"You have two choices!"
"First, I'll fund all your expenses during your school period and provide you with enough help. This is my investment in your studies. You need to have good grades to prove that this investment is not wasted."
"Second, the conditions are the same as above. Whether you can graduate or not, you have to work for me for ten years. You know, I'm a capitalist, and exploitation is my motto."
"But …" Lynch coughed softly. "Look, I'm a young man …"
Soon, Catherine interrupted Lynch's playful hint. Her expression was a little complicated. "Second, after I graduate, I'll work for you for ten years."
She knew that Lynch said this to ease her burden. After all, they had broken up. Logically speaking, Lynch didn't need to bear any of her expenses, let alone arrange work for her family.
They were just friends now, but friends wouldn't do such a thing. Therefore, Lin Qi found some excuses so that she could at least lie to herself and accept the help with a clear conscience. She didn't need to feel any emotions that would hurt her self-esteem and personality.
Both of them were very smart people. Otherwise, they wouldn't have fantasized about going to college. Stupid children would work in fast food restaurants or gas stations before finishing high school, but they still had hope for the future.
Lynch pointed at the girl. "I'm looking forward to your performance …" He took out an envelope and handed it to her. "There's some money in it, enough for you to live for a while. There's also your bankbook. I'll deposit some money in it every month. You don't have to think too much!"
He pursed his lips. "Then, shouldn't you give me a hug?"
The girl looked straight into his smiling eyes and finally opened her arms to give him a tight hug. For about half a minute, the two of them did not speak, but they quickly separated again.
She "snatched" the envelope from Lynch's hand and smiled. "Just you wait. I'll make your jaw drop to the ground!"
After watching the girl get into the car and leave, Lynch scratched his head and returned to the living room. Everything was the same as two days ago. Not much had changed.
On the other hand, Catherine sat in the car and couldn't help but open the envelope Lynch gave her. In the envelope was the bankbook she left for Lynch. She didn't expect Lynch to keep it.
According to the bank's standards, when an account had no balance, they would take the initiative to warn the customer. If they didn't deposit a certain amount of money in a week, they would cancel the bankbook.
The purpose of this was to facilitate the coordination and management of the bank. In the era without information, a large number of bankbook management tasks were actually done by manual labor.
Empty accounts with no balance. The more the balance of a worthless account, the more manpower the bank would waste. Therefore, any worthless account would not be able to escape the fate of being canceled.
She sighed and continued to dig. There was a stack of money inside. She counted them and found that they were all in denominations of 20 yuan. There were a total of 50 notes for 1,000 yuan.
This was a huge sum of money for her. She had never controlled so much money in her life.
Just when she thought there was nothing in the envelope and was about to throw it away, she suddenly found that the envelope was still a little heavy. She turned the envelope upside down and a ring fell into her hand.
A gold ring. She moved closer to the car window so that more light could fall on her hand. Then, she saw a line of words on the inside of the ring.
"This bastard …" The girl's eyes were quickly filled with tears. She quickly wiped them away and then put the ring on her hand. "It's a little big!"
She seemed to be explaining something, but also seemed to be talking to herself.
The scenery outside the car kept retreating. Soon, the car stopped on the street outside Catherine's house. There were a few street boys wandering on the street, but when they saw the car stop, they disappeared in an instant.
Everyone knew that in this society, you could not fear the law, but you had to bow to money.
Catherine thanked the driver for sending her back. After saying goodbye, she carried her bag and went home.
At this time, her parents surrounded her and talked about the things that happened when she was not at home for the past two days. In short, the originally tense and serious atmosphere disappeared in an instant. It was replaced by her father's simple and honest smile, and her mother's face was radiant again.
Catherine felt helpless about this, but she didn't hate it. This was her family, an ordinary person and her ordinary family.
On Thursday, an unsurprising staff member. The entire Saibin City was shrouded in rising unemployment. The faces of the pedestrians on the street were basically no longer smiling. Their faces were filled with sadness.
It was also on such a day that a group of people would start to make cakes.
Lynch purposely changed into a suit, which made him feel as if his whole body was about to ignite. Fortunately, the car that was moving brought in some hot wind.
