Chapter 158

In desperation, Mark found Louis, hoping to get some funds from his father for turnover.

"Mark, tell me, how many assets does the Prussia Chamber of Commerce have left?"

"Father, if I say it, you...don't blame me..."

"Speak first!" Louis rarely lost his temper towards his eldest son.

"Only half is left..." Mark said, lowering his head. "Only this half, I finally got it after going through many parties and disposing of the goods in my hand at a low price, otherwise it would be even lower."

"You said...how much did you say?!" Louis almost couldn't breathe when he heard Mark's words, and he lay down on the chair.

Seeing Louis's appearance, Mark and Paul panicked.

"Father!"

"President!"

After a while, Louis stood up from his chair.

His right hand trembled as he took off the glasses on his nose.

Then, he swallowed and looked at the two people standing in front of him.

"Paul, you go out first." His tone was full of exhaustion, and he looked exhausted.

"Yes." Paul nodded after hearing this, and then exited the room.

After Paul closed the door, Louis stood up, took off the coat of arms of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce on Mark's chest, and fell heavily to the ground.

"You have lost half of the assets in the Prussia region, and you still have the nerve to appear in front of me?!" he roared loudly.

"I asked you to run the Prussia branch properly, but the result you brought to me is that you managed it like this!?"

"You are my eldest son! You are the one who will inherit the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce in the future. You look like this now, let me see, how can I trust the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce in your hands!?"

"Father, it was Lawrence who seduced me into all this. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have behaved like this..."

"Lawrence again! It's Lawrence every time!? You keep looking for problems in others, can't you look for problems in yourself?!" Louis' eyes widened with anger, scaring Mark to take two or three steps back.

"You! And Mark! You two, I really want to make you two women, and let Chelinina be a boy and inherit my family business!"

"Look at Chelinina, she started from the weakest branch of Antika, and now she is much higher than you? What about you? After you left me, have you ever made a penny on your own?! "

From beginning to end, Louis vented his dissatisfaction, while Mark just lowered his head and silently accepted Louis' reprimand.

"Father, you are right, I did not do well, but the Prussia branch must be saved, otherwise..."

"Otherwise? What else? Do you think Chelinina can use her hands to deal with you? Can we here take care of you?"

"You only need to do what I tell you, but every time you have to add extravagance, do you really think you are a role? Do you really think you are better than me?

Does this person who has lived forty or fifty years need to have experience? If you have the ability, why can't you solve the threat of Chelinina? "

"..." Mark lowered his head and remained silent.

After reprimanding Mark, Louis finally sighed.

"Oh, forget it." He said this and sat down, as if he had aged ten years again.

"Mark, you just said that Lawrence seduced you, what about Lawrence?"

"I originally planned to take Lawrence with me when I came back this time, but Lawrence left a piece of resignation and then disappeared. I don't know where he went..."

Hearing the news, Louis felt even worse.

It seemed that not only his daughter, but also his son had betrayed him.

He didn't know whether Lawrence was really stupid. He didn't dare to take responsibility after making such a decision and chose to resign, or whether he was taking Chelinina's favor and preparing to jump to the Lissen Chamber of Commerce.

But either possibility would undoubtedly disappoint him.

The former will make him feel that his son is irresponsible and dare not take responsibility for doing wrong things, while the latter goes without saying.

It can even be said that if Lawrence betrayed Louis after receiving benefits, it would at least make Louis feel a little happier. After all, it means that his second son is not a good-for-nothing waste.

"Okay, I understand. Lawrence probably won't be able to come back. You should resign as president of the Prussia branch this time. After doing this, you are not qualified to hold the position anymore." Louis said lightly. He said the most unacceptable words to Mark.

"But...Father, I think I still have a chance...Besides, if I don't serve as branch president, I will be easily criticized when I inherit."

"Mark." At this time, Louis suddenly smiled. "I was wrong, you are not useless."

Just when Mark was wondering why his father said that, Louis turned around and slapped him.

