The More You Dig, The Redder This Orphan Gets!
Chapter 13

Dad: Son, If You Need Anything, Go Find Your Uncle Li

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"Li Wen, Father Xu Fan's comrade-in-arms through life and death, his sworn brother. During the border defense war, Li Wen was surrounded by the enemy."

"Xu Fan rushed over to rescue him and led Li Wen out of the encirclement by himself.

He also took two fatal bullets for Li Wen.

During an operation behind enemy lines, Xu Fan died before Li Wen's eyes. Li Wen was consumed by guilt and left the military in despair.

After leaving the military, he inherited the family business, Furun Industrial. Under his leadership, it continued to grow and expand, becoming today's Furun Group."

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Xu Yi remembered Li Wen. He was the uncle practicing Military Combat Fist on the field today.

No wonder he could come and go from the school so freely. He was actually a school board member.

To make things even more explosive, Xu Yi had also written a letter and asked the system to mail it over. Li Wen should have received it by now.

Furun Group headquarters—

Li Wen stared silently at a photograph on the wall for a long time, his expression complicated.

It was a photo of him and Xu Fan in military uniforms, taken the day before they went to war.

Above the photograph hung a medal: Second-Class Merit. It was the glory of his life.

"Brother Fan, I met a student at the school today. He looked so much like you, especially that unruly personality of his. If you hadn't died, would your child be this old by now?"

At that moment, his assistant gently pushed open the door. "Manager Li, looking at that photo again?"

"Xiao Sun, you think this is an age of peace, but it isn't. Our peace today was bought with the lives of countless unsung heroes.

Back then, Brother Fan led me out of the encirclement, but we ran out of food. We held on for days. I thought we were both going to starve to death when he found a pack of expired Instant Noodles on the ground.

That pack of Instant Noodles saved me. It was the second time he saved my life."

"By the way, what did you come to see me about?" Li Wen's face was filled with remembrance and guilt.

"Someone sent you a letter."

"A letter? People still write letters these days?"

Li Wen chuckled, unconcerned.

"It's probably another company asking for cooperation. Xiao Sun, take a look yourself and deal with it."

"Yes. But I don't remember any business partners with the surname Xu."

"Xu..."

Hearing that surname, Li Wen's heart stirred. He reached out and took the envelope. "Forget it. I'll read it myself."

Snap—

The moment he opened the envelope, a crisp sound rang out.

It was a bloodstained medal. First-Class Merit...

Li Wen froze. He hurriedly opened the letter, his gaze turning sharp.

Xu Yi: Uncle Li, by the time you receive this letter, I'll have gone to find my father. Life at school has been difficult for me, so I could only earn a little living money by selling Instant Noodles from the window.

The supermarket owner forced me to raise the price of the Instant Noodles, but I refused. So he overturned my window.

I went up to reason with them, but they said I was an orphan and could be bullied however they wanted. They even said I had jinxed my parents to death and called me a bringer of misfortune.

I said my father was a hero, but they threw away my medal. They said it was worthless scrap metal and completely useless.

So I mailed the medal to you. Can you see if you can exchange it for some money? Enough to buy a pack of Instant Noodles will do."

Silence—

Oppressive silence—

Li Wen's body trembled uncontrollably, his eyes bloodshot.

A photograph fell to the floor.

It was a picture of Xu Fan and him. Written on the back was a sentence.

"Son, if you need anything, go find Uncle Li. He's Daddy's best brother. He'll definitely help you."

"Aah!!"

Li Wen could no longer control himself. He let out a miserable roar as tears streamed from the corners of his eyes.

The assistant cautiously stepped forward, fear filling his eyes. "Manager Li, your phone."

"Get lost! I'm not answering it! I'm going to kill someone today..."

"It... it's from the military."

Li Wen froze for a moment, then answered the call.

The moment he put the phone to his ear, a furious torrent of curses came from the other end. "Young Master Li, Boss Li! Since you pulled strings to get in back then, you might as well have pulled strings to leave the military too!

You might as well have been a deserter. Then Xu Fan might not have died. His son wouldn't have been bullied either."

Those words were like the final fuse, completely igniting Li Wen.

Beep, beep, beep—

Then came a string of cold busy tones.

Li Wen slowly raised his head, killing intent gathering between his brows. "Xiao Sun, get the car ready! We're going to the school!"

Inside the cafeteria—

The director and the principal were red-faced as they looked at Xu Yi with guilty expressions.

The supermarket owner, meanwhile, looked utterly confident, staring at Xu Yi with mockery in his eyes.

"Xu Yi, you should sign it. I'm doing this for your own good. You may be good at fighting, but this is a society ruled by law.

As long as you sign, I won't pursue the matter of you hitting people earlier."

Xu Yi took the contract and frowned. "Why has the contract been changed again?"

The supermarket owner nodded as though it were only natural. "Of course. Wouldn't you make more money selling Instant Noodles for ten yuan? Why are you unwilling?"

Bang!

The director slammed the table in fury. "This is outrageous! You agreed before that you wouldn't force a price increase. Everyone would sell their own goods and stay out of each other's business.

How did we end up right back where we started after all this?"

"Oh, it's mainly because I didn't realize how powerful Furun Group was before. Now that I know I have such a huge backer, naturally I have to make good use of it."

The director clenched his fists tightly.

"You really think I can't deal with you? I just don't want to abuse my authority."

After saying that, Yu Shu called the city's market regulators. "Haha, Old Gong, are you busy? There's something I'd like to discuss with you..."

The people on the supermarket side revealed nervous expressions.

Lackey: "Boss, the director is calling someone. Can we withstand this?"

"I'm not sure. Although businessmen don't fight officials, he's only the small-time director of the Education Bureau. I want to take a gamble. Maybe they'll show Furun Group some respect."

"Okay."

As Yu Shu's call went on, his expression gradually darkened.

His tone rose several pitches.

"No, Old Gong, what do you mean? What do you mean by less trouble is better? Instant Noodles at this university supermarket are selling for ten yuan, and you're not going to do anything about it?"

"A small matter? You call this a small matter?"

"What? You also cooperate with Furun Group?"

"You even dare to hang up on me!"

Yu Shu lowered his phone, his face grim.

After being a director for so many years, today was his darkest moment.

He had been embarrassed repeatedly. There was none of a director's prestige left.

The owner's face lit up with delight. He had won his bet.

He hurriedly urged, "Since the director has no solution, then hurry up and sign it, student.

This doesn't harm your interests at all. On the contrary, it's hugely profitable.

As for conscience, throw it away and you can earn even more."

Xu Yi lowered his eyes and shook his head. "I won't sign. I'd rather cancel this window."

"Director, Principal, I'm sorry... I'm not capable enough. I've caused you trouble."

Negative Emotion Points +200

Negative Emotion Points +200

At that moment, the assistant beside them suddenly said with delight, "Director, Furun Group's manager just called back.

He said he's willing to meet with you."

"Wonderful!"

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