Chapter 759 Even the best wine needs a bush
There was an undercurrent between the two of them, and Qiao Xi's words were very rude.
Lu Yingxue was unhappy in her heart, but thinking that she still needed Qiao Xi to ask for the medicinal herbs, she smiled kindly.
"Vice President Qiao, I really have something to discuss with you. Could you please stay and let's have a good chat?"
Qiao Xi said leisurely: "What if I say no?"
"What about me?" Lu Bannong said palely, "Do I have the dignity to keep you here? This matter is very important to many people."
After the younger ones are driven away, the older ones come.
Qiao Xi looked at the father and daughter with her smile still on her face.
Lu Bannong looked around and said hoarsely, "Please give us some space. We have something we'd like to discuss with Vice President Qiao. This is a serious matter, so please step aside for now."
Those gossipy directors had originally planned to wait and see if Lu Yingxue and Qiao Xi would quarrel, but Lu Bannong spoke up.
They had to leave too.
Shen Xuanzhi stayed for a moment and asked, "I'm just outside the door. Call me if you need anything."
Qiao Xi said softly, "Old Chen is here, they won't dare to do anything to me. You don't have to be so careful. If you have anything to do, go back first."
I don’t know whether Shen Xuan heard it or not, he just walked out of the meeting room.
Lu Yingxue closed the door of the conference room. There were surveillance cameras inside but only the president had the authority to view them. They were not worried that anything they discussed here would be leaked.
"Qiao Xi, seeing me get elected as the guild president unanimously, do you feel bad?"
Qiao Xi sat in her office chair, her posture unchanged. She looked up at her and said, "Your unanimous vote includes my vote. If I didn't raise my hand in agreement, how could you tell me it was passed unanimously?"
"What's more..."
Her voice was soft, and she showed no sign of weakness towards the father and daughter.
"Is this the attitude you call a negotiation? The very fact of your words is provocative. If you want to discuss the supply of medicinal herbs with me, shouldn't you be more humble?"
Qiao Xi knew that she had the initiative, so there was no need to be polite when facing the Lu family.
Lu Yingxue bit her lip, but Lu Bannong remained calmer.
He still had some admiration for Qiao Xi in front of him, but only a little.
He pulled out a chair and sat across from Qiao Xi, saying, "The Liu family of Haicheng and your Huo family have joined forces to control all the major medicinal herb plantations across the country. This is truly a powerful move. If I'm not mistaken, you were the ones who sent Zhao Chang to jail, right?"
Qiao Xi spread her hands, a hint of coldness in her clear eyes. "How can we be so worthy of such a reward? We don't own the prison. President Lu is really going too far. If a person is innocent, how could we possibly send him to prison? After all... we are not as powerful as the Lu family, who can find someone to take the blame and even sacrifice their own family members."
This means that Lu Yingxue let Lu Yan take the blame for the riot in the square.
Lu Yan was also willing and actually accepted it.
Although he wouldn't be detained for long, he still had a criminal record. Most importantly, his reputation was ruined, and he became a thorn in the Lu family's side.
Lu Bannong sneered, "You don't have to mock us with these words. To reach the top, one must resort to some tricks. The victors are kings and the losers are bandits. History is always written by the victors."
"You haven't won yet."
Qiao Xi did not reveal the fact that Cheng Han was alive. Lu Bannong's despicable means had been implemented many years ago.
But life has not come to an end yet, everything is possible.
Lu Bannong didn't take her angry tone seriously.
But get straight to the point.
"Since you've stayed to discuss medicinal herbs with us, it means you have some ideas. Tell me, what are the conditions?"
Lu Bannong is indeed a very experienced person. He has never suffered any big loss in business over the years.
Qiao Xi leaned back in her chair and said, "Anything is fine?"
"A Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall isn't absolutely necessary for us. Even if we don't have one, we still have the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. Our Lu family can also cultivate our own plantations, but it will take three to five years. You don't have an absolute advantage, so consider your leverage."
This can be considered as Lu Bannong's warning.
Qiao Xi nodded and said, "I want to abolish this broken rule of dividing the north and the south. From now on, there will be no more north and south."
This rule has existed for many years, and Qiao Xi knows how difficult it is for patients in the south to see a doctor.
The exchange of traditional Chinese medicine also stagnated, which allowed the Lu family to enclose land and become local tyrants.
But this rule should be most targeted at...her master Cheng Han.
"no!"
Before Lu Bannong could speak, Lu Yingxue blurted out her refusal.
"Qiao Xi, don't even think about abolishing this rule! South is South, North is North! We've all gotten used to it over the years, and we keep our distance."
"Lu Yingxue, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that the field of traditional Chinese medicine will no longer be ruled by you? Are you afraid that the talented people in the south who were suppressed by you will replace you?" Qiao Xi had long understood the pettiness of the Lu family.
They suppress people with real abilities.
In the internet age, people often rely on a name. If you are suppressed for too long, you will be unknown and have no chance of development.
Even good wine needs no bush.
narrow!
"What nonsense are you talking about? I won the first place in the needle-testing competition when I was eighteen. Doesn't that prove my ability?"
"Since you're not afraid, why don't you want to abolish this rule?"
"I……"
"Yingxue!" Lu Bannong called out to Lu Yingxue, stopping her from losing her composure.
He looked at Qiao Xi inquiringly.
The girl in front of him was much younger than his daughter.
But I was able to negotiate with him on an equal footing.
I really underestimated her before.
He said calmly, "If we agree, what price will you sell your herbs for?"
"10% premium."
Qiao Xi naturally would not sell it at the original price.
But a 10% premium is not too much, it is much better than 20 times.
Lu Bannong thought she would ask for a high price, but he didn't expect it to be only a 10% premium, which was indeed not high.
It can barely be considered a conscience!
“How many years can you provide us?”
"We will provide for as many years as the Lu family needs us." She did not lose out by doing business.
Although Xu Yunye put the plantation and the medicinal herb factories under her name, Qiao Xi wanted to give all the profits to him.
Consider it a way to repay his hard work.
Lu Bannong was considering whether her words were true or false.
The news of Cheng Han's death has spread.
The rule of dividing the north and the south was meant to restrict Cheng Han from making a comeback, but who would have thought that he would just retire.
Now dead.
There is no threat anymore.
And their Lu family's reputation is at its peak.
but.
What is Qiao Xi's purpose in proposing to abolish this rule at this time?
Qiao Xi saw the change in his eyes and asked, "President Lu, have you thought about it?"
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