Chapter 158 I Have My Pride Too [1/13]
"You little stinker! How dare you mock me!"
Elder Dong feigned anger and said, "Today I'm going to snatch that bottle from you!"
As he said this, he went to grab it, but with a gentle push from Xu Hao, Elder Dong's feet started sliding on the ground. He kept retreating until he finally crashed into Elder Master Li with a "bang!"
Li Ta Tian cursed, "Elder Dong, you whippersnapper, are you trying to kill me?"
Elder Dong patted himself and laughed, "I didn't expect this kid to be a martial artist. What a miscalculation."
Li Ta Tian, with a disdainful look on his face, said, "You're old enough to be the kid's grandfather, and yet you shamelessly try to snatch his things. I'm embarrassed for you. Don't say you know me anymore!"
At that moment, Elder Dong looked down at the back of his hand and exclaimed in surprise, "Holy smokes! Can this be real? The old man's skin has become so white! And the wrinkles have diminished by a lot!"
The crowd crowded around to see and sure enough, it was true. A small patch of Elder Dong's hand had become very white. Someone felt it and found that it didn't feel like the skin of an elderly person halfway to the grave, but rather like that of a man in his twenties.
Everyone marveled in amazement, whispering to each other about this seemingly unimpressive cosmetic Medicinal Powder that had such incredible effects.
Xu Hao smiled and said, "As you all have seen, the cosmetics we produce have effects that are far superior to other products."
"That's right! Just now when Xu Hao, the junior, said this was a revolutionary change, I wasn't quite convinced, but now I believe it. It's nothing short of a groundbreaking reform in the cosmetics market! With this product, who will bother buying those useless and overpriced things!"
"My wife buys so many cosmetics every day. I tell her they're useless, but she doesn't believe me. But now, with this, we can reduce our expenses."
"My daughter has always had skin problems, but now I think she's going to be very happy."
"..."
The crowd buzzed with discussion, and Xu Hao was happy because the product had been well-received by everyone.
Xu Hao smiled and said, "Since we are planning to move our headquarters to Huadu, where the transport conditions are better, our product is expected to be officially produced in the autumn."
"Haha! Good! I will definitely support it then!"
"Me too! Although I've been retired for a while, I think my old face still has some clout."
Nearly all the influential figures pledged that they would definitely be there.
And these people were the best kind of advertisement.
Xu Hao said his goodbyes to them, Chen Suyi followed Elder Chen as they left, and Jiang Xuezhun was forcibly taken away by Elder Jiang.
As Xu Hao was about to get into the car, the American beauty Louise suddenly ran over and said, "Dear Xu, can I catch a ride with you?"
Xu Hao turned to look at her and said indifferently, "Miss Louise, if you had trusted me completely, I probably would have agreed to save your grandfather, but you doubted me, even in the face of evidence. So, I won't help you. You should go back! We Huaya people may not have pride, but we have something even stronger—pride in our spine."
"Bang!"
Xu Hao slammed the car door shut and drove away with Liu Ruyan and Qin Yao.
Louise stood there dazed on the side of the road, gazing in the direction Xu Hao had left, her heart filled with a mix of emotions.
At that moment, George slowly walked over. Because Xu Hao had not used much force on his Mute acupoints, he could now speak.
"Louise, why get angry over some Huaya person? You should believe in our American scientists. They are the ones who can create miracles, not the Huaya people who are steeped in superstition all the time. They won't achieve anything great.
When we have our wedding next year, I'll take you to the most advanced pharmaceutical research center in America. That's where the world's leading-edge science and technology is concentrated! Places like Silicon Valley are just for fooling the public."
Louise turned to look at him, the rage in her eyes growing stronger until she finally shouted, "George, get lost! And I'm going back to tell my grandfather to call off my wedding with you!"
George touched the spit on his face from Louise, his eyes suddenly turning fierce as he said coldly, "Louise, you dare to yell at me? There is a saying among the Huaya people that you might find apt—'If you don't drink a toast, you must drink a forfeit'. If you dare to disrespect me again, do you believe I can take your life?"
Louise looked at him coldly and said with derision, "Take my life? Do you dare? If you really dare to kill me, will the people behind you let you off? Don't think I don't know anything. The only reason I agreed to marry you was that the person behind you promised to extend my grandfather's life in exchange for fulfilling his peculiar cravings.
Do you really think you're someone important, George? What are you in the eyes of that person? You're nothing but an expendable test subject!"
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