Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Disaster to the Country and the People Zhuang Jingwen
"What? Kneel down and apologize?" Su Tianhao yanked at his throat incredulously.
Ye Fan sneered, "You were the one who said you wanted to raise the stakes. Now that you've lost, don't tell me you plan on going back on your word? Believe it or not, I'll give Li Changhong a call and he can give you another beating within minutes!"
"You... you..."
Hearing Ye Fan bringing up Li Changhong to suppress him, Su Tianhao was so angry he could nearly smoke from his nostrils.
Having no choice, Su Tianhao turned to Old Madam Su with a sorrowful face: "Grandma, do you see this? Ye Fan wants me to kneel and apologize. I am your own grandson and I represent the face of our Su Family!"
"If I kneel to Ye Fan, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the dignity of the Su family?"
"This..." Old Madam Su turned to Ye Fan, preparing to speak.
After all, Su Tianhao was her own grandson, and even though Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue had secured the thirty billion order from Tianba Group, Su Tianhao was always the future heir of the Su family in her heart.
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After all, if the Su family were passed to Su Ruoxue, and Su Ruoxue married Ye Fan, once Su Ruoxue inherited the Su family, would the family name be Ye or Su in the future?
Before Old Madam Su could continue, Ye Fan said with jest, "Grandma, I know you're a Buddhist. Before the bet, Su Tianhao said if he couldn't do it, he'd swear on the death of his grandpa, grandma, and the whole family!"
"I wonder if grandma believes in karma. If grandma shields Su Tianhao and his words come true, won't you be passing away early?"
Old Madam Su had intended to dissuade Ye Fan, but after hearing what he said, she stopped herself.
Yes, she was a Buddhist, and Su Tianhao had indeed said, before the bet, that if he failed, he would swear on his grandma's death.
"Su Tianhao, aren't you going to kneel and apologize quickly? Or do you wish for grandma to die early?" Seeing that Old Madam Su had stopped speaking, Ye Fan smirked coldly.
With a pained expression, Su Tianhao turned to Old Madam Su: "Grandma!"
"Shut up!"
Old Madam Su scolded, "You set the bet yourself, and you even think of reneging? Do you wish for me to die sooner? As a grown man, you break your word and lack integrity. With that, you still wish to inherit the Su family?"
"Grandma, I..." Su Tianhao started to speak.
Old Madam Su huffed, "Kneel down and apologize now!"
Seeing even his great supporter, Old Madam Su, siding with Ye Fan, Su Tianhao was in complete despair. He had no choice but to kneel on the ground and bow his head in apology to Ye Fan.
"I was wrong!"
Su Tianhao understood that if he didn't apologize now, and ended up angering the old lady, he might completely lose his future chance at becoming the family head.
With green hills still there, one needn't worry about firewood; Su Tianhao gritted his teeth and chose to fulfill the bet.
"Did you not eat breakfast? Louder!" demanded Ye Fan coldly.
Filled with rage, Su Tianhao forcefully suppressed his anger and fiercely kowtowed twice more on the ground, "I was wrong, I was wrong!"
"That's more like it!" Ye Fan nodded only after witnessing this scene.
Su Tianhao had been beaten up by Li Changhong today, and now he had been forced to kowtow three times on the ground, which greatly soothed Su Ruoxue's inner feelings.
Over the years at the Su Corporation, Su Tianhao had often verbally attacked her. Now that he had suffered a setback, it also invisibly allowed Su Ruoxue to release some pent-up resentment.
"Big brother, get up, hurry and get up!"
When Su Tianhao had finished the three kowtows, Su Yue hurriedly helped him up from the ground.
Looking at the wounded Su Tianhao, Su Yue said, "Big brother, let's go, I'll take you to the hospital."
Su Tianhao, seething with anger, stared intently at Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue and said, "This isn't over between us two, you just wait!"
"I'll be waiting," Ye Fan said with a contemptuous smile.
Then, he spoke to Su Ruoxue, "Ruoxue, feeling a lot better now, aren't you?"
"Yes!" A smile spread across the delicate features of Su Ruoxue.
Ye Fan continued, "Ruoxue, today is your first day as the general manager, and you must have a lot of business to deal with. You get busy; I'll be going back now. If that Su Tianhao dares to cause trouble again, just tell me, and your husband will take care of him for you!"
"Mhm!"
Su Ruoxue nodded emphatically, filled with happiness as she watched Ye Fan.
After leaving the Su Corporation, Ye Fan returned to the Warzone Hospital.
Just got to Warzone Hospital when my mother-in-law, Gao Yaqin, said to Ye Fan, "The doctor just checked on Ling'er again and said she's recovering nicely!"
