Following Luo Qingcheng out of the supermarket, Chen Xiaobei watched her get into a black Bentley Bentayga. In the back of the Bentayga sat an elderly man with salt-and-pepper hair, exuding a calm and steady aura.
Damn! The Luo Family really is the supermarket magnate of Songshan County. Even their car is a Bentley. That must be the Family Head of the Luo Family, right? Chen Xiaobei muttered to himself.
He had thought Luo Qingcheng was alone, which would have given him the chance to stop and confront her. But with the driver, there were three people in total, making that impossible. However, Chen Xiaobei didn’t leave; instead, he chose to follow them quietly.
After a few turns, the Bentley drove out of town and stopped at the foot of Manniu Mountain.
Are these people crazy? What are they doing here? Chen Xiaobei was completely baffled.
Manniu Mountain was the largest mountain range in the Songshan County area, stretching across the county’s entire territory. However, the section of the mountain near Mangniu Town was completely undeveloped, with muddy roads that were hardly suitable for a leisurely stroll.
It wasn’t just Chen Xiaobei; even Luo Qingcheng was puzzled. After walking with her grandfather for a good half hour, the old man finally stopped halfway up the mountain. From a distance, they could see mist swirling around, but there were so many mosquitoes that Luo Qingcheng was about to go crazy from all the bites.
"Grandpa!" Luo Qingcheng asked, exasperated. "What did you bring here for? You’ve all been so secretive lately, first sending to this godforsaken Mangniu Town. We’re in the supermarket business; shouldn’t we choose a better location?"
"Qingcheng, I know you have so many questions," Luo Wentian said, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed into the distance. "But the timing isn’t right just yet. When the ti cos, you’ll understand my painstaking efforts."
If one had sharp eyes, they would notice he was looking precisely in the direction of Shanhe Village.
"Grandpa!" Luo Qingcheng stomped her foot. "Can you stop being so cryptic? Don’t think I don’t know anything. All the Four Great Families have been flocking to Mangniu Town recently. Especially Li Maowen. Although I don’t have proof right now, I’m sure he’s the one who sent those people to attack . Anyway, I don’t care! I want to go back to Songshan. I don’t want to stay here for another minute!"
"Hahahaha," Luo Wentian laughed heartily. "My dear granddaughter, I know how hard this is for you, but it’s coming soon. It really is! Before long, the whole of Mangniu Town will undergo a complete transformation. The most important thing for our Luo Family is to seize this opportunity and soar to new heights! This is a monuntal opportunity. Whoever can grasp it will surely reach the pinnacle of Huaxia in the future."
"Huh?" Luo Qingcheng’s mouth hung slightly open, completely dumbfounded. "Grandpa, are you delirious?"
She touched his forehead. He didn’t have a fever.
Luo Qingcheng was quite clear about her family’s standing. In Songshan, they might be considered a prominent family, but on a bigger stage, they wouldn’t even be qualified to polish soone’s shoes. So things just couldn’t be achieved through sheer effort. Which of the millennia-old families didn’t have a deeper foundation than the Luo Family?
The pinnacle of Huaxia? If we could gain a foothold in the provincial capital, I’d faint from joy.
This was the main reason she didn’t want to stay in Mangniu Town.
I’m a business queen! How could I hole up in a dump like this?
"Good child, I’m not talking nonsense," Luo Wentian instructed. "You just need to rember to manage our supermarket here properly. That piece of land has excellent feng shui. Even if the supermarket loses money, we must not give it up!"
What on earth is he talking about? Luo Qingcheng grew even more bewildered. "Grandpa! You’re underestimating ! Sister Xia’s supermarket is already collapsing under my pressure. She’ll go bankrupt soon. After tomorrow’s promotional event, I’ll have her begging to acquire her supermarket!"
The re thought of it made Luo Qingcheng furious. That country bumpkin had the audacity to refuse my acquisition offer. Zhao Caixia needs to be taught a lesson.
Luo Wentian chuckled. "Alright, Qingcheng, there’s no need to get angry over a failing rchant. I’ve seen enough. Let’s go!"
With that, he took his granddaughter’s arm, intending to head down the mountain. But suddenly, a sharp pain struck his chest. "UGH..." Luo Wentian fell to his knees.
"Grandpa, what’s wrong?" Luo Qingcheng was terrified and frantically began searching the old man for his dicine. Luo Wentian had a weak heart and never went anywhere without it.
But then, Luo Qingcheng froze. The ergency dicine that was supposed to be in his pocket was gone!
"dicine... dicine..." Luo Wentian’s breathing grew labored, his lips turning purple.
"What do I do? What do I do?" Luo Qingcheng turned to the driver, her voice filled with panic. "Jiang Feng, do you have any dicine?"
Jiang Feng shook his head. "Miss, the old master always carries his own. I don’t have any!"
This is bad! Her blood ran cold.
Just then, Chen Xiaobei sauntered up to them. "Well, well, look who it is. The world really is small. I never thought I’d run into an ungrateful person like you here!"
"You?" Luo Qingcheng’s pretty face flushed.
Truthfully, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to thank him back then; I was just worried those attackers would follow us. Besides, he’s just a small-ti farr, and I look down on him. And another thing, he even kissed... down there... to save my life, so what more could he want? I was the one taken advantage of, yet he calls ungrateful. How unmanly!
But Luo Qingcheng didn’t dare say any of this out loud. Seeing her grandfather on the verge of collapsing, she could only look at Chen Xiaobei and plead, "Sir, I didn’t expect to et you here. Could you please help and Jiang Feng carry him down the mountain?"
"Carry him? Are you joking!" Chen Xiaobei snorted. "This is an acute myocardial infarction. Forget carrying him; even the slightest movent could be fatal. Don’t you have his dicine? Hurry up and give it to your grandpa!"
"I..." Luo Qingcheng’s eyes welled up, and tears of desperation began to fall.
"Oh! Looks like you forgot the dicine. In that case, your grandpa is in serious trouble," Chen Xiaobei remarked with a shrug. "However, as it happens, I know a little sothing about dicine. Dealing with a heart attack like this is a piece of cake for ."
"You know how to treat it?" Luo Qingcheng was stunned.
"Of course!" Chen Xiaobei huffed. "The other day, when you were severely poisoned, wasn’t I the one who saved you? Your grandpa’s condition? I can fix it in two minutes!"
"You... just stop talking," Luo Qingcheng said, dying of embarrassnt. She coughed lightly. "If that’s the case, then please treat him. I will definitely thank you properly."
"Thank ?" Chen Xiaobei snorted. "Your ’thanks’ wouldn’t just disappear into thin air again, would they? If you want my help, give a million. Otherwise, forget it!"
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