Chapter 203 The Old Lady's Scheme
Yang Long picked up his phone and dialed his father Yang Weigang. This time, Yang Long didn't feel embarrassed. After all, acquiring the Lantian Building was a golden opportunity.
As soon as the call was connected, Yang Long conveyed Granny Liu's intentions. Then, Yang Long asked, "Father, how much money does our Yang family have left? How much liquid capital do we have in total?"
"Tell me a figure. If our two sides combine forces and we can acquire the Lantian Building for around one billion, we'll be making a fortune."
"With our Yang family's influence, even if we acquire the Lantian Building and don't operate it, we can use it as collateral at the bank and immediately borrow another billion. This is a sure profit, a no-loss deal."
His father, Yang Weigang, pondered for a moment and replied, "It is indeed a good opportunity. I didn't expect the Liu family to have two hundred million in cash. In that case, we can indeed cooperate."
"I just had the accountant check. All the funds we can mobilize, plus some I can borrow from outside, will amount to approximately three hundred million."
Yang Long was taken aback by this figure and muttered, "Father, is our vast Yang family only able to come up with three hundred million in cash?"
Yang Weigang replied impatiently, "What do you know, kid? You don't understand the cost of living until you manage a household. Money lying in a bank account is a waste! That's why large corporations and families don't let their money sit idle in current accounts, losing value. Every cent is invested."
"Three hundred million in cash for our family is already a lot. Other families probably can't even produce one hundred million. After all, the time is too short to get loans from the bank. Who has that much money readily available?"
Yang Long hung up the phone and then reported everything to Granny Liu.
Upon hearing that they only had three hundred million, disappointment flickered in Granny Liu's eyes.
She frowned and said, "If that's the case, then we can only pool five hundred million. Indeed, the auction for the Lantian Building was rushed, so the price won't be high, but it definitely won't be less than one billion."
"I estimate that if the price is below one billion, the Fair Auction House itself will have someone bid for it internally. They won't let us snatch it up at such a low price. Five hundred million is definitely not enough."
Granny Liu was, after all, a shrewd strategist.
She paced back and forth, leaning on her cane, looking anxious.
Then, Granny Liu looked at her sons and sons-in-law with impatience and said, "You are all useless! You can't find any money when it matters most."
At this moment, Liu Xin stood up and said to the old lady, "Grandma, if it's about cash, I do know of a way we can get some more."
Granny Liu's eyes lit up, and she immediately said to Liu Xin, "Xin Xin, quickly tell me what other avenues there are to get cash."
Liu Xin was a bit upset but still spoke, "Grandma, you might not know this, but Liu Ran, that girl, has started a livestreaming company. Her company is booming, and she sells a lot of cosmetics online every day. The money for the cosmetics goes straight into her account. She probably has at least two hundred million now."
"Just this afternoon, she bought two villas in one go. One of them was a top-tier unit, costing forty million!"
Granny Liu's eyes widened at this, and her lips trembled, "What? That slut Liu Ran is that capable? She can earn so much money?"
Liu Xin said with immense jealousy, "She struck gold! I don't know where she dug up that cosmetic product, but its effects are too powerful, it can even remove scars. It's selling like hotcakes now."
Granny Liu mused, "However, even if Liu Ran has money, she probably won't lend it to us, considering how we treated her before."
Liu Xin immediately replied, "Grandma, at this point, why are you still considering that? We can just call her over and force her to give us the money. She's your descendant, your granddaughter, after all. How can she not give money?"
"Besides, we can also devise a plan, trick Liu Ran first into pooling five hundred million, promise her some benefits, and then renege on the deal once we've bought the commercial building!"
Liu Xin said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Granny Liu frowned after hearing this, then her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands, "I've got it! I have an idea. Here's what you do, go immediately and bring over your third brother and his wife from the hospital. Then, send a message to Liu Ran, telling her to come to our family meeting immediately."
"In any case, we must get Liu Ran here by any means necessary. Then I'll have my ways to make her obediently hand over the money."
Liu Ran, Chen Yang, and Su Ya were in the villa planning the use of the rooms.
At this moment, Liu Ran received a call from her mother. Her mother, Cao Meihua, told Liu Ran on the phone that everyone was at the old house for a meeting, and she and her father were also there. She asked Liu Ran to come to the old house as soon as possible.
Liu Ran frowned upon hearing this. She hung up the phone and turned to Chen Yang, saying, "Chen Yang, my mother wants me to go to Grandma's for a meeting. I wonder what family meeting it is this time, it's so annoying."
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll wait for you outside the house."
Liu Ran immediately shook her head and said, "No, you are my husband. Why should you wait for me outside the house? Let's go together. You are also a legal member of the Liu family."
Chen Yang couldn't help but chuckle at this. He nodded, got into the car, and stepped on the accelerator, speeding towards the Liu family's old residence.
Chen Yang and Liu Ran walked hand in hand towards the Liu family mansion.
Chen Yang wanted to hold Liu Ran's hand, but this time Liu Ran deftly dodged it. She didn't forget to glance back at Chen Yang and then smiled triumphantly, as if to say, "See, I didn't let you hold my hand!"
Chen Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter at Liu Ran's playful demeanor.
As they entered the old mansion, they discovered that all the Liu family members had already arrived, with thirty to forty people gathered in the main hall.
Her father, Liu Jianghu, sat in a wheelchair, his leg still bandaged and in a cast. Cao Meihua immediately waved to Chen Yang and Liu Ran, beckoning them over.
On the stage, Granny Liu's eyes showed disgust when she saw Chen Yang enter the assembly hall. However, as she needed Liu Ran's help now, she didn't dare to ask Chen Yang to leave.
The old lady patted the table and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. I have something to announce! It's like this, I just received an invitation from the Fair Auction House. Tomorrow evening, they will be auctioning the Lantian Building."
"Full payment is required on the spot!"
"This is an opportunity for our Liu family. After all, in just one day, it's difficult for various families to gather funds. The larger families especially don't keep their cash idle; they invest it. And within a day, they can't get loans from the bank."
"So this auction is a competition of how much savings each family has!"
"Although our Liu family is a small family, we have quite a bit of money stored, a full two hundred million. Therefore, for tomorrow's auction, I've decided we will go all out to acquire the Lantian Building."
Liu Ran, sitting below, heard Granny Liu say that the Liu family had two hundred million in savings. Her eyelids twitched, and she lowered her head.
She couldn't help but recall that during the most critical moment when her family was being threatened by loan sharks, only tens of thousands of yuan were needed to save her family of three!
However, back then, when she and her father pleaded with their grandmother, they were cruelly driven out of the family by her.
At that time, Liu Ran thought the Liu family didn't have much money and was in debt!
Who knew that there was actually two hundred million in savings in the old house!