After hearing Wang Hao’s words, Zhao Youquan was visibly startled. Li Guang was known as the village’s perennial bachelor and a bona fide hooligan. Even though he had been arrested later on, he’d allegedly harassed quite a few rural won before that.
What good could co from Liu Xiulan and this thug in the millet field? Without Wang Hao having to spell it out, Zhao Youquan could guess.
The color drained from Liu Xiulan’s face when she heard this. She had been so focused on preventing Zhao Youquan from funding the road repairs that she had completely forgotten about that incident.
The deeds she perford with Li Guang in the millet field had all been witnessed by Wang Hao.
But at that ti, Wang Hao was just an ordinary, unknown farr. Liu Xiulan had threatened and enticed him into silence, and thinking nothing would co of it, she had forgotten about the whole affair.
She never expected that Wang Hao would bring up this matter today to blackmail her.
Seeing the change in Liu Xiulan’s expression, Zhao Youquan realized that everything Wang Hao had spoken of must be true, and his rage reached a boiling point.
"Great, you rotten woman, I provide you with good food and drink, and you dare cuckold ? Watch beat you to death today, you filthy bitch!"
What man could tolerate his wife having an affair?
Zhao Youquan picked up a stick and rcilessly began to beat Liu Xiulan. Soon, her pitiful screams filled the entire yard, sounding truly miserable.
Being caught in an affair was naturally not a good thing, and knowing she was in the wrong, Liu Xiulan’s attitude lost its previous assertiveness after the beating, pleadingly begging for rcy.
"Zhao Youquan, I was wrong, so wrong. I promise I won’t dare do it again. Please, stop hitting !"
"I agree with the road construction, repair it if you wish; isn’t that okay now?"
Liu Xiulan begged pitifully, but Zhao Youquan, in his anger, wasn’t upset about the road construction disagreent; he was angry about the matter Wang Hao had revealed.
So, he wasn’t listening to anything right now, his stick still landing blow after blow on Liu Xiulan.
This was a private matter between the couple, and Wang Hao couldn’t be bothered to get involved; even if she were beaten to death, it was none of his business.
So, he turned and walked away.
Outside the village, the road construction was in full swing, and the noise from the machines was everywhere, which is why very few noticed the screams coming from Zhao Youquan’s house.
Wang Hao, carrying the "Shennong Herbal dicine" bound in animal skin, left Chen Village and headed to Zao City.
On the way, he received a call from Chen Hongying.
"Boss Wang, all the paperwork and procedures needed to register the company have been taken care of by Xia Xue, but we still haven’t decided on a na for our company—we’re waiting for you to decide."
Chen Hongying’s voice ca from the other end.
"Company na? Thinking up a na isn’t a big deal, and it’s too much of a headache. Why don’t you and Xia Xue discuss and decide on one?"
Wang Hao, like his father Wang Dazhu, was not very good at naming things. Otherwise, why would he end up with the common and sowhat tacky na Wang Hao?
"But it’s your company, and I think it would be better if you nad it yourself!"
Chen Hongying insisted.
"Alright... then what would be a good na?"
Wang Hao’s mind was truly a blank. He had no idea what to call it.
"If you can’t think of anything else suitable for the ti being, why not try a place na or sothing characteristic of your hotown? Any na that sounds good to you can be used."
Chen Hongying seed to sense Wang Hao’s difficulty and offered a suggestion.
Wang Hao’s eyes lit up at the suggestion.
He was just passing through Chicheng County; wouldn’t using the na ’Chicheng’ be great?
"What do you think of the na ’Chicheng Comrce’?"
Wang Hao eagerly asked.
"Chicheng? ’Chi’ represents a bright red color, symbolizing that our company will prosper. ’Cheng’ stands for operating with sincerity. Plus, the na shares the sa pronunciation with your hotown Chicheng County, which can also promote brand recognition by location."
"That’s great; this na is really good. How can you claim you’re not skilled at naming?"
Chen Hongying was quite satisfied with the na Wang Hao had chosen.
Upon hearing Chen Hongying’s praise, Wang Hao felt very embarrassed; it was only after her suggestions that he had co up with such a good na.
Xia Xue, who was with Chen Hongying, also heard the na and burst into laughter imdiately. Without saying anything, she knew exactly why Wang Hao chose this na.
Wang Hao, on the other end of the phone, heard Xia Xue’s laughter and suddenly felt a bit shy. After all, he was now a big boss with assets totaling hundreds of millions, and here he was, making such a fuss over choosing a na.
"By the way... have you got the company registered, and have you found a place for the office?"
Wang Hao quickly changed the subject.
"We checked out an office building. It’s a rather low-end one, but the rent is just too high. We tried to negotiate for a lower price, but the landlord was very uncompromising, not willing to reduce it by a penny!"
Chen Hongying frowned unconsciously when she ntioned this.
"How uncompromising are they exactly?"
Wang Hao asked with a chuckle.
"The rent alone for one year would be 1.2 million, and there are many other additional conditions. We’re not permitted to change the layout inside, and that’s not all; another condition is that we’re not allowed to operate an herbal dicine business."
Chen Hongying sighed as she spoke.
"What? Not allowed to operate an herbal dicine business? What’s their reason for this condition?"
Wang Hao’s brows furrowed slightly, thinking this term was excessively targeted.
"They gave no reason, just said it’s against the rules, with no room for negotiation."
Chen Hongying shared her guess.
"It’s possible that the landlord’s relatives or friends are also in the herbal dicine business."
Wang Hao’s expression suddenly darkened. What era was it now? Business has always been about fair competition and the survival of the fittest. This was clearly an attempt to suppress a new company like Wang Hao’s.
"Okay, I got it. Arrange a eting with their boss. I’ll see who’s really behind this and dares to be so bullish and unreasonable!"
Wang Hao was now least afraid of others being unreasonable with him. Wherever he went, he was known for dealing with all sorts of unreasonable people.
"Alright!"
Reassured by Wang Hao’s words, Chen Hongying’s lips slightly tilted upward, feeling imdiately more at ease.
"By the way, you have visited so many herbal dicine buyers in Zao City, how did it go?"
Wang Hao asked again.
"The results aren’t very promising. They seem not to trust our newly established company very much, and I feel like soone is intentionally making trouble for us."
Chen Hongying briefly reported to Wang Hao the situation of her visits to the Zao City market during these days.
Wang Hao listened to Chen Hongying’s report and smiled nonchalantly.
When he first started a new company in Chicheng County, wasn’t he suppressed everywhere? And now? He had fought a victorious turnaround battle and managed to dominate the entire Chicheng County’s herbal dicine industry.
Being targeted was sothing Wang Hao had anticipated. He reaffird the old saying: et the soldiers with a general and counter the water with earth.
"Don’t worry. I’d be worried if they didn’t co to looking for trouble; that would be abnormal," Wang Hao said fearlessly.
"Okay, then I’ll get in touch with the people from the office building. I will give you a call once I have everything arranged here."
After finishing the conversation, Chen Hongying hung up the phone.
By the sound of Chen Hongying’s voice, she still needed to take care of the remaining company registration tasks, and contacting the office building could take another couple of days.
So, Wang Hao touched the beast hide in his pocket.
While there was ti in these next two days, Wang Hao thought he needed to quickly translate the contents of the beast hide and compare what was recorded on it with the modern versions that have been passed down to see what the differences were...
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