Chapter 33: Purchasing the Farm
"Alert, visitors detected!"
"Visitor identity: Three males, one female. Threat level: 8!"
The alert suddenly sounded in Li Tianran's ears. He paused in his work, glancing towards the entrance of the farm.
The Mercedes that had sped past the farm a while ago had returned and was now parked in front of the gate. Simultaneously, a series of images flashed in Li Tianran's mind.
An arrogantly beautiful woman and a polite man in a suit stood in front of the farm gate. Behind them were two burly men, resembling bears with menacing looks, appearing rather intimidating.
Li Tianran frowned. These people seemed unfriendly.
"Is anyone there?" At this moment, the burly man with scars on his face banged on the iron gate of the farm and shouted in a coarse voice, "Is anyone home?"
Li Tianran licked his lips. Suddenly, he smiled.
"Am I being a bit too sensitive?" Li Tianran chuckled at himself, "Even if these people have ill intentions, they can't get in! So, I might as well see what they want..."
With that thought, Li Tianran jumped down from the excavator and walked towards the gate.
Soon, he stood in front of the gate, looking at the four visitors. He assessed them and asked, "I'm the owner here. What do you want?"
"We've got some business. Can you open the gate and let us in so we can talk face to face?" White Jiengyan had a gentle smile on his face as he lightly pointed at the lock on the large iron gate.
Li Tianran shook his head decisively and refused, "No! Whatever it is, we can talk here!"
What a Joke! Do I know you? Should I just let you in?
Being straightforwardly rejected, Bai Jiengyan's face remained calm, showing no sign of anger. He chuckled, "Understandable! Understandable! After all, the situation is chaotic now. It's safer to talk with a gate in between."
Li Tianran rubbed his chin, saying, "Speak your mind, I'm quite busy."
"That's..." Bai Jiengyan glanced at the general manager standing beside him and signaled towards her. Although he was from the head office, in Nan City, Tianrun Corporation was the local bigwig, and many things required the general manager's intervention.
"I'm Ren Xiaozhi, the general manager of Tianrun Corporation." Ren Xiaozhi took out a gold-stamped business card from her chest pocket and handed it over through the gap in the iron gate. She said in a hearty manner, "To cut to the chase, I want to buy your farm. Name your price!"
Ren Xiaozhi was adept at negotiation. She boldly declared her identity upfront, applying psychological pressure on Li Tianran. If she could overwhelm him, she would control the rhythm of the price negotiation.
However, she didn't expect that her identity had no intimidating effect on Li Tianran whatsoever. If it weren't for Li Tianran dealing with Liang Tianyu, she would have to wait a long time before having a chance at such a high position.
"Tiānrún Corporation!" Li Tianran frowned deeply, looking at Ren Xiaozhi. Various thoughts flickered through his mind.
His immediate reaction was that his actions in dealing with Liang Tianyu had been exposed, and the other party was testing him under the pretext of buying the farm.
"Name your price, as long as it's not outrageous, I can meet your offer." Ren Xiaozhi, seeing that Li Tianran didn't reach for her business card, frowned slightly and spoke softly, "If you don't have a place to live, I can also provide you with a house in the city center, a villa in the villa area..."
"No need." Li Tianran suddenly spoke, interrupting Ren Xiaozhi. He said calmly, "I'm used to living here, and I have no plans to move for now. Sorry."
Ren Xiaozhi's face turned somewhat unpleasant.
No matter who, being bluntly rejected without even taking a business card would not be pleasing, especially after declaring such a high-profile identity. However, she didn't realize that her identity had no impact on Li Tianran at all.
If it weren't for Li Tianran eliminating Liang Tianyu, Ren Xiaozhi would have to wait for a long time to ascend to her position!
"Do you want to hear the price?" Ren Xiaozhi wrinkled her brow. "Maybe after hearing the price, you'll change your mind."
"No need, I like living here. Even if you offer me a mountain of gold, I won't exchange it." Li Tianran smiled, showing no concern.
Clang!
At this moment, the burly man with a scar suddenly kicked the gate. He sneered, pointing at Li Tianran, "Listen, kid! Don't mess with us! Do you know who we are? Do you know our background?"
"You, this small character, better agree while we're still willing to negotiate with you nicely. Otherwise, when we get angry, you won't have time to regret!"
Li Tianran's face immediately darkened.
"Warning! Warning! Detected violent attack on the farm gate. Attack intensity: 1. Shall we initiate counterattack?"
The kick from the burly man had triggered the system's warning!
Ren Xiaozhi also didn't expect that the burly man would suddenly explode. When she reacted, the system warned of a violent attack on the gate.
Why did Tianrun Corporation have such a bad reputation in Nan City?
One reason was the past monopoly on high-priced medicines, and the other was the attitude of Tianrun Corporation employees under Liang Tianyu's leadership in recent years, arrogant and bullying.
Ren Xiaozhi always detested this style of doing things. She intended to completely change this situation after taking over. But she didn't expect that today, in front of her, this "blind bear" would actually do such a thing!
"Da Kui!" But before Ren Xiaozhi could get angry, Bai Jiengyan's face instantly darkened. He turned around, raised his hand, and slapped the burly man twice, making a resounding noise!
Strange things happened.
The burly man, who had a fierce and intimidating demeanor, was slapped twice by the slender Bai Jiengyan in front of so many people. Yet, he didn't dare to show any anger. Instead, he nodded and bowed apologetically, "Sorry, Mr. Bai. I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again!"
Bai Jiengyan turned around, his face still dark. He pointed at the burly man and reprimanded, "I've taught you how to behave! If I see you treating people like this again, I will send you back to Shanghai!"
Bai Jiengyan's face darkened, and he pointed at the burly man reprimanding him.