Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 70: Deal! Deal! All Deals Done!
Gu Duxing and the others were feasting in the hall, indulging in food and drinks as the members of the Xie family catered to them. The brothers let loose, drinking from large bowls and eating big mouthfuls of meat, completely unconcerned about Chu Yang, who was following Xie Danqiong alone.
Only Mo Qingwu struggled to eat, raising her head after a few bites to look in the direction where Chu Yang had left. Was Brother Chu Yang not hungry?
Suddenly, a hurried sound of footsteps approached, and a figure clad in red rushed out, shouting, "Rocky Luo!"
Rocky Luo jumped in surprise, spilling half a spoonful of soup onto his clothes. Oh no, oh no! How could I have forgotten this… I didn’t even think to tell the boss.
The person who came out was Xie Danfeng!
She hurried over in a couple of long strides, hands on her hips, and asked, "Where's that ugly brat?"
"Uh?" Rocky Luo was momentarily speechless.
"That guy… didn't you say you were brothers?" Xie Danfeng appeared anxious. "Why hasn’t that bastard shown up for such a long time?"
Rocky Luo stammered, "Uh… I don’t know either." Seeing the curiosity in the eyes of his brothers, he had no choice but to recount the events of that day.
As expected, upon hearing the name of Chu Yang's apprentice, Tan Tan, the brothers' faces lit up with interest, and they began firing questions at him.
"Really? What does he look like…"
"I've heard he's super narcissistic?"
"How impressive is he exactly?"
…
Rocky Luo wore a look of 'my past is too painful to remember' and said weakly, "When you meet him, you'll understand… Please spare me; just thinking about him… has made me lose my appetite..."
Xie Danqiong laughed heartily, not shying away, and sat down, drinking and eating with gusto. He chatted and laughed with everyone, quickly building camaraderie.
Ji Mo mused to himself: This girl has a personality quite similar to Bobo. It seems that Tan Tan is also someone I can relate to… Feeling much better, he downed three cups in a row.
Meanwhile, the guests from the Xie family exchanged glances, thinking that these brothers were quite careless. Their boss had gone with their young master to discuss business, and they seemed completely unconcerned. Didn't they know that Xie Danqiong was well-known for being a shrewd businessman?
Little did they know, Gu Duxing and the others truly weren’t worried at all.
While Xie Danqiong may be a shrewd businessman, compared to Chu Yang… this shrewdness, cough cough, might not be as impactful.
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"Brother Chu, look over here. This is what the family has prepared as compensation for this bet." Xie Danqiong led Chu Yang to a pile of exotic metals. Behind him stood his third uncle, Xie Qingmo, and fourth uncle, Xie Qingyan. Both were seasoned businessmen who had overseen many auctions of rare items, and they knew the market prices well!
Chu Yang examined each piece: Heavenly Meteoric Iron, Nine Nether Iron, Star Iron, and Frost Gold…
There were a total of about twenty-five to twenty-six pieces.
Estimating their value, it was definitely over five hundred million. It seemed that the Xie family had made quite the effort here, ensuring that Chu Yang wouldn't take a loss.
"Indeed, the Xie family is a prominent noble family! I'll take all of these." After a moment of contemplation, Chu Yang said, "These items should collectively be worth five hundred fifty million taels; that’s the market price."
Upon hearing this figure, Xie Qingmo and Xie Qingyan exchanged glances, both seeing affirmation in each other's eyes. Indeed, the market transaction value for these items should be exactly that. The difference wouldn't exceed ten million! This Chu King of Hell truly has a sharp eye!
Chu Yang pondered for a moment and stated, "My promise is to exceed the market price by twenty percent. So, I will also give you one hundred million."
As he spoke, he pulled out one hundred million in gold notes and handed them directly to Xie Danqiong.
Xie Danqiong shook his head repeatedly, "Brother Chu, this is really too much. It's rare for you to extend the deadline to now, and… to use items as a valuation. If my Xie family were to demand that additional twenty percent, it would be utterly shameless. Please take it back, Brother Chu."