Chapter 851 - 583: Showing Off
Suddenly, there was a sound!
Thud!
Second Aunt's husband foamed at the mouth, fell to the ground, and started convulsing.
Second Aunt rushed over.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Second Aunt's husband's legs were still twitching.
Xia Liang looked on, surprised.
"Ah, it seems like a heart attack! Quick, send him to the hospital!"
The doctor took a look at Second Aunt's husband.
"The patient got overly emotional, leading to a heart attack. Was he under a lot of stress?"
Xia Liang shook his head.
"No, we were just having a meal, quite happily indeed."
With only a breath left, Second Aunt's husband rolled his eyes in anger on the stretcher!
Four hours of emergency treatment!
Staying in the ICU cost quite a bit, spending the whole New Year in the hospital.
It's said that when Second Aunt's husband's boss heard about this, he scolded him without a word and directly fired him!
Moreover, he was asked to pay back 1 yuan, and Second Aunt's husband borrowed money everywhere and finally managed to repay it.
Tragic!
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Xia Liang's family dinner wasn't much affected, still eating and drinking as usual.
But some relatives looked at Xia Liang differently!
Even though Xia Changxing and the young aunt tried hard to hide Xia Liang's prowess, just by Xia Changxing gifting Xia Liang three gold Buddhas, some relatives already started having thoughts.
Exchanging glances secretly.jpg.
Relatives who previously ignored Xia Liang also warmed up considerably.
Some even proactively toasted Xia Liang.
Xia Liang remained calm, interacting normally.
He didn't want to dwell on past issues, believing in looking forward, as long as everyone respected him and his parents, he wouldn't go around confronting people, but there's always someone who doesn't have enough sense.
After a few rounds of drinks, with several glasses of 1980 Maotai down, someone couldn't hold back!
The annual bragging competition, bickering champion contestant, entered the scene: Fourth Uncle Xia Tiannan!
Xia Tiannan worked in the town, considered a small rural public official with limited abilities but a big mouth!
He was often active at family gatherings, causing a scene every time with his outrageous remarks!
"Xia Liang, my dear nephew! Do you know?"
Drunk, Xia Tiannan targeted Xia Liang, boasting proudly.
"Don't, don't think you made a bit of a name for yourself outside, but! In my eyes, that's nothing!"
His opening line shocked everyone present.
The eldest uncle frowned.
"Fourth Brother! If you've had too much to drink, just go inside and rest!"
"I'm not drunk!"
Xia Tiannan, with an arrogant look, drunkenly ranted.
"I'm just telling Xia Liang, in this family, it'll never be his turn to speak! Younger generation, you have no place to talk!"
Xia Liang shook his head helplessly, thinking, how do you deal with a relative who can't handle his liquor?
Get into a row with him?
Forget it!
Lowering himself to the level of a drunken fool and then quarreling, Xia Liang simply couldn't do it.
One must have style!
Xia Liang advised kindly.
"Fourth Uncle, you've had too much to drink."
Xia Tiannan snorted coldly.
"I'm not drunk! I'm just teaching you a lesson! Weren't you being quite cocky earlier? Let me tell you, Fourth Uncle has plenty of influence! Any project worth hundreds of yuan, I can mobilize at will! Do you know the highway at the entrance? It's my approval that went through!"
He boasted, pointing to the highway at the entrance.
The relatives all sighed.
He's finished!
This person, once again, succumbed to his ailment!
Coming home for the New Year, having a few drinks, and starting to brag again!
Can't he have some decency?
Xia Tiannan waved his hand grandiosely.
"Leaders from the county, village, any department, I make a call, they come running! Believe it or not? Don't believe me? I'll call right now and ask Mayor Zhang to come over!"
He picked up the phone, ready to dial.
The whole family urged him to stop.
A flurry of chaos ensued.
Xia Liang was speechless yet amused.
This Fourth Uncle was usually okay, but after four drinks, he became the richest man!
Not much else to say, even Jack Ma would call him brother!
A miserable braggart, with last month's income being just 2500 yuan,
today he was probably upset by Xia Xingchang having the upper hand, dealing with Second Aunt's husband, so Fourth Uncle was a bit unconvinced.
"Xia Liang! Have you ever seen money? Do you know how many big shots have to curry favor with me while I'm in charge of projects in town this year? Who's the richest developer in our area? It's Zhang Wenhua! But one call from me, and Zhang Wenhua scurries over, believe it?"
The whole family was shocked, as Zhang Wenhua was a well-known real estate developer in Changshan, contracting projects everywhere and making a lot of money. People said he had enough money to fill several houses.
With such an impressive Zhang big shot, could Xia Tiannan really summon him with one call?
Fourth Aunt looked pleased and said.
"Doesn't my Tiannan handle county highway projects? Zhang Wenhua needs something from us. He said a long time ago he'd come to visit us, hehehe~~"
Fourth Aunt secretly rejoiced.
Xia Liang's heart stirred, teasing Fourth Uncle.
"Fourth Uncle, you really know this Zhang big shot, huh? Show us something impressive?"
"Is there any fake here?"
Impatient to show off, Xia Tiannan picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello! General Manager Zhang? Have you eaten? Want to come over to my place for some drinks?"
Xia Tiannan's tone was quite amiable.
"1980 Maotai! Quality alcohol to entertain you!"
After all, Xia Tiannan knew that Zhang Wenhua's power and status were far higher than his; it's just that Zhang currently needed him, so he was happy to show off a bit, making a splash at home.
Zhang Wenhua wasn't pleased when he first heard it.
But there's a rule about banquets.
Inviting someone four days in advance is asking, inviting one day in advance is grabbing, calling on the day of the meal is yanking!
This kind of invitation showed little sincerity.
As a local tycoon known far and wide, even district chiefs and county chiefs had connections with him, who was Xia Tiannan anyway? Merely a petty official in charge of county projects.
Daring to yank him into participating in this banquet?
Was he using him to show off?
However, given Zhang Wenhua's large-scale business dealings, high emotional intelligence, and broad perspective, thought that a current official in power shouldn't be offended, he decided to go along with it, returning a favor.
He chuckled.
"Sure, I had plans with friends, but since Brother Xia called, naturally, I'm heading over. I'll drive over there now."
Zhang Wenhua casually grabbed a few things, and his driver drove him over.
"See that?"
Xia Tiannan now felt extremely proud! Acting mighty, showing off to Xia Liang and the whole family.
"Zhang Wenhua! General Manager Zhang! Such a top figure, one call from me, just yanked him over, you all..."
At the same time, on the other side, as Zhang Wenhua got out of the car, he noticed someone stopping beside him, and upon seeing the person getting out, Zhang Wenhua exclaimed.
"Huh? Brother Wang?"
The person getting out was Wang Xin, who hurriedly got out while on the phone.
"Traffic was bad, just got here, huh? Is that General Manager Zhang?"
Wang Xin and Zhang Wenhua smiled and shook hands.
They knew each other from social gatherings. But Wang's business quite large, dealing in other places, while Zhang Wenhua could only be considered a local big shot, a junior, very impressed by Wang Xin's business acumen.
Zhang Wenhua was a bit stunned.
"Brother Wang, such a big shot, what brings you to Changshan?"
Wang Xin sighed.
"Your area is full of hidden talents, there's someone here I must come to pay respect to!"