Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 719 - 358: Offering Ideas_1

Chapter 719: Chapter 358: Offering Ideas_1

Even after working for a year or two, Chen Liqiang still didn’t like dealing with people like Heizi. There’s a saying that it’s easier to meet the King of Hell than to entangle with a petty devil. If you carelessly provoke such people, unless you can domineer them like Boss Yan, dealing with them would be as difficult as dealing with a petty devil.

But now, not only did Chen Liqiang have to deal with him, he also had to plead for mercy.

After telling Heizi about the quantity and total money of the earthworms he got last time, he then grippingly counted the money in his hand and finally said what he had been thinking all the way, "My fiancée had an accident and is now in the hospital. I urgently need money. I want to discuss with Boss Yan if I could delay paying for this batch of goods..."

Chen Liqiang didn’t ask if Heizi in front of him was the decision maker, he just laid out his situation. He had already pictured the scene, where the punk in front of him would laugh and then mock him.

People who had no personal relationship with him were already kind enough to give him goods on credit, and he still wanted to delay payment. Where is the logic in that?

But when people are driven to a desperate situation, they would cling to any straw hoping to save their lives. Chen Liqiang had thought it all the way, he might as well give it a shot, even at the cost of getting ridiculed...

Upon hearing this, Heizi was taken aback. Yan Fei had previously mentioned this man who was afraid of seeing earthworms but was selling them. The earthworms could be sold at the Provincial City anytime, only selling them through him for convenience. Yet, he didn’t want to give payment on his first drop-off?

Luckily, Heizi, considering himself as Brother Fei’s number one, preserved his decorum and merely asked, "At least you’re working in the city, you’re not so broke that you have to borrow this little amount of money, right?"

Upon hearing Heizi’s words, Chen Liqiang almost burst into tears. Just listen to how Heizi framed the situation, saying it was a loan, not him wanting to default on payment!

Clutching onto that ray of hope, he went on to explain his predicament to Heizi in full detail.

Heizi had plenty of patience and even took a cucumber from the kitchen to munch on, as if he was listening to a story, hearing out Chen Liqiang’s tale. There wasn’t anything urgent going on the cattle ranch anyway. Even if there was, Xiang Rui and the others were there. Ma Yongming and several other workers were building the wall on the newly purchased land. They just needed to be summoned for help.

After patiently listening, Heizi scrutinized Chen Liqiang from head to toe with a disdainful face, "You’re really thick-headed!"

Chen Liqiang was startled, only to hear Heizi continue, "Such a simple matter. Why do you insist on getting married? Just get your girlfriend pregnant, take her home, and see if your parents agree. That’s how I got my wife. Her belly is already big and she’s living with me. We’re planning our wedding once the new house is ready!"

Observing Heizi’s smug expression as he said this, Chen Liqiang fell deep into thought: Indeed! If I had chosen to go against my parents and gotten my girlfriend pregnant then, my mom who is so eager to have a grandchild, would have definitely agreed. If mom agreed, what could dad say? What would he dare to say?

Alas, it was now too late for any of that, he sighed, "Wasn’t I out of my mind then? I insisted on getting my parents’ consent, now with all these things happening, my fiancée lying sick in the hospital bed, and the hospital keeps nagging about the medical bills, it’s just too late!"

"It’s too late now, can’t be helped!" Heizi continued munching his cucumber. "Even though I’m a working man, Brother Fei lets me manage things, but I can’t take charge in matters of money!"

Chen Liqiang had already anticipated this outcome, so he silently handed over the money he had been gripping, too drained even to speak.

Heizi casually took the money, with half a cucumber in his mouth, counted it quickly and stuffed it into his pocket. After biting off a bit of the cucumber, he mumbled, "Seeing as you’re quite pitiful, how about I lend you some thoughts?"

Chen Liqiang answered weakly, "I’ve already tried out every idea I could think of, what good solution could you possibly come up with?"

Heizi scoffed, "How could you know my idea won’t work? With your thick-headed brain, what kind of idea can you even think of?"

Chen Liqiang thought, indeed, although the person in front of him seemed a bit loose yet his words and attitude seemed reliable, at least it was different from the gangsters he knew. Even the strategy he had just discussed was suggested by someone to him before, but he ignored it then, thinking it was unreliable. To have his girlfriend pregnant before getting married and then using the child as leverage on his parents, the idea seemed... too... so...

But after these days of agony, when he heard that strategy earlier, his first thought was that the strategy was perfect. It was happening sooner or later and there was no need for the long-lasting family feud. Even if his parents were initially unhappy, they would just end up excitedly helping him prepare for the wedding and anticipating holding their grandchild!

