After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

Chen Shundong's eyes were full of sincerity. Qian Lai also looked at him for a long time, then suddenly stopped shouting. He raised his upper body, sat cross-legged on the ground, and looked up at Chen Shundong.

Chen Shundong and the driver were both shocked and didn't understand what was going on.

"You..." Chen Shundong pointed at Qian Laiye and suddenly realized, "You are fine, you did it on purpose!"

Qian Lai also smiled and did not answer.

Chen Shundong knew that he had been tricked. He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and spoke as calmly as possible: "What is your purpose in doing this?"

"Boss Chen is a very busy man. I wanted to discuss a big business with him, but I couldn't find him anywhere, so I had to resort to this last resort." Qian Lai said happily.

Chen Shundong frowned when he heard this and looked Qian Laiye up and down suspiciously. He really couldn't understand how a person who didn't care so much about his image could discuss any big business with him.

Besides, he was already struggling to take care of himself, so how could he have the energy to take new orders? However, since the other person had gone through so much trouble just to see him, he couldn't just urge them to leave without even saying a word.

"What business do you want with me?"

"My young master wants to do business in Lanzhou City, so he sent me to learn about the rice market in Lanzhou City. As far as I know, Boss Chen is the largest rice supplier in Lanzhou City, but because of a scheme, he has no rice to sell in his store. And what our young master lacks the least is food. So, why don't Boss Chen sell Chen Ji to my young master?"

As Qian Lai was talking, he noticed that Chen Shundong's face looked a little unhappy, so he explained a few more words.

"My young master is only here to gain experience on a family mission. Once he has established a name for himself in the Lanzhou business circle, completed the clan's tests, and obtained the clan's resources, he will withdraw from the rice business. By then, if Boss Chen wants to buy Chen's back, that's fine."

"If Boss Chen doesn't believe me, we can sign a document. The monk may run away, but the temple cannot. Chen's grain store is right there, and you don't have to worry about us turning against you. Sell the store to our young master, and we can also help you get rid of the culprit who caused your Chen's to get into trouble."

"It can not only solve your urgent problem, but also let you sit back and watch your mortal enemy get into trouble. This kind of good thing is rare. If you miss it, you will lose it. Boss Chen might as well consider it."

However, Chen Shundong refused without even thinking about it.

"Impossible! Chen Ji was handed down from my ancestors. If I give it away, how can I face my ancestors in the future? You don't have to make up such nonsense to deceive me. I dare not eat pie in the sky!"

"In my opinion, you and Zhang Quansheng are just birds of a feather. I am really crazy for wasting my time listening to your nonsense. Let me put it this way, even if I, Chen Shundong, close down Chen Ji, I will never sell our Chen family's signboard. Just give up on this idea!"

Chen Shundong glared at Qian Laiye. After saying all this in one breath, he was about to leave when he heard Qian Laiye, who was sitting on the ground, chuckle. Then he saw Qian Laiye actually clapping his hands.

Chen Shundong didn't understand what was going on. Qian Lai quickly stood up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, and looked at Chen Shundong with a smile.

"Boss Chen, I appreciate your attitude. Since you don't want to resell Chen's, we can also cooperate in another way. Aren't you short of food? We can resell the food to you. If you are interested in cooperating with us, you can come to Qingfeng Inn at noon tomorrow to discuss in detail."

Qian Lai also introduced himself and told Chen Shundong the time and place of the meeting.

"I'm Qian Lai. When the time comes, Boss Chen, tell me my name and a waiter will take you upstairs to see me. No one will wait for you after the time is up."

"You and I have never met before, how can I believe that what you said is true?" Chen Shundong said hesitantly.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know when you come tomorrow. Anyway, you don't have a better choice now, right? There's nothing wrong in giving it a try. Of course, I really hope to reach a cooperation with you, and I look forward to seeing you at the inn tomorrow."

Qian Lai also smiled at Chen Shundong, then turned and left.

Chen Shundong and the driver watched Qian Lai walk away. The driver knew from their conversation that he didn't hit anyone and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When he heard that Qian Lai also invited Dongjia to meet at Qingfeng Inn, he was a little worried that it was a trap set by Zhang Ji's people for Dongjia, and he wanted to remind Dongjia.

"Boss, that guy doesn't look like a good person. Could he be sent by Zhang?"

Chen Shundong watched Qian Laiye's figure gradually walking away, then he withdrew his gaze and sighed.

"I think this guy is not in the same group with Zhang Quansheng. Judging from his tone, he obviously doesn't take Zhang Quansheng seriously. His behavior just now should just be a test."

"Test? Test what?" The driver was puzzled.

"He is testing my attitude. If my answer does not satisfy him, he will not propose cooperation with me."

"Oh, is that so? Are you really going there tomorrow?"

"Go, why not? Our Chen family has been prosperous for so many years, and we have many good friends. But the situation is different now. There are many people who want to see our Chen family completely decline and take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of us. Just look at how I have been visiting everywhere during this period of time, and how I have been busy every day but have done nothing. You can see that they will not stop until they completely defeat me."

"I finally found a breakthrough, so I can't just let it go. Besides, he decided to meet me at Qingfeng Inn. Weng Shiyi, the owner of Qingfeng Inn, is my long-time friend. It's also my territory, so nothing will go wrong if we meet there."

"What about tomorrow's schedule..."

"Go to the back row. If it works out tomorrow, I won't have to lower myself and beg for help. If it doesn't work out tomorrow, it won't be too late to go again. It won't make much difference whether I go tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

When Chen Shundong spoke the last few sentences, there was a hint of mockery in his voice. It was true that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Normally, everyone treated him as a brother, but now that he had been framed by a villain, and before he was completely defeated, those people had already changed their faces. Now he had realized how fickle the world was.

"Got it." The driver didn't understand business matters. All he needed to know was that he had to take his boss to Qingfeng Inn tomorrow.

Chen Shundong turned around and returned to the carriage. After the coachman waited for him to enter the carriage, he sat back in the carriage and asked questions to Chen Shundong inside.

"Boss, where are we going now?"

"We should go to Yunhe County as originally planned. We can't put all our hopes on Qingfeng Inn."

"Yes."

The driver responded and drove the horses forward again.