Chapter 935: 935
935 Unreliable Relative
Gluttonous, lazy and unable to live without cigarettes, booze, and women .
He was a 40-year-old many with the body of someone who was 50 .
Tsk, tsk, tsk . Wang Yao was speechless .
“I don’t have that much,” Wang Fenghua said . “$10,000 is the most I can spare . ”
“Huh? $10,000? That’s all?” Wang Yao’s third uncle thought the sum was quite a bit more than what he had expected .
“Yep, that’s all . ”
Wang Yao’s third uncle turned around and looked at him . The uncle knew just how famous his nephew was . The younger man was, at present, a famous doctor in Lianshan County . Many people came to seek treatment from him, among them were high officials and people with deep pockets . He was so famous that people from other counties and faraway cities went to him for treatment . It was also thanks to his nephew that he was employed at his current job .
Being a doctor with his own practice was something lucrative . It was more so when the doctor was so famous . Wang Yao had likely earned a lot of money .
However, Wang Yao seemed as if he was entirely oblivious to how his third uncle looked at him . He continued to eat as he had been . Just as Wang Yao had thought before, he would rather donate his money to help poor children in the slums in the countryside than lend it to an unreliable relative .
“Well, do you have it with you now?” his uncle asked . He is actually shameless enough to do that! At that moment, Wang Yao decided he had underestimated his uncle . He had never expected his uncle to be someone that shameless .
It was a sad thing to have such relatives in one’s family .
“No . I’ve just donated my money to the slums,” Wang Yao replied .
“What!” His third uncle was baffled .
“What did you say?”
“I said, I’ve donated the money I earned to the kids in the slums in the countryside,” Wang Yao repeated himself .
“Just hold on a second,” his third uncle replied with a gasp . “Man, you can’t let those people cheat you . How could you simply donate all of your hard-earned money?”
Although it was nothing he could ever say, Wang Yao thought, It’s better to donate my money than lend it to you regardless .
His third uncle was silent for a bit before taking a sip from the wine glass on the table . It was good wine that tasted delicious, but he somehow felt like the wine tasted like water instead .
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“I’d make do with $10,000,” he finally said .
After hearing that, Wang Fenghua became silent for a while .
“Please wait for a bit,” he said . “Yao and I are going to get the money . ”
The father and son soon walked out .
“Dad, if you’re going to lend money to him, make sure you know that you’re not getting it back,” Wang Yao said after he got in the car .
“I know . This will be the last time I do so,” Wang Fenghua said .
They were brothers who shared the same parents . His willingness to help was sentiment for them being brothers of the same blood . Wang Fenghua was unable to bring himself to just leave his brother be .
“Alright, have it your way,” Wang Yao said . He did not mind that he was going to fork out $10,000, but he thought that it was not worth doing so .
“Alright, let’s head to town . ”
They soon arrived in town and withdrew the money . They went home immediately afterward . Wang Yao’s third uncle did not stay long after taking the money .
“Drink with me for a bit,” Wang Fenghua, who was clearly not in a good mood, said to Wang Yao .
“Sure . ” Wang Yao sat down and drank with his dad .
“Try to find out if your third uncle is getting on with bad habits . ”
“Alright, I’d head out in the afternoon,” Wang Yao said .
“There’s no need to get too worked up . ”
“Damn, over 40 years old and still behaving like a punk!” Wang Fenghua was getting upset thinking about his brother . He quickly chugged down another drink .
Wang Yao did not head back to the clinic . Instead, he drove to the town center . Tian Yuantu was at home .
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Tian Yuantu smiled and said, “Well, well, that’s not a face I sed every day . What brings you here?” It had been a while since they last saw each other .
“I have something to talk to you about . ”
“What could that be?” Tian Yuantu invited Wang Yao into his office and made a pot of good tea for his guest .
“Have a taste,” he said . “I just brought it back from the south . ”
“Hmm, it smells nice . ” Wang Yao smelled it for a bit before taking a sip .
“It is good tea . ”
“I knew you’d like it . Take some with you when you leave . ”
“Thanks, but I’ll pass . I still have a lot back home . I actually have far more than I can drink,” Wang Yao said with a smile . When friends went to his place, most of them would bring tea leaves along . He received good tea leaves from all sorts of places . As such, many tea leaves were sitting at his place, and he was nowhere near being able to finish them .