"You are at least gifted and different from ordinary people when it comes to dreaming."

"Be proactive and don't lose your last dignity." After saying that, Louis took the initiative to leave the office.

Mark was left silent in the office.

…

On the other side, in the new headquarters of the Lissen Chamber of Commerce in Saint Laurent City, Orson came to Chelinina's office.

"The location you chose here is very good." Orson said, looking at Chelinina who was sitting opposite.

"Well, after all, if we want to become the largest chamber of commerce in the future empire, we must not be too complacent in terms of location selection." Chelinina also responded with a smile.

The new headquarters of Lissen Chamber of Commerce is located in the most developed uptown area of ​​Saint Laurent City. The location here is the best, and every inch of land is precious.

Moreover, it is only two blocks away from the headquarters of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce.

"You seem to be in a good mood. Did your recent business war go well?"

"Well, thanks to my smart eldest and second brothers, I directly disabled the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce branch in Prusia, and they lost half of their assets."

"As expected of you, you are not merciless at all when you attack your own relatives." Orson joked.

"There's nothing I can do about it. They didn't consider my feelings at first." Chelinina said so, came to Orson's side, and restlessly put her hands on Orson's shoulders.

"On the contrary, Orson, as a stranger and a collaborator at the beginning, you helped me much more than them all."

Then, she leaned into Orson's arms.

"Why did my father come to see you?"

"He wants to hire me as a consultant for the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce so that I will no longer help you."

"Then what do you say?"

"Of course I agree, but he can't meet my salary conditions, so we can't negotiate."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"I told him that it's okay to ask me to be a consultant, but the salary must be paid by the entire Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, there is no need to negotiate. Of course, the other party refused."

"Pfft, this request you made is something that everyone would refuse, right?"

"Hey, Orson." At this time, Chelinina, who was in Orson's arms, suddenly looked up at him.

"Um?"

"If, if my father really wants to stop me, he gives you the entire Silver Moon Merchant in exchange for your help, will you accept it?"

"Yes." Orson nodded.

Chelinina felt a little depressed after hearing this.

And Orson immediately said: "I will take over the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce for the second time."

God, I will transfer the entire Chamber of Commerce to you. "

"Consider it a gift."

"Pfft, you are so glib. How can a gift be so valuable?" Although Chelinina said this, the blush on her face undoubtedly revealed her thoughts.

"After all, it's impossible for him to give Silver Moon Merchant to me."

Then, a pair of soft lips kissed Orson.

"Orson, thank you..." Chelinina said this with a sincere tone.

"There's no need to say thank you, just help each other."

"Then just think of it as me saying thank you voluntarily."

…

The two of them stayed like this for a long time, until there was a knock on the door.

Lorenzo, the deputy of the Lissen Chamber of Commerce, appeared at the door. He looked at the two people in the room, and then said: "Master Lawrence is waiting for you downstairs, president."

After all, he had been working as an errand in the Bonaventura family for a while, but Lorenzo still couldn't change his words.

"Okay, Orson, let's go down together to see the biggest contributor to this Prussian business war?"

"Um."

Then, the two came to the living room downstairs and saw Lawrence sitting on the sofa.

"Little sister, long time no see, you have become much more beautiful." Lawrence knew his current position very well. After seeing Chelinina, he stood up and took the initiative to greet her.

"Well, second brother, long time no see, you are still the same as before." Chelinina also smiled politely, but there was a clear sense of alienation in it.

"Ah, Mr. Orson, I didn't expect you to be with my little sister." Lawrence saw Orson next to Chelinina and took the initiative to say hello.

"Yeah." Orson also nodded.

"To be honest, my father's desire for control is really too strong, and he has always wanted to let his eldest brother inherit the Chamber of Commerce, and did not give us two brothers and sisters a chance at all. So this time I received your letter, and without saying a word, I I’m doing you a favor.” After sitting down, Lawrence immediately took credit for himself, which was a sign of his intention.

