Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1799: Chapter 1428: This Woman Is Hard to Deal With (Part 2)

During this time, Ma Tianqing couldn’t help but glance at Dong Tianxiu.

Dong Tianxiu stood straight, just like a servant.

This confirmed Ma Tianqing’s judgment.

Dong Tianxiu knew his elder sister arranged things in this way for a reason, so he cooperated first.

”Then let’s continue discussing,” Dong Tianlu was the first to speak.

”Okay,” Ma Tianqing nodded.

He glanced at Dong Tianxiu and saw that Dong Tianlu hadn’t spoken yet, so he assumed it didn’t matter that this person was present and didn’t say much else.

The negotiation continued, which was essentially Dong Tianlu making demands.

The discussion lasted for more than half an hour.

Ma Tianqing was extremely uncomfortable.

The wine soaked between his clothes and body created a damp, clammy feeling, as if countless tiny ants were crawling on his skin. He couldn’t reach out to scratch, and it was inappropriate to squirm and itch on the sofa. He had to endure, but the longer it lasted, the more uncomfortable he became.

On top of that, what Dong Tianlu was discussing was very important, so he had to listen.

The Ma Family and Dong Family were indeed allies against the Tengyun Series, but this alliance didn’t come for free. After all, hard confrontation with the Tengyun Series wouldn’t be worth it without sufficient benefits.

Compared to her initially not-so-bad attitude, Dong Tianlu now had a somewhat aggressive stance in both tone and conditions.

Ma Tianqing couldn’t make decisions on many things, and coupled with his discomfort, he struggled even more.

Finally, Dong Tianlu stopped discussing further and lightly smiled at Ma Tianqing, saying, ”I think it’s best for young Mr. Ma to go back and discuss what I’ve said with Mr. Ma properly. Furthermore...”

Hearing the intense tone, Ma Tianqing couldn’t help but focus, looking intently at Miss Dong, who had an aura like a queen.

”I want to raise the price by ten percent on all the conditions I just discussed,” Dong Tianlu said in an unquestionable tone.

Ma Tianqing was taken aback.

The previous conditions were already high, and suddenly increasing them by ten percent? That’s no small amount!

Ma Tianqing forced a smile, ”Miss Dong, a price increase? Why is that?”

Dong Tianlu’s full, lustrous lips curved into a smile as she calmly said, ”My brother went to Europe for a trip and just returned, very tired.”

Ma Tianqing stared at her blankly, unable to comprehend what she meant.

Her brother’s return from Europe, how does that relate to raising the price?

”My brother returned home exhausted, and due to a small oversight, was scolded for not seeing clearly in front of a bunch of servants. Shouldn’t his dignity matter? Or is the dignity of our Dong Family, my dignity as Dong Tianlu, insignificant!”

Even as Dong Tianlu smiled, there was a hint of frosty coldness on her face, and her gaze was like a sword.

Ma Tianqing instantly felt a chill down his spine and the hair on his head stood on end. He suddenly looked at Dong Tianxiu behind Dong Tianlu, shocked, ”He... he is?!”

”Hey, young Mr. Ma, I’m Dong Tianxiu, the younger brother of Miss Dong here, pleased to meet you,” Dong Tianxiu greeted Ma Tianqing with a smile.

Dong Tianxiu sighed inwardly, thinking how cunning his sister was.

She allowed Ma Tianqing to suffer uncomfortably sitting there for so long, definitely to vent her anger for him.

Moreover, using his grievance as an excuse to raise the price seemed quite ”absurd” and unreasonable. But knowing his sister, he suspected she had already conceived this plan before the negotiation even started.

After all, joining Yuema’s bandwagon against Tengyun would also result in significant losses for their family.

At least they would need double the benefits for his sister to be willing to continue.

Ma Tianqing widened his eyes in shock at Dong Tianxiu, stood stunned for two seconds before rising to his feet, forced a smile, ”Oh, the younger brother of Miss Dong, my apologies. Earlier, it was unintentional, I hope Mr. Dong can forgive me!”

Ma Tianqing tried to make amends, hoping to reduce the conditions.

Turning to Dong Tianlu, he pleaded, ”Miss Dong, it’s an innocent mistake. What I said was unintentional, please don’t let it affect the cooperation between our two families, especially given that we are...”

”Young Mr. Ma, have you heard of ’spilt water can’t be retrieved’?” Dong Tianlu interrupted him.

Ma Tianqing nodded in surprise.

”What I, Dong Tianlu, say is like spilled water, there’s no taking it back on the spot!” Dong Tianlu said straightforwardly.

”Furthermore, my brother, apart from family elders, cannot be bullied by anyone, or there will be consequences. That’s my principle as Dong Tianlu!”

”I’ve stated the conditions, young Mr. Ma can simply relay them, if Mr. Ma doesn’t agree, I won’t force it. Since you can’t decide, don’t waste words with me here.”

Dong Tianlu smiled as she stood up, ”My brother just returned, exhausted from travel, needs rest. I’ve only prepared a family meal, not suitable for hosting guests, so I won’t keep you for dinner.”

Was Dong Tianlu actually asking him to leave?

Ma Tianqing opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a single word.

Previously, he’d heard that Dong Tianlu was overprotective of her brother, but didn’t realize it had reached the point of being ”beyond cure.” Just because her brother received a scolding, she wanted to increase the price on such a serious collaboration?

It was simply unreasonable!

Yet Ma Tianqing dared not argue these points, he didn’t even dare to speak reason.

If he irritated her, who knows how much more unreasonable Dong Tianlu might become!

Ma Tianqing genuinely felt scared.

”Well then, I’ll take my leave,” Ma Tianqing managed a forced smile.

Dong Tianlu nodded slightly, then raised her voice to call, and the old butler waiting outside immediately opened the door and entered.