NOVEL NEXT Chapter 221 Gilding
But Zhao Xuan knew that the smile on his father's face at this time was not a smile of recognition for him.
It was a smile because he had answered a question incorrectly.
Seeing this, Zhao Xuan asked Zhao Han, "Father, did I say something wrong?"
"Yes, you did."
Zhao Han directly responded, "Was your answer because you felt that, despite the enticing offer I made to Wang Ye, he still didn't accept, and that's why you responded that way?"
"Yes."
"Merely relying on that point, you are not as good as Wang Ye."
"Why?" Zhao Xuan, feeling unconvinced, questioned his father's words.
"The reason Wang Ye refused is that he saw through the restrictions I was placing on him."
"Did you think that the conditions I offered him were truly all given to him, just like that?"
"Isn't that the case?" Zhao Xuan asked doubtfully.
In his eyes, the conditions his father had offered were simply handed over to Wang Ye for nothing.
But now his own father was saying this.
It made Zhao Xuan feel somewhat puzzled.
"Of course not!"
Zhao Han shook his head: "Even though I did not explicitly say what price Wang Ye has to pay, the price he has to pay is quite obvious."
"And that is, during the next phase, Wang Ye must listen to me!"
"???"
The words of Zhao Han completely baffled Zhao Xuan.
Was there such a condition?
There wasn't, right?
It seemed like from beginning to end, there was no such condition!
Zhao Xuan laughed, "Dad, don't mess with me. I was right beside you when you were talking to Wang Ye just now, listening to everything, and there was no such condition at all."
"That's because you didn't hear it."
"That's why I said you are not as good as Wang Ye."
"Wang Ye was able to detect something in my words, which is why he wouldn't agree."
Seeing his son, still unaware of what he meant,
Zhao Han felt a bit melancholic.
Before meeting Wang Ye, Zhao Han didn't feel anything particular.
But today, after meeting Wang Ye, Zhao Han started thinking.
How could there be such a big gap between his son and Wang Ye?
"Think about it, the resources on Wang Ye's side are all provided by us."
"What if one day, I stop providing resources to Wang Ye?"
"Without his own resources, once we stop supplying him, by then, all the resources in Wang Ye's hands will be like bubbles."
"And this is the means I use to hold Wang Ye in check."
"It seems like I've given Wang Ye a lot, but in reality, what I've given to Wang Ye has become a means to hold him in check."
"Naturally, Wang Ye could not possibly agree to my conditions."
After finishing, Zhao Han looked at Zhao Xuan.
Seeing his son with a thoughtful expression,
he immediately stated solemnly, "I still haven't grasped enough, your brief exchange contained so much information."
"If I were in your place, I probably would have agreed directly."
"And once I agreed, it would be like falling into a trap."
"So, in the coming time, I still need to study hard, and follow Dad to learn. Only by doing that, can I inherit the mantle he passes down."
"Mhm."
Zhao Han listened to Zhao Xuan's words, nodded, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
...
A few days later.
Wang Ye, along with Chen Li, arrived in Capital City.
To attend the Traditional Chinese Medicine banquet.
This time, they didn't bother Chen Yanan.
After Wang Ye and Chen Li arrived in Capital City, they rented a car directly and headed to the venue of the Traditional Chinese Medicine banquet.
The moment Wang Ye and Chen Li arrived at the venue, they attracted the gazes of many people.
An elderly person, looking to be in his sixties or seventies, snorted coldly upon seeing Wang Ye enter, showing some displeasure.
Although this elderly person was some distance away from where they were, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to hear the old man's cold snort, Wang Ye did hear it, as well as the dissatisfaction expressed in the man's voice.
Hearing this, Wang Ye walked towards the elderly person's location.
However.
Just as Wang Ye had made it halfway, another elderly person in his fifties or sixties stopped him. This elderly person said to Wang Ye, "Young man, you're here to attend the Traditional Chinese Medicine banquet, just for show, aren't you?"
"Hmm?"
Wang Ye was somewhat puzzled.
Just for show?
Just for show, what?
Without waiting for Wang Ye to respond, the elderly person in front of him seemed to have already answered for him, speaking earnestly: "Young man, if you're here just for show, then go over there. They all came for the same reason as you."
"Young people like you, gathering together, will have more to talk about."
"Don't go over there; Elder Zhong is there and he doesn't take kindly to young people using the Traditional Chinese Medicine banquet as an opportunity for self-promotion."
Upon hearing the elderly man's words, Wang Ye and Chen Li immediately understood.
Turns out, the elderly person in front of them, as well as the one who snorted earlier, mistook them as young people who were just here for self-promotion.
It was true that part of their purpose for coming was indeed to "showcase" themselves.
But the crux of the matter was, they possessed genuine skills.
With this thought, Wang Ye felt it was indeed necessary to meet the elderly person who had snorted, also referred to as "Elder Zhong" by the elderly man in front of him.
Without delay, Wang Ye said to the elderly man in front of him, "Thank you for the warning, senior, but I have come with genuine skills and knowledge, so even if I go over there, I am not worried."
The elderly person in front of Wang Ye, upon hearing his words, started to feel discontent.
Genuine skills and knowledge?
Genuine skills and knowledge my ass!
He didn't believe that in this era, there were many young people who sincerely studied Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It was nothing more than acquiring a title for themselves.
Coming here was just to put a golden sheen on their résumé.
"Young man, you better watch yourself."
Seeing that the elderly person's face had darkened and become unsightly, Wang Ye felt somewhat helpless.
These older people probably didn't pay much attention to the happenings on the internet because of their age.
Otherwise, they would certainly know about him.
And then this situation wouldn't have arisen.
Right away, Wang Ye said to the elderly person with a smile, "Senior, how about I make a bet with you? If I go to Elder Zhong, I am sure to satisfy him."