196: Chapter 196: Beautiful Old Woman (4th Update) 196: Chapter 196: Beautiful Old Woman (4th Update) Wang Yan stood outside the hut, momentarily stunned.
The aura emanating from this elder was absolutely terrifying; apart from his own master, he had never felt such a powerful aura in anyone else.
Just as Wang Yan was in a daze, he suddenly noticed that the elder’s aura disappeared completely, and standing before him was just an ordinary old man.
It seemed like the aura he felt a moment ago was merely an illusion.
Wang Yan looked at the elder, and the elder looked back at Wang Yan.
As soon as he saw Wang Yan, the elder blushed, slowly stood up, let his arms hang down, leaned his withered wooden cane on the ground, coughed twice, and said, “Kid, what are you looking at?
This old man was practicing his skills!”
Hearing the elder’s words, Wang Yan woke up as if from a dream, quickly stepped forward a few steps to stand in front of the elder, and respectfully said, “Junior Wang Yan, pays respect to Senior.”
Seeing Wang Yan being so polite, the elder nodded in satisfaction and said, “This young man isn’t bad, this old man quite likes you.
So…
so, since this old man likes you so much, shouldn’t you honor me with something?”
Wang Yan replied, “It’s only right to show respect, but I came empty-handed.”
“Idiot, turns out you’re a pauper.
Next time you come, bring some Xinghuacun, Bamboo Leaf Green, or Sangluo.”
Hearing the elder mention a few names, Wang Yan was a little confused, but upon hearing the last one “Sangluo,” Wang Yan tentatively asked, “As the ancient saying goes: the fragrant Sangluo wine, the beautiful loquats, and a fishing boat moored by the cottage…
Could Senior be talking about wine?”
The elder’s eyes lit up, and he said joyfully, “That’s right, you’re indeed teachable.
Just bring that next time, and I’ll teach you whatever you want to learn.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan’s eyes brightened, and he hurriedly said, “Senior, could you teach me how to understand women?
How to know what they are thinking?”
Hearing this, the elder immediately put on a pained expression and said, “I’ve studied for a lifetime, and I still don’t understand what women think.
Are you trying to challenge me on purpose, kid?”
At this moment, a sharp female voice came from within the hut: “Time’s up, isn’t it?
How dare you stand on your own?”
Hearing this voice, the elder pursed his lips, looked at Wang Yan helplessly, and said, “Kid, you better leave now.
This old man needs to get back to practicing.”
Then, the elder winked at Wang Yan and said, “Kid, don’t forget to bring wine next time.”
Saying these words, the elder immediately turned back and yelled into the hut, “Alright, I’m coming, I’m coming.”
Finishing his words, the elder again stood in a horse stance, tugging his own ear with his right hand and lifting the withered wooden cane high in the air with his left hand, making the same stance as before.
Despite this, he didn’t forget to wink at Wang Yan.
At that moment, Wang Yan realized that the elder was not practicing but was being punished to stand.
Nonetheless, Wang Yan still respectfully said to the elder, “Rest assured, Elder, I will remember.”
With that, Wang Yan turned and left.
Once Wang Yan left, a woman emerged from the hut.
This woman wore a deep blue brocade long dress, cinched with a white brocade belt, her jet-black hair coiled into a ruyi-style bun, adorned with a plum-blossom jade hairpin—a classic beauty in ancient attire.
Looking at this beauty, she seemed only about thirty years old, extremely beautiful, and if looked at closely, she bore a slight resemblance to Beiming Xue.
The beauty walked up to the elder, gazed in the direction Wang Yan left, and said thoughtfully, “Wanghai City’s winds are brewing; it seems things are about to become turbulent.”
Even though this beauty seemed young, when she spoke, it was with the voice of an old woman.
The elder quickly laughed and said, “Old lady, it’s no big deal, just a bunch of clowns.
Why not let me go down the mountain and deal with them with my cane in one fell swoop?”
As he spoke, the elder stood straight and waved the cane in his hand.
The beautiful old woman glared at him angrily, “Beiming Heng, who told you to stand up?
You forgot you’re punished to stand for three days?”
This elder named Beiming Heng immediately put on a sorrowful expression, squatted back down, and said, “Alright, we’ve been an old couple for so long; it’s not nice to do this.
I really want to go down and help that kid Wang Yan.”
The beautiful old woman glared once more and said, “Hmph, I know your tricks.
You just want to see that old witch Ouyang Qiu.
Hmph, Ouyang Qiu, that fox, over a hundred years old but acts like a young maiden, clearly trying to seduce you.”
Beiming Heng smiled bitterly and said, “I haven’t seen Ouyang Qiu for decades; how would I know what she looks like?
Besides, aren’t you also over a hundred years old?”
The beautiful old woman squinted her eyes with anger, saying, “How dare you say the name Ouyang Qiu?
I sentence you to stand for six days, and you must keep repeating, ‘My dearest is Wang Tongrui,’ for six days.
Otherwise, you’ll never be allowed back home.”
After speaking, the beautiful old woman turned and went back into the hut, shutting the door.
Beiming Heng could only helplessly put on a bitter face, assumed the horse stance again, and started chanting, “My dearest Wang Tongrui, my dearest is Wang Tongrui…” over and over.
Gangzhe Group.
Li Zhe returned to his office with a livid face, slammed the door shut.
Zhao Xinyao hurriedly followed in and entered Li Zhe’s office.
Li Zhe slammed the table and cursed, “Idiot, I gave you full responsibility, and you botched it like this?
You’ve disgraced me, Li Zhe.”
Zhao Xinyao stood across from Li Zhe, enduring his reprimand for several minutes.
Once Li Zhe seemed somewhat calmed, Zhao Xinyao grinned and said, “Boss, don’t be angry.
Even if our first move failed, we have a second move for sure.
The second move will undoubtedly defeat Wang Yan and restore all the respect you’ve lost.”
Li Zhe snorted disdainfully, “Are you sure your second move won’t fail?”
Zhao Xinyao patted her ample chest and said, “Boss, I assure you that the second move won’t just win but will leave Wang Yan bankrupt.”
Li Zhe’s eyes lit up and he asked, “Really?”
Zhao Xinyao nodded vigorously and said, “However, this matter requires your decision, Boss.”
Li Zhe said, “The entire Gangzhe Group listens to me now.
Tell me, what is the plan?”
Zhao Xinyao said, “Today’s ribbon-cutting ceremony may have been lost, but it’s just a formality.
For Wang Yan to make money, he must sell his products.
My plan is to make it impossible for him to sell even a single pill.”
Hearing this, Li Zhe became interested and said, “Quick, tell me how.”
Zhao Xinyao said, “I’ve already found out that tomorrow, Peak Group will open a hundred retail stores across the city to sell their products.
Wherever they open a store, we’ll open one there too, and our prices will always be cheaper.
This way, in just a couple of days, Peak Group won’t be able to sell a single pill, resulting in massive losses.
In no time, they’ll go bankrupt.”