Chapter 292: 288. Taking Back the Kindness Once Given (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets!)

"Uncle-in-law, you cannot just ignore us. If we lose this sales channel, what will our village do?" Xiaoyuan did not fully understand yet, but he knew he could not just leave like this.

Xia Zhangqing smiled, "I ignore you? Fine, tell me how I should 'not ignore' you?"

Xiaoyuan thought Xia Zhangqing had relented, and a trace of joy appeared on his face, "Uncle-in-law, I know Yaotian Pharmaceutical is moving to Yi City soon; you just need to put in a word for us."

"Tsk tsk tsk, how come I didn't know I had such great face?" Xia Zhangqing mocked himself.

"Uncle-in-law, you are the Municipal Party Secretary of Yi City; Yaotian Pharmaceutical will surely give you some face," Xiaoyuan said.

Xia Zhangqing actually nodded, "You are right. If I were to shamelessly ask, Yaotian Pharmaceutical would indeed give me some face; after all, it is not a major matter."

Xiaoyuan felt a surge of joy, but Xia Zhangqing's next words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"But what if Zhang Ran does not give me face? Do you really think I can order Zhang Ran to do anything?

Believe it or not, even if I issued an official document, Zhang Ran would not pay me any mind.

Even if I used all my authority to help you, the most likely outcome is that Zhang Ran would rather destroy the entire Yaotian Pharmaceutical than agree to it."

Xia Zhangqing's words left Xiaoyuan and the middle-aged man completely stunned; his words were too heavy, and the implications contained within were too vast.

The middle-aged man laughed dryly, "Brother-in-law, stop trying to scare us. Besides, what does this Yaotian Pharmaceutical have to do with Zhang Ran?"

Even now, he still harbored a sliver of wishful thinking in his heart.

"What does it have to do with him? Do you mean to tell me you don't know that Yaotian Pharmaceutical has been Zhang Ran's from start to finish? You tell me what it has to do with him?" Xia Zhangqing said indifferently.

"You should think carefully: given your situation at the time, if this business wasn't Zhang Ran's, why would anyone buy your herbs at a high price? Because you are thick-skinned? Or because of your ungrateful behavior?"

"Also, what I just said really wasn't to scare you. You might think an industry with a market value of one hundred billion like Yaotian Pharmaceutical is an unimaginable existence, a behemoth—who could bear to part with such a large industry?"

Xiaoyuan and the middle-aged man nodded subconsciously.

"But I want to tell you that although I don't know what else Zhang Ran has, I know that he truly does not hold Yaotian Pharmaceutical in high regard," Xia Zhangqing said.

Xiaoyuan did not even hear the mocking words in Xia Zhangqing's mouth; they only knew that they seemed to have truly done something wrong.

Especially the middle-aged man, who, after hearing these words from Xia Zhangqing, recalled all the memories he had subconsciously tried to forget.

He actually wanted to refute Xia Zhangqing's words and wanted to believe he was just scaring him, but the more he recalled, the more he felt that what Xia Zhangqing said might all be true.

They did not know how they left the main gate; it was only when they sat in the car and the few people accompanying the team came to ask about the situation that they came back to their senses.

"Let's go back first," the middle-aged man said, barely maintaining his composure.

He knew it was better not to let this news spread for now, otherwise, they might fall into chaos themselves first.

Moreover, his heart was very panicked right now.

Thinking of their previous behavior, if Zhang Ran really had such great power, then...

It was already eleven o'clock at night when they returned to the village, and the middle-aged man and Xiaoyuan subconsciously went to find Miao Lao.

Miao Lao was actually not asleep either; he was also waiting for news.

Seeing Xiaoyuan and the others return, he immediately asked, "How is it? What did Xia say? Also, have you figured out what the situation is?"

Xiaoyuan opened his mouth, not knowing how to speak.

The middle-aged man knew the whole story, and at this moment, with a trace of regret, he recounted all of Xia Zhangqing's words.

After listening, Miao Lao was stunned on the spot, his body even swaying slightly.

After a long while, Miao Lao said with a trembling voice, "Is everything you said true?"

The middle-aged man said, "I also hope it is fake, but that is exactly what Xia Zhangqing said, and..."

He did not continue, because he also believed this possibility was very high; Xia Zhangqing would not lie to them about this.

"Uncle, what should we do? Should we go and admit our mistake? Zhang Ran should forgive us, right?" the middle-aged man said with hope.

Since Zhang Ran was able to be kind enough to help them so much back then, he should be able to be kind enough to forgive them now.

Miao Lao also had this thought immediately, but soon, he thought again of what Xia Zhangqing had said to him yesterday.

Judging from the current situation, Zhang Ran might not be the great philanthropist they imagined!

Miao Lao had experienced many things after all; although he was somewhat flustered at the moment, he was still able to barely remain calm.

"Don't worry about it for now. If Yaotian Pharmaceutical won't buy it, can't we sell it to others?" Miao Lao took a deep breath and said.

"Xiaoyuan, when is your benefactor arriving?" He was now pinning his hopes on the second benefactor.

Xiaoyuan said, "He should be here in two days."

After saying this, Xiaoyuan also came to his senses, "Right, Mr. Xiao Mu is not afraid of this Zhang Ran. As long as Mr. Xiao Mu is willing to stand up for us, what does Zhang Ran count for?

Besides, we can also let Mr. Xiao Mu help us find a new path; perhaps we can even reach a higher level because of this."

Miao Lao seemed to be persuaded by Xiaoyuan as well, nodding and saying, "Keep this matter a secret for now, and we will talk when Mr. Xiao Mu arrives."

He was actually pinning all his hopes on Mr. Xiao Mu, otherwise, he really did not know what to do.

At the same time, a trace of resentment toward Zhang Ran rose in Miao Lao's heart; this was the manifestation of someone having their livelihood cut off.

But he did not stop to think that it was they themselves who said they wanted nothing to do with Zhang Ran, and it was they themselves who made such a choice.

Zhang Ran was merely taking back the kindness he had given in the beginning!

Zhang Ran had received a call from Feng Hui in the afternoon, but he did not pay much attention to it; he did not even say anything extra, just said indifferently, "Fine, I've troubled you this time. You can handle the following matters yourself."

Because of these words from Zhang Ran, Feng Hui started making calls that very evening to some business partners and friends in the industry.

These people had one common characteristic: they were all in the pharmaceutical industry.

Feng Hui's request was also very simple: just don't buy the herbs from Tianjiashan, and he vaguely revealed that this was the intention of the Big Boss behind him.

Zhang Ran's reputation in the business world was not small now, especially in the pharmaceutical industry; after all, the incident with Yaotian Pharmaceutical was still fresh in everyone's memory, so everyone still had some awe for him. Therefore, they would give him face for this small matter, and many even took the initiative to help by speaking to other downstream industries.