“So, what brings you here?” Tian Yuantu asked .
“I really do have something to talk about,” Wang Yao said .
“What is it? Just say it . ”
Wang Yao was silent for a bit . That was a topic that he had trouble talking about .
Tian Yuantu smiled and said, “Look, just tell me what you need from me . There is nothing between you and me that can’t be brought up, alright?”
“How is my third uncle doing here?” Wang Yao asked . “Is he causing you any trouble? I want the truth . ”
Tian Yuantu did not answer right away . Instead, he took a sip of tea .
“Well…”
That was indeed a tough subject . Wang Yao’s third uncle’s performance was lackluster, and he was nowhere near being capable . Worse still, his relationships with several women at work were messy . If it had been someone else and all that had been brought to him, he would have fired the person a long time ago . However, Tian Yuantu continued to tolerate him due to him being Wang Yao’s uncle . Surprisingly, his uncle was shameless enough to ask for a promotion, which truly startled him . Wang Yao and his uncle were related by blood . Tian Yuantu had met Wang Yao’s father before, and his father was definitely an earnest elder . As for Wang Yao, Tian Yuantu knew him very well . Thus, he never thought Wang Yao’s third uncle would turn out to be someone like that . He wondered how a nephew and uncle could be so different .
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“The truth, please . ”
“Alright, the truth . His performance has been lackluster, and he’s not all that capable . Worse still, his private life seems to be a mess,” Tian Yuantu replied . He was actually cushioning the blow with that answer, but Wang Yao was still able to tell just how bad things were .
“Yeah, I’m truly sorry for giving you so much trouble,” Wang Yao seriously said as he got up . He never expected that his third uncle would squander such an opportunity . His uncle was no longer that poor, downtrodden man who showed up at his door before .
“There’s no need to be such a stranger with me,” Tian Yuantu said . “It’s nothing much after all . I do have a big company, so it’s fine . ”
Tian Yuantu actually kept quite a few inept people around . Some of them were relatives or had relationships with the leaders of the county . He needed to look after them all .
“In that case, just get any reason whatsoever and fire him,” Wang Yao said after thinking for a bit .
“There’s no need to go that far,” Tian Yuantu quickly added .
The matter with Wang Yao’s uncle was nothing much to him . He definitely had no intention of ruining the relationship between him and Wang Yao because of something so insignificant . Although he knew Wang Yao was not such a person, it would be a huge loss one way or another .
“Does he have other vices?”
“I truly know little about that,” Tian Yuantu said . “How about I call his superior over for a bit?”
“That will do . ”
“Hang on . ” Tian Yuantu made the call . It took mere moments for a man in his 40s to enter the office .
“Is there something you need from me, Sir?”
“There is something I need to ask you about . ” Tian Yuantu asked about the performance of his subordinates for a bit before narrowing down on Wang Yao’s third uncle .
The direct superior had a bad impression of Wang Yao’s uncle . He was also able to tell that the man was holding something back .
“Other than that, do you know of any vices he’s gotten himself into?” Tian Yuantu asked .
“Umm, I’ve heard that he is into gambling . ”
“Gambling?” Wang Yao frowned a bit after hearing that . This was bad news . It was now no surprise why his uncle came to Wang Yao’s place and asked for money .
“That’s just what I heard . ” The manager glanced at Wang Yao when he said that . He wondered who Wang Yao was and why the man was there .
“Anything else?”
“Umm, booze, cigarettes, and umm…”
“Just tell the truth,” Tian Yuantu said .
“His relationships with several women in the company have been messy . ”
Tian Yuantu dismissed the man after he was done with the questioning .
“Don’t tell anyone about this,” Tian Yuantu said before he sent the man away .
“Will do, Sir,” the manager said .
“Why all these questions?”
“That guy came to my place and asked to borrow $10,000 . My dad was worried, so he had me come here to see if I could find out anything . Man, never would I have thought that he had gotten himself into so many bad habits . My, my, what an uncle I have!” Wang Yao sighed and was speechless .
“Man, I thought you’d gotten yourself into trouble,” Tian Yuantu said . “There’s no need for you to worry so much . ”
“Hell, I’m not all that worried myself . It’s my dad who is worried . It is his brother after all . If this goes on, I think my uncle will eventually become a piece of garbage, and the family will get wrecked . ”
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