Rustic Charm: The Doctor Immortal
Chapter 405: Wishful Thinking

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Wishful Thinking

Qin Lan smiled smugly, "Hmph, let’s see how they deal with this, have you written everything in the contract?"

"Yes, as you instructed, if they fail to deliver, they’ll have to pay ten times the penalty. We paid them twenty million yuan initially, so ten times the penalty would be two hundred million yuan, enough to make them suffer greatly, maybe even cripple them," Wang Ping said with a mischievous grin.

Qin Lan nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, you did well this time. Wang Ping, you finally did something right."

"President Qin, they’ll be here any minute."

In the car, Wu Hongling anxiously said, "Dashan, we initially agreed to deliver in a month, it’s only been ten days. We aren’t due yet, and our Medicine Garden was burned down. We can’t deliver anything now! If we have to deliver today, we’ll have to pay ten times the penalty. What should we do?"

"It’s alright, don’t worry, let’s go over there first and see what they mean."

The two arrived at the hotel entrance and parked the car. A fat man walked up and smiled at them, "You two, please get out of the car, President Wang is upstairs waiting."

In the private room.

President Wang saw them approaching and broke into a big smile, "You two finally arrived, I’ve been waiting for a long time. President Wu, you look more beautiful every day, come, sit down."

Wu Hongling’s face remained sullen, not saying a word.

Qin Lan’s gaze fixed on Chen Dashan the moment he entered, "President Chen, we meet again. How’s the project going?"

Chen Dashan smiled, "Thanks for President Qin’s concern, it’s going alright. When it’s finished, I’ll invite President Qin for a celebratory drink."

"Hmph, don’t get too excited. The real show is yet to come!" Qin Lan said, clearly unsatisfied.

After sitting down, Wang Ping got straight to the point, "President Wu, today’s our delivery date, I’ve been waiting for this. Can we get the delivery today?"

Wu Hongling frowned, "President Wang, are you mistaken? Didn’t we agree on a month’s delivery time? It’s only been ten days, isn’t it a bit early?"

"No, no, no, President Wu, you’re mistaken. Our agreed delivery date is ten days, it’s written in the contract. Look," Wang Ping said, pulling out the contract and placing it in front of them with a smile.

Wu Hongling picked it up and saw that the delivery date was indeed written as ten days.

"It even has President Wu’s signature. President Wu, don’t tell me you can’t read or you’re planning to renege on our agreement?" Wang Ping sneered.

Wu Hongling, slightly enraged, replied, "You!"

"Me? What’s wrong with me? I’m just following the rules. The contract clearly states ten days for delivery, and if you don’t deliver, you owe ten times the penalty. The initial deposit was twenty million yuan, so the penalty would be two hundred million yuan. We’re all business people here, we follow the rules. You deliver the goods, I pay the remaining sixty million yuan. If you don’t deliver, you owe two hundred million yuan," Wang Ping said arrogantly.

Wu Hongling was furious and pointed at Wang Ping, "Wang Ping, you must have planned this all along, knowing our Medicine Garden was burned down and now you’re exploiting it. You arranged this!"

"No, no, no, President Wu, don’t make it sound so bad, implying I set this up. I didn’t, I’m just a genuine person. I’ve ordered from your company many times before, right? It’s just that this time I needed a larger order. It’s unfortunate your Medicine Garden was burned down, and I’m genuinely sorry, but rules are rules; I can’t change that," Wang Ping said, acting righteously.

Wu Hongling’s face was dark, clearly dissatisfied.

"President Chen, what’s this? Your subordinate is acting like this, and you have nothing to say?" Qin Lan played with the ring on his hand, smiling as if watching a show.

Chen Dashan took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and said, "President Qin, seeing isn’t always believing. There are many things we can’t predict until the end. Don’t you agree?"

"You’re right, you’re always right. I find that no matter the situation, your mouth remains tough, exceptionally tough. But if you’re going to be so tough, you need to have the strength to back it up, don’t you?" Wu Hongling said coldly.

Chen Dashan smiled, took out his phone and made a call, "Li Zhi, bring the car over, just park at the entrance of Wan Ting Hotel. I’ll be waiting downstairs."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dashan looked at Wang Ping and smiled, "Let’s go, President Wang. The medicinal materials you’re so eager for have arrived, right downstairs. Come, I’ll accompany you to inspect them."

Wang Ping was stunned, confused.

This was impossible; he’d had people watching Chenwang Pharmaceutical. There hadn’t been any delivery trucks, how could they have it!

Qin Lan’s face changed, frowning, "Let’s go down and see what he’s planning."

Downstairs, Chen Dashan waited outside.

Wang Ping saw no delivery trucks, "President Chen, what are you up to? What do you mean by this? Are you planning to trick me or escape?"

"Calm down, you’re young, why the rush? They’ll be here any minute."

Honk! Honk! Honk!

The sound of car horns suddenly blared as several large trucks approached.

Li Zhi poked his head out from the passenger seat and waved to Chen Dashan, "Boss, we’re here!"

The trucks stopped in front of Chen Dashan, and Li Zhi jumped out.

Patting the dust off his hands, he shouted, "Boss, they’re all here, a total of ten trucks, loaded to the brim. Take a look."

A total of ten large trucks lined up in a row.

Chen Dashan looked at Wang Ping, smiling, "President Wang, your goods have arrived. Come, inspect them."

The latter’s face looked as though he had eaten a mouthful of dirt.

Qin Lan’s face was dark, gritting her teeth, "Wang Ping, go inspect them. I don’t believe he actually gathered enough for ten trucks."

Wang Ping nodded and stepped forward to open the truck doors one by one to check.

"Tsk tsk, President Qin doesn’t trust me, questioning my character. Or maybe you had prior knowledge and are more familiar with the situation than me? Could it be that the burning of my Medicine Garden is somehow related to you?" Chen Dashan feigned a surprised look, exaggerating, "Oh, right, Zhao Qiqiang came to Furong County recently and had people smash my hotel. Could he have been the instigator?"

Qin Lan immediately replied, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Understood, understood, thank you President Qin for the clue. I’ll call Director Geng now and have him investigate properly. I’m sure it’s related to Zhao Qiqiang, and we should catch those guys and interrogate them thoroughly!" Saying so, Chen Dashan started making the call.

"Enough, Chen Dashan, stop acting in front of me. Return the money to me later!" Qin Lan said through gritted teeth.