A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 656 He'll Come Back to Beg Me

"That's right, Mr Chu, the economy is poor and many companies have closed down."

"We all look like we're doing well, but we're really barely getting by ourselves."

"Our company has to repay all our bank loans by this time next year."

"We're not sure where we're going to get money for our operations, so even though we would really love to get the jade for you, we're a little tight on cash."

After Meng Chun-Hua spoke up, many others in the bungalow started to chime in with similar concerns.

They started complaining to Ye Fan about how difficult their situation was and some even asked Ye Fan for help.

All that talk about going up mountains and diving into oceans was all gone.

"So...does that mean that everyone here isn't agreeable to this?" Ye Fan frowned and his words sounded cold now.

The bungalow fell into silence.

Everyone just kept exchanging glances and didn't say a word.

They didn't agree but they didn't disagree either.

"Mr Chu, the Xia family of Yunzhou will help!" Xia Xue suddenly spoke up from behind her grandfather.

"Xue'er, what are you doing? Grandpa didn't say anything, so how could you cut in like that?" snapped Xia Yue fiercely when she saw how her sister was just deciding on her own like that.

She knew who Ye Fan was now, but even then, Xia Yue wasn't going to let her family suffer losses just to butter up to this Mr Chu.

So it was only natural for Xia Yue to feel both shocked and angry when she heard Xia Xue agree to this ridiculous request.

"I believe Grandpa is also willing to cooperate with Mr Chu and support him." Xia Xue's eyes looked confidently and hopefully at the old man in front of her.

Old Master Xia nodded and smiled comfortingly, "That's right. Xue'er has spoken my mind. Mr Chu, if you need anything, the Xia family will do our best to support you! Don't worry, the Xia family is willing to put in $800 million to buy high grade jade and send it to you before the Lunar New Year!"

"Grandpa, why are you also..." Xia Yue's eyes widened.

She didn't expect her grandfather to be muddleheaded as well.

He was going to put in $800 million in exchange for a favor?

That was as good as just giving the money away!

Of course Xia Yue didn't think it was worth it.

"The Li family of Yunzhou is willing to contribute too!"

"The Lei family of Jingzhou is willing to contribute!"

"The Chen family of Jianghai is willing to contribute!"

Once the Xia family expressed their support, it was like a rock had fallen into the ocean and many waves arose as a result.

Li Er, Chen Ao and Lei San all quickly chimed in to say that they were willing to help Ye Fan to purchase jade.

After all, they were extremely grateful to Ye Fan.

After Zhao Wu-Ji fell from grace, almost everything had landed in Chen Ao, Li Er and Lei San's hands.

In other words, the power they enjoyed today was mostly a result of what Ye Fan had given to them.

If Ye Fan needed anything, the three of them would definitely be the first to show their support.

But the rest were still obviously unsure.

After all, even if Ye Fan was powerful, asking them to basically throw a few hundred million away made them feel the pinch.

Just when everyone else was still weighing the pros and cons and were conflicted on what to do, a cold laugh was heard again. Meng Chun-Hua stood up again among the crowd.

"Mr Li, Mr Chen and Mr Lei have huge businesses, so offering a few billion is nothing to them. But my business is too small and cannot compare to theirs. So Mr Chu, I'm really sorry but the Meng family will no participate in this. Farewell!" said Meng Chun-Hua slowly. His words carried some mockery and he was clearly determined not to be part of this.

After that, he just turned to leave without even waiting for Ye Fan to answer. He didn't even try being polite to Ye Fan.

"Meng Chun-Hua, you're outrageous! Even though the Meng family is powerful, Mr Chu's prestige is not something that a youngster like you can afford to offend!" shouted Li Er angrily. Meng Chun-Hua's attitude had clearly infuriated him.

A large number of bodyguards in suits outside the bungalow immediately swarmed over and blocked Meng Chun-Hua's way.

Meng Chun-Hua stopped walking and turned around to look back at Ye Fan with a calm smile. "Mr Chu, even if the deal falls through, we should observe some basic courtesy. We all have the freedom to decide if we want to work with you or not. But are you now trying to use your status to force us into doing this for you? All the big bosses of Jiangdong are watching your actions, so aren't you afraid that all these people who fear and respect you today turn coldhearted after seeing the way you treat them?" said Meng Chun-Hua in a neutral voice and a faint smile. He didn't look afraid at all.

Meng Chun-Hua didn't have much reverence for this Mr Chu in the first place.

This man was just some gangster from Jiangdong after all. He was clearly too far off from the powerful families of Yanjing.

The Meng family was very closely tied to a powerful family in Yanjing, so he wasn't as afraid of Ye Fan as the other folks in this room.

On top of that, he was in the right.

Meng Chun-Hua became even bolder because of that.

"You!" Li Er was about to erupt again when Ye Fan raised a hand to stop him.

"Let him go. Young Master Meng is right, everyone has the freedom to decide whether they want to work with me or not. Since you aren't willing to, then you may leave. I don't have to resort to forcing a few ants into a corner. But let me just say that after you've turned this down today, don't regret it in the future." "You don't have to worry about that," scoffed Meng Chun-Hua. Everyone watched on as he walked right out of the house and drove out from Mount Yunding.

"Mr Chu, are we just letting him go like that? Once he sets an example, it's going to be hard to deal with the rest," said Li Er worriedly. After all, the best way to make everyone in Jiangdong cooperate was to punish one of them to serve as an example to the rest.

Since the Meng family was the first one to disagree, they became an excellent example.

But Ye Fan just let him go like that, so Li Er became anxious.

Was Mr Chu also afraid of the Meng family's background?

But Ye Fan just smiled calmly, "Don't worry, he'll come back to beg me."