Chapter 12 Listen Carefully

Su Wencheng squeezed a threat between his teeth, “We’ll wait and see, jerk.”

He pulled out the pistol to scare Qin Tian but dared not pull the trigger.

Since his grandfather gave him an excuse, Su Wencheng put away the gun.

Su Wenbin could tell Su Beishan defended Qin Tian because he wanted Qin Tian’s painting.

Qin Tian stole the show upon the painting, which made Su Wenbin reluctant.

To maintain Su Wencheng’s dignity, he chuckled, “Wencheng, your gift for Grandpa was always the best every year.”

“I still remembered the jade *Ruyi last year. It was indeed stunning.”

“What have you prepared for Grandpa this year? Give us a chance to have a look.”

If Su Wencheng’s gift was better than Qin Tian’s, Su Wenbin didn’t think their grandfather would defend Qin Tian again.

“Right, Master Wencheng. What have you got? I can’t wait to see it.”

“Master Wencheng’s gift must be a surprise,” the relatives flattered him.

Su Wencheng answered complacently, “Grandpa, I didn’t buy you anything, but I can share a piece of fabulous news with you.”

“I believe this news is far more priceless than any gift.”

“Really?”

His words lit up Su Beishan’s eyes. He asked with a smile, “What is the news? Tell me. Hurry!”

Su Wencheng kept it secret for a long while. Then he lowered his voice and announced mysteriously, “I just went to send gifts to those hospital deans. Guess what I overheard?”

People on the scene were all their ears.

“National Academy of Medicine will open up a branch in Stillwater.”

His voice was low, but the news was like a bombshell.

The Su family was a declining medical family and the National Academy of Medicine was a holy organization in their hearts.

Their biggest wish was to become part of it.

Most current businesses in the Su family were relevant to medicines.

If they could be part of the National Academy of Medicine, they would have both wealth and fame.

“For real?”

Su Beishan added excitedly, “According to what I know, the National Academy of Medicine’s headquarters is in the Imperial City. It only opened a few branches in the municipalities through the years.”

“Stillwater is a small city. Why do they plan to open a branch here?”

“Did you mishear, Wencheng?”

Su Wencheng retorted, “Grandpa, the dean of the Hospital of Phoenix confirmed it with me in person. He had received the command to help organize the branch opening ceremony.”

“The host will be the honor dean of the Hospital of Stillwater, Ma Yong.”

“The ceremony will be 10 days later.”

“Moreover, guess what, Grandpa? The chief of the academy, Wang Bonian, will attend it personally.”

Another bombshell dropped.

Su Beishan asked in a trembling voice, “Do you mean Mr. Wang will come here in person?”

“That’s indeed wonderful!”

“Wencheng, make some arrangements. We must get the invitation for the ceremony.”

“It’s a rare opportunity. If we can make friends with Mr. Wang, it’ll benefit our family greatly.”

“I’ll take care of it, Grandpa,” Su Wencheng answered in excitement, “I will definitely get the chance and make friends with Mr. Wang.”

“We’ll be among the second-class families then.”

“In the future, we’ll progress to the first-class family.”

His words pleased Su Beishan, who burst into laughter.

“That’s indeed the best gift I have received.”

“Wencheng, our whole family will appreciate your effort if we succeed.”

“Cheers! For your hard work.”

Su Beishan led all the family members to make a toast to Su Wencheng.

They had already immersed themselves in their daydreams about money, fame, and glory.

All ignored and isolated Qin Tian, Su Su, and Yang Yulan.

Watching the scene, Yang Yulan felt ashamed.

She complained in a low voice, “Qin Tian, you scared Ma Yong by Mr. Wang’s name. Mr. Wang will come to Stillwater in person. Your lie will be exposed.”

“You’ll also disgrace me.”

However, the news made Qin Tian smile weirdly.

Wang Bonian didn’t ask him for permission and had opened a branch in Stillwater. Qin Tian could tell the sly old man did it on purpose to avoid his disapproval.

He didn’t expect Wang Bonian would have done that to flatter him.

Although Wang Bonian worked for him, Qin Tian had told him that he would never be in charge of anything relevant to the National Academy of Medicine, leaving it to Wang Bonian.

However, Qin Tian didn’t think it was a bad idea. When he saw the lively scene in the Su family, he had an idea suddenly.

After calming down, Su Beishan recalled the masterpiece from Tang Bohu.

He suddenly said, “I’m glad you found this valuable artwork and gave it to me.”

“I won’t mistreat you. I’ll ask Wencheng to get you a position in the company.”

“Work hard. Make some money. Then your mother-in-law will suffer less.”

He thought Qin Tian wanted to negotiate with him without giving him the painting.

Su Wencheng immediately understood what his grandfather meant.

Su Beishan didn’t mind tolerating Qin Tian for the painting's sake.

Su Wencheng echoed with a sneer, “I agree with you, Grandpa.”

“Qin Tian, hurry and give it to Grandpa. I’ll forgive you for offending my dog.”

“You seem strong. You can be a security guard in my company.”

“I pay other security guards 3,000 yuan a month. I’ll give you an additional 500 yuan monthly, 3,500 yuan in total.”

“If you work hard, I can promote you to be the leader and buy you social and medical insurance.”

“After my company is listed, I will probably give you some dividends.”

His words amused many people. They knew Sun Wencheng was making fun of Qin Tian.

“Qin Tian, stop hesitating! Isn’t it good? You should thank Master Wencheng.”

“Master Wencheng’s company is developing rapidly. After we make friends with Mr. Wang from the National Academy of Medicine, it’ll become more famous.”

“You are so damn lucky to work for Master Wencheng.”

A woman giggled, “Master Wencheng, do you need a cleaner in your company? Why don’t you let Aunt Yulan work in your company?”

Anger was written all over Yang Yulan’s face. The company mentioned by Su Wencheng originally belonged to her.

“Let’s go!” Pulling Qin Tian, she was about to leave, as she couldn’t stand the humiliation any longer.

Qin Tian stopped her with a smile. “Mom, be patient.”

“We’ll go after I finish talking to them.”

Gazing at Su Wencheng, he bit out, “Good, you’ve come here. Listen carefully.”

“It’ll decide how long you can live.”

Qin Tian’s gaze sent a chill down Su Wencheng’s spine.

He thought it was an illusion as Qin Tian was always a good-for-nothing. He didn’t believe Qin Tian’s gaze could be so terrifying.

As the future heir of the Su family, Su Wencheng was the focus of the family gathering. Of course, he wouldn’t fear Qin Tian, a mere useless son-in-law.

He snapped, “What do you mean?”

Qin Tian sneered, “You’d better listen carefully.”

* Ruyi is an auspicious decorative object associated with Chinese Buddhist ritual made from bone or jade, with a cloud shaped head and slightly curved handle