Chapter 869 - 910: Smashing with Money
The man made Li Yifei’s hair stand on end; he also felt that the man before him was quite dangerous and subconsciously took two steps back.
People often have an inherent sense of danger, and if they pay heed to it, they usually can avoid dangers. But some people, even when they sense danger, still think they are tough enough to handle anything, and end up crashing headlong into trouble, eventually suffering for it.
This man seemed to be just like that. His name was Tang Xinghuai, and he was the nephew of a Deputy Director at the Health Bureau. With his uncle’s backing, he had gotten into the pharmaceutical business, selling medical equipment and drugs to major hospitals.
The profit margin in the pharmaceutical industry is quite substantial. As a result, after a few years, this guy had amassed an asset worth tens of millions. Unlike some business people who brag about having assets worth hundreds of millions but only a few million in liquid assets, he didn’t need much capital for his business, so his tens of millions were all in real savings and cash. This made him spend more freely and appear even more impressive than some big-time bosses.
He made sure to gift a portion of his earnings to his uncle, and his uncle, in turn, valued him highly and protected him on all fronts. Their collusion as government official and businessman was indeed mutually beneficial.
Such backing made Tang Xinghuai increasingly arrogant and dismissive of others. Perhaps elsewhere he wouldn’t dare to be so brazen, but in the hospital, he was quite unrestrained.
Even though he felt a bit intimidated by Li Yifei’s gaze, he quickly remembered this was a hospital, where from the director down to the doctors and nurses, everyone had to show him respect. Therefore, his courage quickly swelled.
With a swift move, he pulled a stack of cash out of his pocket and, with a flick, said, "Kid, I won’t stoop to your level. Here’s some money for compensation, hurry up and switch rooms, will you?" He seemed quite generous.
Li Yifei was in a good mood because of his daughter’s birth, but having this guy buzz around him like an annoying fly had put him off. Today, however, he wasn’t inclined to get into any confrontations, especially if it could scare his daughter, which would be a great sin. Hence, Li Yifei suppressed his anger and said, "I’m not changing rooms; you should look elsewhere."
"Kid, don’t be difficult. Okay, I’ll throw in an additional five thousand. That makes it ten thousand total. It’s like I’ve paid for your wife to have the baby, huh?"