Boss Wang was no fool, so the reason he came with him wasn't to give him a chance to curry favor, but because he had long wanted to buy his shop!
Cheng Tian felt as if struck by five thunderbolts. He tried to speak several times, but now he couldn't utter a single word!
"Boss Liu, I'm prepared to cooperate with you. From now on, these will all be yours. I also have traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, which we can cooperate on as well."
As Liu Cheng stood there stunned, Er Zhu also voiced his thoughts, but Liu Cheng only heard the first half of the sentence.
These will all be his!
From now on, the shops on both sides of this road would be his!
His wish to expand his business had thus been realized!
This happiness had come too suddenly!
After all his painstaking efforts, Cheng Tian had lost his shop, yet this person who thought he would be punished had received everything!
Even TV dramas wouldn't dare to portray something like this...
"Thank you, Boss Wang, I will definitely earn a lot of money from now on, and I will give all the money I earn to you!"
Having recovered from his shock, Liu Cheng fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing and thanking Er Zhu. Today was truly an unforgettable day in his life!
"That's not necessary. We can split it fifty-fifty," Er Zhu said, shaking his head slightly and pulling him up.
This small amount of money was nothing to him. The reason he did this was to help the villagers sell their medicinal herbs, so he didn't care much about the profit sharing. He just wanted to alleviate the villagers' pressure.
"That won't do. How much will it cost you to buy the shops? Splitting it fifty-fifty would be too much of a loss for you. How about we do ninety-ten?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Cheng was even more flattered. He repeatedly waved his hands and suggested a more suitable ratio.
"Let's do as I said. I won't be here often, and the rest can be considered your hard work fee. When will you go to collect the medicinal herbs?"
Er Zhu shook his head, briefly explained his situation, and then shifted the topic to medicinal herbs.
"Ah? Tomorrow... no, I'll arrange for the driver this afternoon."
Liu Cheng was stunned. Just as he was about to ask, he remembered the second half of what Boss Wang had just said. Nodding, he dialed the driver's number.
From Boss Wang's words, he could tell that Boss Wang cared more about the medicinal herbs than the pharmacy!
Tsk tsk, cooperating with a pharmacy to sell medicinal herbs, he was truly wealthy and extravagant!
"Boss Wang, you can't do this! I gave you all my treasures, yet you're making me homeless."
While everything was being discussed here, Cheng Tian couldn't accept it. He knelt on the ground, hugging Er Zhu's leg and crying out.
He had lost both his wife and his soldiers, having spent tens of millions on antiques, and now he had even lost his shop. How would he live in the future!
"Stop dawdling. Name a price and get lost!" Er Zhu kicked Cheng Tian away, his brow furrowed.
Actually, he had originally planned to make Cheng Tian the store manager here, but seeing his character and realizing he didn't understand medicinal herbs, he had changed his mind.
"Okay, I want... I want three hundred million!"
Seeing the disgust in Er Zhu's eyes, Cheng Tian knew he had no hope. His eyes darted around, and he named an astronomical sum.
Since he couldn't latch onto this powerful figure, he wouldn't lose out either!
Two hundred million, this kid definitely couldn't afford it!
There were wealthy families in Willow Town with assets in the hundreds of millions, but not many. Those who could afford three hundred million were even fewer. At least, in his memory, there had never been one!
If this guy couldn't pay, then not only could he keep his shop, but he could also seize this opportunity to humiliate him!
"Cheng Tian, you're kicking someone when they're down! Most of these antiques of yours are fake!"
As neighbors for more than ten years, Liu Cheng naturally knew the tricks in Cheng Tian's antique shop. This was clearly extortion!
"What do you know, you a mere medicine seller? These are all genuine artifacts. Three hundred million is already a favor considering Boss Liu Changfa, otherwise, it would be over a billion!"
At this point, Cheng Tian felt there was no need to try and please anymore, so he decided to tell the truth.
Hearing the name Liu Changfa, Er Zhu finally understood why this guy had been fawning over him so desperately.
Everyone thought Liu Changfa was promoted because of the achievements he brought, but little did they know that the two were merely mutually beneficial.
Brother Liu was promoted because he governed effectively and was clean and incorruptible. It had little to do with him.
"Come on, others might not know, but I know you. You've often faked antiques, buried them in the mountains, and then dug them up a few years later to sell as antiques!"
Liu Cheng couldn't bother with so much anymore. He revealed all of Cheng Tian's secrets.
"Alright, there's three hundred million in this card. There's no password. Take the money and get lost."
Just as Cheng Tian was about to speak, Er Zhu directly produced a bank card. Cheng Tian stood frozen, his mind in turmoil!
He actually had it!
And he had it so easily!
Could it be that this kid wasn't from a wealthy family in Willow Town, but from the city, or even from Hua Bei City's elite?
The more Cheng Tian thought about it, the more shocked he became. His eyes were about to pop out!
Beside him, Liu Cheng stared intently at the bank card in Er Zhu's hand, his mind a complete blank!
He had seen many wealthy people, but he had never seen anyone this extravagant!
Who exactly was this Boss Wang...
*Ring ring!*
Just as Liu Cheng was wondering about Er Zhu's identity, his phone rang.
"Hello, Grandfather Tang!"
Grandfather Tang!
Hearing this, Liu Cheng and Cheng Tian were even more shocked!
There was only one family with the surname Tang in Willow Town, and that was the Tang family of Willow Town!
The Tang family was a second-tier wealthy family, and the two antique streets not far away all belonged to the Tang family!
And this was just the tip of the iceberg of the Tang family's assets!
Cheng Tian's eyes darted, and he suddenly recalled the scene of his encounter with Er Zhu just now. His mouth was so wide it could fit an egg.
A few days ago, he had heard that a mysterious investor had joined the Tang family's antique shop!
So, Boss Wang was that mysterious investor!
Therefore, he hadn't gone to browse the antique shop earlier, but to inspect the work!
Cheng Tian's eyes rolled, and he connected all the dots. He was so shocked that he collapsed onto the ground.
So, he had offended such a big shot!
"Okay, I'll come find you shortly." On the other side, as Er Zhu hung up the phone, Cheng Tian crawled and scrambled over.
"I was just talking nonsense earlier, please don't take it to heart. I'll give you this shop for free, I only beg Boss Wang not to resent me."
Cheng Tian, with tears streaming down his face, tightly hugged Er Zhu's leg and pleaded. At this moment, he was filled with regret.
For a person like Boss Wang, from a wealthy family, it would be as easy as crushing an ant to destroy him!
He no longer hoped for anything. He only prayed that Boss Wang would spare his life!
"Boss Wang, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have kicked you when you were down, I shouldn't have deceived the public, it's all my fault. Please pretend I was talking nonsense, okay?"
"Everything in this shop belongs to you. I only beg you not to resent me!"
Seeing that Er Zhu remained silent, Cheng Tian hugged him even tighter, his heart filled with immense panic!