Chapter 48

Half an hour later, in the reception room of Dongzhou Food House, Zhang Dong and Vice President Ma sat face to face.

Vice President Ma's face was filled with excitement: "Brother Zhang, the finance department has already prepared one million yuan. This afternoon, we will go to Xishan Village to sign the agreement. After the payment, the Xishan Distillery will be ours!"

Zhang Dong nodded with a smile: "Brother Ma, you can handle this. I won't go."

He had no interest in such occasions.

Moreover, Vice President Ma's efficiency was quite good, and he was reliable.

Besides, Zhang Dong owned half a share in the Xishan Distillery, so everything could be left to him without any problem.

As for whether Vice President Ma would abscond with the money, that was not even worth considering!

After working with Dongzhou Food House for so long, Zhang Dong naturally knew that Vice President Ma had bought two houses in the most upscale neighborhood in the county, and neither of them was worth less than one million yuan!

Such a person, even if he wanted to embezzle the one million yuan, would have nowhere to run.

After entrusting the miscellaneous tasks to Vice President Ma, Zhang Dong went home.

The next day, news spread in the village that the distillery in Xishan Village had been bought by a big boss from the county, but the identity of the buyer was still unknown.

The Xishan Distillery was well-known in the surrounding villages, and any news about it would become a topic of conversation among the villagers.

Zhang Dong did not pay attention to these rumors and did not mention it to his sister or Aunt Niu.

He planned to give his sister a surprise!

Two more days passed, and the news about the acquisition of the Xishan Distillery was widely discussed. The village chief of Xishan Village also publicly confirmed that the Xishan Distillery had indeed been acquired.

At the same time, he announced that the new owner would continue to employ the existing brewing workers and even hire a few more.

Many people from Xishan Village enthusiastically signed up, hoping to work at the distillery.

The distillery paid a stable monthly salary, which was much better than farming or doing odd jobs!

That evening, just after dinner, Vice President Ma called, saying that the opening time had been set for two days later and asked Zhang Dong to prepare in advance.

As the largest shareholder of the distillery, Zhang Dong would definitely attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony!

During this period, Vice President Ma would send people to replace the sign of the Xishan Distillery with a new one, making it look more upscale.

The internal renovation was not necessary, as the Xishan Distillery had been fully renovated at the end of last year.

It was said that the renovation had cost a lot of money, and the poor performance this year ultimately led to the sale of the Xishan Distillery.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Dong was thinking about what to wear on the opening day when he suddenly heard Aunt Niu's cry from outside.

He rushed out and saw his sister helping Aunt Niu into the house.

By the light in the yard, it was clear that Aunt Niu was covered in mud, and her palm was bleeding from a scrape.

"What happened?" Zhang Dong asked.

Aunt Niu smiled bitterly and explained: "Nothing, I just slipped and fell. I'll wash my hands, and it will be fine!"

Zhang Zhaodi frowned: "How can it be fine! Aunt Niu, your hand is bleeding! We need to disinfect it with alcohol or iodine!"

"Ah! We just ran out of iodine! I meant to buy some a few days ago but forgot!" Aunt Niu paused.

"Big Sister, you help Aunt Niu with her wound. I'll go to the village clinic to buy iodine and bandages!" Zhang Dong said firmly.

"Winter, it's already dark. You can go tomorrow... Oh, this child!"

Before Aunt Niu could finish her sentence, Zhang Dong had already left the yard.

Seeing this, she could only sigh in both helplessness and gratitude.

Zhang Dong left Aunt Niu's house and ran to the village clinic, but found the door locked and the inside dark.

Clearly, the village doctor of Dongshan Village had skipped out again.

With only forty to fifty households, Dongshan Village was naturally not taken seriously, and the village doctor skipping out was a common occurrence.

With no other choice, Zhang Dong ran out of the village, crossed the ancient bridge, and arrived at Xishan Village.

Seeing the light on in the clinic of Xishan Village, Zhang Dong felt relieved. He was afraid that the clinic in Xishan Village would also be closed.

Just as he was about to enter the clinic, a person walked towards him.

If not for Zhang Dong's quick reaction, he would have bumped into the person.

At this moment, the person also saw Zhang Dong and called out his name. "Zhang Dong! Is that you?"

Zhang Dong looked at the person, equally surprised.

The person was none other than his former junior high school classmate, Li Wang.

After graduating from junior high school, Li Wang had gone to work in the city, and they had not been in touch much.

"Didn't you go to work in the city? When did you come back?" Zhang Dong asked.

Li Wang's expression changed.

Working in the city was a painful memory for him.

Being reminded by Zhang Dong made him feel that Zhang Dong was deliberately rubbing salt in his wounds.

His face turned red, and he sized up Zhang Dong before sneering.

"Zhang Dong, how come you're doing so poorly now? What? Can't find a job in the city as a college graduate, so you had to slink back to the countryside? Tsk tsk! I always said that education is useless. Look at you now!"

Zhang Dong frowned but did not speak.

Li Wang, however, did not let up, taking on a condescending tone.

"What's the point of studying for so many years? It's not as good as me, who learned how to brew wine after a few years. Now, a big boss from the county has bought our village's distillery, and my father asked the village chief to help me get a job as a supervisor there!"

At this point, Li Wang's expression turned lecherous.

"Zhang Dong, did you come to our village to work at the distillery? Hehe! I heard your sister is very pretty. If you introduce her to me, when you become my brother-in-law, I'll let you work as a laborer in the distillery..."

Before he could finish, Li Wang's face turned to fear.

Because Zhang Dong had grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

Zhang Dong's eyes were cold. "This is just a warning! If you ever try to mess with my sister again, I'll kill you!"

At that moment, Li Wang felt as if he was being stared down by a ferocious beast, and every pore on his body was trembling.

He suddenly had a feeling that Zhang Dong was not just bluffing.

If he dared to mess with Zhang Zhaodi again, Zhang Dong would really kill him!

"I... I... I know! I... I won't dare to!" Li Wang stammered, his voice trembling.

Zhang Dong tossed Li Wang aside like a piece of trash, coldly snorted, and turned to walk towards the clinic.

When Li Wang came to his senses and got up from the ground, he spat at Zhang Dong's back.

"Spit! How dare you treat me like this! Just wait, if you come to the distillery looking for a job in the future, I'll kick you out!"

Although he said this, Li Wang's legs were still trembling, clearly not yet recovered from Zhang Dong's intimidating presence.

Zhang Dong walked into the clinic, determined to fire Li Wang on the opening day of the distillery.

A person like Li Wang would only corrupt the atmosphere of the distillery.

Moreover, Zhang Zhaodi was Zhang Dong's Achilles' heel. How could he let Li Wang work at the distillery if he dared to mess with his sister?

Zhang Dong looked around. No one was in the outer room of the clinic, so the doctor must be in the inner room.

"Doctor Lin, I need to buy iodine and bandages!" Zhang Dong called out to the inner room.

Soon, a gentle voice came from the inner room.

"Wait two minutes, I'll be out after I finish this injection."

Hearing the soft, delicate voice, Zhang Dong felt a tingling sensation.

Doctor Lin's name was Lin Xueyan, and like the village doctor of Dongshan Village, she was said to have come from the city to support the rural medical cause.

If not for her, the clinic in Dongshan Village would not have closed so early!

[Author's Note]

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