Faced with Wang Yu’s question, Huang He’s words got stuck in his throat. The others also lowered their heads in dejection, not daring to look up.
They were afraid Wang Yu would target them next and settle accounts.
No one was foolish. With a tenfold compensation, it was safe to say no one present could afford it.
The best outcome would be the factory’s closure, and perhaps they, as responsible parties, would end up in jail!
The reason they hadn't considered this before was that greed had clouded their judgment. All they saw were the profits from raising prices, and their minds were filled with how to take a bite out of Wang Yu.
They believed that without them, Wang Yu would have no other choice but to swallow his pride, confident that he wouldn't risk a mutual destruction.
But who would have thought it would escalate to this point!
The entire scene fell into a heavy silence. After a moment, someone finally broke.
The director of the thermos factory suddenly spoke to Wang Yu,
“I agree! I agree with Director Wang’s proposal. 51% of the equity in exchange for your forgiveness, and we continue our cooperation!”
Apart from Huang He, he was the most deeply entangled in terms of interests among those present, and naturally, he was the first to yield.
With one person taking the lead, the others quickly followed suit.
“That’s right, I agree too! Following Director Wang means we’ll have benefits. We might as well follow Director Wang closely. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to make money in the future!”
“Exactly, exactly! We’ll all follow Director Wang’s lead!”
The crowd chimed in with similar flattering words. It seemed these very words had recently been spoken to Huang He!
And now they were directly directed at Wang Yu. It could only be said that karma was a cycle!
“You… you all! Don't you feel ashamed for betraying your own factory’s interests?”
Huang He pointed at those who had been his staunch allies, his face filled with grief and indignation.
In response, someone in the crowd lightly replied,
“Shame? Then Director Huang, you can bear the breach of contract compensation yourself!”
“…”
Huang He was rendered speechless.
Seeing that everyone else had agreed, Huang He could only sigh helplessly and look intently at Wang Yu, “You win… I surrender!”
He had originally thought he was nurturing Wang Yu, like fattening a pig to slaughter it later. But who would have thought that the pig being fattened would turn out to be himself!
A sense of powerlessness washed over Huang He. It seemed his initial judgment of this young man after their first meeting was correct; it was for him and the others to drink the soup while Wang Yu ate the meat…
…
At Wang Yu’s home, Wu Lingling hummed a little tune while recording something in a notebook. Her good mood was evident.
“Sister Lingling, I didn’t expect your family to be so impressive and wealthy!”
Wang Ling leaned on her chin, looking at Wu Lingling with admiration.
Upon returning, Wu Lingling, with her identity revealed, had very frankly confessed to Wang Ling. She even let Wang Ling try on some of the beautiful evening gowns she had worn.
Unfortunately, Wang Ling had suffered from malnutrition for a long time. Even after receiving care, she still couldn’t compare to the tall and voluptuous Wu Lingling and couldn’t fill out her clothes.
This had frustrated her for quite some time, but she quickly refocused her attention on Wu Lingling’s past life.
“Um… Sister Lingling, do people like you, who are wealthy, eat delicacies every day? How could you be won over by my brother’s cooking? Especially his fish soup. Don’t you usually eat fish?”
Wang Ling asked Wu Lingling curiously, like a curious baby.
“Heh, you’re always imagining things. Delicacies are only for occasional banquets when entertaining guests. In daily life, we naturally eat vegetables and radishes, and of course, we eat fish too.”
Wu Lingling playfully flicked Wang Ling’s forehead. “Of course, these are a bit more expensive.”
“A bit more expensive? How much more expensive? How expensive can vegetables and radishes be?”
Wang Ling inquired curiously.
“Not too expensive, perhaps a few hundred yuan per head of cabbage and over a hundred for a carrot. As for fish… around two thousand yuan each,” Wu Lingling replied with a smile.
“Nonsense, Sister Lingling, you’re just trying to fool me. How can vegetables and radishes be so expensive?”
Wang Ling was startled by Wu Lingling’s words and jumped up.
“Heh, do you think I have a reason to lie to you?”
Wu Lingling said seriously, “Among the wealthy in Dongzhou, such meticulousness is common. They even have rice that undergoes layers of strict selection, with extreme precision in planting environments for temperature, light, and soil humidity. Such rice can cost at least tens of yuan per jin!”
“Wow, isn’t that very troublesome? Don’t they find it tiring to live like that?”
Wang Ling asked with wide eyes. “In the end, don’t they still have to eat, drink, pee, and sleep?”
“Yes, that’s why I found my previous life at home too cumbersome, so I ran away,”
Wu Lingling shrugged and wrote something else in her notebook.
“Um,” Wang Ling leaned in close to Wu Lingling, her eyes full of mystery. “Why don’t you come and live with us, Sister Lingling? Our family isn’t that complicated. My brother is kind and capable. Aren’t you a perfect match?”
“You’re going to kill me, you little girl!”
Wu Lingling was startled by Wang Ling’s sudden closeness. The pencil in her hand unconsciously drew a long line across the notebook, tearing through several pages. “Don’t suddenly come so close to me next time.”
As she spoke, Wu Lingling frantically tidied up the notebook.
“Let me see, what are you writing, Sister Lingling, that’s so secretive? Huh? Why do I seem to see my brother’s name?” Wang Ling suddenly snatched the notebook from Wu Lingling’s hand and darted away.
“Hey, give it back! This is my work!”
Wu Lingling quickly got up and anxiously chased after Wang Ling.
“I won’t! I’ll give it back if you catch me.”
Wang Ling giggled, holding the notebook high and running outside.
“Don’t run, you rascal!”
Wu Lingling shouted and chased after her. The two of them ran downstairs, bickering.
“Can’t catch me, can’t catch me! Sister Lingling, you’re shy, secretly writing my brother’s name in your little book.”
Wang Ling held the notebook aloft and suddenly darted into the plaza of the family housing complex.
“Xiaoling, put that down! Be careful, don’t bump it!”
Wu Lingling chased Wang Ling, constantly reminding her.
“Haha, Sister Lingling is a big dummy…” Wang Ling turned her head to speak, but before she could finish, she crashed into a plump figure with a loud thud!
“Ouch!” Two cries rang out simultaneously.
On one side, Wang Ling rubbed her head and stumbled back two steps.
On the other side, a short, bald, obese man looked ferociously at Wang Ling.
“You little brat, how dare you be so disrespectful!”
As he spoke, he raised his thick palm and swung it fiercely towards Wang Ling’s face!