Chapter 1502: Chapter 1502: Leveraging Favor
"Our chairman said once this favor is done, we won’t trouble you again. So I hope you will help him this time. After this, our chairman will definitely be grateful to you. Please don’t refuse, especially since the favor between you and our former chairman runs deep. The old chairman has been thinking about you a lot lately."
Upon hearing this person’s words, Old Mr. Lan felt awkward about refusing and walked over directly. But when he heard Yu Hao’s request, his face immediately turned angry. He didn’t expect Yu Hao to still be thinking about this, it’s truly shameless.
"Do you know who that person is? To ask me repeatedly, I have no way to help. That person is truly high-ranking in our Changnan. If I could help you, I would have already. Even if your father came today, he wouldn’t receive that person’s respect. So it’s better not to think about it anymore, maybe consider something else."
Old Mr. Lan originally thought that after warning Yu Hao, he would at least understand. Unexpectedly, Yu Hao was foolishly persistent, even thinking Old Mr. Lan was brushing him off.
"Uncle Lan, our families are deeply connected. I’m asking you just this once, can’t you help me out? My father said you are very capable usually, but now it seems not so much. You sure are skilled at brushing off the younger generation. If you’re going to brush me off like this, then I’ll tell my father. It seems our family’s relationship..."
"And I’ve heard that Old Mr. Lan values favors heavily. My father has done you such a favor, but did Old Mr. Lan not keep it in mind? It now appears my father was overzealous to save you, so I should inform him to prevent any misunderstanding, thinking the relationship is good when it’s not at all. You even seem to be dismissive towards my father."
Hearing Yu Hao mention past favors again and again, Old Mr. Lan could no longer bear it. Haven’t the past favors been repaid enough? Why does Yu Hao keep dwelling on it?
"If I’m indebted to your family, I’m indebted to your father, not you. If your father wants to ask for something, let him come himself. Don’t keep bothering me here. If you continue trying to leverage relationships, you’ll only bring trouble upon yourself, understand? That person is definitely not someone you can approach."
Now that he’s come, he felt he had spoken clearly enough. Because in the private room before, Mr. Xu didn’t allow anyone to disclose their relationship, as he would personally announce it later. Old Mr. Lan would definitely not reveal it now. But unexpectedly, Yu Hao seemed possessed.
Seeing Old Mr. Lan genuinely angry, Yu Hao thought perhaps Mr. Lan was holding onto old grudges. If that’s the case, Yu Hao thought of maybe apologizing.
"Grandpa Lan, I was wrong before, I beg your forgiveness. But this time, you must help me. If you don’t, there’s no one else who can help."
Yu Hao lowered his stance significantly, but Old Mr. Lan had already been hurt by Yu Hao, so how could his heart soften?
"Let me be clear now, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but the people above don’t want to see you. You’ve already offended them once, what more do you want? Are you truly trying to bring down Yu Group? If you wish to do that, I have no opinion, the company is yours to handle as you see fit. I’ve said all I can, whether you listen or not is up to you."
Old Mr. Lan’s words were particularly harsh, and how could Yu Hao possibly be satisfied? If he truly put in effort, perhaps he could get through. But at this moment, it was clear Old Mr. Lan hadn’t tried hard enough.
"Then why can Xu Ke get through? And Mr. Xu isn’t particularly close to Xu Ke either? You must not have tried hard enough, try harder and see again, maybe that’s not what they mean over there. Consider another way for me."
Upon hearing Yu Hao’s words, Old Mr. Lan was speechless. Can people be compared like that? If they could, he would want to be Xu Ke too, but is that possible?
Why does this child keep jumping through this puzzle circle? It’s truly baffling what this child is thinking now.
Though speechless, Old Mr. Lan remained patient in explaining, fearing this child might go astray: "Listen to me, Mr. Xu favors Xu Ke because they mutually appreciate each other, leading to such a relationship. But you have no such connection, and have already offended them before. With Mr. Xu’s vengeful nature, not doing anything to Yu Group is already fortunate. Haven’t you seen Su Zining’s fate? If you insist on going in, don’t blame me if things go awry, for I won’t lead you in."
After speaking, Old Mr. Lan left, but Yu Hao was far from satisfied. How could he be?
Clearly he tried hard, but not even given this opportunity, this can’t possibly be. He certainly won’t let go of this chance; if he did, how could there be future opportunities?
Moreover, why can Xu Ke, but not himself? Can one man have such luck that everything falls upon Xu Ke’s head?
So Yu Hao was particularly dissatisfied, believing everyone was persuading him to give up, yet he just didn’t want to.
"Chairman, perhaps we should give up. You’ve seen Mr. Xu’s temper, if Old Mr. Lan hadn’t stopped, you might have been beaten. If you get hit, speaking of it later will be unpleasant. If the former chairman found out, he could revoke your position, especially since the former chairman’s intentions have become unpredictable of late. It’s better not to act rashly."
The subordinate spoke kindly, but Yu Hao refused to listen, even thinking the subordinate was humiliating him. Such subordinates only obstruct Yu Hao from achieving great things.
Feeling infuriated at his subordinate, Yu Hao reached out and severely pinched his subordinate’s arm. Despite the pain, the subordinate didn’t dare pull away; doing so would only anger the chairman more, so he had to endure it.
After the pinch, the subordinate discreetly took a deep breath; it hurt immensely. Each pinch leaves a bruise, which requires medication to heal; without it, scars remain. How he ended up with such a chairman is a mystery, but there’s no better job available, so enduring was his only option.
"There’s nothing I can’t accomplish. Didn’t I study abroad and perform better than them? Why should I yield to them? I’ve already decided, no one can stop me. If someone tries, they should prepare for the consequences. Anyone daring to stop me is courting death!"