Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 340: Three hundred and thirty-nine Mountain rain is coming_1

Chapter 340: Three hundred and thirty-nine Mountain rain is coming_1

Xu Qingmu’s face also flashed with irritation, and he couldn’t help but slam his hand on the table, bellowing loudly.

"All shut up!"

Startled by Xu Qingmu’s outburst, everyone fell silent.

"I asked you to come here to think of solutions together, not to listen to you whining like disgruntled housewives,"

Xu Qingmu continued with a cold voice.

"Now this is a matter of life and death for our Xu Family. Do you really think someone could do better if they replaced me as the Family Head?"

"Whoever is so confident, step forward!"

With Xu Qingmu’s roar, the expressions of the people around him changed as well.

"So... what do we do now? Qingmu, you make the decision."

An elder seated beside Xu Qingmu had an embarrassed expression on his face.

They may talk a big game, but put in the position of Family Head,

none of these people from the Xu Family would be up to the task.

Furthermore, Xu Qingmu’s conflict with the Ji Family wasn’t just personal vendetta.

From the beginning, there was a legitimate reason: the Ji Family began encroaching on the medicinal herb business in Chuan City.

Even if they were to take over, no one could command respect like Xu Qingmu did.

After all, the Xu Family had been able to live so comfortably up until now because they had been monopolizing the traditional Chinese medicine supplies in Chuan City.

Any family who wished to intervene would have to be suppressed with full force, regardless of who took over.

Xu Qingmu, looking at the good-for-nothings before him, couldn’t help but frown slightly. Then, with a snort, he said,

"Keep sending people to investigate where on earth they’re getting such large quantities of high-quality medicinal materials.

We must firmly control such a supply source in the future, and also urge the pharmaceutical factory to continue expanding production.

The foundation of our Xu Family isn’t solely based on medicinal materials. Even if we truly suffer a loss this time, I, Xu Qingmu, can afford it."

Xu Qingmu looked at everyone with an icy tone.

"Yes... Chairman!"

The crowd exchanged glances, stood up in unison, and responded. Only then did they leave the conference room in silence.

Leaving only him behind to continue staying there.

Xu Qingmu couldn’t help but feel a bit relieved at the moment, thankful that this was a family business, with all shareholders under his control.

With the authority of the current Family Head, he could suppress even temporary losses.

Otherwise, as a chairman in any other place, he might have faced impeachment from all shareholders.

But even so, the pressure on him was still immense. He had thought that everything was under his control.

He had seen the so-called Ji Family as a toy to be moulded and played with at his will.

But unexpectedly, the opponent turned out to be a prickly hedgehog.

"Could it be that Ji Guangsheng’s hospitalization was faked?"

Xu Qingmu pondered in his heart, but he quickly dismissed this thought.

With the Xu Family’s influence, it would be too easy to covertly investigate whether Ji Guangsheng was really sick in the hospital.

There was no way false intelligence could emerge.

Moreover, his second brother, Ji Changming, had already been dispatched to Haicheng to find Ji Pianran.

The Ji Family’s third brother was a complete loser, leaving Xu Qingmu somewhat perplexed.

He had calculated everything so thoroughly; why had the situation suddenly become so tricky?

"Could it be... that all of this was orchestrated by that farmer behind the scenes?"

Xu Qingmu thought back to the first batch of high-quality goji berries that appeared in Chuan City.

And the happy smile that Ji Pianran had shown the first time she saw the man she married in the photos.

A wave of indescribable anger surged in Xu Qingmu’s heart, and he violently smashed his fist onto the table in front of him.

"Gu Chen, since you want to play, then let’s play this game to the end!"

...

However, what Xu Qingmu didn’t know at that moment was the much-detested Gu Chen.

He had actually taken a flight to Chuan City the evening before the Xu Family crisis erupted.

After nearly a month of effort from him and Ji Pianran, there was now over seven hundred thousand in cash in his account.

Plus, the previous batch of Spirit Spring Water had been sold to the Ji Family’s competitors through the secret manipulation of Butler Bai Guang.

He had also received more than five hundred thousand from that deal, enough to cover all of the Ji Family’s losses during the factory’s shutdown period.

What was more important was that Gu Chen now had nearly ten acres of Millennium Ganoderma in the System Domain.

As the saying goes, hit someone when they’re down.

Xu Qingmu’s repeated provocations had already ignited a fire of rage in his heart.

Now, merely dealing a blow to the Xu Family’s herbal business was not enough. Gu Chen wanted to crush them underfoot, to vent the anger in his heart.

Since the Xu Family was so confident in their traditional Chinese medicine business, Gu Chen was preparing to make his move in that area next.

He planned to help the Ji Family go head-to-head with Xu Qingmu in direct competition, completely replacing the Xu Family to become Chuan City’s number one clan.

As he thought this, his gaze couldn’t help but fall on the sickbed in front of him.

Seeing Ji Guangsheng’s previously pale complexion start to recover gradually, he asked with concern.

"How is it? Dad, do you feel better now?"

Ji Guangsheng squinted slightly and took a deep breath, then suddenly sat up straight in his sickbed.

He looked at his palms in disbelief; his face was now rosy and his pulse strong.

He didn’t seem at all like the sick man he had been before.

"Chen’er, the Millennium Ganoderma you brought is indeed miraculous. I... It seems my illness is completely cured.

I feel full of life and vigor, as if I’ve become twenty years younger, strong enough to punch a cow to death with one blow."

Seeing this, Wu Shuhui, his mother-in-law standing by, couldn’t help but weep with joy.

Gu Chen smiled with satisfaction but still cautiously reminded him.

"Dad, don’t get too excited too soon. Millennium Ganoderma can help regulate your body,

but it’s not a complete cure, especially since your illness is chronic and has deep roots from the past.

If you don’t pay attention to rest and take care of your health in the future, there’s still a chance it could recur."

Hearing this, Ji Guangsheng just smiled and shook his head.

"Don’t worry, Chen’er, I’m aware of all that.

Throughout my life, I’ve never wanted to lose at anything.

I’ve always striven to be stronger than others, always insisting on being the best in the world.

It took reaching this age to finally understand that there are limits to human capabilities.

It’s a pity that Changming and Xiao Chu are not living up to expectations. Even if I wanted to step back from the Ji Family now, I couldn’t."

He paused, looking at Gu Chen beside him, his eyes filled with admiration and affection.

"Chen’er, once this is all over, you stay in Chuan City, and have Pian Ran come back as well..."