"Shouldn't we be a bit hesitant to reject Kai Xuan's offer outright?"
"But have you considered this?"
Liu Dakui retorted, "What if Zhao Feiyan finds out that Kai Xuan gave us a house?"
"Think about it, how would she interpret this situation?"
"I..." Zhang Damei's lips curled slightly, but she couldn't form a coherent sentence for a long time.
At this moment, Liu Dakui continued, "Alright Zhang Damei, stop playing these little games with me!"
"We absolutely cannot accept this house!"
As he spoke, Liu Dakui forcefully handed the property deed back to Liu Kai Xuan.
Liu Yuqian then chimed in, "Mom, if you want a house, I can buy you one later!"
"I can afford to buy a house like this!"
"Conversely, it would be too much to ruin Kai Xuan's family life over such a small matter!"
"Alas..."
Under the dissuasion of Liu Dakui and Liu Yuqian, Zhang Damei could only abandon the idea.
...
Meanwhile, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huai Hua had been visiting Liu Kai Xuan's home for several consecutive days.
Unfortunately, they had not been able to see Liu Kai Xuan in person.
Liu Kai Xuan finally returned one afternoon.
However, by evening, the two girls from the Jia family had not come over.
Instead, a crowd of people from the courtyard, drawn by the smell, swarmed over.
During Liu Kai Xuan's business trip, Yan Bugui and his group had been living in great anxiety.
This time, Yan Bugui and his associates pooled nearly 100,000 yuan to make this deal.
It was tallied that a total of 15 households were invested and defrauded.
Among them, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui's families suffered the most.
Each family lost over ten thousand yuan.
Not only had these two old men squandered their retirement funds, but they had also incurred significant debt.
If this loss couldn't be recovered, they wouldn't be able to live their lives.
During this period, they had tried many channels to recover their losses.
But all their efforts proved futile.
The batch of goods that You Fengxia had acquired from abroad was not imported through legitimate customs channels; it was smuggled goods.
Smuggled goods were inherently illegal.
The reason Yan Bugui and others were not held accountable was that they were unaware of this fact beforehand.
However, this excuse could at best only exonerate them.
The origin of those goods was questionable, and they absolutely could not be circulated in the market.
With no other options, Yan Laoxi and his group pinned all their hopes on Liu Kai Xuan.
They had people secretly monitoring Liu Kai Xuan's residence.
It was precisely for this reason that these people cornered Liu Kai Xuan as soon as he returned today.
"Kai Xuan, I'm begging you!"
"If this matter isn't resolved, our family won't be able to make ends meet!"
"Right now, only you can help us!"
As Yan Bugui spoke, tears welled up in his eyes, his plight most pitiful.
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and sighed, "I'm sorry, Old Yan, I really can't help you with this matter!"
"These past few days, I've actually been trying to find ways and connections for you!"
"The problem is that what you got involved with... it's illegal stolen goods, and it's impossible to smooth things over!"
Liu Haizhong asked, "Kai Xuan, didn't you just return from Binhai today?"
"For such a big issue, can you stop stringing us old neighbors along?"
"How could I possibly string you along?"
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and explained, "I was indeed on a business trip these past few days!"
"But I haven't forgotten even for a second the matters you entrusted me with!"
"For the past few days, I've been making calls and pulling strings, doing my best through every channel I can find!"
"Unfortunately, this matter is too complicated, and it's difficult to handle!"
"I..."
In his desperation, Liu Haizhong's knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, Yan Bugui almost simultaneously knelt before Liu Kai Xuan.
Anyone with eyes could see that Liu Kai Xuan was placating Old Yan and Old Liu.
Unfortunately... these two had no better option than to kneel at this point.
After all, they had come today to ask for help.
When seeking help, one must kneel. If one were to stand and shout at others, could that be considered asking for help?
As Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong knelt, the crowd following behind also knelt.
Witnessing this scene, Liu Kai Xuan quickly shouted, "Alright, alright, everyone, don't be impatient!"
"I will look for more people to work on this matter later!"
"Everyone, please be patient. I am currently looking for solutions!"
"And I kindly ask for your patience. I believe we will all be able to overcome this difficult period!"
"Yes, Kai Xuan isn't refusing to help; he's been trying to find a way, hasn't he?"
At this crucial moment, Zhao Feiyan also spoke to appease them, "Everyone, don't rush him too much!"
"The difficulties have already occurred, but as long as we all work together, we can get through this!"
"I also hope everyone doesn't give up and tries to communicate with the relevant departments again!"
"Alas..."
At this point, Yan Bugui could only let out sighs of despair.
Solving a problem sounds easy, but executing it is extremely difficult.
Such a significant issue had already caused a huge stir, and ordinary people would not dare to get involved.
But now, looking at Liu Kai Xuan's demeanor, while he wasn't outright refusing, he was evasive and unwilling to act.
The hope of seeking help from Liu Kai Xuan was almost infinitesimally small.
Finally, at Liu Kai Xuan's persuasion, the crowd reluctantly left Liu's home.
After the group had departed, Zhao Feiyan couldn't help but laugh.
"Kai Xuan, when did you become like this?"
"Seeing your insincere smile just now, I felt like slapping you, you know?"
"Cough cough cough..." Liu Kai Xuan cleared his throat and continued, "Feiyan, what are you saying?"
"We've been neighbors for so many years!"
"I feel very sorry for Old Yan and the others for being deceived and suffering such heavy losses!"
"At this time, you should speak and act more seriously, and maintain a proper attitude, understand?"