was wondering if you had time for a cup of tea?'

On hearing this, the person on the other end of the line fell silent.

To be honest, President Huang still didn't want to meet Gu Chen. After all, many people had changed their minds after coming.

But if it was put off for too long, he was afraid that Gu Chen would become suspicious.

After all, this person was really capable, and if he brainwashed him a little more, it might even stimulate his potential.

Seeing his hesitation, Gu Chen continued, 'It's fine, if you're busy, that's okay, I'll go see my relatives, I'll be back early tomorrow morning. These days, making money is important. You must have a lot to deal with at the company. Let's meet again next time.'

He said this entirely to reassure Manager Huang that he really was visiting relatives, and it was just a coincidence. He could just ignore him.

Sure enough, after hearing him say that, Manager Huang was a little swayed.

'How about I buy you a cup of tea after work?'

He felt that he still couldn't give up on people like Gu Chen.

But he didn't want to let him come to the company, as he always felt that it wasn't the right time.

After thinking about it, he felt that it would be safest to use the excuse of finishing work and find a teahouse for the two of them to meet and chat.

The fish took the bait, and Gu Chen was finally relieved.

He smiled, 'That would be great, as I happen to have brought quite a lot of lingzhi with me, so I'll bring you some, and you can try it.'

He said that just to make him feel a little better. He had to admit that there were too many people who like to take advantage of others, especially these pyramid scheme leaders.

He was afraid that no one had ever given gifts to people like them, and when he said that, he was definitely tempted!

If he could see a piece of ganoderma lucidum, he would have lost!

Sure enough, when President Huang heard that there was also ganoderma lucidum, his face immediately beamed like a rotten persimmon.

This was the first time someone had given him a gift!

And it was ganoderma lucidum!