"Always thinking about my money," Quan Xingfa knew the message's content without looking.
Tong Xiuqiong, accompanied by a nurse, said to her, "He says he's still in a lot of pain. The painkillers have been prescribed, and the IV is still running, but he's still crying out in pain."
The nurse glanced at them, rearranged the order of the IV bags above, and then left expressionlessly.
Tong Xiuqiong looked puzzled, "That's it?"
"The second bag of liquid contains the pain relief. If he's in a lot of pain, administer the second bag first, and then switch to the first bag after it's finished."
Before the nurse's voice faded, she had already left the ward.
Quan Xingfa was so angry he cursed, "What a load of crap! Making me suffer like this for half the day."
Tong Xiuqiong also cursed, "Who told you to drink... be careless and spend so much money without daring to say a word."
Just as Quan Xingfa was about to curse back, his phone rang again. This time it was his second daughter, Quan Xiaotang. As expected, she was out of money again and asked him to send her a hundred thousand yuan.
Tong Xiuqiong stared at the phone, and after a moment, gasped, "Out of money again. We only paid two thousand the day before yesterday, and it's gone today. This hospital is a money pit."
Money, money, money everywhere. Quan Xingfa felt like he was going crazy and roared, "I don't have a single cent."
Tong Xiuqiong glared at him, "Your niece's husband has plenty of money. If you don't ask him at a time like this, why are you yelling at me?"
Hearing this, Quan Xingfa wavered. He had been threatened the last time he went to ask for money.
"We don't have any news of that brat, how can I find him?" Although he was his niece's husband, a single glance from him could be terrifying.
Tong Xiuqiong looked at him as if he were an idiot, "You're in this state. As his niece's husband, it's not unreasonable for him to come and pay his respects, right? He should bring some get-well gifts, shouldn't he? The vast Chu Group, not giving a few million wouldn't make sense."
"To him, a few million is like a few cents, not worth anything," Tong Xiuqiong added.
Quan Xingfa thought it made sense and immediately dialed the main office of the Chu Group.
...
Chu Group President's Office. Chu Rong was chatting with the head of the technical department via internal communication when the landline suddenly rang. He pressed the speakerphone, and the voice of the receptionist secretary came through, "Mr. Chu, Quan Xingfa is on the line, saying he has something to tell you."
Chu Rong gave a faint hum, and the secretary transferred the call.
Quan Xingfa waited for the hold music on his phone to stop, then immediately exclaimed, "Be careful, my hands and feet are broken, I can't move at all." He said this to Tong Xiuqiong.
After speaking, he expected to hear a sound from the phone, but only heard the sound of typing.
Quan Xingfa felt a bit awkward and muttered to himself, "Ah, it's connected. Little Chu, how have you been? Last time I went to the temple to pray for you, the abbot said that blessings don't come for free, they need to be transferred. So I said, transfer it, the blessings must be with you, you have such a big company, right? Who knew I myself would have no luck. A few days ago, I was driving and accidentally got hit by someone, and now I'm lying in bed."
There was still only the sound of typing from the phone.
Having asked for money so many times, Quan Xingfa had some understanding of Chu Rong's demeanor. In a word: he was stingy with words.
So he continued to talk to himself, "Haha, your aunt hasn't seen you in a long time either. She said she dreamed of Little Jiu and you last night and misses you a lot. I asked the abbot, and he said your aunt's dream is a prophetic dream, indicating that you will meet Little Jiu soon."
There was still no sound from the other end of the phone.
Quan Xingfa was thick-skinned and continued, "So I wanted to say, come to the hospital, and let your aunt tell you about that dream. I'm at the City First Hospital..."
"There's no need to call again in the future," Chu Rong finally spoke, but his voice was very cold.
Quan Xingfa was indeed guilty. After all, he had asked for forty to fifty million yuan in total. He thought that without news of that brat, it would be difficult to get money again, so he changed his tune with a chuckle, "No, you misunderstood, I really just wanted to tell you about the dream, that dream is very accurate."
"Forty-seven million," Chu Rong stared at the landline, with a half-smile, "I now own eighty-five percent of Xingfa Building Materials' shares, with absolute speaking rights and decision-making power. You, have been fired."
"What?" Quan Xingfa thought he misheard, "Little Chu, you're not talking to me, are you?"
Chu Rong continued indifferently, "Since you've been in the hospital these past few days, I'll have someone pick up the written handover materials later. I'll complete the legal procedures first, and you'll just receive the notification. From now on, Xingfa Building Materials will be completely taken over by the Chu Group."
After hanging up the phone with Quan Xingfa, Chu Rong transferred the call back to the receptionist secretary and instructed, "From now on, all calls and people related to Quan Xingfa are strictly forbidden from entering the Chu Group."
The receptionist secretary, upon hearing this, wished she could shout "Yay!" She had always thought Mr. Chu was shrewd and capable, but he had repeatedly tolerated that scoundrel Quan Xingfa and even let him take money for free. Now, he was finally kicking that beggar out.
After hanging up the phone, the secretary immediately notified the administrative group, the secretarial group, and so on, informing everyone.
...
City First Hospital Ward. Quan Xingfa held his phone, stunned, and remained silent for a long time.
Tong Xiuqiong, who had been full of anticipation, saw Quan Xingfa's strange expression and couldn't help but urge, "What did he say? Is he giving it or not? How much?"
"It's over," Quan Xingfa, after a long daze, managed to utter two words, and then, like a flood breaking, he said urgently and angrily, "The company is gone, it was snatched away by that son of a bitch."
"What are you talking about? The building materials company? What happened, explain it clearly." Tong Xiuqiong also became anxious.
Quan Xingfa roared, "What's the use of explaining it to you when you don't understand anything?"
He scrambled to get out of bed, but as he moved his hand, he pulled on the needle in his hand. The needle poked into the blood vessel wall, and soon a blue bruise formed on the back of his hand.
Tong Xiuqiong quickly grabbed his hand, "Don't move, it's bleeding and bruised." She frantically pressed the call button by the bed.
The ward descended into chaos.
The old man in the next room finished his IV drip, put on his slippers, and went out. He turned the corner and made a phone call.
"Boss, no one came to visit. He's anxious to be discharged. It seems his company was snatched by that surname Chu."
A casual voice came from the other end, "Mm," "Continue to observe. Leave after he leaves."
"Okay, Boss," the old man replied.
Gu Si tossed his phone onto the dark red leather sofa and smiled, "As expected, that surname Chu doesn't do business at a loss. Although Xingfa Building Materials was ruined in Quan Xingfa's hands, that large factory is a prize. I wondered why he would give money to that kind of person, so it turns out he was after that factory."
Then he said to Su Bin, who was standing by, "You did a very good job with this matter."
Su Bin humbly replied, "I just got him drunk and incited him a few words, and he fell into the trap. He's too stupid."
Gu Si played with his lighter and said sinisterly, "This time, I only broke his hands and feet. If he dares to cause trouble again, I'll cripple his hands and feet."
Su Bin agreed outwardly, but inwardly he was a bit puzzled. His boss wasn't someone who liked to meddle in other people's business, so why was there after-sales service this time?
"I'm going out for a walk. Keep a close eye on this place," Gu Si put away his lighter and left.