"So-called ten-billion business groups that can't scrape together more than a hundred million in cash at a moment's notice are everywhere. Take President Li of Kangda Pills here in South Ji City, for instance. Everyone knows he heads a hundred-billion enterprise, yet just a few days ago, he called me to borrow eighty million in cash to tide him over for a while... Really, there isn't the slightest falsehood in that. I still have the transfer records..."
"Shen Yushu was worth a considerable sum, but his business results over the years were mediocre, leaving him with a severe backlog of unsold inventory. His Shen Group really was just a shell. Of course, if you assessed its overall market value, it would still be worth a hundred billion, but when it came to cash, he couldn't have produced even ten billion!"
Meng Chentian sighed ruefully. "That's business. It's very, very difficult. Uncle Qin, please spare a thought for our difficulties too. My father sincerely wants to make friends with you. Taking advantage of you or anything like that is just a minor detail... To put it bluntly, our handling of Shen Yushu had already cleared the official channels. Even if we hadn't told you, Uncle Qin, couldn't we simply have swallowed it all and left it at that? Why come before you and ask for this discomfort? Wouldn't you agree?"
"Think it over carefully. Isn't that all there is to it? It's just that my father and Uncle Ning weren't willing to snuff out their consciences and couldn't bring themselves to do such a thing... So there really is no question of us embezzling your property."
Meng Chentian soothed all three parties.
Gradually, all three calmed down.
Qin Fangyang was taking the offered slope to climb down from his donkey, while