Chapter 1164: Chapter 1166
Zhao Guangran truly regretted it, "Hey, you can’t be so stingy."
Looking at the seafood fried rice in the bowls around him, and then looking at his meager portion, he really wanted to cry.
"If the quantity is insufficient, quality will do."
Zhao Guangran raised his bowl in the air, hoping the people around would see how pitiful he was and how despicably Gong Ruini was bullying him.
Everyone knew Zhao Guangran was aggrieved, but who would speak up for him? They weren’t foolish.
There was only so much good food. If they spoke up for Zhao Guangran, they would have to give up their windfall.
Each of them ignored Zhao Guangran, kept their heads down, and ate voraciously, constantly stuffing food into their mouths.
Zhao Guangran was furious, "Hey, Ni Zi bullied me today, and you all just stand by and watch."
This is what they call family, really breaks one’s heart, "You all should remember ’If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.’"
Zhao Guangran wasn’t in a hurry to eat, and although the portion was small, he could still show off a bit after they finished, making them regret not standing up to help.
Gong Jiaming, already starving, finished a large bowl of rice and wiped his mouth, "Brother Guangran, your words aren’t fair, you clearly upset my sister first."
"Exactly, exactly." Gong Ruzhi and Wan Yihui naturally sided with Gong Ruini.
"Hey, three or two little punks," Zhao Guangran was furious, "I know you all are in cahoots with Ni Zi."
Discussing this with them would only make him angrier, "Hey, Ni Zi, do you have time to do some stock trading together?"
Analyzing data together? Gong Ruini shook her head vigorously; she would have to be out of her mind to enter this line of work.
She could completely imagine that if she didn’t perform well, Zhao Guangran would excitedly spread her failures back home and maybe tell everyone they knew.
Gong Ruini didn’t seek to always stay above Zhao Guangran, as that was impossible, but she couldn’t let Zhao Guangran have the satisfaction of seeing her embarrassed.
"Well..." This wasn’t something to hide, so why say it in front of Dai Liren?
No, could it be that this guy already knew and that’s why he followed them back, claiming he wanted to invest in the ginseng business but didn’t have the money?
He really didn’t have money and wasn’t joking around; he just meant trying to make money with Zhao Guangran.
Is that alright? Gong Ruini looked at Zhao Guangran.
"Let me solemnly introduce, this is my recently found business partner, Dai Liren." Zhao Guangran excitedly introduced his new partner to everyone.
So it really was him, Gong Ruini was surprised; Zhao Guangran wouldn’t care about the background of others, always acting as if he was number one in the world.
Unless Dai Liren turned out to be quite capable, "Welcome."
No matter what, having one more person was a good thing, "We’ll rely on you and Guangran from now on."
"Whether we can enjoy life here in the United States depends on you."
Gong Jiaming wasn’t shy, "My tuition fees, my startup fund depend on you two."
"Brother Guangran, is there still a place for me?" Gong Jiaming studied economics, hoping to follow Zhao Guangran.
He hadn’t thought that Brother Guangran would actually take on a new follower, not knowing if he’d be willing to take him along as well.
Carrying Gong Jiaming wasn’t a problem, but mentioning it made him angry, "I told you to apply to a university close to me."
"You pig-headed!" Zhao Guangran was really infuriated by Gong Jiaming’s disobedience.
"I didn’t think it was that far apart," Gong Jiaming looked aggrieved, "and my sister is studying here, of course I want to be near her."
Is he planning to take care of Gong Jiaxin? Doesn’t he consider who’s actually taking care of him? Forget it, why get angry with this kid, it’s not worth it.
"It’s good you’re here, there are some things I can delegate to you." Luckily without Gong Jiaming’s help, a strong assistant has come, making him extremely happy.
"Otherwise, how would I make money alone?" The stock market may be profitable, but it requires a lot of effort. Handling everything alone, Zhao Guangran was really tired.
Alone? Didn’t he say he was doing it with friends? Could it be they had a fallout? Gong Ruini wondered if he realized it himself or if someone tipped him off.
"That guy actually tried to deceive me, wanting to cheat me, thankfully I realized it early." Zhao Guangran didn’t want to talk about it, as it was quite embarrassing.
Seeing their suspicious and confused expressions, Zhao Guangran realized there was no hiding it, so he thought he might as well tell the truth.
Someone really tried to scam Zhao Guangran; Gong Ruini was stunned, could they really have guessed it?
"That’s not a problem, right?"
Gong Ruini wanted to directly ask if he lost money, or how much he lost, but wondered if asking so directly would upset Zhao Guangran.
After much consideration, Gong Ruini decided to let it go for now, as he was unharmed and still trying to recruit people, indicating he was trying to recover.
"Don’t worry, I did lose some money, but thanks to their leaked information, they got scammed too." He snorted, last time he got scammed because he wasn’t careful enough.
Lost some money, so the loss wasn’t significant, and Gong Ruini breathed a sigh of relief; it wasn’t about the money but worrying about the person.
"Fortunately, my brother sent some money later, or I really couldn’t have held on." Zhao Guangran sighed.
Ah, Zhao Xuran helped out Zhao Guangran, it seemed the money wasn’t small, and Gong Ruini sensibly refrained from asking for specifics.
"Ni Zi, rest assured, I’ll pay back the money double, but I just don’t have the funds at the moment." Zhao Guangran was quite shy about it.
"I originally thought when you all arrived in the United States, I’d definitely take you out, but the situation now is that I can’t spare much money." Zhao Guangran was very remorseful.
If Gong Jiaxin had come to the United States last year, he was just starting his business, having no time was understandable, but he still spared some spending money.
This time Ni Zi and the others came, not only did he have no vacation time, but also not much money to give, making Zhao Guangran quite angry.
No money, it seems he invested all his funds into this venture; what intrigued Gong Ruini was, "How much could you actually earn?"
"And what about the other party?" If possible, she truly hoped to catch the mastermind behind all this.
But for now, this hope seemed slim, "And will your actions lead to their retaliation?"
Retaliation? Zhao Guangran wasn’t worried, "I’m aboveboard, they just weren’t competent enough."
Zhao Guangran had a cold smirk on his face, "If they were to spread the word, who would want to associate with them?"
"More importantly, they made the first move on me, I was unguarded, and they lost in the end, losing quite a bit of money. If it was you, would you say anything?"
While appearing confident and impressive, inside Zhao Guangran was still quite apprehensive.
