Chapter 304 - 305: Slapping Minister Liu in the Face
Minister Liu strutted over with his subordinates who had just signed a deal, heading toward Minister Bai.
"Minister Liu, I reckon Yu Province will definitely fail to secure any deals again this time. They have so much land yet don’t cultivate it properly, insisting on competing with our heavy industry. All Yu Province really has to offer is their agriculture. I heard that this year, most of Yu Province suffered from the rain disasters, and now their wheat is all destroyed. I don’t know how they will manage without this year’s harvest," said the head of the machinery factory. The factory had made the most significant contribution to their province over the years, so his words carried weight. Generally, no one dared to contradict him. Once he spoke, the faces of the other factory representatives turned sour.
They were all people of Huaxia. Comments from the head of the machinery factory were unpleasant to hear. Moreover, although Yu Province’s industrial products were mediocre, their agricultural products held an important place in the domestic market. The disaster in Yu Province this year did not only affect them. The machinery factory’s boss might have a good location, but frankly, he had the brains of a straw bag.
No one from the other factories needed to speak up; Minister Liu, displeased, said, "Your words are rather harsh. Yu Province is a major grain supplier, and most of our grain comes from there. With their crisis, our grain supply is also cut off. Such words should not be said again in the future; be careful, or misfortune may come from your tongue."
The machinery factory head didn’t expect Minister Liu to not give him face in front of so many and to clash with him in front of the employees, leaving him with a gloomy expression. If it weren’t for his help in securing deals for Minister Liu, relying on these several factories alone, they surely would have bagged zero duck eggs this time. Unexpectedly, Minister Liu seemed to favor Yu Province’s side, leaving all the factory directors on-site with darkened expressions.
Minister Liu walked towards Yu Province’s side, his heart softening a bit along the way. Yu Province had just suffered from a flood, and it would be too much to go there and mock them now. Yet the flames of competitiveness inside him were difficult to suppress.
The demons and angels within Minister Liu’s heart wrestled to a tie.
"Minister Liu, where are you headed?" Minister Bai, along with Xu Ying, intended to bring the details of the deal to Director Ma.
As luck would have it, they bumped into Minister Liu. Minister Bai glanced at the twitching corner of Liu’s mouth. The sly old fox, Minister Bai knew exactly what this guy was up to. Shining bright with so many people, heading to such a remote location, if it wasn’t to see the spectacle of their province getting assigned to this dead end, then what was it?
Pity poor Liu, though; this time Yu Province had Mr. Xiao Xu on their side. Nothing special about him, really—just exceptionally talented, shameless, and quite the nag.