kvmb Chapter 11: There is a bright future in another village
Chapter 11: There is a bright future in another village
Being a millionaire feels great; spending 50,000 yuan is as easy as spending 50 cents. When Lu He heard the boss say that Wen Yiming had given him 5,000 yuan and asked the cat cafe to take good care of Xiao Hua, Lu He immediately thought of a way to humiliate him and directly asked for 50,000 yuan.
And as Xia Lan happily carried the cat back to her car, she privately pulled the cat cafe owner aside and said, "If that gentleman asks about Xiao Hua, just say that the person who came with her last time bought it. Don't mention a single word about me, understand?"
"Understood, understood, you're the boss, so it's up to you." The boss had just received 50,000 yuan and was happily treating Lu He like a sugar daddy.
Lu He had already planned to stir up trouble between Wen Yiming and Duanmu Cong. While they could continue being good brothers, it wouldn't do her any good. After all, Duanmu Cong was wary of her, and Wen Yiming had never liked her as his sister. Moreover, both of them would keep a close eye on Wen Shiyu because they liked Xia Lan. Since they were both so free, they might as well fight each other.
"Also, remember, if he asks you for that five thousand yuan, you take it out and throw it in his face," Lu He said, waving the bank card in her hand. "If you do that, I'll give you another ten thousand."
That evening, at Wen Shiyu's house.
Xia Lan and Lu He sat on the sofa in the living room, holding the kitten, looking at the giant screen theater that covered an entire wall, feeling a warm and homey atmosphere.
"Xiaoyu, do you think Xiaohua will like this new home?" Xia Lan stroked Xiaohua's head, and Xiaohua meowed and stretched lazily in her arms.
"Of course! Look how happy it is!" Lu He's eyes were gentle. She poked Xiao Hua's belly with her finger; it was soft. Her heartfelt smile was truly dazzling in Xia Lan's eyes.
Lu He's plan was brilliant. She suggested that Xia Lan stay for a few days to help Xiao Hua adjust to her new home, citing the need for Xiao Hua to adapt. After all, having familiar people with her would make Xiao Hua less afraid.
As expected, Xia Lan agreed without hesitation.
Lu He also claimed that she didn't know much about raising kittens and needed Xia Lan to teach her, so she linked the two of them into a family purchasing relationship and opened a payment limit for Xia Lan. The reason was that she wanted to learn what brand of food, cat litter, and snacks to buy for Xiao Hua, so that Xia Lan could make the purchases first and then she could easily buy them by checking these records later.
Xia Lan agreed without hesitation.
As a result, Lu He and Xia Lan became closer through raising cats together, and Lu He gained more information about Xia Lan, things that the naive Xia Lan could never have realized.
The female lead is portrayed as an innocent and naive girl.
Over the next two days, they bought a ton of cat supplies for Xiaohua. Lu He even set up a room for Xiaohua, with a handmade book titled "Xiaohua's Home" hanging on the door, which looked warm and lovely.
Xia Lan has been extremely happy these past two days, completely forgetting about Duanmu Cong.
However, Lu He didn't forget the male lead. She was still concerned about Xiao Yang's situation and continued to make things difficult for him.
Duanmu's own factory simply couldn't produce that many goods, and all the other outsourced factories were also filled with orders from the Wen Group. Even though Duanmu Cong personally visited all the outsourced factories, he was still rejected.
The excuses they all gave were that they couldn't handle the workload and couldn't take on more orders. No matter how much more money they offered, they still couldn't finish the job.
Duanmu Cong also considered splitting the orders to different outsourcing companies, but the losses were too severe. If the order volume was insufficient, and they had to pay high prices for expedited processing, the losses would be huge.
Duanmu Cong has been overwhelmed with work these past two days and hasn't had time to contact Xia Lan.
"Xiao Zhang! How did it go? Did you get in touch?" Duanmu Cong asked his assistant anxiously.
"We've contacted all those bosses, but they've all refused. They've all signed projects with Wen's Group, and they don't have any extra factories available for us," Assistant Zhang said, shaking his head helplessly.
"Damn it, how could this happen!" Duanmu Cong slammed his fist on the desk in frustration, his hand aching.
“Mr. Cong, how about I go and beg them again…”
"No need. There's no point in making things difficult for them. Since they signed the Wen family project at this time, Wen Shiyu must have done everything he could to the maximum. There's no way he would leave us any room for maneuver. This is definitely not a coincidence." Duanmu Cong rubbed his hands, regaining his composure. "Try to investigate. I suspect that the warehouse incident was also Wen Shiyu's doing." Duanmu Cong wasn't stupid. He knew that if everything seemed too logical, someone must be pulling strings behind the scenes.
"The police were called about the warehouse incident, but the investigation concluded that the machine was old and spontaneously combusted; there was no suspicion of arson," Xiao Zhang continued, "and the losses have been processed through insurance..."
The loss of the goods themselves wasn't significant, but the real loss was missing out on the holiday project.
Wen Shiyu knew this all along, so burning the warehouse wasn't the key point. Her plan was to have the Wen Group sign contracts with factories throughout the province, almost to the extent that she was trying to acquire the market share of the Duanmu Group. Burning Duanmu's goods was just the last step.
This woman is too ruthless. She wants to monopolize this event. When the event day arrives, if the contracted Duanmu Group can't produce the goods, she can then legitimately provide the organizer with the full amount of goods.
For the Duanmu Group, the losses from this event were negligible and easily compensated, but Duanmu Cong himself could not afford to lose them. This was the capital he used to refuse the engagement and the cooperation project, but if he failed, he would be left with no way out. Beads of sweat appeared on Duanmu Cong's forehead.
Just then, his phone rang. Duanmu Cong grabbed at it like a lifeline and quickly answered, "Hello?"
"It's me!" Wen Yiming's voice came from behind.
"Ah Ming, I'm very busy right now, I..." Duanmu Cong frowned and pressed his temples. He really had a headache and didn't have time to go out and have fun with his good brother.
"I know something happened to you. It was my sister's doing, wasn't it?" Wen Yiming's voice was unusually calm: "Come to XX Bar tonight. I've reserved a booth for you. I'll introduce you to a classmate of mine who just returned from abroad. He started his own business and recently opened a large factory..."
Duanmu Cong sat bolt upright: "You mean!"
"Yes, I apologize to you on behalf of my sister. You're my brother, I'll definitely help you!"
The news brought by Wen Yiming gave Duanmu Cong a sense of joy, as if he had been given a chance to escape a desperate situation.
"What time is it tonight?"
"Nine o'clock! See you there!"