Chapter 367 - 368: The Scamming Manager

Chapter 367: Chapter 368: The Scamming Manager

Li Yang was a bit dazed himself after leaving Xue Chu Medicine Cuisine.

Judging by Zhao Xuechu’s reaction, she was still wondering where Xiao Zhen’s ten million came from.

Li Yang could only give a wry smile at that.

But he was actually puzzled, too. ’The two of them are obviously very close. If Xiao Zhen had that much money, there’s no way Zhao Xuechu wouldn’t know about it.’

’But Zhao Xuechu wouldn’t lie to me. So where did Xiao Zhen’s ten million come from?’

After racking his brain and getting nowhere, Li Yang decided to stop thinking about it.

Back in the village, Li Yang went up into the mountains to check on the ginseng seeds he had planted. He was overjoyed to find they had all sprouted and taken root. ’It looks like I’m on the right track. With the help of the Jade Bracelet Water, this ginseng really does grow faster.’

With this development, Li Yang no longer had to worry about money.

Besides, the village was really starting to bustle with activity now.

Especially when the weekend arrived. With the film crew in the village, the number of tourists had surged.

You could say the mountain resort was completely booked.

This made Li Yang breathe a sigh of relief. ’My village is finally getting some recognition. At the very least, it’s famous within the city now.’

The villagers had also become much more proactive. They were either renovating their houses to use as inns or figuring out other ways to do business.

This was exactly the effect Li Yang had been hoping for, so he was very happy to see it.

One day, Zhang Li gave Li Yang a call. "Xiaoyang, um... how are things with my brother’s business? He’s found a place already. Why don’t you come out and take a look?"

Li Yang felt like slapping himself. He had told Zhang Li’s brother, Zhang Duan, to go ahead with opening the shop, but he’d gotten so busy with other things that he’d almost completely forgotten about it.

He quickly drove out, not wanting to bother Zhang Rong, and arranged to meet both Zhang Li and Zhang Duan.

"Xiaoyang..." Zhang Li was very happy to see Li Yang.

Zhang Duan looked the same as always, though there seemed to be a subtle change about him.

"So, how’s it going?" Li Yang sat down with a smile. "You found a spot you like?"

"I did!" Zhang Duan said excitedly. "Right in this residential complex. It’s a high-end complex, and everyone who lives here is rich. I’ve already picked out a storefront. The previous tenants were in the same business, but they weren’t doing well. They got a lot of complaints and eventually closed down. We can take over the lease."

"If others couldn’t make it work, can we?" Li Yang wanted to test Zhang Duan.

"We can!" Zhang Duan said earnestly. "In their last few days, they had fired all their staff but still had a lot to do, so I worked for them for a few days for free. It was tiring, but I got something out of it. First, I used the chance to get into their group chats and pulled in a lot of other people. When we open our shop, we’ll already have a resource group. Second, I secretly gave the manager three thousand yuan. He promised he’d transfer the shop to me and not anyone else. Otherwise, this location would be snatched up in a heartbeat."

Li Yang started laughing. "Not bad, Zhang Duan. You’ve got a good head on your shoulders."

Zhang Li giggled and nodded. "Yeah, little brother, you did a great job this time."

Zhang Duan chuckled sheepishly. In truth, these were things he never would have dared to do before. But Li Yang had told him to go for it, leaving him with no way to back out, so he just did it.

And as it turned out, he had indeed found his opportunity.

"Alright then, let’s go take over the shop right now," Li Yang said. "You shouldn’t be the one paying that three thousand yuan. I’ll pay you back for it."

Zhang Duan grinned.

The group quickly made their way over. But when they arrived, they saw that the shop was closed, with a "Prime Location for Lease" sign hanging on it.

"Why is it for lease?" Zhang Duan was stunned.

Zhang Li grew anxious. "Little brother, did you get scammed?"

Zhang Duan was getting anxious, too. This was his first time handling something like this. If he got cheated now, his confidence would be shattered.

He immediately pulled out his phone and called the manager.

"Manager, what’s going on? Didn’t you say you’d transfer the shop to me? Why is there a sign up again? By the way, my boss is here now. How about you come out so we can sign the contract?"

"Ah, Xiaozhang, I’m so sorry. This shop... it’s just too popular. The transfer fee is quite high, and you can’t afford it, so we put it up for lease. If you still want it, that’s fine too. The transfer fee is eighty thousand. How about this: you offer ninety thousand, and I’ll transfer it to you."

"Manager Xu, you..." Zhang Duan had never been scammed so blatantly before. For a moment, he just stood there, speechless.

Zhang Li was even more frantic.

Li Yang’s expression darkened. He took the phone and said, "Fine. You want a transfer fee, that’s reasonable. I won’t waste my breath arguing with you. But you have to return the three thousand yuan to Zhang Duan."

"Who the hell are you!" The manager on the other end sneered. "What money? That was to thank me for teaching him things these past few days. Think of it as tuition. Return it? My ass!"

Li Yang’s temper flared. "I’m asking you one last time. Are you fucking returning it or not?"

"Idiot!"

CLICK. The line went dead.