Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 726: Seven hundred twenty-one ultimately still refused

Chapter 726: Seven hundred twenty-one ultimately still refused

He never expected Old Yuan to actually want to openly confront Xiong Qianyang at this moment.

Xiong Qianyang remained unangered and his expression unchanged.

"Boss Yuan, I knew you harbored significant hostility towards us, all because of that earlier misunderstanding."

The helplessness in his voice suggested that Old Yuan had truly wronged them and that they were genuinely innocent.

But, Xiong Qianyang was not buying it.

"Enough, there’s no need for you to say much more; I think I’ve got the gist of it.

You just want to bring my brother into your fold.

I’ll answer for my brother.

There’s no need for you to worry about the Baijiu company.

Even without the city of Haicheng, this little Baijiu company can still start up. Boarding your ’pirate ship’ is out of the question."

At this time, Old Yuan even made the decision on behalf of Gu Chen.

This caught Gu Chen somewhat off guard.

He hadn’t expected Old Yuan to be so impulsive.

"Boss Yuan, I’m discussing business with Gu Chen, not with you. I can understand your unwillingness to cooperate with us; after all, we have misunderstandings, which can’t be clarified overnight.

But if you truly regard him as a brother, you should not prevent him from joining our chamber of commerce.

Or even if not joining, then simply collaborating would suffice.

Yet, even so, you do not permit it. This really makes me wonder about your actual intentions."

Xiong Qianyang then suddenly spoke to Old Yuan in this manner.

His tone was full of hostility.

"I believe, Boss Yuan, that you must have your ulterior motives. In fact, today it doesn’t matter whether it’s Gu Chen or a stranger, you would stop them because you have always maintained a subjective opinion of our Qianyang Chamber of Commerce.

Your presumption is that our Qianyang Chamber of Commerce is not a conscientious business entity, but in reality, you do not understand the Qianyang Chamber of Commerce very well.

You don’t even know what kind of structure our Qianyang Chamber of Commerce actually has.

You just think that we have pulled together a large number of people and are plotting against other competitors. Isn’t that right?"

He spoke to Old Yuan in such a manner at this time.

Upon hearing this, Old Yuan’s face instantly turned to anger.

"Yes, even if it were a stranger, I would stop them, because I can’t let them enter your den of thieves."

Old Yuan then directly admitted his assertions.

Xiong Qianyang shook his head decisively upon hearing this.

"You are being too reckless in your judgement, and you’re going to harm Gu Chen.

Gu Chen is not like you; he is a man of ideas, creativity, and courage.

Mr. Gu, I’m sure you can appreciate that fighting alone is incredibly difficult.

In any situation, you need to make phone calls to seek help from others.

But what belongs to others is ultimately not yours; only when you are capable yourself can you truly call that confidence.

It’s true that you now control many companies.

However, in this society, you have no network or foundation to speak of.

You could say your current situation is extremely challenging. Take your cooperation with the Wei Family, even an observer like me can see clearly.

The Wei Family’s relationship with you is indeed good.

But all of this is predicated on the absence of any conflict of interest.

If a conflict of interest does occur one day, will the Wei Family still choose you?"

"Boss Gu, you’re a smart man; you should understand very well.

No matter what your relationship with Wei Tianfu is like, if something ever threatens his current position, do you guess he would abandon you at the first opportunity?"

At this point, Xiong Qianyang slowly spoke to Gu Chen, making his point forcefully.

After hearing this, Gu Chen frowned slightly, not expecting Xiong Qianyang to say so much right to his face.

These words sounded as if they were designed to sow discord between them.

However, it seemed that Xiong Qianyang didn’t care at all what Gu Chen thought.

"Mr. Gu, I believe you can see the clear picture. If you join the Qianyang Commerce Chamber, at the very least, you will have some confidence, right?

Although our commerce chamber advocates mutual help, it’s not all without compensation.

Today you help someone, and naturally, you can earn a little; likewise, someday when someone comes to help you,

you have to offer a small incentive to let everyone feel a slight sense of return.

After joining the Qianyang Commerce Chamber, if one day the situation I just described occurs, at that time our chamber’s mutual assistance can indeed save you."

It seemed as though he knew that nothing else would work, so he went straight to telling Gu Chen about the benefits he could gain.

Honestly, Gu Chen was indeed tempted upon hearing these words.

Because what he lacked at the moment was exactly the kind of supportive atmosphere the Qianyang Commerce Chamber offered.

However, regretfully, what Gu Chen truly desired was not to join a commerce chamber.

Just as he had previously told Old Yuan, what he really wanted in his heart was to establish his own commerce chamber.

Xiong Qianyang had made one point clear: what belongs to others will always be theirs, only what’s yours is truly your own.

What’s the use of joining a commerce chamber?

But if it’s your own chamber, it’s completely different.

So, even though Gu Chen was quite moved by what he had said,

it still wasn’t enough to make him agree right away.

"Boss Xiong, thank you for your kind offer.

But my thoughts are actually very simple.

I’ve never dreamt of immense wealth or great luxury.

Just being able to maintain a basic standard of living is enough for me.

I’m really grateful for your invitation today, and I hope that we truly have a chance to cooperate in the future—of course, that’s assuming I haven’t been kicked out of the market by then."

At this time, Gu Chen shook his head, rejecting his offer.

Elder Yuan was somewhat surprised when he heard this; he had thought that Gu Chen would agree.

After all, Gu Chen had truly seemed to be considering it seriously.

Actually, he had told Gu Chen repeatedly not to agree, but if Gu Chen really decided to, he had no way to stop him and could only watch.

However, now that he heard what Gu Chen had said, he felt somewhat moved deep down.

At least, he hadn’t misjudged the person.

Gu Chen hadn’t chosen to join the commerce chamber because of these matters.

Upon hearing the refusal, Xiong Qianyang didn’t get angry, but instead, he said to Gu Chen with a smile, "Boss Gu, I deeply respect your decision.

If you ever change your mind in the future, you can always come to see me.

And I will always owe you a favor; whenever you need me, feel free to cash it in."

Since Gu Chen had made his choice, Xiong Qianyang didn’t dwell on it any further but addressed Gu Chen directly like this.

Looking at him, he indeed seemed gentle and refined, not at all like the person who was rumored to be completely different."