Chapter 82 (1/2)

This Piece of Land is Mine!

A poor bastard who managed to claw his way out of poverty and was just setting up his own business was actually here to look at land worth hundreds of millions? Things like this could not be believed, not just by the wealthy people at the scene but also little schoolchildren with some common sense. These boastful words were too ridiculous, weren’t they?

Huang Yi-Hu laughed. Really laughed. The two bosses next to him and their bodyguards also laughed. Their laughter was full of ridicule and contempt.

Xia Lei waited till they had their fill of laughter, then said, “What? Only you guys are allowed to come look at land and I can’t?” He looked at Liang Si-Yao and continued, “Si-Yao, this land isn’t up for auction yet, is it?”

Liang Si-Yao cooperated, saying, “Yes, this piece of land has not been put up for auction yet. Anyone can come and bid on it.”

Li Yu-Lan sneered, “Mr Xia, stop jesting. You? I don’t think you can even afford the deposit.”

Xia Lei faked surprise, “You need to pay a deposit to bid on government land?”

“Hahaha…” This time, even the calmest and sharpest person in Huang Yi-Hu’s group, Li Yu-Lan, laughed.

The boss named Zhou said, “Is this boy insane?”

The boss named Wang replied, “Most probably. This piece of land is close to the port and definitely worth hundreds of millions - does he looks like he has hundreds of millions? The locally-made car by the side of the road is probably his. He drives a local brand worth only a few tens of thousands and wants to bid on land worth hundreds of millions? Nonsense!”

“Heard that, boy? Nobody believes you,” said Li Yu-Lan.

She was still a little polite earlier and called him ‘Mr Xia’ but now the politeness was totally gone and she called him ‘boy’.

Xia Lei laughed, “Worth hundreds of millions? It’s worth one or two million from what I see. You guys need hundreds of millions? I can buy this piece of land with one or two million.”

Huang Yi-Hu and his group laughed again, and their earlier nervousness disappeared. In their perspective, Xia Lei was like someone who was sent by the Heavens to do a comedy skit.

“Don’t believe me?” Xia Lei looked at Huang Yi-Hu and his gaze turned cold, “Huang Yi-Hu, let me tell you, don’t even dream of getting this piece of land. I will use it for my machine plant.”

Huang Yi-Hu snorted, “Boy, don’t think you can do this because you have your two friends to help you. No one else other than me, Huang Yi-Hu can get this piece of land. I’ll tell you this now - this piece of land will not be put up for auction and even if it was, there will only be me raising the bidding paddle!”

“How about we make a bet? If you get this piece of land I’ll get down on my knees and kowtow to you three times. If I get this piece of land, you go to my friend’s grave and kneel and kowtow three times,” said Xia Lei.

“Sure. I’ll bet with you!” Huang Yi-Hu agreed.

“Your words are just empty words. Let’s have a written pledge,” said Xia Lei.

“We can do that but I’ll have to add one more line,” said Huang Yi-Hu, “If I get this piece of land, you have to kowtow to me in front of Miss Gu.”

“Okay, I agree,” said Xia Lei.

Xia Lei could guess why Huang Yi-Hu would bring up Gu Ke-Wen and there were three reasons. One was to let the bosses surnamed Zhou and Wang to know who was backing him and be reassured of his standing. Two, to shock Xia Lei and let him know who he was making an enemy of. The third was to curry favour with Gu Ke-Wen because if Xia Lei knelt before Huang Yi-Hu, Gu Ke-Wen would be very pleased since she had lost some dignity because of Xia Lei.

Would Huang Y-Hu have been willing to bet with XIa Lei if not for those three reasons? Obviously not.

The boss surnamed Zhou brought out paper and pen from his briefcase. Xia Lei wrote the details of their wager, then signed his name.

Huang Yi-Hu also signed his name, then threw a copy to Xia Lei.

Xia Lei put aside the written pledge. “I’ll make you honour your bet.”

A faint mocking smile appeared on Huang Yi-Hu’s lips, “Boy, this piece of land will be put up for auction in a week. Save up the 50,000,000 deposit before you talk to me about the bet. I’ll pick a crowded spot and wait for you to kowtow to me.”

“We’ll see,” said XIa Lei. He left plot 13 with Liang Si-Yao in tow.

Huang Yi-Hu watched Xia Lei and Liang Si-Yao walk to the Great Wall H6 by the road and spat angrily on the ground, “Fuck! I want to shoot that guy!”

“Hubby, why is your temper still so fiery? You’re a proper businessman now. Beatings and killings should be given to your underlings to do. Why do it yourself?” said Li Yu-Lan.

The husband and wife did not talk loudly but they spoke deliberately for the Zhou and Wang bosses to hear.

“Forget it. Don’t let that little bastard affect our mood.” Huang Yi-Hu changed the topic, “CEO Zhou, CEO Wang, let’s talk about collaboration. How much do you plan to invest?”

The group talked as they walked and only Li Yu-Lan looked back at Xia Lei and Liang Si-Yao, a hint of worry in her gaze.

Liang Si-Yao spoke only when they got into the car, “Lei, why did you make a bet like that with Huang Yi-Hu? This piece of land has so many developers eyeing it. Didn’t you hear? The deposit to participate in the auction is 50,000,000. WIll you really kneel and kowtow to Huang Yi-Hu if your two friends can’t help you get the land?”

Xia Lei smiled, “You’re overthinking it.”

“I’m overthinking it?” Liang Si-Yao looked at Xia Lei uncomprehendingly.

“Huang Yi-Hu is not trustworthy at all. He wouldn’t honour the written pledge even if he lost,” said Xia Lei.