Boom!
Xiao Douzi’s eyes widened further, staring at Er Zhu’s calm demeanor in shock. He wanted to ask more but dared not.
Er Zhu was a partner with the city's big shot!
What had he missed these past two years...
"You will cover all expenses for everything in this building. Don't think about tricking me. If I’m not satisfied, keep redoing it until I am!"
Er Zhu slowly stood up, looking at Chu Ge and the others with bruised and swollen faces. He dropped these words and headed for the door.
He had no time to listen to the same old pleas for mercy, nor did he have the time to waste with these small fries.
Making a mistake meant paying the price; that was a responsibility everyone should bear!
Hearing Er Zhu’s words, Chu Ge’s swollen face turned even redder, his heart seemingly bleeding!
Decorating these seven floors would conservatively cost over a million. It would take him two years of not eating or drinking to earn that much!
Chu Ge felt a pain akin to having his heart gouged out, but thinking of Er Zhu, he could only endure it!
If he had known things would turn out this way, he would rather die than have spoken those words!
"You damn idiot, couldn't you have been firmer in your choice?"
Chu Ge suddenly turned and punched the skinny monkey man in the face, unleashing all his rage upon him.
Although the skinny monkey man felt wronged, seeing Chu Ge's ferocious expression, he could only bear it.
He also wished he could have been firmer. If he had, why would he be suffering such a fate!
Punch after punch rained down, the sounds echoing in the courtyard for a long, long time...
"Er Zhu! Er Zhu!"
Just as Er Zhu was about to get into his car, he suddenly heard Xiao Douzi’s voice from behind. He stopped and looked at his old friend.
"Er Zhu, I don’t want to work here anymore. Can you take me home?"
Wiping the sweat from his face, Xiao Douzi looked at Er Zhu, breathless, his eyes full of expectation.
"Yes, come back. Our village is developing well now."
Er Zhu nodded slightly, opened the car door, and a faint smile curved his lips.
Xiao Douzi nodded happily. Just as he was about to get in, he noticed that Er Zhu’s car was a luxury vehicle!
Chu Ge also had one of these cars, rumored to cost millions!
"Er Zhu, is this your car?"
Xiao Douzi pointed at the black luxury car, asking in astonishment.
"It's just a means of transportation, no matter how luxurious. There’s nothing to be surprised about."
As if Er Zhu knew what Xiao Douzi was going to say, he cut him off before he could speak.
Xiao Douzi froze for a moment, then nodded at Er Zhu with a mixture of shock and admiration before getting into the car.
The renovation of the hospital was proceeding at full speed, and a month quickly passed.
Er Zhu arrived at Wang Xiaomei’s house as scheduled. Only Wang Xiaomei and Grandma Wang were waiting at the door. Faced with this scene, Wang Xiaomei was furious, but Er Zhu found it normal.
"Er Zhu, is your Chinese medicine factory really alright?"
Looking at Er Zhu’s almost perfect profile, Wang Xiaomei swallowed like an infatuated girl and asked with some worry.
Although she hadn’t heard anything about the Chinese medicine factory in the past month, her not hearing about it didn’t mean it hadn’t gone bankrupt!
"Don't worry, not only have we not gone bankrupt, but we've also expanded quite a bit."
Er Zhu smiled slightly, giving Wang Xiaomei a reassuring look.
Hearing Er Zhu say this, Wang Xiaomei’s heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed.
She had been restless for the past month, fearing that the Chinese medicine factory would really go bankrupt.
If that were the case, Er Zhu would become a pauper!
"Qi ge long dong qiang dong qiang!"
At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums came from the opposite side. Wang Xiaomei looked up, her brows furrowed tightly.
She saw Wang Xiao’s luxury car decorated like a wedding car, with over a dozen luxury cars grandly driving towards them. Behind the luxury cars was a team performing dragon and lion dances. The scene was extremely lively, and anyone who didn’t know would think it was a wedding.
Er Zhu’s lips curled up slightly, and he looked at the scene with a hint of disdain. At this moment, only two words echoed in his mind:
Idiot!
"What is Wang Xiao trying to do?"
Old Mrs. Wang, standing beside them, was furious. She pounded the ground fiercely with her cane, as if trying to break through it.
"Xiaomei, Xiaomei, hurry inside. The car to pick you up has arrived."
Just as Wang Xiaomei was filled with anger, Wang Mu appeared from the house at some point. She grabbed Wang Xiaomei’s hand and pulled her inside.
She and Wang Xiao had long agreed that the day the bet expired would be the day Wang Xiaomei got married!
This way, for Wang Xiao, it would be double happiness, and for Er Zhu, it would be adding insult to injury!
"Mom, what are you trying to do?"
Seeing her mother in a red qipao, looking overjoyed, Wang Xiaomei knew something was wrong. She violently shook off Wang Mu, her brows furrowing even tighter.
"Tsk, why are you being so disobedient? I’m doing this for your own good. I’ve checked, and with Er Zhu’s ten million, Wang’s family’s property is worth a hundred million!"
Wang Mu’s face fell. She grabbed Wang Xiaomei’s hand again, then suddenly seemed to remember something and chuckled as she leaned closer to Wang Xiaomei.
"Enough! No matter how much money it is, I won’t marry Wang Xiao. Besides, the result hasn’t been announced yet, how do you know Er Zhu will definitely lose!"
Hearing her mother’s words, Wang Xiaomei’s eyes were filled with anger and disappointment. She knew her mother was materialistic, but she hadn’t expected her to be this way!
Having such parents was her greatest sorrow!
"Alright, Xiaomei is still my girlfriend. Don’t you think what you’re doing now is going too far?"
Seeing Wang Mu insist on dragging Wang Xiaomei away, Er Zhu, who had been silent, pulled Wang Xiaomei over and stood her behind him.
Wang Mu intended to argue with Er Zhu, but seeing his eyes, which were like a thousand-year-old block of ice, she shivered and quickly left.
Hmph, he wanted to see how long this pauper could be so arrogant!
"Er Zhu, thank you!"
Clutching Er Zhu’s clothes tightly, Wang Xiaomei rested her forehead on Er Zhu’s back and whispered.
Er Zhu felt the warm breath from her forehead and nodded slightly. He seemed to feel the temperature around them rising considerably!
She was merely leaning on his back, why was she so nervous?
Er Zhu took a deep breath, calming his wildly beating heart.
"Er Zhu, we meet again!"
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly ambiguous, Wang Xiao’s voice sounded at an inopportune moment, instantly lowering the temperature around them to below freezing. Wang Xiaomei slowly raised her head, looking at Wang Xiao with utter fury.
The reason her mother was acting like this must have been Wang Xiao’s idea!
Wang Xiaomei tightly gripped Er Zhu’s clothes, almost crushing them.
"What do you mean by this?"
Er Zhu ignored him, instead glancing at the noisy dragon and lion dance troupe, his face still expressionless.
"Heh heh, this is called double happiness! I’m using your ten million as a betrothal gift to marry Wang Xiaomei!"
Hearing Er Zhu’s question, Wang Xiao replied with a proud and excited tone, his mouth nearly splitting to his ears.