Seeing that Xia Xue was neither yielding nor amenable, Wu Yaping immediately became angry.
"How about this, we won't lend you money for free. Consider it an investment. Ten thousand borrowed will be ten percent of the dry shares. Don't worry, the year-end dividend might even exceed your principal." Wu Yaping said confidently.
"If I recall correctly, you're planning to open a beauty salon, right?" Lin Fan couldn't help but interject.
"That's right." Wu Yaping's interest was piqued. "You run a medical clinic, do you have any understanding of the beauty industry?"
Lin Fan smiled and nodded, "I have a friend in this line of business, and it doesn't seem as lucrative as you say."
"Hmph." Wu Yaping's face darkened, and she snorted, "Every industry has profitable and unprofitable ventures. Everyone eats based on their own skills. Your friend must be incompetent, that's why they can't make money."
Lin Fan put on a serious face, "What makes you so sure you'll make money?"
Wu Yaping spread her hands, held her head high, and proudly declared, "I have advantages! I have sufficient understanding of the beauty industry, I plan meticulously before acting, and success is guaranteed!"
"Do you know how many of the most profitable beauty salons in Yunqing City there are?" Lin Fan asked patiently.
"I do, Simiao, Zifang, Pernia, Daphne..." Wu Yaping rattled them off on her fingers as if reciting a familiar list.
She looked up, "I've been in the beauty industry for many years. I may not be intimate with the owners of these big establishments, but I know them. I can even poach some clients from them. My business will be profitable from day one."
Lin Fan looked at her with disdain, "Their client base isn't that large, and the competition is quite fierce. They're constantly trying to find selling points and win over clients with all their might. How could they possibly spare any for you?"
He pointed eastward, "Our Yunqing City isn't a first-tier metropolis with countless wealthy individuals. Do you know the secret weapon of Simiao Beauty Salon?"
"It's..." Wu Yaping was stumped.
She thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any secret weapon for Simiao Beauty Salon.
For beauty, isn't it all about who has better technical skills and whose service is superior?
"You know nothing, yet you dare to invest in a beauty salon? Besides, a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand isn't enough."
Lin Fan then turned to Xia Jianshe, "Brother, think carefully. Don't end up bankrupt, no one will pity you then."
"What did you say?!" Wu Yaping roared in fury.
Lin Fan met her gaze coldly.
He knew people like Wu Yaping too well.
Ambitious but lacking skill, and vain.
What could she possibly accomplish?
Lin Fan's face was filled with a deep contempt, which pierced Wu Yaping's heart like a sharp sword.
"Lin, what do you mean by that?"
Bang!
Wu Yaping kicked the stool away, her eyes burning with rage.
"Yaping, what are you doing?" Xia Jianshe quickly pulled Wu Yaping back, whispering for her not to act impulsively.
"Let go of me!" Wu Yaping pointed her index finger, adorned with bright red nail polish, at Xia Jianshe's face. Xia Jianshe instinctively withdrew his hand.
Xia Xue and Lin Fan were shocked, even finding it unbelievable.
They had lent this woman two hundred thousand yuan yesterday to buy a house, and today she was here yelling and kicking over furniture. This was beyond a matter of politeness.
The medical clinic descended into chaos as Xia Yuejin and his wife tried to placate Wu Yaping.
But Wu Yaping wouldn't listen, her voice the loudest.
"Xia Jianshe, get out! I'm going to settle this with them today!"
"Why does Lin look down on people?"
"Who does he think he is!"
"Isn't he just a bumpkin from the countryside!"
Lin Fan's hands trembled. If it weren't for his sister-in-law's reputation, he would never have let Wu Yaping off so easily.
So what if she was a woman?
Such a shrew deserved a beating to quell public indignation!
"Stop this commotion. Let's talk about it at home." Xia Jianshe didn't want to be embarrassed in front of outsiders and tried to persuade her earnestly.
"I'm causing a commotion? Xia Jianshe, tell me clearly, who is causing the commotion?"
"Oh..." Xia Jianshe was at a loss for words.
"Enough!" A sharp, cold voice suddenly commanded, bringing an immediate silence to the clinic.
Xia Xue pushed a strand of hair away from her cheek and turned to Xia Yuejin, "Uncle, can you resolve your matters at home? Lin's clinic needs to do business!"
"Niece, I'll persuade her to leave now." Xia Yuejin, at his age, felt his face flush from being reprimanded by his niece.
However, he dared not get angry at Wu Yaping and could only suppress his frustration internally.
"Fine, we'll leave! I don't want to stay in this dump anyway!" Wu Yaping grumbled.
Lin Fan was displeased.
This shrew could yell at anyone, but not at his sister-in-law!
"Wait!" Lin Fan said coldly, "Give me back my two hundred thousand!"
Wu Yaping's arrogant demeanor immediately halted. She stared at Lin Fan with wide eyes.
Lin Fan didn't care what she thought, "Since you've made the first move, don't blame me for retaliating."
Now that things had come to this, there was no point in saving face.
No one would indulge her bad habits!
"Fine! Fine, Xia Jianshe, your whole family is great." Wu Yaping wailed, "I'm not marrying you anymore! Find whoever you want!"
"Yaping, don't go!" Xia Jianshe panicked and rushed to stop Wu Yaping from leaving.
"Let go! I have nothing to do with you, stay away from me!" Wu Yaping rained blows down on Xia Jianshe.
Xia Yuejin and his wife rushed to break them up.
Xia Jianshe only dared to block, never retaliating. In a short while, his face was scratched with several bloody marks, and he looked utterly pathetic.
However, he endured the anger and focused on persuading Wu Yaping to stop.
Lin Fan was greatly disappointed and secretly wondered if his sister-in-law's cousin was out of his mind to want to marry such a woman. Wasn't he afraid of endless trouble in the future?
"Yaping, calm down. We still have to live our lives. No matter what, there will be a way." Xia Jianshe pleaded.
Wu Yaping continued to hit him, "Xia Jianshe, let me tell you, without you, I would be living a much better life!"
"I wouldn't need to borrow money to buy a house in the city. With my capabilities, I'll earn ten houses, a hundred houses in the future. You'll regret this!"
After a bout of hysteria, she shoved Xia Jianshe away forcefully.
Xia Jianshe, caught off guard, stumbled back a couple of steps and tripped, falling to the ground.
Wu Yaping showed no sympathy. Instead, she huffed and stormed away.
"Sigh..."
Xia Yuejin and his wife watched her retreating back, only able to let out heavy sighs.
"Son, how are you?" Hao Ruizhi tenderly helped Xia Jianshe up.
"I'm fine." Xia Jianshe was dejected, like a frost-bitten eggplant, limp and defeated.
Xia Xue hadn't expected things to escalate to this point and felt a pang of guilt.
Why insist on finding such a woman?
Anyone who married such a woman would be doomed!
"Cough cough!" Lin Fan cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention.
"Congratulations. If she marries into your Xia family, she will surely bring you ruin in the future."
"What's it to you! I'm not marrying this wedding anymore, and I'll return the money to you, hmph!"
Xia Jianshe, blinded by infatuation, mistook good intentions for malice. He glared fiercely at Lin Fan, snorted coldly, and turned to run out.
"Jianshe, what's wrong with you, child?" Xia Yuejin tried to stop him but failed and hurried after him.
"Oh, my heavens!" Hao Ruizhi clapped her hands on her thighs, looked at Xia Xue, then at her husband and son who had already run out, shook her head in exasperation, and left the medical clinic.