I, Lawrence, helped you Chelinina to disable the Prussia branch of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce in advance. You have to give me something to express your credit for this, right?

"Of course, thanks to the second brother, otherwise the development of Lissen Chamber of Commerce in Prussia would not be so smooth." Chelinina smiled, and then continued: "Although I can't give you much, second brother. Things, but simple money and position can still be given to you.”

"Half a million gold coins is enough for you to settle down and buy a house in a city and become a rich man. What do you think?"

"Is it only 500,000? Just by helping you weaken the assets of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, the assets are far more than 500,000, right?"

"The lion opens his mouth, Mr. Lawrence." At this time, Orson, who was sitting next to Chelinina, spoke instead.

"If I remember correctly, when you were serving as the president of the Chamber of Commerce in the Aragon region, you often made trouble for the Lissen Chamber of Commerce, right?"

"Ah, this... this moment and the other moment..." Lawrence immediately panicked when he heard what Orson said.

To say that I had made a stumbling block to the Lissen Chamber of Commerce was true, but I lost in the end and did not cause much irreparable damage to the Lissen Chamber of Commerce.

On the contrary, this time, I can be regarded as "acquitting myself and making meritorious service".

"You also said that this time is the same as the other time. So, do you think you are of any use to the Lissen Chamber of Commerce at this time?"

"Uh..." Lawrence was suddenly speechless.

At this moment, Chelinina spoke up: "Okay, Orson, Lawrence is my second brother after all. He helped me this time. As a sister, how can I not help back? Everything happened before. It’s over, and the past has been settled.”

"Ah, yes, yes, let's bury the hatchet." Lawrence also nodded quickly at this time. She is indeed her own sister. She is reliable at critical times. At least her elbows are not turned out. She still thinks about her second brother.

"Although we had some unpleasantness before, we are brothers and sisters after all, and we are family." Chelinina said this, and then looked at Lawrence, with a hint of negotiation in her face.

"But, second brother, you also know what happened to the Lissen Chamber of Commerce recently. The Chamber of Commerce needs to develop, and half a million gold coins is the limit I can spend. Otherwise, I will arrange another free position for you for a month. If you can get fifty gold coins, it will be considered as living expenses.”

For an ordinary person, the living expenses of fifty gold coins a month can be said to be sky-high. But after all, Lawrence used to be a young man. If he saves fifty gold coins, he can almost maintain his previous living standard.

"That...that's okay." Lawrence thought for a while and nodded.

It is not a bad thing for him to have a stable income. After all, if he does something and loses half a million gold coins, with the "minimum allowance" of fifty gold coins per month, he can still do it. sustain life.

Of course, what he doesn't know is that all of this is Orson and Chelinina playing black and white.

"Chelinina, are you sure you really want to do this?" Orson frowned upon hearing this. "Having half a million dollars in cash all at once will have a huge impact on the operations of the Lissen Chamber of Commerce, especially since you have recently moved here and have just spent a lot of money, and you have to spend a lot of money again. ...If you are really so motivated, please forgive me for not giving you any more advice in the future, and our cooperation will be terminated.”

"Orson!" Chelinina heard this and looked at Orson without giving in at all.

"I'll say it again, he is my second brother! There is no need to discuss this matter."

Seeing that the two people were almost quarreling, Lawrence quickly acted as the peacemaker.

"Hey, hey, you two, stop arguing. Little sister, your career is still on the rise after all. It's really not good to take so much money from you suddenly. Otherwise, this money, your second brother and I Don’t give me so much, just give me 100,000 gold coins, and then increase the monthly payment from 50 gold coins to 100 gold coins. How about this? It can just relieve your financial pressure, little sister.”

Orson was still a little dissatisfied when he heard Lawrence say this.

Chelinina, on the other hand, looked moved.

"Really? Second brother, you have helped me so much, but I can only give you so much money...I will really feel sorry..."