My sister broke off her engagement to marry someone richer? My older sister married me and became in

Qian Shouyi stared at the wooden box in front of him for a long time, then looked at Lu Qingshan, his eyes filled with scrutiny and inquiry.

He didn't answer it immediately.

"Boss Lu, what do you mean by this?"

Qian Shouyi's voice was deep and carried the imposing authority of a superior.

"To present me with such a lavish gift in front of all my colleagues in the city—are you trying to put me, Qian Shouyi, on the spot? Or do you think I, Qian Shouyi, am the kind of person who can be bought off with a mere gift?"

The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Everyone held their breath; they knew that the big boss was testing this young man.

One wrong word, and not only will this ginseng king not be given away, but you'll also offend the person to death!

A glimmer of hope rekindled in Wei Biao's eyes.

That's right! How could Boss Qian accept a gift in public! This kid is oversimplifying things! He's just humiliating himself!

However, Lu Qingshan remained calm. He met Qian Shouyi's sharp gaze without flinching or avoiding it, and slowly opened his mouth. His voice was not loud, but every word carried immense weight.

"Mr. Qian, you've misunderstood."

"What I gave was not a gift."

There is an ancient story called "buying a horse's bones for a thousand pieces of gold." When a king is willing to spend a thousand pieces of gold to buy the bones of a thoroughbred horse, the people of the world will know that the king truly loves horses, and the real thoroughbred horses will naturally come to him.

Lu Qingshan paused, his gaze sweeping across the room before finally settling on Qian Shouyi, his tone utterly sincere.

"I, Lu Qingshan, dare not compare myself to a thoroughbred horse. But this ginseng is the 'horse bone' I brought."

"I'm presenting this to you not as a bribe, but as a pledge of loyalty!"

"We want to prove to you and to our peers throughout the province that Xiushan Industry has the strength and sincerity to conduct genuine and clean medicinal herb business!"

"I ask for nothing more than that you, Mr. Qian, a true connoisseur of talent and expertise, recognize our sincerity. I hope you will show us, the younger generation, some support and give us a fair chance to compete!"

"If you accept this 'horse bone,' the world will know that you, Mr. Qian, cherish talent and have the magnanimity to tolerate others. If you don't accept it, it only proves that my 'horse bone' is not weighty enough!"

These words were perfectly watertight and completely aboveboard!

What he gave away was not a wild ginseng!

This is an immense favor, a burning pledge of loyalty!

He elevated the difficult question of "whether to accept gifts" to a broader issue of "whether to cherish and value talent"!

This scheme is perfectly legitimate and irresistible!

If I accept, it means that I, Qian Shouyi, will publicly stand behind this young man from now on, protecting him from the wind and rain!

If I don't accept, it would make me, Qian Shouyi, seem petty, not daring to even accept a junior's pledge of loyalty!

As Qian Shouyi looked at Lu Qingshan, the scrutiny and pressure in his eyes gradually transformed into intense admiration!

good boy!

What a brilliant example of spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones!

What deep scheming! What great courage!

Wei Biao's face turned completely liver-colored at this moment, and then turned ashen.

He wanted to lash out, to curse Lu Qingshan for his silver tongue and for breaking the rules.

But when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't utter a single word.

What right does he have to speak?

They were offering a priceless "horse bone," a perfectly legitimate "pledge of allegiance."

And what about him? He brings a counterfeit product pieced together with loose threads onto the stage, but all he's thinking about is how to crush people and how to monopolize the market!

Strategy, methods, strength...

A complete and utter crushing defeat!

He was like a clown playing power games in front of an emperor, deprived even of the right to speak.

humiliation!

This is an even more intense form of humiliation than being slapped hundreds of times in public!

Under the spotlight, Qian Shouyi suddenly stood up, so abruptly that he knocked over the chair behind him with a loud bang.

But he couldn't care less.

He burst into laughter, his laughter loud and hearty!

"Excellent! What a brilliant 'spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones'! What a shrewd move by Lu Qingshan!"

He stretched out his hands and solemnly and forcefully took the heavy rosewood box from Lu Qingshan's hands.

Then, he grabbed Lu Qingshan's hand, held it tightly, and announced in a loud voice in front of everyone:

"Brother Lu! I, Qian Shouyi, will accept this 'horse bone' of yours!"

"I, Qian Shouyi, am making you my friend today!"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.

This is a public statement!

This is openly taking sides!

Everyone understood that from this moment on, the medicinal herb business in the provincial capital was about to change dramatically.

Upon witnessing this scene, Wei Biao was struck dumb, his entire body trembling violently. He staggered forward, still clinging to the last straw.

"Mr. Qian! Mr. Qian, don't be fooled by him! He's just a country bumpkin... he..."

The smile on Qian Shouyi's face vanished instantly. He turned his head away, not even bothering to look Wei Biao in the eye, his voice as cold as ice in the twelfth lunar month.

"security guard!"

"Please 'escort' this Mr. Wei, who's been fooling everyone with counterfeit goods, out of here!"

"We're talking about real money here; don't let some low-class stuff offend my eyes!"

A ruthless order to leave.

It was louder than any slap.

In front of all its counterparts in the city, it clearly and unequivocally declared Wei Biao's complete defeat and elimination in this confrontation!

Two security guards immediately stepped forward and grabbed Wei Biao from both sides.

Wei Biao's body swayed violently. He looked at Qian Shouyi holding Lu Qingshan's hand tightly, and at the contemptuous and mocking looks from the people around him. He let out a wild, unwilling roar, and was finally dragged out of the banquet hall like a dead dog.

After driving Wei Biao away, Qian Shouyi's cold expression melted instantly. He looked at Lu Qingshan as if he were looking at his most prized nephew, patted his chest, and loudly promised:

"Brother Lu, listen up! I'm going to tell you the truth today, in front of all our colleagues in the city!"

"From today onwards, your Xiushan Industrial's goods no longer need to go through any wholesale markets! I'm giving you a 'green channel'!"

"Your goods will be directly added to the purchasing list of our provincial pharmaceutical company! Payment will be prioritized and must be received within three days!"

"I'd like to see who in the provincial capital will dare to hold you by the throat in the future!"

A hammer!

Lu Qingshan bypassed all the blockades and rose to the top in one step, directly obtaining official channels to the top!

……

Outside the state-run hotel.

Wei Biao, his face ashen, rushed to a deserted corner, pulled out his cell phone from his pocket, and dialed a number with trembling hands.

The moment the call connected, he roared in a voice choked with suppressed rage and fear:

"Boss Shen...the plan...the plan has failed! That kid surnamed Lu, he...he used a ginseng king as a pledge of loyalty, and hooked up with Qian Shouyi!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a slow, unhurried voice with a southern accent, carrying a hint of amusement.

"Ah Biao, what's the panic?"

"Since he has broken the rules of civility, then we don't need to follow the rules anymore."

"Prepare some 'home remedies' to let him know just how deep the waters are in this provincial capital."

at the same time.

At the hotel entrance, a jeep that had traveled day and night from Hongshi County slowly came to a stop.

Chen Meili, who had just recovered from maternity leave, got out of the car carrying a thick stack of account books. She immediately saw Lu Qingshan standing on the steps, looking very confident and surrounded by a group of people and Qian Shouyi.

Her boss's wife, Lin Xiulan, was nestled beside him, her eyes filled with tenderness and admiration, but her brows also held a hint of deep thought about the future.

The first battle in the provincial capital was a resounding victory.

But a new storm is brewing.