Chapter 1117: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1117: If I Fall for His Tricks Again, I'm a Dog!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Liang Xinghua's subconscious reaction was to say he couldn't do it.

Looking at his current appearance, shrinking back timidly.

One would hardly imagine that he was once the head of the Li Guoshan Human Resources Branch Company!

One can only say, this world is a grassroots makeshift troupe; sometimes a person gets a stroke of dog-shit luck and accidentally scrambles into a high position.

But whether one can keep standing in that high position depends entirely on personal ability.

And Liang Xinghua, very obviously, lacked the ability to stand firm for long.

So although he got the opportunity and luckily became the head of a Li Guoshan subsidiary, he only lasted a short term before being squeezed out.

As for afterward, things just went from bad to worse.

Perhaps this current state is the true reflection of his actual ability.

"Xiong Hua Shu, initially I told you not to quit your job, but you refused to listen; now the restaurant has been made into this mess, and you don't strive to salvage it — what will you do later?"

Wang Erhai spoke to Liang Xinghua like this.

Liang Xinghua could only stare at him helplessly.

Wang Erhai knew Liang Xinghua was hoping he would help out financially again.

But hindered by face, he couldn't bring himself to ask directly.

Seeing him not speak, Wang Erhai naturally wouldn't take the initiative to bring it up either.

He had money, but he absolutely couldn't keep propping up Liang Xinghua forever!

Not to mention Liang Xinghua still owed their Wang Family a buttload of debt that hadn't been repaid!

"I don't know what to do either..." Liang Xinghua hemmed and hawed.

Wang Erhai then said:

"If you really can't manage it, why not hurry and transfer the shop out, stop the loss in time — that's better than continuous losses. Transfer now, and you might still recover a bit of capital; the longer you drag it out, the harder it'll likely get."

Yet Liang Xinghua was unwilling to transfer, saying:

"If I don't run this restaurant, what can I go do..."

He actually wanted to go back to Li Guoshan as a foreman, but couldn't open his mouth to ask.

Initially it was he himself who insisted on leaving; Wang Erhai persuaded him but couldn't hold him back.

He even said things like being marginalized and isolated at Li Guoshan, having no real workload, taking money with an uneasy conscience.

This is a typical poor person's mentality.

Too much self-respect, too much concern for face.

And too inferior!

When a good thing lands on his head, he actually feels a deep sense of unworthiness.

Now it's fine — he's eaten all the bitter fruit, yet wants to retrace his steps, but can't open that mouth.

Actually, even if he thickened his face and asked, Wang Erhai might not be able to help him.

Now Li Guoshan's hiring system is increasingly formal, red tape increasingly abundant; for Liang Xinghua to re-enter would be far harder than before.

"I'm not too clear either; this you can only weigh yourself. Just two roads: either sink money into marketing, gamble on whether you can rebuild the business, or hurry and transfer the shop out to stop the loss in time."

Wang Erhai finished speaking and let out a sigh:

"If it really won't work, go to a big city to work, or go back to the rural area and do masonry."

Hearing this, Liang Xinghua's head went boom.

Wang Erhai refusing point-blank to suggest he return to Li Guoshan — this was very clearly not giving him that path.

"Alright, alright, I'll consider it some more..."

For a moment, a baffling anger actually rose in Liang Xinghua's inner heart.

Perhaps Wang Erhai's cold indifference at this moment pierced his sensitive and fragile self-esteem.

To the point that all the times Wang Erhai had helped him before were thrown to the back of his mind, forgotten completely; he only remembered Wang Erhai's refusal to save him now.

This psychological change of his verified that old saying:

A peck of rice's kindness, a bushel of rice's enmity!

Sometimes, you just can't be too good to people!

Even relatives are like this, let alone outsiders with no blood relation!

"Fine, Xiong Hua Shu, you consider it well. I have other matters and need to make a trip back to Shangou Village, so I'll leave first. Goodbye!"

Wang Erhai turned around and left.

He simply had no heart left to help Liang Xinghua again.

Liang Xinghua making fatal mistakes again and again — he could pull him back once, twice, absolutely not a third time.

Perhaps this is Liang Xinghua's fate!

Even if he pulled him a third time, there'd be a fourth time he'd make a mistake!

Wang Erhai walked out the New Era Restaurant's gate, and before getting in the car looked back once at the restaurant's gate and signboard.

This old restaurant carrying many years of time — its lintel signboard was already mottled and worn.

Perhaps it's also time for the curtain to fall.

Wang Erhai got in the car, then drove away.

Liang Xinghua walked out, watching Wang Erhai leave, a trace of resentment on his face.

At this moment, Lan Menglian walked out.

"Why did you go beg Wang Erhai? She's not your relative; she'd be strange if she helped you!"

Lan Menglian muttered, and continued:

"I said long ago, a profiteer like Wang Erhai—how could he possibly give you a bargain for nothing? At first he told you not to take over this restaurant, you didn't believe him, and now look, it's landed in your hands!"

In the past, if Liang Xinghua heard Lan Menglian say such incendiary words, he would definitely have scolded Lan Menglian harshly.

But now, after being chilled by Wang Erhai's behavior, hearing these words from Lan Menglian, he actually felt that what Lan Menglian said made some sense!

"Right! She's not my relative, why should she give me a bargain? Wang Erhai probably just saw that this restaurant was about to fail, so he dumped it on me! I trusted him too much back then……"

Liang Xinghua murmured, a bitter and self-mocking cold smile appearing on his face.

In that instant, he thought he had seen through everything.

As for Wang Erhai bringing him to Liguo Mountain as a foreman, it was because Liguo Mountain happened to be short of people at the time, which is why he came to find him again and again!

And the reason he could become the head of Li Guoshan Human Resources Subsidiary was entirely Huo Guoqiang's doing; from beginning to end, Wang Erhai never actively recommended him!

And later, after he made a mistake and was forced to be demoted back to foreman, with so many people in the company ostracizing him, Wang Erhai actually never spoke up for him from beginning to end!

From this alone it could be seen that Wang Erhai, from beginning to end, had never considered him at all!

Who knows, maybe back then it was him secretly arranging for people to ostracize him!

Then he feigned sympathy and pretended to try to keep him, and dumped this lousy restaurant on him!

"Heh, how did I not think of this? Is there such a thing as a free lunch under heaven? I should have been on guard when Wang Erhai didn't charge me a transfer fee……"

Liang Xinghua's eyes held resentment.

Even to the point of……

Hatred!

"From now on, don't believe that bastard Wang Erhai anymore; none of his Wang Family has good intentions!"

Lan Menglian continued to whisper in Liang Xinghua's ear:

"Think back when Li Xiulan quarreled with your father over those dozens of acres of cassava field; his Wang Family probably has held a grudge all along! That's why they're using all sorts of schemes to frame you!"

Liang Xinghua's fists had unconsciously clenched, gnashing his teeth.

"Rest assured, if I get fooled again in the future, I'm a dog!"