CHAPTER 444: CHAPTER 108 LONGYAN! ADVANCEMENT TO THE CELESTIAL HUMAN REALM_3

Qiaan Xue’an was sweating on his forehead, constantly wiping it with a handkerchief, and shaking his plump body as he lamented, "Younger Brother Shouzhe, our Qiaan Family indeed has a big house and vast business, but as the family grows, so do the expenses. Moreover, I, Old Qian, am just a small commander of the Six Southern Guards of Southern Longzuo, not the Patriarch of the Qiaan Family. You’ve already owed our Qiaan Family over a million Qian Gold, and now you want to borrow another two million Qian Gold in one go. I truly can’t manage that on my books."

"Brother Qian, a mere two million Qian Gold, it’s not like we’re lending it to your Qiaan Family for free. There’s both collateral and interest in the future, it’s a profitable deal with no loss." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile while pouring tea and handing over water, "Maybe you’ll even be able to marry a few more legitimate daughters and concubines."

"Younger Brother Shouzhe, don’t make jokes at my expense; it’s all a misunderstanding." Qiaan Xue’an said with embarrassment, "Little Cui’s family was originally an Eighth-Grade Noble Family of the East Sea Guard, but their family fell on hard times, and they couldn’t sustain their ancestral estate. I couldn’t bear to see it and lent a hand. Little Cui and I are truly in love, not intentionally marrying a noble family’s legitimate daughter as a concubine."

Wang Shouzhe just chuckled without speaking, but looked at him with a peculiar gaze.

He had known Qiaan Xue’an since he was eighteen years old, aware that he was born a concubine’s child, carrying a deep sense of inferiority in his bones. Having the chance to marry a legitimate daughter from a noble family as a concubine might also serve as a form of psychological compensation.

"Younger Brother Shouzhe, I won’t hide it from you. Recently, the headquarters of the Qiaan Family has been moving a lot of funds, and I can only pull together seven or eight hundred thousand Qian Gold on my books." Qiaan Xue’an, thoroughly uncomfortable under his gaze, conceded helplessly, "From my personal vault, I can move three hundred thousand Qian Gold for you, and this part won’t require any interest."

Wang Shouzhe and Qiaan Xue’an knew each other from humble beginnings, so they spoke without holding anything back.

Reflecting on how they used to go through all sorts of trouble for just thirty thousand Qian Gold, exerting countless efforts, but now casually talking about hundreds of thousands of Qian Gold, truly made people sigh.

Both of them were no longer the small figures they once were.

Qiaan Xue’an, by relying on Wang Shouzhe, had made contributions for his family, raising his status continuously, and now he had been promoted to a direct line Elder, commanding the Six Southern Guards’ trading company in Longzuo County.

As for Wang Shouzhe, he used Qiaan Xue’an’s connections and the vast channels of the Qiaan’s Trading Company to make a fortune, rapidly expanding and strengthening his family.

Now, when the Wang Family stomped its foot, the entire Changning Guard would tremble thrice.

This was because the Wang Family’s influence had spread throughout the Changning Guard, with signs of gradually spreading outward.

"Alright, one hundred and twenty thousand is one hundred and twenty thousand." Wang Shouzhe said calmly and easily, "Gathering the remaining Qian Gold won’t be difficult."

The Changning Huangfu Family had dominated the Changning Guard for five hundred years, and all of its assets were premium. If they fell into Wang Shouzhe’s hands, those assets would have even greater development potential in the future.

This was a noble family laid down by the Wang Family, and Wang Shouzhe certainly wouldn’t sit idly by and watch it fall into the hands of the Celestial Human Lei Family or other families.

Taking such a bite was laborious.

But as long as the Wang Family had ten to eight years to digest it, the overall power and financial strength of the Wang Family would step into a new tier.

Such a good opportunity cannot be missed!

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As they were talking, Faang You’an and Junior Sister Lvwei happened to come back from the Academy, bringing with them the artifact spirit that had been cleaned, and came by to visit her good confidante Liua Ruolan.

The friendship between women comes quickly; just one adventure, and Liua Ruolan and Junior Sister Lvwei became intimate sisters.

Even, Liua Ruolan decided that all of Junior Sister Lvwei’s skincare products, shampoos, and other daily necessities would be covered by the Wang Family in the future.

Such extravagant behavior left Wang Shouzhe sighing.

Junior Sister Lvwei is certainly a rare high-end customer; whenever a new high-end skincare product comes out, she is among the first batch to purchase it, spending one or two thousand Qian Gold every year. Yet the cost to the Wang Family was only a little over a thousand Qian Gold.

This shows how easy it is to earn money from women.

Nonetheless, since Ruolan was happy, he let her be.

After all, fighting wasn’t an option.

Junior Sister Lvwei was a direct disciple at the Academy, and she also had close ties with Changchun Valley, which was closely connected with the Qiaan Family. The moment she showed up, Qiaan Xue’an, who had been eager to return to accompany Little Cui, didn’t mention leaving at all. Instead, he began spinning around Junior Sister Lvwei, pouring out compliments and flattery as if they didn’t cost a thing.

"Junior Brother Shouzhe, I heard you’re short on cash?" Junior Sister Lvwei approached Wang Shouzhe after learning this, "No need to raise funds from various places; I have some on me that I can lend you."

"This..." Although Wang Shouzhe had already been hit with money by Junior Sister Lvwei for the second time, he was still a bit uncomfortable as he said, "Junior Sister, the amount I lack is not small."

He still needed a million Qian Gold. Even for a Seventh-Grade Noble Family at its peak, taking out such a large sum in one go would cause severe injury to their primordial qi. Although Junior Sister Lvwei was a direct disciple, from what he knew about Faang You’an and Yin Yuzhe, their entire wealth wasn’t that significant either.

"Weren’t you missing a million?" Junior Sister Lvwei blinked her innocent eyes and asked, "Could it be you need several million more? If it’s more, then I don’t have enough on me. How about I write a letter to ask my master for a bit?"

Wang Shouzhe was rendered speechless, was a million Qian Gold so insignificant in Junior Sister Lvwei’s eyes?