Chapter 291: Just One Yuan Short

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Just One Yuan Short"Don’t worry, I am a man of my word. Just thinking about soon having another grandson puts me in a great mood!"

Xiao Yifeng said with a smile.

"Laugh, laugh a bit more, because soon you won’t be able to."

Yang Hao snorted coldly, a hint of cold light flashing in his eyes.

Soon after, the Mayor of Tianhai City, Shen Yunfeng, together with several leading officials of Tianhai City, made their appearance here, sitting in front of everyone. Xiong Kuohai, the Deputy Mayor of Tianhai City whom Xiao Yifeng had met before, was also present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the bidding conference for the development rights of Yunxi Mountain Resort. After unanimous review by several leaders and experts of our municipal government, Yang Corporation and Ye Corporation have stood out."

"Both possess the capabilities that meet our requirements for this bidding contest, and in my hands, I hold the bid proposals from Yang Corporation and Ye Corporation."

"They are marked with their proposed prices for the development of the resort. According to the regulations, the bidder with the lower price will win and gain the development rights for Yunxi Mountain Resort."

Xiong Kuohai rose to speak to everyone and then turned his gaze toward Shen Yunfeng.

"Now, Mayor Shen will personally announce the company that has won the bidding for this conference!"

Shen Yunfeng stood up and glanced over Yang Corporation and Ye Corporation, among others.

"Are you sure there’s no problem?"

Ye Yaxin looked at Xiao Yifeng with a nervous and solemn expression.

"Rest assured, nothing will go wrong," Xiao Yifeng replied with a smile, then glanced at Su Yan beside him. Her small hands were clasped together, her expression carrying a bit of nervousness, appearing rather grave.

"Secretary Su, what’s the matter? You seem to be heavily weighed down with worries. Is something on your mind?"

Xiao Yifeng suddenly addressed Su Yan.

"No... nothing!"

Su Yan stammered, her gaze flickering, completely unlike her usual cold and proud demeanor.

"Now, I declare that the winning company of this resort development rights bidding conference is..."

Shen Yunfeng began the announcement, with everyone in the room holding their breath to listen. Yang Huaimin and Yang Hao both had smiles emerging on their faces, ready to hear "Yang Corporation" from the other party, signaling their complete victory in this battle.

At the same time, Yang Hao already envisioned the scene of Xiao Yifeng kneeling before him. A smug smile played around his lips, but in the next second, his smile completely froze on his face.

"Ye Corporation!"

"The winning company of this bidding conference is indeed Ye Corporation. We congratulate Ye Corporation on obtaining the development rights for Yunxi Mountain Resort!"

Shen Yunfeng declared, followed by applause. The executives of various companies present all joined in the applause.

The people of Ye Corporation started to scream excitedly, their expressions filled with intense excitement. Ye Yaxin let out a deep breath, her tense expression relaxing, while Su Yan beside her was stunned, seemingly unable to react.

As for Yang Huaimin and Yang Hao, father and son, their expressions became completely petrified and stiff.

"How... how is this possible?"

"This can’t be!"

Yang Hao stood up abruptly, screaming in disbelief.

"Young Master Yang, what seems to be the matter?"

Shen Yunfeng’s gaze turned to Yang Hao.

"Mayor Shen, this is impossible. How can Ye Corporation be the winner? It should be Yang Corporation. There must be some mistake!"

Yang Hao said with a face full of unwillingness.

Immediately, Shen Yunfeng and the other city government leaders’ expressions darkened, and a hint of displeasure flitted across their eyes.

Yang Hao’s words obviously suggested there was an inside story to this tendering conference, and naturally, as the people in charge, they were not pleased.

"Is Young Master Yang suggesting that we are playing tricks, deliberately letting Ye Corporation win the bid?"

Shen Yunfeng’s expression was somber, radiating a strong sense of authority.

"I..." Yang Hao opened his mouth but seemed at a loss for words.

"Mayor Shen, please forgive us. My son was a bit emotional just now and misspoke without thinking. I hope you won’t take it to heart!"

At this moment, Yang Huaimin quickly interjected, while pulling Yang Hao to calm him down, though the latter still looked very upset.

Shen Yunfeng’s face regained its composure, glancing at Yang Hao before placing the two bid documents in front of him.

"Young Master Yang, while I know it must be disappointing that Yang Corporation did not win the bid, I ask you to remember that this tendering conference was absolutely fair and transparent, with no underhanded dealings."

"These are the bid documents of your two companies, marked with the bidding prices of both. You can see for yourself. And I must say, Ye Corporation was very lucky—their bid was only one yuan lower than yours, which is why they won."

Shen Yunfeng said lightly.

One yuan!

At this moment, everyone at the tendering conference was stunned, their eyes uniformly turning to Ye Yaxin, not at all expecting Ye Corporation to defeat Yang Corporation with a one-yuan advantage.

It was hard for anyone to believe—losing by just one yuan. The Yang Corporation’s defeat was indeed very unjust.

Instantly, both Yang Huaimin’s and Yang Hao’s faces soured, eyes flickering with dark expressions.

"One yuan? How is that possible?"

Yang Hao trembled, his expression one of disbelief. Weren’t Yang Corporation’s bid supposed to be ten yuan lower than Ye Corporation’s? How could it suddenly turn out that Ye Corporation’s bid was lower by one yuan?

Yang Hao quickly grabbed Ye Corporation’s bid document to check, and when he saw that the price was indeed one yuan lower than Yang Corporation’s, his eyes filled with intense fury.

"You..."

Yang Hao turned sharply to stare at Ye Yaxin, his expression very sinister. His gaze then swept towards Su Yan, who, upon seeing Yang Hao’s fierce look, paled, trembling slightly and lowering her head.

"It seems we’ve all been played."

Yang Huaimin said with a dark look, while Yang Hao clenched his fists tightly, his face contorted with rage.

At this moment, Ye Yaxin’s eyes also flickered with doubt, glancing at Xiao Yifeng.

Then, Yang Huaimin approached Ye Yaxin, looking at her with a grim expression.

"President Ye, you really have some impressive tactics, leaving Yang quite ashamed!"

"Chairman Yang, what do you mean by that? I don’t understand," Ye Yaxin replied with a look of complete bewilderment.

"Without some tactics, wouldn’t we be at the mercy of you and your son? Now that the winner has been decided, isn’t it time for Young Master Yang to fulfill his promise and call me ’Grandpa’?"

Xiao Yifeng watched Yang Hao leisurely, a playful smile on his lips.

"You..." Yang Hao glared at Ye Luo as if he could spit fire, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.