As everyone returned home with Peter Brown, his mother Liza Smith sat there, fuming, "It’s infuriating! What has our Peter done wrong? Isn’t he just trying to help everyone get rich together? Why all the yelling and fighting over a small issue?"
Aurelia Green said, "I never expected it. Everyone should be working together to solve problems, but nowadays people’s hearts are just..."
"Peter, let’s not bother with them anymore. I’ve finally understood. When they had no food to eat, they all listened to you. Now that they have some food, they all turn against us!" Raven Walter was extremely angry, and today’s events had also upset him.
Hellen Brown said, "Peter, just forget it and just focus on your own business. Your intentions are good, wanting to help everyone develop together. However, I feel like you’re taking too much for granted. Now, with your guidance, everyone in the village has started to prosper. They have food, clothes, and even built houses to live in. Their mindsets have changed, and they want more. Before, people in the village thought that the wine could be sold all over the world and make a lot of money. Each family could get millions, but now they think it’s you who stopped them from making money!"
Quinn Walker snorted, "They don’t even think about who helped them develop. What would Flower Creek Village look like without Peter Brown?"
Liza Smith looked at Peter Brown and said, "Son, do you see now? Your ideas were wrong. You gave up your own interests to share with everyone, but now it’s clear that they don’t care about us. So let’s not care about them!"
Seeing everyone’s angry expressions, Peter Brown smiled and said, "Yes, I was too naive. Helping others means helping those who need help. The current situation in Flower Creek Village is that everyone is on the path to prosperity and doesn’t actually need help. Actually, this is a good thing. At least, I’ve managed to help everyone."
"Mom, why are you sighing? Wasn’t my original goal to improve everyone’s lives so they’d have enough food, clothes, and good houses to live in? Now they have everything, right? As long as the herbs planted in their fields continue to grow, their household incomes will increase significantly. This is indeed a way to develop."
"Peter, what about the wine factory?"
Raven Walter asked a question.
Peter Brown said, "Let’s see what everyone else thinks first."
Raven Walter nodded reluctantly and said, "Forget it, our family has enough money now. Let them do whatever they want."
Looking around to make sure no one else was nearby, Peter Brown smiled and said, "We’re all family here, so there’s something I have to say. Actually, I made this situation happen to see everyone’s thoughts. Now that I know what kind of people they are, we don’t have to take them with us in the future."
Liza Smith was shocked and said, "What are you saying? You caused this?"
Peter Brown nodded and said, "As you all guessed, my ideas were a bit naive. I wanted to help everyone in the village achieve success all at once and lead them into prosperity. Now it seems that not catching up with the times doesn’t help either. I can’t rush these things. In the future, I won’t help without asking others for anything. Unconditional help is like getting something for nothing. They’ll only cherish the benefits gained through their hard work!"
Aurelia Green nodded and said, "Exactly! You gave the village community council some shares. This was supposed to let them benefit for free. Your intentions were good, but did you ever think about how many people in the village were dissatisfied with the allocation of shares and thought they got too little? They don’t appreciate it when you give them benefits!"
"No doubt, people in the village think our family took advantage of them." Liza Smith sighed.
Peter Brown nodded and said, "This incident has been a wake-up call for us. We really can’t do things in the future. We need to change, and there are indeed issues with Flower Creek Group’s shareholding system. I’ll just set up a separate company for us."
While they were talking, the village chief, Grayson Walter, walked in.
Grayson Walter didn’t know what to do at this point and came in with a bitter expression on his face, "Peter, what should we do about the Flower Creek Group?"
Peter Brown asked, "What do the villagers think?"
Grayson Walter replied awkwardly, "Everyone wants to disband. Since it’s not working, they want to dissolve the company. They think that whoever owns the land should own the herbal medicine."
Grayson Walter’s face turned a little red and said, "After all, they did contribute the land."
Peter Brown nodded slightly and said, "So everyone wants to withdraw from the Flower Creek Group?"
"Yes, they’re making a fuss, thinking that without the wine factory, the business is impossible to run."
Peter Brown nodded and said, "Alright then, we’ll go according to their wishes. They initially invested in the form of land, so if they withdraw the land, they effectively withdraw their shares. I don’t need anything from the land."
Hellen Brown said, "Peter, why should you? All the herbs in the land were bought with your money, and selling them now would also cost a lot. How can you just say you won’t take it? Aren’t you going to lose a lot of money?"
Peter Brown waved his hand and said, "Let’s just settle it . It doesn’t matter if I lose a bit. I can’t let everyone suffer. I guess I, Peter Brown, owe everyone an apology."
Grayson Walter breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Peter, you’re so righteous!"
"Village chief, the barren hills our family contracted are still ours, right? They won’t take that away too?"
Hearing Raven Walter’s unhappy words, Grayson Walter said, "No, they won’t. Rest assured, that hill is still yours and won’t be affected. The village community council acquired shares by providing land. Now that the land is withdrawn, it’ll have nothing to do with the Flower Creek Group. This will be documented in writing and everyone will sign and fingerprint."
Peter Brown nodded and said, "That’s good. From now on, whatever I turn the Flower Creek Group into will be my responsibility and have nothing to do with everyone else."
"Yeah, there’s no other choice."
Seeing Grayson Walter leave, Raven Walter sighed and said, "Peter, we’ve lost too much this time!"
Peter Brown laughed and said, "Actually, the company Phoenix Taylor set up will also be mine. It’s no big deal."
Everyone stared at Peter Brown in disbelief.
Peter Brown laughed and said, "We have plenty of projects to work on. The next step for Flower Creek Group is to grow even more. I’ll reorganize the Flower Creek Group, so don’t worry, things will only get better."