"You damn brat, do you know what you're talking about?"
After a moment of stunned silence, Liao Yifan's father roared in fury, demanding.
Liao Yifan instinctively flinched, but the next second he had a sudden realization.
He had already been pushed out by his father to shield him from a blade, why should he still be afraid of his father?
What did the venerable Mencius say?
"When a ruler regards his ministers as his hands and feet, they will regard him as their belly and heart. When he regards them as dogs and horses, they will regard him as their countrymen. When he regards them as dirt and weeds, they will regard him as a bandit."
You treat me as your own son, and I'll treat you as my own father.
You treat me as a sacrifice to block a blade, and I naturally won't respect you as a father anymore, but will directly treat you as an enemy!
With this thought, Liao Yifan straightened his back instantly. "Of course I know what I'm saying! Did I say anything wrong?"
"I injured Min Ziqiong in the mainland, and I wanted to default on the 1.4 billion debt. But why did I do that? Is it because I truly want to be a defaulter? It's because I'm afraid of you scolding me!"
"If it weren't for you, let alone 1.4 billion, even if the IOU written to Mr. Ying was 2.8 billion, I wouldn't have hesitated for a moment and would have paid it off on the spot!"
"A son selling his father's land without a second thought—I am Young Master Liao, the Great Young Master Liao! I don't want to become the 'defaulter Liao' that everyone points at! I have no reason to refuse Mr. Ying's claim for the debt!"
"On the contrary, it was you who kept implicitly preventing me from repaying the debt. I was clearly willing to write the IOU, yet you incited me to slander Mr. Ying, saying that I was framed by Mr. Ying. You even threatened that Mr. Ying would not be able to leave Hong Kong, and that he would die if he dared to come!"
"Master Hong was invited by you, right? Grandpa Hong was also invited by you, right? And you were the one who refused to acknowledge the debt from beginning to end, right?"
"I didn't say a single word. If one person in the Liao family must die, it's you, not me!"
"I am innocent!"
Good heavens, Liao Yifan was unleashing all the accumulated grievances of many years.
Not only was he disrespectful in his words, but he also directly declared that his own father deserved to die!
"You... you... you..."
Liao Yifan's father was furious.
His body trembled, and his hand clutched his chest tightly.
His face turned extremely ugly, as if he would pass out from anger at any moment.
Meanwhile, Ying Chen watched the father and son, who were displaying such "filial piety," with great interest. These two reminded him of Min Ziqiong's parents in Jianghai.
It would be a very interesting scene if the four of them met.
Ying Chen waved his hand.
A force instantly enveloped Liao Yifan's father's body.
Liao Yifan's father thought Ying Chen was going to kill him and was terrified.
Unexpectedly, with the surge of this force, the anger that had rushed to his head miraculously subsided.
The feeling of fainting also disappeared.
"You can't have any accidents. Otherwise, who will I collect money from?"
Ying Chen's voice floated over faintly.
Liao Yifan's father was the head of the family, and the Liao family's assets were all under his name.
At least before Ying Chen got his money, Liao Yifan's father could not die.
"Thank you, Young Master, for saving my life!" Liao Yifan's father, worthy of being an old hand, immediately seized the opportunity, appearing extremely grateful and kowtowing repeatedly to Ying Chen.
As if Ying Chen were truly his savior.
"Flatterer!"
Having shed the burden of "father-son relationship," Liao Yifan immediately retorted.
This almost made Liao Yifan's father's anger surge again.
After finally controlling his emotions, Liao Yifan's father looked up at Ying Chen with intense fear. "Young Master, if you want money, that's no problem at all! The 5.7 billion debt, I am willing to acknowledge and guarantee full payment to you..."
"However, there is one issue that I must clarify with you in advance."
Ying Chen's eyelids flickered slightly. "Speak."
"It's like this. Although our Liao family is considered wealthy, the vast majority of our assets are fixed assets. We don't have much liquid capital, only about two to three billion."
"Therefore, we cannot repay the 5.7 billion debt in full immediately. If we have to sell assets, it might take at least one to two months to complete."
"I wonder if Young Master can wait?"
Ying Chen chuckled upon hearing this.
The previous IOU had already dragged on for two months, which led to this incident.
Now the Liao family intended to pull the same stunt and drag it out for another two months?
Truly seeking death!
A hint of killing intent flashed in Ying Chen's eyes.
Liao Yifan's father felt his body stiffen, as if he had been locked onto by death itself. He immediately turned pale with fright and quickly added, "Young Master, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean that..."
"What I mean is, if Young Master cannot wait, then I will repay the debt using the second method."
"Payment in kind!"
"Our Liao family will provide twenty billion in cash, and the remaining 2.7 billion debt will be settled with items worth about three billion. This way, Young Master will not only receive the full debt payment immediately but also make a small profit."
"The extra 300 million will be our Liao family's compensation to Young Master. How about that?"
Hearing Liao Yifan's father's words, Ying Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.
During this period, Ying Chen had gained a preliminary understanding of modern society's financial operations.
After all, in Ying Chen's plan, once spiritual energy revived in the future, immense capital would be needed to acquire rare treasures as soon as possible.
The course of financial operations had to be understood to some extent.
Having too much or too little liquid capital was not a good thing.
Too much indicated that the enterprise or family had poor investment foresight and couldn't invest the surplus funds into specific industries to achieve a virtuous cycle of "money begetting money."
Too little indicated that the enterprise or family had an overly bold investment foresight, and if problems arose, the capital chain would break immediately, leading to complete collapse.
For a family like the Liao family, which possessed tens of billions in assets but only over two billion in liquid capital, it was actually quite a lot.
After all, the Liao family's main industries were auctions and horse racing, both of which required a high amount of liquid capital.
In other industries, it might be even less.
Liao Yifan's father was not playing tricks, but he genuinely could only do this to raise the full 5.7 billion immediately.
Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Ying Chen nodded. "Agreed."
"Then, what do you intend to use for payment?"
Liao Yifan's father had clearly already made plans. He immediately replied, "Our Liao family owns thirty billion in shares in the Hong Kong Racecourse. We can transfer these shares to Young Master. At that time, Young Master..."
Unexpectedly, before Liao Yifan's father could finish, Ying Chen refused, "Change it!"
Shares were too susceptible to manipulation. They could be worth thirty billion today and only ten billion tomorrow.
What if the Liao family colluded with other families to manipulate the stock price and trick Ying Chen? Then Ying Chen would have to come to Hong Kong again.
Troublesome!
"Ah?" Liao Yifan's father was stunned. "Young Master doesn't want shares? Then how about floor space? Companies? Antiques?"
"Yes, antiques! This is absolutely possible! Young Master, you may not know, but our auction house has just acquired an extremely rare antique. Its estimated value is exactly thirty billion! More importantly, it's priceless and has no shortage of buyers! The final transaction price might even be higher!"
Ying Chen's eyes flickered, and he asked with slight doubt, "What antique?"
Ying Chen's Ming Yue Liu Su Pearl was only worth around that much.
Could it be that the old man surnamed Wei had sent the Ming Yue Liu Su Pearl to the auction house for sale?