There were not many cars on the road. At this time, cars were not equipped with air-conditioning, so every car that was moving under the sun was like an oven. Sometimes, it was not easy to be a "big shot". At least, under such circumstances, ordinary people could still take off their clothes. However, not only could Lynch not take off his clothes, but he also had to make sure that the buttons on his shirt collar were buttoned up.
Fortunately, the journey was smooth, and they arrived at the Saibin City Court within the stipulated time. Henghui Group's properties in Saibin City were seized by the Federation Tax Bureau. The Federation Tax Bureau had entrusted the Saibin City Court to auction off these properties. Therefore, the people who participated in the auction had to be there.
As soon as Lynch got out of the car and arrived outside Court No. 9 according to the information given to him by Feral, a burst of cool air slowly drifted out from the open door.
As soon as he walked to the door, two people in police uniforms reached out and blocked his way. Both of them stared at him intently. "Sorry, sir, this auction is not open to the public …"
Some trials, auctions, and other situations were allowed to be watched by the public, but there were also some that were not. For the specific situation, one could refer to the local newspapers. There would be specific information in the newspapers. Those that had information were open to the public, so they were allowed to participate.
As for those that were not open to the public, there was no need to worry because most people would not know that these things had happened.
Lynch showed the card given to him by Feral. One of the policemen glanced at it and then looked at Lynch. He signaled his partner to move aside and returned the card to Lynch. "You can go in now!"
Lynch did not express any dissatisfaction with the two policemen's obstruction, nor did he show any other emotions. It was just their job, and they were just doing their job.
When he entered Court No. 9, there were already more than 30 people sitting there. These people sat in groups of three to five. They all looked at Lynch with some curiosity, but no one came to talk to him.
He chose a seat at the back and sat down alone. He was very clear about Feral's intentions. He did not intend to interfere and create a small interlude for this auction that might have ended many days ago.
As time passed, the last two groups of people arrived at the scene. The police closed the door, and the auction began.
"Lot No. 1, an office building with 17 floors at 41 Selin Road in the central city. It has a total of … usable area, including … facilities. The overall market value is 2.25 million. The starting price is 600,000 …"
"Number Four raises his paddle. 600,000. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?"
"600,000 going once …"
"600,000 going twice …"
"600,000 going thrice!"
The court staff in charge of the auction did not have the slightest intention of letting people bid. He was just there to go through the motions. An office building in the central city that was worth more than 2 million, or maybe even more, was auctioned off at a shockingly low price.
Lynch, on the other hand, was more far-sighted. He knew very well that the low price might not be the real low price. These people had bought these assets, so naturally, they had to provide corresponding job opportunities and use them to create their original social and economic value.
In fact, even if some of the assets were given to him now, he would not be able to operate them, especially some factories. Not to mention whether he could afford the raw materials needed for production, just the lack of quick payment for the products in the production area would be enough to make him bankrupt.
He just watched coldly as assets worth hundreds of thousands and millions were sold off at extremely low prices one after another.
The fantasies of those people at his second-hand goods auction had unexpectedly become reality here. No one bid, and all the goods were sold at the lowest starting price.
If those who had such thoughts knew about the "miracle" that happened here, they would be very gratified, right?!
All the participants seemed to be used to it. They were not surprised that they had won some goods at the lowest price. This was just a show, a show. Everything was to shut some people's mouths from the process.
Lin Qi had originally planned to simply go through the motions, but he didn't expect to see some items that piqued his interest. Some trucks.
More than 30 trucks and more than 50 trailers, but the price was only 110,000. This price was also shockingly low, but not many people were interested.
Henghui Group had its own logistics company, and the bidders here also had their own logistics company or cooperative logistics company. They were not very interested in the trucks under Henghui Group's name.
A truck definitely needed a truck driver. More than 30 trucks were equivalent to more than 30 jobs. Including some related staff, these things created at least 50 salaries. At the same time, there was not a strong demand for them.
They were not interested, but Lynch was very interested. He did not take the initiative to disrupt the order of the auction. He just watched quietly.
In the end, the trucks were sold because no one raised a bid.
After the auction was over, Lynch immediately called Ferrar to talk about the situation. If no one was willing to take over these trucks, he did not mind taking some responsibility and contributing to the Federation's law and local order.
No matter what, Master Lynch was also an excellent businessman with a sense of social responsibility!