Chapter 289: 285. We Are No Longer Accepting Your Goods! (Please Subscribe, Monthly Tickets!)

Miao Lao held his phone, somewhat dazed; what did this Xia Zhangqing mean?

In fact, in Miao Lao's view, Zhang Ran could truly be considered a very kind person, but he understood even better that bullying such a kind person carried far less risk than bullying those who were evil.

Because they were kind-hearted, even if they suffered a grievance, they would not vent it, let alone cause trouble for others; sometimes, they would even look for faults within themselves.

Miao Lao's heart sank a little; he did not believe that Xia Zhangqing was just spouting nonsense.

Seeing the look on Miao Lao's face, someone asked, "Is that what Xia Zhangqing said?"

"It's nothing. Xia is not very convenient to show his face; you all know his situation. We can just resolve this matter ourselves; don't trouble Xia," Miao Lao said, suppressing the unease in his heart.

Hearing him say this, the others stopped talking.

Immediately, Miao Lao looked at Xiaoyuan and said, "Xiaoyuan, the arrangements in the village will be handled according to what you said. By the way, when you go to deliver the goods tomorrow, you should go along too; it's time for you to get in touch with some of the village's business."

Xiaoyuan was immediately delighted and said, "Rest assured, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Miao Lao smiled and shook his head; what mission or no mission, it was just delivering goods to let Xiaoyuan get to know some people.

They had been doing this herbal medicine delivery business for thirty years and had never had any problems; every time, even the inspections were done perfunctorily, and there would simply be no issues.

The others knew this too, so the looks they cast at Xiaoyuan at this moment revealed a trace of envy.

Delivering goods was actually a lucrative job; not only could one build up one's own connections, but one could also skim a little off the top.

Don't look at it as just being in a village; there were plenty of such things, but it had become a habit, and everyone just tacitly accepted it.

"By the way, when you pass through Yi City, don't forget to pay a visit to your Uncle Xia," Miao Lao said. The feeling Xia Zhangqing had given him earlier was a bit off, and he wanted to let Xiaoyuan go and sound out the situation.

Moreover, Xiaoyuan and Chang Meilan were relatives; strictly speaking, he had to call Xia Zhangqing 'Uncle-in-law', making him the most suitable candidate.

The next day, Xiaoyuan took the team to deliver the goods. He was heading straight to Chang City, planning to go to Yi City on the way back.

By then, he would be able to skim some money from the payment for the goods to buy 'gifts'. As for how much, wasn't that up to him to decide? As long as it wasn't too excessive, he believed no one would care.

Thinking of this, Xiaoyuan couldn't help but smile; he felt he was truly very clever.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at Chang City and came to the factory of Yaotian Pharmaceutical.

The middle-aged man accompanying the team explained the process to Xiaoyuan while saying somewhat boastfully, "Xiaoyuan, don't look at us as just a village; our supply volume is ranked quite high at Yaotian Pharmaceutical, especially since their prices are also a bit higher than others'."

"These are all the results of the hard work of you older generation," Xiaoyuan said with a flattering smile.

The middle-aged man smiled proudly, "You can't say it's entirely that; actually, it's also because our quality is good, otherwise they wouldn't offer such high prices."

Although that was what he said, the reality was that their herbal medicine quality was only slightly better.

"Lao Tang, I've brought the goods over. Take a look later; I'm going over there to handle the handover. By the way, let me introduce you; this is Xiaoyuan, and he will be the one delivering the goods from now on," the middle-aged man said with a smile as he handed over a cigarette.

This was how they had done it in the past; basically, they would just drop the goods off here, go to handle the registration, and then they could leave.

There was simply no need for any troublesome inspections.

But very quickly, the middle-aged man's expression stiffened. Lao Tang, who usually smiled happily every time he took the cigarette offered and would say a few words of envy and jealousy, now had no smile at all, nor did he reach out to take the cigarette.

"Sorry, we are not accepting these goods," Lao Tang said with a serious face, like a conscientious employee, though there was indeed a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

Lao Tang had always known that although this person in front of him looked happy every time, the look of disdain for people like them in his eyes could not be hidden, or rather, it wasn't hidden at all.

In the past, Lao Tang had also wanted to cause some trouble for these people, but he was quickly warned by his superiors, and afterwards, he could only play the fool.

But since yesterday, he had received the news that they would no longer accept herbal medicine from Tianjiashan. From the moment he received the notice, he had been looking forward to this scene.

"Lao Tang, what do you mean? If the shipment is delayed, can you afford the responsibility?" The middle-aged man frowned, his tone full of reprimand.

Hearing this, Lao Tang's face became even more displeased, "Whether I can afford the responsibility is not your concern; this was ordered by the leadership above."

The middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat, "Which leader? I know your Director You; why haven't I heard him mention this?"

"You don't say, this was indeed ordered by Director You. Don't you know him? Go ask him then," Lao Tang no longer hid the schadenfreude on his face.

Judging from Director You's attitude yesterday, Tianjiashan had indeed fallen this time, and Director You had specifically instructed him that this was an order personally issued by the newly appointed Chairman.

So at this moment, Lao Tang was not panicked at all!

The middle-aged man could no longer care about being angry with Lao Tang and hurriedly dialed Director You's number. It actually went through, and Director You said on the phone that he would be over immediately.

This gave the middle-aged man a false sense of hope, so the look he cast at Lao Tang began to turn unkind.

Lao Tang was not panicked; he knew that Director You would certainly not disobey the Chairman's order, nor would he dare to.

Director You arrived very quickly. The middle-aged man went up with a smile to offer a cigarette, but the next moment he was stunned, because Director You's expression was also very serious, and he did not take the cigarette offered.

"Director You, do you think there is some misunderstanding about this?" The middle-aged man said apologetically.

Director You said with a straight face, "There is no misunderstanding; this is our company's decision. From now on, you can go find someone else for your herbal medicine."

"Director You, what exactly is going on? We have been cooperating for nearly thirty years; we are all old acquaintances. You can't do this," the middle-aged man said anxiously.

Hearing his words, Director You seemed to think of something, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten."

The middle-aged man had just felt a glimmer of hope, but it was instantly shattered again, "Why are your herbal medicine prices higher than other suppliers? As far as I know, the quality of your herbal medicine is not much better than others. The company is currently auditing these accounts; if it turns out you have violated regulations or bribed anyone, then just wait to go to jail."

Director You said this forcefully because he had never received any 'tributes' from these people. Ever since he took over, although these people acted very politely, they never had any intentions in that regard.

Originally, Director You was a bit unhappy about it, but now, thinking back, a sense of relief welled up in his heart. Fortunately, they hadn't 'tributed' him, otherwise he would probably have fallen this time too.

The middle-aged man and Xiaoyuan both changed color. They really hadn't expected such a thing to happen. Why did the attitude at Yaotian Pharmaceutical change so suddenly?

He also knew that Yaotian Pharmaceutical had changed management, but there had been no issues before, and he had even inquired; it seemed that the higher-ups would maintain this state and would not stop taking their goods. How could it suddenly change?