novelweb Chapter 2583 9 Young Master Borrows Money
Chapter 2583 9 Young Master Borrows Money
After everyone had breakfast, Zhan Yue drove Zeng Xiaoya to work.
Only then did he return to his company.
As he stepped out of the elevator, his secretary said to him, "President Zhan, Ninth Young Master is here."
"understood."
Zhan Yue was used to his younger brother frequently visiting him.
There are nine brothers, and he is the closest in age to the ninth brother. Moreover, they are brothers born of the same mother.
It's perfectly normal for the ninth brother to be close to his older brother.
Zhan Yue pushed open the office door and went in to see Lao Jiu sitting on the sofa eating sunflower seeds.
I also brewed a pot of tea.
Seeing him come in, Lao Jiu didn't get up, but just smiled and called out "Brother Ba".
"Just call me Third Brother."
He was the third among his brothers.
Zhan Yue walked over and said, “Every time you call me ‘Myna,’ I always feel like you’re treating me like a bird.”
Zhan Yan laughed and said, "I just like calling you Eighth Brother. You are my Eighth Brother."
"Call me Third Brother."
Zhan Yue sat down and chuckled as he poked his younger brother's forehead. "I see you're always so free. You even brewed a pot of tea. Where did you find these melon seeds? I don't remember having any here."
Zhan Yan grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to his brother, replying, "I bought them; I want to eat melon seeds."
"I feel like there's something hidden in your words. If you're so free, I'll give you some work to do."
"No, I'm not free, I'm not free at all."
The ninth brother quickly refused, not wanting to help his older brother with chores.
"You say you're not busy? During working hours, instead of going to work, you come here to drink tea and eat sunflower seeds. I'll talk to my older brother later and ask him to arrange more work for you. We older brothers are getting older and older."
"My energy isn't what it used to be, so it's time for you young people to step up."
Zhan Yan spat out the sunflower seed shells and said, "Eighth Brother is still young, how can he be old? I think my future Eighth Sister-in-law is very young, you and my Eighth Sister-in-law are about the same age."
“If you say she’s old, it’s the same as saying my eighth sister-in-law is old. Next time I see her, I’ll tell her that you said she’s old.”
As soon as the words left her lips, her brother lightly punched her.
“If you dare to spout nonsense in front of your eighth sister-in-law, I will not let you off.”
Zhan Yue laughed and scolded his younger brother, "Now you know how to use your eighth sister-in-law to intimidate me."
"Brother Ba, things are going really well between you and Sister Ba."
Zhan Yan took a sip of tea and poured a cup for his brother as well. "But your love lives have been going so smoothly. Why don't you two have a tragic love story?"
"You brat, do you really want your brothers to have a sadomasochistic relationship? If you like sadomasochism so much, go and have your own sadomasochistic relationship."
Zhan Yue said, "I just like things to be sweet and romantic."
"As for me, I also like sweet and romantic relationships. Others can have sad and painful relationships, but I can't have one."
"Selfish."
"People are selfish."
Zhan Yue poked his forehead again.
"Speak, what brings you here?"
"Brother, you're my own brother. Can't I come to see you? Are you trying to send me away?"
The ninth brother grabbed the eighth brother's arm and said affectionately, "Brother, you are my own brother."
"Go away."
Zhan Yue couldn't stand his coquettishness and pried his hand away. "My arms are covered in goosebumps. Do you think you're still a child? You're in your mid-twenties and you're still acting like a child."
"When I was a child, being cute was adorable, but now it's just affected and disgusting."
Old Nine chuckled, "Aren't you my own brother? I'm bored, so I come here to drink tea, eat some melon seeds, and keep my dear brother company."
“Be serious. You’re in your mid-twenties, yet you’re still acting like a child. You were more mature when you were in school, but look at you now, you’re getting more and more like a child.”
Zhan Yue spoke words of reproach to his younger brother, but his expression was one of doting affection.
He only has one younger brother, and he loves him more than anyone else.
Although the older brothers also doted on Lao Jiu, he was the one who spent the most time with Lao Jiu.
When he was little, his parents were busy with their business. His older brothers were much older and already in school. His grandparents took care of the two youngest children, so he played with his younger brother and took him everywhere.
The two brothers had a very deep bond.
"In front of my older brother, I will always be the younger brother."
"Brother Ba, when are you and Sister-in-law Ba getting married?"
Old Nine asked with concern, "Seventh Brother hasn't come back from his honeymoon yet. Their honeymoons aren't just a month-long trip; sometimes they last for several months. It's like living the life of a god; it's truly enviable."
“If you’re envious, you can get married and go on your honeymoon. You can stay for as long as you want, even up to six months. Your brothers will help you look after the company, so the sky won’t fall. You can go on your honeymoon for as long as you want.”
"Your eighth sister-in-law and I will probably get married next year. I'm enjoying this sweetness and the feeling of being in love right now."
Seeing his brother's infatuated expression, Lao Jiu laughed and said, "Love is just like that, what's so infatuated about it?"
"It's hard to explain to single people."
Lao Jiu: “…”
After a while, the ninth brother cautiously asked, "Eighth Brother, can you lend me some money?"
"Borrow money? Are you out of money? Or is your company facing a financial crisis?"
Last year, the ninth brother started his own company. His older brothers don't care how well it's doing. As long as their younger brother doesn't ask for help, they consider him a successful entrepreneur.
Old Jiu blushed and said in a low voice, "The payment for the goods hasn't been received yet, my company's account is in a tight spot, this month's wages haven't been paid, and the suppliers are also urging for settlement."
“I’ve spent all my saved-up pocket money on this, and I really can’t afford to spend that much money now.”
"I dare not let my older brothers know, for fear they will scold me."
His brothers told him that he was still young and didn't have much experience, so he should first learn and gain experience in his own company before slowly building his own.
He believed he was ready, and last year he started his own company. He thought that he was also a son of the Zhan family, and all the children of the Zhan family were outstanding. His older brothers had all succeeded, so there was no reason why he couldn't.
His company was doing well from last year to the first half of this year, but it went downhill in the second half.
Because the company had done well last year, he became ambitious and expanded blindly. He made several failed investments and lost a lot of money. In addition, the slow collection of payments from customers led to a shortage of funds for a period of time.
Other payments can be delayed, but workers' wages cannot be delayed.
After thinking it over, he decided to ask his brother. If he asked his closest brother, he would be scolded less harshly.
Actually, his older brothers might not scold him, but he was afraid of them. They had been intimidating him for a long time, and even a glare from them would make him shrink back, especially his eldest brother.
If he hadn't clung to his sisters-in-law's powerful connections, he would have avoided his brothers like a mouse before a cat.
Zhan Yan admitted that his brothers loved him very much, but they were also very strict with him.
Therefore, he both respected and feared his older brothers.
Fortunately, after his brothers got married, his sisters-in-law treated him, the youngest brother-in-law, very well, loving and protecting him like their own sisters, so he wasn't so afraid of his brothers.
Sigh, outsiders always think that Zhan Jiu Shao has the best life, but no one knows that he is under tremendous pressure.