"Cough, cough!"
Listening to the plant expert Liu Yuanhua's incessant boasting, Li Qingfeng couldn't take it anymore and coughed twice, signaling him to pay attention.
Perhaps the sound was too loud, Liu Yuanhua muttered with dissatisfaction.
"A lazy donkey coughs when it's on the mill!"
My goodness, Li Qingfeng couldn't help himself when he heard that. What did he mean?
"Alright, alright! Just tell me if the research institute can pay money?"
Li Qingfeng directly pushed Liu Yuanhua aside and asked him directly.
Upon hearing his words, Liu Yuanhua's face instantly stiffened, his smile frozen.
Looking at Li Qingfeng beside him, he became a little flustered.
Finally, unable to come up with any reason, he could only say to Li Qingfeng and Xu Wu, "It's like this, our research institute isn't very well-off right now, can we pay later?"
Hearing his words, Xu Wu immediately shook his head and said to them, "No money, no deal. You can leave!"
Upon hearing his words, Shangguan Dadan immediately became anxious and shouted to Liu Yuanhua, urging him to quickly pay Xu Wu.
But how could Liu Yuanhua pay? He took out something else, a piece of paper.
It was written with words of requisition and borrowing for the orchard, and it also bore the name and seal of Zong Shuyun, the town mayor of Jiefang Town!
"I originally wanted to talk nicely, but since you don't know what's good for you! Then I'll requisition it by force!"
Liu Yuanhua thrust the requisition order in his hand directly into Xu Wu's face, pointing to the words word by word and saying, "I specifically went to the town government to get this seal before I came. If you don't comply, you are refusing to obey!"
Hearing his words, Xu Wu's face immediately turned sour.
He hadn't expected Liu Yuanhua to bring such backing, it was simply abnormal!
"This..."
Hearing Xu Wu's flustered voice, the plant expert Liu Yuanhua thought he had gained the upper hand and was already starting to dictate terms.
"How about this! You guys pack up and move out quickly. We, the research institute, will take over the orchard. As for your fruit trees, I'll give you three thousand yuan as compensation for your economic losses!"
Hearing Liu Yuanhua's explanation, Shangguan Dadan's eyes widened, and he looked at his master with admiration, as if he were looking at a genius.
But not only him, even Li Qingfeng looked at Liu Yuanhua with new eyes, not expecting a person to be so shameless.
Indeed, a tree without bark will surely die; a person without shame is invincible in the world!
Li Qingfeng looked at the shameless Liu Yuanhua, who was proudly adjusting his small glasses, almost looking at people through his nostrils.
He then turned to look at Uncle Wu beside him, Xu Wu's face now held more sorrow.
The death of the fruit trees had already made him feel overwhelmed. Unexpectedly, Zong Shuyun's order became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Even if that were the case, the three thousand yuan promised by Liu Yuanhua made his already struggling family even worse off.
Xu Wu now had only one thought: a huge loss.
"Working hard for more than a year, I haven't earned a single penny, and I've even lost two taels of blood!"
However, Liu Yuanhua had no mercy. Seeing Xu Wu and Li Qingfeng still standing there, he said, "When are you guys going to leave? I'm in a hurry!"
Hearing him, Li Qingfeng carefully looked at the requisition order in his hand, which seemed to have many small characters printed on it.
He directly snatched it from Liu Yuanhua's hand, his casual manner startling Liu Yuanhua.
"Hey, what are you doing? This was personally written by the town mayor, don't mess with it!"
"Can't I take a look?"
Saying this casually to Liu Yuanhua, Li Qingfeng picked up the requisition order and read it word by word.
Indeed, the paper stated that the research institute would borrow Uncle Wu's orchard.
However, there were conditions! The last line contained a requirement!
Upon seeing this, Li Qingfeng's eyes lit up.
"Uncle Wu, throw them out! No money, no deal!"
Li Qingfeng directly said to Xu Wu beside him, then reached out and grabbed Shangguan Dadan, who was sitting on the kang, and threw him out the door.
Seeing Li Qingfeng's action, Xu Wu also hardened his heart. Since he was already struggling to survive, what did it matter if he offended the mayor?
Thinking this, he followed Li Qingfeng's example and threw the plant expert Liu Yuanhua out as well.
"What are you doing? How dare you disobey the mayor's order?"
Hearing his words, Shangguan Dadan also echoed from the side.
"Yes, yes! How dare you defy the town? Are you tired of your job?"
"Ah, hahaha!"
Li Qingfeng had been suppressing his laughter, and after hearing Shangguan Dadan's words, he couldn't hold it in anymore.
Hearing his laughter, Shangguan Dadan looked very confused.
"What are you laughing at?"
Looking at their bewildered expressions, Li Qingfeng felt that he should educate them on how to read the requisition order issued by the mayor.
He opened the paper, pulled the heads of Liu Yuanhua and Shangguan Dadan closer, pointed to the judicial interpretation at the bottom, and read it to them.
"This requisition order should be interpreted as a cooperative measure. After providing certain compensation to the orchard owner, the orchard's usage rights may be reasonably borrowed for scientific research through negotiation. Zong Shuyun, Mayor of Jiefang Town."
Li Qingfeng finished reading and patted Liu Yuanhua's face.
He said to him, "Fortunately, I graduated from Huaqing University and understand some judicial interpretations. Otherwise, I would have been tricked by you today!"
"What? This isn't a requisition order? How could she do this?"
Hearing the judicial interpretation read by Li Qingfeng, Liu Yuanhua's face immediately changed. Seeing his face turn purple, Li Qingfeng felt a great sense of satisfaction.
This time, Shangguan Dadan, who was by his side, stopped shouting and squatted obediently to the side.
"Can you two leave now?"
Looking at Liu Yuanhua, who was still standing there, Li Qingfeng said calmly.
Hearing his words, Liu Yuanhua stopped pretending and remained in place.
Seeing his slow reaction, Li Qingfeng directly took action and threw the two of them into their car.
"Starting now, I'll count to three. If you still don't leave, I'll personally invite you to have a meal of 'stir-fried young meat'!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
...
Before Li Qingfeng could finish his countdown, the roar of the car suddenly sounded. Liu Yuanhua's car shot out like an arrow released from a bow.
Because it was on the mountaintop, as the car sped away, it kicked up a large cloud of dust, making Li Qingfeng extremely uncomfortable.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
"In a hurry to reincarnate!"
He shouted angrily and looked up sharply. In the depths of the distant orchard, there seemed to be a red light!