Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 378: After modification: 378 The Accountant's Request

Chapter 378: After modification: Chapter 378 The Accountant’s Request

Wu Youliang complied with the words and stopped persuading her. Before long, Wang Aifeng had finished cooking and brought the dishes into the main hall.

The family of three was having breakfast when they heard a knock on the street door. Before Wu Xiaoyu could stand up, they heard Accountant Liu shout, “Xiaoyu, are you back?”

“I’m back!” Wu Xiaoyu responded quickly and walked out of the main hall to welcome Accountant Liu in.

Entering the house and seeing the family eating breakfast, Accountant Liu inevitably felt a bit embarrassed. His timing was really off! But who could he blame? He was eager to find Wu Xiaoyu.

Seeing Accountant Liu come in, Wu Youliang immediately stood up and instructed Wang Aifeng, “Quick, get another set of utensils!”

“No need… no need… I’ve already eaten… already eaten…” Accountant Liu declined repeatedly.

Wu Xiaoyu gave him her stool and asked, “Accountant Liu, what’s the matter?”

Accountant Liu hesitated a bit. Seeing no outsiders present, he spoke frankly, “Xiaoyu, here’s the thing. I’m thinking about rallying the villagers to make soybean sauce.”

Making soybean sauce? Utilizing the village’s idle labor force to produce soybean sauce and earn some living expenses—it was a good idea!

“I think it’s a great idea!” Wu Xiaoyu blurted out without much thought. Hearing this, Accountant Liu’s face instantly lit up with a brilliant smile, like a blooming peach blossom.

Seeing this, Wu Xiaoyu couldn’t help but tease in her heart, “Uncle, at your age, don’t act like a young girl!”

Accountant Liu restrained his smile and said seriously, “Xiaoyu, it was your inspiration that led me to think about finding some work for the villagers.”

“Making soybean sauce doesn’t cost much; we just need to buy some soybeans. However…”

Seeing his apparent hesitation, Wu Youliang followed up, “However what? I think it’s a great idea. Is there a problem?”

“However, the soybean sauce also needs buyers! So, I was thinking since Xiaoyu buys a lot of soybean sauce from town every day, why not buy it directly from the villagers?” Accountant Liu said bluntly.

His words made Wu Xiaoyu ponder because it was due to him that the villagers were now enlightened.

Knowing that wealth could be gained through labor and business was good, but buying soybean sauce from the villagers was quite a hassle!

As one of the few educated people in the village, Accountant Liu had unique insights on many issues but lacked courage, often being cautious.

Seeing Wu Xiaoyu get rich by raising free-range chickens on the mountain, he thought of following suit but didn’t have enough funds, so he raised a dozen chickens in several yards.

Though his chickens were far inferior to Wu Xiaoyu’s in both meat quality and growth rate, he still made some pocket money by selling his eggs in town.

Having tasted the benefits of selling, Accountant Liu’s mind became more active. He remembered Wu Xiaoyu’s previous promise.

Last time Wu Xiaoyu recruited workers, he mentioned that next year, after villagers planted soybeans and were encouraged to make soybean sauce, he would buy it back in bulk.

This plan was indeed good; it allowed villagers to make money and solved the raw material transportation issue for Wu Xiaoyu’s factory.

But why wait until next year when villagers planted soybeans to make soybean sauce? The soybeans needed by the sauce factory in town are purchased from the market.

Just let the villagers spend a small amount of money to buy a hundred pounds or so of soybeans, make them into sauce, and sell them to Wu Xiaoyu.

By using the money earned from Wu Xiaoyu to expand purchases and increase sauce production, wouldn’t that work?

If Wu Xiaoyu were very generous, he could even pay upfront, allowing everyone to use the advance to make soybean sauce, achieving a win-win situation?

After expressing his thoughts, Accountant Liu felt uncomfortable seeing Wu Xiaoyu remain silent. Was he being too selfish?

Now that you’ve become rich, you can’t let the villagers continue struggling. Can’t you give everyone a hand?

While Wu Xiaoyu was deep in thought, Wang Aifeng brought a bowl of millet porridge and a bun, setting them in front of Accountant Liu, and offered courteously, “Accountant, try our cooking. Is it as good as your sister-in-law’s?”

Feeling aggrieved, Accountant Liu no longer refused. He picked up the bun with chopsticks and started eating voraciously.

His slightly frantic actions made Wu Xiaoyu’s family feel quite awkward, as if they had offended him somehow.

Though Wu Youliang had been ill for years, he clearly understood that most villagers respected the rich and despised the poor.

When his family was destitute and desperate, no one in the village helped, but now that they had money, everyone crowded around.

Though always magnanimous, Wu Youliang was not the type to hold grudges. However, Accountant Liu’s petulance over a minor disagreement made him slightly angry.

His son had saved your mother-in-law’s life; now that he hasn’t agreed to your request, you throw a tantrum?

“Accountant Liu, I think we should discuss this matter further,” Wu Youliang said nonchalantly while picking up some food.

Feeling even more infuriated by Wu Youliang interrupting and seemingly rejecting his idea, Accountant Liu thought they were too selfish.

“Youliang, can you bear to see the villagers remain poor?” Accountant Liu asked, staring intently at Wu Youliang with slight pressure in his voice.

Noticing Accountant Liu’s attitude, Wu Xiaoyu, although displeased, didn’t want to start a direct conflict, so he smiled and said:

“Accountant Liu, Uncle Liu, you have to give me some time to think about it, right?”

Turning his head, Accountant Liu saw Wu Xiaoyu’s relaxed expression, clearly taking the matter lightly, and he frowned.

In his view, Wu Xiaoyu was determined to reject his idea, but he didn’t understand why.

Buying soybeans, making sauce, and selling it to Wu Xiaoyu—wasn’t that a win-win situation?

Why wait until next year when villagers planted their soybeans to buy their sauce? Was he being evasive?

“Xiaoyu, I know you’re now rich and look down on the villagers!” Accountant Liu said sourly.

Honestly, Wu Xiaoyu found his attitude repulsive, but there was no unresolvable conflict between them.

Moreover, Accountant Liu had a good reputation within his clan and Daxin Village, so there was no need to make an enemy over this.

Besides, to win his father the village head position, he needed votes from Accountant Liu’s people.

Wu Xiaoyu smiled slightly and candidly said, “Uncle Liu, I understand your good intentions to help the villagers get rich!”

“But as you know, my family has always been at odds with the Niu Family. Now that I’m earning some money, more villagers are dissatisfied with me.”