Chapter 43: Chapter 43: The Dignity of a Humble Family_1
"Even if Haiyun Group is powerful, even if the Xue Family is influential, Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals is still my family’s business. When I say it’s not for sale, it means it’s not for sale, not for all the money in the world!
Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals can’t compare to Haiyun Group, our Qian Family is far less powerful than the Xue Family. But even if it’s a small factory, even if we’re a humble household, we still have dignity! It’s not something you can trample just by waving your cash around!"
As assistants go, Qin Feng’s assistant is much better at understanding people than Fang Panpan here.
The quality of an assistant reflects the quality of the boss. Fang Panpan’s behavior has only convinced Qian Ruxue more than ever that Xue Yuhang is nothing but a spoiled playboy, incapable of accomplishing anything of significance. Thus, her resolve to stand with Xue Xiaochan only grew stronger.
Qian Ruxue’s reaction caught Xue Yuhang by surprise. He thought that by throwing a billion-yuan acquisition contract at her, she would be overjoyed and grovel to sign it.
Instead, this woman actually refused? And she did so decisively, leaving no face for himself as the young master.
Xue Yuhang sized up Qian Ruxue from head to toe.
Initially, he looked down on her from his lofty perch, merely glancing her way and thinking she was pretty enough.
After thoroughly appreciating her, he was amazed to find that Qian Ruxue was actually a great beauty!
Her looks, her figure, she was streets ahead of Fang Panpan.
Xue Yuhang had seen many beautiful women and had his fill of them. But Qian Ruxue made him think all those other women were nothing but mediocre and common.
He was slightly moved.
"Slap!"
Xue Yuhang’s hand struck Fang Panpan across the face.
Fang Panpan was shocked, covering her burning, stinging face, too afraid to cry.
"Second Young Master, why did you slap me?"
"I sent you to negotiate with Miss Qian, is this how you handle it? A mere assistant putting on airs bigger than mine! Apologize to Miss Qian immediately, kneel and apologize!"
To win Qian Ruxue’s favor, Xue Yuhang didn’t care to let Fang Panpan lose face completely.
"Second Young Master, I..."
"Do I need to say it a second time?"
Fang Panpan didn’t dare to speak again. Glaring at Qian Ruxue with clenched teeth, she cursed in her heart, "Cheap woman, don’t think just because you’re a bit pretty, you can steal the Second Young Master from me! Beauty is only for men to look at, but it’s the ’skills’ that keep a man from leaving."
"Aren’t you kneeling yet?"
Seeing Fang Panpan still hadn’t knelt down, Xue Yuhang angrily kicked her, sending her tumbling to the floor.
"Ah!"
Fang Panpan’s pantyhose tore, and her knee skin was abraded.
"Kneel properly and apologize to Miss Qian!"
Fang Panpan, her face full of grievance and bellyful of indignation, couldn’t defy the will of Xue Yuhang. She had no choice but to kneel before Qian Ruxue and apologize.
"Miss Qian, I’m sorry!"
Qian Ruxue already held little regard for Xue Yuhang, and his actions only intensified her disdain for him.
Although Qian Ruxue wasn’t born into a prestigious family, her family never lacked money. She studied abroad and graduated from Harvard. Her thinking and world view naturally differed from those gold-digging, fortune-climbing women.
She could see right through Xue Yuhang wanting only her body, to play with her until he got bored. Then, surely just as he had kicked Fang Panpan aside, he would do the same to her.
Qian Ruxue would not be any man’s plaything.
What she wanted was love from the man she liked, genuine love. To her, Xue Yuhang, the second young master of the Xue Family from the Capital, weighed less in her heart than Qin Feng.
She believed Qin Feng had feelings for her, and her intuition told her that it was possible for them to come together.
Qin Feng was capable, though he lacked a powerful background. To ordinary people, the Qian Family might be considered well-off. But her father Qian Fugui started from scratch, equally without a background, so the two of them matched well.
Seeing Qian Ruxue not giving any response, Xue Yuhang became irritated.
"Miss Qian, I’ve given you so much face, yet you still don’t accept?"
"Accept what?"
"This contract! A billion yuan to buy your family’s Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals."
"Thank you for the honor, Second Young Master! Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals is only worth seven billion, and you’re offering ten billion; that’s quite an overprice. But Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals is the lifeline of our family. It’s absolutely not for sale."
"With ten billion, you could build a brand new factory and still have three billion left over. Isn’t this an easy sum to figure out, or can’t you do math?"
"Second Young Master wants to buy Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals so badly because you want to stop us from contracting for Shencao Ji, right? I can tell you frankly, the fate of Shencao Ji and Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals is tightly bound together. So, Second Young Master, please go back!"
"Tightly bound together? How big is the contract that Shencao Ji gave you? How long is the partnership? No matter the contract amount or the duration, Haiyun Group can double it and sign with you."
"Shencao Ji gave me 10% of the shares. Second Young Master, can you give me 10% of Haiyun Group’s shares?"
This statement silenced Xue Yuhang. Even if he were the most reckless, he couldn’t just ludicrously offer 10% of the shares.
Haiyun Group is now valued at 500 billion in the market. Giving away 10% of the shares meant 50 billion. With that money, he could build a hundred Blue Sky Pharmaceuticals.
After pondering for a moment, Xue Yuhang said, "Shencao Ji is currently bankrupt, worth nothing. 10% of the shares, isn’t that the same as zero?"
"It is zero right now, but given time, Shencao Ji will surely develop very well, maybe even surpassing Huanmei Group."
"Xue Xiaochan is no pushover; she gave you 10% of the shares to ensure your absolute loyalty. Once she gets going, before Shencao Ji surpasses Huanmei Group, she will definitely buy back or dilute your shares. Then, you’ll end up with nothing."
Qian Ruxue pondered for a moment and decided to take a risk using Xue Yuhang.
So, she said, "Xue Xiaochan can’t take it back, my husband owns another 50% of the shares. Even if someone’s getting kicked out, it’s my husband and I who will be kicking her out!"
"Your husband? Who’s that?"
"Qin Feng."
When this name left Qian Ruxue’s lips, it shocked Xue Yuhang. He asked with a look of disbelief, "You’re saying Qin Feng is your husband?"
