My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 338: Accepting the Loss After Gambling

Chapter 338: Chapter 338: Accepting the Loss After Gambling

"Shut up." Ma Tong shouted angrily,

"A Martial Arts Family should uphold the spirit of the Martial Arts Families. Reputation is paramount in Jianghu. Since we lost, we lost. We agreed to the bet, now abide by it; send someone to sign the project transfer agreement with Tang Ming immediately."

"But Father..."

Ma Benyue was unwilling to concede and wanted to argue.

"There is no ’but.’ Do as I say immediately." Ma Tong commanded indisputably, then he clutched his chest and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Tang Ming stopped Ma Tong.

"Young brother, is there anything else? Could it be that you really want to completely annihilate my Ma Family?"

Ma Tong coldly stared at Tang Ming.

"That’s not it. I admire your integrity, old man; you are much better than your descendants."

Tang Ming sincerely smiled, explaining,

"So I want to tell you, I did not poison you."

"If it wasn’t you, then how did I get poisoned?" Ma Tong furrowed his brows in confusion.

"If I am not mistaken, you were poisoned back when you were breaking through to become a martial master, weren’t you?"

Tang Ming asked with a smile.

Ma Tong thought for a while, then nodded and said,

"That’s true. Back then, the Chou Family tried to stop my breakthrough by secretly poisoning me. However, I still managed to become a martial master and killed the Chou Family to get the antidote. What does that have to do with being poisoned now?"

"Of course, it’s related. Originally, you forcefully broke through while severely poisoned, causing your Gang Qi and some of the poison to merge together. Since the Gang Qi protects your body, this part of the poison’s Poison Power was hidden." Tang Ming began explaining,

"During our fight, because I attacked your Gang Qi several times, it weakened its protective abilities, causing the poison to emerge as the protective abilities decreased."

"I see, I see!" Ma Tong suddenly realized, then turned and walked away.

"Old man, don’t you want to cure the poison?" As Ma Tong was leaving just like that, Tang Ming looked bewildered.

"A mere poison won’t trouble me. Still, thanks for clearing my doubts, until next time."

Ma Tong said without turning back and strode away. After he had dealt with the Chou Family back then, he still had some leftover antidote. Now that he knew what the poison was, he was no longer worried.

"This old man, has quite a personality!" Tang Ming touched his nose, thinking strangely:

"The severe poison that had been suppressed by the Gang Qi for many years was now more potent than before. Even if he managed to get the antidote, it might not cure the poison. I wonder what this old man has up his sleeve."

"Tang Ming, let’s sign the transfer agreement now."

While Tang Ming was lost in thought, Ma Gangjian, with a somber face, came over with a few attorneys dressed in business suits from the Ma Family, while the rest of the Ma Family had already left the scene following the old man.

"Alright, urgent business first, I should get back to school and sleep," Tang Ming nodded with a smile, then jumped down from the arena.

"Who are you planning to hand over the project to? It can’t possibly be that you want to do it yourself?"

Ma Gangjian said with a scowl and a sneer, "Even if you are a powerful martial master, without a team and funding, holding onto this project is useless."

"Sorry, I’ve already decided on the person."

Tang Ming smiled slightly, turned his head towards the spectators and called out, "Chairman Li, it’s your turn to step in now."

"Here he comes!"

Dressed in casual clothes, Li Xiangui hurried over. He had been invited by Tang Ming and had not expected to witness such a brilliant fight, nor to see Tang Ming’s true strength.

That was a martial master from the Ma Family who actually lost to Tang Ming. As long as he could cling to Tang Ming’s "coattails," the Li Family could count on a martial master for support, and their rise to prominence was just around the corner.

"Li Xiangui?" Ma Gangjian stared at him doubtfully.

"That’s right, Chairman Li is the project manager I’ve appointed. Sign the transfer contract with him, and from now on, he will be the new developer of the shantytown."

Tang Ming introduced with a smile.

"Very good, I really didn’t realize that Chairman Li was so familiar with Tang Ming before,"

Ma Gangjian looked at Li Xiangui sarcastically and began to sign the contract swiftly.

"All thanks to fate, it’s Mr. Tang who holds me in high regard,"

Li Xiangui replied assertively, chest puffed out. He wouldn’t have dared to speak to Ma Gangjian like this before, but now, with Tang Ming’s support, his spine had stiffened unconsciously.

"Hmph!"

Ma Gangjian snorted coldly. After signing the contract, he led his men away from the scene.

Although the Ma Family hadn’t lost face like the Zhou Family, now that even the old Master Ma had been defeated by Tang Ming, the Ma Family could never regain their dignity in front of Tang Ming.

As the Ma Family members left, the shantytown owners rushed toward Tang Ming and tossed him high into the air.

Xia Wei’er quietly watched this heroic figure, feeling something indescribable: he’s so outstanding, what do I have to match him?

"Wei’er, your boyfriend is waving at you,"

Just as Xia Wei’er was lost in thought, Chen Shuang’er nudged her arm and pointed to Tang Ming who was making a scissor hand gesture towards Xia Wei’er, reminding her.

"Oh, he’s incredible,"

Xia Wei’er murmured uncontrollably after snapping back to reality.

After the cheers, Tang Ming and Li Xiangui went back on the stage, and a crowd of shantytown owners surrounded the stage, making it impenetrable.

"Chairman Li, I must thank you for taking on this shantytown project,"

Tang Ming politely thanked Li Xiangui.

"I should be the one thanking you, Mr. Xiao Tang. The Ma Family had spent over three hundred million to secure this project. Now that they’ve transferred it unconditionally, I’ve saved three hundred million out of the blue,"

Li Xiangui said excitedly:

"Actually, I had my eye on this project too, but during the bidding, the Ma Family, a martial arts family, got it at the base price. I didn’t dare to compete with them, so... I never thought it would come back to me after all this."

"Really? Well, since I’ve saved you so much money, you need to take good care of these owners. Earn less from them and give them more benefits,"

Tang Ming immediately expressed his requirements.

"No problem!" Li Xiangui waved boldly and assured the surrounding owners:

"I promise all of you here that once the shantytown development succeeds, I will construct a separate building specifically for you to reside in. At that time, your current houses will be exchanged for equal-sized apartments, and there will also be a compensation payout. Until the development is a success, I will provide temporary housing from Tianhong Group’s properties to ensure you don’t end up on the streets. Of course, if anyone prefers cash, I am willing to buy your properties at Songlan City’s average residential price."