"That's great!" Ye Fan said with a smile.
In the hospital, keeping the little girl company, night gradually descended without their notice.
Ye Fan had just bought food when a phone call came through.
"Ye Fan, what have you been up to these past couple of days? You're not even answering calls! Do you know business has been really good, and we've been short-handed!" a voice full of complaints came from the other end of the phone.
Hearing the voice tinged with dissatisfaction, Ye Fan gave a wry smile, "Sister Jingwen, sorry about that, something came up at home and I forgot to tell you!"
The person on the phone was Zhuang Jingwen, Ye Fan's boss at the barbecue stand he worked at, who was normally very kind to Ye Fan, but due to so many things happening in the past two days, he had really failed to notice Zhuang Jingwen's calls.
"I'm in the middle of something right now. If you're free, hurry over and help out, I've got to go!" Zhuang Jingwen hung up the phone.
Seeing that the call had been disconnected, Ye Fan touched his nose and returned to the ward. He handed the packaged food to Gao Yaqin, "Mom, I need to step out for a bit, please take care of Ling'er!"
"Go ahead, one person is enough to stay in the hospital!" Gao Yaqin said.
Gao Yaqin, the head nurse of a top-three hospital, was extremely professional with patient care, and Ye Fan felt very reassured leaving Ye Ling'er in her care.
After leaving Warzone Hospital, Ye Fan rode his electric bike quickly to East Suburb Food Street.
"Ye Fan, you're finally here, go and help out quickly!"
Upon arriving at the barbecue stand, the proprietress Zhuang Jingwen said to Ye Fan.
Tonight, Zhuang Jingwen was dressed in a black long dress that revealed her dazzling white and slender legs. Even without makeup, her stunning beauty was hard to conceal. The dress had a low neckline, exposing a glimpse of her white skin, attracting countless glances from people on the food street.
Especially since Zhuang Jingwen had a pair of peach blossom eyes that exuded charm with every glance and gesture. Her mature and seductive presence was dazzling, like a femme fatale in a period drama.
Ye Fan knew Zhuang Jingwen was not yet thirty and unmarried. He had worked with her ever since she opened the barbecue stand several years ago, and it had been several years. He normally called her Sister Jingwen.
Many people in the vicinity knew about the stunning proprietress on the food street. Coupled with the delicious taste of the barbecue, the stand was always packed with customers in the evenings, many of whom came just to catch a glimpse of the proprietress's allure.
"Sister Jingwen, I'm not here to work tonight!" Ye Fan said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Jingwen flicked her long hair away from her forehead and looked at Ye Fan, noting his troubled expression; she realized something.
So, Zhuang Jingwen asked, "You've been with me for several years now. What, are you planning to leave? How about I give you a raise?"
She had always had a good impression of Ye Fan because of his hardworking and capable nature, which was also the main reason she kept him on.
"It's not about the salary, Sister Jingwen," Ye Fan blinked.
Zhuang Jingwen was surprised and said, "Then what is it? If you think your salary is too low, just tell me; giving you a two thousand raise is no problem after all the years you've worked for me!"
"It's not that, Sister Jingwen. It's my daughter, she's had some issues, and I need to take care of her at the hospital for a while!" Ye Fan could only find an excuse.
Now that his memory had fully recovered, he naturally wouldn't continue to work part-time at the barbecue stand.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Jingwen sighed and said, "Alright then, if you ever want to work part-time again, just come back here and the same salary and benefits will apply!"
With that, Zhuang Jingwen took out her wallet and handed Ye Fan five thousand yuan.
"Sister Jingwen, this is too much, and what's more, I haven't even been working full hours this month!" Ye Fan quickly refused.
Previously, he would only start his shift at the barbecue stand after picking up Ye Ling'er and work part-time until eleven at night; Zhuang Jingwen paid him three thousand.
But in reality, Zhuang Jingwen knew that Ye Fan had it tough, and she would give him an extra thousand bonus every month, which was very touching for Ye Fan.
Zhuang Jingwen stuffed the money into Ye Fan's hand, "Take it, the extra is for you to buy some fruit for your daughter; it's a little something from me!"
"Alright then, Sister Jingwen," Ye Fan's heart was full of mixed emotions.
Whish, whish, whish—
Just then, three vans suddenly sped towards them, and from the vehicles stepped down sixty to seventy people, all carrying machetes and steel pipes, wearing hostile expressions.
The leader, with a scar across his face, asked ferociously, "Monkey, are you sure it's this place?"
"Boss, I'm positive it's here!" a man with a sharp chin and sly expression assured him.
The scarred man nodded, and in the next moment, he fiercely ordered, "Smash it up, brothers, give it a good thrashing!"