No matter what, this scenario would definitely be a lot better than the present situation!

With a serious attitude, he earnestly asked, "What kind of idea could you potentially have?"

Heizi nodded, "Your attitude is not bad, now tell me about your family. Who makes decisions at home? I need to know your background to give you an accurate piece of advice, don’t I?"

There was nothing special about his family, so Chen Liqiang began, "My mom is a businesswoman and my dad works at a company. His salary is low, and the job requires a show of wealth that we can’t afford, he needs my mom’s money for work dinners and entertainment. In our family, it’s usually my mom’s word that goes!"

Heizi threw the rest of his cucumber to a black bear who had been salivating at him. He looked at Chen Liqiang for a while, and then asked, "Were you a good boy at home? Did you get good grades at school? Are your parents urban immigrants who care a lot about their face? Have you not been home for a long time?"

Despite his reluctance to admit it, Chen Liqiang still felt that at this moment, Heizi was like a psychic who knew him inside out, he asked, "How did you know that?"

This was the difference between a study slacker and a top student, or a good kid and a bad one. The bad kids can usually tell who the good kids are, but the good kids can’t always identify the bad ones. That’s because bad kids can pretend to be good at any time, while good kids find it hard to pretend to be bad...

Heizi smirked, "I figured it out at first glance! Now, go home and find your mom...by the way, what is your mom’s business?"

Chen Liqiang honestly answered, "She owns a clothing store that has now expanded into two shops side by side!"

After that answer, Heizi presented an idea that made Chen Liqiang dumbfounded "That’s even better, go home now while her shop is busy this morning. Don’t say anything, no matter how many people are there, kneel at the door of her shop, cry and call out to her. Don’t get up until she agrees on your plan, see if she’ll refuse?"

Chen Liqiang was stunned, "Could that...will that work? So many people, I just kneel at the front of the shop..."

Heizi looked at him with contempt, kept watching until he started squirming, then said, "You’re already in this mess and you’re still afraid to lose face? Moreover, that’s your mom, how can you lose face by kneeling to her? Haven’t you heard the saying, ’There is gold under a man’s knees, only kneel to heaven and mother’?"

Chen Liqiang, for a moment, is unsure how to argue. He had heard the saying, and it did sound like a song lyric. The saying wasn’t wrong, but why did it feel inappropriate?

Before he could react, Heizi reached out and ripped open his half-dried shirt, unbuttoning two buttons, "Look at the way you’re dressed. All neat and pressed even though you’re all beat up. Why are you still wearing your jacket? Why is your face so clean? Come, let me help you get into character, guaranteed success for you!"

"What are you doing?" As Chen Liqiang shouted, he dumbfoundedly allowed himself to be stripped of his jacket. He looked in disbelief as Heizi stepped on his jacket a few times and rubbed it on the ground. After he let him wear it again, Heizi messed up his hair.

After his shenanigans, Heizi took two steps back, looked at him, then he grabbed some dirt from the ground and smeared it on Chen Liqiang’s pants. He clasped his hands together and said, "Perfect! You look miserable now! Just go home like this, and remember, first kneel down and beg your mom. Trust me, this trick works wonders, especially the first time. It’s just that I’ve used it twice... Anyway, just do as I say!"

What Heizi didn’t finish was, it only stopped working because I’ve used it a few too many times!

Chen Liqiang was a fair-skinned man who had tanned and lost quite some weight in the sun lately. Now, after Heizi’s shenanigans, his look was so pitiable that even if he just stood in front of some random house, the owner would probably come out and give him a couple of bread buns.

Seeing Chen Liqiang lost in his thoughts like that, Heizi called out to him, "Why are you zoning out? Listen to me, you won’t go wrong. Just go home like this. If my trick doesn’t work, come back and find me. Even if it means getting a beating from Brother Fei, I will lend you the money!"

Chen Liqiang, in a daze, asked, "Really?"

Heizi replied, exasperated, "Of course it’s true!"

Chen Liqiang snapped out of his stupor and began to move. He was about to ride off on his bicycle when Heizi called out to him, "Hold on, take these earthworms with you! By the way, Brother Fei said that you’re not afraid of a tiger, but you are afraid of earthworms, right? Does your mom know?"

Chen Liqiang nodded, "Yes, she does."

Heizi advised him, "Then take them, and make sure to mention your earthworm selling gig. You express how miserable you are, understand? Remember to cry and the more heartbroken, the better."

Seeing Chen Liqiang’s bewildered face, Heizi sighed, shook his head, "Fine, I’ll pass on my secret skill to you too! Just wait a moment!"