Chapter 391

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Wang Dashan, what are you doing here?"

Chen Qiang spoke first, his tone gloomy and full of hostility.

"Chen Qiang, I'm the one who brought Dashan to the company to visit and learn."

Before Wang Dashan could speak, Du Xiaojuan stepped forward to speak up for Wang Dashan.

She thought that as long as she stepped forward and stood in front of Wang Dashan, Chen Qiang would not make things difficult for Wang Dashan anymore.

But she didn't know that the more she favored Wang Dashan, the more painful Chen Qiang felt inside.

And pain would make a person lose their reason.

"Hehe, I'm just afraid that with certain people's ability and comprehension, even if you give them an even better management template, they still couldn't copy it correctly; one must accept the fact that there is an IQ gap between people — someone who didn't even go to university, how high could his learning ability be?"

Chen Qiang said this with sarcastic irony.

It was very obvious he looked down on Wang Dashan very much.

He had investigated Wang Dashan's background and knew Wang Dashan only had a high school education, so he used this aspect to be sarcastic toward Wang Dashan.

You must know, although he, Chen Qiang, wasn't a Tsinghua or Peking University undergraduate, he was still a graduate of a nationally renowned 985 university.

Hearing Chen Qiang's words, Wang Dashan indeed felt a bit uncomfortable inside; if it were the past, he would have likely lost his temper long ago, but after experiencing ups and downs, he was now much more mature than before; he no longer cared about so-called face and dignity like he used to.

So facing Chen Qiang's open mockery and veiled sarcasm, Wang Dashan laughed it off, even frankly admitting his own shortcomings:

"General Manager Chen is right; there is an IQ gap between people, and I happen to be that person with not-too-high IQ; to be honest, I even got into high school as a sports talent student, every exam I was the tail of the class, so I didn't take the college entrance exam and chose to join the army, because I knew I definitely couldn't get into any university; but it's precisely because of my IQ shortcomings that I should work even harder than others to study and research, so I can stand firm in this fiercely competitive society."

Wang Dashan's frank words stunned Chen Qiang involuntarily.

Facing humiliation, not only did he not fly into a rage, but he was so frank and open; Wang Dashan's reaction made Chen Qiang feel ashamed of his own inferiority.

As a highly educated talent with a privileged background, he should have had good upbringing, but now, contrasted by Wang Dashan's sincere attitude, this highly educated talent of his instead appeared like a rural shrew — mean and sharp-tongued.

Wang Dashan then said:

"I'm not like you, General Manager Chen, with such superior conditions; I must create a world of my own through my own efforts. Not long ago my company nearly went bankrupt; my second brother took out 200,000 in online loans to save the company. When I learned this news, for a moment I felt the sky was falling, but after that instant I quickly gritted my teeth, because I knew I had to hold up this sky; I had no choice — perhaps this is what they call 'finding life in a desperate situation.' Since then, Shanhai Real Estate miraculously began to slowly improve; although it still can't make big money, it counts as turning a loss into profit. Just recently I finally helped my second brother pay off his online loans. This experience — the money I earned isn't much, but even if later I earn one million, ten million, if you ask what makes me most proud, it will definitely still be this matter. The ups and downs within are destined to become an important turning point in my, Wang Dashan's, life."

Wang Dashan's heartfelt words forced Chen Qiang to look at Wang Dashan with new respect.

At this moment he seemed to understand a little why Du Xiaojuan would choose to reconcile with the man before her without hesitation.

This man — he is poor now, not even one-tenth as powerful as himself — but the temperament he exudes, that kind of steadfast aura as if tempered through life and death, is something Chen Qiang, who has lived in a greenhouse since childhood, will never be able to possess.

Such a man, as long as you give him a chance, give him a platform to show himself, he will definitely achieve considerable success.

"Hehe, why are you telling me these things?"

Chen Qiang gave a dry laugh in reply, his eyes somewhat evasive; in terms of aura he had obviously lost half a point.

Wang Dashan said:

"I want to say to you, General Manager Chen: I come from a poor family; I admit I have many shortcomings, but I've encountered all kinds of setbacks and can accept all kinds of challenges. So if you want to compete fairly for Xiao Juan, I'm willing to accompany you; I only hope it's a gentleman's contest — please don't use your power to stab me in the back. Of course, if you do stab me in the back, I won't have any objections either, because objections are useless; I'll accept this unfair competition. Society's cruelty has long made me understand — this world has no true fairness. The only thing I can do is accept challenges, respond to challenges, resolve challenges."

Chen Qiang couldn't speak for a moment.

He had indeed thought about using his power to secretly move against Wang Dashan, but he was still weighing and considering it, hadn't actually made a move yet; his main concern was Du Xiaojuan, not Wang Dashan — he was afraid Du Xiaojuan would find out, hate him, and firmly draw a clear line with him.

He never expected Wang Dashan would actually expose this matter to his face right now, and Du Xiaojuan was right beside them — what would Du Xiaojuan think after hearing this?

"Chen Qiang, you're a partner of Xiao Du Technology; I hope you can prioritize the overall situation and think of Xiao Du Technology's prospects."

Du Xiaojuan spoke up at this moment with this sentence.

These words seemed unrelated to what Wang Dashan said, but they were actually reminding Chen Qiang not to compete with Wang Dashan — if he harmed Wang Dashan, their partnership would likely break, they'd become enemies, and Xiao Du Technology would be in chaos, which would benefit no one.

"Fine, for Xiao Juan's sake, I won't make things difficult for you today." Chen Qiang finally conceded, but his look at Wang Dashan still carried a sense of pressure: "You can visit the company, but best not to involve company secrets."

After saying this, Chen Qiang turned and left.

He cursed himself inwardly: Chen Qiang, oh Chen Qiang, how can you be so unpromising? There are fragrant grasses everywhere under heaven — why fight with Wang Dashan over Du Xiaojuan? Would being a little magnanimous kill you? They were already together before — you going after her now makes you the third party!

But even though his heart kept admonishing him, he still couldn't let go; even if wrong, he would be wrong to the end.

His inner possessiveness was also driving him, making him very unreconciled, very unwilling; clearly knowing the situation was very unfavorable to him, clearly knowing that even if he got Du Xiaojuan's person he could never get Du Xiaojuan's heart, he still wanted to fight for it.