Chapter 283: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 283: Tell Her to Get Lost

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

If Du Xiaojuan let Wang Dashan taste the bitterness of failed love, then Cheng Cheng let him taste the cruelty and ruthlessness of business.

He had naively thought Cheng Cheng had no reason not to help him.

But reality slapped him hard.

He had overestimated his own importance.

Mistakenly believing Cheng Cheng truly loved him.

Little did he know Cheng Cheng had only wanted to play with him from beginning to end.

Cheng Cheng had given him a chance before, but he didn't know how to cherish it; now that so much time had passed, if he went back to her and she didn't give him a good look, that was only natural.

In the end Wang Dashan could only return to Guangzhou alone, dejected.

When he came he had spent six hundred yuan on a taxi, but he didn't dare be so extravagant returning to Guangzhou now; what he lacked most was money, so he went to a small intermediate stop at a nearby town and took a long-distance bus to Guangzhou.

By the time he returned to Guangzhou it was already evening.

Wang Dashan got off the long-distance bus alone, and night had already fallen.

He walked down the street like a lost soul.

The dim night could not cover up the noise of the bus station.

The coming and going pedestrians, the endless stream of vehicles, seemed to forcibly strip Wang Dashan's soul from this bustling world.

Though the surroundings were prosperous and lively, he felt no vitality at all.

He was dejected, trapped in his own sense of defeat, unable to walk out of it for a long time.

Like a walking corpse, he returned alone to the rental house.

Wang Dashan stood by the window smoking.

In this rental room of the Jiewen Building, there was actually no scenery outside the window, only a mottled wall less than a meter away.

Wang Dashan looked through the window with a vacant gaze; the wall before him seemed to block everything, leaving him confused and unable to see the future.

At this moment he stood in the wilderness of youth, not knowing that many ordinary and confused people like him who cannot see the future have actually seen the future.

"Du... du... du..."

The mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

It interrupted the wild thoughts in Wang Dashan's head.

He hurriedly stubbed out the cigarette, took out his mobile phone to look, and saw it was his younger brother Wang Erhai calling.

"Hello, what's wrong?"

Wang Dashan's tone was somewhat listless.

"Big Brother, are you back in Guangzhou?"

Wang Erhai on the other end of the phone asked with concern.

"Just got back."

Wang Dashan answered honestly.

"How did things go?"

Wang Erhai asked another sentence like that.

He knew his big brother's success or failure on this trip concerned the life and death of Shanhai Real Estate, so he was very eager to know the result.

But Wang Dashan did not directly answer his question, instead saying:

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to solve the problem. I believe we can definitely get through this hurdle; once we get through this hurdle, the future will be a bright avenue."

When Wang Dashan said such words, even he himself didn't quite believe them in his heart.

But as the big brother, he had to soothe Wang Erhai's emotions.

He would bear all the pressure on his own shoulders and not let his younger brother share these negative emotions.

However, Wang Erhai was not stupid either.

Hearing Wang Dashan answer like that, he knew that when his big brother went to Cheng Cheng to seek investment, it had most likely fallen through.

In fact Wang Erhai had long anticipated such a result; when his big brother called Cheng Cheng, her reaction was so calm, and she even made the demanding request that he meet her at Julong Bay within an hour, so he knew this matter was almost certainly not going to happen.

So after Wang Dashan left, he made a decision on his own.

He contacted Du Xiaojuan himself and discussed the investment matter with her.

This was his backup plan for Shanhai Real Estate.

"Big Brother, Du Xiaojuan just contacted me, saying she is still willing to invest in Shanhai Real Estate..."

Wang Erhai didn't want Wang Dashan to lose face, so he didn't say he had actively contacted Du Xiaojuan, but said Du Xiaojuan had contacted her.

"Big Brother, since Cheng Cheng is unwilling to invest in us, let Du Xiaojuan buy shares; her investment can not only solve our financial difficulties but also bring us management experience."

Wang Erhai painstakingly persuaded him and analyzed the pros and cons for Wang Dashan.

He thought that as long as he explained the pros and cons clearly, his big brother should make the right choice.

However, Wang Dashan's reaction was beyond his expectation.

Wang Dashan lit another cigarette for himself, pondered for a long time, and finally said:

"Tell her to get lost. Even if I, Wang Dashan, starve to death, I will not accept her charity."

Wang Erhai was stunned on the spot, then hurriedly persuaded:

"Big Brother, don't be impulsive; we really need her investment now, otherwise Shanhai Real Estate will be finished!"

Wang Dashan said in a determined tone:

"Didn't I just say that? I'll find a way to solve the funding problem myself! Tell Du Xiaojuan that even without her investment, I can still succeed—it's only a matter of time!"

No one knew where Wang Dashan got such confidence.

Saying such things could only mean his mind was immature, his behavior controlled by emotion.

"But, Eldest Brother..."

Wang Erhai wanted to keep persuading him.

"No buts!" Wang Dashan interrupted him in a stern voice.

"You're my younger brother—do you not even trust me? I said I can solve it, so I definitely can!"

Wang Dashan was firm and unyielding.

He just didn't believe it: having endured such hardship and exhaustion in army training, he had pulled through.

Now out in society doing business, he couldn't get past such a tiny difficulty!

"Fine then..."

In the end, Wang Erhai could only sigh helplessly.

He hung up on Wang Dashan's call, then called Du Xiaojuan back.

"Eldest Sister-in-law, I'm truly sorry—my big brother won't accept your investment, and I really can't get through to him."

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but shake her head and laugh wryly:

"He's still the same—hasn't changed at all... Don't call me Eldest Sister-in-law. Your big brother and I broke up three months ago. The only reason I was willing to invest in your company was because of a promise made earlier. Now that your big brother cares too much about Face (reputation) to accept my investment, let's just end this matter here."

Du Xiaojuan's words sounded a bit cold and lacking in human warmth.

But since Wang Dashan didn't want her investment, she had no need to put a hot face to a cold buttocks; business was business. If Wang Dashan couldn't even do that much, he would never succeed in the future.

Du Xiaojuan didn't want too much involvement with Wang Dashan.

If Wang Erhai hadn't taken the initiative to call and ask her this time, she wouldn't have given Wang Dashan another opportunity.

Since Wang Dashan didn't cherish this opportunity, then let it go.

"But, Eldest Sister-in-law, if you don't invest, our Shanhai Real Estate will very likely..."

Wang Erhai still wanted to keep persuading her; he even hoped Du Xiaojuan would do some psychological work on Wang Dashan for the sake of past feelings.

However, Du Xiaojuan was very resolute. Before he could finish speaking, she interrupted him:

"I said don't call me Eldest Sister-in-law. Your big brother and I have been separated for a long time. Whether your Shanhai Real Estate lives or dies has little to do with me. That's enough, let's leave it at that."

Du Xiaojuan hung up the phone, leaving Wang Erhai alone, at a loss in the wind.

He couldn't help but reveal a wry laugh, his heart full of dejection.