The dejected He Dong was furious when he heard this and shouted to Xia Ruofei in anger:

"What? You think beautifully! What are you? What qualifications are you to fire me?"

Then he quickly said to Ling Xiaotian:

"Uncle Ling, don't listen to him! His Taoyuan vegetable is praised so well, and it's just a rumor. We haven't really seen it before, and he admitted it himself just now, and there is no authoritative test report or planting base at all!"

Ling Qingxue glanced at He Dong in disgust and said sarcastically:

"When you were in the company meeting just now, it seemed like you praised Taoyuan vegetables to the sky, right? We didn't say anything!"

"I..." He Dong was speechless.

He could only hope that Ling Xiaotian would be concerned about his old love. He knew that if anyone had anybody, Ling Xiaotian would definitely agree to Xia Rufei's conditions without hesitation.

However, He Dong is the son of Ling Xiaotian's old comrade-in-arms, and the son of the old squad leader who saved him, so that would be different.

Sure enough, Ling Xiaotian said to Xia Rufei with a puzzled look on his face:

"Xiao Xia, I know there is something wrong with He Dong in this matter. I have already criticized him severely during the meeting just now. Look... can I make it more comfortable? I can ask him to apologize sincerely to you and fire... is it a little too serious?"

Xia Rufei showed a faint smile and said:

"Uncle Ling, apology is not useful at all times. At least this time, I hope to see the sincerity of Lingji Catering."

Xia Ruofei paused for a moment and continued:

"And... I don't think it's serious to fire him. This incident has fully demonstrated that he ignored the interests of your company and was doing things randomly for his own selfishness and artificially setting obstacles for this cooperation. I believe that no company can tolerate such a person."

Ling Xiaotian smiled bitterly and said:

"Xiao Xia, He Dong was also confused for a moment... You have a lot of adults. Can you forgive him once? Or can you change to another condition?"

When Ling Qingxue saw her father begging Xia Ruofei, she couldn't help but frown and said:

"Dad, Ruofei is right. The company has its own rules, so what He Dong does should have been fired long ago!"

He Dong was anxious when he heard this and shouted:

"Ling Qingxue, what do you mean? Where did I violate the company's rules? In that case, he had no test report and no one had his own vegetable base. I asked a few more questions and even beat people. How could I agree to sign this contract?"

Ling Qingxue curled her lips and said:

"Say less high-sounding words, you will know what you think in your heart!"

"Qingxue, please say less..." Ling Xiaotian said helplessly.

Originally, he wanted to match Ling Qingxue and He Dong, but now He Dong seems to be a little muddy and can't stand it. Moreover, Ling Qingxue is like water and fire with him, and Ling Xiaotian's little thoughts have long faded.

However, He Dong is always the only son of the old squad leader. He is absolutely unable to do the task of sweeping He Dong out of the house. Therefore, after pondering for a while, he spoke:

"Xiaoxia, can you just treat it as giving Uncle Ling a face? He Dong..."

"Uncle Ling, Qingxue told me the origin of He Dong and your family." Xia Ruofei said calmly, "But I still said that, I am all adults, and if I do something, I must have the awareness of bearing the consequences."

Xia Rufei glanced at He Dong, ignored his resentful eyes, and then said to Ling Xiaotian:

"And, if we can sit down and talk today, isn't it just that we have already given Uncle Ling a face? If I don't talk merciful, my partner will not be Xijiangyue Club but Minghao Restaurant! I had enough reason to do this at that time, and I believe Minghao Restaurant will definitely be very willing to cooperate with me!"

Ling Xiaotian's face changed slightly. He knew very well what it meant to Lingji Catering if Minghao Restaurant cooperated with Xia Rufei.

Xia Ruofei stood up and said:

"Uncle Ling wait a moment, I have something to show you..."

After saying that, Xia Rufei walked up the stairs. Ling Qingxue looked at Xia Rufei's back, with a tenderness in her eyes. The reunion many years later made her realize that Xia Rufei's image in her heart did not fade away at all. On the contrary, the girlish feeling seems to have been sublimated again now, and it is no longer the hazy love.

In contrast, in Ling Qingxue's mind, He Dong, who has an ugly face, is even worse than Xia Rufeilai.

Xia Rufei quickly walked down with a file bag, handed it to Ling Xiaotian, and said:

"Uncle Ling, you can open it and take a look."

Ling Xiaotian asked in confusion:

"What's this?"

Xia Rufei said with a smile:

"I signed a cooperation agreement with Xijiangyue Club, but since my company is still registered, this is just a draft agreement, and the formal contract will have to wait for a while."

"This... I don't think it's appropriate?" Ling Xiaotian hesitated.

"It's okay." Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

Then he opened the file bag directly, took out the agreement, turned over two pages, handed it to Ling Xiaotian, pointed to one of the terms and said:

"I asked Mr. Zheng, Xijiangyue, to add this. Do you still think I didn't give you face?"

Ling Xiaotian's eyes narrowed because he saw an exclusion clause written on it, that is, Taoyuan Vegetables represented by Xijiangyue Club shall not cooperate in any form with Minghao Restaurant and its affiliated companies.

After reading this clause, Ling Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Yes! They are definitely full of sincerity. They have achieved this point, but they still dare to say that he doesn’t give him face?

Although Ling Xiaotian knew that this face was mostly for Ling Qingxue, Ling Qingxue represented Lingji Catering!

Ling Xiaotian said with emotion:

"Xiaoxia, I didn't expect you to be so broad-minded! I thank you on behalf of Lingji Catering..."

Ling Qingxue also saw this clause on the side. She knew that Xia Rufei had added such a clause to the agreement because of her consideration. She couldn't help but feel sweet in her heart.

Xia Rufei smiled but said nothing.

Ling Xiaotian knew what Xia Rufei meant, and he sighed and said:

"Xiao Xia, let me go back and consider this matter..."

Ling Xiaotian obviously knew that Xia Rufei could not make concessions, so he did not plead for He Dong anymore. However, he was still unwilling to make up, so the negotiations could only be given up for the time being.

Xia Rufei smiled and nodded and said:

"Yes, as long as I agree to that only condition, all cooperation can be carried out immediately, and we will follow the plan I agreed with Qingxue before!"

When He Dong saw that Xia Rufei died, he wanted to sweep him out of Lingji Restaurant. The resentment in his heart became even worse. He stared at Xia Rufei with red eyes, as if he wanted to eat people.

However, Xia Rufei pretended that he did not exist at all, and Yun Danfeng gently picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Ling Xiaotian sighed secretly, stood up and said:

"Xiao Xia, then we'll go back first..."

"Okay, I'll give it to you!" Xia Ruofei said with a gentle smile.

Ling Qingxue was willing to stay for dinner, but she still didn't have the nerve to say it on her own initiative when she opened her mouth; and Ling Xiaotian was here, so Xia Rufei naturally couldn't blatantly invite Ling Qingxue to have dinner together.

So everyone walked out of the house with their own hearts and came to the villa yard.

When Ling Xiaotian got into the car, Xia Rufei said meaningfully:

"Uncle Ling, I personally think... you can report this matter to your old squad leader truthfully. I believe that veterans who can sacrifice their lives for their comrades must have their own principles and bottom line in their hearts!"

He Dong couldn't help but feel trembling when he heard Xia Rufei's words, and his face was ashamed - he knew his father too much...

Ling Xiaotian nodded thoughtfully and said:

"I understand, thank you Xiaoxia!"

Ling Qingxue looked back at Xia Rufei with some reluctance, then got into the Mercedes-Benz car. Xia Rufei waved to the car and watched them leave.
Chapter completed!