Chapter 343: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 343: The Landscape Changes Easily, But Nature Is Hard to Alter

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Zhang Jiahao's suggestion left Wang Dashan feeling deeply stifled.

Last time Shanhai Real Estate faced a crisis and nearly went bankrupt, he went to Zhang Jiahao seeking a solution, and Zhang Jiahao also told him to go find Du Xiaojuan.

Besides finding Du Xiaojuan, is there really no other way?

He refused to believe that in his world, the only answer was to go find Du Xiaojuan!

"Hao Ge, thanks for your suggestion. I'll think it over later and figure something out."

Wang Dashan stood up at this point:

"It's not early anymore. Let's stop eating here. Hao Ge, you take your girlfriend and head back to rest early. We need to go back and rest too."

Wang Dashan suddenly wanting to leave left Wang Erhai beside him utterly dumbfounded.

"Brother, it's actually only ten o'clock..."

Zhang Jiahao gave a wry smile. He knew Wang Dashan was unhappy.

However, he treated Wang Dashan as a friend, so even though he knew Wang Dashan was unhappy, he continued to earnestly persuade him:

"Dashan, I know you don't want to go beg Du Xiaojuan, but you have to face the reality. Among the people you can reach, besides her, who else can help you?"

Wang Dashan knew no one else could help him.

Before, he could still fantasize that Cheng Cheng, this wealthy woman, might help him, but ever since Cheng Cheng explicitly refused him last time, he had severed that fantasy.

In this chaotic world, looking around, among the people he could reach in his vicinity, only Du Xiaojuan truly had the ability.

Everyone else was either on his level or even a level below him — they simply had no capacity to help him with this favor.

"To solve the problem, you must pay a price. That price is sometimes money, sometimes connections, sometimes dignity and face. You have neither enough money nor powerful connections, so don't treat your dignity and face as too heavy."

Zhang Jiahao continued speaking tirelessly.

He knew Wang Dashan might be unhappy hearing this, but loyal advice grates on the ear. As Wang Dashan's friend, he had to say these unpleasant words so Wang Dashan could recognize himself and handle his current problems the right way.

"Hao Ge, let me go back and consider it. Anyway, no matter what, thanks for giving your suggestion."

Wang Dashan's tone calmed somewhat, but it was obvious he still clung to his view. He turned back and urged Wang Erhai: "Second Brother, let's go!"

Before, Wang Xiaohua said Wang Dashan, when he went to ask others for advice, wasn't really seeking advice at all, but seeking validation. Those words were too accurate.

Today Wang Dashan is still the same, not changed a bit. As the saying goes, it's easy to change the landscape but hard to change one's nature — at this moment it was made concrete.

Although Wang Erhai still wanted to chat more with Zhang Zhihao, seeing his big brother's attitude so resolute, he couldn't say anything more.

He could only bid farewell to Zhang Zhihao:

"Hao Ge, then we'll head out first. You and Sister-in-law take your time eating."

Zhang Zhihao didn't mind at all, just waved his hand:

"Go on, go on."

Before walking out the shop door, Wang Erhai still took the initiative to settle the bill.

Then on the way back, he sent Zhang Zhihao an apology message on WeChat.

He was worried Zhang Jiahao would fall out unhappily with Wang Dashan over this matter.

So he kept wiping Wang Dashan's ass.

To tell the truth, Wang Dashan's reaction toward Zhang Zhihao was really a bit low EQ. Even Wang Erhai felt Wang Dashan was in the wrong.

They came to seek Zhang Zhihao's help solving the problem. Even if Zhang Zhihao's suggestion didn't suit your wishes, you can't just give him the cold shoulder to his face!

But Wang Dashan did exactly that — gave Zhang Zhihao the cold shoulder — just because Zhang Zhihao mentioned Du Xiaojuan, touching that thorn in Wang Dashan's heart that had long been stuck and couldn't be pulled out!

"Big Brother, Hao Ge actually has no other meaning. He purely wants to help us. Besides, us brothers have come this far, and Hao Ge has helped us a lot all along. We can't let a small matter like this make things unpleasant with him!"

After Wang Erhai sent the apology text to Zhang Zhihao, he also said all this to Wang Dashan.

Wang Dashan was expressionless. He drove while saying coldly:

"Before he indeed helped us a lot, but this past year we've also helped him a lot. He doesn't have to do a damn thing — just sits there collecting dividends, taking a good chunk of money from our Shanhai Real Estate every month. If it weren't for our company's dividends, could he live so comfortably? Could he so quickly find a girlfriend nearly ten years younger than him?"

Wang Dashan grew more indignant as he spoke, and continued:

"Now Ou Jiajie wants to acquire our Shanhai Real Estate, and he acts like it's none of his business, staying aloof. He even explicitly stated that if Ou Jiajie acquires the company, he won't sell his shares either. Could it be he thinks that after Ou Jiajie acquires Shanhai Real Estate, he'll run the company even stronger and bigger, and he'll get even more dividends? Could it be he thinks us being done in by Ou Jiajie is a good thing for him?"

Wang Dashan's words left Wang Erhai instantly stunned.

He completely couldn't understand why Wang Dashan would have such a thought in his heart.

Even more baffling was how Wang Dashan could say these things so righteously and confidently.

"Big Brother, just say these things to me. Don't say them to outsiders. If Hao Ge knew you thought this way, he wouldn't know how heartbroken he'd be..."

Wang Erhai smiled bitterly.

But Wang Dashan kept a cold face. His mood was extremely bad right now. Rotten things one after another had left him at his wit's end, causing his emotions to spiral somewhat out of control.

"Let him hear it then. Anyway, he doesn't want to help us, so why should we care about his feelings!"

Wang Dashan coldly spat out this sentence.

Wang Erhai didn't know what to say.

The car fell silent for a long while.

A full two traffic lights passed.

Only then did Wang Erhai speak up again, unable to hold back:

"You don't want to ask Du Xiaojuan for help, and you're not willing to sell the company to Ou Jiajie. Then what do we do?"

Wang Dashan's face was full of irritation:

"I don't know what to do either, let me think about it some more!"

If he knew what to do, he wouldn't be this agitated.

"Anyway, I won't go beg Du Xiaojuan, and you don't go beg her for me either, this is my bottom line."

Wang Erhai stopped speaking.

He felt his big brother was stubborn beyond reason.

But this was also normal.

Wang Dashan had been a stubborn sort since childhood; if he weren't stubborn, he wouldn't be Wang Dashan.

Right then, Wang Erhai's mobile phone rang.

It was actually Zhang Xiaoyun calling.

"Hello, back so soon?"

Zhang Xiaoyun's questioning voice came from the other end of the phone.

At this time Wang Erhai had already moved out and was cohabiting with Zhang Xiaoyun; he no longer lived with Wang Dashan.

However, the distance between where the two lived wasn't very far; they rented in the same residential complex.

"Soon, on the way back now."

Wang Erhai answered like this.

"Buy me a bottle of Coca-Cola on the way."

"Drinking Coca-Cola this late at night? Easy to gain weight."

"Just a small bottle, the smallest size, okay?"

"Fine, fine."

"Darling, I knew you were the best to me!" Zhang Xiaoyun's sweet laughter traveled into Wang Erhai's ears, making Wang Erhai feel the worries in his heart dissipate by more than half.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoyun gossiped and asked another sentence:

"By the way, what did you and your big brother go find Zhang Zhihao for tonight?"

Wang Erhai glanced at Wang Dashan who was driving, then replied:

"I'm almost back, I'll tell you when I get back."